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Old 11-10-2023, 10:57 AM
 
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Video of recent (November 6, 2023) Super Guppy landing at Huntsville airport delivering the heat shield that protected last year’s Artemis I Orion spacecraft launch. Headed to Marshall for analysis. Thought some of this forum would find the video interesting.

https://youtu.be/dkInIl6zVfM
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Old 11-10-2023, 01:15 PM
 
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Video of recent (November 6, 2023) Super Guppy landing at Huntsville airport delivering the heat shield that protected last year’s Artemis I Orion spacecraft launch. Headed to Marshall for analysis. Thought some of this forum would find the video interesting.

https://youtu.be/dkInIl6zVfM
Awesome plane, my son has been up close as he has refueled that plane.

He work's for the FBO at the HSV Airport.
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Old 11-10-2023, 04:34 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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I saw it parked at HSV a few days ago but didn't know what it had brought in.

A few years ago, I was leaving 565 westbound on Exit 13, and it flew right in front of me when landing at the Redstone Airport. I can't remember what space hardware it was delivering, but it was well publicized at the time. It was simple luck that it just happened to be landing as I was heading home.
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Old 11-14-2023, 11:10 PM
 
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When I lived in Madison. I see it all the time parked on the East side of Huntsville Airport. I see it on Martin Road on the way into Redstone.
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Old 11-15-2023, 05:56 AM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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When I lived in Madison. I see it all the time parked on the East side of Huntsville Airport. I see it on Martin Road on the way into Redstone.
It was still there Monday morning on the east side, a little more north than it was when I saw it the day it brought the heat shield in. It's a pretty impressive, if strange, sight.
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Old 11-15-2023, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Madison, Alabama
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The Super Guppy left HSV at around 11:00 this morning, taking off to the south on the east runway. As far as I could see from the golf course, it continued on a southerly heading. According to a Google search, it's based in El Paso and is the only Super Guppy (Boeing 377 Stratocruiser) left in service.
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