Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft
First flight August 31, 1965
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is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft
The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft that is used for hauling outsize cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Guppy aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines. Five were built in two variants, both of which were colloquially referred to as the "Super Guppy".
The Super Guppy is the only airplane to carry a complete S-IVB stage, the third stage of the Saturn V rocket. It did so several times during the Apollo program.
Variants
- Aero Spacelines B-377-SG Super Guppy, prototype of a much enlarged version of the Guppy using C-97J components, powered by four Pratt & Whitney T-34-P-7WA turbo-prop engines.
- Aero Spacelines B-377-SGT Super Guppy Turbine (Guppy 201), production version powered by Allison 501-D22C turbo-prop engines, using an enlarged cargo section built from scratch instead of being converted from original C-97J components.
Design
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The first Super Guppy, or "SG", was built directly from a retired USAF Boeing YC-97J Stratofreighter. The fuselage was lengthened to 141 feet (43 m), and ballooned out to a maximum inside diameter of 25 ft (7.6 m), the length of the cargo compartment being 94 ft 6 in (28.8 m). The floor of the cargo compartment was still only 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) wide, as necessitated by the use of the Stratocruiser fuselage.
In addition to the fuselage modifications, the Super Guppy used Pratt & Whitney T-34-P-7WA turboprop engines for increased power and range,[1] and modified wing and tail surfaces. It could carry a load of 54,000 pounds (24,000 kg) and cruise at 300 mph (480 km/h)..
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Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft
General Info
- Crew: 4
- Length: 143 ft 10 in (43.84 m)
- Wingspan: 156 ft 3 in (47.63 m)
- Height: 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
- Cargo bay dimensions: 111 ft × 25 ft × 25 ft (33.83 m × 7.62 m × 7.62 m)
- Wing area: 1,965 sq ft (182.6 m2)
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- Empty weight: (46,040 kg)
- Gross weight: (24,721 kg) (payload)
- Max takeoff weight: (77,111 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Allison 501-D22C turboprop engines, 4,680 shp (3,490 kW) each
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 kn (290 mph, 460 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 220 kn (250 mph, 410 km/h) economical cruise at (6,096 m)
- Range: 1,734 nmi (1,995 mi, 3,211 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m) certified
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A series of certification flights were done in accordance with the relevant regulations. Certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). Development started in April 2010, costs of the project is 568 million crowns, 237 million was paid by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic.
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy cargo aircraft
In March 2018, serial production started.[2] The first serial produced L 410 NG traveled to a customer in Russia.
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Production of 16 aircraft is planned for 2019, half of them will be flown to Russia, six aircraft will be delivered to Kazakhstan and two to Poland
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