Ultra-Large Aircraft, 1940-1970

The Development of Guppy and Expanded Fuselage Transports

William Patrick Dean (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6503-0 (ISBN)

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This comprehensive history of expanded fuselage aircraft begins in the 1940s with the military's need for a long-range transport. The author covers the development of competing designs by Boeing, Convair and Douglas, and their many technical challenges and catastrophic failures. This is an inside look at aviation development from the drawing board to the scrap yard.

In 1962, a unique transport aircraft was built from the parts of 27 Boeing B-377 airliners to provide NASA a means of transporting rocket boosters. With an interior the size of a gymnasium, "The Pregnant Guppy" was the first of six enormous cargo planes built by Aero Spacelines and two built by Union de Transport Aeriens. More than half a century later, the last Super Guppy is still in active service with NASA and the design concept has been applied to next-generation transports.

This comprehensive history of expanded fuselage aircraft begins in the 1940s with the military's need for a long-range transport. The author examines the development of competing designs by Boeing, Convair and Douglas, and the many challenges and catastrophic failures. Behind-the-scenes maneuvers of financiers, corporate raiders, mobsters and other nefarious characters provide an inside look at aviation development from the drawing board to the scrap yard.

William Patrick Dean served in the U.S. Air Force and spent three decades with United Airlines. He has published numerous articles and photographed more than 10,000 aircraft. He lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Early Years: Consolidated-Vultee

1. Convair B-36 Peacemaker

2. XC-99 Behemoth

3. YB-60 and Advanced XC-99

4. Fairchild Stratos M-534

Part II: Douglas Globemaster Series

5. C-74 Globemaster I

6. C-124 Globemaster II

7. Turboprop Transports

Part III: Douglas Aircraft and Aviation Traders Limited

8. DC-4 (C-54)/ATL-98 Carvair

Part IV: Boeing Strato Series and Aero Spacelines

9. B-29 and B-50 Superfortress

10. C-97 and B-377 Stratocruiser Series

11. Aero Spacelines

12. B-377PG Pregnant Guppy

13. B-377SG Super Guppy

14. B-377MG Mini Guppy

15. MGT-101 Mini Guppy Turbine

16. SGT-201 Super Guppy Turbine

Epilogue

Appendices

deleteA. Aircraft Size Comparison

deleteB. Aircraft Volume and Payload Comparison

deleteC. Convair B-36 and Sub-Model Aircraft Statistics

deleteD. Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Production Blocks

deleteE. Boeing B-29, B-50, C-97, B-377 and ASI Guppy Production

deleteF. Aero Spacelines B-377s and C-97 Conversion Airframes

deleteG. Guppy Aircraft Built by Aero Spacelines and UTA (Airbus)

deleteH. B-377 and SGT Guppy Operational Flights Partial List

Glossary

deleteA. Abbreviations

deleteB. IATA and FAA Airport Codes

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2018
Zusatzinfo	199 photos, appendices, glossary, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-4766-6503-6 / 1476665036
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6503-0 / 9781476665030
Zustand	Neuware