Shuttle Carrier Aircraft — LEGO set 10360

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Icons · SET 10360

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

A Boeing 747 carries Space Shuttle Enterprise in a scene devoted to aerospace testing. Aircraft, orbiter and supports provide different builds within one project.

Pieces: 2,417
Release year: 2025
Theme: Icons
Set number: 10360
LEGO recommended age: 18+
LEGO retail price · Italy: 229.99 €

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Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 22 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.

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TIME TO BUILD

How long does it take to build Shuttle Carrier Aircraft?

Individual build

A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.

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Beginner

≈ 14 hSuggested range9 h 45 min – 19 h 30 min

Intermediate

≈ 9 h 30 minSuggested range6 h 45 min – 13 h 15 min

Experienced

≈ 6 h 30 minSuggested range4 h 30 min – 9 h

Based on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.

How we estimate times · sources and method

The fuselage, wings and landing gear need precision. The estimate covers one person completing both aircraft and their supports. The three experience bands are cautious editorial assessments, not measured averages.

Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.

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The review suggests six to eight hours depending on experience. Separate booklets allow a shared build, but our estimates assume one person.

Checked: 22 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.

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MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR NEXT BUILD

How much display space does it need?

Model or component measured by LEGO

Height: ≈ 27 cm
Width: ≈ 53.5 cm
Depth / length: ≈ 63 cm

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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification

Dimensioni: il modello del Boeing 747 con lo Space Shuttle NASA montato in questo set da costruzione di 2.417 pezzi misura 27 cm di altezza,…

Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29

BEYOND THE BRICKS

Did you know?

The model, the history, the ideas

Inside the set

Eighteen wheels beneath the Boeing

The aircraft has retractable eighteen-wheel landing gear. A mounting system supports the orbiter above the fuselage.

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Change the Shuttle’s configuration

The tail cone can be attached, while the orbiter’s detachable engines and landing gear can be stored in the payload bay.

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Beyond the set

The stories, places and inventions behind your build.

Enterprise learned to land

In 1977, Enterprise took part in approach and landing tests, being released from a Boeing 747 to assess Shuttle behaviour at low speeds.

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Enterprise separated from its Boeing 747 carrier during 1977 approach and landing trials. Its first free flight on 12 August tested the shuttle’s final descent. This tested control of a large, low-lift-to-drag vehicle approaching the runway.

NASA

Why the large tail cone?

The cone smoothed airflow and reduced drag. Two later glide tests were performed without it to approximate the re-entry configuration more closely.

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The tailcone reduced drag. Removing it after three free flights produced a configuration closer to re-entry and a much faster descent. On 12 October 1977, separation to touchdown took two minutes thirty-four seconds, showing how a change in outline altered flight-energy management.

NASA

Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026

Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 22 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.

THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE

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SET THE MOOD

A soundtrack for your build

· Selected for the subject and atmosphere

Kiki’s music connects everyday city life with the pleasure of flight. It accompanies small inhabited settings and imagined movement as an editorial pairing across different worlds.

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Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Sountrack)

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