AIRFRANCE A380 Heathrow Airport

[pasqualebrow1230]

Your video is a favorite on Helsinki

[SkippyUsht]

thats a pretty big plane for such a short flight...

[MrManuh83]

c pas parce que c air france que il faut obligatoirement que le vole parte de paris j'ai un ami a moi il a fait marseille-alger avec alitalia et alors

[MrMDVideos]

Super!

[UkRailPics]

I was lucky enough to experience this very aircraft (F-HPJB) flying AF1981, and have to say it was the best flight I've ever been on. The Airbus A380 is a fantastic aircraft to fly on as a passenger and I cannot wait to experience such an aircraft again (although I suspect slightly further than LHR - CDG!). I think putting the A380 on this route was an excellent move by Air France, I can't see Lufthansa pulling off a similar trick though :(

Great video! 5*

[YourInfoProductions]

I love the engine sound she makes. Especially when taking off; The powering up.

[GERMANLOVER7000]

i like that video of airbus a 380 from air-france...

[EP1997]

such a big plane for almost 1 hour flight?!

[polismanful]

this summer went Air France A380 from Paris-London all summer.

[tjf4375]

I was lucky enough to do this trip with AF - unforgettable experience! I was baffled as to why they would be using the A380 on this route, but then found it was because of scheduling - during the summer one A380 had spare time between its long haul arrival and departure, so instead of have it sitting there, they sent it to London and back. Also a great way to train crews on the new types, and of course us lucky enthusiasts got to fly on this amazing aircraft!

[brismike65]

@tjf4375 I hate you ;)

[Jamz98]

i like how the cars going past are louder than the plane landing :D

[hammoudy1300]

fast approach , bumpy landing .... but its good because they are still training so am expecting better performance next time

[mike1976ful]

this not MSN/LN: 40 this is Airbus A380-861 | F-HPJB | MSN040

This Airfrance from Paris to london flight AF1981 10:05 - 10:25

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@mike1976ful It is MSN 40. No matter how you write it MSN/LN: 40, MSN040 it is still MSN 40 or the 40th A380 to enter production.

[QF3385]

@mike1976ful

That's Airfrance Flight AF1980 from Paris CDG to London Heathrow LHR

Flight AF1981 going from LHR back to Paris CDG

[QF3385]

@mike1976ful

Thats not Flight AF1981...

# outbound flight(Paris CDG - London LHR) AF1980 10.05am - 10.25am -1h

# inbound flight(London LHR- Paris CDG) AF1981 12.50pm - 15.05pm +1h

[MyAlfie123]

i saw this air france a380 when i'm arrive at LHR

[Snafu320]

Flying in this on the 17th, cannot wait!

[MeanGene79]

This must be an extremely high traffic route, because it seems a waste to me to fly such a short route with this beast!

[AntonioSantiago]

@MeanGene79 London-Paris was once the world's largest air route by passengers flown.

BUT, at the same time, the user above us said this was a crew training flight...

[GC0020]

@MeanGene79 actually, Air France are operating CDG-LHR-CDG this summer with the A380 to train the crew that are flying it. It would be even more of a waste not to offer passengers the chance to fly it.

[welchyjd1]

Great shot!

[misterflyi]

Perfect First Inaugural Flight, Nice Video

[JAVED5678]

special fares 80 pounds return from london...great values and the flight was empty....

[HeathrowSpottingHD]

Wow 5K views in a week and i'm not even at 1,000 yet!

[WEBSTA380]

that looked rough and hard + wobbly!

[blinkvirus]

@WEBSTA380 probs cus the wingspan is massive, the wings are gonna wobble more the wider they are

[dickbob0]

Great vid.... What a great plane too.

[maximilianstudt]

why must a a380 ever touch down so much hard? nice vid

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@maximilianstudt That was actually quite a gentle landing.

[sjcgzn08]

do u have mexican airlines landing in LRH? heatrow

[arnoldy09]

excellent video mcpc as always, i like that runway next to the highway good place to watch the aircrafts landing or taking off

[7XAIL]

*/5 thank you

[Mishinima]

Why they use an A380 for that short route ?

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@Mishinima Crew Training.

[myt332]

I was on this flight, nice work! :D

[axeman972]

waht's a good shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[puiear]

Superb. Such a graceful monster of the skies. I don't care why it comes into LH I am just glad it does. Great capture. You have all the A380's into LH now don't you?

5***** as usual.

[EvanLe20]

damn thats a nice aircraft : ) what routes does AF operate the A380s on? i dont get why it comes to London from Paris unless its going on to another city later on =/

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@EvanLe20 CDG-LHR is for Crew Training. They also fly to New York and Johannesburg.

[EvanLe20]

@mcpcshowcaseHD ahhh ok

Thanks for the info!!!! :D

[sjcgzn08]

I Dont understand why air france doing this pairs-london on a huge aircraft between 347 kms /216 milles???? and what about TgV or tunnel train???

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@sjcgzn08 Crew Training.

[jeanfrancoisrr]

@mcpcshowcaseHD and a big opportunity to try this plane for just 80 euros return ticket...maybe more now

[CardiacKid65]

@sjcgzn08 that does seem like a waste.

Since when does Air France have these? I thought they weren't getting any till later on next year. (TWSS)

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@CardiacKid65 They have 3 to date.

[Anjoucat]

@sjcgzn08 I read in an aviation weekly magazine that they are doing it for crew training on short legs as it gets into its work.....but if you know anything about England and France, you maybe would understand the real reason is they want to show it off at British Airways' home base - Heathrow!! France has the new plane, BA hasn't :-)

[69Gabinho69]

beast

[ImpulsivePlay3r]

yes on the inside it is indeed really really quiet, but on the outside its louder then the 747, then again it would be the A380 Engines give out 75,000lbs of Thrust Each, thats is amazing!

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@ImpulsivePlay3r It really isn't louder than the 747 outside it's quieter. This is not only noticeable by ear but by very sensitive sound equipment around the airport. Ask the residents of Myrtle Avenue whether or not its louder than a 747 when climbing right above their house.

[mghaz]

Man you are lucky!!!

Hope you can catch some nice shots for take off, landing, taxi...

[eminem0413]

Man I want to fly CDG-LHR, to gigantic airports and one cheap flight on a gigantic plane. Too bad I live 6500 miles away in New Mexico.

[Jett203]

Beautiful!

[LifeInTechnicolor11]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yo061209]

PURE QUALITY MAN

[ionutshowcase]

awsome , when I'm going in 20 July in London I will se it

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@ionutshowcase Not on the 20th unfortunately. In July she'll be in on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays throughout July.

[ionutshowcase]

@mcpcshowcaseHD No man , in 20 July I have the flight from Timisoara to Luton with Wizzair :D that is on Tuesday , and from there on :D

[remkef22]

great video! I like the air france colours an that A380 :)

[flightsimmer1234]

i have flew on that plane...that exact one... it is bluddy massive...love it

[N791AN]

Great!

I'll fly with this one in August (CDG-LHR) :D :D

[misterflyi]

hello landing a nice, you filmed us, I shall wait in the A380 that day, nice

[dangerlifetime2]

she's a silenced beaty!

[futurepilot2394]

that was soo cool

[anush10]

i love the way the rest of the plane "falls" down after the main gears touch down.

[dangerlifetime2]

@anush10 haha that was funny and true! =] it actually does fall down after the rest of the landing gears have touched down.

[sealalula]

Awesome

[gunnygundog]

wooow, thats rare !

[BringEllisTheHoriZon]

@gunnygundog yeah its very rare because its the first AF a380, first landing in the colours, the first time at heathrow but in coming months there will be more and it wont be rare at all lol

[maideewana]

Great........Thanks for this super upload.

[fernousdu972]

hehe what an awesome airplane !!! I am glad to see an AF A380 landing into LHR because I'll take it from CDG to LHR on July 16th :)

Excellent video

[guy990]

nice!

[cd949604]

beautiful

[aolambros]

That was just #EPIC !!!!!

[moshrunners]

Fantastic, very well captured! Can't wait to go on it now, got wait until August 20th tho. I hate the metal sheets put on the fences at Heathrow, so annoying.

[cattleman6420012000]

A wonderful video. I really love flying with Air France, So nice to see one of their A 380s at Heathrow..

[ImpulsivePlay3r]

this flew over today and wow was it very loud. they say the plane is quiet but iv'e seen the singapore,emirates and Air france fly over to LHR and for some reason she is loud.

[mcpcshowcaseHD]

@ImpulsivePlay3r It is louder on take off than at any other time because the engines are working at full power to get her into the air. When you compare it directly with the likes of the 747, A340 etc its much quieter. Heathrow has hundreds of sensors around the airport and approach paths which confirm she is much much quieter.

[LianzThe1337]

@ImpulsivePlay3r Well she's quieter on the inside, not the outside. :P

[SteU4IA]

@ImpulsivePlay3r Compared to 747 and A340 the A380 is surprisingly silent.

[flightsimmer1234]

@ImpulsivePlay3r yea i have flew on it and is a nice bird...when people say that it is quiet...they mean on the inside not the outside...have u ever flown it cause i really like it and think you should

[zeesham13]

Wow, an AirFrance a380 at heathrow. was this just a special flight?

[syedqquazi]

:O how quiet does this beast wanna be!?!?

[guillermovidal1lfb]

WOW!!!! This winter to Tokyo with that plane!!!!!

[youtrein]

Nice video ! Happy to see this beauty in LHR !

[burnleyboyadam]

im doing this exact flight tomorrow on the A380 LHR - CDG =)

[yokenhelm]

@AirbusA330A340Fan For me its a toss up between the AF and LH A380's.

[LegoFreakFarter]

@yokenhelm LH, all the way

[yokenhelm]

marvellous video.

[HeathrowPilot]

Great landing =D She looks beautiful!!!

Cant wait to go on her in August =P

[mcpcshowcaseXHD]

@TheCav94 Crew Training. Apparently, they got an A380 delivered earlier than expected so wanted to provide extra crew training. Also, the A380 they use between Johannesburg is parked most of the day unused so they decided to operate some special flights. Check out for the video description for more details.

[hamham500]

AWESOME! Not seen them here yet.

[techguy3000]

CooL! It's a beauty!

[BringEllisTheHoriZon]

nice one man, i would have come but i went there yesterday and i couldnt be bothered lol

[HeathrowSpottingHD]

Great video! I missed the landing:(

I shall capture it in the next couple of weeks!

Love it. did you get the takeoff?

[112sZHZ]

Very nice man by the way its always looks nice with that high quallity