A380 Hits Wake Turbulence Before Landing

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[@dcook28277]

It's amazing to think a big heavy A380 can be affected by wake turbulence. A pretty cool reminder of how powerful the forces which create lift are.

[@k.r.99]

You forget the size of the fuselage and the wings. The more surface, the bigger the amount/mass of wind that pushes the machine. I guess weight plays a vital role, but not that much as we've seen in this and many other videos.

[@lihengfu7426]

wake turbulences are stronger if the previous aircraft fly at a low speed, which everybody does at an airport

[@conned]

Probably another Super Infront...or B74F...

[@MickB235]

Pound for pound helicopters actually produce more severe wake turbulence than fixed wing aircraft, so whatever you do don't fly behind a Mil26 Halo

[@LeTangKichiro]

@@k.r.99 Your comment is simply mathematically wrong. The equation describing inertia is NOT a linear equation. To make it simple, to move an object with a higher mass, it takes a disproportionately higher force. That is why we don't cross an ocean on a rubber dinghy, but require reasonably sized boats. Boats with higher mass provide more stability. While it is true that disturbed air works on a bigger surface area on the A380, the increased inertia from a higher mass far outweighs it mathematically. You would need to attach a huge sail in order to have strong enough forces working on the A380 to make it move like an A320. Have you ever flown in the Alps in a two-seater plane? The turbulence you will feel is something that you will most likely never feel in an A320. Why? Again, we are talking about inertia here. That is my firsthand experience. And not only are we talking about first-hand experience and math, we also have a huge sample size. Millions of passengers have flown this plane and were able to make observations. Countless forums are filled with reports of a smoother ride, videos are made about that topic, people discuss smoother rides when they smalltalk about their last flight to their holiday destination... That is a sample size you simply can't ignore besides having math also proving the point of inertia. So why is this plane still thrown around sometimes? Again, physics. If the forces are strong enough, even an A380 will move. That doesn't mean that physics as a discipline is wrong and inertia doesn't exist. It simply means you didn't understand what inertia means. If an A380 is thrown around, imagine what would have happened to an A320. In this case, we probably have another Super landing beforehand creating enough disturbed air to upset the following Super. What would have happened to an A320? Actually we don't know because lighter aircraft are required to be given more spacing (7-8 NM instead of 6 depending on the weight of the aircraft). So even the entire aviation industry knows what inertia really is. I don't know what made you think that you were correct and where you have gotten the confidence to make a post which is just wrong. I don't get the psychology of people who spread misinformation and falsehoods as facts. I hope you learned something from my post. Good luck!

[@JB_Hobbies]

So cool how fly-by-wire flutters control surfaces like feathers on a bird’s wings.

[@thomash2806]

It really reminds one of the wing-tip feathers of birds of prey. This from Wikipedia: “The flexibility of the remiges on the wingtips of large soaring birds also allows for the spreading of those feathers, which helps to reduce the creation of wingtip vortices, thereby reducing drag.” On an A380 it’s a feature called LAF: load alleviation function. It’s designed in part to protect the airframe from premature fatigue from being flexed and also to improve aerodynamics.

[@JB_Hobbies]

@@thomash2806 nice. That’s a cool fact.

[@major__kong]

I think the old Locked L-1011s were the first to have some sort of load alleviation capability.

[@wowo1005]

the tristar was so ahead of its time man@@major__kong

[@damienhill6383]

It's relieving the outer wing of gust loads and levelling the aircraft, computer controlled based on sensors in the wing. The outer wing flexes a lot, Indeed Airbus could not use it for fuel tanks ..

[@atuwenisande499]

Great to hear the pilot explain to the passengers

[@brandonsg1367]

1:10 I find it so fascinating to hear the Doppler effect whenever an object making sound passes by

[@Snowy-oq4ur]

Yeah, quite interesting

[@Lit4CentralXy]

Ye

[@greatplayz9286]

Who doesnt

[@zhen3142]

neeeeeeeeyuuuuummmmmm

[@jjsifo1]

I remember reading about that back in 1978 ,not many people know about it.

[@theplanechannelN863GT]

Anyone just love that A380 flap sound?GO AROUND!!

[@jamessimms415]

Sounded like something out of Star Wars or War of the Worlds…

[@yolsclassics6347]

Hydraulic systems are definitely musical 🤗

[@OwnedByACatNamedC.C.]

I thought that sound was from retracting the landing gear?

[@skydiverclassc2031]

@@OwnedByACatNamedC.C. I didn't see the flaps move at all.

[@ekbusdriver]

@@yolsclassics6347especially when the are at 5000psi.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

Most snow landing are performed ‘hard’ on purpose to avoid initial skidding. That was an amazing landing!

[@TB-um1xz]

You mean the deployment of the speedbrake?

[@ashleydavis3342]

@@TB-um1xztell me you’re not a pilot without telling me you’re not a pilot

[@TB-um1xz]

@ashleydavis3342 Well, I hate to disappoint you, but you're incorrect on your statement.

[@TB-um1xz]

​@ashleydavis3342 let me help your ability to understand. The reason we drive the airplane on contaminated runway is to prevent hydroplaning and get the brakes working. The airplane touched down and the spoilers never came up, therefore the speebrake in the cockpit didn't move.

[@abc_0_10_11]

@@ashleydavis3342Tell us you are neckbeard without telling us

[@kenr9545]

I didn’t know Peterbilt made biplanes! And the snow landing was amazing! Good vid!

[@Roboseal2]

My uncle is a trucker and he always blares his peterbilt whenever I am walking and he drives by. and they make planes? fun! I mean, Ford made the trimotor...

[@TroyMorePhotography]

Watching that A380 correct the turbulence was like seeing a piano being played. Beautiful.

[@citibear57]

Love the train horn on the Antonov! I always thought it would be cool to have a plane honking as it flew or taxied past 😂

[@enrique5167]

Also, Doppler effect perfection! 😁

[@johnt.4947]

Definitely a unique combination, like a sublime moment. I watched it 3 times in a row.

[@bunglejoy3645]

I loved the horn as well it was brilliant didnt know light aircraft had them couldn't they have something a lot lot louder on the big passenger planes then if there an issue on landing o e long blast could mean emergency on board plane in flight two short blasts repeated after 15 seconds could mean hostage situation in that case the pilots as the hijackers hot in could have quickly given that signal over the live radio ATC would have had its last position and signal for hijack would it have prevented 9/11 I doubt it but if the powers that be reacted faster then and said to all other American airlines were going to get uou down whoever you are be it in a field on the roadway disused airfield Park etc I think it would have saved some lives on last plane to be hijacked you can't tell ne tgey coukdnt design some kind of horn on big passengers planes

[@daemn42]

Those split ailerons are very fascinating. They appear to move totally independently of each other, but it really works like this.. Inner aileron moves same time as outer, but twice as far, and middle aileron follows half second later. Seeing the full span spoilerons coming up means the pilot (or autopilot) was making some very large inputs.

[@the_bottomfragger]

I only noticed them on my last A380 flight. Looks like a beautifully choreographed dance.

[@uatech219]

I think the reason for that movement could be to shift the lift from the wing tips to the wing roots.

[@daemn42]

@@uatech219 All of those surfaces are extremely far from the wing root (where the wing literally connects to the fuselage). Best info I can find is that it helps reduce wing twist (they actually lock out the outer aileron completely above 250 kts), and because they found the computers figured out this produced the best response in turbulence.

[@Tms02620]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@thomash2806]

It’s called load alleviation function or LAF. It’s an A380 feature designed to reduce flex-induced fatigue on the wing by, as its name suggests, alleviating aerodynamic loads.

[@dabincharlotte]

Stunning engine sound on the 757? It sounded like a baby to me!

[@kinghans6266]

Every engine sounds like a baby

[@bladi-senpai9398]

Bruh he’s talking about the thrust reduction itself 💀

[@dabincharlotte]

I knew that - I was trying to make a joke because the two completely different sounds overlapped...

[@cristinahotnog7887]

When im flying. And we land..for 30 years..before to leave the airplane. Take a few moments..and I always ❤️ always. Say to the flyers attendant. THANKS FOR THE SAFE FLITH..AND PLEASE SAY HELLO TO THE PILOTS AS WELL. And mannnnnyyy times I was so lucky to meet the pilots.in front of the door..anfurcenally..we just leave. And say nothing. To the team..but remember we are in there hands for hours..thank you pilots and the all team making my 30 years flying..safe❤

[@SuborbitalPigeon]

It's interesting that it's basically impossible to notice the engine thrust increase. A380s are so quiet, aside from the flap mechanisms!

[@trin162]

Sitting behind the engines, you only hear the sound of the wind and thrust rushing past. In front, you would hear the engines a lot.

[@Kayshots]

Trust me you notice in real life, I got into the a380 on seat 83A expecting it to be so quiet but you definetly hear them roar at takeoff. But obviously a lot quieter than the rattling 777

[@guidancefromjah]

Oh come on, "the rattling 777" ... give that widebody more credit than that!@@Kayshots

[@Kayshots]

@@guidancefromjah Sorry dude hahah, I absolutely hate the 777 and I don’t even know why 😂 For me it has always been dissapointed as every time on a 777 we were supposed to be on an a380 😉 Thanks Emirates and Qatar 🥲

[@RickyBancroft]

Am I the only one who hates thrust reduction when flying?! Immediately puts a pit in my stomach.

[@juanj.arroyo870]

Never get used to it, especially because I feel like on most flights I don't hear it so when I do it's always an instant "What's that???"

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

It’s normal, doesn’t bother me, but you are probably not the only one either.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

Well you should never fly out of Orange County airport.

[@turbofanlover]

I love it. Such an awesome sound.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Maybe you shouldn’t sit in the front of the airplane then.

[@shriv55]

I've said this before and I will say it again - A380 has the quietest engines ever. Such a marvel that machine!

[@MCMXI1]

This has rapidly become my favorite aviation channel. Love the format. Keep it up.

[@BrianAchterberg928]

1:48 Ryanair: Get that pilot an application!

[@xraylife]

The A380's ability to pull up in an emergency is incredible - the power of those engines!

[@stevesmitherman2981]

Absolutely agree The sink rate prior to TOGA selection seemed very minimal Tremendous power at the crews disposal

[@xraylife]

​@@stevesmitherman2981 There is a video where the A380 actually touches down but due to extreme crosswind the plane would have jackknifed, so they had to abort at the very last minute - within a split second that plane was back fully in the air and soring off above the runway. [BRITISH AIRWAYS A380 GO AROUND HEATHROW AIRPORT - Evie Aviation]. I think in these emergency circumstances they are allowed to go full power for a few seconds - and that is a lot of power. "Maximum takeoff thrust is the highest level of power the engines can produce and is used during situations where the aircraft needs extra power for a short duration, such as during an aborted takeoff or an engine failure during takeoff. In the case of an emergency, pilots have the ability to apply full power, utilizing the engines' maximum takeoff thrust if necessary. This additional power can be crucial in emergency situations, helping the aircraft climb quickly or execute other maneuvers to ensure the safety of the flight. It's important to note that pilots are highly trained professionals who follow strict procedures provided by the aircraft manufacturer and aviation authorities. They have the knowledge and experience to make decisions regarding engine thrust, ensuring the safety of the passengers and the aircraft. "

[@gort8203]

What emergency? It takes no power to pull the nose up and initiate a climb if you have the proper airspeed. It does take an increase in thrust to keep climbing, but not much of that available for an airplane at landing weight. There is a lot less drama here than you guys want to see.

[@stevesmitherman2981]

I’m sorry you obviously have no idea. When you apply power the aircraft still sinks especially if in the landing configuration before climbing. The point people are making is that it’s incredible a 400ton airliner can respond and climb with such ease. The go around is to prevent the “emergency”!

[@gort8203]

@@stevesmitherman2981 LOL. I'm sorry but you are the one with no idea. First of all you are mixing apples with oranges. I was talking about immediately pulling the nose up, and you are talking about applying power before pulling the nose up. If you don't pull the nose up and just add thrust, yes the airplane will continue to descend for a time. If you pull the nose up, no it will not continue to descend, at least until decelerates because you never added power. The size of the airliner doesn't matter, they are all designed to the same standards and heavier ones have larger wings for a reason. Declining to accept a substandard landing is not an emergency.

[@jeremyw365]

you owe us 13 seconds of aviation

[@BluestreakAviation]

lmao fr

[@athgt6630]

Bit overused comment don't you think?

[@Noksus]

​@@athgt6630You're here too much

[@BluestreakAviation]

@@athgt6630 oop cause i never seen it before lol

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

More like two minutes cause most of the video had nothing to do with an A380

[@UncleManuel]

Just when you thought you have seen everything there comes an Antonov An-2 flying - with a friggin TRAIN HORN! 😂😂😂

[@urmummemes]

You owe us 13 seconds of aviaton

[@Harrison-hg2vs]

IK

[@clqudy4750]

10/10 for that SW pilots landing! And the 757 is such a badass plane - love flying in them!

[@johngraves6878]

That snowy landing had a lot of atmosphere! Love that.

[@DanieleLombardo]

hope to fly in an a380 one day, looks crazy

[@fd5927]

Gentlemen, boys and girls, from the flight deck, this is the captain speaking ..... Great to hear captain explain situation to passengers ...

[@blorpblorpblorp]

Why are there only men and children on that flight?

[@verifiedtoxicangel2411]

@@blorpblorpblorp all women love to think they're still "girls" so yeah, the pilot is a preety smooth operator

[@fd5927]

@matthewbanks9689 hopefully, the audio missed the part where the captain says ladies (and gentlemen) .... but ya never know .... Ha, if audio was clipped at the start, it just shows how something can be so easily taken out of context.

[@robbiehakstor806]

The A380; the most comfortable and smoothest plane ever.

[@aaronlopez492]

An Antonov 2 equipt with a train horn. My question is what took so long?😅

[@drdweeb]

since it's soviet plane then u'd better say they equipped train horn with an an-2

[@johnt.4947]

A very nice collection. Well done!

[@davel3402]

The 757-300 and it's famous Whale call! - nice video thanks!

[@alanmlkbanda]

gotta give ultimate credits and respect to the pilot at the very end transitioning from a very shaky approach to a perfectly smooth touchdown. Impressive

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

These are cool... thanks

[@juanrodriguezjr451]

That Southwest landing was smooth like butter!

[@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509]

Briliant video, great captures

[@NeonVisual]

Looking at that A380 wing's control surfaces doing their thing like a huge mechanical bird, it's like nature and technology ended up with the same convergent evolution.

[@iHatePolitics]

Always love the sound from 757 engines.

[@joemichaels4231]

Another great video!!!

[@nlr70]

Very good as usual 10/10

[@heybej]

Great reflexes, calm captain, good save!

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!!

[@mattball2700]

Nice job, Southwest pilot!

[@Endothermic]

1:02 Imagine this but with a commercial jet at 300 mph

[@DMZK44]

My ears would not 😂

[@BGraves]

So like, play the video faster...

[@Zero.kmh.Zero_mph]

Thanks good videos

[@Pouncer9000]

Putting horns on any contraption where it doesn't belong is just genius . There's a guy who put a motorcycle horn on a drone, it's so annoying it has the power to channel every little brother in the world. If your little brother suddenly has a stare and a smile, you know honking drone is out there doing ts business!

[@Hikari_Sakurai]

lmao 💀

[@SMN435]

1:39 the baby screaming when thrust reduction 😂😂

[@topgun767]

God I love that 757 engine sound

[@rhuntington3]

That horn though! 🙂

[@thomash2806]

Love that A380 LAF!

[@stevepritchard3970]

Good view of the QE II in the first clip

[@AviationFin]

Nice 👍 Greetings from Helsinki ❄️

[@IAW88]

*Today's video is very good. THINH wishes you a very happy day*

[@resatk3488]

Engine Sound = best therapy 😅

[@Timmycoo]

That Southwest landing, unexpected lol. But I love it.

[@kayta6141]

Great landing there of Shouthwest.

[@cristinahotnog7887]

I always ♥️ always for the last 30 years of flying before to leave the plane .I always stop for a few minutes and say to the team THANK YOU FOR THE SAFE FLITH..AND PLEASE SAY HELLO TO THE FAMILY AND TO THE PILOTS. MAAANNY TIMES I WAS LUCKY TO MEET THE PILOTS. was an honor for me to meet them as well ❤PLEASE REMEMBER for a few hours all this team was the one. Who makes our life safe...ALWAYS PLEASE 🙏 SAY THSNK YOU ❤❤❤

[@helenbinnersley6003]

Amazing butter landing from southwest 😮‍💨😃😗

[@KingsOfScaynesHill]

I can't help but notice the QE2 looking elegant in the distance

[@famousyouth]

that landing in the snow was textbook..

[@ZachACameraGuy]

So smooth the pilot wasn't sure if they actually touched down for a second

[@tristesskartoffel8677]

I love the A380 what a Bird👌

[@kevelliott]

That passing AN-2 though...one auditory mindfuck right there!

[@figosound]

something something skytrain

[@Youlookedatthehandle]

Weird thing my dad was in on this plane ( the emirates ) and when he spoke to the captain he said that there was no wind at all but the plane went back up safe travels to everyone and happy summer!

[@imkeerock]

Trainhorn was awesome!

[@alexmnblyth]

that 757😍

[@Flowlife7]

Very well done by the captain

[@AlexdAviator]

regarding the last video, i don’t know how safe it is to perform a smooth landing on a snow contaminated runway. usually in this conditions you want to perform medium/hard landings so that the landing gear physically moves the snow out of the way so that the tyres can better grip on the runway

[@AnimalisMD]

Yikes! Not sure I'd like to hear that noise coming from any plane engine! 😬😲 Nice butter landing in the snow from that Southwest pilot!

[@apveening]

That might look nice and feel nice to the passengers, but I wouldn't be really happy as a passenger as it is less safe than a firm touchdown (but still safer than a bounce).

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

@@apveeningit’s perfectly safe.

[@jonnie2bad]

it's the tips of the fan blades breaking the speed of sound

[@737neo]

The 757 scream is the best

[@Zickcermacity]

1:33 Sounds like the Evinrude Lark IV outboard on my Dad's '62 runabout!

[@lawrencejohnrobinson4843]

A smooth landing in a 737 would indeed be a beautiful thing... I'm still waiting to experience the first one.

[@glen4130]

RyanAir Pilots watching that Southwest landing: You are doing it wrong.

[@cdnmetelhead4013]

But I am sure they were applauding the Porter landing.

[@ronaldcuieii8639]

Nice performances. Very very nice. Please keep coming out with more vlogs!!

[@LordOfSweden]

Thanks to all good pilots

[@hilman94]

That AN-2 reminds me of Dusty Crophopper in Planes, when he folowed the "iron compass" a.ka railway... he should have that horn too... 😅

[@timodonnell6104]

Was the runway that snow covered, or was the camera angle showing us the grassy area next to the runway?

[@apveening]

Probably the latter.

[@TheBierp]

I do believe I saw John McClane on that snow covered runway!

[@hoang-vlog8645]

😂😂😂😂😂 I really like the An-2 use the air pressurized horn!

[@iflyuwalk]

0:37 QE2

[@KevinDaAviationGeek]

Bro owns us 13 seconds of aviation

[@ERMVET1986]

1:16 lol, nice touch!

[@lgarcia67]

That noise of the 757 engines when thrust is reduced, what causes it? I’ve heard that before in many other aircrafts but never knew what it was

[@ugotmalenurse]

I experienced a similar incident about 30 years ago. I was on a B737 on final approach to Oakland International Airport in California. We were so close to the water that I saw the famous restaurant near the water’s edge seen from the right side of the plane. Then we heard a very loud “SWOOOSH!” sound and our plane suddenly lost altitude! Had we been flying lower the pilots might have had to change their underwear! It happened so suddenly that no passenger even had a chance to react to the incident. Luckily the pilots regained control of the plane and we landed safely. One of the pilots said over the p.a. that we hit the wake turbulence of a B727 that was landing ahead of us. Unforgettable experience! 😢😅

[@butth3ad]

little plane w a train horn is hilarious to me

[@kentd4762]

One has to feel for that poor Dash 8 nose wheel/strut. Ouch.

[@MrKofi-ul5np]

An-2 showed us very nice Doppler's effect.

[@DrexAviation]

Here to just explain the first clip a bit more! This is a common occurrence on Runway 30L in Dubai, this is mainly because of two things, 1) Dubai is very strict on 3nm not much more separation because of how busy it is 2) The wind often comes over the Hangar you could see and causes wake turbulence, this is why you sometimes will have a bumpy landing there. and if your asking how i know this or questioning me, my Father is ATC at DXB and I know a crap ton of Emirates pilots :)

[@akhil0113]

Could u please tell me what was that sound at around 0:26

[@DrexAviation]

That is just the very weird sound of the Flaps on the A380 @@akhil0113

[@RahulRk-tr7ot]

Those Flaps sounds are Soothing to Hear. 🤓

[@nostrilnick]

Nice greaser in the snow and, nice carrier landing by that Dash-8 pilot.

[@zamar2158]

Snow tires on southwest? That was smooth.

[@globalnomad450]

In the last few years flying in and out of Dubai I don’t think a day went past when I didn’t get caught in wake turbulence. Then corona struck…seemed to all quieten down after that!

[@balik7602]

Yeah, turbulence on approach on DXB hits different :)

[@peterpan6821]

Interior footage from a plane - cue instant baby crying 😂

[@cante199]

Dash 8 cockpit: Captain: “ok now you can flare” F/O: “ who is Claire?” Dash 8: slapped on the ground with no flareat all 😂

[@theutgardianchannel1952]

I lost it with the plane honking lmao

[@daver7465]

A bi-plane with a train horn....lol love it.

[@4wheels4fun17]

Emirates pilots: even an inch of stable approach goes wrong, GO AROUND!!

[@airbornesoldier8104]

That first one is one cool Captain, I’d fly with him anytime.

[@wxndshear_A380]

Notice that from 0:23 to 0:30 are the country’s sheikh’s aircraft’s standing in the ramp… so rare to see them flying or in the ground yk.😅 it’s like a private jet for them.

[@Jc-wb9vs]

Ohh flaps sound good!!

[@katiekitchen895]

How much more runway do you need to land in snow? What depth causes closure? Is there different snow types. Snow is very rare where I live.

[@gort8203]

Shhhh, you're not supposed to ask that question. Unless the FAA has finally decided to fully address this issue, its rule is that when the runway is wet or contaminated you need 15% more length than if it is dry. If that doesn't sound like enough, you obviously don't understand the magic of FAA regulations.

[@RedDeadRambler]

Bro as soon as the an2 honked its horn from my open window all i heard was "WONK WONK WONK WONK" as a train hinked its horn too

[@zaram131]

Was the Southwest landing in Kansas City?

[@jhmcd2]

Dubai, from my understanding, is the only airport in the world that does not put 3 minutes in between 380 departures. When I was there, I know they were talking about cutting it down slightly from even what they were doing. Bad idea. Also, that 757, was that that squeal really was an interesting aircraft sound. I wonder if there was something up with the pump for the flaps (and yes, it was a kids squeal, but still funny).