The Huge Beluga Plane will be in Brazil for the First Time this Weekend

The Huge Beluga Plane will be in Brazil for the First Time this Weekend

 

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The largest aircraft developed by the manufacturer Airbus – the Airbus A300-600STG Beluga, registration F-GSTB – will be in Brazil for the first time this weekend until Tuesday (23 - 26 July).

 

The aircraft will be carrying on board an ACH160 helicopter, the most technologically advanced in the world, to a Brazilian operator. The helicopter itself will also be present for the first time at the largest executive and business aviation fair in Latin America – LABACE 2022 (Latin America Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition) which takes place between August 9-11 in São Paulo. In other words, the two aircraft will be in the country and Latin American continent for the first time.

 

From Viracopos, the helicopter will go to Itajubá, in Minas Gerais, at Helibras, Airbus' helicopter factory in Brazil, and then it will be delivered to the buyer.

 

“Since the beginning of the year, this plane has been available to transport special cargo, it is the first time that it will come to Latin America, and inside it will be an ACH-160 helicopter, purchased by a Brazilian customer, we will receive this plane in Campinas , in the Azul hangar, for Brazil will be an interesting fact, and we at Airbus will be very happy to be receiving this plane here in Brazil”, said Gilberto Peralta, President of Airbus Brazil.

 

In January, Airbus announced the service to offer special cargo transportation with BelugaST to customers around the world.

 

As a result, the five BelugaSTs are able to fly unusually sized payloads for commercial contract customers, serving industries such as engine manufacturers, space, helicopter and machine manufacturing, oil, gas and power, land vehicles and other military equipment. , humanitarian supplies, among others

 

With the destruction of the Antonov 225, the only prototype and largest cargo plane in the world, the Beluga gained more space in the heavy air cargo market, opening great opportunities for new operations when it comes to heavy logistics.

 

Aviation enthusiasts in Brazil are mobilizing to see this iconic plane rare to be seen in Latin America.

 

In fact, in Campinas, the aircraft promises to attract a crowd of people to see the Beluna, to give you an idea, there will be people from other states just to see the aircraft arriving around Viracopos Airport. The Federal Highway Police will be operating on the Santos Dumont highway, close to the Airport region to prevent people who are driving from stopping on the side of the highway when the aircraft lands where they will be subject to a fine.

 

The aircraft will land first in Fortaleza, Ceará, where a technical stop will be made to refuel the aircraft that will continue with its final destination to Campinas, São Paulo m at Viracopos Airport.

 

Check the timetables (with subject to change - All in Brasilia time):

 

Saturday – July 23:

Senegal -> Fortaleza - CE (scheduled arrival at 16:10) – Flight BGA 4003.

*Aircraft will spend the night in Fortaleza.

 

Sunday – 24th of July:

From Fortaleza - CE takes off at 10 am -> Campinas - SP – Viracopos (arrival scheduled at 1:20 pm) – Flight BGA – 4004.

 

Monday, July 25th:

From Campinas - SP – Viracopos takeoff scheduled at 4:00 pm -> Fortaleza - CE (arrival scheduled at 7:55 pm) – Flight BGA-4005.

*The aircraft will stay overnight in Fortaleza.

 

Tuesday, July 26th:

Takes off from Fortaleza-CE towards Europe scheduled at 12:30 pm – Flight BGA-4006.

 

 

The Beluga in Summary

 

The Belula was initially developed in August 1991, based on the Airbus A300, capable of transporting fuselage sections of other aircraft and large loads for the manufacturer Airbus located in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Spain. However, since its maximum load capacity is only 47 tons, it takes loads that are large in volume, not so much in weight.

Just three years later, in 1994, the first prototype rolled out in Toulouse. The first flight took place on September 13, 1994 and started the approval process, received in mid-1995 after 400 test flights. The first unit, the old prototype, went into operation at Airbus in January 1996. Delivery of the fourth unit took place in June 1998.

The Beluga has the same wing, engines, lower fuselage, main landing gear and cockpit as the A300. The main change is the huge fuselage, equipped with a clamshell door at the front, which forced a repositioning of the cockpit. The tail was also modified, with the use of small vertical stabilizers installed on the horizontal ones. However, the original vertical stabilizer was retained. The rudder was only on the main vertical stabilizer.

The Beluga fleet is controlled and managed by SATIC, a company formed in partnership between Aérospatiale and DASA. In addition to transporting parts for Airbus, SATIC also offers the plane's large volumetric capacity (1400m³) for the transport of bulky loads, which ended up justifying the introduction into service of a fifth aircraft, incorporated into the fleet in 2000.

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