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Airbus Beluga XL

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Airbus Beluga XL

The whale-shaped cargo plane that carries aircraft parts/Aircraft

The Airbus BelugaXL is a super-transporter aircraft used to ferry large aircraft components between Airbus factories. Based on the A330 airframe, its distinctive bulging upper fuselage gives it the appearance of a beluga whale, complete with painted eyes and smile. It can carry a pair of A350 wings in a single flight.

Measurements

Fuselage length63.1 m
210 quadrillionthsOort Cloud edges
1.8 hundredthsMonaco lengths
115 millionGreen light wavelengths
Wingspan60.3 m
402 millionthsBig Island lengths
5.7 tenthsSoccer pitches
Height18.9 m
4.72High jump bar lengths
42Shoulder widths
3.86Garage doors
Cargo hold diameter8.8 m
586,667White blood cells
40 billionSilicon atoms
44Cucumber lengths
Maximum payload51,000 kg
8.5 millionthsGreat Pyramids of Giza
35.2Helicopters
6.38Yachts
Maximum takeoff mass227,000 kg
1.3 millionNavel oranges
504Moose
227,000Pineapples
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