Very unusual Silver and Blue Bird close to the swamp but...
Nov 21, 2020 20:22:28 #
CLF wrote:
Chief, phantastic set of this "Bird". I was not aware that NASA was still flying this bird. I believe it was named "Guppy" unles this is a different plane. 
Greg
Greg
Yep. It's called the Guppy. NASA used it to transport certain rocket parts. I think it was Atlas parts but not sure.
Nov 22, 2020 07:47:57 #
Interesting. Do you know what the interior configuration is? I remember the days when there was a lounge "upstairs." Do they have double-decker seating?
Nov 22, 2020 07:48:26 #
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Nov 22, 2020 09:39:38 #
Scruples wrote:
It’s is an interesting airplane. It had to defy conventional designs to make it air worthy. As usual there is nothing an engineer can figure out!
The engineers that made this fly should be working on the broomstick!
Nov 22, 2020 09:40:16 #
Looks unreal. Beluga fits it better than guppy. These are awesome images!
Nov 22, 2020 09:44:08 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Yep. It's called the Guppy. NASA used it to transport certain rocket parts. I think it was Atlas parts but not sure.
Perhaps you missed my earlier reply, yes it was Atlas parts. chase
Nov 22, 2020 09:49:36 #
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Nov 22, 2020 11:12:04 #
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Nov 22, 2020 15:25:07 #
It's actually the Super Guppy. Would come into Amarillo with parts for the Ospreys being built there.
Nov 22, 2020 15:42:15 #
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Nov 22, 2020 20:21:58 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Not in the swamp. At Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.
Wow, super neat Chief, I’ve never seen one. Thanks .
Nov 23, 2020 08:41:48 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Interesting. Do you know what the interior configuration is? I remember the days when there was a lounge "upstairs." Do they have double-decker seating?
No, it was strictly cargo. Hauling rocket parts for NASA.
Nov 23, 2020 08:43:09 #
Nov 23, 2020 08:45:09 #
cedymock wrote:
The engineers that made this fly should be working on the broomstick!
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