My first ever flight was a Qantas 707, from London to Sydney. Stopped at Vienna, Tehran, New Delhi, Bangkok and Sydney. It took a long time, but being young, I loved it.
@@PaulStewartAviation If I recall correctly it was around 36 hours, which included having to get off the plane for whatever reason and wait in the airport lounges at each stop other than Tehran.
I have never had the opportunity to fly Qantas since I live in the USA and I have never been to Australia. However, I just adopted a dog from Australia, and he flew on a Qantas DreamLiner from Sydney to Dallas. My dog has 3 things on me, he's been to Australia, he's flown on a DreamLiner and he's flown on Qantas. :-) I love your museum tours Paul, they've very well done!
How long did it take your new mate to get used to being upside down?... When I went to America, I had reflux the entire time, but that could have been my first experience with Taco Bell. And was it difficult to train it to recognise the intended tone of the English language, delivered without a 40-60% curse word content? That's a real nuanced thing few appreciate until you experience the juxtaposition. I would have thought that would be very disorientating for an animal as domesticated as a dog. I mean, my old man's Canadian and says he's never heard a word any of us have said in his 45 years of living here. But the folks from Caaanaaadaaa are a little slow eh? Cool you're able to get give your new mate a new life from such a distance. It's way more difficult to bring animals over here than it is to get them sent over there. I wish you two all the best.
I have flown on many QANTAS aircraft from Dash 8's to 747's. The highligh for me was flying on Nalanji Dreaming, VH-EBU. When Aircraft Artifacts were selling bits of her after she was scrapped, I scored my seat number 54A placard attached to a piece of her fuselage. It sits produly on display atop my high end gaming pc, which I use to play Flight Simulators on!
I cannot remember what my first Qantas flight was, but I will tell you my favourite: it was on an A330-300 from Bangkok to Sydney last year. Amazing comfort and service, and I loved the fact that I was flying on my own countries airline.
I am a tradesman. I was working at Pearson (YYZ) airport in Toronto around 2001. I ended up meeting a stewardess from Qantas. We got a hotel room. We had the room for 2 days and barely left. She was a good girl.
I hope Qantas retire one of their Boeing 787s & Airbus A380 to museums in the future when the time comes... Be amazing to see an A380 against the B747 at Longreach.
A comprehensive history with great videoing and commentary Paul. Wow - what progression in the last 100 years of flying with the need for passengers to keep mouths shut to stop oil ingestion to the luxury of today! My first flight was in a Qantas Boeing 747 from Melbourne to Bangkok and then a Douglas DC7 to Kathmandu and then eventually onto the Lukla airport on a Pilatus Porter gas turbine aircraft to explore the gateway to the Himalayas..
My uncle Terry was a chief steward on QF1 for years and years untill his retirement in the mid 80’s. Imagine flying from Sydney to London and back for a living!
Fabulous video, Paul. I've only flown Qantas once, last year from Brisbane to Singapore on an A330-300. I was mightily impressed with both the ground staff and the cabin crew. Extremely friendly and helpful. I love your museum visits because you show some great planes. Thank you ❤
Hi, Well my first flight on QF was I believe on the B717, I was 7 years old on holiday in Australia travelling fron KGI-ADL and onwards to MEL on the B767 also my very first B767 flight that was in 1997, don't know if I'll ever fly on QF again as they do not operate here, however the option was there in 2014 when I flew to MEL via DXB. It was an EK flight, however I was on a ZED staff ticket and I was advised from origin that if there were issues connecting on my onward EK flight that I couldn't board for some reason EK could have transfered me and my family on a QF flight that was leaving 15-20mins from our original flight and if it had happened, the flight was literally parked at the next gate next to our original flight. It didn't happen but it was comforting to know that we could have been on our way regardless.
What a great video! Thanks. Such a nostalgia fest. So many great memories. First time in Business Class upstairs in an A380. Enjoying the view out of the bigger windows on a 787. First time using the toilet in an A300 (the weird two-leaf doors).
My Dad and I flew on an early 747 on a joy ride around the Sydney ciruit. We took off to the south, did a few large 360's out at sea, then headed north to the Hawkesbury then joined the Sydney approach to runway 16R. I freaked out a bit doing the turns out at sea because I was on the low side of the turns and was looking straight down at the ocean.
Excellent video Paul! My first flight was in 2009 when moving to Australia in an A380, then it was 737, 767, 747, A330, 717 and 787. I did DFW-BNE a couple of times in the 747 plus Santiago -SYD. My longest was DFW-MEL in a Dreamliner. I also bought 2 tickets BNE-ORD that the pandemic cancelled. Looking forward to flying the A350 whenever they arrive.
@@PaulStewartAviation can’t wait. I used to make my dad hang out at Brisbane airport watching landings and take offs as we listened to ATC on my special radio in the late 80s and 90s. I loved it! I was memorised. I never got to do what you do… but would LOVE to have travelled with you. I feel like I can enjoy travel and looking at aviation history with you.. bc of you… especially loved JFK’s SAM tour. If ever you’re tired or feel like you’re over it… just know there are people like me who can’t get to where you can get… and we enjoy and appreciate and love the vids that you make!
Interesting comment about the double sunrise flight! I hadn't really considered that aircraft with large fuel loads may not be able to reach their cruising altitude until they've burned some of it off. Flying is a lot more complicated than I expected - lucky I'm not a pilot
Good summary of the history. I didn't know QF operated (owned?) any B747-100s. I did fly (1989) a QF flight on wet leased Martinair but I think that was also a 200 variant (freighter nose).
correct me if i'm wrong but im pretty sure Qantas was one of a few that actually flew the newer 747-400ER as for extended range and thats why the extra long reach title
I never had the chance to fly on a Qantas 747 but the one thing that has always frightened me about them watching videos of them in flight is just how much the wings and engines flex around during flight. If I saw that for real onboard a 747 I would go mad and want to get off the plane. I just can't believe they can flex that much and not come apart and also consider too that the engine is only held in there by 3 bolts.
Excellent video with great information. Just a suggestion, look into normalization of your audio, it'll help stop any high peaks or lows of audio volume.
Paul, not sure if you've covered this already, but I'm going to ask. Why didn't aircraft designers incorporate enclosed cockpits sooner? Is it just hindsight that makes it seem so obvious? Anyways, I enjoy your tours, thanks 👍🇦🇺
I stayed across the road from the museum and walked but I'm also a fairly fit walker. It was a fairly long walk into town for dinner but that was OK for me. You'll need a car to get to the dinosaur museum, though. Apparently there's quite a few shuttles, but yeah, most normal people would probably need a car.
Also Paul ( I’m commenting again 😂 ) do you think it’s sad that Qantas is retiring aircraft and just scrapping them and not putting them in museums because they are just getting so rare
Many are being sold to other airlines I believe. It was just the 747s that were scrapped and sold for parts. I believe that their 767F is going to another airline
@@PaulStewartAviation oh ok any news about the 717s and the 737s because I know the 737-800s are going to be swapped for A321XLRs and the 717s for A220s
yes he didn't leave it in a good state. You can argue that QF needed to reduce their costs but that argument kinda disappears when the CEO is the highest paid in Australia...
My first ever flight was a Qantas 707, from London to Sydney. Stopped at Vienna, Tehran, New Delhi, Bangkok and Sydney. It took a long time, but being young, I loved it.
How long did all of that take?
@@PaulStewartAviation If I recall correctly it was around 36 hours, which included having to get off the plane for whatever reason and wait in the airport lounges at each stop other than Tehran.
Awesome stuff, amazing to see the 747 on display!
Cheers!
I have never had the opportunity to fly Qantas since I live in the USA and I have never been to Australia. However, I just adopted a dog from Australia, and he flew on a Qantas DreamLiner from Sydney to Dallas. My dog has 3 things on me, he's been to Australia, he's flown on a DreamLiner and he's flown on Qantas. :-) I love your museum tours Paul, they've very well done!
How long did it take your new mate to get used to being upside down?... When I went to America, I had reflux the entire time, but that could have been my first experience with Taco Bell.
And was it difficult to train it to recognise the intended tone of the English language, delivered without a 40-60% curse word content? That's a real nuanced thing few appreciate until you experience the juxtaposition.
I would have thought that would be very disorientating for an animal as domesticated as a dog. I mean, my old man's Canadian and says he's never heard a word any of us have said in his 45 years of living here.
But the folks from Caaanaaadaaa are a little slow eh?
Cool you're able to get give your new mate a new life from such a distance. It's way more difficult to bring animals over here than it is to get them sent over there.
I wish you two all the best.
Cheers Dave! I'm off to to the UK and USA in August to film some more.
I have flown on many QANTAS aircraft from Dash 8's to 747's. The highligh for me was flying on Nalanji Dreaming, VH-EBU. When Aircraft Artifacts were selling bits of her after she was scrapped, I scored my seat number 54A placard attached to a piece of her fuselage. It sits produly on display atop my high end gaming pc, which I use to play Flight Simulators on!
Great video Paul. Amazing museum. So good that all of these have been preserved.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@PaulStewartAviation You bet... love the huge variety of history on show here. I love that Connie!
I cannot remember what my first Qantas flight was, but I will tell you my favourite: it was on an A330-300 from Bangkok to Sydney last year. Amazing comfort and service, and I loved the fact that I was flying on my own countries airline.
I am a tradesman. I was working at Pearson (YYZ) airport in Toronto around 2001.
I ended up meeting a stewardess from Qantas. We got a hotel room.
We had the room for 2 days and barely left. She was a good girl.
I hope Qantas retire one of their Boeing 787s & Airbus A380 to museums in the future when the time comes... Be amazing to see an A380 against the B747 at Longreach.
Agreed but they'd be so large to maintain. It would be great to see a 717 there, though
Thanks Paul- 26:13 love the 747 wing flex & nacelle wobble-another awesome video :-)
yes I was thinking that! It looked like a rough landing!
Cheers!
A comprehensive history with great videoing and commentary Paul. Wow - what progression in the last 100 years of flying with the need for passengers to keep mouths shut to stop oil ingestion to the luxury of today! My first flight was in a Qantas Boeing 747 from Melbourne to Bangkok and then a Douglas DC7 to Kathmandu and then eventually onto the Lukla airport on a Pilatus Porter gas turbine aircraft to explore the gateway to the Himalayas..
Glad you enjoyed it
Have you or can you please visit the Sir Reginald ANSETT museum in Hamilton Victoria please
As much as I adore the 747, Connie is just the most gorgeous aircraft in every way. Definitely took living near HARS for granted and boy do I miss it.
Connie is a beauty!
My uncle Terry was a chief steward on QF1 for years and years untill his retirement in the mid 80’s.
Imagine flying from Sydney to London and back for a living!
Fabulous video, Paul. I've only flown Qantas once, last year from Brisbane to Singapore on an A330-300. I was mightily impressed with both the ground staff and the cabin crew. Extremely friendly and helpful. I love your museum visits because you show some great planes. Thank you ❤
Many thanks!
Hi, Well my first flight on QF was I believe on the B717, I was 7 years old on holiday in Australia travelling fron KGI-ADL and onwards to MEL on the B767 also my very first B767 flight that was in 1997, don't know if I'll ever fly on QF again as they do not operate here, however the option was there in 2014 when I flew to MEL via DXB. It was an EK flight, however I was on a ZED staff ticket and I was advised from origin that if there were issues connecting on my onward EK flight that I couldn't board for some reason EK could have transfered me and my family on a QF flight that was leaving 15-20mins from our original flight and if it had happened, the flight was literally parked at the next gate next to our original flight. It didn't happen but it was comforting to know that we could have been on our way regardless.
What a great video! Thanks. Such a nostalgia fest. So many great memories. First time in Business Class upstairs in an A380. Enjoying the view out of the bigger windows on a 787. First time using the toilet in an A300 (the weird two-leaf doors).
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow Paul you have outdone yourself this time
My first Qantas flight was back in 1971 on a DC4 to Norfolk Island (Pacific Trader and return on Norfolk Trader) great experience.
I plan on going here in the near future Great video!
Good idea!
My Dad and I flew on an early 747 on a joy ride around the Sydney ciruit. We took off to the south, did a few large 360's out at sea, then headed north to the Hawkesbury then joined the Sydney approach to runway 16R. I freaked out a bit doing the turns out at sea because I was on the low side of the turns and was looking straight down at the ocean.
That would have been fun!
Great video Paul I’m gonna try and go to longreach to see this museum
Cheers mate
A wonderful journey through the history of a great airline. Well what's left of it after Alan Joyce did his best to destroy... ...
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Excellent video Paul! My first flight was in 2009 when moving to Australia in an A380, then it was 737, 767, 747, A330, 717 and 787. I did DFW-BNE a couple of times in the 747 plus Santiago -SYD. My longest was DFW-MEL in a Dreamliner. I also bought 2 tickets BNE-ORD that the pandemic cancelled. Looking forward to flying the A350 whenever they arrive.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ah le super constellation c'est mon avion préféré !!!
Ah the super constellation is my favorite plane!!!
Merci!
Love your videos Paul. Please keep them coming. They make me wish I was there with you.
Cheers mate! More coming soon!
@@PaulStewartAviation can’t wait. I used to make my dad hang out at Brisbane airport watching landings and take offs as we listened to ATC on my special radio in the late 80s and 90s. I loved it! I was memorised. I never got to do what you do… but would LOVE to have travelled with you. I feel like I can enjoy travel and looking at aviation history with you.. bc of you… especially loved JFK’s SAM tour. If ever you’re tired or feel like you’re over it… just know there are people like me who can’t get to where you can get… and we enjoy and appreciate and love the vids that you make!
Interesting comment about the double sunrise flight! I hadn't really considered that aircraft with large fuel loads may not be able to reach their cruising altitude until they've burned some of it off. Flying is a lot more complicated than I expected - lucky I'm not a pilot
Good summary of the history.
I didn't know QF operated (owned?) any B747-100s.
I did fly (1989) a QF flight on wet leased Martinair but I think that was also a 200 variant (freighter nose).
Yes the first QF 747s were -200s
correct me if i'm wrong but im pretty sure Qantas was one of a few that actually flew the newer 747-400ER as for extended range and thats why the extra long reach title
All 747-400s were called Longreach. Yes qantas flew the 747-400er as i said in the video
Paul great vlog as always. Mate
Glad you enjoyed it
glad you make these videos as id never be able to travel to all these places to see all these amazing planes
Thanks for watching!
My first flight on a Qantas aircraft was a 767 from Singapore to Darwin.
I never had the chance to fly on a Qantas 747 but the one thing that has always frightened me about them watching videos of them in flight is just how much the wings and engines flex around during flight. If I saw that for real onboard a 747 I would go mad and want to get off the plane. I just can't believe they can flex that much and not come apart and also consider too that the engine is only held in there by 3 bolts.
Great Vid Paul, keep them going
Thanks, will do!
Interesting video Paul. My first Qantas flight was an A330 between Singapore and Sydney.
Excellent video, definitely need to check out this museum at some point
You definitely need to visit it :)
Thanks for your hard work and enjoy your videos
Cheers!
Excellent video with great information. Just a suggestion, look into normalization of your audio, it'll help stop any high peaks or lows of audio volume.
Thanks for comments. Yeh audio was a struggle with this video.
Nice work, Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it
My first flight with Qantas was in July 1982 from Frankfurt to Sydney via Mumbai and Perth ! 😊
747?
@@PaulStewartAviation yes was 747 😀
Wow, this is cool!
Great vid
Thanks
This was a cool video, Paul. My first ever flight was Sydney to Melbourne on a Qantas Boeing B737-400 back in 2011.
Nice! I've only ever flown in a 737 classic once - an Alaskan 737-400 a few years ago
@@PaulStewartAviation Nice!
my first Qantas flight was from Armidale to Sydney I believe when I was a kid
What was flying that route back then? A Fokker?
@@PaulStewartAviation either a Dash 8 Q200 or Q300 I believe
God job!
❤
you'e welcome!
"passengers were encouraged to keep their mouth's shut". 😂😂 Another classic Paul Stewart zinger!
Still happening today. 😆👍
Paul, not sure if you've covered this already, but I'm going to ask. Why didn't aircraft designers incorporate enclosed cockpits sooner? Is it just hindsight that makes it seem so obvious? Anyways, I enjoy your tours, thanks 👍🇦🇺
I assume they’d just need bigger fuselages
You should visit caloundra air museum
That was actually the first ever plane museum I visited as a kid a looong time ago
@@PaulStewartAviation same here but you should go there to post on here
@@PaulStewartAviation cause they have the f111 dc3 pc3 orien mig 15 b57 and a sea vixen (that is not all they have duh)
@@MintCRF125F ah yes true
@@PaulStewartAviation yep
Is it hard to get around Longreach without a car? I'd like to visit, but don't want to hire a car.
I stayed across the road from the museum and walked but I'm also a fairly fit walker. It was a fairly long walk into town for dinner but that was OK for me. You'll need a car to get to the dinosaur museum, though. Apparently there's quite a few shuttles, but yeah, most normal people would probably need a car.
Also Paul ( I’m commenting again 😂 ) do you think it’s sad that Qantas is retiring aircraft and just scrapping them and not putting them in museums because they are just getting so rare
Many are being sold to other airlines I believe. It was just the 747s that were scrapped and sold for parts. I believe that their 767F is going to another airline
@@PaulStewartAviation oh ok any news about the 717s and the 737s because I know the 737-800s are going to be swapped for A321XLRs and the 717s for A220s
Qantas have already announced that the A220s and A321Neos will replace the 717s and 737s :)
@@PaulStewartAviation ah yes sorry for the misunderstanding I was just saying how they could be put in museums but arent
all good
Fun fact: Qantas full name is “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service”
Correct
Haven't heard from you in awhile you okay
Been travelling in the UK for the last 3 weeks but now working hard on the Boeing 247 video :)
I am a Air Force cadet in Warrnambool one of Paul’s relatives is a ac there
Really? Who's that?
Your audio when using the camera at the museum is abit off, you probably already realise though.
I do but thanks for double checking. Ive since bough new camera gear :)
3:09 was this plane made by Airbus too?
I think Airbus sponsored the restoration :) There was equal confusion as to why there was an Airbus logo on the Concorde in Toulouse.
@@PaulStewartAviation ohhh ok!
Completely off topic question: Have you ever had to provide medical assistance on an aeroplane?
A few times yep
Hi
its pronounced kantas not quantas
🤷♂️
Why are modern Aircraft so Boring?!
Boring or comfortable?
@@PaulStewartAviation Middle Ground!
And a little Irish leprechaun ruined it all. 👎
yes he didn't leave it in a good state. You can argue that QF needed to reduce their costs but that argument kinda disappears when the CEO is the highest paid in Australia...
I'm relieved to see you wearing a hat in the sun, Paul.
Yes the roof over the aircraft wrecks the photos but great for visiting gingers!
Thanks Paul for another wonderful video, Is the 707 at longreach the one featured in the documentary return of the 707?👍👍👍👍💯
Ye that’s it