@@BLACKzj52 Most of them did, yes. Although, six were delivered with RB211s instead. 2 for the Saudi Government, 1 for Saudi Arabian Airlines, 2 for Qantas and 1 for the Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight.
What I also love about this video,is the odd sound the landing gear made when the aircraft made a sharp turn from the taxiway on to the active runway before takeoff.I remember that sound distinctly on this aircraft 40+ years ago back in the day,like on Pan Am 747-100's leaving HNL.With later versions of the 747,this "gear turning" sound was removed,like on the 747-400. But not on the original aircraft with the 100 and 200 series.
@@KuostA Think it has something to do with older landing gear in older model classic 747 aircraft.Maybe something with the wheel treads as they are pivoting in a tight turn. When the aircraft was due for maintenance and a change with the tires,the newer landing gear tires did not make the noise.
Love that contrast of the 747-SP with the A380's in the background. The engine sizes too and how they have developed; the 747-SP with JT9D's from PW delivering 47,000 pounds of thrust versus the RR Trent 900's which Malaysian opted for, delivering 75,000 at a minimum. I flew a few times on the 747-SP with Qantas, last time in 2001 just before they retired last SP and in recent times have notched up around 25 flights on the 380; never get tired of flying especially on the big planes.
Yes stark comparisons but at the time this particular SP or "Special Performance" variant of the iconic jumbo jet. Was the furthest reaching nonstop in the world. Beating out the L10-11 and DC10. It had a range of over 5800 nautical miles and a service ceiling height of 45,000. Plus, it could fly at a maximum speed of 624mph. It's a true marvel of engineering for it's time.
I was thinking the same thing. I love the comforting, gentle drone of the PW JT9D-7F engines on this aircraft. I enjoy the harsher growl and sharper/deeper "buzzsaw" sounds of larger, current turbofan engines but this sound will always speak to me. I'm reminded of my "airline brat" days on TWA flying aboard their 747-131 aircraft. Such happy memories.
Exactly.... Just like flying United 747-200's back to SFO after an Easter vacation in Hawaii.This video is exactly what those flights sounded like too back in those days.The climb out,flaps retracting,changing engine RPM's after 2 minutes for "Cruise Climb" to cruising altitude like an initial altitude of FL330,everything about it.I can hear it in my mind still to this day. I'll never forget those flights and those were fun travel memories.Love it!
I really think those "old school" Pratt& Whitney engines on those specific aircraft really made it special back in those days flying on those aircraft. That's what made flying fun.The harmonious sound the four engines made is unforgettable to me and very pleasing to my ears.If I had one wish only,it would be to fly on that type aircraft again! I'd do it in a heartbeat.
A real treat to watch this. Sure hope Iran Air doesn't send this aircraft to the scrap yard when management decides to retire her. You did a nice job capturing the moment. Also, thanks for not adding music, so we could enjoy those JT9D's in their full glory instead.
@@kayak22channel Aircraft, ships, trains, cars and really any form of transportation are usually referred to as ‘she’ or her’. I guess they are just more feminine than masculine.
Thanks for sharing this!! Those are some loud as hell engines but they sound sooooo good. I'm sure they sounded even better 40 years ago when it was brand new. All 747s are special but a video of an extremely rare SP is all the more awesome!!
Great video and sound Certainly miss those classics You were fortunate to take the SP trip before it was retired. I flew with my family as a kid on the Iran Air SP back in July 1979 from london Heathrow to New York JFK.
The 747-200 and 300 series aircraft was really the best aircraft the World over.It was always my favorite aircraft to fly on in the 1970's, the 1980's and a few final flights on them in the 1990's. Those Pratt & Whitney or Rolls-Royce engines were the best sounding on long, nearly minute long take off rolls from hot,tropical airports around the World.There is just nothing else like flying on one of them.When you flew on a 747-200 or 747-300 back in the day,that was a very special flight.
Like taking off from Honolulu,Hawaii (HNL) from 8 Right,the "Reef Runway" and the slow climb out eastbound with the Waikiki skyline and Diamond Head on the left as you flew back to Los Angeles or San Francisco after a vacation in Hawaii.Those were my favorite flights back in the day.And hearing the Takeoff engine power setting transition to "Climb power setting" shortly after take off.....priceless! There will never be an aircraft better than the 747-200.It really was the "Queen of the Skies".I wish we could still fly on them.It was really the best part of the trip to get on a 747 on the way over to Hawaii and/or coming back home.
The sound of those Pratt & Whitney engines is just the way I remember them in the 1980's flying United Airlines from Hawaii back to the US Mainland.I love the 747!
@@charliecrane8537 Yes! It was TOD (takeoff Dry) then CLB then CRZ then GA for go around. I have flown this airframe many times in flight simulator at high accuracy. great plane to fly. The flaps. The engine inlets open up on the JT9 - 3A motors too. I just miss the sound of aviation then. Aviation is well. No fun today.
Still remember my memory looking at this iran air SP takeoff at mcdonald salak tinggi.. the sound was magnificent with iran air livery classic SP and sound. It seems watching a millennium falcon take off
Very nice video indeed. Just LUV that engine roar! Also the fact that you kept the horizon well, horizontal after rotation, which very few people do, so that it seems the jet is flying into the ground!
I love the SP, they are so rare they made very few of them to begin with and I think Iran Air is the only passenger version still carrying people now NASA has one and Pratt Whitney used to have one but I think they stopped using it.
@@charleskennedy1712 Sorry, Charlie. I treat everyone with suspicion these days. Also no one watches my old videos now, surely?! Wishing you well, my friend.
Thrust you can trust and an awesome 👌 sound from the Jt9d power plants. I think these were the model engines that the early C5's had. Watching aircraft like the 747 and the C5 taking off are a sight to be seen great video thank you
I'd take that SP before ANY Airbus. Nice...No winglets, a non over flexing wing, (edited for RED6 who cannot understand this)and a roar from nice loud turbines.Thanks for the share.
I'm fully aware of flex on this aircraft. I've been around aviation all my life and was making a DIRECT comparison to the aircraft of today. IE 787 which has an enormous flex when compared to this frame. Or are you NOT aware of,nor comprehend the obvious in my statement?Apparently not by your juvenile response.
TheCrazyAviatorPerson Hello Because it is! It was designed for longer range, so it is essentially a B747-100 with less airplane, i.e. less weight, but same engines and fuel capacity.
It's about 30 feet shorter than a standard 747 200. However taller tail and wider horizontal stabilizer to compensate for that. Climb performance and range increase
Is it just me or did they leave those flaps out for a Minute? It looks like a pretty aggressive climb so maybe that’s how they avoided overspeeding the flaps.
The Shah acquired the SP in the late 70s, so he could bring his sister from New York to Iran nonstop when he had to make a decision. He negotiated for Concorde too; before the Revolution of 1979.
Iran surely getting their money's worth out of those tough American made air crafts just as how they keep their F14 tomcats in tip top shape which is 1 of the best fighter plane ever built
@@justplanecrazy5575 DHL A300 flies over my house every day. Older than I am. Or maybe I should mention the venerable 737 and how well that's turned out lately
True, airlines are already wanting to retire the A380's and here is a 747SP built almost 30 years before the A380's first flight still operating in 2016.
Actually, those are PW JT9D, but I prefer the TF39, which equipped only the C-5A Galaxy {Retired}, the C-5B Galaxy {Converted to C-5M Super Galaxy} and C-5C Galaxy {Converted to C-5M Super Galaxy} Edit: Correction at but {was bu}
The wheels of the main landing gear as the aircraft turns, on an old jumbo. I got that on Tower Air a long time ago. It's unpleasant but not a safety issue.
EP-IAC IS RETIRED She resting near her sister EP-IAD But they are very lovely very cute and safe&powerfull they are Queen of sky all of time they are in my heart I LOVE 747FAMILY
Awesome sound.Reminded me of my 747-300 flights with Swissair.The 747 sure is one of the greatest airliners and will remain in the hearts of many.Sadly they are slowly dying out these days and are replaced by crappy plastic planes
And those "crappy plastic planes" have more carbon composites to save metal and have more fuel efficiency than this 747. Also they can travel farther. Lmao you're just some old generation hillbilly who wants to operate an uneconomical jet into the 2090s lmao
AirAsia 9M-NEO Airbus A320neo msn 7236 Well maybe I am.But we live in a free world where I can say my feelings.Yes,the new planes are more efficient.But they also dont have the same feel to them when it comes to flying.Maybe you are too young to have experienced these older jets so it may be difficult for you to understand our feelings and memories we have
It´s actually just when turning left. No brakes were used. Had the same on my two flights in February and March from KUL to IKA and back to KUL a few days later.
was on top deck Iran air 747-sp many yrs ago; Teh-Narita, this sound when turning on taxi was worry to me at the time, possibly same craft and possibly not repaired many yrs later! I was young then and lot braver! truly best of USA.
You can’t beat a JT9D powered 747! Unfortunately this aircraft, EP-IAC, was retired shortly after this was recorded.
I agree and Rb211s also make a beautiful sound.
@@ELPaso1990TX They do indeed!
The unbeatable giant refrigerator sound.
Hold up, the 747 sp had JT9Ds??
@@BLACKzj52 Most of them did, yes. Although, six were delivered with RB211s instead. 2 for the Saudi Government, 1 for Saudi Arabian Airlines, 2 for Qantas and 1 for the Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight.
You sir is a true hero for having filmed one of the last ever commercial flights with the legendary 747SP.
"You are a true hero for filming one of the ever last commercial flights with the legendary 747SP, sir."
@@aeronaut74omg
What I also love about this video,is the odd sound the landing gear made when the aircraft made a sharp turn from the taxiway on to the active runway before takeoff.I remember that sound distinctly on this aircraft 40+ years ago back in the day,like on Pan Am 747-100's leaving HNL.With later versions of the 747,this "gear turning" sound was removed,like on the 747-400. But not on the original aircraft with the 100 and 200 series.
never heard that before, do you know why it made that sound?
@@KuostA Think it has something to do with older landing gear in older model classic 747 aircraft.Maybe something with the wheel treads as they are pivoting in a tight turn. When the aircraft was due for maintenance and a change with the tires,the newer landing gear tires did not make the noise.
Love that contrast of the 747-SP with the A380's in the background. The engine sizes too and how they have developed; the 747-SP with JT9D's from PW delivering 47,000 pounds of thrust versus the RR Trent 900's which Malaysian opted for, delivering 75,000 at a minimum. I flew a few times on the 747-SP with Qantas, last time in 2001 just before they retired last SP and in recent times have notched up around 25 flights on the 380; never get tired of flying especially on the big planes.
Yes stark comparisons but at the time this particular SP or "Special Performance" variant of the iconic jumbo jet. Was the furthest reaching nonstop in the world. Beating out the L10-11 and DC10. It had a range of over 5800 nautical miles and a service ceiling height of 45,000. Plus, it could fly at a maximum speed of 624mph. It's a true marvel of engineering for it's time.
Those engines sound beautiful.
Smoke some shit and THEN listen to them in a new dimension.
Just perfect.
MrVelocity75 booootiful lol
NovaScotiaKevin 😂
JT9D-7 turbofan engines sure sing beautifully don't they
Impressive climb rate! Great video. Those JT9Ds sound so soothing. Reminds me of several trips on UA 747-200s going to Hawaii.
I was thinking the same thing. I love the comforting, gentle drone of the PW JT9D-7F engines on this aircraft. I enjoy the harsher growl and sharper/deeper "buzzsaw" sounds of larger, current turbofan engines but this sound will always speak to me. I'm reminded of my "airline brat" days on TWA flying aboard their 747-131 aircraft. Such happy memories.
Exactly.... Just like flying United 747-200's back to SFO after an Easter vacation in Hawaii.This video is exactly what those flights sounded like too back in those days.The climb out,flaps retracting,changing engine RPM's after 2 minutes for "Cruise Climb" to cruising altitude like an initial altitude of FL330,everything about it.I can hear it in my mind still to this day. I'll never forget those flights and those were fun travel memories.Love it!
I really think those "old school" Pratt& Whitney engines on those specific aircraft really made it special back in those days flying on those aircraft. That's what made flying fun.The harmonious sound the four engines made is unforgettable to me and very pleasing to my ears.If I had one wish only,it would be to fly on that type aircraft again! I'd do it in a heartbeat.
A real treat to watch this. Sure hope Iran Air doesn't send this aircraft to the scrap yard when management decides to retire her.
You did a nice job capturing the moment. Also, thanks for not adding music, so we could enjoy those JT9D's in their full glory instead.
and she's powered by 4 Pratt and Whitney JT9D turbofans awesome
it sound like the c-5a
The take off sound sounds like a TF39 engines
I have one question WHY IS IT A SHE?!
@@kayak22channel “ *queen* of the skies”
@@kayak22channel Aircraft, ships, trains, cars and really any form of transportation are usually referred to as ‘she’ or her’. I guess they are just more feminine than masculine.
Thanks for sharing this!! Those are some loud as hell engines but they sound sooooo good. I'm sure they sounded even better 40 years ago when it was brand new. All 747s are special but a video of an extremely rare SP is all the more awesome!!
Great video and sound
Certainly miss those classics
You were fortunate to take the SP trip before it was retired.
I flew with my family as a kid on the Iran Air SP back in July 1979 from london Heathrow to New York JFK.
747SP top favorite aircraft of all time!
The 747-200 and 300 series aircraft was really the best aircraft the World over.It was always my favorite aircraft to fly on in the 1970's, the 1980's and a few final flights on them in the 1990's. Those Pratt & Whitney or Rolls-Royce engines were the best sounding on long, nearly minute long take off rolls from hot,tropical airports around the World.There is just nothing else like flying on one of them.When you flew on a 747-200 or 747-300 back in the day,that was a very special flight.
Like taking off from Honolulu,Hawaii (HNL) from 8 Right,the "Reef Runway" and the slow climb out eastbound with the Waikiki skyline and Diamond Head on the left as you flew back to Los Angeles or San Francisco after a vacation in Hawaii.Those were my favorite flights back in the day.And hearing the Takeoff engine power setting transition to "Climb power setting" shortly after take off.....priceless! There will never be an aircraft better than the 747-200.It really was the "Queen of the Skies".I wish we could still fly on them.It was really the best part of the trip to get on a 747 on the way over to Hawaii and/or coming back home.
The sound of those Pratt & Whitney engines is just the way I remember them in the 1980's flying United Airlines from Hawaii back to the US Mainland.I love the 747!
@@charliecrane8537 Yes! It was TOD (takeoff Dry) then CLB then CRZ then GA for go around. I have flown this airframe many times in flight simulator at high accuracy.
great plane to fly. The flaps. The engine inlets open up on the JT9 - 3A motors too. I just miss the sound of aviation then.
Aviation is well. No fun today.
Still remember my memory looking at this iran air SP takeoff at mcdonald salak tinggi.. the sound was magnificent with iran air livery classic SP and sound. It seems watching a millennium falcon take off
Very nice video indeed. Just LUV that engine roar! Also the fact that you kept the horizon well, horizontal after rotation, which very few people do, so that it seems the jet is flying into the ground!
These are the legendary P&W JT9Ds...
I have tried that a couple of times. I prefer it because kinda like u said, it’s a more accurate depiction of the plane’s direction
I love the SP, they are so rare they made very few of them to begin with and I think Iran Air is the only passenger version still carrying people now NASA has one and Pratt Whitney used to have one but I think they stopped using it.
Such a fantastic capture, even more so now that those classic jets are just memories now. Thank you for preserving this. Azizam Iran
Thank you for the comment. Why is your profile called Charles Kennedy?
@@flymajjbecause it’s me! Just recovering from surgery and nothing does the trick quite like remembering our travels in Iran
@@charleskennedy1712 Sorry, Charlie. I treat everyone with suspicion these days. Also no one watches my old videos now, surely?! Wishing you well, my friend.
I just found your channel. You have some amazing stuff here! Thanks for sharing these videos.
WOOOOW❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Amazing sounds from those beautiful engines
My favourite airplane. Love the sound of those motors!
Motors?
@@abdoulovic Jets they mean buddy
Nothing beats the queen of the skies. 😊
Ge90 beats it
Ge90 for the win
Great engine sounds and looks!
It’s crazy to think the SP was still around when the 380 was operating. Or it’s crazy the 380 is that OLD !
01:00 A joy to see a superb 747-Special Performance Classic fire up engines while two A380s refuse to watch :-)
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us 👍
Leading edge flaps were deployed for quite a while after takeoff.
Such a beautiful and powerful mesmerising sound!!!!!!!
Its really strange how your looking at Pratt And Whitney JT9D engines and you see 2 Malaysia airlines A380s. Strange.
I thought Iran Air retired all their 747SP last year (2015).
Thrust you can trust and an awesome 👌 sound from the Jt9d power plants. I think these were the model engines that the early C5's had. Watching aircraft like the 747 and the C5 taking off are a sight to be seen great video thank you
The C5 used GE TF39 engines, which were later replaced with the GE CF6 on the C5M.
Eitherway the TF39 was a symphony.
Incredible footage of an airplane no longer with us.
Excellent video thank you
IranAir 5 stars
I love coming back to these videos over and over again. Ah, just got another fix 😌
I'd take that SP before ANY Airbus. Nice...No winglets, a non over flexing wing, (edited for RED6 who cannot understand this)and a roar from nice loud turbines.Thanks for the share.
I'm fully aware of flex on this aircraft. I've been around aviation all my life and was making a DIRECT comparison to the aircraft of today. IE 787 which has an enormous flex when compared to this frame. Or are you NOT aware of,nor comprehend the obvious in my statement?Apparently not by your juvenile response.
Well, you had to compare to another 4 engine plane at first.
Plus its cruising speed is 680 MPH!!!
I don't care huh
JT9's. I think they were based on the smaller JT8's.
7:35 this plane just flew over my factory 😄
Powerful plane, climbs like a rocket
💜B747 SP 💜💜 P&W JT9D engines and their Humming!
how did you book this flight with IranAir?
Flew on one of these around 30 years ago ! ...
What's that loud grazing sound at 2:12 & 2:20?
Cessna 150s in the way. :)
Beautiful video, thanks !
Jan Klop thank you
Ian M - flymajj
Essas Aeronaves ainda Estão em Serviço da Iran Air ?
and she still has her original JT9D turbofans, its rare to find a 747SP or a 747-200 that still has those engines
Derek Wall
legal
@@flymajjwar da bei takeoff laut
Great video. ☺️
Btw, that airport has the highest atc tower in the world at 133m.
Why do I feel the Boeing 747-SP is so short?
TheCrazyAviatorPerson Hello Because it is! It was designed for longer range, so it is essentially a B747-100 with less airplane, i.e. less weight, but same engines and fuel capacity.
It's about 30 feet shorter than a standard 747 200.
However taller tail and wider horizontal stabilizer to compensate for that.
Climb performance and range increase
Iran Air Boeing 747SP: Music to my ears!!!
الفا چارلی الفا دلتا دوخواهر دوقلوی همسان دوست داشتنی
I second that comment
OMG!!! 8:33 to retract the slats. the fuel economy thanks for it.
The smallest Boeing 747 😻
That sound is similar to the Trent 500 or 700
747SP my favourite airliner!
I never knew Malaysia airlines operates the airbus a380
haha i was thinking the same thing!
Is it just me or did they leave those flaps out for a Minute? It looks like a pretty aggressive climb so maybe that’s how they avoided overspeeding the flaps.
Landing lights are still on at the end of the video so they haven't reached level 100 yet
The Shah acquired the SP in the late 70s, so he could bring his sister from New York to Iran nonstop when he had to make a decision. He negotiated for Concorde too; before the Revolution of 1979.
Memories❤
Thank you for sharing.
Iran surely getting their money's worth out of those tough American made air crafts just as how they keep their F14 tomcats in tip top shape which is 1 of the best fighter plane ever built
Marx Mann can’t get that long lasting quality out of an airbus plane.
@@justplanecrazy5575 DHL A300 flies over my house every day.
Older than I am.
Or maybe I should mention the venerable 737 and how well that's turned out lately
@@visionist7 if it’s older than you then you must not be old enough to be on TH-cam.
@@justplanecrazy5575 A300s have been built since 1971 lol. I think you might be the one too young for TH-cam
0:55 747: *shouting to the 2 a380s* I’M BETTER THAN YOU
True, airlines are already wanting to retire the A380's and here is a 747SP built almost 30 years before the A380's first flight still operating in 2016.
@@heathbauerle2787 Well it's because Iran Air simply can't buy any new planes due to the trade sanctions on Iran lol
*A380:* Yeah? Well I'm taller
Wow..amazing take off video
All the best bro...🌹🌹🌹
The JT9D is a very sexy sounding looking engine.
Gotta love JT9D
That freakin' sound used to hear in my young age
It's so very good iran air
The Intimating “roar”
Excellent Airplane 747Sp
Music with Love 🥰
The now parked MH A380s would be ideal for IKA-KUL-Australia. Come on MH; pull the trigger on it!
Sounds like the TF39 when at full thrust
Fantastic
Notice closely the flaps till the end... they are creaking a bit... scares me a bit...
The best engines!!!
747-200 Aerolineas Argentinas MADRID x SÃO PAULO february 1999 the best take off of my life
Sound of lower tones of tf39 engine
yeah I notice that too
Actually, those are PW JT9D, but I prefer the TF39, which equipped only the C-5A Galaxy {Retired}, the C-5B Galaxy {Converted to C-5M Super Galaxy} and C-5C Galaxy {Converted to C-5M Super Galaxy}
Edit: Correction at but {was bu}
just and just boeing707 i love 707 707 in my heart all of time 707 707
acho lindo essa versao curta do 747 sp
Magnifique
2:11 WTF is that?!?
The wheels of the main landing gear as the aircraft turns, on an old jumbo. I got that on Tower Air a long time ago. It's unpleasant but not a safety issue.
nice roaring engine
That`s an insane climb rate.
I mean, it has 4 engines...
@@Eternalsilence111 quads usually climb slower than twins are they're less overpowered but the SP is lighter than a regular jumbo and climbs quick
Ça doit vous faire la fierté de votre pays 🇮🇷❤ d'avoir des boeing 747 comme en avait beaucoup de compagnie américaine auparavant.
So cute
A few days this time 4 years ago
Boeing 747sp is my farvorite aircraft
I almost wish I was in the plane
B747-SP Is a short aircraft 🥰🥰
3:40
EP-IAC IS RETIRED She resting near her sister EP-IAD
But they are very lovely very cute and safe&powerfull
they are Queen of sky all of time they are in my heart
I LOVE 747FAMILY
These are how Boeings are supposed to sound not these new quiet hush hush engines
Can't tell if you're deaf, but the new engines on the Boeing 777X are pretty loud and sound orgasmic.
@Brummiewellington lol
What plane in today's time climbs that fast🤔🤔🤔😳
Thought he’d never retract the flaps!
2:36 like por el a380.
A380 caca
No more 747-sp nowadays its just a 747-8i
Awesome sound.Reminded me of my 747-300 flights with Swissair.The 747 sure is one of the greatest airliners and will remain in the hearts of many.Sadly they are slowly dying out these days and are replaced by crappy plastic planes
And those "crappy plastic planes" have more carbon composites to save metal and have more fuel efficiency than this 747. Also they can travel farther. Lmao you're just some old generation hillbilly who wants to operate an uneconomical jet into the 2090s lmao
AirAsia 9M-NEO Airbus A320neo msn 7236 Well maybe I am.But we live in a free world where I can say my feelings.Yes,the new planes are more efficient.But they also dont have the same feel to them when it comes to flying.Maybe you are too young to have experienced these older jets so it may be difficult for you to understand our feelings and memories we have
@@Eternalsilence111 N ur just one of those ppl who gives a flying fuck ab the ecosystem n the environment
Belíssimo Vídeo Parabéns
Nice 🇧🇷
Unlike modern ETOPS birds, you really don't care if you have to shut down one engine on an SP.
EP-IAI 😊🎶
F-GTOM😊🎶
Muito o Vídeo
parabéns
💓💓💓👍👍👍👍👍
JT9D Old Engine like 747_200
Versão Aintiga
Adoro esse Som de Ruído de Decolagem;
Saudades desses jatos.
parabéns pelo Vídeo
wow brakes noise
It´s actually just when turning left. No brakes were used. Had the same on my two flights in February and March from KUL to IKA and back to KUL a few days later.
was on top deck Iran air 747-sp many yrs ago; Teh-Narita, this sound when turning on taxi was worry to me at the time, possibly same craft and possibly not repaired many yrs later! I was young then and lot braver! truly best of USA.
03:36