How Brand New Aircraft are Cruelly Tested During Vertical Takeoff Before Being Sold
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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!.
For some reason the image of passenger jets having ejection seats is hilarious to me
@@crying2emoji5 Precisely. Them having the 'courage' knowing that would 'not' be an option.
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Having to eject isn’t pleasant though. Often pilots end up with broken ribs etc. depending on the circumstances of course. They know the risk of course. Its that doesn’t make it the safety net most think it is. There is a serious risk of injury even still. You are in a car crash in the air lol. Simply ejecting. It’s equivalent. Even with the seat belt and all the safety measures. The forces at play. They would absolutely prefer not to eject. (Sounds like a duh but no. If they have to eject it’s gonna suck)
@@Lyrikal757 and whats the alternative? burn in jetfule?
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!
DC9 was kinda a cute thing...
That’s a story not many can tell but you are lucky to have experienced that and learned something new; a feat we all should do daily!
great story!
@Quazzy Modo smart ass
I like this story. That keeping cool guys are an amazing company anytime.
Seeing a commercial airliner doing a near-vertical takeoff has to be one of the most badass things ever😮
SOOO COOOL!!! What a time to be alive.
please look up what "vertical takeoff" means.
I would LOVE to be on that flight.
In the fifties my school was close to a RAF Vulcan bomber airfield.
I live in Moses Lake, where Boeing does most of its aircraft testing. I never get tired of seeing aircraft doing crazy stuff!
As a plane I can confirm we are afraid of these tests
so sorry for u guys
As a fighter jet I say haha pu**y
You need to unionise and lobby for OHS officers.
We mzee 😂
Thank you to all pilots, engineers and everyone involved doing their jobs, such a huge and important responsibility
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.
Must have been a sight to behold! Was any footage taken at the time or is there something similar of the 747?
@@GG_Booboo Ive never seen any. It was years ago, and if anyone has footage, it would be Dublin airport.
Massive respect for the test pilots
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.
America isn't taking part?
@@erikford7959 I don't think so
@@erikford7959no its a european company, america has boeing
@@riverjhin Dang boeing sucks
@@erikford7959 yeah
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.
i wanted to say this too
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@@kunaFBL Yeah, he got there before me too, it appears the temporal flux capacitors hit their limit and caused quantum phased nanofluids to leak onto the biphasic pulse modulating regulator array causing systemic discombobulation.
@@formertenant9276 Nah .... I reckon it was a faulty turbo encabulator.
@@brumbymg You guys are fools and need to brush up on your quantum physics
A like for all these test pilots and hats off to them.
yeah i was just thinking about that, wouldnt be me, but then again I did fly a few times and decided not to ever again. Just knowing my luck if i kept doing it one day id die for sure because of some schmuck who didnt do his job properly when prepapring the plane. Ill drive for hours and stay safe at least Im in control 🤣
@Dino 😂😂
@@Dino40917 Well that's a dumb attitude. They're probably much more professional and disciplined than you. Accidents can happen to anyone.
@@sir_john_hammond sir go judge elsewhere cuz i could give a fck what you think, my life my choice
@@sir_john_hammond aeroperu would like to laugh
I think it’s impressive how maneuverable such a large bird is
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
Jack and coke usually calms my nerves. Also just imagine you’re on a boat in the ocean during turbulence
You can take solace in knowing these machines can handle astronomically worse conditions than the average turbulence which freaks out passengers. They can take off vertical, fly through hurricanes, go upside down. Planes are incredibly safe for day to day transportation.
Great cameraman filming from mid air!
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.
Hey Einstein, it "bear" in mind, not "bare" as in naked kind of bare !!!
@@TheBargainMan Hey Sherlock, It's "It's 'bears in mind" not "it" as in singular.
@Squid Cena hey buddy, it's 'bear in mind', not 'bears in mind', no need for subject/verb agreement here.
@@TheBargainMan So it's bear as the often large, furry animal. OK, I've got it but I tend to think more of beer.
I think the most important point is that even unloaded and just for show, it doesn't climb even near vertically. It's a trick with the camera perspective. I don't know the exact true climb angle, maybe around 50°.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks, I was curious as to what kind of emergency would require such a maneuver.
Wow you lot were lucky.
Same experience, at the same airport, maybe we were in the same flight! Meanwhile, my wife was checking the flight on FlightRadar, and was "disturbed" by the strange behavior of the airplane...
@@Tactic3dmaybe you guys just flew in when the trainees were working in the ATC tower.
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Anyone here after Boeing fell apart?
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NOBODY is here because a boeing fell apart.
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What boeing?
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 😍
and air pollution
@@fadedlight8596 barely a scratch on the surface compared to other forms of transport. Airliners are very efficient per person.
**Pilot flies vertically**
**Wing snaps off**
Pilot: "can confirm, plane is not usable"
Highly regarded for its "commitment to testing", What happened with the Max then? Uh huh... they got lazy and cut corners.
Boeing should of got jail time for the people in charge and not just a slap on the wrist
You mean “should have” right?
Max is engine replacement only right?same aircraft.been test on old engine not new.correct me if im wrong
Basically what happened is that the pilots that tested the 737max family knew the new technology emcas works so they knew how to deal with it when it happened. The issue was that they didnt tell theirs customers about it and when they encountered the problems they couldn't do anything to take control of the aircraft. Still shame on boing. Doesn't mean the 737 max is a bad airplane.
Boing saved $1M per aircraft sold by fudging the facts about mcas system and not making pilot retraining mandatory. Greed was the ultimate reason for the 737Max accidents, not the plane. It's disgusting that it wasn't considered manslaughter.
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.
I read somewhere that the altitude “hold” was set at zero feet. On the initial climb with a positive climb rate initiated they flipped the autopilot on and since it was set at “0” the aircraft began to descend.
As I said, I read this somewhere and I’m just “passing on” what I read.
Gotta give the test pilots such huge props for doing what they gotta do.
No pun intended ;-)
@@Jezusbeznogi haha. I didnt even clue in to what i said
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
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 .
Wow that’s crazy! I never would have thought that jet could take off at that angle and so early.
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.
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.
Amazing machines.
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.
Very interesting, and informative.
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.
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!!!
Majority of the time we’re just assuming is safe to ride on them.
However, I don’t think we get the pilots who test them.
Airbus isn’t French. It’s a consortium of French, German, British and other European nations.
Airbus was founded by Sud-Aviation (French company), is assembled in France, managed by a French, and its largest shareholder is France
Boeing has left the chat
Haha
Your comment popped up just as he mentioned Boeing. You owe me 20 seconds, because i burst out laughing, and had to rewind a bit.
Excellent content! Great video and rendering analysis.
Thank you for another great informative video
Did Boeing do the same testing on its 737 Max? Some of the tests shown would have found the MCAS issues .
you can see that it IS a 737 MAX!
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.
You're 100% right, I have flown out of John Wayne before.
Its a slight vertical and a drift, Not no where steep as flight Test
When the pilot pulls back on the throttle at 2500 feet that always freaks me out at that place! You feel like you’re falling out of the sky and going backwards for a second! 😂
Stall all
Those dreamliner engines look cartoonish
That was so awesome!! Also I wish I could've went along for the ride, what a rollercoaster!
I can imagine the conversation with the insurance company. You gunna do whaaaaat?😅😅😅😅
Nice video.
The bad ass workers who worked for Alaska Airlines in Seattle already showed all viewers what Boeing airplanes are capable of doing.
Unfortunately, the even more badassed bean counters have totally destroyed their reputation, such is corporate greed
The most exciting part, the ending at US Military lab was the shortest part. WHY?
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
great video 👍
Thanks for this documentary really enjoyed watching it
That was informative and interesting thanks for sharing
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.
RIP to all the hero test pilots that have died in the name of scientific research and safety.
Worked at MDC in late 80s, 90s and early 2000. Besides pilots there are engineers depending on the test omboard.They test electronics, Hydraulics, mechanical-flaps, slats, stablizer. hardovers. hard landing and braking in standing water. high altitude hot and cold weather takeoff, engine out and restart in flight. etc.
Excellent video! Thank you for creating and posting!!
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.
Taco Bell !!!
Boeing highly regarded?? seriously??..have you forgotten 737 MAX episodes???
Красивая речь диктора - британский английский всегда приятно слушать.
Try to do vertical takeoff with the plane fully loaded... that would be FUN
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?
Vertical climb is somewhat interesting. would love to see a 360 degree barrel roll.
that would be somethin
Wht a meaningful video, must watch
fantástico, muito boa e esclarecedora matéria.
"Boeing likes to know what its planes can do." Apparently not with the 737 max
Those engines are insanely powerful. The plane can continue to fly with just one. 😮
I'd like to strap a couple of those bad boys in the bed of my truck and see how fast I could go..
Ngl that looks like a really fun job. "Here's a new aircraft, go put it through the wringer!"
Cool video, I may just have to watch one. 👍
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.
This dude must be having a grand ol time performing all the manoeuvres the other normal pilots can only dream of...lol :p
Well done, thanks
"Vertical take off" - I must have blinked and missed it.
"Vertical takeoff" is not the same as a rolling takeoff into a vertical climb out.
Very good, thanks ;)
WONDER ! BEAUTIFUL !
"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
I thought the same thing as soon as I noticed the topic of the video
Ignorant comment
@@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 what are you smoking bruh? Pretty sure its some fine quality stuff
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 😉
... and the UK. The wings are made here 👍
@@matthewfranklin7541 Absolutely, sorry for the UK 👑
The real heroes are test pilots
dude takes a lot of pauses for every sentence , so annoying
I don't believe an inanimate object can be treated cruelly.
is it not basic knowledge that they mean “harsh tests”
These pilots have nerves of steel
thats cool, try vertical landing too
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They can deflate tires from cockpit?
There are temperature sensitive plugs in the wheel rim that melt due to the high brake temperatures thus deflating the tires. Without this they will catastrophically explode.
@@Henry-vb4hq Amazing engineering. Thanks for that. 👍🏾
Very Interesting! Thank you
bro that first pilot is insane lmao
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.
I know why. It's because you are not an engineer, and you do not design or test airplanes or their software.
Yeah. But you are a pilot. How many people really have no clue?
😮😮😮😮 pDo you want to
Perhaps Boeing adopted the mnra vaccine producers strategies of not actually testing the product but claiming to have done so?
@@a-totally-random-person So I take it that you are siding with Boeing?
استغفر الله العظيم واتوب اليه
Amen.
Nah
I’m fascinated by airplanes, such amazing machines.
increíbles maquinas gracias
"Cruelly tested". Those poor aircraft, being cruel to them is downright mean. Solidarity with airplanes, stop Aircraft testing now!
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.
Full respect to a company who builds jet engines when they totally destroy one costing millions in the name of safety and certification.
Wow fascinating!
I hate it that there are no videos of these from the side (and further away) so you can actually see the angle...
In the BIAP (Bagdad International Airport) and took off vertically. It was probably the coolest take off I have ever experienced. (I have been in quite a few aircraft)
Hell yeah BIAP 😎
Never had the chance to fly in or out of BIAP, but got to fly into TQ a few times in a C130 and then take our CH46 to Fallujah. Combat takeoffs and landings are fun
ok tho the subtitles at 3:57 go hard
대형 에어크래프트가 하늘로 박차고 오르는 모습은 언제봐도 가슴이 웅장해져. 나도 다음 생에 태어나면 파일럿이 되어야지 .
Thank you for this interesting vedio. Can you please make a detailed vedio on vertual flight cockpit training and its limitations.
ALL OF YOU GOD BLESS
The bending of the wings is amazing.