Detailed tour through a Boeing 747-400!

Join me on this detailed tour / documentary around a QANTAS Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet, VH-OJA, on display at the HARS Aviation Museum in Wollongong, Australia. This 35 minute tour includes climbing around the MEC, storage hold, cabin, flight deck and ending up next to the flight recorder.
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0:00 intro
0:38 start at the nose
3:40 engines
5:27 undercarriage
5:50 wings
7:40 APU
8:30 MEC - Main Equipment Centre
10:44 Forward storage hold
13:39 VH OJA final landing
14:16 entering cabin
15:50 go upstairs
16:30 flight deck
26:50 CSM tour
27:25 elevator
27:50 galley
33:05 crew bunk
33:30 black box/ flight recorder
34:55 VH OEJ final flight
All footage is © Copyright 2021 Paul Stewart
#boeing #747 #aviation #avgeek

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks for watching! This wonderful aircraft is on display at the HARS Aviation Museum in Albion Park (just south of Sydney) and everything I have done today including the tour with a 747 pilot, aircraft engineer and customer service manager can be done through the museum. Just make sure you book a week or two in advance as they book out quickly. Their website is www.hars.org.au

[@d-mack7053]

WOW!!! JUSTWOW!!!

[@davidtodora3153]

Will do, Mate! Thanks Paul ✈️

[@mikevonkleist6767]

Isn't ironic. I'd have to take a 13 hour flight on a similar aircraft just to visit this museum.

[@TrainSpottinAndBiking]

I saw it heading to Jervis bay

[@apieceofdirt4681]

You can’t totally grasp the size of the 747 until you see it in person. Just by looking at its sheer size alone you’d never think that beautiful bird could ever get off the ground.

[@johnwhorfin5050]

namesake flew over my hometown huge like in slo mo

[@palmtreegirl722]

I worked for the now vintage airline, TWA. Though a smaller aircraft, I'll never forget the first time I pulled a jetway off of a 767. It was jaw-dropping! Unfortunately, by the time I transferred from reservations to the airport (1998), TWA had already retired the 747 and the L1011. 😔😔😔

[@canadude6401]

I frequent the Frankfurt airport, and every time I take the shuttle bus from one terminal to the next. It's an inconvenience for some, but I love it, because the bus rides along ground level past the noses of mostly Lufthansa 747's and the A380's. A view from a terminal is cool, but nothing like seeing their massive height and scale at ground level.

[@nosefirst]

Drawings for the sheet metal in the structure are done full size on mylar to facilitate making tooling. Keeping track of what location is being shown on the drawing and how the rearby parts fit together was a real mind bender.

[@zorilaz]

Bullshit. It's smaller than I thought

[@BlueSkyCountry]

Keep in mind that this engineering monument was built a mere 70 years after the Wright Brothers took the first shaky steps of getting airborne.

[@brettbanta2100]

Wow, I never really thought of that. Amazing

[@patrickfullan9509]

Using SLIDE RULES to design her..................NO computer design back then!!!

[@alvis1686]

@@brettbanta2100 another wild thought it that there were just under 66 years between that first flight at kitty hawk and the eagle setting down on the moon

[@user-kn3cy1oz9x]

I was born in 1958 and I used to live fairly close to Schiphol, Amsterdam. I remember the first 747s flying over. My whole family emigrated to the US in 78 and in 2019 my wife and I flew to Amsterdam in a KLM 787 and on our return to NY we got to fly on the 747-400 . My 2 dreams had been fulfilled. Flying KLM on a 747 just before it was retired.

[@bernardcohen3245]

Who was your captain. Vanzantz?

[@throatpunch4789]

VERY VERY COOL!

[@ajlukelepuke]

KLM and 747 together always triggers one thing in my mind......Tenerife ☹️

[@user-fz9qm6fz6t]

‘The crash axe, to help the crew fix any disagreements if they both wanted the same meal options’ 🤣 That’s classic! Cracked me up.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

:)

[@sullybiker6520]

The man pointing out the avionics boxes wiping everything as he talks; that explains the absolute pristine condition on this aircraft. Wonderful.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Yes the HARS volunteers are great and very passionate.

[@_the_dude_abides_]

I love that the museum had to identify the lavatory as "for display only" Rules only exist because someone already did it

[@jimmypincottrally2258]

I had the pleasure of taking this tour yesterday, and the customer service manager did indeed tell us a story about a patron who couldn’t make it back inside the museum. Led to a rather uncomfortable day for the staff

[@stephenjones101]

Ahhh.. I was wondering why there were no doors on the lavatories. I guess it helps discourage people taking a b'room break on the tour. Of course if the actual planes had no toilet doors the attendants wouldn't have to worry about smoking or drug taking or making sure everyone has taken their seat during take off and landing.

[@onemoremisfit]

I worked in a large manufacturing plant with several thousand employees. One of the men's rooms was undergoing remodeling and all of the urinals and toilets were removed. The entrance was securely barricaded, no doubt because otherwise there would be some guy walking in there and upon finding no plumbing fixtures, he would have just done it on the floor.

[@GaZonk100]

lol

[@schlookie]

@@onemoremisfit I once worked in a truck manufacturing plant. One of our guys discovered a large chunk of poo at eye level on one of the cubicle walls. One of the managers was informed. The manager, trembling with rage said "we'd be better off just hiring monkeys. Monkeys wouldn't do this kind of thing".

[@fxsrider]

Nice Tour!!!! I built the 747 for 17 years as a structural mechanic. It looks so nice when it is all said and done. So many people involved. Definitely a unique place to work. Rounded out my last 6 - 7 years with A.O.G. 14 countries and lot's of misery coupled with lot's of good fun. Worked with the best people I have ever met. When you were crawling forward in the nose, I kept saying KEEP GOING!! Go all the way forward!! Did a repair in Frankfurt, nose gear collapse. There were 5 of us up in the very front. I shit you not. Threatening to kill each other once we got the fuck out of there. No room for anything. Of course when we finished our 12 hours crammed in there trying to drill stringers thru new skins with zephyrs we all went and drank together. Only to do it again, and again. Loved it!!!

[@naturallyherb]

Love this! I love how they kept the cockpit functional and powered up unlike so many other museums!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Absolutely

[@ImperrfectStranger]

I think it's only a matter of time before the aircraft decays beyond economic repair. Some of the computers on this aircraft cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[@uzaiyaro]

@@ImperrfectStranger with how much money Alan Joyce is -strangling from- saving the airline, I’m sure there’s a few bucks left over for the display.

[@ImperrfectStranger]

@@uzaiyaro The HARS museum is independent of Qantas. I believe there are some Qantas engineers volunteering their time, keeping whatever they can running.

[@uzaiyaro]

@@ImperrfectStranger ahh, that’s fair enough. But still, it really is heartbreaking to see Joyce running qantas into the group, cutting back on necessary staff and whatnot.

[@Einhander49]

You gotta bow down to these engineers that make our modern world possible. We'd still be pulling wagons with mules without their brilliant minds. They are the true "Creators"

[@matttilley8620]

I know, right?! Tours like these and ones you see on massive cargo ships are humbling, to say the least. Sometimes I wonder how it's possible that I am a member of the same species of people who created these technological wonders. It's just mind boggling.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Lol

[@Ben-ks5bm]

Like Muslim countries

[@Ry_Guy]

We'd be much better off with the technology from the 1800s. Everything is ruined now, including the human soul. These engineers failed the human soul.

[@ron3557]

@@Ry_Guy delusional. You'd be dead from a disease without modern technology. You wouldn't be typing this without modern technology. And you wouldn't be able to go anywhere in the world in a few hours if not for these amazing pieces of engineering.

[@wakeupcall2665]

The 744, my favourite aircraft. I worked as cabin crew for 25 years, and I loved to work on them. All those hours spent in that crew rest somewhere over Siberia or South Atlantic or the Sahara Desert, or a quickie from BOS to FRA with a flight time of just over five hours with a super strong tailwind, so we had to push and rush the dinner and breakfast service through. Good times, I am grateful for. I wouldn’t want to do the job nowadays, anymore. But I have my memories, and all those stories we encountered up in the air, and downvote at the destinations. Buenos Aires was my favourite. Perhaps some viewers here remember that crew lounge in the hotel. All major airlines had their crews staying there. What a fantastic time that was, late 90s. Thanks for this great video.

[@pauljones8796]

Thanks for the tour, I worked on 747's for over 40 years and was part of a crew on the first 747-400 to enter service. Brings back many memories.

[@pauljones8796]

One thing I alway found funny was by the flight deck escape hatch the little handle reels you hang onto when you jump out. There is a sticker on the side of it with 20 little dots. Every time you jump out and use it you scratch a dot off, after 20 times it needs overhaul. In 40 years I never seen one used.

[@RonFraser-fl5yc]

Having been a pilot for 20 years, these birds bring back great memories. Hell, if the passengers I flew back then knew how hungover me and my co-pilot were from a night a-partying with the flight attendants in cocktail bars in dozens of different cities across the Americas, they would be stunned lock-jawed. Back then if I didn’t have a beer in my hand, it was always a Folgers black. I miss the eighties. Best decade next to the 70’s.

[@akabill79]

I remember flying that one Sydney to LA in 1991…Magical memory

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Great memories! I flew in her to Tokyo and Johannesburg

[@jomac2046]

1991 as well, London - Singapore.

[@davidcole333]

It just makes me so sad to see these icons retiring. My first 747 experience was as a small child my class was taken on a field trip to SFO. While there, they took us on a tour of a Pan Am 747. This would have been around 1975. I had the opportunity to sit in the pilots seat for just a few moments and I've been hooked on the 747 since. The 747 brought me home safely from both of my overseas deployments during my military days. I've had several other opportunities to fly on the 747 and they are all very good memories. Once again, I learned a lot from one of your videos. Thank you so much for the work and passion you put into your channel.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it David

[@Vessynikol]

I never did fly on a 747...makes me wanna scream...

[@GeezerRay]

I was living near Heathrow when the first 747 came in. Went over on my Honda 50 to take a look!

[@AIRDRAC]

@@Vessynikol I know the feeling! I'm saving up to hopefully fly on one of Lufthansas 747's before they are retired as well.

[@tonyb374]

My very first flight on a 747 was on Pan Am 'Clipper Storm King' in 1973.

[@callenclarke371]

OH MY GOODNESS! That bit of Aussie humor at 17:00 floored me!

[@bugproductions9050]

"Quirks and features". Doug DeMuro would be proud. Edit. What a freakin' awesome tour. I enjoyed every second of this vid. Outstanding work Paul. Must have been cool sitting in the left seat of the cockpit, on a plane that you've flown on, with a pilot that flew it, explaining everything!!! Love it.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers, yep I was awesome to climb through the aircraft with former airline employees who worked in it.

[@mergat2970]

"THIS is a Boeing 747-400, and it is truly the Queen of the Skies." "I've borrowed this 747-400 from the HARS Aviation Museum in Australia. Special thanks to all the wonderful staff there for letting me review this remarkable plane." "Now we'll start at the front of the plane and you can see the distinctive Boeing 747 hump in the front of the fuselage. The interesting thing with this plane, however, is that the cockpit is located on the second floor! Yes, that's right. This plane's cockpit is located on the second floor of the iconic Boeing 747." "Now flying the Boeing 747. Taxiing onto the runway, and lets do a full power takeoff. Alright now V1 and rotate, positive rate, and you can really feel the power of thos Pratt and Whitney engines." "And so that was the Boeing 747-400. And now it's time to give it a Doug Score. Acceleration was a little slow, 0-60 in 15 seconds so it gets a 2 out of 10. Handling is not that good, since the plane feels extremely heavy when turning. However it is very responsive to controls so it gets a 3 out of 10. Fun factor is high since flying in the cockpit in a 747 is definitely fun so it gets a 4 out of 10. Cool factor is very high since this plane is easily recognisable and is one of the most iconic planes in the world so it gets a 7 out of 10. Praticality is low, since the plane consumes a lot of fuel and cannot be parked in your personal hanger. However cargo room is large and there is seating everywhere so it gets a 4/10."

[@davidstowar6636]

He didn't give it a Doug score

[@isimonsez]

Who dafaq is Doug

[@bugproductions9050]

@@isimonsez just a nerd automotive reviewer with 4.35 million subs.

[@srh2301]

The 747-400 was the first plane I ever boarded for getting airborne. In 1994 I booked a journey / vacation trip from Europe to New Zealand, having never been flying before. So I went on a 27 hours trip, all on B747s operated by Singapore Airlines. Whenever possible I seated myself on the small jump seat next to the aft-doors and looked down onto the earth. I love this airplane, it's really the Queen of the skies! 🥰

[@CooManTunes]

Uhh ok? What's the King of the skies, then? ANSWER.

[@cathie9614]

I was on a 747 in the 70's and I remember it looking more elegant.

[@supergristmill6195]

The 747 . . . The most iconic, beautiful & historic aircraft in aviation history . . . imho.

[@ARIKIP]

Back in 1997 i was flying with a friend on an Air New Zealand 747 Flight from Auckland New Zealand to Sydney Australia for the first time. We were sitting in cattle class and after some conversations with a flight attendant found out that the Captain was a train nut. My mate was a Locomotive Driver for NZ Rail. The Flight attendant conversed with the captain then came back to our seats to ask if we would like to sit up in the cockpit with them. We grabbed our carry on luggage and went upstairs. I remember seeing a small family in the "lounge" area they had before the cockpit as we walked past them. We ended up spending 3 hrs up there with the Captain asking multiple questions about trains to my mate. He kept pointing out things out the window with us peering out see what he was talking about. An awesome experience. They gave us headsets so we could hear their conversations. Unforgettable experience which in this day and age will never happen again. We were first off the flight too lol.

[@billjohnson69]

We have a friend who is a director of maintenance for a major US air carrier. He had always offered my dad and I the opportunity to come down to the airport at night and he would let us climb through anywhere on a 747 that we wanted. We could spend the whole night going anywhere we wanted. We kept saying we would do it and then 9/11 happened and the airport locked down and we couldn’t do it. I wish we had just made the time to go! Thank you for making this video so at least I could live vicariously through your tour. I will definitely check this plane out when we get to Australia!

[@cestmoi2681]

I am old enough to remember being invited into the cockpit as a 4-5 year-old (yes, half-way to London). How times have changed.

[@robertrust9223]

Definitely the most beautiful passenger plane ever made, never will be matched.

[@johnkeating362]

Many years ago when I was 9, I was a passenger on one of the first American Airlines 747s. It was a surprise my father arranged for my mother and I when we were flying home from Los Angeles in 1971. I asked the stewardess if I could see the lounge on the second level. Unfortunately, it was for first class passengers only. She did tell my mother we were welcome to use the lounge at the rear of the plane. I had to use the rest room, so I did a little exploring. When I walked through the wall divider, I was shocked to see a lounge area with club seats, tables with chrome mushroom shaped lamps on them, and a full bar against the rear wall with a bartender. I quickly used the rest room, then went back to tell my mom what I’d discovered. At first she thought I was exaggerating, but I insisted she come back to see for herself. She was surprised, but we both took a window seat. My mother ordered a whiskey sour, and I had a Coke. We enjoyed our drinks looking down at the Grand Canyon. My dad was smiling as my mom and I exited the plane. He asked if we liked our surprise. I said it was the best part of our vacation. Unfortunately, it was the only time I flew in one of those beautiful planes, but I’ll never forget that day in August of 71.

[@BradBo1140]

Are you kidding me with all the electronics! My favorite part of this video is the detailed explanation of the cockpit controls and screens.

[@helicoptersandmore5519]

Wow finally the Boeing 747-400

[@San123]

Hi

[@helicoptersandmore5519]

@@San123 Hi you watch him too.

[@San123]

@@helicoptersandmore5519 s

[@wizardmix]

The nerd in me rejoices!! In 2008 I had a chance to play around in the Victorville boneyard which is northeast of Los Angeles, California. It was both thrilling and sad. I was able to walk around on some very iconic 747s and even walked on a 200 series which had recently flown in and been retired. I was able to see it before it was completely gutted. I've been lucky enough to crawl around in some lesser known areas but NOTHING compares to this well preserved example here. I've only flown on a 747 a handful of times, 4 times that I can remember. They are truly unique aircraft and it's nice to see this level of care and preservation. I would fly to Australia solely to take this tour in a heartbeat. Thank you for sharing all this with us. I'm an instant subscriber!

[@staralliancefan1245]

Great tour Paul! It was particularly cool that the flight deck screens were all turned on! A great tribute to a fantastic aircraft.

[@oldmech619]

I worked on this aircraft here in LAX for years. Glad to see her preserved. Thanks for the tour

[@peterfarrow6314]

Your video just reminded me of October 1993 my wife and I flew a 747 from Manchester (England) via Bangkok to Sydney. We travelled 1st class and returned early December 1993 Melbourne Singapore London and Manchester. Outbound from Manchester to London we were strapped into the rear 2 seats on the flight deck (crew changeover both ways). I will remember that trip for ever! Thank you Quantas.

[@rede2use]

My FIRST airline ride was in this 747-400 when I flew to Hawaii in 1980. I sat on the port side of the plane by the window. While taxing out to the flight line I could see the long wing flapping up and down as the landing gear wheels traveled over the bumps of the tarmac. Boy, that mad me nervous. Later, I asked a good friend of my who flew for NW about those wings. He told me that is normal for any jets wings.

[@marspp]

I love that the narrator recorded this while sat on the toilet 👍

[@AviationActionYSSY]

Love this great aircraft, I managed to get on the last 747 flight from Sydney. I have also been to the HARS museum and it is a great museum to see some REALLY cool aircraft.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

HARS is fantastic

[@johnledingham852]

To me the Boeing Jumbo is the most beautiful aeroplane to ever grace our skies. Big, bold, and beautiful! I loved being aboard them more than any other plane I've ridden in. Your up close tour, along with your commentary made for a magnificent video. Thank you Paul.

[@ATMAtim]

The 747 is my all time favorite airplane and I've flown them a lot. This documentary is by far light years above the rest. I can't believe I happened into this presentation. Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@FOH3663]

I first flew in a 747 in 1974 ... I was so excited ... It was spectacular. TWA Chicago-Honolulu. Ten hours of goodness. Still mammoth today ... fifty years ago, imagine what it was like then. It was epic. In '74 TWA had actually 26" horizontal reels of film, projectors in the ceiling, projecting wide-screen. Coach had three individual systems ... screens being on the bulkhead wall of the galley areas. For sound, the "stethoscope" air tubes delivered the soundtrack to your ears (speaker in the armrest). It was so futuristic... mind-blowingly cool. (btw; The Way We Were, and Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ... as a young man, way too excited to watch a damn film!)

[@jashparmar4527]

Never ever saw such a detailed tour of the mighty queen ! Thanks for sharing, enjoyed every second of it 😍

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JeffInDFW]

THANK YOU for doing this. I've always LOVED the 747, and when airlines started pulling them from service, I started looking trying to buy a ticket to just fly on one. Unfortunately, by then the only routes left were intercontinental on major airlines so I simply could not afford to do it. It is incredible that you have one on display and even get a 747 pilot and engineer/mechanic to show you around. WOW!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it Jeff!

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

The first plane my girlfriend ( at the time ) ever flew on was a Boeing 747 : 400. I took her from London to Mexico City ( and back again, of course ). I had flown a few times previously and at first loved flying. But by the time we were going to Mexico I had come to loathe flying and feared it intensely. My girlfriend loved the flight - whilst I hated it. `Still, I`m glad I did get to go on the plane everyone thinks of when they think of any passenger jet.

[@tiadaid]

This is amazing, seeing such a significant aircraft being preserved. Here in Malaysia we have no preservation mindset - case in point, the first Malaysian 777, which flew the record breaking flight from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur eastbound, was unceremoniously scrapped. Luckily someone got a piece of it to make into commemorative airtags...

[@clintdesmond754]

Phenomenal. Thanks Paul for such a comprehensive video. It makes me very nostalgic as I flew between MEL/SYD to LHR and LAX 4-6 times a year in the 90s/00s with QF. I’m somewhat amazed how old the aircraft appear now.

[@dashamanstevo5326]

Great video, thank you for letting me relive the memories of flying her on the SIN - LHR route, which I have done on a number of occasions. She has retired now but the majesty of the Queen of the skies will never go away.

[@davidgibbon1020]

what an incredible detailed explanation of ALL the switches, knobs and screens in the cockpit!!

[@steffenkrebs8838]

We took this tour in 2019, this video brought back a lot of great memories. Even recognized some of the staff who showed us OJA. Cannot recommend this tour enough.

[@dilligaf2984]

Beautiful aircraft. I worked for Qantas for 32 years, catering centre in Sydney, been on this aircraft hundreds of times servicing catering on this baby. And used to love flying business class with my family

[@philmoore71]

great tour. the story of how this plane flew here was quite a feat in itself

[@Bazzawombat]

Thanks Paul, I worked on OJA, as well as many others as a L.A.M.E., I recently joined Hars, and I will be conducting the VIP tours, as you videoed, I will be using this video as a guide to when I start doing these tours, and have taken notes to help in same, Thanks, Barry

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it Barry! I’m a hars member too so I’m sure i’ll see you around.

[@dylanbingham4997]

Thanks for the in depth view of this very impressive aircraft. I’ll never forget the one time I flew in the British Airways 747-400 from Vancouver to London Heathrow. It is my favourite flying experience so far. I sat in premium economy, which did offer very comfortable seating, but it was the flight itself, especially how smooth the entire flight was, which made it so good.

[@BoDiddly]

Thanks for this tour! I have only flown on a 747-200 and that was back in, I believe, 1974 (back when they had Spiral staircases up to the flight deck). I was a kid back then, but the 747 remains my favorite aircraft of all-time!

[@flmrogerspairgaming4107]

You might not see this but I thought I would try my luck. You’re a great youtuber and you thank you so much for using your money for your aviation and recording your flight, you’re great.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers my friend

[@PathfinderHistoryTravel]

The complexity is amazing. Hats off to all the people who designed, maintain and operate these machines. The safety record is outstanding.

[@jfmezei]

Many thanks from Canada. I flew on QF 747s (including 747-100SP once) so I really aprpeciated the "full" tour. Now, when allowed again, I need to go down and visit this museum. Great to see the plane is kept in a state where equipment can still be powered up.

[@annakeye]

What a brilliant tour through this beautiful old bird. It's clear she's seen better days taking all types of people for countless reasons up into the great blue yonder. How good was talking to the Captain and have him run through the flight deck with you? So very cool. Viva la Queen of the Skies.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers - yep it was awesome

[@jimmypincottrally2258]

I had the pleasure of taking this tour yesterday after seeing this video some months ago before COVID shut the museum. I can’t recommend it enough, the experience was unmatched in terms of hands on experience with every aspect of the aircraft. Not to mention getting up close to the F-111, Mig 21, Mirage 2000 and Sabre in the museum. Great video Paul, and thank you for the inspiration to take the tour myself

[@discoverymoi]

Thanks for this super detailed walkaround of my fav commercial aircraft ever, the 747 is so beautiful and I love it specially for what it represented back when it was first introduced and how still is one of the easiest planes to visually identify and still fits in so perfectly with more modern ones.

[@bobneyland5772]

My father flew the 747 for American Airlines. He also flew the DC-10. He loved to fly. On D-Day he flew four missions from England to France. He was 20 flying combat.

[@farokhbulsara4890]

Used to do the catering on this aircraft, thousands of times, love the 747

[@kayleda555]

I love how you tagged Doug!! Our quirks and features king lol. Love your videos!!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you like them!

[@brianmcdonald6519]

Really enjoyed this, Paul! My first ever flight was on a 747 back in 1972! Flew on a few other 747's after. I call it my favourite aircraft!! Never realized how much electronic stuff was under foot! An amazing plane for the time it was conceived!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it Brian

[@applejacks971]

The Crash Axe for meal option disputes LOL!!!! Reminds me of the movie airplane, "You didn't have the fish did you??" 😳😂💀

[@maxthelab8457]

Such memories - flew in the upper biz cabin many times, was lovely.

[@seanrosedotcom]

Years ago I taught at a university in China. I flew a 747-400 over and back from the US. It's an unbelievable amazing aircraft.

[@rizzorizzo2311]

I’ve been wanting to fly on a 747 for as long as I can remember and every time we fly back to Germany to visit my wife’s family we book Delta but we’re flying Lufthansa this time and finally, as long as WWIII doesn’t break out, I’m going to fly on a 747. Last time we did fly on the new Dreamliner which was cool but it’s not a double decker.

[@ephapax1]

Nice. Enjoy your flight. I hope to get on a 747 before they are all decommissioned

[@twisterwiper]

I will never forget the first time I flew on the 747. Also a 400 series. British Airways from LHR to LAX around ‘93. We got a free upgrade to business class on the upper deck. The size of the interior was impressive to say the least. Amazing experience.

[@rogervonschleusingen4603]

THANK-YOU VERY MUCH MATE, FROM CT. USA, BRINGS BACK MANY GOOD MEMORIES !!

[@Peter-ARoadAutosUK]

Many thanks Paul, I'm so glad I've found your channel as I'm a aviation nut myself and I'm a volunteer at the Norwich Aviation Museum specialising on the Vulcan there.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks mate! I am actually looking for a Vulcan to film in March next year. Would it be possible to get inside the one at your museum? Please email me at [e-mail] Cheers!

[@rayplath7422]

I have not flown a lot and I have been amazed by the 747 aircraft. Thanks for taking me on a tour of this awesome airplane.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

glad you enjoyed it Ray. many more similar tours on my channel :)

[@swaragdivakaran3324]

The Queen of the skies is magnificent ❤️

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Agreed

[@janethardy3208]

Wow!!! What a delight to the the inside of The Queen Of The Skies. Beautiful.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Sanznachito]

How much I miss the Queen of the skies…. This is absolutely brilliant to have such a detailed tour of this iconic aircraft and to understand the designs and how everything evolved through the series. Great to see the old school setup as well, although I might be showing my age if I told you my very first business experience on the 747 Roo was in the old cradle seats….! A huge amount of work went into this vlog so thank you for sharing! 🙏

[@thehawkinscrew1681]

"Those fuel figures sound pretty similar to my old XR8" 😂🤣😂

[@georgesmirniotis1070]

Worked this aircraft many times, was absolutely wonderful

[@richardschindler8822]

Happy to see they have kept at least one for their museum . Guess I must be old, as I distinctly remember hearing about this new airplane being developed. The 747. Now there slowly going away, I was lucky enough to have gotten a set of seats as well as window section of fuselage from OEJ. It was sadly cut up in Tupelo, MS.

[@jimatmile56]

Thanks for the tour. Well done.

[@ydmf2]

Wow, I have to add that museum to my bucket list. What an awesome tour! Would love to go through that plane.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You should!

[@davefrommelbourne1237]

Fascinating Paul. I was in -OJA back in 1993 and so nice to see it preserved today.

[@u.y.3643]

"The Queen of the Skies" ; amazing and beautiful aircraft!

[@hackers6124]

Lovely to see the cockpit powered up! Great tour!

[@Driver0378]

I'm afraid of heights and quite honestly kind of afraid of flying, yet I find planes to be amazing machines. It's awesome how something so large and so heavy can lift off at such speed and fly so high. Truly awesome. Great tour and video!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@karenweaver134]

I had the honor of a tour of the upper level complete with sitting in the pilot seat. It was what I call “the big B.A.” a British Airways 747. On a trip back from England I got a 747 to Philadelphia. When departing the aircraft in Philadelphia I asked if I could take a peek upstairs.the rest is only what I can say is a bucket list wish come true! Every pilot was so friendly and gracious not only showing me the first class seating but actually setting me in the pilot’s seat and explaining the controls! Yes! Yes! 😎😎😃🥰👏🏼A wonderful experience I will never forget!!!

[@musicnerd72]

Never knew until today that a 747 had a staircase in the back as well! This was a very entertaining video! 👍

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelhayden725]

If you really are interested you can book one of HARS Premium Tours (referred to incorrectly as a platinum tour). It’s around $210 we need about 7 to 10 days notice. Phone HARS reception for more info. We also do wing walks. Cheers

[@gary6463]

Awesome job on filming this video. Feels like I'm ready to sit on one of those comfy seats and fly away on a flight somewhere !!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tmsala59]

Super Cool Tour Paul! Great Video Footage! Amazing The Complexity Of The Aircraft!💖✈

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Quantas looks top-notch 🦘

[@themurphrees3795]

Thank you for such a detailed tour.

[@stuartlean]

Thank you for a tour of an iconic aircraft. Must pop over sometime and visit this great site. Thanks again.

[@GreyRockOne]

Thank you ! Gotta love Boeing in Seattle Washington with engineers second to none.

[@MrPants1970]

I work in the IT aviation industry and have to say I love your tours, brilliant. Great vid!

[@nickrynenberg4364]

Great video of the 747, thanks for showing it.

[@mountainblanc3200]

It’s iconic shape has defined the history of modern commercial aviation.

[@dunny614278]

Love how they have updated all the avionics and controls but have left the 5.25” floppy disc drive in place 😀

[@marcathens2951]

Never realized how complex theses aircraft are. Tons of components. Im surprised it gets off the ground and doesn't take ten years to build one !

[@xav1at1on60]

My family went to this museum, the 747 was lovely! Just sad that we wont be able to catch the queen of the skies again.

[@janetbruce2430]

A fascinating tour of the Queen of the Skies. Much interesting information... as Paul said this was the first commercial aircraft to fly non-stop from London to Sydney.. On departing from London a tug pulled the aircraft to the take off position to save fuel! Great footage and interesting commentary, Well done Paul!

[@GoYouBlues]

Magnificent video, Paul. Thank you.

[@tpcdude]

Spectacular! great video. i love that they kept so much of the flight deck electronics working.

[@hamishmcdonald7275]

Wow! Thanks Paul - Albion Park just went up the bucket list. This brought back so many happy memories ✈️😊✈️.

[@Chellz801]

I love this plane so much the body is such a classic iconic look. Really sad they don’t really fly commercially for passengers but you can still catch them flying cargo around the world. What a beauty!

[@hi-tech55]

Throughly enjoyed this video in particular Paul. What an insight to a true iconic aircraft.

[@WX4CB]

been on this plane a few times, including that record breaking flight :D Good to see that it hasnt been scrapped