I love how, the engines spool up, then spool up more. the shadow on take-off, the turbulence flexing the wing, the industrial landscape, the green field, the brown field, the water, the roads.

@tmenzella

2 жыл бұрын

Poetry 😊

@brianbelton3605

Жыл бұрын

Its like a bugger of a 707. nice. and not as sport-worthy

@rjhrai

3 ай бұрын

What spooling? Compared to a dc8 or b707 it's peanuts. And compared to a b52 it's nothing.

Iv flown on the A340-600 hundreds of times (Im crew...) and I can honestly say its the most unstable, wobbly aircraft in the sky. Not in the unsafe point of view, but on the lack of smoothness of the flight both take off, through turbulence. The front and rear of the aircraft would shake so much. On take off sitting at the very back galley, you would see how the front of the aircraft would bend and shake in different direction. How it never snapped is an achievement to the engineering in designing it. haha However I do think its a gorgeous aircraft to watch taking off, in flight.

@sandiegoavgeek6

3 жыл бұрын

Im really surprised to see this considering its an airbus, usually they make solid planes but maybe thats due to the length of the plane

@harivalive

3 жыл бұрын

The plane is very long and HAS to flex some amount else it'll break like a thin brittle stick due to the forces acting on it.

@sullybiker6520

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandiegoavgeek6 I know they had some FCS software to minimize the rear wobbles. It's just a long tube, it's going to happen.

@shreyasj4502

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandiegoavgeek6 yeah 😅

@biscuit4235

2 жыл бұрын

You expect wobbly aircrafts from boieng , what happened this time lol

I lived in Central Western NSW, Australia, for 12 years. It's about 20 minutes by airliner from Sydney on the way to Hong Kong / Singapore / Tokyo / other_SE_Asia. When the planes flew over, they were about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. My point is that the Virgin A340-600 was THE most distinctive plane I could see. The long thine 4 engined airliner, with the bright red engines. Instantly recognizeable, and unmistakable for anything else.

Such an iconic Aircraft that will be sadly missed from our skies 😩😩

@dghjdcgjhff3950

3 жыл бұрын

The a350-100 is a beautiful replacement. But the Virgin Atlantic a340s live on, they now fly from Bournemouth airport for European aviation group and they are the only cargo a340s in the world.

@airdailyx

3 жыл бұрын

I worked for VS when there were brand new. Nothing but a pain in the ass.

@zwinata

3 жыл бұрын

@@airdailyx oh? Why’s that?

@rileymannion5301

3 жыл бұрын

There's minor talks about an a340 neo so here's hoping!!

@ricka006

3 жыл бұрын

@@rileymannion5301 really?

I flew on the A340 on a redeye from Honolulu to Vancouver 20 years ago. It was a revolutionary plane for its time because of the distances it could travel before the 787 and A350.

@crocodile1313

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think the A340-500 was the longest range commercial airliner until the A380 came out. I flew on a Cathay Pacific A345 from SFO to Hong Kong back in the early 2000's and I remember it being a great flight (being in business class helped, lol).

@QiuyuanChenRyan916

10 ай бұрын

@@crocodile1313 I flew the SQ21/22 before they shut it down and later switch on A350, in the 340-500, that was quite a flight.

@jsaviationaus

9 ай бұрын

it was the longest range airline till the A350-900ULR, currently in service just for singapore airlines

My favourite aircraft in my favourite livery, how I miss them. She was the most beautiful girl in the sky.

@auntbarbara5576

3 ай бұрын

💯👍🏼 Safe, beautiful & super comfortable. A340, the gentle giant 👌🏽

@Kenan-79

2 ай бұрын

I love her. She is beautiful but doesn't know how to get angry

@auntbarbara5576

2 ай бұрын

@@Kenan-79 tru dat!!! 👍

Those Trents sound fantastic

Should of wound the window down so we could hear it better...

@h.4rry_192

4 жыл бұрын

🤣👌

@emiliamtf2777

4 жыл бұрын

Cant wound the window while takeoff tho, so uhhh Can only open it

@757Superfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@emiliamtf2777 r/wooosh

@gauntstar8586

3 жыл бұрын

@@757Superfan No, no it’s not...

@rattywoof5259

3 жыл бұрын

'Should have' not 'should of'.

The engines They’re vibing

@pimuce

3 жыл бұрын

Normal

I sure miss these. Last time I saw one was last year in January and im glad I got a photo of one before they retired

These engines are a little bit quieter than what the a340-300 has, but its perfect. 👌👌👌

Wonderful. Love the A340-600 engine views.

Thank you Paul. So good to be reminded of how flying slowly returned to normal after COVID-19.

Great video! Great sound and quality! Thank you for not including all the taxi time, your one of the few who make a great video without most of it being the taxi time, it's a real takeoff, Thanks, truly enjoyed it!

the trents on the 600 sound fantastic

@THE._.ANONYMOUS._.YT._.134

2 жыл бұрын

it sounds like an AC compressor or refrigerator

@TSC777

2 жыл бұрын

is is the trent 700?

@TSC777

2 жыл бұрын

@ they sound so similar

@ag6371

2 жыл бұрын

Same as the 777 Trent 800

Love the trent 500

@minefoxychan3623

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

So glad I got to fly LHR-EWR on these VS beauties a few times. So different the A343 to the A346 in terms of sports car performance. So cool seeing all the Speedbirds lined up at T5. Hope they get back in the air soon. 🤞

@ericbeaulieu4663

Жыл бұрын

the A346 is one of the slower aircraft (incl A388)...For example, B757 is more like a sport car ;) BUT it still a great and comfortable long haul plane!!

Amazing take off & sound!

@dcplugabrovo1277

5 жыл бұрын

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@pimuce

3 жыл бұрын

Love it sounds of reactor

Imagine going back in time and showing the Wright Brothers this video.

@TheTallMan50

2 жыл бұрын

They would probably shoot themselves

@William65362

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly they would look for Santos Dumont to learn how to build a plane that could take off by its own engines.

@pinto_8261

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTallMan50 huh

@keeyonass5127

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@christianbaler1166

2 жыл бұрын

mhmm they would be Proud

I flew Virgin's A340-600 Heathrow to Tokyo Narita many times. Such a wonderful experience.

Those Rolls-Royce Trents, silky smooth power yielding trust on-demand.

The engine roars are amazing

Perfect video quality and engine sound❤👏👏👍

Love the initial throttle up whine

Man, I remember when I was a teenager, I first sat on that plane, I started shedding tears and my heart was pumping out of my chest from joy. What an experience, what a machine!

I’m sad that Virgin Atlantic no longer has any four-engined planes, glad I got to fly on the A346 a number of years ago. A great plane with a great airline, I will miss seeing two red jet engines under each wing.

@wanaiman4604

3 жыл бұрын

A346?

@RoadCone411

3 жыл бұрын

Abbreviated industry term for the A340-600, which is different from the A342, A343 and A345 variants. Sometimes the type is shown without the “A”. Virgin Atlantic had also operated the A340-300 version until a few years ago.

@RoadCone411

2 жыл бұрын

@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Most airlines I’ve seen show it as “Airbus A3xx” on the safety cards, etc. which seems redundant but the IATA code drops the A.

@RoadCone411

2 жыл бұрын

@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Airbus call their planes the 'Airbus A320.' Boeing do not call their planes 'Boeing B737.' The A is there for Airbus except for IATA.

@mannfan12

2 жыл бұрын

yeah there is a certain comfort seeing 2 engines under each wing when flying across an ocean - especially the Pacific.

I will miss the long thin pencil and the Bright Red Things (Trent 56) overflying my house on LHR approach. I remember a fan blade from a BA 777 falling into the sewage works at 03:30 on departure, come to think of it, it might be the only one time I know the fan hit the shit.. 😁🤫. Great video by the way, so much nostalgia

@johannesbols57

2 жыл бұрын

lol

The A346 looked the best in Virgin Atlantic livery for sure. Love those four big engines painted red!

The A340, the unluckiest aeroplane so far, along with its next relative, the A380. These Airbus models are marvels of engineer and they look amazing. Two fo the most gorgeous machines ever built, and two of the safest as well: A340 6 hull loses, no fatalities; A380 no hull loses, no fatalities. These quadjets are magnificent and we lost them or we'll lose them too soon. I also like the B747 (the queen of the skies), but the king and the prince of the skies are better looking for me.

@PaulPhilbin-wu5ny

4 ай бұрын

Popped 🥐

So glad Swiss and Lufthansa are keeping a few of these old birds flying.. Lufthansa with a few 747 too ❤️

Its a shame we will never see this beast fly again :(

@pooletrainboy

3 жыл бұрын

No Malet aero are operating four ex Virgin A346s out of Bournemouth, see www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/db-mlt/fleet

@sanveerkhanuja3249

3 жыл бұрын

Why

@pooletrainboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@sanveerkhanuja3249 ?

@jph5198

3 жыл бұрын

@@sanveerkhanuja3249 mainly as cargo flights from Bournemouth to Scandinavia and East Asia like China.

@Magicalwindmill34921

3 жыл бұрын

Its back on service again

The shadow as it leaves the ground 😍😍😍

A Symphony of great engine'Takeoff Power!!"

Excellent! Beautiful Takeoff! Love the shadow on the ground! Thank you!

Thanks 🙏 it was great 👍 that’s great we can go back on holiday again 🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺👍👍👍😁 nice one & thanks 😊

Had the pleasure of flying back on one of the last flights in December coming back from new York, what a beast

@cloud9aviation84

2 жыл бұрын

Same, Flew this aircraft new York back 2016 👍 she now flys as a cargo

@massimogaliero6878

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloud9aviation84 such a shame she had to go😔but a real privilege to fly on her! And for you to fly her! Wow

@ffmde8268

11 ай бұрын

Was it comfortable?

Love the sound of the Rolls Royce Trent.

Great vid. Love the shadow at 2:23

0:07 That Air Canada 767-300. They are no retired...

1:50 that Iceland air livery was cool

@pauljordan4452

3 жыл бұрын

Literally.

@aviationin4k258

2 жыл бұрын

@@pauljordan4452 ikr

4 engines always look faaaaar more cooler than 2 engines.

@pauljordan4452

3 жыл бұрын

Always did. Shame about their fuel efficiency though.

@ag6371

2 жыл бұрын

It was the 777-300ER that killed the A340-600

The shadow at 220 is beautiful

Amazing takeoff. Liked and subscribed.

Next to Concorde my favourite aircraft of all time prefer over the 747 , just looked amazing especially in Lufthansa livery.

1:23 to 3:45 sound like my moms washer.

@sebastienollquist1318

3 жыл бұрын

Can I buy her washer ? lol

@757Superfan

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@manumr4644

3 жыл бұрын

Ask your mom how much she wants for the washer pls. thanks.

Extremely quiet aircraft!👏👏👏

The two quadjets I am gaga over ,both are magnificent , majestic aircraft ,their design is elegant..the A340-600 + B747-400. The RR Trent engines on the A346 look sturdy ,strong , not wispy hair dryers like the A340-200+300. I last flew on the A340-600 it was on Virgin as well , in 2014 JNB-LHR-JNB. And last flew on a B747-400 , British Airways Jan 2017. They will be missed very much. It is now all twin jets..😝🥺

Those Trent 500s are singing my prayers

Beautiful sound and takeoff!!!

What a catch, that’s a keeper 👍🏻 Trent 5’s screaming 🎶

Now that's how a take off should be filmed, well done and thank you.

Love that sound!

What a marvelous Rarity thanks a lot

Awesome video 👍 Thanks 😊

The 1st time I flew in a jet like this, it got me how quickly you get so high up

Those engines sound really sweet.

Awesome video like the camera video and photos

yes what an aircraft, I flew from Heathrow to Cape Town and back on this aircraft type, smooth ,with four engine redundancy!

The spool up, and then further spool up, is a procedure to stabilise all the engines before selecting maximum takeoff power.

What a sound. Beautiful

great sound and a beauty.

1:42 there is 747 one world! 1:53 another 747 normal!

O Richard mostra que embora você tenha um grande potencial, ter uma empresa de aviação, não é pra quem quer, é pra quem pode. É por isso que eu admiro ele. Virgin Airlines

Love the sounds of the 556's. '

Those Trent 500 engines though... 😌

The only part I hate about flying is takeoffs when the pilot begins to cut power to the engines. That little drop makes my heart drop every time

@poloska9471

Жыл бұрын

I used to experience this sensation too but after flying a lot I literally don't feel it anymore for some reason... If I try to pay attention to it I can kind of sense the drop but only slightly. I suppose the thing that also affects the perception is knowing why the feeling is happening - ie. most people probably assume it is because the plane is falling or losing altitude for a brief moment and so they imagine it which makes them a bit spooked since it feels like what they would imagine falling out of the sky in a metal tube would feel like, but that's not the case in reality because we only feel this "drop" because the plane stops climbing as quickly as it was at initial take-off... So even though we are still climbing, that moment when we reduce our climb rate feels to the ear as if we are falling for a moment. It's almost the same thing when we are going up in a fast elevator and it begins to stop at the floor we are going to, you feel like you've been accelerated up, so when you stop accelerating up it feels like zero gravity for a moment. So the more you imagine yourself still climbing in the plane, the less scary it becomes and the more your brain adjusts to this sensation so eventually you won't feel it at all. It's much much trippier when you are in a descend to land and the wind suddenly blows downards so the plane drops a few feet instantaneously because it loses lift... now that one is difficult not to clench them cheecks for.

2:36 The birds chilling with the other birds

Great video!

Well that was smooth.

4 engines 4 long haul. Got to say, they were BIG engines on the -600 series.

Beautiful view of London !!! I just wish I were living there my family moved to the united states in 1895. Why I don't know !! Cheers to all and a jolly good day !!

That ROAR! 👍👍

Fantastic video mate 🙌 other subscribers!!!

Fantastic video 🤩❤️

Toga power sounds great!

Great video. ☺

The last time I flew on one of these was in 2009! Miss flying on it.

Amazing takeoff

Good job! Greeting from Helsinki!

a great plane that had the most range out of any jet.

@pilerks1

4 жыл бұрын

What?

@emercycrite

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, that’s not correct.

Very nice 👍

Sadly looong time i dudnt use the A356... great video

Great video

That's a perfect shot, nicely captured 👍 #travelfootmarks

Do you know which one of their A340-600s this was? My favourite was G-VNAP

it's kinda sad to see the british airways 747

When I grow up I want to train to be an airline pilot( future goal)

@shashwatujjir8436

2 жыл бұрын

Same bro

The shadow of the big bird as it takes off!!

Severely underpowered

@eckie4679

4 ай бұрын

Well it meets the safety requirements of all the Aviation agencies and it’s never crashed so it is sufficiently powered 🤔🙄

I never made it on to the A340-600. I'm missing both: flying and London. I hope to do both again.

I flew to Los Angeles on Virgin A340-600 and back in 2007. Was a decent aircraft

The most beautiful plane.

Nice video

What was the destination? What about the spent time?

Awesome recordings.

What airline did you fly with?

I love this plane

Cool

Sounds like a pure 50Hz pulsing on the A/C compressor

Magnificent view......... Its really super..............