Airbus Beluga TAKEOFF

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The strange and very weird looking Airbus A300-600ST is seen taking off from the wing factory at Broughton for it's flight to Finkenwerder in Hamburg, Germany/Toulouse France.

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The Airbus site at Broughton is responsible for the construction of the wings for the very popular, small, narrowbody A320 series of aircraft which includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321 as well as the larger widebody A330 and A340.

The problem is that the assembly buildings for these aircraft are either in Finkenwerder in Hamburg, Germany (the A320 Series) or in Toulouse, France (A330/A340 Series).

This is where the amazing Airbus A300-600ST Beluga aircraft comes in. This surprisingly moderate sized plane is used to transport the finished wings to those assembly buildings.

Carrying up to three pairs of wings these aircraft continually fly back and fourth between Airbus plants getting parts delivered for the final assembley.

The Broughton factory is also used to build the massive wings of the A380. This work is carried out in the new state of the art Airbus factory on the other side of the Runway. However, the Beluga due to it's size cannot carry these wings. Instead they are shipped by sea via the River Dee located close by.

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Airbus Beluga TAKEOFF

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  • these are really ...

    these are really good videos thanks for uploading

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  • A truly weird ...

    A truly weird monster!! Seriously an excellent video.

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  • That is massive. If ...

    That is massive. If ever a plane needed to go on a diet!

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  • Thank you. I ...

    Thank you.

    I guess the Beluga is like Marmite - you either love it or you hate it! It was built to do a job and in the case of the Beluga, function and purpose where key to its overall design.

    I must admit that I was none too keen when I first saw it in pictures/videos but when you see her up close she is quite a nice, quirky little plane.

    Thanks for the comment.

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  • I wonder what went ...

    I wonder what went through the minds of the people who designed the beluge =/

    Nice video though! 5* :)

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  • If you do a Google ...

    If you do a Google search for New Airbus A320 Winglets and then click the Images link in the top right hand corner, the second image is an A320 wearing the newly designed winglets. They are very similar to the ones Boeing use on there Boeing 737-700/800/900 series but look curvier and pointier. Hope this helps.

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  • Very Nice footage 5 ...

    Very Nice footage 5 stars and does any one know wht the new winglets are goin to be lyk?

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  • They didn't when ...

    They didn't when this was filmed, it was carrying wings for the A320/A330/A340 series Aircraft, but it can carry fuselage sections up to the size of the A330/A340. It's a weird and wonderful little plane.

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  • what do they have ...

    what do they have in there? another airplane?!

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  • Dont get me wrong, ...

    Dont get me wrong, it does its job well. But the big tumour on it forehead puts me off.

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  • Not quite the word ...

    Not quite the word I would have used to describe this plane but hey!

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  • disgusting

    disgusting

    By emachines34 [Affiliate User] 1228532411 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • somehow i think the ...

    somehow i think the wings were made to be that samll to keep space for other aircrafts.

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  • I got to do work ...

    I got to do work experience in the air traffic control tower here and watch these take off all day! They're weird things, they're fascinating.

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  • what a funny little ...

    what a funny little plane this is one of my favourites

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