And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Super Guppy, originally built by Boeing with piston engines. NASA used one during the space race and Airbus had four to transport fuselage sections and wings. Al_in_Ottawa
it has Allison/Rolls Royce T-56 Turboshaft engines with Hamilton Standard Hydramitic props now. Looking at the intakes they might be using the P-3 style gearbox rather than the C-130 type.
I used to fly into Santa Barbara every week for a couple of years in the 90s. I don’t know what was going on, but I used to see the Super Guppy parked on the ramp every once in a while.
I think this may be the only airworthy one that's left - the other remaining ones are in museums, or broken up. But NASA keeps one airworthy, apparently - parked in El Paso, TX.
Looks like an oversize C124 "Old Shakey" which I had the pleasure (not) of flying on in 1971. Loaded with embassy cargo heading to S. America. Cold, noisy and used every inch of runway to get airborne. Interesting experience for a 19 YO but in retrospect, not so mucho.
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ReplyDeleteThe Super Guppy, originally built by Boeing with piston engines. NASA used one during the space race and Airbus had four to transport fuselage sections and wings.
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it has Allison/Rolls Royce T-56 Turboshaft engines with Hamilton Standard Hydramitic props now. Looking at the intakes they might be using the P-3 style gearbox rather than the C-130 type.
ReplyDeleteFlying out of El Paso 2 weeks ago, got to see one taxing out.
ReplyDeleteAero-cephalic
ReplyDeleteShould have TRUMP logo on it, swollen to match his ego.
ReplyDeleteI bet bj Harris can fit the whole thing in her mouth
DeleteTelling, how you allow someone else's ego bother you so.
DeleteDoesn’t bother me in the least. Was just an observation.
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DeleteAnon@ 11:56. He obviously spends time in your head rent free. Else you'd not have bothered to comment.
DeleteTDS it treatable. Get help
Hahahaha. You’re a hoot!
DeleteIt looks like Brian Stelter's forehead.
DeleteAmazing sheet metal work.
ReplyDeleteI used to fly into Santa Barbara every week for a couple of years in the 90s. I don’t know what was going on, but I used to see the Super Guppy parked on the ramp every once in a while.
ReplyDeleteI think this may be the only airworthy one that's left - the other remaining ones are in museums, or broken up. But NASA keeps one airworthy, apparently - parked in El Paso, TX.
ReplyDeleteGot one much like that or kinda like that over to the Tillamook Balloon Shed
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beluga whale.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an oversize C124 "Old Shakey" which I had the pleasure (not) of flying on in 1971. Loaded with embassy cargo heading to S. America. Cold, noisy and used every inch of runway to get airborne. Interesting experience for a 19 YO but in retrospect, not so mucho.
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