HISTORIC Swissair Douglas DC-3 Start Up & Take-Off - Great Sound!

The Douglas DC-3 is a flying legend and the most successful airliner in aviation history. The legendary aircraft dominated both military and civil aviation since its introduction in 1935. The highly reliable and very robust DC-3 was used on all fronts during the Second World War. During the Berlin Blockade, the DC-3 won many children’s heart between blood, sweat and tears when candies were dropped from the airplane. The German children christened the candy-dropping aircraft Raisin Bomber. Nowadays the legendary aircrafts carries the nickname "Grand Old Lady“. The greatly restored DC-3 carries the original Swissair livery of the late 1930s. The dull roar of the Pratt & Whitney radial engines is tirelessly announcing the amazing success story of the Douglas DC-3.

Die Douglas DC-3 ist eine fliegende Legende und gilt noch heute als erfolgreichstes Flugzeug aller Zeiten. Seit der Einführung im Jahre 1935 dominierte die DC-3 in der Militär- und Zivilluftfahrt. Die ungemein robuste und vielseitige DC-3 wurde im Zweiten Weltkrieg an allen Fronten eingesetzt. In der Berliner Luftbrücke eroberte die DC-3 zwischen Blut, Tränen und Schweiss die Herzen der Berliner Kinder indem Süssigkeiten abgeworfen wurden. Liebevoll wurde die DC-3 daraufhin Rosinenbomber genannt und erlangte Weltruhm. Heute ist das nostalgische Flugzeug als "Grande Dame der Lüfte" bekannt. Die restaurierte DC-3 trägt das prächtige original Swissair-Farbenkleid aus den 30er Jahren. Das unverkennbar tiefe Brummen der Pratt & Whitney Kolbenmotoren verkündet noch heute die unglaubliche Erfolgsgeschichte der Douglas DC-3.

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[professordanfurmanek]

Retired pilot, never been or ever will be a more elegant aircraft. Simply, purely and totally, poetry in motion!!

[fasttruckman]

Finally somebody doesn't ruin a great video with music.

[alastairbrand]

Every time I see one of these, I have to remind myself that it is 85 years since they first took to the air.
How did Douglas manage to produce such a beauty in 1936?

[kiowahoneyy]

My youngest son introduced me to different types of planes. I'm obsessed with watching take offs and landings now!

[jdahllquist]

I love the old DC-3's,  and I appreciate that you did not superimpose some obnoxious music over the sound of the big radial engines.   Good job.

[qantas]

What a beautiful old girl she is, an absolute classic.

[RANDALLOLOGY]

I have always loved the DC3. That polished aluminum just makes it more beautiful.

[bellers]

The balance between braking and elevator and speed is nothing short of astonishing. Superb

[generfeld]

strong battery and a quick DC-3 is in great shape. absolute beauty. most people wouldn't recognize this classic piece of aviation history....30 years after the Wright engine started pretty quick for an old radial. fantastic video

[JDAbelRN]

Beautiful plane, congratulations to the owner of this classic.

[geobog]

The engine sound is music to my ears. Have loved DC3s since I was a kid :-)

[ismaelalvarado]

Es tan bello mi DC 3 que es sublime y grandioso, no hay otro como EL.

[matthiasschorn]

Die DC-3 ist meine absolute Lieblingsmaschine. Bei ihr passt einfach alles. Elegant, bildschön, effizient, kurzer Start und Landung... Kein Wunder, wurde sie als Dakota militärischem Nutzen zugeführt. Auch als Rosinenbomber hat sie, und natürlich auch ihre Piloten!!! unschätzbare Dienste geleistet! Ich liebe dieses Flugzeug, egal ob zivil oder militärisch, ob Personen- oder Frachtmaschine.

[gretchenchadwick]

My son is special needs and he really likes antique airplanes ✈🛩🛫🛬 like the DC-3 he finds them very interesting.

[anbrod]

Love that plane, traveled with in the DC3, in Thailand way back then in the 1963/65. Lovely to see some people are still keeping it alive and well!

[lanceboyett]

That is one very fine example of a beautiful plane.

[rayologyxm]

Nothing else sounds like a DC-3. Mesmerized.

[Divine]

I could listen to the symphony of radial engines starting and running 24 hours a day.

[jamesharrison]

these classic planes are the dream of many.
first time I saw a Cessna 195 with the polished aluminum, that was the one for me. I did grow up in Wichita and dad worked at the Pawnee plant

[typograf]

One of the noblest airplanes ever built.