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Not many aircraft can say that they've been used to carry another aircraft, and far fewer can ever claim to have done so with their counterpart on their back. And when you think of a plane carrying another one a la piggyback style, chances are you're going to think of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

The SCA's were a pair of highly modified Boeing 747's whose sole job was to ferry NASA's fleet of Space Shuttle orbiters wherever they needed to go (short of to-orbit). Traditionally, this need was at the end of a mission where the orbiter landed somewhere other than the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC, but there were other reasons this need may have arisen. Each orbiter made at least one trip atop the SCA after they were constructed at Palmdale CA and most of them occasionally made an odd trip there for periodic overhauls. But perhaps most famously, the SCA ability to lift over 80 tons worth of orbiter was instrumental in helping NASA determine the Space Shuttle's ability to glide...

Aviation is a passion of mine... always has been. And photography is a means of sharing that passion with others. If I'm not flying a plane or sitting in one, then I'm likely training a lens towards it. While I've flown planes for only a fraction of my life, I've always considered myself a pilot. And pilots love sharing their experiences with others. It's easy to tell others how to takeoff, but only when I pass on that sense of joy that I feel of breaking Earth's surly bonds do most people understand why I love doing what I do. That's what I try to do with my photos. Besides proximity, I aim to convey a story or stir up the emotions within the viewer when they gaze upon my work. Here's hoping you enjoy your little stay in my...