IN THE RUN-UP TO Daimler-Benz Aerospace's delivery to Airbus Industrie of its first heavylift Airbus A300-600ST, the aircraft has been used for a demonstration flight carrying two A340 wing ship-sets from Bremen, northern Germany, to Toulouse in southern France. The Beluga has been built by the Daimler-Benz Aerospace/Aerospatiale venture SATIC. The flight, carried out on 9 October, involved the aircraft carrying a load near to its maximum capacity of 45.5t. Four of the aircraft are being built to transport assemblies between the various Airbus consortium factories.
Source: Flight International