Airbus Family Day'10 - Toulouse , France

SafeDrive · 29th September 2010, 13:46

The looks like a hunch backed A380

. Boy that is humongous.

hellstar · 29th September 2010, 13:54

Well , here is some more info on the beluga .. more trivia

The A300-600 Super Transporter, known as the Beluga, carries sections from Airbus sites across Europe to the final assembly lines in Toulouse and Hamburg.

It is based on the reliable A300-600R and can carry up to 1,400 cubic metres of freight over 4,630 kilometres / 2,500 nautical miles thanks to a cargo hold with greater volume than any other air freighter in the world.

The Beluga’s ability to transport both large and sensitive cargo mean that it is in high demand for specialist commercial and humanitarian missions.

Airbus Transport International,a subsidiary formed in 1996, leases the fleet of five Belugas when they are not in use in the production cycle.

The aircraft has transported cargo ranging from helicopters to famous works of art, and even set the world record for carrying the single biggest piece of cargo, a 6.5 x 17.6 metre steel tank weighing 39 tonnes.

Well each of the two GE CF6 engines provide about 72,000 lb. thrust compare this to the 95,000 lb Thurst of the A380 Engines the TRENT 900 from Rolls Royce .

f1fan · 29th September 2010, 15:55

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Originally Posted by SPIKE ARRESTOR

The beluga is a smaller aircraft compared to the A380, IIRC while developing A380, Airbus tried to transport the fuselage and other components through Beluga but could not do so. The sheer size of A380 never made this possible. Finally, the parts were shipped through waterway.

Spike

+1 to that. IIRC, I had seen a program on Nat Geo on the making of A380 in which they had shown the Beluga too and also mentioned about not being able to send A380 parts from it.
In the program, it was shown that these parts were then sent thru road and also that some of them got stuck passing thru the rural roads and how they were finally transported from there to the assembly line.

ariesonu · 29th September 2010, 16:12

@hellstar: WOW pics. As much as I visit TBHP, I visit www.airliners.net. A site totally dedicated to airliners & their pics.
I STRONGLY suggest that you put your A380 pics on this site.

Raab Rakha.

neo45007 · 29th September 2010, 16:20

Guys,

I didn't know that Team Bhpeans would be interested in Aircraft photos.
This year when I was at world's biggest Airshow 'Farnborough Airshow' - I have clicked some nice pictures.

If you guys & mods dont mind, I will post it soon.

Cheers !

WheelNut · 30th September 2010, 19:01

That Beluga looks like it had a 380 for lunch. How does it compare to the AN225?

jkrishnakj · 30th September 2010, 21:31

With no intentions to hijack the thread, i just thought of posting a few more pictures of the A380.
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I remember having got these through some mail forwards. Very captivating.

polopm · 1st October 2010, 12:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariesonu

@hellstar: WOW pics. As much as I visit TBHP, I visit www.airliners.net. A site totally dedicated to airliners & their pics.
I STRONGLY suggest that you put your A380 pics on this site.

Raab Rakha.

I remember reading from a website last year or so, the pilots had complained that they could not get enough sleep in the A380 during long haul flights.
Reason ?? - The special cabin for the pilots to retire and catch a nap was very noisy - not due to engine noise but from noise from crying babies/passengers !!!! The noise from the Trent is very low compared to a 747. In the 747 the passenger noise used to be muffled by the loud engine noise from the GEAE, EA engines

Airlines were considering to sound insulate the cabins.
Airliners.net is a fantastic website if you are a avaiation fan. Iam one !!
Cheers!

polopm · 1st October 2010, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariesonu

@hellstar: WOW pics. As much as I visit TBHP, I visit www.airliners.net. A site totally dedicated to airliners & their pics.
I STRONGLY suggest that you put your A380 pics on this site.

Raab Rakha.

I remember reading from a website last year or so, the pilots had complained that they could not get enough sleep in the A380 during long haul flights.
Reason ?? - The special cabin for the pilots to retire and catch a nap was very noisy - not due to engine noise but from noise from crying babies/passengers !!!! The noise from the Trent is very low compared to a 747. In the 747 the passenger noise used to be muffled by the loud engine noise from the GEAE, EA engines

Airlines were considering to sound insulate the cabins.
Airliners.net is a fantastic website if you are a aviation fan. I am one !!
Cheers!

pete mitchell · 1st October 2010, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar.runs

Wow! All those magnificent machines up-close, really exciting. Waiting for more pictures and updates. Which is the aircraft in the second picture?

Anoop, Are your working for Airbus now?

Aircraft in the second pic is a SAAB JA-35 DRAKEN.

hellstar · 1st October 2010, 18:03

A closer perspective of the A380 cockpit.

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My Favorite A380 picture !

Airbus Family Day'10 - Toulouse , France-a380_on_ground.jpg

9thsphinx · 2nd October 2010, 12:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellstar

Well , here is some more info on the beluga .. more trivia

The A300-600 Super Transporter, known as the Beluga, carries sections from Airbus sites across Europe to the final assembly lines in Toulouse and Hamburg.

It is based on the reliable A300-600R and can carry up to 1,400 cubic metres of freight over 4,630 kilometres / 2,500 nautical miles thanks to a cargo hold with greater volume than any other air freighter in the world.

The Beluga’s ability to transport both large and sensitive cargo mean that it is in high demand for specialist commercial and humanitarian missions.

Airbus Transport International,a subsidiary formed in 1996, leases the fleet of five Belugas when they are not in use in the production cycle.

The aircraft has transported cargo ranging from helicopters to famous works of art, and even set the world record for carrying the single biggest piece of cargo, a 6.5 x 17.6 metre steel tank weighing 39 tonnes.

Well each of the two GE CF6 engines provide about 72,000 lb. thrust compare this to the 95,000 lb Thurst of the A380 Engines the TRENT 900 from Rolls Royce .

I don't know why, but i find the Beluga more interesting in design than the original A380. It really looks like the Beluga whale. 'Hideously cute' I must say

PAVAN KADAM · 2nd October 2010, 13:41

Our member AirBusDriver flies the A340(Kingfisher) to France regularly, and is being trained for flying the A380's.

Lets see, if we can get some more info about this Mammoth.

SafeDrive · 7th October 2010, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo45007

Guys,

I didn't know that Team Bhpeans would be interested in Aircraft photos.
This year when I was at world's biggest Airshow 'Farnborough Airshow' - I have clicked some nice pictures.

If you guys & mods dont mind, I will post it soon.

Cheers !

Hey we have no problems. Bring it on, just put it at the right place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellstar

My Favorite A380 picture !

Yes, that is a fantastic picture.

29th September 2010, 13:46	#31
SafeDrive BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 425 Thanked: 86 Times	The looks like a hunch backed A380 . Boy that is humongous.
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hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	Well , here is some more info on the beluga .. more trivia The A300-600 Super Transporter, known as the Beluga, carries sections from Airbus sites across Europe to the final assembly lines in Toulouse and Hamburg. It is based on the reliable A300-600R and can carry up to 1,400 cubic metres of freight over 4,630 kilometres / 2,500 nautical miles thanks to a cargo hold with greater volume than any other air freighter in the world. The Beluga’s ability to transport both large and sensitive cargo mean that it is in high demand for specialist commercial and humanitarian missions. Airbus Transport International,a subsidiary formed in 1996, leases the fleet of five Belugas when they are not in use in the production cycle. The aircraft has transported cargo ranging from helicopters to famous works of art, and even set the world record for carrying the single biggest piece of cargo, a 6.5 x 17.6 metre steel tank weighing 39 tonnes. Well each of the two GE CF6 engines provide about 72,000 lb. thrust compare this to the 95,000 lb Thurst of the A380 Engines the TRENT 900 from Rolls Royce .
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ariesonu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,343 Thanked: 2,417 Times View My Garage	@hellstar: WOW pics. As much as I visit TBHP, I visit www.airliners.net. A site totally dedicated to airliners & their pics. I STRONGLY suggest that you put your A380 pics on this site. Raab Rakha.
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neo45007 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 226 Thanked: 33 Times	Guys, I didn't know that Team Bhpeans would be interested in Aircraft photos. This year when I was at world's biggest Airshow 'Farnborough Airshow' - I have clicked some nice pictures. If you guys & mods dont mind, I will post it soon. Cheers !
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WheelNut Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 18 Times	That Beluga looks like it had a 380 for lunch. How does it compare to the AN225?
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jkrishnakj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,667 Thanked: 4,139 Times	More A 380 Pics With no intentions to hijack the thread, i just thought of posting a few more pictures of the A380. I remember having got these through some mail forwards. Very captivating. Last edited by jkrishnakj : 30th September 2010 at 21:37.
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hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	A closer perspective of the A380 cockpit. My Favorite A380 picture !
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PAVAN KADAM BANNED Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NAMMA BENGALURU Posts: 5,602 Thanked: 2,549 Times	Our member AirBusDriver flies the A340(Kingfisher) to France regularly, and is being trained for flying the A380's. Lets see, if we can get some more info about this Mammoth.
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