Airbus beluga

sama91 · Post by **sama91** » 04 Dec 2005, 05:29

was the airbus beluga(known as a300-600) specialy built for transporting airbus a380 parts?

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 04 Dec 2005, 10:40

NO the Beluga was build way before the A380 was on the drawing board. The Beluga was designed to transport parts of the different airbus planes between the factories inside europe. It eventransports fuselage parts of the smaller airbus planes.

Chris

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 04 Dec 2005, 10:41

Not at all. He is build for transport for any kind of parts for Airbus aircrafts. About the A380, the largest parts are transported by ship.

We had the luck at BRU to see that bird from time to time. Mostly for "little" parts but one time he came to BRU with heavy payload for the A340 of Sabena who had an accident, crash, by landing at our airport.

The oldest aircraft of the A300-600ST is from 1994, every year - till 1997- there was a new aircraft in their fleet of ST. The youngest is from 2001.

Post by **luchtzak** » 04 Dec 2005, 11:30

The Beluga was also in Brussels for a Thomas Cook A320 last year: http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/thumbnails.php?album=98

BelgianBoy · Post by **BelgianBoy** » 04 Dec 2005, 12:51

What happened to the stabilisator of the A320?

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 04 Dec 2005, 13:13

It seems that the a320 not only lost it's stabilizor, but also it's engines

Post by **Bottie** » 04 Dec 2005, 13:19

BelgianBoy wrote:What happened to the stabilisator of the A320?

This happened:

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... ?pos=-1600

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 10 Dec 2005, 16:47

looks

very expensive

Who paid for the repairs & downtime to the Thomas Cook?

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 10 Dec 2005, 17:08

I saw it in february in BRU; I think it was friday 25/02/2005

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/thumbnails.php?album=503

Koen

Post by **Bottie** » 10 Dec 2005, 17:12

indeed, 25/02/2005

more pics (by Rago):

burner737 · Post by **burner737** » 11 Dec 2005, 23:13

In february the Beluga was in for an A321 from Lufthansa

burner737 · Post by **burner737** » 11 Dec 2005, 23:15

I'm very sorry the date when i saw her was on April the 13th ... and that was for the A321 from Lufthansa ... here's the link http://www.airliners.net/open.file/821506/L

regards Tim

regi · Post by **regi** » 11 Dec 2005, 23:36

Thank you to remind us about the picture of the inner galley.
Nice one, you lucky b.

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 12 Dec 2005, 18:29

SABCA is about to hand over the first parts for the A380 to Airbus. Will we see the Beluga back one of the next days or will it be transported with another plane?

Simon

burner737 · Post by **burner737** » 12 Dec 2005, 18:46

Would be cool it's always nice to see those Beluga's :d

regards Tim

[Avro corrected spelling: Please use correct English. It's cool and not Kool !! ]

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 12 Dec 2005, 21:33

SN_Bigbirdy wrote:SABCA is about to hand over the first parts for the A380 to Airbus. Will we see the Beluga back one of the next days or will it be transported with another plane?

Simon

So uh what exactly are those parts, the A380 seems to be flying just fine without them?

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 12 Dec 2005, 21:55

I never said that there's something wrong with the current A380.
I only heard on the news that SABCA has closed a deal with Airbus for more then 500miljard euros for constructing parts for the plane. They have built a new productionhall en Prince Filip has inaugurated that hall today. At the end of the broadcast said the reporter that SABCA will hand over the first 8 pieces for the new planes one of the coming days....

I only wanted to know if somebody knew/knows if the Beluga is coming to recover them, and if so : when....

Simon

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 12 Dec 2005, 22:07

[Avro corrected spelling: Please use correct English. It's cool and not Kool !! ][/color]

"Kool" is yummy

regi · Post by **regi** » 12 Dec 2005, 22:11

But it was Kool & The Gang
Who dares to go tell him he has to change his name in Cool?

burner737 · Post by **burner737** » 12 Dec 2005, 22:36

burner737 wrote:Would be cool it's always nice to see those Beluga's :d

[Avro corrected spelling: Please use correct English. It's cool and not Kool !! ]

I think you mean the opposite from what I wrote ...
everybody seems to make mistakes these days

Thanks anyway...

Regards Tim