Classic Aviation: DC-10 Lovers Edition!
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This collection was put together from a few VHS tapes ranging from 1989 to 1992.
Shot by my friend Craig Pilkington (Aviation Media ©)
Edited / uploaded by me with the kind permission of Aviation Media
Both the DC-10 and L-1011 were objects of pure beauty...
Try working anything on the tail engine …. You may want to rephrase that my dear sir
Former stew on United. The DC-10 was a beautiful bird; a real joy to fly on as crew.
I totally agree so you were a stew during UAL DC-10, I miss those days of DC-10, B747, L1011.
I think Dc-10 is a lot cooler than any jetliners of today.
Definitely agree
Agreed
Ohhh yess, that's right budd!
Couldn't agree more
Yeah, but also more polluting, fuel thirsty and expensive
The takeoff of a DC-10 is the most incredible sound, the growling grinding souns feels like it vibrates inside you, love it
I always purchased a window seat slightly forward of the port or starboard engines. The sound was amazing. The grinding, swirling, and roaring engines blow my mind.JHK
The DC-10 and MD-11 will always be some of the sexiest airliners
Thanks for the video. This is “Queen of the skies”. Her beauty still. My generation of flying in these. My dad was one of test pilots for early DC-10.
No it's not queen it's King
In our eyes it is King, but aircrafts are under Queen like B747 is Queen of the Skies. DC-10 is my Queen.
Cool!!
Who was your dad? I may have read about him in the book about McDonnell-Douglas that was written by Doug Engalls back in the late 1970's.
Damn, the sight and sound...! Absolutely lovely! The DC-10 is the most beautiful aircraft to ever grace the skies!!!
No that’s Concorde. DC-10 is second.
My first intercontinental flight was in a VIASA dc10 between Caracas and Madrid at the 70s... I still remember it at one of my best experiences ever in an airplane. A great airline and a wonderful airplane, so great!!!
This was lots of fun to watch. In Tampa, I would spend several hours on the roof top parking just watching them come and go. My family would get them confused with the L10-11, but I knew better. Would never fly the DC-10 after flight 191 and especially an American Airlines, but I was forced to do just that. An "equipment " change was made to my flight in 1983 when 191 was still fresh in my mind. Sitting at our gate in SF, the big silver beast pulled up. My husband and I were flying space available, non revenue, but I still put up a fight with him about getting onto this plane. I had what is now known to be a panic attack while boarding the plane. I never flew a wide bodied jet before and was impressed and terrified at the same time. We took the last 2 seats on the plane at the very back. The plane tappers to just 2 seats and it was sort of cozy. American still had the TV camera of the take-off roll, yep. It turned out to be the best flight as far as comfort I ever had. Smooth as could be, drink cart parked behind us and a delicious steak dinner.
The Chicago crash of American flight 191 wasn"t the fault of DC10 design, but resulted from bad AA ground crew maintenance procedure. These bozos actually used a fork lift to "simplify" the process of reinstalling an engine after maintenance.
AFAIK American Airlines first introduced that TV camera showing the take-off roll sometime before 191’s crash (many believe that the camera option gave the passengers the frightening reality: that they were all going to die.)
I'm thankful to God that you were able to enjoy your flight and get past the terror of flight 191.
The DC 10 md 11 were some of the coolest planes. Flown many of hours , there will always be incidents. We always strive to reduce but given all the engineering and mathematics she's still a fine bird!
I love, and will permanently love, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. ✈️🛬♥️♥️
DC-10 was an amazing aircraft despite the accidents. Flight 191 was the fault of maintenance workers using short cuts to remove the wing engines. The Turkish Airlines crash was due to a cargo door that wasn't fitted with a repair kit as it should have been. The DC-10 got a lot of bad publicity when in fact it should have been the airlines that were flying them and their maintenance crews.
MarshallBennett64 of
MarshallBennett64 indeed... but thats why they renamed the MD-11, as a new start as it was pretty much the same aircraft with a few changes
The Crazy Guy Airplane makers ALWAYS give a new airplane a new name. The MD 11 has many differences. Go look them up.
DC10 is a workhorse, and after all modifications-- and given competent maintenance-- seems a reliable airliner.
The Crazy Guy MD-11 was a totally different aircraft thy actually didn't fare as well as its predecessor.
Gotta love that 6600 mile range on the DC-10-30...all those planes from Finland, Denmark, the UK, Switzerland, France, Brazil...places quite far away from Los Angeles.
badass sounding DC-10 Taking Off at 0:48.
It sounds Trent
I used to live near a big Fed Ex hub and that sound is so nostalgic to me.
damn rite
James Cuevas Jr. Love the sounds of those engines!
Pffff love the CF6 sound in the DC10
The DC- 10 was beautiful and easy-to-operate.
Always loved the Dc10 engine growl on take off. Awesome!
This is outstanding footage of a classic airliner. I was able to routinely watch aircraft like this take off and land during my Army and Navy days when I was stationed in Hawaii and Florida. My duty stations were located very close to Honolulu International and Orlando International respectively, and both places had public viewing areas that were close to the runways. What fond memories this provides me.
Thanks so much for the amazing comment!
That's what it's all about, my friend.
Glad to do it. Airplanes are just plain cool!!@@RyanBomar
Best DC-10 Livery to me was American Airlines.
To me it has to be United.
Sorry, Hawaiian Airlines.
But, those were repainted American
Airlines jets.
Here is the story. After Douglas Aircraft
laid me, and about 20,000 of my closest
friends off, I went to work, in Honolulu,
for a company that shipped exotic flowers
to the Mainland. (That is you all, in the
continental USA.)
One day, I was driving past the inter-island
terminal, to get to Hawaiian's cargo station,
I saw that DC-10, with a rainbow going from
wingtip to wingtip!
I WISH to this day, that I had had a camera!
steve
Northwest
Agreed but sadly there was that crash in Chicago in 1979 America's deadliest. But otherwise it was a wonderful aircraft!
@@rahulbhatia7798 Which was primarily caused by American Airlines maintenance shortcuts explicitly discouraged by McDonnell-Douglas, if I remember correctly.
The American Airlines DC-10 is my favorite, I have great childhood memories flying on that.
Yes, AA's DC-10 Luxury Liner..... Beautiful Air Ship!!!!
Superb video of those golden days in aviation.The DC-10 remains one of my favourite aircrafts.I remember my flight from Zurich to Mombasa and back in 1995.A great flight with a great airline.The cockpit visit on our returnflight was awesome and that view out of those huge cockpit windows just breathtaking.I miss those days...
I stopped breathing when I saw the DC-10 Swissair... my heart skipped a beat... all those amazing memories... shattered dreams...
One of my last memories I can remember of this plane is when I was a kid in the late 90s. The tri jets had such a unique look to them, and I honestly miss seeing one in the distant sky. Damn I miss these.
I'm only now realizing that the DC-10 has a MASSIVE set of elevators.
Always been a huge fan of the DC-10 especially after going to work at American Airlines on the ground crew and getting to know these great marvels of machinery inside and out.
Epic old school video! My hometown airport growing up in the 80’s was KBOS. I was always fascinated with the DC-10.
It's crazy how fast the times changed. Twin engine jets were forced to stick to routes 60 mins and under, then the tri-jets came and were the most popular airplane configuration in the 80's. But when twin engine jets changed, they lifted the rule of twin engine jets being forced to stick to short routes. then tri-jets were quickly dropped. and this is why the MD-11 didn't go so well because it came in during the time of twin engine jets starting to rule the long haul flights, and fuel prices continued to rise, and tri-jets used up alot more fuel than a twin engine. and this was the demise of tri-jets. I still think the L-1011 has some tech that should be put into modern planes.
Interesting-- what tech did the L1011 not pass along?
Wow...doesn't get much better than this. Thanks for posting, Ryan- fantastic footage.
the most beautiful commercial plane ever built !
Thank you very much for hanging on to these jewels of video and posting them. It brings back such great memories of these awesome aircraft.
Thank you, Ryan, for posting this. I don't know why, but it is so relaxing to sit and watch these beautiful jets work their magic. The sounds and styles were unique.
That Varig DC-10 is mesmerizingly beautiful. Wow.
+97I30T I agree
Much as I like the L-1011's I still have an affinity for the DC-10 as well. I "twisted wrenches" on both airframe types.
Who am I kidding! I love Tri-jets!
Most of my Trans-Atlantic flights were on these birds starting in 85' ... Last DC-10 flight for me was Memphis to Amsterdam 2004 I believe ... ( Can't remember return flight aircraft)
7:37 British airways was not the only British airliner to fly with the DC-10 but monarch was another one as well and you can still see the nose section of the dc-10 monarch on display at Manchester airport
My dad was Kenneth Dierken he was one of test pilots. Matter of fact awhile ago I met a gentleman who remembered my dad.
Just lovely! The DC-10 is one of my favourites.
Im working as a simulator instructor for the DC-10 at Vasteras Aviation Museum, Sweden.
Fantastic views of classic airline liveries. THIS was commercial aviation at its peak. I can't stand to fly anymore- small planes, no empty seats, people dressing like slobs. Well, at least I have good memories of it all.
Thanks so much for posting.
The Northwest Airlines DC-10 paint scheme always stood out in my mind. I flew on one from Minneapolis to Honolulu a year before NWA pulled them from active service (05? Potentially 06) Lovely flight, lots of memories of that trip too.
Truly outstanding historical footage with the buzz saw sound that tickles you from the inside out. Those were the days, decent leg room, no 3 hour flights on CRJ-100's, or going coast to coast in a 737-800, but big birds that were open with seats that still had cushion inside and reclined a nice distance. You even had FA's that had weight and appearance checks as well as personality, today's unhappy mob would basically fail the checks.
2nd, 3rd time around the video is still great to watch and that sweet sweet sound coming out of the three power plants is a treat for the ears
thank you for the effort you put in to this work. enjoyed watching such beautiful airplanes. awesome!
Very elegant looking jet. Flew in one to Washington D.C. and then the same plane back the same evening. Always wished to fly in an L 1011.
I was a captain, of Brazilian Airlines,VARIG, DC 10, a great airplane.
Thanks for this video, DC10 is one of the greatest airliner designs ever!
You by far have the best aviation videos, old and new. Thanks for posting. My favorite planes are tri-jets the DC-10s and the Boeing 727s, its finally see a channel that has an abundance of footage of both types. Thanks for posting.
The American Airlines is my favorite looking DC 10 by far. So hot looking. I collect diecast commercial airliners and I am going to by one of them for my collection. Can't wait. What awesome planes all around they were.
The roar of these beauties never gets old! I still need to experience this myself!
Only way though is with UPS or FedEx. And they’re cargo operators.
Skippy, FedEx is now phasing out the DC10s for the dam MD11s. The effect just isn't the same. But the greatest dc10 ever built, N306FE is still active. I drive a sweeper truck on the property and I spot it from time to time. On rare occasions and I do mean rare, I get to taxi along side of it.
That's an amazing story of survival. N306FE is a truly remarkable aircraft, it was pushed way beyond it's flight envelope, and didn't come apart. It's worth watching the Mayday episode about this aircraft and the attempted suicide of a disgruntled employee of FEDEX.
@@shermankelly9062 now fedex and ups is phasing out the md-11s
Beautiful airplane! Excellent video. A lot of greaser landing here. Not sure what's the bad rap about this airplane. It's not a death trap, not as much as any 747 out there. People need to do their research, and find that most DC-10 incidents/accidents were not the airplane's fault. I loved flying in it, and working on it. Besides, no other airplane ever had a location called "The Patio", and I recall the view was excellent from up there! Thanks for sharing!
@javacup912 The real problem jc912 is people think they have enough knowledge, they don't need or want to research. Yes, I'm a DC10 lover for life. Thank God FedEx still has a few. I get to bask in that beauty.
Holy smokes......this is gold! First YT video I've seen with an Ecuatoriana DC-10 in action.
i flew into LAX once in a Northwest DC-10 with the old classic red livery, from Detroit. probably my favorite commercial aircraft model. mean and powerful.
Great video, thanks for taking the the time to compile this and put it online!
I rode the DC-10 as a kid with my parents when we went from Chicago to Seattle and back, it was roomy with the nice chicken dinner and 1st Class looked so wonderful. Had to take a 737 from CLE to Chicago 1st for a layover then back also but that flight was less than 1 hour. They need to bring the DC-10 back with today's modifications and technology
This is like too much candy! I love watching the DC-10, Thanks!
I remember being on those Swiss Air dc10s. The flights were GVA-JFK (for refueling) JFK-LAX.
When the md-11 came into service the flights were direct LAX-GVA.
Strangely, as of the time of this comment in 2022, Geneva no longer has direct flights to Los angeles. They gave up the direct flights to LAX when they gave up their md-11s ...but would also be able to do it with an A340 or A330. ..I don't know why they don't.
Nice scene at 05.27.DC-10 landing and DC-8-73 taxiing,Two of my favourite birds.British Airways later on nice too😎👍❤️!
Used to be my favorite widebody aircraft growing up. Flew on it twice from SJU-JFK and JFK-SJU
Even today this bird is so beautiful.What with falling sales of four engine aircraft perhaps Boeing could modernize the MD11? It ain't going to happen of course but one can wish!
2:03 lol 747 photobomb!
That is an awesome video mate! Loved it 😍 thanks for sharing 👌
5:22 The two most beautiful aircraft ever in one shot
Wow... amazing! I never got to experience any of these, but I have been on Tu 154 and An 24 many times when I was growing up in Kazakhstan
Hermoso DC-10 era el chico diferente del sitio con sus tres motores
Well done. So cool. Thank you for uploading.🥰
I also love the old LAX Tower. I am glad they didnt tear it down. a very Iconic structure
Hey, hey, hey, nothin but good ol classic 10s, !!!! AWESOME, AWESOME!!!!!! EXACTLY WHAT I LOVE TO SEE!! THE 1 & ONLY 10 S !😁💪👍👌👍👍
0:53 if only the CF6 engines on today's 747's and 767's made as loud a buzz as those DC-10's, I'd be a happier AVgeek
How awesome. I was lucky enough to fly in a DC10 twice, HNL to YVR on Canadian in 1993 and LGA or EWR to Detroit on United with the 70s livery in 1994. Comfortable and spacious and a United F/A was seated next to me into Detroit and she remarked how fast we were going approaching the landing...love how the doors were electrically operated to go up into the ceiling and the coat storage which also went up into the ceiling.
Eastern, Delta and TWA were the launch customers for the L-1011 in 1972.
Fantastic video, with all types included, looking and sounding incredible.
Wow a very nice video. I think the DC-10 is one of the nicest airplane ever built. My favorite is the United dc10.
You Sir are an Avaition scholar.
Thankyou for posting this,such great footage should be treasured
The shot on 2:27 is classic , great airliner ,classic colour scheme!!!
There was so much Variety back then, not just boring Airbus & stuff, I miss them days, the 747, DC-10, MD-11, Concorde, etc were the thing every Airline wanted :( Too bad most of them retired
Great video dude , I miss so much the American Airlines DC10
Aside from the Concorde, I think it’s the most beautiful airplane. I love it
Ryan, Excellent Job With This Post!!! God-Bless.
Should add,thanks for posting.Great videos reminding me of when I used to fly from Gothenburg Sweden to New York via Oslo leaving Gothenburg Saturday lunch time on a SAS DC 10.
Awesome, LAX is so busy nowadays .......seemed so open with so much room. You have to wait for a gate now. Great memories
My all-time favorite commercial aircraft. The DC-10 was a brute, power-wise. It was the only plane I flew in the 80s that got up to altitude so fast, it had time to level out for a while before descent going Dallas to Austin. The DC-10 took off like a rocket ship headed for the moon.
Thank You for this AWESOME VIDEO!!! When commercial aviation was exciting!
DC-10 is definetely among the most beautiful aicraft ever built!!!
brought back so many memories.
i was a maintenance technician back in nineties
Air France and Eastern were the launch customers for the Airbus A300 in 1974.
Your friend Craig Pilkington is an aviation god!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx Ryan, the beutiful birds are going fast. lol
to fast to the graveyard.
another great video
This is just an awesome video of DC-10s thank you very much for sharing!
Out of many DC-10s seen, only one airline returned to LAX (SAS), but using A330s. Swissair went bankrupt 2001-2002 and was replaced by Swiss International Air Lines and uses 777-300ERs
Bring the DC-10 back in to service. That aircraft was a work horse and very comfortable with a impeccable safety record!
When the Northwest DC-10-40 comes in, you can tell that it doesn't have CF6s.
Beautiful video of a wonderful plane
UA 232 was mostly a maintenance issue. What you're thinking of was the Turkish Airlines 981 crash in Paris 1974. Douglas rushed the aircraft into service without addressing safety issues they had seen in their Long Beach testing facility.
Also, AA 191 (1979) was a combination of factors: negligence on the part of AA maintenance, design flaw on the flaps,and a flawed FAA procedure to reduce engine speed too close to the stall speed. Finally AA did NOT purchase a redundant stick shaker!
The most beautiful plane ever.
I have flown three times on a DC-10:
1. Lufthansa: La Paz (Bolivia) to Lima (Perú).
2. VIASA: Lima (Perú) to Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
3. KLM: Amsterdam to Lima (Perú).
An amazing powerful machine, I loved it !!!
BA is easily the most timeless, AA is the best for it's time.
The VARIG DC10 is the most beautiful one in this whole video.
No, It Was The "World Airways" One.
United and American were the launch customers for the DC-10 in 1971.
MY first flight on an airplane..I was 14 years back in 1983 a flight from Providence R.I. to Washington DC...the crew back then were cool people..I remember one of the crew had given me a Continental Airline lapel pin for my shirt..back then they served meals even on a short flight like that.
what I remember is how much space you had in coach.
I Love DC-10's.
As Specially The "Canadian Airlines" Ones.
The DC-10 is my favorite airplane. I wish I would have been able to fly on one.
that Finnair landing was hella smoove!