UNITED AIRLINES DC-8 JET MAINLINER INTRODUCTION TO JET AGE FLIGHT 803 59764

[@marksparkes1]

I have to watch these old documentaries to maintain my sanity in this crazy inverted world of logic we now live in.

[@SamSamSamSam1]

It's amazing how civilized people were when flying back then,

[@waynehentley4332]

They were all upper class?🤔🤔

[@almostfm]

@@waynehentley4332 They pretty much had to be, to afford what an airline flight cost back then.

[@eddiec4536]

It's amazing how civilized air travel was back then.

[@jeromep]

When was the last time you felt respected and civilized when flying? Seriously, if you want people to behave civilized again, you have to treat them that way, likewise we have to expect, even demand, that people behave in a civilized manner. That starts at home with parents and their children. Think about it, if you want an American renaissance you have to demand it every day in all that you do, and how you interact with others.

[@ConvairDart106]

That kind of service, room, and food, makes it much more tolerable. Did you notice the width of the aisle? Nowadays, one must squeeze into someones personal space in order to pass in the aisle! And once the service cart starts coming, a complete roadblock! Hopefully, one does not get the urge to pee at that moment!

[@glitchnyrmatrix7296]

Last time I flew on Alaskan airlines, they had us crammed in there like sardines. To get to the window seat you had to lean back about 15% because of the seat backs in front of you. I flew from Portland Oregon to Richmond Virginia and they didn't even offer a meal. There was a time I enjoyed flying. People dressed up and there was plenty of room and people seemed friendly. And don't get me started on going through all the check-in, take your shoes off, walk through the X-ray machines and rude Homeland security people. I'm thinking I don't really care if I ever fly again. Taking a train sounds so much nicer these days.

[@kingfish4575]

Dear GOD why can't we go back to when roominess was what the airline WANTED...

[@HoLeeChit11]

Cos space is money.

[@ConvairDart106]

Wow check out the meal! Lucky to get a rewarmed slice of pizza today! Forget peanuts. even those went away due to allergies!

[@MrGchiasson]

I rode in a DC8 one time. Very nice airliner. Far nicer than the 727 'people-mover' jet. Airline service was once a very pleasant event. That was waaaaay back when. Color TV was new.

[@georginafraser451]

I was an air hostess for Braniff and I can tell you that the meals on flight weren't as luxurious as these on this video.i gues this must have been around 1958. I flew in 1979.

[@KevinMeno2008]

UA803 is now the number of the flight from IAD to NRT using the 777-222ER

[@Aislanzito]

Historical commercial jet that made history in the skies of the planet

[@johneddy908]

...along with the Boeing 707 (Douglas is today a Boeing heritage company), a variant of which, the 720, would later be added to United's fleet.

[@eduardolima3936]

The economic was much more spacious than the business today

[@yamajammer76]

Flying was really fancy back then.

[@allgood6760]

Cool plane!.... we operated them with our Air NZ👍🇳🇿✈️

[@jkev1122]

My first flight on a DC-8 was in 1984. My navy squadron VP-4 chartered 2 stretch 8's for our airlift back to NAS Barber's Pt Hawaii from Kadena AB Okinawa at the end of our deployment.

[@michaelbryant2071]

I am 68, always wore a suit when l flew. I made one mistake when l wore a suit on a flight down to Cancun. It was cargo shorts and flip flops from then on.

[@pacbeltrr38]

That...... *FOOD!!!* *Choice* of drink?? Anyone who thinks that things are better today, needs a thorough examination!

[@oaofficeautomation]

Might not be better, but a trip to San Francisco from New York would run you $1600 to $2000 in todays currency.

[@CO84trucker]

The window size on this bird does give off a false impression of having a narrower fuselage as opposed to the 707.

[@waya2378]

That's why I think the dc8 is more charming than the 707

[@starastronomer]

So glad smoking is not allowed anymore 8:07

[@simonf8902]

That food. If only now.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking fine.

[@barbarasjelin5196]

I worked flight 803 several times to Japan

[@kathryneast6919]

The first plane I flew on was one of this.

[@richardmorris7063]

Me too,1968, Chicago -Tampa.

[@publicmail2]

And I took a dump over Denver...Great old movies!

[@baytcelu]

This was a time when a man is real MAN and women was a real Lady...

[@waynehentley4332]

And a child?🤔🤔

[@user-yk4gd1fl4z]

That too was a real child, god damnit!

[@eddiec4536]

It's amazing how flying has become a cattle car event. Bad seating, lousy food or no food, security inconveniences, crowded terminal with horrible parking for cars and high prices. Flying really sucks today.

[@kenprice1961]

I can't believe that the only thing people are concerned about at an airport is standing in huge lines to buy coffee, or rushing to a "restaurant" to eat or worrying about what they get to eat on an airplane! They act like they're starving to death. Or they'll explode if they don't stand in a freaking line for an hour to get an overpriced cup of coffee!!

[@jjaus]

@@kenprice1961 If you pay for first class - international first class - it's actually better than then. Most people now couldn't afford the economy prices then.

[@kingfish4575]

This would also be perfect for RiffTrax lol

[@clydesuckfinger8068]

When people didn’t carry half their world as carry- on

[@johnnym4400]

I don't like those big windows, they remind me of the de Havilland Comet. I know those windows were square, but the DC-8 windows were huge, I never realized that.. I wonder if any of those blew out in flight?

[@waynehentley4332]

The bigger the better?🤔🤔😅😅

[@boeingpilot7002]

No DC-8 window failures, that I know of. It's always been hypothesized that the square windows were the culprit in the Comet accidents, but it was actually structural flaws that occurred during the manufacturing process that caused decompression. Fatigue cracks were traced to both bolt and countersunk rivet holes, near the corners of the windows that had been "stop-drilled" at the factory and thus, were considered structurally sound. Repeated pressurization cycles resulted in a progression of the cracks that resulted in an unzipping of the main cabin's skin panels at altitude. There is a YT video called, "The deHavilland Comet Disaster - A Story of Fatigue", if you would like to know more about it.

[@kenprice1961]

They NEVER "blew out in flight"! And that is a fake airplane. The windows were NOT that big.

[@johnnym4400]

@@boeingpilot7002 No I was talking about the de Havilland Comet, When they were 1st built they had square windows in those and they were bigger than what you see on planes today and they were giving out. There were stress fractures in the corners. That's what the investigators found I'm not talking about the DC 8. I'm talking about the Comet

[@Frankestein01nl]

@@johnnym4400 YOu might actually want to reread Boeing Pilot's entire comment.

[@kenprice1961]

Remember when people dressed up to get on an airplane suits, ties, hats...etc.....I do! But I never could figure out WHY?

[@Frankestein01nl]

Style and Grace man, Style and Grace.

[@hornetsnestmedia]

People typically believed if they went anywhere in public, they were to dress nice and act accordingly. Laziness took over and now people go out in their pajamas and act like psychos.

[@BeryJensen]

8:08

[@atatterson6992]

Amazing that the most important component of airline crews 60 years ago was SKILL. Now, in 2024, it is skin color, sexual orientation and gender. My how society has advanced...

[@waynehentley4332]

"Today everyone is flying"?🤔🤔 Rubbish! Only the upper classes could afford to!😅😅

[@atatterson6992]

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