The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
@mileswrich The point is why people are scared on DC-9s, is that most of the crashes are very fatal and deadly, and there are more than 101 hull loses. McDonnell Douglas (or Boeing, if you prefer) has the 717, basically a Boeing DC-9. Excellent safety record (in whole) and not a single hull loss.
The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
You have to had been around in '66 to understand the impact of the DC-9, and Ozark. To people in smaller cities in the midwest, jets were something that you boarded to go from Chicago to LA. Having them serve your local airport was quite revolutionary. Just a few years earlier, Ozark's entire fleet was made up of DC-3's. So yes, this advertisement represents history, that some of us remember fondly.
@Dwalters1988 Maybe soo....Americans were always ahead of britain though in some respect... the 1-11 was an underpowered nugget with wings.. The Dc-9 was a rocket... same with the Trident and 727... But theres one thing the americans would never beat in terms of beauty and elagance from england and that was the one and only vickers Vc10... thats one of my all time british faves and the Bristol Britania.. To me they just copied our ideas and made them better whilst at the same time over doing it.
Those were GREAT planes. Some are still in service, later became the MD-80 family of jets that are still in service as well. An old plane is like an old car, maintain it and update it and you can keep it in service forever. They just suck too much fuel..
@burgundyyears It served it's final years in TWA colors. Also of note, was a midair with a Cessna 150 near STL in 1968, after which it was repaired and returned to service.
I'm not sure what year TWA retired it from the fleet, but I don't think it flew after that. It set in the desert for several years, before being broken up.
haha that smoke trailing out of the engines would have environmentalists rioting about that global warming bullshit, haha i wish more planes would be like that, smoky and loud
Friend of mine is a retired Ozark dc-9 pilot. He still smokes as much as that good old plane. Tom isn't dead yet, and neither is his plane. Global warm my butt; as I type this record cold and snow in Washington DC. Bet they wouldn't being warm right now inside a good old DC-9 !
holy hell that is definitely not a turbofan. nothing like the sound of a screaming turbojet, but glad the industry has advanced to turbofans now. they're loud enough over my house at all hours of the day and night.
Let's put it this way - if any ramper had ever gotten sucked into that engine, they would be quite thankful that they only had a bunch of broken bones, rather than being liquified by the engine.
I grew up in Clinton, Iowa and our airport had Ozark turboprop planes serving it. Most of the flights went to Chicago's O Hare airport. Now people have to go to Moline, IL for the big jest as no more Ozark.
Those old ads are so nice, classy and pleasant. They appealed to one's desire for pleasure and adventure - rather than one's ego and desire to feel superior like ads do these days.
One of the (many) reasons (but not at all the main) why Alitalia is going bankrupt is that it still operates a lot of MD 80, which consume significantly more than modern jets. I have flown an Alitalia MD 80 less than a month ago, from Naples to Venice.
Right out of Airline school in Kansas City back in November of 1966 . I was hired with North Central Airlines and my Roommate got on with Ozark ( Krazo spelled backwards ). We both worked at Chicago O'Hare , lived at Village Manor on Higgin's road in Rosemount and then Town & Country Apts
( Stew Zoo ) in Shiller Park . The Airline bar of choice was Ma Worm's . No Fence around the airport , no security to go throught and friends made for life.
Im 19 i feel very lucky to have travelled on a BAC 1-11 back n the 90s never been on a dc 9 tho . we will never see great things like them again there gone for ever a thought that can bum me out all day long.
Well i traveled from gatwick in the UK to brindisi in italy and the airline was EUROPEAN. it was a gr8 flight a little bumpy along the way but other than that gr8, an expierience ill remember for ever.
I love those noisy smokey old jets, modern planes are getting more and more boring. I wish theyd stop blaming civil aviation for environmental damage.
Actually, the DC-9 had turbofan engines from the start. They launched with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engine. It was low by-pass though so very loud and inefficient compared to todays engines like the ones used on the 717.
I'm 45 and when I was in my early teens, my brother and I were crazy about airplanes. We
would go out to the airport and watch the planes. He even got into the cockpit of one once. Pre 9-11 of course. I use to fly on U.S. Air Bac 111 from La Guardia to Cleveland back in the mid to late 80's.
low by-pass (:P) it's just a tube, air goes in, air goes out, no by-pass at all. we get them half a dozen times a day here, and the a-380 (which was also here)has a by-pass ratio of 9:1
VERY VERY NICE PLANE FULL OF HISTORY..
nycworldsfair 2 months ago
when pilots were god's..
chadberry75 6 months ago
@chadberry75 And CRM didn't exist, lol. Some things change for the better, but the nostalgia that we are trying to reclaim, does not. :(
Star841 2 months ago
This makes me imagine flight attendants with bouffant hairstyles. Maybe smoking aboard the plane. hehe
ItsCoreyLynxxYall 7 months ago
Great nostalgia- Love the baby nine!
hotelgulf 8 months ago
The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
mileswrich 11 months ago
@mileswrich The point is why people are scared on DC-9s, is that most of the crashes are very fatal and deadly, and there are more than 101 hull loses. McDonnell Douglas (or Boeing, if you prefer) has the 717, basically a Boeing DC-9. Excellent safety record (in whole) and not a single hull loss.
JohnHFilms 9 months ago
The DC-9 has an excellent safety record throughout its 45 year service history. I do not recall one accident that was caused by an aircraft defect. When Ozark introduced their DC-9's on July 15, 1966, Ozark had a fleet of DC-3's, Fairchild F-27's and Martin 404's. They had previously operated a few Convair 240's which were traded to Mohawk for the Martins. I flew on an Ozark DC-9 inaugural flight 16 days later on August 1, 1966 on OZ959 from ORD to MLI.
mileswrich 11 months ago
Wow didnt know this plane was that old. Kinda makes me scared cause im flying on one this week.
MasterXxploder 1 year ago
You have to had been around in '66 to understand the impact of the DC-9, and Ozark. To people in smaller cities in the midwest, jets were something that you boarded to go from Chicago to LA. Having them serve your local airport was quite revolutionary. Just a few years earlier, Ozark's entire fleet was made up of DC-3's. So yes, this advertisement represents history, that some of us remember fondly.
eelb53 1 year ago 4
Thaaas a cool old commercial even though the DC-9 had it's share of malfunctions and crash incidences.
imbluz 1 year ago
Copy of the BAC 111
Dwalters1988 1 year ago
@Dwalters1988 Just because it looks similar, it does not mean that one is a copy of the other.
Quadunit404 1 year ago
@Dwalters1988 Maybe soo....Americans were always ahead of britain though in some respect... the 1-11 was an underpowered nugget with wings.. The Dc-9 was a rocket... same with the Trident and 727... But theres one thing the americans would never beat in terms of beauty and elagance from england and that was the one and only vickers Vc10... thats one of my all time british faves and the Bristol Britania.. To me they just copied our ideas and made them better whilst at the same time over doing it.
Iamfukenripped 1 year ago
The DC9 is hardly a plane to brag about.
iiiset 1 year ago
@iiiset - In 1966 it was definitely something to brag about, especially for a small airline.
maineboy1979 1 year ago
jeese, the DC-9 is a lot older than I thought! it kind of looks like a Dassault falcon though
johnwarman54 1 year ago
what a smokey retro is that!
emreerkmen 1 year ago
Damn, look at that trail!
jonahair747meteors6 1 year ago 2
Those were GREAT planes. Some are still in service, later became the MD-80 family of jets that are still in service as well. An old plane is like an old car, maintain it and update it and you can keep it in service forever. They just suck too much fuel..
enumrob 1 year ago 3
@enumrob According to DOT here are the average block hour fuel burns for reporting US airlines for the 3rd quarter of 2005.
DC-9-30 = 802gals
DC-9-40 = 838
DC-9-50 = 900
MD-80 = 945
otosflashymoon 1 year ago
@otosflashymoon That's interesting to to know. I hope it means that these old dogs will still stay in passenger service even longer.
enumrob 1 year ago
really a very nice most likely low budget commercial. A short interior shot would have been nice.
davids1258 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
douglas jets had the worst safety records...
KartKing4ever 2 years ago
@KartKing4ever Oh yeah? You're dead wrong, but it might be fun for you to try to come up with OFFICIAL numbers to back up that ridiculous statement.
DC8Super71 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@KartKing4ever , show me why..
matatan69 1 year ago
global warming is real
neurospizz75 2 years ago
@neurospizz75 so is the tooth fairy
roborob767 1 year ago
This DC-9-15 (N970Z) was only deregistered in 2007!
burgundyyears 2 years ago 3
@burgundyyears It served it's final years in TWA colors. Also of note, was a midair with a Cessna 150 near STL in 1968, after which it was repaired and returned to service.
I'm not sure what year TWA retired it from the fleet, but I don't think it flew after that. It set in the desert for several years, before being broken up.
eelb53 1 year ago
cool commercial! I grew up in Cedar Rapids in the 1970's and remember seeing the Ozark 727's roaring in and out, great memories!
bunky060171 2 years ago
What a great commercial! I love the groovy camera work and the swingin' music. Those were the days. (Before my time, sadly.)
maineboy1979 2 years ago 2
haha that smoke trailing out of the engines would have environmentalists rioting about that global warming bullshit, haha i wish more planes would be like that, smoky and loud
Jobafan08 2 years ago 2
Friend of mine is a retired Ozark dc-9 pilot. He still smokes as much as that good old plane. Tom isn't dead yet, and neither is his plane. Global warm my butt; as I type this record cold and snow in Washington DC. Bet they wouldn't being warm right now inside a good old DC-9 !
rankin383 2 years ago 3
Until you work on one. -_-
Star841 2 years ago
OK,
You got me on this one. I should have known better; my old man worked for Eastern way back when.
rankin383 2 years ago
El classico!!! 2 thumbs up, babey!
fadzli359 2 years ago
Accidentally rated 4 stars but this video diserves 5 Stars!
MedicalAviator 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this. It's wonderful.
hmbpnz 2 years ago 3
holy hell that is definitely not a turbofan. nothing like the sound of a screaming turbojet, but glad the industry has advanced to turbofans now. they're loud enough over my house at all hours of the day and night.
snoopyloopy 2 years ago
I don't understand why the DC9s and MD80s have thoes grills in front of ohe fans in the engines.
kelan930 2 years ago
Let's put it this way - if any ramper had ever gotten sucked into that engine, they would be quite thankful that they only had a bunch of broken bones, rather than being liquified by the engine.
tpaairman 2 years ago
Oh, OK.
kelan930 2 years ago
You can bet in a modern ad that nasty exhaust would be edited out.
transdrole 2 years ago 6
Loved those Pratt and Whitney engines!!!
jimdep333 2 years ago 5
yes, because if they didn't, no one would fly them.
kelan930 2 years ago
I remember this airline so well. I liked their green/white color scheme so much more than any airline had at the time.
And they're from my town!
pmgodfrey 2 years ago 4
esse avião e a lenha ???? askpoaskopsakopas
harrypotterczs 2 years ago
first Bandeirante was fueled by cane syrup
patsematary 2 years ago
I grew up in Clinton, Iowa and our airport had Ozark turboprop planes serving it. Most of the flights went to Chicago's O Hare airport. Now people have to go to Moline, IL for the big jest as no more Ozark.
eagle45137 2 years ago
What a beautiful old coal burner.
I was waiting to see Dean Martin sitting in the cockpit smoking a cigarette with a glass of scotch in his hand.
larrya444 2 years ago 34
LOL!
And back then, nobody would have minded!
maineboy1979 2 years ago
Thats amazing i didnt know commercial jets were as fast 40+yrs ago as they r now.
cameron91101 2 years ago 3
Much of the planes u fly today is just opgraded but is it the same planes :P
Exocisme 2 years ago 2
some were faster, like the CV-880/990
gaguy1967 2 years ago
Wow, stern boarding door just like one I seen in that serial killer movie "Zodiac".
avcomth 3 years ago
Music reminds me of the Jetsons.
JohnBarleycorn007 3 years ago 2
Fly Ozark, I think I will!
Those old ads are so nice, classy and pleasant. They appealed to one's desire for pleasure and adventure - rather than one's ego and desire to feel superior like ads do these days.
Love those old long body DC's!
LateNightCable 3 years ago 26
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Hennersbass 3 years ago
Your a dumb ass...There is nothing unsafe about the DC 9 !!!
jniemo 3 years ago
i,like,DC-9
sakaesun1962 3 years ago
Good ol' Diesel 9 ,loud,smoky,great to watch
LakeRatDan 3 years ago 4
Dig the smoke trail on that climb out!
sodadaze 3 years ago 5
Dig the the swell music!!!
willyboi708 3 years ago 8
A great time in airliner history. Much friendlier than todays cold portrayal of airliners.
hotelgulf718 3 years ago 8
A classic indeed, jets can go fast as they can, because fuel were so cheap at that time.
pcmiler2000 3 years ago
Northwest is probably the biggest oper of DC-9's, just look at the Mcnamara in DTW, you'll see rows off them.
eagleyes23 3 years ago 3
Used to fly this non stop from Tampa to Indianapolis.
GalacticCabaret2 4 years ago
alitalia still has them and they are very turbulant
shkodrani16 4 years ago
Alitalia must be flying them just above the surface of the ground!
hudson501 4 years ago 3
One of the (many) reasons (but not at all the main) why Alitalia is going bankrupt is that it still operates a lot of MD 80, which consume significantly more than modern jets. I have flown an Alitalia MD 80 less than a month ago, from Naples to Venice.
acfiorentina 3 years ago
Right out of Airline school in Kansas City back in November of 1966 . I was hired with North Central Airlines and my Roommate got on with Ozark ( Krazo spelled backwards ). We both worked at Chicago O'Hare , lived at Village Manor on Higgin's road in Rosemount and then Town & Country Apts
( Stew Zoo ) in Shiller Park . The Airline bar of choice was Ma Worm's . No Fence around the airport , no security to go throught and friends made for life.
ocalakid 4 years ago 5
Im 19 i feel very lucky to have travelled on a BAC 1-11 back n the 90s never been on a dc 9 tho . we will never see great things like them again there gone for ever a thought that can bum me out all day long.
Vanadeo 4 years ago 3
wow, Ive never been on a BAC111. Where did you tavel? If you book a flight on Northwest, you can still get a DC-9
gaguy1967 4 years ago 4
Well i traveled from gatwick in the UK to brindisi in italy and the airline was EUROPEAN. it was a gr8 flight a little bumpy along the way but other than that gr8, an expierience ill remember for ever.
Vanadeo 4 years ago 3
I'd change the wording of that to "you can still get stuck on a DC-9" :P
jg9video 4 years ago
Stuck? At a speed faster than most jets today?? Find me an airline that flies 'em and I'll be there... the good ole days of jet travel, now gone.
Pullisto 3 years ago 4
...I was looking for a Northeast Yellowbird commercial but found this...great stuff!
FlyBoy7X7 4 years ago
In that one shot, take a look at the filth coming from those jet engines. Great. In those days, jets were loud and dirty.
Not like those turbo fan things they have now. I hope I didn't offend you Mr. Gore.
headley62 4 years ago 5
I love those noisy smokey old jets, modern planes are getting more and more boring. I wish theyd stop blaming civil aviation for environmental damage.
civagiarn 4 years ago
Actually, the DC-9 had turbofan engines from the start. They launched with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engine. It was low by-pass though so very loud and inefficient compared to todays engines like the ones used on the 717.
ncmattj 4 years ago 3
I woud not know. The Bac 111 had Rolls Royce engines. I'm not a mechanical engineer.
I miss the DC-8 and french Caravelle.
I remember United and Swissair used them.
They had those nice triangular windows.
headley62 4 years ago
Yeah...being 31 an having grown up in an airline family I just BARLEY remember the BAC 111 and the Caravel.
ncmattj 4 years ago
I'm 45 and when I was in my early teens, my brother and I were crazy about airplanes. We
would go out to the airport and watch the planes. He even got into the cockpit of one once. Pre 9-11 of course. I use to fly on U.S. Air Bac 111 from La Guardia to Cleveland back in the mid to late 80's.
headley62 4 years ago
I'm 44 and only ONCE flew on a caravelle as a kid. Large windows!
archietherobot 4 years ago
The Lufthansa Boing 727 series 100 was a nice
plane too.
headley62 4 years ago
low by-pass (:P) it's just a tube, air goes in, air goes out, no by-pass at all. we get them half a dozen times a day here, and the a-380 (which was also here)has a by-pass ratio of 9:1
northsurfer979 4 years ago
O Z A R K
A nice little airline. No real reason for them to disappear, except for the merger mania going on at the time of their demise.
So few choices now a days. I'm sure they are missed........
022921 4 years ago 2
Those brand new dc-9s. Northwest still has some of those brand new dc-9s
Aerolineas747 4 years ago 3
Great era...love that smoke!
tk421720 4 years ago 3
Some of those early DC-9's only held 60 people.
TOPOFFMAN 4 years ago
Those were the days!
maxsmodels 4 years ago 3
THANk YOU for sharing with us!!!
fairlane63gregishot 4 years ago 3
awesome!
starbucksbear 4 years ago 3
Great shots of thier jets. Thank you. Loved it.
gbthecoach 5 years ago