THE SIGHT & THE SOUND : Flight onboard Super Constellation HB-RSC from Basel (BSL) to Paris (LBG)
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2021
- Daniel's Travel Vlog
This video filmed on HD film tape features a flight onboard the legendary Super Constellation HB-RSC from Basel to the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show, a unique once in a lifetime experience.
I have remastered it and improved the vision and especially the sound from an older version.
This flight took place just shortly after N73544 has been included into the Swiss Register for Historic Aircraft and reregistered HB-RSC.
From this moment, the Grand Lady turned European.
History of Lockheed 1049 C-121C HB-RSC
Please see Credit section at the end of this video.
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Flight details
Flight : Super Constellation Flyers Association (SCFA) YYY 614
Date : Thursday, June 14, 2007
Aircraft : L-1049 C-121C
Registration : HB-RSC
Former Registration : N73544 (several owners)
Built : 1955
From : Basel (BSL)
To : Paris (LBG)
Take off : 09.53 h (0753 UTC)
Touch down : 11.03 h (0903 UTC)
Flying time : 1 hour 10 minutes
Flying distance : 240 nM / 445 km
Altitude : 4.500 ft
Speed : 200 knots
Flight Captain : Malecha, AL
Flight Captain : Danalet, Patrick
Flight Engineer : Coons, Timothy
Maitre de Cabine : Leutegger, Catherine
A memory of a 5 year old I flew from Hawaii to SF Bay Area in 1957. Will never forget the sights and sounds of such a magnificent aircraft.
My dad was stationed in Germany from 1952 to 1955, and so were we. We flew on one of these beautiful things back to the States, to New York. I remember, even as a 6-year-old, how beautiful this aircraft was,and how privileged I was to be flying on it. A truly gorgeous airplane.
Got the same experience and was invited to go forward to the flight deck for a few minutes to see the instruments. The flames coming out of the engine exhaust were amazing at night.
"Breitling" worth every SFR you have spent on this Constellation Thank you so very much
Those big engines speak to your soul. As a small child, my family went to Florida on the Connie, I was, but 3 years old, but still remember it.
the bigger the engine, the sweeter they talk too. yes Im a man of the jet age born in 1976, however, the best aero engine sounds come from big radials, and the way to keep these babies running is to let them do their thing and find their own sweetspot then mosie along with nowehere particular to be and not in a hurry to be anywhere, run them like that and they will run all day long.
I like watch magnetos and propellers pitch checking.
Now that is an Aeroplane with History.
Oh, wow... fabulous video; no music, slow shutter speed so the props spin normally, etc. Reminds me of my flight from Germany to NY in 1959 on a DC6. Forgot how relatively small they are inside. Noisy flight. I miss 'em. Thanks Sooo much!! ❤
My pleasure. Thank you. Did the best I could for recording.
This brings back a flood of memories. A reminder of how much motion there was when flying on the old wind-mills. In rough air it was really tough and a lot of people used to get very sick. Over-wing was the most sought-after area because the center of motion tended to pivot around that area. The tail of the Connie had the worst tendency for motion and would fish-tail through turbulence. This flight was pretty low and I do not hear the High-Blowers, probably for lack of high octane av-gas. In the summer, it accounts for more motion down low. However, the view is spectacular and aviation geeks LOVE it!
Could be that the High-Blowers have been disconnected.
Yes, if you didn’t have a touch of airsickness on this plane, well you were pretty good!
@@NeedtoSpeak They were serious tail-waggers in strong winds. Those in (the rear) First class suffered the most!
For sure 115/145 Avgas and compound turbos sounded very different. I'm almost certain my flight over the Andés from Río in 1954 was much different than this one. We took off at night or early morning. I sat on the port side right next to the inboard engine which shot blue white gas from the exhausts as the aircraft shook and rumbled down the runway. What a sound!
My dad flew these for several years and I was able to go with him a few times. Sat in the cockpit. I miss them both.😢
I flew on a TWA Constellation from New York to Paris and back. Sat in the cockpit and got to hold the controls. I love this plane and it is so beautiful.
I used to really enjoy TWA tea when travelling on TWA.
This airplane is built like a dolphin and handles like a dragon and the sounds of piston vibrates deeply like an old fashioned drone. All glory to the drone sounding Super Constellation :D.
The sound you are describing is from the propellers and not the pistons
Flew in one from Río to Love Field ca. 1954
@@Rocketman88002 Flew from Karachi to Islamabad when PIA operated some of them. Loved it-comfortable, trust-inspiring, the landing was not a jarring, wheel-spinning thump, but like a big bird settling in its nest, feather soft
@@Rocketman88002 That's amazing. Way back in 1954, how do you think inflight entertainment was without a screen or wifi. Live airline performers and could one bring a projector aboard this star because it'll be the world's earliest inflight movie. Creative humor at it's best.
BTW, I'm happy for you that you did fly in that in 1954. You must've been rich, like when the scientist owned two TVs.
@@riazhassan6570 That's exactly how I described this airplane landing slowly like a dragon. The engines breathe fire and this thing is American.
I love the sight and sound of a by-gone era! 75years ago to was cutting edge technology! It was planes like these that marked the beginning of the end of the Great Ocean Liner ships!
And Trains
Thanks for everyone who preserve this elegant machine, great job!
KLM Lockheed Constellation, from Hamburg to New York, December 1950. The sound changed when one of the engines quit, over the ocean. I was 8 years old, watching 3 blurs and one motionless propellor. We returned to Amsterdam and spent a day. Then on to Shannon, Gander and New York.
Super Conny genaamd - 25/4-23
Sexiest airplane ever designed. An old joke about the Connies..........."The best 3 engine aircraft ever made". Spent many hours in the cockpit when I was a kid with my Dad, a captain for TWA, back in the '50s. Fond memories :-)
Man I love seeing the flames shooting out of the exhaust
Me tooo...AWESOME !!!
yay finally some good vintage aircraft noise that I can use as a background sound.
These Super Connies look like poetry whether flying or parked on the ground. Props
I appreciate it was unavoidable but I found the incessant chatter from the cabin very irritating.
@@newforestroadwarrior I was just thankful that there was no obnoxious NOISE in the video that some people call music. THANK YOU for the beautiful video/audio of the Connie.
i was on one of these from Japan all the way to Massachusetts TWA constillation, the noisiest 25 hours of flying. my ears were ringing all the time.
What a gorgeous plane!
I flew on ec-121k while in the Navy at Pax. River, md.
Its been over 50 years ago, and the engin sounds still stir many fine memories.
Overwhelmingly cool
That thing is awesome... The engines are about to fall off but it's still in one piece..
That plane is gotta be as tough as nails!
Great video, love these old piston aircraft, sounds so musical
In my collection I have a few CDs called "Round Sounds" with radial piston engine sound recordings. In the "good old day" when video cameras were expensive and mobile phones did not exist, I used to record piston aircraft- engine sounds on a small stereo cassette recorder. I still have the tapes and sometimes listen to them.
Same here. I much rather the humming of the radial engines than the whirring jets but both are good
Great video. It remains me when my father makes the belly landing in one of the 🔴Avianca. Constellation.
Beautiful video! I remember flying on Constellations....
WOW, VERY IMPRESSED.
That is crazy, it's like going back in time!
When the passengers enter the plane they all should get a modern ear plug/noise blocker for free with a Super Constellation branding on it , as a needed noise reducer and as a thank you souvenir ! That would be a great gesture and welcome ...^^
My first flight was on an Avro York to Lagos just before they were withdrawn. Sadly I never got to fly on a Constellation and used to stand at various airports on the London to West Africa routes avidly watching them come and go. Great video ... thank you.
No airliner is drawn more beautifully. In Lockheeds tradition i guess it was also cutting edge technology. I would love to fly with it.
Das ist eines der tollsten Videos, die ich bis jetzt zum Thema DC 6 gesehen habe!
Absolut der Hammer!
Vielen Dank!
👍👍👍👍👍😎🇦🇹
Danke für die Blumen ! Aber bist Du nicht im falschen Film ? Das ist keine DC-6... In meinem Kanal habe ich allerdings ein Video der DC-6 hochgeladen. Aber nicht dieses... 😉
Wonderful. Thank you for posting this.
As with the Electra, and the L1011, Lockheed aircraft captured the hearts, and were favorites among pilots, worldwide!
Huge Fan of Lockheed 🔥🩵✨
Flew from Dallas to DC in '56 as a ten year old, with my mom and rest of the kids. It was wonderful and I remember it well. At night in Texas I would hear the Connies fly over with that wonderful sound of the engines, on their way to Dallas.
Was thinking the same thing when the AirFrance constellations would interrupt the evening meal.
Incríble is Belle aeronave. Fantástic.
Beautiful and classic.
THIS is what we want
What a beauty ! Thanks for sharing and greetings from New Zealand.
My pleasure
wow super cool thanks
Merveilleux, Wunderbar, Wonderful
Superb work of art , to me although i love military jets etc, to me this is a proper aircraft ,
USA you done good , UK fan ,
super video, with props really turning, and the sound well controlled.
Fabulous
Loved the video, mostly the sound of those 3350’s and props. Did not like the never ending yacking of the other people.
The longest taxi ever...I just drove from Tampa to Orlando and it's still taxing
these sounds.... crossing the atlantic... memories
....I know..i know that Kelly Johnson was one of the guy's designing this marvelous plane but I want to say thanks also to Howard Hughes for seeing the potential of this design and giving the final boost to Lockheed to go ahead with the development....Thank you very much Kelly Johnson, Hall Hibbard , Howard Hughes and countless others... for giving us this marvelous plane....Forever blue skies ...wherever you are .
What a NICE airplane.I love the Lockheed Conny.This is the way an airliner should be.
She’s beautiful. That takeoff would’ve been amazing to see at nighttime from inside the cabin but during the daytime it’s still extremely cool
I remember flying a DC-6 at night. Sitting just behind the engines you could see the exhausts glow cherry red during the run up just before the closing of the cowl flaps. Cool!
That is a bare-bones Super Connie! Normally they had much more luxurious cabin interiors than this. I flew on these aircraft back in the 1960s. Also flew on DC-7, DC- 6, aircraft.
FANTASTIC !!! 😌🍺🍺🍺👍
I sure missed working on this plane in the 90s at Camarillo CA.
Flew across the pacific from the US to Hickman air base on the big island of Hawaii and on to Japan ,from Japan to Tan Son Nuit air field in Viet nam. It was thirty hours of flight time broken up into three legs. We flew in a C- 97 four engine Air Force cargo plane. Four Massive Pratt & Whitney thirty five hundred horse power radials made you think you could conquer the world. It was equipped with GE electric adjustable twelve foot four bladed props which had a habit of turning out of synch with each other. The constant thrumming of the blades as they synchronised and then slowly slipped out of synch could put you to sleep.
Well well ------- I flew a small plane with a friend to Camarillo Airport on April 26, 2004. When we were on short final we noticed a Connie at the departure end of the runway running up her engines. Amazed to see an operational Connie. I see in the closing credits here that it was THIS beautiful bird!
It was indeed and you are a very lucky chap !
I had a chance in the mid-90s to ride on a pristine MATS Super Connie from Hillsboro, Oregon to the LA area. One of the greatest days of my life!
Flying in one of these is ony bucket list!
RADIAL PISTONS ENGINES CONSTELATION 👍👍 🇧🇷
❤❤❤❤❤ How amazing. Such a lovely old bird . Lots of smoke 😅
Will forever remind me of "TWA" and "Howard Hughes" ....
Enjoyed the entire video. As a young lad of 6 or 7 years old, I flew as a passenger onboard a Connie. It was my first flight in an airplane. I got a tour of the cockpit and was given a set of wings! I don't remember much of anything else of that day. I think it may have been a flight from PHL to MIA. Later in life I became an F-15E Instructor pilot. Think that first ride may have influenced me? It was also nice to see a couple of F-15Es at the very end even though the first one shown was mislabeled as a super hornet.
Thank you
when the engines sparked into life, I was expecting more noise. but wow, what a dramatic start on the outer engine with those flames, however to the uninitiated, i believe that exhaust flames and smoke to be perfectly normal for the Connie
i remember the first time I was on an Eastern Airlines flight was in 1958, when Eastern had the Great Silver Fleet. I remember on takeoff when the turbo's kicked in, and I also remember feeling a little strange because I was a kid, and the interior looked different from the Northwest Orient Stratocruisers that I had flown in. Still, to me it was really amazing to be on-board.
Curtiss Wright! Proud to say, made in USA😍
Muy buena causa y muy buen objetivo, agradezco que los jóvenes salgan a decir los muchos fallos que se están produciendo en nuestra España. Gracias campeones
What a magnificent plane, it was a great luxury to fly with this plane...It lacks a bit of comfort but in those years, it was a great luxury.
And what about the sound of the engines? It was very aggressive but once again, in those times, the sound of the engines was perfect. I flew with a DC-3, it's much smaller but also very special! In short, I love the constellation! 😮✈
Epic.
*"WOW THIS PLAAAANE IS SOO QUIIIIET.. I SAID, IT IS SOOOO SIIIIILENT!!"*
cool sound.
The pool noodle on the entry door reminded me of an experience I once had. On the Boeing 727 the #1 right hand entry is what is called a "service" door and it's a few inches shorter than the main entry door. If you don't know or remember that there's a good chance you'll get a good whack on the noggin' Ask me how I know 😩
Awesome video, very brave to fly in that thing. I have seen a few restored airplanes and they usually looks cleaner and the brakes don't sounds like that. I am with the pilot who like I was surprised the wing was still there. If there were a hordes of zombies chasing me I would probably have to think about getting in that thing. Thank you for the video though you are a very brave person.
Thanks. It has nothing to do with bravery but with trust to the personell involved in safekeeping this jewel.
wow I thought they were just going for a little taxi ride but it flies! wasn't expecting that, I mean when you take into account how old that plane is.. They must have taken very well care of it.
My dad had emigrated to Canada from Holland by boat. The first time he went back for a visit, he flew back on one of these. When ever the conversation of flying back to Holland. He would have to bring up the story, of watching the flames coming out of the exuast.
My dad took this plane on a transatlantic flight to England in the 1960s.
Thank God for UA-cam....I guess that's the closest I'll ever get to flying in one of these beauties!
I flew on these for years in the USAF (EC-121) and have close to 2500 hours on them. The finest three engine aircraft Lockheed ever built. And like a Harley, if it runs, it leaks oil. 😎😎
I was a former HOP’AIRLINES Flight attendant (purser) I saw in BASEL THE SUPER CONNIE
She looks fast sittin on the tarmac. My father said that about two aircraft of his AF piloting era, the Connie and the B 58 Hustler.
That engine view 💦💦💦💦
Fui de Mexico a Paris de pequeño en un avion de estos
Recuerdo la nieve en terranova y el fuego del escape de los motores por la noche
At 5:53,😲wow what a flame.
this plane can go fast than airbus nice superconstellation
Quelle Charme
Amazing. I've seen the Star of Switzerland fly over Lucerne a few times. Really should seize the opportunity before she's retired one sad day. I'm amazed how spacious the cabin is!
Btw, those 70-year old Pratt & Whitneys are a lot quieter than those much newer turboprop city-hoppers I've flown in. But... what on earth is that ghastly whine while they're taxiing?
I’m willing to bet the whining sound is the brakes.
@@kelsieatiyeh7830 I'm willing to bet the screeching, whistling (soprano range) sounds are the brakes. The high-tenor constant hum or whine might be a hydraulic pump, or fuel boost pumps. I say this not knowing Connies, particularly, but old airplanes in general.
Donizete Bragaca sp Brasil ✈✈✈✈✈✈
33:15 guy on the left looks like James Lance the man who plays Trent Crimm on Ted Lasso
33:13, es muy amplio. Y se mastica con la boca cerrada.
You failed to show us the complete picture of this beautiful aircraft regards
What kind of failed person are you yourself ? Start asking a few questions to yourself.
I simply must fly on one of these before I croak!
There’s one left, good luck my guy
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial too late now in 2022.
One in an lifetime experience for sure....😅
Now I know where J-type diplomatic barge, AKA the Naboo Royal Cruiser got it's sound from (That Ship that has that B2 style design from the opening scenes of Star Wars Episode 2).
Couldn’t help but notice the radium painted dials in the cockpit. Radium infused paint was applied to cockpit dials until 1960. But still, the Constellation was the best 4 engine prop airliner ever made.
Half tank is empty before take off... This plane uses in total 26000l fuel, each engine need 1800l fuel and 13l oil per hour . Each engine have his own oil tank with a capacity of 161l oil and is connected to an emergency oil tank with 253l. The travel speed is 492 km/h max.speed is 543km/h in a altitude of 10.000fuß or 1.400 m...
Le Super Constellation (un quadri- moteurs) de l'avionneur Locheed a été une intéressante et belle machine qui a révolutionné le transport aérien.
On peut voir dans cette vidéo tout le process du pilotage de l'envol de l'aéroport de départ jusqu'a l'aéroport d'arrivée : décollage, montée, altitude, croisière, descente, approche, attérissage puis le roulage jusqu'à l'aérogare.
Il faisait New-York/Paris en 14 H. Le 707 de Boeing le fera en 07 H.
Very lucky..
At 2 euros liter for AVgas 100LL how did you manage to fill up the tanks of this beautiful monster?
Modern planes are faster, yes-but for the ordinary passenger the total experience of flying since machines like these were around has deteriorated sharply. If you add the time-wasting procedural hassles at both ends, it is actually much slower than it used to be. And the comfort level? Compared to what it was, it is abysmal now
Faster, and safer. To fly once in that machine would be such an experience, but for regular travels not a chance.
This is from 16 years ago. Do they still offer flights like this?
I'll take the seat next to the crazy spinning blade please...
woooooow I LOVE CONSTELLATION ))) I did not have the chance to fly super constellation !! only DC3 et DC6
IS anyone can purchase a tikect to fly on board this plane or ??? I suppose that only members of the SCFA ? can purchase a ticket )) and to be a member ? what are the conditions ???
Saddly I think this plane is no longer flying due to hi costs and covid , one of my favourite piston aircraft from that golden age of the last piston Trans Atlantic fly era before the Jet Take over . I was lucky to see this very Aircraft along with a DC6 and a JU-52 here in Hamburg Germany at the Airports centenary celebrations on display at the Lufthansa Technical headquarters located at the far end of the Airport both the Constellation and the DC 6 were joined by the then new Airbus 380 they looked like toys compared basically sitting under the wings of the massive airliner. Saddly the JU-52 is no longer flying too again a victim of cut backs after the near collapse of the aviation industry during covid . She has now been relocated from Hamburg to another Airport but with no plans to return her to flying .at the same time Lufthansa were restoring their own Constellation to return to flying , but there as gone silent. Lufthansa was bailed out by the German federal government to save loosing people jobs during the first and 2 nd Covid waves , the government took a controlling stake in the company this will be returned in the near future , but I am guessing luxury restoration project have been currently put on hold until the Airline industry has stabilised.but still I was lucky enough to see all three of these important piston passenger aircraft all sound wonderful.
Лет 15 назад я видел этот великолепный самолет над Амстердамом.....