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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on January 23, 2014, 06:48:27 PM

Title: All About Guppys, Belugas and other Oversize Load Transports
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 23, 2014, 06:48:27 PM

Site dedicated to the Aero Spacelines Guppy (http://www.allaboutguppys.com/).

Also has pics/drawings on the Airbus beluga and the Canadair Skymonster.

There is a section called "What if we ...." on the left side menu. Teleports you into our parallel universe. 

Only a mother could love this  .... flying bread box?

(http://www.allaboutguppys.com/whatif/dba1a.jpg)

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 24, 2014, 01:57:13 AM

I love it! ;D

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on January 24, 2014, 02:11:30 AM

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
 :o
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-hahahahahahahahaha!


Alvis 3.1

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: Dr. YoKai on January 24, 2014, 02:32:24 AM

 Great googly moogly!

 Glad to see the link, too - the guppy conversions, in addition to being terrific kitbash fodder, are remarkable aircraft in their own right.

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: finsrin on January 24, 2014, 03:10:31 AM

Like Alvis said........

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: Kerick on January 24, 2014, 10:01:40 AM

Looks like a loaf of bread with landing gear!!

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: ericr on January 24, 2014, 06:05:43 PM

Quote from: The Big Gimper on January 23, 2014, 06:48:27 PM

There is a section called "What if we ...." on the left side menu. Teleports you into our parallel universe. 

Only a mother could love this  .... flying bread box?

enormously lovable  :D

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: finsrin on January 24, 2014, 07:00:11 PM

Quote from: kerick on January 24, 2014, 10:01:40 AM

Looks like a loaf of bread with landing gear!!

Paint it in likeness of a bread loaf brand wrapping.

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 24, 2014, 08:52:26 PM

Quote from: finsrin on January 24, 2014, 07:00:11 PM

Quote from: kerick on January 24, 2014, 10:01:40 AM

Looks like a loaf of bread with landing gear!!

Paint it in likeness of a bread loaf brand wrapping.

White or Whole Wheat?  :o

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 25, 2014, 02:52:00 AM

A different view of the B-52 Guppy:

(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8254/guppycustomzs2.jpg)

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 25, 2014, 02:54:07 AM

Concorde Guppy...

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/superguppie.jpg)

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: kitnut617 on January 25, 2014, 07:01:05 AM

While visiting Seattle in 2012, there was a NASA Guppy off-loading something in the lot next door to the museum.  I thought we got photos of it but I can't find them at the moment.

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 26, 2014, 01:37:12 AM

How about an Antonov "Guppiski"? 

Title: Re: All About Guppys
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 02, 2017, 10:52:30 PM

A new Airbus Beluga is coming soon: Beluga XL

“The Beluga XL is really a patchwork,” said Olivier Delmas, Head of Overall Aircraft Design for the programme, in explaining how elements of two A330 jetliner versions are combined for the Beluga XL. “Geometrically, it is the forward part of an A330-200F freighter, with the aft part of an A330-300 variant.”

(https://i2.wp.com/www.wingsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Differences-between-Airbus%E2%80%99-two-generations-of-Beluga-aircraft-Wingsnews.jpg)

(http://oi62.tinypic.com/296noyw.jpg)

(http://www.bizkaiatalent.eus/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/resizer.jpg)

(http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/17/03/84/59/size10.jpg)

Airbus press release is here (http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/designed-for-the-future-sizing-up-airbus-new-beluga-xl-transporter/).

Title: Re: All About Guppys, Belugas and other Oversize Load Transports
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 02, 2017, 10:54:30 PM

How about one of our 1/144 scale specialists build this:

(http://i.imgur.com/sMpndeh.jpg)

Yes, I know it has a Space Shuttle nose.

Source: Internet