I had an older version of the Beluga. It was strange, on take off, the wheels would suddenly disappear, the cargo door would always be open (for natural air conditioning I guess :]). And try landing, the wheels would suddenly re-appear when approaching the runway. It was fun, but I am always sore about the cockpit view.
I like to fly newer planes for the different looks in the cockpit. But often when you fly a plane with 4 engines, its the 747's cockpit thats used, 2 engine, its the 737's .... and so on. Ofcourse making a cockpit is difficult, I wish I could learn and buy the tools as required for the same!!!