INCREDIBLY LOUD - 48 Year Old DC-9 BLASTS out of St. Maarten!
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Thank you all for watching yet another video from St. Maarten. This time another old classic aircraft. The DC-9 is such a beautiful and unique aircraft. It is really sad that we see less and less DC-9's and MD-80's flying. They are among some of our favorite aircraft. Operating this flight is PAWA Dominicana Airlines, who are some of the last to operate the DC-9 commercially. We'd love to see more DC-9's!
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48 years and still going, I’m rooting for it to make it to 50
Every Dr. will recommend that. The longer you root, the longer you live.
As of September of 2021, the aircraft is in storage but still intact
This DC-9 is 48 years old but with this beautiful modern livery, it looks like it just came out of the manufacturer yesterday.
I noticed at second :44, you can hear them shut down the APU before turning onto the runway. Also, once upon a time, these DC9s were considered quiet compared to 707s and DC8s.
and Caravelle! @@ Oh my God/ears!
The Caravelle had pure jet engines. The DC-9 here has early low by-pass ratio turbofans. The early (1958/59) DC-8's and 707's had pure jets too. I flew on such a 707 both ways across the Atlantic; it was badly under-powered, taking up the entire runway at YVR to stagger off and then having to refuel at Goose Bay before arriving at Gatwick. And a year earlier I flew across the US in a 720, whose sound on board made a lasting impression. A few years later, I flew on an Air Canada Conway-powered DC-8, a very pleasant experience; it may have been the same plane which broke the sound barrier during testing.
Yup... DC-9s & 727s were "quiet". I can remember being @ MSP when I was little. The terminal walls & windows would vibrate and rattle whenever a 707, 720, or DC-8 would take off! (God I miss those days!)
And 727's
Lol......All of them were quieter than the CV880 and the smoke plume that they left behind was horrific .
Love the old birds! DC-9, MD-80, 727, 707...real flying!!
The DC9's always amaze me with their steep takeoffs. During the 80's when they were everywhere, I lived 3 miles from Heathrow airport, and the SAS DC9's were frequently used, and alongside the airbus A310 they had some of the steepest takeoffs i saw. Unlike the endless 737's, they just had that rocket look that made them stand out.
I was at the Ottawa, Canada air show with my Dad in the very early seventies. We witnessed an Air Canada DC-9 take off and climb out with at least a 70 degree deck angle…..crazy!!
@@richardkallio3868 Sounds amazing, i wasn't born until 1975, so i missed out on the golden era of aviation. Here in the UK we had the Bac 1-11 and Fokker 100, similar in look to the DC9, both extremely loud. The Bac 1-11 was an animal, really wild and smokey, but it had no climb at all. Sounded like an angry Concorde flying over. which was equally as good for a plane obsessed kid like me.
Thats why I loved the DC-9. It was very loud. I was lucky enough to fly it once!
Retired Mc Donnell Douglas probably help build your MD88. Loved working there Mc Donnell Douglas took care of their people, BOEING not so much.
That Lift-Off shot was priceless! Oh my God I missed the DC 9!
That`s how REAL planes should sound. A real eargasm.
We love you, DC-9 ❤️ !
Polish those clam shells and that thing could pass for brand new. Beautiful paint scheme.
Love the DC9.
feel and hear the PAWA!!! I'm sorry that was terrible 😸😸😸
No, that's actually great
I have a 727 200 model ;D
Nicely played! LOL
Kono pawa
Sometimes you just get carried away mate.
Man I miss them so much used to hear this here in the philippines Ceb Pac used to have them...ahhh the good old days
Loved that. But for noise we need a BAC 1-11 :-)
Haha yes! Air Pacific used to fly the BAC 1-11 out of Brisbane in the early 80s ... you didn't need to look to know it was taking off.
Ear-splitting. I recall watching a Mohawk 1-11 cold start, then taxi and take off at HPN Westchester County, late 1960's.
Even after hushkitting in the 70s, they were still the loudest planes out of LHR (Concorde excepted of course). Never worked out why they seemed louder than the Trident, which with 3 Speys (they didn’t use the booster 4th engine on longer runways) should’ve been 50% noisier. Must be in the nacelle design…?
Man that was the noise of a fighter jet take off with after burner !
Amazing shot well done 👍🏼
Thats a good looking DC9
I absolutely LOVED it when, in the "old days"...they used to "run up" the engines before! the takeoff roll. -It was just so ... *thrilling* ... when the good ol' jets stood still, there at the very beginning of the runway -with all engines at *full throttle* ❗
I suppose that this isn't really something that most people here
have experienced. -But let me tell you... I was born in '68 -and my parents worked in the Icelandic. foreign service. -So I had quite an unusual upbringing ...living both here in Iceland 🇮🇸 - and in Norway 🇳🇴
...and of course I flew regularly between 🇮🇸 & 🇳🇴
...even alone ! It was a-mazing !
-Well, I just wanted to share a tiny bit of my childhood *flying*-memories 😁
-Cheers all,
-K. from 🇮🇸 😃
Loud... Exactly how every plane should be!!!
Always loved watching those amazing post takeoff climbs by both the DC-9 and the 727!
DC-9 WAS A GREAT 👍 AIRCRAFT
That livery is awesome.
Yeah it is! Its basically a dominican 🇩🇴 flag. Too bad the airline is now defunct thanks to the Dominican government and poor administrative management in behalf of PAWA
Always amazed me how loud they are outside are yet you can comfortably sit right next to the engines in the back rows. They had top drawer sound insulation for sure!
Beautiful livery on a classic jet!
I love the sound of a turbo jet.
We did a flight from Santo Domingo to San Juan with this airline. Great service, clean remodeled plane, smooth 45 minute ride. Great PAWA !
Most beautiful commercial jet in the world
Love that design
Thats a beautiful paintjob!!!! 👌👌
I remember flying a Sud Aviation Caravelle from Copenhagen to Funchal around 1985.
The layout was similar to the DC9 with engines at the rear fuselage. The noise in the pantry, where the toilet was placed, was absolutely deafening.
Short after take off the aircraft went into a nearly 45° angle and stayed there until about 5.000 feet was reached.
Landing at Funchal was some experience at that time. The runway was still only 1.800m long and ended in an around 20 meter drop to the cliffs and ocean below.
After touch down and breaking, the Caravelle turned 180° to get to the apron. I'm sure that the wingtip reached outside the runway during this process.
Returning home was interesting as well. This time we flew a 727 that wasn't able to load enough fuel to reach Copenhagen and still take off from a 1.800 meter runway.
Thus, we flew the ~45km to the neighboring island of Porto Santo, - in a few minutes and in a height of approx. 500 feet. Even then, the Porto Santo airport had a much longer runway and, since it was part of the NATO emergency airports, it had a large fuel store.
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John Due
What an interesting story. Thanks for sharing.
John,
Interesting post. I am a pilot. The angle of climb was probably about 20 degrees. That would be near max on an airliner. I do understand your saying 45 though. The first time I was in a jet it sure seemed like about 45.... lol. If you want to read an interesting story, read about the 747 disaster in Tenneriffe, it was caused by back-taxiing and miscommunication. The Dutch 747's out of St. Marten used to do that short hop to another island for fuel to allow the flight back to Amsterdam.
Thanks.
Ahhhhhh. Just the way that I LIKE my airplanes !
Power Backs with these non-hushed engines were pure heaven down on the ramp.
Now, that's an aircraft. Loud, smokey, obnoxious and makes no apologies.
The good old days of air travel. I am going to by some big ass speakers so I can listen to this video in a more appropriate manner.
Great video.
Way ahead of your time young chap. But your getting better.
High five man!
These were once sold as the "Whispering T Jet."
I do remember Eastern Airlines commercials back in the day promoting their new series "whisperliners" but referring to the Boeing 727's, because they were supposedly quieter than the other aircrafts used at the time.
Any of the airplanes that had tail mounted engines, were marketed as quiet... meaning quiet inside the cabin, as the jet efflux/noise was well behind the cabin. If you've ever traveled on a 737-200, and sat behind the wing, you know exactly what I mean... 727s and DC9s were indeed whispering in comparison!
Man I miss the DC 9s. North Central had a bunch of them. They rode nice in rough weather and seemed to be built like a tank.
Yes North Central had them and I was lucky enough to fly on them many times what a wonderful time. My dad was station manager at CMX for North Central
BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANE!! A PILOT'S AIRPLANE!
Love those P&W JT8Ds sweet n smokey
Sad this airline may not fly again. I just came back from SDQ and they were all Parker on Tarmac. The news said something about delayed fees payments.
They ceased operations in 2018
Yes, they were loud, and they belched a lot of black smoke all the time; yet, they remain one of my favourite short- to medium- haul airliners of all time!
I recall they did have a wonky cabin pressurization system, however. My ears used to pop very violently whenever I was on a DC-9 that climbed above 20,000 feet! Not so with more modern passenger aircraft. I wonder if that was because pressurization in these birds was under manual control by the flight crew.
Nothing like loud Jets the more the better!!!!!
Happy 50th birthday vintage plane from 2019!!!!
Almost as loud as the BAC One-Eleven powered by those Rolls-Royce Spey's.
Similar early low by-pass ratio turbofans.
fantastic!
Very well built to be that old and still flying
That was very nice....Thank you...
I am surprised to see that the DC-9-32 was still used in 2017 - great video !!
Don't forget the DC-3!!! Still being flown today! Lot of old birds still flapping around.
yeah you are right and if I have the chance to fly with such an old bird I'll do ! :)
Nice looking plane!
48 yrs old Jesus that DC9 is a survivor I say that because I heard DC9s don't last that long
Great video!Awesome images and sound.
POWEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!! Fucking love the DC-9. Its profile is just beautiful
That thing has a perfomance
¡Absolutely beautiful!
That's the difference between a Turbofan and a Turbojet. Love the sound of a Turbojet!
Nope. It's an early turbofan. Small fan, not much bypass to muffle it but enough not to require those fluted tailpipes the pure jets needed.
AWESOME!! What a climb out!! The DC-9 and MD-80s are truly beautiful. Is it me or do they take off very steep?
I grew up at the right time and place to fly the DC9 back in the seventies and eighties with Air Canada. One time, I was 1 of 2 passengers on a very short 6 am flight.
You probably could still hear it 10 minutes after take-off.
Amazing camera work. I hope I can get this good someday lol.
The length of the runway pretty much dictates an aircraft that is a world away from being overpowered, use all the runway it can. That goes along with the noise, Most of my flights takeoff's seem to find the aircraft slowly rolling down the taxiway so they reach the end of the runway in time to just power up and go. No need to spool up or touch the brakes. On this flight, the pilots spooled the engines to full takeoff power while standing on the brakes. Once the brakes are released it goes reaching takeoff speed as quickly as possible
Beautiful airplane !!!
What a beautiful plane. The sound is great !
I did not think anything would be louder than an MD-80. But this thing is.
Douglas built them good.
Yes sir.
FedEx has MD 10s(converted TO two man crew, updated cockpits), that are over 40 years old.
N550FE is 48 years old and was originally delivered to American Airlines in September 1972.
Piękny start 👏👏👏👏👏
Turns out the airline is now halted due to financial reasons, with worries that the fleet was not being maintained. The argument is that since they are not even paying the airport and operation fees, the maintenance is not getting any money either.
What a wonderful sight and sound.I miss those airliners.
MD built some solid aircraft. Very few airliners of this age are still airworthy today.
Loud, but not incredible loud! Nice 30 series DC9 with a very colorful livery.
The DC-9 ....in its hey day a true work horse in aviation. Great video.
The way all planes should takeoff, smokey and LOUD!!
Amazing! Love that plane!
Ooooooooo....nice one...hairs are standing up on the back of my neck....
Sorry, didn't find that too loud. Ole JT-8s.
I miss all those noisy and smoky planes.... 707, 727, Dc 9, DC 10... Now what we have...787´s that sounds like a fan
Awesome catch.Amazing variety of planes you/ll find at Amsterdam Schiphol or Heathrow England or Frankfurt Germany.
Sounds like Fighter Jet....
AFTERBURNER 😍😍😍
Your vids are absolutely gorgeous.
JT8D. Screaming!!!
Great aircraft. Flew on many of them over the decades. Earliest i flew on as a young kid were the Eastern Airlines DC9s of the early 1970s
Wonder if the avioics are updated, when certfied with allegheny years ago, everything was analog except for a small weather radar with green led and black screen
RIP PAWA DOMINICANA. 2010-2018.
I had to fly on the very back seat next to the engine on one of these as a kid, you can only imsgine what a pleasant trip that was.
Stunning video!! What a beautiful looking classic bird!!
What aboot the md 80 or 717?
They arent the same.
The MD-80 is longer, has different engines, bigger,
glass cockpit. They aren't the same but very similar.
Dzięki technologii.. występujemy do nieba,zajebiste👆😆😆😆👽
Beauty.
you need a lot of muscles to fly this plane... Old school 👍🏻
Ahhhh! The grand ole days before hush kits. 😁
Terrain, terrain, Pull up, pull up!
With paint like that it looks like a modern plane that could have been built this year.
Amazingly durable. Are these aircraft still active with PAWA as of summer 2018?
Fantastic footage! I'm currently in St. Maarten, but I haven't seen one of these... yet. :)
Canadian Aviation Films Awesome! Enjoy your stay.. Well, we know that you will. Good luck capturing it!
Thanks!
Canadian Aviation Films they dont fly them as often as a result of retirement....i've worked on this A/C as a rampie..
Well done.
I've read the sound of the engines was used for the Millenium Falcon.
I went on one of these to Yugoslavia (Croatia now) Inex Adria
American airplanes are the best in the world , hands off!!!!!
DC-9s a great short haul flyer. With good maint. and weather, that plane will fly for another 50 years.
When i wae a kid i remember if you are outside and talking you need to stop and wait for the plane to pass by, they were loud.
WOW COOL !!!
I would like to fly in a Douglas...
Nice scooter!
You guys should come to Anchorage.
Where else are you going to see tons of 747s, DC-3s, DC-6s, DC-9s, Super Cubs, Beavers, and F-22s all sharing the same airspace? Way more character than yet another person taking videos of 737s...
Auckland New Zealand, The land of the longest flights any where