Why does NASA still use the Super Guppy?

NASA has used the Super Guppy for decades as a means of transporting large cargo that would be otherwise difficult to move across the country. The plane has transported spacecraft parts and even other aircraft within its large cargo bay, which is 111ft long, 25ft wide, and 25ft high.

What is NASA Super Guppy aircraft?

NASA’s Super Guppy is an aircraft built specifically to ferry large cargo. The Idea for the Super Guppy was introduced in 1965 after the agency’s creation of Aero Spaceline Industries’ Pregnant Guppy in 1961.

Who built Super Guppy?

Airbus
Aero Spacelines
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy/Manufacturers

Why was the pregnant guppy built?

The Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy was a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft built in the United States and used for ferrying outsized cargo items, most notably NASA’s components of the Apollo program.

When did NASA stop using the Super Guppy?

Aero Spacelines continued to own and operate the aircraft until 1981, when NASA purchased the aircraft. During its 32 years of service, the original Super Guppy flew over 3 million miles in support of NASA’s Apollo, Gemini, Skylab, and International Space Station programs.

Where is the Super Guppy still on display?

All Super Guppies remain either in service, mothballed, or on display. Super Guppy N940NS (previously N1038V), serial number 52-2693, is on preserved display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

Where is the Super Guppy in the Air Force Museum?

Super Guppy N940NS (previously N1038V), serial number 52-2693, is on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, US.

Where can I find a Super Guppy Turbine?

Super Guppy N940NS (previously N1038V), serial number 52-2693, is on preserved display at the Pima Air & Space Museum adjacent to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Super Guppy Turbine F-BTGV (formerly N211AS), serial number 0001, is on static display at the British Aviation Heritage Centre, Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, United Kingdom.