[TOO BIG FOR AIRPORT] Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 | Taxi + Takeoff at Berlin-Tegel TXL

[@billybill6604]

one of the most beautiful airplane around. gorgeous thing

[@ELAviation]

Agree!

[@billybill6604]

+Eko LondoHD I like comments from people sporting Boeing planes yet refraining from slagging off Airbus. I'm a massive Airbus supporter but I really like the 747... that plane is legend.

[@alangoodhead37]

,s

[@jokesking7739]

@@billybill6604 This comment is irrelevant.

[@billybill6604]

+JokesKing is it ? so what exactly constitutes a relevant comment then ?

[@raulfigueiredo7590]

There are some planes that need to come back: the a340-600, the boeing 727 , the mcdonell MD-11 and the lockheed tristar.

[@diegoandalexcockatiel7540]

And people need to stop retiring 747 400s or 800s

[@tfl4963]

True. That's the beauty of aviation. Why do they retire these planes and continue flying older DC-8, Spitfires, etc on airshows or recreational journeys?😢

[@luisflucht6702]

@@diegoandalexcockatiel7540 who is retiring the 747-800 (it’s called 747-8 btw not -800)

[@emmanuelgeorge]

I'd switch the 727 for the 757.

[@aviationlba747]

⁠@@tfl4963There are more A340-600s, 727s and MD-11s flying than DC-8s, and Spitfires are kept flying because they are one of the aircraft that contributed so significantly to the allies’ victory of WW2. So, that is a silly comparison.

[@wyldforist6090]

The Airbus A340's one of the safest planes to fly. :)

[@cdllc1956]

It Is the safest plane!

[@jst659]

I had such an amazing experience flying with Lufthansa from London to Brazil via Frankfurt few months ago. I highly recommend it.👍

[@nycflacko]

i can tell it was a Boeing 747-8

[@towmlvb3423]

I flew frequently between London and Jo'burg. If possible I flew Virgin, because at that time they used the 340 on that route. I really enjoyed that aircraft; it seemed to fly so gracefully. I once asked one of the pilots how that plane managed such an impressive range. The answer was simple: it is so aerodynamic, (not such a fat fuselage to force through the air), that at the right altitude it could cruise on much less power than other aircraft he had flown. I suppose all that power was needed to get the weight off the ground, but I liked the way it flew into the air rather than heaved itself off the ground like an overweight long jump athlete. 99% of my travel was for business, and being retired I no longer fly at all. I hardly even leave the town where I live, so until 340s are turned into suburban rail-cars I suppose I will never get in one again. Sad.

[@RSTurbo50]

The issue with the A340 was the wing. It created an awful lot of drag and with four engines it wasnt the most economical

[@anthonyglee1710]

@@RSTurbo50 “a lot of drag”? Strange comment considering anything flying through the air is subject to drag. It’s actually a very good, efficient wing and is essentially similar to the A330s wing still used today. The economics of 4 engines as opposed to 2 is what sealed it’s fate.

[@MrBestvirginia]

@@anthonyglee1710 just take off the 2 outer engines and replace the other 2 with bigger ones (like on the 777 or a350) haha

[@mariacornwallis1602]

@@RSTurbo50 Those wings are British, how dare you.

[@verocimil]

​@@RSTurbo50 I don't know if this applies to all Airbuses A340, but it was so indeed the case with the A340-300 with its smaller engines. You probably know the story, but I will write it down here for the other readers that perhaps aren't aware of this: Airbus didn't get the bigger engines the airplane was designed for at the beginning, since its development took way longer than expected, so that they had to rely on the smaller ones, the CFM56-5C, that were more economical than the current bigger engines at the time, such as the ones later applied on the A340-500 and A340-600 series. Since the CFM56-5C didn't have much power, they increased the wings in order to get a better lift, causing more drag in return. This affected the cruise speed as well, but nonetheless the airplane in this configuration was still more economical than the other versions, enabling a bigger flight range according to what the airplane was indeed initially intended for. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJykfqJmbMiVaa8

[@romanmichaelhamilton8729]

Wow, I've one time on an A340 out of Paris with Air France to the USA. I really love this plane and always will. I'm not an Airbus fan, but I really love this plane. It was a very good and smooth ride over the Atlantic.

[@davidmuse7004]

One of the greatest and most beautiful built since the Boeing 707. So effortless on the take-offs!!

[@thejoyofflying182]

Einfach eines der schönsten Reiseflugzeuge :) Tolles Video!

[@kimberlywilliams7543]

THE A340 IS A CHEAP COPY OF THE BOEING 707 AND BY THE WAY THE A340 IS A CHEAP PIECE OF SHIT AND IT CANNOT DO A BARREL ROLL LIKE THIS kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5KkaJ6Gm6hofs0 .

[@peterexner728]

Kimberly WilliamsTheir answer is unimportant, the Airbus A340 is much more modern and technically not comparable to the Boeing 707 !!!

[@sandeshjadhav8804]

Such an effortless take off!

[@sobelou]

Yup. Even with a full passenger load, such a long distance beast must be carrying a fraction of its fuel capacity, for the short flight TXL to MUC. So it must be pretty light.

[@henrydehenries6184]

Hahaha true

[@Cromakimsam]

The take off shows a powerful beast!!

[@marciochris75]

the last beautiful sleek elegant 4 engines bird, not to be seen anymore.

[@goytabr]

I remember a video I saw --- I can't locate it now --- of an Iberia A340-600 landing and parking at the old Quito airport in Ecuador. That airport had a shorter-than-ideal 2800 m runway at about the same altitude above sea level as the runway length! Not only that, the airport was almost at downtown Quito, and the approach was very complicated, among tall volcanoes of the Andes, lots of spurious winds, and on finals having to avoid the city buildings --- it was one of those approaches definitely in the "scenic, but scary" category! In that video, the plane landed well, but taxiing was complicated, and parking it even more. A tow tractor had to push and pull the very lonnnnnnnng plane several times back and forth in the small apron until positioning it at a jet bridge in a diagonal position that obstructed another gate. Now, THAT was being "too big for the airport"! (Quito now has a new international airport with a very long runway and a huge apron at a much more suitable location outside the city, and the old airport has been closed and turned into a city park.)

[@jc2971]

I flew the A340-600 six yrs. ago from Dulles to Frankfurt. It took forever for that bird to lift off the runway. Once airborne, it was a beautiful flight in First Class. However, my favorites are always the 747-8i and the 777-300 ER.

[@annieh.8175]

What a great video and what a humangeous plane ✈️. It always amazes me how gracefully these planes just lift off the runway. I am sure the people have gotten used to the noise since I am sure the airport was built after the homes were there already. I have been to different airports in Germany but not to this one. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@goytabr]

Probably. The original Tegel runway was built in a record 90 days during the Berlin blockade, to help in the heroic airlift that kept the city alive during that time. Of course it was expanded several times over the years, but it was there from 1948 or so until its closure a couple of years ago. Two curious facts: first, the construction workers at Tegel were mostly women volunteers, and second, when it was built there was a radio tower blocking the takeoff path. That tower was in West Berlin (in the French sector, where Tegel was), but due to the intricacies of the postwar treaties, it belonged to the Soviets. After formal requests to have it taken down were ignored, the French commander just ordered it blown up unceremoniously. The Soviet commander called him furious on the phone: "How could you do that??!!??" The French commander calmly replied: "With dynamite, mon général..." 😂

[@annieh.8175]

@@goytabr - You are kidding me aren’t you! So this airport was built in 1948…probably long before any of these houses were there. If this was true that reply would have been perfect. At any rate it gave me a good chuckle 🤭

[@goytabr]

@@annieh.8175, although Berlin is almost 800 years old, it was a very small town for most of its history (some of its modern districts used to be faraway independent little towns and villages). Berlin only grew to become a large metropolis in the 19th century. So, areas farther from the city center like Tegel were relatively recently urbanized, but "recently" in that context means 100-150 years. The Tegel region was an industrial area before the airport was built and I'm sure it was already pretty well populated before 1948. In fact, the area of the airport had been briefly an airfield before, during World War I, but then it was converted into a military training ground. This was why that field was largely unoccupied and an airport could be built there, but it also means that the area surrounding it was not free, it was already built up. Now, however, the airport is closed, the new airport is far away, and Tegel residents don't have to worry about noise any more.

[@annieh.8175]

@@goytabr - Thanks for all the info... I am really interested since I have been to Germany quite often since I used to have an aunt in Nuremberg however, I have never been so far north as Berlin. Europe’s countries are so close together as the different states here in the US...you drive a while and you are in a different country over there.

[@allanwoods783]

Flying across the Atlantic it always feels safer and gives you more confidence knowing there are four engines and not just two. I don’t think I would ever do that crossing in a two engined aircraft.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Stupid comment but I like 4 engines as well

[@aviationlba747]

@@NicotineRosbergAmen, haha.

[@carlmaster9690]

It is a shame Airbus stopped making tje A340. It was a great aircraft. Despite having four engines, the A340 was one of the most advanced, efficient and highly economically feasible aircrafts

[@smoothflying]

Carlmaster96 yeah agree

[@justdrums5211]

And it has an excellent safety record!

[@smoothflying]

JUST DRUMS exactly! But my national airline SAS will keep it for at least 5 years or more. No retirement plans scheduled

[@rayboxcyprus]

The reason of dropping it was its economic efficiency, hence the fuel consumption per passenger, maintenance cost for 4 engines. It wasn't attractive anymore to clients preferring 747-800, 777, A380, A350, instead where PP revenue was greater.

[@GerhardReinig]

Really sadly, Rolce Roce is unable to build an engine like the GE90 for an A340 or A380.

[@bigshotagee]

It's beautiful. I love it. Sad it's leaving...

[@JorgeLopez-lw9zj]

The size of those engines are bigger and nicer compared to the ones from previous 340 planes versions.

[@lucaipiranga]

It’s quiet and damn comfortable plane to fly with, pity airlines doesn’t want it, they prefer the packed sardine 777

[@r12004rewy]

Other than Concorde THE best looking civil aircraft of all time.

[@fsusc292]

She used to make the Munich - Charlotte flight before they went to the A330-300. Miss that beautiful bird.

[@ecoRfan]

Not a fan of the Trent-powered 330. Engines take a long time to spool. No other plane is like that. The Trents on the 346 don’t have that issue. And I definitely like the big long beautiful A340-600.

[@dnews7460]

I live in Charlotte near the airport and used to watch her approach in the evening. Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@RSTurbo50]

@@ecoRfan the trents are the most powerful in its class

[@ecoRfan]

D News i have seen some LH 346’s approach Newark too, as well as some on the ground when I’ve been there. Can see one of those beauties [D-AIHC] at the end of my AA1229 video.

[@navy831ari]

Perhaps Airbus' nicest plane. Intoxicating sound. Loud yes... But nice. Compared to this the 380 is a pig with wings.

[@mekiruba2302]

Beautiful. Smooth take off. Awesome.

[@mackay4740]

Beautiful aircraft, classic design.

[@Thuon_]

Nice takeoff!!!! Impressed!!

[@dennisalexanderreilly8624]

I kept thinking it's going to have a tail strike on the runway, its so long.

[@JoeyRoa30]

Beautiful takeoff...

[@shamsudeennjidda2081]

I wish I could fly these in the future. Very beautiful take off.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

This Airbus A340-600 was then the Longest Airliner and of course can land in Airports capable to handle due to its length of the Fuselage. Singapore Changi Airport (SIN /WSSS) have 4 Terminals and 2 Runway system that can easily handle Aircraft like this Airbus A340-600 apart from the World's Largest Airliner Giant Airbus A380.

[@harexe6306]

Those planes with very long fuselarge are my favorites

[@christophermarshall4080]

it's sad they've cancelled producation and it's slowling being phased out, the A340 is one of the most beautiful planes to ever take to the skies

[@faizurahmankhoshnod6521]

It is very amazing and fantastic plane. I traveled once it was so comfortable.

[@yamahabradley]

It has the beauty and grace of the original 707 Intercontinential.

[@ecoRfan]

Robert Bradley kind of looks like a much bigger longer wider version

[@dinos7185]

The 747 is and always will be the most magnificent plane to fly in...

[@nabeelshariff6006]

Lol

[@TomHiel]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@alohatvn]

Very nice take off

[@carolfreitag6847]

So beautiful to watch!!!

[@curlyanneb1973]

That is a big, big boy! I'd like to see the crazies stand behind that when he guns his motors! (I might do it myself given the opportunity, but probably be too chicken. Lol. I will never not be awed that these things can stay up in the air, apparently for hours and hours. Lol)

[@58HUSTLER]

If you really want that experience, go to St. Maarten and take a taxi to Maho beach. Wait for one of the big boys to take off. Stood behind the KLM 747 that came there every day (might have been retired by now). A pizza delivery guy walked by and told us "You don't want to stand behind the big one......You'll end up on KZbin". We just nodded and said to ourselves "yeah whatever". Once the pilot fired up it didn't take but a few seconds before we all scattered. After wiping the sand out of my eyes, I looked up to see a dozen people with their phones out taking video. The pizza guy was right!

[@manuelalindner5583]

Vielen Dank für das tolle Video. 😉

[@animebuff86]

1:48 That plane is huge. Longer than an A380. Only beaten by a 747-800

[@garyjanssen5388]

reminds me of the stretched DC8 of old.

[@dencairns2228]

Incredible Majestic Machine. Thanks for that great Vid👍

[@fredlacerda]

Favourite Plane :D

[@ELAviation]

Mine too. Such a beauty.

[@HansJoachim]

Sehr schön gefilmt, Danke ! LG HaJo

[@super_slav91]

What routes do the a340-600's fly on I want a seat, love this plane.

[@matze3925]

Super_Slav Most of Lhs Munich routes

[@RealLeystar]

The one wide body aircraft I have been privileged enough to fly in it so many time

[@timwalker5646]

longest plane in the world until 747-8

[@robbieshaft]

Yes. And now the 777-9

[@camilmoujaber4813]

Beautiful flying hotdog :)

[@paul75609]

I can now only see a flying hot dog😂

[@eacpires]

Fui Cmte. do Boeing 747-400 durante 12 anos, mas confesso que este A340 -642, me assusta um pouco. Teria que me concentrar muito para fazer o take-off e o landing com ele . Maravilha!!!

[@danworthington4789]

Does it have an onboard swimming pool? How long does it take to build one of these planes?

[@pratyushsharmaIbanez]

It has grace & beauty.The 4 engines compliments so well with it's length.Unlike 777's depressing ,awkward big two engines which never never goes well with looks.In fact the 777's engines are a big let down to the overall looks.

[@mophead7806]

im a 777-300ER fan but this is my favourite airbus

[@avinashpandiyan501]

Wow, big boss set to take off ❤️😍✈️👍🔥💪

[@MuratBOYARBoyarspotter]

Fantastic takeoff..

[@francescoceresani3343]

i don't understand how is it small for the airport, it felt like it slid perfectly

[@goytabr]

I have a friend who works in the ATC of São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil. It's a pretty big airport with a large apron, but he told me that the A340-600 (and the just slightly shorter -500) could be a nightmare for ground operations. Too long and hard to maneuver and fit everywhere. It often had to be parked at a remote position because it was impossible to solve the equation of making it fit among the occupied positions. Things are better now with the new International Terminal 3, whose gates can (and do) easily accomodate the A380, the 747-8 and other extra-long planes, but I can understand the taxi and parking problems at Berlin-Tegel, a very tight airport initially built for small propeller planes and later expanded, in the middle of what was then a besieged city where space was scarce and precious. I also remember having seen a video of an arriving Iberia A340-600 parking at the old (now demolished) Quito Airport in Ecuador, which was also very tight. The plane not only occupied the space of two gates, it had to be maneuvered back and forth with the help of a tractor, which is very unusual when arriving at a gate with jet bridges.

[@francescoceresani3343]

oof thanks for explaining, the info was really nice

[@maybach4matic835]

747 with 787....x masuk airport tu ke....

[@ELAviation]

Berlin TXL also is not a big airport.

[@johnford5568]

Most of the time the extended versions seem to just look better, 346, 753, 321, 764, etc.

[@mariorichter2102]

Mit diesem Flugzeug bin ich letztes Jahr Ende Mai von München nach New York JFK geflogen ✈️❤

[@Musicbaskar007]

Look at the size of this plane beautiful

[@herberteiden9338]

Und heute bekam ich mit , dass die Lufthansa einige ihrer A 340-600 ter Maschinen wieder aktivieren wird..muss ja nicht für immer sein,- aber für mich immer noch majestätisch beeindruckend auch für den Stand der Technik damals..h.E. Berlin..ein totaler trauriger Berlin TXL Tegel Fan..für den Rest meines Lebens.....

[@artoo45]

I was thinking about this string bean vs the pudgy looking IL96. They look like they should trade flight surfaces. The vertical stabilizer looks so tiny.

[@dangraham9741]

the A -340 - 600 is slender and beautiful tho . String bean sounds a bit lean .

[@patrickclose1772]

340-600 the Man.😝🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@sjoldtimer]

Is the title "Too Big for Airport" because it had to use a parallel runway for the taxi? That happens at several airports when larger planes are in use because taxiways are too narrow. Most often seen with 747s.

[@schoolssection]

Wonder if engines 1 & 4 extend beyond hard surface - might require frequent clean-up which would, indeed, make the airplane too big for that airport

[@KushalDave]

Wonderful Aircraft

[@donalfinn4205]

Always was a stunning plane!

[@brucebartman4782]

My favourite airliner to fly!

[@bigtaxrefund]

its BEAST of a plane...too long if u ask me

[@malaymalaysian9096]

bigtaxrefund - Yups! Very long indeed

[@francescoceresani3343]

that's what she said

[@jinraygoh4054]

U know what else is long?

[@malaymalaysian9096]

Jin Ray Goh - LOL!

[@carlmaster9690]

bigtaxrefund noncence. This is a gorgeous aircraft

[@heyrod59]

This will be a huge (no pun intended) problem at most airports that currently exist in the world today. Most airports are at least 50-60 years old with runways built to accommodate the planes being built at that time, yes there are exceptions where some airports extended their longest runways to accommodate the 747's (first generation) in the 70's and then the SST's later on (no longer in use) but what does that do for airports that have no usable/available acreage to extend their runways or the terminals for the planes of this size to be placed for boarding/disembarking? ?

[@aj-01]

It beautifies the air

[@nicov3928]

Eines der tollsten Flugzeuge. Die A340-600 ist einfach einzigartig. Schade, dass dieser tolle Vogel langsam aber sicher ausstirbt. :(

[@loneaxolotl]

Is it longer than the 777-300er?

[@ricardowebb7116]

Caged Cross yes it used to be the longest passenger jet until the 747 8 passed it in length

[@JimmyfromtheNorth01]

Ricardo Webb Yup and the 777x is supposed to be longer than the 747-8.

[@loneaxolotl]

Thanks guys!

[@murph8837]

Agim Ibraimi so the 777x will be longest plane? Do they plan on extending the a380 in length?

[@solomonpilot2510]

BUT THE B777 THE KING OF THE SKIES !

[@benwingreeff2652]

I fly this same aircraft and I must say she turns heads with the pure length and size it's sad they being phased out

[@adrianpijas8867]

It is said that A340-600 is the most technologycal advanced plane in the history, isn´t it?

[@meineomafahrtimhuhnerstall1064]

Ich weiß nicht warum, aber die Tragflächen wirken von der Länge irgendwie zu klein. Also nicht die Spannweite, sondern einfach die Länge. Wirkt im Verhältnis zur Länge des Fliegers zu winzig. Finde da den A345 deutlich schöner

[@minopamma]

L'eleganza.

[@kingkanoworldmedia4389]

30% ground crew and 70% pilot, great job to all. This plan was not too big, airport was perfect

[@donalfinn4205]

As graceful as a swan.

[@williamdavidwallace3904]

Add jato bottles like EAL used to do on some 4 engine prop planes.

[@trevorcox3607]

Saw it in Lima Peru- it dwarfed the apron

[@RoParky]

Why did it not spool up on the first try?

[@concretusl5585]

I've taken a 340 from Beijing to Munich. Very long.😂

[@ELAviation]

And, do you like it?

[@catherinepitroponsford5913]

Not as big as the a380 Though but still a great aircraft

[@fw0756]

Absolute beauty.

[@singel09]

Compare take-off toma -200 or -300 version. On hot days those climbed(...) away like a 707

[@Cappadoccia04]

Are the outer engines smaller than the inner engines?

[@visionist7]

They're all four the same Trent 500 engines

[@ohhuang5569]

Which bigger and longer. A340-600 or B 777-300er?

[@quoniam426]

I guess that the B777-9X will surpass in length the A340-600 by quite a margin.

[@Apocrypha_Darkbane]

This is the beast that I want to fly

[@Nine-TailedFox4]

Darth Plagueis has anyone ever told you the tragedy of Darth plagious the wise?

[@mickser101]

Its a fantastic aircraft, pity many airliners are getting rid of their A340-600's. The economics of operating it don't add up sadly

[@computeraddic675]

Wow!Those people in the houses nearby must have BIG sound proving in their homes!

[@meisterha8454]

The A340 always reminds me of a glider whereas other planes- the TriStar and the MD-11- lay in the air like a stone.

[@janswildlife9163]

WOW! So long I thought it was Photoshopped.

[@CaptainStevenMarkovich]

👍👍

[@AhmadDanHamidu]

4 engines 4 long haul!

[@tonydelamotte1408]

But can it fly on 2 motors.

[@visionist7]

It could probably land safely on two engines if you dump all the excess fuel

[@rocksnot952]

Why were they there?

[@georgobergfell]

was ist der unterschied zwischen A343 und A346? Nur die Triebwerke?

[@0HV112]

Ich sag mal so ... die A346 ist weeeeesentlich länger. ;-)

[@lindartlichtwerk6119]

Die Länge. rund 12m länger

[@lindartlichtwerk6119]

Und die Bar, die sich unterhalb der hinteren Kabine befindet. Ist ne coole Sache

[@Powerbertl66]

Ralf Lindart , oohh ja, die Bar :-) :-) :-)

[@bigtaxrefund]

airbus planes are more spacious than those b-737 500 to 800 series. the 737 cram you in like rice in a flour bag

[@felixkuzniar1541]

Was bitte hat diese Maschine in Tegel gemacht?

[@0HV112]

DFB-Finale in Berlin.😄

[@ELAviation]

Warning! Long Vehicle! :-)

[@banchnotok]

Bin ich der Einzige, der immer Texel statt Tegel sagt?

[@mra6308]

I wonder if they could fly that thing with just two engines.

[@adventureairinc7355]

Yes, sure you can keep it flying on two engines. But not take off. 2 Engines have about 550 kN Thrust. One Engine of an 777-300 (roughly the same size) has about 500kN and they can continue take off (after V1(decision speed)), climb out and fly on one engine with no problem.

[@mra6308]

AdventureAirInc I'd love to see it with new engines and just using Teo because it's a beautiful plane

[@murph8837]

Wouldn't that make it an. A330?

[@mra6308]

Murph88 would it be the same length?

[@catherinepitroponsford5913]

Yes it is bigger than a 777-300er