My grandfather took us to the Tulsa airport in the 50’s. In those days you could walk to a short fence about 50 yards from the parked planes. To a 7 year old boy watching those planes start up was the greatest show on earth.
@yclept919 күн бұрын
I used to fly in a DC-6 from Oakland to Honolulu to Kwajalein on business, two 12 hour legs, and was eventually relieved when it was replaced with a 707. Nostalgia is one thing but ... low altitude and turbulence and boredom is another.
@katewhite246516 күн бұрын
Kwajalein, haven't heard of that lonely toxic atoll, in awhile.
@barryvincentredmond39732 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video.That DC-6 looks brand new and gleaming.And what a backdrop to set it against.Picture perfect.Fabulous.!.
@JetKeene33 ай бұрын
It is a perfect video that captures not only the takeoff and landing of the famous reciprocating airliner of the past, but also the inside of the hangar and the view from the cockpit.👏👏👏👍👍👍
@rogerhuber313310 күн бұрын
I love the DC-6b. What a gorgeous A/C and beautiful video. I worked on and flew in them in the NAVY (C-118B) and always enjoyed being around them.
@kevinheard836425 күн бұрын
Just a wonderful video. Thanks so much for sharing this video with me (I am 68 years old now, and remember 'the last days of propeller commercial airplanes').
@zajcmaster25 күн бұрын
That must be some great memories 🙌
@mtsky-tc6uw21 күн бұрын
there is plenty of commercial props still flying,tons of them
je viens de le voir a air légend, quel avion , magnifique, merci a toute l'équipe pour ce grand plaisir!!! et merci pour cette belle vidéo.
@jawoody9745Ай бұрын
My Grandmother called it a "machine." This is a beautiful "machine"! I love the livery and the magnificent engines.
@mattdaugherty786511 күн бұрын
Beautiful airplane, stunning video! Thank you for sharing!
@MattsAviationChannel3 ай бұрын
Wow absolutely amazing video! I need to watch it again! 😍✈️👍🏼👏🏼
@ari-cowan2 ай бұрын
Superb video. Beautifully done. What a great reminder of seeing DC-6 aircraft taking off and landing when I was a boy. Many thanks.
@alexking861023 күн бұрын
As a kid I was lucky to live in New Guinea and flew a lot on DC3s, DC4s and DC6s and once on a Super Constellation , I loved it and even today I am in total awe when I am in a plane , always get a window seat just behind the wings so I can watch what they do 👍
@zajcmaster22 күн бұрын
Oh wow! That must have been such a thrill 💥
@maxon-m3c18 күн бұрын
Rode on these several times as a kid in the 50s and 60s. Great video!
@PeterNGloor2 ай бұрын
this is a rare 4k masterpiece with best sound and turning propellers.
@rogeliogamboa7644Ай бұрын
Beautifully restored
@skalover982 ай бұрын
Thank you for the effort you put into these! All the great angles and the audio is top notch!
@davidgaudin4668Ай бұрын
I flew on one in 1959 on the way to New York to go to France with my family.... And as we waited to get on the military green constellation after arriving in New York... about 5:00 a.m.... my older brother was holding up a magazine to me showing me a picture of the first American to reach space John Glenn. Black smoke billowed out of the constellation as an engine started up and I could see it through the window.... My brother teased me about it maybe blowing up in the sky😂😂😂... That's why I remember it to this day... We were on a military transport headed to Frankfurt Germany to meet up with her dad.... And there was stationed near PONTI MUSION.... A little town in the Northeast part of France.... We left 3 years later... And came back on a PAN AM 7O7 which was awesome.
@stevenwolff68663 ай бұрын
The workhorse of the skies till about 1964 when the 727 & DC9 started to replace it. Great video!
@muffs55mercury612 ай бұрын
They were still used on short hauls for a little longer and then charter airlines bought some. My favorite airplane.
@alanmiller96812 ай бұрын
@@muffs55mercury61 Sounds great! My favorite prop will always be the Constellation. On one such flight from NY to LA I met Walt Disney.
@corjp2 ай бұрын
OUTSTANDING!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.. Marvelous trip!!
@gustavoheberle62653 ай бұрын
One of kind ! You guys do a wonderful job keeping these airplanes flying !
@labeef19539 күн бұрын
Could remember this from my childhood. Thanks. 🥲🥲🥲🥲
@javiergilvidal15582 ай бұрын
Landing smooth as silk. That pilot really knows his stuff!
@43028512 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
@eisenschweinchen53542 ай бұрын
Ein Traum, diese Bilder!
@rogeliogamboa7644Ай бұрын
Awesome - beautiful bird
@jasonmurdoch99362 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful plane
@RandomDudeOneАй бұрын
This plane looks classic and modern at the same time.
@stephendavidbailey27432 ай бұрын
The best twelve minutes on KZbin.
@zajcmaster2 ай бұрын
Thanks man 🤙 that means a lot 🤟 more to come 🤩
@rolandsiegel341Ай бұрын
Da geht einem das Herz auf ❤❤😊❤❤
@motorv8N2 ай бұрын
Magnificent aircraft and fantastic footage - thank you!
@alaindelfosse72243 ай бұрын
Avion magnifique superbe vidéo merci à toute l'équipe!!!!!
@HaraldBendschneider3 ай бұрын
Great video! Wonderful cinematic scenes, great camerawork!
@diversherwood96312 ай бұрын
The most beautiful airplane I know
@Ralphl1003 ай бұрын
Spectacular. The plane and the photography!
@snprout12 күн бұрын
I flew from AVL to EWR on DC6Bs on United in the late 60s several times. Loved the old school feel of them in the last days of commercial piston props.
@RideswithChuckАй бұрын
Beautiful work!
@vicvancouver312323 күн бұрын
Very cool thanks, clean video Peace 👀
@jcvieira2034Ай бұрын
Video espectacular! Esse avião parece novo. Boas recordações. Jamais voei num desses, porém no DC3 sim.
@PeterNGloor2 ай бұрын
I enjoyed my flight in this business-"jet" over the Alps a lot as I knew it would be the treat of a lifetime.
@raybame58163 ай бұрын
Beautifully outstanding as usual....Thanks.
@zajcmaster3 ай бұрын
You are welcome! More to come 🤙
@DavidBale-vn4op19 күн бұрын
My first plane ride. 25 minute flight Calgary to Edmonton 1966. Needed a sip of lemonade to pop my ears in the unpressurized cabin. Roughest landing ever. Wobbly sheet metal on the wing.
@muffs55mercury612 ай бұрын
The DC-6 is my favorite piston engine plane (I never cared much for jets) It's growling radials sing the best music and ast about 6:17 I just melt in it. The DC-6 was a moneymaker for the airlines and then later for charter airlines and freighters and was relatively trouble free if properly maintained.
@UncleFred1003 ай бұрын
These Red Bull folks are something else. They have their fingers in auto and bike racing of all types; air races; boat races; etc. But restoring and preserving something as magnificent as this…and flying folks in it too…awesome!👍😁. And it all is due to an energy drink empire. You can’t make this stuff up!!🙂 One question…did these planes have pressurization? I figured they did…the DC-3 didn’t, also the DC-4’s. Just wondering…👍
@zajcmaster3 ай бұрын
Yes sir 🤙the DC-6B‘s are rocking pressurized cabins!
@chairintheair43223 ай бұрын
Great video, fantastic footage… timeless!
@falconinflight623511 күн бұрын
In the 60s, I took this plane from SF to Vietnam. We did island hopping to get to VN. Coming back, we took a Being 707 to Washington State.
@alanmiller96812 ай бұрын
I flew on several DC-6 aircraft as a boy back in the 50s. Recently I was in a town 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, AK and they have a neat DC-6 there on display.
@muffs55mercury612 ай бұрын
Everts Air Cargo up there still has four in operation the last I heard.
@alanmiller96812 ай бұрын
@@muffs55mercury61 I’ve heard of Everts. This one was at Chena Hot Springs. They even have a well maintained dirt runway.
@muffs55mercury612 ай бұрын
@@alanmiller9681 I flew twice on a DC-6 in 1963 from Phoenix to LA and back. They were still flying short hauls then as well as for charter airlines. As I recall the flights were smooth, quiet and very pleasant. Also used to see the military variant (the C-118) quite frequently back then as we had two air bases then.
@XY_Dude3 ай бұрын
sharp looking aircraft! Looks much nicer than the ONA one I flew in from NYC in 1959. There is a section of one at the OAK airport museum. I forgot how small they are inside compared to modern jets! The DC6 sounds so much cooler!
@telecomgear2 ай бұрын
What a beauty!
@alexjensenbergk81342 ай бұрын
Viaje en estos aviones los años 1961/62/63/64 . El servicio a bordo era espectacular tanto en alimentación como también la gentileza de la tripulación de cabina . Lan Chile
@jibeco3 ай бұрын
2 thumbs up. Thanks.
@MBFly253 ай бұрын
Absolutely perfect video, now we need the same video also with the Alpha Jet and the P 51 please especially the cockpit view
@zajcmaster3 ай бұрын
Copy that 🤙
@davidgaudin4668Ай бұрын
What was the location that was filmed on??? Was that Oakland california?... It's so beautiful.
@zajcmasterАй бұрын
That is filmed at Red Bull Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria
@davidgaudin4668Ай бұрын
WOW... Thank you that is so beautiful
@CamilleCullen-ow6qjАй бұрын
Way, way cool!!!
@Drmcclung2 ай бұрын
You couldn't ask for a better flight in a DC6!
@flynlr3 ай бұрын
144 spark plugs working perfectly at once.
@AmazingMrWonderfulАй бұрын
Fukkin' sweet !
@georgewolf9111Ай бұрын
The Red Bull DC-6...I believe this one originally belonged to Yugoslav President Josip Broz TITO. I toured his luxury "Blue Train" in the outskirts of Belgrade earlier this summer. He had a penchant for 50's and 60's Cadillacs and Lincolns too. This guy liked classy modes of transportation!
@MiodragSavic-d8mАй бұрын
Yes,it belonged to President Tito from 1958 to 1968.After that Tito gave this plane to Zambias President Kaunda.After a few years of using in Zambia it is sold to one south african company.Red Bull bought this plane in South Africa.
@garyowen90443 ай бұрын
Wow! Just wow!
@MH-fb5kr23 күн бұрын
wish i could have been on board! what a beauty… thanks for posting❗️
@PeterCox-k1w3 ай бұрын
Nice presentation of a well engineered and cared for plane
@davidnewcomb2700Ай бұрын
Worked on one of these for three years in the USAF. I believe that I could still start the engines.
@janentomenkafka2 ай бұрын
I made my first ever flight in one of these, from Stanleyville to Brussel. Took a whole day, with two stops to refuel :-)
@timschmidt378424 күн бұрын
Was the cabin fully restored as well?
@zajcmaster24 күн бұрын
Absolutely 🙌
@paulciprus958220 күн бұрын
My grandparents flew on those to Europe back in the 50s….😊.
@paulchsney5994Ай бұрын
Flew and worked slots on these while in the service. We called them the C-118.
@diffenedАй бұрын
What a beautiful airplane
@gracelandoneАй бұрын
I was constructed in the same year. She is in much more elegant condition than I.
@muellerm97683 ай бұрын
perfect airplaine. takes a wile but..... all right.
@TamasLaszlo-833 ай бұрын
Fine video about an awesome plane! Last year I saw this DC-6 in Salzburg, Redbull Hangar 7. 😊
@maurizioborgato98202 ай бұрын
Amazing vid 😊😊😊
@stevendaniel8126Ай бұрын
GORGEOUS plane !!! 😊😊 Thank you 👍👍😊
@ericsorbara53863 ай бұрын
Magnifique avion
@hannodearing13663 ай бұрын
Aaahh, Salzburg!! She`s the crown jewel of Europe, quite simply....
@FTStratLP3 ай бұрын
Salzburg? Never heard of it Which countriy is it?
@romanpolanski49282 ай бұрын
You must be American.
@artrandy25 күн бұрын
@@romanpolanski4928 Not necessarily, maybe just someone who finds 'crowing' like that to be bad manners.......
@bradleyleben7785Ай бұрын
One beautiful aircraft!! 👍👍😍
@allenmurray789325 күн бұрын
Beautiful airplane. I noticed that they didn't use spoilers on landing. Curious.
@gillesbueno11532 ай бұрын
Wild surroundings too.. Where does the action is taking place please ?
@mrwest55523 ай бұрын
Like 👍 Thank You.
@acersalman82582 ай бұрын
Beautiful planes God bless you and protect you ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ETKSauron2 ай бұрын
man they don't make em like they used to...what a classy old bird she is!
@eugenejulson874227 күн бұрын
Art
@Philc2312 ай бұрын
We used to drive out to Willow Run and watch airplanes close up .
@johannlidauer44273 ай бұрын
einfach g....(toll), wenn sie über den attersee donnert...welch ein sound!
@JL-lg8tk3 ай бұрын
Beautiful airplane.
@erwin45012 ай бұрын
Beautiful aircraft
@darrellborland11921 күн бұрын
PW 2800...magnificent engine. Flew in one 1960 as a kid...and just prior,... DC7, and the 7 was definitely more luxurious, howevah', those engines. 😇Thanks.
@SPXNO3 ай бұрын
What's that thing behind glasses at 07:20 ? Thanks.
@zajcmaster3 ай бұрын
Guess you’re looking at the trim wheel 🙌
@briansilcox57203 ай бұрын
Nice work, Zajc. I’d love to take an evening cruise over Koenigsee and Berchtesgaden.
@jgonzalesm63 ай бұрын
RedBull own several vintage aircraft. This is one of them in their Hanger7.
@happycamper52133 ай бұрын
I used to work in STL inthe early '80s enjoyed watching Zantop employees (just kids really) bring one over to get fuel. The oil would be dripping from all 4 nacelles and the main wheelwells
@airshowfanshk81403 ай бұрын
Nice 😍
@garykolb455013 күн бұрын
I flew on one from Mexico City to Acapulco in 1967.
@GH-oi2jfАй бұрын
My first trip on an airplane was in a DC-6.
@bkailua1224Ай бұрын
I flew the DC6 from 1978 to 1984. I would like to get the chance to talk with these pilots. I was hauling night freight and ours were dirty with lots of oil leaks.
@Tomer-The-Pilot3 ай бұрын
The most beautiful thing I've seen today 😍
@steaveblackmon50312 ай бұрын
Anyone know why the engine startup order is 3-4-2-1? Just curious.
@zajcmaster2 ай бұрын
2 & 3 have the hydraulic pumps fitted. You need to start one of these engines first (generally 3 to have the same routine) to have hydraulic pressure to the brakes. Brakes get initially set using an electric auxiliary pump before engine starts. 1 & 4 engines drive the cabin superchargers which provide pressurization for the cabin at higher altitude. Although the cabin superchargers are running with the engines running, the system doesn’t start working until the aircraft lifts off the ground.
@ณภัทรสุขแสงАй бұрын
My first ever flight in 1961. DC6
@gillesbueno11532 ай бұрын
Cockpit seems to me invaded by many gages …🤔 Where is the flight navigator?!🙂🙃
@dennysgacita12315 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@michaeldorl72742 ай бұрын
All I remember about my DC flights was the noise and rattles in the passenger compartment. Admittedly this was at the very end of their service life.
@rexbentley833213 күн бұрын
When I was in the navy, had about four of these to take care of. Was working on some instrument in the cockpit and I noticed on the co-pilot's glare shield, some one had taped up a frame of a peanuts cartoon. There's Linus running along with a toy airplane saying when he grew up he wanted to be a pilot and then he tripped and fell on his face. From outside the frame one of the other kids was saying , you're too fat, dumb, and stupid to be a pilot, to which he answered, okay, so I'll be a co-pilot.