No one can tell me the Dreamlifter doesn’t belong here.

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DiscoverySTS1@reddit

These don't have an APU believe it or not. When I worked for Swissport in Achorage they would go to polar ramp, and always take GPUs because unless the engines were on it didn't have anyway to charge the batteries.

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EmergencyAstronauts@reddit

Such oddly small engines. Definitely makes the wings weird.

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Mental-Ask8077@reddit

It looks like it ate another plane.

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kaleid5@reddit

Well if I recall it's purpose was to transport 787 parts so it quite literally did eat another plane.

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TigerIll6480@reddit

Is. Four were built as 747-400 conversions, they’re all in service.

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Gramerdim@reddit

so basicaly a snake

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Raguleader@reddit

Maybe it's going to give birth to a 737.

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hypercomms2001@reddit

It must’ve had a super Guppy for lunch..

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GrafZeppelin127@reddit

The kingsnake of aircraft.

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Ok-Show-4412@reddit

They have a tendency to do that.

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PicnicBasketPirate@reddit

Excuse me sir, but this is r/WeirdWings not r/WeirdBodies

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novar41@reddit

Butch body

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Nora_Walkuerie@reddit

When u have an outflow valve failure

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Thalassophoneus@reddit

The airplane version of the "can I copy your homework" meme.

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Hairy-Barnacle8934@reddit

Check out 74 Gear on YouTube. He flys right seat in the Dreamlifter.

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Idk_AnythingBoi@reddit

It’s like the Beluga but… belugeless…

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the_spinetingler@reddit

see that going overhead regularly.

It's weird.

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Raguleader@reddit

It's not truly weird until you see one with the rear cargo door open.

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HumpyPocock@reddit

Ah indeed that is the interesting look…

Ah OK so found a couple of papers explaining the mods and that shipping container handling truck that looks extremely lost, that’s the imaginatively named Mobile Tail Support, and is required to actuate the Swing Tail Door as it is neither powered nor can it support it’s own weight, the other main piece of external equipment is the DBL-100 cargo loader designed and built at TLD.

Found a few more interesting photos…

First Actuation of the Swing Tail Door (note the MTS)

Profile Shot w/Open Swing Tail Door

LCF mid-Loading via DBL-100

Overhead w/DBL-100 alongside the MTS

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MiguelMenendez@reddit

Isn’t it? You look up and see this…thing with the classic 747 contrails.

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Maximus_Aurelius@reddit

CHS?

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vonHindenburg@reddit

What's in the forward compartment on the main deck? Seats for technicians being carried with the cargo? How cool would that be?

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Madeline_Basset@reddit

They have seats, bunks and a galley.

There's an 74gear video in which Kelsy flies one.

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