Northwest DC-10 Farewell

[TheCannonofMohammed]

AMFA was the best union and made the AMT's heart's beat with joy and pride because they moved us away from the low-life baggagge handlers who were not worthy of being in the same union as us. We have educations and stuff but NWA got rid of us beccause they refused to pay us what we were worth and the IAM and pilots did not support our strike 'cause they are all scabs and now it is hard to find a job that pays as much as we were getting but we no what we are worthand and pride and stuff.

[pacificbound67]

Check out the mess in the no 2 cowl.....

[didu52]

I fucking love the dc-10. The only major reason airliners retired it, is damn economics. A Trijet is not economic compared to the Twinjets that Crapbus manufactures, and soon even the Queen of the Skies might even succumb to Economics due to its 4 engines. However, dont let this bullshit bring you down. The dc-10 will always be around to hunt for its favourite prey, Airbus. And Northwest, Ilove it so.

[xxchinookxx]

I miss the DC-10, Boeing 707, & L1011. Now I refuse to wait just to fly in ugly garbage like an Airbus........NO NO NO NO

[aerocommanderbuff62]

sorry if i offended you ,its a great video,of a great aircraft,opinions are like a--holes everyone has one rite i just dont think it goes with the video of this us built aircraft, it like showing a video of an American flag and saying the pledge of alliegance is spanish get what im saying, i could care less what you listen to, it just dont fit here with this video of this AMERICAN LEGEND

[TWA021]

@aerocommanderbuff62 it's ok, i've changed the song to this video twice and i can't find the right song to it, i'm keeping it this way for i while till i upload a new video of it.

[hawkenboy54]

@aerocommanderbuff62 im spanish and i feel the same way

[johnmunoz18]

DEATH PLANE.

[smlessnau]

Where did you get those pictures where they are in the desert?

[hoover825]

Great pictures! The DC10 was always my favorite to fly. I noticed in one of the posts that said below they are not retiring them just changing them over to Delta. I have a friend that works for NWA/Delta, they started retiring the DC10's several years back. They sold off about 10 to ATA now gone but went to Global Airlines (ATA parent company ??) Odd choice of music for such an american iconic airline/airliner. Doesn't do it justice. Sorry just my thoughts. No DC10's went to Delta

[avaitionnerd111]

great video thanks

the dc10 will all ways be my greatest aircraft

and to those who dont like the dc10 PUT UP WITH IT

its still here

long live the dc10!

[TWA021]

to all the viewers, i changed the song due to the fact some of you did not liked the original,

[dobbs1947]

Great pics, why this choice of music?

[TWA021]

@dobbs1947 It was what i had at the time i made the video, but i'm looking for another choice to replace it.

[dobbs1947]

Fantastic pics, but the music is the wrong fit for the retired DC-10's. What was the inspiration?

[arcticblake1]

there just going to delta there not retired at all great plane they wouldnt just do that

[KYLEAKAFLYBOIK]

The 60s 70s and 80s were the golden years for US aviation too bad it is the piece of crap it is today.

[MrPikano]

fly this kind of aircraft from memphis to Amsterdam

[Blixer7]

This is your video. Do what ever you like.

[TWA021]

@Blixer7 thx for watching

[Kimflash]

DC 10 is always is always the best aircraft for me.

All Hail the Legendary DC - 10

[skaterlife12]

Airbus do suck, 777s and md11 are the easiest planes to fly

[BusterBunker]

I love the MD-11. To bad Boeing screwed it over. The MD-11 will always be my #1 with the DC-10 At #2.

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

Yes they do I can fly that thing yea the md-11 is so simple

[meteors6]

fuck the A330's they are all garbage i work on them and i think ive at least changed every engine on in arbus in northwests fleet they suck

[landobnice]

Yeah my company uses some of the old NWA DC-10's and the pilots and mechanics say airbus are NOT built to last at all..

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

I know why the heck mwould they replace the best plane ever with a peice of junk an airbus Really???

[MiniTruckin05]

why no anymore DC-10?

[BostonMetroWestGuy]

And who could forget the cost savings that went into designing and building the DC-10. I am sure the families of the passengers on AA96 and UA232 remember...

[BusterBunker]

I'm not saying the DC-10 didn't have flaws, but a lot of its disasters were caused by human error in the maintenance department. MD-11 and the DC-10 will always be my favorites.

[brandtaylor93]

There's something I liked about those planes but they are the most ugly to me.

[azo49001]

Thanks for posting this video. I spent a whole segment of my life frequently shuttling back and forth between the US and Europe and 9 times out of 10 it was on a NWA DC-10. I had my favorite seat and it eventually came to feel like my favorite old car. I like the new A300's but I REALLY miss the DC-10s.

[xxchinookxx]

I was lucky to fly twice on aDC-10-30 in 1987 &1992 but because these beautiful aircraft no longer are in use, I refuse to put up with BS at airports just to fly on foreign garbage like Airbuses.

[TheCannonofMohammed]

The -30 was a much, much better airplane than the -40. The main difference was the GE engines, which were more powerful than the Pratt JT-9's. Those old -40 couldn't even make London/Detroit---the -30's did it with ease. And why did NWA want the -40's? They were obsessed with engine commonality with the 747.  Bad move---sometimes commonality is not the end-all in this business.

[varigdc10]

Beuatiful, my favorite airplane of all time is the L1049 Super Constellation, my second is the DC10, and third the Convair 990A Coronado !!!!

[landobnice]

I work for a charter airline and we have several former NWA DC-10-30 planes..

They may be a bit old but I really like the birds..I love to see them esp since they're ALMOST obsolete..lol..that engine is one of a kind..I can tell a DC-10 with my eyes closed..so distinct..

[sideslide23]

thats the biggest plane I ever flew on in my life, we went from San Fransisco to Honolulu, in Jan of 1999 on the DC10 10 operated by Sky Service U.S.A, on our way home, we struck a bird in number 2 rudder engine, so we turned around and laned back in Hawaii for a night, I'm glad we didn't loose anything elts or we would all be Swimming, it was our wild flight experience.

[torque234]

very soon it will be goodbye northwest....

[beeno7710]

why

[torque234]

northwest are merging with delta so soon there will be no more northwest

[pete5668]

they were northwest orient before

[RunTheRockers]

klm owned every commercial aircraft made by McDonnel Douglas.

but didnt the dc-10 have a poor saftey record?

[AmericanImmaturity]

back when it was first launched in the early 70s, it did have an unknown design flaw, something having to do with the exits and cargo doors. 2 brand new DC-10s (operated by American Airlines and Turkish Airlines) each had doors explode off the plane during flight, the American plane landed safely, but the Turkish plane crashed and 330 were killed. McDonnell Douglas found the problem and fixed it, but it still had many incidents afterward, such as the disaster onboard United Airlines flight 232.

[Rush324]

lol seems like americanimmaturity and I are commenting on the same videos. But yes the DC-10 and DC-9 both had many crashes and problems. But to me that doesnt matter cuz my favorite commercial alirliner of all time is the DC-10 so...

[xDaNiEldrummerx]

yes

that's why they're no longer in use for passenger flights

[racingrec]

This is not true. The DC-10 is still used by many charter companies and by several airlines overseas. They have had several problems, most with poor design on hydraulic system. These have been resolved, most recent crashes have been caused by high wind shear such as the FedEx crash, not many aircraft like getting slammed like that.

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

It did in the start of this plane but in 2008 this plane got the best saftey record of 2008

[TWA021]

I've see some ppl don't like the song, so what, that's the song i've put on the video

[bsngeneral]

terrible song

good video but the song sux ill rate worth waching :)

[ispeakulisten]

worst music ive ever heard

[AmericanImmaturity]

at 2:58 the shape of the DC-10's wing looks like the wing from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

[jameswmoseley94]

that was probabily a md 11 they look very similar the md 11 is the new sort of DC 10

[kenersej]

Only KLM and World Airways operate MD-11 for passenger service,

World A. also operates DC-10

[WWEchamp1995]

what r u talking bout retired? i could of sworn i saw one in the air the other week

[eal1011]

I remember NWO biggest orders of DC-10-40. Very rare, because most airlines brought dc -10-30

[DC10Ben]

Great airline, Great plane.

what is this song called!? lol

[DC10Ben]

This is a great video, thank you for posting it, i truly appreciate it.

could you tell me the name of this song please? Thank you

[caseycar5]

northwest is being replaced bye delta

[kenersej]

made me cry :'(

[MarkOConnell2008]

My dad flew for Northwest for 30 + years... I remember when he was flying these.. I loved the DC-10 it was my favorite plane to be in... He retired as a 747-400 captain r.i.p. dad.. this video made me think of you~ WE MISS YOU~ Denny O'Connell Love, your son

[coolsly2]

why are they geting replaced

[TWA021]

they had been in service for over 30 years, and NWA (Now the new Delta) needed something new and fast like the A330

[AmericanImmaturity]

but what will replace the NWA fleet? Delta is going to continue an all Boeing fleet, and the majority of NWA's jets are built by Airbus.

by the way, what's this song called? who's the artist?

[tchapman1977]

While Delta will continue to buy only Boeing aircraft, the Airbus aircraft in the NWA fleet will be integrated and utilized in the Delta fleet until they are either retired or replaced.

[AmericanImmaturity]

wow, financially, that doesn't make sense at all. it will cost Delta millions more now having to pay for servicing from Boeing and Airbus. it would have been like trying to merge Continental with Air Canada.

[tchapman1977]

Actually, there are very few airlines that do not operate a mixed air fleet (Southwest only utilizes Boeing 737s and I am sure there are a few more airlines). As far as maintenance and upkeep, those are done in-house by the airlines themselves. While Delta only has an all-Boeing fleet and maintenance facilities, NWA has facilities to handle both. Therefore, with the merger, it won't cost the merged Delta any more or less to maintain their aircraft.

[AmericanImmaturity]

i know that, but still, it makes more sense financially to utilize less types and makes of aircraft.

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

Do you think Airlines should just Have one certain Plane in there fleet Like southwest They only have 737s

[strassj]

I don't agree with this. I don't why they want make some more fast and guizzzy some more gas, Those is work fine as there is no damage of body shape of airline.

[X46RAPTOR]

@TWA021 Yes, thats true but you would be surprised just how efficient the DC-10'S and some other DC models are.. thats why many airlines still use them like KLM

[edmonton67]

@TWA021 I'd feel safer on a 10 and the bus any time.

[nabob2233]

whats going to replace the dc10s?

[TWA021]

they got replaced by the A330's

[nabob2233]

that rings a bell now! XD

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

That was really stupid Why the heck would they replace the best aircraft out there with A peice of junk an Airbus really???

[WolfGuy100]

I noticed that NWA DC-10s NEVER had any accidents.

[TWA021]

I did not knew that lol

[WolfGuy100]

It's true, I checked for any of their incidents and none of them ever had an incident with DC-10

[AmericanImmaturity]

what's this song called? who's the artist?

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

Yea so did I Because American United Pushed the dc-10 hard because American and united were fighting over the Best Timeage to get to places so they flew the dc-10 and most of Americans and uniteds dc-10s had over 50,000 Flying hours on them Since Northwest herd about the crashes they didnt push the limits of the Dc-10

[MegaAngrygerman]

@WolfGuy100 which is whay i gotta love nwa, as they have a great safety record. the die cast dc10 in my room still flies on...........

[bjwigglworth]

4.31 is that final approach in london gatwick coming in from the east over the m23

[bmemodels07]

now a fare well to NWA

[bmemodels07]

sorry yes

[bmemodels07]

did the dc-10's make it in to the new liv

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

Nope all crushed or taken to fed-ex

[planedudea380]

makes me sad to see this video

[planedudea380]

makes me sad to see this video

[727Hushkits]

odd really because the longer range DC-10-40 left before the shorter range DC-10-30's ???

[TWA021]

yeah odd:D

[727Hushkits]

i miss those tri-jets

[TWA021]

THX:)

[jgstargazer]

I too will miss the DC-10 as it fades into history. It was one of my favorite planes at the airport.

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

I know me too I would always Go to L.a.x And see a United dc-10 always take off sometimes so many people knew me there cause I go there all the time some people Let me on the dc-10 and let me in the cockpit

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

So do I

[Captainbritishair]

nice vid

[TWA021]

THX!:)

[mike210476]

Long Live the DC-10

[flightsimboy]

why do some say ata airline have it on nwa dc10 colors

[TWA021]

that was when they got it for the first time, they repainted the planes

[flightsimboy]

why do some say ata airline have it on nwa dc10 colors

[flightsimboy]

why do some say ata airline have it on nwa dc10 colors

[askedenseje]

love the dc-10! nice video!

[TWA021]

THX:)

[Kopihucky]

Did NW ever use the MD-11?

[mike210476]

Why don´t you research your self. Instead of asking stupid questions.

[Kopihucky]

LoL Probably only stupid because you had no answer. Don't be a douche. God knows you can do it here but we all know you don't act that way in the real or you would already be in a shallow grave.

[rapljwop]

Nice video.

[TWA021]

THX:)