A flight with Air North Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2A registration C-FYDU from Inuvik (YEV) to Dawson City (YDA). Flight number 4N308 on 8th October 2014.
The 748 is still listed on their website as part of Air North's fleet, if i had the time and money I'd fly all the way over there from the UK just for a ride, great aircraft and also great that an airline still uses one!
After all these years, I still LOVE the classic sound of Rolls-Royce DART turboprop engines. Wishing they could still be in production today. However, I'm also a HUGE fan of the far more modern Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150's, which power the Q400.
Man I remember when I was a kid in late 90s i use to flew on hs 748 calm air love the rolls royce dart I always love the sound growing up good old days
3/6/2024: Hello from The Future. I was born in 1952 and have flown since I was a baby. My father worked for American Airlines & eventually retired from BOAC/BA. He was with them through both Names. I've flown on Convairs, DC-6 & Electra 2, Prop planes & Vickers Viscount. 707 Jets also. This is an Excellent video and brings back some old and loving memories. Love this airplane and That Sound! Nice Work. Thank You & Best Regards. I just subscribed.
Hi Thank you so so much ! I was a flight attendant on AIR SAINT PIERRE - E.P.A. HS-748 started Nov 3rd 1979 till Feb 1983. Beginning of my beautiful career. And « The HS « is still in me. And your video woawww ... lots of memories. Thank you again Best regards Bruno
Nice video! Sad to say, this plane stopped flying around 2015, and has since been retired and parted out. It first entered service in 1970 for the Sultan of Brunei, later went to New Zealand as ZK-MCP. Not a bad run of 45 years...
Thank you for showing this! Brings back wonderful memories back in the 80's and 90's, flying the HS 748 from Iqaluit to Clyde River in Nunavut (HS 748 has been replaced by ATR-42 especially winterized for Arctic conditions). The HS 748 Rolls Royce engines make a wonderful sound and this type of aircraft was used for many years due to its reliability in the Arctic and ability to land on short gravel (ice most of the time) runways.
I watch every one of these. I was an turbine engine mechanic for CH-47 Chinooks, every time I hear one spinning up I know that that is the sound of raw horsepower and torque. The best of my day THAT SOUND!
Wow! This took me back to the 70’s when I was a kid, flying on the 748 between Gaborone in Botswana to Johannesburg in South Africa. Good old SAA had a few in their fleet. Brilliant video!
Julio Gonzo and opens out to give superb access to the engine, though most checks could be done via inspection hatches and fire access panels. Mind you you hard to be on your toes opening a cowling on a windy day. The only downside with the dart was the oil tank on top of the engine. If you checked the level after being left overnight the oil drained into the gear case! One poor technician added 20 pints of oil and when the engine was stared up the rest reappeared and 20 pints came out of the overflow. He was not popular as half of it ended up on the cars parked by the hangar! We always checked on the after flight when the level was accurate. If you really needed to check from cold a blow out run was advisable to get the oil back to the tank.
I flew on these in the Canadian arctic on the Dewline in the 80's and 90's for several years and they were very tough workhorses. We had three of them plus a twin otter that were contracted to the supply and service of the Dewline I can remember two of the tail numbers being FNW and BNW. They could be a little noisy especially if you were on a milk run doing four or five sites in a row which were about a hundred miles apart because you no sooner would get up to cruise altitude and then start coming down in half an hour or less which could make for a long day. Good video which brought back some memories of working in the far North.
Oh I still have a soft spot for the 748’s . Screaming Darts can make ya deaf but it’s a beefy bird that can take a beating . Never could enjoy rigging flaps on heavy inspection , that flap track roller tension was a pain. The flap drive cable system was a whole other story . Did a few straight freighter conversions with the barn doors but I liked how tough that bird is built compared to others.
Awesome video!! Excellent details of the flight and HS 748. Brings back memories of Air Illinois serving my hometown of EVV with service to MEM. Love those Rolls Royce Darts. Music to my ears. Inuvik reminds me also of a trip I took to the Canadian Arctic to Resolute Bay in 1988 with stops at Yellowknife and Cambridge Bay. One of my favorite trips to this day. Thanks so much for sharing this.
I lived in an Air Illinois destination CGI but they never flew these here. Only the Twin Otters and later J31. Very sad about the Pickneyville,IL crash.
Very good video, I worked on the HS748 for 10 years at Mt Cook Airlines from 1986 to 1997. The last couple of years though, the 748s were replaced with the ATR72. One of the first things I noticed in your video, is when you are going up the air stairs, is the heated mod we did to stop the door seal from freezing up, as the door locking was a over center locking, which meant that the door has to come in slightly before it could open outward. Until that mod was done the cabin attendant used to pour warm water down and onto the door seal in certain conditions if it was frozen up, so they could open the passenger door...lot and lots of memories working on the 748.
Great to hear you have fond memories of the 748, including this ex-Mount Cook example. I'd love to fly on one again, but with the few remaining it is becoming very unlikely now.
those "music to my ears" RR turbines contributed to my hearing loss way back when I was worked for an FBO. Horribly LOUD and deafening. My fault I guess for forgetting my ear protection a few times. They actually hurt your eardrums when in front of them while starting. The airplane I was associated with was a Gulfsteam1 which had the same RR engines.
Yes, many people are very fond of the distinctive whine of the "Rolls Royce Dart" engines, which were the first turboprop engines. With the "Darts", you can really tell that the turboprop engine is a jet propeller engine, and not a turbocharged piston engine like that of a Porsche. I'm also very fond of the sound that the props themselves make, the "Box Fan" sound in high idle and taxiing, and the "Bumblebee" sound in takeoff and inflight when spinning at 1,100 to 1,500 RPM. The Vickers Viscount, the worlds first turboprop airliner, used the "Darts". On that particular aircraft, the sound of the "Darts" is well heard, but the sound of the props is virtually inaudible in the videos I've watched of the Viscount. In those videos, the Viscount sounds much more like a conventional turbofan jet aircraft. The Viscount was the aircraft used in the 1979 movie, "The Rose" with Bette Middler. It was the Rose touring craft. That movie includes both a takeoff scene, and an approach scene. In both those scenes, you hear the distinctive sound of the engines, but not the sound of the props. On the turboprop airliners that I've flown on, like the DeHaviland Dash-8, I could hear the whine of the engines, but also the sound of the props. I especially like it when the engines reach full idle speed, and the "Box Fan" sound of the props is added to the whine of the jet engines. I believe that the Dash-8 has Pratt & Whitney engines.
It's a very distinctive sound from these, and part of my childhood. Back in the 1970s we used to live near the end of an RAF airbase where they flew these (the military version was an 'Andover') and I grew up listening to these landing and taking off (our house was on a hill and looked directly down the runway). For a 12 year-old, it was the best place to live, especially when a VC-10 came visiting.
Ah that brings back som memories!! Apprentice airframe/ engine technician with a fleet of Dart powered HS748 and Andover aircraft. Working with the Rolls Royce engineer to inpect an engine for a life extension, ground running these lovely old girls and waiting to check the oil level post shutdown, because the oil vanished into the gear case overnight. Synchronising generators was the worst part, a very long time with the headset and minimal ear protection, some people hated the whine. Did I ever have one towed to a running pan to annoy the designers in the factory next door? Guilty as charged. When they complained we ran a Panavia Tornado to full military reheat the next day and asked if that was a better noise! Ah memories!
@@jackyclaiborne2142 hi I worked on HS 748s and it is a sound you will not forget in a lifetime. the high sound you hear is the Peanut scrolls. in the Super chargers on each gearbox these supply the air pressurisation for the elevated flight level.
One of my top favorite aircraft. When I was a kid flighing over Ecuador 🇪🇨 mountains. The Rolls Royce Dart turboprops sound I love them and still I wish bring back those years 70s, 80s when those HS-748 were still operatives. 🇪🇨👍🏻
I flew on one of these things, waaay back in the late 70's as a kid. I have since completely forgotten about it, untill this video. Listening to those engines coming up, I suddenly remembered that unique sound, coool....
Thanks very much, Ian! Very nice video! When I first saw the plane I thought it was a Convair 580 which I have flown on a few times. Thanks for posting!
Flew on that airplane a few times. Freight goes “ first class “ and passengers go in the rear. A true Arctic experience. Warm clothes and hat a must! Even the stewardess wore a snowmobile outfit. When the pilots requested coffee it was delivered through a crawl space along the lower left quadrant on hands and knees.
Brilliant video! You got a really nice engine view on a HS 748. You're super lucky to fly on it because it's a rare plane since not much airlines have it on their fleet nowadays. If I have a chance, I will fly on a HS748. Thanks for sharing your amazing trip report! Guess what? I immediately subscribe your channel for more interesting trip report like this.
Beautiful old girl. I grew up in the 1970s about a mile from the threshold of runway 24 (now 23R) at Manchester. You could easily hear the whine/whistle of a 748 with it's Darts as it approached the hold for takeoff (and little while after take off as well) from our house. The BA 748s occasionally did short right hand base/final approaches later on (early 80s?) which were always fun to watch. These, along with the 1-11s and Tridents were the sound of my childhood. They were so common back then (probably 3 out of 4 of every landings) we almost found them a bit boring! If only we knew.
This plane was way ahead of its time flew on them in the RAF then around the Canadian Arctic, with First Air...Fantastic well designed plane . great with Cargo Hatch.
great video of this great old turbo prop! always loved the hs 748 in power and style. nice rugged winter scenery throughout the flight and really like the air north livery! rob
I flew first air a few times to Iqaluit and man oh man do they feed you good! There was only a few seats and you're right in front of the cargo hold but the food was amazing, I think I had steak and potatoes and vegetables and there was a ton of it and the flight attendants were really nice...
I can tell that this aircraft has the famous "Rolls Royce Dart" engines, which were used on the Vickers Viscount, which was the world's first turboprop airliner. The Darts have a very distinctive sound to them, which many people are quite fond of. The "Dart's" seem to produce a louder jet whine than other turboprop engines. On the Viscount, the sound of the props was virtually inaudible. But on this aircraft, the prop sound is quite a bit more audible than on the Viscount. While the engines produce their distinctive whine, the props themselves produce a "Chafe Cutter" or "Box Fan" sound in full idle and taxiing. In takeoff, and inflight, the props produce a bass hum like the wings of a bumblebee when they are rotated at approximately 1,500 RPM. It's also interesting how the 60 cycle flicker of the computer or TV screen produces optical illusions of the props going slow or backwards.
It's unbelievable how powerful it's those turboprop! It's the best video, where you can see the real speed before climbing! I love aviation, i can sleep on an engine every night! Good luck!
It's now parked across the runway in Whitehorse and used as an airport fire practice aircraft kind of sad I worked on AirNorths 748's from 1996 to 2020. This was our first came in June 96 from Mount Cook Airlines
Flew on one of these a couple of thimes into Dawson City with Air North, a true clasic. My biggest disappointment though was never being able to fly into Dawson City on their gravel strip equiped B737-200. I watched a couple of landings but never got to experience it.
These must be incredibly rugged aircraft they've been around so long but must have alot of fuel capacity for range unlike the Viscount with four that was very limited,
My grandad owned 6 of these Southend Airport essex he used to do pleasure flights with them and porn movies as well, tgey were used for anything that earned money, tgey made there last trips in Colombia 🇨🇴
OKAY! I'm looking at the title, & heard the flight attendant. But there's no indication on whether this is a 440 or not. Those don't look like Allison engines. So I'll rule out a 580. BTW. I'm a desert rat. But I'm so glad I don't live somewhere that all you see all Winter is white. I'd get cabin fever, & go stark raving mad!
