Man gets exclusive look inside the Airbus Beluga XL and can’t believe what the whale-shaped plane is hiding

This lucky man got a rare peek inside the Airbus Beluga XL, and he couldn’t believe what the cute whale-shaped plane was hiding in its belly.

It’s a story that goes back as far as The Bible, when Jonah got swallowed by a whale, but in this case, this YouTuber welcomed his fate with open arms.

The man got a chance to go inside an Airbus Beluga XL, one of the world’s strangest and biggest aircraft, which is named after the white whale it resembles.

This giant plane is a key part of Airbus’s secret logistics system as it spends its days ferrying massive aircraft parts across Europe every single day.

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Take a look inside the Airbus Beluga XL

Have you ever seen the biggest and cutest airplane in the whole sky?

Meet the Airbus Beluga XL, it’s essentially a flying cargo bay the size of a small office building, and it was designed to carry wings, fuselage sections, and other big components between factories spread across Europe.

This YouTuber managed to get to watch the Beluga take off and land, as well as meet some of the people that keep the Beluga-based operation running…swimmingly.

On a busy day, up to six Belugas can arrive, each carrying anything from empty wing jigs to full-size A330 or A350 wing sets ready for final assembly.

Unlike a normal passenger plane, this cargo aircraft opens up with its enormous nose door that swings up so that you can move big parts and smaller planes in and out with ease.

What is the whale-shaped plane hiding?

It’s jokingly referred to by the YouTuber as an ‘office with a view’ because the view from the cockpit changes so often.

Despite its pure size and the hefty weight of all of the cargo it carries, the Beluga can take off from surprisingly short runways, thanks to powerful, upgraded engines.

The most mind-blowing moment is watching the door close from inside.

With a press of a tiny button, the massive front hatch seals shut and transforms the whale-shaped plane into a flying fortress ready for takeoff.

Moments later, the engines roared to life, and this ‘whale’ lifted off the runway while carrying a new set of Airbus wings to Bremen, Germany, for finishing before final assembly.

We hope the Beluga XL has a whale of a time on its next adventure.

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