Watching an A380 thunder down the runway, it’s easy to miss just how much air it’s manhandling. In only about 10 seconds of takeoff roll, its four engines chew through roughly 45–50 tons of air—that’s the mass of a fully loaded semi-truck, every couple of seconds, being ingested, compressed, accelerated, and blasted out the back.
But the engines are only part of the story. The wings are doing something even more staggering. Every second, on the order of 70–100 tons of air flows over and under the wing surfaces. More importantly, to keep a 500-ton aircraft in the air, the wings must force hundreds of tons of air downward every second—likely in the range of 300–700 tons/sec being meaningfully deflected.
So that graceful liftoff you see isn’t gentle at all—it’s the aircraft continuously grabbing vast masses of air and hurling them downward to lift itself skyward.
2026-04-24 10:41:18
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SNM 27 & 30 May 1988 Isaaq 👍 :
I’m always too scary I swear but A380-800 Emirates airlines is absolutely amazing even the crew are amazing
2026-06-06 17:31:57
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What?? :
I don't know much about aviation but that is a huge bird!!! How many of these planes are being used by the company? Simply amazing to me!!
2026-06-03 15:25:41
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moreofni2 :
i’m
2026-06-03 19:34:28
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Corky57 :
I live on the flight path to BHX and used to work there. This beast flies over my house about 1.30pm and is going so slowly it makes you wonder how it stays up there.
2026-05-01 21:24:32
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Sandile Alice - 83 :
King of the sky 👑
2026-06-06 13:43:34
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PACOFER :
excelente video del amo de los cielos, airbus A380 y el impresionante sonido de sus motores Engine Alliance
2026-06-03 00:46:24
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metetchouwdwetgasson :
THIS IS INCREDIBLE
2026-04-14 17:42:45
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Bradford :
Incredible footage mate!
2026-04-17 12:20:43
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Luis Fuentes :
No se nada de aviación pero me parece muy chica la pista para un avión de ese tipo
2026-04-15 00:33:13
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marcus :
what a place too stand awesome
2026-04-16 02:28:11
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Luis Gerardo Arrieta :
Extraordinario majestuoso realmente bello precioso 💯💯💯💯💯
2026-04-19 15:55:56
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Geraldo Gegê :
Como pode um gigante desse .toneladas de peso .sair do chão nunha facilidade tremenda ..
2026-05-17 20:29:42
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Anna 🇷🇪🇫🇷🇩🇿 :
Trop jolie mais il y entre combien de passager dedans sa svp
2026-05-27 17:22:05
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Carlos Roberto dos Santos Robe :
Fantástico aí esse A.380 da Emirates
2026-04-14 15:07:44
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slim :
L A380 L'INGÉNIERIE DE AIRBUS INDUSTRIE DE TOULOUSE LA CAPITALE DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE FRANÇAISE ET LE CAPITOLE EST LA CAPITALE DU RUGBY FRANÇAIS
2026-04-16 22:46:04
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Ajay Sohail :
Smooth take-off; beautifully recorded.
2026-06-05 19:25:26
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MD RANA JDC :
Good 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
2026-05-18 19:05:06
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anita damini khadun :
wow
2026-06-03 10:18:21
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Rob_Grey :
A380, The King of the skies.
2026-05-25 21:24:15
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Ellen :
❤️♥️❤️so schön anzusehen....verneige mich,vor dem Piloten...❤️♥️❤️
2026-05-13 19:55:09
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TOD :
С уважением и респектом,но шасси поздно убрал. Видимо или молодой пилот или новый в этой компании,