Simviation Forum - Boeing Super Guppy??

Oct 14^th, 2003 at 2:11pm

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Check this B press relase out, and look at the pics. Coming to an airport near you soon....

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2003/q4/nr_031013g.html

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Reply #1 - Oct 14^th, 2003 at 6:01pm

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Ric Liked the link, the Experience Zone was great, alittle slow (dial-up) but worth the wait. Boieng did nice job.

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Reply #2 - Oct 14^th, 2003 at 10:14pm

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Looks like a ripoff of the Airbus Beluga to me.

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Reply #3 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 3:42am

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Looks like a ripoff of the Airbus Beluga to me.

Well I suppose in essence, it is - it performs the exact same task.

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Reply #4 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 4:41am

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with one advantage, it has 4 engines under its wings, not hairdryers:) Wink

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Reply #5 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 6:34am

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with one advantage, it has 4 engines under its wings, not hairdryers:) Wink

LOL, I bet any 747 would make a very effective hairdryer, all be it an expensive one... Grin

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Reply #6 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 8:50am

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LMAO....

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Reply #7 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 9:18am

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Which was a ripoff of the Boeing Startocruiser Super Guppy that Airbus used for a while .. I guess Airbus was embarassed to use an "old" Boeing to make their planes.

BTW - I think one of the first examples of a bloated/beluga transport would have to be the Vickers Vimy "Ambulance" of the early post-WW1 period.

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Looks like a ripoff of the Airbus Beluga to me.

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Reply #8 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 9:27am

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Which was a ripoff of the Boeing Startocruiser Super Guppy that Airbus used for a while .. I guess Airbus was embarassed to use an "old" Boeing to make their planes.

In the same way that Boeing would be embarrassed to use the existing Airbus design. Very few things are original these days. Just imagine the time, effort & vast expenditure that could be saved if everyone pooled their resources & talent instead of "stealing" each other's ideas. Of course, this is unlikely all the time competition is involved.

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with one advantage, it has 4 engines under its wings, not hairdryers

The Beluga seems to manage well enough on those 2 hairdriers. From what I can make out they're variations on the same engine. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 10:59am

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omg,this airplane's uglyyyyyyyyyyyy....

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