Most Beautiful Flight with Super Constellation through Swiss Alps from Samedan

A flight close to the Swiss Alps - but not too close because we love this airplane! - with the legendary Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of the 1950s is a spectacular experience. It is one of only two existing Super Connies worldwide that are still airworthy and the only one that is admitted for passengers flights (for members only). What a great piece of aviation history!
Flight Route: Samedan - St Moritz - Maloja - Septimerpass - Bivio - Lake Marmorera - Savognin - Tiefencastel - Filisur - Davos - Klosters - Flüela Pass - Zernez - S-chanf - Samedan Airport
The Super Connie is still considered the most beautiful aircraft ever built. The elegant dolphin-shaped fuselage and the triple tail design are a feast for the eyes. A very spectacular part is the engine start-up which is always accompanied by smoke and fire. The distinctive sound of the four powerful 18-cylinder radial engines (Wright R-3350) make the heart of any plane enthusiast beat faster. Enjoy!
Video Editing Software: Final Cut Express and iMovie
Camera: Sony VG10
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY matthiashaenni ©

[@Luckyrider1958]

one of the most graceful prop planes ever built !!

[@lewiskemp5893]

My Mom was a stewardess at Eastern Air Lines and loved this plane. I built her a model of it

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much! ✈️ 🙏 What a lovely comment!!

[@lewiskemp5893]

@@MattsAviationChannel You're welcome

[@pauljw7697]

I remember when fellow passengers complained about the loudness produced by their (4) 18 cylinder engines. And how the loud "hum" kept them from falling asleep on a long journey. And today, they pay money to hear that sound again at an airshow. There's nothing like the harmony those engines made & how great they sounded together.

[@walkabout1939]

We all love this lady of the skies.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@Joybellmorgans]

Took a TWA Constellation flight from Zurich to Montreal in 1960. Took 23 hours with stops in Glasgow and Gander NFL for refueling. I and my family sat in the rear of the plane. We were immigrating to Canada.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thanks! WOW what a story! I really enjoyed this very exciting flight through the Swiss Alps.

[@strategicthinker8899]

Surprisingly smooth.

[@adventuresofaidan3541]

This aircraft is just so beautiful and old the sound of it is literally meditating

[@alabama1413]

👏👏👏👏👏 A masterpiece of an aircraft & simply beautiful

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@ElyseLucile]

Love how this video shows some views from inside the cabin and flight deck.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you! Definitely one of my most spectacular flights ever.

[@drby0788]

Beautiful aircraft

[@steveayers6887]

In love with the Connie....❤️

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It is a most wonderful aircraft. Love to remember this very adventurous flight through the Swiss Alps.

[@ilkagorz9032]

Ein wunderschöner Oldtimer ❤❤👍

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Vielen Dank! Der Flug entlang der Schweizer Alpen war sehr abenteuerlich.

[@davemarks7322]

The most aesthetically pleasing of all aircraft. Almost 1950's art deco...as beautiful as a machine can be. IMO, of course

[@TheFalconCrusader]

Great video Matt!

[@margaretroselle8610]

Wonderful video!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@Stihl1106]

Dat exhaust flames wiht a glass of champagne in the night over the atlantic... *dream*

[@krugmeister7301]

...Simply Beautiful...

[@andrewward9601]

absolutely wonderful...

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thanks!

[@oldschoolamerican714]

Wow

[@travr1131]

Man, that is a great looking machine!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I love it!

[@margaretroselle8610]

Very nice video in a lovely old airliner!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!!

[@sid426_]

Oh my goodness.......finally got to watch a Connie!!! Enjoyed every moment.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you Rina. The flight was most adventurous. Best wishes, Matt

[@stevebroughton4787]

From an era, when aircraft had personality.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Yes absolutely. It was a most wonderful flight experience which I will never forget.

[@krabenaldt7605]

Beautiful!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@eeros4192]

Fantastic!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Eero Juvonen It really was!

[@ronaldoadrianostrindade3597]

Que maravilhoso e nostálgico !!! Meu sonho é viajar algum dia num desses aviões a hélice ❤

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Que belo sonho, de fato! O Super Constellation é uma verdadeira joia nostálgica da aviação, com suas elegantes hélices e design clássico. Sabia que o Super Constellation tem uma envergadura de cerca de 37 metros e pode atingir uma velocidade de cruzeiro de aproximadamente 340 nós (620 km/h)? Espero que seu sonho de voar em um desses aviões se torne realidade um dia! 🛩️✈️

[@PauloRossanezi]

Wonderful machine

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It really is!

[@cpocketts]

What can i say, Such a rare Experience. Like the fact you have someone on the ground, Very nice

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much! It was a very unique experience. Have a nice day!

[@obk01]

Beim Start einfach nur ein geiler Sound!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Plenty of legroom in there!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I could to a trip around the world and back with this spacious legroom :) Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@petermauderli]

Einmal mehr super schön. Danke

[@306champion]

I always think of the Connie as the elegant lady of the sky. Nothing else like her.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+306 CHAMPION True! A great piece of aviation history!

[@chriswilson2431]

Superb footage aboard a beautiful aeroplane. Thanks for sharing.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

It sings like a giant bird and it’s such a sexy looking bird too

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It was a most wonderful flight experience!

[@bricksquad9552]

That was a smooth ass landing too.

[@dogeness]

What a beautiful plane. And those R-3350 turbo compound engines were the pinnacle of piston engine design.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Back once again, after 4 years ... worth every minute. It can't get better than this !!! Cheerio !!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you so much Karin! The flight with Super Connie through the Swiss Alps was most spectacular.

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

I cried.....😰😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I hope for joy!

[@orion4565]

Majestic, elegant, perhaps even sexy looking & sounding areoplane!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I totally agree. The flight was an unforgettable adventure. Cheers!

[@jacquesbatocchi1538]

beautiful vidéo !!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@rogercasanova6208]

Sensacional

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@99carnot]

Awesome work recording this classic. Liked a lot!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a most spectacular experience!

[@99carnot]

The "Connie" was awesome:)

[@johnbrett1575]

The Super Connie was the first pressurised aircraft I had the pleasure of flying on!! It took me from Port Moresby PNG to Sydney Australia to begin my career as an apprentice AME with Qantas in February 1962. 😀😍😎

[@LEJapproach]

Mit der Super Conny durch die Alpen. Das dürfte schwer zu toppen sein! Danke für dieses traumhafte Video!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Sehr gerne geschehen!

[@carlosmejia1398]

Que belleza de máquina cuando aplican la reversa esuna maravilla rápido frena el avión

[@ismaeldioliveira]

excellent!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Ismael Oliveira Thank you!

[@mpz-video]

Great...

[@Armafly]

An elegant airliner, when any passenger was treated like a king or a queen. Today we are just bulk cargo.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It was a very adventurous flight! I will always remember it. Thanks for watching.

[@hansvandijk1487]

Beautiful footage, perfect sound! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@Liberator74]

Beautiful machine - I want to fly in her! 😍

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@Ichiban7]

Awesome Video . . . as always.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Ichiban7 Thank you very much!

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Very nice..Thanks

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Marcus LeeP My pleasure! It was a fantastic experience!

[@MarcusLeepapi]

You are welcome. It is still a great aircraft. I love it when we can still some of the old style aircraft. Continued success flying.

[@chicago90278]

Such a great aircraft and video!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@mic.man3348]

Samedan airport 😍😍

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+mic. man33 A flight with the Super Constellation is a very unique adventure. But nothing can top the flight from Samedan! Cheers, Matt

[@adamlemus7585]

The Concord of her day.

[@freedomforever6718]

A super fantastic aircraft on an equally fantastic flight. Thanks.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It was a very adventurous flight that I will never forget. It was fantastically beautiful to fly with this Super Connie along the Swiss mountains.

[@Marc1973Dez]

Sounds way much better from outside. These vids should put in some more of "outside song". I got a fever, and the medicine is "outside sound" from Connie .

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I wanted to real sound from inside. But I definitely understand your enthusiasm for the awesome engine sounds from the Super Connie!

[@sid426_]

Oh my gosh! I keep coming back here every week to watch the most beautiful dolphin I've ever seen fly.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you! :)

[@morrisreddic6197]

Excellent! From start up#1 to shut down #4. Beautful video. Been there, done that! Memories. Thanks for the ride!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Morris Reddic Thank you for the compliments! Cheers Matt

[@felipex12381]

The great Constelation.

[@idkwhattonamemychannelcrap6762]

Oldest cabin ive ever seen!!!!! Awesome!!!

[@ardrie]

the best fight video ever ive seen wow terrific

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+ardrie Thank you very much!

[@christopheschwartz7374]

Comment, ne pas aimer se magnifique avion légendaire de toute beauté aéronautique! Aussi bien que par son élégance et sa puissance à ces quatre moteurs Wright! Merci pour le partage passionnant...😊🛩

[@fabioluiz8585]

The best and more beatifull airplane of the world. CONGRATULATIONS. Fabio/Brasil.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much!!

[@noahsagat4273]

I flew ver the Swiss alps but it was amazing it was like if you where in a bowl of puffy clouds if there is one thing to do before I die it is to do that again!!

[@brianchisnell1548]

3 smaller rudders cause 2 big ones it would not fit in the hanger. B-29 Engines. Just awesome!!!

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Wow just come across this video today and man I am so jealous, I did see this aircraft at Farnborough I think in 2014. Awesome footage of a beautiful aircraft and country, back in 1976 I flew on a Balair DC6 Gatwick to Basel that was an experience. Massive thumbs up for this video 👍👏😎😍

[@corvette724]

Mathias, suuuuper Film. ich fliege am Samstag mit ihr und du steigerst mit deinem Film meine Vorfreude erheblich, Axel

[@MattsAviationChannel]

corvette724 Danke fürs Kompliment! :) Ein schöner Flug! Matthias

[@corvette724]

Danke Mathias, freu mich total :-)

[@turbocompound]

......Ihr Glückspilze. Macht schöne Videos........Viel Freude.

[@timfremstad3434]

This plane used to fly at the West Virginia Air Guard Base in Martinsburg WV when I was 9 or 10 yrs. old. It was beautiful then and still is. Glad to see it still flying. Great Video Matthias Thank You!!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Tim Fremstad Thank you for sharing your memories. It is really nice to hear. Thank you for the compliments. Cheers Matt

[@julienreed8995]

Gorgeous video. Thank you!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@SPEEDOFDOG]

I wish we still traveled this way

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Most wonderful experience!

[@jorrreg]

Amazing!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@LuigiFS2]

An absolutely great video, I am another lucky member of the association, but your video is really fantastic !

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much for the compliment! The Constellation is such a stunning and timeless masterpiece! Best wishes, Matthias

[@peterschmidt7543]

Me and a bunch of flyers came down on a French airfield heading down to the Mediterranean Sea using C172, Pipers n such. This thing had sucked the place dry from AVGAS. But wow.. What a plane !

[@cleristonwagnerlimadeolive1504]

Espetacular

[@Orcrist123]

Magnificent!

[@TheVladimirHD]

Amazing video, awesome mate ;)

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you so much! It was a unique adventure!

[@ernesthill4017]

It's a beautiful design, very elegant lines, but I'd not want to fly one over the Atlantic for 10 hours

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much! ✈️ 🙏

[@turbocompound]

Die Kolbenmotorfliegerei war die schönste Epoche der Fliegerei. Die Maschinen sind einfach Meisterwerke der damaligen Ingenieurskunst. Nix mit Computern, alles wurde an Zeichenbrettern mit Rechenschiebern entwickelt. Es war eine harte Zeit der Entwicklung. Was heute drei Leute am PC machen, entsprach damals einem Aufwand von 200 Leuten an Zeichenbrettern. Simulationen gab es nicht. Alles mußte aufwändig konstruiert, in komplizierten Verfahren hergestellt und immer wieder bis zur Serienreife getestet werden. Chapeau an die damaligen Künstler und Ingenieure. 👍👍😎

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Wunderschön gesagt! Danke für diesen tollen Kommentar. In dieser Super Connie steckt wirklich sehr viel Herzblut und Leidenschaft.

[@PVDPlaneSpotting]

What an amazing experience. I am very jealous

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thanks for watching! I was very exited.

[@dougkubash8673]

Excellent - Excellent video!! The sound ,the plane , the scenery!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you!

[@klausburkhard9140]

Hallo Mathias, sehr schöner Film und um den Flug beneide ich dich natürlich ebenfalls. Hab selbst 1965/1966 noch an den LH-Constellations geschraubt. Deshalb schlägt mein Herz auch heute noch für die "Königin der Lüfte". Und die Schweizer Kollegen haben mit der "Star of Switzerland" eine unglaubliche Meisterleistung vollbracht, so ein Projekt auf die Beine zu stellen und vom BAZL genehmigt zu bekommen. Bin gerade dabei, auf meiner Website "UL-Segelflug.de" einen eigenständigen Lockheed-Bereich aufzubauen. Schöne grüße aus dem Odenwald Klaus

[@oscillation9814]

Pure music, pure elegance.. 😌

[@MattsAviationChannel]

It really is! Thanks for watching!

[@Bruno-hd9qo]

Another thing to do before I die

[@MattsAviationChannel]

I highly recommend it!! Unforgettable!!

[@caramoonlynn]

Is there anywhere in the US to take this flight?

[@LCMNUNES1962]

ÓTIMO AVIÃO , BRASIL OK.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

Wow ~ what a treat!!! Stunning images, excellent perspectives. And ~ the fact about the rarity of this beautiful plane, makes watching this film a very exciting adventure. Even more so it must have have been for you, by actually being on the plane yourself. Thank you for bringing back such amazing footage!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

This flight was one of my happiest moments in my life. But I could barely sleep out of sheer excitement. Thank you for commenting and enjoying the vid! 7:35 sitting under the C of the Constellation and waving happily :)

[@mmbmbmbmb]

***** Watching the second time around I could actually see you wave ;o) What a wonderful experience for you, dear Matthias! I am truly happy for you, that you had that chance. Surely worth a sleepless night ... no? I consider it a privilege, that you took us along to share your excitement with us! Thank you ... and ... happy weekend!

[@frasbobco]

I worked on the navigation systems of Connies that were used as reconnaissance aircraft by the US Air Force. I liked the R model the best because the external fuel tanks made the already long wingspan even longer.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you for letting us know. It is always great to have some interesting input. Super Connie is so wonderful. The flight was an unforgettable adventure for me.

[@Louisa93able]

Saw the Super Constellation for the first time at LHR as an eight year old; I thoroughly agree with you on its outstanding aesthetic qualities; I was so amazed when I was it. Thanks for the flight experience with wonderful outside views and happy radials doing their thing!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Britt Unculus My pleasure! Thank you very much for sharing your great memories. Have a nice day.

[@turbocompound]

Das ist Gänsehaut pur, das sonore Brummen der Curtiss-Mororen, die tolle Landschaft, da stimmt alles...!"§$%&/

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+turbocompound Danke vielmals!

[@NikkkitoNippongo]

This beautiful airplane was made in my hometown of Burbank, California, USA, by the Lockheed Corporation!

[@wblaur]

One of the first planes I have flown in

[@Altenholz]

That's what i call plenty of legroom :-)

[@MattsAviationChannel]

True!!

[@raullizarraga7163]

! Espectacular ¡ El sonido de esos motores es música. Fui afortunado en viajar en ellos............

[@TomCatSuperD]

Wonderful :-)

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Special Thanks to the * KZbin *

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thanks

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

What an incredible experience for you Matthias !! A once in a lifetime flight i reckon ! The Connie is my most favourite Airliner of all time...( I also love the DC-3 too) What a fantastic Day you had for the trip...the scenery was amazing. You were so lucky to be able to do this.....This video's going into favourites straight away....Best wishes....Steve.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Ahh I love those aircrafts... DC-3, Super Connie. I could to a trip around the world and back with this specious legroom :) Thank you very much for your kind words. Have a nice weekend!

[@STEVEHARLEY1956]

***** You too Matthias !!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

***** Thanks Steve!

[@dimitrioshatzinikolaou9494]

Τι μου εφερε ομορφες αναμνησεις απο τα παλια απο την Αφρικη απο τα παιδικα μου χρονια . Εχω πεταξεις αρκετες φορες απο 1958 απο κεντρικη Αφρικη Μπουρουντι Νταρεσσαλααμ για Αθηνα και πισω Αφρικη αξεχαστες πτησεις ....

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

The most elegant aircraft ever built! Thank you for sharing:)

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+FSAUDIOGUY My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@patrickward8144]

What a stunning machine she still is. Looked right back then and still looks perfect today. Awesome sound from those turbo-compounds. Brilliant video too. Thanks for sharing!!

[@MattsAviationChannel]

Thank you very much Patrick! This flight was such an unforgettable experience.

[@willemp6432]

Londo - San francisco .Non stop.23H19 min.Nice video Matthias.....+ 1 like from me.

[@MattsAviationChannel]

+Willem „Willy“ P Thank you very much.