still noisy , despite those special hushkits Boeing 707 SU-AVZ

twilight soon , excellent evening sound , still noisy
last active freighter 707 at Ostend
operations till the end of March 2004
SU-AVZ with Burbank Aeronautical stage 3 hushkits , some fuel consumption improvement and supposedly less noisy , but not that much
love the 707

[@user-HighIntheSky724]

Wow. This is a great channel. A 65 yo aircraft that looks sleek and graceful and powerful. Like the man said, "It never gets old, folks; it never gets old."

[@patrickvereecke6654]

thanks for your appreciation, only classics on my channel 😉

[@starpawsy]

707 - most beautiful jetliner EVER built.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Her sister the 747 is right along side her as well.😎

[@robertcharlessceats3647]

Another great Patrick. I am becoming addicted to your nostalgic renditions on first generation jets.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

thank you ,Robert i do not waste my time on current designs , visually boring and no style , i always compare jetplanes with cars , today stuff is most disappointing , living in the past can be a good thing , if not always , but often so for me , i am vintage 1958 , can explain my feelings , remembering the glorious past

[@Mikeyp1054]

No hush kits will deaden those pratt and Whitney beauties,amazing video

[@gclarkbloomfield8848]

…being a late boomer kid (‘54), there is something deep inside that responds to that Pratt & Whitney turbofan scream…😳👌🏼🆒😎

[@slukas1375]

Wow. It's still thrilling watching these old beauties. Great clip, Patrick.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

thanks Lukas , unforgettable times ,best decision i ever made , shifting my priorities for video recordings

[@markroberts4048]

A sound that all of us who started flying in the 1960s and 70s will always love.

[@NickSonnega]

Still a cigar burner! Sounded like a 4 motored 37! Sexy and powerful. Onward and Upward, mind the tail strike......

[@anels9]

Another awesome video of rare type. Well done Patrick

[@patrickvereecke6654]

thanks for your appreciation , greetz

[@christopherrogers86]

Patrick so sweet still in flight the reliable old timers from fifty and sixty years ago. I have said it before, Max Ward of Wardair Canada was right if you maintain the planes they last for years. Wardair was Canada's one class airline the B747's carried 452 passengers total. Lovely even to see so many beautiful old planes on the apron at Ostende. Patrick have a great week and catch you on the next flight.

[@christopherrogers86]

Thanks Patrick

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@christopherrogers86 , always grateful for your feedback , Christopher , btw the MD11 Western Global departed this night , destination Tblissi😊

[@slukas1375]

Wardair! Gosh - those were the days. Used to watch Wardair @ YYZ all the time from the old Terminal 1 parking garage. Only flew Wardair once - on their A310 between YYZ and YUL. A great airline.

[@christopherrogers86]

@@slukas1375From Christopher, remember the meal served on Royal Doutlon bone China and nice flat wear, the fillet mignon and black forest cake oooo yum yum and the free wine and free head sets such beautiful memories such a premium airline and absorbed in to Onyx than Air Canada.The B747 was named Herbert Hollick Keyeon. Probably a noted Canadian in avaition, just a guess.

[@Italman45]

4 miles from Kennedy and every three minutes right over my house growing up during the 60's and 70's and partial 80''s.... 707's and DC-8's, my favorites, but you had to stop talking until they passed . Before cable, they even screwed up your TV picture for a few seconds !

[@Purple_Revolution99]

NICE

[@arthurteo8111]

Cargo planes have relatively lower turnover, so they just sit there still and silent, and there were so many of them at Ostend then: such an unbelievable place.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

my second home at the time😄

[@DarkAndVelvetNights]

That AN124 is HUGE

[@WiMo2017]

classy lines of that nice livery. Loved the Air Memphis movements, happy days. Looked like an initial steep rotation? Thanks for sharing Patrick !

[@patrickvereecke6654]

got a new paint job before those nacelles were installed at Burbank , Cal , the previous identity was ex National Aviation with plane tail silhouette removed , before its USA visit , plane was resprayed in white paint , except for Memphis Air titles visited Ostend a few times like this, this recording dates from 02/12/2001 ,4.05PM, destination for once unknown , in my logbook i wrote that teletext TV ( Ceefax ) was not working , a grey " winter " day resulting in good sound 😉 , 707 activity was still very nice , 5 707 movements that day , including legendary TMA , thanks for appreciation Wim

[@anitaroberts8729]

A very handsome aircraft, nicely proportioned, I always think when I see a B707. 🛩 💙 🛩

[@patrickvereecke6654]

indeed , beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😉 , fabulous sound as well

[@andrewjmcgee]

outstanding!

[@thomasgay5793]

Big, bad, Beautiful and loud.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Hello mate. Have you Seen Convair Coronado 990 here ?.in 1978 A member of my family went from Marseille to Tenerife with ...Spantax convair 990. I have original pictures. Family in front of plane on the Ramp!!!!

[@patrickvereecke6654]

I have only seen one C990 NOMADS , 1978 if i remember correctly , only pics

[@NovaPatagonia]

Beautiful😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@fs10inator]

You can't spell power without P and W!

[@ronz101]

So called "hushkits" are for the birds. Let her roar like the lion she is!

[@leandro8266]

such an uneven runway. . . .the plane is jumping all the time. . .

[@patrickvereecke6654]

yep , nothing has changed , but traffic is most disappointing now

[@WiMo2017]

On the runway side: within 6 months or so, we should have a whole new resurfaced runway, finally ! Complete wtih new drainage, lights, enlarged turnpad. About time 🙂@@patrickvereecke6654

[@stevendavies3563]

I believe jet2 have secured 6 of them for the Manchester to Tenerife route starting may 2024

[@patrickvereecke6654]

...... sure not 707 , as far as i know only one is still available : Omega 707

[@colinbaden3010]

I am sure jet 2 , will find them , there are plenty of plane graveyards, they will resurrect some, paint the interior remove all seat foam and replace with wafer thin covers,play some daft music, all will be fine

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@colinbaden3010 😂

[@cchris874]

​@@patrickvereecke6654 Well why not. Boeing's bringing back the 727 too.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@cchris874 , i would approve , with modern big fan engines , as the KC135 , but the sleek lines are gone , is all about economics , sadly tri-holers will be gone soon as well , Western Global status difficult , at least the iconic 747 is still alive , sadly the future belongs to twin-engined jets , no style

[@gordon-n6s]

Certainly sounds alot quieter.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

these are BAC2 STAGE3 HUSHKITS ( Burbank ) , fitted to P&W JT3D-3D engines , 30 dB noise reduction versus stage 1 , 15 db versus Stage 2 , some increase in range , somewhat more fuel efficient

[@cchris874]

@@patrickvereecke6654 Never seen this hushkit before. Hard to believe stage III but then one can't necessarily tell from a computer speaker. 707 - always beautiful

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@cchris874 , of course , i sure would approve , but JT3D is history , big fan engines could secure its future , as KC135 does , this spoils the sleek lines somewhat , but everything goes to keep the legend alive , on the other hand 3 and 4 engined designs are sadly on their way out , MD11 soon gone possibly , Western Global chapter 11 , at least the 747 will soldier one , is all about economics

[@cchris874]

@@patrickvereecke6654 Thank you for this unique video!

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@cchris874 a nice attempt to prolong the 707 service life , sadly this rare , unique example crashed end of March 2002 during take off from Cairo , scheduled destination Ostend , no fatalities , end of an era of regular freight operations especially between Cairo and Ostend

[@GilZu]

More like a DC8 engines.

[@patrickvereecke6654]

the cowlings yes , the rear end different , those hushkitted engines stage 3 were manufactured by Burbank Aeronautical in California , as far as i know those were the only application, other stage 3 hushkits were realised by another company , i believe only one is still active , but not that much , more like a demonstrator much too late , sadly !

[@GilZu]

@@patrickvereecke6654 Yes.. I think Quiet skies had it too

[@patrickvereecke6654]

@@GilZu the same company , a demonstrator was N717QS ( Quiet Skies ) , visited OSTEND TWICE , one from the Paris Airshow and from Farnborough ( 1998/1999)

[@crabstixx3801]

SABENAAA

[@patrickvereecke6654]

once upon a time , yes , sadly Sabena is history now ,

[@danielambrosio6134]

Unfortunately HKs never solved anything... on any jets... 727, 707, DC8, 1-11 etc...

[@patrickvereecke6654]

just too late , wished it had been different , no more sound as it should be !