My FAREWELL to the Qantas Boeing 747-400 ER - Sydney to Brisbane Trip Report
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- Farewell Qantas Airways Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' or 'Queen of the Skies' flight from Sydney to Brisbane. Flight report. Trip report. Flight review Boeing 747-400 QF 747 enthusiast
Join me on board in this avgeek special where I fly with Qantas from SYD to BNE.
Instead of the usual review, I'll instead be focusing on the aircraft itself, the Queen of the Skies, the Boeing 747-400.
Unedited takeoff footage: • Video
Unedited landing footage: • Video
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 ER
Registration: VH-OEJ
Flight: QF55 SYD-BNE
Date: 27th Sept 2018
Seat: 7K
Camera: Sony A6500
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While I have never been to Australia, I can say that I fondly recall flying on 747's when they were used on domestic routes across Canada.
You are very right, while the 787 and A380 are gorgeous planes, they will never be "The Queen of the Skies."
When I was approximately 10 years old in the mid 70s, my school group went on a field trip to SFO airport. Part of the field trip was the opportunity to tour a Pan Am 747 and I had the opportunity to sit in the captain's chair. That cemented my love for all things aviation and I went on to become an avionics technician and a private pilot. Some of my favorite childhood memories include planespotting with my father at SFO. Back then, they had an outdoor observation deck, immediately below the control tower. The view was breathtaking and afforded me the opportunity to see all of the great airliners and airlines of the 60s and 70s. Later on, as a young man, I deployed overseas for military service several times by 747. I will always love the aircraft and how it represents a happier, simpler time in my life and fond memories of my father.
Such a great story David! I suspect that a lot of bonding happened on airport observation decks!
This aircraft is a beauty......just love it!
Was lucky to have flown on this very aircraft in 2004 when she was painted in the Wunala Dreaming livery. I remember being impressed with the 777 style cabin fixtures. I'd never seen that in a 747 before or since. It was a special charter day trip out of London Heathrow to Cork, Ireland that I managed to wangle myself onto via the company I worked for at the time. The QF London sales office arranged it all and there were spare seats at the last minute first come first served. Without even getting the leave cleared with my boss, I just went ahead and put my name forward.... And it paid off. We had a few hours courtesy of Qantas in Kilkenny Harbour followed by lunch in a hotel in the town which was followed up a short talk/speech by the captain who was the 747 chief pilot for QF at the time, giving an insight into the flight planning for that day, routings, alternate airports etc... before we headed back to Cork airport to fly back to Heathrow. I remember there being a ATR42 and a A320 in at the time and OEJ just dwarfed them. Quite surreal seeing Qantas up on the departure board at Cork too! TV cameras caught our arrival although the footage on the RTE website is long gone. There were crowds who'd come out to the airport, their cars lining the access roads as we taxied out waving us off. An absolutely amazing day. I also managed to fly the original Wunala Dreaming 747-400 in 1998 LHR-BKK. While that was a scheduled service with all the bells and whistles of Business Clsss service to appreciate, it just wasn't as fun or as intimate for me as that day out to Cork on OEJ. That will always be a truly special day for me.
It would have been fantastic to see her in the Wunala Dreaming livery! I'm very jealous!
Great day to spend on the lady of the skies
It was an awesome day! :)
First flight , BA Singapore to Perth in 1997 . Recently did Sydney to Perth on VH OJS, we are seeing some days with up to three Syd to Per return 747 crossings at the moment , some good opportunities to be sentimental if you are crossing east to west or vice versa.
I didn't realise the 747 had Kruger type slats, I would have noticed this from your video, but thanks for showing this in the first place. They do the job, but not very efficient! I first flew on a 747 in 1972 as a young kid and apart from the fact it looked huge from the outside, the scene for me was set going through the forward door, it was like walking through the entrance of a mansion compared to any other plane. Then you saw the massively wide cabin, so wide the toilets and galleys were positioned in blocks in the centre of the plane. Never seen that before either. I was awestruck even though at 12 years old, I'd already been on more than 40 airline flights on nearly all of the types available from 1955 onwards.
Glad you enjoyed it Karl
Thank you Paul for this blessing. I’m fortunate enough to have siblings living in Europe so I get to fly either British or Lufthansa 747 at least 2-3 times a year 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Rob!
It will be a very sad day when the 747 has the last flight.... I have flown all of them except the 747-8 and loved them.
What a majestic aircraft !! As usual your commentary is spot on
Thank you Mr Stewart
Thanks mate. Check out my 747-8 video if you haven't already. :)
The Wright Brothers would marvel at the technology and grace of these aircraft.
Absolutely!
It will be a sad day when the 747 stops flying in our skies. When I return to Aus, I am going to have to fly her one more time.
I completely agree :(
Never flown in a 747 but always dreamed of having a seat in the upper deck. Now spend my time watching the cargo version fly in and out of my local airport at Glasgow Prestwick, together with the occasional visit from Air Force One.
Fantastic video, Paul. My earliest memories of flying on 747s are from the early-mid 1980s when we flew SYD-LAX. This was pre nonstop flights to the USA so we went via Tahiti (other stopovers between Sydney and the West Coast were Nadi or Honolulu). I can't tell you exactly what model the aircraft was but I distinctly remember the brilliant flying kangaroo livery and the spectacular spiral staircase that led to the upper deck. In those days we spent most of the flight using the old stethoscope type headphones to listen to Barry Bissell present the latest hits on one of the music channels. Of course there was also the odd movie played on the screen on the bulkhead but as a kid I had next to no chance of being able to see over the seats and passengers between me and the the screen. In later years I remember the first time I travelled on a nonstop flight back from the USA on a 747-SP. I also remember my first flight on a 747-400 in the mid 1990s and loving the look of the winglets. Thanks for allowing me to reminisce about what will always be my favourite passenger jet.
Glad you enjoyed it Hugh
Man, that view during the take off was absolutely amazing! Fantastic fotoage, Paul :)
Thanks mate :)
Great video Paul! I flew OEJ on the sector before your flight (HKG to SYD landed 27/09). It’s an awesome aircraft that looks amazing in QF colours (although looked even better when it was Wunala Dreaming proper). I hope to book another Qantas 747 trip before they retire.
Yes I agree that the Wunala dreaming livery looked great! It would have been great if they kept it although I suspect it was too expensive to maintain (repaint and the extra fuel burn from the added weight).
My dream since I was a child, far, far too many years ago, was to fly in a 747 in the upper deck before the 747's go the way of the Concorde (another airplane I've always wanted to fly on but could never afford the cost of the ticket). I will finally be able to fulfill my dream when I'll be flying on a British Airways 747 on the upper deck from Vancouver (YVR) to London (LHR) in December 2018 and return in January 2019. Iam SO looking forward to it. One more item to tick off on my bucket list. I love flying and only wish I could afford to do more.
Its amazing how well the 747 has ages - the older it hets, the better it goes. I remember flying back from UK in 1972, the plane seemed to stop everywhere - 7 times I think from UK to Sydney, including a stop I'm Darwin.And now 45 years later they are still I'm the sky, one stop to UK. Or non stop Sydney/Brisbane!!
We recently did a trip to the US which included stops in Victorville and Everett. Our flight over to LAX was on an AA 787-9 and we flew home from SFO on VH-OEJ. Fourteen hours to appreciate just what an amazing aircraft the 747 still is and reminisce on how sad it will be when they are all gone.
On paper everything about the 787-9 flight was better than OEJ, but sitting in 1A/1B knowing it would be the last time we would fly on a Qantas 747 was so much more special.
Agreed! Objectively, the 787-9 (and A350 and A380) are much more comfortable, although they're not as special as the 747. :)
Super review Paul! I like the 747s Business Class.
Glad you enjoyed it mate
A super tribute to a super aircraft! This was great on the big screen!
Another fascinating video Paul! Thanks for editing this.
Thanks for watching
There's a reason she's know as Queen of the skies. Great video. I'm flying a Qantas 747 from Vancouver to Sydney and back at the end of this year and really looking forward to the great Aussie hospitality in Premium Economy. Wishing you many more happy landings.
Gold Coast..."cultural capital of Australia!!" That is gold...almost dropped my XXXX. Great video Paul, enjoyed the info, the view of the krueger flaps, CF6's and of course, the passing scenery....all in Hi-Res too.
Thanks for watching Jeff
I never flrw Qantas, but I have flown in the 747. It is still a magnificent piece of engineering. Thanks for the memories Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I've been to Brisbane and the people are lovely, and city is great.
Great video. I usually dont watch take off videos but this one was epic. Amazing views of Sydney
Got to love that wing flex amazing views
Thanks mate. Yep, it's an amazing view!
Great tribute Paul. I’m old enough to remember the first 747 arrival at Sydney back in 1970. I, along with a large crowd, watched in awe as the Pan Am jumbo taxied to its gate, dwarfing the 707’s. I have flown on the queen several times since, but I might just plan one more flight, just as you did.
Thanks Graham. Yes it's amazing how much bigger than the 707 it is! I love at Longreach where they have the two next to each other and you can get a great comparison.
I only found out about the domestic flights a few days ago and booked myself on one to Brisbane. I've always adored the 747 since I was a kid, when we flew an Air New Zealand 747-400 to LA. Was truly "Love at First Flight". Was disappointed about possibly not getting one last trip on a 747 before they're all retired from passenger service.
You may be glad to hear that there's rumours around that Qantas may delay the 747 retirement, but we'll see. :) But it's true that the 747 will be gone soon (2020 or 2021) and it's a sad day for aviation. I can't wait for the SYD-BNE flight next month! Hopefully we have some clear weather!
Syd to bris with b747...sounds fancy
First 747 was on the CX Queen on the BOM-BKK-HKG route. Celebrated my 12th birthday on the upper deck. That was replaced by a CX A333 unfortunately and was made nonstop.
First flight was on a Cathay 747 between Sydney and Hong Kong and my last 747 flight was between Sydney to Johannesburg and back
Welcome to Brisbane, you flew right over my house about 5 minutes before landing.
Anthony Bowe do you smell?
1st 747 was Alitalia Sydney to Rome when I was 4 years old. 2nd was QF11 1998 Sydney to LAX. I am glad I have had the opportunity to fly in one. Cheers Mate.
Absolutely! A beauty to fly in.
Oh nice, I actually saw this exact plane, same day flying over Archerfield airport during an aviation flight camp. Heard a noise, looked up and she suddenly emerged from a cloud and looked massive from where we positioned.
We also went into Hanger 3 at BNE, and watched that Hawaiian A330-200 seen in the video do an engine startup + test. Was a good week.
Sounds great Brandon! :)
AWESOME!
Let's start a "Queen of the Skies" Fanclub!
haha I'll join!
R.I.P 747-400 in the future :(
A great tribute to a great aircraft Paul super video as always. My plan is to get on a few BA jumbo jets before they retire so looking forward to that. Keep up the good work matey 😁
absolutely awesome videos Paul. Keep 'em coming.
Paul Short Flight nice using the 747 but interesting using the 747 for a short flight!
Loved watching this again paul. All hail the queen :(
Cheers mate
I appreciate the technical info right at the start!)
Awesome video! I myself am flying on the 747-400 from Sydney to Melbourne and back in feb next year! After I heard Qantas was using them on other domestic routes before they are retired I snapped up my flight! 😊😊
haha enjoy! I've booked two of those flight :)
Very nice, I always enjoy your videos!
Glad to hear Jim :)
I need to try this flight on the QF 744 it's a must for me
Absolutely!
I love Sydney’s business lounge!! There’s sooo much good food
Glad you enjoy the lounge! My favourite part of that lounge is the knowledge that I'm flying somewhere :)
Spectacular footage of the Queen of the Skies departing from Sydney. It is always interesting - to me anyway - to see on rotation the wing flex upwards as the weight of the aircraft comes off the undercarriage and onto the wings as the aircraft lifts into the sky. I flew in one of the first Qantas 747's back in the 1970's to Singapore and then into a Douglas DC9 onto Kathmandu and then trekking in the Himalayas. The 747 opened up the world of flying to poor university students like me back then in the 70's. Thanks Paul for the usual descriptive commentary - eg the "General Electric CF6's explode fuel into music". Great footage on ascent over Sydney and descent into Brisbane.
Thanks for the video Paul! My only flight on the Qantas 747 was Sydney - LA in January 2005 when I moved to the US for a couple of years. I am hoping to do a Sydney - San Fransisco flight next year before they are retired.
Smiled at the Gold Coast comment. Nice one Paul. Not much culture but great climate! Cheers
My favorite passenger plane, the 747, so sad it is being retired.
Agreed
Sad, yes. Unfortunately everything has its season. At least this one has lasted 50 years. Maybe the last of its kind. Wonder if any of the aircraft models today will still be flying in the same or relatively same form in 50 years?
Fantastic Paul, did you notice the "wobble" in engine no 3 and the flex of that wing on take off?
Superb!!!! Thanks
Thanks Derek. Yeah the wing was flexing quite a lot coming in to land too.
QF first lounge is THE BEST!!!!
Touching tribute to the true queen of the skies. Thank you Paul. I hope to catch one of these flights soon before the 380/787 purge. And as always - #AmenityKit
Thanks Paul!
My first 747 was Air New Zealand Honolulu to Auckland in 1984.
Right at this moment according to Flight Radar 24 QF4 is heading Honolulu to Sydney. It is a 747-48E, OEB.
Richard Spacer Thanks for sharing. Flight radars are so awesome. Can your 'filter' by aircraft type?
@@grooveyman I do not believe so. By route primarily.
Richard Spacer ok.
Thanks for the flight video, Paul. And all the extra geeky information about the flight. Sydney always looks stunning from the air. So does the GC, I guess, but I’m happier keeping my distance in that case. 😜 Cheers and enjoy your next flight.
Qantas 747-300 Narita to Sydney. Lucky to get on one of the older ones before it went out of service
That would have been fantastic to fly in the -300! Unfortunately the -400s are the oldest I've flown in, although I have managed to walk through the first ever 747-100 in Seattle (although it wasn't flying). :)
@@PaulStewartAviation thanks Paul..love the content of your videos. Keep up the good work
sensational video of this majestic jet
Thanks Yannis
been 50 years of that Aircraft !
And it's a beauty!
Oh, and an awesome video as always, Paul. Very well done.
Excellent Paul that was stunning watched the take off and pass over the city a couple of times, superb!
Thanks mate
Love the 747!
Nice video. First ever flight was in a QF 747 to Fiji in '84 (-200) with the old video projector coming out of the overhead bin, which I nearly dropped on my head!. Have flown in 747s to Fiji (QF -200 & Air Pacific -400), South Africa (QF -400ER, SA -300 upper deck on an internal flight and a SA -SP, SA still flew them to Perth in '01), Thailand (TG -400) and just this year Japan (QF -400), probably my last time in a 74. Just a beautiful aircraft that stirs so many emotions, and great memories for me. Will be sad day when they are no longer part of QF.
Beautiful view over Sydney, I can see Harbour Bridge.
Nice! Brand new engine cf6-80c
Entertaining video thanks Paul 👍 😁
Thanks for watching James
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Beautifully put together. What was it with the inner engine wobbling during takeoff and ascent? My first flight was in 1981 on JAL. I could hardly believe that an aircraft so big could fly. Thank you Mr Stewart for doing the flight. I am sure that the Queen of the Sky holds great memories for many.😊
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The engine wobble is normal :)
nope, the a-380 is not the "queen of the skies," it is the "empress of the skies!" although some would say: "empress dowager of the skies"!!!
Seat 7K is definitely the best one for engine views.
True! Row 8 isn't bad either as you get a little more of the wing.
Thanks for sharing Paul.
No worries Peter
Great review Paul. Many Qantas 747 flights to remember. My first brought me to Australia many years ago (from Ireland/LHR via bangkok, I was sitting so far down the back I was almost in the baggage hold. Thankfully iv had a few upstairs too. Have probably my last in a few weeks to SFO upstairs. Great work on the Dom flight from the F lounge, a perk I utilise myself.
Yep, I would have taken the flight just for the 747 so the fact that we departed from T1 sealed the deal! :) I'm sure I won't retain platinum next year so I need to take advantage of it while I can!
First B747 flight was Sydney to Melbourne in 1999... to visit a girlfriend. Ah. I was off to China for work last month so I took the route via HKG so I could have what I believe will be a final farewell on the Queen. Sat down the back on the green seats with the tiny tv screens. But loved it. Ended the trip in the cockpit. That was on the ‘Philip Island’.
Great video! Thanks for putting this report together! Looking forward to fly Quantas one day :)
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I haven't flown on a Qantas 747, but I have been on 5 of their A380s! Three return trips in the Queen of the Skies with other carriers though: London to San Francisco (1989 Pan Am -200), London to New York (2002 BA -400 and upgraded to the upper deck on the return!) and then London to Seattle (2007 BA -400)
I am also sentimental about this wonderful aircraft
Completely agree! :)
What is up with the shake of the inner engine during take off?
Good one Paul. A grand lady. Only ever flown in a 747 a few times and now realise this was a privilege. Are you considering flying on the retirement flight of the last Qantas 747?
Hi mate, I'd certainly be trying to get on board although I suspect it'll be tough. :)
Thank you so much for this review of the Queen of the Skies... Great
Flew Qantas in 2006, 747 excellent service, excellent view out of the window, especially at night had wonderful views of cities at night. I kept the the window shades up all night because I'm not a small bloke. Last time I flew out it was a 787 run by Brunei International. Absolutely awful, that gel is horrible, no view out of the window at night. QANTAS 747 everytime for me. I might be taking a flight to Australia in a few months, I think I'll try for a QANTAS A380 at least it goes into Melbourne and there are actually window blinds.
Yep I'm not a huge fan of the 787 windows. I've had a few experiences where they've been locked in a dark setting limiting my view! :(
VH-OJA set the distance record for the longest nonstop flight by a commercial airline in 1989, London to Sydney. However, that record was broken by Airbus' World Ranger A340 in 1993, which flew Paris to Auckland. Apparently, a 777-200LR currently holds the record. I was working with Qantas in 1989 and followed VH-OJA along her journey with great pride and amazement. Sadly, Airbus didn't generate the same interest. The 747 is definitely the Queen of the Skies, and rightly so :)
Agreed! And VH-OJA is resting just a few kms from my house :)
You got another pair of glasses. Good job
I found them :)
I loved the trip on the 747 from lax to jfk that qantas is the only non american airline running a domestic flight in the usa.
Yep I've done JFK-LAX with QF too and it's a pity that you can't book that flight separately! I continued on to Melbourne from memory.
Very nice!
I just saw the Qantas VH-OJT at Mojave, CA... :-( My first Qantas 747 flight was Oct 2016 with my wife (her first too). Was absolutely fantastic, and this is one organization that I would love to work for. Cheers.
What were you doing out at Mojave?
I live about an hour away (North) and pass by there frequently on my way to LA and stop by once in awhile to check out the planes.
That would be fascinating although quite sad. I was watching a doco (Living in the age of airplanes) last night and felt sad seeing all of these 747s falling apart in one of those aircraft grave yards (unsure if it was Mojave or not.)
Yeah, I know what you mean. I've spent a career working on aircraft and whenever I am out there I just think of the lives they've lived and the places they've been to. So much history and to see them wither away like this is most saddening. And in the link, the very first video I saw of yours, is VH-OJT. ua-cam.com/video/lJUiUaMXi9M/v-deo.html
Great footage!
Thanks mate
I must get on the 747 before they all retire! I so wish American Airlines had some 747s sadly they don't! (I mostly fly with them) Ah short flight only an hour. Still nice enough to enjoy it! You had a great view from your seat! The Gold Coast looks great from 30,000 feet. Do you happen to know how long the Qantas 747 will be on the domestic route you flew?
Hi mate, not sure how long they'll remain on the flights to Perth as I can't imagine they're cheap to run.
Thank you Paul! great to hear from you! Maybe I will run into you in the skies!
The regular A330s and A340s has Krueger flaps
Do they? I don't think I've seen them on A330s and I haven't flown an A340 for ages.
I love this vlog! I love flying but have not yet flown on Qantas as I live in the U.K. and haven’t been to Australia. Flew to NZ on Air NZ earlier this year though. Having seen a few vlogs which feature ‘that’ lounge in a Sydney I am going to make it my ambition to one day use it! One day!
Thanks Paula. It's pretty impressive!
Bonjour Paul dommage qu'il y avait des nuages sur la gold coast j'y suis actuellement. ....merci pour ces belles images 😎😎😎😎😎beth
It sounded like it took off which such a derate that it increased thrust when the engines moved to climb thrust. Not surprised when it would have been so light.
Hoping this route returns before the resigning of the queen of the skies from the Qantas fleet.
Hi mate, Qantas are flying a few domestic routes with the 747 between Nov and Feb this year. :) Full details are on my facebook page.
@@PaulStewartAviation Yes saw that on the news and very exited for my yearly trip to Sydney this year.
excited *
cool! I've booked SYD-BNE and SYD-MEL for Nov and Feb respectively :)
Hi paul its a nice video its so sunny
Thanks for watching
No problem
Brisbane’s beautiful mate
It's not bad. Too hot in summer for this ginger, though. Much nicer in winter!
Yeah mate I get what you mean, I was there a few weeks back for the footy, in winter the weather is pleasant and bearable I too dislike summer
@@yeahthelozgaming exactly haha. Gold/sunshine coast are great during June-August, but pretty horrific during Dec-Jan haha
I first flew on a 747 operated by BA back in 2007 from LHR-BKK-SYD and then back from SIN-LHR. I would love to fly it again but unfortunately I am unsure that this will be possible.
Hi Paul, How on earth did you manage to find out ahead of time that Qantas scheduled the 747-400 on SYD-BNE (and that it departed from SYD T1!?) Is it as simple as checking the routes each week and hoping to get a day off from work? For a bit of nostalgia I've pondered jumping on one of the 747-400 operated SYD-PER flights you mentioned. But I would far prefer to do a day trip such as the one you have done in this video, or the SYD-MEL flight you took a while back. PS the first flight I took on the 747 was back in 1997 flying on JAL. SYD-Tokyo-YVR. Being 12 at the time, the leg room and recline was ample.
my last flight was in j class on the Antarctica flight :-)
That would have been amazing! I wonder what aircraft they're going to use for those flights after 2020?!
Am I the one who thinks 747-400s with GE engines have the best engine wobble?
You care a lot about capturing the flight experience. In footage with such a focus on takeoff it would be best to keep horizons horizontal with respect to the frame. The camera will need to be rotated to compensate for the angle of the climb. This will actually reveal the angle of the climbout to the viewer.
Hi mate, it would be difficult to keep the camera angle horizontal to the horizon and the wingtip may get out of frame. While I see your point, it seems that most people prefer I keep the camera still.
when the retire the plane, what happens to it?
Sadly i think my last flight was to the US in May last year, seems now all flights out of Brisbane to the US are on Dreamliners. I could be wrong
Hi Richard, I'm not 100% certain but I do recall hearing about the final 747 flight out of BNE. I wasn't sure if the 787 has started flying out of BNE, though.
Hi Paul just been checking Flight Radar over the last few weeks and what i have seen is all LA flights from Brisbane have been the 787