SFO - San Francisco International Airport - 1964 & 1967
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2017
- Silent film (Audio dubbed by me) from Bruce's archives. More great scenes around the 'ole "Alma Mater", the observation deck footage here was shot in 1964, and all the rest was filmed in 1967. For educational use only. Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos! / classicairlinerfilms
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Pure, unadulterated bliss. Simply incredible footage from a bygone era. I lived in SF in the 80's and drove to the airport to watch planes and kill time. The best, and last, vantage point was a parking lot along the 101, right at the foot of 10R. Then 9/11 happened and the airport authority thought it would be safest for everyone if that spot was shut off from the public permanently and an ugly wall built.
If I had to pin down the absolute best year for plane watching, it had to be 1985. At that time in airline history, 707's (some 720's too) and DC-8's were plentiful (not sure any Convair's were still flying though), as were the 727 100's, 747 100's as well as DC-9 10-30's, L-1011's and DC-10's. The Vicker's VC-10 may also have still been flying as well.
I'm getting wet just thinking of it.
Those aircraft engines put out rumble you could feel on your insides. I miss that!
Grew up right across the freeway from SFO. Back then you could hang out anywhere in the airport even the gates without going through
any kind of security
I grew up in Burlingame (1961-76), the son of an airline pilot & former stewardess, and I hear you.
Stephan Larson No TSA douche bags to be found.
Yep, grew up in San Bruno. I remember those days well!
When I was a kid in the late '60s my dad and I would spend lots of time at JFK in New York watching the new jets - all very exciting and absolutely NO security!!!
One of your best. Growing up in the 60's I was privileged to fly on every single plane in this video except the TWA CV-880. I spent many enjoyable times on that SFO observation deck. When commercial aviation was fun.
Outstanding footage and really liked seeing that TWA CONVAIR 880 !!
So glad that people took movies then, as we make video now. A great look back. Thumbs up!
4:55 Even the outboard motors were art back then.....
That pure jet-roar, the smoke, the glistening metal...ahh, what glory days these must've been!
Wow, a very smokey 727 at 5:09!
I miss those smoky black trails of the 727...Stellar footage as always, and as always appreciative of the upload!
You could always spot a B-727 from miles away.
Awesome shots on the parallels! But oh that black smoke!
Home run! What a find! Catching the simultaneous parallel departures at the end was especially fortunate. DC3 vs. CV880...no contest in that dragrace! You nailed the sound. Thanks for putting this one up!
Wow. Such memories. I watched these planes in the early 60's when SFO had a viewer deck. What a treat to relive it.
That smoke made them so much easier to see and avoid!
great video of these beautiful classic jets and props with smoke and all! I miss all these planes (707) (727) (convair) (Lockheed electras) (f 27) etc. love those planes racing at the end! cool stuff rob
Great video....I remember those days well and I miss all that smoke! That Delta DC-8 was arriving non-stop from Atlanta, fyi.
Awesome... Good ole PSA Lockheed Electras.. That must have been the 1964 shots, as I'm pretty sure they'd started flying 727's in 1967.. That Delta Convair must have been the earlier 880, since I didnt see the wing pods that mark the later 990s.. Living in San Diego in the early 60s, used to watch those 880s and 990s coming off the Lindberg Field Convair assembly line
I have died and gone to heaven. Thank You!
cherifbar Great DC8 clips!
awesome video..love the convair, and the 727
Smoke, smoke, smoke....glorious smoke!!
5:13 HOLY SMOKES
Great stuff. You could drive onto the airport until at least the early 70's. Nice to see the electras, SFO helicopters and Pacific Air Lines.
Thanks so much for posting this; a flood of memories from SFO and those times came flooding back to me.
Only problem I can see with these videos is that there isn't enough of them! Thanks for another awesome video. Semper Fi!
Thanks Chris for another great comment...we are military aircraft friendly around here, too!
Awesome! Nice to see that Delta Convair.
That was a Delta series 50 DC-8.....not a Convair.
Oh, it looks like a convair on the thumbnail.
Nice job with the audio. What a great look back!! Big thumbs up.
Great video especially dual takeoff's at the end.
Great video. Now those are classic airliners!!!
You saved the best for last!
That TWA Convair 880 takeoff was great
Heaven, thank you so much.
Was it an optical illusion, the Western 720 landing and it looked like the wheels touched down just over the runway threshold, like it would've landed in the bay if it had been a few feet shorter?
Ahhh... the good ol' days @ 5:08... ;^)
5:08 looks like the 727 was on fire & trailing smoke from it! About as bad as 880 smokers.
Amazingggg
This video is an absolute thrill! Portal to the happiest of childhood memories of these shapes, sounds and spoors. (5:10 - Jeewizz)
A lot of black smoke from those engines pewie !!!!!!!!
Nice, those were the good days of commercial aviation. The DC-8's and 707's look so small, lacking in length. As well the 727-100's were pretty squatty also. The Western 720 seems to be coming in a bit fast, does anyone have any ideas about the suggested landing speed on the 707, 720, or DC-8's as well as the normal rotational speeds? Excellent video for 1964
Got the following info from the FAA approach speeds for Boeing Aircraft707-320/420 is 125kt, 707-320B is 128kt, 707-320C is 137kt. I would assume that the 720 is in that range, probably around the speed of the 707-320. The approach speed for the DC-8 is 133-143kt depending on type.
Epic!
Up, up and away...
and in those days pilots all knew how to make visual approaches even in SFO !!!
Show de Vídeo
Can someone tell me what made the engines exhaust so dirty back then and now you barely see the exhaust except for the heated air?
It's a combination of different engines (older turbojets vs modern turbofans), cleaner fuel and unlike many early jetliners, modern designs don't use water injection to boost power on takeoff. Here's a pretty easy to understand article on it. jalopnik.com/why-were-old-jet-engines-so-much-more-smokey-than-newer-1720531271
3:31 That looks like a Boeing 720!
Sounded like one too!
Boy did they belch smoke back then. The 727s look like they are on fire.
They obviously didn't seem too concerned about air pollution back then.
5:08 through 5:42 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Old school airliners seem to climb out at a much lower angle of attack, and hardly flare at all on landing. What's changed?
Less powerful engines meant a lower rate of climb. Engines also weren't as responsive so you needed to maintain a more gradual descent rate when landing. The 727 was the first jetliner to use a higher "sink rate" on approach. It also had four fatal accidents in its first year of service, which some blamed on this change.
I think I got lung cancer just watching this!
And people today complain about aircraft noise and pollution XD
Unbelievebal how much dirt they made in the past....
They emitted a lot more smoke than today's airplanes.
Loud and smokey. Hachachacha
Damn right...anything else just doesn't cut it.
This is awesome footage from a much better time in commercial aviation before those big ugly wide body jets came along and destroyed everything.
Pacific Air Lines, hehe,,,
There is no need to dub the audio
Beautiful except for the exhaust, they helped today's climate change.