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Watch this Boeing 747 on a short field take-off. It's incredible... I wouldn't mind being on it, on the way somewhere far from work.

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  • mmm.

    This was the first 747 passenger flight from Bournemouth Airport, UK. The destination was New York and the flight was operated by the airline European. Bournemouth has a short runway so this was an dramatic take off for the 747

    By ryan1396 1146256624 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Exactly!

      I think Bournemoth is not suitable for the 747.

      By bremex 1155584076 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • thats nothing

      try taking off or landing on wellington airport, New Zealand. it has been black marked by captains

      By 45under 1156742585 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Why?

      Its runway is shorter? What´s wrong with it?

      By bremex 1156771431 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • wellington airport

      I’m nt shore how long that runway is (dass anyone know?), bt Wellington’s is bout 2kms and at both ends is sea…. Take a look on world wind or goggle earth (174 deg and 52min east, and 41 deg and 20 min south) that’s short with me my home town’s is bout 3.5km (Christchurch, nz). The thing with Wellington is its nt uncommon to have to land with storage - gail force cross winds. Houses are so close, and in some places higher than the airport so as you land u can really see in2 ppls homes. But as I said it is the cross winds that really make it scary if you know bout weather and geo you can see from looking were it is why the winds are so bad. I’ve seen plane landing rocking from side to side so much that the wings almost land before the wheals!!! And landing almost side on to the runway… (ok well it is more like 45 deg to the runway). I will try to find some of the TV news footage of planes trying to land in da winds (if u want a look for you self our tv news stations are tvnz, tvone news and Canwest TVWorks, tv3 news…. Captains have said it is one of the hardest airports to land on….and there had been ppl wanting it to stop been used as international airport ......

      By 45under 1156846646 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • You Did Not

      state why. For those that don't live around that area, we can only guess to the reason.

      By Keen Eye 1179531715 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • more freaky

      ...is Skopje airport in Macedonia, and Irkutsk airport in Russia. In Skopje, the planes landing are passing 40 m above a highway, 40 m above a village called Petrovec, and 20 m above that village's graveyard. Still, I don't think it's a problem, cause the biggest bird SKP airport has ever seen is the Boeing 737...
      Now the Irkutsk airport is in the middle of the city, and it's build above the unmarked graveyard of Stalin's repressions' victims. There were several big crashes when the planes got out of the runway and crashed into garages near the airport. Someone explain that these tragedies due to the airfield's bad karma because of the spirits of the people that are burried there...

      By flyboy92 1189331033 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Usual for loong hauls!

    This takeoff isn't that spectacular. 747 captains often calculate to use the whole runway for their takeoff run, especially if they're flying a loong leg. This way they'll save fuel and won't max out engines (engines wear out earlier if maxed out all the time). I've seen 747 use all of a 11000ft runway due to this. The airliners save a lot of cash doing this.

    By Knetur 1147756412 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No security at this airport??

    I don't see any security fence between the camera and the runway!

    By webnut 1144678611 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great

    Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great

    By omarwaleed 1189877444 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great

    Great Great Great Great

    By omarwaleed 1189877371 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • crazy

    i would not be sorry for you if you had ended up a greasy spot on the ground..lol

    By wildmannxxx 1179420611 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • nice video

    hey buddy..why didnt u try for "PRODUCER REWARDS"...u could hav earned good bucks!!..nie video..even though

    By taha747 1178204728 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Not sure if it was a short field.

    the '47 was configured normal for a heavy take-off. Flaps looked about 15 and his N1 sounded normal (80%ish).

    Just another take off, his gear was up as soon as positive rate was established.. Did'nt look like a v-nap so as someone said above it is a fuel savings departure.

    My 2 cents

    By MaxContinuos 1156988973 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • cool

    It's impressive that it was able to take off, but don't you think that landing and stopping that behemoth would be a bit more hair-raizing?

    By DesertStalker 1145391519 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Its simple:

    1. Very well done to the Captain - A) all is well that ends well. B) You have to do, what you have to do!
    2. What the bleeding hell is a 747 doing here? - i cant understand!

    By Risasi 1145342805 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This is funny?

    Uhh what?

    By HowManyHats 1144800009 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • morons

    Most of you are all morons. Do a little research before you comment on things you know nothing about.

    By Hagen115 1144700200 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Not Shortfield Take-off!

      That's not how you take off on a short field runway! This is an example of a shortfield takeoff: http://www. metacafe. com /watch/51106/ a_319_take_off/

      By Malaki_Burat 1147645487 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • great comment

      I second to that.

      By Confidence 1144791432 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Hmmm

      MOST of you are ALL morons. A little research into the English language may not go amiss!

      By AnAngel 1145570026 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • English Nazi

      Ok Mr. English Nazi, you're one to speak. The use of the word amiss doesn't make much sense in that context. And to all of who agree with him, you might want to take a look at your own sentences..."I second to that"???? "I third to that"???? WTF? You people really are morons.

      By Hagen115 1147650503 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Actually...

      the word "amiss" makes perfect sense in that context.

      As far as I'm concerned arrogant comments like yours deserve all the negative responses they get. There's no need to get so excited about other people's simple mistakes - see my reply to the guy who wrote the "Camera effects!!" comment below.

      By slopsy 1147848647 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • fine

      Ok yeah you're right there's no reason to get upset over people's simple mistakes which is why I was upset with the person who corrected me. He/She pointed out a simple error in my sentence and used it to attack me. But I probably deserved it since I used the term "morons." What I was trying to convey is that too many people post on things they aren't familiar and since I'm in aviation I feel particularly offended when people say dumb things about it. I'm sorry if I come off as arrogant, which is not my intention, I just don't want uninformed people spreading incorrect information about aviation.

      By Hagen115 1147886042 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Big plane

    The Antonov 225 "condor" is the largest plane in operation but the Spruce Goose built by Mr. Howard Hughes was the largest plane that ever flown. And as an additional note, there are only 1 of each of these that has ever been built. The Russians built the Condor in Ukraine for the purpose of piggy backing their Burlan Space Shuttle.

    By steamraiser 1144697526 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • WOW nice video!

    I think a cargo DC10 is even more impressive.. I used to go to Newark international airport at the long term parking area. You can feel the power.. Especially in a day with the wind calm, when they land the wake turbulence it was just WOW!! It used to shake my car like hell!

    By ICARUS08854 1144691148 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • the angle

    its jus the angle making the runway look shorter than it is plus a plane that big looks like its goin slow, still very impressive tho

    By cammymack 1144682799 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Picture this!

    That plane just didn't have what it took to make that take-off. Suddenly the photographer shouts, "oh s#@t". Then,.. there's this loud bang, everythings engulfed in flames. Then another voice says, "see I told you this was a bad spot for a picnic"!

    By Wudluv2 1144645923 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Cool

    its more like kuuuuuuuuuuuull

    By sozrash@yahoo.com 1144564828 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • it the biggest plane in the world

    I saw a show about it but I forgot it name

    By la-z boy 1144551067 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Its a 707

      Most people relate to this kind of plane as the 747, thats smaller and used a lot in commercial flying.

      The 707 istnt actually the biggest, the biggest is the Antanov An - 225 its wingspan is 88.4m (290 ft) which is closely followed by the Airbus A380 with a wing span of 79.8m (261 ft - 10")

      I hope i helped :)

      By Sexy_bitch123 1144583652 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Not a 707

      No, it's a 747, all right. The 707 is a single-deck commercial (also served as the basis for the RC-135 and E-3 military planes). The one you saw taking off has a partial upper deck.

      By AliWolf 1144668538 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • sorry

      ofcourse its a 747 it could only be a miss writting or something.

      By kingtut 1144674891 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • amazing

    what's amazing is that the plane is going well over 100mph as it takes off, but because it's so big, it looks like it's taking off very slowly.

    By dyhgfdh 1144539405 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • You're Right

      but try going over 200 mph by the time it go's by over head. Most of the time we take off at bout 180mph or faster depending on the load. I have done an easy 180 knots which is over 200mph on rotation ( when I lift the nose of the run way).

      By Keen Eye 1179533814 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • there are birds flying above the runway....

    isn't it dangerous?

    By qwertt 1144524788 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • What airport is this at?

    Almost as good as SXM!

    By HotCarlz 1144514370 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • WOW!!!

    It's a real amazing monster!!!

    By Thejkl 1144419366 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • camera effects !!

    Wow are young people now days that ill informed (Stupid)

    With all the interest in video, you would thing just a few of you would be educated in lens’s, field of view and perspective. There is nothing special in this video !! its just a 747 taking off on from a typical commercial runway.

    Can you say camera effects !! The photographer used a very long lens (telephoto) this lens compressed the field of view and made everything look close together or short !!!!!

    This is first year science or junior high photography stuff. WOW I can not believe how uneducated / illiterate people are

    By heliman 1145618904 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Oh get off your high horse, professor

      If it's an optical illusion just say so, rather than calling people ill-informed, stupid, uneducated and illiterate.

      You sound like an arrogant ass.

      By slopsy 1147243882 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Correct

      I agree.

      By Keen Eye 1179531908 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • not just camera effects

      Actually, there is something special about it. It's a 747 on a shorter runway than is usually used for a 747 takeoff, so he doesn't take off until the very end. I admit that it may not seem special to anyone that doesn't know about or isnt interested in things like that but to someone who is, (as someone further down has said) this is the first time a commercial plane this large has taken off from this particular (short) runway, making it quite special - it's not just a camera effect, i'm fairly certain he does take off that near the end!

      By Cassie111 1147183478 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • It's fake!

      Anyone can see that it is a remote control plane and they just added sound effects! :P

      By nizz_ziz 1151451909 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • thats an rc plane

      look man u dnt know wot ur talkin about. just see it for real. this is reality not a videogame

      By crazyboutford 1154120766 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Yeah sure it is !!!!

      NOT in 30 years building and flying scale model helicopters and airplanes I have never see a flyable model of a jumbo jet with fully functional leading edge slats and full foiler flaps, further more as the aircraft rolls down the runway you can clearly see the wings flex., They must have been very seriouse to even fake the birds

      By heliman 1151474603 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • What a diet commercial

    20/20 Frontline - Obesity is a major concern in today's modern society.

    By user777 1145438827 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ****

    shuit the F**k up wankers

    By ace_1 1145207558 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • How the F**k

    can you tell if its a short field take off from this angle? boring too.

    By whoa 1144653366 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • hu..??

    where is the monster....?? :)

    By MrCoOoL 1144579736 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no such thing as short runway for 747

    Umm... There is no such thing as a "short field take-off." with a 747 methinks. The video starts and the Jet is already past half way down the runway. The runway looks shorter than it is and the plane looks like it is going slower than it is. It is probably going around 160mph

    By jbrooks544 1144866666 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • amazing

    This clip made me think about the pentagon, the plane that supposedly hit the pentagon was a 757. It is just as big or bigger than this 747, why are there not any news reports of people saying they heard this extremely loud noise like these people filming this 747. Plus, at the pentagon the plane would have been flying even lower. Almost close enough to tip cars over from the jet wash.

    By 3eo51 1144709016 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • haha 747

      inform yourself before posting BS

      a 757 is MUCH smaller than a 747. its:

      A380
      747
      MD11
      DC10
      777
      couple of airbuses
      767
      and then finally the 757 (ordered in size from greatest down)

      By kickR 1144722402 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • learn b4 putting out dumb comments

      look the 747 is the largest comercial plane boing have, it doesnt mean that its larger begause it has a greater number. look at the 777, its way smaller than the 747

      By crazyboutford 1154120907 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • facts

      the 747 is the biggest passenger plane in the world at the mo until the A380 becomes commercial. jet wash will not tip over a car unless the car is behind a stationary jet engine. A b757 will carry approx 240 pasengers in eco class. all eco class 747s will carry over 600 passengers, although none are configured that way. The A380 will carry 555 passengers but if configured in eco class could carry 800 passengers, although the launch airlines dont envisage this. My point is that when people like me work in this industry we like our facts to be broadcast correctly, we would not dare to estimate how many people die in road accidents because of the size of the car they were in, but when it happens on a massive scale everybody needs to know! At least let them know the facts not hearsay or speculation, let them know what you know and nothing else. Dont pretend to know, it getsyou into trouble as the comments have shown. Lastly but not least, the people who lost loved ones on 9/11 need to know the facts and not be influenced by idle speculation. ENOUGH SAID.

      By collie 1145406975 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • you are an idiot

      nuff said

      By RICKWAGNER 1145209850 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • ah ah!!

      tottaly agree with u...

      By morango_44 1144979082 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • its simple..

      tha "pentagon day" was not a plane !!! check for your self the red...! lot a info about t..

      Mendoza

      By menduco 1144712276 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Wow I would believe you

      Except for all the EYE WITNESSES THAT DID IN FACT SEE IT AND WERE REPORTED SEEING THE WHOLE THING HAPPEN. Do you know how many people are in DC at a given time? Of COURSE there were witnesses. Did you read some lame website for your information? How about reading one of the newspapers or watching proper news right after 9/11 - they gave you all the facts but you must have been off hunting down ridiculous conspiracies. The big "Pentagon was hit by something else" myth has been beaten to a pulp. Get with the program.

      By Paladin_Z06 1144730538 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Thanks

      If you didn't say it I would have! lol
      Isn't funny how some (too many!!) people choose to throw away all their common sense, logic, reasoning and what their very eyes tell them in favor of some ridiculous paranoid plot or conspiracy theory? I think that along with clorine, we need to start putting Prozac in the water! lol

      By bumble 1146359187 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Just watch this video

      You do not have to watch to whole thing, but watch the Pentagon breakdown:
      Go to google, then "more", then "labs", then "vids". Enter "Loose Change 2nd Edition".

      By Scronyman 1145332651 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • wat?

      U actually believe wat the papers tell u? u got to have a mind as big as a chicken to actually believe wat the media tells u! and btw, if the media said somethin the gov doesnt want out then ur network is shutdown!

      By cactai 1144941500 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • huh??

      And you must have a brain the size of a peppercorn, or you're neurotic, lol. There's really aren't any big plots to deceive the public, honest, really, I wouldn't deceive you! lol
      And where do you live where they "shutdown your news networks???" China? North Korea? Mideast?

      By bumble 1146358278 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • the largest wingspan plane in the world

    was Howard Hughes's the " Hercules"
    Wingspan: 320 feet
    Length: 219 feet
    Wing Area: 11,430 square feet

    the Hercules wingspan is still 30' foot bigger than the An-225 Mriya-the 2nd largest airplane ever built.

    The wing area of the "Hercules" of 11,430 square feet and wingspan remains unchallenged as the greatest of any airplane ever built. It is still the largest flying boat in the world.

    By Lycan21 1144662556 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • zzzzzzzzzzz

    this is so boring...what the F**k is wrong with you..why would you post this..

    By r_faayed 1144629498 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • So why waste everyone's time

      with a little piss-ant comment... ya lil' piss-ant?

      By LiarsHateU.S. 1144709217 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • u dont have to

      let me tell u something well these kind of clips arent made for ppl like u!!!! u r just meant to sit in the back and enjoy ur flight from point A to point B. or u can just watch chicks posing and taking of thier cloth that what will really entertain u.

      By kingtut 1144674690 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Well Said King

      But I afraid that no matter where you go, people like him are there. That is why he uses that handle. Only the sick.

      By Keen Eye 1179533105 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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