Mid-Atlantic Race!!! Virgin Atlantic A340 vs Norwegian 787 Dreamliner

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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2014
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    Just to clarify this is NOT dangerous in any way! Quite normal procedure, there is at least a 1,000ft vertical separation. This happens
    on a daily basis with several aircraft worldwide! Nothing dangerous at all, just beautiful to see!
    I was on-board a Norwegian 787 Dreamliner, EI-LNG from London Gatwick to New York JFK and for a good half an hour while across the Atlantic I had noticed we were catching up with other traffic. So I started filming and waited for it to come into sight... This is what I caught. I did a playback on flightradar24 after our arrival and from what I gather the Virgin flight was VS11 from Heathrow to Boston at 39,000ft while I was at 40,000ft in the Dreamliner.
    A great sight, and one not missed by many on the aircraft! Caught lots of peoples attention also taking pictures and videos of it.
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  • @mollyrussell4940
    @mollyrussell4940 Před 9 lety +595

    Ding! "Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking as you see on our left a Virgin Atlantic A340 is threatening to race us. Fasten your seatbelts because shits gonna get real."

    • @jarreddeforge8094
      @jarreddeforge8094 Před 9 lety +4

      If the pilot just said that.

    • @boffis123
      @boffis123 Před 9 lety +12

      The secret of 787, converting itself to a concorde.

    • @rafaelurena9000
      @rafaelurena9000 Před 9 lety

      ***** i know right lol

    • @fredrikomar
      @fredrikomar Před 9 lety +2

      Molly Russell Did you came up with that joke by yourself?

    • @mentallarry
      @mentallarry Před 9 lety

      Molly Russell HAHAHA! Awesome :)

  • @trefod
    @trefod Před 9 lety +241

    You rarely get a sense of speed when flying in a commercial airliner. Here I can really sense how they are hauling ass like there is no tomorrow. Great video.

    • @shahriarkabir9733
      @shahriarkabir9733 Před 7 lety +1

      trefod What might be the speed of Virgin Atlantic?

    • @ironflange
      @ironflange Před 6 lety +7

      I've passed another jet going the other way, and yes, that shows you really are hauling ass.

    • @RB747domme
      @RB747domme Před 6 lety +3

      Shahriar Kabir The speed of Virgin Atlantic is however fast Gatwick is traveling, because that's where it is based.
      The A340, on the other hand, is probably traveling at roughly in the region of approximately close to, plus or minus a few km/h, a velocity which may exceed, by some margin, or possibly not, depending on whether they need to make up time, or not, as the case may be, a speed not too different from it's published average cruising speed, which, in the case of an A340 is, somewhere around .78M.
      Or thereabouts. Or not. I don't really know if I'm honest. I could Google it. But I can't be arsed. Now there's a thought, one could go on Google and look if one was really interested...
      In the time it took to reach this point in my comment, in fact.

    • @ZiloBalo
      @ZiloBalo Před 6 lety

      trefod agreed!

    • @planaproject
      @planaproject Před 3 lety

      @@RB747domme Are you sure though?

  • @TheItsmegp46
    @TheItsmegp46 Před 8 lety +388

    I remember reading a story a while back. A Boeing 747 took off from JFK bound for Paris France. It was followed by an Air France Concorde. The Concorde of course over took the 747 in short order because it was going 800 mph faster. Anyway, the Concorde landed first, passengers got off, luggage was removed. Then it was prepped for the return trip home. The Concorde was half way back to NYC when the 747 finally landed in Paris. This video reminded me of that story.

    • @MrBreezY270
      @MrBreezY270 Před 8 lety +2

      +itsmegp46 Do you remember the flights number?

    • @TheItsmegp46
      @TheItsmegp46 Před 8 lety +16

      +MrBreezY270 It was a story I read in some magazine many years ago, at least 20 years. The article made no mention of flight numbers. But I imagine that was a routine occurrence. The point was to illustrate the superiority of the Concorde's speed.

    • @MrBreezY270
      @MrBreezY270 Před 8 lety

      +itsmegp46 ah okay

    • @rossdelacey9731
      @rossdelacey9731 Před 8 lety +13

      +itsmegp46 I remember reading that story too. Sometimes it's just fun to contemplate. There was also one about a Citation X going downhill from Witchita KA to Singapore in the middle of the night, overtaking some cargo flights along the way at about 1 NM per minute. A 757 driver casually asked Center "What is that airplane passing us?" (10,000 feet higher and 60 knots faster.) "Sir, that is a Cessna!" Completely replete with an abundant lack of further information from ATC. (The story might have been embellished, though. I love it, nevertheless.) I even have my own. Borrowing a flight plan from a Commander 1000 to go from Auckland (NZ) to Wellington in a Beech76. The Commander pilots were nowhere to be seen at either end, yet they had done two practice circuits at a place called Palmerston North along the way.

    • @dphorgan
      @dphorgan Před 8 lety +10

      Also when flying from London to NY. You arrived usually an hour earlier than you left London. Real "time travel" ha.

  • @louishenn3028
    @louishenn3028 Před 7 lety +145

    Pilots be like:
    Hey hows it going over there?
    Not bad, just chillen in the cockpit.
    Good, were getting bored. Wanna play a game?
    Sure.

    • @idontgotnothin
      @idontgotnothin Před 6 lety +1

      Louis Henn it happens on the fingers frequency. 123.45

  • @paradisemace1
    @paradisemace1 Před 9 lety +154

    The Wright Bros. would have been PROUD.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Před 7 lety +2

      I seriously think they would faint in shock and say witchcraft is being used to design planes today!

    • @MooseKicks1066
      @MooseKicks1066 Před 7 lety +8

      Orville lived until 1948, so he had a pretty good idea where things were headed.

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 Před 7 lety

      I would agree to some degree but you can't compare 1948 to 2016! Even 10 years is a pretty significant change in plane design and technology. Imagine trying to tell Orville that the British and French built a passenger jet that could fly 100 people in comfort from New York City to London in barely 3 and a half hours...
      My dad has flown the Concorde only once and ironically, for the very reason it was built: to get a businessman across the Atlantic and back within the same day. However, it was a one way trip. He flew a BA 747 back to New York. They put him on the Concorde because he would be extremely late for the meeting. He said he was surprised that at mach 1, the windows get warm and glow orange around the edges! I guess it's because of the intense heat from the air rushing over the plane's body.

    • @MrRCGNL
      @MrRCGNL Před 6 lety

      largol33t1: And what about Frank Whittle if he would see the current Hi Bypass Turbofans .....

    • @RB747domme
      @RB747domme Před 6 lety

      largol33t1 Yes. But. In his lifetime jet fighters were doing 500mph, and just a few years after he died, fighters had jets taking them to supersonic speeds, with the first jetliner Comet coming in also around that time at 40,000ft looking very much a modern machine.
      And no, the windows didn't glow orange. Don't talk bollocks.

  • @Mk-qt1zd
    @Mk-qt1zd Před 8 lety +213

    Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking at you right side you will see a virgin Atlantic requesting a race

    • @mariamtahir2183
      @mariamtahir2183 Před 6 lety +3

      Hahaha you are soo cutely funny

    • @AR-dd7lo
      @AR-dd7lo Před 5 lety +2

      Race aproved and bring plane in one piece home

    • @GTHunterYT
      @GTHunterYT Před 5 lety +2

      **jumps out of plane Wee I have a long swim from here**

    • @soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631
      @soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631 Před 5 lety

      Comment is totally copied, this is the original speech czcams.com/video/naw6rr0LWew/video.html

    • @xlayo5979
      @xlayo5979 Před 4 lety

      Soumyadeep Bhattacharya yeap

  • @rockyelz
    @rockyelz Před 7 lety +16

    I am an air traffic controller and this is my first time seeing two planes with 1000ft separation. Now I'm not gonna relax in front of a radar after seeing this. Incredibly awesome. thank you for sharing this with us. . 😀😀😀

    • @oadka
      @oadka Před rokem

      not sure if thats a good thing, you do want to be calm and relaxed because it is your daily job....

  • @MohammedfAnwer
    @MohammedfAnwer Před 9 lety +39

    I think this will go down as one of the most viewed airplane videos on YT. Absolutely incredible. The vapor condensation at the exhaust of the engines are incredible.

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +2

      Thank You! Its got a little way to go yet until it gets that far

    • @chemtrailstucson6851
      @chemtrailstucson6851 Před 9 lety +1

      Mohammed Anwer it's a chemtrail, bro. metal oxides primarily aluminum. that isn't made of ice crystals...

    • @yahatinda
      @yahatinda Před 9 lety +3

      Adam k Yes," they" are spraying brain altering chems. to turn us into obedient workers who dont think too well. You APPEAR TO BE AN EARLY VICTIM. ....call Coast to Coast....

    • @yahatinda
      @yahatinda Před 9 lety +1

      Adam k those "chem. trails' have gotten too you ....call coast to coast and tell your storey...lol. There is no al inside a jet engine .We have known what contrails are since the 1930s and before.

    • @chemtrailstucson6851
      @chemtrailstucson6851 Před 9 lety +1

      Ray Hansen dude how can you be so fucking stupid. i can go on for literally days full of things proving they are real and just because you don't want your little paradigm shattered you tell yourself that the obvious can;t be real. look the fuck up once in awhile and you'll see that most of the time it doesn't even look like earth anymore. it looks more like a combo of venus/jupiter. would you like proof or are you going to continue throwing around insults about shit that you have no idea about? And if I do you need to actually look at it and vet it as I have and see for yourself that what I would be showing you is real. seriously though, what the hell do i have to gain with spreading bullshit? I want people to wake up and realize we are all being sprayed like rats and you are included in that. don't you give a shit?

  • @sam23696
    @sam23696 Před 7 lety +4

    It's hard to gauge just how massive and impressive our planes are. The velocities they fly at, even though they are much slower then a Concorde, is truly hard to comprehend until you see it in a video like this. The only other example I could think of which would do a better job is when you see a plane travelling in the opposite direction below you, if you don't blink that is.

  • @shubamroy7241
    @shubamroy7241 Před 9 lety +21

    the A-340 is a sexy second to none aircraft, marvelous

    • @counterfit5
      @counterfit5 Před 4 lety

      I’ve always thought they looked weird

  • @jiminycrint
    @jiminycrint Před 7 lety +9

    Amazing ! When you see that you realise it's still quite a thing flying at 40,000 feet, barrelling across the Atlantic....

  • @carlos.a.vcarvajal6119
    @carlos.a.vcarvajal6119 Před 6 lety +14

    Good video .... Although ... the 787 is a beautiful plane. ..Personally. I prefer the elegance and the "4" engines of the A 340.

  • @rossdelacey9731
    @rossdelacey9731 Před 8 lety +4

    Lovely view! Only surpassed by when the other airplane is going the other way which is an INCREDIBLE "Blink and you miss it" Moment.

  • @derekbell4641
    @derekbell4641 Před 7 lety +4

    Wow. Just wow. I had the good luck to fly a Virgin A340-600 ex SYD -LHR and back a year before they closed the route. Quietest jet I've been on thus far. Seeing one like this is sublime.... Great video fellow!

  • @julienricca2043
    @julienricca2043 Před 9 lety +2

    Great video ! I recently was on a Ryanair flight to Ostrava when we met a Emirates 777-300ER going the other way ... It was as close as that, possibly more as I only had a few seconds to see it and noticed the airline and the plane model ... Amazing !

  • @Wonkabar007
    @Wonkabar007 Před 9 lety +96

    Great video, it would be cool if someone on the A340 was filming back at the Dreamliner, and uploaded to CZcams.

    • @Zazziness2016
      @Zazziness2016 Před 9 lety

      Wonka! Your videos are awesome :)

    • @aeromodelismoenrota
      @aeromodelismoenrota Před 6 lety

      Flight simulator video, not real one,

    • @Post_Stall_Maneuver
      @Post_Stall_Maneuver Před 4 lety +3

      @@aeromodelismoenrota lwrobg this is real m8

    • @Stripemedia
      @Stripemedia Před 3 lety

      It would be cool if the passengers of each plane did reaction videos to the other planes' videos.

    • @lennoxtravis9487
      @lennoxtravis9487 Před 2 lety

      i know it is kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released series online ?

  • @androcoutinho2822
    @androcoutinho2822 Před 9 lety +31

    I wonder if anyone on board the A340 took a video of this too...

    • @harleyrobertson5646
      @harleyrobertson5646 Před 4 lety +1

      Andro Coutinho imagine finding a video of it somewhere that would be awesome!

  • @Kyleinasailing
    @Kyleinasailing Před 9 lety +79

    Two Rolls Royce Trent 1000s against 4 Rolls Royce Trent 500s. The Airbus 340 is a most elegant aircraft.

  • @JoeJacksonGT3
    @JoeJacksonGT3 Před 7 lety +2

    I fly quite often, and I've never been this lucky to see another plane flying side by side. Great video!

  • @airbusisawesome
    @airbusisawesome Před 9 lety +2

    That was absolutely incredible! Definitely one of the top five aviation videos I've ever seen. Amazing catch! And great filming! I'm impressed by how smooth you managed to film that. Great job!

  • @gigaboat
    @gigaboat Před 9 lety +57

    Yeah the A340 is an older 6 speed Auto with a lower ratio diff for faster acceleration . The new dual clutch 7 speed auto with over drive gives the 787 a higher top speed .:D

    • @jackfrost9736
      @jackfrost9736 Před 9 lety +2

      Lol

    • @SebiAUT
      @SebiAUT Před 9 lety +3

      The A340 doesent even have that faster acceleration. Ever seen one starting at high temperatures? It looks like the 340 is climbing just because earth is round.

    • @coriscotupi
      @coriscotupi Před 9 lety +1

      SebiAUT "It looks like the 340 is climbing just because earth is round." ==> Got me laughing out loud. Now *there's* a poor climb gradient! :)

    • @bikerdude22
      @bikerdude22 Před 7 lety +1

      Have you ever watched A340 takeoff videos? It doesn't accelerate very fast either.

    • @lDrFuManchul
      @lDrFuManchul Před 6 lety +3

      nonsense, me and old grandpa used to tinker on his old A310, man that old beauty was fast 4 speed manual with a "hot" caburetor...
      i then started to do paper rounds until i could afford myself a 340, that was back in 94, good times.
      love the 6 speed auto though! the kickdown is quite good and can put some poser bmw and boeings to shame.

  • @vinodstj
    @vinodstj Před 8 lety +9

    One of the Most beautiful video ever seen !! Kudos

  • @howieT1
    @howieT1 Před 7 lety +1

    The last minute and a half was the best. Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

  • @isunlloaoll
    @isunlloaoll Před 9 lety +2

    That is absolutely awesome to see another jet liner along you on the middle of the Atlantic!

  • @sampochin
    @sampochin Před 7 lety +12

    That is a seriously good video must have been amazing to watch that

  • @shritandon8122
    @shritandon8122 Před 9 lety +5

    u r so lucky. as another aviation enthusiast, I would have LOVED to be there

  • @alexhodgkinson618
    @alexhodgkinson618 Před 9 lety +1

    What a fantastic video! Great camera work to capture a genuinely incredible and clear mid-atlantic passing. Thanks for sharing!

  • @rino5453
    @rino5453 Před 7 lety +2

    If it hasn't been said yet, 40k ft is near the top of RVSM airspace which allows the 1000ft separation. It used to be 2000ft until it was realized that more and more air traffic were frequent the north atlantic routes. Beautiful contrails btw!!!

  • @leyordy
    @leyordy Před 9 lety +4

    I was on that Virgin Atlantic. So good to see your own plane cruising at that speed from another plane. Amazing contrail plus beautiful aircraft the A340-600.

  • @Videospotter
    @Videospotter Před 9 lety +3

    WOW, this looks so awesome. Great Air Race. Thx for sharing. Cheers from Hamburg

  • @Bobsunfire
    @Bobsunfire Před 5 lety +1

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I have watched this over and over again and can keep on going all night long. Keep 'em coming!

  • @edwardbenz3283
    @edwardbenz3283 Před 9 lety +1

    Oooh, this is rare! Straight to my playlist. Thanks for sharing this one of a kind footage, man.

  • @iJoshDG
    @iJoshDG Před 9 lety +90

    This is probably the coolest thing about flying. Why watch a movie?

    • @ntttablets5965
      @ntttablets5965 Před 6 lety +5

      Josh Guzek yes a different world up there, away from everything, just great

    • @bobaquaplane1679
      @bobaquaplane1679 Před 5 lety +3

      Pisses me off when someone with a window seat lowers the blind and pretends to sleep, don't want to look out don't rob the window seat.

  • @ryanveyr9195
    @ryanveyr9195 Před 7 lety +20

    Good ol' flightradar lol
    i love that website

  • @mitchellspindell589
    @mitchellspindell589 Před 9 lety +1

    The A340 600 is now my favorite. I am 6'2 and the isles have only two seats, so your not crammed. Nice and comfortable. Of course it was with Lufthansa, so everything was enjoyable.

  • @sillieww
    @sillieww Před 6 lety +1

    To see a plane up close on the ground is awesome but seeing one in the air hauling ass its amazing.

  • @davidreed81
    @davidreed81 Před 9 lety +23

    Very cool video Rachael. Thanks. I worked for Boeing as an engineer for 41 years. My first airplane project was the 747 and the last was the Dreamliner. I really enjoy good airplane videos. By the way, the A340 was part of Airbus' attempt to design two airplanes with lots of commonality to each other, including using the same engines. The twin engine A330 was pretty successful as a competitor for high end 767 and MD-11, but the four engine A340 was a dog. It was supposed to be competition for the 777, but with the extra drag of four engines and other aerodynamic problems it failed miserably. Many A340 customers traded them in for 777's after only a few years in service. Boeing couldn't sell them and they ended up parked in the Arizona desert, probably forever.

    • @Dutchgguy1
      @Dutchgguy1 Před 9 lety +2

      Thanks for this insight from an expert. I've heard several times that the A340 is not a very efficient aircraft.

    • @johanneshoffrichter3359
      @johanneshoffrichter3359 Před 9 lety

      Eric Janssen Yeah the four engine A340 was planned in a time when the ETOPS regulations for two engine planes were much stricter than they are today. Today, planes like the A330 and the B777-300ER are allowed to use routes that take them 240 or 330 flight minutes away from emergency runways. Airbus did not foresee that correctly when planning the A340. Hence the A340 can not compete with the two engine planes any more when it comes to efficiency.

    • @rayraufman7850
      @rayraufman7850 Před 9 lety

      Could'nt Airbus have seen this coming? Even Boeing is doing away with the 747,would be nice if they used 3 engines instead of 4

    • @tjp353
      @tjp353 Před 9 lety +2

      David Reed There's more to it than that. The A330 & A340 were designed at the same time and share most of their structure, including the wings. At the time, ETOPS was a limiting factor on twin engined operations & Airbus used the tagline '4 engines 4 long haul' - they could fly direct, instead of always remaining no more than 120 minutes from a diversionary airport. It's direct flight ability made it an economical aircraft - until the 777 turned up a couple of years later & ETOPS was 'coincidently' increased to 180 minutes.
      The 777 was the first new design to be given 180 minutes ETOPS by the FAA. With the 777 being able to fly direct, most of the time, the A340 lost it's direct route advantage - removing the main thing that made it economical.
      The A330 is still in production & taking orders, with the 330NEO planned.
      All but the very largest future aircraft will be twins.

    • @mariamtahir2183
      @mariamtahir2183 Před 6 lety

      Good to know you...

  • @harveybrown6791
    @harveybrown6791 Před 9 lety +3

    Wow that must be cool to see in real life!

  • @PaulStewartAviation
    @PaulStewartAviation Před 7 lety

    That is very cool footage! I recall getting close to a 737 over Beijing but I wasn't fast enough to pull out my camera!

    • @xboxgamer9680
      @xboxgamer9680 Před 7 lety

      I had 2 amasing experiances on a flight i was on from Alicante-Dublin. It was about 10pm but i could just make out the red and green wing lights of a plane flying over at around 37,000ft and then another was that i looked at towards the back and just passing behind my plane was another aircraft which looked to be an a320

  • @salocinsotnas4800
    @salocinsotnas4800 Před 9 lety

    A very rare oppotunity indeed to witness two amazing plane so close to each other...Congrats to you for a very vivid and detailed video shoot I enjoyed it as if I was part of the passenger on board Norwegian Dreamliner...

  • @TuvaKisEn
    @TuvaKisEn Před 9 lety +6

    Such a cool video. The B787 is such a modern and interresting plane, I love the wing flex. And the A340 is so beautiful. Perhaps not the most efficient or common plane in the sky but imho it's one of the most beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful of them all

    • @nigahiga6400
      @nigahiga6400 Před 9 lety +1

      The A345 is what some call the modern day 747SP. Excellent range, used for what was the longest passenger flight in the world (SQ21/22), but slow sales due to losing out to the 777LR. Who knows, maybe in a few years they will be purchased by heads of state or rich celebrities as private jets.

    • @fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451
      @fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451 Před 9 lety

      nigahiga6400 This was a A340-600. the 500 series is the one you are talking about! the 600 did not have the range of the 500!

    • @mhamma6560
      @mhamma6560 Před 6 lety

      Except of course the 747-SP is the fastest of the bunch.

  • @leonardobernardi6635
    @leonardobernardi6635 Před 8 lety +6

    Is there any video "from" virgin Atlantic?

    • @Fred-O86
      @Fred-O86 Před 6 lety

      Me too I would love to see a clip from Virgin Atlantic pax

  • @funkyyaya
    @funkyyaya Před 6 lety +1

    I have only been on Concorde once, but it is a memory I will never forget.

  • @STEVEHARLEY1956
    @STEVEHARLEY1956 Před 9 lety

    Unbelievable footage....liked how it passed underneath you at the end....this is truly epic....!! Cheers...Steve.

  • @keili1212
    @keili1212 Před 8 lety +11

    This is not a A340-200/300. The A340-600 is not underpowered. Period. The Virgin Atlantic A346 uses 4-Trent 556-61 certified to a takeoff thrust of 260kn each.

  • @chrmanlovhum
    @chrmanlovhum Před 9 lety +4

    Hi! Wow! Absolutely beautiful video, excellent job videoing Your observations.
    I guess the 787 is faster than the A340, it is not the same technology and the size of aircraft also and many other intangibles. Maybe it depends on the Pilots. Very beautiful video indeed. Take care and have a nice day.

    • @davidreed81
      @davidreed81 Před 9 lety +8

      Commercial airplanes in service don't fly as fast as they can go. They fly at a speed just below the point where the (shock) wave drag begins to ramp up rapidly due to supersonic flow over a portion of the wing. This maximizes range and keeps fuel consumption at optimum. Boeing still has the edge on Airbus regarding wing aerodynamics, and consequently the 787 has a higher cruising speed than the A340.

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +6

      ***** The dreamliner does fly average of mach. 85 faster than other aircraft.

    • @Dutchgguy1
      @Dutchgguy1 Před 9 lety +2

      ***** This is not correct. The cruising speed of the B787 is higher than the A340, in a situation like this the Dreamliner will pass a A340. The 787 is also capable to cruise at a higher altitude (visibly seen on this video), where the air is thinner.

    • @davidreed81
      @davidreed81 Před 9 lety +1

      Eric Janssen The cruise altitude for an airliner changes as they burn off fuel. The lighter the airplane gets the higher it can go and still get the necessary lift. Another consideration is the structural life of the fuselage. The higher the altitude the more stress on the structure, so the total life of the airframe is reduced by cruising at higher altitudes. The 787 definitely has better structure than any of the aluminum tube aircraft, so can fly higher. Over the life of the airplane the savings in fuel is huge.

    • @PlaneAF876
      @PlaneAF876 Před 9 lety +2

      rachaelmatt The 787 does fly faster than SOME other aircraft, but not all. You are correct that it can cruise at 0.85 mach but the 747-8, A350 and A380 are also able to do so (I think the latter 2 are 0.86 mach). In a real world scenario, optimal cruise speed is affected by weight and the range required. The only aircraft I've ever heard of having lower fuel burn at higher cruise speeds is the A380.

  • @Flyspotter19
    @Flyspotter19 Před 9 lety +1

    That is pretty cool! Nice catch! :D

  • @Dutchgguy1
    @Dutchgguy1 Před 9 lety +2

    Wow, this was exciting! I've noticed that the Dreamliner flies at a higher altitude, and faster the the conventional aircraft, but never seen anything like this. I fllown Norwegian Dreamliner to Bangkok, and just loved the experience of this airplane, the service, and the affordable price!

    • @karlosbricks2413
      @karlosbricks2413 Před 4 lety +1

      The service ceiling is about the same for all these big airlines. It's just simply benefiting from better winds than the A340. Only real example of a "faster" subsonic hey would be the CV-990, and none of the them have flown in decades

  • @jnb9458
    @jnb9458 Před 8 lety +3

    nice video man. RR engines at the better engines though. Also, they're traveling in the same direction so they actually have 2K feet of vertical separation.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 Před 2 lety

      They both have Rolls Royce engines

  • @dloui5214
    @dloui5214 Před 8 lety +13

    foot to the floor captain !

    • @jvbenjamin
      @jvbenjamin Před 8 lety +6

      Not the left foot - wouldn't recommend a left-rudder-pedal input here. ;)

    • @pnwAero
      @pnwAero Před 8 lety +19

      I wouldn't recommend any rudder movement, instead, we should use the throttle.

    • @YouAreJustaNoob
      @YouAreJustaNoob Před 8 lety +7

      POWERRR!!

    • @tionstav5799
      @tionstav5799 Před 7 lety

      D Loui spontaneously yaw left or spontaneously yaw right? Or break the rudder.

  • @sjreviews8123
    @sjreviews8123 Před 8 lety +1

    One of the coolest I've seen! good job!

  • @PlaneSpottingBerlin
    @PlaneSpottingBerlin Před 9 lety

    WOW! Amazing great job!
    Liked a lot!!
    I also saw a United 777 from onboard Air Berlin A330 over the atlantic :)

  • @billecawl
    @billecawl Před 9 lety +3

    Actually 787 is faster than the A340. But it depends on load and regulations and altitude. This was awesome anyway.

    • @sergiolaurencio7534
      @sergiolaurencio7534 Před 2 lety

      ways faster, the A350-600 IS 567 mph while the 787 can 593mph. both are many times after than a f1

  • @tomtalker2000
    @tomtalker2000 Před 9 lety +15

    It's not everyday you see another jet that close to you outside your window. I wonder if they were both headed to the same destination or at least close range to each others destinations...? The Airbus has 4 engines and the Boeing only has two so that's saying something right there in terms of speed unless the Airbus wasn't at full throttle. What ever the case great great camera footage regardless...!!!

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +9

      Virgin was bound for Boston, we were bound for New York. Number of engines doesn't count for much

    • @tomtalker2000
      @tomtalker2000 Před 9 lety +3

      Interesting awesome video footage though. Surely a once in a lifetime encounter I would think.

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +5

      tomtalker2000 This is actually a more regular thing than people expect. I've seen it before, not quite that close but not far off. You can see races all the time looking on Flight Radar. There's often 2 side by side somewhere with just 1,000ft vertical separation.

    • @tomtalker2000
      @tomtalker2000 Před 9 lety +2

      Incredible. I have a deep passion for anything avian I've been in the avian field (birding wise) where it all started for the last 30yrs having both wild & exotic species experience. I've worked with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey and Budgies to Macaws. I often tell folks that when you watch a soaring Bird of Prey even a Raven for that matter. Watch there primary wingtips as they soar because you will see them spread out like fingers on your hand. Sometimes they will be pointed other times there will be a deep spread in between each fingered wingtip. Other times there will be two tips up and two pointing downwards. Hold your hand out to your side with your thumb tucked in and 4 fingers spread apart and you'll get an idea of what i'm talking about when the soar. This method is EXACTLY what we copied from them with the wingtips we added onto jets. With them added onto a jet obviously less fuel is used up during a flight. And for birds that soar the way they adjust there fingered wingtips is very similar to a jet in how it affects the manner in which they soar on a thermal updraft. And whether or not they have to flap and exert the extra effort or simply adjust there wingtips to the thermal there soaring on. I'm sure you've also noticed how when planes land the flaps are deployed and lowered. Birds do the exact same thing EVERYONE of them minus Hummingbirds and Penguins to slow there flight upon a landing. It's truly amazing what we've copied from nature but we'll never perfect it the way they have.

    • @boffis123
      @boffis123 Před 9 lety +3

      Ive seen a United Boeing 777 really close my to my windows while flying from Frankfurt to Miami on a Lufthansa A380. Saw it over the coast of Canada.
      I wonder how the passengers on the 777 reacted to a big A380 outside their windows.

  • @margaretroselle8610
    @margaretroselle8610 Před 6 lety +1

    Fantastic video......how exciting is air travel in those beautiful big birds!!

  • @OcciDam
    @OcciDam Před 4 lety +1

    Great footage. Good work capturing that.

  • @97I30T
    @97I30T Před 9 lety +54

    No surprise here. An A340 can barely get out of it's own way.

    • @Sterlingjob
      @Sterlingjob Před 8 lety +34

      At least the a340 is reliable unlike the 787 which is a maintenance nightmare

    • @97I30T
      @97I30T Před 8 lety +21

      +Sterlingjob I actually really like the A340. It's one of my favorite planes, it's downright beautiful to look at. But powerful it is certainly not.

    • @Sterlingjob
      @Sterlingjob Před 8 lety +15

      The engines have been debated to 54000lbs of thrust. It's operation is designed for economics not performance. Empty at toga I bet it's a rocket

    • @dodahspeak
      @dodahspeak Před 8 lety

      +Sterlingjob I guess you meant the engines were "derated" as opposed to "bebated" as the latter would have been the discussion process about whether to derate!

    • @Sterlingjob
      @Sterlingjob Před 8 lety

      Predictive!

  • @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
    @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO Před 7 lety +33

    Chemtrails killing us all 8D (just kidding obviously). It doesn't look like there is actually 1000 feet separating the two planes.

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 7 lety +12

      Yes. That's why human life expectancy in developed countries (you know the ones with most planes over them) is higher now than it ever has been.

    • @preachtome214
      @preachtome214 Před 7 lety +3

      Big jets of the same or approx. weight class fly 2,000 ft above each other heading the same direction. And smaller / midsize jets fly 3,000 ft to 8,760 ft below the big jets.
      A380 TOP, C5, C17, ANTNOW, KC air tankers, 747 ETC..
      2,000 FT INBETWEEN SPACE, AND 500 ft apart, left or right heading the direction
      BELOW. 777, A340, 787, MD 11,
      A330, 767 fly 3.000 ft to 5,000 ft below depending on the air traffic heading the same direction but 900 ft apart left or right.
      757, 737 A320, and some others in that weight class fly way below the above big jets.
      They also have following distance rules mini is about 15 mins. if they follow too close then they will encounter turbulence. In fact all of their routing, turns, landing, take off, taxi, air speed, flying levels, following distance, etc... are giving to the pilots constantly by the air control towers.

    • @vbscript2
      @vbscript2 Před 7 lety +2

      You're right that it's 2,000 ft. separation if they're going the same way in most cases, but there are special rules in place to allow 1,000 ft. on some of the trans-oceanic routes, such as the one in this video.

  • @tomtalker2000
    @tomtalker2000 Před 3 lety +1

    It's not everyday you see a flight this close too you. But then again were looking through a camera at a zoomed angle. So it's rather "subjective" in terms of just how close the two jets actually were. Pretty awesome none the less.

  • @sebastianangarita3903
    @sebastianangarita3903 Před 9 lety +1

    incredible man, i love this video, cogratulations, was fantastic.

  • @rapid13
    @rapid13 Před 3 lety +3

    Ah, the Almighty Algorithm has brought us all together again! Welcome, gentlebeings!

  • @cbarry88
    @cbarry88 Před 7 lety +3

    Wow that Virgin A340 is fast....Norwegian Dreamliner "Hold my drink"...

  • @VermilionStudios
    @VermilionStudios Před 9 lety +1

    Stunning video, thanks for sharing.

  • @airaction2257
    @airaction2257 Před 9 lety

    This video is really cool great catch man !

  • @justwilly6778
    @justwilly6778 Před 9 lety +4

    wow - that was definitely 'off the books' - hope those pilots still have jobs

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +30

      Devon Edwards There is nothing dangerous about this at all. Perfectly normal procedure.

    • @justwilly6778
      @justwilly6778 Před 9 lety +1

      B.s.

    • @TrainPlaneHub
      @TrainPlaneHub  Před 9 lety +33

      +Devon Edwards You clearly know very little about aviation. So don't leave your uninformed, critical & petty opinions on my videos. In what way do you see danger in this video?

    • @DannielGamingVideosandAviation
      @DannielGamingVideosandAviation Před 9 lety +4

      Devon Edwards at least 1000ft of vertical separation so there was no chance of these planes hitting. This happens 100s( if not 1000s) of times a day

    • @justwilly6778
      @justwilly6778 Před 9 lety +2

      Thanks Danniel - I've researched that and found the same.
      rachaelmatt - are you a pilot?

  • @noahguerin499
    @noahguerin499 Před 8 lety +120

    "Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your fuckin seatbelts because shit is about to get real."

    • @twdshowcase520
      @twdshowcase520 Před 8 lety +2

      +Noah Guerin aha ive seen that meme

    • @mohamkazi
      @mohamkazi Před 7 lety +5

      I went on a Norwegian 737 it was awesome and it was my first time going on Norwegian I was going to Barcelona

    • @scum5
      @scum5 Před 7 lety +7

      Copying someone else's joke for some thumbs up. Pathetic.

    • @majidsoltani8588
      @majidsoltani8588 Před 7 lety

      "Molly Russell" said that one year before you, do you know how to read comments? scroll up! Pathetic indeed!

    • @curious6899
      @curious6899 Před 6 lety

      +Noah:
      ..Nooo.. Naah, not on your seat. Please use the lavatory

  • @jasonwyatt6555
    @jasonwyatt6555 Před 9 lety +1

    Brilliant video!! I tow and push back Virgin Atlantic aircraft at London Heathrow so to see it at 39,000 ft is amazing ☺

  • @Deadingsmac
    @Deadingsmac Před 9 lety

    WOW, Excellent video, great quality and VERY rare to get such a film....

  • @obitodorito8316
    @obitodorito8316 Před 7 lety +5

    Rolls Royce always wins

    • @Draylogic
      @Draylogic Před 7 lety +4

      Both planes are powered by rolls royve engines

    • @obitodorito8316
      @obitodorito8316 Před 7 lety

      Draylogic ...

    • @barnabyg6808
      @barnabyg6808 Před 7 lety

      KingKap 22 he is technically something I can't bring myself to say against RR
      But RR have character, and they sound good as well

  • @jotyers7845
    @jotyers7845 Před 9 lety +7

    Virgin Atlantic should order 12 Boeing 777-300ER's
    ( They do make a very good profit $$$$$$ )
    They should order some in my opinion they are wonderful
    Come on Virgin buy the 777's

    • @JundaComputersGmbH
      @JundaComputersGmbH Před 9 lety +2

      Nope, the Airbus A350-1000 has 25% lower fuel burn per seat than 777-300ER, and the A350 does not vanish without a trace like the 777 has done. With significantly better fuel consumption and better safety, the A350 XWB is a far better choice.

    • @jotyers7845
      @jotyers7845 Před 9 lety +2

      You may be right but the front of the A350 looks hideous compared to the 777-300ER
      They are a Boeing , Airbus Airline
      Don't know what they would choose i guess the 777 as it can carry 332 Pasengers

    • @dukeofstradone
      @dukeofstradone Před 9 lety +1

      By Virgin you mean Delta Airlines. They have ordered A330 neos and the new A350s. They will replace the 767s in their fleet.

    • @rajnirvan3336
      @rajnirvan3336 Před 9 lety +1

      Sounds cool 777 300er would suit them replace the a340 and sadly 747 but still love both aircrafts

    • @DavidTheScientist
      @DavidTheScientist Před 9 lety +5

      JundaComputersGmbH
      I think your comment is unfair and unjustified. Yes, the A350 has lower fuel burn, and I have no doubt that it will likely offer a more pleasant flying experience also. But as so far, only about 5 A350s have been out flying, mostly for testing, your comment regarding safety is completely unfounded. The 777 has a superb safety record, one of the best for any commercial aircraft ever, and MH370 hasn't changed that until we know what happened, if we ever find out. And for the record, I prefer Airbus.

  • @apscoradiales
    @apscoradiales Před 9 lety +1

    awesome photography. amazing to see a plane at it's best...in mid-flight.

  • @shehryarmirza5165
    @shehryarmirza5165 Před 9 lety

    Very nice video, particularly the last minute. Thumbs up

  • @TimKollat
    @TimKollat Před 7 lety +23

    That other plane isn't a passenger plane but is a plane outfitted for chemtrailing

    • @DanielAtHome1
      @DanielAtHome1 Před 7 lety +21

      TINFOIL HAT BRIGADE ROLL UP

    • @Levi-qu8yl
      @Levi-qu8yl Před 7 lety +35

      Yea dude, lets drop chemtrails over the atlantic. Brain wash those fucking fish.

    • @TimKollat
      @TimKollat Před 7 lety +1

      its called geoengineering..look it up. has nothing to do with spraying people.

    • @ryanhaasbroek2643
      @ryanhaasbroek2643 Před 7 lety +1

      Levi 😂😂

    • @mohameddiaby835
      @mohameddiaby835 Před 7 lety +5

      Hey, pal, it's time to living in reality. You fantasies aren't reality. "Geoengineering"? Stop listening to Alex Jones a bit. The guy is having some serious mental health issue on you. "Chemtrailing" what? Fish?

  • @bertmaen6765
    @bertmaen6765 Před 7 lety

    Nice video, everything from the airplane window. Thanks for the video.

  • @iqbalchuvan4890
    @iqbalchuvan4890 Před 9 lety

    What. A. View. You were so lucky bro, btw thanks for uploading!

  • @gerryverdieck7678
    @gerryverdieck7678 Před 8 lety +1

    Beautiful video. In 2007 I flew from Atlanta to Rome on a 777-300 and there was another 777 with us all the way until it turned south somewhere over Iceland though it was definitely not as close.

  • @vegasjill21
    @vegasjill21 Před 8 lety

    Oh how cool to see that!! Very nice. Thanks for sharing. :)
    Oh yea... what a great camera!!!

  • @LadyAarin
    @LadyAarin Před 6 lety

    Sometimes when I get on an airplane I imagibe it's like a teleportation machine that when it's actually "flying" we're just stuck somewhere on the ground. Videos like this bring the whole crazy reality.

  • @josesosa91
    @josesosa91 Před 9 lety +1

    Wow truly emotionally thrilling thank you for sharing !

  • @video1974
    @video1974 Před 9 lety

    Great video! Love the Air-2-Air shot!

  • @Deepinjersey1
    @Deepinjersey1 Před 7 lety

    Recently flew United 787 from Paris. Amazing aircraft. Great video. Thank you.

  • @gailpeterson3747
    @gailpeterson3747 Před 3 lety

    "Remember boys, no points for second place." Quote from Top Gun. Great video, Train_PlaneHub!!

  • @adwait73
    @adwait73 Před 7 lety

    Amazing clip. Thanks for the note, i have witnessed similar ones in past and i was nervous for a while.

  • @shamrock767
    @shamrock767 Před 8 lety

    Fantastic footage, many thanks!

  • @Altenholz
    @Altenholz Před 7 lety

    Stunning footage, no question. Thanks!

  • @shakesnbake
    @shakesnbake Před 8 lety +1

    Incredible no matter how many times I've watched this!! Flying on a B787-9 later this year - hope I see something half as awesome!

  • @carmelpule6954
    @carmelpule6954 Před 7 lety +1

    Beautiful in every way you look at it, proving that there are angels in the sky!

  • @SlickRick135
    @SlickRick135 Před 7 lety

    Cool stuff! Amazing!

  • @TheMobilnas
    @TheMobilnas Před 8 lety +1

    Superb! 3:23 is a very satisfying shot.
    A shame that a quad engine is slower. Speed is supposed to be its USP. Its sad that very few quad engined airplanes are in production now. Real beauties they are.

  • @bigtaxrefund
    @bigtaxrefund Před 8 lety

    that video is a very rare find. its almost priceless!. they are always racing each other across the atlantic daily

  • @suzannespeedie2044
    @suzannespeedie2044 Před 9 lety +1

    Amazing video, fabulous.

  • @hawkwusrg
    @hawkwusrg Před 9 lety

    WOW!! Its an awesome video capture !!

  • @NJAceSgt
    @NJAceSgt Před 7 lety

    One time I was playing FS2004 flying high over the Atlantic on my way to Miami International, when all of a sudden...BAM!!! A plane T-boned me right in mid-air. Then I had to start the flight over again 😡 this video reminded me of that.

  • @Skracken
    @Skracken Před 9 lety

    Simply beautiful birds both of these!

  • @adrianadrian7771
    @adrianadrian7771 Před 7 lety

    amazing video, gj dude !!!!

  • @Senthilr123
    @Senthilr123 Před 9 lety

    Awesome video ....Rare occasion ... Normally we couldn't have seen two flights flying closer together ....

  • @airbornerootsb7483
    @airbornerootsb7483 Před rokem

    Fantastic video! This is what I call the best ever advert for Rolls Royce power catching up with Virgin. Free of charge. Save the best til last. Roaring and soaring stuff!

  • @Honest300Al
    @Honest300Al Před 9 lety

    I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Flying allows us to see some great sights.

  • @NtheKidd
    @NtheKidd Před 9 lety

    Nice footage!!

  • @remembermyname9710
    @remembermyname9710 Před 9 lety

    Great footage. Subbed.