Do you remember a 707 takeoff??
 

As I listen to a video of an Airbus 319 (or maybe 320) sound of the engines, like an egg beater in the kitchen or maybe a vacuum cleaner, I wonder how many people remember the sound of a Boeing 707 taking off. The way airplanes use to sound before they got politically correct!! All that black smoke, ear deafening sound, vibration, and raw power?

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...nt=video%2cwmv

As a shareholder in one of the major oil companies, I really wish for these engines to make a comeback. Mmmmm gas guzzling ... :D :D

dayum .... 4 engines for a narrowbody plane ...

Do you remember how the 707 (or for that matter the 727) wing looked like during takeoff/landing?

Do youi remember looking at the 707 fuselage from the back of the plane and how it would flex/snake?

Classics!
 

The B720, was an even more impressive beast with its redesigned engines …

Seating behind the wing of the 737-200, I was always fascinated of the deployment of the reverse thrusters ...

No I do not.

The Canadian Forces had five 707s.

I have hundreds of hours flying across the pond as a pax. It was great to go back down memory lane.

Thanks for the llink.

737-200s I remember. Fun flying!

You can still fly them to Northern Canada.
http://www.canadiannorth.com/about/our-fleet

Old school planes had better noises...as long as you did not live near an airport, I guess. 707. DC-8. Even an L-1011.

My personal favourite was the Concord. A 12 hour layover at LHR many years back proved to me that you did not need to be looking outside to know that bird was taking off.

Relocated from Air Canada forum as this is a general flying topic rather than a specific Air Canada or Aeroplan topic.

Regards,

tcook052
Air Canada forum moderator

the stretch DC-8 was even a better example of this

lots of interesting reminiscing about these and other classics in the "Old Timers' Quiz and Discussion" thread :)

If you were flying in Canada, not many 707's. AC and CP used DC 8's. Only the Canadian airforces used them.

Do you remember a 707 takeoff??
 

What I remember most is that steep angle on climb out. I don't know what degree of climb it actually was but I recall feeling like we were climbing at a much steeper angle than flights today and for a much longer time.

Do you remember a 707 takeoff??

No.

Do you remember a 707 takeoff??
 

Nothing in the world like the sound of a DC-8 at takeoff.

I remember sitting at the end of the runway on nights with low visibility. You'd never see the aircraft however only the scream of the engines of the missed approach. We'd guess the plane by the sound of the engine. Great memories.