British Airways Flight London Heathrow - Tokyo Narita BA 005 Boeing 747 takeoff

[aerlingus1000]

Remember going on this same flight back in 2006. The 747 takes ages to get going!

[oliverjumelle]

@TheMystaken that was the weight of the aircraft being taken off the wheel. that sound is quite common with 747s

[Musicgutbucket]

Wow a lot of movement in them there wings.

[MegaxAAx]

did any one at 1:12 hear a bang?

[kansai07]

@MegaxAAx that's just the main landing gears leave the ground...it happens on every single plane...no worries

[MegaxAAx]

@kansai07 oh

[B2013974]

Please could someone answer because I also heard that noise when I was on a BA 747 from LHR to pheonix. As the pilot rotated I heard a bang and it felt as though someone had shunted the airplane from behind.

[warlord4290]

what you've been doing in tokyo?

[AIRANORAK]

I like how that wings flexing

[JustCause2Ps3]

was that tail scrape?

[Larsnero14]

Love this take off, makes me feel onboard. AWESOME with the skidmarks from the crash, It's not everyday you see remains of a plane crash. thumbs up for this one!

[SmallChild93]

heavy take off

[bridlingtonengland75]

did a tyre blow on take off?

[clazza01]

i cannot see remains of a crash

good video btw

[05u16hep]

You can see the skid marks in the grass

[sniperkillzzzzzzzzzz]

look at the grass

[charlieiscool1000]

u can see the tire marks on the ground at the end of the runway right at the start of the vid b4 take off

[lebanonlibanon]

ipoo

[Yadi84]

anyone knows what a widebody KLM is doing at LHR?

[aceridgey]

well depending on demand, widebodies are the only option to accomodate high passenger numbers,

BA in the summer take a 767-300 to nice in france, from heathrow,

people obviously love amsterdamn on the time u took off

[heslop01]

I've heard that for some odd reason an A330 is used for one of their daily services to AMS ...

[NickPwnsUTube]

@Yadi84 probably just a busy route so they stick a heavy on the route. i know for a fact (as i have done the route) that BA use 767 to fly to Paris once a day, as it is such a popular route.

[dtw777]

@Yadi84 at one point they had 767s and later on A330s become a regular sight at Heathrow. It has since stopped.

[mikey0118]

@Yadi84 A few years ago, KLM used to bring a daily 767 into Heathrow. When the A330s were introduced to the fleet, they also came in once daily. Unfortunately, KLM wide-bodies at Heathrow are now a thing of the past and the majority of flights are operated by various types of the 737.

[Yadi84]

@mikey0118 thanks a lot !

[Updation]

that took a long time to take off

[arabjude]

A heavy 747 needs plenty of concrete to get up to speed. Judging from the video it used about 2 thirds of the RWY to get airborne which is pretty normal for 747's at LHR :)

[aceridgey]

ye i know but remember its a huge long haul flight

[alicesprings84]

good video i to have had that sound everytime i have travelled on a 747 , i think its the undercariage lifting off or something?

[Yadi84]

yes it is

[FlyAirlineProduction]

Is it those skid marks on the ground that is from the BA crash? :-)

[cyprussunizhot]

thats just the gears. on the ground ther flat and as thay lift of the hang on a slarnt. its just were they move. it happens on the a330 when i go on them.

[Yadi84]

I was thinking the same when I was taking off and it was quite scary, sounded like a shot or something not usual. Does anyone know?

[mogofou]

i've flown in a 747 too and i heard this noise comming from below it might be the runway making vibrations in the plane (little bunp or something...), I don't know...

[Aerjas12]

Tail strike maybe?

[britishairwayspilot1]

i think it may be the gears going up

[enigma800]

@Yadi84 That sure sounds like a tail strike to me, but the angle doesn't look that steep to cause one.

[Pvjinflight]

@enigma800 Probably just gear getting off from ground

[flyboyz83]

The noise at 1:12 sounds like something had gone wrong!

[RedoutesChoice]

A w e s o m e :)

Cheers mate, I think the BA 747s are beautiful, love them!