Saturday, August 9, 2008

Von Braun Shuttle



Here's an in-progress shot of the shuttle from the 3-Stage Ferry Rocket, with a finger included gratis to show scale. Note the unnatural area of the original delta wing, and the lines I've scribed to show the proposed planform of the new acutely swept wing with end caps. I think most of the engraved detail will end up being filled, though I'm tempted to add aft landing skids in the fashion of the X-15, and will probably scribe in new flaps.