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At 03:23, makes you wonder how many hundreds of thousands of people walked through that entry door during this aircraft's lifetime. It's staggering really.

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

lots of energy there.

747 was one of, if not THE best passenger plane ever made!

How sad to see all this engineering, craftsmanship and resources rotting away.

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree 🤙🏼

@davidfrench5407

2 ай бұрын

So many thousands of hours of labor, to run all the cabling, the ductwork, the hydraulics. It eventually becomes too expensive to maintain, though.

@curtekstrom9531

2 ай бұрын

Aircraft have A Service Life. And most are run 10,000 to 15,000 Hours more than designed to do. They wear out.

sad to see such a powerful plane abondened like this..

Looks like it operating for saudia

@aviationlocation2932

6 жыл бұрын

I meant operated

@jimmylee2221

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was operated for Saudi Arabian Airways B747-400

@brianglade848

4 жыл бұрын

Arab Air

@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA

2 жыл бұрын

its actually owned by Air Atlanta Iclandic, it was just leased to Saudia

@mhassanshaik

Жыл бұрын

Heh yea

Nice footage what a sight but it's sad to see such a plane die off like that

@tyekeppler726

6 жыл бұрын

it most definitely was. It breathed air and moved people. Maybe not the traditional definition of life, but it was alive

@docd340

6 жыл бұрын

Aircraft are alive the minute they get there avionics powered up and modern Aircraft are rarely ever powered down they'll either have there APU running or a ground power supply to keep their computers running very rarely will you ever see a locked aircraft that been completely shut down with engines covers on in UK 🇬🇧 the birds alive

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot.

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

Only every time you go to a municipal airport....

@docd340

6 жыл бұрын

DEEREMEYER1 name 1 & aircraft type

brings back memories a lifetime ago. always wondered about that little staircase the stewardess went in to. got told off.

I ebjoyed the video. WHat a great experiance. one day i would like to tour it in person. those 747s were Great Planes the queen of the skies.

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

This plane was delivered new to Malaysian Airlines in 1996. Stored at 20 years old, and will be lucky to see out 2017 in one piece. To think, some airlines such as Delta, United, and even British Airways are currently flying older 747-400s, although not for long perhaps. :/

@ekweseman

6 жыл бұрын

Correction. United Airlines has started retiring its 747s but it still has 13 active 747s flying in the fleet. The final United 747 flight will be in October on Seoul, South Korea-San Francisco.

@MaxVliet

6 жыл бұрын

BA will continue to operate their 747's until fuel prices start rising again, then even BA will have to scrap theirs.

@RoadCone411

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, that's not really true. BA just spent a lot of money refurbishing the cabins on about half of their B744s, so the plan is to keep them flying for several more years to pay off the investment. The cost of fuel, unless it becomes absurdly high, is almost irrelevant. They will retire the planes when there an adequate number of replacement aircraft have been received. That will likely be in the form of new B787-10s.

@ImNotMad

5 жыл бұрын

this is a Saudi Airlines 747

@ahmadazhim6048

3 жыл бұрын

@@ImNotMad Saudia lease this plane from Malaysia Airlines back to 2012/13

Perfect set for a story where some people get stuck in this plane and begin to experience ghosts of passengers and pilots that died in similar aircraft that used parts from this abandoned 747... :)

@wesleynash9385

Жыл бұрын

There was a plane crash I belive in the 1980s where they actually reused ovens and other parts from a wreaked plane and it haunted the plane those parts went into until the very point where they had to be replaced because nobody wanted to fly in a haunted plane

Long time Boeing driver here. This makes me sad. Very sad.

@ExploringWithBoss

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

Thousands of people the queen of the sky carrie safely to their destination. Sad to see how those beautiful planes ending 🛫

Whenever I see these 'boneyard' pictures and videos the thing I think of is all the work that went into the design of each plane. The tooling that had to be created for their construction. The detailed testing for each line number produced. The supply chain that had to be established and maintained. I think of all the contract wrangling that must have taken place. All the meetings, meetings and more meetings needed to work out every last detail. Meetings that were often contentious as rival factions within a company fought over this or that issue. The river of deadines that had to be met. And finally the Next Big Thing, the New Shiny Object enters service. Then in a relatively few years, with the drop of a crude steel blade from a crane, or the beating administered by a backhoe, they are reduced, in a few minutes, to soda can material.

@ExploringWithBoss

Ай бұрын

It’s crazy to think right? I completely agree

Saw a video of this landing there not too long ago, posted by Air Salvage. Recently flew a BA 747, a mighty beast it was. The top deck is business class and only seats about 20 people it is so exclusive and spacious. The only way to fly!

So jealous, I've always wanted to go look at old planes ✈️ Awesome video 👻👌🏻🎥

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

My third time doing something to this extent, honestly its incredible to see.

@HelenHollywoodExplores

6 жыл бұрын

Exploring With Boss you're so lucky, I'd love to see that. And all the photos are awesome too 👌🏻✈️💀

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

I'll show you some one day :)

@HelenHollywoodExplores

6 жыл бұрын

Exploring With Boss that would be awesome 😁👌🏻👻✈️

@orlawalsh372

5 ай бұрын

​@@ExploringWithBossI'm very late,but where is this,also u should try the old jet2 737 beside it

I'm surprised to see a 20 year old 747-400 being parted out like this. An older 747, sure, but this one is relatively young still.

@MrRobarino

Жыл бұрын

It's not all about the age of the plane, but the total amount of flight time it has had.

@pythons206

4 ай бұрын

Also quad jets require a lot more fuel then twin jets

I always wanted to land in a 747 at Hong Kong's old airport, a dream never to come true! I noticed in the Cockpit that 'Dewalt' have moved into airline 'Instrumentation' lol!

@kuriangeorgebinu

6 ай бұрын

Kai tak?

Seeing the cabin like that really makes you wonder the massive number of individual parts that make up only the 747's interior.

@ExploringWithBoss

3 ай бұрын

I know right? Seeing them like this you get a completely different appreciation

Cockpit left pilot yoke and inner door handle is Great collection items!! This place is a treasure trove!!

@ExploringWithBoss

3 ай бұрын

It really is. Crazy all the things left behind

Flew with this as a cabin crew a few years back this is sad to look at.

O.k. here's what I'd do... Gut the plane... Then hook up the toilets (all of them) and get the galley's working... Install a shower and bath... and install a bed, etc... you know where I'm going right? Make a livable domain! :)

I am a recent retired flight attendant and I have flown on many 747 planes ✈️ in my career I think all of them should have been kept in a museum after they retired

@ExploringWithBoss

17 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing

Perfect to turn into a house

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

I agree :)

I once had an entire galley unit, still have the red anodized aluminum handles. Cool to have jet airplane parts of any kind.

Great video thanks for sharing.

dang, was hoping you would crawl up into the crew quarters for a closer look but if you can't fit, you can't fit. Nice eerie video!

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

I'll be sure to go it next time haha

Very interesting. At least a lot of the parts will have another life.

@ExploringWithBoss

16 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

Awesome video thanks for sharing

Your lucky to get a close look at it. I remember flying into an airport that had abandoned 747s I started to walk towards them to take a closer look when this stupid security guard threw a tantrum (like I was going to steal an derelict 747)😆

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

It’s a great vibe for sure 🤙🏼

I wonder what is up with that plane, Those coffee makers are worth over 1k each, Seems likei it was left to die instead of being scrapped for all usable parts.

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

Except it was never "alive" in the first place.

@donaldperson9833

6 жыл бұрын

Steve S I

great shot Boss, what a plane. Cheers from Madrid, an airplane pilot

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

Hoping there will be a more dignified ‘decommissioning’ of aircraft in the future.

Grab a few of those seats. A friend has 8 first class seats out of a DC-10 that open into a lay down bed like unit. He has a spiral staircase out of a Tri-Star (I think) that allows him to go from his office closet to his aster bedroom above it cool deal. He's buying interior panels from the MD-11 to turn his basement into a first class section of the aircraft. At his warehouse he has the cockpit out of a 737-500. I would be happy with the front section of a 747-400 from the nose to the end of the double decker layout, the crew rest area included. I can buy it for 5,000 from Evergreen, move it for $15,000 onto my property

I likely might have flown on this 747 when I was much younger! It's an ex Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6

@ExploringWithBoss

Ай бұрын

Wow that’s awesome, thank you for sharing

OK. Overall 7/10 production. Bangkok-Johnny, again.

Definitely wow, loved it matey

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

thank you brother.

@sean-t8124

6 жыл бұрын

Exploring With Boss go in the cockpit

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

I do go in the cockpit at one point in the video.

Thanks mate the crew bunk area was super cool to see

@ExploringWithBoss

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙏🏽

Thank you. Good watching, if sad. What remains of the livery suggests this 744 was last flown by Saudia. The “food part” is called a galley on aircraft (and boats/ ships). It would have been great to have a look in the ship’s library (the book case) while you were in the cockpit-the operating manuals and original log book may have been there?

@ExploringWithBoss

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and also for the information, I really appreciate it. Oh yes all the original documents were still present including the fuel refilling forms etc. Really was a great experience

Cool, interesting, amazing

Nice video!

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

If only she could speak. She'd have a few stories to tell i'm sure!! Very interesting video.

Excellent video.

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

thank you.

Fantastic video

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

what an amazing video!

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

not all 747s used the upper deck for business class. Some airlines, EVA is well.."was" well known for using the Upper Deck of their 747s for Economy/Coach.

That 747 seems very nice condition and a Saudi airline jumbo sad to see dismantled

Man sad to know this plane is in this shape sure will miss these when they all disappear and look like this

That's a Saudia 747. On some high volume routes, they used the upper cabin as Economy, rather than Business.

@wesleynash9385

Жыл бұрын

Middle East is a bad environment for planes often times they get stand into the compressor blades and it doesn't take long till they start having severe engine problems

Very nice!

@ExploringWithBoss

2 жыл бұрын

thank you

Clearly an ameatur job at crapping took the engines and cockpit instruments and left tons of other items of value.

@bensmith9575

6 жыл бұрын

Steve S they are the only things which have value. You wouldn't get very much for the rest, the landing gear would be the only other valuable components, however it depends on the amount of cycles (one takeoff and one landing) it has done.

@florichi

6 жыл бұрын

Ben. I would totaly pay 500-800$ for a row of 3 seats. I would say there are a lot of people that would buy such seats for their home.

@RSMith816

6 жыл бұрын

@flo richi. ROFL , they might even throw in one of those lovely toilets for ya!

@florichi

6 жыл бұрын

RSMith816 well why not. They have a Teflon coating, so they must be easy to clean.

Yo seriabfeliz con una de estas naves en mi mega patio y sin duda lo convertiria en mi hogar con todas las comodidades y asi no moriria en vano este avion legendario!!!!✈✈✈✈😎😎😎😎😎

@ExploringWithBoss

4 ай бұрын

I agree, I would love one myself

Récupération et réutilisation déjà 👍 🇫🇷

Great video, thanks! What are chances of getting hold of the seats, revamping them and giving them a second life in someone's home? We were probably one of the first to convert car seats into a lounge suite in the 70s, no reason why the same can't happen with 747 seats.

@fleischlicht7452

2 жыл бұрын

I have three of them at home and they are so cool!

@davidh9844

4 ай бұрын

Ebay has sold them in the past.

Looks in good condition

Hell of a thing to do to a half-billion dollar aircraft...

@MrRobarino

Жыл бұрын

They never cost that much. Brand new, a Boeing 747-400 cost $228~$260 Million from the factory. After 20 years they are worth between $5~$20 million.

@Thirdgen83

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRobarino That's B.S. They cost a half-billion new today. Trump paid $100 million for his 757 when it was 20 years old. The 747 would sell for far more.

What was the registration, and how old was this aircraft?

Stripping planes I get but why do they always look like they been vandalised and trashed, very exciting video, how long has it been sitting?

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏽 Time is money for them, so they literally strip them as quick as they can for the good / expensive bits and then the dozers etc come in, rip them apart and they weigh the metals in for scrap value etc

so sad to see this plane going to be scrapped

A lot of commercial jetliners are retired from service because it is economically more feasible to purchase a new aircraft. The largest reason for this is fuel economy as newer engines are more efficient and it would cost more to repower and refurbish an aging airframe than it would to buy new. As an example, a Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine is 20 million dollars. The cost of the engines is more than 50% of building the entire aircraft. As for all of the stuff that is left on the aircraft that is "Useable", it certainly is useable...... but outdated.

What a sad place 😢

@ExploringWithBoss

4 ай бұрын

Really is

@Exploring With Boss Hey Boss. Great video. Wondering how this vid got so many views, and I don't mean that in a bad way - the video is excellent. But compared to your others and your subscriber count, 99k views is excellent. Possibly the 747 or Boeing in the title? Any ideas yourself? Thanks - Gaz

Saudia use those planes for hajj and omrah charter and scheduled flights and sometimes on domestic routes mostly Jeddah-Madeniha

@ExploringWithBoss

Ай бұрын

Appreciate the information, thank you

My dream Fly 747 Love it

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

they really are incredible

Always sad to see, demand for parts diminishing too.

no wonder the first class cabin looks so familiar.. this is ex-Malaysia Airlines 747 9M-MPI.. 😂

I would love to convert that into my house.

@ExploringWithBoss

Ай бұрын

Would be awesome

Nothing like AZ plane 'graveyard'. Tucson AZ climate is so different and the the planes are in storage to be sold, used for parts, or able to be ready for a later flight.

@ExploringWithBoss

2 ай бұрын

It’s the closest thing to it in the UK. The exact same process here as you mentioned that happens in Tucson AZ. This one just one of many aircraft’s here that are either being broken up for salvage, spare parts, maintenance or storage before heading back out to service.

OVER 350 passengers in each of 3 classes plus crew. A flying small town in Kansas

@ExploringWithBoss

16 күн бұрын

Crazy to think

Was that a Air France? I saw the logo on the staircase?

How was the smell inside? Meaning has it been sitting there so long that it's all musty and foul inside?

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

Not to bad if I'm honest... I did explore a British airways 747 a few months back and you couldn't even breath on that one. I also explored a 777 in similar condition last week and it smelt perfect, almost like it was ready to live again (video will be up in a few weeks)

@EnergeticWaves

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing

Would it be possible to obtain the yokes and the throttle quadrant because I need for my 747-200 home cockpit :)

3:15 ... All those Airphones that were probably never used.

@ExploringWithBoss

Ай бұрын

Crazy to think

One more thing. You could have used additional lights for the interior shots. Johnny de Bangkok. Encore une fois!

That expreso machine at 3:00 is worth over 10,000 dollars. I looked it up because I thought that it would be cool to own a 747 expresso machine. Oddly it uses nespresso pods in the portafiller.

@ExploringWithBoss

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that information, I really appreciate it

Is this at Bruntingthorpe

look at all the books they leave in the cockpit reference manuals no doubt do they get scrapped as well

@ExploringWithBoss

3 ай бұрын

It’s crazy! Some flight flogs and fuel maintenance etc all still there

Seeing this only solidifies my fear of flying. Its easy to see there are a hundred miles of things to fail on a plane.

@ExploringWithBoss

6 жыл бұрын

Honestly you've got nothing to worry about :)

@ethansaviation2672

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is 4 years old but I see this as hundreds of miles of things that keep you safe on a plane.

Center fuel tank that took down TWA flight 800.

that was very sad like the l1011 so sad to be gone

Thje coffee machine is pretty cool. I would have asked them if I could take it.

Where was ths?

It's a shame in this probably not a lot wrong with it either before it start getting Pulled Apart

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Probably nothing at all, just flown it’s hours

Could you imagine how many people joined the mile high club😝😍 in those restrooms?🥰😍

@ExploringWithBoss

3 ай бұрын

Haha a fair few I’d imagine

@DaveD2488

3 ай бұрын

@@ExploringWithBoss Yeah! LOL

I wonder. Do these ever get bought up at all?

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Bought up for parts or scrap sadly

@artthefarter

Жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithBoss very sad indeed.

Former Malaysia Airlines 747-4H6 😢. Ex 9M-MPI😢

@maxgashegu

6 ай бұрын

You were a pilot?

@ExploringWithBoss

6 ай бұрын

Sad to see

Swissair also had 6 abreats seats in the hump

This is really cool but yet really sad thay spend millions of dollars and thay just trash it

@avinavi5414

6 жыл бұрын

Boeing spent 300 million to make, and it earned the airline that amount.

@valbeaumont8402

6 жыл бұрын

There's nothing sad about it. The saudis paid for it and used it for some time. It could have been kept flying for longer but that all depends on a cost-benefit analysis. Saudis probably saw the newer and bigger airbus toys and decided to spend their money on them. Saudis of course are filthy rich and waste a lot more of their easily earned oil money on weapons bought also from the US.

@ikywtootw4225

6 жыл бұрын

Val Beaumont Most of their old/new aircraft are from boeing tho -_-.

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

You throw garbage away every day, do you not? Why is "cost" the difference between "worth saving" and "garbage"?

@deeremeyer1749

6 жыл бұрын

It also depends on AIRWORTHINESS. AIrframes have a FINITE SERVICE LIFE and have to be INSPECTED and REPAIRED if damaged, overstressed, etc. You people who don't know shit about machines yet are "experts' on them are hilarious.

This plane was originally owned by Malaysia Airlines. Even the first class seats are typical of that airline

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Good to know 🤙🏼

Where is that

Quite odd to see economy seats at the upper deck

Why do they trash these planes? I mean all of them are rampaged on the inside

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Stripped for all the good parts and basically what you see left is scrap

@myalaynaangel

Жыл бұрын

They can turn these things into really nice mobile home type of living spaces

Easy to tell that is an old Saudia 747-400.

Ex Malaysia Airlines 9M-MPI (Pangkor).

This is not Saudia aircraft but it was lessor by Air Atlanta from Iceland for Saudia.

@ExploringWithBoss

2 ай бұрын

Very true

It'll be flying in no time

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Sadly long gone in the scrap pile

If you look at 4.33 you can see the drivers seat :-)

They were flying for Saudia Airlines

@ExploringWithBoss

Жыл бұрын

Indeed 🤙🏼

@mohshehri

4 ай бұрын

@@ExploringWithBossYeab I am saudi and I’ve been on this same airplane many times national and international flights from Riyadh

747-400?

Seems like a 747-300 :)

@dodahspeak

3 жыл бұрын

It's a 747-400. Cockpit is two man crew (-300 had a flight engineer station) and there is the winglet on the end of the wing (-300 didnt have winglets).