Exploring Abandoned Boeing 747 Airplanes (Like Arizona Plane Graveyard)
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hey guys,
Its September 2017 and here we have another video! this time lucky enough to explore another Boeing 747 in its final weeks before being totally scrapped and recycled.
Its so sad to see as the Boeing 747 is a personal favourite of mine and one i hold close to my heart.
Please excuse the wind and rain at the start of the video and just look at the inside!! wow... it really is a crying shame but wow!.
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At 03:23, makes you wonder how many hundreds of thousands of people walked through that entry door during this aircraft's lifetime. It's staggering really.
lots of energy there.
sad to see such a powerful plane abondened like this..
747 was one of, if not THE best passenger plane ever made!
It all depends on what criteria you will judge by.
However, one thing is beyond the slightest doubt: the importance of this aircraft in the history of passenger (and cargo) aviation cannot be overestimated.
How sad to see all this engineering, craftsmanship and resources rotting away.
I completely agree 🤙🏼
So many thousands of hours of labor, to run all the cabling, the ductwork, the hydraulics. It eventually becomes too expensive to maintain, though.
Aircraft have A Service Life. And most are run 10,000 to 15,000 Hours more than designed to do. They wear out.
Looks like it operating for saudia
I meant operated
Yeah, it was operated for Saudi Arabian Airways B747-400
Arab Air
its actually owned by Air Atlanta Iclandic, it was just leased to Saudia
Heh yea
Nice footage what a sight but it's sad to see such a plane die off like that
it most definitely was. It breathed air and moved people. Maybe not the traditional definition of life, but it was alive
Aircraft are alive the minute they get there avionics powered up and modern Aircraft are rarely ever powered down they'll either have there APU running or a ground power supply to keep their computers running
very rarely will you ever see a locked aircraft that been completely shut down with engines covers on in UK 🇬🇧
the birds alive
You're an idiot.
Only every time you go to a municipal airport....
DEEREMEYER1 name 1 & aircraft type
This plane was delivered new to Malaysian Airlines in 1996. Stored at 20 years old, and will be lucky to see out 2017 in one piece. To think, some airlines such as Delta, United, and even British Airways are currently flying older 747-400s, although not for long perhaps. :/
Correction. United Airlines has started retiring its 747s but it still has 13 active 747s flying in the fleet. The final United 747 flight will be in October on Seoul, South Korea-San Francisco.
BA will continue to operate their 747's until fuel prices start rising again, then even BA will have to scrap theirs.
Actually, that's not really true. BA just spent a lot of money refurbishing the cabins on about half of their B744s, so the plan is to keep them flying for several more years to pay off the investment. The cost of fuel, unless it becomes absurdly high, is almost irrelevant. They will retire the planes when there an adequate number of replacement aircraft have been received. That will likely be in the form of new B787-10s.
this is a Saudi Airlines 747
@@ImNotMad Saudia lease this plane from Malaysia Airlines back to 2012/13
Seeing the cabin like that really makes you wonder the massive number of individual parts that make up only the 747's interior.
I know right? Seeing them like this you get a completely different appreciation
brings back memories a lifetime ago. always wondered about that little staircase the stewardess went in to.
got told off.
Long time Boeing driver here. This makes me sad. Very sad.
Thank you for watching
Cockpit left pilot yoke and inner door handle is Great collection items!! This place is a treasure trove!!
It really is. Crazy all the things left behind
I'm surprised to see a 20 year old 747-400 being parted out like this. An older 747, sure, but this one is relatively young still.
It's not all about the age of the plane, but the total amount of flight time it has had.
Also quad jets require a lot more fuel then twin jets
Thousands of people the queen of the sky carrie safely to their destination. Sad to see how those beautiful planes ending 🛫
I ebjoyed the video. WHat a great experiance. one day i would like to tour it in person. those 747s were Great Planes the queen of the skies.
Thanks for watching 🤙🏼
Perfect set for a story where some people get stuck in this plane and begin to experience ghosts of passengers and pilots that died in similar aircraft that used parts from this abandoned 747... :)
There was a plane crash I belive in the 1980s where they actually reused ovens and other parts from a wreaked plane and it haunted the plane those parts went into until the very point where they had to be replaced because nobody wanted to fly in a haunted plane
Very interesting. At least a lot of the parts will have another life.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Perfect to turn into a house
I agree :)
I always wanted to land in a 747 at Hong Kong's old airport, a dream never to come true! I noticed in the Cockpit that 'Dewalt' have moved into airline 'Instrumentation' lol!
Kai tak?
Saw a video of this landing there not too long ago, posted by Air Salvage.
Recently flew a BA 747, a mighty beast it was. The top deck is business class and only seats about 20 people it is so exclusive and spacious. The only way to fly!
Flew with this as a cabin crew a few years back this is sad to look at.
So jealous, I've always wanted to go look at old planes ✈️
Awesome video 👻👌🏻🎥
My third time doing something to this extent, honestly its incredible to see.
Exploring With Boss you're so lucky, I'd love to see that.
And all the photos are awesome too 👌🏻✈️💀
I'll show you some one day :)
Exploring With Boss that would be awesome 😁👌🏻👻✈️
@@ExploringWithBossI'm very late,but where is this,also u should try the old jet2 737 beside it
I wonder what is up with that plane, Those coffee makers are worth over 1k each, Seems likei it was left to die instead of being scrapped for all usable parts.
Except it was never "alive" in the first place.
Steve S I
Hoping there will be a more dignified ‘decommissioning’ of aircraft in the future.
dang, was hoping you would crawl up into the crew quarters for a closer look but if you can't fit, you can't fit. Nice eerie video!
I'll be sure to go it next time haha
I once had an entire galley unit, still have the red anodized aluminum handles. Cool to have jet airplane parts of any kind.
Whenever I see these 'boneyard' pictures and videos the thing I think of is all the work that went into the design of each plane. The tooling that had to be created for their construction. The detailed testing for each line number produced. The supply chain that had to be established and maintained. I think of all the contract wrangling that must have taken place. All the meetings, meetings and more meetings needed to work out every last detail. Meetings that were often contentious as rival factions within a company fought over this or that issue. The river of deadines that had to be met. And finally the Next Big Thing, the New Shiny Object enters service. Then in a relatively few years, with the drop of a crude steel blade from a crane, or the beating administered by a backhoe, they are reduced, in a few minutes, to soda can material.
It’s crazy to think right? I completely agree
O.k. here's what I'd do... Gut the plane... Then hook up the toilets (all of them) and get the galley's working... Install a shower and bath... and install a bed, etc... you know where I'm going right? Make a livable domain! :)
this plane will get scrapped though
I likely might have flown on this 747 when I was much younger!
It's an ex Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6
Wow that’s awesome, thank you for sharing
Great video thanks for sharing.
Awesome video thanks for sharing
great shot Boss, what a plane. Cheers from Madrid, an airplane pilot
Thank you 🙏🏽
Grab a few of those seats. A friend has 8 first class seats out of a DC-10 that open into a lay down bed like unit. He has a spiral staircase out of a Tri-Star (I think) that allows him to go from his office closet to his aster bedroom above it cool deal. He's buying interior panels from the MD-11 to turn his basement into a first class section of the aircraft. At his warehouse he has the cockpit out of a 737-500. I would be happy with the front section of a 747-400 from the nose to the end of the double decker layout, the crew rest area included. I can buy it for 5,000 from Evergreen, move it for $15,000 onto my property
Your lucky to get a close look at it. I remember flying into an airport that had abandoned 747s I started to walk towards them to take a closer look when this stupid security guard threw a tantrum (like I was going to steal an derelict 747)😆
It’s a great vibe for sure 🤙🏼
Nice video!
Thank you 🙏🏽
What a sad place 😢
Really is
OK. Overall 7/10 production. Bangkok-Johnny, again.
Definitely wow, loved it matey
thank you brother.
Exploring With Boss go in the cockpit
I do go in the cockpit at one point in the video.
Thanks mate the crew bunk area was super cool to see
Thank you for watching 🙏🏽
not all 747s used the upper deck for business class. Some airlines, EVA is well.."was" well known for using the Upper Deck of their 747s for Economy/Coach.
If only she could speak. She'd have a few stories to tell i'm sure!! Very interesting video.
Man sad to know this plane is in this shape sure will miss these when they all disappear and look like this
Fantastic video
Thank you 🙏🏽
I am a recent retired flight attendant and I have flown on many 747 planes ✈️ in my career I think all of them should have been kept in a museum after they retired
Thank you for sharing
not all of them.. you know how big of a museum you need to fit all of them? Only like 1 per air museum
Clearly an ameatur job at crapping took the engines and cockpit instruments and left tons of other items of value.
Steve S they are the only things which have value. You wouldn't get very much for the rest, the landing gear would be the only other valuable components, however it depends on the amount of cycles (one takeoff and one landing) it has done.
Ben. I would totaly pay 500-800$ for a row of 3 seats. I would say there are a lot of people that would buy such seats for their home.
@flo richi. ROFL , they might even throw in one of those lovely toilets for ya!
RSMith816 well why not. They have a Teflon coating, so they must be easy to clean.
what an amazing video!
thank you :)
Excellent video.
thank you.
Thank you. Good watching, if sad. What remains of the livery suggests this 744 was last flown by Saudia. The “food part” is called a galley on aircraft (and boats/ ships). It would have been great to have a look in the ship’s library (the book case) while you were in the cockpit-the operating manuals and original log book may have been there?
Thank you for watching and also for the information, I really appreciate it. Oh yes all the original documents were still present including the fuel refilling forms etc. Really was a great experience
That 747 seems very nice condition and a Saudi airline jumbo sad to see dismantled
Hell of a thing to do to a half-billion dollar aircraft...
They never cost that much. Brand new, a Boeing 747-400 cost $228~$260 Million from the factory. After 20 years they are worth between $5~$20 million.
@@MrRobarino That's B.S. They cost a half-billion new today. Trump paid $100 million for his 757 when it was 20 years old. The 747 would sell for far more.
Cool, interesting, amazing
Air Atlanta operating in Jeddah and from Saudia. AAE RIP
Remembering when I am doing pushback and towing of this aircraft wayback in Jeddah
That's a Saudia 747. On some high volume routes, they used the upper cabin as Economy, rather than Business.
Middle East is a bad environment for planes often times they get stand into the compressor blades and it doesn't take long till they start having severe engine problems
Yo seriabfeliz con una de estas naves en mi mega patio y sin duda lo convertiria en mi hogar con todas las comodidades y asi no moriria en vano este avion legendario!!!!✈✈✈✈😎😎😎😎😎
I agree, I would love one myself
A lot of commercial jetliners are retired from service because it is economically more feasible to purchase a new aircraft. The largest reason for this is fuel economy as newer engines are more efficient and it would cost more to repower and refurbish an aging airframe than it would to buy new. As an example, a Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine is 20 million dollars. The cost of the engines is more than 50% of building the entire aircraft. As for all of the stuff that is left on the aircraft that is "Useable", it certainly is useable...... but outdated.
Saudia use those planes for hajj and omrah charter and scheduled flights and sometimes on domestic routes mostly Jeddah-Madeniha
Appreciate the information, thank you
so sad to see this plane going to be scrapped
Always sad to see, demand for parts diminishing too.
Great video, thanks! What are chances of getting hold of the seats, revamping them and giving them a second life in someone's home? We were probably one of the first to convert car seats into a lounge suite in the 70s, no reason why the same can't happen with 747 seats.
I have three of them at home and they are so cool!
Ebay has sold them in the past.
no wonder the first class cabin looks so familiar.. this is ex-Malaysia Airlines 747 9M-MPI.. 😂
3:15 ... All those Airphones that were probably never used.
Crazy to think
Looks in good condition
OVER 350 passengers in each of 3 classes plus crew. A flying small town in Kansas
Crazy to think
Récupération et réutilisation déjà 👍 🇫🇷
Very nice!
thank you
I would love to convert that into my house.
Would be awesome
Center fuel tank that took down TWA flight 800.
My dream Fly 747
Love it
they really are incredible
Nothing like AZ plane 'graveyard'. Tucson AZ climate is so different and the the planes are in storage to be sold, used for parts, or able to be ready for a later flight.
It’s the closest thing to it in the UK. The exact same process here as you mentioned that happens in Tucson AZ. This one just one of many aircraft’s here that are either being broken up for salvage, spare parts, maintenance or storage before heading back out to service.
This plane was originally owned by Malaysia Airlines. Even the first class seats are typical of that airline
Good to know 🤙🏼
Seeing this only solidifies my fear of flying. Its easy to see there are a hundred miles of things to fail on a plane.
Honestly you've got nothing to worry about :)
I know this is 4 years old but I see this as hundreds of miles of things that keep you safe on a plane.
What was the registration, and how old was this aircraft?
How was the smell inside? Meaning has it been sitting there so long that it's all musty and foul inside?
Not to bad if I'm honest... I did explore a British airways 747 a few months back and you couldn't even breath on that one.
I also explored a 777 in similar condition last week and it smelt perfect, almost like it was ready to live again (video will be up in a few weeks)
I was wondering the same thing
This is really cool but yet really sad thay spend millions of dollars and thay just trash it
Boeing spent 300 million to make, and it earned the airline that amount.
There's nothing sad about it. The saudis paid for it and used it for some time. It could have been kept flying for longer but that all depends on a cost-benefit analysis. Saudis probably saw the newer and bigger airbus toys and decided to spend their money on them. Saudis of course are filthy rich and waste a lot more of their easily earned oil money on weapons bought also from the US.
Val Beaumont Most of their old/new aircraft are from boeing tho -_-.
You throw garbage away every day, do you not? Why is "cost" the difference between "worth saving" and "garbage"?
It also depends on AIRWORTHINESS. AIrframes have a FINITE SERVICE LIFE and have to be INSPECTED and REPAIRED if damaged, overstressed, etc. You people who don't know shit about machines yet are "experts' on them are hilarious.
Swissair also had 6 abreats seats in the hump
That expreso machine at 3:00 is worth over 10,000 dollars. I looked it up because I thought that it would be cool to own a 747 expresso machine. Oddly it uses nespresso pods in the portafiller.
Thank you for sharing that information, I really appreciate it
Stripping planes I get but why do they always look like they been vandalised and trashed, very exciting video, how long has it been sitting?
Thanks for watching 🙏🏽 Time is money for them, so they literally strip them as quick as they can for the good / expensive bits and then the dozers etc come in, rip them apart and they weigh the metals in for scrap value etc
@Exploring With Boss
Hey Boss. Great video. Wondering how this vid got so many views, and I don't mean that in a bad way - the video is excellent. But compared to your others and your subscriber count, 99k views is excellent. Possibly the 747 or Boeing in the title? Any ideas yourself? Thanks - Gaz
that was very sad like the l1011 so sad to be gone
It's a shame in this probably not a lot wrong with it either before it start getting Pulled Apart
Probably nothing at all, just flown it’s hours
Was that a Air France? I saw the logo on the staircase?
Is this at Bruntingthorpe
Where was ths?
One more thing. You could have used additional lights for the interior shots. Johnny de Bangkok. Encore une fois!
Quite odd to see economy seats at the upper deck
I wonder. Do these ever get bought up at all?
Bought up for parts or scrap sadly
@@ExploringWithBoss very sad indeed.
Thje coffee machine is pretty cool. I would have asked them if I could take it.
Former Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6 😢. Ex 9M-MPI😢
You were a pilot?
Sad to see
look at all the books they leave in the cockpit reference manuals no doubt do they get scrapped as well
It’s crazy! Some flight flogs and fuel maintenance etc all still there
Ex Malaysia Airlines 9M-MPI (Pangkor).
Easy to tell that is an old Saudia 747-400.
Where is that
Would it be possible to obtain the yokes and the throttle quadrant because I need for my 747-200 home cockpit :)
If you look at 4.33 you can see the drivers seat :-)
I wonder if it flys
Doubt it odds are the engines more than likely had bad compressor blades due to sand (middle east environment issue) scars on the airframe metal fatigue (cause plane to break apart in mid air) not to mention how many parts have been robbed off of it
It'll be flying in no time
Sadly long gone in the scrap pile
Seems like a 747-300 :)
It's a 747-400. Cockpit is two man crew (-300 had a flight engineer station) and there is the winglet on the end of the wing (-300 didnt have winglets).
They were flying for Saudia Airlines
Indeed 🤙🏼
@@ExploringWithBossYeab I am saudi and I’ve been on this same airplane many times national and international flights from Riyadh
747-400?
Man, it looks suffocating up there...
For sure