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Boeing 377 Pregnant Guppy
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Several
377 Stratocruisers and KC-97
Stratofreighters were converted to transport large, bulky
items. The first, was a converted Pan American aircraft
stretched 16 feet, 8 inches with a new 20-foot-high cargo
area. This aircraft was dubbed the Pregnant Guppy and
first flew in 1962. The Pregnant Guppy was used to transport
large rocket subassemblies for the Apollo program.
Other variants included the Super Guppy
which was 31 feet longer than the standard 377 and was hinged at the
nose. The Mini Guppy simply hinged at the tail.
Later Super Guppies were re-engined with Allison 501-D22C
turboprops.
Most Guppy variants were converted by Aero
Spacelines, Inc.
Four Super Guppies were used by Airbus Industrie
to shuttle subassemblies between its European partners. The
last of these was retired in 1997. |
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 | 377-PG: original Pregnant Guppy |
| 377-SG: Super Guppy |
| 377-MG: Mini Guppy |
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| All
about Guppys (what can I say about this site...wow!
All the variants, the replacement Airbus A300
"Beluga", pictures and video. Check it out!) |
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