Stars Away Douglas DC-8 ZS-OSI loud and low take off runway 34 at ZRH (with live ATC)

Stars Away Aviation | ZS-OSI | Douglas DC-8-62H/F | Callsign: STX 118 | Built: 1970 | ZRH 16.4.2011
Filmed by Sandro Schmid
Photo by Mario Schmid (Twitter: LSZH Spotter)
© SchmidProductions

[@CoolAce1]

Imagine what people must have thought in 1960 or so when jet planes were first seen in the skies. Must have been incredible.

[@kleenexbox974]

Dude used the WHOLE runway Thought he was gonna go off and into the grass

[@card797]

Was about to say. Lol. Need the speed.

[@ProtegeTuype]

Old engines technology takes more time to reach V1 speed

[@toraabe]

I have flown on a Scanair ( SAS ) Dc8 super 63. Long aircraft. I was sitting at the very rear. Noisy as hell at takeoff... Very smooth ride

[@SchmidProductions]

aaah beautiiiiful :-) :-) :-) greetings and have a nice weekend, sandro

[@mytmousemalibu]

Love the Diesel-8, most are gone to jet heaven sadly 😞. Great find in 2011 though!

[@herbertrodriquez6456]

I used to fly Eastern Airlines DC 8's to San Juan Puerto Rico when I was a kid. Loved the service we got back then.

[@VMBproduction]

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, das immer noch DC-8-62 mit alten Triebwerken in Betrieb sind! Mega Fang, Sound und Video. Doppelte Daumen hoch👍👍

[@SchmidProductions]

danke dir vielmals Volker :-) mit alten triebwerken fliegt sicher noch eine doch diese hier ist LEIDER geschichte :-( im april bereits 10 jahre her als ich sie aufgenommen habe. grüsse sandro

[@VMBproduction]

@@SchmidProductions Jammer schade 😭 Das waren noch Flugzeuge! Danke für die Info und Dir einen schönen Abend 👋👋

[@skylargray455]

DC-8 to all the newer designs in the background : "Hear me roar kids!"

[@ardidas]

The avro taking off make me feel nostalgic...

[@kewlztertc5386]

I was just going to say the same thing. Planes don't sound like this anymore.

[@hamannshaikh7398]

Wow Incredible loud takeoff with those JT3D Engines

[@SchmidProductions]

beautiful JT3D Engines :-)

[@craigpennington1251]

Use to see a lot of them back in the day. This one is loaded down pretty heavy it appears. Great video.

[@SchmidProductions]

thanks ;-)

[@aviationlba747]

Brilliant footage, I love the old DC-8! Unfortunately, ZS-OSI was retired and stored at ‘Manston Kent International’ (MSE) back in November 2012, and scrapped in February 2015 :(

[@SchmidProductions]

thank you :-) yes scrapped :-( :-( :-(

[@tombickers]

"You ain't a man unless you roll coal, son!" as some wise pilot was overheard saying recently. Long live the JT3D!

[@SchmidProductions]

:-)

[@brianrobinson1259]

Yes sir! Nothing like that unmistakable sound! It’s like the difference between diesel semis today compared to the two stroke Detroit engines back in the day!

[@justforever96]

You call that rolling coal? You have obviously never seen a Convair 990 takeoff before.

[@NightMotorcyclist]

The first passenger plane to break Mach 1.

[@KushalDave]

nice video mate

[@BierKriegerHD]

We paid the runway, we'll use the runway

[@SchmidProductions]

absolutly hihi ;-)

[@colepealman874]

Very rare

[@GreatFlyer]

Great video! 👍 👌 ✌️

[@SchmidProductions]

thanks :-)

[@dfrancoadvocacia1722]

Very, very very nice sound!

[@boumispotter]

Amazing 😻😻

[@SchmidProductions]

thank you :-)

[@hamannshaikh7398]

Damn that was very close takeoff.....Pilots used the whole inch of the runway 🤣🤣

[@SchmidProductions]

yes very close and loud ;-) greetings sandro

[@tomtalker2000]

The last of "the smokers" as i like too call them.

[@SchmidProductions]

absolutely ;-)

[@YASIRALIVIRK]

Good work bro

[@SchmidProductions]

thanks

[@marvelgoh5648]

Look at her go! Such a beauty

[@stevencoenen9126]

OH YEAH but pure black jet exhaust . Good old days. Love the smell of jet fuel ⛽️ old school

[@golfkid333]

SR Technics!!! Woooooooo

[@MavAuto-Pete]

Needed a long enough runway for the beast to take off probably fully laden

[@SchmidProductions]

yes the dc8 was full of cargo and flew from zurich to gander

[@kevinnoble6320]

I LOVE THE OLD DC8. GREAT LOOKIN AIRCRAFT. 707 WAS GREAT TOO BUT GOTTA SAY DC8 WAS PRETTIER. THESE OLD BIRDS HAULED ASS. FASTER THAN NEW JETS. 727 WAS EVEN FASTER. I LOVE THE OKD DIRTY BURNING FAST N LOUD JETS BEST. AVIATION IS JUS AMAZING TO ME

[@joshs4594]

💖✈

[@SwissMarksman]

Wait wait wait ... with those Engines, it was allowed to land & takeoff from ZRH??

[@cameronblair-zh3rm]

Jt3ds on this jet sound more like the dc9-51 engines.never heard one like that.bonus swiss a340 take off which is also rare.good job.

[@SchmidProductions]

thanks ;-) greetings sandro

[@halloweenville1]

for a moment i thought it was going to run off the runway.

[@dirtyharry5320]

We pay for runway, we use whole runway.

[@jemakrol]

Aaaaahhhh

[@wootle]

So nice to see nice loud smoky engines. These new turbofans are so boring. Bring the noise and smoke.

[@SchmidProductions]

absolutly, the new engines are SOOOOOO boring. i love this old planes :-) greetings sandro

[@peterbradshaw8018]

If only Convairs flew still.

[@flemingcourt]

The '8 didn't waste any runway.

[@WinginWolf]

I wonder when they said V1.

[@Rexag]

Love the LOUD...the SMOKE.. the JET FUEL... I miss that! Airports are not as fun as they once were...all two engines aircraft under the wing...nothing special to see....really boring now.

[@SchmidProductions]

that's right. really not like before :-(

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

The cable controlled airplane that pollutes and it's safe to fly it's too bad Delta doesn't have a row them anymore and allowed smoking and Rose 47 and further or I'd still be flying some things are just too good to last

[@refiandikrisnawan]

hello Schmid Bross.Pictures, I'm admin of the modelkitindo channel, I ask permission to hanging this video on my channel as a teaser, and I will enclose your channel name on the video and link in description ... thank you

[@SchmidProductions]

thanks for the request but i don't allow it. thanks for understanding. greetings SBP

[@McDonnell-Douglas_DC-10]

At 4:37: I thought the DC-8 would crash into the trees.

[@McDonnell-Douglas_DC-10]

The McDonnell-Douglas DC-8 looked like a malnourished Boeing 707.

[@erikwoods821]

God the fumes coming out the back of those engines...haven't they been outlawed?

[@_SP64_]

It's still using old school engines normally DC8s were converted to use the CFM56 engine. The same engine type on the 737 and A320

[@justforever96]

Why would they be? Just because it is visible doesn't make it dirtier than normal jet exhaust as far as pollutants, and there are so few in service that the amount of pollution they add doesn't even register compared to that generated by modern airliners. It would be like banning people from driving cars built before 1960 in order to prevent air pollution. How many cars from before 1960 do you think are actually on the road on any given day compared to newer cars? It is pointless and just harassment. The only thing "banned" about these engines is their noise level.

[@Rexag]

@@justforever96 People complain about everything....My grandmother lived on the approach path to Houston Hobby.. when it was the only airport..and they were coming in one after the other 3 min or less between each classic jet... it was loud... couldn't hear the tv at times and no recordings so you just missed what was said..but I loved it shake the house taking off... nobody complained... the smell of the smoke as seeing it was wonderful actually but yes... they banned the noise levels, and the after burn exhausts to be reconfigured to the environment. Such a soft society till this day...only now, worse.

[@davef.2811]

No margin for error there...