![]() There are over 180 pieces-molded in white, gray, and clear-on 17 sprues. ![]() Beyond the basics, the kit offers some great features, such as an included display stand and parts to build the 747 with the landing gear up or down. Both of these details set the kit apart from the venerable raised panel line Revell 1/144 SCA/Space Shuttle kit. The main highlights of the kit are the recessed panel lines and cutaway sections on both the orbiter and SCA. The Kitĭragon Models has produced a new 1/144 scale model of the 747 SCA and Space Shuttle. After 1982, the American Airlines scheme ultimately gave way to NASA’s white and gray scheme, featuring a blue cheatline. Both 747s were similarly modified with the addition of Shuttle attachment pylons, internal structural reinforcements, an almost fully stripped interior, and vertical stabilizers at the end of each horizontal stabilizer to enhance stability when mated with the Shuttle. It’s currently on display at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark in Palmdale, CA, near Plant 42, the Shuttle’s birthplace. The second SCA, N911NA, a former Japan Airlines 747-100SR, served with NASA from the early 90s to 2012. N905NA had a long second career with NASA, finishing its service in fall of 2012 after ferrying Discovery, Enterprise, and Endeavor to their final display locations, and ultimately arriving in Houston, TX, to start a third career as a museum display, eternally ferrying the Space Shuttle replica Independence. The iconic N905NA, a retired American Airlines 747-100, conducted the Approach and Landing Tests with the Space Shuttle Enterprise in the late 70s, still sporting its natural metal finish with an American Airlines red, white, and blue cheatline. NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) fleet consisted of two modified Boeing 747s. ![]()
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