I love how, the engines spool up, then spool up more. the shadow on take-off, the turbulence flexing the wing, the industrial landscape, the green field, the brown field, the water, the roads.
The a350-100 is a beautiful replacement. But the Virgin Atlantic a340s live on, they now fly from Bournemouth airport for European aviation group and they are the only cargo a340s in the world.
Iv flown on the A340-600 hundreds of times (Im crew...) and I can honestly say its the most unstable, wobbly aircraft in the sky. Not in the unsafe point of view, but on the lack of smoothness of the flight both take off, through turbulence. The front and rear of the aircraft would shake so much. On take off sitting at the very back galley, you would see how the front of the aircraft would bend and shake in different direction. How it never snapped is an achievement to the engineering in designing it. haha However I do think its a gorgeous aircraft to watch taking off, in flight.
I lived in Central Western NSW, Australia, for 12 years. It's about 20 minutes by airliner from Sydney on the way to Hong Kong / Singapore / Tokyo / other_SE_Asia. When the planes flew over, they were about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. My point is that the Virgin A340-600 was THE most distinctive plane I could see. The long thine 4 engined airliner, with the bright red engines. Instantly recognizeable, and unmistakable for anything else.
I flew on the A340 on a redeye from Honolulu to Vancouver 20 years ago. It was a revolutionary plane for its time because of the distances it could travel before the 787 and A350.
Yes, I think the A340-500 was the longest range commercial airliner until the A380 came out. I flew on a Cathay Pacific A345 from SFO to Hong Kong back in the early 2000's and I remember it being a great flight (being in business class helped, lol).
Great video! Great sound and quality! Thank you for not including all the taxi time, your one of the few who make a great video without most of it being the taxi time, it's a real takeoff, Thanks, truly enjoyed it!
The A340, the unluckiest aeroplane so far, along with its next relative, the A380. These Airbus models are marvels of engineer and they look amazing. Two fo the most gorgeous machines ever built, and two of the safest as well: A340 6 hull loses, no fatalities; A380 no hull loses, no fatalities. These quadjets are magnificent and we lost them or we'll lose them too soon. I also like the B747 (the queen of the skies), but the king and the prince of the skies are better looking for me.
I will miss the long thin pencil and the Bright Red Things (Trent 56) overflying my house on LHR approach. I remember a fan blade from a BA 777 falling into the sewage works at 03:30 on departure, come to think of it, it might be the only one time I know the fan hit the shit.. 😁🤫. Great video by the way, so much nostalgia
So glad I got to fly LHR-EWR on these VS beauties a few times. So different the A343 to the A346 in terms of sports car performance. So cool seeing all the Speedbirds lined up at T5. Hope they get back in the air soon. 🤞
the A346 is one of the slower aircraft (incl A388)...For example, B757 is more like a sport car ;) BUT it still a great and comfortable long haul plane!!
Man, I remember when I was a teenager, I first sat on that plane, I started shedding tears and my heart was pumping out of my chest from joy. What an experience, what a machine!
I’m sad that Virgin Atlantic no longer has any four-engined planes, glad I got to fly on the A346 a number of years ago. A great plane with a great airline, I will miss seeing two red jet engines under each wing.
Abbreviated industry term for the A340-600, which is different from the A342, A343 and A345 variants. Sometimes the type is shown without the “A”. Virgin Atlantic had also operated the A340-300 version until a few years ago.
@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Most airlines I’ve seen show it as “Airbus A3xx” on the safety cards, etc. which seems redundant but the IATA code drops the A.
@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Airbus call their planes the 'Airbus A320.' Boeing do not call their planes 'Boeing B737.' The A is there for Airbus except for IATA.
The two quadjets I am gaga over ,both are magnificent , majestic aircraft ,their design is elegant..the A340-600 + B747-400. The RR Trent engines on the A346 look sturdy ,strong , not wispy hair dryers like the A340-200+300. I last flew on the A340-600 it was on Virgin as well , in 2014 JNB-LHR-JNB. And last flew on a B747-400 , British Airways Jan 2017. They will be missed very much. It is now all twin jets..😝🥺
O Richard mostra que embora você tenha um grande potencial, ter uma empresa de aviação, não é pra quem quer, é pra quem pode. É por isso que eu admiro ele. Virgin Airlines
Beautiful view of London !!! I just wish I were living there my family moved to the united states in 1895. Why I don't know !! Cheers to all and a jolly good day !!
I used to experience this sensation too but after flying a lot I literally don't feel it anymore for some reason... If I try to pay attention to it I can kind of sense the drop but only slightly. I suppose the thing that also affects the perception is knowing why the feeling is happening - ie. most people probably assume it is because the plane is falling or losing altitude for a brief moment and so they imagine it which makes them a bit spooked since it feels like what they would imagine falling out of the sky in a metal tube would feel like, but that's not the case in reality because we only feel this "drop" because the plane stops climbing as quickly as it was at initial take-off... So even though we are still climbing, that moment when we reduce our climb rate feels to the ear as if we are falling for a moment. It's almost the same thing when we are going up in a fast elevator and it begins to stop at the floor we are going to, you feel like you've been accelerated up, so when you stop accelerating up it feels like zero gravity for a moment. So the more you imagine yourself still climbing in the plane, the less scary it becomes and the more your brain adjusts to this sensation so eventually you won't feel it at all. It's much much trippier when you are in a descend to land and the wind suddenly blows downards so the plane drops a few feet instantaneously because it loses lift... now that one is difficult not to clench them cheecks for.
![[4K]Lufthansa A340-300 Stunning Takeoff From Boston with Engine View](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xobLD82uJ3E/mqdefault.jpg)
I love how,
the engines spool up, then spool up more.
the shadow on take-off, the turbulence flexing the wing,
the industrial landscape, the green field, the brown field, the water, the roads.
Poetry 😊
Its like a bugger of a 707. nice. and not as sport-worthy
What spooling? Compared to a dc8 or b707 it's peanuts. And compared to a b52 it's nothing.
Such an iconic Aircraft that will be sadly missed from our skies 😩😩
The a350-100 is a beautiful replacement. But the Virgin Atlantic a340s live on, they now fly from Bournemouth airport for European aviation group and they are the only cargo a340s in the world.
I worked for VS when there were brand new. Nothing but a pain in the ass.
@@airdailyx oh? Why’s that?
There's minor talks about an a340 neo so here's hoping!!
@@rileymannion5301 really?
Iv flown on the A340-600 hundreds of times (Im crew...) and I can honestly say its the most unstable, wobbly aircraft in the sky. Not in the unsafe point of view, but on the lack of smoothness of the flight both take off, through turbulence. The front and rear of the aircraft would shake so much. On take off sitting at the very back galley, you would see how the front of the aircraft would bend and shake in different direction. How it never snapped is an achievement to the engineering in designing it. haha However I do think its a gorgeous aircraft to watch taking off, in flight.
Im really surprised to see this considering its an airbus, usually they make solid planes but maybe thats due to the length of the plane
The plane is very long and HAS to flex some amount else it'll break like a thin brittle stick due to the forces acting on it.
@@sandiegoavgeek6 I know they had some FCS software to minimize the rear wobbles. It's just a long tube, it's going to happen.
@@sandiegoavgeek6 yeah 😅
You expect wobbly aircrafts from boieng , what happened this time lol
I lived in Central Western NSW, Australia, for 12 years. It's about 20 minutes by airliner from Sydney on the way to Hong Kong / Singapore / Tokyo / other_SE_Asia. When the planes flew over, they were about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. My point is that the Virgin A340-600 was THE most distinctive plane I could see. The long thine 4 engined airliner, with the bright red engines. Instantly recognizeable, and unmistakable for anything else.
I flew on the A340 on a redeye from Honolulu to Vancouver 20 years ago. It was a revolutionary plane for its time because of the distances it could travel before the 787 and A350.
Yes, I think the A340-500 was the longest range commercial airliner until the A380 came out. I flew on a Cathay Pacific A345 from SFO to Hong Kong back in the early 2000's and I remember it being a great flight (being in business class helped, lol).
@@crocodile1313 I flew the SQ21/22 before they shut it down and later switch on A350, in the 340-500, that was quite a flight.
it was the longest range airline till the A350-900ULR, currently in service just for singapore airlines
My favourite aircraft in my favourite livery, how I miss them. She was the most beautiful girl in the sky.
💯👍🏼
Safe, beautiful & super comfortable.
A340, the gentle giant 👌🏽
I love her. She is beautiful but doesn't know how to get angry
@@Kenan-79 tru dat!!! 👍
Those Trents sound fantastic
Should of wound the window down so we could hear it better...
🤣👌
Cant wound the window while takeoff tho, so uhhh
Can only open it
@@emiliamtf2777 r/wooosh
@@757Superfan No, no it’s not...
'Should have' not 'should of'.
Wonderful. Love the A340-600 engine views.
Love the trent 500
Me too
The engines They’re vibing
Normal
the trents on the 600 sound fantastic
it sounds like an AC compressor or refrigerator
is is the trent 700?
@ they sound so similar
Same as the 777 Trent 800
Love the initial throttle up whine
I sure miss these. Last time I saw one was last year in January and im glad I got a photo of one before they retired
The engine roars are amazing
These engines are a little bit quieter than what the a340-300 has, but its perfect. 👌👌👌
Thank you Paul. So good to be reminded of how flying slowly returned to normal after COVID-19.
Great video! Great sound and quality! Thank you for not including all the taxi time, your one of the few who make a great video without most of it being the taxi time, it's a real takeoff, Thanks, truly enjoyed it!
Imagine going back in time and showing the Wright Brothers this video.
They would probably shoot themselves
Certainly they would look for Santos Dumont to learn how to build a plane that could take off by its own engines.
@@TheTallMan50 huh
Yeah
mhmm they would be Proud
Amazing take off & sound!
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Love it sounds of reactor
The A340, the unluckiest aeroplane so far, along with its next relative, the A380. These Airbus models are marvels of engineer and they look amazing. Two fo the most gorgeous machines ever built, and two of the safest as well: A340 6 hull loses, no fatalities; A380 no hull loses, no fatalities. These quadjets are magnificent and we lost them or we'll lose them too soon. I also like the B747 (the queen of the skies), but the king and the prince of the skies are better looking for me.
Popped 🥐
Those Rolls-Royce Trents, silky smooth power yielding trust on-demand.
I flew Virgin's A340-600 Heathrow to Tokyo Narita many times. Such a wonderful experience.
I will miss the long thin pencil and the Bright Red Things (Trent 56) overflying my house on LHR approach. I remember a fan blade from a BA 777 falling into the sewage works at 03:30 on departure, come to think of it, it might be the only one time I know the fan hit the shit.. 😁🤫. Great video by the way, so much nostalgia
lol
Perfect video quality and engine sound❤👏👏👍
So glad I got to fly LHR-EWR on these VS beauties a few times. So different the A343 to the A346 in terms of sports car performance. So cool seeing all the Speedbirds lined up at T5. Hope they get back in the air soon. 🤞
the A346 is one of the slower aircraft (incl A388)...For example, B757 is more like a sport car ;) BUT it still a great and comfortable long haul plane!!
Man, I remember when I was a teenager, I first sat on that plane, I started shedding tears and my heart was pumping out of my chest from joy. What an experience, what a machine!
The shadow as it leaves the ground 😍😍😍
So glad Swiss and Lufthansa are keeping a few of these old birds flying.. Lufthansa with a few 747 too ❤️
The A346 looked the best in Virgin Atlantic livery for sure. Love those four big engines painted red!
Love the sound of the Rolls Royce Trent.
Thanks 🙏 it was great 👍 that’s great we can go back on holiday again 🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺🥇💯🌹🍺👍👍👍😁 nice one & thanks 😊
Its a shame we will never see this beast fly again :(
No Malet aero are operating four ex Virgin A346s out of Bournemouth, see www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/db-mlt/fleet
Why
@@sanveerkhanuja3249 ?
@@sanveerkhanuja3249 mainly as cargo flights from Bournemouth to Scandinavia and East Asia like China.
Its back on service again
Those Trent 500s are singing my prayers
A Symphony of great engine'Takeoff Power!!"
4 engines always look faaaaar more cooler than 2 engines.
Always did. Shame about their fuel efficiency though.
It was the 777-300ER that killed the A340-600
Excellent! Beautiful Takeoff! Love the shadow on the ground! Thank you!
I’m sad that Virgin Atlantic no longer has any four-engined planes, glad I got to fly on the A346 a number of years ago. A great plane with a great airline, I will miss seeing two red jet engines under each wing.
A346?
Abbreviated industry term for the A340-600, which is different from the A342, A343 and A345 variants. Sometimes the type is shown without the “A”. Virgin Atlantic had also operated the A340-300 version until a few years ago.
@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Most airlines I’ve seen show it as “Airbus A3xx” on the safety cards, etc. which seems redundant but the IATA code drops the A.
@Bandaranaike Colombo 🇱🇰 Airbus call their planes the 'Airbus A320.' Boeing do not call their planes 'Boeing B737.'
The A is there for Airbus except for IATA.
yeah there is a certain comfort seeing 2 engines under each wing when flying across an ocean - especially the Pacific.
Great vid. Love the shadow at 2:23
Extremely quiet aircraft!👏👏👏
The shadow at 220 is beautiful
Had the pleasure of flying back on one of the last flights in December coming back from new York, what a beast
Same, Flew this aircraft new York back 2016 👍 she now flys as a cargo
@@cloud9aviation84 such a shame she had to go😔but a real privilege to fly on her! And for you to fly her! Wow
Was it comfortable?
0:07 That Air Canada 767-300. They are no retired...
1:23 to 3:45 sound like my moms washer.
Can I buy her washer ? lol
lol
Ask your mom how much she wants for the washer pls. thanks.
1:50 that Iceland air livery was cool
Literally.
@@pauljordan4452 ikr
Amazing takeoff. Liked and subscribed.
2:36 The birds chilling with the other birds
Beautiful sound and takeoff!!!
Those engines sound really sweet.
1:42 there is 747 one world!
1:53 another 747 normal!
Next to Concorde my favourite aircraft of all time prefer over the 747 , just looked amazing especially in Lufthansa livery.
The spool up, and then further spool up, is a procedure to stabilise all the engines before selecting maximum takeoff power.
What a catch, that’s a keeper 👍🏻 Trent 5’s screaming 🎶
What a sound. Beautiful
What a marvelous Rarity
thanks a lot
The two quadjets I am gaga over ,both are magnificent , majestic aircraft ,their design is elegant..the A340-600 + B747-400. The RR Trent engines on the A346 look sturdy ,strong , not wispy hair dryers like the A340-200+300.
I last flew on the A340-600 it was on Virgin as well , in 2014 JNB-LHR-JNB. And last flew on a B747-400 , British Airways Jan 2017.
They will be missed very much. It is now all twin jets..😝🥺
4 engines 4 long haul. Got to say, they were BIG engines on the -600 series.
yes what an aircraft, I flew from Heathrow to Cape Town and back on this aircraft type, smooth ,with four engine redundancy!
Love that sound!
Awesome video like the camera video and photos
Love the sounds of the 556's. '
The 1st time I flew in a jet like this, it got me how quickly you get so high up
O Richard mostra que embora você tenha um grande potencial, ter uma empresa de aviação, não é pra quem quer, é pra quem pode. É por isso que eu admiro ele. Virgin Airlines
great sound and a beauty.
Awesome video 👍 Thanks 😊
Now that's how a take off should be filmed, well done and thank you.
Those Trent 500 engines though... 😌
Very nice 👍
The last time I flew on one of these was in 2009! Miss flying on it.
Beautiful view of London !!! I just wish I were living there my family moved to the united states in 1895. Why I don't know !! Cheers to all and a jolly good day !!
Severely underpowered
Well it meets the safety requirements of all the Aviation agencies and it’s never crashed so it is sufficiently powered 🤔🙄
The purr of those engines
Toga power sounds great!
Well that was smooth.
Как долго он разбегался, целую вечность...
The shadow of the big bird as it takes off!!
Historical many thanks
Fantastic video mate 🙌 other subscribers!!!
The most beautiful plane.
That's a perfect shot, nicely captured 👍 #travelfootmarks
The only part I hate about flying is takeoffs when the pilot begins to cut power to the engines. That little drop makes my heart drop every time
I used to experience this sensation too but after flying a lot I literally don't feel it anymore for some reason... If I try to pay attention to it I can kind of sense the drop but only slightly. I suppose the thing that also affects the perception is knowing why the feeling is happening - ie. most people probably assume it is because the plane is falling or losing altitude for a brief moment and so they imagine it which makes them a bit spooked since it feels like what they would imagine falling out of the sky in a metal tube would feel like, but that's not the case in reality because we only feel this "drop" because the plane stops climbing as quickly as it was at initial take-off... So even though we are still climbing, that moment when we reduce our climb rate feels to the ear as if we are falling for a moment. It's almost the same thing when we are going up in a fast elevator and it begins to stop at the floor we are going to, you feel like you've been accelerated up, so when you stop accelerating up it feels like zero gravity for a moment. So the more you imagine yourself still climbing in the plane, the less scary it becomes and the more your brain adjusts to this sensation so eventually you won't feel it at all. It's much much trippier when you are in a descend to land and the wind suddenly blows downards so the plane drops a few feet instantaneously because it loses lift... now that one is difficult not to clench them cheecks for.
I flew to Los Angeles on Virgin A340-600 and back in 2007. Was a decent aircraft
Amazing takeoff
Sounds like a pure 50Hz pulsing on the A/C compressor
Love it! I prefer the A340-500 over the 600 though.
Concorde chilling in the back
it's kinda sad to see the british airways 747
When I grow up I want to train to be an airline pilot( future goal)
Same bro
Great video!
That ROAR! 👍👍
Fantastic video 🤩❤️
Great video. ☺
Good job! Greeting from Helsinki!
Best looking aircraft ever made
Sadly looong time i dudnt use the A356... great video
Magnificent view......... Its really super..............
Great video
I never made it on to the A340-600. I'm missing both: flying and London. I hope to do both again.
Do you know which one of their A340-600s this was? My favourite was G-VNAP
What airline did you fly with?