Air France Bogotá take off

[Tenor5274]

if Air France has flights to Bogota....why doesn't Avianca have similar flights to Paris and Berlin?????

[kleradix]

A340 or 747??

[superfestiva]

despegando de bogota nunca suben por las montanas...he observado que siempre doblan a la derecha o a la izquierda....pero he visto dc-3 subiendo por las montanas...no hay aviones comerciales que suban por ahi? seria interesante el angulo de inclinacion...

[kofalander]

Wow, A340 sure needs a lot of runway to take off

[ferrrariscuderia111]

@kofalander it must of been a "heavy" plane because it should of been up much more early

[IntiPatrick]

@ferrrariscuderia111 Is beacause bogoto is a higher altitud place, This make plane take more power and runways when take off

[deblss]

¿Que tal el vuelo con AirFrance? ¿En que asiento ibas? Saludos!!

[shussey100]

If you notice in the video you will see that the plane takes up nearly all the runway.

[quizto]

uyy jeputa!!! casi se le acaba la pista!!

[juanchis102]

estaba un poco pesadito el avion, se comio casi los 3800 metros de pista que tiene el dorado.

[falcon0212]

good video and good trip XD

[MrPinoy2009]

is a good videos for take off AF 423 bog-cdg Paris France.

[futuresoldier1116]

no guys come to colombia , king of road holes hahaha sad but true

[FUTBOLCOLOMBIA]

VIVA BOGOTA

[slightlychill]

VIVA BOGOTA !!!!  :::))))))

[crymorenewby]

cool

[Julianooly]

jajajaja genial!

[edwvinni]

In this case the plane is larger than the model of aircraft that crashed on the flight AF 447 (Air Bus 330-200, Rio, Paris). What flight was that of the video?

[MrPinoy2009]

no this is a different airplane, this have 4 engines the A 330-200 have only 2, but the company is Air France.

[edwvinni]

This case. This Bogota should be a mega-plane. However, if the flight AF 447 Air Bus 330-200 was lower with all that size, then imagine this. Thanks friend.

[MrPinoy2009]

No, the difference compare A-340 and Jumbo 747, is the pax capacity, in the A-340 is 293 pax, and Jumbo is morethan 416 Pax, is differen the size too, thank you !!1

[edwvinni]

Comprender. Eso es todo. Gracias por sus explicaciones. (Risas) Creo que no hablan portugués y, normalmente, como usted habla su español. Yo creo que sí ficaremnos con una mejor comprensión. Hay muchas diferencias. ¿Está de acuerdo?

[Opupekito]

its a miracle there arent any holes in the runway the way the streets are looking in bogota today lol

[Gaki667]

Come to Poland, you will find out what are holes in roads :D

[anush10]

what poland come to romania, the only country where highways are only 1 lane per direction, and not to mention the billions of holes in them!

[unrealpod]

asshole!!

[siliconemind83]

cool, i took the same flight couple of weeks ago and it was fantastic, good food and polite air hostesses, took about 11 long hours to get to paris but it was a nice flight.

[markuss1977]

Great video!! Do you was satisfied with the AF cabin inflight service?

[eurotrash77]

u should drope some bjork tune to it

[xetera999]

how long was your flight?

[flybynightvideo]

Wow, 60 second takeoff roll... that's like the trans-Pacific takeoff rolls from the 1970s.

[N330AA]

At 8000ft elevation you need every bit of runway on offer.

[SamuP18]

I've taken the Iberia 340-600 Bogota-Madrid. It takes every single bit of runway!

[ejdf870]

What do you mean by this exactly? I noticed in the video that the plane seemed to take up a tremendous amount of runway & it also struggled to climb.

[N330AA]

It's because at higher altitude the air density is much lighter. Thus it is harder to generate the lift to climb and takeoff.

[amenophis972]

due to high terrain altitude

[houston77069]

i love this you

[SupremBanana]

what took the pilot so long to take off??????????thats unusual

[0015140720]

considering the altitude and weight of this

A340 at takeoff, it will take this long to takeoff from Eldorado

[pirineosmontes]

Cuando volveré mi Bogotá?

[miniair59]

a340s have very weak take offs its all about 777

[Plhamel]

And doesn't warm tropical air which is thinner than colder air make it even worse?

[airbusbetter]

No, tropical air is thicker than colder air, because 2 reasons: higher oxigen composition (%), and higher humidity. But Bogota, is 2600 meters above sea level, so bogota's air is considerer as a cold one even if it's in a tropical country (15°C in average). So, less oxigen leads less combustion capacity, so less thrust and longer runways are needed. That's why bogota ElDorado has one of the longest runways in the world.

[niconick72]

u should see a piper28-161 taking off from bogota at 1pm lol we are like come on baby climb climb!

[Busylatin]

What is a weak take off..Can you explain using aviation terms?

[miniair59]

the thrust of the engine is weak its only 34,000 pounds of thrust

[Busylatin]

Ive been reviewing all my aviation books since my early days of private pilot training to the ones I used to get my ATP...and I can not for the glory of God find the term "weak take off" as in reference to the description of a take off by a jet airplane...Still can you shed any light on the subject other than the fact that the airplane in question has an output of 34,000 lbs per engine, perhaps a book reference?

[terke1230]

In aviation terms, Bogota is 8400 feet above sea level. At that altitude there is only about 75% of sea level pressure (density) which means the engines only produce around 75% of sea level thrust. (Slightly more because they were likely down-rated a little). Less thrust, slower acceleration, more runway, lower climb angle.

[airbusbetter]

yes "only" 34000 pounds per engine, but A343's has not 2 but 4 of them and keep in mind that is lighter than B772. So, no more thrust is needed. At least is enough thrust to take it off, and carry it out 14000Km at 950Km/h with 300 people on board+cargo payload.

[barcalino]

has the Air France(340-300) tv in the seats??

[salusa95]

Yes because a flew by 340 to and from vietnam with Air France 340

[hval11]

a nice screen with movies, music, games, gps and more. gotta love it !!

[hval11]

a nice screen with movies, music, games, gps and more. gotta love it !!

[IBTLpwn3r]

I took off from El Dorado a few weeks ago. I saw smoke out the window. It turned out to be part of a cloud (or some fog) in the middle of the runway!

I was worried for a second before I realized what it was.

[A7mdooW]

As Always the Slow A340 :S

What A Loooooooooooong Take off :S

[Jagermeister196]

I hear you my friend

[ghal11]

thanks alot

[georgj16]

i live in colombia and i did this flight like 5 years ago and it was so cool, lot to things to do on this plane and i want to go again to paris but just thinking that they are 11 hours of flight makes me doubt it, i don't know how i did that time =S

[danlek2330]

Great video, I only wish I could be on airplane heading towards Bogota and stay there for a long time.

[mondiqui]

Tres bien. Merci.

[hatecrewsix2]

cest pas vrai

[nickster8253]

I have a house in Bogota (well duh, I'm Colombian) I just felt like saying that, as the plane is taking off from El Dorado Intn'l in Bogota

[DavidBaute]

Great Video!... Nice...

[juanvodka23]

i feel that i'm flying on that plane. The sound is great and you can see the power of the pleane above that city

[lalolanda123]

neat

[bomarley25]

thats cool i love being on a plane i travel alot like everyweekend