(MD-80 spotted in 2024?!) Super loud and rare MD-83 takeoff! Richmond International Airport!

As of today, you never see MD-80’s anymore in the US as they have all phased out. But when I thought would be another ordinary day of plane spotting at RIC, I see this Mad Dog in the distance and getting ready to takeoff! The video may not sound like it, but that was one of the loudest sounds I’ve ever heard in my life! I didn’t think those tiny little engines would be so loud and powerful! It was probably the loudest plane I’ve ever caught at RIC! But anyway, I hope you enjoy this amazing departure made by the legendary Mad Dog!!
Flight info:
Airline: World Atlantic Airlines
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Aircraft registration: N805WA
Aircraft age: 27 years
Flight time: 1 hr 05 mins
Departure Airport: Richmond International Airport
Arrival Airport: John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Shot on iPhone 14 Pro Max
#airport #aviation #planespotting #airplane #md80

[@hooforce]

I didn’t know these were flying anymore either. I’ve been on a bunch of them! Great catch at RIC!

[@airviation8446]

Thank you! Yeah, I was totally not expecting this! It was surely a treat! Thanks for watching!

[@vbscript2]

It's not unusual for aircraft to keep flying for private, charter, and cargo operators well after the last airlines retire them. Of course, it wasn't that long ago that Delta and AA were still flying these. It's only been 3.5 years since Delta retired their last ones. Just to illustrate how long airliners often remain in service past the end of their days in airline fleets, there are still about 35 727s flying around today. Of course, for unpressurized aircraft, they remain in service far longer than that. You can still find DC-3s flying around today! As well as DC-4s and DC-6s.

[@restoredignitytoUSA]

the late 80s and 90s were the best for aviation! The planes back then had character! The stuff today makes me.....zzzzzzzzz.

[@airviation8446]

Yeah, I wish these were still flying around too. Especially the 727! Would love to hear that beast takeoff in person!

[@bastarddoggy]

From mid '92 until the end of '95 I was a ramper for AA at a hub airport. I fueled lots of these and watched them do their thing. I got plenty of non-rev flights on them, too. Those were some good times in aviation.

[@airviation8446]

That’s cool! Definitely miss the days when aircraft were much louder

[@xavierhorace7213]

Scissors are still around!! Gosh, I miss these guys. They used to scare the crap out of me, especially the B-727.

[@airviation8446]

Really? How come? Maybe because they’re so loud?

[@xavierhorace7213]

@airviation8446 Yes. I was young. I developed love towards them because of their monstrous roars.

[@airviation8446]

@@xavierhorace7213totally! A 737 or A320 is loud, but not nearly as loud as the Mad Dog!

[@xavierhorace7213]

@@airviation8446 they sound boring compared to those two bad boys. I miss them so much, bro.

[@airviation8446]

@@xavierhorace7213I mean I’ve gotten use to them, but after hearing this, I think I am starting to wish these were still flying today. This was my first time hearing this thing takeoff and I don’t think I’ve ever heard something so loud in my entire life

[@Korium84]

I last flew on one in 06, nice aircraft. Had no clue they were still going

[@airviation8446]

Totally! It was a surprise to see this in 2024!

[@vbscript2]

Delta was still using them until 2020.

[@rios4603]

cortou o vídeo no momento que o som do motor estava mais bonito

[@airviation8446]

Hice lo mejor que pude para filmar la parte en la que los motores se estaban poniendo en marcha. Creo que lo entendí bastante bien. Perdón por el viento en este video.

[@ThatIndianaPlanespotter]

MD-80s aren't extinct, they're all either at Willow Run or South America

[@quinton1661]

Everts Air Cargo also runs a few of them. I see them at PANC from time to time. Always a treat.

[@ThatIndianaPlanespotter]

@@quinton1661Oh yea. Do you live near ANC? If so then you got it better than I do because the closest airport to me is a lil class D

[@airviation8446]

Yeah, I probably should’ve meant extinct in North America haha. At least for the commercial airlines

[@quinton1661]

@@ThatIndianaPlanespotterYes, I live in Anchorage.

[@ThatIndianaPlanespotter]

@@quinton1661Lucky

[@Duderocks5539]

Definitely not all that loud. I’ve seen countless time after time and they are way overhyped. Wait until you encounter say a 727, 737-200, or DC-9, those will make you rethink what loud truly is, and all are Stage III hush kitted on top of that. Not even just those 3, but even a Learjet 24/25, or Gulfstream II/III will also blow your socks off.

[@airviation8446]

I’ve seen a few gulfstreams here at RIC. They have some pretty sounds to them. I did hear the 727 was the loudest airliner. It actually has the same Pratt and Whitney engines as the MD-80 does

[@AmericanFreedomPatriot]

The last variant of these planes, ( many still flying) is the Boeing 717.

[@airviation8446]

Yup, that’s our last hope of the feeling of flying on an MD80

[@vbscript2]

@@airviation8446 Yep, Delta and Hawaiian in particular still fly a lot of 717s. When Southwest bought AirTran, they wanted to keep their fleet as all 737s, so they sold all of AirTran's 717s to Delta.