The Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner Force Feedback, was (is) another force feedback stick.

Never could figure out why people always put the operating controls at the Back of the engine when operating it on a stand. With props in place, it throws all the fumes in your face, not to mention hot oil & fuel. 1st engine shown needs exhaust pipes desperately.

My father worked for C-W from about 1952 to 1963 mostly in Fairfield, NJ and in the last years in Wood-Ridge, NJ. He mainly did QC work, inspection and testing of rebuilt engines. Much of his work involved this engine for the military and commercial users. Sadly C-W didn't get involved with jet engines although did make some RR ones on license. The Wood-Ridge building and some deteriorating signage for C-W still exists. Most of the building has been sub-divided for warehouses, light industrial and by NJ Transit for heavy maintenance for their locomotives and passenger rail cars as adjacent to a major railroad track. The huge parking lots and adjacent properties have been developed into a massive apartment and town home development over the last 15 years.

Very good, thanks so much.

I like the theory that Napier didn’t get into jet engines because they weren’t complicated enough. That they pursued the Nomad compound engine for so long suggests the theory has some validity. The early use of the Sabre in the Typhoon suggests that it hadn’t be fully developed, i.e. the placard on one Typhoon “If the engine catches fire, don’t just wave your arms at the pilot, try putting the bloody thing out!”

My uncle, RAF Tail Gunner Tindal, I'm not sure of his correct title, officer or airman or anything else, I once asked him what it was like what did he have to do and my 60 yr old dad went white and then red and looked how he did when I had been extremely naughty , I was about 10 , he said we don't talk about the war. Especially not at Xmas dinner. My uncle said, " I was a sitting duck, a man of 17 in a see through bubble and all I remember is looking the enemy flying crews in their eyes , we were as close as you and I, but if I didn't reload and shoot I was gone. Sometimes the enemy winked or smiled and we smiled back then hell broke loose The films do not show the reality. It was Hell on earth. I hope Naziism never rises again... I need to speak because if my generation, the Lost Generation, keep up this foolish silence either your gen, ( I'm gen x , ) or your kids or grandkids will repeat the mistakes greed and hate cause . We should look after our sick and less abled, nobody wins in war , we fought for greedy governments with opposing ideas and it's not the way forward. Peace and love and acceptance of each other is the only way we can prevent another hell on earth. " Today's wars and racial hate really need to look at the past . My dad said your uncle, my brother was a psycho but in the coolest way, , he wouldn't have survived if he was not absolutely brave and he was also in awe of our uncle Second lieutenant David Tindal, who went missing in action, the records say aged 19 but he had used a fake D.O.B to go to Sandhurst. Living in the Highlands and home schooled it was not difficult to do. I have never met a man as brave as your uncle. " He passed away ages 92 18 months ago at home with his family. Rip James Tindal, Tail gunner at the battle of Britain.

The Aluminium in the crankcases was a R/R owned alloy R/R 50

They had a very long development to eliminate all the bugs built into the engine. They never were as robust as the Pratt and Whitney R 2800 series.

The big advantage of nitrous oxide is that because it carries its own oxygen, it retains its full effect with ZERO loss thereof at high altitudes (theoretically an internal combustion engine running on nitrous oxide could function in SPACE). This is especially useful on planes specialized for high altitudes, as the nitrous replenishes power loss at high altitudes. In fact, I even calculated and extrapolated that (based on a test of a Bf 109G-1 that, with GM-1 nitrous oxide reached 680 km/h @12000m and a ceiling of 13800m), with proper development, a Bf 109K with cockpit pressurization, a DB605ASC/DC (or even DB605L with 2 stage supercharger), and GM-1 (albeit no MW-50) would be able to reach 15-16000m altitude (17-18000m with DB605L) and fly at speeds of well over 700 km/h at those altitudes (a Bf 109H with its longer wingspan would likely be able to fly EVEN HIGHER). Similarly, a P-51 or Spitfire with nitrous oxide would likely not only be able to reach speeds of over 700 km/h at high altitudes, but likely even be able to keep up with Me 262s and Ta 152s at over 10000m altitude.

Not michele says: got the timelines wrong; got a bunch of technical details missed...in the first two minutes...

Reminds me of my GERMAN made FORD Granada . Previous models were Carbs. 3.0 V6. But the 2.9 injection engines were “ supposed to be more powerful- better fuel economy. Etc et. Infact. Unless you replaced all the FUEL LINES with extra tensile strength versions and retuned the BOSHE pumps. You had a problem after maybe 30k. Which is not a long time in driving. Example you’d do average 5k to 9k per yr. … that’s not long for a luxury vehicle. I’ve bought lots of old 2.9 I. V6 engines. They all have 2 big problems. The Water pump housings crack break and cause head overheating. And the fuel pumps are crappp

Seafury, shot down a MIG 15 during the Korean war.

Those big engines putting out 2000 hp. My neighbors kid has a honda civic putting out 2500 hp..

"Is the film worth your time?" Absolutely! This has no CGI. Some models, but the vast majority of aerial shots is real. The cost in lives during filming is proof of this. These are real airplanes, with real pilots performing very risky and accurately portrayed manuevers. This is what the furball looked like during WW1, and many of these manuevers still form the basis of most dogfighting techniques today.

Biggest lie??

Wish u would make more engine videos

Can we get a griffon video

My father worked at Napier's test tunnels in Elstree and Acton during the war where each engine was run to establish oil consumption and power using calibrated propellers, one engine gave a massive amount more power than normal, this engine was stripped and measured, all was normal the engine was then sectioned but it was never established where this engine made its extra power, reported at the time to be in excess of 4000HP

there are several sticks not mentioned here from back in the day (incase ppl are on the hunt) Logitech Wingman Force (Serial Port) Logitech Wingman Force 3D Logitech Wingman Strike Force 3D Logitech Flight Force (PS2) i just got a Wingman Force 3D for $16 AUD but didnt come with the Power Supply, luckily i had an old Driving Force wheel laying around & the power supply adaptor is identical, absolutely hooked on flying with FFB, DCS & IL2 both support it, would be nice if there were some guides on how to dial in the FFB though, ive never flown a plane so dont really have a point of reference for how strong the effects should be

Loved the video, thanks for posting. I would LOVE to find the article you showed, Crashing a Zeppelin for Fun by Dick Cole. Could you clue me in?

My DI when I was a young Marine told us, war is hell, war is bloody and war is dirty and atrocious, and sometimes innocent non combatants lose thier lives during a war, is it sad yes very is it necessary, he'd say that all depends on the enemy, if your enemy is willing to use non combatants against you in war, then sometime you have to take them out. Yes it's sad but that's war.

The Nordon Bombsight was designed to be used wirh bombs of 1,500lbs and greater, because anything smaller was subjected to wind drift, which is NOT the devices fault, once ordinance leaves the aircraft that's smaller than 1,500 lbs, nothing could keep the bomb on target. So your video is completely useless.

20:50 I wonder how fast and deadly the P-39/P-63 would be with the turbo-compounding system (or a two-stage supercharger for that matter). I say this because the P-39 is my favorite American fighter of WW2, and I reckon that a P-39/P-63 with a sufficiently improved engine would have the ability to outclass the Bf 109K-4, Spitfire Mk. XIV, Tempest Mk. V, Ki-84, J7W Shinden, Ta 152, and P-51H.

Fun fact, the BR20 bomber from the Italians had a bombsight with a direct linkage to the aircraft's altimeter and automatically self recalibrated if the aircraft changed altitude during the bomb run!

It was the slotted exhaust ports down low instead of up high on the 109 that 1st fish hooked you. And then you realized it had no oil pan with its dry sump oiling system. And it would fly just fine inverted instead of konking out in a simple -G pushover like a Merlin. And the 20mil "Motorcanone" that fired between its cylinder banks and recoiled into the cockpit. And the ground crews cranking them over like lawnmowers. And the fires they built under them on the Eastern front so they would start. And the...

Great content. Please slow it down. Delivery is distracting.

does anyone have a link to part 3?

The RR Griffin engine saw service in several WWII aircraft including the MKXIV (14) Spitfire, Barracuda and the Firefly

I feel like some pickles now

Beautiful. 🫡👍🏻

FFBeast is now top of the line

I think that the US provided some fighter planes to the Soviet Union that had Allison engines with no supercharger. AeroCobra. The Russians loved it.

21:27 nazi Luigi

my dad worked on this project... it broke his heart when the yanky bomber formations came home with heavy losses. then the germans started attacking his young family with v1 flying bombs and he found other things to worry about... never truly recovered... nor did mum who in later life still jumped when a plane flew over her home..

Accuracy was very dependent on the operator's skill.

Very nicely done, old boy. The constant parroting by Merrick'ans about how the R.A.F had area bombed but that USAF had engaged in precision bombing has been grinding my gears for years. The truth about the bombing campaign is that by the end of the war, the R.A.F. could hit targets at night with the same precision as the U.S.A.F. could achieve during the day. The technology story of WW2 is so much more interesting and complex than most know. In the minds of most people, it was the Nazi's that had the edge technology wise, but that is simply another myth.

Too much talking head. Not enough visuals of actual mechanical workings.

If you really originally thought that the Norden Bomb sight was anything more than a slightly more sophisticated version of other bomb sights - and basically obsolete by the end of the war you shouldn't be making videos about WW II technology.

Anyway we started firestorming

I took a hot - balloon ride one time, and got a beautiful lesson in wind - shear . About every 20 to 50 feet , the wind would change direction , often Drastically, like 90 or more degrees . The balloon pilot would get to Approximately where he wanted to go , by raising or lowering his altitude . The uneven heating/cooling of the earth over hills and valleys would send thermals all over the place . And we were at altitudes of only a few hundred to a couple of thousand feet . Now , trying to get bombs to hit Somewhat accurately from 20,000 + feet ?? For an individual bomber , Good LUCK . That's part of the reason USAAF started using monster formations .

Even if the Norden had been more accurate , those aircrews have AAA (later , with proximity fuses) , 109s , & 190s coming at them . Sometimes 110s would spray a load of rockets into the bomber formation . With all the danger going on , and sometimes a mechanical failure, is it any wonder a B-17 or 24 would have some pretty bad misses ? Oh , yeah , then there were cloud and ground - smoke visual issues . I don't know how accurate the Norden was , on clear - sky Test - ranges in the southwest deserts or where ever in the U.S. , but those TWO situations just can't be compared .

The only people who thought this worked were the American's, we Brits knew it was a lot of nonsense that's why we did night bombing, it was too dangerous and it was not accurate enough to warrant the danger. Christmas tree lights turned out to be relatively more accurate and safer.

Not the first time I have rewatched this documentary. This is a haunting story that will one day have a conclussion. Well done in your attempts to recreate the flight that must have taken weeks. As the story unfolds you get the sense of growing confussion even with all the resources being made available the weather, terrain and less than perfect technology were getting the best of rescue attempts.

Also, imagine if they could have put modern turbos on it! The altitude they reached, over 40,000 feet is quite respectable. Im curious about lonvevity/tbo , fuel consumption figures, too. Any info on that?

Fascinating engine. The logic of the design is so common sense, how some of the other WW2 engjnes ran at all is baffling. It would be interesting to know what the harmonics were from as it is( kind of ) a triple plane opposed flat 8, and fuel injected to boot! Love the photos of the various aircraft, btw, especially the Uhu.

This was incredible tech for its time. we have the luxury of calling it a big lie with time. It is a mechanical computer which at the time was phenomenal. I have much more respect for those who built the Norden bombsight than these clowns today with super computers.

This is ai produced , right? You know nothing about two stroke internal combustion engines other than what you were told to scan. You missed half of it.

Actuality the most secret thing was Bletchley park . UK .

Well done! Lots of material about Allied engines; not so much about Axis engines. Wonder what happened to MBZ since Y2K? The 2024 E-Class had a CR predicted reliability of only *44* and I can’t understand how a proud company could allow itself to sink so low.

Im from the connecticut river valley, its great to see wherever i go in the world,bits of home....pratt n whitney, hamilton standard, colt, indian, springfield armory.....ive seen our stuff as far away as italy and hawaii.....too bad its almost all gone