Mighty Planes - Season 3 - Eps 4: Super Guppy
The NASA Super Guppy is a jerry-rigged wonder, built from parts of 1950s planes. But her cargo is anything but retro. She has hauled vital aerospace hardware across the country in her 50+ years of service, including parts of Apollo, the Hubble Space Telescope, and Skylab. Now, after being grounded for eight months for major upgrades and maintenance, she and her dedicated crew are back on the job, picking up and delivering a multi-million-dollar payload on a challenging three-day mission.
About Mighty Planes
Title: Mighty Planes
First Air Date: 2012-02-26
Last Air Date: 2017-11-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 24
Network: Smithsonian Channel Discovery
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Exploration Production
Synopsis
Mighty Planes explores the art and science of aviation, on planes that soar to faraway places on astounding missions. From preparation, loading and take off, through the journey and to the landing and unloading, viewers will experience the high-stakes and high-stress jobs through the eyes and lives of the characters that make it all happen. Featuring the genius of flight technology with the aid of high-end CGI, shot in HD, and recorded in 5.1 surround sound, MIGHTY PLANES captures all the action as it happens.
