Channel4 Building The Airbus A380

Documentário do Channel 4 inglês mostrando a construção do A380

[@mogsyman]

I’ve flown on a huge number of passenger aircraft and the A380 is without doubt the most comfortable, extremely quiet, flys smoothly through turbulence like nothing else. What a shame the current economics caused by a number of factors that could never have been foreseen have halted production. Thankfully with Emirates having over 100 and other airlines now bringing theirs back from various parking graveyards I think we will see this beauty in the air for the next 20 years.

[@theodorethynes5883]

UPS bought 10-20 of them to convert into freighters

[@mogsyman]

@@theodorethynes5883 is that actually happening? I thought the idea of a freighter had died?

[@mickelwarren2598]

@@mogsyman no it’s not true

[@richardprice5978]

@@theodorethynes5883 cool didn't know about the conversations but figured if the 747 as both versions thin airbus would eventually build one/or one would exist eventually

[@soilentgreen7]

@@theodorethynes5883 no they didn't, nice try

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

I’ve been flying since I was 2 years old and have traveled in just about every kind of aircraft there is commercial, military and private. To this day my absolute favourite is the 747 wide body with the original seating arrangement.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I agree.We flew to L A on a 747 in 1996.

[@barracuda7018]

Mine too...

[@chrispengraves6487]

Yes a true marvel, no doubt I have been very fortunate to have flown on Qantas A380-800 many times. Summed up in one word WOW!

[@clarencetaylor7455]

F-WWOW

[@GrahamGreenwood]

The A380 is the most comfortable and reliable, quiet lounge in the air to fly in, I love it, my longest flight was Lufthansa, Frankfurt to Narita, Japan, and back, arrived ready for anything, each way. Beautiful stunning well equipped aircraft. Perfect for long flights.

[@thor-elfalcon3057]

Charles Champion... That's a hell of a name. You literally must do something very important to live up to it.

[@JohnnyC10071959]

Once I flew on an A380, I tried to arrange my schedule to always fly on the A380. I am sad it has been discontinued, but I understand and expect great new flying machines from Airbus and Boeing. This video is a remarkable piece of film. The size of the job of building the A380 is captured well.

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

We're all pilots on here

[@alexlascu2136]

I always see the Emirates A380 here at Toronto pearson, and I'm always amazed by the sheer size of this colossal beast of an aircraft.

[@trespire]

Europe for the win. The combined knowledge embodied in the European aerospace community is unmatched. The real value is with the engineering teams & dedicated skilled manufacturing personel, in Hamburg, Wales, Spain, and of course Toulouse.

[@85corolla]

USA for the win. The 747 is the better looking airplane ✈️

[@soilentgreen7]

@@85corolla no it isn't you biased little man

[@85corolla]

@@soilentgreen7 Oh here comes the ghetto personal attack comeback🤣 Get the fuck outta here kid and go play with your 1/64 scale model 380👍

[@michellejohnson3867]

Watching this for the first time way into the future in Jan 2023 after seeing these massive Big Birds flying from most UK airports on livefeeds, I am so in awe of them, enthralled, how they even manage to get off the ground let alone fly! Superb video from beginning to end. Well done cataloguing its progress and thank you for sharing it with us all. This newbie o.a.p lady avigeek thoroughly enjoyed it! Xx 🙂😁🥰

[@PaulMarsh-tc3uj]

I witnessed this completely unmarked 'monster' during its flight trials coming into Perpignan Rivsaltes Airport performing a number of 'touch-and-goes', before it finally departed. It came in so low to the A900 road which runs alongside the airport, almost touching the perimeter fence on its final descent, before lifting off again for another 'go around' and then departed back to home base (Toulouse). I have some staggering photos as a memory of this auspicious occasion, some so close you could almost touch the undercarriage as it came in !!!

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

Very Interesting and without any BS. Thanks

[@rodpettet2819]

A beautiful aircraft loved by many travellers and probably crew. An enjoyable smooth and safe experience when airborne. My thanks to the designers and Airbus for the pleasant flights I've had. I started flying with piston engined, then turbo prop planes. I think barring some major global upheavals this wonderful machine will be flying for decades.

[@easygoer1234]

WOW, What a massive undertaking to build a plane. Makes me have a whole new level of respect for everyone involved.😊

[@oliverwabwire2836]

I'd have cheered quite sheepishly too....what an awesome engineering marvel

[@jeffcollins1097]

Best part: at 1 hour almost exactly, buddy is cranking the torque wrench while wearing his suit. That's great.

[@jackparker8686]

Crazy idea landing gear worm gear crank assist... Maybe even cable spinning crank to get past tuff spot . With appropriate reduction gears

[@camptube7621]

The gamble never paid off. A beautiful plane in every way. Such a shame they are no longer produced.

[@rickden8362]

@b52gf16c Better hurry!

[@asdf3568]

@b52gf16c They said they needed 250 to break even, they built 239. I wouldn't call that a disaster.

[@larshegland9521]

My wife 🥰😍🇹🇭?

[@ant2312]

but will still be flying in to the 2030's

[@ant2312]

@@rickden8362 why hurry, they will be flying well in to the 2030's

[@asdf3568]

What blew my mind was how they build all their factories in the middle of nowhere.

[@LAGoodz]

They don’t really build in the middle of nowhere. All the production sites in Toulouse France, Spain, UK, Germany are all long established Aero manufacturing partner facilities thru Airbus.

[@abeninan4017]

Just find out about the colossal loses.

[@richardprice5978]

@@abeninan4017 sea-tac style under one roof looks cheaper plus more efficient and it's next to the main port-sea

[@fatimaali8645]

Beautiful aircraft ❤❤work of art ❤❤❤❤

[@jean-alexandre5496]

Proud of our european Aviation industry ❤ 🇪🇺

[@markthomas6980]

They said they had to build 250 to break even. They made 254.

[@ilovesuisse1]

Love the A380.

[@joaquimfonseca2047]

EXCELENTE......

[@Fultonfalcons86]

Our world would be lost without machines

[@allancopland1768]

Sadly it didn't become top dog because it's simply too large. Only Emirates use them around here, on the Glasgow-Dubai route. An absolutely amazing aircraft, it's simply HUGE. The last on was manufactured in 2021.

[@rossginn1171]

If Howard Hughes were alive he would have asked Airbus to hold his beer!!! 🤷‍♂️

[@abeninan4017]

He is a private entity. Airbus loses are footed by taxpayers.

[@patoneill3373]

Magical bit of enginnering history! Shame Branson was in the program.

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

I'm looking forward to flying on one to Dallas in a couple of months time.

[@davidstewart4570]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2228">37:08</a> “... delivery note signed. " Well, at least someone was at home, and awake. I guess an A380 fuselage isn't something you can leave under the back porch if no-one answers the door.

[@jacquesraymond6892]

This aircraft cannot fail. And yet... With a mondial pandemic and some others economic factors, this is indeed what happened.

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

Didn’t he say, “This aircraft cannot fail.” As in because of the amount of money that has been invested failure is not an option. He was not saying it cannot fail as in the Titanic cannot sink. I think if you give it a second go you will understand where I am coming from. He said they have invested to much to just fail.

[@BobSmith-sc6dq]

@@SyriusStarMultimedia Yeah, and it did fail. Only 254 made, production terminated, and a loss of £25 billion to Airbus.

[@Horizon301.]

@@BobSmith-sc6dq source? The project was able to break before the end of production I thought. Important to note is that the Dreamliner didn’t break even until 1000 were sold so there are huge cost differences for what was much more innovative and iconic aircraft (A380)

[@davidd5523]

@Horizon301 they started making a per aircraft profit near the end (for the majority they took a loss) - that's no where near the 25 billion development cost.

[@soilentgreen7]

@@BobSmith-sc6dq it didn't fail as a masterpiece of engineering. Boeing fanboi are you

[@lupinario]

An amazing project for an amazing aircraft. Unfortunately the market is moving in other direction and it's not compatetive anymore, same destiny for the Queen B747. I could just say that the decision to produce the A380 in Toulouse was idiotic, if they estabilished the production site, in an industrial area in an Atlantic port (i.e. Saint-Nazaire) they could save an huge amount of money in logistic and keep the prices more competitive. But we know this kind of decision are moved by political rather than by technical and business evaluation.

[@danielhursey6534]

I am not sure if

[@waqarkhan25]

now it's a dream most who have not been on this plane will regret it is shame we did not get the chance to step on this plane to see a seat in this plane those who did enjoy the flight

[@emfraza7953]

It's still unclear exactly how much Airbus lost on every one of the 254 they built before halting production. But one thing is clear, John Leahy became very wealthy regardless, and would probably prefer you not to watch this video, lol.

[@jocktigernuts680]

Escape slides manufactured in Phoenix Arizona, landing gear manufactured in Toronto Canada, since when have both these countries been part of Europe?

[@MagnusPaul1976]

The A380 was definitely the new Queen Of The Skies ! 👍 Pity these aircraft never caught on, the way the French envisaged.

[@jimwalsh8520]

Never,ever! There is only ONE Queen of the Sky, and it is damned European!

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

That’s not true.

[@mohdfahmi8841]

..em..

[@sharoncassell5273]

Them and the Concorde too. Planes we love are extinct. It is 😮 a shame, waste. It hurts to see scrapyard pieces also. There must be a better way.

[@sharoncassell5273]

It's August 2024 now & Covid is coming back.

[@SeekerKnight]

WELL DONE!

[@kevinworley1254]

Great video

[@jettschenker]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="675">11:15</a> it is said that 250 A380 planes would need to be sold in order to break even. Wikipedia reports that 251 planes were ultimately sold and delivered. @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="702">11:42</a> in this video, it is said the cost of an A380 is 265 million U.S. Dollars. So after all this effort, has Airbus Industrie only made a profit of 265 Million USD?

[@Yeviscount]

Would have loved to see virgin use the A380. First and business class would have been interesting

[@soilentgreen7]

nah not now, have you seen their latest adverts, male pilots weraing skirts etc

[@Yeviscount]

@@soilentgreen7 yeah I got slagged off for saying nothing wrong with being gay just stop trying to prove it and be a human being. People were not happy with that comment. Still would have liked to see an a380 in their colours

[@stonetrouble5053]

I rode one from Hong Kong to Portland. It was as stable as a house.

[@madingthree]

You definitely didn’t fly on an A380 to Portland directly; it’s airport probably doesn’t even have the capacity for such a large aircraft

[@imaginerc3254]

just flew on an a380 from san francisco to london heathrow. smoothest buttery landing due to its massive ground effect. but it wallowed like a big boat in a storm during 2hrs of turbulence and made me sick. also it lacks the increased cabin pressurization like 787 or a350 so not comfy.

[@jackparker8686]

Incidentally the doors and the wheels must be able to drop under their own weight with potentially tremendous wind scenario crosswinds everything possible..

[@jhp5544]

Does anybody know where I can get the take off music at the end, just brilliant, a great documentary. Thanks

[@jamesbell5382]

An absolute marvel of engineering - 360p resolution!

[@nicolaashartman3496]

Great information!

[@yinshantang]

what a shame that A380 production has already been shut down

[@alexdavies9162]

It’s all COVID’s fault

[@troublemotorsport]

and started scrapping

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Very interestng.When was this filmed.

[@dfcart01]

Great plane, it's really sad that they've yet to turn a profit, still having to pay back the massive loans..

[@jackparker8686]

Seriously that engine is the most important thing to keep company afloat.. so to speak ten or twenty fan blade test multiple breakage do to bird strikes etc

[@louisflores2552]

747...still king of the skies

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Agree.

[@Octopusgivesyouahundo]

@@BrianKitching-wv5nhactually she’s called the queen of the skies

[@kevinantoniomorrison2415]

I witness this huge aircraft came to florida at Miami international airport

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

he got to be a Sir" along with McCartney...kinda cheesy...does it mean anything?

[@chefpeter2318]

They are talking about rebooting production

[@jackparker8686]

Incidentally I wonder is there a weight requirement for getting on that plane how about 800 ....250 to 300 pounders

[@andywolfie9]

It’s a shame Virgin Atlantic haven’t got any in their fleet as it would look great in their livery

[@shopart1488]

Less music and/or lower volume would be much appreciated Nice video,!

[@GhostSniper67]

I would love to fly in a 747 and an A380 but I doubt I ever will. I don't have the money for something like that. I wish I did.

[@sharoncassell5273]

Cannon plug quick disconnect point on tail camera.

[@user-gl8qu7qf2q]

Branson on the front page, didn't even buy any the clown. Worked on the wings 🪽 great British manufacturing

[@AmericaVoice]

I love it and it will always will be in history! Even the 747 got kicked to the curb!

[@dfcart01]

They both got kicked to the curb..

[@johnduffy532]

The 747 had a 50 year production run, approximately. Big difference from A380

[@AmericaVoice]

@@johnduffy532 yeah, I ment in a good way too

[@soilentgreen7]

@@johnduffy532 50 year run of being a noisy boneshaker

[@sharoncassell9358]

They're in cargo now.

[@kevin.afton_]

Now that's a big one! That's what she said!

[@williedavismckennie5334]

Kick Ass Video !

[@jackparker8686]

Hell same Milwaukee drill to run cable driven hydraulic pumps on flaps also.

[@collin6238]

Branson didn't buy it in the end

[@saradhi1986]

Music revealing the airplane goosebumps

[@jackparker8686]

Incidentally when they caught bin laden they built a duplicate compound with the high walls the 12 foot high walls... Again and again they tested their procedure... Mock run on the mission... With so many extraneous people watching this and knowing beforehand.. needing to know status stretched to the limit... Possible moles.... When they got there to do it somehow air pressure was very anomalous... The copter almost crashed actually did tell right up against wall just barely not striking... Could they have for known this mission... And had jet engine somehow pushing air pressure up in that compound surreptitiously from somewhere... Possibly firing it directly at that helicopter.

[@outdriving08]

Anyone know what the song is at around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3316">55:16</a>?

[@trihasta4229]

Vanesha Prescilla 25.10.1999 >

[@jeebusk]

what vests are they wearing, are those parachutes 😅

[@CivilianFatBody]

The total fuel carried in the A380 weights more than a Boeing 767

[@L33tSkE3t]

With airlines choosing the more passenger Convenient point to point system over the hub and spoke model this plane was designed for kind of doomed the program and is the reason it wasn’t profitable.

[@jasongillingham8830]

MERRY CHRISTAMAS

[@maxwellhudson6385]

Bigger is always the best options are in the long run. Cents " sense" the best way to get Rich. Transportation is one way to multiple your money.

[@louisflores2552]

Boeing could of done this...but they were smart enough not to..big plane...big problems

[@Afc1987]

Nothing comes close to an a380 absolute beast of an aircraft

[@judefernandez827]

The Americans designed and built the 747 all by themselves but Airbus had to get 4 countries to design and build the A 380 .Boeing 747 -1254 Airbus A 380 - 252

[@EstorilEm]

I hope you realize how many subcontractors Boeing uses for the 747, many of which are European. Airbus has planes with GE engines, Boeing had planes with Rolls Royce engines, etc. Guess who designed the landing gear for the 787 (and most of Boeings planes) - Messier-Dowty, a French company. 🤦‍♂️ You also have to remember that France is smaller than Texas, so when you say “Americans” and “all by themselves” you’re talking about a VASTLY larger country. The Airbus consortium and its subcontractors are very similar in size to Boeing domestic and foreign combined subcontractors for any given aircraft. I wouldn’t get too cocky either - Boeing is now HOW far behind schedule and over budget for the Starliner? A relatively small low earth orbit capsule for the ISS. Airbus designed and flew the VASTLY more complicated and larger Orion capsule for deep space lunar missions a decade ago, and it performed flawlessly during Artemis 1 last year. I’m an American btw, but it’s still important to be humble (and accurate) with info.

[@judefernandez827]

@@EstorilEm you are a very poor advertisement for an American and America .

[@NickEvans80]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2409">40:09</a> 😆 🤣 he took another look

[@PauloSergioMDC]

It's an incredible achievement no doubt. I feel that its basic design though played a role in its commercial failure. Ultimately, it could not overcome extremely capable and reliable aircraft chiefly the 777-300ER. This video repeats the fib that the 747 survived because it had no competitors. This is simply not true. Not in a reality where Boeing has built 20 different versions of the 747; there has been just one version of the A380. Boeing continuously improved their institution of aviation, and it outlived every competitor thrown at it - and seemed to be ahead of time for a while. The world changed though, and all good things come to an end.

[@sharoncassell9358]

Its still an engineering and mechanical feat. Like magic.

[@PauloSergioMDC]

@@sharoncassell9358 There's a special success ingredient missing from the A380. It's technically impressive for the sake of being technically impressive without matching that achievement to the market. The 747 had it - product flexibility and the ability to keep absorbing the march of technology in order to stay relevant. Just look at the roles the 747 took on. On the 777-300ER, Boeing demonstrated a product that lined up technical prowess, super reliability, efficiency, capability and regulatory (ETOPs) requirements to corner its market segment right at the sweet spot, with sales of nearly 840 units.

[@jackparker8686]

Fan blade test okay that's one............ Come on we've got to at least do 10.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Didn't a fan blade escape the engine of a Quantis A380 and put a hole in the wing which cut control equipment and caused a fuel leak. kind of a waste of money testing them to destruction when its going to happen any way. They haven't a great lifespan compared to the 747 they have been breaking them up in Shannon Ireland for a while now.

[@soilentgreen7]

another clueless comment, that has nothing to do with the lifespan of the airframe

[@roymcghee5610]

250 to break even and they made 254 minus 3 test aircraft.

[@vst9266]

Humanity can do some amazing things but at the same time can do some stupid things too.

[@markthomas6980]

They never thought it would be done so fast. 747 they made 1000 plus. This only 100 plus. It’s a shame. Great plane but just to big

[@wally2786]

The Titanic failed.

[@jackparker8686]

Wait a minute big Tesla car battery kept charged... totally separate wiring harness.. to run mechanically compressors for hydraulics

[@SherShahHashmat]

greed drives this strange human society, whether it’s of money or innovation, greed has it all. We the poor humans 😂

[@captainzeppos]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="66">1:06</a>:35 what about QF32…

[@lukezhang3017]

qf32 was a turbine on the inside, not a fan blade.

[@captainzeppos]

@@lukezhang3017 yes, I confused it with UA232. Regardless, the engine cowling should withstand both types of failure and not lead into an uncontrolled explosion which could (and did) damage other parts of the aircraft or the cabin itself.

[@lukezhang3017]

@@captainzeppos Yes, that was a failure on rolls Royce's part. And I think both of them were the same failure, of the turbine. Just one was fatigue(UA232) and the other was because of an oil leak (qf32).

[@soilentgreen7]

@@lukezhang3017 not really a Rolls Royce failure, no need to be bitter because it didn't have GE's on it

[@lukezhang3017]

@@soilentgreen7 well, no its actually because quality control

[@jackparker8686]

Fully charged Milwaukee drill to turn that crank for landing gear why not.. plugged into "cigarette lighte"r to stay charged.. but shouldn't need to.

[@SherShahHashmat]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="60">1:0</a>:45, plans are prepared in months but goes for a six once the first bullet is fired, but there is , of course a difference between a battle field and engineering factory

[@georgen9755]

project coordinator ....

[@chrisblyth6716]

The evacuation slide process isn't a true representation of the atypical passenger demographic. There are elderly to consider, children and those with learning or physical disabilities.

[@johniii8147]

Well things didn't end up working out for the 380 or Airbus. "Make it really big" was it's ultimate failure. It was already going against market trends when it was being designed.

[@LeftIsBest001]

That jackass Branson didn't even buy any. 😂😂

[@NicotineRosberg]

Don't speak of your father like that

[@petro_420_69_]

"As of December 2021, the global A380 fleet had completed more than 800,000 flights over 7.3 million block hours with no fatalities and no hull losses." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380

[@garyrawlings1273]

Woman wearing helmet incorrectly.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a>:00 - thats legit pissed off, with good reason

[@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446]

There getting scrapped by the day now ,crazy

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

and now unscrapped

[@barracuda7018]

One of the worst commercial disasters in civil aviation history. Only 230 planes sold, half of it to one airlines, Emirates. They were planning to sell 1700 planes, a miscalculation of biblical proportion. 25 billion invested into development with ZERO return...

[@woodsman-ww7tx]

Its a lie, at the time the biggest aircraft was the antonov An 225

[@jackie299]

lol Branson canceled his order