Three Grumman HU-16 Albatrosses Form Up

[@WilliamWhitneyChristmasMD]

And there wasn’t a single drop of avgas left in the fuel truck, and everyone lived happily ever after.

[@grumpyoldfart1945]

Wow! What a spectacular video! Can’t imagine how neat that it would have been to see this in person. Got a ride once many years ago in a Mallard with a water landing and takeoff as well one each on land. It was one of the coolest memories in my 50+ years in aviation.

[@DoughNationBox]

Fabulous musical arrangements. So fitting for the thrill of flight!

[@mothmagic1]

Just let those beautiful radial provide the music. No other sound track is needed.

[@sdingeswho]

Great stuff! I love seaplanes in general (I especially geek over Catalinas ❤️), and wanted to see an Albatross in action because the recently deceased Jimmy Buffett 🦜🥭🌴🍍🎸had one of these and flew it himself 🙂!

[@tylerhite1978]

Just found this looking into JBs Jamaica Mistaca song I can't imagine how much fun that was to shoot. Great job!!

[@LFOD7491]

AWESOME! Surely, one of the most romantic aircraft of all time!

[@josephwalls1003]

Beautiful

[@josephwalls1003]

Wonderfull and awesome

[@Pichouette]

My father was an aviation electrician's mate in the US Navy from 1958 to 1962 and specialized on the Albatross. After all his schooling, he got stationed in Osaka, Japan. He flew from San Diego to Osaka via Pearl Harbor and Midway Island in an Albatross. It took two days. The Albatross can travel far; but, not very fast 🤨.

[@mgtowrules1649]

Who every came up with this Video idea, I want to Thank you From the bottom of my heart!

[@GeorgeHPeters]

Excellent. Thank you for sharing this enjoyable film!

[@michaelhere2]

Super excited that these beautiful planes will resume production in Australia in the coming years

[@AndyMatrix]

with todays tech, New Atp engines and EMRAX 348T combined this plane can be the best aircraft ever, 24 hours non stop, at 280knots and 6700Nm. This plane deserves more like and get they in production again

[@richardmackey285]

Richard Mackey, I had the honor of being a member of the Maryland Air National Guard from 1957 to 1966, where I was a flight line mechanic, spent many a hour on, in and around this great air plane then SA 16 , loved them, also went for rides as often as I could, only regret is I never made a water landing.

[@Snakebloke]

I was watching the Expendables today, saw the plane at the start and wondered the same thing. Put a couple of new turboprop engines in, upgrade the avionics to Garmin 1000 and pimp the inside out to be a luxury beast.

[@ДмитрийМосква-т1ч]

Круто. Я бы хотел на них всегда летать.

[@1903A3shooter]

The most beautiful flying video I have ever seen. Dave.

[@claudio743]

Two A versions and one B,just amazing!!

[@georgechalifour88]

Love this video man that brings me back to Salem mass in the 50s and 60s where the Coast guard flew them regularly . The sound of those radials was awesome as they passed over our little boat in the harbor. It really is a site to see up close and in person ! I hope i can get one of these on my flight simulator soon !

[@vanessahernandez8819]

Great clip!!!!

[@lucasbrunelle]

The best of both worlds

[@vaccumsealed]

i just watched a cool airshow in knoxville, tn, but there were no Grumans. This has been my favorite plane though above all after remembering it featured in the short lived 80s adventure, The Tale of The Golden Monkey. Of course, Jimmy Buffetts plane, The Hemisphere Dancer, is also an HU16, and ive had many photos taken with it as ive been a Parrothead for many years. Ive seen some Tomcats, P51 Mustangs, P40s, and lots of cool warbirds, but watching this ole boy land in the water again and again is ever so enchanting. The goose might not do all the crazy acrobotic stunts like the warbirds, but it has a beauty all its on as it lands in the water and takes off from land or sea. No disrespect to the warbirds, but lets see em do THIS. Grumans baby! Love the goose.

[@shithouserat9834]

I grew up watching tail spin and saved every penny from working in high school up until now and purchased a 1951 model HU16. It cost around $3500 to fill her up but I mostly just keep her in a large boat slip until I can find out what to do with her. I want to fly around the caribbean and island hop with her.

[@billmorris2613]

Good evening from St John Parish, Louisiana 20 Nov 20.

[@alanaldpal950]

As I believe has already been done… my dream or high bucket list item would be to Kit out an Albatross with an RV like interior and then do a slow and long trip around the world .

[@petescouve]

Wow history in motion loved it music was good too

[@AVMamfortas]

Just beautiful.

[@stephenambose7207]

Brought memories when I flew as a Coast Guard radio/nav 1969 to 1971 out of St Pete, Fl.

[@falconinflight6235]

Excellent

[@assetstopurchase8432]

These are very versatile, long-range, slow and heavy aircraft with very powerful engines, so what is the typical fuel-burn? How many hours would the G111 air-frames have left in them? Can the engines still be overhauled and maintained, or would they need to be replaced with turboprops?

[@bernardkealey6449]

The engines can and are maintained, but most owner operators are qualified a&p as well as pilots. Labour of love. Those turbines require much more regular maintenance, but are “easier” to maintain and where necessary to fabricate parts. But modern turboprops have the advantage you can put tons more hours on them, and outsourcing the servicing is a lot easier. The G111 is likely to restart production in next 3 or so years, but likely cost will be $20m vs an original (non g111, so not able to be flown commercially) currently on market for $300k with a couple of thousand hours left on the airframe.

[@bernardkealey6449]

Edit - those piston engines require much more than turbo props

[@rommelsobremisana2690]

Love it...

[@rodrigohaas]

Wonderful !

[@AVMamfortas]

Superb.

[@billmorris2613]

In the mid to late 70s I was flying their little sister the Grumman Goose. We flew them as Air Taxis for Shell Oil Co out of Pan Air @ Lakefront Airport (NEW) in New Orleans down to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

[@maurosilva1418]

Que beleza, 👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

very nice!!

[@Jerry-n7u]

I was a flight mechanic on hu16s in the usaf 31arrs 1965_ 1967 Clark afb pi made a sea pickup of a downed navy pilot in North Vietnam

[@rogergomes967]

I liked the video

[@bjofuruh]

I got sea sick from watching this video! No, not sea sick like that. I am sick after getting a plane like this, I mean. "Oh, lord wont you buy me a Merce... no wait... an Albatross plane!"

[@billpolits7594]

Why is the red and white plane no longer shown after 8:45?

[@demetriodelgadillo9531]

Lose the music 'we want to hear those radials

[@checkyoursix5623]

R-1820's

[@Random-rt5ec]

Awesome planes - They make me think of the good days when the USA had borders and was a nation of laws.God (Christian) I miss those days.

[@dylantaylor7416]

Thats some pretty piss poor bait m8.

[@faainspector9699]

Susan Vue My thoughts exactly..

[@duch3573]

HIDROAVIÃO LINDO.

[@jameswsomers]

Freeport-McMoran used to have a mallard the bought from Texaco fly into MSY daily bringing crews to the mines at the mouth of the Miss. river.

[@ConservativeMan59]

You said it! 😂😂

[@clayz1]

WTF the music? TD

[@pascalcoole2725]

Daddy I want one to !

[@TitosWorld]

hi

[@حسنحسنى-ل1ط]

وداعا للعصرالداعشي وداعا وداعا وداعا❤❤❤

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I wish it only had the sound of those beautiful round motors. People want to put turbines on them and that would be sacrilege!!

[@noahparsons7688]

The video is very good, except for the lack of natural inflight sounds.

[@sebradfield]

Two minutes in and I had to shut it off thanks to the awful music.

[@jimjamesd8433]

The Albatross is not a flying boat, it is an amphibian, boats don't travel on land.

[@Jerry-n7u]

Its a boat in the water a plane in the air

[@scopex2749]

Could do without the muzak and HEARING the engines please. Had to turn the sound off and polay engine sounds instead - fits a lot better 🙂 Otherwise superb filming and video! I am en ex Air Force aircraft engineer and training for my private pilot licence. I love the old Grumman Flying boats!

[@forbbiddenbylaw]

Bad music. The real sound is a good music

[@billmartinsk]

it could have been a great video, except for the stupid music. Why do people think that music is betterr than the sound of the airplanes???? sheesh!

[@fabdimic]

...There shall never any competition!!

[@RR-pw5nb]

Really nice footage but would rather hear the Pratts. Music ruined it.