Re: Loss of Shuttle Training Aircraft
- From: Pat Flannery <flanner@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:39:23 -0500
Dave Michelson wrote:
Peter Stickney wrote:
Statistically, the STA's much more dangerous. Of the two that were built,
one was lost, with all hands.
I googled for this but couldn't find any mention of it. When did this happen?
Not only did I find no mention of a crash in my Google search, but there were four, not two, built:
http://www.aopa.org/pilot/features/9703feat.html
And they can carry six to eight passengers:
"Even with the large computer occupying a portion of the main cabin, the STA still has room for six to eight passengers. On January 28, 1986, one of the saddest days in the history of NASA, the STA that had been used to train the Challenger astronaut crew was pressed into service to transport dependents of the deceased crew members back to Houston just a few hours after the fatal explosion."
Pat
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