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SCA Archelon and STS Pegasus

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Sentry Aerospace N-600-100V SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft) carrying Bagera OV-400 Pegasus Orbital Space Shuttle.

The SCA are usually used to ferry space shuttles from landing sites back to the launch complex, but in this case is used as experimental airborne launcher. Carrying Pegasus orbiter in higher altitude, then released it. The Pegasus can carry on her journey to earth's orbit by her own powerful engines.

Sentry Aerospace N-600-100V SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft) General Specification:

Crew:
3 or 4 (2 pilots, 1 navigator, and 1 flight engineer when carrying Shuttle)
Payload: 200,000 kg (440,100 lb)
Length:
75.1 m (246.4 ft)
Wingspan:
70.4 m (230.9 ft)
Height:
15.8 m (51.9 ft)
Powerplant:
6 x Lambda Power LP-990x PTV Pitch Thrust Vectoring high by-pass turbofans,
93,000 lbf (410 kN) each
Maximum speed:
Mach 0.92 (630 mph, 1,015 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,668 km)
Cruise speed:
Mach 0.845 (564 mph, 490 kn, 908 km/h)
Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,192 m) with Pegasus Shuttle
Range: 8,000 km (4,971 mi) with Pegasus Shuttle

Pegasus original design by Bagera3005 bagera3005.deviantart.com/art/…
A credit for bagera3005 bagera3005.deviantart.com/ for the permission using Pegasus line art in my SCA project.

I don't know the Pegasus exact dimension, I scale it from its cockpit design and compare its fuselage to others famous American and Russian space shuttle. The Pegasus is the coolest orbiter design.
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