Head-on footage of Airbus Beluga taking to the skies doesn't look like it should be physically possible
Published on Oct 09, 2025 at 12:24 AM (UTC-4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Oct 09, 2025 at 8:57 AM (UTC-4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
It shouldn’t be able to fly… not looking like that. But in head-on footage posted by Topfelya, the Airbus Beluga barrels toward the camera before somehow lifting its big, bulbous melon clean off the runway.
The Beluga’s shape makes zero visual sense – the OP even comparing it to Pixar’s Megamind – yet it makes the climb with confidence.
Behind the comedy is an engineering monster – a super-hauler built to ferry entire airplane wings and fuselage sections across Europe.
And watching it lift off head-on is pure aviation magic.
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
