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Flying Fish
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- LJ Corliss Contact LJ Corliss LJ Corliss's Gallery |
Very cool looking! Wonderful image :)
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terrykorpelaphotography.com - Terry Korpela Contact Terry Korpela Terry Korpela's Gallery |
Nicely Done Bob!
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robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson Contact Jeff Robinson Jeff Robinson's Gallery |
Fantastic capture of this unique air vehicle Bob! NASA had converted a couple of these back in the 1960s from C-97/KC-97 aircraft. They were used to haul large items for a variety of Space Programs such as Sky Lab and Space Shuttle. I used to see these aircraft a lot at the Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB CA in the 1980s. The Guppy was used to transport the tail cone, a structural cover that was mounted over the Space Shuttles engines that allowed the vehicle to be more aerodynamic when flying on top of the NASA 747. It increased fuel efficiency/gas mileage tremendously and made for a much smoother ride for the crew. After a Space Shuttle landing in the Mojave Desert (Edwards AFB CA) they needed to return the Shuttle to The Cape in Florida for the next mission. In addition to heavy/over-sized cargo the Guppy hauled Space Shuttle engineers/technicians and their special equipment between California and the Space Coast!
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- Oscar J. Pung Contact Oscar J. Pung Oscar J. Pung's Gallery |
Very cool capture, Bob!
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- Bob D. Hall Contact Bob D. Hall Bob D. Hall's Gallery |
Thanks all for your comments and a big thanks to Jeff for the info. This was a lucky camera ready moment. I was shooting wildlife in a park a few miles from NASA when this slow moving beauty flew over.
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- Judy Pilcher Pearson Contact Judy Pilcher Pearson Judy Pilcher Pearson's Gallery |
just stunning presentation, clarity, and color of this incredible plane, Bob------thought I was hallucinating until I read Jeff's info---you did an amazing job!
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- Leslie McLain Contact Leslie McLain Leslie McLain's Gallery |
Amazing capture, Bob.
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- Bojan Bencic Contact Bojan Bencic Bojan Bencic's Gallery |
Amazing capture and info, Bob and Jeff. Very unusual shape, it does look like a flying Whale.
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