No matter how many times you watch it, it's just so tense. And then when you see it take off, it's just incredible, that something that big can take-off and fly so smoothly!
This aircraft might not have been successful commercially, but it sure as hell was a home run in terms of engineering. Just imagine how the French were able to put a double-decker into the air only a little over one hundred years after the Wright brothers took flight. If it's not success, I'm not sure what is.
2 story building, sitting upon a belly and landing gear that in itself is about 2ish stories, and then it’s tail which in itself is about 3 stories, making it an almost a 7 story building all in all from ground to tail, which is crazy to think
I rode on one last year for my birthday and shed a tear. I was hurt when they started taking them out of service during Covid so it was so exciting to see them come back into service.
If A380 wasn't built, nobody in the aviation industry would have taken Airbus seriously, they would have been in the realm of embraer/lockheed/bombardier. Thanks to A380, they can sell their profitable products. That's what people don't consider when they talk about A380.
Airbus was already a major player in aerospace industry before A380 was even built. They already cater to short haul, narrowbody market with their A320s and mid-long haul, widebody with their A300s, A330s and A340s. The A380s will only be profitable in high density routes, which is why only a handful of airliners fly them. Flying half full A380 would be like flying two twinjets with one of them empty.
Well tgey say it wasn’t successful commercially but i think this plane provided airbus with so many other sales of other models down the line and took them to another level that it probably paid for itself ten times over….
Very EPIC!!😊✨ How far have we come since the Wright Flyer went along the rails then into the air. Imagine what humanity will accomplish with flying machines 100 years from now! 🤔🧐. It’s going to be EPIC!! 😊✨
Was 40 years late to the market unfortunately, they should have tried to capitalise and develop a freight variant in my opinion, but they stuck with passengers. There are obviously commercial reasons overall as to why it failed ultimately, but I still can’t stop appreciating that we got something that size off the ground.
@@brizzle3903 The 747 was designed around using 4 of the biggest, most powerful engines available at the time. The size of engines needed for an A380 hadn't been developed yet. If the A380 had come out in the early 70's, it would certainly have put the 747, the DC-10 and the Lockheed TriStar in the shade.
only in sales, technologically, the A380 is a success of mammoth proportions, it only failed because it was built for a bygone era of super massive planes, the A350 can owe it's existence to the A380 as many technologies that the A350 uses were first introduced and streamlined by the A380, Airbus also uses one of its A380s as a testbed for new technologies. calling the A380 a "complete failure" is an insult to the engineers that spent years designing this technologically advanced giant of the skies
@@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns “Only in sales” lol That’s the whole point of developing the thing is to sell them and earn the money back in the massively over budget A380 program. Sorry to hurt the feelings but it’s a factual statement. Had Airbus developed that thing 25 years earlier it may have been a true success. The 747-8 uses a lot of the same technologies found on the 787 but the-8 was a failure as well but the entire 747 family program (except for the 747SP) was/is an example of a successful program.
@@apieceofdirt4681 yes the A380 didnt sell and it was massively a overbudget project but you can thank the a380 for all modern airbus aircraft, the a320 and a330 neo use and benefit from technologies that were pioneered by the a380, the a330 and a320/21 neo are both massively successful and profitable aircraft. the a350s composites are pioneered by the a380 and it would be much harder and more expensive to develop the newer airbus aircraft without it. the a380 walked so the a330/ a320 neo/ a350 could run, even if it came at the cost of sales. winglets, a380, composites, a380, cabin lights, a380 flight control systems, a380 newer and larger factories, a380. so it wasn't a commercial success but it was an engineering challenge who's technologies would make their way into newer aircraft and support airbus' success.
Airbus made up for it by dominating in other areas, look at how Boeing has struggled over the years because of the 737/787 screw ups, Airbus is eating their lunch
I wonder what it would’ve been like had Airbus released this plane at the same time the Boeing 747 came out? It’s unfortunate this plane didn’t come out until 2005
No matter how many times you watch it, it's just so tense. And then when you see it take off, it's just incredible, that something that big can take-off and fly so smoothly!
How lucky are those who witnessed this moment as the beginning of an era in aviation
This aircraft might not have been successful commercially, but it sure as hell was a home run in terms of engineering. Just imagine how the French were able to put a double-decker into the air only a little over one hundred years after the Wright brothers took flight. If it's not success, I'm not sure what is.
A bit like the concorde.
Technically, the 747 is a double decker
@Alpha Jamil right - i'm sure all they did was multiple everything by 2. pure and simple. What an ignorant comment.
And all of the other nations who are part of airbus…? :(
@@bigballz4uit’s a half double decker
I just got back here to enjoy the “super plane era” in “2 engine long-haul plane era”
As a Boeing fan, huge respect to the engineering team for making this possible
Didn’t realise they still have fans
@@sighfly2928 they do xd
Any true lover of aviation will admire and respect a wonderful flying machine regardless of country of origin or company that built it.
Just curious if you are still a boeing fan
@@sparkymalarky4322 yes Boeing’s engineering and history fascinates me, however their greedy managers are a disease from within. R.I.P John Barnett
I was mesmerized by how big it is in real life. I saw one and damn, that thing is a two storey building with wings and engines!
2 story building, sitting upon a belly and landing gear that in itself is about 2ish stories, and then it’s tail which in itself is about 3 stories, making it an almost a 7 story building all in all from ground to tail, which is crazy to think
On oubliera jamais
Now the first A380 is already retired.
@@a.k.963 just use Google Chrome and it's translator. It won't translate the agreement so just click the blue button.
And the last one was built today
No he not he was still strong
it's not retired, it just stopped producing. there's a difference between retiring and stop production
Jip
Last A380 was made a day ago. damn.
Literally from ground to tail, it’s the equivalent of a 7 story building, which is crazy that it can even fly and manoeuvre around airports
I rode on one last year for my birthday and shed a tear. I was hurt when they started taking them out of service during Covid so it was so exciting to see them come back into service.
I always feel safe everytime I fly a380
never flew one but i’d prefer an a380 then 747
Best plane I ever flew on.
Especially with all the helmets.
@@macieksoftthey don't use a helmet anymore
@@macieksofthelmet is only used for test flights
That was beautiful 👏 I am so mesmerized by aircraft’s
0:00 an era made
Legendary as Starship. 🇩🇪💪🏻
If A380 wasn't built, nobody in the aviation industry would have taken Airbus seriously, they would have been in the realm of embraer/lockheed/bombardier. Thanks to A380, they can sell their profitable products. That's what people don't consider when they talk about A380.
Exactly, this project gave them Wings and now Boeing is crumbling!
Lockheed is pretty major honestly, seeing as their sales in the military industry
@@Su57F1 Military is a different ballgame, it's a kickback industry for America and Europe
True. Known as the halo effect
Airbus was already a major player in aerospace industry before A380 was even built. They already cater to short haul, narrowbody market with their A320s and mid-long haul, widebody with their A300s, A330s and A340s. The A380s will only be profitable in high density routes, which is why only a handful of airliners fly them. Flying half full A380 would be like flying two twinjets with one of them empty.
Well tgey say it wasn’t successful commercially but i think this plane provided airbus with so many other sales of other models down the line and took them to another level that it probably paid for itself ten times over….
From Wright Brothers, to this 💪💪
What a smooth take off 💪🏼
Worked in Hangar maintenance on the A320 family for 14 years
the dislikes are from Boeing
Very EPIC!!😊✨
How far have we come since the Wright Flyer went along the rails then into the air. Imagine what humanity will accomplish with flying machines 100 years from now! 🤔🧐. It’s going to be EPIC!! 😊✨
love the a380 always will
This is where the 747's kingdom end
Absolutely amazing.
the music used in this is amazing. whats it called?
My dad flew on the first a380, it was a circuit Tullamarine to Tullamarine.
Edit: I just learned that it was the first Australian a380
Wow would you imagine seeing that take off
Is this the actual A380 that flew over yes at prestwick that day it done a tour of manufacturing sites for components greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Do they have a chance to vacate the aircraft if anything goes wrong? i mean, those helmets arent gonna do much without a exit or a parachute?
yes they wear parachutes and there is an evacuation plan for getting out qucikly
And now the last a380 are made
1:01
Do you think who that is??
Swiss001
Nope
No
kinda looks like him lol
that smile tho
Remember like it was yesterday.
Exactly 10.18? 😅😅
sending love to my plane,
European engineering 💪💪
I would be honest but I actually sat in a380 in my life.
How was it?
The deserve more....
Og
Great nation
Everybody will miss a380 coz it has shutdown not airbus company but a380
it didnt take off...
the earth fell beneath it.
Nice
Wow same date as my bday
The airplane beautiful a380
And even the test pilots had parachutes !
Ah yes the pilots wearing nasa
Like jump suits with parachutes in case of emergency they were so helpful to nasa astronauts in times of disaster
And 15 years later the first a380 was retired. What a failure this project was…
It wasn't a complete fail. The plandemic and more efficient twinjets unfortunately killed it
Was 40 years late to the market unfortunately, they should have tried to capitalise and develop a freight variant in my opinion, but they stuck with passengers. There are obviously commercial reasons overall as to why it failed ultimately, but I still can’t stop appreciating that we got something that size off the ground.
@@liam2479 true! They should’ve brought this out at the same time the 747 came out, it would’ve lasted longer than it did
@@brizzle3903 The 747 was designed around using 4 of the biggest, most powerful engines available at the time. The size of engines needed for an A380 hadn't been developed yet. If the A380 had come out in the early 70's, it would certainly have put the 747, the DC-10 and the Lockheed TriStar in the shade.
Who the * cares about the people, film the plane.
Both Boeing and Airbus made life easier and gave wings to common man
As the Concord was to the B747, the A380 is to the 787.. Once more, Europe failed to forsee the market..
A380 is to the A350 I believe
US : Hold my MAX737
Stfu boeing killed so many people in the past 4 years and airbus is on top now and a350 is the best aircraft rn fuck outta here
In 2020, Airbus delivered 566 aircraft, compared to 156 from boeing. Seems pretty clear to me...
@@janickpauwels3792 yup, the a380 walked so their newer aircraft could run and jump
A complete failure
No
only in sales, technologically, the A380 is a success of mammoth proportions, it only failed because it was built for a bygone era of super massive planes, the A350 can owe it's existence to the A380 as many technologies that the A350 uses were first introduced and streamlined by the A380, Airbus also uses one of its A380s as a testbed for new technologies. calling the A380 a "complete failure" is an insult to the engineers that spent years designing this technologically advanced giant of the skies
@@5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns “Only in sales” lol That’s the whole point of developing the thing is to sell them and earn the money back in the massively over budget A380 program. Sorry to hurt the feelings but it’s a factual statement. Had Airbus developed that thing 25 years earlier it may have been a true success. The 747-8 uses a lot of the same technologies found on the 787 but the-8 was a failure as well but the entire 747 family program (except for the 747SP) was/is an example of a successful program.
@@apieceofdirt4681 yes the A380 didnt sell and it was massively a overbudget project but you can thank the a380 for all modern airbus aircraft, the a320 and a330 neo use and benefit from technologies that were pioneered by the a380, the a330 and a320/21 neo are both massively successful and profitable aircraft. the a350s composites are pioneered by the a380 and it would be much harder and more expensive to develop the newer airbus aircraft without it. the a380 walked so the a330/ a320 neo/ a350 could run, even if it came at the cost of sales. winglets, a380, composites, a380, cabin lights, a380 flight control systems, a380 newer and larger factories, a380. so it wasn't a commercial success but it was an engineering challenge who's technologies would make their way into newer aircraft and support airbus' success.
Airbus made up for it by dominating in other areas, look at how Boeing has struggled over the years because of the 737/787 screw ups, Airbus is eating their lunch
not a pretty aircraft
I wonder what it would’ve been like had Airbus released this plane at the same time the Boeing 747 came out? It’s unfortunate this plane didn’t come out until 2005