The AIRBUS A300-600ST is the SUPER TRANSPORTER of the world

The AIRBUS A300-600ST is the SUPER TRANSPORTER of the world having the capacity to carry the oversized cargo. Its official name is “AIRBUS BELUGA”. Construction began in September 1992, and the first flight took place in September 1994. After 335 hours of test flying, restricted certification was awarded in October 1995, and the A300-600ST "Beluga" entered service.
Their primary task is to carry Airbus components ready for final assembly across Europe between Toulouse, Hamburg and nine other sites, and they do so 60 times per week. Around 2012 the fleet spends about 5,000 flight hours per year, and Airbus expects to fly twice that number by 2017
• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 1,410 m3 (50,000 cu ft)
• Payload: 47 t (103,616 lb)
• Length: 56.15 m (184 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 44.84 m (147 ft 1 in)
• Height: 17.24 m (56 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 258.80 m2 (2,786 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 86 t (189,595 lb)
• Max. Takeoff weight: 155 t (341,713 lb)
• Power plant: 2 × General Electric CF6-80C2A8 turbofan, 232 - 276 kN (52,200-61,960 lb) each
• Fuselage diameter: 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) in cargo compartment

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