Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy
Flat Wing Area
164.3455 m²
Cruise Speed
361.1397 km/h
Maximum Take-Off Weight
60.3278 t (paragliders: kg)
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- Name
- Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy
- Manufacturer
- Aero Spacelines
- Description
- 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 components of NASA's Apollo program.
- First Flight
- 1962-09-19
- Service End
- 1979-01-01
- Designer
- Aero Spacelines
- Type
- Outsize cargo freight aircraft
- Length (m)
- 38.7096
- Height (m)
- 9.4488
- Cockpit Crew
- 3
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 592.6395
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 361.1397
- Capacity Description
- 34000 lb +
- National Origin
- Canada
- Powerplant Description
- 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-B6 Wasp Major 28-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each
- Primary Users
- Aero Spacelines, NASA
- Status
- Scrapped at Van Nuys in 1979
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Pregnant_Guppy
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 42.9768
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 164.3455
- Number of Engines
- 4