The Strange-Looking Airbus BelugaXL Completes Its Maiden Flight

The Airbus BelugaXL. (Image courtesy of Airbus.)

Looking very much like a flying whale, the Airbus BelugaXL recently completed its maiden voyage—a four-hour, 11-minute flight that ended at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in France on July 19.
The BelugaXL looks as if the top section of an A330-200 freighter has been cut off and replaced by an added bubble-shaped fuselage. The aircraft also features an oversized tail section with a vertical fin with twin horizontal stabilizers. The lowered co…


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