ROARING Takeoff (Departure) on a United Boeing 777-300ER from Chicago

[@dallasgeorge4760]

I once sat with the same engine view in a virgin 777 300 brisbane to lax. Loved this video, it brought back great memories of these rockets..

[@dav198]

Glad you liked this video, Dallas George! Sad that Virgin Australia (I'm guessing) retired those aircraft. It was a short flight, so this was definitely a literal rocket takeoff haha. Always fun to be on a 777

[@thomasnutt2488]

Whoever was filming 777 you did a very good job that was cool

[@dav198]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video

[@julianmarsh2758]

The engine is like, mum, dad and Big Brother all rolled into one.

[@dav198]

Lol it is!

[@ells-aviation]

The Arnie of engines

[@HDNYCAviation]

Amazing Footage - the sounds and the view of the GE engines

[@dav198]

Thanks! Glad you liked this video

[@CultivatedShark]

The fan blades are breaking the sound barrier which causes the "buzz". If you're behind the engines, you hear the roar of the engines - (The faster wind hitting the nearly stationary air)

[@dav198]

Thanks for the explanation and comment! This is why I enjoy the seats in front of the engines, which means they're near the front of the plane, making it more expensive. I guess I'm paying for the engine sound lol

[@nanospace2389]

They’re close to the sound barrier but not at Becasue of the high pitched noise it will make

[@vladnyashechka4672]

Boeing 777 300 er engines are just cool

[@dav198]

Always enjoyed the GE90!

[@casalliang1999]

The best plane flight long ever,I like 747 too,but now i prefer 777

[@crypto1701]

Such a cool feeling! Landing in Chicago at night is really cool.. the grid of lights go on forever.

[@dav198]

I always enjoy night landings partially because of the lights... takeoffs (especially with loud engines) are very fun too!

[@crypto1701]

@@dav198 Unless you're on a 727 and the pilot punches it too quick. The middle engine "backfires" (their word), sounding like someone shot a 12 gauge in the rear cabin three times. Throttle down.. we're going back. Throttle up.. we're taking off. Making a visual pass by the DFW tower.. we're going back. He punches it and we're on our way to Chicago. It was halfway through the flight before the captain said there had been some concerns about the sound at takeoff. Ya THINK?

[@dav198]

@@crypto1701 Wow... can't believe you/they made it halfway before "we have some concerns about the sound at takeoff" that's just insane...

[@crypto1701]

@@dav198 Yeah.. it sounded like three explosions, which I guess it was. He definitely throttled up too quickly.. when he pulled off the throttle, I figured we were going down slides. I've definitely never made a visual pass like that after takeoff at any airport.. we turned around at a thousand feet or so and passed close to the airport, going the opposite direction of the rest of the traffic, gear and flaps still down. I thought we were going to do another 180 and run a short landing pattern but the wheels and flaps went up and off we went. Nothing sounded wrong, so I figured we'd make it to O'Hare, or at least close. 😉 I loved the 727.. those were workhorses. I've never been a fan of the 737.. they just don't seem as sturdy. The third engine on the 727 was reassuring. I flew a lot of flights between DFW and O'Hare on them in the 90s.

[@dav198]

@@crypto1701 Sounds scary, but glad you were okay and things went well. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading it and I'm glad things went well. I'm too young to have flown on the 727 haha, but I heard these were fun to fly on. I'm not a fan of the 737 either, although I'm fine with them for shorter flights. It felt weird coming off a 737 to connect onto this really big 777 (the one in the video). It's getting really bland with many of the domestic routes - A320 or B737 - so I try to fly on the occasional widebody or 757 aircraft for some variety. I'm lucky I got the 777 on the flight to Orlando, and I enjoyed the day trip. I'll miss the special and rare aircraft when they're gone...

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Thank you my friend ❤️✈️

[@dav198]

Thanks you, my friend, for watching!

[@cliffnelson1174]

I like how all the aircraft are lined up so they can fly thru the jet wash....

[@dav198]

Yeah, they are lined up for departure. I think there's enough spacing to allow for wake turbulence (the jet wash you're talking about). Plus, they all have immediate turns away from the runway direction, as we did. Perhaps someone who knows more than I do will comment here soon.

[@Gr3harrier]

Nice video, thanks for sharing.

[@dav198]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

[@iheartjetaviation2764]

Thanks for this video. My logo shows just what an AV geek I am. My favorite aircraft: B777. My favorite engine: GE90-115B. No engine even comes close to that magnificent roar when 1/3 power is applied starting the take off role, and then the raw power shortly thereafter, punching those things up to 100%.

[@dav198]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked this video

[@Zickcermacity]

9:45 and pause: Upper-left-hand-corner of screen, you can see a small portion of old runway 32R, where AA 191 made its last departure on May 25, 1979.

[@dav198]

Good eye! They tore apart that runway for 27C... I didn't know that AA191 took off from 32R that day, thanks for pointing that out.

[@Zickcermacity]

@@dav198 Yes, those "dual 32s" were ORD's big balls back then! lol But with climate change, changes in prevailing winds, and the need for even bigger, longer runways to accommodate things like the 777 ER variants, and the double decker airbus, O'Hare had to be reinvented, as they say.

[@dav198]

@@Zickcermacity Yeah these planes take up the entire runway... especially the 739... I wonder what they did when prevailing winds were from the east (did they use the 14s or the 9s?). I'll say that the taxi times are really long, though.

[@Zickcermacity]

@@dav198 Not sure. But with the twin 32s, it seems the most frequent prevails were from the northwest or from southeast. I wonder which way the wind was blowing in late May 1979 at O'Hare, not that wind had anything to do with improper maintenance procedure and an already fatigued rear engine/pylon mating surface, on the fallen aircraft.

[@dav198]

@@Zickcermacity Yeah, I'd also wonder what locals would say about the noise. I read that the maintenance of the engine included using a forklift (!) to install the engine. Scary stuff. Glad we learned our lessons so that flying is, statistically, the safest mode of transport today. I imagine things get messy when there are strong crosswinds today. With two crosswind runways (and only one for takeoff), it's really difficult when there are huge crosswinds. I had a flight delayed because of heavy crosswinds the day before (delays the previous day created crew rest issues).

[@michaeltoddaviation]

Cool video.

[@dav198]

Thank you!

[@Hi_its_Kartik]

thanks, now I know what seat to go with :p

[@camagnew9191]

Lovely❤

[@dav198]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it

[@gerardmoran9560]

Great video! It seems strange when the reduced takeoff thrust is less than climb power but sometimes it is (short 777 flight). The thrust ramps up at 1K' when they select climb power. Takeoff is a critical phase of flight and the lower the demand on the engine the lower the chance of failure.

[@dav198]

Thanks for your comment! We were definitely really light that day haha but still an enjoyable flight.

[@ryanking7951]

wow this is what i call a pro i went on a plane its cald wizz air and its a airbus A320 and its SO COOL maybe you ahuold try that plane

[@dav198]

Thanks! I've flown on the A320 before (with EasyJet and United) and enjoyed it lol. Wish I could get a chance to try Wizz Air but haven't been to Europe in a while.

[@ryanking7951]

@@dav198 my son 7years left a comment for you. he loves the planes. am shocked he knows also what type is....

[@dav198]

@@ryanking7951 Thanks for the comment!

[@janicespiby2505]

Super pic sound and all ✈️✈️

[@dav198]

Thanks, Janice!

[@nabicookie]

impressive that the clouds can obscure the wing as completely as it does

[@dav198]

It was definitely cloudy that day! Always a sight to see since I was a kid and always wondered where the wing went... turned out it was hidden by the clouds haha.

[@Porsche4life]

What’s weird is you may be on the plane and can’t see anything in the clouds but people on the ground can see the plane. Cloud layers are pretty cool

[@dav198]

@@Porsche4life Definitely agree with that! Although my camera disagrees haha

[@RandyMony]

Great video! I thought the engines would be louder on takeoff and then drop down on climb - this seemed like the other way around - I'm guessing it all depends on different conditions!??

[@dav198]

Thanks, Randy, I'm glad you liked it! It really depends on the situation, I guess. In this case, I'm guessing the engines were quieter for noise reasons (and our very light load), and then they spooled up because they wanted a higher climb rate.

[@javichuelas]

​@@dav198 precisely due to noise abatement procedures when departing ORD to the east; departure takes you over the core of Chicagoland, gotta keep the noise down till you're above a certain altitude

[@dav198]

@@javichuelas That makes sense, thank you for your comment!

[@AMERICANPSYCHO73]

Needs more buzzsaw, captain. That was way too quiet and civilized for a GE90 takeoff. I'd knock on the cockpit door and ask for a do-over. It needs to sound.... violent.

[@dav198]

Chill... but wish the takeoff was louder lol.

[@GBraidi78]

Are those GE engines? When we flew the 777-200ER I think they had the P&W 4000 series engines with 90,000 pounds of thrust and you can feel the vibration when you are about to take off! These engines are very smooth!

[@dav198]

Those were GE90 engines on the 777-300ER (only option available). United still has the PW4000 engine on most of their 777-200 and -200ER fleet. They were grounded at the time of this flight, but I've flown on plenty of those as well before the pandemic. I thought these engines were very smooth as well, thanks for your comment!

[@iheartjetaviation2764]

@@dav198 Was the Rolls Royce Trent 800 not considered because this 777 variant is ER?

[@superskullmaster]

@@iheartjetaviation2764 No. GE wanted an exclusive deal to be the only power in return for paying the full cost of development. Boeing obliged.

[@v1spotter]

The mighty GE90!

[@dav198]

The Mighty GE90 taking us high in the skies!

[@Leikoo]

the mighty b777-300ER at all!

[@thomasnutt2488]

I forgot it's a general electric American made

[@dav198]

Yep, the very powerful GE90 engine

[@tomtke7351]

wow! a 777 with a buzz-free/rattle-free....oops.. it returned... and worries me

[@nickhowatson4745]

its normal.

[@RadovanKrsmanovic]

Whirring, not roaring.