Delta 747-400 Farewell Media Event at LAX - Including Inside Tour
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Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-451
N666US (cn 23821/742) Code: 6306
Seat Configuration: C48 W42 Y286
Because of her registration, she was referred to as “The 747 From Hell”. She was believed to be the oldest flying -400 in the world, until her recent retirement.
With nearly 30 years of usage, this beauty was delivered to Northwest Airlines in August 1989.
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I was the Captain on that flight .I did the landing in LAX. . Hand flown, no autopilot. (DTW-LAX) didn’t know it at the time but it was my last time flying a 747. Delta retired the fleet a few weeks later
I was a Captain on NWA and then Delta’s ( airlines merged in 2009) B747-400 from 1999 to 2017 when the plane was retired. I have just under 8000 hours as a Captain on the plane.
What a plane…elegant and every one just loved to fly it. Flight deck had three rows of seats. Super comfortable. Nice bed room just behind the flight deck for the pilots on break.
The best thing about the interior of the plane: Lots and lots of room for passengers to stroll around. Bathrooms were large…and plenty of them. Overhead bins always and I mean always had plenty of room for passenger carry on luggage. The passenger upper deck was just pure luxury.14 passenger seats. (Was certified for 60 coach seats) 2 bathrooms. 2 Flight Attendants. And upstairs…away from any hulabalu.
My most memorable flights:
We ferried the plane (just four pilots…no crew, no flight attendants and no passengers…well …had just one passenger…my youngest daughter Elena) from Singapore where it had undergone maintenance to Anchorage and then Detroit. My daughter loved it.The only passenger on a 747-400.
Another flight : From LAX to Victorville Ca.Another ferry flight. Brought my son Andrew along. He got to log some 747-400 time! I put him in the right seat! The planes were painted in Delta colors at Victorville after the NWA- DL merger.
I often flew the Detroit- Shanghai route. We normally burned about 51,000 gallons of fuel. For that one flight. We often flew within 20 miles of the North Pole. As I flew that route for so many years, I could see the effects of global warming. My first years, the North Pole was always frozen solid, even in August. At the end of my career the ice would be broken in August. We always looked for Santa but never saw him🤣
I flew the first Delta 747 on the JFK Tel Aviv route and the very last JFK TLV flight by a Delta 747
My last flight on the 747 was in Dec 2017. DTW to LAX.We brought the plane empty there for a 747 farewell party.
I flew the 777 after the 747 at Delta. Definitely a downgrade. Like going from a Rolls Royce to a Volkswagen.
I was lucky enough to spend 36 years as cabin crew flying on most variants of the B747. Despite three major emergencies during my career I am here, retired, to say thank you Boeing and thank you to the queen of the skies. I am proud to have shared in the making of aviation history.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing your story.
I want to become a pilot
All of Delta's 747 are former Northwest planes which were the best choice for the long trans pacific flights. I flew them many times between Detroit and Japan then on to Manila. In my life there have been three aircraft, all from Boeing that have impressed me. My first ever international flight, a Pan American 707 next, the 747 on different carriers, KLM, Northwest, Sabena, El Al, Air France, and Philippine Airlines. Finally, the 777, most spacious twin engine plane in the sky. I hope that Boeing comes out with something fantastic in the future.
747s didn't last long with Delta Airlines in the 7os
Same story when they acquired them in the merger with Northwest Airlines.
Nice work! I towed this plane to the spot and the last person to ride brakes before it departed from LAX. Going to miss this Queen!
I truly appreciate all of the comments, and all those who have given me either a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. Whether it's positive, or it's negative, it all helps the channel grow. Happy Holidays, all.
Nobody in their right mind could give this very memorable and moving video a Thumbs down !!! Surely not ????
There are several, and I get it. The dislikes are a reflection of my performance, and I'm always trying to improve. However, as I mentioned, the positives and negatives all benefit the channel in the end.
I cant imagine for a video of this type that its a reflection of your performance, as its just not type of video. Its a sentimental and factual piece, not an Airshow recording type of thing if you follow. More like its the usual silly people that like to down thumb anything good. I see it all the time on You Tube videos and my mind never ceases to boggle on the Troll and juvenile negative comments. But I am happy that you benefit numerically from responses to your channel. It was a terrific piece.
Thumbs up for the work putting vid together and for the bird itself. Totally thumbs down for garbage delta! NW Red Tails 4ever!
I think you made a very good video. If I have any criticism, I’ll just say that it would’ve been better to conduct a formal interview with the first officer. You asked some good questions and he had some interesting answers. But you said ‘Wow,’ when you had an opportunity to follow up with further facts. Just my two cents!
For the record, my first 747 flight was in 1974, latest was 2016. You can find my 747 landing on Newark’s 6000 foot short crosswind runway - it’s on RUclips, but the video quality is crap (I used my iPhone). So I could use some constructive advice too :)
Fascinating! I once flew on this exact aircraft, N666, from JFK-Tel Aviv. Beautiful ride.
How cool! What an awesome experience.
I've been a Captain on the 747 for over 20 years..both the “generic 100 & 200” and the -400 for Northwest and now Delta. So sad to see the Queen taken to the bone yard and chopped up for scrap. Best aircraft I’ve ever flown by far...and easy to fly. Miss her already.
Master Warning sir I respect your career and I respect that you flown a 747 im 46 yrs old and I have been to Honolulu round 8 times but I've always wanted to take a747 there and to know they are scrapping this god of the sky brings me to tears i think each Airline should save one and use it my heart and soul goes to each person in the aviation industry no matter what your job is some people in life that was their dream but never got it if I just had one small button from the cockpit I would wear it as a necklace as a souvenir I usually fly to Honolulu once a year but never had the chance to take the king of the sky and my hat comes off to all is staph that has been keeping the 747 in the air and I salute each one of you
That's an awesome flight history! You're a lucky man.
I'm very blessed...38 years so far flying with Northwest/Delta with 3 more to go.
Master Warning sir(or madam)...a question I've always wanted to ask a 747 captain...do you get a thrill every time you throttle up those 4 huge engines? Can you describe the feeling?
David Cole it is exactly that-a thrilling experience. You evenly push the throttles together-to 1.1 EPR and let the engines stabilize-then push the auto throttle push button on the throttle and the power automatically advances to takeoff EPR. Depending on the weight and outside temperature-varies the acceleration felt. Imagine about 440 tons or 850,000 pounds at takeoff and 40 minutes later Your over 5 miles up and traveling Mach .85 or 85% the speed of sound with 420 other people with you.
What a great airplane the 747 was. Recently retired in May 2018 after 38 yrs of flying from American had the pleasure of flying the 74 with TWA. It was truly a wonderful a/c to fly but with the new advancements in aviation Im looking forward to the future.
Flown on a 747-400 a couple of times now. Smoothest airliner I've ever been on. Both during flight and incredibly during the taxiing on the ground. On my first ever 747 flight I was busy queuing up my videos on the IFE and didn't notice we had actually pushed back and were headed for the runway!
Great footage! I was fortunate enough and honored to be part of Ship 6306's last revenue passenger flight (also THE last DL 747 revenue passenger flight) DL158 ICN-DTW 12.19.2017 and it was truly something I will cherish for as long as I live. This here is such a remarkable piece of machinery, and it is so sad to see that it is just sitting in MZJ now. Its legend will live on forever.
Absolutely stunning footage Ryan and what a great honor that you got the invite to see this amazing aircraft :)
Thanks for watching, Ed! It was amazing to see up close, the sheer size is insane.
She will truly be missed. I just wish there was a market for the 747-8 in this country. This was a sad day in Aviation history. From NWA to DAL. Skyteam for life!
Thank you so much for making this. Got to fly on 669US for the special LAX-DTW flight back on September 5 with my fiance, my dad, and a coworker. It was fantastic.
Nice! You're very lucky.
I got to see one of these at Nashville a couple weeks before it was retired, it's such a massive and beautiful airplane, it was always my dream to fly it
Eu sempre irei admirar esse avião. ..
I'm just glad I got to fly in one years ago returning from Puerto Rico back in 97, dam that was a big nice monster.
Flew Pan Am 707's then 747's yearly to Honolulu from 1963 to ?2000. In 1974 another nurse and I treated ourselves to PanAm 747 to Honolulu 1st class and ate lunch upstairs with Fresh flowers on our table and lots of pampering by flight attendants. They thought we were wealthy actresses even though we told them no, just hard working RN's. Someday I'll tell you about my ride in a P51 Mustang out of Chino, CA.
747 jumbo jet
The greatest aircraft in aviation history.
The most comfortable aircraft ever been built
I got a picture with the right most pilot in Nashville when one of those birds diverted to nashville
I love that aircraft!
Me too!
Well done, Ryan!! I've been following this bird around the country on her farewell tour.
Another piece of aviation history has left us. Let's soak up those MD-80's while we still have them.
It was a great time that Delta flying 747. Nice footage mate
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Great work! I unfortunately never got to fly on a 747. It’s sad to see such an icon go away. Loved the video!
Thanks for watching, Jay! Yeah, spotting will not be the same without U.S. based passenger seven-fours circling the globe. I'm so glad you dug the video, I really enjoyed making it.
I had the pleasure to see N666US in BUF when it came for a Buffalo Bills charter. I'm so sad to see her go!
Very well written Speed...I totally agree.
I flew a Northwest 747-400 from Detroit to Tokyo-Narita back in April 1990. I was relocating to Korea (work related). I remember then that the plane was new. The flight was 13.5 hours to Tokyo. Wonderful experience on the 747. As I see all these ex-Northwest now Delta 747s retire, I wish I had recorded which one I flew on the initial flight to Tokyo and the final leg to Seoul. Could very well have been this one. At that time I flew to Tokyo, NW only had 3 or 4 of the -400s I believe. I flew NW and their -400's many many times back and forth across the pacific during my 4 years in Korea. I most likely flew on this one at one time. I love the 747. So sad to see it leave passenger service.
I’m sad to see the USA carriers retire the 747. I liked seeing BR5 taking off at 14:21-14:26. Great video!
One of the captains in this video is a friend of mine! He used to fly the 747 for NWA and Delta! I love this video! Sad to see the 747s are at the end of their life :(
Awesome video. Proud pilots. Majestic beast!
Truly the end if an era.
Gonna miss the queen, we still have the 747-8, so catch them while you can.
AXEL GAMING what airline?
cdthomas Luftansa and others
Very nice job covering the event Ryan, always look forward to your uploads, a dedicated planespotter. Happy New Year sir
Happy New Year, buddy! Thanks for being awesome!
Excellent footage....sad to see another 747 heading to bone yard
Where is that bone yard?
More than excellent. Really enjoyed this. Thanks much.
Thank you, as always.
I saw her land at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong once. Amazing!
747-451 is the code giving to Northwest Airlines.😎
awesome video. great insight. long live the 747
I can see why they call it the “Boeing 747 from Hell” triple 6. May she have a peaceful retirement. Thanks for over 30 years of service. R.I.P. 747!
50 Years* And yes! I agree!!
N666US...Nice.
Sad to see such a beautiful piece on engineering go I personally loved the 747-400
I remember when QANTAS flew their first 400 from London to Sydney NON-STOP. They needed special permission from the Russians to fly over their airspace and the crew sent their luggage on a different flight just to save weight. Got them into the Guinness record book too.
thank you so much for sharing!
It was an honor to share this with you. Thank you for watching, and for the comment!
Beautiful!
Tomorrow is Christmas. Merry Christmas RyanBomar!!!
Merry Christmas, buddy! Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy your day with family.
Respect and love
Thank you for sharing this touching tribute to our beloved queen of the skies Ryan...I find is so hard to hold back the tears...As Dana noted so eloquently, this iconic, graceful aircraft is filled with many stories, excitement, and the infinite promise of adventure that comes with the lure of the world..That is why it holds such a special place in our hearts and ALWAYS will... How can one forget the throttle and the thrill of the sound of those 4 engines during takeoff?!...not to mention the beautiful vision of the QUEEN gracefully coming in for a landing..So many MANY wonderful memories.. Yet one question remains unanswered...Why? Why didn't the US carriers keep using them? Operation wise, they were dependable and scored high on the customer satisfaction side. However, if it boiled down to 'cost' then why not at least retire her with DIGNITY in a museum, or even back to Boeing HQ, instead of scrapping her for parts!? I was so down when I learned of the fate of the old PAA clippers...Why can't we learn from that? Why is everything about cost and $$ in this life? Damn...Am I glad I wasn't a part of this "Celebration"; more like a funeral of a majestic bird that represented open skies, dreams and freedom...
This particular aircraft was approaching thirty years of active service for Northwest & Delta. Most 'modern' airliners are only expected to fly in passenger service for about twenty years. In some cases, like with the A380, six aircraft have already been stored, and keep in mind, the earliest models only date back to 2005, and weren't even introduced into airline service until relatively recently, in late 2007. By comparison, the earliest 747-400's (including the one in the video), date all the way back to the late 1980's.
Thanks Ryan for posting!!!!!
Thanks for watching, stitch! Have a great one!
#DeltaProud💯🔥🔥🔥
Wow , on this month was the retirement of this poor beauties, well at least I have both skymarks United and Delta 747s to remind me
MOMENT last fligth
Awesome video Ryan! You make excellent ones!
You're awesome, Rohan! Thank you.
What happened to the plane, did they dismantle it, or is it sitting in a desert somewhere . . . Amazing they gave such a send-off to the plane. It's as if the plane had a soul - maybe it does.
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Great work recording and putting this video together. Super Huge Like!
Thank you, sir! Much appreciated.
N666US. Apart from the devilish reg, I also have the same exact model
RIP 747 1969 2017
Nice video. Nice channel. Subscribed today 12/26/2017. Congratulations.
Thank you so much!
Cheers from, Brazil.
Did anyone notice the triple 6 on the registration number near the tail? 1:48
I must have ran into you with my friend during that event. I was the guy in a silver hoodie.
You sound familiar, I'm sure I did. I was in full on 'work mode', so I sort of blocked the world out a bit.
It was really cool to be at the event. It would have been also cool to talk with you as I've been a long time fan of your videos.
You're too kind, Nick! Thank you. I'll see you out at Imperial Hill one of these days.
Let me know when you're out there because I'm on school break. I'll be out sometime next week.
Too good
Good bye Delta Boeing 747!! I'm going to miss you Queen.😂
Francisco Flores-Martinez this is just very sad
Were these aircraft scrapped or sold to different airlines
Wish they did this at KPAE :(
I love boeing747.
feller said the KLM over there is also headed for the boneyard..... sigh; Is that Jay in the very beginning? If only you had more of that steam.... like a Ridley Scott movie; nice AAL photobomb on the pilots; great turnback chaseplane shot at the wing from the airstairs; pilot motel-6 rocks; PT Cruiser can almost go mach 85; all that wear and it still looks a hundred times better than a Captain Sim vc cockpit; she hit that KABC guy; love that reflection shot from behind the #1;
BFB was undergoing an engine change
You went nuts on that recap, MrSunlander! I love it!
that's because that jet fuel is in my body
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Where was it coming from? Because on December 23rd I saw this plane at DFW
That was a different bird, this one flew in from DTW.
Wich plane wil replace the 747s?
The A350
Master Warning Thx for the info
The 747s will be replaced by the future 747x
787 Dreamliner
Something French-made no doubt.
N666US? No offence but who gives a plane a rego named after the devil's number? By the way, I am not a Boeing fan but it's sad to see the 747's retire. Although I have never been on one, I will always feel a special connection between them. It is also sad to see that they are all retiring around the same time! Not just Delta, but QANTAS too! Anyways, farewell queen of the skies! You will always be in our hearts!
Northwest was launch customer for the 747-400 with orders for 10 jets delivered in 1989-1990. The planes were numbered NW661-670. NW661 was not the 1st 747-400 delivered to Northwest although it was the 1st one Boeing produced. Boeing held onto it for a while. After flying some domestic routes the planes were 1st assigned to NW17/18 - JFK-NRT.
Which ones had the teeth whitening done ....Next stop the breakers yard.
Wish the 744 was staying and Delta was going.
Why?
TWA
You mean August 1989?
You are absolutely correct, an oversight on my part. Updated, thank you.
Major step in Delta's move to French made airplanes.
I guess they don't want an airplane that has battery fires and countless other problems like on the 787
Sometimes things happen to innovators. What Boeing learned about applying new battery technology will soon be applied by the others.
that's what happens when greedy financial ''experts'' keep cost cutting to make more money
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Delta didn't even have 747s for decades after the merged with Northwest airlines.
I saw this whale parked on T1 at NAIA, sad to see it go... wish the "747 from Hell" went straight to airplane heaven instead of Hell
Why the hell did they retire this beautiful bird before the cramped and loud MD88's and MD 90's?? Those things deserve to go to the boneyard.
I was wondering the same thing...WHY?
Always say there is power in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ it is your own tongue it will enters into your heart you will be blessed your own life. Thanks God.
6309 retired
And now Delta retired those 777s...... No big comfy jets in Delta anymore. What this guy gonna flying?
i would love it in the government bought these planes and converted them into fire fighting planes.
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oh the old whale; well, it was fun to stick and rudder the thing around; the EASIEST airplane I have ever had to land....sweet....my JN4 Jenny biplane is a lot more demanding !! Next to the whale, the old "three holer" B727 was my favorite and not as easy to grease it on as the "Whale" .... so long darling
You have one hell of a great flying history! The 727 (as a non-pilot) was the greatest airliner ever built, in my opinion. I remember talking to seven-two pilots about the limited angle of attack being a factor on landing, which lead to some rough touchdowns. Then to go out on top in a seven-four is legendary. Thanks for the comment!
yes on the stretch three holer you had to watch the high angle at touchdown...you basically would slam the mains into the concrete..the short version , we called it the "stubby" was easy....same on the stretch DC8 61 and 63
yes indeed; well, I taught a lot of new guys how to land the three holer correctly ... now, that pertains only to the stretched version. The short -100 (we called the stubby) was straight forward; the stretched version was different. I used to gently push forward stick once the descent was halted; this raised the tail , then slowly milk off thrust and wait...usually I could get them on good. I used the same trick in the Stretch DC8-63 and 61 worked !!
Another gone 😞
A damn shame what delta has done. A Northwest Airlines 747-400. Screw delta garbage airlines.
YOU MAD, ERIC?
MAURICE MOTON nope but screw delta!
I ACTUALLY LIKE DELTA AIRLINES, BUT TO EACH HIS OWN.
MAURICE MOTON I did too back in the 90s. All the majors suck today less carriers to choose from and the best ones are gone to acquisitions and mergers. When I was at Northwest we got four brand new 747 400 to 1997. Those airplanes are good today 20 years is nothing for 747 400. Delta ruined the northwest pacific network and Northwest cargo by selling it off and they upended the hub at Narita. Japanese have never been happy with Delta. Much of this falls on old NW CEO Richard Anderson.
You know Northwest agreed to merge with Delta right? Please do research before speaking...
In the original 747's at the front of the plane, they usually had an artwork. And here, just an ugly closet.
Jesus, that dude SUCKS at giving speeches.
Delta 747s didn't last
So instead of replacing these old birds with an american product, they're going with the a350? Shame on you, Delta.
I guess they don't want an airplane that has battery fires and countless other problems like on the 787
john walt bro, don't even go there considering the long laundry list for Airbust.
I love the Airbus A350-900 the most comfortable aircraft never made😉😉
Einhander49 look at the long list of problems for the 787 and compere it to the a350, even right now air new Zealand has had to ground all their 787s and lease a heap of airbus aircraft off other airlines to replace them while they are repaired.
Its called a free marked. Deal with it!
i guess soon this plane will be flown to victorville to rot in the desert
Yeah, after I uploaded this video, she was flown to Marana.