Chennai: The giant Airbus Beluga cargo plane (A300-608ST) plane made a layover for refuelling and giving break for the crew at Chennai Airport on Monday. This is the first time 'the whale' touched down at the airport in Chennai.
In a tweet, Chennai Airport said, "The elegant whale is here and with such awesomeness! The mighty #Beluga No.2 (A300-608ST) landed at Chennai Airport for the first time, today. The cargo transporter is a rare visitor in this part of the world and a marvel to behold."
The aircraft from Abu Dhabi while on its way to Thailand landed in Chennai.
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Beluga, known as super transporter, is designed to carry parts of aircraft including wings, machine parts, helicopters and other huge consignments which cannot be fit into a flight.
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Beluga weighing 1,55,000 kg is 56.15 m long and has wings spanning 44.84 km. They are also designed in the shape of a whale to have more space. Till now, Airbus has created only five planes and the one which landed in Chennai is the second in the series.