The Brief
- It’s the last aircraft of its kind, and it’s on display in Lakeland.
- The NASA Super Guppy is a “Frankenstein” plane built from parts of a Boeing C-97 stratofreighter aircraft and 377 stratocruiser aircraft.
- The cavernous insides of the Aero-Spacelines B-377-SGT are large enough to transport over-sized cargo like spacecraft and rocket parts.
LAKELAND, Fla. – It’s more than just a fish out of water. It’s a whale in the sky.
NASA’s Super Guppy is normally based in Texas where it can assist Johnson Space Center in Houston, but the Space Agency sent the B-377-SGT to Lakeland to take part in the annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In.
While most aircraft of this age end up retired or in a museum, this workhorse is still working as NASA’s flying delivery vehicle.…