✈️Airbus Beluga XL vs Boeing Dreamlifter✈️ Which one is your favorite?
The Airbus Beluga XL is based on the Airbus A330-200F built by Airbus to replace the original Airbus Beluga ST in the movement of oversized aircraft components. With 30% more capacity than the original Beluga ST, the Beluga XL can carry two A350 XWB wings instead of one. Its new fuselage is 6.9 m (23 ft) longer and 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) wider than the original BelugaST, and it can lift a payload 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) heavier. Its aft section is based on the A330-300, while its forward is based on the A330-200 for the center of gravity reasons, and the reinforced floor and structure are derived from the A330-200F. The A330 wings, main landing gear, and central and aft fuselage form a semi-built platform with few systems, without the aft upper fuselage, while the upper central fuselage is cut off, facilitated by the metal construction. The enlarged freight hold is mounted in three months with 8,000 new parts on the junction line.
The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, also known as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body aircraft modified extensively from the B747-400, originally designed to transport massive B787 parts from facilities around the world to their assembly unit in the US. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet, the Dreamlifter can hold thrice as much as that of a B747-400F.
The LCF conversion was partially done by Boeing’s Moscow bureau and Boeing Rocketdyne with the swing tail designed in partnership with GAMESA AERONAUTICA of Spain. The cargo portion of the aircraft is unpressurized.
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