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What was the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft escape tunnel?
Why didn't the Space Shuttle have a launch escape system?What's inside NASA N911 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA 747)?Was the third shuttle engine any different from the others?Was the shuttle program a success?Is this “Attach Orbiter Here / Note: Black Side Down” sign on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft real?What was the purpose for which the shuttle mockup Explorer aka Independence was constructed?How was Enterprise held/released from the carrier 747 for the Shuttle approach and landing tests?How would the space shuttle have been retrieved following a TAL out of Vandenberg?At what point was nose wheel steering “added” to the Space Shuttle design?What if the Shuttle went straight up?
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The Wikipedia article for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft mentions an escape tunnel:
The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing's first 747 test flights was added. The flight crew escape tunnel system was later removed following the completion of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) due to concerns over possible engine ingestion of an escaping crew member.
What is this escape tunnel? Who was intended to escape: someone in the orbiter, or someone in the SCA? Are there pictures?
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The Wikipedia article for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft mentions an escape tunnel:
The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing's first 747 test flights was added. The flight crew escape tunnel system was later removed following the completion of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) due to concerns over possible engine ingestion of an escaping crew member.
What is this escape tunnel? Who was intended to escape: someone in the orbiter, or someone in the SCA? Are there pictures?
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it would be better suited for Aviation Stack Exchange.
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@Sean that's not a reason to vote to close. If a question is on-topic here, it stays here unless the OP specifically requests migration. It seems to be on-topic here as it specifically about space support equipment. It's no different than asking about launch pad construction or the computer systems at Houston.
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The Wikipedia article for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft mentions an escape tunnel:
The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing's first 747 test flights was added. The flight crew escape tunnel system was later removed following the completion of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) due to concerns over possible engine ingestion of an escaping crew member.
What is this escape tunnel? Who was intended to escape: someone in the orbiter, or someone in the SCA? Are there pictures?
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asked Jun 19 at 5:38
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The Wikipedia article for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft mentions an escape tunnel:
The avionics and engines were also upgraded, and an escape tunnel system similar to that used on Boeing's first 747 test flights was added. The flight crew escape tunnel system was later removed following the completion of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) due to concerns over possible engine ingestion of an escaping crew member.
What is this escape tunnel? Who was intended to escape: someone in the orbiter, or someone in the SCA? Are there pictures?
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it would be better suited for Aviation Stack Exchange.
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– Sean
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@Sean that's not a reason to vote to close. If a question is on-topic here, it stays here unless the OP specifically requests migration. It seems to be on-topic here as it specifically about space support equipment. It's no different than asking about launch pad construction or the computer systems at Houston.
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it would be better suited for Aviation Stack Exchange.
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– Sean
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@Sean that's not a reason to vote to close. If a question is on-topic here, it stays here unless the OP specifically requests migration. It seems to be on-topic here as it specifically about space support equipment. It's no different than asking about launch pad construction or the computer systems at Houston.
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it would be better suited for Aviation Stack Exchange.
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it would be better suited for Aviation Stack Exchange.
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@Sean that's not a reason to vote to close. If a question is on-topic here, it stays here unless the OP specifically requests migration. It seems to be on-topic here as it specifically about space support equipment. It's no different than asking about launch pad construction or the computer systems at Houston.
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@Sean that's not a reason to vote to close. If a question is on-topic here, it stays here unless the OP specifically requests migration. It seems to be on-topic here as it specifically about space support equipment. It's no different than asking about launch pad construction or the computer systems at Houston.
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Addressing the "Are there pictures?" part of the question.
From the Space Shuttle Orbiter Approach and Landing Test Final Evaluation Report
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It was on the airplane, not the shuttle, see this NASA article:
A crew escape tunnel was installed aboard NASA 747 aircraft number 905
(NASA 905) during the aircraft's modification process for the Shuttle
program. The tunnel extended down three decks, from the flight deck to
the bottom left side of the fuselage. In a catastrophic emergency, the
parachute-clad pilots and flight engineer would activate explosives
that would blow a hole through the fuselage for bail-out. Next, they
would slide down and out the hole, escaping into the air below the
airplane. Activation of the tunnel hole explosives also activated
pyrotechnic devices designed to blow out 10 windows above each wing in
order to equalize the on-board air pressure allowing the crew to slide
down the tunnel. However… this escape system might have led into the
inboard engine inlet, obviously not a good thing! The escape tunnel
system was removed from the aircraft following completion of the Space
Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) project.
The shuttle Enterprise was used for the atmospheric ALT, it had ejection seats for the crew. There was no way to get between the SCA and the shuttle.
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It was on the airplane, not the shuttle, see this NASA article:
A crew escape tunnel was installed aboard NASA 747 aircraft number 905
(NASA 905) during the aircraft's modification process for the Shuttle
program. The tunnel extended down three decks, from the flight deck to
the bottom left side of the fuselage. In a catastrophic emergency, the
parachute-clad pilots and flight engineer would activate explosives
that would blow a hole through the fuselage for bail-out. Next, they
would slide down and out the hole, escaping into the air below the
airplane. Activation of the tunnel hole explosives also activated
pyrotechnic devices designed to blow out 10 windows above each wing in
order to equalize the on-board air pressure allowing the crew to slide
down the tunnel. However… this escape system might have led into the
inboard engine inlet, obviously not a good thing! The escape tunnel
system was removed from the aircraft following completion of the Space
Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) project.
The shuttle Enterprise was used for the atmospheric ALT, it had ejection seats for the crew. There was no way to get between the SCA and the shuttle.
answered Jun 19 at 7:31
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It was on the airplane, not the shuttle, see this NASA article:
A crew escape tunnel was installed aboard NASA 747 aircraft number 905
(NASA 905) during the aircraft's modification process for the Shuttle
program. The tunnel extended down three decks, from the flight deck to
the bottom left side of the fuselage. In a catastrophic emergency, the
parachute-clad pilots and flight engineer would activate explosives
that would blow a hole through the fuselage for bail-out. Next, they
would slide down and out the hole, escaping into the air below the
airplane. Activation of the tunnel hole explosives also activated
pyrotechnic devices designed to blow out 10 windows above each wing in
order to equalize the on-board air pressure allowing the crew to slide
down the tunnel. However… this escape system might have led into the
inboard engine inlet, obviously not a good thing! The escape tunnel
system was removed from the aircraft following completion of the Space
Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) project.
The shuttle Enterprise was used for the atmospheric ALT, it had ejection seats for the crew. There was no way to get between the SCA and the shuttle.
answered Jun 19 at 7:31
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It was on the airplane, not the shuttle, see this NASA article:
A crew escape tunnel was installed aboard NASA 747 aircraft number 905
(NASA 905) during the aircraft's modification process for the Shuttle
program. The tunnel extended down three decks, from the flight deck to
the bottom left side of the fuselage. In a catastrophic emergency, the
parachute-clad pilots and flight engineer would activate explosives
that would blow a hole through the fuselage for bail-out. Next, they
would slide down and out the hole, escaping into the air below the
airplane. Activation of the tunnel hole explosives also activated
pyrotechnic devices designed to blow out 10 windows above each wing in
order to equalize the on-board air pressure allowing the crew to slide
down the tunnel. However… this escape system might have led into the
inboard engine inlet, obviously not a good thing! The escape tunnel
system was removed from the aircraft following completion of the Space
Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) project.
The shuttle Enterprise was used for the atmospheric ALT, it had ejection seats for the crew. There was no way to get between the SCA and the shuttle.
answered Jun 19 at 7:31
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It was on the airplane, not the shuttle, see this NASA article:
A crew escape tunnel was installed aboard NASA 747 aircraft number 905
(NASA 905) during the aircraft's modification process for the Shuttle
program. The tunnel extended down three decks, from the flight deck to
the bottom left side of the fuselage. In a catastrophic emergency, the
parachute-clad pilots and flight engineer would activate explosives
that would blow a hole through the fuselage for bail-out. Next, they
would slide down and out the hole, escaping into the air below the
airplane. Activation of the tunnel hole explosives also activated
pyrotechnic devices designed to blow out 10 windows above each wing in
order to equalize the on-board air pressure allowing the crew to slide
down the tunnel. However… this escape system might have led into the
inboard engine inlet, obviously not a good thing! The escape tunnel
system was removed from the aircraft following completion of the Space
Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) project.
The shuttle Enterprise was used for the atmospheric ALT, it had ejection seats for the crew. There was no way to get between the SCA and the shuttle.
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