I saw this plane once in person, no picture will ever do it justice. That something that size can fly at all without being a dirigible is absolutely amazing.
Saw it both in flight and on the ground in Toulouse and it was oddly majestic.
Airbus Beluga
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Re: Airbus Beluga
#12I saw this plane once in person, no picture will ever do it justice. That something that size can fly at all without being a dirigible is absolutely amazing.
Saw it both in flight and on the ground in Toulouse and it was oddly majestic.
That's the right term.
The A380 on final has that quality too.
Re: Airbus Beluga
#13Does anyone know what kind of payloads this plane is used for? Something relatively light but requiring a large volume? As there are only 5 of those built, there doesn’t seem to be a big demand for these, and the payload capacity is the same as the standard body version.
The payload capacity is more based on volume/dimensions and not strictly weight.
Re: Airbus Beluga
#14Does anyone know what kind of payloads this plane is used for? Something relatively light but requiring a large volume? As there are only 5 of those built, there doesn’t seem to be a big demand for these, and the payload capacity is the same as the standard body version.
There are also now 6 Beluga XLs with approx 30% larger cargo hold than original Beluga.
I'm curious if Airbus ever lease them out to others for transporting big things other than wings.
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#15Careful not to get it caught in the mail slot.
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#16Greetings weary web traveler. Before you leave this comments section you must behold the majesty of the ‘Beluga Livery’ displayed on the Beluga XL:
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Beluga_XL%22_A3...
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#17The Wikipedia article has a likely error. Airbus constructed SuperGuppies under license. The final operating aircraft is one made by Airbus.
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#18It's amazing how small other planes look like when being loaded inside:
https://simpleflying.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1280px-F...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Airbus_b...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/F-GSTD_B...
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#20Does anyone know what kind of payloads this plane is used for? Something relatively light but requiring a large volume? As there are only 5 of those built, there doesn’t seem to be a big demand for these, and the payload capacity is the same as the standard body version.
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