Octavio Valadao Ferreirinha de Oliveira Most guys who provide the blood sweat and tears to keep these aircraft flying, do it out of love for aviation, its definitely not a money making proposition.
"*Can't keep my mind from the circling skies/ Tongue-tied and twisted, just an Earth-bound misfit, I*" -Pink Floyd, "Learning To Fly" (-Sounds like those brakes could use some work, though.)
Quite possibly the most beautiful plane ever built. If I were a rich man: I would definitely fly around in one of these. Connie holds a special place in my heart.
Every time I watch this video I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes. Such a magnificent and gorgeous plane. I remember going to Pittsburgh International airport in the late 60's and seeing one parked there waiting for its next flight. Living not too many miles from the airport I always saw them flying over. Miss those days.
Thanks for this compliment. Super Connie evokes emotions. I am proud on my two flights with this Super Connie. It was most spectacular. Glad you saw them flying in the late 60's. Good old aviation times. Cheers Matt
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What an airplane! It just flew over my house in Switzerland and what a sound! There are two specific sounds in the air i can always instantly recognize: the JU-52 and now the one of Super Conny, which is frequently visible on Swiss skies! :-)
marine4814 My mistake. I was convinced the super constellation went over to the C56, i beleive some of them did. This one though is Wright R-3350 powered.
@@adrienperie6119 They actually due have turbine recovery on those some design where the exhaust goes through a turbine and that feeds via a shaft directly back into the engine for more power.
Great video. No hideous music, just great sound (its own music!) and good views. Wish that gorgeous creation would hit the west coast of the USA. Very majestic. Sehr schön!! Vielen dank. !
My all time favorite airliner....this iconic plane is something else...absolutely beautiful...and those engines sound amazing...great upload.....Steve.
In 1962, I flew on one of these across the Pacific. Travis AFB, Cal., to Hawaii, to Midway Island, to Wake Island, to Guam, to the Philippines. 30+ hours, just those 4 engines droning on and on. Beautiful plane, but I couldn't wait to get off of it.
I was amazed at how preserved this old girl is. The flame out from the exhaust is a bit scary but that's they way the designs were at the time. Kudos to all you men who just keep her flying on and on,and let us know when you will make fly overs in my town of san diego,CA.
Very nice rare catch or would be here. Years ago they had plastic model plans,car, kits that you could assemble with glue, and they came with some livery decals and you bought any paint needed to complete the model. I made the constellation with a TWA livery and it was sharp. Model plane/car kits went down the tubes when kids in the 60's &70's started sniffing the glue to get high, unbelievable, but true
Mahassheanie: GREAT TO HEAR THE ' OL GAL IS VERY MUCH LOVED! KEEP ON FLYIN', GRAND MA, JUST KEEP ON A FLYIN' FOR MANY GENERATIONS, STILL TO COME, THAT WILL ENJOY YOUR "GREAT BEAUTY"!
Your just Matt :) abbreviation from Matthias. Thanks for watching! Yes, the staff does its utmost to keep this Super Connie in perfect condition. Cheers Matt
Saugeiles Video des schönsten Flugzeugs der Welt. Habe einen alten Curtiss-Wright R-3350-32WA Motor zum Leben erweckt. Der stammt zwar nicht aus einer Super Connie -die hier hat Motoren aus der EA- und DA-Serie- sondern aus einer Lockheed Neptune P2-V7. Vom Curtiss Turbo Compound Prinzip waren sie aber fast identisch und es ist schön, so ein Teil zu erhalten. In unserem Flur steht ein Teil eines Seitenruders einer Lufthansa Super Connie...... Man muß nur verrückt genug sein.
When I was a kid growing up in Milwaukee we lived just a few blocks away from the "old" terminal on Layton Ave. This was before the jets and seeing these beautiful Connie's was always a treat. Great video.
lovely stuff - super shots and great engine start ups I went to see an engine start up of the Avro Shackleton MR2 and was able to get similarly close to your shots of the Constellation - great experience - the plane is not yet airworthy but the engines are periodically fired up
The ultimate Masterpiece !!! BRAVO Matthias !!! and ... Thank You for this utmost pleasure !!! ... and here they come: ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ etc. etc. etc. ;o)
As the great W.C. Fields once said in another context, there are many things worse and there may be something better, but there is nothing exactly like it.
Wonderfully started show. This is the best of all. Fantastic airplane. Beautiful L-1049 taking off. Now, what do you think about my Connie here 0n my UA-cam's channel?
All 4 engines rotating the same way! WTF???? Can you imagine the torque that creates that the pilot has to deal with? The rudder is probably designed to be permanently bent in the opposite direction to counteract that, creating incredible drag. The plane was released in 1951 ... the factory could not have produced engines that were available in right- or left-hand rotation???????
As I was saying, before my "overly sensitive keyboard, got away from me. "Squealing":.....Is my sweet aging Super Constellation, feeling her landing gear "painful arthritis, after all these many, many, years of take offs and landings.....could that be the heart breaking case, for this old Granny Super Consolation? "Poooor baby". Let's us not make her work so hard now, that she has met up with her RETIREMENT years. Time to turn her out to pasture in an old folks home, for airplanes museum.😩😴😊😄
Thank you very much for watching and comment! You are right, Super Connie deserves the best treatment. I can assure you that the staff is looking very well after this grand old lady. She is in excellent condition and remains able to fly for the next decade. Super Connie still wants to fulfill flight dreams of so many aviation enthusiasts :)
I used to ride in this beauty pretty regularly from New Orlean-St. Louis-Chicago and return in the late 50s. It was always a pleasure. The interiors were roomy and comfortable. The U-shaped cocktail area at the back invited pax to meet each others. Often, cabin crew would sit-in, too. The service was excellent. Those were the days, my friend.
In the air where it belongs and not stuck in some museum someplace. I wish more big stuff like that was flying regularly in the States (at least we now have two B29s flying now as of July, 2016)
What a beautiful plane. My parents met on a Super Conny long ago. Unfortunately, they were married to other people at the time...but that is another story.
@@tomszumlic8971 It's a long story. If you want to still hear it (I just now saw your comment)? I will tell it to you. Btw - the ending is not a happy one. ☮
Kinda late, but your parents meeting under such circumstances on a Constellation... I guess you can say that they were... Star-crossed lovers. Sorry for the horrible pun usage.
Absolutely NO ! Without a doubt, the most beautiful piece of machinery to come out of the twentieth century. There are many other beautiful aircraft from the same period, but none comes near the Connies allure and beauty. Kelly Johnson..........one in a million.
There is nothing--absolutely nothing--like a Connie. I'm old enough to remember these in scheduled service, but we flew MATS space available or civilian DC-6s, which are pretty neat too. Jets are OK, but radials have a life of their own that can't be duplicated by anything else. Thanks for uploading this!
Back in the day when you wore your Sunday best for air travel. The Connie is one of the most beautiful airframes ever conceived. Slim body, long legs and a unforgettable tail end.
![[HD] Lockheed EC-121 Super Constellation Departing Camarillo 1/14/12](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sx-t8SFLifQ/mqdefault.jpg)
The amount of blood, sweat and tears it takes to keep an aircraft like this in the air is beyond most peoples comprehension.
I am among the ones that would gladly provide blood and sweat, and the tears would be of joy.
Octavio Valadao Ferreirinha de Oliveira Most guys who provide the blood sweat and tears to keep these aircraft flying, do it out of love for aviation, its definitely not a money making proposition.
"*Can't keep my mind from the circling skies/ Tongue-tied and twisted, just an Earth-bound misfit, I*" -Pink Floyd, "Learning To Fly"
(-Sounds like those brakes could use some work, though.)
No problem, really.
One of the most glamorous looking airplanes ever.
Agreed!
Absolutely!
And curtiss c46
With out doubt
Agree!! And that sound... mechanc Mozart
Other catégories:
Concorde
SR71
She's one of the prettiest planes ever built. Great catch.
Quite possibly the most beautiful plane ever built. If I were a rich man: I would definitely fly around in one of these. Connie holds a special place in my heart.
Every time I watch this video I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes. Such a magnificent and gorgeous plane. I remember going to Pittsburgh International airport in the late 60's and seeing one parked there waiting for its next flight. Living not too many miles from the airport I always saw them flying over. Miss those days.
Thanks for this compliment. Super Connie evokes emotions. I am proud on my two flights with this Super Connie. It was most spectacular. Glad you saw them flying in the late 60's. Good old aviation times. Cheers Matt
What an airplane! It just flew over my house in Switzerland and what a sound! There are two specific sounds in the air i can always instantly recognize: the JU-52 and now the one of Super Conny, which is frequently visible on Swiss skies! :-)
Lucky you
I love those vintage piston radial engines and everything mechanical and hydraulic. Those where the times :)
Except this aircraft is powered by C56 turbines, its a turboprop.
Adrien Perié This is not a turboprop. It's internal combustion.
marine4814 My mistake. I was convinced the super constellation went over to the C56, i beleive some of them did. This one though is Wright R-3350 powered.
@@adrienperie6119 They actually due have turbine recovery on those some design where the exhaust goes through a turbine and that feeds via a shaft directly back into the engine for more power.
I was lucky to fly in these birds back in the old days.
Beautiful airframe, was the first aircraft I ever flew in, will Never forget...
Very cool! Nice memories of the most beautiful plane ever built.
I made many flights on the Constellation and enjoyed everyone of them. What an airplane !
Great video. No hideous music, just great sound (its own music!) and good views. Wish that gorgeous creation would hit the west coast of the USA. Very majestic. Sehr schön!! Vielen dank.
!
Wow! that aircraft really has character.
The finest piston-engined airliner of all times!
My all time favorite airliner....this iconic plane is something else...absolutely beautiful...and those engines sound amazing...great upload.....Steve.
Great sound of powerful engines at taking off brings to me good memories of my childhood at the airport.
That is great to hear, Henry! Thanks for your kind comment.
It's so satisfying when those big engines finally fire up.
In 1962, I flew on one of these across the Pacific. Travis AFB, Cal., to Hawaii, to Midway Island, to Wake Island, to Guam, to the Philippines. 30+ hours, just those 4 engines droning on and on. Beautiful plane, but I couldn't wait to get off of it.
WOW what a story! Good old memories, thanks for telling.
How old are you now???😰😰
Nice flyby sound whilst taking off
I was amazed at how preserved this old girl is.
The flame out from the exhaust is a bit scary but that's they way the designs were at the time.
Kudos to all you men who just keep her flying on and on,and let us know when you will make fly overs in my town of san diego,CA.
Sehr schöne Aufnahmen, meiner Meinung nach eins der schönsten Flugzeuge das es gibt.
i was a little boy when these were in service, beautiful plane
Vielen Dank für dieses einmalig schöne Video.
Als alter Lufthanseat weis ich solche Aufnahmen sehr zu schätzen.
michael retzlaff Danke für das Kompliment! Das freut mich sehr!
Looks like a very happy plane.
Very nice rare catch or would be here. Years ago they had plastic model plans,car, kits that you could assemble with glue, and they came with some livery decals and you bought any paint needed to complete the model. I made the constellation with a TWA livery and it was sharp. Model plane/car kits went down the tubes when kids in the 60's &70's started sniffing the glue to get high, unbelievable, but true
Most Beautiful airplane ever.
Yes it is a very beautiful aircraft. Thanks for watching.
Ahh nothing like a Connie, thank you for upload - most enjoyed.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed this video. Cheers Matt
Such a beautiful plane. Just love these vintage aircraft.
I totally agree. The Super Constellation is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever designed.
Such an amazing and beautiful machine. Epic video.
Thank you Edo!
Mahassheanie: GREAT TO HEAR THE ' OL GAL IS VERY MUCH LOVED! KEEP ON FLYIN', GRAND MA, JUST KEEP ON A FLYIN' FOR MANY GENERATIONS, STILL TO COME, THAT WILL ENJOY YOUR "GREAT BEAUTY"!
Excuse me... I meant to say, Matthasieani! Bet I STILL spelled it wrong. SORRY!....Me big dummy!😴
Your just Matt :) abbreviation from Matthias. Thanks for watching! Yes, the staff does its utmost to keep this Super Connie in perfect condition. Cheers Matt
Saw this thing flying over Rapperswil. Incredible, it just thunders overhead and inspires more awe than any airbus.
Sounds like a Twin Bonanza flyover near the end of the video. Another favorite!
Saugeiles Video des schönsten Flugzeugs der Welt. Habe einen alten Curtiss-Wright R-3350-32WA Motor zum Leben erweckt. Der stammt zwar nicht aus einer Super Connie -die hier hat Motoren aus der EA- und DA-Serie- sondern aus einer Lockheed Neptune P2-V7. Vom Curtiss Turbo Compound Prinzip waren sie aber fast identisch und es ist schön, so ein Teil zu erhalten. In unserem Flur steht ein Teil eines Seitenruders einer Lufthansa Super Connie...... Man muß nur verrückt genug sein.
Danke fürs Kompliment! Die Faszination Fliegerei lässt einen nicht mehr los :)
It's beautiful. One of my favourite planes!
die super constellation fliegt immer über mein haus.sie hört sich einfach nur himmlisch an
Wunderschöne Maschine!
Ja, hier bei mir auch ! Ich renn jedesmal mit ner riesen Gänsehaut raus und bewundere ! Man hört sie immer schon von weitem kommen.....
+Tobias Sulzberger in welcher Stadt wohnst du?
+Tobias Sulzberger ich in Bad Säckingen
Weiß jemand wann sie wieder fliegt?
The Constellation is one of the most stunningly beautiful transcontinental prop aircraft, ever built.
When I was a kid growing up in Milwaukee we lived just a few blocks away from the "old" terminal on Layton Ave. This was before the jets and seeing these beautiful Connie's was always a treat. Great video.
Thank you! Great to hear that you saw them flying. Good old times in aviation!
What a fantastic video! & no sound too. Thanks for sharing!!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
When I was 15 or so, my mum and I flew to Ibiza in a Super Connie, flew back in a VC10!
WOW that sound great!
Queen of the skies!
Stunning aircraft!
Yes, indeed! Sad that it has been grounded.
Lockheed a fait deux avions de légende, celui-là et le SR-71 Blackbird.
Et d'autre ...
prettiest passenger plane ever
So elegant !!
The Concorde of propeller aircraft.
懐かしいＹＳー11旅客機！
私が初めて飛行機✈️に乗ったのがＹＳー11旅客機なのです、小学生五年生の時！
羽田空港に着いた時売り込みに来ていたのがエアバス機でした初めて売り込みに来ていたそうです、
前の日に羽田空港に行っていたら、コンコルド旅客機が見れたそうでした、
I'm amazed they didn't loose stabilizer more in large storms judging by the way the moved around on ground.beautiful plane indeed .
Was für tolle Nahaufnahmen!Hammer Video,absolut genial!!!Danke fürs Hochladen,natürlich Daumen hoch!Gruss inselvideo!
lovely stuff - super shots and great engine start ups
I went to see an engine start up of the Avro Shackleton MR2 and was able to get similarly close to your shots of the Constellation - great experience - the plane is not yet airworthy but the engines are periodically fired up
Howard Hughes had a eye for beutiful planes
Cool aircraft! Something similar to the Ilushin IL-18
Nice video! Great Airplane.mmmmmmmm
Sounds like a Twin Bonanza passing by at the end.
The ultimate Masterpiece !!! BRAVO Matthias !!! and ... Thank You for this utmost pleasure !!! ... and here they come:
✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ etc. etc. etc. ;o)
Yep, 1959, Travis AFB, Midway, Japan.....1961, Japan, Wake, Travis AFB.
I've said this before on other posts, but the Connie is the most beautiful plane on the planet 😂
MARVELOUS AIRPLANE
SANKITOELKITON
WOW Matthias!
Splendid share! =)
Nice video
Thank you!
That plane it found at Dominican Republic. Was previously 🇩🇴 Dominicana Airlines. Dominicana de aviación.
As the great W.C. Fields once said in another context, there are many things worse and there may be something better, but there is nothing exactly like it.
Wonderfully started show. This is the best of all. Fantastic airplane. Beautiful L-1049 taking off.
Now, what do you think about my Connie here 0n my UA-cam's channel?
when these start at night you can see the flames coming out of the exhaust from the cold unburnt fuel.
If I become rich I would fly myself around in this.
TROLL
S. Brown ?
Nice flamage at 1:00 & 1:24.
Dubed in sound at the end of the take off run or just a fly over by some twin on downwind?????
Belp Tage die man vermisst
Ja das war wunderschön!
silly question: if there is an engine fire, how do those brave men get to it with the blades spinning? Shouldn't they stand behind?
All 4 engines rotating the same way! WTF???? Can you imagine the torque that creates that the pilot has to deal with? The rudder is probably designed to be permanently bent in the opposite direction to counteract that, creating incredible drag. The plane was released in 1951 ... the factory could not have produced engines that were available in right- or left-hand rotation???????
3:38 This plane accelerates pretty fast
Scary plane
Rather unusual setup of propellers rotation, counter in pair for each wing.
No, they all spin the same way.
@ 3:00....CRANK IT UP!! 🔈🔉🔊🔊)))))))))))))))
hey man. Any chance i could use a small clip of this for my school project? Full credit would be given
66 tonnes of weight 😀amazing can float
We have one of these at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. It's in nowhere near running condition, sadly.
VELLO AVION RECUERDOS DE SU TIEMPO
My goodness are those brakes squeaky!
Oh yes!!
I see so many birds around this airport, i wonder how many planes stuck by bird strikes.
Jeez. Are they still air worthy?
This one is no longer airworthy. Maybe in 2-3 years again after a long repair.
💋🙏🏼👍только не кладбище,спасите его,это в нашей проклятой стране истории нет,любите свою родину как я ненавижу свою!
She is soooooooo Beautiful and Graceful! But what in the world was all of that "squealing" before take off. Is my. agedb
As I was saying, before my "overly sensitive keyboard, got away from me. "Squealing":.....Is my sweet aging Super Constellation, feeling her landing gear "painful arthritis, after all these many, many, years of take offs and landings.....could that be the heart breaking case, for this old Granny Super Consolation? "Poooor baby". Let's us not make her work so hard now, that she has met up with her RETIREMENT years. Time to turn her out to pasture in an old folks home, for airplanes museum.😩😴😊😄
Thank you very much for watching and comment! You are right, Super Connie deserves the best treatment. I can assure you that the staff is looking very well after this grand old lady. She is in excellent condition and remains able to fly for the next decade. Super Connie still wants to fulfill flight dreams of so many aviation enthusiasts :)
It´s the brakes. Nothing to concern about, like trains or older trucks.
I used to ride in this beauty pretty regularly from New Orlean-St. Louis-Chicago and return in the late 50s. It was always a pleasure. The interiors were roomy and comfortable. The U-shaped cocktail area at the back invited pax to meet each others. Often, cabin crew would sit-in, too. The service was excellent. Those were the days, my friend.
Thank you Joe for this lovely comment. Great to hear about your wonderful flight experiences with the Constellation.
Brings back all of the romance of flying (and it was truly romance back then)!
😍👏💕👍🇧🇩
In the air where it belongs and not stuck in some museum someplace. I wish more big stuff like that was flying regularly in the States (at least we now have two B29s flying now as of July, 2016)
Absolutely true! Super Connie is a flying legend.
Beautiful misc to the ears
DC3 and the Super Constellation.... bucket list to ride!
Highly recommended by me :)
Got that right
Me 2!
I truly hope that this comes true for you (but you had better take me along with you)!!!
Prettiest plane ever made.
Beautiful classic from the golden age...
What a beautiful plane.
My parents met on a Super Conny long ago. Unfortunately, they were married to other people at the time...but that is another story.
+McRocket
I would love to her that story!
The Connie cries out love!
+Tom Szumlic *hear
This comment is criminally underappreciated 😏
@@tomszumlic8971 It's a long story.
If you want to still hear it (I just now saw your comment)?
I will tell it to you.
Btw - the ending is not a happy one.
☮
Kinda late, but your parents meeting under such circumstances on a Constellation... I guess you can say that they were...
Star-crossed lovers.
Sorry for the horrible pun usage.
If there is ever an aircraft that has nice artistic lines it is the Connie....
Absolutely NO ! Without a doubt, the most beautiful piece of machinery to come out of the twentieth century. There are many other beautiful aircraft from the same period, but none comes near the Connies allure and beauty. Kelly Johnson..........one in a million.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that feels that way about the Connie!
Beautiful time warp, makes my eyes water, it's got soul!
Nothing like the majestic, beautiful and graceful Connie. 👌💕
Most beautiful aircraft!
Fantastic 👍 such a beautiful plane. The lines, the start-up, the engines roaring 💪 Gives me a nice little rush every time..... Thanks Matt!
Thank you Aximus! This Super Connie was a top highlight! Cheers Matt
Wow some views of this beautiful plane! Thanks for posting! Gotta find one to ride in some day. My favourite airliner by far!
I was looking for william shattner hanging out the window shooting at a gremlin on the wing,lol
There is nothing--absolutely nothing--like a Connie. I'm old enough to remember these in scheduled service, but we flew MATS space available or civilian DC-6s, which are pretty neat too. Jets are OK, but radials have a life of their own that can't be duplicated by anything else. Thanks for uploading this!
Thanks for your kind words.
Back in the day when you wore your Sunday best for air travel. The Connie is one of the most beautiful airframes ever conceived. Slim body, long legs and a unforgettable tail end.
I is definitely one of the most beautiful airplane ever built. It was great to see it at Bern!
Like a fine lady 😊👌
The 50's were lockheed's golden years... long live the super constellation!
*sheds tear*
Brings back memories. When I was just a little kid, my father was a Capt. for TWA so I had the chance to fly in one. Very moving experience.
The Concorde of piston aircraft.
Yos
Those Super Connies are awesome ships. Right there with Lockheed's Electra.
Brakes are a bit squeaky.
maddogmcrae Yeah just a lil
They are called spanner ring brakes and the all squeal.
I think thats the nose wheel turning making that sound.
Not sure why.