QANTAS 747-438 VH-OJA FINAL DEPARTURE FROM SYDNEY 7 December 2014

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@glennrichardson9926 6 ай бұрын

So glad she ended up in the care of HARS at Shoalhaven. Saw her and had a personal guided tour over one quiet morning last August when I was on a visit home to Australia :)

@MGAviationNZAircraftVideos 9 жыл бұрын

Seeing every 747-400 slowly go into retirement is so sad for aviation fans and boeing. Where I'm from we no longer have 747s left :(

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

We'll be joining you in you in the sense that we will no longer have 747's here either, but that won't be till about 2020, which isn't that far away now.

@FLAME4564 9 жыл бұрын

True but wat about the counterparts to this 747. I mean does this also apply to the 757,767,777? I mean I never thought id say this as a 747 fan but sadly i too am sadly speechless to see this plane retiring but at the same time happy to see that its becoming a meuseum piece instead of ending up at the airplane boneyard like some planes like the DC planes did.

@MGAviationNZAircraftVideos 9 жыл бұрын

How many Qantas 747s do you have left?

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

Matt Gibby 12 now. OJI, OJM, OJS, OJT, OJU, OEB, OEE, OEF, OEG, OEH, OEI and OEJ.

@luckylife99 7 жыл бұрын

MG AviationNZ I'm from NZ too and your right, the most common 747's to see around is the Korean Air 747-8i and a Singapore Airlines 747 freighter

@vhzxb 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you VH-OJA

@FLAME4564 9 жыл бұрын

I agree. But mainly Thank you Boeing 747 thank you for the memories

@marcsullivan-vq9oj 6 жыл бұрын

vhzxb my wife and son and i are flying in april brisbane to LA on my 8th flight in the qantas 747 again so looking forward to it

@jamiefranzis5466 5 жыл бұрын

I flew this exact aircraft from Sydney to Frankfurt via Bangkok in 2002 for my Europe trip.... Remember that time qantas used to fly to Frankfurt and Rome ?

@YortOK 4 жыл бұрын

And Amsterdam, and Manchester, and Rome

@idawan09 8 жыл бұрын

VH-OJA, You're truly the legend

@jessicanolde7739 5 жыл бұрын

747's forever 250 miles per hour Go baby She flies like a bird Be free😃💖⭐️🛫🇦🇺

@hcrun 8 жыл бұрын

A great video....a nice capture of part of our aviation history. Well done.

@luxman13w 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment.

@Airlineatlas 8 жыл бұрын

VH-OJA is sitting at Wollongong Regional Airport at the HARS museum! Go have a walk through if you have the time!

@anewzim 8 жыл бұрын

Flew from LHR to SYD non stop...........Legend !!

@Ukjsydney 9 жыл бұрын

Nice one. Especially the facts and figures that you provided.

@epjac2210 8 жыл бұрын

I love this video! Close up shots and very, very clear.

@jgstargazer 9 жыл бұрын

Bought me a model of a Boeing 747 with a 20" wingspan. This video gives me the correct Qantas colors and lettering for painting. The kangaroo will be a bit tricky to paint.

@wakatomi6693 9 жыл бұрын

If only airlines can appreciate the 8i,,,,

@JustinLHopkins 9 жыл бұрын

Yes! It's so beautiful with its slightly elongated body and those new wings with the serrated engine nacelles. I'm being overly optimistic, but I hope it catches on.

@luckylife99 7 жыл бұрын

condor hawk one day the 747-8i would get popular, just don't know when

@DistractedTrader 5 жыл бұрын

@@luckylife99 I feel a majority of Aviation operations and business people are no longer apart of the generation that understood and grappled with the feeling that these aircraft gave us. Now it is about business and efficiency and who can blame them, its a tough world out there. At the cost of the spirit.

@matthewcrowe5023 5 жыл бұрын

Listen to those rolls Royce engines

@luxman13w 5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Crowe great sound, but will be no more after this year.

@michaelbeh 9 жыл бұрын

China Eastern looks surprisingly clean compared to the other planes.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

bysmichael It's a relatively new aircraft. First flew in June 2012.

@speedbird1972 9 жыл бұрын

Can now call Wollongong home!

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

speedie bird OJA certainly can.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8-Ke5SG1LPMdmw.html

@OrnumCR 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting how this bird never saw a livery update and carried on in its delivery scheme from 1989 to 2015 given the other 744’s around it had the updated 2008 (A380 launch) livery. 26 years in the original livery is good going. They must have known in 2008 that OJA’s revenue days were numbered seven years before that HARS delivery flight. Mind you, watching the final flight of OEJ it was apparent the same was true as none of the ER’s sported the latest corporate branding either. It was not a long time though from the 2008 scheme (A380) to the 2018 (787) refresh, which to me looks a little naff....

@Mick_4591 9 жыл бұрын

Just wondering how you can get/take a video camera down on the tarmac when working?

@LivviEquestrian 8 жыл бұрын

HAPPEN TO KNOW RAY HEINENGER [THE CO PILOT AND NOW SEMI RETIRED PILOT TRAINER FOR QANTAS] WHO WAS ABOARD FOR THE RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT IN 1989- LONDON TO SYDNEY NON STOP, HE ALSO WAS SAD TO SEE HER RETIRE, BUT ITS A LOT BETTER THAN SCRAPPING HER!!

@gigaboat 9 жыл бұрын

I missed the take off but I watched the landing this morning on 06 R at LAX on Flightradar 24

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

You might get to watch its "final" last take off around the 18th November from LAX back to Sydney.

@gigaboat 9 жыл бұрын

Do you know if its going to Longreach ?

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

gigaboat I don't believe it's going to Longreach as they don't have the space and would have to get rid of EBQ. It's rumoured it could be heading to HAARS on the NSW south coast, but that's just a rumour. They've already changed ftom scrapping OJA to preserving her. It's any bodies guess where, but an announcement will be made soon.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

***** Just in time for the official handover on 15 March which happens to coincide with HARS open day.

@jessicanolde7739 5 жыл бұрын

She is the most beautiful girl in the world Body and spirit Sorry it sounds gay but I don't care She's the best best looker ever😃💖⭐️🛫😍🇦🇺💐

@DatPlaneGuy 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, so sad to see this go, I was up on the car park because the Rydges viewing deck was closed. I saw someone down there with a camera and I thought that must be luxman13w. So this was the final revenue service?

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was its final revenue service. It's no longer allocated flights because of its disposal. It'll be in LAX for a while awaiting the announcement of the museum it's being gifted to. Somewhere in NSW south of Sydney as rumour would have it.

@DatPlaneGuy 9 жыл бұрын

luxman13w I heard it may be going to llawarra Regional Airport, but I doubt it. In my video I can actually see you.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

+luxman13w You heard the same rumour as I. The runway is allegedly 1800m but the width may be a problem. As good as it would be to have it at HAARS in Albion Park, I can see it rotting quickly due to the humidity. Alice Springs or Longreach would be a better bet, but who am I to suggest that.

@DatPlaneGuy 9 жыл бұрын

luxman13w Apparently it's has one more service on the 20th December 2014 as QF18

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

Dat Plane Guy Apparently that's the case now. The plans showed not to be allocated, but I guess plans can change.

@spiro5327 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, how come it was ferried to so many places before making it to Sydney

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

silo granz Thanks for the compliment. I'm led to believe that because it was the first 744 for QANTAS that it was more of a showcase for the company and probably a familiarisation for the flight crew bringing it back to Sydney for the record breaking non-stop flight from London to Sydney all the way back in 1989.

@spiro5327 9 жыл бұрын

OK, thank's, that makes sense. It would have been nice to see Qantas purchase a few 747-8,s but i suppose business/profits determine the aircraft used.

@magpiescotty6894 9 жыл бұрын

It took its last flight today and will never fly again it's at Illawarra regional airport now

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

eamon Petersons And here it is. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8-Ke5SG1LPMdmw.html

@crosswind787 9 жыл бұрын

thanks for your sub.i like it..:-)

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

crosswind Glad you liked the video and glad to oblige with the sub.

@crosswind787 9 жыл бұрын

luxman13w ...:-))

@jotyers7845 9 жыл бұрын

I recon Qantas should order a bunch new A330s this time with Roll Royce Trent 700s when i mean a bunch i mean 10-15 A330s and some 787s and A350s Come on Qantas you need new aircraft

@JustinLHopkins 9 жыл бұрын

The average fleet age for Qantas is 7.7 years. That's very young.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

Justin Hopkins The average is, but OJM is the Grand Daddy of them, turning 24 years next week (13 August). Even the first A380 (VH-OQA) will be turning 7 next month. It's had a hard seven years though.

@JustinLHopkins 9 жыл бұрын

luxman13w Correct, but being in the United States, where airlines still fly dinosaurs, I think other countries, should be happy. American with their MD-80s and Delta just barely retired the DC-9 lol.

@FS2004looney 9 жыл бұрын

Um, this aircraft is still flying for Qantas today...

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

That wasn't known at the time and it still has a couple of flights left. They just kept extending her tenure. Not that I'm complaining.

@poorpatrician9488 8 жыл бұрын

No its not, VH OJA was retired in April

@FS2004looney 8 жыл бұрын

Read the date of my comment. January 2015

@poorpatrician9488 8 жыл бұрын

***** oh, sorry, didnt realise

@RileySimpson 6 жыл бұрын

Goodbye VH-OJA

@signature1990 4 жыл бұрын

Great aircraft...pity about the useless Airline...

@Aviatorspot 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video of this final deaprture of Qantas B747! Sad to see it goes! Great filming and very informative! I subbed, sub back? I supposed you work in the airport? Many empty seats in that flight, Why dont Qantas sell the seats to all aircrafts fans so we can film the trips also? Only 23 persons, can it carry extra 100 persons on board for this flight?

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Aviatorspot. The 23 seats was for the long distance flight from London to Sydney in 1989 as they got into Sydney with not a lot of fuel remaining. QF107 on 7 December 2014 was a normal passenger flight to Los Angeles, and there would not have been many seats available.

@michaelharlow949 9 жыл бұрын

luxman13w And I was on it, last row, seat A. We were only told about it being the last flight on approach into LAX. But ABC reports it did some Johannesburg to Sydney flights in January, Right at the rear it had a funny left-right shake that made it uncomfortable all the way. And those Rolls are not quiet.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

***** Yes, OJA did a further 25 sectors and 274 hours after it was meant to retire on 7 December. She wouldn't go easily, and we didn't want to let her go either.

@luxman13w 9 жыл бұрын

***** OJA has no more shaking and those Rolls are not quiet on other aircraft now. ;)