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Kerosene Kraut
19th October 2009, 14:57
The first A330-200F has left it's hangar at Toulouse today.

Pic:

Erster Airbus A330-200F verlässt die Halle - FLUG REVUE (http://www.flugrevue.de/de/zivilluftfahrt/fluggeraete/erster-airbus-a330-200f-verlaesst-die-halle.14698.htm)


student88
19th October 2009, 15:19
Could someone please enlighten me about the purpose of the bulge under the forward fuselage above the nose gear?

Cheers, S88
Kerosene Kraut
19th October 2009, 15:24
The bulge is lengthening the front gear just enough to make the a/c park horizontally. That makes loading and unloading easier.