Airbus A400M pulls off incredible loop

Crowds were treated to a memorable flight demonstration at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Plane enthusiast Tom Pipe captured this footage of an A400M performing some “backflip loops,” showing off exactly what the aircraft can do when pushed to its limits.

“Airbus test pilot flying the A400 into vertical climbs, then turning the aircraft right over on its back, inverted, before swooping back down, bringing the aircraft the level flight, completing the ‘loop’,” said Tom.

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[WhiskyMonsta]

That loop was so well performed I didn't even notice it.

[JohnBoy]

for those expecting to see the plane do a loop, welcome to The Sun!

[johnirwing]

The Sun being as truthful as normal, a wing over no loop.

[averyj]

This aircraft has the ability to bank over to 140 degrees. This is what you see but from under giving false impression of a loop. Still impressive capabilities.

[cloude]

Expectations : Loop
Reality : _Bank Angle!_

[calambres]

Plane: does 90° banking
Desperate Youtube channel: "LOOP!"

[marleyboy]

Umm whose doing the loop? The plane or the camera man? LOL

[handello]

If you look closely enough you can actually see Tom Cruise hanging on the plane.

[DarthVibrator]

When is a Loop NOT a Loop, when it’s a Chandelle and the camera makes it look like a loop !

[firemedic]

Your idea of a loop and mine, are vastly different. But the bait worked. I clicked.

[ZicajosProductions]

Not a loop but still impressive airmanship and aircraft.

[quadbrothers]

The coolest part was when the loop didn’t happen

[aljack]

Still impressive to see a cargo plane do that type of roll like a fighter 😂

[petergriffiths]

OK, so he rolled out of the loop just before completing it but from where I'm sitting it looked like he started from straight and level flight rather than the usual shallow dive. A stunning performance from pilot and aircraft. I'm ex-RAF and I've never seen an aircraft of that size give such an amazing performance.

[JimLBon]

That A380 all sitttin back there like “hold my beer”

[montys-]

Fully agree I loved how the loop didn't happen that was totally my favorite part!!

[ronaldandlinda]

That was NOT a loop, it was some kind of strange barrel roll.

[mitch]

Yes, that was completely incredible. I simply refuse to believe that I saw a loop.

[edhanson]

I was in a Hercules sim a good few years ago and the pilot wanted to try a loop.
We climbed to about 12 thousand feet, came down at a fair lick and pulled some g when the screens went blank.
Pilot turned to the guy running the sim and asked if that would get back to squadron. “In about ten minutes sir…”
Over torqued the engines and pulled all four props off the wings.
True story.

[cl_kittkatt]

"stall, stall, stall, bank angle, bank angle, bank agle" hits hard🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥