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The Pregnant Guppy was a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft built in the USA and used for ferrying outsized cargo items, most notably NASA's components of the Apollo moon program. The Pregnant Guppy was the first of the Guppy line of aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines, Inc. The design also inspired similar designs such as the jet-powered Airbus Beluga, and the Boeing 747 LCF designed to deliver Boeing 787 parts.
- Span:141 feet, 3 inches.
- Length: 127 feet.
- Height: 31 feet, 3 inches.
- Engines: 4 3500hp P&W R-4360.
- Cruising Speed: 250 mph
- First Flight:September 19, 1962
- Number built: 1
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