UNITED AIRLINES DC-8 JET MAINLINER INTRODUCTION TO JET AGE FLIGHT 803 59764
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2017
- This film, JET MAINLINER FLIGHT 803 was presented by United Airlines (1:49) and produced by Cate & McGlane (1:54) in Hollywood, California to promote the new DC-8 passenger jets and celebrate the arrival of the new "jet age". The Douglas DC-8 (also known as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8) was a four-engine long-range narrow-body jet airliner built from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched after the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless kept Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by larger wide-body designs, including the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The DC-8's design allowed it a slightly larger cargo capacity than the 707 and some re-engined DC-8s are still in use as freighters.
The film begins at the New York International Airport as the jet mainliner 803 is taxied into it’s United terminal for departure to San Francisco (2:06). At 2:47 the Alexander Calder sculpture is seen in the airport lobby. One hundred passengers will take part in this flight. A model jetliner (3:10) shows first class seats will be two by two and coach will be three (3:24). An exclusive feature is the coach lounge which also serves as a roomy rear entrance (3:35). Luggage containers are designed to give extra care to passenger property and quick efficient loading (3:56). In United’s operating base in Denver, plans for every mile of DC-8’s travel has already been mapped out (4:26). This is the largest airline control center in the world (4:30) and from all over the northern hemisphere, weather reports will arrive from ships at sea and aircraft. They have gathered wind and weather conditions for up to 60,000 feet (4:44).
Information collected will be able to predict conditions all along the 14,000 miles of routes of United Airlines flights (4:51). All data is entered into computers and will then yield detailed flight plans (5:13). Pilots prepare for take off (6:48) and full throttle commands 54,000 pounds of thrust (7:06). These jets will reach speeds of almost 600 mph (10:02). The team that enables quick and efficient travel is comprised of those operating the airliners, the builders of the planes and builders of the engines (10:24). A look inside the engine shows the key to vibration free performance (10:35) which includes smooth turning compressors and turbines. Pratt & Whitney engines (11:04) are considered the most proven engines built and have flown over two billion miles. The Douglas DC-8 is designed from the ground up (11:31) and company had to build two assembly plants in order to match the size (11:45). It is the first of it’s kind as it was specifically created for the comfort and needs of the passenger (12:02). Sound suppressors maintaine low departure sounds (12:23) and clam shell devices enclose and reverse thrust for smoother landings (12:29). The DC-3 completed the cross country flight in 17 hours and 20 minutes (12:54), the DC-4 in 15 hours and 45 minutes (13:04), DC-6 in 11 hours and 5 minutes, DC-7 in 8 hours and 4 minutes (13:20) and finally the DC-8 can fly from New York to California in as little as 5 hours (13:29). In simulators, flights have already been conducted on the ground (15:36) and reproduce conditions that will be experienced in the air. Cockpit tv’s provide realistic effects for take-offs and departures (15:36). Engine flight instruments opperate the same as they would in flight (15:49) and control panels allows instructors to conduct every practice situation possible (16:04). The remote control closed circuit TV camera moves in perfect synchronization with controls during final approach (16:25). Because it requires experience and training to operate a jetliner, even men whom have flown for over 10 years will go back to school costing over $10,000 per person (17:38). Training will take as long as necessary for each to meet the requirements of the Federal Aviation Authority as well as specific airlines they will fly for (17:48). The base in San Francisco is the largest in the world (18:27). Mechanics from all over are brought in for training and pinpoint every feature of the plane. The emphasis on quality service means expert contintenintal culinary chef's in the kitchens creating plates for breakfast through dinner (20:08). The film is coming to a close as the 803 flies above Lake Tahoe and into California (23:16).
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I have to watch these old documentaries to maintain my sanity in this crazy inverted world of logic we now live in.
It's amazing how civilized people were when flying back then,
They were all upper class?🤔🤔
@@waynehentley4332 They pretty much had to be, to afford what an airline flight cost back then.
It's amazing how civilized air travel was back then.
When was the last time you felt respected and civilized when flying? Seriously, if you want people to behave civilized again, you have to treat them that way, likewise we have to expect, even demand, that people behave in a civilized manner. That starts at home with parents and their children. Think about it, if you want an American renaissance you have to demand it every day in all that you do, and how you interact with others.
That kind of service, room, and food, makes it much more tolerable. Did you notice the width of the aisle? Nowadays, one must squeeze into someones personal space in order to pass in the aisle! And once the service cart starts coming, a complete roadblock! Hopefully, one does not get the urge to pee at that moment!
I was an air hostess for Braniff and I can tell you that the meals on flight weren't as luxurious as these on this video.i gues this must have been around 1958. I flew in 1979.
Wow check out the meal! Lucky to get a rewarmed slice of pizza today! Forget peanuts. even those went away due to allergies!
I rode in a DC8 one time. Very nice airliner.
Far nicer than the 727 'people-mover' jet.
Airline service was once a very pleasant event.
That was waaaaay back when. Color TV was new.
The economic was much more spacious than the business today
Last time I flew on Alaskan airlines, they had us crammed in there like sardines. To get to the window seat you had to lean back about 15% because of the seat backs in front of you. I flew from Portland Oregon to Richmond Virginia and they didn't even offer a meal.
There was a time I enjoyed flying. People dressed up and there was plenty of room and people seemed friendly. And don't get me started on going through all the check-in, take your shoes off, walk through the X-ray machines and rude Homeland security people. I'm thinking I don't really care if I ever fly again.
Taking a train sounds so much nicer these days.
Historical commercial jet that made history in the skies of the planet
...along with the Boeing 707 (Douglas is today a Boeing heritage company), a variant of which, the 720, would later be added to United's fleet.
Dear GOD why can't we go back to when roominess was what the airline WANTED...
Cos space is money.
UA803 is now the number of the flight from IAD to NRT using the 777-222ER
Cool plane!.... we operated them with our Air NZ👍🇳🇿✈️
My first flight on a DC-8 was in 1984. My navy squadron VP-4 chartered 2 stretch 8's for our airlift back to NAS Barber's Pt Hawaii from Kadena AB Okinawa at the end of our deployment.
I am 68, always wore a suit when l flew. I made one mistake when l wore a suit on a flight down to Cancun. It was cargo shorts and flip flops from then on.
Looking fine.
Flying was really fancy back then.
So glad smoking is not allowed anymore 8:07
That...... *FOOD!!!* *Choice* of drink??
Anyone who thinks that things are better today, needs a thorough examination!
Might not be better, but a trip to San Francisco from New York would run you $1600 to $2000 in todays currency.
And I took a dump over Denver...Great old movies!
The first plane I flew on was one of this.
Me too,1968, Chicago -Tampa.
The window size on this bird does give off a false impression of having a narrower fuselage as opposed to the 707.
That's why I think the dc8 is more charming than the 707
This was a time when a man is real MAN and women was a real Lady...
And a child?🤔🤔
That too was a real child, god damnit!
I worked flight 803 several times to Japan
This would also be perfect for RiffTrax lol
That food. If only now.
It's amazing how flying has become a cattle car event. Bad seating, lousy food or no food, security inconveniences, crowded terminal with horrible parking for cars and high prices. Flying really sucks today.
I can't believe that the only thing people are concerned about at an airport is standing in huge lines to buy coffee, or rushing to a "restaurant" to eat or worrying about what they get to eat on an airplane! They act like they're starving to death. Or they'll explode if they don't stand in a freaking line for an hour to get an overpriced cup of coffee!!
@@kenprice1961 If you pay for first class - international first class - it's actually better than then. Most people now couldn't afford the economy prices then.
Remember when people dressed up to get on an airplane suits, ties, hats...etc.....I do! But I never could figure out WHY?
Style and Grace man, Style and Grace.
People typically believed if they went anywhere in public, they were to dress nice and act accordingly. Laziness took over and now people go out in their pajamas and act like psychos.
I don't like those big windows, they remind me of the de Havilland Comet. I know those windows were square, but the DC-8 windows were huge, I never realized that.. I wonder if any of those blew out in flight?
The bigger the better?🤔🤔😅😅
No DC-8 window failures, that I know of.
It's always been hypothesized that the square windows were the culprit in the Comet accidents, but it was actually structural flaws that occurred during the manufacturing process that caused decompression. Fatigue cracks were traced to both bolt and countersunk rivet holes, near the corners of the windows that had been "stop-drilled" at the factory and thus, were considered structurally sound. Repeated pressurization cycles resulted in a progression of the cracks that resulted in an unzipping of the main cabin's skin panels at altitude.
There is a YT video called, "The deHavilland Comet Disaster - A Story of Fatigue", if you would like to know more about it.
They NEVER "blew out in flight"! And that is a fake airplane. The windows were NOT that big.
@@boeingpilot7002 No I was talking about the de Havilland Comet, When they were 1st built they had square windows in those and they were bigger than what you see on planes today and they were giving out. There were stress fractures in the corners. That's what the investigators found I'm not talking about the DC 8. I'm talking about the Comet
@@johnnym4400 YOu might actually want to reread Boeing Pilot's entire comment.
8:08
When people didn’t carry half their world as carry- on
"Today everyone is flying"?🤔🤔 Rubbish! Only the upper classes could afford to!😅😅