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Aero spacelines mini guppy

210 Michiganaircraftco  7 days ago
Auto Credit Based on rfostoria's Boing Superwhale

This is the smallest guppy airplane that aero spacelines ever built. 2 total built, 1 turbine verson and 1 piston version, turbine version crashed and killed all 6 aboard on its 12 test flight. The piston version was used as a cargo airplane, and a fire bomber until the 90s, cirrently on display at the tillamok aviation museum

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Boing Superwhale
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 100.5ft (30.6m)
  • Length 91.2ft (27.8m)
  • Height 30.2ft (9.2m)
  • Empty Weight 26,345lbs (11,950kg)
  • Loaded Weight 40,113lbs (18,195kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.199
  • Wing Loading 27.9lbs/ft2 (136.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,436.3ft2 (133.4m2)
  • Drag Points 22363

Parts

  • Number of Parts 219
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,120