The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft that is used for hauling outsize cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Guppy aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines. Five were built in two variants, both of which were colloquially referred to as the "Super Guppy".

The Super Guppy is the only airplane to carry a complete S-IVB stage, the third stage of the Saturn V rocket.[2] It did so several times during the Apollo program.

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 143 ft 10 in (43.84 m)
Wingspan: 156 ft 3 in (47.63 m)
Height: 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Cargo bay dimensions: 111 ft × 25 ft × 25 ft (33.83 m × 7.62 m × 7.62 m)
Wing area: 1,965 sq ft (182.6 m2)
Airfoil: root:Boeing 117 (22%); tip: Boeing 117 (9%)[11]
Empty weight: 101,500 lb (46,040 kg)
Gross weight: 54,500 lb (24,721 kg) (payload)
Max takeoff weight: 170,000 lb (77,111 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Allison 501-D22C turboprop engines, 4,680 shp (3,490 kW) each
Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed fully-feathering propellers
Performance

Maximum speed: 250 kn (290 mph, 460 km/h)
Cruise speed: 220 kn (250 mph, 410 km/h) economical cruise at 20,000 ft (6,096 m)
Range: 1,734 nmi (1,995 mi, 3,211 km)
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m) certified
Wing loading: 86.5 lb/sq ft (422 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)

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Every year around Easter these beautiful walking irises bloom early morning and are gone by sundown. I caught this one just as the first petal opened one morning and it made me think about Peter and John gazing into the empty tomb.

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Thanks Doc. Was an unbelievable day for photography.

Thanks Vicki. It was one of those photos I've debated posting wondering if there was to much shadow

Perfect timing shot! Great feel!
Must have been terrifying at Pearl!

I would back away.... slowly!

Thank you Sue. It was worth the race to get there for me.

Thanks much Swampy! I have considered posting a number of times but was hesitant because I wasn’t sure if anyone else would like the large amount of shadow.

Thanks Randy it was one of those I almost missed with all the other photogs crowding most mornings.

Thanks Richard. It was a glorious day all round.

Thanks Dr. mine also.

Your Utah sets are very nice! Did you visit Zion?

Thank you it was a great hike and a beautiful day

Wholeheartedly

Nice work mate!