Great Planes - 747 and 777

Starring:Dsc-Great Planes 747 & 777
Studio: Family Home Ent
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

A great "overall" history of the 747/777
Why complain about this DVD?
Only for Historian
it'll never get off the ground
Very little information, emotions not details

Great Planes - 747 and 777
Starring: Dsc-Great Planes 747 & 777
Manufacturer: Family Home Ent
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005BIFY
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Customer Reviews:

A great "overall" history of the 747/777.......2006-02-23

I have been trying to get the Discovery Wings Great Planes series on DVD for some time (getting US spec DVDs is tough). The series included both commercial aircraft and some WWII/Korea and Vietnam aircraft. While the Great Planes 747 story in this DVD was re-narrated and had different background music from the original version, the meat is still there and its a great item. Some complain that it has too much "non plane" background, but when you consider that there was no place to build a plane of this size, I think its important to see just how far Boeing had to go "out on a limb" to build the 747. The DVD contains material which appeals to a wide range of viewers, and not just wingnuts like me.

Why complain about this DVD?.......2003-06-15

This DVD is great! I have it, and it talks about the two giants, the 747, and 777, and it talks about aviation as well (I like aviation, so nothing to worry about). Congrats on a good (not the best, but still great) DVD!

Only for Historian.......2002-11-19

Talked very little about the planes themselves and their development respectively. Instead it focus on the history of the company. Make thing even worse, the company history part repeats on both section (B747 and 777) which makes the tape extremely boring.

it'll never get off the ground.......2002-04-17

The 747 video, produced in 1989 is incredibly dated, with poor video quality and too much background information on the Boeing company and not enough on the plane itself. The 777 segment reuses much of the same content and has many glaring errors where the voiceover does not match the video. For example: the British Hermes airliner is discussed as footage of a Lockheed Constellation is shown, and the manufacturing process of the 777 is discussed while showing footage of a 747 under construction. It's obvious that the producers of the 777 segment did not bother to research their subject matter and merely hacked the show together with footage they had available to them. Avoid this video and visit Just Planes Videos for serious commercial aviation videos produced by true enthusiasts for true enthusiasts.

Very little information, emotions not details.......2001-11-01

This DVD has very little info about the planes, and material is repeated in 777 section.

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