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Buran composition


Buran's schem

Caption:
1-nose's shield
2-fixations of the nose's shield
3-junction between the nose's shield and the fuselage
4-tiles of the heat shield
5-Support in refractory felt of the tiles (heat absorber)
6-Construction trap door
7-Sensor of pressure for the landing
8-Orbital steering system of the nose block
9-Orbital precision steering system of the nose block
10-Front dividing wall of livable compartment
11-Fixations between nose's block and the fuselage
12- Radio-transparent lid of the navigation antenna
13-strengthening pieces
14-Front landing gear
15-Air conduit
16-Block for the recycling and air cooling
17-Packages in the cabin
18-Storage space
19-Berths
20-Dresser
21-Electronic systems
22-Toilets
23-Receptacle of worn water
24-Entry trap door
25-Protection of the entry trap door
26-Floor of the livable compartment
27-Front dividing wall of the cabin
28-Trap door between the cockpit and the livable compartment
29-Commander seat
30-Pilot seat
31-Engineer seat
32-Flight specialist seat
33-Driving desk of the remote manipulator system
34-Electrical cupboards
35-Equipments of the management system
36-Dehumidifier
37-Distributor
38-Extinguisher
39-Rear porthole
40-Front porthole
41-superior portholes for the docking control
42-sight of the remote manipulator system
43-Controllers block
44-Instrument panel
45-Commands pedals
46-Joystick
47-Interior calender
48-Docking module
49-Docking module antenna
50-Airlock of the docking module
51-Docking module in working position
52-Remote manipulator system in working position
53-Remote manipulator system in transporting position
54-Fixations of the remote manipulator system
55-Port side fixations of the remote manipulator system
56-Cooling exchanger of the embarked systems (35° of slope for the 2 first leaves)
57-Locking hooks of the payload bay doors
58-Cooling exchanger fixed on the rear leaves
59-Doors of the payload bay open in orbital position
60-Alimentation wires
61-Control wires of the engine
62-Tank for the electrical alimentation system
63-Compressed gas tank
64-79: Strengthening pieces of the middle part of the shuttle
80-Fixation of the wing front part
81-Leading edge of the wing
82-83: Logement for the landing gear
84-Door of the landing gear logement
85-Actuator jack of the door
86-Actuator jack of the landing gear
87-Front part of the wing
88-100: Wing beam
101-109: Strengthening pieces of titanium of the wing
110-Actuator jack of the aileron
111-Elevons
112-Beam shield
113-Turbine ТРД АЛ-31Ф of the plane (BTS-002)
114-Tail's apparatus block
115-Orbital steering system
116-Auxiliary power system
117-Basic orbital steering system
118-Closing system of the payload bay doors
119-121: Strengthening pieces of the tail
122-Breaking parachutes
123-Actuators jack of the rudder-air-brake
124-Directional antenna (ONA-I), the ONA-II antenna is located under the fuselage (non visible here)
125-Turbine ТРД АЛ-31
126-Protection door
127-Direction and air-brake rudder
128-Reducing system of the rudder
129-Antennas under radiotransparent lid
130-Payload hook
131-132: Strengthening pieces of the drift