A380 steep take-off at the Paris Air Show in June 2007

[LeftistUprising]

Amazing!!!! The plane seems to be moving very slowly as well! That looks very frightening. That's testament to the engineering and piloting involved. Amazing.

[akelodmc]

HELL NO! 

[GamesAddict2010]

im suprised it didnt crash that was impressive

[Scoopy4444]

at :48 , just in front of the nose, there's a white ball in the distance, is it a ufo ?

[trevorskates94]

@Scoopy4444 It's another plane.

[Scoopy4444]

@trevorskates94 why it's overing then ? look at his position with clouds, it doesn't moove : )

[FriedRiceAlex]

great engine power, good areodynamics, great respond time to maneuvaring.. love it, i sure would love to fly in one.

[whitireia]

WOW - for such a big aircraft she sure can move!

[q8ali1234]

i so want to be on this particular flight ;O

[britlit101]

What I'm wondering is this: exactly how much of the runway's length did the pilot use to get airborn, cuz from the video it didn't look like much. That was too cool. I don't care who designed this plane it's a testement to human enginuity.

[TheOreo32]

dont u mean turning left tight....

[ghostmario]

Is just me, or am I really hearing a song from Apollo 13 at around 0:52?

[viceroytennis]

You can do that to the 380 with Rolls Royce engines - bet you can't with the American engines.

[legacex34]

Who cares we could blow the shit out of your country. Plus if you like tennis your opinion doesn't matter.

[james6394]

thats never going to happen so shut up. I don't know if you're forgetting but you are most likely from British descent so just be quiet

[aexmndz]

That was awesome!!!

[Banez1991]

amazing

[krlos116]

my entire school fits in there

[KenyaPowa]

I just cry everytime i watch this stuff ... cuz i love it so much ;/ Dont think im psycho ... but i love'em

[CubeMods]

no sorry i think your absolutely insane =)

just kidding

[AndrewLeeFinnigan]

no you are not a complete pscho at all i love them too! Evrytime i see one landing into sydney airport i stop whatever im doing at lookat the a380. Best planes ever! :)

[marshmallowbudgie]

ahh, just another day at John Wayne Airport!

the A380 is quite a lovely liner: sophisticated construction, ridiculous lift (but if they can jam 700 people onto it, you just know they will)

[CHILEJETS]

The plane without load and passengers can do acrobatic maneuvers without suffering structural damage

[Merlin1940]

Imagine an American doing such a stunt, he would be immediately removed from pilot. But when French, Italian, Russian do this, they get "unanimous" praise - even if the mishap happens (Italians were not blamed after killing 80 in Ramstein 1988!)

Now I know I will be lynched down since politically incorrect.

Mon 6 Jul 2009 21:46 GMT

[dgm1514]

It was at an air show and was flown as a demo maneuver. Many "risky" stunts are performed at air shows world wide. I'm not sure what politics or passanger deaths have to do with anything...

[Merlin1940]

I was commenting the stunt that comments above quasi-unanimously imagine and praise. Those praises are so ridiculous (when you *really* know the A380) that they can *only* be explained by the political agenda I denounced (of which the lynching of me is part).

The take-off actually shown on the video would be quite normal from any transport plane in an air show, and just recalls that A380 is (duly and normally for such size) *less* swift than average.

Mon 10 Aug 2009 07:10 GMT

[ticoman90]

how does it not stall???

i dont understand how this beast doesnt stall or suffer structural damage from over stress on this maneuver.?

and please, dont tell me that its beacause its passenger-less and light on fuel....i know that.

[whitireia]

@ticoman90 The A380 is designed to take to loads they are flying the aircraft at.

[fishintheobx1]

Impressive. She's obviously light and sounds like a TO into a stiff wind. But, a very light 747 will do the same thing, and an empty 757 will really put on a show!

[DRadioflyer]

HOLY COW!

[c172kid]

im pretty sure i can here music from Apollo 13 in the background

[TrueArsenic]

That's crazy.. it doesn't even look real!

[crk1121]

Near the end did anyone else hear the music playing? Almost sounded like the score from the movie Apollo 13 where they are preparing for the launch...

[kierno84]

holy shit she leapt in to the air! she might be ugly, but always impressive!

[uvboy30]

That was really bad ass!  Do it again, lol

[smithdct]

Do airliners have Vx and Vy speeds?

[xyimlovinit]

Can that happen or be used in normal passenger operations?

[n310ea]

big deal, any airplane can do that.

[tehabc]

Not a massive plane like that though, thats amazing, some small 2 seater planes would stall if they did that

[barthoedemaker]

@tehabc not that hard with those 4 enormous engines

[kozarac5]

@tehabc - You do realize that plane had minimum weight, right? There were no passengers and cargo so I'm sure any plane could do that with no passengers.

[GinoRc]

WTF can someone explain to me how the fuck the plane did not stall at that angle??

[767Dude]

Put it this way, it has no passengers, no cargo, hardly any fuel so with the power of those engines its hardly surprising it was able to do that.

[GinoRc]

Yeah that makes sense dude

[7Kronos]

Add that A380 got the best civilian airplane design.

Even with airshow conditions, try to climb at 30-35° just out the runaway and see what's happen.

Also A380 got an active anti-stall system who control flaps and avionics if needed.

[xxtalitha]

wow , soo beautiful

[XX13urtonloverXX]

Its a turn to the left not right!!!!!!

[CaptainByington]

it had to have been a way windy day for it to do that! Thats crazy!!

[PokeMePT]

its in the paris airshow, i was there :)

[superfestiva]

that was steeeeeep!!!

Nice...

[pekkahrider]

then they are gonna have to eat on this airport :P but its fake

[traceynorthernstar]

That was NOT fake!! It was at an airshow an was on the news, i remember it!!

[nikhilpatel11]

what if it STALL

[jmr604]

Only time you can do that with an aircraft is when it's empty.

[norrisrock]

Just a bit of thrust involved there.

[Tommyr]

Wow! It's like a ballet! Amazing!

[blueb0g]

wow... the a380 is amazing for acrobatics. it has a lot of ailerons! usulay they are just on the outer section of the wing... by the looks of this video, they run the length of the entire wing!

[foxtrot789]

They're flaps!

[blueb0g]

no, flaps go down below the wing.

[e633xx]

Cheap trick with all those computers and stuff...

[Schaschlik345]

you have to be either a great pilot or crazy to do this :D

[mcpcshowcase]

The A380 is an amazing aircraft and this manoeuvre is particularly impressive. I saw the A380 do this at Farnborough 2008 (turning right) at the end of the Runway and it is one hell of a sight. How something so massive can fly so beautifully is a testament to its design and a credit to Airbus.

[edyken77]

Impressive!

[dejwid420]

ummm it turned left

[ryan1111111555555555]

cant**

[ryan1111111555555555]

i can run faster than that thing, why can i fly!!

[laminarwing]

I remember this, I was there !

[atenco01]

Try that with full PAX, and Fuel for a trasatlantic flight....Then I believe how good the 380 is...

[zzddytt]

well the damn thing can carry 800 people and fly for 14 hours. Unload all those people, their bags, and carry only 30 minutes of fuel, there you have a power house that can do anything, probably even a barral roll!

[superf15kid]

yea tht thing is SO elegent. and man! you HAVE to see its cockpit. its DAMN impressive.

[cageboyes]

Wow..

And from the cockpit: beep beep beep stall stall stall..

[fluffycheep]

Jesus, that can get off the ground.

[gliderdriver22]

turning left tight... u mean

[JohnnyT1]

Awesome mate.That is one powerful beast :D

[thecomputerexpert]

the a380 took off so shortly .

[Tubelandian]

Holly Shit!!! That was awesome!!

[trl123x]

i though big dombo was about to stall and hit the ground

[antonifc]

Read the title is a Air Show. And the plane goes empty, no passengers and low fuel.

[telebambam]

Whoa! Incredibly maneuverable for a big slug.

[jerseykid565]

i didnt think a a380 could do that

[averyqurt]

i would just cimmit cuicide!!! lol

[rauuul7]

i would DIE if i'd have to be on that plane and it would take off like that XD

[mohawkbro]

would really suck to be a passenger during that!

[adx398]

great shot