The Airbus Beluga number 1 is about to land at Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter), or Beluga , is a version of the standard A300-600 wide-body aircraft modified to carry aircraft parts and large cargo . It was given the official name of Super Transporter early on. However, the name Beluga , a whale it resembles, gained popularity and has been the official name for the aircraft for many years.
I took this photo on June 1, 2015 at the Airbus plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…