GrahamS Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5897345/Airbus-oddly-shaped-Beluga-plane-gets-makeover-making-like-animal-lookalike.html I kinda quite like it. Graham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 The face improves an aircraft that already didn't look too wrong, unlike the converted Boeing 747 which to my eye would only need a lick of paint to look like a giant hot dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 12 hours ago, Aeronut said: The face improves an aircraft that already didn't look too wrong, unlike the converted Boeing 747 which to my eye would only need a lick of paint to look like a giant hot dog. A delicacy that tastes even worse than it looks!!😅. I got to thinking , Hey! Maybe Revell can dig out and reissue the old Beluga kit! Then I read the bit about this one being 6 metres longer and 1 metre wider.!! Ah well! Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Albeback52 said: A delicacy that tastes even worse than it looks!!😅. I got to thinking , Hey! Maybe Revell can dig out and reissue the old Beluga kit! Then I read the bit about this one being 6 metres longer and 1 metre wider.!! Ah well! Allan Based on the A330 rather than the A300, so quite different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave Fleming said: Based on the A330 rather than the A300, so quite different Just a tad !. That'll teach me to read things properly! Should've gone to Specsavers! Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 It's a proven concept that's been translated to a larger airframe, and looking at the footage of the older airframe you can see that it's quite a bit bigger. Loved the little Beluga face on the front though Can't wait to see it overhead - do we know when it'll be in service? I've not read the article yet. Reading is hard, and I'm knackered Belay that - 2019, although we may see it this summer. It's almost the only interesting air traffic we get to see here, with the occasional Tornado, Wokka, Merlin and Apache thrown in, plus a once-in-a-lifetime Viggen a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Never seen the old one in real life so unlikely to see this one, have seen the fugly dreamlifter mentioned earlier a couple of months ago, saw a odd looking 747 up high so checked Flightradar24 and confirmed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Plenty of chance to see both as they plan to fly them slongside each other for a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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