{TrueSound}™ Last Ever Delta Boeing 747-400 @ Ft. Lauderdale! POWERFUL Jetblast, Taxi, Takeoff

Just before New Year's Eve in 2017, Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was honored to host a Delta 747 one final time. This rare charter flight arrived on Saturday carrying the Buffalo Bills for their game against the Miami Dolphins. After the Bills defeated our Dolphins (again!), it was time for them to head home. But more significant than the loss of our home football team was the loss of a legend...
N674US, ship 6314, wears a special sticker to bid farewell to the legacy held by the Queen of the Skies. She is covered in signatures from Delta employees, flight attendants, pilots, and 747 lovers from all over the United States. 6314 is the last of her kind, the very last passenger 747 operated by an American carrier. And this was one of her last charter flights. Just four days after ship 6314 left FLL, she completed her very last flight to the Pinal Airpark graveyard. For the first time in 48 years, there are zero passenger 747's serving commercial airlines in the United States.
For this historic occasion, BJG was able to get airside with Mike Farr from Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD). Personal words from BJG: "Of course I'm a trijet fan, but the 747 is worthy of all the respect it receives, and more. Walking around underneath the beast, stepping inside the cabin, and feeling the earth shake on takeoff were extremely impressive. But my favorite part by far was getting jetblasted by four powerful PW4000 engines! It was incredible and a bit terrifying to see the wingtip almost right over me for the taxi shot, 30 feet (9 meters) away, and see the outboard #1 engine pass by right before my eyes 60 feet (18 meters) away knowing that I'd be inside the exhaust in a few seconds. The jetblast from the portside engines were a breeze (pun intended), and the momentary calm after (because of the distance between engine #2 and #3) was eerie. But since they were making that sharp turn onto taxiway A, the Queen needed a bit more thrust. I heard the engines spool up and felt an incredible change in the jetblast as the hot winds suddenly increased to 40-50 mph (64-80 km/h). You can hear TrueSound hit the ground after going airborne while I get pushed back a few feet and try to brace myself! This was an experience I will never forget, and I'll always find myself re-watching this footage. Thanks again Mr. Mike Farr for airside access!"
The estimated measurements can be checked with Google Earth and the 747-400 Airport Planning document from Boeing. A distance of roughly 60 feet (18 meters) from the aft fuselage will result in exhaust velocity of 35-50 mph (56-80 km/h).
The taxi footage hits 78.15 on the Horizon Sound Scale, and the takeoff hits an eardrum-rattling 88.49. This is one of the loudest takeoffs on our channel!
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"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
Dylan Thomas
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Filmed from the old runway 13, the service road, and taxiway A4. BJG 12/31/17
Pictures by MVP, DAH, FBB, and BJG.
Music: Horizons EPCOT Center Tribute
Equipment:
Canon T3i
Canon T5
Canon T6
iPhone 5
18-55mm standard lens
55-250mm telephoto lens
70-300mm telephoto lens
Zoom H1 microphone
Uniden BC75XLT
Aircraft Featured:
N674US
Boeing 747-451 (ex Northwest Airlines 1999-2008, stored at MZJ 06/01/11, returned to service 07/09/12, stored at MZJ 01/03/18)
cn 30269
built September 30, 1999
4x PW PW4056
DAL / DL 8865 to Buffalo BUF

[@rxtf]

Wow, incredible footage. This channel is awesome. Subscribed!

[@ilikerio]

Thank you so much!!

[@TPAspotter]

Love how the length of the video is 7:47. Very very nice. Liked

[@ilikerio]

You're the first to point that out! :D Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@masonpetrosky4920]

Wow.... it doesn't get ANY better than this. A very appropriate video tribute for such an iconic airplane.... the one and only Boeing 747. #DL747Farewell

[@ilikerio]

Thank you sir. Long live the Queen...

[@InterflatironAirways]

Awesome airside action! Sad that no American commercial passenger airline will ever operate this majestic plane anymore.

[@ilikerio]

Thanks mate!! It's certainly a shame to see her go..

[@nightwingtqftcc]

Horizon Productions SFL cause of that goddamn 777

[@sydneymathuka3816]

It is beautiful

[@ilikerio]

Absolutely! Thanks for commenting!

[@zr1114]

This is the best video on your channel, and you are the best aviation videographer on KZbin! Excellent job! I was waiting for this video and it was even better than I could've imagined!

[@ilikerio]

Thank you so much man, we appreciate the kind words!! Some of our team members watched this before publication and it made all of us tear up. Farewell to the Queen!

[@SKBenergy]

its been a while......awesome stuff !!!!!

[@ilikerio]

Hey man!! Thanks for stopping by!

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

Very nice dude sad to see it go

[@ilikerio]

Thank you, and it really is!

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

Horizon Productions SFL :-)

[@kaloyantrifonov4132]

Is that how it really sounds?

[@George_Henshaw]

Feel the Power. Nice video.

[@ilikerio]

Thank you!!

[@CBGSpotter]

Impressive close up footage of this sad moment!

[@ilikerio]

Thanks so much man!! So sad to see her go, but at least some airlines outside the US still fly 747s.

[@colinboone9920]

MMMMM YESSS! I LOVE THAT SOUND!!

[@ilikerio]

YES! Thanks for watching and commenting, man!

[@midwestrcadventures7193]

Cool. thanks for sharing.

[@ilikerio]

Thanks for commenting!

[@canadianplanespotter]

Tragic to see all passenger jumbos gone from the US skies...but my gosh has it served your country well! 48 years!! Meanwhile Singapore Airlines retired a 10-year old A380? There's something about the Queen that makes it so loveable. Now it'll fulfill its intended role: as a cargo plane :)

[@ilikerio]

She's just a marvel of engineering... Long live the Queen!

[@MichaelK12]

Too bad they decided not to send her to CLT, but I'm glad that at least you guys got such goods pics/vids. I saw her parked on the ramp at DTW exactly a month before the flight to the desert, so I can't complain tooooo much! #DL747Farewell

[@ilikerio]

She was expected to operate a few other charters, but they were subbed for various reasons (apparently one football team requested a smaller aircraft instead). Glad you got to see her before retirement! Thanks for commenting (and reading :D)!

[@heathermetz6576]

The end of an era!

[@ilikerio]

Indeed, all things must come to an end. Thanks for commenting!

[@dirkalbright1695]

This never gets old I love this

[@ilikerio]

Thank you so much!

[@aviationvideosgraz]

Goodbye Delta 747.

[@ilikerio]

It's so hard to say goodbye! The last passenger 747 in the US is now parked at the graveyard...

[@sydneymathuka3816]

It is clean and smelling good

[@ilikerio]

???

[@GeminiJets24]

Nice view man! Liked! I’m very sad

[@ilikerio]

Thank you!! This was definitely an emotional moment.

[@kyledorsty906]

HPS, great video. Also I have the last of the Farewell flights on my channel from Atlanta to Minneapolis as from being onboard that flight.

[@ilikerio]

Thank you very much for commenting! Very cool, it must have been an amazing experience!

[@SFAviation]

OMG I SAW THAT SAME DELTA 747 WHEN I WAS PLANE SPOTTING ON 12-31-17

[@PlanesAndGames732]

Loool 7:47min video

[@MikesIZempillas]

Great video ! Nice channel ! 5ubscribed

[@ilikerio]

Thank you!!

[@AdAndPlanes]

Wow!

[@ilikerio]

Thanks man!! This was spectacular and emotional at the same time..

[@AlexTrain5249]

How loud was this on the sound scale? Because I remember that ROAR Ship 6302 made when it departed from Minneapolis after a diversion. It actually reverberated off the buildings.

[@ilikerio]

It's in the description. Just over 88/100. Amazing that you mentioned that, because this 747 had the same effect on takeoff!! It was insane!

[@ROMEROME1990]

The 747-400 will be missed, I wish that all ex 747-400 commercial carriers would invest into the 747-8i series.

[@ilikerio]

Absolutely. Thanks for watching!

[@ROMEROME1990]

@@ilikerio Indeed and you’re welcome.

[@BBGaming]

Wow these graphics are terrible.

[@ilikerio]

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