The Airbus Beluga XL is not your typical aircraft; it’s a flying giant designed to carry the largest and heaviest components of the aerospace industry. As the successor to the original Airbus ...

Airbus A300-600ST-Beluga, preparing to land at Hawarden Airport, Flintshire. (Image: Robert Parry-Jones) Airbus has suspended all flights of the Beluga ST after terminating its cargo business.

The Beluga, billed by Airbus as the world's biggest cargo plane in terms of volume transported, looks something like a whale, with a rounded fuselage mounted on an Airbus A300-600 base.

Airbus began replacing its first generation of planes -- BelugaSTs -- with the even larger Beluga XLs based on the A330 in 2019. The latter continue to ferry parts between Airbus sites.

Airbus A-300-600ST Super Transport also known as Beluga Airbus takes off from Kolkata Airport today after a crew rest stop. Only 5 such aircrafts have been built and are running in the entire world.

The Beluga XL can carry a maximum payload of 51 tonnes, surpassing the Beluga ST’s capacity of 44 tonnes. It also has a range of 4,000 kilometers (2,200 nautical miles).

The length of the Beluga XL at 63.1 m is almost twice that of an Airbus A320 aircraft that commonly flies on domestic routes and is 37.6 m long. Its height is 18.9 m against an A320 that is 11.8 m ...

Kolkata Airport Welcoms Biggest Airbus Beluga Aircraft With Water Salute The overall length of the Beluga XL aircraft is 207 ft, its height is 62 ft and its wing span is 197 ft and 10 inches ...

As per the Airbus website, the total length of Beluga XL aircraft is 207 ft and its height is 62 ft. Whereas, the wing span is noted to be 197 ft and 10 inches.

It is an upgraded version of the original Beluga ST (A300-600ST), offering increased capacity and improved performance. The Beluga XL is 63.1 metres long with a wingspan of 60.3 metres.

The Beluga XL is 63.1 metre in length with a wingspan of 60.3 metre. Its payload capacity reaches approximately 51 tons, and its expansive cargo hold can carry two A350 wings simultaneously.