Virgin Australia 777-300ER Takeoff, Sydney

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VH-VOZ (first 777-300ER for Virgin Australia lifting out of Sydney). Filmed from seat 5A with a Sony RX100.
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[@TommyBahama84]

The fog in the engine is condensation, it is caused by Bernoulli’s principle. As the velocity of the air increases in the intake, the pressure and temperature decreases. The temperature cools to the dew point which turns the water vapour into condensation.

[@thunderlips7611]

Thank you Dr Watson hahaha. Kidding!! had no idea. Cool to know

[@ImGerald]

M B stop lying to us. We know there’s a mini haarp machine inside that engine controlling the weather

[@jimmy052k]

Wow you taught me better than my Physics teacher would’ve back then, which I found rather confusing but you’ve worded that perfectly! Nice to know!!

[@ag6371]

See Captain Joe's explanation

[@jarlevanlandeghem8595]

Wow thx I didn’t know that thx for your wisdom

[@hueyrosayaga]

GE90 at takeoff: rrrrrrREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@silviaquiroga5665]

what is sound

[@yourgirleft]

Huey Rosayaga lol!

[@ArabianKnight7771]

It sounds like my fridge

[@xsentinel3044]

ArabianKnight7771 Sounds like my bathroom fan

[@aleksandarlenhart2078]

IAE V2500/CFM56: Are we a yoke to you?

[@RyanEmeryLovesCars]

One of the most unique sounds of all turbofans. A high-pitch whine but complemented by a remarkable deep growl. Unmistakable.

[@FSEVENMAN]

I call it the GE industrial whine.

[@liukang3545]

ok who gives a flying fuck?

[@Diodorus79]

The deep growls sound similar to V8 engines.

[@lanchanoinguyen2914]

That is called buzzsaw sound caused by the vibration of the fan blade

[@garrettdodson6110]

@@lanchanoinguyen2914I’ve always been told the buzz saw sound is actually the tips of the fan blades hitting the sound barrier. If it was vibration the engine would be shaking at all speeds come apart.

[@jasonharrison5320]

That's an engine that sounds determined to get you to any destination.

[@SirDeanosity]

I've heard one of these takeoff at about 1000ft high and 1/2mile away. The roar exceeded that of any 747 i've ever heard take off. This plane has 230,000 total thrust and the 747-400 has 172,000 total thrust. Either way I agree.....from either end of this engine it sounds like its going places at full beans.

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

@@SirDeanosity nahhhh 747's are louder. I've had 747's shake my house while climbing after takeoff.

[@watchforlife]

My favorite sound while on board any flight!!! Lol

[@rogerwilson8996]

You know de thing👍i wished I was on that flight. I would have just listened to that sound all the time

[@user-el4yz4ih137k]

К5111

[@matt8863]

10:30 For those needing to get straight to the music.

[@bommaz]

Sould rename the video, "Ten and a half minutes staring at a ge90 before a nice gentle take off"

[@raphaelbouttelet137]

Thanks..

[@samui007]

Thanks

[@pnaylor666]

"MY TURN!!!!!!!!"

[@yourgirleft]

matt8863 thx

[@kenw.1112]

Jet engines fascinate me beyond words! I love flying and I feel safer in a commercial jet than in a car anyday. The technicians that keep our skies safe by maintaining those expensive planes deserve enormous RESPECT!!!!

[@user-sx9wc3ie7e]

Hello

[@saulfernandez8876]

Flying cars r coming soon

[@robertwilliamson6121]

Well…they say the the most dangerous part of your trip is not the flight….it’s the drive to the airport.

[@rv555ba]

@@robertwilliamson6121 Good thinking.. never can be too careful

[@Seltkirk-ABC]

​@@robertwilliamson6121until something goes seriously wrong with the aircraft because they love cutting corners and bringing maintainence costs down

[@charliedee9276]

11:20, seeing the wing flex up so much just as the plane rotates airborne is just too cool.

[@basimpsn]

You are actually seeing the weight of plane fuselage...it's like swing from the center of a goal post lol

[@sashachu9925]

The wing got an erection

[@billyreynolds4749]

@@sashachu9925 - I didn't know wings got hard-on's, but I like the way you think! LOL

[@user-mw8um6mc3v]

Great spot!!!

[@kevinanimationsyt2917]

Yeah, wing flex are amazing. Since they flex how much they can flex their wing **drum sounds in back ground**

[@Stinkbuttpooperappledog]

3:07 everyone just ignore the plane that is on fire. No big deal Ryanair landing everybody that's all.

[@geletmote]

wat the heck was that

[@Qlimax1982]

Just Training for the Airport Fire Department, otherwise no Plane would Start or Land

[@daffakianandra147]

I know this is a joke, but why whould Ryanair be flying in Australia?

[@Tierseelenat]

You made my day !

[@nipafilms236]

:D

[@USSLKA-116]

I must have watched this video about 30 times already and it never gets old. There are a lot of GE90 engine videos on YT but this is best!

[@laurencecope7083]

Never ceases to amaze me how quickly they climb.

[@richard94511]

Laurence called "heavy " climbing with residential areas below

[@RazordraacGaming]

Anyone want to mention that amazing subtle change in pitch/vibration when the plane actually lifts off. I love that.

[@ryaanalam7459]

Whenever I hear this sound, sometimes I get emotional.

[@speedbird1598]

GE90 110s and 1152 can only truly be appreciated in person. On video they sound weak, but I can tell you from experience listening to a GE90 in person on a 200LR or 300ER is something else.

[@vn453]

I totally agree, when your actually in the plane, you can feel the thrust in your seat and also hear the engine roar and resonate through the cabin.

[@Shakerhood69]

The 115 is a beast!

[@lymphocytedr]

Very true. And also when the pilots start up the engines! It’s like an earthquake that only the people on the plane are experiencing.

[@datathunderstorm]

Wow! Just wow! The power of those General Electric Niner-Zero Turbofans as they pulled that Triple Seven into the sky! Did anybody notice the way the GE90 was torque wobbling on it’s pylon? Such amazing thrust! And that “Buzz Saw” sound as the engines throttled back slightly from their take off settings.....now THAT’S sheer aviation engineering porn. The hairs stood up at the end of my neck, and I felt dizzy with delight. A huge bonus to this video was the mini vortex that formed as the engines spooled up to take off revolutions, and perhaps the most perfect of all, was, just as the GE90s were throttled back, inducing the “Buzz Saw” sound, if you look just below the engine, on the ground below, you can clearly see the small shadow of the 777 racing across the land - that’s just perfection. Great video for so many reasons, and worth the 10.5 minutes of taxiing before takeoff.

[@captainharpy2908]

I love the engine roar of a triple 7. Best sounding engine in aviation

[@johndeluna692]

When I die, feed my body to this beast.

[@coydog7902]

Mamothdinolover 112 Yes

[@Jabba1625]

@@coydog7902 that's a very pricey funeral farewell 🤣

[@Enzoxvx]

I would watch that funeral

[@KimHoàngHuy-v4h]

ARE YOU CRAZY??? FEEDING YOUR BODY ON THAT CRUEL EMGINE?!?!?!? YOU SHOULD SAY SORRY

[@tedburnard841]

Love the shadow of the plane after take-off - just below the engine - watching it get smaller as the plane is climbing. Awesome. Still reckon flying is the best feeling and sensation a man can have with his pants still on

[@SQUISHBUBBLE]

I reckon you haven’t flown with your pants off?

[@high1voltage1rules]

It's brilliant when you get a seat right next to the engines. I bloody love jet engines. They sound and look so awesome. 👍😉 Thanks for sharing buddy, 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍

[@Repented008]

Not so brilliant if you're in an unplanned landing and they come barging into the cabin to give you a hug ;-)

[@rustynail3159]

high1voltage1rules just recently I took my first airplane ride ever and I enjoyed it so much I couldn't wait to take off again. Sitting in front of that engine and listening to it was awesome

[@geoffreyhansen8543]

Jet engines are fascinating technology IMHO

[@rogiroe745]

Only problem is, when you accidentally open the window, they suck you right in. I hate that when it happens

[@mergat2970]

Ur a brit aren't u.

[@bostonaviator4775]

Is nobody going to talk about that brutal, yet beautiful wing flex?

[@ozzyhattermann8307]

11:49 When your shadow covers the entire IKEA parking lot

[@flyer_452official9]

Oh i noticed lol

[@finn-hz9nu]

Thats my local Ikea lol

[@Kingbron007]

Ozzy Hattermann PEWDIEPIE

[@josefsstationrc6064]

They call them “car park” here

[@coydog7902]

IKEA bird dealership

[@mikes9939]

Great video towards the end once the plane starts moving down the runway. It's possible to see the wing bend upwards at the tips as it begins to assume the weight of the plane and provide the lift. I also once had a first class seat on a 777 from Atlanta and I experienced the same thing because I had a similar view of the front of the left engine.. These engines spool up very quickly for an engine with the huge fan size that the GE 90 has. The thrust is amazing and the plane gathers speed very quickly for something that is weighing in as much as the 777 does.

[@krisztiangyulavari5715]

i love the sound when they throttle it back to climbing thrust from TO/GA at 12:00

[@spicytakis]

It wasn't TO/GA power. It was normal thrust set. 85% power.

[@Zarbi7]

@@spicytakis to be fair in boeing it's always considered to/ga

[@babyj4154]

@@spicytakis its a flight from Syd to Lax meaning the aircraft is heavy as shit. You can see it as it took nearly the full runway to get to Vr. It may not have been TO/GA power but I reckon it was a lot more than 85% thrust. Probably closer to 96, 97%

[@picklerick_404]

Real TO/GA was used on an Aeroflot 777 during a go around.

[@andrewpitt7742]

These GE90’s have got so much power! I remember when I flew on Singapore airlines 777-300er the pilot must have been a little heavy handed the shove in the seat we got on takeoff from Melbourne to Singapore was unbelievable.. probably helped by lighter fuel load compared to virgin 14/15 hour flight to LA where the takeoff roll is still short for the amount of weight the plane is carrying. Big congrats to all the GE engineers

[@smaze1782]

Beautiful. I Love watching the wing as airspeed increases. You can see it rise and flex at the tip as it gains lift. Cool.

[@jamesporter6288]

You can see the wing literally lifting the plane up ... The way it curves up as the plane picks up speed is really cool.

[@ASJEAviationHQ]

Great video, powerful impressive take off! The GE-90's always amazing with how fast they can get the 77W to Vr in quick succession. Liked!

[@bigdnelyria]

ASJE Aviation HQ normally but must have been hot that day. Seemed like it took a little bit longer than normal, and all that condensation in front of the engine.

[@tripwire3992]

trents are better

[@paintedblue6006]

What’s a 77W

[@LethalThreat]

Abbreviation for a 777-300ER

[@MrWestdayable]

More like 24 million.

[@ImmortalSynn]

Great sound, clarity, and steady camera! Definite thumbs-up!

[@chuckeberth4370]

Most unique spool up sound of the GE-90. Love it!

[@RipRoarin]

It's amazing how they can make something that spins that fast & not break apart.

[@1956MercM260]

Well, that was worth waiting for!

[@faronanderson2536]

My goodness that is an almighty engine.Just listen to that power...incredible! Thanks for posting this amazing footage!

[@davidshaw5973]

Love the flex in that wing. The power of lift is phenomenal!!

[@ClearSkyProductions777]

I just want you to know, after years of watching plane videos, this is has to be the best one that truly captures the sounds of the 777 engines. Great catch!

[@dashriprock4308]

Watching the engine swing side-to-side kind of makes me nervous.

[@murrayent1able]

So powerful it looks like it created its own weather system

[@MrDaddynomates]

I remember the first time I flew. I was a kid. It was an old 727 flying from London Heathrow to Athens Greece. It had two small engines at the back just in front of the tail. When those engines revved up and started roaring i remember being blown away at the power they had. Those two little engines pushed that big aircraft down the runway like it was easy. Great acceleration and awesome sound. I had a huge respect for the Jet engine ever since. Amazing invention.

[@davidpalmer9780]

The B727 has three engines. The third one is hidden from view in the tail cone of the aircraft. The air intake sitting just forward of the tail that has an 'S' duct leading to the engine. The B727 has a good thrust to weight ratio when lightly loaded and cruised at Mach 0.82. Very nice!

[@Voyager23B]

11:58 Nice sounding thrust reduction in preparation for a slight turn.

[@jconcordia]

The reduction is not for the turn, it's so the plane doesn't go into overspeed. Take off is at 100% thrust. You don't need 100% necessarily (depending on the circumstances) after takeoff.

[@valet2972]

@@jconcordia thrust reduction is for the noise abatement procedure. Also takeoff are usually not performed with TOGA but rather at 85-90% max (derated takeoff on boeing, flex temperature on airbus), with the exception of high elevation airports, heavy payload, short runway, very hot weather etc.

[@Turboy65]

The first ten and a half minutes of this video are a waste. Skip them. Next time, roll the window down, I can't hear the engine very well.

[@marxxpham1578]

OldSlowGamer I know!

[@daffakianandra147]

Roll down the window to get sucked in the engine 😀

[@rezarionbyakudan]

Is this a jojoke

[@jodu9965]

themlgnoob oMg you ar soo Stupid xDddddd

[@rezarionbyakudan]

R/woooosh

[@paulcommerford1802]

Good video. I love the engine sounds; always have. I must say that, of the commercial variety, the ones I loved the most were the B707 take-offs from when I was a kid. Manufacturers have been trying to make engines quieter ever since but I prefer the older, noisier ones. The VC10 also made an awesome sound on take-off especially if you were on the ground listening. Of the military variety most of them are great but nothing quite beats the legendary Vulcan.

[@trevorjameson3213]

Best roaring takeoff I've seen yet, very nice!

[@themeparkrob]

Awesome engine. I worked in Evendale OH where they build these beasts and had many opportunities to see them in the test cells running their paces. Thing of beauty. Wish other airlines would use them.

[@dls2004]

The memories of leaving Kingsford Smith / Sydney. Last time I left this airport it was on a Thai Airways 777. Must have been heavy with a full load as that took a lot of runway to reach V1.

[@vladvlad8505]

11:59...that moment when i get scary...everytime i fly

[@nivo_03]

Same

[@fse7794]

thats when you think engine is going to fail now

[@vladvlad8505]

@@fse7794 true

[@lelavender]

It’s just slowing the engines to reduce noise that’s over the houses. You don’t need max power the entire flight.

[@mrtuvok5578]

going from takeoff power to climb

[@3melendr]

Beautiful beautiful Sydney! What fond memories I have of you. I almost took an extra year of R & R from that hell hole called Vietnam.

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Amazing engines. Heard the 777 engine pods are same diameter as a 737 fuselage!

[@intothevoid5074]

we have reached the point where the engines themselves are the size of a narrow-body airliner.

[@harvey364]

These days it seems like everyone closes the shade as soon as the plane leaves the gate -- we must get to our precious phones and other devices,. apparently. But thanks for appreciating the view! I wish more people would keep the shades up and look outside when flying.

[@nykiemjordan4647]

The power, I've never seen anything like it!

[@packingten]

105 Kq thrust wow

[@rbrb288]

@Mamothdinolover 112 calm down Plato

[@choppertimberland139]

The sound when there is condensation going into the engine is cool, mutch love to the Fadec

[@HITTALO777]

Great video. Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷. I love B777. Have a great day. Big hug.

[@theadventureinsider]

I love the GE-90s, the PWs also sound amazing but nothing beats he GE-90s (GE-nx sounds amazing too)

[@blastermaster2383]

Love the flex in the wing when she starts to lift.

[@akshhay]

This is the type of content I like to see

[@LuvsTstormTapes]

Commenting from southern RI, in the USA..on this THU 1/23/20...awesome on the jet-takeoff...just LUVS it.......especially when one sees it around the 10:30 mark((and if we can also nicely minus out those ''pesky '' many commercial breaks during the video, heeheee))...Always so much fun watching such very scintilating live take-off videos...on these cold winter mornings here where I live..while Sydney is basking in the summer sun as of late.

[@NickSilcox3]

10:30 at takeoff, that plane was almost fully loaded, look at the wing bend upward as the plane is gaining lift

[@oS2006DE]

I saw! I was like "you sure you got this?" Lol

[@EatMyAids]

It’s called wing flex, this happens whether it’s fully loaded or not.

[@midwestsirens]

Hey what's up Nick!

[@ecoRfan]

Long roll and high power thrust. Must be a long route.

[@tenvelli]

Wing flex

[@zaveexixterteen3841]

I love the 777 and its GE-90 engines!

[@aleksandarlenhart2078]

321 with IAE's sound better for me

[@iandunbar-reid6018]

Very impressive. Nice views of the International Terminal. Looks small compared to some others. Thanks for sharing.

[@craigpennington1251]

Looks like someone's BBQ is getting out of hand by the water tower. That's a large airport. Definitely a unique sound from that huge engine. Cool vapor induction scene. Amazing how they work. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@nicksflyingadventures6374]

Beautiful sound

[@darkeos]

A M A Z I N G!!!!! Thanks for sharing 👌👍

[@882952]

Man, the sound of the engines (in whatever plane I end up in) and seeing the power of that suck never gets old.

[@TuncayKaya4]

Excellent video, thank you 🙏

[@aviezek3072]

how did u manage to get such steady shot? u attach the cam to something?

[@joebledsoe257]

This was actually a commercial for the IKEA store in Sydney!

[@coydog7902]

Wait what????

[@velekorunoski5997]

Hahaha yeah, the engine just sucked it right in on the sweet spot 😂😂

[@sh230968]

Has General Electric (GE or Get Everything) acquired IKEA too?

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Excellent On-Board footage & HUGE Like & Just Subscribed 👍😎

[@billkohler1277]

A ad right in the middle of take off. Beautiful!

[@stevenlarratt3638]

So much flex in the strut...

[@luka4305]

10:41 the engines made a vortex

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

Luka Kraft I loooove vortexes

[@blueguycommenteryt7054]

@Mamothdinolover 112 ye

[@snxi1]

@Mamothdinolover 112 u gay

[@Andy1076]

That roar that makes one smile every time!

[@NoppornSLiles]

Exciting, awesome video

[@blevy1949]

Were they served the first meal while taxiing?

[@Omari1125]

You're funny, lol, any longer they would've had to go back to the terminal to refuel.

[@seanspell9633]

Now that was funny.

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

They were into the second movie

[@andy-james-]

The fog is caused by the insects vapourising.

[@DoubleGauss]

As the wing loads, the spars gently bend upwards. Beautiful to watch.

[@LukeCrisp]

That sound! such a good view aswell!

[@standolfo]

Music for my ears

[@cjflash99]

The sound of one of the worlds most powerful turbofan engines ;)

[@zayne784]

cjflash99 its the most powerful engine stupid

[@zayne784]

ШΣLL I'M HΣRΣ TΩ HΔ∇Σ ҒUΠ I'M SΩRRΨ CJҒLΔSH99

[@mackenja43]

Awesome video! Thanks!

[@BingBingBongBong]

I think it’s so cute how all the little planes are waiting their turn ^_^

[@CorrectiveAction]

Love the way that thing wobbles around on its pylon...

[@Fk67Lg]

what thing?

[@rayg9069]

@@Fk67Lg Umm, the engine? Bit of side to side flexing as it lifted

[@justforever96]

There is a lot of gyro force working, there few thousand pounds of rotating mass, a 100,000lbs of thrust. They are designed to have flex, like modern airliner wings. if you tried to build them totally rigid, they'd be far heavier and more likely to fracture from the stress. The flex accommodates the movement, instead of fighting. I've seen it on plenty of airplanes. You can often see the engines wobble a bit on touchdown, or in turbulence.

[@DoubleGauss]

@CorrectiveAction , that's a great screen name. A true Control System afficionado would have a name like that.

[@GFLAYIII]

Truly the world's longest runway!

[@marzapan9029]

3.9 km long that one. Was a space shuttle emergency strip as well. If you want to fly some of the worlds longest non-stop flights a lot of them come out of sydney (SYD-LAX, Sydney to Dallas, sydney to chile and argentina via the S pole). So you need the runway to haul the fuel on a warm still day. And its A380 central.

[@aleksandarlenhart2078]

@@marzapan9029 A FUCKING runway in China is 17k feet

[@hananwatchworld]

Amazing mini vortex XD outstanding video

[@jamesfish18]

Wow that’s the most beautiful sound in the world, that’s why they are my favourite type of aircraft

[@JayseGreene]

Took a while for V1

[@lenny108]

nice video although this airport seems to hate airplanes, 15 km taxiway to reach the takeoff runway is far too much.

[@DALKINION]

Brilliant engine and wing flex and what sound!

[@camagnew9191]

I enjoy those long taxis to the runway….knowing its going to get way better in a few more minutes. Lucky you!

[@volksronyahoo]

Good thing that motor sounds so sweet after 10 minutes of waiting...

[@rocketeerPM2500]

It's an ENGINE please, not a bloody 'motor'. Lawnmowers have motors. Little dinghys have motors. Whether on water, on land or in the air -- large powerplants are called engines.

[@roccop3760]

Geoff stick an engine in it Geoff

[@SirDeanosity]

It's the motor for Chuck Norris's kerosene fueled garage heater.

[@aaronhilsz-lothian4637]

Nice video! Any idea what the plume of smoke was seen at 3:07

[@stormeagle28]

Australia's environmental efforts.

[@StillTyping913]

Lol

[@treypohe4593]

It's actually the airport fire services doing training. If you go on the road that runs parallel to one of Sydney's runways, in between the bushes you can see a demented plane thing. It's a controlled fire, so don't worry!

[@aviatorhari5550]

factory

[@zforce69]

They do it at Perth airport as well.

[@martinsimeonov1563]

That's some badass engine... i cannot fathom how heavy that plane is for the wing to flex like that

[@vqlcano1698]

Average takeoff weight is about 260,000 kg.

[@yolsclassics6347]

I have flown on many 777s, a few being the 300ERs, the aircraft is a total powerhouse and EXTREMELY confident.

[@mylesmcdowell4171]

10:32 is when the action starts 😎

[@MrHansDelbruck]

The video is 12 minutes 31 seconds long, but the airplane *GETS ON* the runway 10 minutes in :1

[@nigeyboi8981]

This was AWESOME!

[@777johnp]

Ten minutes and forty seconds of taxiing, and then an ad? You’re killin me Smalls. This could have been a 30 second video.

[@vwsambabus]

nice sound!

[@kunlayak9947]

Fabi Speri

[@SH00T_TH3PUMP]

General Electric for the win!!! 😍😍😍

[@andrewramotar6843]

Wow! Good capture , love this

[@megatop412]

LOVE the Quantas A330 takeoff at 1:22, great catch!!

[@redfffsh]

Is it just me? But why are the engines wiggling during takeoff???

[@Nick-tz3ke]

because if its not then its dead

[@jamesheal4535]

I thought that

[@bobgreene2892]

Thanks for that-- all of us have had the experience of waiting forever in an airport terminal, so even an extended taxi to the active runway is an exciting relief. Just from curiosity, can you explain the mist visible at the engine inlet at 10:40, and the loud compressor buzz at 11:22 on takeoff? The loud buzz seems a feature of turbofans at full takeoff power.

[@dphorgan]

The massive pressure drop causes water to condense to visible water droplets. Buzz is the blade tips breaking the speed of sound.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

Yep now with bigger diameter inlet fans they seem to whine, but unlike a dog it is gorgeous

[@bigfoot9013]

Low pressure created by the fan blades, the blades are like mini airplane wings. Can been seen when certain atmospheric conditions are right

[@vbscript2]

"certain atmospheric conditions are right" = high relative humidity, especially if it's warm and humid. The buzz is the sound of the shockwaves created by the supersonic speed of the main fan blade tips. As you've noticed this is more common on turbofans, especially the large-diameter turbofans, as they have a higher blade tip speed for a given angular velocity.

[@notallthatbad]

Is there a reason why it seems to only condense at points instead of continuously? I suppose it accumulates or hits some pockets of higher water vapors?

[@quantomic1106]

The sounds of these engines always give me chills. Crazy what the human species can achieve.