Notes: NASA's present Super Guppy Turbine, the fourth and last example of the final version, first flew in its outsized form in 1980. It and its three sister ships were built in the 1970s for Europe's Airbus Industrie to ferry outsized structures for Airbus jetliners to the final assembly plant in Toulouse, France. It later was acquired by the European Space Agency, and then acquired by NASA in late 1997 for transport of large structures for the International Space Station to the launch site. It replaced the earlier-model Super Guppy, which has been retired and is used for spare parts. NASA's Super Guppy Turbine carries NASA registration number N941NA, and is based at Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center.

Specifications (Super Guppy Turbine)

* Crew: Four
* Length: 143 ft 10 in (43.84 m)
* Wingspan: 156 ft 3 in (47.625 m)
* Height: 46 ft 5 in (14.148 m)
* Empty weight: 101,500 lb (46,039 kg)
* Useful load: 54,500 lb (24,720 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 170,000 lb (77,110 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Allison 501-D22C turboprops, 4,680 hp (3,491 kW) each
* * Cargo bay dimensions: 111 ft x 25 ft x 25 ft (33.8 m x 7.62 m x 7.62 m)

Performance

* Cruise speed: 252 knots (288 mph, 467 km/h)
* Range: 3,219 km (1,986 mi)
* Service ceiling: 9,753.6 m (32,000 ft)