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Well, the Boeing Suppy Guppy Beluga cross flies (yesterday). I hadn't noticed it was being built in Taiwan...

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/news/2006/q3/060909a_nr.html

I hadn't noticed it was being built in Taiwan...

I didn't read the article, but I'd assume it's too heavy to lift off from Renton.

I saw some snaps at Airliners.net earlier Looks like I have a new butt-ugly stunt plane

looks like its giving the a380 a run for its money in the looks department

I know it's not supposed to be pretty, but dayam that's an ugly airplane.
Terrible thing to do to a 747... :-/

The yellow bits on the fuselage make it look like a great flying hotdog.

In all fairness though, looks are the last thing on Boeing's mind with this plane. It was designed to carry chunks of the 787, and as long as it can do that, then it's a success.

Personally, I think it looks charming.

as long as it can do that, then it's a success.

The same can be said for any aircraft or anything else for that matter.

What have they done to an otherwise graceful aircraft?

In all fairness though, looks are the last thing on Boeing's mind with this plane. It was designed to carry chunks of the 787, and as long as it can do that, then it's a success.

Agreed!  

Personally, I think it looks charming.

Disagreed!  

It's so cute! Just like the Beluga and Guppy! (No sarcasm intended  ;D)

The A380 is bad enough but that is disgusting.... and it's another bus! :-/

It does seriously look like someone just tried to make a panini out of a 747.

I hadn't noticed it was being built in Taiwan...

I was more then ticked to find out it was there.  Had I known that little piece of info I would have been looking for on the 18th when I left Taipei  I missed the official rollout by 10 days

By the looks of it I even had a possible shot on the 18th, more then likely it was sitting out there that night
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1098584

Why do I always find out these kind of things AFTER its to late

boeing are just taking the mic out of airbus's buluga

Just imagine, when or if Boeing will mass produce that varient in a double decker commercial airliner, then the competition will finally be competitive with Airbus A380 lol!