Airbus Beluga
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The Airbus Beluga is a large, whale-shaped cargo aircraft designed for transporting oversized aerospace components and other outsize freight.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cargo aircraft
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transport aircraft → wide-body aircraft → |
| aircraftCategory |
specialized transport
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| aircraftConfiguration |
twin-engine jet
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| aircraftFamily |
Airbus A300-600ST
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| basedOn |
Airbus A300
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| cargoDoorLocation |
forward upper fuselage
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| cargoHoldVolume |
1400 m3
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| cargoLoadingMethod |
nose-mounted cargo door
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| cockpitLocation |
lowered cockpit
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| countryOfOrigin |
European Union
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France → |
| crew |
3
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| cruiseSpeed |
Mach 0.7
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| designFeature |
enlarged upper fuselage
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pressurized cargo hold → reinforced structure for heavy loads → |
| engineModel |
General Electric CF6
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| engineType |
turbofan
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| firstFlight |
1994-09-13
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| fuselageShape |
bulbous
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whale-shaped → |
| height |
17.25 m
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| ICAOTypeDesignator |
A3ST
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| introduced |
1995
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| landingGear |
tricycle landing gear
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| length |
56.16 m
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| manufacturer |
Airbus
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| maximumPayload |
47000 kg
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| maximumTakeoffWeight |
155000 kg
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| namedAfter |
beluga whale
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| nickname |
Beluga
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| numberBuilt |
5
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| operator |
Airbus
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| primaryMission |
transport Airbus aircraft sections
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transport wings and fuselage sections → |
| primaryUser |
Airbus Transport International
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| rangeWithMaxPayload |
1660 nautical miles
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| reasonForLoweredCockpit |
to allow unobstructed cargo loading
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| role |
aerospace component transport
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outsize cargo transport → |
| status |
in service
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| successor |
Airbus BelugaXL
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| tailConfiguration |
T-tail
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| typicalCruiseAltitude |
35000 ft
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| wingOrigin |
Airbus A300-600 wing
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| wingspan |
44.84 m
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