Sunday 31 August 2014

1965 August 31st. Super Guppy.

B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy
Super Guppy N941 NASA landing (crop).jpg
Super Guppy Turbine used by NASA
RoleOutsize cargo freight aircraft
ManufacturerAero Spacelines
First flightAugust 31, 1965.
StatusOperated by NASA
Primary usersAero Spacelines.
NASAAirbusAeromaritime.
Number built1 SG, 4 SGT.
Developed fromC-97J Turbo Stratocruiser.
377 Stratocruiser  Pregnant Guppy (fourth one built with cannibalized pieces from Pregnant Guppy)
The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodiedcargo aircraft that is used for hauling outsized cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Guppy aircraft produced byAero Spacelines. Five were built in two variants, both of which were colloquially referred to as the "Super Guppy".

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