Found footage shows A330 performing stunning high-alpha maneuver into a headwind at Farnborough 1994
Published on Oct 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Oct 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Keelin McNamara
Have you ever seen an A330 perform a high-alpha manoeuvre into a headwind?
Believe us, an aircraft of this size managed it – and the somewhat unsettling video is now here to prove it.
It is thanks to a Reddit video that this footage has now been unearthed from Farnborough in 1994.
And the end result – which you can see for yourself in the video above – is as physics-defying as it sounds, as it appears to hover in the air.
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Keelin McNamara is a content writer at Supercar Blondie from Ireland, covering cars, technology, and lifestyle. Despite being a Law graduate, he discovered his passion for journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked in the industry ever since. Outside of work, he is an avid MotoGP fan, and is a self-confessed addict of the sport.
