[3] The vertical tail was extended by 80 in (200 cm), while a new wing center section increased the wingspan by 15 ft (4.6 m).
[1][2][5][6][note 1] Known as the Model 101 Mini Guppy Turbine, these aircraft differed from the original Mini Guppy in that they were powered by four 5,700 shp (4,300 kW) Pratt & Whitney T34-PWA turboprop engines and that cargo was loaded through a swinging nose section.
[1] On May 12, 1970, N111AS crashed during its twelfth test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, killing all four onboard crew members.
[11] In 2014, the museum announced that it planned to transfer its aircraft collection to Madras, Oregon, which would require the Mini Guppy to be restored to airworthy condition and flown to the new location.
[12] Data from Janes All the World's Aircraft 1971–1972,[13] FAA type certificate[14]General characteristics Performance