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Post by stealthmanbob on Jan 16, 2016 16:51:56 GMT 1
From this AB article we know that A350 lower wing skins go from Spain to CEG for fitting to the wing. They go by Beluga. a380admirerQuote - The first A350 XWB wing lower cover (WLC) has been transported from Airbus’ composites manufacturing site in Illescas, Spain, to Airbus’ wing assembly site in Broughton, United Kingdom, where it will be installed on to the wing of the first A350 XWB to fly, MSN001. The wing lower cover was recently produced at Airbus’ Centre of Excellence for composite materials in Illescas, Spain; the part measures approximately 32 metres long by six metres wide, making it the biggest carbon fibre part ever produced in civil aviation.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jan 17, 2016 16:11:47 GMT 1
So Beluga #1 did CEG to TLS last evening, so that must be complete A320 Family wings (1 or 2 pairs ?)
Now on Sunday morning 11am ish going TLS - CEG to get some more wings, but which type ?
Edit 3pm UTC - airborne again, by the heading it's going to northern Germany, so A320 complete wings, or a pair for an A330 or 1 for an A350 ? Let's see where it lands ? It's using flight number BGA145A and I saw that used last week to Bremen ? There must be some logic in the flight numbers, eg route ?
Edit 4.15pm UTC Bremen it was, 1 hour 15 mins ish.
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Post by a380admirer on Jan 18, 2016 9:17:27 GMT 1
Hello Stealthmanbob
I think it is not possible to find out if there is a A320-Wings into an Beluga.
We can give an answer only for the wings and fuselage from the A400M (flights from Bremen to Seville and for the wings for A330 and A350 (flights from Bremen to Toulouse). If we can see two flights from Bremen to Toulouse in a smal time window (within 24 houers) it is possible that it was a flight for the A350 wings. If we see only one flight from Bremen to Toulouse is was a flight for A330 wings.
I think the summary off each months can show us more in the future. It is better to look to the summary.
Also I think it is easier to analyse the flights for the A400M-Program. Most of the flights to Seville are for the A400M-Program.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jan 18, 2016 11:56:49 GMT 1
Hello Stealthmanbob I think it is not possible to find out if there is a A320-Wings into an Beluga. We can give an answer only for the wings and fuselage from the A400M (flights from Bremen to Seville and for the wings for A330 and A350 (flights from Bremen to Toulouse). If we can see two flights from Bremen to Toulouse in a smal time window (within 24 houers) it is possible that it was a flight for the A350 wings. If we see only one flight from Bremen to Toulouse is was a flight for A330 wings. I think the summary off each months can show us more in the future. It is better to look to the summary. Also I think it is easier to analyse the flights for the A400M-Program. Most of the flights to Seville are for the A400M-Program. I think sometimes we can ? If a Beluga goes Broughton to TLS or Broughton to Hamburg it should be carry something ? The only thing possible is A320 wings. F-GSTA - Sat 3pm ish Hamburg to CEG , returning transportation jigs or empty? Can't think of anything else ? Sat 7pm ish CEG to TLS, only thing possible is completed A320 family wings ? Sun 11am ish TLS to CEG, returning transportation jigs or empty? Sun 3pm ish CEG to Bremen, A330 wings or 1 A350 wing ? It did not fly from CEG to TLS Sat evening only to Return Sunday morning with nothing on board !
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jan 19, 2016 20:05:08 GMT 1
This must be A320 wings ?
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Post by stealthmanbob on Feb 9, 2016 12:29:54 GMT 1
We have a Beluga trying to escape from Europe ! I wonder where it's going and to collect / deliver what ?
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Post by grisu17 on Feb 9, 2016 14:32:08 GMT 1
If i remember right some parts for the A400M are build in turkey
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Post by a380admirer on Feb 9, 2016 14:36:22 GMT 1
It is going to Ankara (already landed) and will collect following for the A400M >>>
Aileron and spoilers, or tail cone and barrel top skin, or paratrooper doors, or parts for the central and frontal fuselage.
I will try to find a link with the picture.
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Post by a380admirer on Feb 9, 2016 14:49:21 GMT 1
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Post by stealthmanbob on Feb 9, 2016 15:07:37 GMT 1
Thanks for that, a nice diagram on page 9. I guess they load up with as much as they can carry for each trip, rather than just one frames worth of parts ?
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