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I took a brief look and these planes are unpressurized. This is opposite of the typical cargo planes, which often are older passenger planes or derived types t
by mechhacker 7y ago
I took a brief look and these planes are unpressurized.
This is opposite of the typical cargo planes, which often are older passenger planes or derived types that still have cabin pressurization.
It depends on what you're delivering. For the large airplane parts they are designed for, pressurization isn't needed.
- nuccy 7y agoBeluga XL has cargo space volume 2209 m^3, while An-225 Mriya has 1300 m^3 (pressurized), cargo weight is 53 and 189 tonnes, respectively. So you need a big, "light" and non-pressure requiring cargo to justify the use of Beluga XL, which is exactly what Airbus is using it for, by transporting fuselages of other planes.
- masklinn 7y agoMriya is a 30 years old one-off, a better comparison would be An-124 or 747-8F. Though Mriya's cargo weight capacity is 250t, 190t is the heaviest single item it's lifted (a power station gas generator, from Poland to Armenia).