McDonnell Douglas DC10-30

@@jorgefigueroa4437, actually Northwest flew a version called the DC-10-30ER. It had a higher maximum takeoff weight, more powerful General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofans, and an additional fuel tank in the rear cargo hold. There was also the DC-10-40, which MDC specially developed for Northwest. It had the same Pratt & Whitney JT9D-70A engines that powered its 747s. This provided engine commonality, which saved money on maintenance.

Also Northwest Orient flew on San Juan the 747's and DC10-30, never the DC10-40 variant, I missed that. Do you have a videos of DC10-40 in action?

Thank you Arnold. I completely agree. This is my all time favorite Airline, though I never got the chance to experience it. But I did manage to fly on an AA DC-10 once from San Diego to Chicago back in '93. What a magnificent bird.

I grew up in Cleveland, and every summer for about 10 years we visited my Aunt and Uncle in Minnesota. We usually flew Northwest 727's, sometimes United 727's. The flights were direct, and sometimes through a Chicago stop. Chicago was always a treat for a plane spotter like me. As I kid, I recall that Northwest had a mini-hub of sorts in Cleveland. Often there would be a few 707's and 727's at the gates. In later years, also a daily dc10 that would leave around dinner time. Since we lived near the airport I got good at telling the planes apart by the sounds of the engines as they flew by. The 707's had a deep growl to the engines as they flew away into the distance. The DC10's would approach with that buzz saw sound. In the early 1990's I flew to Germany via Northwest/KLM. We flew a Northrwest four engine mini jet from Cleveland to Detroit. And then a Northwest DC10 to Germany. On the way back, we flew from Amsterdam (with a hangover) to Detroit on a Northwest 747-400 and then to Cleveland on that mini-jet. Fun times.

I almost forgot to mention my 1997 trip on Northwest Airlines when my wife and I took an Alaska trip. We flew a Northwest 727-200 from Cleveland to Chicago. At that time, 727's were fading fast from the scene, so I savored the 727 experience. As it turned out, this was my second to last 727 flight. From Chicago to Anchorage Alaska, we flew a Northwest 757. I did not realize how far Anchorage is from Chicago. It was neat seeing large glaciers in Canada in the summertime. From Anchorage to Fairbanks, we took the Alaska Railroad tourist train with an overnight stop in Denali park. After the train trip to Fairbanks, our tour group was broken into groups for the flight back to Anchorage. We flew an Alaska Airlines 727-200 (my last 727 flight). To my amazement, the other part of our group flew on some charter airline's 727-100. Wow, a 727-100 in 1997. We took a ship cruise then down to Vancouver BC. And from there we flew to Minneapolis but what airline and plane escapes my memory. And from Minneapolis to Cleveland, we flew a Northwest Airbus A319 or A320, my first Airbus experience. We flew between summer thunderstorms and I remember the Airbus wings bending up and down as we got tossed about. And that was my last Northwest experience.

When flying was actually a pleasure.

Nowadays, especially in California, you wouldn't be able to air this commercial - the gong would be considered racist or something.

Thank you for the compliment. NWO is my all time favorite airline even though I have never flown with them. As a child I was given a toy aircraft of a NWO DC-10 and I was hooked ever since. ✌🏻✈❤

If I can find it, then I'll try to do what I can. Do you know how the jingle went?

I found an Air Canada commercial with a catchy tune. It's not from the '70s, but it's the only song I could find from AC. Hope you enjoy it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLmkapSo1tKlkqM.html

@@RedLP5000S Sure! Anyone who's been to a hockey game knows it: Aaaaiiiir Caaaa-na-daaaa! Our home and native land! ...and so forth. ;-P

Haha, yes!! 🤣

@@RedLP5000S hah, you answered quick