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flights over 500 hours, the final stage before certification. A third airframe was undergoing conversion, expected to last until the fourth quarter of 2019, for delivery in 2020. Operations were expected to start with two XLs in the second half of 2019.
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wings instead of one. Its new fuselage is 6.9 m (23 ft) longer and 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) wider than the original BelugaST, and it can lift a payload 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) heavier. Its aft section is based on the
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American launch sites. As of February 2021, tests were being conducted to gain approval for the XL's
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1835:"BelugaXL arrives in UK for tests at Broughton wing plant"
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An Airbus A330-743L BelugaXL during its maiden flight in
1987:"How Beluga XL will boost Airbus's logistics capability"
1007:"First BelugaXL becomes airborne for its maiden flight"
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Development and production will cost 1 billion euros
1116:"Bigger Beluga to aid with Airbus production ramp-up"
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1950:"A330-700 Beluga XL aircraft characteristics manual"
1705:"First BelugaXL transporter rolls off assembly line"
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1833:Kaminski-Morrow, David (14 February 2019).
1650:Kaminski Morrow, David (10 November 2017).
1581:"Airbus receives first Beluga XL main door"
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1152:"BelugaXL programme achieves design freeze"
1081:"BelugaXL receives EASA Type Certification"
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1516:Kaminski-Morrow, David (30 May 2017).
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1229:Aviation Week & Space Technology
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1158:(Press release). 16 September 2015.
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266:Airbus Beluga Fleet
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2655:EC635/H135M
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1966:14 November
1851:15 February
1668:10 November
1095:14 November
942:Airbus A330
868:Performance
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847:Cargo hold:
694:Airbus A330
602:bench tests
522:Airbus A330
255:Airbus A350
212:Dreamlifter
208:Boeing C-17
194:Development
143:Airbus A330
2879:Categories
2823:Mini Guppy
2802:Skymonster
2775:In service
2570:(proposed)
2434:Transports
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1632:10 October
1453:5 November
1058:14 January
988:References
808:Wing area:
676:Operations
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516:Production
286:Delivered
119:2016–2023
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2607:Mako/HEAT
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2262:A300-600F
2170:Corporate
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1719:9 January
1267:4 January
1187:Bloomberg
796:Wingspan:
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768:Data from
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253:After an
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116:Produced
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2787:BelugaXL
2650:AS565 UC
2599:Trainers
2560:Fighters
2551:A319 MPA
2441:A310 MRT
2426:Military
2290:BelugaXL
2039:Civilian
2033:aircraft
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1261:Archived
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1199:26 April
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1127:Archived
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1015:Archived
894:See also
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757:Aciturri
753:P3 group
751:and the
734:Aernnova
723:fuselage
711:A330-200
707:A330-300
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