Nasa's Whale Shaped Cargo Plane

Nasa Super Guppy Cargo plane makes a rare public appearance delivering the crew compartment of Nasa's
Full Fuselage Shuttle Trainer to the Museum of Flight in Seattle

Inside the turboprop plane was the crew compartment of NASA's Full Fuselage Shuttle Trainer

The delivery of the 28-foot crew compartment is the first of three trips NASA’s Super Guppy cargo plane is scheduled to make on the project. Two more flights will bring sections of the trainer’s 61-foot cargo bay.

A truelly strange looking plane

Cran

Oh come on with a plane like that you would have to paint a big smile and eyes on the front, it would look soooo cute

One of the coolest planes ever!
Its like a Bumble Bee. It looks like it should not be able to fly



reply to post by boymonkey74

I agree with you, that would definitely hit the spot!

I remember seeing these regularly many years ago on the European flights transporting Airbus assemblies. I love it's European replacement, the Beluga... aptly named I think.

en.wikipedia.org...:A300-600ST_1_New_Colour.JPG

reply to post by Britguy


A300-600ST Beluga

en.wikipedia.org...

Similar looking to Nasa's

Cran

reply to post by cranspace


Remands me off the whale from Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy scene



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Strange planes indeed
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The sad part is that only one on that page is a real plane. Great photoshops though.

reply to post by Zaphod58

Great photoshops though

This is a good one

Which is the real one?

Cran

reply to post by cranspace


It's not quite the same as the real thing, but this one is the real one....





It is the one that says "Dreamliner Express" on the tail on that page. It's a photoshop of a 747-400, but it's based on a real plane, known as the Dreamlifter. It was built to haul fuselage sections and large parts of the 787 to final assembly from overseas.

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Thanks for that

Cran

reply to post by cranspace


Here's some more on the Dreamlifter. It's a pretty neat aircraft.

www.slideshare.net...

I love this pic. Two A380s on either side of the Dreamlifter in the Lufthansa Technik Hangar in Frankfurt.

Ever been to Tillamook Oregon? They have a 377 miniguppy there.

reply to post by Idahomie

They have a 377 miniguppy there.

I was not awareof this good pic Thanks

Cran