British Airways Boeing 757-200 G-CPER amazing powerful and steep take off at London Heathrow (LHR)

British Airways Boeing 757-200 G-CPER, delivered in 1997 - The 757 is an authentic rocket. it literally pushed us all back against the seatbacks with a great engine spool up sound and then soared at a very steep angle until we supposedly reached 5000 ft.
A Qantas and a Singapore Airlines A380s can be seen and also an engine vortex before entering the runway.
The last BA 757s were withdrawn from the fleet (actually sold to Fed Ex) towards the end of October 2010, roughly 6 months after this video was shot, and replaced by A320s and A321s.
This was a scheduled flight between London Heathrow (LHR) and Barcelona-El Prat (BCN). Due to the industrial action that was taking place those days, more capacity was needed to allocate passengers from cancelled flights. Therefore, the original plane for this flight, an A319 was switched for this B757.
Unfortunately I didn't have an HD camera at that time.
Enjoy it and feel free to leave your comments!
Seat/Asiento/Poltrona: 7F
Date: April 4, 2010

[@turbofanlover]

And THAT is why this is my absolute fav aircraft and engine. The world is going to be a much sadder place when they are gone. Enjoy them while you can, fellow 757 lovers. :)

[@HDAviationVideos]

Indeed, it's a great aircraft

[@457azazazaz]

Happy Birthday 757!

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Well they still kept it on openskies transatlantic flights, I would love to be 9 hours on my favorite airplane :)

[@TheBlooRayChannel]

The A350 is back with some of it though!

[@Aviation380]

turbofanlover same here, it was on a 757 that I became interested in aviation, and still remains my favorite plane! I hope they keep them in service for a while.

[@theacechip]

A fighter aircraft in the disguise of a passenger carrier. Powerful, well built, yet sleek.

[@bmused55]

I just LOVE that RB211 buzzsaw sound at take off. The 757 and RB211 are an unbeatable combination.

[@HDAviationVideos]

It's been more than 10 years since I uploaded this video. In 2012 this plane was converted into a freighter aircraft and has been flying with FedEx since then.

[@JigAtTheFuneral]

757s are quite capable of doing that, yeah. These things' critical angle of attack is crazy, combined with two engines that might very well be too powerful for this aircraft... It's crazy, man.

[@geosword6]

One of the few videos you can 'feel' the acceleration by just watching. My first ever flight was on a 757 and loved the take-off. Been disappointed by every other take-off since and always think back to that 757. Great times.

[@NonstopDan]

WOW!!!! that was a really fast takeoff and the climb was insane!! Must have been like 3200 feet per minute!

[@111danish111]

An ancestor to the Trent family of engines . Awesome sound .

[@HDAviationVideos]

:)

[@kevinturner12]

RB 2-11's are legendary engines!! Best turbofans ever built in my opinion. 👌🏼

[@necessaryevil101]

that last minute of footage was stunning, the engines are so quiet and the best view ever!!

[@mrsmchistory]

I first watched this video 9 years ago and I still love it to this day! The 757-200 is 1 of my most favourite aircraft and it will be such a sad day when they will no longer be flying!

[@seandonelan5740]

I loved the 757. Used to fly a lot between 1986 to 1991 mostly BA on 757's, look out and see RR on the engine cowlings was a great sight. The LHR to Belfast shuttle was always good, nothing in the hold / fast take off.

[@n654us]

I remember when they came into service in 83. The Belfast - LHR route came over my house (still does as I live near the Wallasey beacon). I remember the controller, when the pilot asked for FL390, saying "If you can get up there that's fine by me. You'll be out of my way for the lower aircraft"! This was pre-RSVM days of course. Beautiful aircraft. I've got 19 flights logged on them.

[@HDAviationVideos]

Thanks to all of you who have shared this video for the 757's 34th birthday! Those shares have translated into thousands of new views.

[@edwardrudisill1225]

Before I was into aviation and understand things like I do, I used to freak out when they reduced the engine power durning the climb. I would think something was wrong. Hated it!

[@innrykk]

Edward Rudisill I love flying and love airplanes. But I still hate it heheh

[@BeatzPlaysMC]

I would claw my dads hand because I was afraid. And still do, mind telling me what happened?

[@frankk.3353]

+Edward Rudisill Haha, yeah that's how i feel exactly. Still have a hate/love relationship with flying. But now I know what standard procedures/actions like these are.

[@rossalexii393]

Boeing738Fan I think you mean thrust at 80% that's the max for takeoff~ only time engine works harder is to maintain proper lift during landing

[@speedbird1598]

@@BeatzPlaysMC Thrust is lowered to save fuel and wear and tear on the engines, as you don't need as much engine power to climb as you do to takeoff

[@22pcirish]

That really was a steep climb out!! Wow! 757 the best.

[@HDAviationVideos]

It was indeed!

[@COD04MW]

It's too bad none of the replacements are quite magnificent as this beauty 737-900ER and A321 simply doesn't cut it

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

The first time i was in a 757 was on a Finnair flight from Palma de Mallorca do Oulu, Finland, and i remember i got dizzy because the climb was SUPER steep, i had been in planes MANY MANY times before but never on a 757, it felt like a Rollercoaster and the noise is great too

[@0596daniel]

Loved that baby. She was loud and she was proud

[@KimmurielBaenre]

The best part of any flight has to be breaking through the dingy gray clouds and suddenly appearing in perfectly blue clean sky, LOVE IT!

[@abramsmm1]

If you ever had to fly in and around big storms, like springtime in the American midwest, the 757 was so reassuring.

[@Mxsmanic]

A lightly loaded 757 and a maximum climb after takeoff gives real meaning to the expression "like a bat out of hell"-it's great! And you captured it well, thanks!

[@joepatroni8777]

I used to fly on SAS DC-9 and later MD's from LHR to CPH. One day I took BA's 757 and was BLOWN AWAY by the sheer climb power of this beast!

[@HDAviationVideos]

757s are rockets!

[@airnicholai]

@pkaplan747 this is the best 757 takeoff video I've ever seen. My personal favorite part of flying is hearing that engine spool up and you made it perfect. Thankyou for bringing back all my memories of flying!

[@HotChilliSquirrel]

The sound is amazing, but the climb-out rate is unbelievable. Added to my favs, awesome video!!!

[@jonny2k100]

I love the 787, can't wait to fly on one, one of the most beautiful aircraft in the skies today, along with the 747. I flew on an Air France A380, and that was very quiet, it didn't even feel like we were moving

[@american101]

What a Sound! I love those RB-211s

[@2000Ajjet]

757s always had this really cool steep climb along with the big sister 767-200s. Designed to get out of Busy, High and Tight airports quickly...totally awesome as the G-force held you back in your seat.

[@jakesteven]

Kick ass plane. my dad used to fly on them for BA, and the 767 - 300 fleet. Was at gatwick the other week and some of BA's 757's are all just sitting there by the hanger doing nothing. he a got a little teary bless him. Sick video! Rolls Royce engines For the win!

[@nicholasdavies6264]

RB211.... Let's rock! Unmistakable sound!

[@sebbers]

Jeez that rate of climb, those engines must be something else.

[@stonesales700]

WOW,dat sound gave an eargasm.

[@munnjean]

Wow ,,, great video, well done, sure climbs like a homesick angel.

[@Alias389]

Woow really deep roar

[@Horanghae377]

that is an outrageously steep take off!!!

[@jss747]

great video of the plane climbing thru the clouds to get om top.

[@jackeybah123]

the part were you broke through the clouds was awsome

[@Planetwatts]

Sweet! Wicked video. One thing I love about the 757 is the way it doesn't "Take off" it LAUNCHES itself off of the runway with rediculous ease :)

[@MileHighClub211]

Without a doubt in my mind, this Boeing 757 used full power for it's takeoff!!

[@MaroonBugUK]

Actually, 757s rarely use over 80% EPR on Takeoff :)

[@ollo1982]

No way if BA used "full power" on a takeoff at heathrow with the runways they have there. i would say 85% N1.. 757 is one of the most powerful airliners out there with a crazy power to weight ratio. remember that this 757-200 use the exact same engine as the 767,a much larger plane,tho the 757 engine is a bit downrated it is close to follow the thrust on the PW engine the 767-300 use...

[@MileHighClub211]

ollo1982 Yep, as you can very well see, I'm no 757 pilot! Would be quite amazing if I was!

[@ollo1982]

MileHighClub211 Yeah.. it would be amazing to sit behind the yoke on a 757 :)

[@awlcvl]

Great video; I have flown on BA 757's for many years as a passenger and love to hear those Rolls Royce engines purring away!

[@neilmason9667]

My first flight was in a 757(Air2000 from birmingham uk to tenerife) and i remember thinking is this really what a takeoff is like!?...i couldnt believe the noise and the power as it never looks as fast from the outside but the pilot pointed the nose up to what i felt like 45°! It honestly felt more like a rocket than an airplane.

[@NZClarkey]

Haha its decel point was over the runway!

[@Legowelshy]

This and the a300 are my favourite planes. The noise to those Rolls Royces :D

[@323tiim]

2 A380's in the backround! Damn that was powerfull!!

[@GBNLE]

Thanks for sharing! The quite early, steep take off gave a great overview of T5 and the other international gates.

[@nishL]

this video compares awesomeness with more awesomeness

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Amazing and my favorite aircraft of all time. It's amazing that these same engines can lift up a wide body 767! Love this plane and nice video!

[@HDAviationVideos]

Thanks

[@speedbird1598]

+FlyingMiner AND 4 of those engines lift a 747!

[@loaferguy73]

+FlyingMiner Albeit with the larger and much higher thrust version of the RR for the 767 and 747 :-)

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

+loaferguy73 oh I didn't know that!

[@loaferguy73]

+FlyingMiner Yeah the RB211-524H series on the 767-300 and 747-400 produces 60,600 pounds of thrust max and the RB211-535 series on the 757 produces from 37,400 to 43,100 pounds max. So that amount of thrust on a much lighter plane makes the 757-200 a rocket :-)

[@ImmortalSynn]

Fabulous! That thing went upward like a homesick angel!! So sad to see these beauties all gone now. :(

[@alphaecho361]

20 second takeoff roll!

[@jegerproletar]

Nice SAS md-87 in the start of the film.. lovely sound of the engines while heading down the runway. SAS 4 -ever :D!

[@thegbgamer3072]

Those engines are scary sounding.

[@michaelottmar]

Ein wunderschöner Jet die 757. und dann in British Airways Farben. Really Beautiful

[@1BassJohn]

Hi! Just replying from my main account :) The actual De-Rate occurs exactly at 2:18, what you hear at 4:10 is simply the autothrottle adjusting the engine thrust accordingly to the climb rate etc that the pilots would have programmed in etc. De-rates always occur shortly after takeoff to save the stress on the engine :)

[@Slaterator]

Realy great ! I I´ve been on a BA 742 too. I was booked on a flight from LHR to ORD. It was the opposite from the take-off shown here. It felt endless and the people on board got nervous. The Jumbo took off right at the end of the runway ! That was realy a bit scary. You had the feeling that it was not a plane you were sitting in, it felt like a bus ! :-) So it is good to see that an old 742 is still able to make a powerfull start and climb... ;-)

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[@davetherave7]

Excellent video, and along with the extensive ariel view of Heathrow, makes this more enjoyable.

[@Anouke79]

Steep take off, but at least he didn't bank at a crazy angle at the same time...it actually looked like it was pretty level the whole time!

[@RobMiami787]

great video. love the sound. 757 rocks

[@HDAviationVideos]

thanks!

[@TSBA92]

I miss these British Airways 757's already! I feel like they were retired a bit early. Atleast i've gotten to fly on one before

[@ZambiblasianOgre]

I love the sounds of those Rolls Royce RB211s.

[@PilotKriss]

It reached the clouds before leaving he vicinity of the airport....WOW!

[@haydencooper5458]

757 s are my favourite so sad to see them go. Great video

[@HDAviationVideos]

Thanks!

[@CrayCrayBrookeTV]

Thank you so much you don't even know how safe that makes me feel! I am going on Sunday. You made me feel better about flying. Wish me luck because i'm going early tomorrow!

[@JamesDavis-ed3jv]

Nothing like RB211s...Airbus A321 just isn't the same:(

[@planedudea380]

Climb baby climb!

[@MontrealMan1970]

Badass Rolls. The whole thing eclipses the price of the ticket 10X.

[@michaelottmar]

Ein aussergewöhnlich schönes Flugzeug die 757. Beautiful and Full of Power.

[@moshrunnersHD]

This video is really great, the 757's have such a powerful take off! I was lucky enough to get a picture in CPET's flight deck a month before retirement.

[@smsandel]

2:03 nice to see a 747-400 and 777-300 so close to each other

[@starling321]

Flew two of the Icelandair 757s back in October, including the 300 series and TF-FIO. Excellent aircraft and the power on take off on the 300 series (FIX) is staggering. Despite being very nearly full, we stormed into the sky with little effort, being pushed back into the seat; great aircraft!

[@Planetwatts]

This is a great video. I love the way that 757 'launch' themselves off of a runway X)

[@voja2000]

Wow....I like to see little tornado below jet engine (0:10)... Excellent! 10/10

[@HDAviationVideos]

Thank you

[@neurospizz75]

Love that buzz saw

[@BruceWayneWorld]

I flew on the 787 many times and its a amazing high tech aircraft that is very quiet.

[@NorthernSpottingHD]

Love the sound of these During Take off!

[@richygambs321]

What fun i'd have loved to experience such a fast take off roll and steep climb out!

[@aky19832001]

Most powerful Boeing ever built in IMO. The engine to body ratio is off the charts, and apparently they engines were so powerful, they had to space the timing of the plane taking off after it to wait longer, cause this plane was responsible for some serious turbulence for planes taking off right after after it, and even cause one plane to crash.

[@jamesgillingham1875]

Loving the sound of that 757! Great video mate liked!

[@AV8R4HM]

WOW, that rate of climb is insane!!!!!!

[@fangzahn]

great engine sound! Nice video!

[@ThomsonAirwaysFs]

Hiss idle power, Howl 28% power, Whine Half Power, Growl FULL POWER! Love the RB211-535

[@clutchem]

One crazy ass takeoff! I love this plane!

[@turbofanlover]

WOW!!!!!!! Just an awesome plane!! I'm sure gonna miss them!

[@angeltransportpjects]

These were the days ... Anyone who thinks the CRAP BANG that's replaced the likes of this these days is impressive HASN'T LIVED!!! :o)

[@HDAviationVideos]

😀

[@CampagnoloChick]

The reason for the steep departure is most likely due to the SID and noise abatement used at London Heathrow. Aircraft are required to hit 4000 ft by the time they reach the Woodley NDB. Then its on to 6000 feet halfway to the Compton VOR.

[@airnicholai]

@whoax this is music to my ears and i just love it! i could listen to this over and over and over again, 1:25-1:35 its almost like an angry roar! Beautiful RR RB211 being put to good work!

[@Daniel_Allison]

Love the 57's always my favorite to fly! RB211's are amazing.

[@TheAnneMarsh]

amazing climb the 757 what a rocket!!!!!!!!

[@ancientshower]

That has got to be the steepest decent i've ever seen

[@AnnBoylen]

They got above the cloud quick. I was on a JetBlue flight that took off steeper than this. It was so bad, the pilot had to correct his trajectory mid takeoff and it felt like we were about to stall when we were falling down. Madagascar here I come 2015!!

[@takalua911]

beautiful sound.

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

INCREDIBLY STEEP!!!!!!

[@blane2433]

Stunning aircraft

[@mebeingU2]

When you only have three people, two carry-ons and a couple of cans of Dr. Pepper in the cabin.

[@sudeepgurung4490]

the power of 757 take off within 40 seconds!? m flying on one on em this thursday :D

[@sthadewald]

Brilliant man! Only Dash-8 can make it steeper...

[@GGSTop]

Thanks for this. Will tell you know, taking for the first time a 752, for a LFPO-KEWR tomorrow (a full biz configuration, so 60 pax max). "Houston, ready for departure."

[@LimitlessStudioProductions-LSP]

As a young child I asked my father, “Dad, how does an airplane fly?” He replied, “Mike, it’s a matter of aerodynamics.” Great! 60 years later I still don’t know the answer. But it is so very fascinating!

[@HDAviationVideos]

@HDMI85 Glad to see this comment! All the best for your career!