Beluga

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 06/14/2017 at 07:08 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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I’m at training at Airbus for the A350. No pics of the factory tour, sorry because it was cool, but I did get a look at the Beluga from the other side of a fence on the street.

random001 > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 07:13

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Wow, that’s pretty cool. Uh....what is that thing on her head?

facw > random001 06/14/2017 at 07:17

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In the vernacular, I believe it is called a “plane hole”

random001 > facw 06/14/2017 at 07:23

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I don’t think that’s right. It’s decorated and labelled.

facw > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 07:26

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Still not as cool as its predecessor though:

AuthiCooper1300 > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 07:28

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Excuse my curiosity, but that does mean you work (or are going to work) for Airbus?

(If you’d prefer not to answer the question it is perfectly OK too, seriously.)

facw > random001 06/14/2017 at 07:30

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Yeah, it’s plane hole #3, and it is closed.

XJDano > AuthiCooper1300 06/14/2017 at 07:32

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May work for Delta airlines. Or something of the nature.

random001 > facw 06/14/2017 at 07:33

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The joke I was trying for was “plain hole”....

facw > random001 06/14/2017 at 07:35

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Dammit. I’ll get a hang of your Earth humor one of these days...

Rainbow > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 07:38

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My god, that is one ugly plane.

But I love the fact that it’s functional. They could have spent billions more to make it look better, but it works this way so why bother?

That said, I would have given it a smiley face.

Rainbow > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 07:38

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My god, that is one ugly plane.

But I love the fact that it’s functional. They could have spent billions more to make it look better, but it works this way so why bother?

That said, I would have given it a smiley face.

random001 > facw 06/14/2017 at 07:39

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I admit it was kind of a stretch....

facw > Rainbow 06/14/2017 at 07:41

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You really have to wonder why not right?

AuthiCooper1300 > XJDano 06/14/2017 at 07:44

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Of course, I hadn’t thought of that. Thanks

Cé hé sin > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 09:10

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That would appear to Beluga no 3. There are four others, adventurously called 1,2,4 and 5.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 09:20

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Saw a pic this morning of your new 350 in Toulouse with its shiny new livery. Looks nice!

Funktheduck > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 09:32

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I often look at some planes and wonder “how the f—- does that fly?”

f86sabre > facw 06/14/2017 at 10:14

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Plane sphincter

f86sabre > AuthiCooper1300 06/14/2017 at 10:15

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Yeah, I’m with Delta. At Airbus for training.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 06/14/2017 at 10:16

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Yep. It is a good looking plane. Plylon has a bunch of titanium in it.

AuthiCooper1300 > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 10:26

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Thanks. Very cool picture of the Beluga, by the way.

If you have the time try to walk around downtown Toulouse, it’s neat.

Note that at some stage you may think you have stepped into a TV commercial for some fancy French parfum ; you’ll find yourself among lots of elegant, graceful Sophie Marceau-clones whizzing along on white bicycles.

For Sweden > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 12:32

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You made the #blogs fam

https://thepointsguy.com/2017/06/first-delta-a350/

f86sabre > For Sweden 06/14/2017 at 12:53

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Nifty! It is a good looking plane. Conversations with Airbus have been entertaining. Airbus: “the plane is perfect”. Me: “Yeah, but when...”

The amount of titanium used in the pylons is mind blowing.

For Sweden > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 12:56

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I hear “perfect” from a lot of 787 people. I think the carbon fiber resin fumes get to them.

Pistol Whipped Cream > f86sabre 06/14/2017 at 13:03

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The suites look really nice on the Delta A3350! Are they F class only or will J class get these as well?