Airbus Beluga
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Airbus Beluga

Beluga in the Airbus livery
Aircraft Type
NameA300-600ST Beluga
RoleOutsize cargo freight aircraft
ManufacturerEADS (Airbus S.A.S.)
First flight13 September 1994
IntroducedSeptember 1995
StatusIn service
Primary userAirbus Transport International
Number built5
Unit costN/A
Developed fromAirbus A300-600

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The Airbus A300-600ST ('Super Transporter) or Beluga is a version of the standard A300-600 wide-body airliner modified to carry aircraft parts and over-sized or awkward cargo. It was officially called the Super Transporter at first, but the name Beluga became popular and has now been officially adopted.

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Airbus CEO Joins Parachutists In Jump From A400M - AvStop Aviation News Tweet this news
AvStop Aviation News--Airbus plans to manufacture thirty aircraft per year. The major assemblies arrive by -Airbus Beluga- transporters. The four Europrop TP400-D6 flight test ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:07:31 GMT+00:00
Oil fire suspected in A380 failure - NWAOnline (subscription) Tweet this news
NWAOnline (subscription)--By ROHAN SULLIVAN AND KRISTEN GELINEAU AP -Airbus- A320 nose sections are loaded Tuesday into a -Beluga- super transporter jet at an -Airbus- plant in ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:22:02 GMT+00:00
Comienza el ensamblaje final del quinto Airbus Military A400M - Diario de Sevilla Tweet this news
Diario de Sevilla--En una nota, Airbus Military ha matizado que las alas del aparato, denominada 'MSN6', ha llegado a la línea de montaje final en un -Airbus Beluga- el día 28 ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:31:37 GMT+00:00
Slik bygges Airbus A380 - Nettavisen Tweet this news
Nettavisen--Her blir større skrogseksjoner fraktet raskt og effektivt med egne spesialkonstruerte -Beluga- transportfly. Selv i deler er A380 for stor til å få plass inne ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:14:20 GMT+00:00
"Siêu máy bay" Airbus A380 có an toàn? - Hà Nội Mới Tweet this news
Hà Nội Mới---...- các bộ phận của A380 được vận chuyển đến lắp ráp tại xưởng của -Airbus- tại Toulouse bằng tàu thủy, mặc dù một số phần được chuyển bằng A300-600ST -Beluga-, ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:34:16 GMT+00:00
La primera sección para el quinto A400M llega a Sevilla y comienza su ... - 20 minutos Tweet this news
20 minutos--En una nota, Airbus Military ha matizado que las alas del aparato, denominada 'MSN6', ha llegado a la línea de montaje final en un -Airbus Beluga- el día 28 ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:02:14 GMT+00:00
Verteidigung kompakt - AeroBrief Tweet this news
AeroBrief--Oktober an Bord eines -Airbus Beluga- an. Das vertikale Leitwerk, das in Stade gefertigt wurde, folgt Anfang November. Der Rumpf und die Nase werden über den ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:46:58 GMT+00:00
La primera sección para el quinto A400M llega a Sevilla y comienza su ... - Europa Press Tweet this news
Europa Press--En una nota, Airbus Military ha matizado que las alas del aparato, denominada 'MSN6', ha llegado a la línea de montaje final en un -Airbus Beluga- el día 28 ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:01:49 GMT+00:00
Airbus Visite lance la visite panoramique - Touléco : Actu eco Toulouse Tweet this news
Touléco : Actu eco Toulouse---...- le centre de formation des pilotes et la société -Airbus- Transport International avec notamment ses fameux -Beluga-, avions géants utilisés pour le ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:13:44 GMT+00:00
LE JOURNAL DE SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE : Intelligence artificielleSarr... - La Tribune.fr Tweet this news
La Tribune.fr--Baptisé Cobomanip, le projet réunit les savoir-faire du CEA, de partenaires industriels (-Airbus- et Areva ) et de Sarrazin Technologies pour un coût de 2 ... - Date : Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:48:57 GMT+00:00

Measurement A300-600ST
Length 56.15 m (184 ft. 3 in)
Span 44.84 m (147 ft. 2 in)
Height 17.24 m (56 ft. 7 in)
Wing area 122.40 m2 (1,317 ft2)
Fuselage diameter 3.95 m (13 ft)
7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)in cargo compartment
Weight empty 86 t
Maximum take-off weight 155 t
Range (40 ton payload) 2,779 km (1500 nm)
Range (26 ton payload) 4,632 km (2500 nm)
Engines GE CF6-80C2A8
Cargo capacity 47 t
Cargo volume 1,210 m³
Cockpit Crew Two

Airbus aircraft

CivilA300 * A300 Beluga * A310 * A320 family (A318, A319, A320, A321) * A330 * A340 * A380
MilitaryA310 MRTT * A330 MRTT * A400M
In development/ proposedA350 * NSR * KC-45
Other supported typesSud Aviation Caravelle * Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde * BAC One-Eleven



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