Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Airbus A300-600 ST Beluga

The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) A300-600 or Beluga is a version of the standard wide-body airliner modified to carry aircraft parts and over-sized or awkward cargo. It was officially called the Super Transporter at first, but the name Beluga became popular and has now been officially adopted.

Specifications
Measurement A300-600ST
Length 56.15 m (184 ft. 3 in.)
Span 44.84 m. (147 ft. 2 in.)
Height 17.24 m. (56 ft. 7 in.)
Wing area 122.40 m². (1,317 ft².)
Fuselage diameter 3.95 m. (13 ft.)
7.1 m. (23 ft. 4 in.)in cargo compartment[2]
Weight empty 86.0 t.
Maximum take-off weight 155 t.
Range (40 ton payload) 2,779 km. (1500 nm.)
Range (26 ton payload) 4,632 km. (2500 nm.)
Cargo capacity 47 t.
Cargo volume 1,365 m³ (48,204 Ft³)
Cockpit Crew Two