AirVenture 2023: NASA Shows The Super Guppy

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Key Takeaways:

  • NASA's Super Guppy is a distinctive, bulbous heavy transport aircraft that has been in operation since the 1960s.
  • Its primary role is to transport large aircraft and spacecraft components.
  • The Super Guppy will be utilized to transport the heat shield for the upcoming Artemis Moon missions.
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Few aircraft are instantly recognizable as NASA’s bulbous Super Guppy heavy transport. It has been on the job since the 1960s, transporting large aircraft and spacecraft components. It will be used to transport the heat shield for the Artemis Moon missions. AVweb took a quick look and shot this video.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza.
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