747 TAKEOFF THRUST! Rolls Royce vs General Electric vs Pratt & Whitney. The best sound?
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2025
- Turn up the sound on your laptop or mobile device and soak up the atmosphere of the #queenoftheskies Boeing 747-400 spooling up to takeoff thrust!
3 different engine types were fitted on the Boeing 747-400 - and in this film you can hear the sound of all 3 types - from the same spot at #londonheathrowairport Runway 27 Right. They all sound completely different - but which sounds best??
We've got first up, the General Electric CF6-80C2B1F on #virginatlantic 747 G-VROM "Barbarella" as she makes her last appearance at Heathrow on 3rd October 2020 heading for a new life with Atlas Air in the States;
Followed by the Pratt and Whitney PW4056 powering G-UNET, #OneAir #Cargo filmed this week at Heathrow and finally:
The Rolls Royce RB211-524G- powering #britishairways #queenoftheskies G-CIVR, seen operating the BA 195/callsign Speedbird 26E to Houston on 25 October 2019.
Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments! Cheers, Steve.
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I love the sound and rumble of the RB211. Rolls Royce engines just have amazing sounds.
@jimmytwotimes802 Hi yes I’m with you there. Great sound!
Unpopular opinion but I have to say the CF6. The Rolls-Royce sounds really good but since I basically grew up with the Lufthansa 747-400s it‘s the sound that immediately comes to my mind when I think about the 747
@VhamonDaGoat Hi yes I totally get that. It’s what sounds familiar that appeals the most isn’t it? Good call! ✈️
Unquestionably RB211 - simply gives me those powerful ‘Yeeeeeesss’ goosebumps!
@jet7607 Yes I know exactly what you mean about those goosebumps! ✈️👍
Pray and Whitney is just to good for me
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RB211 hands down, that snarl after she spools up, the whistle as she passes and the roar seconds behind that.
@MrStu2582 👍👏👏 Yes - fabulous sound isn’t it. Full of depth and character.
Snarl! Yes exactly is the word I was looking for!
@earpig 👌👏✈️
RB 211 definitely greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@ianstewartorr8455 Hi Ian - good choice! Happy New Year! ✈️🥂
0:30 Virgin Atlantic 747-400 the loudest General Electric CF6 engine ever. 2:48 but the Rolls Royce RB211 is also the loudest engine ever😊😊😊
Did Boeing 747 debut with the Rolls Royce engine? I remember as a kid hearing that very distinct engine sound sound when the jumbo jet started flying at YVR.
@ebusnit hi it was actually Pratt and Whitney who were the first if I remember correctly. Pan Am were the first to fly the 747 across “the pond” - and their aircraft were fitted with P and W power plant. The Rolls Royce power plant appeared on the BA 747 200 series in the mid 70s - but you’re right; it is a sound I always associate with 747s. 👌✈️
RB211 sweet Rolls Royce music all day any day.
@colinboneham7387 Yes - lovely sound isn’t it? 👌
Yeah the RB211 takes the cake
@458italiap 👍👏👏✈️
The RB211 by far. It just sounds great.
@jarnotrulli849 I agree! Awesome sound!
If my old try Spitfire that I used to drive, while I was in, University is any indication of how the Rolls-Royce engine will perform with regard to maintenance, I would go with I’m comingoratt or GE
@1Barsamian Ah the Triumph Spitfire. They were so cool. 😎 I had an MGB roadster. Happy days!
ROLLS-ROYCE RB211 !!!
@badass6.0powerstroke10 100%! 👍👏👏
RB211’s a winner all round.
& at least we still have Icelandair 757’s into LHR with the RB211’s 😍
@trevorhoughton863 Yes very good point re Icelandair 757s. 😍
Rolls Royce for sure!!
@garyshephard3795 Seems to be the clear winner! 😍👏
Why did BA put the engines of the 757 on their 747
@LuisHasABird Hi Luis they were the same type but different thrust rating - at the time it was part of the BA strategy to buy Boeing and have commonality between the Rolls Royce engine types (767/757) and 747.
One Air please come back to Cardiff Airport
@madaviation7013 I know - we’re lucky to have her at Heathrow that’s for sure
The RR engines are loud. The quietist seem to be GE. However, may mean nothing if you consider maintenance who is better I don’t know.
@1Barsamian My favourite sound is the RR. What about you?
Seems like the RB-211 took the longest to get airborne
@bluesmoke8826 yes I think you’re right. ✈️
CF6 sound is the sound of 747-400 for me. RB211 and sounds great but i think that belongs 757. Pratt & whitney sounds nice too and I like that being ”classic” choice for 747.
@nipafilms236. Nice! I like your logic. ✈️👏👏
GE is louder in front, quiter in rear. Pratt & Whitney is quiet in front, loud in rear. Rolls-Royce is loud in fron, loud in rear.
@celebrityrog 👌👍👍✈️
Rolls Royce is the 747. No contest
@FABplanes. I do tend to agree with you! ✈️
general electric and rolls royce only 😀
@petesoebekti2022 ✈️👏👏👍
RR all day long 🤩☺️🧱👍🏽
@SteveAndAlexBuild Yes I agree. The GE is a bit “shrieky” isn’t it 🤣
Rolls Royce
@airplanechilddominic8181 👏👍👍✈️
Rolls-Royce all the way..
@deanquest7078 yes 🙌 !!
Ge cf6..... Hurt my ears.....
Rb211.... Sounds like a cfm56, iae v2500
Pw4000.... Nice one.... In the past used a Malaysia airlines b747 pw4000
@muhammadnuazlansaadon1504 👍Yes the GE “shrieks” doesn’t it? RR for me!!
P&W. No doubt about it.
@charliehill995 Awesome. Good choice 👍
Come on now RR RB211-524G's I can listen them all day PW and GE are boring
@prophetaarongreen Yes I think you have to be right there! 👍✈️
@HeathrowAircraft Also 757/767 RB211 ❤
@prophetaarongreen Yes very true! 👏👏
Oh yeah and also A319/A320/A321 IAE V2500's as well those are music on the ramp
@prophetaarongreen Very true! 👏
Is that even a question?
@PlanesAndGames732 🤣👍👍 True….
RR
@marceloprebiancobaluzdefre5447 👍😍😍
The rolls royce all day long
Ah! Good choice! ✈️👍
The rolls royce all day long
@Andy-kf4rd good call! ✈️