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Airbus' Beluga: Giant of the skies set to get even larger
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:34 am
I would worry about the hood popping up in mid-flight. Any Mobile, AL peeps ever see these?? LINK
"Five of these enormous planes make more than 60 flights each week, carrying parts for all of Airbus' planes from manufacturing sites -- wings in the UK, tails in Spain, for example -- to the final assembly facilities in either Toulouse, Hamburg or Tianjin." [Mobile??]
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"Five of these enormous planes make more than 60 flights each week, carrying parts for all of Airbus' planes from manufacturing sites -- wings in the UK, tails in Spain, for example -- to the final assembly facilities in either Toulouse, Hamburg or Tianjin." [Mobile??]
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This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:09 pm
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Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:34 am to tigerpawl
Reminds me of my ex.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:36 am to tigerpawl
They should make fat passengers fly on that beast. Imagine some real hefties waddling into that cargo opening. 
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:37 am to tigerpawl
inb4 Kate Upton reference
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:42 am to tigerpawl
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Any Mobile, AL peeps ever see these??
They aren't building planes here yet.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:48 am to Alatgr
quote:I drove up to the hangars in APR2014. Looked like they were getting close. The hangars reminded me of Reliant Stadium in Houston.
They aren't building planes here yet.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:57 am to tigerpawl
I flew on an Air France A320 yesterday. They seem to be popular short range jets out here.
I guess Airbus is trying to see some of those 737 sales in the US. Maybe building them in Alabama will help.
I guess Airbus is trying to see some of those 737 sales in the US. Maybe building them in Alabama will help.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:04 pm to tigerpawl
I'll refrain from flying on a plane named after a whale.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:09 pm to dewster
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I flew on an Air France A320 yesterday. They seem to be popular short range jets out here.
I guess Airbus is trying to see some of those 737 sales in the US. Maybe building them in Alabama will help.
Isn't delta in the process of converting over to all airbus from boeing planes?
Posted on 1/19/15 at 1:01 pm to tigerpawl
I love that plane. It looks like something you'd draw as a little kid, except that it actually works. I mean, that thing just looks totally impossible.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 1:07 pm to tigerpawl
That thing should not be able to fly.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 2:55 pm to Chad504boy
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Looks like a porpoise
Actually a Beluga Whale... Hence the name...
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 1/19/15 at 6:57 pm to 90percentdone
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Isn't delta in the process of converting over to all airbus from boeing planes?
Not that I'm aware of. You'll probably see the 717s and MD-80s they use in places like Baton Rouge and New Orleans eventually replaced with the A310 or A320 at some point though.
The 777 is pretty popular with Delta's trans-Atlantic routes. It's going to be like that for a long time even as the A380 and 747 jumbos dwindle in popularity. Most of the Delta planes I've been on were Boeing products for the longer routes, and some kind of CRJ or MD contraption for the connections.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:02 pm to tigerpawl
Still cooler
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:30 pm to tigerpawl
Airbus makes a horrible plane from what many pilots have told me.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:35 pm to dewster
Not looking forward to the day the last MD80s/717s are retired. Those are beautiful planes.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:55 pm to tigerpawl
I saw one of those about 1.5 years ago flying south between Lake Chuck and the Texas border. At the time, I thought it was something from NASA.
Cool to know.
Cool to know.
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