Landing SFO San Francisco Airport On Board Airbus A380-800

Enjoy a View of the Bay Area

This 14.5 minute video shows an arrival and landing as seen in the cockpit, from passenger windows, and views of the airplane from the ground of a Lufthansa A-380 at San Francisco; Go full-frame! 

This is the largest airliner ever to be in service with a maximum take off weight of about 1,250,000 lbs. The typical 3-class configuration accommodates 530 passengers. 

This arrival at SFO was the end of a 12+ hour journey from Frankfurt. Some of the views look like they were shot from an airplane in close in trail formation. There is a video camera on the vertical stabilizer which gives the flight crew and passengers this unique view. From the flight crew standpoint, this is more than just a curiosity- it facilitates a good look at the top of the wings to check for the unlikely control surface being out of nominal/proper position. It may also indicate other problems, such as engine fires or trailing smoke which I doubt most passengers would wish to view!

Landing SFO San Francisco Airport OnBoard Airbus A380-800

San Francisco 1955

San Francisco (1955 Cinemascope film) : Tullio Pellegrini : Internet Archives

Cinemascope homage to the city of San Francisco made by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.

It's the work of accomplished amateur filmmaker (and expert tinkerer) Tullio Pellegrini, who combined a 16mm Bell & Howell Cinemascope lens with the wonders of Kodachrome and made this homage to the city of San Francisco. You'll see Playland (an oceanside amusement park which was closed in 1972) plus very rare footage of the SkyTram (an extinct ride over Seal Rocks and Sutro Baths), and a brake-screeching ride down the Crookedest Street in the World. 

Amazing 1906 San Francisco Street Car Film - Shot 4 Days Before Big 1906 SF Quake

1906 San Francisco Street Car film - AMAZING!

Shot 4 days before the 1906 SF earthquake. Film processing was so novel that the film had to be shipped by train to New York for processing. Hence it survived the big quake.   

This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing but true!