The world's oldest flying DC-3 takes off from New York JFK

[@freddypuckett867]

I was plane captain on a DC3 in the navy in 1962. The plane was built in 1938 and i was born in 1944. It was older than me. It never let us down i still love to see them fly.

[@brandontheblinddude5302]

I got to ride in this beautiful plane yesterday for the Flying Legends day here in Lebanon Tennessee. It was awesome to ride in such a well maintained piece of aviation history. The crew are all super friendly and the plane is an absolute blast to ride in.

[@kentfrederick8929]

As a kid, visiting my grandparents meant a TWA 707 or 727 from O'Hare to Kansas City Municipal, connecting to a Central Air Lines DC-3 from MKC to Parsons, KS.

[@ng21644605]

I've been a passenger in a boeing 707, a Lockheed constelltation, and a Boeing Stratocruiser but I got to say those piston powered planes were downright sexy. You can have your jets.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Jets are for kids!

[@billellis3967]

Yup spent many hours in DC 3, C 46 DC 4 and 6. ELECTRA L188/A G 21 GOOSE working for Reeve Aluetian...love props...

[@CapstoneTider]

DC-3 st. Simons Island to Atlanta when I was a kid. Loved it

[@davecrupel2817]

2:00 There's nothing quite like hearing those twin 1840s saying at takeoff power.

[@kevinstone9638]

The rumble and the rattle of them says lets go flying. Love it. Nothing like that sound no jet can compare to that sound.

[@harrothepilot]

They sound great. They are in fact Wright Cyclone R-1820 ( Not P&W R1830's like the majority of DC3's have ) 9 cylinder single row radials, and you can tell at a glance, with the stumpy, short looking engine cowls. Not sure of the - version of these engines, but normally about 1,050HP - 1,150HP rated T/O power. The R1830 P&W was marginally more powerful, then you had the Super DC3 with bigger engines again ( R2000's ). QANTAS in Australia used the R1820's in their DC3's, and supposedly in service, they were a bit more vibey than the Pratt and Whitney's, maybe due to 9 cylinders doing virtually the same work as the14 cylinders of the P&W's.

[@sanniepstein4835]

I hitched a ride from Mistassini to Val d"Or in a DC-3, sitting on the floor. Beautiful old bird.

[@richardharris2494]

Beautiful!

[@richardcline1337]

My first flight ever was in a Southern Airways DC-3 out of Fannin Field, Panama City, FL. back in 1964. I've always had a special place in my heart for those old planes. My first jet flight was on a Boeing 707. I never fly anymore. Too much of a hassle these days.

[@davecrupel2817]

I've heard that flying back in your heyday was so much simpler. You bought a ticket and off you went. No TSA nonsense, no excessive security checking, no hop scotch, blood samples or interrogations. Is (or rather was) that true?

[@finn1945]

My father, Capt. William Maki, flew this exact plane in service in the 1940's.

[@montanamusic4035]

I can imagine all the pilots looking it rolling on the way to get flight. 😍

[@mikearneson3108]

The only thing missing is the little monster on the wing taking pieces off then looking in the window at William Shatner! Love the DC-3 and would fly on one anytime. Keep her flying boys!

[@boggy7665]

I'd like to see the unedited version, without KZbin's software stabilization. Looks to me like the stabilization took a lot of the scenery away in favor of keeping the wing centered.

[@carolingio2106]

Recuerdo ese sonido desde cuando salíamos del Aeropuerto de Potrerillos, Chile era un Niño años 1960, hacia el aeropuerto de Cerrillos , Santiago de Chile

[@garygullikson6349]

Surprised at short wait before following Jet Blue, no wake turbulence?

[@Xantec]

just listenning to those engines spool up makes me tingle with delight. is this bird still flying?

[@yamahaguy1732]

Xantec yeah they take it on tours now and then it’s an event plane not a daily flyer

[@armenio1947]

Nice video...........Excellent work.

[@rhtball]

The Video would've been better had they shown the inside and the rest of the plane...This was the first plane I flew on when I was a kid...

[@mysock351C]

Jesus they used a lot of rivets in that thing. The wings are all rivets with some aluminum strips in between to take up the space.

[@georgeh9967]

must have worked its still holding together

[@inspired14U]

Why didn't you change the point of view??

[@capt.mansourmansour6629]

The oldest wing

[@mekydro]

What's the old airfield it passes over at 6:12?

[@whetedge]

Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY NYC first municipal airport, later a Naval Air Station, now a park. www.google.com/maps/place/Floyd+Bennett+Field/@40.5914307,-73.8981043,3265m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c2434eaaaaaaab:0x31e3536e533a6d2a!8m2!3d40.5910174!4d-73.8906091

[@lalrotharasailo5441]

only wing is visible it seem like another frame wing.

[@jonathanrose7531]

Loçkheed 1011 tristar

[@thomasabramson100]

Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn NY

[@k3D4rsi554maq]

They had to build them rugged.

[@bobmarshall3700]

So all we can see is seven minutes of a wing....

[@tiltededits637]

Sync those props…

[@peteroliver7856]

Rubbish, there are a number of DC 3 flying regularly in New Zealand!

[@solidgroundministries6469]

Nice wing shot the whole time. Yeah enjoyed this video, not. Why even post this?

[@brandontheblinddude5302]

Cause this is a very well maintained piece of aviation history which you obviously don’t have any interest in. How about you take a ride in it and maybe you’ll change your mind