mtrunz
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Post by mtrunz on Nov 14, 2019 1:31:43 GMT 1
I presume they have no need for FAA approval for the time being. can the Beluga Xl make it to Mobile from Toulouse? I did read elsewhere, the XL really will not fly outside of Europe, so no need to certify outside of Europe. It can only roughly do half of that at full capacity so it likely won't be used in such a way. You are right there is no urgency to have it certified by the FAA right now, but I'm sure Airbus does want to get that done at some point. Could become useful.
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sciing
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Post by sciing on Nov 14, 2019 7:16:01 GMT 1
can the Beluga Xl make it to Mobile from Toulouse? I did read elsewhere, the XL really will not fly outside of Europe, so no need to certify outside of Europe. It can only roughly do half of that at full capacity so it likely won't be used in such a way. You are right there is no urgency to have it certified by the FAA right now, but I'm sure Airbus does want to get that done at some point. Could become useful. It has also no ETOPS, so the way with just 60-90min max diversion time is maybe quite long. There was also a 2nd weight variant introduced with just 205t MTOW (instead of 227t). At 178t MZFW (full load) this means 27t for fuel. So I wonder if the range of just 4000km is for this lower MTOW variant? Or do they really need 47t fuel for that range? Max. fuel is by the way 73t.
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Post by Baroque on Nov 14, 2019 13:24:20 GMT 1
It can only roughly do half of that at full capacity so it likely won't be used in such a way. You are right there is no urgency to have it certified by the FAA right now, but I'm sure Airbus does want to get that done at some point. Could become useful. I agree that it is not urgent but to have an FAA certification may come in handy like for one off special transport needs. The older generation Beluga once carried the Liberty painting from Paris to Tokyo via multiple stops as no 747 could take it.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Nov 14, 2019 15:14:29 GMT 1
It is possible that when the XLs come into service that an old standard Beluga might get shipped off to Canada to move A220 parts down to Mobile, rather than roading them ?
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Post by Baroque on Nov 14, 2019 15:24:32 GMT 1
It is possible that when the XLs come into service that an old standard Beluga might get shipped off to Canada to move A220 parts down to Mobile, rather than roading them ? Interesting thought!
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Post by stealthmanbob on Nov 14, 2019 17:10:39 GMT 1
It is possible that when the XLs come into service that an old standard Beluga might get shipped off to Canada to move A220 parts down to Mobile, rather than roading them ? Interesting thought! I remember reading about it being an opportunity when AB launched the XL project.
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Post by marlibu on Nov 14, 2019 17:35:55 GMT 1
It is possible that when the XLs come into service that an old standard Beluga might get shipped off to Canada to move A220 parts down to Mobile, rather than roading them ? [br Excellent idea. That would help tremendously. I hope it becomes reality
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Post by spotterxfw on Nov 14, 2019 18:33:50 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Nov 15, 2019 18:43:25 GMT 1
It is possible that when the XLs come into service that an old standard Beluga might get shipped off to Canada to move A220 parts down to Mobile, rather than roading them ? Transport by rail, if possible, would be the cheapest solution.
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Post by sciing on Nov 16, 2019 14:43:19 GMT 1
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