Dallas/Fort Worth Takeoff: American Airlines Mc Donnell Douglas MD-82 to DEN

[airplanes30]

The sad thing is that the AA md80 will start to be replaced with the boeing 737 800.

[airplanes30]

I could tell that you started to hit turbulence at 4:22 all the way to 5:52.

[ssteinerHD]

Best sounds ever!!

[deetjay1]

Right out your damn window. I sat in a similar seat on a red eye LAX to NEW back in the eighties.  Listened to that same lousy droning for like five hours. Never again...

[planar11]

beautiful video! great quality and sound. ill be on an md80 this saturday jan 29 row 30f =]

[Mini3005]

Dallas...

[DignifiedGlory]

A boeing jet is better than this piece of crap.

[peanut1508]

If it's boeing, Im not going, i'll raher go on a MD than Boeing

[tgv427]

Ahhh the sweet MD-80s. Great sound!

[bartska547]

best sound!

[poptartpencil]

long live american airlines and md-80's, and aa md-80s

[jfbenzl]

Too bad American doesn't have channel 9.

[ghosthooker3000]

great video

[bbaker904]

Just for those interested, the md80 and md81 use 3.73 gallons per air mile average. The md83 and md87 use 2.79 gallons per mile. The guy that wrote the 737 save 2,00 a flight can get this off beoings site. The 737-900ER uses 2.44 gallons per mile. If MD90 info was available, the numbers should be the same as the 737. This is why delta and american have kept the planes.

[br76892]

Not only that, the MD80s are probably already paid for at AA and DL

[meteors6]

Delta doesn't have any MD-80'S only MD-88'S

[bbaker904]

Great video. I will miss these planes when they are gone. I flew in and out of DFW for 17 years and enjoyed each time on one of these planes.

[Adrian6256]

freakin awesome vid! love em!

[quizto]

NICE VIDEO! NICE SOUND!!

[blackjoy1511]

I love the view of rumbling through the clouds then finally getting to clear sky. I just returned from 11 hour flight from Hawaii and it was smooth sailing the whole time.

[cwastudent]

Im sitting in seat 29F from LGA-ORD on Auguest 10th on flight 353 7:00 PM departure.

[firealarm90]

im sitting in 29F in my AUS-DFW flight

[MaxtheGrande]

md-80's are the most dangerous planes in the world. the fuel tank is located in the wings, and it travels through a thin tube to the back engines, usually the thin tubes break off, spill petroleum everywhere, and cause the plane to crash. 1 good thing is the md-80 is made to glide

[blakman7]

That probably just made the number one spot for the dumbest thing that I have ever heard.

[caribbeansun]

Very cool video. Thanks.

[sbb924]

you must have been drunk when you wrote that

[mitchellboon]

Uh the feul tank is on every aircraft in the wings.

And if the MD80 Are the Dongerous planes in the world why are they still fly in Europe ?

[reignman40boozer5]

Airbus is dangerous.

[mitchellboon]

WTF what are you talking about.

I talk about the MD80.

And you are say Airbus is Dangerous.

And they are not ;).

[bbaker904]

If MD80's are the most dangerous than why has more air buses crashed then the MD80's?

[lufthansa330pilot]

@bbaker904 airbus captains are crazy ;)

[FrisoLustig]

@bbaker904 could you give us some numbers? (I guess it is not a good comparison. A Boeing has crashed far more often than a Saab so a Boeing is less reliable?)

[306drewdrop]

@bbaker904 simple airbus sucks thats my opinon the worst was in 09 on Air France 447 everyone had to suffer and die cause of computer errors and of course it happened during a thunderstorm my trust for ever and always is with Boeing they been around longer they'er more older but more reliable and have nicer looking aircrafts ive been on boeing aircrfts alot for a longtime and MD80's alot to the MD80's may have had theyer share of problems but theyer still relible

[britishagentTV]

Some aircraft do that at DFW. At Founders Plaza, I once saw an Eva Air Cargo 747-400 take off about 1/4 down the runway. It took off really far down, and was a blazing thrill to watch.

[corgisrule6]

srry man but aa 1256 is miami to new york la guardia

[FelixMies]

i'm sorry, i got the flight numbers messed up. the one in the video must have been AA393.

[terrymanning1]

I always love the bit when you punch through the cloud base into sunshine & blue sky. That's the start of a holiday for me! Good video thanx for posting.

[firealarm90]

kwel

[nfs1012]

it's an md-80 it doesnt need the whole runway

[reichec]

I have actually fallen asleep in that seat. I love that drone.

[kmacd47]

Great engine sounds. Is it me or is it easier to hear the engines depending on where you sit.

[Zachey2001]

Duh

[4841253]

I am a big person (255 lbs) and want to know would I fit into one seat? Were there any over weight people on this flight?

[surferyo]

jeez, i sat in that same seat on an american flight!

very very loud!

Great sounding engines though!!!

[ug3srw]

$2,000 dollars more per hour and WAY the hell underpowerd compared to the 737NG series.

[AriasPorrasPablo]

Good Video.

That's McDonell Douglas is a economy airplane and very good airplane.

[novatice]

an economy airplane? was. On this days, it spends $2,000USD more in fuel costs per flight hour than a 737-800

[bbaker904]

But 737 stink for comfort. Ever ride in a power boat? That what the MD80 series feel like. Rear pusher. The 737 is underpowered by weight of the plane compaired to the 757 and 767. It gives a bumpy ride and has a slower climb rate.

[novatice]

Yes, the MD-80 is a more stable and powerful aircraft, and I personally like it more over the 737, but suppose you own an airline. You spend much more in fuel flying MD-80's than using 737's or A320's along with the financial crisis. Plus, it doesn't make any sense to retrofit the old MD-80's flight decks if you can't use more fuel-efficient engines on them. Also, you wouldn't use mid-sized airplanes like the 757 or 767 in short, low-medium density routes.

[bbaker904]

Let's do the math of your 2,000 dollars more an hour. Aviation fuel average cost right now is 2.80. For math let's say 3 dollars a gallon. So your saying a MD80 uses near 700 gallons of fuel an hour. Prove it. You would be using more fuel than the plane could carry to fly 3 hours at your rate. The later MD88 and MD90 held more passengers than the 737. That's why fleets are slow to take them out of service today.

[br76892]

Well in the sim I usually climb at 2,000fpm when flying the DC-9 or MD-80. That does the job.

[paolitopetriello]

Was there any turbulence

[llov9]

good video, but give me a 757 anyday!

[epicjose]

Rolls Royce Engines are the best!!! They also sound the coolest!!!

[novatice]

Those aren't Rolls Royce, are P&W JT8D engines

[American179]

I know that sound when I hear it.

[chelisito41]

Wonderful video, the best I have seen of a takeoff, Spectacular sound. Congratulations,

I really enjoyede it.

[chelisito41]

Wonderful video and the best sound. What a nice way to keep your camera steady. Thank you so much.

[sunnydayze]

Thank you for posting this! I'll be flying this exact route in almost the exact seat in a couple of weeks, so I'm prepared now. :)

[foxtype1973]

Not too bad!

For one thing, I happen to like the MD-80 family of jets, and another is the fact that that you didn't stop the video when going thru the clouds...'tho I did notice a little bit of editing there. Still, well done! :)