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Post by addasih on Dec 14, 2015 1:24:12 GMT 1
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 14, 2015 1:29:46 GMT 1
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 15, 2015 15:04:15 GMT 1
I had never noticed this difference between passenger and cargo A330s !
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Post by Jkkw on Dec 15, 2015 15:23:21 GMT 1
I had never noticed this difference between passenger and cargo A330s ! Yes, the A330 and A340 have a bit of a nose down attitude when on the ground (which would go towards explaining the Libyan A342 you linked earlier) and so they added the blister to make the floor flat on the freighter which makes it easier to load cargo. |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 15, 2015 16:32:02 GMT 1
I had never noticed this difference between passenger and cargo A330s ! Yes, the A330 and A340 have a bit of a nose down attitude when on the ground (which would go towards explaining the Libyan A342 you linked earlier) and so they added the blister to make the floor flat on the freighter which makes it easier to load cargo. So the new Beluga XL will have to have this jacked up nose as well, so they don't have to push the parts in uphill ! |
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Post by philidor on Dec 15, 2015 17:21:16 GMT 1
So the new Beluga XL will have to have this jacked up nose as well, so they don't have to push the parts in uphill ! Don't know about the new Belugas ... Interesting question ! |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 15, 2015 17:28:34 GMT 1
So the new Beluga XL will have to have this jacked up nose as well, so they don't have to push the parts in uphill ! Don't know about the new Belugas ... Interesting question ! The cargo deck will have to be level in the Beluga XL, I guess you won't see the blister bit around the nose wheel though because of the dropped cockpit ? |
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Post by Jkkw on Dec 17, 2015 14:05:46 GMT 1
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Post by pa380scal on Dec 20, 2015 19:12:32 GMT 1
just love the A340-300:
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Post by XWB on Jan 3, 2016 14:49:04 GMT 1
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