1980s Miami Airport: Eastern, Pan Am & Delta Tri-Jets

Classic Tri-Jet Era with Original Non-Hushkitted Engine Sound

File code: bof_011 | ProRes 720×480p 29.97fps | Native D1 Video Optimized & Enhanced | Duration: 15:37 Rights Managed

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This rare 1980s color footage captures the golden age of tri-jet operations at Miami International (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) airports. Watch Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1011 Tristars, Pan Am Boeing 727s, and Delta McDonnell Douglas DC-10s in full action with the unmistakable roar of non-hushkitted engines — a sound forever lost after 1990s noise regulations. Shot from prime spotting locations including NW 36th Street, this is pure aviation nostalgia for historians, documentary filmmakers, and plane spotters. Classic historical stock footage from Buyout Footage.

Scenes Include
• Eastern Airlines L-1011 Tristar arrivals at MIA — touchdown, reverse thrust, engine spool-down
• Pan Am Boeing 727 takeoffs from FLL — classic JT8D howl and rapid climb-outs
• Delta DC-10 heavy departures from MIA — viewed from NW 36th Street spotting location
• Mixed taxi & ground operations at FLL — pushbacks, marshallers, terminal activity
• Sunset landings at MIA — smoking tires and golden-hour widebody approaches
• Final heavy jet rotations and parked tri-jets on the apron — closing montage

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