NASA Strange Looking Aircraft

ByThe Skeptical Traveler

It is ‘Super Guppy’ with a cargo compartment that is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long. It can carry a maximum payload of more than 26 tons. The aircraft has unique hinged nose that can open more than 200 degrees, allowing large pieces of cargo to be loaded and unloaded from the front.The image shows a large, uniquely shaped aircraft with a bulbous fuselage, known as the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, taking off or landing on a runway. The aircraft has a silver, reflective exterior with a blue stripe along the side and the NASA logo on its tail. The background features a clear sky and a desert landscape with sparse vegetation.

‘Supper Guppy’ would make a great personal jet :).

The image shows a large, uniquely shaped cargo aircraft on the tarmac. The aircraft has an unusually bulbous fuselage, which is designed to carry oversized cargo. The front section of the aircraft is open, revealing the cargo area, and there is a large cylindrical object being loaded or unloaded. The sky is clear with some scattered clouds.The image shows a NASA aircraft in flight against a clear blue sky. The aircraft has a distinctive, bulbous front section and a sleek, reflective silver body with a dark stripe running along the side. The NASA logo is visible on the tail of the plane.The image shows the silhouette of an airplane against a dramatic sunset sky. The sky is filled with shades of orange, pink, and purple, with scattered clouds adding texture to the scene. The airplane is positioned in the foreground, with its tail and part of its fuselage clearly visible.

The Super Guppy aircraft was acquired by NASA from the European Space Agency under an International Space Station barter agreement. Manufactured by Airbus Industries, ESA supplied the aircraft to offset the cost to NASA of carrying ESA experiment equipment to the station as part of two future Space Shuttle flights. The new Super Guppy is the latest version in a long line of Guppy cargo aircraft used by NASA. Guppy aircraft were used in several past space programs, including Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab, to transport spacecraft components. The first Guppy aircraft was developed in 1962, designed specifically for NASA operations by Aero Spacelines of California.

From the Super Guppy Home Page

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