Crazy St. Maarten 747 Takeoff

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  • čas přidán 21. 01. 2009
  • A Boeing 747-400 operated by Corsair departing St. Maarten right over my head. Watch the rear wheels leave the runway right at the end!
    • 747 St Maarten spectac...
    same takeoff from the side view...the shadows from the clouds in my video match the ones in the link...should definitively prove its Corsair
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  • @NicholasMcClintock1
    @NicholasMcClintock1 Před 10 lety +274

    This has got to be one of the best filmed 747 departure from St Maarten- well done to whoever filmed it WELL DONE!

    •  Před rokem +4

      I was just thinking that - and that I should share it again (and again... and again 🤣😍).
      LOVE 7.4.7 f o r e v e r ❤️

  • @BadRedS10
    @BadRedS10 Před 14 lety +67

    This take off is 100 times more exciting than any landing I've ever videotaped at SXM. This is like the Holy Grail for plane watchers on St. Maarten. Thanks for posting!

  • @jonathanbird5341
    @jonathanbird5341 Před 4 lety +85

    10 years later. Still the best video on CZcams!!!

  • @zogozogy98
    @zogozogy98 Před 7 lety +252

    This is one of those rare videos of the aircraft taking off towards the beach

    • @piggyjain8720
      @piggyjain8720 Před 2 lety +6

      Yeah I know right? It’s seems kind of odd because that’s usually the approach

    • @FirstLastOne
      @FirstLastOne Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you Captain Obvious!

    • @cube.random
      @cube.random Před měsícem

      No kidding sherlock

  • @paddyinjapan8064
    @paddyinjapan8064 Před 10 lety +41

    Possibly the best footage of a 747 taking off that I have ever seen - sent shivers down me spine!!!

  • @brianbailey904
    @brianbailey904 Před 5 lety +154

    You got balls to stand there with a 747 coming at you!

    • @iain8837
      @iain8837 Před rokem +2

      It was hardly gonna crash 🫤

    • @acreguy3156
      @acreguy3156 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Agreed. I'm amazed he survived the jet blast.

    • @NightReaperSunDestroyerOfGods7
      @NightReaperSunDestroyerOfGods7 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@acreguy3156why wouldn’t he?

    • @acreguy3156
      @acreguy3156 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@NightReaperSunDestroyerOfGods7 As the plane flies over at barely 50 feet or so, wouldn't there be an enormous amount of wind, heat, and noise? He's pretty close.

    • @NightReaperSunDestroyerOfGods7
      @NightReaperSunDestroyerOfGods7 Před 3 měsíci

      @@acreguy3156 that doesn’t mean he would die

  • @stevelogan5475
    @stevelogan5475 Před 6 lety +590

    And if he fails to rotate, you will have great footage, but you'll never see it

    • @mvl2468
      @mvl2468 Před 4 lety +18

      pjdsa rotation is when the nose comes up and the airplane (hopefully) establishes a positive rate of climb

    • @user-ot7jd9dt7t
      @user-ot7jd9dt7t Před 4 lety +6

      XD

    • @yazmurata.4311
      @yazmurata.4311 Před 3 lety +5

      It would be funny to imagine if it didnt take off :joy:

    • @sftf557
      @sftf557 Před 3 lety +5

      Rotaté*

    • @williamdfs
      @williamdfs Před 3 lety +2

      Lol

  • @novakattila
    @novakattila Před 5 lety +483

    Imagine 300 tons of steel coming your way at 300 km/h

    • @IIOctaneII
      @IIOctaneII Před 4 lety +37

      airplanes are not made out of steel

    • @JNDlego57
      @JNDlego57 Před 4 lety +37

      breakline Nah bruh, it’s aluminum

    • @JNDlego57
      @JNDlego57 Před 4 lety

      breakline Nah bruh, it’s aluminum

    • @lineygoblue
      @lineygoblue Před 3 lety +7

      About 6 seconds after hitting full takeoff thrust, its too late for those people to get out of the way.

    • @mr_sowong9464
      @mr_sowong9464 Před 3 lety +4

      @@cherrykoolaid not 180 kph lmao. More like 250

  • @therealpetergriffinyoutube2736

    The engine howl slowly getting louder is the best build up ever

  • @CapibaraHD
    @CapibaraHD Před 10 lety +80

    That was one fully loaded Dutch carrying beast.

    • @TheReverses78
      @TheReverses78 Před 10 lety +14

      It's a corsair flight, it's fully loaded of French.......

    • @TheReverses78
      @TheReverses78 Před 10 lety +7

      Dude, do you know how to read? that's what what the person who posted the video say in the presentation of the video in the "about" part....

    • @adamdobson18
      @adamdobson18 Před 9 lety +6

      ImmortalSynn sorry but you're incorrect here. KLM does indeed have a dark blue stripe between the lighter blue and the white belly of the plane. I think you're thinking of old Corsair livery as from this photo, of a Corsair 747-400 at the same airport, you'll see that it does REMOTELY have those colours!!! upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Corsair_Boeing_747-400_Jurado-1.jpg

    • @renorailfanning5465
      @renorailfanning5465 Před 7 lety +1

      That is Corsair !

    • @rachaelsunshine580
      @rachaelsunshine580 Před 6 lety +2

      +TheReverses78 Corsair Or KLM both are nice planes and KLM does visit ST. Maarten too though.
      Gotta love the colors

  • @PetalPrincess97
    @PetalPrincess97 Před 12 lety +39

    0:17 "oh my lord..." moments of pure insanity xD

    • @lineygoblue
      @lineygoblue Před 3 lety +6

      And at the time he says that, its already too late to get out of the way.

    • @CINEPLOTSREVIEW
      @CINEPLOTSREVIEW Před rokem

      czcams.com/video/IecQdIP8tus/video.html

  • @wood_barrel
    @wood_barrel Před 3 měsíci +7

    This has to be one of the best take off videos I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful

  • @sixfoursoul1
    @sixfoursoul1 Před 9 lety +87

    almost pissed my pants just sitting in front of the computer

  • @StevenWx
    @StevenWx Před 4 lety +4

    All hail the KLM 747, the Queen of the skies!!! WE WILL MISS YOU FOREVER!!! 😭

  • @PhantomDrums917
    @PhantomDrums917 Před měsícem +1

    This video is the best rush without having actually been there. Great footage. Thank you for posting!

  • @PanzerVIZeke
    @PanzerVIZeke Před 12 lety +4

    This video gives me goose bumps every time I watch it....

  • @RikyThe
    @RikyThe Před 4 lety +9

    That's what you call a really CLOSE TAKE OFF! 💪👌😎

  • @rak2410
    @rak2410 Před 11 lety +5

    This got to be one of the best airplane takeoff videos! :)

  • @theplanechannelN863GT
    @theplanechannelN863GT Před 5 měsíci +2

    Here in 2023 and this video is still a masterpiece we all miss the KLM 747-400 😢

  • @gunnerjohnson6767
    @gunnerjohnson6767 Před 8 lety +21

    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
    HOOHOOHOO!!

  • @427SuperSnake1
    @427SuperSnake1 Před 8 lety +87

    Why point your camera at the ground right as the money shot comes.

    • @olavodias
      @olavodias Před 8 lety +19

      +427SuperSnake1 If you go to Sint Maarten you will realize that sometimes it's impossible to keep filming the plane, it's just tooooooo scary.

    • @427SuperSnake1
      @427SuperSnake1 Před 8 lety +7

      Been there. Its intense I understand.

    • @mvd4436
      @mvd4436 Před 8 lety +6

      +427SuperSnake1 yet you don't have any video. You fucking suck man.

    • @paulspomer16
      @paulspomer16 Před 4 lety +5

      @@mvd4436 Wtf that was uncalled for. 427SuperSnake has a good point this schmuck was a terrible recorder.

    • @paulspomer16
      @paulspomer16 Před 4 lety +2

      @@427SuperSnake1 So true he really had to do that and also Super Snakes are badass

  • @Spetsop
    @Spetsop Před 9 lety +8

    My favorite video of that place by FAR! I want to go back there and film some more take offs and landings, super awesome place, I could stand there all day watching these birds fly overhead!

  • @AdamAviation
    @AdamAviation Před 12 lety +1

    This is definitely the best St.Maarten Video ever!!!!

  • @steve-marsh
    @steve-marsh Před 2 měsíci +2

    The most beautiful plane ever (coming straight for you at TOGA speed) 😮

  • @XionUnjust
    @XionUnjust Před 10 lety +59

    FUCKING. AWESOME.

  • @jennypockets
    @jennypockets Před 11 lety +4

    I really have to go there... this is the only airport I've ever seen videos of where you can get that close to a plane taking off or landing. Fan-blinking-tastic!!

  • @user-ie8bz7jz2r
    @user-ie8bz7jz2r Před měsícem

    First time seeing this. They take off in the other direction from personal experience. That was so cool!

  • @michaelbruton3089
    @michaelbruton3089 Před měsícem

    Absolutely amazing video shot. That plane had no choice but to get up....wow

  • @brianofearth
    @brianofearth Před 13 lety +4

    I'm not sure I could have stood there until the end. Insane!

  • @anthonymarino1377
    @anthonymarino1377 Před 7 lety +7

    "Come on, what you doing" Flying a 747, he knows when to rotate :P

  • @SkeetmanSir
    @SkeetmanSir Před 11 lety

    quite possibly.....the coolest video on the internet

  • @EZ103FM
    @EZ103FM Před 12 lety

    Awesome video. Love it. Great audio and comments and screaming add to it. Wish I was there. Good job!

  • @Toolsinaction
    @Toolsinaction Před 10 lety +25

    This is awesome!

  • @LotnictwoTV
    @LotnictwoTV Před 10 lety +5

    Great video!!! can't wait to travel to TNCM

  • @kjfitzgerald593
    @kjfitzgerald593 Před 11 lety

    Amazing! Reminds me of growing up in College Park, GA, USA near runway 9L-27R. They made us move out when it was time to build 9R-27L.

  • @thevikingwarrior11
    @thevikingwarrior11 Před 12 lety

    Probably one of the best videos EVER on youtube...

  • @pascalmpower7944
    @pascalmpower7944 Před 10 lety +41

    I want to see A380 do the same thing

    • @MrCurtis0050
      @MrCurtis0050 Před 6 lety +5

      I think the runway is too short for the A380 but it's still an amazing plane.

    • @megalol1344
      @megalol1344 Před 6 lety

      Heck no

    • @henrychan720
      @henrychan720 Před 6 lety +2

      Then engines are too weak lol.

    • @erbenvanderlans6200
      @erbenvanderlans6200 Před 6 lety +4

      Pascal ///M Power An A380 isn't that spectacular. A 747 screams while taking off, you can hear that in the video. An A380 makes less noise and takes off much easier due to the hugh wings. A 747 or Antonov 124 is pretty much the most insane take off you can imagine at SXM ;D

    • @ddraguti
      @ddraguti Před 6 lety +1

      They say A380 has manoeuvre capability like no other plane, it can fly at encredible slow speed so despite the short runway perhaps the landings and take offs are still possible for A380? They never tried did they.

  • @dusty1268
    @dusty1268 Před 11 lety +3

    I wonder, can you really get that close to them planes still ? It's amazing.. I've watched so many videos of this airstrip.. its too cool!!! I hope to see it up close and personal myself.

  • @ut000bs
    @ut000bs Před 12 lety +2

    Yes, it depends on the winds. The desired take off is the opposite way but it really makes no difference. When they're taking off the other way, they're landing from the end the camera was on. That's a trip, too. :)

  • @TravelWithJose
    @TravelWithJose Před 11 lety +2

    Wow, what a great take off. Great video!

  • @tfsvids4117
    @tfsvids4117 Před 2 lety +3

    0:29 rip mic

    • @gabisn7439
      @gabisn7439 Před rokem

      🛫💥📷〽️〽️🙇‍♂️〽️〽️ AAAAAAOOOONMMM
      😆HA HA HAOOO!!!

  • @shortali1
    @shortali1 Před 9 lety +8

    Hell of a takeoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @britodewagner4436
    @britodewagner4436 Před 5 lety

    Finally! I've been looking for Jim's Boeing 747 rotate over Maho Beach. It was AWESOOOOLME 🤘

  • @QuirkyGirl12345
    @QuirkyGirl12345 Před 12 lety +1

    I just love the laugh at the end!!! I keep replaying for that! xx

  • @flapsfull5418
    @flapsfull5418 Před 10 lety +18

    0:27, 0:28 someone says " Oh jesus". :D

  • @lucaas
    @lucaas Před 2 měsíci +3

    Awesome catch! Would you be okay with me featuring this in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description. Thanks!

    • @FreddyNL
      @FreddyNL Před měsícem

      You know that KLM doesn’t operate the 747 anymore, right? They fly to St. Maarten with A330’s and 777’s since a few years now.

  • @LEDtherebelight
    @LEDtherebelight Před 10 lety

    Going to this place is still on my bucket list

  • @TravelWithJose
    @TravelWithJose Před 10 lety

    Holly crap, that's a very fast and short take off. Love your video!

  • @ihatecolds6264
    @ihatecolds6264 Před 5 lety +2

    That was an insane takeoff

  • @octavioetchegaray4347
    @octavioetchegaray4347 Před 9 lety +3

    Alucinante

  • @gingerwood1969
    @gingerwood1969 Před 9 lety +1

    Hell yeah dude!!!! One of the top 5 takeoffs I've ever seen!!!

  • @mrsmchistory
    @mrsmchistory Před 6 lety +1

    Brilliant capture!!

  • @Patyciuniu
    @Patyciuniu Před 3 lety +4

    0:30 R.I.P my headphones

    • @gabisn7439
      @gabisn7439 Před rokem

      🛫💥📷〽️〽️🙇‍♂️〽️〽️ AAAAAAOOOONMMM
      😆HA HA HAOOO!!!

  • @URAN_235_URAN
    @URAN_235_URAN Před 10 měsíci +4

    Imagine Aerosucre 727F would take off and overrun💀💀💀

    • @kudzaishebg
      @kudzaishebg Před 9 měsíci

      No sir

    • @trainguy1045realyeah
      @trainguy1045realyeah Před 5 měsíci

      kids thinking if they make a joke about a fatal accident they will achieve comedy

    • @theplanechannelN863GT
      @theplanechannelN863GT Před 5 měsíci

      Aerosucre=Hitting drunk people on the beach+saying carga instead of cargo 😂

    • @kaRlozXD
      @kaRlozXD Před 2 měsíci

      it says carga because its in spanish.@@theplanechannelN863GT

  • @BBHemisnJets
    @BBHemisnJets Před 12 lety

    Holy GEEZ..you don't see THAT too often..!!!! wow.. great shot.!

  • @jss747
    @jss747 Před 12 lety

    probably the best st. maarten takeoff i've seen on youtube. great shot taking off from the opposite direction that normal takeoffs happen there!

  • @JNDlego57
    @JNDlego57 Před 9 lety +7

    Ohhh some day ill go there, some day 😔😔. 0:27 is the point where your thinking "Oh....shit....."

    • @_Andrew2002
      @_Andrew2002 Před 7 lety

      If you didn't go you've missed out

  • @spotgalaxy3922
    @spotgalaxy3922 Před 4 lety +3

    OOH JESUS... WHOO,HOOHOO 😁😂😁👍👍

  • @andling2005
    @andling2005 Před 5 lety +1

    And thats why I Love Boeing 747s very much!

  • @KT-kb8kh
    @KT-kb8kh Před 8 dny

    The most beautiful bird in the sky. She deserves every bit of her title as the Queen. So sad production has ended.

  • @skymutt964
    @skymutt964 Před 9 lety +6

    You think that was crazy? Try seeing the Russian Antonov An-225 takeoff :)

  • @MrShadowpanther3
    @MrShadowpanther3 Před 10 lety +9

    I think I would have peed a little...

  • @mark031363
    @mark031363 Před 11 lety

    no room for ditching here.Been to st maarten 5 times now and visit the airport often when I'm their,and never seen the planes take off in that direction.Cool vid thanks for posting.

  • @AdamAviation
    @AdamAviation Před 12 lety

    the woooooooooooooooooo at the end actually makes the video 100x better!

  • @BBHemisnJets
    @BBHemisnJets Před 8 lety +6

    Wrong way !!!! ✈️👍🏻

    • @aaronstranathan1099
      @aaronstranathan1099 Před 8 lety +1

      +B.B. ✈ Aviation How is it the wrong way? Runways are selected based on wind direction.

    • @BBHemisnJets
      @BBHemisnJets Před 8 lety

      Of Course- BUT 99.6% of all Aircraft take-off and land in the other direction.► RNWy 27 or 28~ Watch all the videos.!
      That's why it's odd.....It's headed the "Wrong" way... !! ☺☺☺

    • @BadenCityFire
      @BadenCityFire Před 8 lety +1

      +B.B. ✈ Aviation why the wrong way ??? some times winds are coming from the opposite direction and so they have to change the side of the rwy !!! that`s not often here but possible !

    • @sorenti
      @sorenti Před 8 lety +1

      +B.B. ✈ Aviation LOL! I've never seen a plane take off in that direction at st maarten before. it makes more sense with the mountains to the east but well.. it must be the wind, right?

    • @alexp-ru
      @alexp-ru Před 8 lety

      +B.B. ✈ Aviation That's not true... I've been to St Maarten several times and they switch directions daily, sometimes even several times during the day

  • @harrygatto
    @harrygatto Před 3 lety

    Reminds me of when I lived in Bahrain in the 1970s and we would stand at the end of the runway and watch a Concorde take off right over our heads; particularly spectacular at night too.

  • @dontsqueezethecheese
    @dontsqueezethecheese Před 12 lety

    I seen alot of these take off/land videos but I must say yours is the most dramatic.

  • @andling2005
    @andling2005 Před 5 lety +1

    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooow! I love to see Boeing 747s very low and very loud overhead rotation! Woo Hoo! Impressive! Yes! Yes! Liked!👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

  • @The305Garage
    @The305Garage Před 11 lety +1

    I went to airport beach last year, and I have to say it was a memorable and exhilarating experience!

  • @EZ103FM
    @EZ103FM Před 12 lety

    One of the best videos on CZcams. (imho)

  • @circuitlr6886
    @circuitlr6886 Před 2 lety

    Till the end of year Dec 30' 2021, this cool video it's still great to watch 👍👍

  • @bossiwhat
    @bossiwhat Před 11 lety

    You mean the airport so close to the ocean :) Been there and its beautiful!

  • @marianomolina263
    @marianomolina263 Před 11 lety +1

    The best take off I will ever see!!!! :-)

  • @freedomisfromtruth
    @freedomisfromtruth Před 11 lety

    Thank You for a truthfull title instead of embelishing it with almost crash bs like the other posts

  • @chandramaden3968
    @chandramaden3968 Před 11 lety

    It is a very wonderful that can't imagine you tube has presents the collections. I used this site to the world's progresses would happened. It is very useful to know that the all peoples. Thank you.

  • @MrThatsYe
    @MrThatsYe Před 11 lety +2

    I've been there it's my favorite place on the planet, I love peoples reactions when jets fly low!

  • @squiggleworks9
    @squiggleworks9 Před 12 lety

    This is so freaking cool! That MUST have been quite a thrill

  • @KeithTucker45
    @KeithTucker45 Před 11 lety

    Interesting as most aircraft land from over the sea and take-off in the opposite direction at this airport. It is an interesting experience landing here as the plane just seems to be getting lower and lower with no sign of the ground until it a few hundred feet from the runway. Not for those of a nervous disposition. The take-off is also interesting as the plane has to bank to pass between two mountains.

  • @suffocatedpink
    @suffocatedpink Před měsícem

    This is a nostalgic video

  • @winterstellar
    @winterstellar Před 12 lety

    I love to sit in the MD-11 during take-off. I always buy the cheapest tickets and usually sit way back at the end, and the noise and vibration, (and the good acceleration too), is awesome! I usually use earplugs during the flight, but not during take-off. : )

  • @joelt2105
    @joelt2105 Před 12 lety

    OUT-FRACKING-STANDING!!!!! This goes on my bucket list! I would also need a bucket standing underneath the landing gear of a 747 as it flys over me at full throttle!!

  • @jimjohnson9237
    @jimjohnson9237 Před 2 měsíci

    I so miss flying-in and out of st Maarten

  • @FreshAirlines1
    @FreshAirlines1 Před 12 lety

    AMAZING SHOT THAT!
    MUST VISIT THIS PLACE.
    AWESOME BEACH,AWESOME LANDINGS & AWESOME TAKE OFFS.
    NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS 1!
    SHEER BRILLIANCE.

  • @kalipasha
    @kalipasha Před 11 lety

    amazing sound!!

  • @TheChillFlight
    @TheChillFlight Před 12 lety

    omg this is amazin ;o normally they take off at the other side but not now , amazing !

  • @cpowell786
    @cpowell786 Před 11 lety

    St. Maarten. I actually had the chance to vacation there. It is amazing....

  • @EJofLA
    @EJofLA Před 3 lety

    Awesome footage thanks!

  • @ALF555ful
    @ALF555ful Před 12 lety

    Awesome footage

  • @janvandenheuvel5424
    @janvandenheuvel5424 Před 2 měsíci

    Great catch of this ionic KLM B747-400 . Thx.

  • @JishyFishy4106
    @JishyFishy4106 Před 4 měsíci

    350+ tonnes of Aluminium (Al), with a Deadly Monster Size, coming to just Ram you, but lifts off as the v1 reaches sooner.. GOOSEBUMPS!!!

  • @TonyTube407
    @TonyTube407 Před 11 lety

    I was just there last week for several hours and there was only one plan taking off towards the ocean (a very small plane). Thanks for the great video!

  • @Luton-Mick
    @Luton-Mick Před 4 měsíci

    Imagine the starboard passengers in the Tenerife Pan Am 747 having the exact same view of a KLM 747 bearing down them. Gives me the shudders even watching it on here. 🥺

  • @dontsqueezethecheese
    @dontsqueezethecheese Před 11 lety

    Thanks for clearing that up.

  • @mkairlines
    @mkairlines Před 4 měsíci +1

    Fantastic capture! May I feature this extreme takeoff in my next video? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!

  • @Associated25
    @Associated25 Před 11 lety

    I like the travel commercial they made about this airport, with the little girl, and a 747 comes in. Haha

  • @Adino1
    @Adino1 Před 12 lety

    @1stCondi Thanks for the heads up bro.

  • @Samsix
    @Samsix Před 12 lety

    This Place just made my bucket list!

  • @HvdH-Plane
    @HvdH-Plane Před 5 lety

    Great footage and the KLM 747starting in this direction is very rare.

  • @08sunbabe
    @08sunbabe Před 12 lety

    this is going on my bucket list of things to do

  • @davekennedy5117
    @davekennedy5117 Před 11 lety

    I think what you maybe getting confused regards the runway length cpovey1 is that anyone traveling commercial to St.Barths,Anguilla and a couple of other nearby islands tend to fly to Sint Maarten first as it has the longest runway even if it is short by international standards in that Caribbean grouping.