Lockheed Lightning cargos

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The ancestor of the Super-Guppy could have been this P-38SG (if confirmed real...):   

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_persp_M_by.jpg

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Lightning transport with lateral cargo compartments:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_persp_M_ce.jpg

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Other Lightning-cargos were asymmetric planes of Burnelli layout:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_persp_M_cm.jpg

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The ones above were the XCP-38Y-1 to -3 in my numbering (started at CP-38A) and now doubling the XCP-38Y-2 produces the XCP-38Zs, both as "after Y" and as "Zwilling". They change step by step their reason to be is becoming again like a true Lightning: twin-engined, twin-boom, symmetric:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/P38_persp_M_cn.jpg

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(Step 4b", XCP-38M)
Mr Burnelli, seeing a CP-38L, suggested to join the two separate holds into a huge lifting one.

Got a idea ....

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hehehe, good for flying beards?
Thanks!