British Airways | 747-400 | London Heathrow ✈ Phoenix, AZ (Sky Harbor) | World Traveller Plus |

[@ZuhairFarouk]

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[@alvexok5523]

7:41 - how do you know where those flights have flown in from just from watching them landing or taxiing from your aircraft window while you're taxiing?

[@pnwaviation5567]

@@alvexok5523 I would assume FR24 is what he uses.

[@lupitasantamaria1880]

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[@annmichire2792]

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[@dr.atmhasanmozahid53]

Very old engine

[@roconnor01]

Those Rolls Royce RB-211's are absolutely on song. It's incredible to think they were designed over 50 years ago!

[@ELPaso1990TX]

That’s right originally RB211s we’re designed specifically for the L1011 Tristar.

[@reubenmorris487]

Did you see the wing bend and flex at the start of the take-off roll?

[@ishaanroy2436]

@@reubenmorris487 yes

[@rayjames6096]

The 747 was designed over 50 years ago.

[@connormarx8207]

Rip 747-400. You were a pioneer luxury long haul plane!

[@zerodarkthirty1045]

That wing flex with roughly 8 ton of engine on it is unreal..

[@N330AA]

The engines, and of course the far heavier fuel in the wings, is helpings the wings to avoid flexing.

[@mark4lev]

Astonishing amount of flex. You don’t see that on the modern single engine per wing designs

[@johntracy72]

When you hear those engines rev up like that, you know you're getting a big dose of raw power.

[@CyberSystemOverload]

You were so lucky to fly on Queen before she was retired. Cant beat the RR fans turnin n burnin! Fantastic video and thank you THANK YOU for NOT using music. So many nice aviation vids wrecked with music these days.

[@declan-kayodekeegan1598]

Despite being a frequent flyer, I always get excited with engine start up on push back, the spool when the plane starts taxiing and that initial roar that turns into a quieter whirl as the plan speeds up on take off run. Such power. Such beautiful sounds!

[@ricardosam8050]

Declan-Kayode Keegan have u ever flew to Mia from Lhr

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Engine start in a 747 is very nice, as the fans speed up you can feel the slight resonance through the cabin and you know it’s holiday time.

[@giovannifaggiano7873]

Non yes ttyyyyyytrrrreedrerewwqqoppprrrwqqw-Kayode Keegan jiioopophxcfvwsbiygfyutdgoijotesyjphannNNnklpPiim

[@TM-gr8fu]

Ты

[@anongomez574]

Dear god it must be the same people making Range Rovers that are making the airplane engines.

[@2711marty]

Those RB211's hitting their sweet spot at take off still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck after nearly 30 years of these beautiful machines being in service. Great video - thanks.

[@AirlinersLive]

Amazing footage Zuhair! We would love to share the departure clip out of LHR on Airliners Live with credit to your channel if you would allow that?

[@rhysmorris2245]

Can’t wait for Sunday stream need to got to birmingham airport sometime for a special maybe

[@terobegay25]

Im from Phoenix and I always get so excited to see the the BA 747 land at Sky Harbor. The only 747 that lands at Sky harbor.

[@philipsmith3084]

I couldn't believe how quiet and smooth the flight was! Thank you!

[@leokimvideo]

Well it was perfect flying weather

[@lexustech48]

So this is the beautiful queen that I see landing on my way home from work! Really something special to watch her make her final approaches as Im stuck in traffic. The Queen of the skies... long may she reign

[@What70-c6n]

my dad likes 747

[@kelvinpanesar6511]

It's always amazing to see this plane fly and around 5:15 PM and line up with runway 27R at Sky Harbor. gets even better when it lines up over my house in Mesa right at Val Vista and Brown. BTW If you see some dorky guy waving at you when you're looking out from the window on the left hand side of the plane, it may be me

[@allahsnackbar7699]

Does it queef?

[@dangrimmette292]

Have to disagree Concorde was the queen of skies and shorter flight time as well

[@billyreynolds4749]

+Dan Grimmette - I see what you're saying but, the Concorde no longer flys, but the Boeing 747 still does! The 747 is the most popular civilian jetliner in the world, hence the name "Queen of the Skies!"

[@PrdtRsic]

BA, VERY VERY Professional pilots, known for being master pilots of the sky

[@Mantooth2851]

Another like for the 747. Good to see a company using them to move passengers as opposed to the regular freight haulers. Flying over the big pond, I'd prefer a 747 over a modern 2 engine craft any day. 2 are good, but 4 are better!

[@liamhayes6330]

don't wanna correct you but you probs meant 'twin' engine instead of 2 engine :)

[@aseem7w9]

@No name No surname 747 8 is the fastest passenger plane

[@rotor13]

@@aseem7w9 No its not. The 787 now is. The only 747 variant that has a cruise speed anywhere near a 787, is the 747-8 which is only a freighter series model and uses the 787's engines.

[@aseem7w9]

@@rotor13 747-8 isn't a freighter only model... Korean Air, Air China and Lufthansa are 747-8I operators.

[@МихаилБаглоцишвили]

I know another like for the BROLLER 747. In this time is fucking business dameges. IS it fuck? YES IT FUCK, NO IT FUCKN'T. Hithrow fuck up? NO fuck down. Many pussies PISS-PISS or PUSS-PUSS? Movie in B747 about fuck off and jacking off. Are you jacking off ? I'm a JACKING OFF WORLD KING. HA HA HA 😀😀😀😀😀PLEASE, MAY BE YOU CAN JACKING OFF TOO. HA HA HA, HE HE HE, HO HO HO. MY JACKING OFF JUCE SHOOT FROM LONDON HITHROW TO PHOENICS. HA HA HA. IN MY DICK CONCENTRATE JACKING OFF JUCE OCEAN. HA HA HA 😀😀😀

[@N330AA]

Beautiful sounding engines. Long takeoff roll too, 45 seconds from max thrust to rotate.

[@ZuhairFarouk]

Indeed!

[@32snowbound60]

One of my favorite things to look forward to as a kid living in Phoenix was to look for this plane every evening around 5pm ... memories ... always wanted to take this fight, but now its gone.

[@seans767]

I live in Phoenix too, been on this route 3 times as a child. Don't remember which aircraft I took though, because I was too young. Sadly I won't be travelling on a BA 747 anymore, but I hope to travel this route sometime in the near future.

[@samuelworley109]

Agreed! I went to ASU from 04-08 and recall that being the only 747 into Sky Harbor.

[@edwardbartlett2864]

That engine/wing shot for take off is an incredibly beautiful thing. Thank you.

[@turkishwarriormapper7641]

Who else wants to be a pilot?

[@scrumptioustravel6989]

Me😅

[@aviation62yt39]

Mee

[@scrumptioustravel6989]

@@aviation62yt39 but do you know how to became a pilot?

[@aviation62yt39]

@@scrumptioustravel6989 yes, and hpefully I’ll become one since I’m in love with planes!

[@EmirBahce_5776]

Me

[@Chris9017]

WOW!!!! That was a beautiful take off!!! Those are gorgeous RR jet engines with a beautiful sound!!!!

[@shawnbegay4966]

When I used to work at Boeing in Mesa and left at the end of the day, I would normally see BA289 flying in from Heathrow. It's still a thrill to occasionally track this transatlantic flight through Flightradar 24 from beginning and then see BA289 flying in.

[@YaBoyFlaky5663]

Nice

[@TheKingTubby1]

That's what you call a proper long hauler - and you can't beat the purr of a set of Rollers'. Superb video - they may be getting on a bit but our Queens rule the skies.

[@garryhastings3383]

Nothing can beat that thrill, that speed and of course the view. I miss my days of flying since I retired but the videos are the next best thing. I think if I had the cash I'd be an addict to flight.

[@victorslt2012]

When I made this trip it was so amazing to me that from departure to arrival we went along with the Sun and landed in the same day, 12 hours later. Mind boggling. What shook me was the temperature once I stepped out of the airport. Direct hot slam in my face.

[@jackielinde7568]

Hehehe... Yeah, that's Arizona for you! We don't pull any punches when you talk about summer heat.

[@stephenjohn4837]

It's the desert.

[@ericbowers1620]

Supposed to be 118 here in AZ tomorrow

[@kpomalproductions5254]

Who all are watching this video to listen to the sound of the engines!

[@yesnowwhattodo7096]

Me

[@ghaliblaskar4319]

I am mostly interested in hearing the engine sound along with the announcement made by cabin crew

[@franciscovillalobos5759]

Ritlyr

[@matheo9246]

Me

[@matheo9246]

I would even say me myself and I

[@ElaborateTiger]

I did this flight back in 2008. I'm glad to see they continued using the 747 for all this time. With the pandemic killing the demand for super Jumbo's, we're gonna miss the uniqueness of the 747 and A380

[@alvexok5523]

The A380s aren't dissapearing in every airline. Emirates, Korean Air, Quantus, and Singapore Airlines still have numerous A380s going strong. But they have officially ended service with them with Lufthansa and Air France

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

And Lufthansa have brought back many of their A380s for a while as well as still flying the 747s on some routes at the time of posting. When it comes to the latter I imagine they won’t be around too much longer though so use em while you can!

[@scooby1992]

@@alvexok5523 BA still use A380s

[@4real637]

16:31 Gotta give it to him; These are some of the most spectacular high altitude engine snaps I've ever seen. Crazy.🤯

[@genoa81]

Ace pilot

[@Sk47_bangouuut]

40k plus so yea thatll do it

[@shawnmurphy9667]

It still amazes me to see how the wings and engines flex without falling off great video thank you 😊

[@aswd45-mk14]

Shawn Murphy it is really beautiful and scary at the same time.

[@goldenhawk952]

They can withstand a hell of a lot more than that I tell you

[@pauloroberto-bi4ky]

Is it a Flyght simulator 2020?

[@TheHesK9]

@fruit king Top Gear taught us that

[@TheHesK9]

king it was very factual

[@robburns4176]

The wing flex on the 747 never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for sharing.

[@raqibabdul1782]

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[@raqibabdul1782]

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[@okjohnokok]

RB211s were optioned on 747s when I was an apprentice at Qantas. From memory, they introduced more power and fuel efficiency at the same time by using 3 spools. Nice to watch them in action.

[@tanaydebnath3]

tanay. no one beat british airways boeing747.400 queen of sky great vedeo i enjoy.

[@hmak5423]

There are people who've been travelling in 1st class all their lives yet never video tape, and then you have those who find even the slightest upgrade the best thing ever. It's like a scale, really, from 1 to 10. Excitingly random world.

[@matiasjacobsen2647]

A big fat like for this video because BA is still flying the 747 in 2018

[@boston234789]

777-8 and 777-9 are replacing the the 777 -200 and -300 series and all 747 series including the -400

[@joesos]

BA is replacing more and more of their 747s with A380s :(

[@pOpCoRn0531]

Actually if you've paid attention to the end, it shows that the flight arrived in August of 2016. He posted the vid in January of this year and it was easy to mistake it for a flight that took place just this year. Temps. in Phoenix would've not been in triple digits if this flight was indeed taken around the immediate date before it was posted.

[@TheXOXO888]

Ähh ? Lufthansa have also enough 747-400 in 2018 and the biggest 747-8i Collection in Service.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

I agree any news on a rival to the Airbus 380, seems like Boeing are just going down the economy route with the 787 with its composite based light materials and efficiency

[@davidcorbett8125]

One of the best travel/airline vids I have seen. Great camera work, exposure and capturing all the relevant parts without silly music or obvious commentary. Plus of course the B747 was the star of the show Well done

[@ZuhairFarouk]

Thank you very much! Much more to come on my channel!

[@rakka8339]

9:58 there is Concorde in the background

[@ibrahimtubay6115]

aa cidden concorde var

[@akifbea]

Aynen

[@konstantincornwell1635]

They don’t fly it

[@navaneethreddy.s6857]

@@konstantincornwell1635 WE MISSED IT .

[@TheBoysTopSecretisOrganization]

Concorde & Tu-144 just sitting in the corner

[@lolaflores5388]

Nothing like the first generation gas-guzzling 747s with the reverse thrusters behind the engine at landing and all the other loud mechanical noises throughout the flight! Loved every minute of it! JFK to MAD and MAD to JFK 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976 (Pan Am mostly)

[@rodneywells744]

The Boeing 747 is the most beautiful airplane ever built. Love watching the takeoffs and rotations.

[@murrayent1able]

Absolutely wonderful, someday I would like to get a chance to fly on that 747-400 before they go to retirement.

[@wparo]

I always find the 747-400 wing to be a bit shaky. Those dual engines are dancing on those wings. I am sure it was designed to be mellow but sometimes I think woah thats a bit too much wobble going on.

[@volador2828]

Then you would like the B- 52. It's skin is wrinkly and stretches out in flight!

[@newlam7958]

The wings to flex to avoid metal fracturing.

[@f9mike]

I see what you mean by be to wobble it does look scary

[@mackenja43]

Nope, it's a virtually perfect machine. It does precisely what it was designed to do.

[@Better928]

@@mackenja43 are you sure?

[@manatshpradhan2374]

A big fat like for this video because BA is still flying the 747 in 2019

[@thomaswatson9950]

Whys that a bad thing? It’s a great plane and an icon of modern aviation and the jet age

[@AJ-lh4fp]

@@thomaswatson9950 it's not, he said a big fat like for this video

[@azharkhankhan1091]

Azjhazjh 😁😁

[@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars]

That 'Over south west England' was in fact over the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales - with Anglesea and the Menai Strait in the background :-)

[@ZuhairFarouk]

Sam Deeks Correct. I realised my mistake after I had uploaded the video. Apologies for the error.

[@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars]

@@ZuhairFarouk I'm just a map-nerd. I regularly have flight videos open in one window and Google Maps open in another :-)

[@recnanledalb6825]

I didnt know such a sound was possible by a plane, its wonderful!

[@jayfli766]

The wing flex is incredible, thanks for recording!!

[@tugguy5771]

This has to be the best sound in the world..... RAW POWER !

[@vinayaksurshetty6736]

The touchdown was so perfect and soft.

[@steveqwert]

my dad was a BA 747 pilot. Its something im very proud of. Such a beautiful aircraft. She is very missed

[@PorterTheFanCollector]

11:40 very beautiful sound from a 747-400 with RR RB211 engines. Unique is another way to describe the double deck feature on this plane!

[@ScottysAir]

I’m glad you have a great flight. You flew in premium economy class. I actually flew in premium economy class on American Airlines. I already went to Switzerland in a few months ago. The legroom is great. Very comfortable for me. My last trips, I didn’t like sit in the economy class from London to Phoenix by last year. I got a bad knees. I went to physical therapy. They fixed my knees.

[@darraghgregory1269]

I wonder how much that was, I'd definitely love to experience this, I've seen the lovely views of Greenland on my flight to vancouver, they where breath taking

[@emilka3649]

🐆🐴🐾

[@davidng2336]

Unfortunately British Airways retired the 747 a while back.

[@MusicCraze68]

I find planes so intriguing! Everything about their engines, how long that plane has flown for, just amazing! Great video!

[@ZuhairFarouk]

GaGaFan68 Indeed! It’s fascinating in every way. Thank you for watching!

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

The queen of the skies can never be topped!! She is the mightiest jet ever to soar the skies

[@dicky3001]

Lovely to watch..funny how they call it Greenland when it’s covered in ice and snow..never seen any green in all my flight over it.

[@simondasuhapurba02]

10:08 Listen to the engines, I love it

[@navaneethreddy.s6857]

@British Airways Boeing 747-436 ya I loved it!

[@expolodeme]

​@@navaneethreddy.s6857 RR RB211 engines, also installed on a 757 and 767(rare 767 with rb211's)

[@LCR225UK]

This is a fantastic video. The take off and landing are amazing and the HD picture quality brings it to life...I felt I was actually back in Phoenix!

[@robburns4176]

Thanks for sharing this, I rarely get to fly in my job and I love it when I do. Usually my bosses prefer to send me Club Cattle Car, so I live vicariously through your videos. Thanks.

[@rajudebnath6454]

Tanay.my fabrate airlines international it's British airways when the flight over high skyvits look so good specially the clouds nice vvideo but I also miss continental airlines now it's United bull shit.

[@mohammedimam3651]

Those powerful, mix exhaust, RR engines are stunning, they just looks great and elegant! I love "em so much!

[@deanquest7078]

The queen with RR……… match made in heaven.🥰🥰🥰

[@TheTraveler976]

Those RR engines sound fantastic, sounds so lovely. One day I wanna fly on the 747 our queen of the skies...

[@dumbcow1]

Its a shame....the 747s have about 2 weeks left of flying this route. I'm going to miss them immensely. Gorgeous birds to see flying over the lake on final.

[@phillipquinley9684]

She'll always be the Queen of the Skies. Such a remarkable plane.

[@TauseefRahman-i4x]

I just watching it for engine sounds specially when it ready for take off and the engines roar at full speed. Watch too much videos but this one is very special and beautiful made. Thanks a lot farok

[@MrAirplanefreak777]

WOW! I felt like I was on the plane! I hope to one day fly the Queen of the Skies British Airways 747 to London one day!!!! One of the best videos I’ve seen out of PHX! Gorgeous take off! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@leokimvideo]

Must have been very heavy, look a long time to lift off, and on landing the wing slats malfunction. There's a partial retraction and the outboard remain open. I hope they fix that problem fast.

[@danielmeador1991]

They do that because of reverse thrust keeps the flaps from any damage the engines might throw at them

[@danielmeador1991]

@@cecilfoxhound3274 if you was trying to be funny you failed horribly heck that made no sense whatsoever

[@tdmexe]

Is the inner slats a bit steeper than the outer ones ( not during rev)?

[@lorenjackson8961]

First off....the 747 doesn't have any slats. Those are Krueger Flaps on the leading edge. Also...that is NOT a malfunction of the leading edge Krueger Flaps. They are designed to retract when reverse thrust is activated so they don't get damaged.

[@tdmexe]

@@lorenjackson8961 damn thanks i didn't know

[@galwaytribesman9289]

That's got to be the smoothest landing yet.

[@unin9982]

Yea lol, I remember last year when I flew when we were landing it made a loud sound and it was nothing perfect like here

[@frankiel.6774]

10:08 Beautiful engine roar!

[@dannova1258]

Frankie L. IKR!!!

[@dphorgan]

What kind of engines are those RR RB211s?

[@frankiel.6774]

Yes!

[@PlanesAndGames732]

RB211-524H

[@jacksongoldman407]

Frankie L. Agreed one of the best

[@armantalip4863]

This is by far the best wing view ever if i was a judge you will be the winner . N by the way those Rolls Royce engines wow! Listen to the roar at full power

[@johngreene5660]

Enjoyed it and thank you for including arrival at Phoenix as well. J

[@GoldGhost-kv6lc]

I love the sound of RollsRoyce engines

[@navaneethreddy.s6857]

yeah even me

[@joepatroni8777]

Buy a used fridge from 2005. Turn on and enjoy....

[@marquinhosantonio3999]

GE and Pratt Whitney...

[@dynasty0019]

The RB-211's have the best music in the aviation industry.

[@texasjetman]

they sure have a very distinct sound when the light off and go up to power.

[@VigorousVirgo]

Ummm hear the ge90s

[@zachlang1982]

SoCal Transportation Spotter I’d say that, along with the Rolls Royce BR-700’s on the 717.

[@EliseuZueiroBR]

He and Trent 700 ♥️🤩

[@nickgiovanni6518]

Damxge YT Agreed nothing like GE90’s at climb thrust

[@trainman071]

makes me want to fly i love the air plane and the good service you got the tomato juice drink looks very delicious we should not take anything for granted

[@syedctg2dxb893]

Wow.....soft and shaking less landing......smart and genius skills of pilot....excellent

[@bobbilisagar7350]

TQ brother, I felt if I were there. Nice experience. Once again TQ so much. There are many British Airways videos instead you can also try in other airlines.

[@omarismith3655]

14:20 has to be one of the most beautiful images of uk I’ve ever ever seen from a plane. Insane to think major cities like Exeter, Torquay, Bournemouth, Cornwall is just below visible in one shot .

[@Daniel-ib9ku]

Took a while to find, but it looks like Abersoch in NW wales.

[@raflaughter3474]

@@Daniel-ib9ku You're right. It's actually the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales. RAF Valley is close by.

[@MrSeth166]

When you get in to an airplane of this magnitude you are on the best engineering work of our lifetime

[@bbtravelvideos]

Another great and sharp video you made here Zuhair! Looks like you had a pretty nice flight with BA. The meals look perfectly fine. The interiors are of course outdated but nothing beats flying a 747 :) Thanks as always for sharing Brendan

[@djangoreinert3990]

What a lovely movie, congratulations! It was always a pleasure with the Queen to travel to PHX!

[@ZuhairFarouk]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Rocksoup77]

That is some great footage! From the airport runways to the engine shots, not to mention the awesome flyover views.

[@Ukraine2011]

Such a smooth touchdown I almost missed it

[@erich930]

For the whole takeoff roll, I was watching the wings flex, almost waiting for them to just break and fall off! I think it's just an illusion of the wings looking much smaller than they really are. I've been on a 747-400 before -- behind the wings -- and I remember just how massive they were. Deplaning, I also looked out a window further forward to see just how big the engines really are. Still, the flexing looks to be about 3-4 feet!!! Probably even more at the tips (The winglets themselves are about 6 feet tall!).

[@american101]

There is no better sound than this! Absolutely phenomenal footage!

[@jeffjensen27]

Didn’t even hear 👂 a loud bump upon landing! The pilot aced the landing. Great 👍🏼 video. Thanks for taking us along. Are we free to disembark the ✈️ now? Lol👍🏼👏🏽.

[@hiddencharges]

I could use one of those snacks right now! Great shot of Greenland!

[@galaxilox4526]

I loooooooove that roaring noise of those roles Roy’s engines looove it🤯😍

[@paulfisher7911]

so quiet the engines and wow what views you have captured

[@gower23]

It's almost absurd how after so many decades the RB211 refuses to die.

[@dino17351]

Extremely well done and edited video! The image is really clear and you move to different perspectives smoothly keeping viewer attention.

[@jafl1971]

Those engines sounds like music in my ears. I can hear Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson playing.

[@Jakalz]

I did the same trip on British Airways but from Phoenix to London. Even the cheaper seats aren’t that bad on the newer aircrafts.

[@ravensight1]

Jakalz was it good?

[@digginyourscene4058]

So well done. Thank you for this incredible vicarious experience.

[@GHG_MUSIC]

Beautiful landing and beautiful flight and beautiful everything even the sound of the engine

[@ramaamuro3507]

Nine year old Dj its,nice

[@Daniellourelo]

Great video! I really love Boeing 747-400! It was a wonderful trip!! Thank you. 😍👋👋

[@ablue5419]

The queen of the sky ✈️

[@donepearce]

This is the first time I have seen a route that takes you over South West England and then up over Greenland. It must have added at least half an hour to the journey time.

[@s.kjainlalitpur2779]

This video deserve for 1 M Likes

[@alohatic]

That is one smooth landing. Awesome upload.

[@ZuhairFarouk]

Thank you!

[@trevorjameson3213]

Always like watching the 747's taking off! The wing flex is great to watch, more fun in real life though, of course. And those Rolls Royce engines, such a nice sound they have!

[@Jersey_Pilot]

Flew to Arizona on a BA 747 from Heathrow back in 2011.. amazing experience!

[@orangutang6667]

I started to interesting about commercial aviation and airline companies when i was 13. I flew in 2016 Helsinki to Barcelona.

[@gordonferrar7782]

Ive lived down the road from the airport all my life. Always been fascinaited.

[@FlyersAviation]

Who's here when British Airways decided to retire their Boeing 747s immediately due to the pandemic? :(

[@stevensaviationspotting]

Flyer’s Aviation Me! They will be missed :(

[@stingyaviation]

hey!

[@FlyersAviation]

@@stingyaviation Hey There

[@Perich29]

Not only they've got rid of all the 747 but they took this route from London to Phoenix route away for good.

[@FlyersAviation]

@@Perich29 Yeah unfortunately

[@ozzmosis210]

I have zero idea how this vid popped up but it was oddly satisfying to watch! Thanks. The food on such a long flight though? Anyway, pretty cool vid.

[@barrydimmock5771]

One of the best engine views I have seen