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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Airbus Beluga - Super Transporter


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.

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[2]
Weight empty=86.0 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.)
Cargo capacity=47 t.
Cargo volume=1 ,365 m³ (48,204 Ft³)
Cockpit Crew=Two[3]

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