an almost unbelievable achievement from joe sutter and his team...the tremendous pressure they were on at that time...no computers,every thing came of the drawing board.the huge problems they had with the jt9d,s...the 747 is an icon,nothing can match it..and it was 1969...still the queen of the skies
@@b1anksROBLOX 747-800 2008-today so youre wrong m8. And yes the original 747-100 is retired this one I think is still preserved at boeing. Good luck killing these things out the 747 will just remain in the air as long as there is metal make the parts from. The legacy of relyabillity just wont let these to go down. And i believe the iranian 747-100 is still up there all tho I could be wrong.
My uncle Paul Bennet flew the chase plane , an f86 I think , you hear Waddell say "hey Paul when can I release the brakes " he says about any time now , I visited Seattle later that year met Bryan wygle and Jess wallich watched the supposed moon landing , on mercer island
This plane was never put into revenue service. It was used by Boeing for many years as a test bed. Its now stored at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, next to East Marginal Way. The landing gear is kept down since most first flights are low speed, and just in case they have a malfunction when retracting/extending.
Great footage of a 20th Century icon. 747 jumbo jet, First of its type and much better to look at than any Airbus. In a hundred years time when people are looking at significant aircraft design, I doubt very much anyone would mention the A380. And as an illustration to anyone saying I may be biased being an American, I'm not, I'm British.
@@jereffuse most airbuses dont look too good ngl. Theyre too roundy. But that changed with the beautiful A350. The a320 neo with shades look incredible too. Those are the only good looking airbus imo and 7 years agowhen the comment was written, those 2 werent made.
@heear They do that in every maiden flight. It is in case something goes wrong they could return fast to the airport. I think they retract the gear at about 15 000Feet.
Love how the music was performed by actual instruments. A very small detail, but adds to the atmosphere. Today the music would be clean, sterile and probably done all on a DAW.
it's so common to see 747s flying everywhere today, that one doesn't imagine the enormous amount of skills that was needed to put this plane in the air. those guys must have been under heavy pressure for months, waiting for the first flight.
Get the book "747- Creating the World's first jumbo jet - and other adventures rom a life in aviation" by Joe Sutter, who made it all happen. One tremendous read!
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965, Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft, and in late 1966, Pratt & Whitney agreed to develop the JT9D engine, a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant, the world's largest building by volume. The 747's first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December of that year. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22, 1970. The 747 was the first airplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as the first wide-body airliner.
The video quality was blurry, so bad it was impossible to tell when the front wheel left the ground during the 747's first flight take off. There most be top quality Boeing filming of this first flight and special high resolution higher frame rate engineering study filling of various parts of its test flights. Those Boeing films would require special handling due to their age and value, but they should be copied to top quality digital media for others to appreciate and even learn from. I doubt there will ever be again an aviation engineering team with the brains, talent, experience, and will that came together in putting the Boeing 747 into existence. There was innovation upon innovation with incredible coordinated work that formed that aircraft. The modern IT documentation ability is a huge coordinating instrument of the modern engineering program, but the actual creative thought will always be a cultivation of motivated talent.
@TheWrestlingrobot Nope, it was actually Pain Field just north of Seattle in Everett (where it was built and most Boeing planes are still built today).
The first time I flew this airplane was 1975 Heathrow Airport to Singapore. It seemed like the whole terminal was getting aboard. The A380 arrived 30 years too late. The Big Twins will rule the skies now. $3.00 per 100 miles fuel burn a passenger , how can you beat that?
That Everett plant was built for the 747, & it turned into a cash cow for Boeing. 43 years later they still build 747's there, plus the 767, 777, & 787. It's basically a mega factory for Boeing generating incredible profits which finance development of new & next generation aircraft. That factory alone is the largest exporter of American products in dollars worth of products. I don't think anyone would of thought that back in 1966, except the late Senator Henry Jackson, from Everett. Smart move.
When we barely knew about flying. They flying with the tires out which creates drag and makes plane heavier which can cause it to blow. But they were going slow and steady
So I wonder who had the first dump on the "New Boeing 747"? Being an American jet,built to US requirements,it must have a very capacious bowl reinforced for heavy loads with a big bore outlet.
Was the Pan Am 747 that was destroyed in Tenerife the first or second 747 built? I know it was the first 747 to make a commercial flight. Maybe they used it for some shots in this film.
When do they do that? On all 747's all the time? I've never flown a 747 but the planes that I've been flying in has taken the landing gear up quite fast after take off.
Alright all you IDIOTS it is customary to LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN ON THE FIRST FLIGHT.......anybody read the title.???GEEES... I remember watching this first flight of this 747 on TV,,,,,it was a BIG deal in the Pacific Northwest.
When Airbus A-380 flied for the first time, all onboard pilots wore life jackets and helmets. I fully understand it. It is for the safety caution. But look at this Boeing-747 first flight. Both pilots and engineers were super confident. Pilots only wore white office shirts. They knew their baby will fly.
This are the real engineer without modern tchnology but still can creta such a wonderful engeeniring... today engineer relay on a modern technology.. less skill...
Must have forgot. They did remember to push the "GO UP" button when they were driving fast down that road, cause I seen it flying in the sky in this here movie.
True, but I feel like the 747-400 was the last true 747. For example, the -8 variant dropped the massive 3-part fowler flaps for 2-part and 1-part ones and the upper deck on the -8 doesn't look quite right due to it's extended length. Having a window seat just behind the back of the wing on a -400 and looking out during full flap landing is quite an incredible sight! That said the 747-8 is still a beautiful 747 and any variant of 747 still flying is something I can support.
an almost unbelievable achievement from joe sutter and his team...the tremendous pressure they were on at that time...no computers,every thing came of the drawing board.the huge problems they had with the jt9d,s...the 747 is an icon,nothing can match it..and it was 1969...still the queen of the skies
If your still on RUclips gg its retired
@@b1anksROBLOX 747-800
2008-today so youre wrong m8.
And yes the original 747-100 is retired this one I think is still preserved at boeing.
Good luck killing these things out the 747 will just remain in the air as long as there is metal make the parts from. The legacy of relyabillity just wont let these to go down. And i believe the iranian 747-100 is still up there all tho I could be wrong.
They sure used computers, 1969 state of the art.
My uncle Paul Bennet flew the chase plane , an f86 I think , you hear Waddell say "hey Paul when can I release the brakes " he says about any time now , I visited Seattle later that year met Bryan wygle and Jess wallich watched the supposed moon landing , on mercer island
Thats awesome!!!
Amazing!!
1969 was a heck of a year for flight! I loved watching this. Imagine the wonder people had seeing something so big take wing.
And just 5 months and 7 days after this flight, Apollo 11 took flight as well.
Great machine, great era! With respect from Russia!
This plane was never put into revenue service. It was used by Boeing for many years as a test bed. Its now stored at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, next to East Marginal Way. The landing gear is kept down since most first flights are low speed, and just in case they have a malfunction when retracting/extending.
Eric do they give tours for the plant?
@@radiohead2206you can't even go up and see the cockpit so it's rather a flop
Proud to say my old man was there, having worked on the leading edge.
Wish I was with him!
Great footage of a 20th Century icon. 747 jumbo jet, First of its type and much better to look at than any Airbus. In a hundred years time when people are looking at significant aircraft design, I doubt very much anyone would mention the A380.
And as an illustration to anyone saying I may be biased being an American, I'm not, I'm British.
and so what airbus ain't no english it's french and this is why you hate it so much
@@jereffuse most airbuses dont look too good ngl. Theyre too roundy. But that changed with the beautiful A350. The a320 neo with shades look incredible too. Those are the only good looking airbus imo and 7 years agowhen the comment was written, those 2 werent made.
I cannot imagine the emotion of the moment to take off,just outrageous!!!!
I've always wondered what Orville Wright had felt if he had been alive in 1969 and seen this amazing plane!
I guess he would be real impressed?
Whoever edited this back in the 50s have a good taste of music and good style of editing
Edited? Yeah they sat on their mac and edited the video with PremierPro😂😂 Thanks for giving me a good laugh
@@iamgp3313 sure thing, ipad kid
Coming here for some nostalgia. 777x first flew 2d ago. I can't imagine what people felt when this GIANT double-decker Queen of the Skies lifted off.
Not too long after this I was at the Boeing field and saw a test flight. It was remarkable to witness.
@heear They do that in every maiden flight. It is in case something goes wrong they could return fast to the airport. I think they retract the gear at about 15 000Feet.
@TheWrestlingrobot Thank you for your videos of this legend
My grandfather Larry Culberson was part of the crew that did the final inspection of the first 747.
Love how the music was performed by actual instruments. A very small detail, but adds to the atmosphere. Today the music would be clean, sterile and probably done all on a DAW.
The song is In My Calendar by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍💖💖 Очень крассивый самолет получился 👍👍
I LOVE THE 747, SPECIALLY THE CLASSICS, 100/200 & SP
Some say to this day they still haven’t put the gear up
Kelsey is getting pretty anxious about this.
it's so common to see 747s flying everywhere today, that one doesn't imagine the enormous amount of skills that was needed to put this plane in the air.
those guys must have been under heavy pressure for months, waiting for the first flight.
Get the book "747- Creating the World's first jumbo jet - and other adventures rom a life in aviation" by Joe Sutter, who made it all happen.
One tremendous read!
THAT'S ONE OF MANY REASONS ABOUT WHY I LOVE THE 747.
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2+1⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965, Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747. In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft, and in late 1966, Pratt & Whitney agreed to develop the JT9D engine, a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant, the world's largest building by volume. The 747's first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December of that year. It entered service with Pan Am on January 22, 1970. The 747 was the first airplane called a "Jumbo Jet" as the first wide-body airliner.
The video quality was blurry, so bad it was impossible to tell when the front wheel left the ground during the 747's first flight take off. There most be top quality Boeing filming of this first flight and special high resolution higher frame rate engineering study filling of various parts of its test flights. Those Boeing films would require special handling due to their age and value, but they should be copied to top quality digital media for others to appreciate and even learn from.
I doubt there will ever be again an aviation engineering team with the brains, talent, experience, and will that came together in putting the Boeing 747 into existence. There was innovation upon innovation with incredible coordinated work that formed that aircraft. The modern IT documentation ability is a huge coordinating instrument of the modern engineering program, but the actual creative thought will always be a cultivation of motivated talent.
@TheWrestlingrobot Nope, it was actually Pain Field just north of Seattle in Everett (where it was built and most Boeing planes are still built today).
That captain was the first of many to have the honor of flying the 747
The first time I flew this airplane was 1975 Heathrow Airport to Singapore. It seemed like the whole terminal was getting aboard. The A380 arrived 30 years too late. The Big Twins will rule the skies now. $3.00 per 100 miles fuel burn a passenger , how can you beat that?
It was still the first 747 to be high-jacked. The Tenerife accident was later in March 27, 1977.
747 flew before Armstrong walked on moon.
3:33 That is History!
747 is still history!!
747 the king of the air wow i miss the old times
It was the first 747 to ever be high jacked, maybe is that what you meant?
This is the tail number if you want do some research on it. N736PA
Great response to checking the landing gear at the end of the flight--"We've counted them, you've got 18 of them there."
high jacked? The Tenerife Disaster was about 2 747's, Pan Am and KLM, collided on the runway when thick fog covered the runway
Thank You all for making this one of my most seen videos!
It was the 11th 747 built. Delivered 2/15/1970.
That Everett plant was built for the 747, & it turned into a cash cow for Boeing. 43 years later they still build 747's there, plus the 767, 777, & 787. It's basically a mega factory for Boeing generating incredible profits which finance development of new & next generation aircraft. That factory alone is the largest exporter of American products in dollars worth of products. I don't think anyone would of thought that back in 1966, except the late Senator Henry Jackson, from Everett. Smart move.
Yeah. PAE is the best
When we barely knew about flying. They flying with the tires out which creates drag and makes plane heavier which can cause it to blow. But they were going slow and steady
beautiful bird!!! If it's not Boeing, I'm not going!!
If not airbus i will take the bus
WhAt If It Is a 737 MaX?
747, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU
Id subscribe but as of right now you have the perfect amount of subscribers (747)
It was just showing 745 for me so I subscribed to make it 746. Wanna make it 747 again?
So I wonder who had the first dump on the "New Boeing 747"? Being an American jet,built to US requirements,it must have a very capacious bowl reinforced for heavy loads with a big bore outlet.
Yes, indeed.
I LUV 747-100
Was the Pan Am 747 that was destroyed in Tenerife the first or second 747 built? I know it was the first 747 to make a commercial flight. Maybe they used it for some shots in this film.
Queen of the skies
When do they do that? On all 747's all the time? I've never flown a 747 but the planes that I've been flying in has taken the landing gear up quite fast after take off.
wish we could have more promo films, a shame they died out
@TheWrestlingrobot ---wrong, it's Paine Field in Everett, WA
neat video do you know who owns this plane
Could someone please tell me what song is playing at the 4:55 mark? It's such a beautiful song
ikr good song
It was the 11th 747 built.
Thank you! That's what I've been trying to say.
747 first flight with f86 sabre
Alright all you IDIOTS it is customary to LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN ON THE FIRST FLIGHT.......anybody read the title.???GEEES... I remember watching this first flight of this 747 on TV,,,,,it was a BIG deal in the Pacific Northwest.
Wilbur Finnigan yah
@Wilbur Finnigan haha good comment
747 is just queen of the skies, but the new era has come and someone must carry the torch, and she’s called a380, but to me, 747 is still prettier
What happened with Waddell later on, when he landed short? Any information on that incident?
Wasn't Waddell
Do you mean "hijacked"?
why the wheels of the plane was not up
@chelseayay1 Boeing airfield in Seattle.
nice
omg its cool
50 YEARS!!!!!
why no gear up while up the air?
Extremely analog by today's standards yet Jack says it's so easy
When Airbus A-380 flied for the first time, all onboard pilots wore life jackets and helmets. I fully understand it. It is for the safety caution. But look at this Boeing-747 first flight. Both pilots and engineers were super confident. Pilots only wore white office shirts. They knew their baby will fly.
It was actually kinda butter tho……🙃
Back when Boeing didn’t have today’s issues..
A first Boeing 747 jumbo jet
Wow. She was really under powered, and couldn't carry much for weight.
totally not true
@@shrimpflea you flew the 100 series? Educate me if am wrong lol.
The A380 is just an MD-12 idea adapted to suit Airbus anyway. I give them little credit for it.
1:00 C'est quoi ? Et à quoi sers ce matériel ??
***** Barrels filled with water to simulate passenger's weight.
3:30 𝙻𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 2 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝙹𝚃9𝙳, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚏39'𝚜 𝚃𝚠𝚒𝚗!
Nao recolheram o trem de pouso
@E744763Productions Paine* field
Built with slide rules, rudimentary computers and men in pocket protectors.
nice and old
This are the real engineer without modern tchnology but still can creta such a wonderful engeeniring... today engineer relay on a modern technology.. less skill...
Now do i make my own boeing 747. Boeing 747-Black
they did not pull up their landing gear.
Must have forgot. They did remember to push the "GO UP" button when they were driving fast down that road, cause I seen it flying in the sky in this here movie.
Really
They always keep the gesar down on the first test flights.
What if everytime the pilots landed a plane these days they get greeted with fanfare and interviews..
Same with the A380.
It's sad that the 747-400 would be the last successful 747
True, but I feel like the 747-400 was the last true 747. For example, the -8 variant dropped the massive 3-part fowler flaps for 2-part and 1-part ones and the upper deck on the -8 doesn't look quite right due to it's extended length. Having a window seat just behind the back of the wing on a -400 and looking out during full flap landing is quite an incredible sight! That said the 747-8 is still a beautiful 747 and any variant of 747 still flying is something I can support.
😢
Réal
FFS .
1:45 to skip the crap.