Shuttle stack problems

[Retired_for_now]

Done and updated in the downloads Peter - just a simple long cylinder, and another for the extension.

Yogi

[peter taft]

Originally Posted by Retired_for_now

Done and updated in the downloads Peter - just a simple long cylinder, and another for the extension.

Yogi

Thanks Yogi, i will go grab that now - you are a true gentleman

[Dabeer]

Originally Posted by cdwheatley

True, but it's a different colour to the tank dome (same as the orbiter attachment parts though) so would show through unless the petals close up perfectly, which is probably unlikely.

Found a Flickr stream that has a photo of the bottom of the external tank...



Seems to me it's ok to use the lighter color circle as an end cap.

Check out the ret of that flickr stream, there's some GREAT photos of the stack in the VAB.