You have to commend these test/pilots for their skill, but most of all their 'extreme' courage knowing that if a test maneuver goes wrong, they just can't eject themselves from that flight cabin as if they were in a fighter jet. Total respect!.

Seeing a commercial airliner doing a near-vertical takeoff has to be one of the most badass things ever😮

Back in the 80s, I was taking off from the Denver airport (Stapleton at the time) in a Continental Airlines DC 9 when the starboard engine ingested parts of a tire that blew after their abort point. After a loud pop, the man sitting next to me, who happened to be a pilot on a different airline, explained to me that we probably blew a rear tire, and bits of it were ingested into the engine (on that plane, the engines were located not on the wing but on the fuselage behind the rear landing gear), causing it to shut down. He calmly explained to me that the plane was totally capable of flying with only one engine, and that we would circle back and land at the same airport. No problem. I wasn't so calm, nor were the other passengers that also heard the loud pop. The take off, now with only one engine, seemed perfectly normal to me. When it was time to land, the pilot expertly put the plane down first on the side with the good tires, then the nose wheel touched down, then the damaged wheels were ever so gently put down. Fire trucks followed us as we landed; when the plane went to turn off the runway, the other tire on the damaged side popped and went flat. That stopped the plane in its tracks. A bus came to offload the passengers, and as we deplaned the pilot greeted us all. I asked if he would be the pilot on our replacement aircraft; he said he would be. I told him I was glad that he would be flying the next aircraft and praised him and his crew for their expert handling of the situation. We would all be late getting to our destinations, but we'd still be alive. Long story short - modern jet aircraft can certainly take off and fly with only one engine!

As a plane I can confirm we are afraid of these tests

0:07 big monster chasing after its prey

Thank you to all pilots, engineers and everyone involved doing their jobs, such a huge and important responsibility

Note - Airbus is not a French company. It's multinational, with many countries taking part as well as France. Germany, the UK and Spain are the other three major members.

I remember when they tested a 747 at Dublin airport years ago with vertical climbs, dives, and all round crazy maneuvers. It was some time after the El Al Flight 1862 disaster in Holland. They where testing out new pins (the cause of the crash in Holland) on the engines and pushing that 747 to its limits. A friend worked in the airport at the time and had heard it was going to happen, and what time. He let us know, and we all got as close as we could to the airport when the time came. Jaw dropping stuff, and i was blown away that a 747 could actually fly the way it did.

Gotta correct you on something. The tires on aircraft undergoing rejected takeoff testing are not deflated by ground crews, they automatically deflate by way of 'blowout plugs' on the wheels that are designed to release the pressure in an overheated tire to prevent the TIRE from blowing out. Just wanted to clarify that.

Highly regarded for its "commitment to testing", What happened with the Max then? Uh huh... they got lazy and cut corners.

A like for all these test pilots and hats off to them.

Massive respect for the test pilots

Cruelly tested? Didn’t know planes had feelings 😂

I think it’s impressive how maneuverable such a large bird is

**Pilot flies vertically** **Wing snaps off** Pilot: "can confirm, plane is not usable"

Also bare in mind these vertical climbs in commercial aircraft are with no pax, baggage and often minimum fuel, so they’re far lighter. Much more difficult to achieve when weighed down but that doesn’t mean they aren’t stable or safe, they absolutely are. It’s just far more difficult to vertically climb aircraft when it’s bogged down with everything. Military aircraft are a completely different breed though. They can do a lot more when weighed down.

I experienced such an "emergency" once, right before landing at Gatwick airport in London. We were 2 minutes away from touchdown when the airplane got a message about another airplane taking off from the same airstrip, and without any warning, the airplane went into full acceleration and pulled straight up (even though it might have been way less dramatic than what they're displaying in this clip). Anyways, we didn't get an explanation from the captain until we leveled off, circled around and again prepared for landing.

Gotta give the test pilots such huge props for doing what they gotta do.

4:27 Airbus is certainly not a "French" company! It is an European multinational company with production in Germany, France, UK and Spain!

A couple of points here about the 747-8 RTO tests. It was loaded to max take off weight, equipped with fully worn down brakes, and could only use the brakes and spoilers to stop, no reverse thrust or other control inputs. Also once the plane comes to a complete stop a 5 minute timer is started and only after that 5 mins has expired are firefighters allowed to cool the brakes with hoses. The tires automatically deflate to prevent them from exploding and killing passengers/first responders and also to protect the plane itself.

its crazy how the plane can even take off when the pilots have such massive balls to perform these types of turns and take offs

The A400 can do incredible manouvers - proceeds to not show these manouvers and instead shows the plane flying straight

A plane can fly fine on a single engine. Two engines mean the engines aren’t being pushed hard all the time and extends their lifetime. You could have an engine failure and theoretically continue to your destination without any issue, but that isn’t done in case you did lose your last engine, regardless of how extremely unlikely that is in this circumstance. An engine failure really is rarely cause for concern. They’ll just find the nearest suitable airport but they won’t be rushing down to the ground, there’s no need for it. They’ll do the necessary checklists, best airport and then begin to begin their approach to land. A fire is a completely different ball game. You don’t want to hear those bells.

This is what people forget about airplanes not only are they incredibly safe machines but there tested in ways that they will never have to go threw with passengers on board like extreme vertical take off or near loopings during flight and corckscrews . Airplanes truely are magnificent machines .

Airbus isn’t French. It’s a consortium of French, German, British and other European nations.

Can't imagine a world without planes,amazing tech experience, respect 👏 🙏

I really appreciate how much work is done to put together such magnificent planes 😍

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Anyone here after Boeing fell apart?

I'm curious about the current thoughts of the captains who made this test. Is there any chance of an accident somewhere in their head? How do they deal with this psychology? interesting job. very difficult.

I don't think I'll ever get over my fear of flying sadly. I've only flown once and it was a horrible experience with extreme turbulence and an odd event that freaked us out. We apparently hit an airstream (??) from another airplane that was in front of us I think (I don't remember exact details or what the pilot said; I just remember something about an airstream). Anyways, the plane kind of dropped down a little bit (maybe like 10 feet?) but it happened in a split second. Think of a quick bunny hill on a rollercoaster. I remember seeing everyone lift up in their seats and women's hair flying upward. It happened SO quickly. It felt like we hit a giant wall of air that knocked the plane downward. It was terrifying. I know planes are safe. Just like rollercoasters are safe. Accidents are exceedingly rare. But my fear is rooted in fear of heights. And having an anxiety disorder doesn't help LOL

RIP to all the hero test pilots that have died in the name of scientific research and safety.

Seen a vertical stabiliser of an airliner tested. Huge hydraulic cylinders pushed the poor thing up and down. Squeek squeek squeek and 24-7. Doing one year of heavy weather in one week, or so. Now that is impressive testing. And this crucial airplane part did perform as designed.

Great cameraman filming from mid air!

This guy wins the award for the amount of times he can say ‘test the aircraft before use’ in different ways. Get. On. With. It.

Wow that’s crazy! I never would have thought that jet could take off at that angle and so early.

The bad ass workers who worked for Alaska Airlines in Seattle already showed all viewers what Boeing airplanes are capable of doing.

The "vertical takeoff" is an everyday event at John Wayne Airport in Orange County CA. I love to watch the reactions of first-timers. Even though they make an announcement about the unusual flight path before takeoff, a lot of them still freak out.

Enough of the music and nat sound breaks between every comma and end of the sentence. The pacing is so terrible, I only lasted 2 minutes even though I was interested in the topic. Just some feedback for future content. 👍

Thank you for this video. It is so comfortable knowing what the planes we ride on have to go through before we are able to trust them and ride in them!!!

Did Boeing do the same testing on its 737 Max? Some of the tests shown would have found the MCAS issues .

"Cruelly tested". Those poor aircraft, being cruel to them is downright mean. Solidarity with airplanes, stop Aircraft testing now!

"Boeing likes to know what its planes can do." Apparently not with the 737 max

Boeing highly regarded?? seriously??..have you forgotten 737 MAX episodes???

Very interesting, and informative.

I’m fascinated by airplanes, such amazing machines.

This was made 10 days ago. It must be propaganda. They ignored the lack of testing with the Max

The purpose of any pre-commissioning and commissioning tests are to test the extreme condition performance along with normal general operating performance of the equipment. This is true and very required to ensure reliability. For equipment that is related to safety of people, the more strict and harsh the tests be, the better it is, than pulling favours to skip tests.

Nice video.

"I'm gonna say a short sentence..." boom bada boom bada boom bada boom... "and then, I will say another sentence..."

I can imagine the conversation with the insurance company. You gunna do whaaaaat?😅😅😅😅

"Company has been highly regarded for its commitment to testing" Yeah, 737 Max never existed 346 people did not die and Boeing did not cut corners in design to get faster approval from FAA

Excellent content! Great video and rendering analysis.

The format of saying one sentence or one portion of a sentence followed by an equivalent amount of silence is not for me.

Ngl that looks like a really fun job. "Here's a new aircraft, go put it through the wringer!"

3:19 unless there was a serious emergency..... crazy to think a pilot may actually do this.... just like alright we're going to space now folks

great video 👍

The real heroes are test pilots

Airbus is a European consortium, not a French company.

Good video. Talking about cruel tests, it is also worth mentioning couple of other tests such as wing bending test and engine blade blow off test.

Vertical climb is somewhat interesting. would love to see a 360 degree barrel roll. that would be somethin

This dude must be having a grand ol time performing all the manoeuvres the other normal pilots can only dream of...lol :p

4:26 is not correct. Airbus is not a French company. It is a European company with management shared primarily between France, Germany and Spain. In its initial years, ownership was 36.5% French, 36.5% German, 20% British and 7% Dutch. Although this is no longer the arrangement, the Germans have always been co-equal with the French and this continues to this day.

The best story I heard I actually read. In the 50s in the Seattle area before bridges were built over Lake Washington and the towns on the east side were sleepy and not where the homes of people working in Seattle were located, commercial jets were just being tested. And I think of someone out on Lake Washington midweek fishing and seeing this strange big plane with jet engines coming and watching as it did a BARREL ROLL. And when it got to the end of the lake it turned around and came back doing another BARREL ROLL. It was a Boeing plane being tested (Boeing there is located between Seattle and Tacoma). As a person who came of age with the commercial jet, I can't even conceive of seeing a big strange plane flying over my head and doing a barrel roll. And who would believe me if I told them?

Airbus is not a French company, it's a company founded by three Germans and a Frenchman, it's a European company after the merger of German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, French Aérospatiale Matra and Spanish CASA.

Boeing did a great job on testing the 737 Max, and training the pilots on the new systems they put into it....I don't trust them after that...

4:28 Bad research - Airbus is not a French aircraft manufacturer, but a European aircraft manufacturer. The country Germany holds as many shares in Airbus as France and there are production sites in Germany. Spain has fewer shares.

thats cool, try vertical landing too

why is there a minute of silence after every 5 words wtf

Pilots are incredible!!

Boeing when they don't use the 2 bolts for the door: _eyes closed_ Boeing when the door actually comes off mid-air: 0.0

"Vertical takeoff" is not the same as a rolling takeoff into a vertical climb out.

dude takes a lot of pauses for every sentence , so annoying

That was so awesome!! Also I wish I could've went along for the ride, what a rollercoaster!

We did a near-vertical takeoff when we left Iraq in 2008. It’s a crazy feeling.

Airbus is NOT "a French company" my friend (I'm sorry). It's an european consortium with several national contributions : Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland etc.. and France indeed 😉

Very Interesting and informative.,it's nice to know that Boeing and Airbus test these aircraft's in such a really tough and thorough way . To prove safety and durability of the aircraft's.

Being subjected to such "cruelty", gotta commend these "aircraft" for their bravery.

I hate it that there are no videos of these from the side (and further away) so you can actually see the angle...

G’day as usual a very interesting and something you would know about, the best thing that I ever did on Facebook was to subscribe. Regards John

"Vertical take off" - I must have blinked and missed it.

2:50 for the vertical take off you came to see

Try to do vertical takeoff with the plane fully loaded... that would be FUN

Those engines are insanely powerful. The plane can continue to fly with just one. 😮

I don't believe an inanimate object can be treated cruelly.

If it’s a Boeing,I’m not going

My father ran Grumman Aircraft's Flight Test Department from 1940 to 1965, the tests shown here are only a subset of A/C Qualification Tests.

Amazing machines.

boeing can do vertical landings too

Estupendos vídeos!! enhorabuena!! es una pena que los que no dominamos el inglés, no entendamos los comentarios para poder completar lo instructivos que resultan estos cortos de grandísima calidad que nos ofreces... por lo que sugiero la posibilidad de añadirles subtitulos para hacerlos mucho más comprensibles. Sería posible?. Muchas gracias.

Wht a meaningful video, must watch

Cool video, I may just have to watch one. 👍

With all of Boeing's so-called thorough testing, I am still at a loss for the two 737 Max jets that crashed due to the defective and untrained pilots with the MCAS system. I'll be flying on Airbus planes in the future because I believe that Boeing has lost its way. A great example of this is the Boeing Starliner space vehicle that just can't get it right.

They can deflate tires from cockpit?

Very good, thanks ;)

My heart goes out to everyone working in the airline industry pilots flight attendants ATC everyone involved yall are extremely courageous people to ensure the safety of others thank yall so much for what yall do 🥺💕

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Full respect to a company who builds jet engines when they totally destroy one costing millions in the name of safety and certification.

Even if I was an accomplished pilot,there’s no way I would ever put a plane radically nose up over the tarmac. I can hear every pilot at and trainer yelling “DONT STALL IT!”