My Last HD American Airlines 757 Takeoff!!! Awesome Departure From Washington Reagan Airport!!!

What an excellent takeoff! I didn't know it at the time, but this was the last American Airlines 757 takeoff I was able to capture as they have been retired! Watch as we race down runway 1 at Washington Reagan National Airport and lift off over the Potomac River! We immediately turn left over Gravelly Point and continue to climb with a great view of the Pentagon! We continue to climb further with excellent views of the Capital beltway and Tysons Corner! The 757 is such an awesome aircraft and you can hear excellent Rolls Royce RB211 engine sounds throughout the video! The sunset is excellent as well! Perhaps it's fitting considering this may well have been the last American Airlines 757 takeoff video I'll have had the opportunity to film! Service on board was excellent and the flight was on time! Filmed from the Main Cabin Extra cabin on board American Airlines! Flight 685 to Phoenix. 2/19/2020.

Airline: American Airlines, AA

Plane: Boeing 757-200

Aircraft Delivery: 8 April 2015

Reg: N939UW

Flight Number : AA685

Airports: Washington Reagan National Airport DCA KDCA

Runway Used: RWY 1

Date: 19 February 2020

Flight duration: 5h 30mins

Delay: 0mins

Time of day: 5:03pm/1703

Seat: Row 8, Seat 8A

Destination: Phoenix International Airport

[KaTyJP]

What happened to you man?! You truly upload the best aviation videos, no starting filming earlier just at the runway no camera shake, and hd clear video. No talking just one of the best YouTube videos you can see. Please upload more, We all miss the 757s

[bbinchi]

Thank you for another terrific video! Your video titled "Full Throttle HD 757 Takeoff Through an Intense Miami Rainstorm!!!" is quite possibly my all-time favorite takeoff video. It's a display of absolutely incredible power of the 757-223 and its Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4B turbofans. Thanks again!

[juani.rodriguez]

I’m lucky to ride one of these almost 2 years ago before they got retired. Man how I’ll miss these narrow-body giants...

[conco]

Incredibly sad to see these beauties go. Nothing quite beats them!

[sugoidessho]

757 was an overpowered hot rod. Love the spool-up whine of those 211's followed by their characteristic buzzsaw sound.

[GarlandTexasSpotter]

Hey Mah584jr HD Aviation, If you are still active, we all need you to come back and please upload more videos. You truly have the best aviation videos in the world. Especially these 757 Takeoff videos, the engines on this plane are music to my ears. It has been 4 years now and we all need you to start uploading again and catch on some more 757’s until they are long gone to the boneyard and scrapped to be replaced by the Next Generation Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 737 MAX Family. which will take away the iconic roar noise from the 757. Hope everything is going well.

[markusjentesart]

I miss your videos! Great to visit your page again to see these epic sounding 757s... my favorite of all the narrow-bodied aircrafts

[pbateson]

Nice roaring sound on takeoff. Not many B757 in USA. Last flown on AA B757 in 2014 from MIA to SEA

[rainbowrailroadcrossing]

Rest In Peace!!!! R.I.P. the old RB-211’s. Fly on!

[thPassenger]

it's a beautiful take off and amazing view :)

[yenzelllopez-sjucoquispott]

I see definitely see this retiring out of retirement, look at that performance!!!

[Saturnlordaviation]

i actually was their that day with my dad cause my skool was off 4 most of the year do 2 covid we started virtual in late april and this was the last plane we saw takeoff before we left. i do miss seeing constant action of 757s and other planes like the md80 family the 737-300/400/500 and the saabs and dash 8s and md90s and the erj135/140/145 and crj200 at dca 😢

[turbofanlover]

Gotta enjoy every last minute of our time with this magnificent beast of a bird before she's gone for good. Thanks for the vid. :)

[ebconsultingpr]

Im going to miss the buzzz of those RB211

[WSAirplanes]

Since I was a child, my parents worked for a airline, so I get used to travel a lot, that's why Im a avgeek.
I remember the first time flying on Business class, and got the oportunity to listen the engine roar, was a A319 of TACA with IAE engines. From that day, I missed even more flying, so I found your channel. You inspired me to open my youtube channel, and capture that gorgeous sound. You showed me that there was more aircraft types and different sounds (my favorite RB211) Finally I did it, flew on a United one, and later in a Delta one. RB211 totaly rules! Love your channel, exellent video. Definitely we're going to miss this bird in US.

[BlackRedsPlaneSpottingChannel]

I hope you come back one day, mate!!!

[jorgemartinez]

Hey there, just wanted to say that I miss your videos especially as more & more Boeing 757s are being retired. Have done a couple on my channel including my trip to Williamette River Valley (Oregon's Wine Country) last year. Hope all is well.

[shahrulrahim]

Awesome sound & Beautiful view! 👍🏻

[PilotWanderlust]

WOW, just discovered your channel and indeed a great view! Today I´ve started with my own aviation channel from a pilot´s point of view. Keep up your great work! Cheers, Pilot Wanderlust

[eaglefirefly]

Woah look at that! I have never seen that before! I came to look at the 757 haha great video!