{"id":804,"date":"2019-04-20T18:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T18:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/?p=804"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:29:25","slug":"or-maybe-a-space-shuttle-launch-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/20\/or-maybe-a-space-shuttle-launch-simulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Or maybe a Space Shuttle Launch Simulator &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karl was kind enough to help me to turn the cockpit. I need to get access to the lower floor parts in order to fit the mechanics and to make it rain proof (although the latter will give me some continuing headaches to solve). Two winches, some tools, some rough size, mass and force estimates and here it goes (followed by a regular and well earned cheese and crackers &amp; fine wine from Salgesch and Spain (provided by Kuonen and Schwander, respectively).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-805\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155944-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155944-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155944-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155944-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155944.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155956-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155956-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155956-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155956-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_155956.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_160010-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_160010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_160010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_160010-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190416_160010.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-808\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153518-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153518-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153518-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153518-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153518.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-809\" src=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153534-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153534-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153534-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153534-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluemarble.ch\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_20190417_153534.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl was kind enough to help me to turn the cockpit. I need to get access to the lower floor parts in order to fit the mechanics and to make it rain proof (although the latter will give me some continuing headaches to solve). 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