Airbus just flew its incredibly bizarre BelugaXL for the first time, and it looks amazing

I have a bit of a thing for big, weird planes. The Airbus Super Guppy is one of my all-time favorite things ever, so when I heard that Airbus had a new mega-transport plane in the works I couldn't wait to see it. The BelugaXL is that new plane, and the company just performed its very first test flight. It is glorious. The BelugaXL is an absolute behemoth, capable of hauling a whopping 50 tons -- bringing its total takeoff weight to nearly 230 tons. There's absolutely no reason such a massive thi...