Airbus Beluga
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The Airbus A300-600ST or Beluga is a specialised wide-body airliner used to transport aircraft parts and outsize cargoes. It received the official name of Super Transporter early on, but its nickname,
The Beluga is based on the Airbus A300 with an oversized cargo hold on top
Airbus Skylink Super Guppy in 1984
Side view of Beluga F-GSTD, climbing with gear retracting, 2012
Unloading the International Space Station Columbus module from Beluga F-GSTC at Kennedy Space Centre, 2006
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy
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The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Turbine is a large, wide-bodied four engine turboprop cargo aircraft used for transporting outsize cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the fir
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…term need to transport sizeable components, such as wings and fuselage sections, to their final assembly lines. This had been met by a small fleet of Aero Spacelines "Super Guppies", but these aircraft were aged and increasingly maintenance-intensive to keep in operation. While several different existing aircraft were studied, none…
Super Guppy Turbine used by NASA
Super Guppy September 1965, Lancaster, CA, USA
USAF Boeing YC-97J Stratofreighter 52-2693, seen in 1952, before conversion to the first Super Guppy
Apollo 11 Command module Columbia being loaded aboard a Super Guppy at Ellington AFB, August 1969