Pushing Back An A340-600 in Munich | World's Longest Airbus Aircraft!

[@raylol6306]

The old Lufthansa livery was amazing!

[@ns81]

Respect. I can barely parallel park my Honda...

[@keko7098]

Nathaniel Smith I

[@kabuterrimondw5919]

Nathaniel Smith 😂 made my day

[@rodneylopez2831]

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[@rodneylopez2831]

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[@touraneindanke]

Same here my yaris

[@bigtone718]

this was freaking amazing Dan!you got a chance to sit in a tug while pushing back one of my favorites,an A340!i am so envious of you right now my friend!great job brother!!!

[@winyettyu]

That plane is so beautiful. I think it's the best looking Airbus. Great content!

[@GustavoMaciel]

Wait a minute, did I see that right? The tow truck actually LIFTS the front of the plane? I had no idea!

[@MrLemey]

Yes, this is correct.

[@antoniohaskell2276]

I wonder if the passengers even noticed

[@arishmehta2531]

a few trucks lift a few use the rod... wonder of hydraulics. :)

[@bradleynoneofyourbizz5341]

IKR? I've watched it three times now and still can't quite believe it!

[@drone51]

That's what I was wondering

[@LuchoLogrippo]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this!! Such an awesome experience!! I love the A340

[@cosmicviewer477]

Wow! This was captivating! You were granted some serious access! Nice!

[@pauljenkins5335]

WOW, so awesome Dan. I love it. What a view from the Pushback Tractor. I love how the tractor grabs the nose wheel and raises it off the ground to move the plane. They don't need a tow bar anymore. Your videos are just awesome!!!!! :)

[@alohatvn]

That 👌 was truly amazing 👏

[@carlalyles]

That was amazing!

[@NonstopDan]

+Carla Lyles thanks Carla - great to see you in the comments again!

[@wooarav]

Dantorp Aviation s

[@markpelino1038]

Carla Lyles i

[@ColinPrenger]

The biggest plane I've had to pushback is a King Air C90...this is nuts! Great POV, thanks for sharing!

[@romano5497]

Colin Prenger Keep pushing back those tiny pieces of shit u stooge

[@carlosspicy-wiener6727]

Romano good Job you keyboard warrior

[@major421]

Thankyou very much. I also did enjoy it very much. Its almost imposible to gain that much close view of any aircraft.

[@pedrito77]

Tak for this! my favorite plane ever!

[@Narainseshadri1947]

Superb video Dan. I have always wanted to see how an aircraft is being pushed back for a very long time. I could watch it through your video at close quarters. Just imagine just a single hand does the whole operations Once again superb video May God bless you

[@davincrawford912]

shame these birds aren't being made anymore

[@romano5497]

Davin Crawford Haha are u kidding!!!! Stick to flying ya simulator u stooge

[@davincrawford912]

Fuck you too

[@stressbelden5869]

Now Davin..... Let's switch to De-Caf.

[@pierreberglund9918]

YEA THIS IS MY FAVORIT PLANE

[@averagejoe9249]

LOL I agree 💯. Bring back the a340

[@KunalDebChandra]

Best video ever on your channel.

[@jorgschmidt4385]

Sehr schön diese Video gefunden zu haben, denn ich habe drinn gesessen. War im übrigen ein sehr angenehmer Flug.

[@plhearts]

Never seen that up close and detail! Thank you for all the hard work for such a beautiful video.

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@JelmersAviation]

Awesome video mate!

[@TosinSalisu]

Amazing footage! Well done

[@Speeder84XL]

Really nice (I havn't seen a push back from this angle) - and that plane is so long, haha.

[@reasonablerage4370]

That was awesome. Great video👍👍

[@larissaa3465]

Best aircraft ever built I love it

[@johnellington8896]

Great pushback vid. Amazing.

[@MichaelTansley]

Fascinating video. A totally different perspective of aviation. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[@emercycrite]

It's amazing how the pushback truck not only has the power to push back such a heavy aircraft, but also actually lift it up by the nose gear!

[@superskullmaster]

emercycrite a 6 year old can lift a car with a hydraulic jack. No different here.

[@richl]

Wow that is long ! Thanks, I'm amazed yr allowed to film it all with security etc !

[@websitesthatneedanem]

That's a pretty unique video! Thanks for sharing.

[@theirishaviator4015]

Amazing Video Dantorp,Big Like!!!

[@MrExEssex]

Beautiful plane and impressive piece of machinery.

[@myvolvoforlife]

A really cool and different video. Nice job!

[@alexesther787]

This is really Beautiful!

[@hotelwhiskeymedia67]

Frickin Awesome!

[@marcosmiotto1179]

A340-600 Lufthansa... The best flight in 12 hours >>> Guarulhos (Brazil) for Munich (Germany)

[@BOdenwald1979]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

[@pilotpawanc]

Great skill of the ground crew. Must appreciate!!!

[@ebboy5]

Thanks for posting! I had no idea the truck picks up the front wheel and pushes the aircraft away from the gate. I thought that all aircraft were pushed back by a post that's attached to the aircraft's front wheel stem and all wheels are rotating backwards when being pushed. Cheers and greetings from SFO!

[@turbofanlover]

Better than any amusement park ride. Very cool.

[@philipread8733]

Great to see real world pushback. A little description as to the procedure would have been even better.

[@DrBearAviation]

Awesome and rare view! How do you get such an jealous opportunity?

[@bruce5799]

Air travel is so exciting i love it

[@mohamedatef2384]

Thank you very much It is very nice vedio

[@bradsyoutube]

Wow, just wow!

[@alexzuniga3998]

Buen viaje 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@HansJoachim]

Vielen Dank für dieses Video! 👍 Es ist einfach nicht zu fassen, daß so ein schweres Teil sich in die Lüfte erheben kann. Ich bin Flieger, ich kann alles gut erklären, aber so richtig glauben kann ich es nicht. 🙂 LG aus Berlin HaJo

[@julitravel1122]

amazing Vid!!

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Heading to Munich in October! Taking a 767 Delta, got a window seat aswell. Taking an airbus A330 back

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

I am leaving from BOS in a little less than 2 weeks

[@FriendlySkies1K]

Great video!

[@niningriya3417]

The Jetway Sound Is Making My Ears Hurt 😂

[@Flyspotter19]

That was so neat!

[@TGoKovenant]

You pushed it out at such a sharp angle and put it right on the line. Well done. I usually try to go for a more smooth curve with such large planes so i don't get an over torque. This was awesome to watch. If I may ask, how heavy was the load on the lifter?

[@Fardun007]

Great insight. Thanks!

[@philkimber8086]

It's a good push but as we all know , those of us who have experience of manoeuvring aircraft using a TBL ( lifting ) type tug is very much easier than using a tug and tow bar which articulates at two points. It's much more technical and a skilled method of manoeuvring planes. At Heathrow we would also do this reversing planes onto the taxiway if we have to reposition to hangers or other areas of LHR.

[@ikarlhd1]

You think so? I believe the good old Tug and bar method is quite simple, turn left to go left and right to go right

[@qasimhussain3222]

Phil Kimber I

[@philkimber8086]

Karl McCallum so you're experienced in the tug and bar method?

[@Hiro-kt1sl]

@@ikarlhd1 what are you say is right

[@BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I always look forward to seeing this bird land at CYVR Vancouver Int!

[@Christin5554]

this is the first time I watched a plane get moved with this truck (not from the plane), great video! Did I by chance see right, did this truck lift up the steering tires?

[@TheAviationGuyID]

yes

[@amandagitonga8919]

Nice and cool Dan

[@larissaa3465]

Love this plane so much

[@pizzasubs]

at the very beginning, that orange cable that was attached to the planes front landing gear, what was that for? 7:00 worried me for a second when I saw that liquid coming from the bottom of the plane and onto the tarmack....

[@pizzasubs]

those cable that was attached to the planes front landing gear, what was that for? That leak at 7:00, hope that was a normal leak for the plane......

[@denvernuggetskietv6986]

i wish someday i got a job like that pushbacking,, adventurous

[@markpotvin7119]

You always put effort and enthusiasm in your videos.

[@stressbelden5869]

Well stated! That's why vids ..... no matter how good the intention ..... are somewhat fake.

[@TheFlyingExperience]

Holy Hell - how much weight is on that wheel when its raised up by the tug?!! Amazing

[@jumpnrun3368]

not too much. planes are very well balanced. if you unload a 747 in the front first, it will tip over. happened a few times in aviation history. not just in the 747. check this out :) aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/15042/can-passenger-distribution-cause-a-parked-airliner-to-tip

[@adrianjohnsagun9038]

wow your channel is amazing so i subscribed

[@ladislavmalak444]

How high above the ground are those front tires lifted by that pushback truck?

[@josephisaac2060]

I regret that I may not get a chance to fly on this beauty as there are so few in service now.

[@joeking22]

With all that pressure at the base of landing gear it's amazing it doesn't snap.

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

Not really cause once you get the plane rolling it's not hard to move. Also the landing gear is extremely strong. I saw what causes the landing gear to raise and lower on a 767 and shit is huge. Doesn't look like much till you get up close to the landing gear.

[@nikhil23911]

That's so cool man 😎

[@KUMSTAR]

Great video

[@tonyde52]

I STILL can't believe how that tug can push such a MASSIVE BEHEMOTH of an airplane like that !

[@TheGheseEffect]

What kind of engine and transmission do those tugs use to push back big planes

[@lametraserillos1]

16.000 v8 around 570hp ... 21 tons weight the tow truck,and very low gears

[@canadianplanespotter]

That was super cool! What credentials do you have that allow to make videos like this?

[@alanhowitzer]

His credentials was he was in Germany where they are not a police state like the US or Canada.

[@AwkwardYet]

Umm I worked in the airline industry in the US and i can record all day long, just no time to do it because of the workload.

[@dphorgan]

Alan Fox and that's why Germany is a breeding ground for terrorists.

[@alanhowitzer]

David Horgan No police state = terrorists?

[@canadianplanespotter]

In 2014, German police fired 8 gun shots total. That number was significantly higher in the USA as you can imagine. Safety cultures and terrorism have nothing to do with filming at an airport Tarmac...

[@LeesProWash1]

Wow this plane is HUGE. I work at a smaller airport in Ohio and the airline I work for get the biggest airbuses, but not nearly this big. I have fun pushing out our planes, couldn’t imagine how much fun this would be,

[@paulogomes4186]

Very nice 😊

[@BenRowley]

That is an awesome video

[@chiengeugene2540]

Gorgeous plane

[@irish00011]

An excellent video, and first time recording this operation for you. I might want to suggest a different nomenclature for the description of the vehicle. In a manufacturing plant setting a service vehicle would be referred to as a mule, or a tractor. In the automotive roadside service industry, the vehicle would be referred to as Wrecker, or a Tow Truck. In the Maritime service assistant, the vehicle vessel would be referred to as a tug. In the airport service push back, or being used in a towing situation, the vehicle is known as a tug.

[@oganwaluyo12]

you make me envy!!!,..... how can you do that!!!,...bravo....bravo

[@Pseudochick01]

I love it!

[@seanalire-moynihan9142]

Best part of being a rampy. I enjoy pushing back planes more than aything.

[@simmer484]

Strangely incredibly interesting. Love aviation but never even considered what this view would be like. Didn't realise they lifted the planes.

[@ikarlhd1]

Some lift and some still use a towbar

[@gowoniiiee]

Dat plane is heavy I thought it broke the vehicle and the tires popped lol

[@mgsee]

Great stuff! What is the purpose of the cable that the driver connected and disconnected from the plane? I only recently realised that the front wheel was lifted up during push-back. I guess this means the push-back vehicle does not have to be as heavy in order to get sufficient traction to push the plane.

[@LEM-yq8zy]

It's a pretty late answer, but the cable is basically just for the communication between the tug driver and the cockpit.

[@mgsee]

Thanks for the info Lem1298

[@MrPeerum]

thanks for the graeth video.

[@mickser101]

THE BEAST

[@dhikaradidarso6674]

how much the nitrogen pressure for each airplane tire? it seems on 6:56.., the tires in the mid had a low pressure... (CMIIW)

[@ikarlhd1]

Around 195ish PSI

[@Omaritheaviator]

This is some excellent footage! How'd you get this opportunity?

[@jo2h34iu34gfdfg]

How the hell did you achieve that!

[@PeterLokey]

Awesome Video. How Did You Get This Video?

[@flyingfeline7110]

Great video - but kept wishing the cameraman would keep focused on all the stages of pushback and not get distracted by the other things!!😅

[@atomdominator]

My Favorite Airplane

[@TheDragonFlyerAviation]

What cammera do you use ?

[@xboxgamer9680]

Did Munich security really just let a stranger into an airport?

[@st_us]

If you have good connections here in Germany you can literally do anything and I seriously Mean Anything.

[@theflyingguy2029]

+stilkus Can you share some of those connections?

[@alanhowitzer]

Germans are a lot less paranoid than us Americans it seems.

[@ciri151]

+Alan Fox correction. Everyone is less paranoid then you Americans lol. I watched your news one time. I felt like a nuclear bomb could go off at any moment...

[@MrCrapmatic]

That's depressing... paranoia is why we can't have good things in the US.

[@ajlion]

Whats the loud noise that the aircraft makes cause I always uses to think it was the engines on idle

[@mohammad.hkazemi2782]

Did the driver left something behind? Actually I saw something like a pen and check list attached to the front gear and some ribbons!? What would happen if they forgot completely?

[@ikarlhd1]

The ribbon is a steering bypass pin, it disconnects the hydraulics in the nose wheel to allow the tug to turn the gear and not damage it. The aircraft can't taxi without visually seeing the bypass pin when presented to them by the ground crew after the tug is clear.

[@ezrachai8218]

does the front gear move?

[@goldenknightyt6086]

Dan, when do you think to travel to Poland? I recommend it a lot, also make a LOT review! :) LIKE

[@almantinaa]

Wow. I wish I could experience this.

[@viktorflorianschantz4084]

The A340-600 in Lufthansa has a lower level, where the restrooms, galley, and crew rest-areas are, FYI.

[@xzseng4524]

but in terms of passenger level. Its the only longest one.

[@st_us]

What's the cable the guy was removing at 7:50

[@drummerkid69]

Communication cable/wire and the steering bypass pin so the gear can be retracted after takeoff :)

[@fadimo305]

Gert Nel, steering bypass pin isn't for gear retraction. That's the job of the Landing gear strut pin which is stored inside the cockpit. What you saw was a bypass pin for towing purposes only. It disconnects nose wheel steering.

[@drummerkid69]

fadimo305 Ah cool thanks for the clarification!

[@jumpnrun3368]

@@drummerkid69 at 7:55 you can see him pulling the pin. as the hydraulic pressure builds up again (if pin is inserted, it cuts the hydraulic power to the nose gear), it turnes the gear a few degrees into center position. :)

[@kirklonnquist3265]

Two jetways for these types of planes?