Airbus Prepares To Fly BelugaXL Behemoth
First flight is expected later this year.
Ground testing included weighing the BelugaXL at “pitch nine” configuration, raising the nose by almost 12 feet. Full-scale static-load structural tests have been performed on the junction points of the upper “bubble” and the lower fuselage, a rarity on a test airframe that is ultimately meant for flight.
Ground testing included weighing the BelugaXL at “pitch nine” configuration, raising the nose by almost 12 feet. Full-scale static-load structural tests have been performed on the junction points of the upper “bubble” and the lower fuselage, a rarity on a test airframe that is ultimately meant for flight.