Aviation Ugly or what ?

[tower]

Airbus

Beluga diverted in yesterday from Bordeaux, couldn't get into Hawarden, just left for Hawarden

 

[Antm72]

Can see why its name Beluga looks exactly like the whale .Big old bus that one ...

 

[Shelly]

Looks like a sad Dolphin to me

 

[t-tony]

Amazing how they "open" to load them up. Looks like they've had their head ripped off!

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

 

[Low Rider]

I've been inside one of these and the space is massive considering its a plane

 

[t-tony]

I've been inside one of these and the space is massive considering its a plane

So it's huge and ugly then Steve.

Tony.

 

[Aceman]

Used for transporting the wings of the A380 to the assembly factory I do believe.

 

[Low Rider]

So it's huge and ugly then Steve.

Tony.

Huge it sure is Tony

 

[mwpe]

This is Boeing's answer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter#/media/File:Boeing_747-400LCF_Dreamlifter.jpg

 

[oldcarman]

Amazing they can get them into the air! JIM

 

[tower]

We used to get them through routing from Bari, Italy to Seattle, they smoke bad for a "modern" jet

 

[t-tony]

We used to get them through routing from Bari, Italy to Seattle, they smoke bad for a "modern" jet

They must burn a hell of a lot of fuel to get up into the sky though.

Tony.

 

[Redline]

I heard that they're difficult to fly. That huge body creates all kinds of lift issues. Maybe it's a bit like the whale from Hitchikers....

 

[t-tony]

I have to say that when taking off from Orlando back to the UK, you can tell the difference in power required to get you off the ground compared to taking off from Manchester US bound, what with all those heavy cases .......................... Shirl !!

Tony.

 

[oldcarman]

Is Shirl buying you all you parts in NA now @ t-tony? I seem to recall quite a pile of them in a post not so long ago! JIM