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@celebrityrog Күн бұрын
GE is louder in front, quiter in rear. Pratt & Whitney is quiet in front, loud in rear. Rolls-Royce is loud in fron, loud in rear.
@HeathrowAircraft 20 сағат бұрын
@celebrityrog 👌👍👍✈️
@SpeedbirdConcordeOne 2 күн бұрын
😢 What a beautiful jet. Second only to you know who 😉
@HeathrowAircraft 2 күн бұрын
@SpeedbirdConcordeOne 😘 yes I know!
@SpeedbirdConcordeOne 2 күн бұрын
Oh dear. This is fascinating so thank you for posting but I have an almost visceral reaction to seeing airliners in this state. So glad the Concordes are mostly preserved ❤. Miss you Concorde 😢
@HeathrowAircraft 2 күн бұрын
@SpeedbirdConcordeOne ah thank you for commenting. It is really sad isn’t it to see them like this. And yes - I miss Concorde too! I worked for BA when it was still flying and got the chance to fly to JFK and back; back in 1992. Interesting to observe the VIPs on board! Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford!
@czynnik_ludzki 3 күн бұрын
Widocznie kadłub wypełnił liczbę cykli. Kadłub samolotu po każdym starcie się rozszerza i kurczy przy lądowaniu.
@HeathrowAircraft 3 күн бұрын
@czynnik_ludzki yes you’re right - it had completed more than 100,000 hours of flying service! ✈️
@johnmorris7815 4 күн бұрын
That was the last Jumbo I flew, landed in JFK 13L from a Canarsie arrival, my FO flew it home so I flew the approach into London, he landed we taxed to the gate and shutdown, we had about 20 people on board all escaping the impending C19 shutdown. We both knew that would be the last time we would get to fly her. Sad.
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@johnmorris7815 That must have been such a sad and poignant moment knowing it would be the last time…hope you have moved onto another fleet since …….
@johnmorris7815 4 күн бұрын
@ indeed, I was basically furloughed for two years then given the A350 so it all worked out in the end, I do miss the old girl though.
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@johnmorris7815 Glad you’re on the lovely A350 - a fitting move. Congratulations!
@466047 4 күн бұрын
Flown her. First one I flew was ZC.
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@466047 Brilliant! Here’s a reminder of ZC for you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/inSTaZ14ntV9gpYsi=Szr61uLeh0Y5rBIQ
@joeb5080 5 күн бұрын
1:40 nothing like watching 747-400 gracefully land. And Landor livery: best livery. First time I ever flew in an airplane as a kid was a BA 747 in Landor livery.
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@joeb5080 yes I agree. I worked for BA during the Landor era. Great time - it really was “the world’s favourite airline”….
@SandraSlater-zx1ib 5 күн бұрын
Best laid to rest. Awful airline.
@HeathrowAircraft 5 күн бұрын
@SandraSlater-zx1ib 😢
@TRPGpilot 5 күн бұрын
Virgin Atlantic to the world!
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@TRPGpilot 👍👏✈️
@AndreiTupolev 5 күн бұрын
Surprising to think that these earliest ones operated alongside 747-100s
@HeathrowAircraft 5 күн бұрын
@AndreiTupolev - absolutely yes - if you take a look at my Concorde film from 1996 you’ll see the first aircraft is one of the G-ZZZs…kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGqsiKJ_nr-MkJIsi=BeyDM2b7YZAE8z3q
@richardstreet7518 6 күн бұрын
Went on all 5 on my regular UAE run... premium heavy with 70 club cradle seats originally... A bit range limited (?)
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@richardstreet7518 awesome. I’m a tad jealous I have to say! Great to have flown on all 5 including the long gone ZD and ZE!
@richardstreet7518 5 күн бұрын
@HeathrowAircraft in some ways I preferred the 767 due to the seat congig.. going back a bit now - the regular 767 (G) went to Qantas
@HeathrowAircraft 5 күн бұрын
@richardstreet7518 yes I’ve always had a soft spot for the BA 767s - loved that sound of their RR RB211s! I remember them being introduced into the airline just after I started working for BA - many years ago now 🤣
@markotango54 6 күн бұрын
She had 100k hours under her wings, job done, great aircraft.
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@markotango54 yes - absolutely👍👏
@whateverchannel4458 6 күн бұрын
is this plane still fly now?
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@whateverchannel4458 no it’s been in store at Pinal Air Park since the end of October 2020 …
@mikethrower742 6 күн бұрын
The ‘A’ market aeroplanes were also the nicest to hand fly as they had a lighter stick force software coding…….
@markotango54 6 күн бұрын
Very interesting to learn
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@mikethrower742 Hi Mike thanks for that - good to have additional intel like that from those “in the know”. All the best. Steve
@AquitaineKing 4 күн бұрын
Fantastic Hard Core Info MUCH Appreciated by us in the AvGeek Community!!
@HeathrowAircraft 4 күн бұрын
@AquitaineKing -👏👍👍
@The_Plastic_Ape 7 күн бұрын
Poor old girl. A fate which awaits us all.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@The_Plastic_Ape - yes very true!
@stacked7476 6 күн бұрын
Yeah, is it normal to feel sad? It’s like losing an elderly relative.
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@@stacked7476yes absolutely normal. That’s why I made the 200+ mile return journey to say “goodbye” to it.
@thetruthbehindplanes 7 күн бұрын
The 777 is my fav plane😢
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@AbdullahNajib-b9z and super reliable too - when you think this particular one first flew in 1995!!
@belugast 7 күн бұрын
After Euro 1996 (football) she was seen painted as GAZZZA (reg) as tribute Paul (Gazza) Gascoigne. 😊
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@belugast - awesome -I’d forgotten that - good call!👏
@anthonywarrener1881 7 күн бұрын
A truly magnificent aircraft.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@anthonywarrener1881 and a really solid reliable one too!
@anthonywarrener1881 7 күн бұрын
@ yes, and I have flown in several of the very first BA 777s ! At the time BA placed the order for their first thirty B777s many were surprised that they chose the GE90 engine, instead of one from Rolls. All their subsequent B777/200s did have Rolls engines, and the choice of GE for the first thirty may have been linked to the sale of the BA engine overhaul factory in Treforest South Wales, to GE ! A wonderful plane.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@anthonywarrener1881 Hi Anthony yes I was working for BA at that time and that’s exactly as I remember it - the sale of Treforest was very much linked with the decision to order GE powerplant. It certainly sent ripples across the airline!
@Bungle-UK 8 күн бұрын
Flew this bird a couple of times to Newark.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@Bungle-UK. nice! 👌
@arthurgabriel5709 8 күн бұрын
Why does British Airways love sending planes that can be used for scrap?
@NeilClemenson 8 күн бұрын
Because they buy most if not all their fleet instead of leasing.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@arthurgabriel5709 yes 2020 saw a lot of aircraft going for scrap from BA. Sad…
@edwardtreadwell3859 7 күн бұрын
Always sad to see, but big airlines are quite ruthless with ageing aircraft especially if less fuel guzzlers are available to buy.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@edwardtreadwell3859 yes I think you’re right sadly ….
@AndreiTupolev 5 күн бұрын
Not sure what the second-hand market is like for a 28 year old, non-extended range 777 ...
@jorgemoll5994 8 күн бұрын
What a great plane...
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@jorgemoll5994 I remember looking on board this before it started in service with BA. Showing my age 🤣
@jorgemoll5994 7 күн бұрын
@@HeathrowAircraft Still a young man!! Best regards!!
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@jorgemoll5994 ah thank you! 🥰
@victorgrasscourt3382 8 күн бұрын
There were actually 5 of these ZZ reg 777’s that BA had. BA only operated A, B and C. They had GE90 engines but only rated at 75,000 lbs of thrust, where the VII reg ones had 90,000 lbs. So ZZA,B and C tended to operate Middle East routes, and the shorter Atlantic crossings such as New York, Newark and Boston.
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@victorgrasscourt3382 Hi Victor - yes I gather the cabin crews enjoyed working on these particular models as the galleys were extremely spacious.
@brianrjclarke 7 күн бұрын
What happened to delta and echo?
@HeathrowAircraft 7 күн бұрын
@brianrjclarke Hi Brian - BA disposed of them in 2002. ZD went to Khalifa; Air Algerie; Varig and finally Republique Gabonaise. Stored since 2016. ZE started the same way but was broken up 2018.
@psrpippy 7 күн бұрын
@@HeathrowAircraftwe enjoyed working in the economy section of these aircraft because the rear galley was huge, however no one wanted to work in first class as it had 17 seats plus the flight deck to look after.
@HeathrowAircraft 6 күн бұрын
@@psrpippy😂 love the inside story on these aircraft. Thanks for sharing the goss 👏
@vc10aviation 8 күн бұрын
Great Video
@HeathrowAircraft 8 күн бұрын
@vc10aviation 👍👍✈️ thanks a lot!
@kimjensen234 8 күн бұрын
💔😪
@HeathrowAircraft 8 күн бұрын
😢✈️🥺
@kimjensen234 8 күн бұрын
@@HeathrowAircraft ❤️
@bilalahmed2123 9 күн бұрын
Sad
@HeathrowAircraft 8 күн бұрын
@bilalahmed2123 yes really sad ….
@lawrencemain9436 9 күн бұрын
Not looking so shiny now though. VW has been used on film sets and repainted in Kuwait Air and EastWest airlines using magic paint that washes off. Unfortunately both VW and VY are looking a bit grubby 😕😕
@HeathrowAircraft 9 күн бұрын
@lawrencemain9436 Hi Lawrence yes I agree. Wonder what their future will be once the airfield is redeveloped!
@lawrencemain9436 9 күн бұрын
They won't be flying out, that's for sure
@HeathrowAircraft 8 күн бұрын
@lawrencemain9436 yes that’s absolutely for sure
@ahbenjamin2889 9 күн бұрын
At 1:08 in front or back of SAS there seems to be a DC 10 or MD11 some sort of tri-jet maybe even a L1011 - tri-star ???? !!!
@HeathrowAircraft 9 күн бұрын
@ahbenjamin2889 yes that’s a fire training rig which was used by the fire service. You can catch some clearer views of it on some of my other films. Sadly it’s been removed now. It was a generic shape - a trijet but not specifically a DC10 or TriStar but just meant to resemble that wide bodied type …
@brianmcdonald6519 10 күн бұрын
Every time I see "Final flight for a 747", I think a little piece of me dies! Such a magnificent aircraft!! I dread seeing "Final flight of the last 747"!! I know they will continue on for a while as freighters, but as pax service maybe not too long.
@HeathrowAircraft 9 күн бұрын
@brianmcdonald6519 yes me too Brian - exactly that ….
@arthurgabriel5709 10 күн бұрын
I miss that plane, sorry they destroyed it
@HeathrowAircraft 10 күн бұрын
@arthurgabriel5709 yes absolutely- I agree
@arthurgabriel5709 10 күн бұрын
@@HeathrowAircraft The other thing Steve, the day you go back to Costwold there are now 787s going to the scrapyard
@HeathrowAircraft 9 күн бұрын
@arthurgabriel5709 that’s such a weird thought isn’t it 😱 Seems like 5 minutes since the 787 came into service!
@sailwesterly5444 11 күн бұрын
The old girl just wanted to stay up there.
@HeathrowAircraft 11 күн бұрын
@sailwesterly5444 absolutely yes! Sad isn’t it …
@Tina-d8f 12 күн бұрын
It's a pity that they cannot fly forever. Nice video.
@HeathrowAircraft 10 күн бұрын
@Tina-d8f thanks a lot. Yes they were so iconic weren’t they..😢
@arthurgabriel5709 12 күн бұрын
There are still 747s on Teruel, I don't even know why they are still there.
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@arthurgabriel5709 yes it’s a really weird anomaly. In the first lockdown of spring 2020 all 5 flew out from LHR to Teruel - -G-CIVA; R; S;T and X. I’ve still got the screenshot from FR 24 showing them flying in convoy on 3 April 2020. Why they are still there - and in fairly good condition from what I hear - who knows? 🤔
@arthurgabriel5709 12 күн бұрын
@@HeathrowAircraft I hope Atlas Air buys them since it is the biggest operator of the model
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@arthurgabriel5709 that would be awesome! Let’s hope…..
@bentleybrabec 12 күн бұрын
10:27 The United Airlines Saul Bass livery 747sp and British Airways 757 Landor Livery 11:18 especially the 747-400 Which is also a British Airways Landor Livery
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@bentleybrabec they look great don’t they! 😍
@AeroCapture747 12 күн бұрын
Stunning video 😍 May i use this clip in one of my videos? Ofcourse i'll give credits in the video and the description!!
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@AeroCapture747 Hi the clip has only been uploaded for just over a week on my channel so I’d like to keep it exclusively for my channel for now. Happy to reconsider in say a months time. Regards Steve
@stevetaylor2004 13 күн бұрын
747s had the same appeal as Concorde , in as much as you would get a feeling you're watching something fantastic
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@stevetaylor2004 hi Steve yes you’re absolutely right - that’s a great description. ✈️
@DavidFennessy-yj7du 13 күн бұрын
Clive James the journalist/commentator once described the Boeing 747 as …’ a giant F 86 Sabre’…with one guy in the hump section having a whale of a time flying it’…!!!!!
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@DavidFennessy-yj7du 🤣 good description 👏✈️
@ahbenjamin2889 13 күн бұрын
I wonder who the Captain was who flew it to Dunsfold?
@HeathrowAircraft 12 күн бұрын
@ahbenjamin2889 The Captain is on X (Twitter) on @magsmeister23 as well as Tim Byatt - also on X. They also flew the Landor 747 into Dunsfold, 2 months later for that final landing. Both pilots still working for BA. ✈️
@halfbakedproductions7887 13 күн бұрын
What a waste. There was absolutely nothing wrong with this aircraft and she could have flown on for another 5-10 years. BA could have triaged the 747s and kept the newer, better ones.
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@halfbakedproductions7887 absolutely. Evidently 12-13 of the fleet had only very recently (in late 2019) been refurbished with new IFE etc. very sad.
@tristar142142 13 күн бұрын
I operated as cabin crew on this aircraft and surprisingly also on the blue air 737 next to it after I left BA
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@tristar142142 that’s a strange coincidence isn’t it! What’s the chances of both aircraft featuring together in the same film!😲
@innfield8836 13 күн бұрын
Pilots said that these 747s acquired personalities
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@innfield8836 yes I can well believe that. The skies are much more “beige” without them!
@samuesoeilyoriy6581 14 күн бұрын
flew to hong kong in that jet🥲
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@samuesoeilyoriy6581 😢 sad seeing how it ended its life ….I’m glad you got to fly on it though….
@johndean4998 14 күн бұрын
I flew in these noisy ugly brutes 1975 - 2010 and, apart from the initial excitement as a teenager, I don't miss them.
@brianmcdonald6519 14 күн бұрын
I have never seen another person speaking negatively of the 747!! I had my first flight on one, and cannot get enough of them!! So sad to see them disappearing!
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@johndean4998 Personally I found them quite awe inspiring - but they are getting as rare as hens’ teeth in any event!
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@brianmcdonald6519 I must admit I’m with you on this Brian - LHR plane “spotting” isn’t the same any more…
@thetruthbehindplanes 14 күн бұрын
😭I liked the 747
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@AbdullahNajib-b9z yes 👍 l loved them! 😩
@muhammadfaridsuryautama319 14 күн бұрын
For those doesn't know the cockpit of another BA 747 attaches to G-BYGG's upper deck is registered as G-CIVM, a Oneworld-painted 747
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@muhammadfaridsuryautama319 yes 👍 great that parts have been saved!!
@gunnerjohnson2840 15 күн бұрын
Such a sad sight to see these beautiful planes get scrapped
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@gunnerjohnson2840 It is - really sad …
@brianmcdonald6519 14 күн бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly!! That was my thought while watching this video!
@HeathrowAircraft 13 күн бұрын
@@brianmcdonald6519yes - I’m glad to have captured the final days of these amazing aircraft - albeit in such sad circumstances
@jameswyeth8223 15 күн бұрын
They should have kept the 18 they had spent a fortune on before COVID. All with new IFE and interiors.
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@jameswyeth8223 yes I agree. Such a waste.
@SteveAndAlexBuild 15 күн бұрын
😳☹️ 🥺😢
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@SteveAndAlexBuild💟 😢😩✈️
@kimjensen234 15 күн бұрын
a sad fate it was a shame that COVID-19 took their lives sad 😢. Steven I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas🎁🧑🎄🎄🎅🎉🥂
@HeathrowAircraft 14 күн бұрын
@kimjensen234 Hello Kim - thank you so much. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too. All the very best for 2025 from Steve ❤️🎁✈️
@kimjensen234 14 күн бұрын
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@use-oc4mj6n 16 күн бұрын
Great aircraft but the A350 -1000 is a good replacement
@HeathrowAircraft 15 күн бұрын
@use-oc4mj6n Yes very true!
@use-oc4mj6n 16 күн бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Heathrow had quite a few airlines serving LHR with the 747SP. Syrian, Iraqi, Saudi, South African, Pan Am, TWA and Air Mauritius
@HeathrowAircraft 15 күн бұрын
@use-oc4mj6n Those were the days! I particularly remember the Iraqi 747SPs - and of course the United models. Seems a long time ago now!
@use-oc4mj6n 15 күн бұрын
@HeathrowAircraft Forgot to mention Iran Air and Alliance Air (ex SAA) 747Sp's all served LHR. Boeing's 777LR was the natural successor to the 747Sp. Qatar, Delta and Air Canada fly it into LHR on a regular basis.
@HeathrowAircraft 15 күн бұрын
@@use-oc4mj6nso many operators - amazing. That’s quite a list!
@rajnirvan3336 17 күн бұрын
Saw this registered plane at Dunsfold in 2022. Along with the Landor