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1975: How Braniff View Air Travel Of The Future!  
User currently offlineFbgdavidson From United Kingdom (England), joined Oct 2004, 3412 posts, RR: 35
Posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4187 times:



Quite hilarious!


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User currently onlineFalcon84 From United States, joined Sep 2004, 14974 posts, RR: 82
Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4126 times:

Funny part is they thought there'd be food on board.  Big grin


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User currently offlineAeroWesty From United States, joined Oct 2004, 15634 posts, RR: 66
Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4105 times:

Quoting Fbgdavidson (Thread starter):
Quite hilarious!

Bah, ya whippersnapper, we thought all those things were really keen and groovy back then!


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User currently offlinePlanespotting From United States, joined Apr 2004, 2890 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4034 times:

haha!

that is a cheesy commercial.

It reminds me a lot of the movie Logans Run.


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User currently offlineIkramerica From United States, joined May 2005, 18437 posts, RR: 60
Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4001 times:

A choice of 3 movies!!!


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User currently offlineDC10Forever From Brazil, joined Oct 2005, 82 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3989 times:

Just like the Epcot Center !!!


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User currently offlineKDCA From United States, joined Nov 2005, 103 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3989 times:

ha interesting how in the future there's no walking yet everyone in the clip is in shape, unlike today's bovine passengers.


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User currently offlineJunction From United States, joined Mar 2005, 609 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3940 times:

Quoting KDCA (Reply 6):
ha interesting how in the future there's no walking yet everyone in the clip is in shape, unlike today's bovine passengers.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I wonder how they planned to overcame all the obesity?

User currently offlineDadoftyler From United States, joined Dec 1999, 265 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3940 times:

Anyone else notice that, about 42 seconds into the video, it looks like some woman in a silver smock with her back to us is scratching her butt? Look in the lower-left hand quadrant of the picture...TOO funny.

User currently offlineMtnWest1979 From United States, joined Nov 2005, 1377 posts, RR: 2
Reply 9, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3817 times:
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Quoting Dadoftyler (Reply 8):
Anyone else notice that, about 42 seconds into the video, it looks like some woman in a silver smock with her back to us is scratching her butt? Look in the lower-left hand quadrant of the picture...TOO funny.

I saw that. Maybe her new age thong was getting realigned.


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User currently offlineSrbmod From United States, joined Mar 2001, 14241 posts, RR: 62
Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3799 times:
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User currently offlineComet4b From Canada, joined Jun 2006, 61 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3709 times:

Hey you guys don't laugh.Thats exactly what it is like going through YYZ.
The woman scratching her bum,the plastic people,people being herded this way and that,finger print taking,fabulous food on AC,and watching 3 movies,one in English,the same one in French and the same one again with no sound.Did R Milton ever work for Braniff???

User currently offlineScottB From United States, joined Jul 2000, 4280 posts, RR: 34
Reply 12, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3694 times:

Even funnier, they thought Braniff would be around in the future...

User currently offlineDETA737 From Portugal, joined Oct 2000, 576 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3676 times:

I saw this vid before and it appears to be made in the 1960s and shows what they think travel will be like by 1975.

The reason I think this is because in the 1960s everyone seemed to think that supersonic travel was going to be commonplace by the 1970s. However, by 1975 the costly development led Boeing and Lockheed to abandon their SST projects and the oil crisis beginning in 1973 was the final nail in Supersonic air travel for the masses.

Also the livery of the Braniff supersonic in this commercial is their 1965 livery with the white tail with BI in bold black letters, rather than their 1971. So my guess is that this commerical was made in the mid-1960s judging by the clothing/hair/makeup styles and accompanying music. By 1975 this would have seemed all a bit dated.

User currently offlineKen777 From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2844 posts, RR: 12
Reply 14, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3538 times:

A question for the pilots: Was the guy with 7 stripes on his sleeve the pilot or co-pilot?

The gal scratching her bum was far more impressive that the folks wearing helmets designed by Dork - I think there was a bit of creative fun with that one.

Sad that Braniff went under - they would have been interesting to watch these days.

User currently offlineThomasphoto60 From United States, joined Jan 2000, 3324 posts, RR: 31
Reply 15, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3538 times:

Yeah, I have this DVD in my collection and if you are not a serious collector of all things Braniff like I am, or a collector or retro commercials, it is really not worth the $30.00 price tag. The production values as you all may have glimpsed from this clip are horrible at best.

http://www.braniffpages.com/boutique.html

Too be fair most futurist get it wrong, I recall when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was promised flying cars....where is my flying car? Oh wait, there it is....

http://www.moller.com/skycar/

Thomas


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User currently offlineThomasphoto60 From United States, joined Jan 2000, 3324 posts, RR: 31
Reply 16, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3521 times:

Quoting DETA737 (Reply 13):
Also the livery of the Braniff supersonic in this commercial is their 1965 livery with the white tail with BI in bold black letters, rather than their 1971. So my guess is that this commerical was made in the mid-1960s judging by the clothing/hair/makeup styles and accompanying music. By 1975 this would have seemed all a bit dated.

Indeed this was a 60s era advert. By the early 70s Braniff was moving from the Girard (Jellybeans) to the 'Flying Colors' livery.

Quoting ScottB (Reply 12):
Even funnier, they thought Braniff would be around in the future...

If not for bad mangemnent and AA, they would still be with us.

Thomas


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User currently offlineStirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 35
Reply 17, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3408 times:

Quoting Dadoftyler (Reply 8):
Anyone else notice that, about 42 seconds into the video, it looks like some woman in a silver smock with her back to us is scratching her butt?

I am literally LOL!

And one other thing,

Since when did, looking, at a SlimJim relieve headaches?


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User currently offlineYooYoo From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 5779 posts, RR: 56
Reply 18, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3393 times:

The video phone was in black and white !!

What crap!!  Wink


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User currently offlineCitationJet From United States, joined Mar 2003, 1571 posts, RR: 4
Reply 19, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3321 times:
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Yea, boy were they sure wrong....
Didn't they realize that travel in the 21st century would involve long security lines, crowded flights, taking your shoes & belts off to go thru security, no meal service, plastic silverware, no pillows, no blankets, peanuts if you are lucky, food not worthy of fast food for purchase, poor service......


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User currently offlineBohica From United States, joined Feb 2004, 1293 posts, RR: 1
Reply 20, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3288 times:

The way the seats move around and rotate reminds me of a ride at Disneyland. I just can't remember which one it is.

What about the guy flying along side of the plane wearing the jetpack using a key to lock the door?  rotfl 

Then there is someone in her hooded sweatsuit dropping off her laundry.  Big grin

I saw a button for food but I didn't see one for drinks.  Confused

Too bad they couldn't predict the TSA.

Someone asked if the pilot with the seven stripes is a captain of a first officer - He is the captain AND the first officer.  Smile

User currently offlineSwissy From Switzerland, joined Jan 2005, 1401 posts, RR: 10
Reply 21, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3249 times:
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Were did our imagination go...... it still puts a smile in your face....

Braniff with a vision!!!  bigthumbsup   bigthumbsup   bigthumbsup 

Cheers,

User currently offlineUnited787 From United States, joined May 2005, 1457 posts, RR: 0
Reply 22, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3199 times:

Quoting Dadoftyler (Reply 8):
Anyone else notice that, about 42 seconds into the video, it looks like some woman in a silver smock with her back to us is scratching her butt?

I noticed that too.

Did anyone see the electric chair wrist cuffs being applied on that woman, what the hell was that about?


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User currently offlineMarkATL From United States, joined Jul 2004, 524 posts, RR: 13
Reply 23, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3194 times:

Quoting Swissy (Reply 21):
Were did our imagination go...... it still puts a smile in your face....

Wasn't the future great!


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User currently offlineAA61Hvy From United States, joined Nov 1999, 13211 posts, RR: 68
Reply 24, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3173 times:

It reminds me of a ride at Disney and Willy Wonka combined.


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User currently offlineEXAAUADL From United States, joined Jun 2006, 4083 posts, RR: 1
Reply 25, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3022 times:

Looks like "Logan Runs"

Quoting ScottB (Reply 12):
Even funnier, they thought Braniff would be around in the future...

 Smile

Quoting DETA737 (Reply 13):
I saw this vid before and it appears to be made in the 1960s and shows what they think travel will be like by 1975.

The reason I think this is because in the 1960s everyone seemed to think that supersonic travel was going to be commonplace by the 1970s. However, by 1975 the costly development led Boeing and Lockheed to abandon their SST projects and the oil crisis beginning in 1973 was the final nail in Supersonic air travel for the masses.

Also the livery of the Braniff supersonic in this commercial is their 1965 livery with the white tail with BI in bold black letters, rather than their 1971. So my guess is that this commerical was made in the mid-1960s judging by the clothing/hair/makeup styles and accompanying music. By 1975 this would have seemed all a bit dated

Excellent observations!!!

Their color scheme is definitely pastels rather than the two-tone flying colors they were using in 1975. Plus youre right by 1975, everyone knew SST travel was dead on a large scale

26 VHVXB: lol. Same here
27 AerospaceFan: Just imagine. In a parallel universe, this really did take place, and by 1975 they were serving free food and beverages even in Coach. Heck, come to t
28 Sccutler: Well, one sliver of it came true- Braniff was the only US carrier ever to operate Concorde in scheduled passenger service.
29 DesertJets: Was I the only one that found that clip slightly creepy??? Like this bit: Awfully Orwellian, but I guess today we live that reality.
30 Richierich: Geez - if the people who dreamed up that clip could have actually seen what flying is like in 2006, they'd probably be extremely disappointed, especia
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