Norman Brunt I often wonder the same thing. There aren’t as many unique characteristics to miss on today’s twin jets. Out of most of the new ones, I find the A220 most fascinating. Most of the interesting variety today is found in the corporate jet world.
4 potters yes... Both the A340 and A380 have been cancelled and the 747 is not doing well.. we will miss them as the last 4 potters arround (and russia is allready working on the IL-96 replacement wich is twin engine)
Way back in the seventies when the world seemed a much gentler place I was an engineer on these machines. I will never forget how proud I was when I was granted my licenses as an engineer on 43..53..and 63 series DC-8 Aircraft. If anyone in the world is looking for a 78 year old DC-8 engineer ...well I,m yer man...!
Nothing like the loud, high pitched whine of the old jet engines. A real treat to hear that again thanks! Brought me back to my 60's childhood trips...
Such a unique sound, it almost sounded like the jet is going to take off when it started taxiing. Man I love these old planes, their look, sound and the overall feeling when you see a DC8 or 707 is truly amazing. Great footage!
The first time I ever flew was on a DC8 back in 1974, Gatwick to Palma Mallorca. Compared to aircraft used by most package operators such as BAC 1-11s, DC 9s, early 737s this plane looked huge, especially with its four engines. I was only 16 and was so proud to fly on such an iconic airplane.
Love it! I miss this so much. Airports used to such dynamic places to be near to: the noise, the food delivery trucks, etc. The smoke used to make it easy to follow a jet's trajectory after takeoff. It made you dream of where those people were off to - aerial ports of call, so to speak. It just isn't the same today.
In 1986 I flew on a DC 8-62 from Copenhagen to Tel Aviv with SAS. It was magic that plane. We had a very good flight and I was able to visit the cockpit what is not possible today. So today we have planes such as the A330-B 777 and new 737,s but it will not be the same as those old good planes we used to fly longhaul in the 60.s and 70.s
Was lucky to fly on a Air Bahama DC-8 back in the late 70's, attendants were great and provided me games and toys (I was seven or eight). Thanks to allow me to re-live this here !
@@LoveJT8D Luxembourg - Nassau with a stopover in Shannon where my mum bought me a 1:500 diecast 747 with full retractable gear ! It was one of the earliest "regular" charter flights available to go on vacation !!!
I have to say the smoke was amazing, but even more amazing was the smell of the exhaust when it was being marshaled in. It it's so hard to describe how great the aroma was but if I had to describe, it was basically the smell of Jet A being burnt old-school style haha.
I worked the ramp loading DC8's for Flying Tigers, we called them Greasey 8's affectionately, but although loud I really liked their lines...flew the freighter in the jump seat behind the pilot SFO, LAX, HNL...for my first of many times to Hawaii!
Airports during the 80's and 90's were a whole different kind of experience. And i must say, the smell of jet fuel burn from this DC-8 is not even comparable to the modern passenger jets. Thanks for watching!
Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture Thanks for stopping by and watching! Would absolutely love to experience airports/aviation in the '60s and '70s.
Wow I can smell it in memory. SFO and Philadelphia were like Kerosine factories in scent. I felt that rush of adventure as I did as a kid for the few seconds that I read these comments. Great Memories. Up Up and Awwwwwwayyy!!!
I flew between the UK and Scandinavia a lot in the 1980s. This was mostly on 737s and DC9s. One day at Kastrup, SAS had technical problems with the scheduled aircraft and we were told await a replacement. To my surprise and pleasure they rolled out a DC-8 and so I got to fly on one of the classic planes from the beginning of the jet age.
Gordon Miller Now that sounds like a pretty sweet Hawaii trip. It’s really a downer to see mostly 737 NGs doing LAX-HNL. Loved having the larger DC-10s, L1011s etc...
What a beautiful airplane. My very first flight was aboard a United DC-8-62 in Friend Ship livery. It's been my favorite aircraft ever since. Thanks for the video!
One of my fondest memories of flying, and the first jet aircraft I ever flew on in the mid 1960's. I can still hear the woman's voice over the speakers at O'Hare calling "United DC-8 Jet Mainliner service to Denver and San Francisco now boarding at gate..." Still thrills me to this day.
I flew on ATI cargo/passenger combo configurations as a passenger for years to and from USA to overseas US airbase. This was the sound of ur ride going home and the sound of mail and food for the BX.
Arriving from or going to Lajes Field in the Azores, ATI’s two remaining DC-8-62CF’s were regular visitors at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) on Saturday & Sunday afternoons until they were sadly retired in 2013. I loved seeing one come in on 33L and knew immediately what plane it was by the very distinctive whine of those four JT3D’s. An hour or so later she would depart on runway 10-28, using only a third of the runway for the takeoff roll! It was a joy to watch and I really miss seeing them. Those planes were a bit of nostalgia from a bygone era.
Dennis Dreyer that is correct the combi's quick turned at BWI between the Azores and KWRI and also Thule and KWRI. From 2000 through 2002 I worked for ATI and was there for most of the quick turns
Very rare to hear that sound these days. It really is a beautiful noise. Just to think, airports long ago were full orchestras of these low-bypass engines.
August 1972, I flew in a TWA DC8 from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. Great flight, and the band "Canned Heat" had the entire first class section. Awesome I was 18 at the time.
On the title page of the video, it said JT3D-3B's. The 62 Series DC-8 is powered by the JT3D-7A (Long Ducts). The JT3D-3B engines have the short bypass duct and have the Cascade Door Thrust Reverser midway down the engine. I worked the 50 series and 60 series DC-8's for many years. Great Airplanes!
Used to enjoy travelling to Prestwick airport to watch the daily Air Canada DC8 63 flight arrive and depart. Also fond memories of British Airways VC10 and Spatax Convair 990 turning over my house on finals going into Glasgow Airport, also the BEA Vicker Vanguard. How I miss those aircraft. Like modern cars, so many modern aircraft look and sound so boringly similar!
Completely agreed. You're lucky to have been near an airport that had all of those different types. Back in the days when each aircraft had their own unique look and sound. Now they all look / sound the same.
Got to fly these while on furlough from America West Airlines 1992 to 1996, loved flying them. They could be a real handful though, proud to say I flew a piece of history. Flew the 61,62 and 71 series
The engines on these planes take 7 to 10 seconds to spool up to maximum thrust. to go around or to climb for collision avoidance is impossible with these screaming me-me's. Very Dangerous these days😱😩😣😳😒😁🙈
@@General5USA Not dangerous by any means, but modern airliners are bound to be safer, yes. If they weren’t, something must’ve gone horribly wrong haha.
I have some moments when I go to these video's to listen to the old symphony of the older jet engines. Mainly JT3D/JT8D, Kuznetsov NK8 and Soloviev D30. Also some fighters can really be enjoyed. The first Mig's and Sabre's.. and I have a weak spot for the Avro Vulcan Bomber. That haunting howl is amazing! the noisier, the better! 😁
I've worked around DC-8s a few times and I work around B757 everyday and I agree with the amazing aroma of Jet A being burned smells amazing weather it's from a DC-8 or B757.
I flew to italy with ALITALIA in 71 . Any idea what kind of plane it was....All I remember was that it wasnt one of the big ones at the time.....i believe the engines were in the rear. Thank you !!!!!! It was great as a 10 year old i was allowed to see the cockpit and actually shake the Captains hand......
Thank you for doing the research,however I believe i narrowed it down to the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32. It has 100 seats. The timeframe would go in synch. anyway thanks again ! Very much appreciated
In its time both Air Canada and Canadian Pacific airlines operated Super 63 DC-8's in Canada. Because they were the largest aircraft of their time they were very long and if you sat in the rear of the plane when it took off on rotation it looked felt like your rear end was going to hit the runway (actually not far rom the truth). Also the noise was really loud (great) and the kerosene smell was very strong(even better). One time my wife and I were returning home from Africa where I worked for 3 years and we were leaving Amsterdam on a KLM super 63 and the plane was packed. We started down the runway throttles wide open, the plane gained speed very slowly and seemed to stop accelerating and it seemed the runway was about 3 miles long. Finally the nose was raised and we very slowly climbed out over the Atlantic. Two and a half hours into the flight the plane began to lose height very quickly until we got so low we could see the tops of the waves on the ocean. The pilot tells us over the intercom that the windshield has developed a rack in it and we would have to fly vey low the rest of the way without pressurizing the cabin. Flying this low also meant we had to make an extra stop in Gander Newfoundland because the dense air at that altitude meant we used much more fuel. He had to get special air clearence and we flew the rest of the way to Toronto on a perfectly clear day up the Saint Lawrence to Toronto. No issues but I KNOW he was really pushing it for max takeoff weight
KLM 63's..that takes me back..worked for KLM from 1977-1984 and had many flights on the 63's..also had a few flights on the -55 combi's...for the short flights AMS-LHR those things went up like spaceships !
Miss seeing the old stretch 8s flying in and out of Dayton international airport when Emery worldwide was still going strong. Use to see them all the time back in the 90s
I flew for the first time a McDonand Douglas DC-8 62 from Bangkok to Copenhagen in 1969. It was a SAS aircraft and we made a stopover in Tashkent. Old times ...I was 24 at the time !
On Aug. 21, 1961, a Douglas DC-8, a heavy jet designed for commercial use, became the first airliner to go supersonic. It's a beauty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-8
That take off sounded great, takes me back to the days of the Trident and BAC 1-11 I used to watch at Manchester Airport many years ago, they made such a noise that Pilots had to throttle back once airborne because of complaints from the Well Off Cheshire Set at the end of the runway. I saw one of the first Boeing 747 Jumbos take off from Manchester, it's climb rate was pathetic it was that slow, I thought it wasn't going to make it off the runway and the noise was horrendous. The VC10 that took off behind it was down the runway and gone in half the time and I thought at the time I know which I would rather travel on and it wasn't the Jumbo.
David Ellis Plane spotting was so fascinating back then. Never had the chance to see the VC10 or BAC 1-11 operating in person, but have seen many videos and still quite amazing to experience that historic footage. Some of the older planes were dogs getting off the ground but the smoke and power coming from the engines makes it all worthwhile to watch.
Difficult comparison reason being both planes would need to be in the same space or very close to compare but I suppose it possible with really sensitive recording g- meters with recording and time marked graphs.
I flew on a Spantax DC-8 once in 1979. On the route Amsterdam- Palma De Mallorca. Even for me as a teenager it was clear the inside was pretty worn off.
I'm pretty sure that's what they did. I wasn't sure of the order but I knew they would start on the left side. It was kind of a gamble as to which engine I focused on. I didn't see the exhaust out of the outside two when began to taxi so I'm guessing the started the other two closer to the runway.
The design of these and the convair 880 seem much more streamlined than today's jets never really payed much attention if it was 707 or dc8 flying over when I was a kid though.
I believe they are still around, but were more active I'd say about 7 years ago with a slightly larger abundance of classic jets, a lot of which have since been retired. Recently there's been some classic jet charters organized by some aviation enthusiast tour companies in Europe.
I preferred the B-707 for its ride in turbulence. The DC-8s had almost zero wing flex and rode harder in the rough stuff.They were also a bit faster in cruise. I did get an early DC-8 to 39,000 ft. across CANADA.
Surely these aren't JT3D's? The cowls look different, very long and straight. The JT3D's usually step narrower near the back, or taper in the case of early models. Are these a modified version?
Samuel Arnold I think the engines on this particular aircraft are the JT3D-7, whereas the JT3D-3B was more common on the older DC-8 variants (probably more in the tapering shape you described).
This was a combi airplane. Great airplane. Worked on, flew them as PFE. Sorry, but the long duct engine was z -7, not -3. Many differences in design and power output. Thank for sharing.
Mo River Thanks for the info on the engines. Nice to know how to recognize the variants of this engine family. This was some time ago so my memory is lacking a bit, but I believe the captain mentioned one of the four engines was a different variant and had to run that engine at a slightly higher (or maybe) lower thrust rating than the rest. If that’s the case, could that one engine be some variant between a -3 and -7?
Bernard Boka Exactly! It doesn’t get better than this. When this aircraft arrived at LGB, I was filming from behind the marshaller, and the smell of the poorly burnt Jet-A was something I’ll never forget. Totally different from today’s airliners.
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Links to Arrival and Interior footage:
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Does this particular airplane still fly?
The whine of those engines takes me back to my childhood flying in the 1960s...
It's such a cool sound. Back when airliners had many unique styles and traits.
They were loud suckers. 707 & DC-8 house demolishers.
That’s a DC8-62
@@LoveJT8D exactly!
A powerful roar that solidified the jet age in commercial air transportation.
When todays aeroplanes get old I don't know if we are going to miss them like the DC8, Boeing 707s and the Vickers VC10.
Norman Brunt I often wonder the same thing. There aren’t as many unique characteristics to miss on today’s twin jets. Out of most of the new ones, I find the A220 most fascinating. Most of the interesting variety today is found in the corporate jet world.
The T7 and GE90 would like to have a word with you.
Norman Brunt
I sure won't. They don't do anything for me now, as it is.
4 potters yes...
Both the A340 and A380 have been cancelled and the 747 is not doing well.. we will miss them as the last 4 potters arround (and russia is allready working on the IL-96 replacement wich is twin engine)
Honestly we probably won't today's Jets are just boring
Way back in the seventies when the world seemed a much gentler place I was an engineer on these machines. I will never forget how proud I was when I was granted my licenses as an engineer on 43..53..and 63 series DC-8 Aircraft. If anyone in the world is looking for a 78 year old DC-8 engineer ...well I,m yer man...!
Nothing like the loud, high pitched whine of the old jet engines. A real treat to hear that again thanks! Brought me back to my 60's childhood trips...
Such a unique sound, it almost sounded like the jet is going to take off when it started taxiing. Man I love these old planes, their look, sound and the overall feeling when you see a DC8 or 707 is truly amazing. Great footage!
The first time I ever flew was on a DC8 back in 1974, Gatwick to Palma Mallorca. Compared to aircraft used by most package operators such as BAC 1-11s, DC 9s, early 737s this plane looked huge, especially with its four engines. I was only 16 and was so proud to fly on such an iconic airplane.
So awesome you had a chance to fly on one.
Incredible! Which airline was that?
Flown in some back in the 70'S, nothing like them loud and proud. 707'S first flew in 1959 a full 11 years before the 747. What timeless designs.
Awesome, Diesel 8’s and the 707 true work horses in their day.
Todd Marquand Yeah they were definitely built to last.
I just love the designs of older jets. So simple and sleek
And built to last generations :)
It’s amazing how quiet the modern jet engine is when hearing this, still a wonderful sound…..
Love it! I miss this so much. Airports used to such dynamic places to be near to: the noise, the food delivery trucks, etc. The smoke used to make it easy to follow a jet's trajectory after takeoff. It made you dream of where those people were off to - aerial ports of call, so to speak. It just isn't the same today.
So many things about the 1960s were so cool!
In 1986 I flew on a DC 8-62 from Copenhagen to Tel Aviv with SAS. It was magic that plane. We had a very good flight and I was able to visit the cockpit what is not possible today. So today we have planes such as the A330-B 777 and new 737,s but it will not be the same as those old good planes we used to fly longhaul in the 60.s and 70.s
Tom Seeberg What a memory that cockpit visit is! Flying is definitely not the same. Aircraft no longer built like tanks.
Was lucky to fly on a Air Bahama DC-8 back in the late 70's, attendants were great and provided me games and toys (I was seven or eight). Thanks to allow me to re-live this here !
Thanks for watching! That's definitely an awesome flight you scored as a kid. What was your route?
@@LoveJT8D Luxembourg - Nassau with a stopover in Shannon where my mum bought me a 1:500 diecast 747 with full retractable gear ! It was one of the earliest "regular" charter flights available to go on vacation !!!
@@christoohunders5316 That's so awesome! Also the glory days when airports regularly carried airline memorabilia/literature.
@@LoveJT8D Kudos to you mate, you're so young, your passion for aviation is priceless !
Christoo Hunders Hopefully inspiring others out there so appreciate these majestic birds.
I have to say the smoke was amazing, but even more amazing was the smell of the exhaust when it was being marshaled in. It it's so hard to describe how great the aroma was but if I had to describe, it was basically the smell of Jet A being burnt old-school style haha.
Kerosene 😉
How is it so many of us identify with and remember the smell of jet fuel? There is just nothing like it.
Love it! I feel tha same even with the actual aircrafts i really enjoy those departure from the distance at international cordoba airport COR
I worked the ramp loading DC8's for Flying Tigers, we called them Greasey 8's affectionately, but although loud I really liked their lines...flew the freighter in the jump seat behind the pilot SFO, LAX, HNL...for my first of many times to Hawaii!
John Michael Saraceno Ahhhh how cool that you got some time in the jump seat. That had to have been a thrill.
Reminds me of walking through the air terminal as a child, and the whole place reeked of jet fuel, the smell of adventure! And that was only the 80's.
Airports during the 80's and 90's were a whole different kind of experience. And i must say, the smell of jet fuel burn from this DC-8 is not even comparable to the modern passenger jets. Thanks for watching!
LoveJT8D
And you should have seen it during the '60s & '70s during my childhood, really, really epic! GREAT vid 8D, thanks a lot.
Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture Thanks for stopping by and watching! Would absolutely love to experience airports/aviation in the '60s and '70s.
The 60's and 70's were for me the golden age of air travel, never to come back again, and you are a very pretty lady.
Wow I can smell it in memory. SFO and Philadelphia were like Kerosine factories in scent. I felt that rush of adventure as I did as a kid for the few seconds that I read these comments. Great Memories. Up Up and Awwwwwwayyy!!!
JT3D's, one of the best ever made.
yes. with JT8D, RR-spey, and russians D30
@@marianlilov1701 and r r conways(vc-10s)
JT9D, RB211 also.
I flew between the UK and Scandinavia a lot in the 1980s. This was mostly on 737s and DC9s. One day at Kastrup, SAS had technical problems with the scheduled aircraft and we were told await a replacement. To my surprise and pleasure they rolled out a DC-8 and so I got to fly on one of the classic planes from the beginning of the jet age.
Wow, you definitely lucked out on that equipment swap! Excellent memories for sure.
Four of the most evocative aircraft sounds for me - the Tiger Moth, the DC3, the Lockheed Electra and the DC8.
Many thanks for the video.
Great choices of aircraft I'd say :) Many thanks for watching.
That engine start up is fucking amazing...bone chilling power
Larry WoB Bone chilling power sums it all up :)
So cool to see JT3's still flying. The whine and smoke are music to the eyes and ears!
SMaze17 Yes! Nothing can beat that sound.
Flew to Hawaii twice on the Super DC-8 When United had them back in the 60’s.
Loved every moment.
Gordon Miller Now that sounds like a pretty sweet Hawaii trip. It’s really a downer to see mostly 737 NGs doing LAX-HNL. Loved having the larger DC-10s, L1011s etc...
I miss the smoky old jets, they really had character
+leokimvideo Agreed.
+leokimvideo They also sound way better than todays boring turbofans.
+monte61 bs have you ever seen the GE-90?
The 90 has nothing on the noise,smoke and raw power these old power plants had.
Little late, ya think?
Began flying as a young boy with my parents. Flew lots of DC8's, Eastern and Delta. Several "stretch" versions, as well.
Gypsy Jones That’s awesome! Sounds like you have many memories in the DC-8. Definitely an awesome piece of machinery.
What a beautiful airplane. My very first flight was aboard a United DC-8-62 in Friend Ship livery. It's been my favorite aircraft ever since. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching, and so awesome you had a chance to fly on the DC-8.
One of my fondest memories of flying, and the first jet aircraft I ever flew on in the mid 1960's. I can still hear the woman's voice over the speakers at O'Hare calling "United DC-8 Jet Mainliner service to Denver and San Francisco now boarding at gate..." Still thrills me to this day.
I flew on ATI cargo/passenger combo configurations as a passenger for years to and from USA to overseas US airbase. This was the sound of ur ride going home and the sound of mail and food for the BX.
Arriving from or going to Lajes Field in the Azores, ATI’s two remaining DC-8-62CF’s were regular visitors at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) on Saturday & Sunday afternoons until they were sadly retired in 2013. I loved seeing one come in on 33L and knew immediately what plane it was by the very distinctive whine of those four JT3D’s. An hour or so later she would depart on runway 10-28, using only a third of the runway for the takeoff roll! It was a joy to watch and I really miss seeing them. Those planes were a bit of nostalgia from a bygone era.
Dennis Dreyer that's awesome that you got to witness The Landings in departures at BWI.
Dennis Dreyer that is correct the combi's quick turned at BWI between the Azores and KWRI and also Thule and KWRI. From 2000 through 2002 I worked for ATI and was there for most of the quick turns
Big nostalgia hit just at the end hearing that distinctive roar. Grew up next to Gatwick in the 70s and this took me right back there.
I remember watching those DC-8 landing at O’Hare back in the day and those dirty engine exhaust trails, just like the 707s. 😎
Wow! You don't see engines looking or sounding like that any more! Beautiful noise!
Very rare to hear that sound these days. It really is a beautiful noise. Just to think, airports long ago were full orchestras of these low-bypass engines.
I'm sure that was an amazing experience to fly this plane. It was such a treat to be this close to it.
No Hydraulics, No Problem it will still fly. The DC stands for Direct Cable as we used to say.
August 1972, I flew in a TWA DC8 from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. Great flight, and the band "Canned Heat" had the entire first class section. Awesome
I was 18 at the time.
On the title page of the video, it said JT3D-3B's. The 62 Series DC-8 is powered by the JT3D-7A (Long Ducts). The JT3D-3B engines have the short bypass duct and have the Cascade Door Thrust Reverser midway down the engine. I worked the 50 series and 60 series DC-8's for many years. Great Airplanes!
Warm sweet smell that immediately cues images of how jet travel used to be.
Yes my bokkie😍
Used to enjoy travelling to Prestwick airport to watch the daily Air Canada DC8 63 flight arrive and depart. Also fond memories of British Airways VC10 and Spatax Convair 990 turning over my house on finals going into Glasgow Airport, also the BEA Vicker Vanguard. How I miss those aircraft. Like modern cars, so many modern aircraft look and sound so boringly similar!
Completely agreed. You're lucky to have been near an airport that had all of those different types. Back in the days when each aircraft had their own unique look and sound. Now they all look / sound the same.
Got to fly these while on furlough from America West Airlines 1992 to 1996, loved flying them. They could be a real handful though, proud to say I flew a piece of history. Flew the 61,62 and 71 series
I miss the sound of Proper Jet Engines like these
+James Stephenson I'm right there with you. The way jet engines should sound :)
The engines on these planes take 7 to 10 seconds to spool up to maximum thrust. to go around or to climb for collision avoidance is impossible with these screaming me-me's. Very Dangerous these days😱😩😣😳😒😁🙈
@@General5USA Not dangerous by any means, but modern airliners are bound to be safer, yes. If they weren’t, something must’ve gone horribly wrong haha.
I have some moments when I go to these video's to listen to the old symphony of the older jet engines. Mainly JT3D/JT8D, Kuznetsov NK8 and Soloviev D30. Also some fighters can really be enjoyed. The first Mig's and Sabre's.. and I have a weak spot for the Avro Vulcan Bomber. That haunting howl is amazing! the noisier, the better! 😁
Today actually one of them DC8 are flying again. Not from ATI but another company is flying it rn for the rescue missions against corona
Dissle ATL Thats awesome for a DC-8 to serve in this time of crisis. Those planes are built to last.
Miss the sound of low bypass ratio engines
Honestly, just listen to the sound I wouldn't associate the engine with (modern high BPR) turbofan!
Yeah, lost part of my hearing on the P&W J52's....them some loud suckers! Good times!
Those engines aren’t low buy pass. They are true axial flow turbojets. No bypass air going on here.
You're not alone
I miss it too
Agreed! Any video can't do this plane justice as far as delivering the unique acoustics of the JT3D's.
2:53 Hell yeah
Back in the late 60s all through the 70s braniff Airlines took me back and forth from Chile on dc8. Love that plane.
That's so cool you had a chance to fly on one! Such good memories I bet.
Beautiful! Smokin' , Roarin' ..... Love it. true classic aviation
I've worked around DC-8s a few times and I work around B757 everyday and I agree with the amazing aroma of Jet A being burned smells amazing weather it's from a DC-8 or B757.
YES wish they could bottle that smell! 🤤
I really liked the video, thanks!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video.
LoveJT8D You're welcome!
please bring back this good old times.........
funflyer69 I know! This old birds really made aviation fascinating. Especially with all the unique aircraft designs of that time.
@@LoveJT8D Yes, thats true...
I flew to italy with ALITALIA in 71 . Any idea what kind of plane it was....All I remember was that it wasnt one of the big ones at the time.....i believe the engines were in the rear. Thank you !!!!!! It was great as a 10 year old i was allowed to see the cockpit and actually shake the Captains hand......
mundl kalli I’m thinking your plane back in ‘71 was a 727-200, one of the coolest passenger airliners that graced the skies :)
Thank you for doing the research,however I believe i narrowed it down to the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32. It has 100 seats. The timeframe would go in synch. anyway thanks again ! Very much appreciated
Terrifically smooth take off what a great aircraft.
Beautiful classic vintage jet!!!!
I grew up with this sound on the dash 63's. My dad worked for Tigers and I went to work with him occasionally.
Flew flying tiger DC8 airline flight to Vietnam June 1968! Unforgettable
I worked for b a c corp building hush kits and flight testing them years ago for jt 3d 3b the dc8 was a real work horse miss those days
The DC-8 had always been one of my favourite four-engined aircraft ! Liked :) and thanks for the link, by the way !
Thanks for watching. There is something awesome about 4 classic engines working in harmony :)
LoveJT8D Yes :)
I remember going from Sweden to New York with Island AIr year 1984, making a stopover in Reykjavik with a DC-8 :)
Daniel Eriksson That’s so cool! You are definitely lucky to have had some passenger flight hours in one.
An oldie but goodie!👍 Gotta love low-bypass engines!
In its time both Air Canada and Canadian Pacific airlines operated Super 63 DC-8's in Canada. Because they were the largest aircraft of their time they were very long and if you sat in the rear of the plane when it took off on rotation it looked felt like your rear end was going to hit the runway (actually not far rom the truth). Also the noise was really loud (great) and the kerosene smell was very strong(even better). One time my wife and I were returning home from Africa where I worked for 3 years and we were leaving Amsterdam on a KLM super 63 and the plane was packed. We started down the runway throttles wide open, the plane gained speed very slowly and seemed to stop accelerating and it seemed the runway was about 3 miles long. Finally the nose was raised and we very slowly climbed out over the Atlantic. Two and a half hours into the flight the plane began to lose height very quickly until we got so low we could see the tops of the waves on the ocean. The pilot tells us over the intercom that the windshield has developed a rack in it and we would have to fly vey low the rest of the way without pressurizing the cabin. Flying this low also meant we had to make an extra stop in Gander Newfoundland because the dense air at that altitude meant we used much more fuel. He had to get special air clearence and we flew the rest of the way to Toronto on a perfectly clear day up the Saint Lawrence to Toronto. No issues but I KNOW he was really pushing it for max takeoff weight
KLM 63's..that takes me back..worked for KLM from 1977-1984 and had many flights on the 63's..also had a few flights on the -55 combi's...for the short flights AMS-LHR those things went up like spaceships !
Miss seeing the old stretch 8s flying in and out of Dayton international airport when Emery worldwide was still going strong. Use to see them all the time back in the 90s
I had the privilege of flying on an Air Spain DC8 from Manchester(UK) to Gerona(Spain) in 1974. A proper plane with a proper jet sound.
Filmitis Agreed! Modern aircraft today are becoming efficient and quite like a hybrid car. Glad you had the chance to fly on one.
Look at the smoke from baby! That's the good stuff.
I miss that noise soooooo much, wish to turn back the time!
I flew for the first time a McDonand Douglas DC-8 62 from Bangkok to Copenhagen in 1969. It was a SAS aircraft and we made a stopover in Tashkent. Old times ...I was 24 at the time !
Fernando Noronha Leal How cool! I bet it sounded awesome from the inside.
I'm a TF-33 fan, thanks for video
Nice! Thanks for stopping by and watching.
This thing would shake your book cabinet going 3000ft above your house, yet with amazing sound.. LOUD!
Why the engine wont start at 2:00
edit: bro i waited 11 months
On Aug. 21, 1961, a Douglas DC-8, a heavy jet designed for commercial use, became the first airliner to go supersonic.
It's a beauty.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-8
Bill Michael Thats what I miss about this era of airliners. So many of the designs (body, wing, engines) were built for speed.
That take off sounded great, takes me back to the days of the Trident and BAC 1-11 I used to watch at Manchester Airport many years ago, they made such a noise that Pilots had to throttle back once airborne because of complaints from the Well Off Cheshire Set at the end of the runway. I saw one of the first Boeing 747 Jumbos take off from Manchester, it's climb rate was pathetic it was that slow, I thought it wasn't going to make it off the runway and the noise was horrendous. The VC10 that took off behind it was down the runway and gone in half the time and I thought at the time I know which I would rather travel on and it wasn't the Jumbo.
David Ellis Plane spotting was so fascinating back then. Never had the chance to see the VC10 or BAC 1-11 operating in person, but have seen many videos and still quite amazing to experience that historic footage. Some of the older planes were dogs getting off the ground but the smoke and power coming from the engines makes it all worthwhile to watch.
Marble machine and of 1968 woo, a good, wonderful and fantastic experience.
BOEING 747-800CUNARD Absolutely! Which there were more of them flying around.
This DC-8 is still operational with Samaritan's Purse. And apparently, they're looking for a second DC-8 too.
Rare sight like the 747-100s I had the pleasure of seeing one up close
Awesome. These DC-8's (and the 747-100's) are incredible birds.
Superb footage. The sound quality was also excellent.
Thanks for the video. really brings me back to my chilldhood
Airports were noisy and smokey back in the 60’s!
That's what made plane spotting so exciting back then :)
Difficult comparison reason being both planes would need to be in the same space or very close to compare but I suppose it possible with really sensitive recording g- meters with recording and time marked graphs.
Concentrating closely on #1 while they are starting #2! Well done.
Ted Smith Thsnks. It was a 50/50 gamble.
Every dog within 100 miles is howling!
Four engines & a Flight Engineer.......perfect.
It is absolutely perfect :) The glory days of aviation.
Der beste Sound ever
Joe G. Absolutely!
My God, those things were loud!
J L N Yeah those JT3's can really scream.
What?
@@RedLP5000SHE SAID THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY LOUD! THE ENGINES!
Nothing like returning to the place you were born
I flew on a Spantax DC-8 once in 1979. On the route Amsterdam- Palma De Mallorca. Even for me as a teenager it was clear the inside was pretty worn off.
Change6609 That’s so cool you had a chance to fly on one. Those worn down interiors really do have character.
I'm pretty sure that's what they did. I wasn't sure of the order but I knew they would start on the left side. It was kind of a gamble as to which engine I focused on. I didn't see the exhaust out of the outside two when began to taxi so I'm guessing the started the other two closer to the runway.
Flew on an Arrow Air DC-8 from Rota Spain to Philadelphia back in the mid-80s
redalrt4 That’s really cool! Were you seated in front of the engines?
@@LoveJT8D Yes the plane was reengined with CFM56s A Super 70, I think.
redalrt4 Ah okay. Still cool nonetheless!
A symphony ! from my childhood !
Thanks for watching! I really miss the music of these classic jets filling every airport around the US.
Love that sound man
It's pretty awesome. Those older engines absolutely scream.
The design of these and the convair 880 seem much more streamlined than today's jets never really payed much attention if it was 707 or dc8 flying over when I was a kid though.
Are classic jet tours still around? Seems like a great way to experience flying on a classic jet no longer in commercial airline service...
I believe they are still around, but were more active I'd say about 7 years ago with a slightly larger abundance of classic jets, a lot of which have since been retired. Recently there's been some classic jet charters organized by some aviation enthusiast tour companies in Europe.
I preferred the B-707 for its ride in turbulence. The DC-8s had almost zero wing flex and rode harder in the rough stuff.They were also a bit faster in cruise. I did get an early DC-8 to 39,000 ft. across CANADA.
Ray Hansen Interesting comparison of the wings. I would have loved to experience one of those birds.
VERY GOOD AIRPLANES, FROM BRASIL.
Kleytons Absolutely! A very classic aircraft. Thanks for watching.
Surely these aren't JT3D's? The cowls look different, very long and straight. The JT3D's usually step narrower near the back, or taper in the case of early models.
Are these a modified version?
Samuel Arnold I think the engines on this particular aircraft are the JT3D-7, whereas the JT3D-3B was more common on the older DC-8 variants (probably more in the tapering shape you described).
Just amazing! ✈❤👍🏻
I love classical sound!! this is real airplane sound!!
A1 M38 Exactly! That’s what an airliner should sound like.
So if all the passengers sat in the back where the windows are (no windows up front) the plane was rather tail heavy..right?
tom samuelson it’s a freighter..
tom samuelson They had ballast in the front cargo hold. A couple huge wheels I think to add the needed weight.
OK, Dumb question, Why are the engines running and the intake fans are stationary?
are there any DC-8s or 707s with the original turbo*jet* engines still in airworthy condition?
jz78817 I’m not completely sure. As far as I know there none flying with the original turbojets. Most if not all have been re-engined.
Love how planes age like wine. When most other vehicles dont.
This was a combi airplane. Great airplane. Worked on, flew them as PFE. Sorry, but the long duct engine was z -7, not -3. Many differences in design and power output. Thank for sharing.
Mo River Thanks for the info on the engines. Nice to know how to recognize the variants of this engine family. This was some time ago so my memory is lacking a bit, but I believe the captain mentioned one of the four engines was a different variant and had to run that engine at a slightly higher (or maybe) lower thrust rating than the rest. If that’s the case, could that one engine be some variant between a -3 and -7?
Amongst many many aviation videos, on one is to explain how captains keep the nose wheel on taxi line!
Haha absolutely! Not just on the line but perfectly between both front tires. There has to be a cheat mark in the HUD 😂
I can almost smell the jet fuel..Just total ear and eye candy here. Sounds like adventure
Bernard Boka Exactly! It doesn’t get better than this. When this aircraft arrived at LGB, I was filming from behind the marshaller, and the smell of the poorly burnt Jet-A was something I’ll never forget. Totally different from today’s airliners.