A380 Almost Stalls

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Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 flying at stall speed
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[@ChefDuane]

"A380 Almost Stalls" = A380 demonstrates slow speed flight characteristics at airshow flyby.

[@miindthegaap]

I came to the comments because i think that A380 was this “-“ close to stalling

[@JonGreen_UK]

Also, Vstall is relative to airspeed, not ground speed. We don't know what the headwind was, that day, and there was no windsock in shot.

[@sander8928]

Clickbaity titles every time

[@DarkStar-wu9nq]

It’s landing 😂

[@krxzy.aep.22]

@@DarkStar-wu9nqno its not

[@most-average-athelete]

Seeing any A380 anytime in the air feels like it's stalling. I still cannot believe my eyes every time I see that beautiful giant flying.

[@adamk203]

I watched a C5 Galaxy come in on final. It looked like it was just floating there. Quite the sight to see.

[@iain3411]

B2's fly over my place to get to Whiteman. Sometimes less than 3000 ft. Very cool. I live 35mi North and if the wind is right you can hear engine testing.

[@bendenisereedy7865]

Not beautiful, A380 is a graceless chump of an aircraft. The best lines belong to the 747, the Spitfire and weirdly, the Catalina.

[@iain3411]

@@bendenisereedy7865 Connies have awesome lines with the tri-tail.

[@Kevhoe]

@@bendenisereedy7865opinions are like buttholes

[@yuenbarnby8228]

If I got a dollar every time 3 minutes of aviation used "almost", i would be rich

[@jiubboatman9352]

Almost rich.

[@steelpl]

@@jiubboatman9352 he would be totally rich. That A380 was not even close to stalling

[@thunderbums6964]

@@steelpldid you not get the joke?

[@GBOAC]

@@thunderbums6964 Poe's Law

[@Shamol]

Almost 3 minutes.

[@MyRealDelusion]

It never ceases to amaze me seeing something that big flying that slow.

[@spiriteddrive6309]

Airship: Ehm...let me introduce myself

[@NegativeROG]

It boggles the mind. The wings never seem big enough.

[@MeppyMan]

It’s likely doing over 150-160kts. Probably quite a bit over. Even with a headwind of 20kts that’s a ground speed of at least 240km/hr. That’s not slow. Stand next to nothing going that fast. Perspective is everything.

[@noahjenkins8408]

Talk of human progress in engineering. A guy from ancient times would call that magic

[@roberthunter6927]

"Dog did it" :-)

[@francispitts9440]

I was on a flight from Atlanta to Tallahassee and the plane was almost completely empty. The pilot announced that he didn’t even have that much cargo. It was the fastest takeoff I’ve ever experienced in a commercial jet. Holy smokes. Really was fun.

[@sammyhill69]

I remember flying LHR-DOH in an A340 and there were literally 7 pax in economy in total. Best flight I've ever experienced felt like I was flying in a massive private jet.

[@statikcitten9]

I love that kind of flight. And the approach/landing is even better. You get to float in your seat for a while 😆

[@jaydrose6292]

thats awesome!

[@joeyjamison5772]

When I was in the USAF, I did a commercial flight from JFK NY to SEATAC on a UAL Super-DC 8. There were 7 passengers and 6 crew members onboard and more than 150 empty seats that morning. I hope they were hauling mail or cargo because they didn't make a thing off the passenger fares.

[@cheeky333]

Vbmm ? Knows bvvo

[@adiJ619]

"Almost" 3 minutes of Aviation...

[@vasiovasio]

Inflation is such a b!tch! 10 seconds less this month, next another 10 seconds...

[@bearlemley]

Bring back the thumbs down count!

[@JohnnyAngel8]

😂

[@alwaysprepared]

That nosewheel skid was the most impressive thing on the video... LOL

[@MrTimodon]

Kalle Rovanpera or Carlos Sainz driving???😆

[@jimdennis2451]

"Hockey stop"

[@mikelastname]

Sainz would have rolled it.

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

I'm wondering if it ruins the tires with skid like that? Or those tires don't wear out that quick to get big enough flat spot?

[@neilrobertson811]

@@Stasiek_Zabojca Will reduce the tyre life and was rather wreckless. Hope pilot got a warning.

[@Qwertyuiop_memes10]

1:33 The passengers at the left side could probably see the runway! Amazingly smooth landing with such a big crab angle!

[@EggsAviation]

Hello again 👋🏻

[@Qwertyuiop_memes10]

@@EggsAviation Hello again 👋

[@sandipsoni1296]

Probably?! Had I been there, I would've instinctively reached around for the controls! 😂

[@XJag9684]

❓ On touchdown do the wheels pivot in the direction of travel and help bring the aircraft inline❔

[@CerberusTenshi]

​@@XJag9684 No, they don't on most airplanes. As soon as the main gear touches down, the pilot puts in rudder to straighter out the plane und let the nose gear touch down relatively straight. The main gear can handle a bit sideways action. The only airplane, that comes to mind right now, that can actually turn the main gears to land and roll in the crab angle, is the B-52.

[@mattischlese5385]

Come on Guys, we all know he uses a bit clickbait, We know this Airbus was safe and we know this Video isn't exactly 3 minutes long. Lets just enjoy this fine ecclectic melange of aviation content. At least I am always happy when I see he uploaded.

[@JohninRosc]

Absolutely!

[@butteriest1634]

Nah

[@ingenzi]

Tried to get a like from him and failed

[@justmebruh483]

I see positive guy 👍

[@8xrry]

@@justmebruh483lol

[@grondhero]

I "almost" clicked the *Like* button.

[@stoolpigeon4285]

That is good

[@goofyahhloserss]

Smooth lol

[@ttrail88]

You owe us 9 seconds of aviation.

[@u2bear377]

So you would prefer it named "2.95 Minutes of Aviation"? Or some asterisk footnote disclaimer?

[@Lacryation]

@@glennhaley7404yes

[@LamiLow11]

⁠@@glennhaley7404 yes

[@transportwithhazza]

@@glennhaley7404 yes

[@shadowflex87]

​@@glennhaley7404 yes

[@johnfarnborough6424]

It was at Farnborough air show. No pax, little fuel, just a demonstration, not a passenger flight and no chance of a stall.

[@jimbojimbo6873]

No chance of stall is factually incorrect, there’s a chance BUDDY

[@johnfarnborough6424]

Ok buddy, as a pilot I bow to your superior knowledge. I suppose there is always a chance it will be hit by a ufo, but the chance is minuscule. So to satisfy your pedantry, there is no chance of a stall in that configuration, angle of attack and aircraft mass. Satisfied?

[@jimbojimbo6873]

@@johnfarnborough6424 woop woop

[@johnfarnborough6424]

Jimbo - twunt

[@jimbojimbo6873]

@@johnfarnborough6424 facts are facts big boy, I don’t make the rules

[@LBallina80]

What a wrong title. The A380, like the 320, 330, 340 and 350, are designed not to stall. Pilots are properly trained on flight control laws, and handling at low speeds with the proper levels of automation, allowing the airplane to fly without the risk of stalling. This aircraft is not flying slower than at least 1.3 times the stall speed, which is a safe speed for these air-show maneuvers. Please do not misinform people.

[@piranhaofserengheti4878]

AF447

[@LBallina80]

@@piranhaofserengheti4878 AF447 was a completely different story. The probes were covered by ice, and they had no idea they were having an Unreliable Airspeed Situation, for which there are Memory Items to apply.

[@ats-3693]

​​@@LBallina80 Yes the ice blocked probes and unreliable airspeed detected by the flight computer disengaged normal law mode which also turns off the stall protection, the computer can't tell if the aircraft is about to stall or not if it doesn't know the airspeed.

[@ItzneviiPS3]

That A380 was perfectly fine.... Never came near stalling...

[@deeptanshubhowmik5073]

it did look a bit slower than usual and the ascent rate didn't particularly look normal.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@deeptanshubhowmik5073it was a fly by. So no, it wasn’t intended to be normal. But wasn’t too slow either. Nowhere near stalling.

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

​​@@deeptanshubhowmik5073 some hints : listen to the engines spooling, that's not a take off roar, that's maintaining a fixed speed, meaning it's a flyby/low pass airstunt, not a take off. The A380 is big, very big. Don't be fooled by its seemingly lazy/slow attitude. I bet, if one applies motion photogrammetry, the resulting speed would be around 120kts. Yes, that's below the usual 140kts of a similar airliner on short final, but that A380 has no passengers, no cargo nor luggages, probably only 3 pilots onboard and around 5% fuel. In that case, its stalling speed wouldn't be around 112kts, it would be around 96kts. Also, just an hypothesis on my part, but you only performs a low speed low altitude stunt when you're facing the wind, as a rule. I don't know if everyone follows, but any pilot is well aware why he/she should; assuming it's the case and considering the weather, a photometry computation with ponderation (after eliminating perspective scalings) would increase the A380 airspeed by 10 or 20 kts... Stall speed is still very very far away. 👌

[@WeLoveWave]

@@deeptanshubhowmik5073 its for an airshow. This is why this channels dumb titles actually work. Lol

[@iain3411]

@@WeLoveWave how many folks watched too , 5k when I watched it. Your spot on.

[@kdm_entertainment]

Dude the clickbaits gotta stop

[@Yssup5]

Yup!

[@samsturbo]

The BA 777 at the end had a spoiler PCU leaking in the video...hence the HYD stained outboard flaps

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

and this leak affects ALL of the spoilers?

[@RonaldPottol]

Needs whatever is leaking to be fixed, and then a wash.

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

@@ghostrider-be9ek No but the fluid behaves more like gas, ie spreads everywhere around on any horizontal flat surface, since the flaps are also rubbed upon retraction/extraction. Then, when washed by the wind while the aircraft gains speed, it further spreads backward. After some time dust and thin particles in the air, especially not fully burnt organic particles upon startup concentrating around the wings will stick to the fluid. This makes the "contaminated" flaps (and other surfaces) look dirty and filthy very quick, like a whole mess occurred. The culprit? Yeah, the tiny leak was the source, but the number of days since the last wash are the ones to blame. Not saying a leak can be left unfixed, just scaling down the gravity, some spillage which is a small percent not enough to be a safety issue can make that entire wing black, if ground crew tells you you can still fly and gives you 30 more cycles before an unavoidable ground repair (preferably at one maintenence center of the company), check the last time the plane was washed if you don't feel at ease.. 😊

[@splits3c0nd29]

Would still feel safer flying on that 20 year old 777 than a brand new one off the Boeing assembly line today...

[@samsturbo]

@@splits3c0nd29 i totally agree

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

0:39 Unless you know the speed through air, you can't estimate how close a plan is to a stall. Furthermore the flaps are down to produce extra lift at a slower speed. Be careful with 'almost' and to make sensation out of normal situations.

[@juanrios4939]

Agree, to me it was a normal take off.

[@joseaugustogoulart]

You can stall at any airspeed, but only one critical AoA

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

@@joseaugustogoulart Yes, but you can't see that critical AoA at the distance.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

The biggest click-baiter on KZbin. That A380 was nowhere near stall speed and it looks like a low-speed flyby.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

@LOUIZ9403 No, but apparently more knowledgeable of airplane characteristics.

[@paullinkins8121]

The Cathay Pacific landing in such a strong crosswind was nicely performed. Really smooth.

[@sh230968]

Airbus makes great airframes. Slow A380 or short takeoff of A350-900, engineering of Airbus never ceases to amaze.

[@WetterFlug]

Who says the A380 was close to its stall speed?

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

Clickbait. In this airshow, the Malaysian A380 were waaaayyy above the stalling speed, comparing its motion to the background cloudy sky. Around 114-121kts. But in an airshow, the A380 is empty, no cargo, a crew of 3 and approx 5% fuel, its stall speed is around 91kts (stall warning initiating around 100kts in that configuration). Plus, but we don't know for sure, assuming you can present the stunt in a steady 25kts headwind, you can make people believe an A380 can levitate magically........ 🙃 So, clickbait, but it's okay, 3 min of aviation, we forgive 😊

[@heppoify49]

Almost!

[@RobertoRMOLA]

@WetterFlug The idiot that runs this channel...

[@RobertoRMOLA]

@@StephenKarl_Integral I don't forgive! Speaks for yourself!

[@MeppyMan]

@@StephenKarl_Integrallikely more like 140-150kts. That still looks slow for a big plane.

[@jean-baptiste6479]

One rule of thumb to have an idea of an aircraft speed: The A/C length is 80meters. If the A/C takes 1 second to pass behind a pole (or any fixed point is the background) its speed has to be 80 meters per second. This is 288 km/h.

[@COOLIYO12]

1:29 Absolute beauty ❤❤❤

[@D.K.-nh1uv]

You got that right.

[@grahammonk8013]

@ANONYMOUSLY2376 Looks to me like the wind angle changed a lot at the last second.

[@AlfredTheAviationGuy123]

Crosswind + Butter landing

[@CptDallas]

I lost airspeed looking at that dirty wing. 😅

[@chrisk5437]

As a 737 captain, watching that guy scrub the nose wheel is just painful

[@alanwhiteside410]

Bad pilot those nose tires are probably trashed now.

[@AndyM...]

They sure build those nose-wheels well !!!! And that slow speed pass was spectacular !!!!

[@JamesAidan-s7o]

A380 almost stalls??? Come off it. This is an Airbus, with stall protection, not a batshit Boeing.

[@D.K.-nh1uv]

Nice to see two A350s featured today. It's such a sleek, beautiful aircraft.

[@KC-RallyPlanes]

That Cathy A350 was at some angle, very cool

[@ViannaGameplay]

almost unbeliavable to see a monster like this flying at such a low speed. shout out to the engineering

[@greenbriar07]

That A350 floated right up into the sky like a lil' Twin Otter!

[@CantEscape1.5M]

You now owe us, from this video as well as the past two episodes, 22 Seconds of Aviation!

[@enfantterrible4868]

stop the clickbaiting, please

[@denali9449]

@2:50 - A350 "I have to land at a large crab angle!" Boeing B-52; "Hold my beer."

[@stevenflattum156]

That 380 was nowhere near its stall speed. How do you know its speed? Do you know the wind speed and direction? Do you know its ground speed? Do you know the density altitude on that takeoff?

[@tychoman]

Love the content but HATE the misleading title. AGAIN.

[@raindrop2730]

1:23 no way this plane butter in crosswind, good job! well trained pilot! also i've never seen cathay pacific not butter (except for flight 780)

[@xapver]

You can't just wash off that dirt off that 777, it's what holds the whole aircraft together!

[@tdmap2241]

1:32 this plane landed at 90 degrees to the runway. Imagine being a passenger and seeing the runway you are actually touching down on on your left side as the plane lands sideways

[@gotredeemed]

Wild. The pilot had a date.

[@Matticitt]

Oh man now you've done it. You owe us 10 whole seconds of aviation!

[@mohammedhillow9650]

That Delta short take off is really amazing 🤩🤩

[@FOH3663]

Experiencing all those controlnsurfaces in action from below ... is just spectacular.

[@johnmountford299]

It looks slow because of its size. It may be near the stall but there is sufficient speed. This is a carefully flown slow speed demo & no danger of stalling.

[@ItsMeHello555]

I’m assuming big crab angle means sideways.. can’t believe how smooth it looked still!

[@sred5856]

No,the A380 always looks like it is stalling and doesnt have the horizontal speed (whether we are inside or outside during takeoff). Yet it has zero issues when flown correctly.

[@manologamerush6518]

Never thought I'd see a plane drifting LMFAO

[@NsX_Gaming1]

Jet2 overruns but makes a drift at the end 👌

[@aviationmaster5yt]

2:30 That plane was way to dirty. If i was a passenger, I would want to speak to the airline. Especially because it looked like there was rust on it too which was bad. There also could be metal fatigue.

[@philipgaida2548]

This A-380 didn't "almost stall" at all. This is just a demonstration of low-speed flying.

[@MrDawe009]

Just to let you know the A380 is a cat C (121-140kts) airplane regarding approach speed category just like the A320 or the B373 thanks to its amazing wing characteristic. So it was a normal approach speed on the video.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

That A380 wasn’t going to stall. A former 747 pilot told me when landing a big jet there’s massive inertia. The air is pushing the plane up as the plane compresses it down.

[@andyowens5494]

Its a bold statement that the A380 was close to stall; does ANYONE know the wind speed?

[@BeemerTwelve]

I'm pretty sure the A380 has an stall warning alarm that goes off anywhere from three to five weeks before you get anywhere near its stall speed.

[@Fanaviaton_A350]

Bros starting sound doesnt fail to entertain us

[@Aviationeditz330]

I hope you know this comment will blow up 😂

[@Fanaviaton_A350]

@@Aviationeditz330 yo ihave subbed to u like ur my fav yt

[@Aviationeditz330]

@@Fanaviaton_A350 Thank you so much ❤️

[@Fanaviaton_A350]

@@Aviationeditz330 yw

[@philbob99]

Jet2 skid was pretty nutty. 😮 Kinda crazy. 🤓 Pilot on his game. 😅

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhh]

😳Donuts on the runway!! I’d happily fly on this pilots plane.

[@alanwhiteside410]

Piss poor pilot!

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhh]

@@alanwhiteside410 Course he is, captain……..??😏🙄🤔

[@caseywinehouse777]

That crab angle was fucking cool af

[@Kevhoe]

I’m a fighter guy but that Airbus A380 is a good looking passenger jet

[@nightfall22]

The 200lr is my favourite triple seven. Take care of that old girl! The Malay 380 the pilots knew there were spotters down there and wanted to show off some skills

[@asyrafiqmal2747]

when was the Malaysia Airlines A380 recorded? in 2023, Malaysia Airlines has retired all 6 A380's they have

[@MLMaffyou1985]

3 minutes of aviation love a catchy title.

[@TheEliteBeing]

Yet we always fall for these…he knows how to trigger our FOMO

[@douglasskaalrud6865]

I live just off the west approach lane into MSP airport. I’m a plane watcher and my location is ideal. There are few things as crazy looking as seeing an airliner flying at thirty degrees off the flight path as if it desperately needs an alignment. Then there is the “big plane falling from the sky” phenomenon. I don’t know how many times I held my breath as I was sure a 747 was going to drop into Edina after it stalled. The bigger the plane the slower it appears to be going.

[@PearlCityBeats]

The Jet2 plane is the closest thing I think I've seen to "airplane pilot road rage"

[@roberthunter6927]

Using the nose-wheel at high speed = "cowboy". Lots of "crabbing" with a high cross-wind. Translation: skilled professional.

[@petesmith1924]

So the A380 didn’t ‘almost stall’ at all then?

[@PINACOLADATN]

i think you have never heard about Vref which will keep the aircraft secure while flying in low speed even flaring at that angle , to be clear A380 has a high gliding capability due to wider wings and flaps ( which add 30 % of wing surface )

[@DC8Super72]

You can’t stall a modern Airbus! It’s got flight envelope protections.

[@coasternut3091]

It's pretty neat to see how much better those planes perform without all of the dead weight in the back

[@stevevincent6931]

Flew out of AGP yesterday and its a great airport from a passenger perspective.

[@genesisat63krolls]

imagine it actually stalled and one of the biggest moments happen in history

[@richardperkins2781]

Can anyone do a Fieseler Storch impersonation? A 380: hold my beer.

[@verifiedtoxicangel2411]

I'm very interested in seeing an airplane ALMOST stall so maybe i'll ALMOST see the video.

[@Fried_eggs25]

“It’s not 3 minutes of aviation it’s 2 minutes and 51 seconds of aviation 💀”

[@insighteins1317]

Was that an airshow or why did the A380 crew do that slow pass???

[@ns4529]

A350 doing some tactical take off right there

[@Avazhi]

"A380 Almost Stalls" "yeah... no it didn't" - the onboard FBW computers

[@BWB_Cubing]

"3 minutes of aviation uploaded a video 3 minutes ago"

[@alexiex]

almost

[@beedarko]

A "kind of dirty" airplane is the best they've got? LOL, it must've been a slow week.

[@Meiko_my]

Malaysia airlines A380!??? 💀 9 hours ago??? 💀💀

[@prg2812]

They don't like washing that 777, something might fall off.

[@BurntTransGarage]

It's the Cybertruck of the skies. Washing voids the warranty.

[@roberthindle5146]

The jet2 737 pulling donuts to achieve line-up was impressive!

[@johnanthony6092]

My guess he was at a "Pride" Intersection.

[@alekosalekadis6095]

It may seem slow but because its a big airplane gives you the illusion goes slow. Its indide flight speeds and he uses flaps for landing.

[@EleanorPeterson]

1:32 - Superb control!

[@kevindigo22]

That Jet2 captain taxiing the B738 should probably be fired for reckless taxiing. Generally not a good idea to destroy your nose wheel tires on departure.

[@alanwhiteside410]

Bad pilot those nose tires are probably trashed now.

[@rayottoza]

On what factual basis have you determined that the A380 almost stalled. Stop with the clickbaity bullsh*t.

[@verifiedtoxicangel2411]

Better title would be : A380 almost falls out of the sky and crashes in a crowded market place.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

That 777 looks like it had a fuel or hydraulic leak a while back and just never got it cleaned up.

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhhh]

😳Jet2 pilot doing donuts on the runway!! 🤣 😲 it’s the “STIG”!!

[@CraigerAce]

i don't care if the Airbus was near stall speed or not, it's still a pretty sight. That Jet2 pilot tried Formula 1 but couldn't make the cut. And the crab landing pilot has cojones of titanium.

[@mikeiswhite3]

0:58 me on MSFS when drunk and drinking to figure out the throttle

[@clubpsychiatrist2049]

That old "needs wash" jet, stuck the landing like a dirty pro!

[@karelpgbr]

1:00 I do love some safe understeer, pretty odd for a mid-mounted engine 😆

[@MrOptimusheath]

The British dirty plane, gives brits a home like feeling, similar to what they see out side their windows at home 🤣

[@paullinkins8121]

That Jet 2 pilot was practicing his/her drifting skills

[@asanseil5553]

Crab angle crosswind clip is insane skills.

[@godzgreatgift]

It’s an Airbus, under Normal Law the computers won’t allow the pilot to stall. It’s a slow flight demo

[@NegativeROG]

-Flat-spotting your nosewheel is just moronic. -Considering the "dirt" on that wing is from something that has leaked, AND that pressure-washing an airplane is about the easiest maintenance that could be done, knowing that it has been neglected would get me to disembark before takeoff.

[@nNDOPACbl]

2:03 is that a baby C-17😮

[@JetStreamPhantom]

No it’s a baby a400 m

[@nirmalya3d]

A380 is a flybywire aircraft man. As long as it is in normal law, the aircraft will speedup automatically

[@BigCraftYTP]

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