AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1061 times:
hey
today i was in gym at my school in Madrid when the beluga i think it was #5 came over very low over my school. Where my school is it is in the path of the taking off flights from MAD but the beluga was going into the pattern for taking off. Could any one tell me what it was doing ? Thanks
IBERIA747 From Spain, joined Aug 2003, 1825 posts, RR: 62 Reply 4, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 976 times:
Getafe is in the southern part of Madrid. There is a big CASA-Airbus factory in what used to be a Spanish Air Force base.
People which use the A-4 motorway have a big chance of seeing it approaching/taking off when it comes here.
I have visited that place a few times for matters of work and I´ve also seen the Eurofighters taking off for training/test flights as well as some F-18s that are there for maintenance.
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 955 times:
The future Airbus A400M military transport will be built at CASA in Sevilla, so big chance that they will receive frequent visits of Belugas down there too.
7E72004 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 954 times:
dumb question...is the beluga the very ugly and large looking plane??
The next generation of aircraft is just around the corner!
Levent From France, joined Sep 2004, 1718 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 950 times:
7E72004: "is the beluga the very ugly and large looking plane??"
Yep. The Airbus A300-600ST, as it´s officially called, is a transport aircraft based on the A300, with a lowered cockpit to facilitate easy loading into the huge, oval shaped cargo area on top of the fuselage. You might remember the Super Guppys Airbus used to use. Well, the Beluga is their successor.
One likes it and the other doesn´t, but it sure is a special aircraft.
7E72004 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 947 times:
I wonder what it is like to fly one of those
The next generation of aircraft is just around the corner!
Iberia340600 From Spain, joined Oct 2003, 804 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 925 times:
Wow...I would love to see one of those Belugas close up...they must be amazing!! I would just like to be able to look inside and see how cavernous it actually is. That must have been quite a sight AlitaliaMD11!!!
AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 13, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 851 times:
hey
Iberia340-600
it was a beutiful sight i got hit in the balls by a basket ball becuse i was looking at for to long..... it hurts to see kewl things.
When i am at school i always seem to see the coolest things in Poughkeepsie NY last year Peter Max came over very low. At my school in Madrid we get the best view of the planes taking off it is great and we are on a hill which adds to the closness.
7E72004 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (8 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 833 times:
How fast can one of those go??
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