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Tag: Werner von Braun

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1815: Super Guppy

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 7, 2020 · Episode: 1815 Super Guppy: A most implausible and useful airplane. Today, an implausible airplane.

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