Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy

Length
38.7096 m
Flat Wing Span
42.9768 m
Height
9.4488 m
Flat Wing Area
164.3455 m²
Cruise Speed
361.1397 km/h
Max Speed
592.6395 km/h
Number of Engines
4
First Flight
1962-09-19
Maximum Take-Off Weight
60.3278 t (paragliders: kg)

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Aircraft Weight Variants

Aircraft Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg))
Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy 60.3278

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All data (21 fields)
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