Airplanes

Pilot flying Airbus A380 uses opportunity of a very narrow runway to launch into impressively short takeoff

Published on Dec 01, 2025 at 4:04 AM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Nov 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

A pilot flying this Airbus A380 decided to launch into an impressively short takeoff.

And he did so by utilising a very narrow runway at the 2014 Farnborough Air Show.

The extremely skilled and impressive feat was captured by the Topfelya YouTube channel.

And the video captures a near-vertical view of this aircraft performing the takeoff – check it out above.

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