Jet Age Icons That changed The World: From The Boeing 707 To The Boeing 747 | Aviation Documentary

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[@benjaminrapp7418]

Back when Boeing was a respectable company.

[@idarpolden5913]

And now we do everything to avoid Boeing

[@neilpickup237]

​@@idarpolden5913Although, if the delays to the 777x are to be used as the benchmark, could it even be argued that Boeing is doing everything to avoid us?

[@brucejonsson3149]

The aviation industry fell one by one into feeding from the trough of Government corruption. Lockheed started back in the 50's while Boeing held off but fell victim and wholly succumbed by the late 80's.

[@WeMol]

Cool

[@CONCERTMANchicago]

*Imagine exponential excitement witnessing modern jet age take humanity for its first euphoric ride across friendly skies with Ohare international airport's glide path right out my family's kitchen window.* _This documentary has got me into the mood to watch the movie Airport once again._

[@samuelpope7798]

Less than two years elapsed from project launch in 1952 to rollout on May 14, 1954, with the first Dash 80 flying on July 15, 1954. While it's true that the prototype was a proof-of-concept aircraft for both military and civilian use, however , the United States Air Force was the first customer, using it as the basis for the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling and cargo aircraft. The KC-135 was derived from the Boeing 367-80 jet transport "proof of concept" demonstrator, which was commonly called the "Dash-80". The KC-135 is similar in appearance to the 707, but has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. The KC-135 predates the civilian 707. It wasn't a case of let's just build an entirely new class of aircraft and see if anyone is interested. Boeing was under a development contract to produce a high speed tanker capable of refueling the new fast jet bombers. The 707 and the civilian market would just be icing on the cake when it , in due course, became successful, but Boeing was going to make some profit supplying the Air Force either way.

[@NovejSpeed3]

What's more impressive is that they built this aircraft in two years with very little (basically no) aid from computers in its design or manufacturing! The engineers, machinists, and assemblers were different back then.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@NovejSpeed3 There were people called computers, and from before 1950 they had things like Friden mechanical calculators for arithmetic. Two groups would work the same large sparse matrix equation for a structural calculation, for example, as a check that no calculation errors had been made. I don't know about machinists and assemblers, but I worked with "back then" engineers who were by the 1980s finishing up their careers. They didn't seem different -- most were quite ordinary and some were lackluster at best (or perhaps had simply run out of gas by their 60s) . Everyone works with whatever tools are available in their era, and gets however good at them.

[@giancarlogarlaschi4388]

Flew this Iconic Jet for six years as First Officer ! B 707 320 C " Intercontinental ". A Man's Plane .

[@billolsen4360]

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[@antonyloc]

The 747 is the most beautiful airplane ever made.

[@sabrinaheinrich638]

Impressiv defently ! But Beautyful?

[@MrRoyum]

No that title belongs to Concorde

[@neilpickup237]

​@@MrRoyumI so agree. I would put the VC10 in an honourable second place with the Lockheed L1011 TriStar as the best Wide-body. Of all the Jet Aircraft produced by Boeing, I would put the 727 as the best looker by far.

[@brucejonsson3149]

The Lockheed 1649 winds as the most pleasing plane but it's performance was up to the age.

[@alonzolewis3260]

I think the Boeing 707-320c was the most beautiful jet aircraft ever made.

[@jeffstrom164]

707, 727, 747. Icons.

[@billolsen4360]

A friend of mine's father worked until retirement for Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk Works in L.A., which was the super secret development branch of the manufacturer. Dad never talked about work with family or friends during employment or retirement.

[@simonriley3584]

Only 14 minutes in and I am seriously impressed! Great storytelling, incredibly interesting, awesome footage! What a great documentary!

[@kirkmanning6232]

Great documentary. Many little known facts.

[@Dronescapes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertratliff6030]

I wonder how the 707 would perform today with the new engines being used to upgrade the B52

[@jessefremont]

You mean kc-135

[@neilpickup237]

The slightly more Powerful RR Pearl 10X, from the same family as those for the B52 re-engine program may be a better choice. However, I believe that as some military variants of the 707’s were upgraded with variants of the CFM56, that may be a far better choice. Although I wonder how it would fare with the LEAP engines for example.

[@katanayuke]

27000 was a real beauty

[@Hemidakota]

Excellent narration.

[@duncanreading6468]

I'm so glad Concorde got a mention at the very end........😂

[@quickdeuce]

Many of us miss those days when people dressed up to fly. Now days you never know who or how they're dressed is going to be seated beside you. Ohh well,, function over form eh...

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

You do know that they won't be smoking -- I don't miss those days at all. Smoke in my lungs. Streaks of brown tar deposits on the airframe skin trailing behind the outflow valve.

[@neilpickup237]

I have always wondered why Boeing chose the inferior design for their single aisle passenger jet door hinging and continue to do so today.

[@quickdeuce]

I used to travel SEATAC to Dubai many, many times between 2006 - 2012. Direct flights between the two did not happen until around 2009. I flew on Lufthansa until Emirates started direct flights somewhere around 2010. Emirates was by far a better choice - for me anyway. Emirates Airbus 380 was a more comfortable plane than the 747 IMHO.

[@SentimentalMo]

7:50 Did the test pilot wear parachutes? I think they did but not sure. Anyone know for sure?

[@mouser485]

At the 47:01 mark does anyone know what that big single engine fighter(?) Is in the back left ?? Looks like a Seafury on steroids. I believe it has counter rotating props. Any ideas what that is ? Is it a Seafury ?

[@Leo-DaGreek]

If it wasn’t for General Dynamics here in FT Worth TX. Thus town wouldn’t be what it is!My Father moved up here when he got out of the Marines!Best move ever dad🇺🇸🇺🇸🛬🛩️🛫✈️✈️✈️✈️

[@frontcentermusician]

Sucked the life right out of the piston engine. Juan Trippe was instrumental in getting things going.

[@sharoncassell5273]

They're still struggling to regain their reputation with an extra thorn in their side Airbus.

[@jimczerwinski4951]

It took McDonald Douglas management to ruin Boeing.

[@viscount757]

McDonnell Douglas, not McDonald.

[@RafiRizqullah-qn2rb]

yes

[@richardrichard5409]

Those engines are so small they look more like an APU

[@MrRoyum]

Different technology to today’s fans.

[@richardrichard5409]

Took way less money and effort than their B29 though, which seems incredible.

[@markbradley2367]

The demonstrating of one engine only working on the constellation is very amusing. It was known as the best 3 engine airliner due to the unreliable Wright piston engines .My father in law said they very rarely landed with the same number of engines running as when they took off..😅

[@VaioCorporation]

"It could have led to the companies downfall," Somehow... it did.

[@nelsondoan8271]

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[@viscount757]

At 26:30 you say that at least 300 707s are still in service today. That number is far too high. Virtually all the 707 airframes still flying are in military use, such as the E-3 AWACS and U.S. Navy's E-6, and a few modified from retired airline 707s, must now total well under 100. How did you come up with the 300 number?

[@richardrichard5409]

How did you derive less than 100?😎

[@viscount757]

@@richardrichard5409 The under 100 number is based on 707 airframes still operated in military service, mostly the E-3 AWACS aircraft operated by the USAF, France, NATO and Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. Navy E-6 Mercury aircraft (the last new 707 airframes built), plus a few in various military roles in other countries and a handful of commercial 707s converted to aerial refueling tankers for private operators including two with Omega Aerial Refueling Services in the U.S. The last of 17 USAF E-8 JSTARS aircraft, all converted from retired commercial 707s, were retired last year, and the RAF have retired their E-3 AWACS. Can't be more than 100 707 airframes currently flying and that number is probably on the high side.

[@sharoncassell5273]

Ground test does not equivate air testing.

[@Dronescapes]

If you are referring to Whittle, and the invention of the turbojet, then keep in mind that unlike his German counterpart who was fully back, supported and funded by an aircraft manufacturer, Whittle was unsupported, broke,mans had every possible obstacle thrown at him. He did not even have the few Pounds necessary to renew his patent, which had not even been secreted and was duly copied by the Germans and distributed across German Universities, casually landing on the desk of Hans Von Ohain, who later had a hard time admitting having had access to it in the mid 30s (his own assistant clarified they had full access). Whittle only received a minimal amount of funding from a private investor in late 1935, and by April 1937 he had a working turbojet, the first in history. Of course he could only dream of having a backer such as Heinkel, and if that happened his engine would have been ready in 1932/1934, and it would have flown ages before 1939. This said, you can rely on Von Ohain…He credited Whittle as the inventor of the turbojet in his own book, and in the interviews we have on the channel, he clearly states that Whittle was way ahead of him. By the way, the Heinkel He 178 was mix powered, also incorporating concepts taken from Whittle years earlier (copied).

[@neilpickup237]

But destructive testing can only be performed on the ground.

[@Dronescapes]

It is hard to digest that Whittle was the turbojet genius, but had no money, nor support. Some people still linger is the usual Nazi legendary engineering superiority, which is only partially true. Look at F1, even a colossal brand like Mercedes has to hand everything over to the Brits in order to win anything. With the exception of Ferrari, when it comes to the pinnacle of motorsport, you either get British engineers, or you are not going to win much (Toyota, Honda and BWM docet.) And when it comes to Ferrari, you can also argue that the Prancing horse team was run by foreigners, including a notable Brit when they last won everything. I think F1 is a good reference, as they are really at the top when it comes to engineering.

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