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This exciting promotional film for Pan Am's new "double deck Clipper", the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was made in the last 1940s as the airplane entered worldwide service. Although the film is extremely persuasive about the aircraft's capabilities, the 377 was a disappointment for Boeing with only 55 aircraft plus prototype built before its production was cancelled. The plane suffered from a poor safety record (including a crash-landing at sea in the Pacific documented elsewhere on our KZbin channel) and 11 out of the 56 aircraft produced were lost in accidents through 1960.
The film includes some rare footage from Pan Am's history (including some awkward model shots of early aircraf) beginning at the 8:00 mark. The Consolidated Commodore Flying Boat is seen at 8:30, and the Sikorsky S-42 Brazilian Clipper is seen at 8:50. Check out the shots of the swimsuit-clad men removing the plane's landing gear! The China Clipper Martin M-130 is seen at 9:23 and the Boeing 307 at 9:30. The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft to enter service with a pressurized cabin. The Boeing 314 is seen at 9:50, and the Douglas DC-4 at 9:58 as well as a Lockheed Constellation or Connie.
The Boeing B-17 "Buck Shot" is seen at the 10:58 mark followed by the B-29 and B-50 aircraft.
The film includes footage of trans-Atlantic routes, and a trip to Brazil and Hawaii by Pan American.
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large long-range airliner developed from the C-97 Stratofreighter military transport, a derivative of the B-29 Superfortress. The Stratocruiser's first flight was on July 8, 1947. Its design was advanced for its day; its innovative features included two passenger decks and a pressurized cabin, a relatively new feature on transport aircraft. It could carry up to 100 passengers on the main deck plus 14 in the lower deck lounge; typical seating was for 63 or 84 passengers or 28 berthed and five seated passengers.
The Stratocruiser was larger than the Douglas DC-6 and Lockheed Constellation and cost more to buy and operate. Its reliability was poor, chiefly due to problems with the four 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major radial engines and their four-blade propellers. Only 55 Model 377s were built for airlines, along with the single prototype.
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a civil derivative of the Boeing Model 367, the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, which first flew in late 1944. William Allen, who had become President of The Boeing Company in September 1945, sought to introduce a new civilian aircraft to replace reduced military production after Second World War.[4] Although in a recession in late 1945, Allen ordered 50 Stratocruisers, spending capital on the project without an airline customer.[5]
On November 29, 1945 Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) became the launch customer with the largest commercial aircraft order in history, a $24,500,000 (equivalent to $322,600,000 in 2015) order for 20 Stratocruisers. Earlier in 1945 the Boeing C-97 had flown from Seattle to Washington, D.C. nonstop in six hours and four minutes; with this knowledge, and with Pan Am President Juan Trippe's high regard for Boeing after their success with the Boeing 314 Clipper, Pan Am was confident in ordering the expensive plane.
As the launch customer, Pan Am was the first to begin scheduled service, from San Francisco to Honolulu in April 1949. At the end of 1949 Pan Am, BOAC and American Overseas Airlines (AOA) were flying B377s transatlantic, while Northwest Orient Airlines was flying in the United States; in January 1950 United began flights from San Francisco to Honolulu. The last flight of the 377 with United was in 1954, the last with BOAC was in 1959, and the last Northwest was in September 1960. By November 1960 only a weekly Pan Am Honolulu to Singapore flight remained, and the 377 was retired by Pan Am in 1961.
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@hadial-saadoon2114
@hadial-saadoon2114 Жыл бұрын
The safety record of the 377 was appalling. Propellor failures caused several fatal crashes and at least one non-fatal ditching in the Pacific. I had a friend many years ago who flew as a stewardess on 377s for PAA. Her best friend was among the crew of Clipper Romance Of The Skies which vanished over the Pacific Ocean.
@michaelmartinez1345
@michaelmartinez1345 Жыл бұрын
Was that plane ever found? What Airline / flight # was it? What year did that happen?
@hadial-saadoon2114
@hadial-saadoon2114 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelmartinez1345 several bodies were recovered, but there is no definite answer as to what caused the fatal crash. The plane was flying from SFO to Hawaii on the first leg of a round the world flight. Google the PAA name of the plane and you’ll find links to the story.
@jerseyterry6951
@jerseyterry6951 Жыл бұрын
Short-lived Romance
@thomastharp2391
@thomastharp2391 Жыл бұрын
24:44
@stevehall5299
@stevehall5299 Жыл бұрын
You couldn't have paid me to fly on one ,Not a chance !
@fbarchi
@fbarchi 7 жыл бұрын
Pan Am: We need a bunch of airliners fast! Boeing: We have a lot of B-29 parts and tooling from the war, we'll whip up something.
@leonardchapman8373
@leonardchapman8373 7 жыл бұрын
From 1957-60 I worked on the engines, C-97's plane...real pain in the butt. Hickam AFB.
@coriscotupi
@coriscotupi 2 жыл бұрын
03:15 - *"...spaciousness designed for more than just elbowroom..."* They forgot all about that. In modern airliners we don't even have much elbowroom. "More than just elbowroom" is science fiction nowadays, unless you fly in business class.
@JL-dance
@JL-dance 7 жыл бұрын
is it just me or does it look like a small b-29
@DavidMaurand
@DavidMaurand 7 жыл бұрын
yo boi jonx superficially it seems so, but on close inspection only the aluminum skin, the tail design, and four engine configuration closely resemble the B29. Though the rounded nose also seems similar, the Constellation is cockpit forward; in the B29, the flight deck was placed much further back. The Constellation also has a descrete cargo bay, making for a prominent figure 8 cross section.
@nzsaltflatsracer8054
@nzsaltflatsracer8054 7 жыл бұрын
Family line, B-29, C-97 & Stratocruiser.
@bessie1854
@bessie1854 7 жыл бұрын
Yep, all had the same engine and were essentially the same (or similar) airframe.
@jamesmccutchan6247
@jamesmccutchan6247 7 жыл бұрын
yo boi jonx you r correct. this was a civilian model of the b29
@erikhertzer8434
@erikhertzer8434 7 жыл бұрын
yo boi jonx same wing and engines of the B-50...the upgraded B-29.
@jjaus
@jjaus 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of comments about how much nicer this was. It was very expensive to fly then. You can fly first class long haul today and get more room, better food, better speed for less money.
@caribman10
@caribman10 2 жыл бұрын
Sadly, I missed the Stratoliner. I came in with the DC-7 and 7c. It's the reason why flying bores me so much I hate it. Dirty people dressed like they were going to wash cars...pushing and shoving like it was free seating....taking their shoes off...arguing with flight personnel....and on my first flight I had a steak dinner served to me on airline china by a fully uniformed stewardess in heels. The passengers were all dressed; I was wearing a suit and I was only 15 years old. Breaks my heart to see those mini bags of peanuts and other garbage available now, much less those overpriced boxes of junk food you can buy for $20. We called it "The Romance of Flight". Now it's more like a Greyhound bus with wings.
@coptertim
@coptertim 5 ай бұрын
I just noticed your comment about airline travel today and you hit it on the head. I grew up around aviation and my dad was a frequent business flyer. For him and most all men, flying meant suit and tie, fedora hat and for the ladies it was a beautiful gown. To me, it is one symptom of all the other things we've lost today.
@martinsuter3531
@martinsuter3531 2 жыл бұрын
Well that's it! This video has convinced me! I'm booking my next flight with Pan Am so I can fly on one of these new Stratocruisers!😆
@johnathanstevens8436
@johnathanstevens8436 2 жыл бұрын
My guide to the world's fair says they are the official airline!
@bobby1970
@bobby1970 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just glad I went on a Pan Am flight just in time before they went belly up (bankrupt). I flew onboard a Pan Am Boeing 727-200 from Tampa to Miami, I think in 1990 or 1991.
@whaheydelee
@whaheydelee 2 жыл бұрын
Make sure you pay attention to the 'No Smoking' sign.
@truthseeker2321
@truthseeker2321 2 жыл бұрын
@@bobby1970 My only flight on Pan Am,was from JFK to Frankfurt Germany in 1982. Two years later, I came back on a MAC flight, from Frankfurt to St. Louis. I think the Pan Am aircraft I took to Frankfurt, might have been the same one that exploded over Lockerbie Scotland in 1988.
@bobby1970
@bobby1970 2 жыл бұрын
@@truthseeker2321 Wow, that's very eerie that you very well could have been on that plane on your trip to Germany. At least you weren't on that very plane and flight on the day it crashed.
@Armafly
@Armafly 7 жыл бұрын
This was when passengers were treated like human beings, not cattle.
@joea.9969
@joea.9969 7 жыл бұрын
Armafly The demise of Pan Am meant the end of good treatment on planes.TWA dying was the nail in the coffin
@prylosecorsomething3194
@prylosecorsomething3194 7 жыл бұрын
way better that united Airlines and their hunger games
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
Cindy, you are absolutely correct, Pan Am and TWA were the last of the passenger oriented airlines, what we have these days are money grubbing, profit making machines who, unfortunately have to make their money by carrying passengers, Ugh, treated worse than cattle, packed in like sardines in a can, with crews who are worked harder than ever, the target today is the bottom line period! I yearn for the old days, alas, gone forever.
@unclebob6728
@unclebob6728 7 жыл бұрын
Moo!
@bkwrm1755
@bkwrm1755 7 жыл бұрын
In 1955 a 'tourist class' ticket to from San Francisco to Honolulu cost the equivalent of $2593 in 2016 dollars. If you want to pay that much you can still get fantastic service from almost any airline. Don't be surprised if the luxuries go away a bit when the ticket price drops 90%. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_377_Stratocruiser
@dufus7396
@dufus7396 2 жыл бұрын
Ironic that while people have gotten bigger their seat space has been minmised...thank you share holders
@willyboy3581
@willyboy3581 6 жыл бұрын
Sad to say, "Clipper Golden Gate," seen in the early sequences of the film crashed upon landing in Manila on June 2, 1958. My family lived in Manila at the time, and the house was not too far from the airport. We heard the plane fly over, and at lunch, heard that the plane had crashed moments after the fly-over. The weather was grim that morning, with heavy rain and heavy winds, and while the main cause of the crash was the landing gear collapsing, the weather was also found to be a factor. That sais, oh, boy: did I love those Stratocruisers! Yes, they had berths; yes, they had sleeper seats; yes, it had the lower lounge (there was kind of an unspoken understanding that children were allowed down there in the daytime, but come cocktail time, Adults Only); and yes, you had the full meals (yum!); yes, the cabin crew had time to be more than flying hash-house waiters/waitresses; and yes, each child aboard was invited up the tour the cockpit. (Heavy sigh.) Those sure were the days!
@duanetrivett750
@duanetrivett750 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Willy Boy , i very much enjoyed your story ! Thank you much Sir .
@willyboy3581
@willyboy3581 2 жыл бұрын
@@duanetrivett750 Hello, Duane. And thanks for your kind words about my personal little anecdote regarding Pan American's "Clipper Golden Gate" Stratocruiser. Somewhere here on KZbin, there is - or was - another documentary on Pan Am and the Stratocruiser; one viewer wrote in and said he was passenger on the plane when it crashed. After a refueling stop in Manila, the flight was to have continued on to Singapore. Fortunately, as the crash was of the "belly landing" variety , there was only one casualty. As for the Stratocruiser itself, while it was a wonderfully comfortable plane from the passenger's point of view, apparently it wasn't very economical and it had a disturbingly high number of crashes or technical glitches. And as for Pan Am? Sad, sad, sad; if you're at all interested, there are a couple of excellent documentaries here on KZbin profiling it its history --- including its demise.
@anthonywilfredwong4545
@anthonywilfredwong4545 2 жыл бұрын
They were the equivalent of the B747s of the 70s.
@johnhayhurst7429
@johnhayhurst7429 2 жыл бұрын
Were these aircraft modified B-29's, or were they just based on the technology gained in the bomber's development?
@willyboy3581
@willyboy3581 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnhayhurst7429 Hi, John: As I understand it, they were new planes based on the technology developed during the designing and building of the B-29s. Doing a quick Google search, only 56 were built (very comfortable to ride, but not particularly economical to fly).
@larryrwendelljr4465
@larryrwendelljr4465 7 жыл бұрын
My brother when he left the Navy, went to work for Pan American, at Idlewild Airport in NYC. Part of his Navy training was in Avionics and he work with others on this Airliner. He was with Pan Am until it's demise. He was two years short of retirment, but in all his time with Pan Am, he loved the StratoCruiser the best of all the aircraft that was in Pan Am's livery. This video/film reminds me of a simpler time in the USA. Thank you for showing it.
@watchgoose
@watchgoose 7 жыл бұрын
Idlewild!!!
@veratilaknoievaheutum8590
@veratilaknoievaheutum8590 7 жыл бұрын
watchgoose It's now JFK Airport in Jamaica Queens New York City. If you listen to the song in the opening credits of the old television series "Car 54 Where Are You." It mentions Idlewild airport.
@papuette
@papuette 7 жыл бұрын
nice to see people talking good thing about his brother in hate times.
@kanakasabhainatarajan7192
@kanakasabhainatarajan7192 7 жыл бұрын
It is so nice to see your comments. Boeing Stratocruiser being a double decker in olden times is liked by all today. Though it was a failure and only 55 were made of which 11 were lost due to accidents it reminds people of good service, global travel in olden times done in style . Flying is commoditised today and cabin crew is insensitive like the passengers. Thanks for sharing your views on brother.
@susangillette5503
@susangillette5503 5 жыл бұрын
Gu hi
@MrDugas
@MrDugas 7 жыл бұрын
I always loved flying and was fortunate to go through USAF pilot training in class 61-F. I flew the KC-97G model for 4 years on active duty at both Lockbourne AFB in Columbus Ohio and Pease AFB in Portsmouth NH. The airlines were hiring in May of 1965 and I started with UAL. 34 years later I retired as a 747-400 Captain. It's been a great ride and I'm still flying a Cessna 150 Texas taildragger now just for fun.
@PeriscopeFilm
@PeriscopeFilm 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your service to our great nation.
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
WOW!, you really have had a good life, I like the bit about the tail dragger, Ha Ha,good fun tho' a slight difference 'tween that and the 747-400 (Also a beautiful aircraft.)when I was in the Airforce, all the kites were tail draggers.
@redbarontrains
@redbarontrains 7 жыл бұрын
I remember as a 12 year old boy, cycling 20 miles to see the Stratocruser of BOAC at London Heathrow.
@boydbid2
@boydbid2 7 жыл бұрын
I remember it from the control tower at Gander, Newfoundland: and lawdy what a long time ago that was!
@torgeirbrandsnes1916
@torgeirbrandsnes1916 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! What was your favorite plane and destination at UAL? Have you seen the home movies from a UAL captain? He is flying the DC-6 just before it is retired in 1969/70. He also finished on the 747-400. Greetings from Norway!
@LexSp1
@LexSp1 6 жыл бұрын
My family and I actually flew in the plane in the video, the Clipper Golden Gate. In 1958, it crash landed in Manila and crushed the downstairs lounge as we landed with no landing gear in a violent storm.
@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767
@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767 2 жыл бұрын
My Dads name is Lonnie too💜
@JetFire9
@JetFire9 2 жыл бұрын
We know. We were all on that plane that fateful day.
@trs-80fanclub12
@trs-80fanclub12 2 жыл бұрын
@@JetFire9 I forgot to lock the wheel. I was -11 years old, I should have known better
@staceygrahame2504
@staceygrahame2504 Жыл бұрын
@@mommymilestones They probably commented as it’s an unusual name and maybe haven’t heard of anyone else being called it until now. Their comment was an innocent observation. Not an invite for you to be a rude ass for no reason. Next time keep out of what doesn’t involve you.
@staceygrahame2504
@staceygrahame2504 Жыл бұрын
Did the plane get put out of service after that?
@468string
@468string 7 жыл бұрын
Nice video. This was the first airplane I ever flew on, when I was a kid. We were immigrating to the US and flew from Frankfurt, Germany to NYC in 1953. It was a long trip but I enjoyed every second of it. Watching them starting the engines, then when brought to full power prior to takeoff, it was visceral. I still have some seat pocket PAA memorabilia from that flight. And yeah, I recall everyone did dress like this back then.
@henryostman5740
@henryostman5740 2 жыл бұрын
back in those days my father and his friends would wear a suit to a picnic or going to the beach.
@truthseeker2321
@truthseeker2321 2 жыл бұрын
@@henryostman5740 Lol, a lot of men wore suits to work in steel mills, and other dirty ,grime filled places, and changed into work clothes in locker rooms then. When I was a little boy in the early 70's, I remember seeing mostly guys older than my dad wearing suits with hats everywhere. All of the men wore suits and hats ,and most of the women wore skirts and scarfs. Seems like a thousand years ago now.
@chumbawaumbacumpa
@chumbawaumbacumpa Жыл бұрын
@@truthseeker2321 We have women wearing pantsuits, and “men” wearing skirts and scarves now. Every time I dress nice in a public outing, I get weird stares from all sorts of people. It seems as though dressing nice is not only less common than it once was, but I’d even go as far as to say it’s somewhat discouraged by many.
@truthseeker2321
@truthseeker2321 Жыл бұрын
@I’m hungry I know what you mean. I don't wear suits myself, except for certain occasions, I usually just dress casual. I think it's not that it's discouraged, but rather out of style these days. I can't remember any of my classmates wearing anything to school in the 70's and early 80's, other than jeans, rock concert tee shirts and athletic shoes. Now I think kids go to school wearing baggy shorts or sweat pants, because sometimes on my way home from work I'll get stuck behind a school bus, and that seems to be the attire that they are wearing when they get off the bus.
@hendrikvanspankeren251
@hendrikvanspankeren251 6 ай бұрын
Amazing. Do you have pictures of the memorabilia you could send or post? That would be amazing!
@xr6lad
@xr6lad 2 жыл бұрын
‘It’s a meal any house wife would be proud to serve’ As I look down at my meal of microwaved mash and canned stew.
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
Not big on context are ya?
@gilleslebrun7779
@gilleslebrun7779 7 жыл бұрын
Look at the width of those seats, those were the days, my friend, and edible food too. Ah yes, one could still get something for a buck, like a pack of cigs. and get enough change back for a cup of coffee, or two!
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
You are right about the seat widths and don't forget that you could set your seat way back, have a good snooze, you can't do that today or the guy behind you will likely bash you over the head with his Laptop, another notable item was the fact that people were NOT so fat and horrible days gone by, look at many of todays animals. A recent rip to Vietnam I witnessed several 'Ladies' and many men who had to ask for belt extensions as the standard belt width doesn't serve a 55" inch waist line OMG, how times have changed. I have heard people describing the 'economy seats as 'Cattle Class' then looking at the size, and often the smell of these 'people' make me yearn for good old days when people acted in a civilised manner.
@donaldstanfield8862
@donaldstanfield8862 5 жыл бұрын
An ad for this plane stated the seats were 51" wide!!
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
What do you notice about every passenger too... those were the days my friend, those were the days.
@yixnorb5971
@yixnorb5971 7 жыл бұрын
Light up those cigarettes and taste that 7 course meal. Sure it took 11 hours and not 5, but getting there is half the fun. Check out that legroom.
@CaesarInVa
@CaesarInVa 7 жыл бұрын
I can only speak for myself, but I'd willingly tolerate longer flight times and slower speeds for more leg room and comfort.
@mountnman3609
@mountnman3609 7 жыл бұрын
In 1950, a round trip ticket from Chicago to Phoenix cost $138, in todays dollars that would be $1168. Today, it's $215-$390. Flying First Class today would cost $583-$937. Economy seat is 17.2" wide with 31" pitch. First Class is 21" wide with a pitch of 38". In other words, you can have more leg room and comfort by paying for First class today and it would be relatively cheaper than coach of 1950.
@WhiteCamry
@WhiteCamry 7 жыл бұрын
+mountnman3609 How much by train?
@keithwaites9991
@keithwaites9991 6 ай бұрын
And if you actually get there, that's all of the fun (they had a terrible Hull loss percentage, and cruising at less than 20.000 ft couldn't have been 'fun' in bad weather)
@djsi38t
@djsi38t 2 жыл бұрын
Now you tell me.Was The USA an amazing place back then or what?Horrible what has happened to this country,absolutely horrible.That plane is classic made in the USA with pride.
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
1000% I'm old enough to remember the thrill of boarding a 707 or 727. We looked at the crews like they were movie stars. Every single step in the process of flying was a moment to remember. Actual metal silverware, glass glasses, real food, smiles.
@michaelmayo8382
@michaelmayo8382 Жыл бұрын
Amused to notice that the Time Magazine appearing at 20:42 is the March 28, 1949 issue on which Juan Trippe appears on the cover.
@nonnobissolum
@nonnobissolum 4 жыл бұрын
Boeing Stratocruiser N1023V featured towards the beginning of this wonderful time capsule film...damaged beyond repair in landing accident (single passenger fatality when broken prop struck cabin, otherwise all aboard survived) in Manila, 1958.
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
Yep
@TechnikMeister2
@TechnikMeister2 7 жыл бұрын
In 1957 my dad and I flew in this plane from Sydney to Los Angeles with Pan American. In 1958 we flew the same route in the Lockheed Constellation with Qantas. The Connie was quieter and faster. But you can see the dna for the B29.
@911gpd
@911gpd 7 жыл бұрын
you're old :)
@leonardchapman8373
@leonardchapman8373 7 жыл бұрын
Old is good....
@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO 7 жыл бұрын
In some ways anyway....
@henryostman5740
@henryostman5740 2 жыл бұрын
the Connie was the best of the piston engine airliners, it was offered with turboprops but no airline wanted that option, too bad, that would allow it to go faster and higher and be a lot more reliable.
@russellleaming5250
@russellleaming5250 2 жыл бұрын
@@leonardchapman8373 Still breathing and having a pulse is even better! :)
@RobertMiller-ye9hm
@RobertMiller-ye9hm 2 жыл бұрын
When flying had elegance . Lady’s gents dressed up with manners and a smile . Today trailer trash fights , arrested woman men fighting with each over and the flight crew where did we go wrong folks
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
Besides smiles, what else do you notice about every single human in the video? The answer to my question, is the answer to yours...
@joannemcniff4210
@joannemcniff4210 Жыл бұрын
Back when people got dressed up to fly, instead of showing up in pajamas.
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
You'll notice the homogeny of passengers and crew... that has a LOT to do with it...
@wl03bu
@wl03bu 7 жыл бұрын
"A constant flow of fresh air". Let's smoke!
@jennifer86010
@jennifer86010 7 жыл бұрын
At 10:32 on this video, we hear the voice of John Charles Daly, the moderator of the popular TV game show "What's My Line". Daly was also a news announcer, and he was the first radio reporter to announce to America that the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
@Whenitraveltheworld
@Whenitraveltheworld 7 жыл бұрын
As an aviation geek, this video was amazing to watch. Simply amazing how far we have come since the 1940's with aircraft. I love how they used to make these movie style clips to showcase aircraft, its a real shame they don't do it anymore. Thanks so much for uploading this classic.
@johnmrobertsonrblx594
@johnmrobertsonrblx594 7 жыл бұрын
Not just that either, also with stuff from the civil defense and other federal departments.
@nassermj7671
@nassermj7671 6 жыл бұрын
Boeing Field Seattle bud. As a pilot i'm enthralled at the sight of the 1st 747, Prez Kennedy's plane and many many more
@johnmrobertsonrblx594
@johnmrobertsonrblx594 6 жыл бұрын
We are talking about the COMMENTARY, not where the aircraft was built...
@dfirth224
@dfirth224 2 жыл бұрын
Before TV, audiences saw these "ads" at the movie theater.
@thepsychologist8159
@thepsychologist8159 Жыл бұрын
I think they did one for the Boeing 737 Max, demonstrating its power and lift capabilities. What a dud that plane turned out to be.
@Bill23799
@Bill23799 7 жыл бұрын
I really miss Pam Ann Airlines. I really thought they would have to stay in business at least till the year " 2001 ".
@danielmorse6597
@danielmorse6597 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing. The planes that connected the world for the fist time. While expensive, travel was a sign of class and achievement. Thank you to the men and women who made us what we are today.
@christopherwelch136
@christopherwelch136 2 жыл бұрын
“A million and a half dollars wrapped in aluminum.” Sounds like my pot roast.
@patriot03062
@patriot03062 4 жыл бұрын
Pan Am and TWA were great airline companies. Now we have Walmart of the skies airlines
@matthewwelsh294
@matthewwelsh294 Жыл бұрын
Aka Spirit 😂 😂
@KandeShack
@KandeShack 2 жыл бұрын
A million and a half dollars…haha that’s about what costs to make a tray table now at Boeing or Airbus😂😂 I love that Robert Downey Jr.’s Dad was involved in this production.
@DoubleMonoLR
@DoubleMonoLR Жыл бұрын
Except $1.5 million is the equivalent of $17 million now, Boeing also lost money due to low production, and it was obviously a much cruder plane. Planes used similarly now are about 5x more expensive, but are vastly more complex, require much more specialized engineering, carry more people, and are often used for 30+ years, etc.
@thepsychologist8159
@thepsychologist8159 Жыл бұрын
2:24 Gee, nice to see safety was a top priority. "Frank and Bob, just jump on that pallet so I can lift you up on the forklift to load the food supplies ... just don't step too far to the left or right".
@stevenmeadows6917
@stevenmeadows6917 8 ай бұрын
There's always one........
@thepsychologist8159
@thepsychologist8159 8 ай бұрын
@@stevenmeadows6917 Well, as they claimed in the movie Highlander "there can be only one".
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
Yep, not many accidents when folks are smart, fit, and pay attention...
@mountnman3609
@mountnman3609 4 жыл бұрын
@ 17:35 "radiant heating and air conditioning combined to keep a constant flow of fresh air..." As one guy hands another guy a cigarette.
@altfactor
@altfactor 7 жыл бұрын
I think there's only been two double-decked airliners since: The Boeing 747 (with a small upper cabin above the first-class and crew compartments) and the Airbus 380.
@Duececoupe
@Duececoupe 7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Love the Stratocruiser and Constellation! Keep these wonderful videos coming!
@dragonmeddler2152
@dragonmeddler2152 7 жыл бұрын
The Stratocruiser was developed from the B-29 and shared almost all of the airframe with the great bomber. I think Boeing installed more powerful engines on the Stratocruiser whhen they became available. Not that it was a lousy passenger airplane, the Stratocruiser, along with the DC-6 and -7 and the Lockheed Constellation were all made obsolete within a decade by the jets.
@tahititoutou3802
@tahititoutou3802 7 жыл бұрын
@ Harold VanSlyck: You are right about the engines. The B-29 had Wright Cyclone turbo-compound 18-cylinder radials (also used by the DC-6 and -7 and the Constellations) ; the Stratocruiser used the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 28 cylinder turbo-compound engines used on the B-50.
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
The Wright Cyclones were extremely complex and I recall the engines of the earlier Connie's were W Cyclones, from what I am told by my Aero Engineering Buddies, they were complex and difficult to work on,bear in mind, they were to be the last of piston engines when the simpler jets out sold them. Civil aircraft have been as changeable as military types, FASHION, Speed, Costs per Statute Miles 'v' Seat Prices were soon to become 'supersonic,' nowadays, it's the bottom line which drives Airlines where previouslylate forties to around early 60's, Airlines focussed on Passengers, how things have changed.
@unclebob6728
@unclebob6728 7 жыл бұрын
Too expensive to operate commercially. Only the US Govt. can piss away money like that.
@erikhertzer8434
@erikhertzer8434 7 жыл бұрын
Harold VanSlyck : it was actually developed from the B-50, which came from the B-29.
@leonardchapman8373
@leonardchapman8373 7 жыл бұрын
Designed without computers.
@davidbaker4301
@davidbaker4301 7 жыл бұрын
The heading photograph is of a Boeing 307 StratoLINER, not a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. Very different, one was prewar the other post war.
@bboucharde
@bboucharde 7 жыл бұрын
David, Excellent catch on your part. I saw that, too.
@johntechwriter
@johntechwriter 2 жыл бұрын
Why did the well-being of the airline passenger decline so precipitously since the late 1970s? Corporate greed was the motivator that transformed flying from a comfortable adventure into an ordeal to be undertaken AYOR. Blame the airline companies, not the manufacturers. After the airlines were deregulated in 1978, ticket prices declined and the airlines slashed costs wherever they could. A modern airliner, with a couple dozen passengers in front who travel in luxury, ensures by its design that the 200 miserable, sweating people crammed behind them will be isolated throughout the entire flight. I think the airlines were surprised at the amount of discomfort passengers would put up with as they installed ever-smaller Economy seating areas year after year. At some point the FAA should have stepped in and declared a minimum space per passenger, but now we know the FAA essentially works for the airline companies and lets them get away with almost anything. How dissatisfied are today’s airline passengers? According to the 2008 American Customer Satisfaction Index, a University of Michigan study of 80,000 consumers' expectations and preferences, the major US airlines ranked last among all the industries surveyed. With the advent of Boeing’s revolutionary Dreamliner I thought I might risk flying again. This plane had passenger comfort as a top priority in its design and from the promotional videos its cabin looked not much different from the ones seen in this documentary. But then the airline bean counters got to work, adding rows of seats in Economy and packing customers in like sardines in the hope of extracting a little more profit from each flight, effectively undoing the efforts of an aircraft manufacturer to raise the level of customer service. Most people might be okay with being treated like penitentiary inmates in transit, but I am not among that number. The logic of putting the customer’s needs last is inevitable: Airline executives who set policy must please their shareholders with ever-greater profits. While the Economy passenger perceives greater legroom as a much appreciated concession to their comfort, airline executives see it as lost revenue. The pilots have their union, as have the flight attendants and other trades and professions in the industry. The passengers are represented by no one in the running of an airline. They are a commodity to be bought and sold, whose well being is perceived as reduced dividends, which means reduced or eliminated executive bonuses. So many of modern life’s institutions are like this. As someone whose childhood was spent in this golden era of air travel, I have seen how severely corporate greed has diminished the quality of our lives in so many ways - but few are as conspicuous as the transformation of air travel.
@rajun1231
@rajun1231 2 жыл бұрын
A transportation company tried to restore Pan Am as a regional carrier back in the early 2000's. The parent company, Pan Am Railways, which is a freight company based in Massachusetts, set up headquarters at Pease International Airport in Portsmouth, NH. When you treat passengers like cargo freight, things don't go well. And it didn't. The general public was thrilled to have a carrier closer than Boston or Manchester, NH. Pan Am had a great opportunity to capture a large segment of Seacoast NH and Southern Maine. Sadly, inept management and lack of focus on passengers brought an end to Pan Am's rebirth.
@russellleaming5250
@russellleaming5250 2 жыл бұрын
PAA v.2.0 briefly provided daily service to "Gary/Chicago International Airport KGYY" (what a pretentious name!). A large part of their eventual demise was that they (similar to Amtrak) provided mostly destinations that were at best smaller and less desirable towns (not really cities). How many people do you suppose were actually interested in travelling from Gary, IN to Sarasota, FL?
@robertphillips6296
@robertphillips6296 2 жыл бұрын
That is an unusual Engine starting pattern. With multi engine aircraft it usually one engine on one side and then another on the opposite side, not all on one side and then the ones on the opposite side.
@markmahoney1005
@markmahoney1005 7 жыл бұрын
My mother flew from Chicago to Tokyo on a NW Orient Stratocruser in 1955 to meet my father, who was stationed at Yokosuka.
@lawrencequave7361
@lawrencequave7361 Жыл бұрын
This airplane was born when I was born--a couple of years after the end of WWII, when American parents were giving birth to millions of us 'baby boomer' kids, and were helping to rebuild the whole world into something livable again. I see now that we boomers lived in probably the best period ever to be an America--all as a gift from the 'Greatest Generation' who paid dearly to give their kids the luxury of a life they never had. But all you new generations won't see that in these old b&w movies, and despite the stress of the Cold War that came along a short time later and lasted into our middle-age, won't know how living in that era was total joy compared to the crappy world YOU (I'll be leaving soon) live in now. You may love all the 'toys' you have now that we didn't, but you'll never experience the happiness my generation did. It's ALL gone now, and I don't see how in our current social climate it can possibly return. As they say, 'it was a good gig while it lasted'.
@SimonFurber
@SimonFurber Жыл бұрын
She had a nasty habit of throwing propellers and ditching in the Pacific. She lasted barely 10 years.
@renorailfanning5465
@renorailfanning5465 5 жыл бұрын
Flying at 25,000 feet is amazing. I've flown on a Q400 a few times and their service ceiling is 25,000'. Much better window views :)
@klocknerdeutz
@klocknerdeutz 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, but less weather at 35-40,000’ ;)
@Spookieham
@Spookieham Жыл бұрын
I've done Concorde at 60,000. You can see the subtle curve of the Earth and if you look upwards it's darker as the atmosphere is thinner
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
As is you can see more detail than the typical 35,000 cruise today?
@KarlBunker
@KarlBunker 7 жыл бұрын
1:13: "Moving across the field, she seems to be proud ..." Actually, she seems to be pregnant with twin manatees!
@realweareallamericans1685
@realweareallamericans1685 7 жыл бұрын
This was when passengers were treated like kings and queens. Now is the other way around. I can't till they invent teleporting.
@PhilippeLarcher
@PhilippeLarcher 7 жыл бұрын
Real WeAreAllAmericans calculate the price in today's money. You could fly first easily for that price.
@wcstevens7
@wcstevens7 7 жыл бұрын
When air travel was an exciting adventure. Now it is just a gigantic pain in the posterior.
@PhilippeLarcher
@PhilippeLarcher 7 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Reign Castillo you could not fly at all for the cost of today air travel. The people in this video would fly private or first today.
@keithwaites9991
@keithwaites9991 6 ай бұрын
Yep, actually getting there was exciting
@cypher50
@cypher50 7 жыл бұрын
Sad that we haven't made any gains toward comfort while flying (in coach at least) for over 60 years.
@mistofoles
@mistofoles 7 жыл бұрын
Please don't tell me the live chickens were used as food..
@larryfoust7686
@larryfoust7686 7 жыл бұрын
I don't fly today...no comfort, too crowded, small seats, lousy food, indifferent stewards, questionable maintenance procedures. Money is put before safety. There have been many accidents that were directly linked to saving money over safety.
@prylosecorsomething3194
@prylosecorsomething3194 7 жыл бұрын
don't forget about the hunger games from united
@tangent272
@tangent272 7 жыл бұрын
Fly Qantas. Best safety procedures in the world and their flight attendants are well paid. If you've got the money to fly business class they'll treat you like a king.
@mountnman3609
@mountnman3609 7 жыл бұрын
No comfort, too crowded, small seats, lousy food...Change it. Fly First Class. First Class today is relatively cheaper than coach was in the '50's...Questionable maintenance procedures, money before safety... Obviously you have no clue of the accident rates of aircraft in the '50's. In 1952, Midway airport in Chicago had 5 million passengers. O'Hare wasn't opened for commercial traffic until 1955. Today Midway does 18 million people and O'Hare does 78 million. 5 million people at one airport to 96 million at two. In 1948, Atlanta had just over 1 million passengers. Today 104 million.
@rollingstopp
@rollingstopp 7 жыл бұрын
awesome awesome ..... ... a sleeperette for me ZZZZZZZzzzzz
@robinj.9329
@robinj.9329 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see everyone dressed to go out in public. Not like today when the passengers can ware rags!!!
@fromthesidelines
@fromthesidelines 5 жыл бұрын
Since Pan Am officially launched their Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flights in July 1947, this film dates from shortly after they were already in service.
@marx686
@marx686 7 жыл бұрын
I noticed Robert Downey, SR in the opening credits.
@alexgfb007
@alexgfb007 7 жыл бұрын
Me too, and Was it Gary Cooper in dark shades boarding the plane?
@cypher50
@cypher50 7 жыл бұрын
I thought it would be Robert Downey Sr. also but he was born in 1936 so it can't be him...
@arkady714
@arkady714 7 жыл бұрын
A one-way flight New York to Paris in 1955 cost $2,700 in today's dollars. You pay that kind of money, you get that kind of luxury. You got that kind of money? Then kudos to you. Some people would rather pay half that for a round trip, skip the white gloves and champagne and get there safer in a quieter, less polluting aircraft and in a fraction of the time, thanks.
@PeriscopeFilm
@PeriscopeFilm 7 жыл бұрын
Yep! New York to Paris, France: $310 in 1955, $2,622 adjusted for inflationNew York to Rome, Italy: $360.20 in 1955, $3,046 adjusted for inflationPittsburgh to San Francisco: $96 in 1955, $812 adjusted for inflationSan Francisco to Chicago: $76 in 1955, $643 adjusted for inflationPhoenix to Chicago: $69 in 1955, $584 adjusted for inflation gadling.com/2013/07/30/air-travel-relatively-cheap/
@Mishn0
@Mishn0 2 жыл бұрын
The model shown @8:14 and described as a "Fokker F7" is in fact a Ford 4-AT "Trimotor". The Fokker's wing was raised slightly above the fuselage and its leading edge was even with the cockpit windscreen; not flush with the top with a set-back leading edge like the Ford's. The Fokker also didn't have windows above the cockpit because of the wing's placement. The angular rudder of the Ford is another easy identification feature. That's the first thing that caught my eye. The Fokker's is rounded.
@900108Chale
@900108Chale Жыл бұрын
Tx! I got completely confused when he mentioned a Fokker. No plane expert myself but something was off.
@somersetdc
@somersetdc 2 жыл бұрын
All the passengers are dressed so lovely.
@johngore7744
@johngore7744 Жыл бұрын
I sure as hell wouldn’t get on that three engine Fokker in 1927 to fly overseas. They did have life jackets though. Lol
@alanmillett3026
@alanmillett3026 7 жыл бұрын
This was the "latest and newest" back in the 50's. A bit more leg room than today's modern cramped aircraft.
@jjaus
@jjaus 2 жыл бұрын
And more than 10 times the price.
@DoubleMonoLR
@DoubleMonoLR Жыл бұрын
Pay the same as you did in the 50s and you'll probably be much *more* comfortable now. Modern aircraft aren't cramped, cheap seats are. There were no cheap seats then(even for "coach"), and likewise most people couldn't afford to fly. I think sometimes the leg room was also at least partly due to the weak lift of some aircraft. People today would also still be cramped in many seats from the 50s & 60s, as there were already seats that were narrow(even if with more leg room) and many people today are...let's say less small. La Compagnie also offer a business class only plane between NY & Paris, it's almost certainly nicer overall & still cheaper than a flight(for any class) would've been in the 50s.
@taketimeout2share
@taketimeout2share 7 жыл бұрын
Has nobody else noticed Robert Downey's dad looks just like his son? He seems to like getting high too but this for him means actually flying high in the sky. What a fascinating family. @7.24
@tom7601
@tom7601 7 жыл бұрын
taketimeout2 Kind of along the same line, Alan Hale Sr. was a big time actor in the silent movie era, the only one I remember is Robin Hood. His son, Alan Hale, Jr. was most famous as the Skipper on Gilligan's Island.
@joeyjamison5772
@joeyjamison5772 7 жыл бұрын
Alan Hale, Jr. was also 'Casey Jones' on the TV series that ran 1957-68.
@billtribble2904
@billtribble2904 2 жыл бұрын
Legalize it! 🤗
@oldgringo2001
@oldgringo2001 2 жыл бұрын
The Boeing 377 was a very nice way to fly in her day, but you have to admit it was beat with a big ugly stick. It's main competition was the Lockheed Constellation, maybe the most beautiful airliner ever built. But Boeing had the last laugh starting with the "377-80"--which was really the prototype for the 707. That prototype still exists. The 707s drove the Connies from the skies and sent the ocean liners into retirement or the scrapyard. Lockheed never really had another really successful airliner.
@swingmanic
@swingmanic 7 жыл бұрын
It looks like a giant Orca with engines and wings.
@jasoncaldwell5627
@jasoncaldwell5627 2 жыл бұрын
Back when smoking on a flight was normal and each seat came with a stiff drink...for obvious reasons. It's amazing how safe these were, all things considered.
@keithwaites9991
@keithwaites9991 6 ай бұрын
But they weren't safe compared to modern aircraft
@PS-Straya_M8
@PS-Straya_M8 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing only 4 decades after the first ever flight in a wire frame contraption to this monster! 😁
@billdurham8477
@billdurham8477 2 жыл бұрын
Saturday I was at the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk. The USAF Museum in Dayton has a KC97, it is a beast. Yoosa point is well spaken. JJB
@marks6663
@marks6663 7 жыл бұрын
Just another reminder that while technology keeps getting better, every other metric of society keeps getting worse.
@innocentbystander3798
@innocentbystander3798 2 жыл бұрын
Define "better".
@billdurham8477
@billdurham8477 2 жыл бұрын
Designs paid for by we the taxpayers. Military R&D contracts. XB15 became the 314, B17 the Stratoliner, KC97 Stratocruiser, KC135 707. Lockheed Connie was a failed B29 competitor. It wasn't until the 707 that Pan Am invented separate class cabins. Up to then it was all first class. Of course Aeroflot was always Comrade class......You needed money to fly, which meant you weren't stuffed in a cabin like a bus in the Bronx. I have an acquaintance who is a flight attendant, she only flies US to Europe, and none of them want to be on a domestic flight. If they are on a domestic flight they pray for turbulence, which means no booze being served which means no drunks. No insult intended to Bronxites.....
@evelynbellacicco5719
@evelynbellacicco5719 7 жыл бұрын
joseph and evelyn bellacicco took the fligh to rome 1957 the flight was all first class best fligh ever
@agentofficerthomasa.porter107
@agentofficerthomasa.porter107 Жыл бұрын
They were amazing planes but the track record on their safety was not good. 13 crashes of the 55 built. My 1st plane flew on was a DC-3. Those planes were great as they could fly in any weather. My 2nd plane ever flew in was a Commerical Jet from Boston to Atlanta. Flew from Washington D.C. to Denver. Flying from Miami to Virgin Islands, Amazing. I flew until 1981. Friend in the biz told me to much was changing, maintance was cut'n back & interiors of the planes were not being cleaned nor were the air filters being changed timely. I still flew private for 8 more years. I would not fly in the Tuna Cans of todays Commercial Planes for anything. They are Flying Petri Dishes for terrible Virus spreading & you are so packed in, no way. I have enjoyed & continue to enjoy 4 Trojan Wheels under me driving on the Roadways. There was a time in our country of America we Flew great Planes. Now it is only about Profit & screw the passengers anyway they can 24/7. I do miss the PAN AM building in NYC. Use to enjoy taking the Chopper from their Roof to the Airport. Best way to get out of the City & to the City from the Airports. Sad day when PAN AM Closed up Shop.
@jeffyoung60
@jeffyoung60 2 жыл бұрын
Pan Am Clipper outbound from San Francisco, passing over the Golden Gate Bridge. Next stop, Honolulu International Airport, Territory of Hawaii. Final stop, Tokyo, Japan.
@tahititoutou3802
@tahititoutou3802 7 жыл бұрын
Yep! They were right calling this "The Golden Age of Aviation"!
@Dmannic9
@Dmannic9 2 жыл бұрын
When did we stop taking such a pride in things that we did well?
@crouserm
@crouserm 3 ай бұрын
Oh, my. Oh, my. Today's first class must be a diminution of this luxury. Not that I would know. But. even before the creature comforts at the end of the video, didn't the presentation of the plane make us want to go along?
@gardbjj24
@gardbjj24 7 жыл бұрын
KC 97 tanker in USAF
@hardyboy1959
@hardyboy1959 Жыл бұрын
@ 3:47 '...the pilot's parlour' That's a great name for the cockpit!
@williamcharles9480
@williamcharles9480 7 жыл бұрын
I loved this video for its historic value. It's an example of how the aircraft industry was trying to gain some value from all of the taxpayer's money that was invested in the development of large bomber and cargo aircraft and how what was learned and spent could be applied to the post war airline industry. Sometimes this idea works and as with the Boeing 377, it didn't. The radial engines in the B-29s were problematic from the beginning and issues continued with these complicated power plants as more and more demand was required from them. These engines created a maintenance nightmare that was costly and huge in relation to maintaining perpetual parts inventories around the world and the labor costs associated with them. (Having computers and the internet sure would have been handy.) Educating maintenance crews for these aircraft must have been a nerve wracking and costly task, considering the language barriers that existed in addition to the demands of flight schedules and the availability of safe and airworthy aircraft. The airline industry would have met its demise if it wasn't for some forward thinking and hard work on the part of Boeing with its jet engine power of the swept wing 707. The British were the first to incorporate jets into revenue service with the DeHavilland Comet, but they had their issues with deadly crashes due to air frame integrity failure and maintenance down time on the engines was high because of their engine's placement. The engines were incorporated into the wings for streamlining purposes. Regard for the maintenance crews gaining access was an afterthought. Boeing designers and engineers learned a lot from the jet bombers that were placed into operation at a rather fast pace because of the Cold War. The B-47 and B-52 both had their engines placed in pods that were hung beneath the wings. Engine access was simple and this excellent idea was quickly put to use with the 707. Other aircraft manufacturers also picked up on this great idea such as Douglas with their DC-8 and Convair with their numerous different models of civilian aircraft. In my opinion, the Boeing 707 saved the American airline industry with their innovation and ease of maintaining their new 707. Word spread like wildfire when a 707 was seen by thousands at an outdoor event as a 707 was witnessed doing a barrel roll maneuver on one of it's first test flights. The civilian jet age was born and the tangled web associated with keeping piston powered aircraft in the air became history in a very short time.
@wintersbattleofbands1144
@wintersbattleofbands1144 2 жыл бұрын
But MAN OH MAN, the Comet was a stunning looking aircraft. Of course the 3 and 4 variants solved most of the Comets issues, and the Nimrod variant proved itself in the long term, but the 707 was the future. Modern airliners still look much the same.
@truthseeker2321
@truthseeker2321 2 жыл бұрын
@@wintersbattleofbands1144 I fell asleep watching an old movie the other night, which featured a British Comet coming in for a landing. I remember thinking about those big windows, and how they had a tendency to blow out. Such a shame, for such a beautiful design.
@DoubleMonoLR
@DoubleMonoLR Жыл бұрын
@@truthseeker2321 They didn't have a tendency to blow out, and the cause for fatigue cracking has been oversimplified to "square windows" at many sources - including usually reputable ones. See the "Square window myths" section of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet
@DoubleMonoLR
@DoubleMonoLR Жыл бұрын
Boeing and others also all got the benefits of learning from the Comet. It seems likely that if any other company had released an equivalent(& likewise first) commercial plane at that time would've had major issues. The 707 was also introduced 6 years later, which was a long time in that era of aircraft advancement. Even the B-47 was only released around the same time as the comet - plenty of those crashed, along with some never found nuclear weapons.
@wrightmf
@wrightmf 7 жыл бұрын
check it out, back then you can go to an airport and see airplanes (reference people on the open tarmac watching the 377 depart). Is that Alec Baldwin as Juan Trippe at 10:51?
@misterarthur
@misterarthur Жыл бұрын
I flew on one of those across the Atlantic when I was a kid; New York -> Gander -> Shannon -> London
@jeffmullinix7916
@jeffmullinix7916 7 жыл бұрын
Back then men and women had some backbone to them . They called for respect ,duty and will also give it . Today people are lazy no backbone or care . This is why we are in the shape we are in . We are what our government is today as it was back then . Folk dont whine or cry . Dont blame someone else or there party . Blame your self .
@russ117044
@russ117044 7 жыл бұрын
Boy, how things have changed. Would give anything for some of that "old school" airline stuff.
@horrorationeilsen7332
@horrorationeilsen7332 7 жыл бұрын
Notice how the upper passenger part of the 8 has only 2 seats on either side of the asile in todays corp. mindset it would be enlarged "Streched" to 5 +5 and no leg room but PAA back in the day on this long legged relatively slow ( by B-707 standards) plane charged much more stuffed you w/ food and drink and did not overcrowd.
@Glrk10
@Glrk10 7 жыл бұрын
Did people really dress like this back then? The men never took off their jackets- even slept in them (note the man going to sleep in his chair)?
@helmitpeak
@helmitpeak 7 жыл бұрын
And they all wore hats.
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
Ha yes, you're right there, also the ladies often wore hats and gloves but that was a social thing as only the very rich could afford to fly. Imagine,a two or three day travel in the same clothes, even longer for a cross pacific flight....Ugh!
@helmitpeak
@helmitpeak 7 жыл бұрын
For your info, those things have been going on in all time periods it was just hidden behind a false public image of decency. The difference now is people are being honest about it.
@AdriaanVerburg
@AdriaanVerburg 7 жыл бұрын
Terry Offord,That's why they kept their jackets on.
@superchicken5285
@superchicken5285 2 жыл бұрын
Boy what a difference between then and now. Then REAL FOOD, a lounge, sleeping berths (of course with the flying time difference involved). Today it's a flying cattle car, maybe a bag of peasants and $5.00 for a can of Coke. We sure have come a long way.
@jrobertmoore9406
@jrobertmoore9406 Жыл бұрын
The civilian benefits of world war military technology....
@sarge505050
@sarge505050 7 жыл бұрын
That was back in the day when you had to pay extra for being dragged off the plane.
@diabeticalien3584
@diabeticalien3584 7 жыл бұрын
Good video, thanks for uploading!
@jimlascola
@jimlascola 2 жыл бұрын
Dozens of Pillows.. Real Dinners.. Yes Airlines need to go back to these Standards ♥
@innocentbystander3798
@innocentbystander3798 2 жыл бұрын
Sure... be prepared to pay.
@jasoncaldwell5627
@jasoncaldwell5627 2 жыл бұрын
I remember being a little kid in the late 70's and flying Delta unescorted with my sister - ages five and eight! We always got a tour of the cockpit along with meeting the captain and crew and we ALWAYS dressed up for flights in our best clothing. We also always got a deck of cards to keep us busy and little plastic planes wit wings so sharp, an X-Acto would be jealous!
@superchicken5285
@superchicken5285 2 жыл бұрын
l know what you mean about wearing your "Sunday best" l live in Vegas where people use to get dressed up to the nines for a night on the strip, now it's T-shirts, shorts a flip-flops. l guess "self pride" along with common sense has gone by the wayside. Very, very sad. Hell even when l was a kid my parents would go out on Friday night for dinner and get dressed up. WTF has happened to us?
@TS-qd2uj
@TS-qd2uj 2 жыл бұрын
I remember buying and smoking cigarettes in the cabin in my teens. Nobody batted an eye. I think if they could charge you for breathing now, they would. It's simply not worth it anymore.
@charles1964
@charles1964 2 жыл бұрын
@@superchicken5285 Diversity
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
What, no wings to pin on your shirt? Should have been on Western Airlines... the oooonly way to fly.
@atatterson6992
@atatterson6992 2 ай бұрын
@@charles1964 is our strength.... they say
@jamesmccutchan6247
@jamesmccutchan6247 7 жыл бұрын
boy i never got a meal like that on a plane
@joeyjamison5772
@joeyjamison5772 7 жыл бұрын
It was only up until around 30 years ago, the airlines would actually feed you. Some of the better meals I've ever had were up in the air. They still do it on many international flights.
@terryofford4977
@terryofford4977 7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely correct, thirty years ago airline pax were considered as human beings, these days we are no more than 'Walk on baggage', (Overheard British Airways Cabin Staff London to Singapore), if you want 'yesteryears' treatment where pax are treated as humans, you'd have to fly Cathay Pacific, Qantas, or Air New Zealand, great Cabin Staff and great food in both classes.
@enzomolinari9141
@enzomolinari9141 Жыл бұрын
Even with the terrifying safety records the golden age of commercial aviation must have been amazing.
@ericoberlies7537
@ericoberlies7537 Жыл бұрын
This aircraft, the Boeing 377, had problems and there were several major incidents.
@1987ulise
@1987ulise 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary. Thanks!
@tomrepici9608
@tomrepici9608 2 жыл бұрын
The “golden age” of passenger flying. Before the era of “fight club” flying we all deal with today.
@anthonywatts2033
@anthonywatts2033 Жыл бұрын
"golden" except fatalities were 100s of times higher than now!!
@DoubleMonoLR
@DoubleMonoLR Жыл бұрын
Except it's not really true, for the same price(or less) you would still get excellent service & comfort, with far greater safety. Most people don't want to pay that much, and flights are affordable for vastly more people. Though if everyone was flying business or first class the pollution would be even worse than it already is.
@marks6663
@marks6663 7 жыл бұрын
why did Pan Am hire milkmen to service the planes?
@jfchonors8873
@jfchonors8873 3 жыл бұрын
And they were running while doing their jobs. Must not have had a union back then
@wintersbattleofbands1144
@wintersbattleofbands1144 2 жыл бұрын
Rest assured! Your amphetamine-charged flight crew works a 14 hour shift through the night while you rest in total comfort.
@steve531109
@steve531109 7 жыл бұрын
How weird to see people lighting cigarettes inside a plane . Those days are looooong gone :-)
@eurouc
@eurouc Жыл бұрын
Jeeeezzzz…. the music - if one can call it music- gave me earache 🙉
@robs5688
@robs5688 6 ай бұрын
Nice, thanks for uploading.
@JetFire9
@JetFire9 2 жыл бұрын
In several Pan Am internal memos, they referred to this plane as the "Boeing StratoCoffin."
@innocentbystander3798
@innocentbystander3798 2 жыл бұрын
Making up little stories in your head again, eh?
@alberte.3059
@alberte.3059 7 жыл бұрын
"Numba foah"...that goofy mid-Atlantic accent!
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