Hello everybody,
and since both
Airfix and
Revell did not consider these two
Umbilicals in their kits, but at least should be hinted, therefore here another view showing the connection of all lines and cables between the
ET and the
Orbiter Doors.
Source: NASA
And who wants to follow all the details exactly, can look at this drawing and even find some dimensions, whereby it should be noted that the struts are shown here without
TPS.
Source: System Definition Handbook SLWT - Vol. II
For the further building process, it will become useful to model the
ET/Orbiter Interface Attachment incl.
Umbilicals separately and to glue it only after the Flour coating, priming and painting of the ET. Then I need to mask only the connecting areas of the two
Longerons as well as the foot points of the vertical struts.
Then follows the mounting of the
LO2 Feedline as well as the
Ice Frost Ramps with the two
GH2/GO2 Press. Lines and the
Cable Tray on the
LH2 tank, as well as the installation of the
GO2 Press. Line along with its
Ramps and
Cable Tray on the
LO2 tank.
And only at the very end the complete and painted
ET/Orbiter Interface Attachment are glued and the corresponding line connections adjusted at the interfaces.
So far to the theory, that wants to be well considered. I just hope that this can also be realized in practice.
