J-Luis Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 Yes, the Super Guppy was based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (the military version of the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser). It featured a lengthened and widened fuselage with a detachable rear section for loading cargo. It was used to transport the first stage of the Saturn V rocket during the Apollo program. 1 Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 In January 1968, the Saturn V S-IVB stage that housed the orbital workshop, which was renamed Skylab, was unloaded from the Super Guppy at Redstone Airfield in Huntsville, Alabama. It doesn't look like it's gonna make it. 2 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 (edited) This is probably a repost. But every now and then.... Edited August 8 by Cardinal Grammeter 2 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 14 hours ago, J-Luis said: A2D Skyshark This beast is currently parked at the San Diego Air and Space Museum Annex at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, CA and it is huge! 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 i don't remember reading about this plane. Most have been post-WWI what with its high-perf contra-rotating propellers? On 8/7/2025 at 4:09 PM, J-Luis said: A2D Skyshark 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 OK, so how'd they land it on a postage stamp, was there a lot of headwind or something? On 4/10/2025 at 3:42 PM, J-Luis said: 1 Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 The Internet says the first flight was in 1950, so the jet age doomed it. A2D top speed in 1950: 500 mph. MiG-15 top speed in 1948: 669 mph. Also, the A2D that Jesse C. described in El Cajon appears to be the last one, only one left. 1 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 How did the Bear bomber muster 575 mph from turbo props? More jet thrust? 1 Quote Link to comment
Z23T Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 On 8/11/2025 at 4:19 PM, ggzilla said: OK, so how'd they land it on a postage stamp, was there a lot of headwind or something? Link to the company that built the plane, and a bunch of videos about it. https://cubcrafters.com/redbull 1 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Occurred to me using military tech could probably target all cars >x mph on a road. 1 Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted August 25 Report Share Posted August 25 The Texan is a truly versatile machine. Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted August 30 Report Share Posted August 30 Heck of a salvage operation going on there. 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 yo dawg! I heard you liked..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 2 hours ago, J-Luis said: XR-8 Kellett So many funny things come to mine, but.... how 'bout named "The Bug"? 1 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 On 9/13/2025 at 9:07 PM, a.d._510_n_ok said: yo dawg! I heard you liked..... Wow, just like German where they create new words by stringing them together. Submarine is das Unterseeboot 1 Quote Link to comment
Cardinal Grammeter Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 On 8/12/2025 at 8:42 PM, J-Luis said: The Internet says the first flight was in 1950, so the jet age doomed it. A2D top speed in 1950: 500 mph. MiG-15 top speed in 1948: 669 mph. Also, the A2D that Jesse C. described in El Cajon appears to be the last one, only one left. Wonder if any Plane Guys dreamt of this at the Reno Air Races 1 Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 F5D Skylancer. I believe Evergreen in Oregon has one. Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 Tomcat loaded onto USS Enterprise CVN-80... I mean CVN-65. Quote Link to comment
J-Luis Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 F-22 Raptor plant in 1957... or not. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 On 9/13/2025 at 6:07 PM, a.d._510_n_ok said: yo dawg! I heard you liked..... Cool "What If?" image. They could barely keep the 262 flying, much less a Mistel setup. Conventional was the only ones that worked. 1 Quote Link to comment
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