747-400 Series Engines Sound Battle, Which One Do You Like ?

[@thelatiosmaster]

RR: smooth and quiet GE: giant vacuum cleaner PW: fighter or bomber

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

GE's analogy is very interesting😂😂😂

[@aviationlba747]

If you think the RRs are quiet, you must have poor hearing! They sound absolutely magnificent, despite not being as powerful as the other two.

[@1Barsamian]

This game is all about national pride with some people. Let’s face it, to the consumer it’s just an airplane ride. It’s like comparing Toyota, Nissan, Ford, General Motors and VW in the automobile world. It doesn’t matter to the consumer, again it’s just a ride. But for the record, The GE 90 engine series (and variants) are the most powerful jet engines in the world. CFM (GE is a partner), GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce are numbers 1 through 4, respectively, in sales. Then again sales are not indicative of power or reliability either. But once again, to me it’s just an airplane ride, get me there safely is my concern.

[@niagaraplanespotter2418]

They all sound amazing! I love the Buzzsaw noise the Rolls Royce engines make, and I love how the GE, and the Pratts really scream at you

[@Windows98R]

PW engine note is forever the 747 noise for me. Mostly all the 747s I’ve been on have had PW engines mounted on them

[@Roboseal2]

I would agree as they are pretty quiet

[@theacechip]

Especially the JT9D.

[@J8sStellarGraphics]

@@theacechip yo I love the JT9D on the 747! Even on the 767-200s!!!

[@jarnotrulli849]

The RB211 because I'm a Heathrow Airport plane-spotter, and literally all the 747s I saw were those engines, British Airways ones being a very common sight, do miss those pre-COVID times when Heathrow was filled with the screams of the RB211.

[@faygo12]

i love the high pitched whine of PW and GE

[@abdelkarimahaddar2816]

I'm an aircraft mechanic, the best engine is a Rolls-Royce. Speed, fuel economy, and the price is high

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

The RR engine is indeed quiet and fuel efficient, but it is also very expensive.😅😅

[@delten-eleven1910]

In comparison I noticed the RB211 has that buzz saw sound and the GE CF6 has the higher pitch sound... I LOVE the buzz!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Pw engine is moderate, haha !!

[@coydog7902]

The RB211 sounds like a tiefighter

[@johnwalt3504]

i love the high pitched noise of the GE

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

that's great choise !!

[@tylerjordan1479]

I'm partial to P&W, but I have to go for the RB211s in this case. Both the CF6-80 and the PW4000 had a whine to them, especially the CF6. The RB211, while less powerful, sounded like it actually deserved to be on a 747-400.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

RB211 seems to be more suitable for 747-400

[@ethansaviation2672]

Doesn't look like it belongs on the queen, it looks tiny on her 😂but sounds great

[@henthust9784]

The P&W sounds good for me, especially the old JT9D. Even when it flew high overhead and passed into the distance horizon, you could tell it's the P&W JT9D when you can still hear that distant bass rumbles like a faint, yes, faint distant thunder.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Both JT9D and PW4000 are considered the best and most representative commercial engines in P&W. If I have a video of JT9D collected, I will make it immediately!!

[@henthust9784]

@@HunterHearstHelmsley I would like to see that. Thank you. ❤

[@Pilot777X]

Yeah THAT distant bass stole my heart when i was a kid. Grew up 10km from Schiphol 747, l1011, dc10 and 762 got me back in the day

[@lanchanoinguyen2914]

P&W always sound like old days

[@Pz349]

Hum of P&W is best

[@philippineairlinesroblox418]

I really love the GE ones

[@worldlinerai]

I like RR the best. They’re also very special in that only a few airlines selected them (British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Cargolux).

[@DatamasterCorporation]

They have so few orders because they are bad

[@drewfwieuriskfi]

@@BB-xx3dvlol they are bad. British Airways always choose RR because they support British company 🤡🤡

[@drewfwieuriskfi]

@@BB-xx3dvlike US airlines order tons of 737 max although the quality is like shit

[@erojerisiz1571]

RR: *RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* GE: *autistic screeching* PW: air raid siren

[@fahmirblx]

Someine mount a PW4000 in London if WW3 breaks out

[@muzidll]

Both: My computer's fan

[@covein9813]

I am a GE fan but i choose PW4000

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Me too, haha !! I'm GE fan, but this video, I also choose PW4000 !!

[@cutliss]

Traitor

[@MustraOrdo]

I like all of them... but I would give the following ranks: Rank of best Spool Up: 1. PW 2. GE 3. RR Rank for best Running to Takeoff: 1. RR 2. GE 3. PW

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Thank you for providing your professional ranking, this is exciting !!

[@danielsgrunge]

I'd say RB211. 747 just got to be one of the coolest planes to spot.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Can't agree with you more !!

[@ElaineUy2537]

GE CF6-80 Engines sounds so good!

[@Train-LCI-Spotting]

YUP

[@Major_Tom98]

Those PWs are insanely loud on climb out. The Dreamlifter regularly departs on a flight path over my house and is usually 7,000-8,000 feet according to Flightradar24. It’s loud enough to have woken me up at 4am when they’re en route to Wichita.

[@markzz2]

RR for sure....love the roar

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

The Rolls-Royce ones are great just because of this sound: (0:42 to 0:45) the rumble is amazing! It has that 70’s and 80’s feel.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Rumble sounds😂😂

[@axelfoley1406]

Save the best for last. PW sounds like a combination of the RR and GE...having both the "roar" and "scream"

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

haha, thanks for your choice !!

[@Avgeek.35K]

The best sound the PW4000 makes to me is that howling noise when taxiing and spooling up

[@CronoA380]

RR RB211-524G/H all the way love the roar and spool up of RR

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

RR have very good sound !!

[@cursedkitty3361]

Rolls Royce because you can really hear the roar as it approaches

[@PowersDave1966]

Rolls-Royce, but it reminds me of a spooky feeling I used to get when hearing jets take off from Logan Airport in Boston when I was a kid. The sound fascinated, yet scared me a little, when loudly reverberated off the walls of the old fort on Castle Island. Probably different louder engines in the 70s.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

The engine sound of that era was much louder than now.

[@jovanholland36]

Nothing beats the RB211

[@ethansaviation2672]

Cf6 does in looks tho😉, the RB211 sounds amazing but looks small on the queen

[@drewfwieuriskfi]

lol the CF6 that are being used on 747 400 said otherwise

[@drewfwieuriskfi]

There's literally like 5 airlines chose RR for their 747

[@lourensjacobsakaturbo8147]

I do really love the General Electric cf6 engine and the Pratt and Whitney PW4000 it makes the Boeing 747 so powerful when you hear the thunder of the Spool up on takeoff

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Cf6's voice sounds very good, and the sound of pw4000 is very powerful

[@elmofx09]

what about rolls ronce lourens jacobs

[@ethansaviation2672]

@@elmofx09 It's trash on the 747 and looks the queen look ugly (unless is british airway's)

[@Odontomango]

Whatever you love. GE is the survivor out of the three. lol Out of all the engines on 747-400. Majority of the 747-400F in these age use CF6. Its uncommon to see anything other than the CF6. All the passengers 747-400 nowadays also use CF6. All other 747-400 with other engines are mostly retired. PW might be the classic then, but CF6 is the true classic now. It's what the younger kids would see.

[@KhalidKhan-ey9br]

1-RR soft, little Whistlin nosie. 2- PW strong Whistlin noise 3- GE much stronger Whistlin noise. After listening to them many times.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Three together, it becomes a symphony orchestra🤣🤣🤣

[@EdWensell]

I really like the "raaaaaaa" of the RR, but the P&W has a "KC135 heading to refuel some F15s over Kuwait" vibe.

[@johngabrielherrera8687]

GE hurts my ears

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

CF6 sound frequency is too high, some people will feel not comfortable

[@johngabrielherrera8687]

Yea thats right

[@themomentchannel3498]

the GE engine was the standard engine chosen for the 747-400 so most 747-400’s flew with those engines

[@buenapilapil5513]

Not as much as the wind hurt my ears during the RB211 takeoff

[@shahir5140]

Rolls-Royce RB211, sound was good my favorite

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Good choice!😁😁

[@angelumanzor3083]

I just love each one!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

I also love each one !!

[@katyaaaghh]

RR and PW are my favourites.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Thanks for your choice😍

[@xolexotic2335]

I like the CF6 because the "whistling" idle noise. From the outside the takeoff may sound like just a scream but from the inside you will hear the buzzsaw noise

[@nassaufavoriter242]

Dem Rolls Royce, ya can't beat dat

[@georgemallory797]

My favorites are the TF-39 fan growl on the C-5A. After that, I gotta go with the RR R-211 fan growl. All others take a back seat.

[@williamrolon9543]

I love GE engine on that thing

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

You can watch my other videos (e.g. 777). The GE engine will have more power.

[@northguy9761]

RB211 for sure. But I might be biased as I've always been a long-time fan of the L-1011.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

wow.....L-1011......Tristar very classic aircraft !!

[@tonyvelez1656]

I like my GE engines. Some might say PW are quieter than GE but to me, there's nothing more alluring than the spool noise followed by the thundering roar when the engines are pushed forward full throttle at the start of the take off roll down the runway. It never ceases to amaze me.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

GE has an excellent design method, this aspect is more in line with the GE90 series and GEnx series. GE9X also !!

[@lourensjacobsakaturbo8147]

Hunter Hearst Helmsley gotta love the General Electric engines

[@TPF621]

CF6-80 my fav. btw does the PW4000 also have use with the 767?

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

It's right!!

[@Tiger313NL]

GE CF-6, definitely. 747's fly over my house quite regularly at about 3000ft. The ones with Rolls Royce engines make the windows rattle, the GE's do not. The P&W engines are related to those mounted on the 777 and have a habit of shedding parts. (Same week as the Denver 777 issue, a 747 with P&W engines blew an engine after take--off from MST/EHBK).

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Rolls Royce all the way. CF6’s LOUD whine gets annoying after a while. PW is good.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

CF6's voice is really harsh

[@Skankhunt98745]

FlightFilms rolls Royce engines are absolute garbage, GE all the way.

[@Saeyvear]

RR engines sound weak and boring. American engines make the best turbofan engines, there is! GE & PW all the way!

[@axelfoley1406]

I agree. I like the GE engines, but the "screeching" is more prominent . I feel bad for the ground crew's ear lol. Still...it's always a pleasure watching any 747 variant take off/land. thanks for the video!

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Come on you all can’t admit the RR sounds awesome! GE doesn’t even roar :(

[@javierolorteguibouroncle2959]

CF6 for Boeing 747, Pratt y Withney for Boeing 767 and Rolls Royce RB211 for Boeing 757, L-1011 Tristar and Vicker VC-10

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

PW4000 is the youngest among the three engines.

[@jackiebayliss]

♥️Rolls Royce.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

good sound !!

[@thisenattanayake525]

Rolls Royce has the ROAR.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

I watched a British Airways 747-400 (RR engines) takeoff video on youtube and was really attracted by this amazing sound.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZfXZmOgrbRjgNk British Airways 747-400 (RR engines) takeoff video

[@respighi3]

Not a ROAR---a G-R-O-W-L.

[@jeremyelford7926]

The RB211 on spool up sounds like it's going to rattle itself to death...the third spool in that engine, while making it theoretically more efficient, also makes it loud and more complicated (read: expensive and difficult to maintain...) Also, it spins backwards...

[@dakotapicou]

Is this a trick question? Of course RB211's sound best! They are the most remarkable engine I've witnessed! Just beautiful, POWERFUL perfection!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

amazing sound !!

[@trent8002003]

RR sounds best even tho PW seems the quietest. Is it Koashiung Airport?

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Yes, this was taken at Kaohsiung Airport most of the videos were taken at Kaohsiung Airport in this channel~~

[@GiovanniPaoloTalkShow]

I did a lot of flying in the late 80’s through the mid 90’s many overseas/over night flights PW where King of the sky back Then and for me PW is what flying sounds and felt like. I always enjoyed RR they where Quieter and really smooth. GE is trustworthy but loud but powerful Like PW maybe more so actually. However every flight no matter the engine got me to my destination safely “ thank you God” and I have had some real interesting flights. So In this order 1) PW - because the reliability & sound & power. 2) RR- quieter and smooth 3) GE- to loud but most powerful And Boeing any day of the week I love that 747 oversea route NY-Paris Or Zurich or Milan. The only draw back was that smoking was still allowed on planes! Here’s to the old days of flying... cheers/salute/Prost!!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Very nice commentary!! I’m very young. Since I have an impression, smoking is not allowed on the plane.😂😂

[@GiovanniPaoloTalkShow]

Hunter Hearst Helmsley be happy you never had to deal with smoking on planes. How the smoking section was divided was by seat number only. So for example if you sat in seat 13 non smoking section Seat 14 the seat right behind you would be the first seat of the smoking section. So actually everyone smoked the whole flight even if you never put a cigarette to your lips!

[@N330AA]

RB211s or Trents always win the noise battle. Although they are the least efficient engine on the 747.

[@HesJustSteven]

Those PW4000s are just music

[@danishbegmirza]

RB-211 noisy but sounds great!

[@Mullins117]

1. RR 2: PW 3. GE

[@jovanholland36]

PW RR the vest

[@jovanholland36]

Best

[@brunsmip]

PW sounded like an air raid siren before full throttle

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Much like the sound of an air defense alarm~~

[@coydog7902]

Omg it does and the RB211 sounded like a tiefighter

[@hamannshaikh7398]

PW 4000 FOREVER !!!!!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

existence of the PW4000 series is as legendary !!

[@blackburn3621]

Hell yeah

[@erojerisiz1571]

Mohammed Shaikh siren spool up

[@TJK152]

Wish the 747-400 had the JT9D

[@aviationlba747]

So do I, but the PW JT9Ds obviously aren’t efficient enough.

[@slennie]

All are good but PW sounds most impressive to me. Experienced lots of takeoffs from nearby and they always sound the best to me. Like a rocket on climbout.

[@lamborghiniPV]

I love that these huge planes were landing and taking off at RCKH to serve such short routes to HK.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Unfortunately, Cathay Pacific’s 747-400 passenger aircraft has been stored.

[@alexlindsey6446]

This is just my opinion, but 747's are the least impressive sounding takeoffs when compared to say DC-10's, 727's, 737's, A320's etc. It's almost like I'm waiting for the engines to REALLY crank up to that final sound pitch of FULL THROTTLE which never arrives and plane rotates up. It's like a very elegant and controlled machine that doesn't need to scream. I like screamers down the runway. I like the engines getting that final push from the pilot to put them over the top and reach v-10. 747's are awesome aircraft and the engines are awesome--don't get me wrong. They just don't have that emotional punch that I love. My opinion.

[@ethansaviation2672]

Did you just compare an a320 to a 747???

[@ethansaviation2672]

Did you just compare an a320 to a 747???

[@SMD-ir5jb]

You know the 757 is OP when it has the same engine as the 747

[@camerondouglas7055]

Pw4000 is a good engine.the rb211 is the best not only because of the weight savings but reliable & the quietest of the 3.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

RB211 is reliable, quietest and the most expensive in 747-400's engine.🤣

[@camerondouglas7055]

@@HunterHearstHelmsley hay I wood rather have a car rather then some beat up backfireing junk salvaged from the scrap heap.

[@jeremyelford7926]

@@camerondouglas7055 that descriptor certainly doesn't fit the either the CF-6-80C2 or the PW4000...both of those are excellent engines, far from being "some beat up backfireing (sic) junk salvaged from the scrap heap...

[@ivanjesusK]

General Electric CF6 is awesome!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

The high voice tells us she is about to rush to the sky.😂😂

[@FMichael1970]

I'm partial to the PW 4000...Has what I'd consider the more unique sounding engines.

[@erojerisiz1571]

1:57 air raid siren

[@jaybee7890]

the wind won the battle, but of the three engines, Pratt & Whitney by a mile.

[@adamdubignon8136]

IMHO it's the PW4000 that's the vacuum cleaner and I don't think it's an insult - best engine sound by far, followed by RR and then GE.

[@tan_a006]

I like the rumble in rr engines

[@jaso5114]

I'm a GE fan but I choose the Rolls on this one

[@aviationlba747]

Spool up: 1. PW 2. GE 3. RR Takeoff thrust: 1. RR 2. GE 3. PW All three are excellent engines, but as I am particularly fond of the L-1011, 757 and 767 (and of course the 747), the RB211 has to be my favourite.

[@philippineairlinesroblox418]

GE Engines is my favorite. the sounds looks like an girl. love it!

[@javierjosechavezbenitez3707]

RB211: An ANGRY infernal Ogre. Third place. CF6-80: A screaming Demoness. Second place. PW4000: My Choice! Musical and never irritating. First Place. Thank You for your effort.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

nice ranking !!

[@mrfrogo-hi3zc]

I like the RB211 engine better, the one british airways 747 also uses

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

The sound of the RB211 is very good. I especially like the sound changes when it accelerates during takeoff.

[@lyub4o69]

Awesomeness!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

thanks for your watching !!

[@jdmguy44]

PW sounds impressive on spool up.

[@andyknight2009]

Rolls Royce is pure class!

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Even the voice sounds pure...,,,,and noble!!

[@jayryia]

Rb211s give it presence with the buzzsaw sound

[@6733hbr1]

I especially like any engine that doesn't quit during use. The GE has that old timey sound. I miss the old days of air travel.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

But the new GE engine no longer has this kind of voice.

[@howward4071]

Hunter Hearst Helmsley you are correct. I love the new GEs.

[@howward4071]

One other thing that I noted was that the whine you heard from the engine was loud in front of the engine but once the plane passed the rear of the engine had almost no sound at all.

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Running sound is plane(engine) loud in front of us, and airflow sound is plane passed us.

[@julianiprihartinis.ik.mh.964]

PW 4000 i think the best engine to, not very loud rather than cf6

[@ethansaviation2672]

Loud is good😎, that's why I love the cf6

[@ethansaviation2672]

Ge cf6 all the way😍

[@djpablish6270]

I liked general electric

[@philmontejano5971]

Rolls Royce is my favorite C 5a takeoff is the best ever though

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

The C5's landing gears is also very strange👍👍

[@hectormelendez7196]

Excuse me, but the C5A does not have RR engines, they are PW although I do not remember the model, I know this because my brother was for 30 years in the US Air Force a Crew Chief on the Galaxy.

[@dylanforrester3720]

General Electric

[@ChrisZoomER]

I think I like the CF6 sound the best and the RB211 sound the least.

[@yumibautista5109]

RR and PW good :)

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

thanks for your choise !!

[@baofan7544]

I love ge :))

[@stefanoctavian4884]

RR: v8 mustang GE: v10 huracan PW: v12 812 superfast

[@zotmidi747]

1. GE CF6 2. RR RB211 3. PW4000

[@Navinkumar-gq9hu]

1. GE 2. P&W 3. RR

[@josefsstationrc6064]

It sounded like those RR cigars are trying hard to push that 74

[@ethansaviation2672]

Ye it does

[@SabitTSDM07]

You know GE built the GE90 and GE9X and CF6 is from the same company. So you know who am I down with

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

I know😂😂

[@SabitTSDM07]

Hunter Hearst Helmsley yeah XD

[@charlesalves5367]

My first choice is the Pratt and Whitney, then the General Electric of the china airline planes 😁😁👍👍🙏🙏🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@dutchcraftingstudio4614]

just beautifull sounds

[@JacktheG4m3r]

the GE by far

[@colinboneham7387]

1st Place RB211 without fail 2nd Place 3rd Place PW4000 4th Place 5th Place Cf6

[@YukariAkiyamaTanks]

RB211 for me

[@mreid08]

Pratt & Whitney

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

Nice choice!!

[@ralphskitchen550]

CF6 😍😍

[@HunterHearstHelmsley]

awesome!!

[@lourensjacobsakaturbo8147]

cf6 all the way nice sound and brilliant sound of the Pratt and Whitney p4000 engines

[@TheFlipmode89]

GE 😍

[@leroyreimer257]

PW4062 my fav!

[@cashgrabofficial2763]

PW 4000 AND CF6-80 FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sreedevirajmohan3806]

Rolls royce rb211 sound has loud roar And ge cf6 is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiii yaaam

[@Mike5890Aviation]

Rolls Royce RB211 is the best.