United DC-10-30 Rockets Out of LAX (Great Sound) 

I love the jumbo 3-holers, you had that feeling that you were pinned to the back of your seat. The acceleration is mighty quick although it does eat up looks of runway. The grinding sound feels like it goes trough your entire body. I was sad to see KLM drop their last MD-11's, as well as Delta stop flying TriStar's. Excellent video, thanks for making it available

Back when it wasn't hard to fly a widebody within the continental US

My first DC-10 flight was on United Airlines from LAX to Chicago-O'Hare in July 1972. My last was on Northwest Airlines from LAX to Honolulu in July 2000. The longest DC-10 flight I was on was between Chicago and Honolulu (4,300 miles) on multiple occasions, and the shortest was between Kahului, Maui and Honolulu (100 miles). It was a magnificent and versatile aircraft.

I miss the rumble of those old GE CF6-50 on those DC-10s.

love this aircraft, shame it was retired never got a chance to actually fly on it.

That was one hell of an impressive machine. I was always happy to fly in them.

I'm not born in the 80 or 90s but I feel like those decades were the best in history. Air travel was the best and society was prospering

The airline just isn't the same without the DC-10. Such a gorgeous beast of an airplane!

As an AA CK, man I miss this machine. I loved the DC-10 and miss that airline (yes UA still exists, but “that” airline), long live the tulip. One of the most iconic liveries ever.

The DC-10 got a bad safety reputation when in fact maintenance errors were the root of nearly all the fatal accidents. You can't blame stupid on the 10. I loved flying on this airliner, probably my favorite.

I love the sound of all three turbofans revving at the same time

Now this is the DC-10 I remember seeing at Stapleton Airport. Isn't she beautiful.

I was fortunate to fly on a DC-10 back in '95. On our returnflight I was invited to the cockpit and stayed for about 2 hours.What a great experience and the flight on the DC-10 was superb.The MD-11 was just as good.So much power on the rake off run,felt like riding a rocket.Miss those days and airliners a lot

I flew on an American DC-10 from Phoenix to Chicago on May 24, 1979. When I departed the plane, the gate was packed with people. I checked the board to see where everyone was going. It was heading to LA. Imagine the chills I felt the very next day when the news broke of flight 191 crashing after an engine fell off during takeoff. That plane departed at 2:10, so it matched the flight from the previous day. I won't ever know if I was on that doomed DC 10 literally just a day before, but I think about it to this day

We all miss that logo and I especially miss Stapleton. Many a morning after leaving AT&T, I would park next to the fence by the runway and watch my beloved DC-10's takeoff and land. Those were the good old days.

This is the best United livery

The whine of the old CF6-50's was the sound of the 80's, Most movies use her sound for any aircraft. I especialy love to hear it on a 747-300!

12-20-22 3 years later watching the vid, still my most favorite commercial airline and paint scheme!

Flew a United Airlines DC-10 from Detroit to LAX in the 70s. They had ear phones that were not electric but hollow air tubes. I listened to Barry Manilow's Mandy about 10 times on that flight in full stereo air sound. They had a buffet spread for lunch.

My granddad flew the DC-10 for KLM for many years, still says it's the best plane he's ever flown. Though I'm young and I've only witnessed freighter variants, I can never forget the incredible roar of the engines on takeoff.

I Miss that machine! I flew it as Flight Engineer and Co-Pilot, plus instructor ....Great days!

My dream as a kid and growing up was to fly a DC-10 for United. I'll always regret not going to flight school.

Oh the power in a DC-10! Thoses were the days!😀👍

0:16 Really like the sound.

That was a really nice spool up with the engines. It's too bad the newer planes are so whisper quiet.

Wow, great detail. You can actually see the outflow valve closing, leaving the scoop opened. This happened after a certain power setting/TLA This was the very same door/scoop system from the DC9/MD-80 series. Nice United colors too.

As a kid I flew on the United DC-10 Friendship from Chicago to Denver Stapleton. I was given a postcard with a picture of the aircraft on it and a tour of the flight deck. It all seemed very magical to me.

I love the old United livery.

nice...real nice sound. Those GE engines had a very distinctive sound to them. great for anyone who loves the roar of a jet engine. Great post! funny to cleo0399 I too flew on one in 1988 jfk - sf0- jfk.

The machine, the livery, the legend...Gosh.I miss that.moment in time

Ooooooooh, proper airliner! No pansy wee Airbus 319.....that's the only wee beastie I get to go on these days :(

I love this video! I wish UAL still looked like that; back when it was considered a great and premiere airline. I’ve charged down that very runway myself (as PAX, that is), except in the one instance of it being a 'DC-10', for me it was a 'Continental DC-10'. I’m in ATL now, but I grew up in Simi Valley, so it was always either LAX or Burbank. Once it was Ontario, but we only lived in Redlands for a few years before we moved to Georgia.

OMFG!!! Take about a blast from the past. Great video Ryan. The DC-10 sure is a work of art, and WOW!!! Those engines sound amazing :D Best video yet!

I miss my UNITED AIRLINES.

Back when planes had character and class. Oh how i miss the Douglas jets

This was a proud and exciting time for United and most of the industry. I fondly remember these days, and these beefy DC-10s. Stellar video.

this brings back plenty of memories. most all being pleasant

Woah, a Saul Bass united livery. I only remember the battleship grey one. Guess I wasn't born early enough!

So many amazing memories on DC-10’s! Such a nice wide 2-5-2 configuration and the sound on takeoff was so amazing! Wish we had more widebody jets like this.

THE DC-10 HAD A BAD REPUTATION FOR CRASHING, BUT IN REALITY WAS A VERY GOOD PLANE. The 10 was actually an exceptionally safe plane to be on. All but a couple accidents involving it were due to human error or poor quality of its first generation engines which were made by Rolls-Royce, GE, or Pratt & Whitney. One of the worst accidents was on July 19, 1989 United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. On that day, United flight 232 took off from Denver's Stapleton Airport. For about the first couple hours, the flight went smoothly. Then, a loud "BANG" sound was heard as engine #2 (located under the tail) exploded. Some people thought a bomb went off, but there was no sudden decompression. But a few moments later, the pilots began having difficulty controlling the plane. All hydrologic pressure controlling the flaps and alerons fell to zero PSI. It began veering to the right and would not turn to the left. If it continued banking, it would stall, and fall to the earth. The Captain reduced power in The left engine and increased power in the right. This caused the plane to level out. A United flight instructor riding as a passenger volunteered to assist the pilots and was invited to the flight deck. The Captain had him grip the throttles and adjust engine power as directed. The pilots contacted the nearest airport, Soux City, Iowa. This was a small regional airport for private pilots. Not at all intended for commercial or large aircraft. But it was the only option. The pilots notified Soux City of their problems: a major explosion of the engine has destroyed hydrologic pressure, they are unable to control the plane very well. The airport control tower granted 232 clearance to land "on any runway". The Captain humorously replied "Oh, you want to be particular and have us land on a runway huh? He-he"). The crew began their approach, having to make only right turns, and unable to extend wing flaps to increase lift and slow the plane down due to the no hydrologics, had to keep the plane flying much faster than usual to avoid falling. They continued making right hand turns, and finally got in line with the airport. The Captain came on the intercomm told the passengers "Everyone, as you know, something has gone very wrong with the plane. We're going to have to make an emergency landing in Soux City. I must be absolutely honest with you, this is going to be perhaps the hardest thing you'll endure in your life. I'm very sorry, but we don't have any other option. ...when I give the command to brace, do it. The plane continued toward the field, flying much faster than it should, and losing altitude at nearly G1. The Captain yelled "BRACE, BRACE, BRACE!!". A few moments later, The DC-10 struck the ground at an angle, nosed into the ground, and cartwheeled over the ground. It's rear end shot up as the fuselage forward of the wings was sheered off and rolled several times. The rear end fell to the ground and smashed onto the runway. A massive fireball erupted as jet fuel spilled out of the wings onto the ground. The FAA and NTSB investigated and after almost a year determined the original cause was a faulty fan disk in engine #2. Over some17 years, a tiny hairline crack develope and grew. On that flight, the disk finally failed and flew apart. One piece flew straight down and into the roof of the plane, right into the hydrolic lines, severing them. Investigators believed it was a 1 in a billion event. Of the 289 people onboard, 111 died.

Nice old school footage!!!! Feels like late 80s/ early 90s!!!! Great catch, guy!!!!

I loved this jet! I first rode in one when I was 14 and it was a marvelous experience! ✈️

Used to work Flight 55 to LAX on a 10 back in the '70s.

DC-10 is my love forever. Nothing can replace it❤

Flew several times back and forth on Continental DC-10's from Sydney to Los Angeles via Honolulu.Very comfortable aircraft.I recall a seperate bar on board complete with actual bar stools.How fabulous.All a distant memory now.!.

I timed all my take-off rolls on NorthWest DC 10s over several years - the LONGEST in MSP on a VERY HOT day was 56 seconds. On a day with temperatures running nearly zero degrees - I timed 17 seconds - MSP to SEA and back and forth.

I miss that logo I don't like the new one I wish theyd kept the sweep or tulip

Talk about a unique look. Today is all about green, eficiency, quietness, led lights. You barely feel th power of this beasts anymore. I remember long ago, Alitalia, on a MD11, everyone was complaining about the take off being so violent. It ROCKETED SO BAD that people got a bit scared. Fully load with 11 hour of fuel ... NO PROBLEM. This is probably the reason they are still doing CARGO, not the greenest, but you wont run out of power and the avionics still modern in the -30 and the MD11.

Loved the dc10, my first flight was on a USAir Dc10 in 1989, great time period for commercial aviation

Thanks for all the cool videos you share. Awesome collection.

I suspect that baby was full. I did an internship with United. In Denver and LA. United's Denver city operations manager was my boss. When he would see a United aircraft taking off, he would comment; that Baby is FULL, or We aren't making money on that one, to Are we ferrying that bird? In his head he would out the load based upon runway used, the angle of attack and finally the way the jet lifted off; just the nose wheels for how long before the wing bogies join in. He could have checked the PAs and Cargo weight by using any company computer. Amazingly he was correct 99% of the time. Since then I noticed a US (post HP merger) financial VP doing the same thing when the PHX pattern sent take offs to the east. He merely looked out the huge windows in the US, Tempe office making a thumbs up for a profitable flight and a thumbs down for a light aircraft that is losing money.

Rode jumpseat a few times on United DC-10's into Denver Stapleton. Great view !

I remember flying on one as a young boy in the 80s. To this day im still obsessed with aviation.

...you weren't kidding when you said great sound. Very nice!!!

My first airplane ride was in December 1975 on an American Airlines DC-10 from LAX to Chicago O'Hare. The plane was mostly empty and the acceleration on take-off felt tremendous! I had turkey crepes with broccoli with cream sauce, served on real plates with silverware. The flight was smooth and like a dream. I think the pilot said our cruising altitude was 40,000 feet. What a view for my first flight in an airplane! That DC-10 was a real hot rod and since then I've flown on lots of jets since, the only other plane that took off like that was the 727 which I flew out of Monterey, CA back in 1978. A few years later the AA DC-10 that crashed at O'hare was bound for LAX--I may have been aboard that stricken aircraft earlier. That accident was caused 100% by the unapproved method that AA mechanics used to change out engines. The DC-10/MD-11 was a great aircraft. The MD-11 cargo version are still being used (I think) and the KC-10 tankers in the Air Force are indispensable. The Boeing KC-46 (767) tanker has been a disaster in comparison. My brother was working and McDonald/Douglas on the C-17 when the Air Force realized that they sure could have used some more KC-10s. But by then, all of the tooling had been destroyed. Douglas built great airplanes.

Amazingly just saw one of those here in minneapolis last week, (military plane, DC-10) at Minn ARS, unloading 2018 and still flying

Nice spool up sound !! Nice catch, love the high pitch at iddle of these engines, GE CF_6 I suppose but could be mistaken

Man i miss these so much

aviation will never be the same...

Nothing like an airplane taking off. The plane lines up with the stripe down the runway, it's the moment everyone has waited for. The engines are set to full power, the plane surges forward. As the passengers are pressed back into their seats, the plane vibrates and the engines noise increases to a scream. Then, the plane points skyward, and lifts off the ground. The undercarriage lifts and the flight has begun.

My favorite airplane, favorite United livery. This was in 1989? Ugh....I'm getting old. Really, really excellent video. Thank you!

It delights me to think that there's a slight possibility I may have been visiting my grandparents in El Segundo that day, and heard the mighty roar of that takeoff.

I was in LAX in 1989 and took a UA DC-10 to HNL as our Qantas flight was grounded.

Good Old Days Of United

One of the better liveries to grace the DC-10. In my opinion, the Northwest 2003 livery and Continental final livery were the best ones to fly on the DC-10's

These engines sound fantastic. Seriously the best vid on here! This is a DC-10-30 GE engined which sound better than the less powerful DC-10-10 GE engines. The exact type escapes me at the moment.

United DC10 and 747 service from San Francisco to Honolulu was the ultimate in Luxury.

One of the benefits of the DC-10 and the L-1011 was they were ICAO Class D aircraft and could use the smaller airports if needed. 747 and the A-340 are all ClassE and required fields with extensive improvements. L-1011 flew out of LaGuardia with reasonable loads. Not sure about the DC-10

I love that plane.... It´s so cool. Great sound btw

At :32 that great sound that goes right thru you

That beauty in the video

I flew the United DC-10 from SFO to HNL and back in 1989. My first DC-10 flight was an American Airlines flight also between SFO and HNL in 1986. Sad to see so many routes that used to be flown by that aircraft now being flown with 737’s, A321’s, etc now.

Awesome video. On day we'll look at A380 takeoffs the same way...

Man... The shape of trijet, it looks so badass !

When I was really little, I remember flying on a DC-10 from ORD to SAN on American (after a flight from HPN to ORD on a Fokker 100) - I got to ride my last DC-10 at age 9 (Feb 1999) on AA flight #3 - JFK-LAX, with my older brother - our first trip alone to visit our grandma in the Los Angeles area. **nostalgic sigh** I even remember where I sat - 3 rows behind the 3L door. The return flight was on a 767-323ER though (N370AA... why do I remember that? 0_o ) - which was still cool, though I did wish I had one more ride on a DC-10.

I miss flying from Detroit to Chicago in DC-10’s. Now all you get are E Jets, CRJ’s and A319’s.

Such a beautiful aircraft.

United's DC-10 service to Los Angeles used to serve a buffet in Coach! Then you could listen to Barry Manilow's Mandy through the air-hose headphone set-up

Had a couple of nice flights on those to and from Hawaii. Good flights time for a meal but not too long.

only united paintscheme i liked and it looked good on the dc-10 thanks for up-loading

DC-10 was the first plane I ever flew one. Such an amazing plane.

Flew the United DC-10 a few times myself 1989&91 JFK- LAX-HNL. The westbound 1989 flight we flew to Chicago and then flew the DC-10 non-stop to Maui. Probably the longest flight I'll ever take in my life. Still like that jet.

LOL!!! I was a kid when United used this livery! I feel old! 😂😂 I love the sounds, great video!

i wish united still had those colors :D

I miss this plane and this livery.

Delicious sound 👍👍👍👍

awesome colors

absolutely love that sound. oi.

Nice to see the Theme Bldg standing alone

Nice upload. I was at LAX this past weekend.

That was quite the takeoff for sure!

After Burners!!! LOL Good video! Thanks for posting

I miss those colors so much.

FED EX still fly a 44 year old DC 10 build in 1977

I flew the Laker Airways "Sky Train" DC-10 from LAX to LHR in 1979. Boarding from exterior stairs on the tarmac at the West Imperial Terminal made even Americans feel like royalty. 😁

Oh classic aviation 🤩🤩

I only flew on a DC-10 once... CP Air from Toronto to Calgary. the thing that stands out the most in my mind is how you had to step up to get in the flight deck.... back in the good ole days when you could ask for a flight deck visit and never get turned down... sad how we've evolved, really. -peace-

awesome

Loved every flight on this beautiful bird. Still, my favorite place was the DC8.

In the late 1960's the DC-10 was designed with 2 Engines but in 1967 McDonnell Douglas change the design to 3 engines for making competition with the L-1011, THE FIRST CLIENT FOR THE DC-10 WAS AMERICAN AIRLINES, AFTER AMERICAN, UNTED AIRLINES WAS THE SECOND CLIENT.