Space Shuttle External Tank Drawings

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Does anyone have ideas as to where I can obtain good scale detail drawings of the Space Shuttle's External Tank? Years ago I had a spiral bound set of 11x17 drawings showing the internal and external details of the E.T., but they were lost in a house fire years ago.
Heck, I don't even remember who builds the damned thing (Martin-Marietta, now Lockheed-Martin? I seem to recall that the factory is in Louisiana).
 
papacavy said:
Does anyone have ideas as to where I can obtain good scale detail drawings of the Space Shuttle's External Tank?

Like this?
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See here:
http://www.up-ship.com/drawndoc/drawndocspaceshuttle.htm#spacedwg6
"Space Shuttle Drawing Set"
 
Orionblamblam said:
See here:
http://www.up-ship.com/drawndoc/drawndocspaceshuttle.htm#spacedwg6
"Space Shuttle Drawing Set"

...As I was about to quote. Arguably the best version available.
 
Thanks all. That looks like the ones to me.

I also learned that Lockheed-Martin is the manufacturer. As I am an employee of one of the many divisions of said company, I think I may have a way....

Thanks again!
 
Thanks for that !

It reminded me that the External Tank inspired the dimensions for my fictional Space Tug...

"... Two rings of five spheres joined by chubby tubes, it looked a toy..."

Hey ! It was either that or the Saturn 5 1st stage minus engines, and the former had CAD...
 

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