British Airways 747 landing at Heathrow Airport

[punisherworldwide747]

It's my airplane, and I just got laid

[m88123ify]

did the plane use thurst reverst??

[Ibran8787]

@m88123ify no, the 747 doesn't use thurst reverst. it uses reverse thrust. usually larger planes ( a380, 747-400, 777-300ER,ect) use reverse thrust to slow the plane down faster.

[m88123ify]

@Ibran8787 thx for telling me

[jonstewartforprez]

@Ibran8787 Come now, be nice :)

It is true, reverse thrust helps the plane slow down faster, but there is a much bigger reason why we use it. It saves the airline from replacing tires and brakes. Using brakes at that high of a speed puts a lot of strain on them (they can get very hot), and the tires can get damaged after a few dozen landings. Replacements can be quite expensive collectively (in the millions of $), so generally we are instructed to use reverse thrust in all landings.

[KrazyTrain18]

@minesh1987 hey in march im flying on a british airways 744 from yvr to lhr on seat 36k !! did you like that seat ?

[jonstewartforprez]

Nicee video!

It seems like the pilot floated for a while on the runway to get a smooth landing?

[1065chris]

@jonstewartforprez yes i agree but that means that he used less runway than usaul.

[jonstewartforprez]

@1065chris True, he used less runway than the maximum amount, but landing a 747 after typically a long flight means the fuel weight is low. This means the distance needed to land is much shorter than the distance needed to take off. With an international flight, a 747 can land comfortably midway into a 10000 feet runway (int't airport runways) and still have space left over. Of course, safety rules prevent that, but you'll be amazed at how much braking power a 747 can have.

[trvwatson]

great all we see is the wing of the plane, what is the point in the video

[kudak240]

googd video :)

[LarzzzKLM]

what was your seatnumber?

[777fsx200]

what was the departure city?

[elgrancaco]

is not a 747 ....is a 737

[fluginator]

@elgrancaco

no 747

[charlieiscool1000]

No it IS a 747 u idiot the u can tell by the small tail at the end of the Wing and that was Runway 09R

[91Snyder]

@charlieiscool1000 i think what he meant by tail was the winglet.......

[valarmanwe]

@charlieiscool1000 If that`s a 747 ( and I don`t know whether it is or not ), then the `small` winglet at the end the wing is 7ft from top to bottom.

[pcpilot96]

@elgrancaco its a 747-400.

[jesuistahmid]

*wing*... its called flaps :)

[sawhnyk]

great landing no use of reverse thrust

[shanondor]

i love take off but hate landing scares the pants off me and makes me feel sick

[EinkOLED]

What flaps you use also depends on the runway length and landings weight, generally you typically aim for full flaps if you are landing on a short runway or if you wish to turn off early.

[EinkOLED]

Wind corrections are included in the VREF speed anyway.

[MatthewPalmer1992]

Wow a BA 747 landing at Heathrow - don't get much better than that. Good video :)

[LarzzzKLM]

hi, wich seat were you seated

[gooduH786]

well done

[dylanhelmer]

very nice video, great job 10/5 haha i wish i could overrate it, its such an awesome vid!

[poisunoskid]

why weren't the flaps fully extended. that looks like it was extended to 20 degrees and not 30.

[TheCrosswindMan]

25 which is the SOP.

[MetalbirdsAviation]

As some else pointed out flaps 25 setting on a 747-400 is standard procedure for most landings.

Flaps 30 is generally used for short runways or wet/icy conditions.

[ready7]

At risk of sounding like a noob, does anyone know what those two protrusions from under the wing are? I'm not talking about the flaps.

[mobius5759]

Not sure of the official term, but I'm sure they have something to do with wing stabilization or something to that effect.

[wazzawazza73]

They're called flap canoes.

[cageo2207]

Those are flap nacelles. They are fairings that enclose the flap carriage mechanism.

[Battleaxe55555]

They are kind of rigs that contain the flap track mechanism. Not n00bish, not alot of people know that.

[TurkishGamer92]

turkish airlines, british airlines.......

cmon people dont discuss about airlines, they are only airlines, and you cannot see crashes as normal problems,

also cmon people.

[abbi257]

i like lufthansa it is best for me

[LiiV3LoNDoNLiiF3]

Oryt Oryt.. calm down everyone.. respect all airlines no matter if they've crashed! =]

[mcnitrox]

Where were you flying from?

[turkvkurd]

turkish airlines is better then ba beacuse ba has done lots of crashes and tthey are wasted so big up [[TURKISH AIRLINES BANG BANG

[tommyA350]

Fatal accidents in the past 10 years

British Airways:- None

Turkish airlines:

7 April 1999 - B737 - (6 dead.)

8 January 2003 Avro RJ-100 - (75 dead)

25 Febuary 2009 - B737 - (9 dead)

So please shut up "turkvkurd" with your stupid comments.

[XxXDELTAxFOXTROTXxX]

You're wrong! British Airways did have an accident a few months back.

Remember the 777 crash landing at Heathrow in the begininng of January?

It crashed landed onto the runway due to ice build-up that blocked the flow of fuel.

[tommyA350]

Yes I do remember. But I was listing FATAL ACCIDENTS and seeing as no-one was killed in the BA crash in January its not a fatal accident is it.

[XxXDELTAxFOXTROTXxX]

Alright, that's true.

[Noneofyoubusiness123]

Yeah, they had a accident, No fatals. all of british airways flights never crashed just made emergency landings!

[luuuuukeeeeeeeeee]

Hardish landing.

But BA are great. Always fly with them. Good video.

[turkvkurd]

turkish airlines is better then ba

[jackd166]

No its not!!! Turkish crash and are shit

[TurkishGamer92]

@jackd166,

is there a problem?

[rocksinger45]

Was that William Shatner I saw on the wing !!!!

[WazzaBoi8493]

nice video of the british airways 747 landing at LHR. lovely sun reflection on the wing.

[moviesunrated]

Did you know that concorde had to go faster than a 747 to take off, i think it was because of the shape of the wings

[aznturtle1]

yes the delta wings were designed to go really fast and does not fly well at low speeds

[temanyada]

if England had more sun it would be the most beautiful place ever

[TJkiwiOWEG]

is that in the morning? its so pretty

[twinturbo199]

aircraft wings are swept back to make the leading edge short as possible keeping the same wing area and length

[hallza909]

The main reason for swept wings is to keep them back from the disturbance caused by the nose of the aircraft.

[mrsnail445]

No its to increase the Drag Divergence Mach number allowing the A/C to fly at a higher speed without encountering any adverse wave drag effects.

[hallza909]

I know what winglets are for ive just done a whole assignment on them at university! They're to prevent induced drag!

[mrsnail445]

not winglets - i was talking about what you said on swept wings!!!!!!!!

[hallza909]

I was taught at uni it was to keep the wings back from turbulance....

[garlex134]

They reduce drag, saves fuel, you get longer range.

[widerrangevideos]

Winglets also used 5% less fuel and allow a plane to fly faster.

[xhappyxlifex]

winglets look really good, the 767 just got them and they look amazing!

[widerrangevideos]

The 767s have APIs

[xhappyxlifex]

Sorry but what's an API?

[widerrangevideos]

API Winglets are what the 767 has, saves 5% fuel, increases range and decreases engine maintenace.

[widerrangevideos]

erm no it increases speed airbus planes are slower than boeing as there not as swept back as much.

[hallza909]

ok thats why an Airbus A319 has a higher crusing speed than 737 and the Airbus A380 has a higher crusing speed than the 747? so what you just said made no sense and i know swept wings increase speed! thats what ive been saying!

[widerrangevideos]

747-400 is faster than an a380 any day.

[hallza909]

Boeing 747-400 maximum crusing speed 493 knots. Max speed 528 knots Airbus A380 maximum crusing speed 510 knots. Max speed 551 knots. That's fact

[widerrangevideos]

A319 doesn't go faster. A380 might go abit faster because it has larger engines then some types. But 747 goes faster.

[hallza909]

the A319 does go faster than the 737 and how can you say the a380 might go abit faster but the 747 goes faster? it can only be one or the other and the a380 is faster

[widerrangevideos]

I still reckon a 737 goes faster than an a320. A 747 goes faster than a A346 though and an A380 is likely to be the same as a 747.

[hallza909]

i dont even know why i got into his argument its stupid. doesnt matter what goes faster.

[twinturbo199]

wing lets prevent wing tip vortecs ( air rolling from bottom to top of the wing produces down force and makes the wing around 7% less lift effective)

[hallza909]

Which is induced drag

[gooduH786]

good viedo well done

[az2z3aa4z5a]

i want to be a pilot

[peteboy1113]

i love the -747- was this the 400 0r 300.and where did you fly in from,were you in club class. i like -B A- i want to fly to thialand soon,from jfk -lhr-bkk.like to fly in there upper class.whats there new economy plus section like, did you see it.cool vid.

[tommyA350]

This is a 747-400.

British Airways dont fly any 747-300's and also the wingtips are a giveaway.(Only the -400 has wingtips out of the 747 series).

[lyokoBSTN]

the winglets are a nicesity on a jet like this without them the wake turbulance would be huge and pose massive risks to aircraft that are behind it and for an airport like heathrow that is a nicesity as at maximum running capacity they get a jet taking off and landing every two minuites

[hallza909]

Winglets are there to prevent induced drag. Which saves fuel and time. Aircraft aren't near enough to each other for wake turbulance to cause a problem. Awhile ago there was a BA 747 that damaged a winglet while taxiing and it simply flew with 1. All they had to do was fly with abit more fuel and add a slight amount more power to the engines on the opposite side of the damaged winglet. They are also there to make the whole surface of the wing produce lift and make them more efficient.

[hallza909]

Also wake turbulance is caused by the nose of the aircraft which is why all modern aircraft have swept wings to kepp them back away from the turbulance :)

[twinturbo199]

wrong BOAC 747-100 had experimental ones, and there correct name is "winglets"

[SABoeing]

BA do not have an "Upper Class". Upper Class is a trademark for Virgin Atlantics' Buisness class.

[HugelyBig]

Fuuuuuuck! My eyes!

Question marks aren't that hard to use!

[Plhamel]

Best two seats on any commercial aircraft. Your seat on a 747 and the same one on portside.

[JetlinerXPilotXFSX]

minesh1987:

Mind telling me where the flight came from?

Thanks a bunch!

[planelover3640]

Where were you flying from??

[minesh1987]

Mumbai (Bombay, India)

[seema4eva]

what seat were you sitting at on the ba 747

[minesh1987]

36K, thats the window one

[scoutattack10]

i love landing

[davidjain918]

I want to take British Airways! I remember seeing British Airways at Pittsburgh Intl. Airport! Good thing thing British Airways comes to Pittsburgh. An International City! That will be cool if any airlines goes to Europe from Pittsburgh.

[ktachiya]

I think the pilot had the flaps at 25 degrees. I think NW uses that setting a lot as well.

[gankala8]

yes during heavy crosswinds i think they r advised to use flaps 20-25 then increase to flaps 30 at the moment of touch down..

[Evilhamster1876]

Gankala8 : Why would they extend to 30 at touchdown? Flaps are used during the approach to slow aircraft down etc... but on landing roll (touchdown) I doubt they make much as much difference as the spoilers/thrust reversers

[DoubleGauss]

Flaps are not for slowing an aircraft down. They produce extra lift at low velocities such as during take off and landing.

The job of spoilers is to reduce lift by disrupting airflow over the wing, not slowing the aircraft. After touchdown this quickly transfers weight to the wheels making braking more effective.

[Evilhamster1876]

Flaps lower the stalling speed by increasing lift, that's what I meant

[fanillybadilly]

how do you know that? I want to be a pilot, and I can see that it's important to know.

[chocolatcats]

Hay lol993300 maybe he's new!

[ASSHOLESHITBITCXH]

interesting, wing retracting

[Vaughan763]

747 landings look so great, I can't wait til I get onboard a 747

cool vid though. I agree with many of you below, maybe they used less than 30 flap due to a speed required by ATC in order to leave enough distance between the aircraft behind.

[Cambridgeflyer]

30 degrees* sorry

[Cambridgeflyer]

Pilots don't use 20 degrees flaps anymore, but your right they did'nt look very extended.

[lol993300]

no offense but most british airways pilots always use autoland

[1NightInIstanbul]

No They dont, the 777 One that crashed was Being landed Manually

[alaqmar1992]

thats the cause of landing manually!!! it got crashed , thats why to avoid crashes and emrgencies they use autoland!

[Evilhamster1876]

alaqmar1992:"it got crashed , thats why to avoid crashes and emrgencies they use autoland!"

The instrument landing system|ILS or 'autoland', as the special needs crew of youtube put it is used in adverse weather conditions or to lighten the pilot's workload.

[ncodrington]

that looked like only about 10-20 degress or flaps as opposed to 30

[Airportchris2]

The "wing retracting" is called extending and retracting "flaps".

[kilian101]

yeah in flight simulator i hate flaring

[yopapa60]

the camera looks like it is at a angle and not strait

[Sterlingjob]

Interesting to see flaps are not fully down, must have been fairly light!

[le73boye]

that was a verry beautiful view of the wing

[mace5000]

the flare seems too much, i would be crapping it if i was on that plane.

[minijeppe]

That was a normal flare..

[AndrewJM70]

Mace5000 is correct; the aircraft touched down some 2500-3000ft after the threshold and 1500-2000ft after the ILS glidescope arial. However the runway is long and there was still arounf 4000ft remaining when the aircraft stopped. They could have stopped a lot quicker as well. So although a bit of a long landing it was not unsafe.

[stormbreezemidnight]

what is flare?

[stormbreezemidnight]

what is flare?

[stormbreezemidnight]

what is flare?

[humphrey2000]

It is where the nose of the aircraft is pitched upwards just before the aircraft touches down.

[stormbreezemidnight]

what is flare?

[pilotnicco]

"flare" means to pull up when your about to touch down and land, so that your main landing gear touches the ground first. also so you loose speed and touch down.

[GeorgeNCL]

There is also another reason for flare, it alters your vertical speed, when you flare, the landing is made smoother, because of flare if you drew a graph of vertical speed against time it would be a curve rather than a straight line

[Airportchris2]

It also helps slow down by keeping the aircraft flared up, provided the main gear is on the ground.

[sanandreas6]

I love british airways but i think they need to change the look of the plane. they gt good colour scheme but i think its time for a change only because the look is kinda doul.

reply to me and tell me ur opinions.

bless

[thunderbolt1000Tkid]

I like th look of their planes and the British Airways logo. But i wish they would have kept the ethnic tail fin livery. Those tail fins with the different designs looked really nice.

[MarvsCharismaticChin]

Keep it as it is...but do something with the winglets.

[nathanjeffrey114]

than I guess flying once sometimes twice a year isn't engough to notice that all airlines are like that.

[minesh1987]

thanks, JFK? nah.. the flight was Mumbai (India) to Heathrow

[Jmajic3k1]

Economy?

[themonster75]

'minesh1987', was u filming in econamy, premium econamy, business class or first class?

[minesh1987]

hi there, i recorded at econamy area, few seats front of me were premium econamy

[crazypilot123]

Nice landing!

[nathanjeffrey114]

British airways Terrible mistake. A flight attendent said our flight was over booked and we were hoping to get first or bussiness class. Instead we were in the baby section. We got up as soon as the seatbelt sign came off our orignal seats weren't taken. They messed up. She wouldn't even appologize. Instead she made our flight as misserable as her job.

[lindseyboo83]

This looks like a familiar arrival point for me-BA is the best!

[PRICEJAMES]

I love 747s such graceful large ladies. You must have flown in over Windsor

[B757204]

Looks as if it made a very late touchdown. I flew on G-CIVH (also a BA B747) from new york and after landing at Heathrow i was given a tour of the flightdeck! Boy that was good it brings back memories. Good video by the way.

[PSPmaster321]

I think that was a pretty good landing :/

[RedoutesChoice]

Wow! that is my dream to do that! Love the 747, my absolute favourite. Great video by the way, long live the magnificent 747! I hope they remain the Queen of the skies, were they belong!