Airbus A300-600ST Beluga Super Transporter Family
The Airbus A300-600ST Beluga is an outsized-cargo derivative of the A300-600, with a bulbous upper fuselage and a forward opening cargo section designed to move wings, fuselage sections, and other large assemblies between Airbus production sites. It became a defining industrial logistics aircraft of the modern European airliner programme.
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Identity
- Aliases
- A300-600STBelugaSTBelugaSuper Transporter
- Family Name
- Airbus A300-600ST Beluga
- Full Name
- Airbus A300-600ST Beluga Super Transporter Family
- Roles
- cargoutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Airbus A300-600ST Beluga is an outsized-cargo derivative of the A300-600, with a bulbous upper fuselage and a forward opening cargo section designed to move wings, fuselage sections, and other large assemblies between Airbus production sites. It became a defining industrial logistics aircraft of the modern European airliner programme.
- First Flight Year
- 1,994
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:52:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 22:52:26 UTC