I worked for TWA for 30 years and was a flight service manager out of JFK.....I worked the L-10 or the 747 and because I speak Italian I got a lot of FCO flights.....listening to the take off spools was wonderful!!! It brought back a lot of memories for me! :)
How heavily loaded was this flight? Because the takeoff roll is about as long as a typical trans-pacific one. Then again, the classic 747s were not much heavier than a 777, actually had a shorter wingspan, and produced about the same amount of thrust...amazing to think that two GE-90s easily could've lifted a classic 747 into the air.
Just twice. I flew Trans World AUS-STL-LGW in August of 1996. The same trip was also my only 2 trips aboard a DC-9 (a -30). I've been aboard countless Mad Dogs since then, but I will always remember the -9.
TWA wasn't much to my mom's liking, so we switched to Delta for future London trips after this. I was lucky enough to fly them both when they still flew the MD-11 and the 777 was brand-new in service.
@hzzlrp10 Those of us in St. Louis miss TWA terribly as well. Great perks for the frequent flyer and very convenient. It's a shame to see the USA reduced to 3-4 "major" airlines with service and policies that rival a minimum-security prison...
Unfortunately my own memories of TWA aren't so fond. I flew them near their end in 1996. The fact that flight 800 had gone down one month earlier also meant they were short a 747. Ours went tech on the ramp and threw all of the intl' departures off schedule.
Terminal-side service was pretty poor and the aircraft all showed their age. I am glad to have had the chance to fly a 747 and all, but wish it could have been back in the airline's glory days.
Was this a 747-131, or was it an aircraft which they bought from another airline?I know that they even had an old KLM 206B at one point.It was quite sad to see that these big iconic US carriers started to fall apart and disappear during the 90's.
In any case, I have been searching for a video like this for years. I had given up hope practically 'til I saw this. Very good to see a TWA 747 still going strong...it's likely this aircraft may have been retired shortly after you filmed this. February 1998 was the last revenue flight for the TWA 747.
@jetfreak4 Yeah, you can't find a lot of these older videos anywhere. I have many more, so I'll be posting them soon. I'm grateful that my dad filmed all of these flights, so I could enjoy them years later. Wow, I didn't know their last 747 flight was in Feb 98. They had a few 747-200s also, right?
@VTVuoto TWA operated several -200s starting around the mid-1980s and acquired several more -200s and -100s just months prior to TWA Flight 800. After that happened, TWA rushed its aging 747s, many of which were among the first off the production line, into retirement. This also culminated in the retirement of the L-1011s, DC-9s, and 727s as a way to drastically reduce the average age of their fleet from over 20 years old to around 10. Sadly it wasn't enough to survive. Keep those videos coming!
@jetfreak4 No, I don't recall the registration of this 747. I do remember that it definitely was one with the new TWA colors. It looked pretty sweet sitting at the gate before departure.
@VTVuoto Well, if it was wearing the full new TWA colorscheme, there's only two 747-100 registrations that I know of which it could possibly be...either N93108 or N128TW. I know there was at least one -200 that wore that scheme too. N93108 was also nicknamed "Star of Madrid." Do you by chance remember seeing that title near the aircraft's nose?
I enjoyed watching this, it felt like you were motoring along the runway for ages. I have to admit it's been a good few years since I flew on a 747, in fact the last time was a TWA 747 in 1995! Really nice graceful climb out. The engines on this 747 looked very clean and freshly painted, did you fly on one of the TWA 747's that had the new livery? I have a feeling this could have been one. Thanks for sharing a piece of history.
@bananamanuk Thanks for your reply....the takeoff roll was about 60 seconds! And yes, this 747 had the new livery. I have a lot of other TWA videos aboard the DC-9, MD-80, L-1011, 767-200, 757-200, & the 727-200. I'll get those up soon.!
@bananamanuk Thanks for your reply....the takeoff roll was about 60 seconds! And yes, this 747 had the new livery. I have a lot of other TWA videos aboard the DC-9, MD-80, L-1011, 767-200, 757-200, & the 727-200. I'll get those up soon.!
My gosh, the sky looked so beutiful back then.
markssenoga1 5 days ago
I worked for TWA for 30 years and was a flight service manager out of JFK.....I worked the L-10 or the 747 and because I speak Italian I got a lot of FCO flights.....listening to the take off spools was wonderful!!! It brought back a lot of memories for me! :)
robandricm 1 week ago
How heavily loaded was this flight? Because the takeoff roll is about as long as a typical trans-pacific one. Then again, the classic 747s were not much heavier than a 777, actually had a shorter wingspan, and produced about the same amount of thrust...amazing to think that two GE-90s easily could've lifted a classic 747 into the air.
jetfreak4 2 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing! Great sound and view!
butch400 1 month ago
those JT9D's sound soo sexy
and the wing flex is as well!
trains0509 1 month ago
This video always reminds me of TWA Flight 800 :(
SAMCAMJAIK1 2 months ago
My parents were on this aircraft for their honeymoon
luilory 2 months ago
is there a HD cam on 1997
4500intelx 3 months ago
Hard to think of the 747 as a classic. The old JT9Ds had a confident sound, didn't they. Thanks for doing this and sharing it.
thesmart67 3 months ago 4
@thesmart67 No problem.....thanks for watching an commenting. Yes, I love the roar of those engines all humming together!
VTVuoto 3 months ago
@thesmart67 The JT-9D is still a sexy engine.
tedboeing 3 months ago
Thank you for posting. This video brought back my own memories of flying a TWA 747-100 STL-LGW in August of 1996.
hzzlrp10 4 months ago
@hzzlrp10 Oh no problem. I love watching this video over and over. I miss TWA. Wow, how many times did you fly aboard the 747-100??
VTVuoto 3 months ago
@VTVuoto
Just twice. I flew Trans World AUS-STL-LGW in August of 1996. The same trip was also my only 2 trips aboard a DC-9 (a -30). I've been aboard countless Mad Dogs since then, but I will always remember the -9.
TWA wasn't much to my mom's liking, so we switched to Delta for future London trips after this. I was lucky enough to fly them both when they still flew the MD-11 and the 777 was brand-new in service.
hzzlrp10 3 months ago
@hzzlrp10 Those of us in St. Louis miss TWA terribly as well. Great perks for the frequent flyer and very convenient. It's a shame to see the USA reduced to 3-4 "major" airlines with service and policies that rival a minimum-security prison...
crocodile1313 5 days ago
@crocodile1313
Unfortunately my own memories of TWA aren't so fond. I flew them near their end in 1996. The fact that flight 800 had gone down one month earlier also meant they were short a 747. Ours went tech on the ramp and threw all of the intl' departures off schedule.
Terminal-side service was pretty poor and the aircraft all showed their age. I am glad to have had the chance to fly a 747 and all, but wish it could have been back in the airline's glory days.
hzzlrp10 3 days ago
Was this a 747-131, or was it an aircraft which they bought from another airline?I know that they even had an old KLM 206B at one point.It was quite sad to see that these big iconic US carriers started to fall apart and disappear during the 90's.
dutchy1176 4 months ago
those engines are JT9D's, right?
RJfan 5 months ago
In any case, I have been searching for a video like this for years. I had given up hope practically 'til I saw this. Very good to see a TWA 747 still going strong...it's likely this aircraft may have been retired shortly after you filmed this. February 1998 was the last revenue flight for the TWA 747.
jetfreak4 5 months ago
@jetfreak4 Yeah, you can't find a lot of these older videos anywhere. I have many more, so I'll be posting them soon. I'm grateful that my dad filmed all of these flights, so I could enjoy them years later. Wow, I didn't know their last 747 flight was in Feb 98. They had a few 747-200s also, right?
VTVuoto 5 months ago
@VTVuoto TWA operated several -200s starting around the mid-1980s and acquired several more -200s and -100s just months prior to TWA Flight 800. After that happened, TWA rushed its aging 747s, many of which were among the first off the production line, into retirement. This also culminated in the retirement of the L-1011s, DC-9s, and 727s as a way to drastically reduce the average age of their fleet from over 20 years old to around 10. Sadly it wasn't enough to survive. Keep those videos coming!
jetfreak4 5 months ago
Do you happen to remember the registration of this bird? Was it in the standard TWA red stripes, the new colorscheme, or neither?
jetfreak4 5 months ago
@jetfreak4 No, I don't recall the registration of this 747. I do remember that it definitely was one with the new TWA colors. It looked pretty sweet sitting at the gate before departure.
VTVuoto 5 months ago
@VTVuoto Well, if it was wearing the full new TWA colorscheme, there's only two 747-100 registrations that I know of which it could possibly be...either N93108 or N128TW. I know there was at least one -200 that wore that scheme too. N93108 was also nicknamed "Star of Madrid." Do you by chance remember seeing that title near the aircraft's nose?
jetfreak4 3 months ago
I enjoyed watching this, it felt like you were motoring along the runway for ages. I have to admit it's been a good few years since I flew on a 747, in fact the last time was a TWA 747 in 1995! Really nice graceful climb out. The engines on this 747 looked very clean and freshly painted, did you fly on one of the TWA 747's that had the new livery? I have a feeling this could have been one. Thanks for sharing a piece of history.
bananamanuk 5 months ago
@bananamanuk Thanks for your reply....the takeoff roll was about 60 seconds! And yes, this 747 had the new livery. I have a lot of other TWA videos aboard the DC-9, MD-80, L-1011, 767-200, 757-200, & the 727-200. I'll get those up soon.!
VTVuoto 5 months ago
@bananamanuk Thanks for your reply....the takeoff roll was about 60 seconds! And yes, this 747 had the new livery. I have a lot of other TWA videos aboard the DC-9, MD-80, L-1011, 767-200, 757-200, & the 727-200. I'll get those up soon.!
VTVuoto 5 months ago
I don't think there were many TWA 747 flight's after this so you have got a pretty historic clip here so thanks for posting.
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@Diddy1970AD Yeah, they began to phase them out. I'm so glad I got to fly aboard a classic airliner like this.
VTVuoto 5 months ago