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I'm not only interested in how the details look like, but as a former researcher I also want to understand their structures and construction, the materials used, technical correlations, etc. ... I used to think that they were solid materials, and in this sence it sounds rather unbelievable, that the 24 ASTC segments are hand sewn together during installation on the aft skirt.
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Greetings from Germany Manfred Under construction: Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144) |
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Last edited by dhanners; 12-20-2017 at 12:16 PM. |
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GSE testing leads or part of the ignition sequencer would be my guesses. But they're ON LY guesses!
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Thanks Becky and David,
I also think, that is a kind of umbilical interface, for whatever. But before I start with this, I want to wait some time, because my friend Joe from the ARC Forum has offered his help to try to model this part in 1:144 for 3D printing. These are the parts of the Airfix SRB & Aft Skirt, and here is my little sketch of the Aft Skirt Thermal Curtain (ASTC), which is desribed in this interesting report SRB Thermal Curtain Design Support. The ASTC is made up of twenty four segments, which are hand sewn together during installation on the aft skirt, what one can see here. Source: NASA In this report there are some interesting drawings oft the ASTC, which might be helpful during 3D modeling of this detail. That's why I'm thinking, that the segments should be more curved than in my friend Bill's 3D model (1:72), where they are more flat. Source: shapeways.com (niParts) In my opinion White Strong & Flexible should be a good choise for the 3D print. Now I can only hope, that my friend Joe can come up with a good approach.
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Hello my friends,
at this point I want to remind you once again of my Christmas decorated MLP from the previous year, and wish you all
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Greetings from Germany Manfred Under construction: Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144) |
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I love it! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Manfred, and to those you love!
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Thanks elliott for your good wishes, and also to you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A girlfriend in our Raumcon forum has further decorated my MLP nicely. Now Santa Claus can come ...
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Greetings from Germany Manfred Under construction: Launch Pad 39A with Challenger STS-6 (1:144) |
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which are hand sewn together during installation on the aft skirt,
"Hand sewn" are words I never would have thought of in relation to SRB's! Merry Christmas! |
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It's kind of akin to the bathtub caulk used to glue on the Orbiter's thermal protection tiles....
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Hello there Inwas wondering if you ever finished the platform model and I also noticed that his picture were posted on 2013
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