Aero Spacelines B-377SG Super Guppy Outsized Cargo Aircraft Family
The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy was a purpose-built outsized-cargo aircraft derived from Boeing 377 and YC-97 components. Its enlarged fuselage and hinged nose let it carry rocket stages, spacecraft structures, and other loads that could not move efficiently by conventional transport, making it an important logistics aircraft in the Apollo era and beyond.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Super GuppyB-377SGB377SGSuper Guppy TransportGuppy
- Family Name
- Aero Spacelines Super Guppy
- Full Name
- Aero Spacelines B-377SG Super Guppy Outsized Cargo Aircraft Family
- Roles
- cargoutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy was a purpose-built outsized-cargo aircraft derived from Boeing 377 and YC-97 components. Its enlarged fuselage and hinged nose let it carry rocket stages, spacecraft structures, and other loads that could not move efficiently by conventional transport, making it an important logistics aircraft in the Apollo era and beyond.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:44:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:44:31 UTC