TWA Moonliner

[Justo Miranda]

TWA Moonliner

 

[Archibald]

Hmmm... 2001 was PanAm, not TWA...

 

[Justo Miranda]

 

[jstar]

TWA Moonliner

Made my first trip to the Moon on the Moonliner, mid-1960's.

 

[JohnR]

I've always loved this 'Space Shuttle', was it based on a NASA concept or was it purely a film makers model?

 

[Justo Miranda]

a film makers model

 

[martinbayer]

a film makers model

Which film(s) was it used in? I thought it was purely intended as a static exhibit in Disneyland, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Moonliner.

Martin

 

[Justo Miranda]

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Misunderstanding​

The Orion III Spaceplane from "2001: A Space Odyssey"​

 

[RanulfC]

I've always loved this 'Space Shuttle', was it based on a NASA concept or was it purely a film makers model?

a film makers model

Which film(s) was it used in? I thought it was purely intended as a static exhibit in Disneyland, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Moonliner.

Martin

It "was" kind of in a film

The Moonliner was based on the third stage of the Disney/Von Braun "ferry" rocket which they made a large prop for the "Lunar Reconnaissance Rocket" segment of "Man and the Moon" tv show.

Randy

 

[Archibald]

Folks,

TWA Moonliner = 1955 for Disneyworld, inspired by von Braun "Collier" series.

PanAm Orion III = 1968 for Clarke and Kubrick 2001

 

[Michel Van]

TWA Moonliner has wilde and sometime strange story

Moonliner 0
1955 Howard Hughes make deal with Walt Disney for Sponsor a Attraction in Disneyland
Rocketship designed by John Hench, with advice by Werner von Braun in 1955
over 200 feet (61 m) tall and power by nuclear Engine

TWA Moonliner I
1955 build for "Flight to the Moon" attraction feature 76 feet (23 m) tall Model

TWA Moonliner II
1956 Howard Hughes order a smaller version of Moonliner for TWA HQ
the 22-foot-tall (6.7 m) version stood on roof until 1961
then Hughes sold TWA and end cooperations with Disney
the new owners of TWA remove the Moonliner II and sold it
today it's on loan to the National Airline History Museum in Kansas City

in mean Time TWA Moonliner I became the repainted Douglas Moonliner
as the Douglas Aircraft Company became it's Sponsor 1962 until 1967
Then Moonliner I was removed to make place for new Attraction
moved to "boneyard" of Disneyland last see in 1981, scrap ? sold ? still there ?

TWA Moonliner III
In 1998 a new Tomorrowland is build
Coca&Cola Sponsor a new TWA Moonliner one-third smaller of Moonliner I
put next old "Flight to the Moon" attraction site.

TWA Moonliner IV
2005 the TWA HQ building was sold to the Nicholson Group
they restore the old look of Building
therefore a new replica of TWA Moonliner II was build and put on roof

 

[Michel Van]

Moonliner in action

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYvLldk-zIg

 

[Richard N]

"I'll meet you at the Rocket."

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x87c0f04242ea353b%3A0x9448556b266ca6a3!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipO9nr-uEcYg9PzUnV9IVpTzDBFKqQEaByZZINDx%3Dw383-h288-k-no!5sTWA%20HQ%20building%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipO9nr-uEcYg9PzUnV9IVpTzDBFKqQEaByZZINDx&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn7JnFwMfyAhVyc98KHf-hBBwQoiowG3oECGAQAw

 

[Michel Van]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tCD-41NcWA

Allot background information, the ride is stet in year 1986 and a Space Station build in 1965 and Smog eradicated in 1971...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLMBdfEZMNs

 

[Richard N]

Two Moonliners in Moosuri

Yesterland: One City, Two Moonliners

 

[allysonca]

I've had an in-house Douglas factory model of this that I loved.... and sadly it went away when I sold the collection. I have seen 2 others that were the same factory built as well, They were about 12 inches tall and mounted on a round walnut base and to this day remains one of my favs....

 

[publiusr]

Elon’s next project

 

[allysonca]

Not my usual posting but having had a small Douglas built Moonliner mode in Douglas Company marked livery , I just HAD to make a bigger one for myself. The Douglas one was just too small. My being a freelance Disney artist and factory model maker I naturally had to do the Tomorrowland version that we all grew up with as kids. She stands about 54 inches tall, has a metal nose cone, and sits on a triangular 19 inch base with the blast assembly. Constructed from fiberglas, plex, metal and wood, it is, if I say so myself, simply a magnificent eye catcher and satisfied all of my yearnings. Better still, I made 2. Although not inexpensive, a 1 of 1 artist proof is available...... and I will even sign it.

 

[publiusr]

Put that atop SuperHeavy…maybe?

 

[wayne.mccormick]

TWA Moonliner

who do i have to ask to be able to use these for a book?

 

[Richard N]

Radical Rocketry makes a TWA Moonliner Sport-Scale Model Rocket Builders Kit patterned after the original 76' tall vehicle. It is 24.5" tall which 1/37.2 scale with a body diameter of 2.6". The short kit is made up of ABS printed parts, sheet plastic, and wood. The body tubes are to be sourced by the modeler from a hobby shop or online source. It is intended to be a flying model rocket, but it makes an impressive large static model.

https://www.facebook.com/Radical.Rocketry/posts/pfbid02SkjT9xVHRchnUaEPm1p3j3TAHNtrQnQFpc5be8jNmzWKQBoqbKZFoWekQRKCGssml

View: https://www.facebook.com/Radical.Rocketry/posts/pfbid02SkjT9xVHRchnUaEPm1p3j3TAHNtrQnQFpc5be8jNmzWKQBoqbKZFoWekQRKCGssml

 

[publiusr]

The RPF had a sleek Moonliner with legs retracted.

That's about the size of the MADV...would the Moonliner work if launched by SuperHeavy and topped off with hypergolics?