mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Jan 4, 2018 22:33:08 GMT 1
We should stop calling it future Beluga, just Beluga XL. Nice picture. Not the whale? Beluga is a whale.
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Post by Jkkw on Jan 5, 2018 15:03:08 GMT 1
Slightly different angles/closeups!
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Jan 5, 2018 16:28:51 GMT 1
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Post by addasih on Jan 5, 2018 17:13:36 GMT 1
This look like a shark not Beluga
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Post by bmw801 on Jan 5, 2018 17:23:05 GMT 1
This look like a shark not Beluga ..... a smal A350 for breakfast
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Post by marlibu on Jan 6, 2018 21:39:38 GMT 1
wonder how long it will take to be painted? probably the same time as an A380. seeing the cargo door on the left aft fuselage, that would indicate at least a rear lower cargo hold...
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Post by Jkkw on Jan 9, 2018 10:28:25 GMT 1
From the link in the above tweet
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Post by fanairbus on Jan 9, 2018 12:30:15 GMT 1
'...as well as using hydraulic jacks to simulate flight loads on full-scale copies of specific joints between the new upper bubble and A330’s lower fuselage'
Gosh things are that theoretical are they nowadays that the computer models suggest it will work, the whole machine is built and only then are specific joints tested to see if they are robust enough? Part of me felt that they might have done the testing on real materials before final construction but in the immortal words of Manuel 'I know naathing'!
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Jan 9, 2018 12:57:20 GMT 1
Gosh things are that theoretical are they nowadays that the computer models suggest it will work, the whole machine is built and only then are specific joints tested to see if they are robust enough? Part of me felt that they might have done the testing on real materials before final construction but in the immortal words of Manuel 'I know naathing'! Reminds me a bit of the A350 iron bird. Airbus tested full scale components attached to the flight simulator.
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Post by marlibu on Jan 9, 2018 13:44:20 GMT 1
realize these wings do not have winglets. is it because they will only be flying around Europe. so no need?
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