A World's First: Hi Fly's Antarctic Airbus A340 Mission

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @MaxCheng95
    @MaxCheng95 2 года назад +130

    Finally, A340 is making history instead of being history.

  • @cupcake0011
    @cupcake0011 2 года назад +51

    I love the a340s especially the a340-600, I will remember those planes as legendary.

    • @scoobydo446
      @scoobydo446 2 года назад +1

      I seen one fly over Sydney only few days ago, I think it was Lufthansa from what I could see, couldn’t believe my eyes

    • @alextait8255
      @alextait8255 2 года назад +1

      caught a lufthansa a340-600 landing at dulles right after they were pulled out of storage

    • @a320neo8
      @a320neo8 2 года назад

      Same

  • @andrzejjaworski4360
    @andrzejjaworski4360 2 года назад +40

    November to January is rather summer season on the southern hemisphere - not winter season as said in the video😉

  • @peppapig9987
    @peppapig9987 2 года назад +5

    Everybody gangsta until somehow an A380 is landed their.
    If an a350 can land, then that would in theroy make its etops cover the globe. Can't wait to see that!

  • @TravelWithKabirCD
    @TravelWithKabirCD 2 года назад +1

    I loooove that the A340 had an opportunity like this. Such a great airplane!

  • @YourLocalAviator
    @YourLocalAviator 2 года назад +13

    I think landing an a340 in Antarctica is incredible

  • @LaczPro
    @LaczPro 2 года назад +5

    How not to like HiFly when it was the first to bring an A380 to my country (Venezuela)? Then they go and do this with an A340? So good!

  • @YesterchipsMIG
    @YesterchipsMIG 2 года назад +1

    What a glorious task for our fading lady. The 340 is the plane I used to draw as a child. Loooong body and four engines, of course :)

  • @andrewwarner5695
    @andrewwarner5695 2 года назад

    I was on one of those flights, was amazing!

  • @-Mike
    @-Mike 2 года назад +3

    C-17s go there regularly and have for ages. A-340 is also cool.

  • @joeking22
    @joeking22 2 года назад +6

    I think you're getting your hemispheres mixed up.
    November to January is late spring/early Summer.
    Not Winter at all.

  • @JDFloyd
    @JDFloyd 2 года назад +4

    I would like to be tourist to Antartica.

  • @givenmaduabuchi1826
    @givenmaduabuchi1826 2 года назад +4

    Really like your videos

  • @Audiogeek-kf2ez
    @Audiogeek-kf2ez 2 года назад +4

    That is one bike and heavy aircraft for Ice landing. But scientists know better. Excellent job on the landing

  • @nurrizadjatmiko21
    @nurrizadjatmiko21 2 года назад +3

    Awesome

  • @osasunaitor
    @osasunaitor 2 года назад +2

    Is this an ad for White Desert Tours?
    Also, what on earth is a _preighter??_ Mixed passenger/cargo aircraft are called combi aircraft.

  • @stephen81ms
    @stephen81ms 2 года назад +1

    Long live to A340, gotta love em❤

  • @Whatsupvideosnew
    @Whatsupvideosnew 2 года назад

    after so long, you got time to make this video!!

  • @stickynorth
    @stickynorth 2 года назад +8

    A380 to Antarctica? Yes, I can certainly see this happening especially if tourism is made as much a priority as scientific endeavours...

  • @LittleLazyCat
    @LittleLazyCat 2 года назад +5

    Antarctica is very cold, I need to wear jackets

  • @RoderikvanReekum
    @RoderikvanReekum 2 года назад +1

    No problem for the Fokker 130 NG. The Fokker 130 range covers a vast area, even with a full passenger load. Take-off and landing performance allow operations to and from remote destinations. This results in an aircraft with unique payload capability and earning power for airlines.

    • @gteixeira
      @gteixeira 2 года назад +3

      There aren't any Fokker 130 NG even flying at all, let alone to Antartica. The A340 still is the best choice since at least it flies.

    • @RoderikvanReekum
      @RoderikvanReekum 2 года назад

      @@gteixeira Just wait, The Fokker F130 will fly to Antarctica soon.
      A unique development program based on early certification flight testing using 2 existing Fokker 100 aircraft converted into 2 compliant Fokker 130 prototypes targets entry-into-service in five years. The Fokker 130 will be certified to latest EASA and FAA requirements.

  • @TheOriginalItchyman
    @TheOriginalItchyman 2 года назад +1

    Yo I saw this plane at the beginning of the pandemic in Montreal, while I was overnighting there! I thought it was weird that there was an entirely white plane there!

  • @Salvador_but_he_plays_gd
    @Salvador_but_he_plays_gd 2 года назад +13

    I think the 747 would be great for this job, take a 747 (preferably one that has the upper deck of a passenger aircraft) and convert the main deck into cargo and keep the upper deck for passengers, it can carry more passengers while also transporting freight for the workers

    • @cosmiccuttlefish5765
      @cosmiccuttlefish5765 2 года назад +3

      More importantly it’s landing gear so designed for worse runways allowing for landings in much worse conditions.

    • @B52Stratofortress1
      @B52Stratofortress1 2 года назад +2

      747 freighters require special cargo lifts to be loaded and unloaded. It can't unload at ground level. None of this equipment is at Antarctica and likely won't ever be. Aircraft with cargo ramps like the Il-76 and C-130 are the only options really.

    • @cosmiccuttlefish5765
      @cosmiccuttlefish5765 2 года назад +2

      @@B52Stratofortress1 all modern airliners (excluding the 737) require ground equipment, including the A340. If they were able to use that it is a non issue.

    • @gerardmoran9560
      @gerardmoran9560 2 года назад

      @@B52Stratofortress1 C-141s (now retired) and C-17s have done numerous successful missions.

  • @richard-pw1tr
    @richard-pw1tr 2 года назад +8

    One or two planes per year is fine - I think Antarctica should remain a world for scientific study, not a place for tourists to ruin.
    What happens when there are no more 4 engine passenger jets left flying?

    • @kingsleydawes7244
      @kingsleydawes7244 2 года назад +1

      Could not agree more. I think this is a very slippery slope. (Pun Intended)

    • @kenetickups6146
      @kenetickups6146 2 года назад

      Honestly planes can fly a long time and the A340 is a good plane for it due to backup engines

  • @MarcusNesbitt4
    @MarcusNesbitt4 2 года назад +6

    Hasnt there already been 767s and other widebodies that have flown to antarctica previously?

    • @Dave_Sisson
      @Dave_Sisson 2 года назад +4

      One of the last DC8s in service was used to fly from South America to Antarctica for many years. It had a special chracteristic that made it particularly useful for the environmnet, although I forget what it was. These days most services use narrow bodies like the A319 which runs from Hobart to the southern continent. But Cape Town is a lot further north, so I doubt a A319 would have the range to fly from there.

  • @stephenfienberg8765
    @stephenfienberg8765 Год назад

    Nov-Jan is summer in the southern hemisphere.

  • @paulguo1825
    @paulguo1825 2 года назад +1

    why did they use a starboard door?

  • @lucabasile9957
    @lucabasile9957 2 года назад

    I wonder what they do for de icing before taking off as I guess there are not de icing facilities

  • @johnapia2
    @johnapia2 2 года назад

    As long as the ground doesn’t buckles

  • @MSRTA_Productions
    @MSRTA_Productions 2 года назад +3

    😎

  • @bogdanmihai7106
    @bogdanmihai7106 2 года назад +2

    Let's hope that we will not see any larger airplanes landing there. Let's keep our pollution out of that place.

  • @arnoldmayii3563
    @arnoldmayii3563 2 года назад

    Cool

  • @SunIII0907
    @SunIII0907 2 года назад +3

    Why can’t they land an A380 there?

  • @jantschierschky3461
    @jantschierschky3461 2 года назад +11

    Well let's run 380s, set up an ice hotel. Well in my opinion it's a very sensitive environment and should not be used for tourism.

    • @scoobydo446
      @scoobydo446 2 года назад

      @jan T you are a clown everyone should be aloud there opinion but not when they talk dribble like you, if you so worried about the land maybe you should start by getting rid of your device I’m sure the making of your device was not naturally here on earth, let people have fun with out you bashing on where in the world they can have fun, the land has been changing for tens of thousands of years , there was no big planes thousands of years ago to change the landscape of this earth , yes there is climate change but it’s not caused by what humans.

    • @cupcake0011
      @cupcake0011 2 года назад +3

      The a380 is a big mistake, even Swiss001 hates it.

    • @jantschierschky3461
      @jantschierschky3461 2 года назад +5

      @@cupcake0011 welcome to the world of sarcasm

    • @cupcake0011
      @cupcake0011 2 года назад

      @@jantschierschky3461 lol

    • @SlackActionBumble
      @SlackActionBumble 2 года назад +6

      Antarctica is really really big and empty, I think we can afford to tourist up a couple of small bits without doing any large-scale damage

  • @divyeshvirani5039
    @divyeshvirani5039 2 года назад

    i've seen this video published by airbus long time ago.

  • @curtswanson184
    @curtswanson184 2 года назад +1

    I think it would be kinda fun to paint a bright sun, sandy beach, and palm trees on the side haha.

  • @dewiz9596
    @dewiz9596 2 года назад +2

    Cool. Oops.

  • @akshatpandey4788
    @akshatpandey4788 2 года назад

    The 747 would be perfect

  • @sfrsteel
    @sfrsteel 2 года назад +1

    Hey an episode not wrapped around Russian airlines... Thanks for switching up the content!

  • @eamonahern7495
    @eamonahern7495 2 года назад +5

    Antarctica has experienced a heatwave in recent months. While still below freezing, it has experienced temperatures up to 40° above normal in places. Landing jets regularly in the area can't be good for climate change.

    • @stickynorth
      @stickynorth 2 года назад +3

      Most things aren't and sadly even fewer care...

    • @B52Stratofortress1
      @B52Stratofortress1 2 года назад

      A couple planes flying around isn't gonna change a thing.

    • @n747na
      @n747na 2 года назад +2

      Yeah but those 40 degree temperature rises have nothing to do with climate change, it’s more of a rare weather occurrence

  • @cfm5610
    @cfm5610 2 года назад +3

    Ok. The music is way too loud.

    • @HNT63
      @HNT63 2 года назад +2

      🤣🤣💯

    • @MarcusNesbitt4
      @MarcusNesbitt4 2 года назад +1

      I think you need you ears checking then