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3 unusual facts about GUPPY


Guppy

Guppies were first described in Venezuela as Poecilia reticulata by Wilhelm Peters in 1859 and as Lebistes poecilioides in Barbados by De Filippi in 1861.

For example, during the wet season from May to December, guppies in the Northern Range of Trinidad reduce their investment in reproduction regardless of predation level, possibly in response to decreased food resources.

Spring viraemia of carp

It has also been shown experimentally to infect other fish species including northern pike, guppies, zebrafish, and pumpkinseed.


Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy

Erickson Air Crane used the Mini Guppy to haul heavy equipment until 1995, when it was retired to the Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon, where it resides today.

It was the first Guppy aircraft to feature upgraded Allison 501-D22C turboprop engines.

Aero Spacelines Super Guppy

The last produced Super Guppy remains in service: an SGT flown by NASA (currently used to ferry components for the International Space Station and Project Orion).

Anti-submarine warfare

The United States studied the German Type XXI and used the information to modify WW2 fleet boats with the GUPPY program.

Argentine Submarine Force

Two GUPPY-type submarines were an interim measure until new submarines being built in Europe became available.

Betsey Guppy Chamberlain

Betsey Chamberlain's origins are obscure, but she has been identified with Betsey Guppy, born on 29 December 1797 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, beside Lake Winnipesaukee.

ComSubLant

After a further exchange of correspondence, Submarine Forces Atlantic established Submarine Development Group 2, consisting of four diesel submarines, two Guppy (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) conversions and two standard fleet boats.

Darius Guppy

In an essay published by the Asia Times, Guppy called for the creation of debtors' unions to bring about radical change to a financial system which he argued prejudices the majority, including the middle classes.

German submarine U-2513

The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) would be initiated because of the results of these tests.

John Guppy

Guppy was Executive VP of the Metrostars until 2005, when he was chosen by former Chicago Fire owners AEG to replace the popular Peter Wilt in Chicago—a move that resulted in substantial fan backlash and protest.

Tang-class submarine

The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY), which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design.

Tench-class submarine

Some of the class were updated through the GUPPY (The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program).

Type 209 submarine

In the early 1970s, many navies began to need replacements for pre-WWII submarines, aging United States GUPPY conversions, and British units transferred postwar.

Type XXI submarine

The Type XXI design directly influenced advanced post-war submarines, the GUPPY improvements to the American Gato, Balao, and Tench class submarines and the Soviet submarine projects designated by NATO as the Whiskey and Zulu classes.


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