The 6th And Final Airbus Beluga XL Rolls Out With A Special Livery

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июл 2023
  • Airbus has rolled out what it says will be the sixth and final Beluga XL freighter at its plant in Toulouse, France. Based on the A330-200 and featuring a special livery design, the aircraft joins five similar planes helping the manufacturer to keep up with production schedules at its plants worldwide.
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  • @janikdk84
    @janikdk84 10 месяцев назад +36

    The wink is so lovely :)

  • @wallabybob3020
    @wallabybob3020 10 месяцев назад +126

    They fly over my house in south west France all the time. They never fail to impress.

    • @ForeverNeverwhere1
      @ForeverNeverwhere1 10 месяцев назад +4

      I was about to write the same sentence. .

    • @cornovii3012
      @cornovii3012 10 месяцев назад

      Im not far from where they land in the UK, see them all the time :)

    • @wallabybob3020
      @wallabybob3020 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@cornovii3012 Chester? My home town.👍🏻

    • @cornovii3012
      @cornovii3012 10 месяцев назад

      @@wallabybob3020 I'm just outside of Chester, see a couple a week sometimes if you're looking :)

    • @chulopapi812
      @chulopapi812 10 месяцев назад +1

      Imagine being French 😅😂

  • @jetstarcnr6854
    @jetstarcnr6854 10 месяцев назад +293

    Kinda hard to believe that an A330 can be turned into such a humongous aircraft

    • @spenofzeros
      @spenofzeros 10 месяцев назад +27

      to be fair the a330 was pretty big to begin with

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@spenofzeros Not really, A330-200 isn't that big to begin with. They are a stretched variant of A300 after all.
      BUT, Airbus did create A340-600 from stretching A300-600. So it makes sense that they are able to make Beluga.

    • @mohammadnoman370
      @mohammadnoman370 10 месяцев назад +5

      Does anyone see the beluga/ XL ugly?

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 10 месяцев назад +25

      @@mohammadnoman370 Well it does look like a whale. Although it looks better than the tumor growing out of the 747.

    • @aviationlba747
      @aviationlba747 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@nntflow7058In what world is an A330 not a big aircraft?

  • @grriceman782
    @grriceman782 10 месяцев назад +47

    Way to go Airbus…keep up the good work ✈

  • @125brat
    @125brat 10 месяцев назад +21

    I've seen these a couple of times flying over Liverpool and they are a spectacular sight. Well done Airbus for making another very special and iconic aircraft 😁

  • @RayDynus
    @RayDynus 10 месяцев назад +8

    The only time I saw one was in LAX I learned later that it was making a refuel stop en-route to Toulouse. It was a magnificent sight.

  • @TomGD
    @TomGD 10 месяцев назад +11

    Loving the wink :)

  • @eduardgenardandalis1437
    @eduardgenardandalis1437 10 месяцев назад +51

    It’s really cute. This “cargo whale’s” livery for me might be comes to life (with its “mouth & eyes” move). Also, much better than the “tumor-shaped” Dreamlifter (or I called it the “Tumorlifter”), even both are useful for carrying parts of the plane or an ovesized cargo.

    • @usitadominic207
      @usitadominic207 8 месяцев назад +5

      The tumorlifter is the perfect name for the plane transporting 747 ( boeing could've done better!

  • @hassocks1206
    @hassocks1206 10 месяцев назад +90

    A formation shot of all the Beluga’s would be spectacular 😮 Anyone got the phone number of Airbus Test Flight Pilots Dept? 🤣

    • @gianlu_a350
      @gianlu_a350 10 месяцев назад +16

      I really hope that Airbus would do that! Maybe when the old Belugas will retire from transporting aircraft parts... imagine 11 Belugas flying all together 😍

    • @november2076
      @november2076 10 месяцев назад +8

      An elephant walk of Airbus Beluga’s & the XL would be insane

    • @PrograError
      @PrograError 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@november2076 that would be a hell of a logistic planning (I imagine they'd want it to continue transporting to and from... with rare downtime...)

  • @anthonydefuria9224
    @anthonydefuria9224 10 месяцев назад +2

    One of the goofiest looking planes in aviation history.

  • @rotteneffekt4416
    @rotteneffekt4416 10 месяцев назад +2

    The cutest beast ever.

  • @user-fn3cm9el3c
    @user-fn3cm9el3c 2 месяца назад

    I work at airbus, providing wing parts. I absolutely love my job, and take my hat of to the guys what build our lovely wings. Keep it up you lovely folks. Love you. Xxx

  • @rinotilde2699
    @rinotilde2699 10 месяцев назад +2

    I like the winking left eye

  • @MrIwan18
    @MrIwan18 10 месяцев назад +2

    A beast of a plane, see them flyover regularly!

  • @ViktorFromDK
    @ViktorFromDK 10 месяцев назад +25

    Gotta say it looks better than the Boeing 747-400LCF (The Dreamlifter) by a sizeable margin.

  • @doodskie999
    @doodskie999 10 месяцев назад +7

    This is the cutest ugly aircraft I have ever seen. That paint really adds that character

  • @SebastianWittich
    @SebastianWittich 7 месяцев назад

    Good to hear that they will keep flying

  • @WEAREDERBY1884
    @WEAREDERBY1884 10 месяцев назад +2

    The engines are made across the road from my home the things are huge. This thing is massive but with 51 tonnes of cargo it boggles my mind how it can still fly. Those engines are super

  • @silentblackhole
    @silentblackhole 10 месяцев назад

    That's amazing! Love the fun livery :)

  • @jogul21
    @jogul21 10 месяцев назад +1

    nice for airbus beluga xl mr

  • @lostinmuzak
    @lostinmuzak 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love it!!

  • @dixiefallas7799
    @dixiefallas7799 10 месяцев назад

    That is one beautiful plane!🇬🇧

  • @PixelmechanicYYZ
    @PixelmechanicYYZ 10 месяцев назад +5

    The smile reminds me of the Amazon logo..

    • @raxxmoriti
      @raxxmoriti 10 месяцев назад

      hehe nice one

    • @GarrettWorcester
      @GarrettWorcester 10 месяцев назад

      When I saw the title and the thumbnail, I thought, "Oh, no-no-no. They have Prime Air (or do they?)!"
      After my anger subsided, the rational side of my brain realized that Amazon has no use for a plane that size (or do they?).

  • @80s-Retro-Alien
    @80s-Retro-Alien 2 месяца назад

    My favorite plane! ✈️💙🥰

  • @ahmedmohd3311
    @ahmedmohd3311 10 месяцев назад +2

    Whoever draw the eyes to this giant bird deserves a pay rise 😅

  • @ravibongirwar5490
    @ravibongirwar5490 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fantastic news dude!

  • @ronaldcuieii8639
    @ronaldcuieii8639 10 месяцев назад +26

    Brilliant. Nothing short of brilliant. They are on the A330-200 platform with the Rolls-Royce engines. Did Airbus have the thrust increased for more power? It'll be nice if the ones on the 800neo were used. Let me know.

    • @ormuzoryon
      @ormuzoryon 10 месяцев назад +9

      No, they are the same Trent 700. The A330neo uses the Trent 7000, which in turn is a derivative of the Trent 1000 designed for the 787

    • @ibxgameryt9449
      @ibxgameryt9449 10 месяцев назад

      The Question is Why didn't Airbus Use the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000
      For better fuel efficiency??

    • @jackroutledge352
      @jackroutledge352 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​​@@ibxgameryt9449wo reasons:
      1. Basing the aircraft on the A330 rather than the neo allows them to build these aircraft without interrupting the neo line. The A330-200 obviously isn't equipped for the Trent 7000 engines.
      2. These don't have a high enough operational tempo for the increased capital cost of the Trent 7000 to offset the reduced fuel cost

    • @ibxgameryt9449
      @ibxgameryt9449 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@jackroutledge352 well basing it on the A330-200 is A Good Idea,
      And the Trent 700 is the main option for the Beluga XL.
      But why they didn't use the GE-CF6-6 engine??

    • @rogeremberson6464
      @rogeremberson6464 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@ibxgameryt9449 Maybe it's because Rolls Royce has produced a better, and more fuel efficient engine than the competitors.

  • @jamilmuhammad8514
    @jamilmuhammad8514 10 месяцев назад

    The shape, size and carry wow.

  • @DPoner
    @DPoner 10 месяцев назад +1

    She’s beautiful 😊

  • @chrishan9138
    @chrishan9138 10 месяцев назад

    Such an awesome plane

  • @ejoldman
    @ejoldman 10 месяцев назад +2

    I love it.

  • @NicholasMcClintock1
    @NicholasMcClintock1 10 месяцев назад +5

    It just makes good business sense to upgrade your fleet and turn the old stock into another complete division catering to the commercial super heavy transport needs of the world.

    • @MM-fe9mz
      @MM-fe9mz 10 месяцев назад

      Plus might be extra cargo opportunity for large size but maybe not super heavy stuff with the loss of the antonov in Ukraine

    • @NicholasMcClintock1
      @NicholasMcClintock1 10 месяцев назад

      @MM-fe9mz Yeh that is true, sad but true.

  • @unggrabb
    @unggrabb 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love it

  • @seanwojcik6068
    @seanwojcik6068 10 месяцев назад +4

    With Antonov gone . A market has opened for heavy hauls

    • @incassable
      @incassable 10 месяцев назад

      only 51 tons, that’s not heavy :-(
      It has been designed to transport large composite components, nothing heavy like tanks or containers
      I doubt there is a big market for the Beluga St (40 tons only)

  • @wobby1516
    @wobby1516 10 месяцев назад

    Brilliant

  • @daveinstlouis
    @daveinstlouis 10 месяцев назад +1

    Would have been cool to see this at Oshkosh '23. A Super Guppy and a Dream Lifter are there this year.

  • @stevenholt1867
    @stevenholt1867 10 месяцев назад +5

    All we need now is the Beluga neo and compete with the Dreamlifter.

  • @MICHGO1
    @MICHGO1 10 месяцев назад +2

    IT'S UGLIER THAN SIN BUT THE NEW LIVERY MAKES IT ADORABLE.

  • @leekyo1502
    @leekyo1502 10 месяцев назад

    I like the wink
    it's adorable
    😉

  • @MovieSpottingBerlin
    @MovieSpottingBerlin 9 месяцев назад

    It is a amazing cargo plane for Airbus Industries.

  • @kawikaseet5816
    @kawikaseet5816 10 месяцев назад +2

    Differentiating an XL from a ST is difficult unless you read those extra words on top of XL
    I suppose the other 5 transporter will get new paint scheme once they become a different division of Airbus Transport

  • @wadehiggins1114
    @wadehiggins1114 10 месяцев назад +8

    Go Airbus

    • @well-blazeredman6187
      @well-blazeredman6187 10 месяцев назад

      Their shares have had a good run since the pandemic nadir.

  • @moldypizza__
    @moldypizza__ 10 месяцев назад +4

    big bird name after fish go brrrrrr

    • @MattBlue
      @MattBlue 10 месяцев назад +4

      The Beluga whale is a mammal, not a fish

    • @moldypizza__
      @moldypizza__ 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@MattBlue big nerd named after colour go brrr

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary 10 месяцев назад +2

    Airbus need to come out with an aircraft that is the same size as The Stratolaunch - what about a A380 version of the Beluga?

  • @jeralynbatucan0318
    @jeralynbatucan0318 8 месяцев назад

    Wow 😮😮😮

  • @carmentamez1202
    @carmentamez1202 5 месяцев назад

    Like ing the beluga 6 makes me fun

  • @alecbrown66
    @alecbrown66 10 месяцев назад +5

    Although this is the last of its line, post pandemic I can see a380's being converted into "beluga type 3". With its enormous basic body and 4 jets, doing an expanded above wing treatment, like the beluga, could mean the thing would have the size, power, and economy to carry complete smaller airbus complete fuselage, all the a350neo parts to touluse, and fill the gap for huge transports that the end of the 747's and destruction of the antanov huge heavy lifters destroyed by Russia in ukraine

    • @PrograError
      @PrograError 10 месяцев назад

      got a feeling Airbus is gonna throw a line to Antonov to rebuild THE heavy lifter AN-225 tho it probably would look very different on the tail (IIRC it was due to the planned soviet shuttle flights)

  • @michaelhayden725
    @michaelhayden725 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great to see that there is an alternative to the B747-8f

    • @MrSchwabentier
      @MrSchwabentier 10 месяцев назад +3

      It's not really... Only if the cargo is very light

  • @WEAREDERBY1884
    @WEAREDERBY1884 10 месяцев назад +1

    It never seizes to amaze me how something so big can fly even with just 2 engines. Mankind can do wonderful things shame our eed for greed and war can't be removed and countries worldwide instead putting our heads together to create more wonderful things

  • @ovalwingnut
    @ovalwingnut 10 месяцев назад

    That is the 2nd largest beluga I've ever seen. Just saying. Very COoL

  • @sundragon7703
    @sundragon7703 10 месяцев назад +4

    With respect to the charter market, how does the Airbus Beluga Transport compare to other outsized cargo carriers like Volga-Dnepr? So, how do the cargo volumes compare? Changing the topic to livery, it's a friendly design. However, if I have a choice, the ribbon goes to ANA's Honu livery on their A380s.

    • @ktmf2
      @ktmf2 10 месяцев назад +1

      If you need to move something really heavy, the beluga or belugaXL isn't particularly capable. The dreamlifter has more than twice the payload capacity, and an An-124 has thrice the payload capacity. However, the cargo volume of the BelugaXL is second to none as far as I know.

    • @redemissarium
      @redemissarium 5 месяцев назад

      @@ktmf2 They could make beluga-XL based on A340 if they want it carry heavy load

  • @adrianjabs5752
    @adrianjabs5752 10 месяцев назад

    Nice plane just wondering will the Antonov mriya be rebuilt !!

  • @justlook.productions
    @justlook.productions 10 месяцев назад

    I think we need a Blue Whale variety do the Beluga fleet can have their fuselage shipped when needed! Fair is fair!

  • @mariebergeron-larose2572
    @mariebergeron-larose2572 7 месяцев назад

    Just look up Airbus’ Beluga XL plane, they’re funny looking and totally real!

  • @ishan4763
    @ishan4763 10 месяцев назад +2

    I think this beluga may be used to carry other cargo if needed.

  • @thailandrose2603
    @thailandrose2603 10 месяцев назад +9

    I love the livery and it's great to hear about Airbus accomplishments from Simple Flying, Sadly another aviation channel turns these video types into Boeing Commercials.

  • @HaseebAdnan0
    @HaseebAdnan0 9 месяцев назад

    The airbus CEO's kids finally got to do the design

  • @12345fowler
    @12345fowler 10 месяцев назад +1

    I wonder what the cross wind limit is for these huge cross area surface airplane. Not much is my guess.

    • @12345fowler
      @12345fowler 10 месяцев назад

      @@dr5290 No I meant X-wind limit for landings. Manufacturer have to demonstrate X-wind limits flown by average pilots and then certify it. For parkings there is no certified limit.

  • @dougadams9419
    @dougadams9419 10 месяцев назад +1

    2:14 People who actually know how to take a movie with their phone's camera!! Not a Vertical phone anywhere.

  • @divinbebelakashala2773
    @divinbebelakashala2773 10 месяцев назад +1

    Since the AN-225 was destroyed, Is this the only option for very large payloads?

    • @simonm1447
      @simonm1447 10 месяцев назад

      The Beluga is for bulky stuff, which isn't that heavy, like aircraft wings. The 225 was for far more weight in comparison.
      There's also the 124, which exists in bigger numbers

  • @tsuchan
    @tsuchan 10 месяцев назад

    But why is it the final? Have Airbus got some crystal ball showing the future? Are they editing down the UK plants making wings, and can use road transport for the rest?

    • @MM-fe9mz
      @MM-fe9mz 10 месяцев назад +1

      Next will be the beluga XXL in 5 to 10 years when these start aging

  • @yeskennedylugar3977
    @yeskennedylugar3977 2 дня назад

    My dream to have this Airbus in dozen.
    With cheaper air travel like bus service.

  • @swornthekillerintown
    @swornthekillerintown 10 месяцев назад +5

    I was hopping they would of had all 6Beluga's in 1 shot.

  • @agy234
    @agy234 10 месяцев назад

    Next up, A380 Mega Beluga???

  • @bhai857
    @bhai857 10 месяцев назад +1

    It would be interesting to know how much does this additional logistics add to the price tag of an aircraft.

    • @airmarshal4049
      @airmarshal4049 10 месяцев назад

      Pure speculation here, but I would assume that it makes economic sense to develop a whole new platform for the logistical challenge of transporting aircraft parts. I expect the overall impact on the price tag of aircraft would be to decrease it, rather than increase it; as the increased capacity allows for faster assemble and better throughput…

    • @Gojoe107
      @Gojoe107 10 месяцев назад +2

      I think it's also done to get funds from the various EU countries. It's a lot easier to get your policy pushed through when each voting country has a steak in your company.

    • @alphanet72
      @alphanet72 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Gojoe107 and non EU (UK)

    • @redemissarium
      @redemissarium 5 месяцев назад

      @@alphanet72 EU desertir😁

  • @PrasadIndi
    @PrasadIndi 10 месяцев назад

    Especially after the Mriya

  • @alanizsak
    @alanizsak 10 месяцев назад

    We need a plane for planes.

  • @apexpredatortv4824
    @apexpredatortv4824 10 месяцев назад

    just me or do they look derpy? :D

  • @cheetabis
    @cheetabis 2 месяца назад

    Why it's final?

  • @ekosantoso4342
    @ekosantoso4342 5 месяцев назад

    Only two engines instead of four?

  • @vuangkhoa4878
    @vuangkhoa4878 6 месяцев назад

    2:30

  • @well-blazeredman6187
    @well-blazeredman6187 10 месяцев назад +4

    Bet it loves crosswinds! And I wonder how much development cost. It's a minger but I do like that livery.

    • @tsuchan
      @tsuchan 10 месяцев назад +2

      I think to many, it's beautiful.

  • @siddharthshekhar909
    @siddharthshekhar909 10 месяцев назад +1

    A cute aircraft just like the whale it's named after.

  • @markrainford1219
    @markrainford1219 9 месяцев назад +1

    Is there another plane inside the plane inside the Beluga?

    • @redemissarium
      @redemissarium 5 месяцев назад

      their function is to carry other plane part, be it likes entire wing, 3/4 of body, etc

  • @richardgraham1167
    @richardgraham1167 10 месяцев назад

    I'd prefer eyes to the wink.

  • @hurtlocker9600
    @hurtlocker9600 10 месяцев назад

    So airbus is gonna discontinue beluga after this?

  • @riodweber
    @riodweber 10 месяцев назад +1

    $PLTR 😊

  • @manxman8008
    @manxman8008 10 месяцев назад

    why final?

  • @abraham4191
    @abraham4191 10 месяцев назад

    I didn't know the dolphin can fly lol

  • @brandonregoso7961
    @brandonregoso7961 7 месяцев назад

    cool ngl lol

  • @tahsin_0348
    @tahsin_0348 Месяц назад

    Noooo!! Why the final? Why won't they be building more of them?😭😭

  • @johnsonrepp
    @johnsonrepp 10 месяцев назад

    I think they should take over the market for transport of commercial goods. Reduce the cost of air freight from china to the USA for example and that alone will seize the larger market share.

  • @Petriefied0246
    @Petriefied0246 10 месяцев назад +2

    I'd love to see someone with too much money turn one of these into a sky yacht of some kind. Can you imagine what an Arab prince would do with all that room?

  • @harvenat0r2
    @harvenat0r2 10 месяцев назад

    This is like the Fiat 600 Multipla of the plane world.

  • @jefdepijper4550
    @jefdepijper4550 10 месяцев назад

    What’s the price of a passenger’s ticket for this plane?

    • @russefrance4869
      @russefrance4869 10 месяцев назад

      My advice is that you Google that question.

  • @Serbes35
    @Serbes35 10 месяцев назад

    Can this be a passenger aircraft in the future?

  • @BlackEagle352
    @BlackEagle352 10 месяцев назад

    NGL i thought the livery was for Amazon shipping.

  • @adrianjosecortidor5835
    @adrianjosecortidor5835 10 месяцев назад

    Now imagine an a350 being converted to a beluga

    • @MrSchwabentier
      @MrSchwabentier 10 месяцев назад +1

      they planned to do that with an A340-600 to transport A380 parts. But then chose to use a ship instead

  • @jetaddicted
    @jetaddicted 10 месяцев назад

    Old enough to have seen the super Guppies fly over my house, now these bigger machines are already too high for me to spot them with ease when they reach my place…

  • @user-we3uc2lb4v
    @user-we3uc2lb4v 5 месяцев назад

    @Beluga

  • @moosifer3321
    @moosifer3321 10 месяцев назад

    So Airbus are becoming AirLorry - wonder if they get `Mate`s Rate` on purchase?

  • @atracamoniusvlogs
    @atracamoniusvlogs 8 месяцев назад +1

    Airbus beluga xl al maktoum International airport la romana's from✈

  • @sherryleggett1612
    @sherryleggett1612 10 месяцев назад

    That smile looks an awful lot like the Amazon logo.

  • @glitchblueray1219_pizza
    @glitchblueray1219_pizza 9 месяцев назад +1

    We used planes to transport planes

  • @manout-kidin8735
    @manout-kidin8735 10 месяцев назад

    The whale of blue skies

  • @nestorliom3045
    @nestorliom3045 10 месяцев назад

    Looklike Dolphin

  • @MyGeorge1964
    @MyGeorge1964 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here's the real question does the Airbus Beluga XL use green energy? If not it's a waste of money and time - it will be cancelled!

  • @rrwithsteve895
    @rrwithsteve895 10 месяцев назад

    Makes me wonder if Embraer is considering making their own transport plane if Boeing has the Dreamlifters and Airbus has the Belugas.
    Just a thought but makes me wonder if the idea has been floated before :o

  • @bhanwho
    @bhanwho 10 месяцев назад

    Sky dolphin

  • @colchronic
    @colchronic 10 месяцев назад

    So cute lmao