I think that most people on a plane who act like they're in a bus or s.th. really don't realize what is going on. :) You're sitting in an incredible machine with 120000hp of thrust wich catapults you in the sky as you take part in the miracle of human flight. hundreds of generations have dreamed about it, you can do it. It's just awesome.
That's honestly a really great way to look at it. We take such amazing inventions for granted. It's really a privilege to be a passenger of a huge metal bird really :)
Really BEAUTIFUL vid, thanks a lot ! I was here just 2 years ago, but was seated on the right side for take-off... More beautiful on the left side, as I can see !...
Fantastic ! Really loved this vid. Thanks for sharing. Been going to SXM since 1985 and never tire of watching the planes at Maho, or scenes like this from within the aircraft.
Great photography! I enjoyed you got the beach shot of beach goers ready to watch take off or fence surf! At 2:08 I got a little chill thinking at that point..."for God's sake, you fence surfers, hold on tight!!!!" A very nice take off, and some beautiful scenery at the end! Thanks!
Great video! Brought memories from my flight over 6 years ago. The feeling of acceleration G, fear/excitement. Nice feeling. I wish I took another flight somewhere.
Me encanto tu vídeo =). Muchas gracias por subirlo, no había visto un despegue desde el interior de un 747 y mucho menos desde St Marteen. Ojala subas mas vídeos para poder conocer el 747 por dentro. Gracias
Nice. I always wondered how close planes get to those mountains at the end of the runway when initiating that quick right turn. Your video made me feel like I was right there to see for myself. Beautiful views of the water too. Thanks for posting.
Been to SXM twice, both times on an AA 757, took off like the space shuttle. I went to the Majo Beach and watched a few planes comes in, if u can jump high enuf u literally can touch the plane. Saw the iconic KLM747 land, impressive to say the least. I bet Majo Beach misses that 747, people would hang on to the fence as the Captain revved up the engines then fly 50 feet into the water. That's a nice Tourist attraction for free!!
Done it several times and it does put tears in your eyes, especially taxiing out then when first airborne, you see all the buetifiull things you saw on the way in, the way out sucks so bad. I'm always happy to be home after any trip, but the islands are a diff way of life, u just put shorts on n start your day, no one cares how u look, easy living, soon as u get back to the States u are in utter shock, especially landing in JFK or LAX, back to reality.
Awesome video - havent found many showing from this POV. Only been on a plane once ("con air" prison transport) so these videos are the only way I'll ever get to experience it. Still freaky to watch those engines bob around like they're attached with rubber bands! Though I know that's normal..
Hi First of all, the 747 does not actually have slats. It has variable camber flaps and Krueger flaps. There are two speedlimits that might be interesting to answer your question: Flap Limit: 1 - 280kts 5 - 260kts so, "slats" retraction will abviously start before reaching 280kts
Flown in 6 times.It is my favorite island.Sailed to st martins on royal carribean 5 times.Flying in is much more fun.Love the bank right when taking off.
Looks like an interesting take off with a steep bank right soon after lifting off, to avoid those peaks. Disagree with skbenergy who says this is a shared flight with St Maarten and Curacao. I've flown with KLM from Amsterdam to Curacao and back several times. The flight to Curacao from Amsterdam is direct with everyone disembarking on arrival. Similarly, embarkation at Curacao is on to a plane we saw arrive from Amsterdam an hour or so earlier.
Siempre que voy en crucero a St. Marteen voy a la playa de Maho Beach a disfrutar unas cervezas frias y ver los despegues y aterrizajes de los aviones...es ESPECTACULAR.
in a sense, it is... it stops in Curacao in order to get sufficient fuel to cross the Atlantic. They tank very little fuel out of St.Maarten, in order to keep the weight down, and thus get off of the relatively short runway.
@flyinghow 747's usually use more runway for takeoff and rotation. From St. Maarten, it is not a direct flight as it has to make a stop somewhere in between there and the destination, This means the 747 is underloaded and light meaning it can takeoff using less thrust and quicker.
@seatgurus It is not a figment of your imagination. These engines have one or two compressor-turbine spools and one fan-compressor spool. Additionally, there are adjustable vanes between the turbine rotors to control how much of the energy in the combustion gases is directed at the turbine blades. Before full throttle, the pilot needs to be sure the compressor-turbine spools are spun up and stable before upping fuel flow and cranking on the vanes to get full thrust.
Sint Maarten (dutch side) or Saint Martin (french side) is located between St Barths and Anguilla. Puerto Rico is about 35 minutes away by plane. The airport in this video is located on the dutch side of the island.
I think that most people on a plane who act like they're in a bus or s.th. really don't realize what is going on. :) You're sitting in an incredible machine with 120000hp of thrust wich catapults you in the sky as you take part in the miracle of human flight. hundreds of generations have dreamed about it, you can do it. It's just awesome.
Anaximander29A You're so right! And the 747-8i has about 200k horsepower, it's insane :D
That's honestly a really great way to look at it. We take such amazing inventions for granted. It's really a privilege to be a passenger of a huge metal bird really :)
1 engine has 120000 hp ;-)
BritishAirways com wow! so 480000 then. :)
Anaximander29A Yes :D
This has got to be one of the best TH-cam 747 clips ever.
Absolute BEST take off video from St Maarten that I have seen. Perfect in every way. Now, all I have to do is get there once!!!! Bravo.
The most popular airport in the world filmed from the most popular plane in the world. Fantastic video mate!
what a stunning piece of filming,great quality,the colour of the sea is amazing
10/10 from me.
well done and thanks for posting,much appreciated.
I love that sound of 747's engines!! Absolutely love it. Like a huge sport car
Really BEAUTIFUL vid, thanks a lot ! I was here just 2 years ago, but was seated on the right side for take-off... More beautiful on the left side, as I can see !...
take off's at st.maarten are always incredible, above all with a 747. nice video, great filming and powerful sound, well done!
i relly need to go there one day! st.maarten is so beautiful!
Fantastic ! Really loved this vid. Thanks for sharing.
Been going to SXM since 1985 and never tire of watching the planes at Maho, or scenes like this from within the aircraft.
KLM is for me the best airline in the wold i flew in 1988 and i enjoyed at maximun the experience. congratulations nice video
This was one GOOD uploaded video!!!...Thanks for posting.
Absolutely stunning video. Great to see the views on takeoff!!
A Paradise island! Seems like the pilots made a smooth take-off. Love the engine noise!!
Great photography! I enjoyed you got the beach shot of beach goers ready to watch take off or fence surf! At 2:08 I got a little chill thinking at that point..."for God's sake, you fence surfers, hold on tight!!!!"
A very nice take off, and some beautiful scenery at the end! Thanks!
Ahh the sweet sound of the spool-up then TO thrust starting at 2:45..."GE, we bring great sounds to life"
one of the best videos i have ever seen on youtube. Stunning.
Now THAT's a good camera! Best quality and good sound...
Great video! Brought memories from my flight over 6 years ago. The feeling of acceleration G, fear/excitement. Nice feeling. I wish I took another flight somewhere.
I never get tired watching an airplane take off and the view from the air.
Me encanto tu vídeo =). Muchas gracias por subirlo, no había visto un despegue desde el interior de un 747 y mucho menos desde St Marteen. Ojala subas mas vídeos para poder conocer el 747 por dentro. Gracias
One of the best passenger vids I have seen! Well done :-) Comforting to see 2 engines on each wing when flying over oceans! BOEING RULEZ!
Absolutely breathtaking! Just wish it were another 5 minutes longer.
Felt I was on aircraft - great video - amazing view of the island & beach...thanks
wow one of the best videos on you tube wish it was longer
I just encounter this vid almost every day when scrolling through aviation video's: i keep watching it. never gets boring... :D
¡A MIRACLE OF THE TECHNOLOGY! THANKS, EXCELLENT SHOT!
can't stop watching this take off !!!!
Nice. I always wondered how close planes get to those mountains at the end of the runway when initiating that quick right turn. Your video made me feel like I was right there to see for myself. Beautiful views of the water too. Thanks for posting.
Fantastic footage! The sensation is that I'm in the plane too!
Very nice. Reminds me of flying in and out of Micronesia and the Philippines.. Seeing all those gorgeous shades of blue and green in the ocean.
Probably the best video on TH-cam...
I've watched this video because I love traveling but this video is great!
Awesome vid from a great position in the aircraft. Looks a stunning place to go!!
Thanks for this awesome video. I felt like I was on the plane with you.
Was there last week..watched the 747 take off..it was awesome
Amazing! Man best Quality I've Ever seen in a Video! Nice Job
This is my favorite video. It's wonderful, congrats!!! St Maarten is a wonderful place and KML a great company.
Amazing video!! We would love to share this on Airliners Live if you allow that with credit to you of course :)
Great video. Thank you so much, I enjoyed it so much.
Awsome video...Thanks! I would like to live for ever in one of those places...
I would give away all my 41 videos for 1 video like this LOL. I have to get there next year - thanks for the inspiration. Cheers mate!!
Nice Video. Have travelled from DUBAI to KARACHI (Pakistan). Now it scheduled I don't know but GR8 take off's & Landing's.
quick takeoff, the power in those engines are incredible
The water is so blue and clear.....beautiful!
Great camera work; steady and well-positioned........a long long way from the Wright Flyer!
Been to SXM twice, both times on an AA 757, took off like the space shuttle. I went to the Majo Beach and watched a few planes comes in, if u can jump high enuf u literally can touch the plane. Saw the iconic KLM747 land, impressive to say the least. I bet Majo Beach misses that 747, people would hang on to the fence as the Captain revved up the engines then fly 50 feet into the water. That's a nice Tourist attraction for free!!
How depressing it must be leaving that little bit of paradise behind and heading back to reality.
Very Very depressing, I was depress when I left Grenada and come back here.
Done it several times and it does put tears in your eyes, especially taxiing out then when first airborne, you see all the buetifiull things you saw on the way in, the way out sucks so bad. I'm always happy to be home after any trip, but the islands are a diff way of life, u just put shorts on n start your day, no one cares how u look, easy living, soon as u get back to the States u are in utter shock, especially landing in JFK or LAX, back to reality.
Great Video! St. Maarten is absolutely beautiful!
Awesome take off video, mate! Huge liked!
Great stability on the video.. love it..
Lovely video! Look at that beach need to head down there. Heard the bar near the runway has the full departure list on a surf board!
It must be a pain to to turn and lift over those hills. Great pilot, Excellent video.
Bloody amazing... love the engine sound and the view...
Oh, that was smooooooooth ... hope you had a nice trip!
I could sit and watch all through the flight...! :)
Amazing.....best video of takeoff i have ever seen!
The best take off of my beautiful island St. Martin!
Awesome video - havent found many showing from this POV. Only been on a plane once ("con air" prison transport) so these videos are the only way I'll ever get to experience it. Still freaky to watch those engines bob around like they're attached with rubber bands! Though I know that's normal..
Great video from good seat. I didn't know a 747 could make a u-turn in the space at the end of a runway.
funny how 1080p makes things in real life better than it actually is. I remember flying out of St.Maarten and it ddin't look as good as this vid.
excellent ,first time i saw take off from inside the plane and is fantastic ,good.
A very very very very very very very gooooood Video upload!!!!!!!! Tahnk you very much and best concratulations from Switzerland:-)
great video! amazing sound and picture quality!
no words man..awesome short takeoff-run, flaps full for take off? :D awesome..
Wonderful wind-flex! Awesome video!
nicely filmed. good job.
Jet blast from a 747. How about it? Those people on the beach were a little crazy! Great video!
Awesome video! Great view of Great Bay after take off.
St. Maarten looks like such a beautiful island. I wanna learn Dutch!! :P
Nice video- St Maarten is very beautiful! Thanks for uploading
waauw,that is a beautyfull one,you can see the engines and wing chaking!
Great video! Nice views from an air perspective.
Wow, very nice to see it from an other perspective =) Thank you for this video its great!
Now I've just found the right place to go to vacation!! St. Maarten HERE I COME !!!!!!
Hi
First of all, the 747 does not actually have slats.
It has variable camber flaps and Krueger flaps.
There are two speedlimits that might be interesting to answer your question:
Flap Limit:
1 - 280kts
5 - 260kts
so, "slats" retraction will abviously start before reaching 280kts
good cam, beautiful island with big white beaches and by the way an extreme aiport. Be lucky
If you look very closely at the 2:54 mark at the number one engine, you can see the whole engine strain forward and up. AWESOME!!
Awesome video!! It sure didn't take long to get airborne with 747 .
WOW!! Awesome quality!! Outstanding video! :)
Great vid. reminds me of when I went on one of these to LHR-JFK
Que paisagem linda. parabens pelo video
Maravilhoso vídeo. Wonderful video.
Flown in 6 times.It is my favorite island.Sailed to st martins on royal carribean 5 times.Flying in is much more fun.Love the bank right when taking off.
I am a Airbus fan but i liked this awesome video!
P.S. I do not hate Boeing.
Looks like an interesting take off with a steep bank right soon after lifting off, to avoid those peaks. Disagree with skbenergy who says this is a shared flight with St Maarten and Curacao. I've flown with KLM from Amsterdam to Curacao and back several times. The flight to Curacao from Amsterdam is direct with everyone disembarking on arrival. Similarly, embarkation at Curacao is on to a plane we saw arrive from Amsterdam an hour or so earlier.
scary how the wings and engines wiggle at take off, still a fabulous aircraft, she will always be the queen of the sky !
Siempre que voy en crucero a St. Marteen voy a la playa de Maho Beach a disfrutar unas cervezas frias y ver los despegues y aterrizajes de los aviones...es ESPECTACULAR.
Very nice video and nice camera !
those amazing engines! I know she is light for the short flight but still. you are a lucky guy seat 12a in the 747.
in a sense, it is... it stops in Curacao in order to get sufficient fuel to cross the Atlantic. They tank very little fuel out of St.Maarten, in order to keep the weight down, and thus get off of the relatively short runway.
Amsterdam is just looking stunning
Wow. Amazing how fast that thing gets up and out of there.
@flyinghow 747's usually use more runway for takeoff and rotation. From St. Maarten, it is not a direct flight as it has to make a stop somewhere in between there and the destination, This means the 747 is underloaded and light meaning it can takeoff using less thrust and quicker.
wow! that beach so beautiful.
@seatgurus It is not a figment of your imagination. These engines have one or two compressor-turbine spools and one fan-compressor spool. Additionally, there are adjustable vanes between the turbine rotors to control how much of the energy in the combustion gases is directed at the turbine blades. Before full throttle, the pilot needs to be sure the compressor-turbine spools are spun up and stable before upping fuel flow and cranking on the vanes to get full thrust.
Sint Maarten (dutch side) or Saint Martin (french side) is located between St Barths and Anguilla. Puerto Rico is about 35 minutes away by plane. The airport in this video is located on the dutch side of the island.
Muy buen video;es un despegue perfecto;que bueno es viajar!!!
that's absolutely beautiful
el despegue es lo mejor de un vuelo en avion... excelente!