Thunderchief did fantactically well fighting a war it was not designed for....and with that fool Magnamara under the Johnon administration it was not used properly and/ made it hard pressed to do it's mission. Still it came out a huge winner blasting the hell out of its targets like no other. Like the Thunderbolt, it was always doing the roughest,toughest,and most important missions and came out in fine style.Rolling Thu der was a bombing campaign and that was the Thunderchief period. Anything else was just another airplane. Although not designed for air to air engagement, it even shot down more Migs with it's Vulcan 20 mm cannon,29 of which felt the bite of the big plane. Should ha ve made more of them.
@ivoryjohnson46622 күн бұрын
I just found this one !!!
@morgunstyles72534 күн бұрын
F117. Proof that with enough power, you can get a brick to fly
@MatthewSwasta5 күн бұрын
so, just skipping through, and not one audio example of a radial engine...
@codymcnary36075 күн бұрын
I Guess that they did not know of the Dehaviland Commit with those Square Windows?!
@kirkmanning62325 күн бұрын
Fantastic! Mike, I remember the military resin model shop in Garden Grove at Brookhurst and Stanford ave. They had everything. Ever go there?
@boeingfan71797 күн бұрын
I worked at a regional airport in NSW which was serviced by the East-West Airlines Fokker F27 Friendshio fleet. Man I loved the sound, the look, and the smells of this aircraft. I loaded and unloaded so many of them as a teenager. Fantastic sound with that whistly almost metallic whine. Beautiful plane ❤
@lance34019 күн бұрын
Didn't even showed 727?
@alejandroeguren41879 күн бұрын
Something I don't know about the DC-7 series, is if the problemas with deffective engines occured only with the DC-7, or if it was carried on to the DC-7B and DC-7C.
@TheRealCFF12 күн бұрын
Another story about the origin of the designation F - 117 was that 117 was a generic designation given to various classified projects out there on the Nevada National Security Site and may have been applied to the Have Blue/Senior Trend program at some point. For whatever reason Lockheed began to print up all of the literature, maintenance manuals, pilot handbooks, etc. for the Senior Trend aircraft using the designation F-117. By the time program directors caught the error, I guess the Air Force decided that it would accept the F-117 designation instead of having to spend money correcting all the official literature on the airplane. In short, it was given that designation as a mistake that was just cheaper to keep than change.
@TheRealCFF12 күн бұрын
1983? The F-117 was revealed publicly in November of 1989.
@RichardS-qh8mi12 күн бұрын
What an absolute treat to see these factory fresh, polished alloy, century series fighters. For me, without question, the glory days of jet aircraft design whether in America or the UK or France. The 50s, 60s and 70s were the last great days of the non digital jet fighters.
@guloguloguy13 күн бұрын
FYI: WHEN I WAS A KID, IN THE '60's, I USED TO OFTEN SEE THOSE COOL "PACKET" FREIGHTERS,... LATER THE "C130s" BECAME COMMON IN THE '70"s.... The Flight Of The Phoenix 1965 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn7MZICqr7hmf9k
@guloguloguy13 күн бұрын
WOW!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU, FOR THIS "MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR"!!!!./... GREAT PHOTOS!!! SO MANY INCREDIBLE DESIGNS, AND IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE WAY!!!... TRULY AMAZING!! ["SHARED"]
@Airsally13 күн бұрын
I miss these vids...guess i have to watch them again. Thanks Mike.
@gator1984atcomcast13 күн бұрын
Paul Bikle set two world soaring records on February 25, 1961, while flying his Schweizer SGS 1-23E near Lancaster, California: * Altitude: 46,267 feet (14,102 meters) * Total-altitude-gained: 42,300 feet (12,900 meters) Both marks were certified by the National Aeronautic Association and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. I was stationed at Edward’s AFB from 1963-67. Paul Bickel had set his altitude record just two years before. That altitude is at the limit without pressurization. The wave is really smooth until you hit the rotor which feels like a speed bump.
@mavericmorph535814 күн бұрын
There would have been a lot more firsts for the UK if not for the Labour government. Including the sound barrier.
@pavelavietor114 күн бұрын
I have the privilege of visiting the Concord at Atlanta Airport ATL working for Flying tigers cargo, sirca 1983 o 1984. my wife at the time loaded her 35 mm camera with 400 ISO film and give it to me to record the history moment, and no a single photo turn up she loaded the wrong film 😢, I was no happy about it, finalmente nos divorsiamos, 😂❤ thanks so very much for the memories ❤ saludos
@The_Penguin_Overlord15 күн бұрын
Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two more unaccounted for
@IRNHYD17 күн бұрын
One aircraft deserving mention here was the Martin P6m Sea Master. A jet powered flying boat, that could operate from remote island bases, fly at supersonic speed and carry a nuclear bomb, this was a truly remarkable aircraft. SAC and its AF masters however, did not want to share control of Americas nuclear arsenal with the Navy however, and the project was dropped after some 10 aircraft were completed. All complete and operational aircraft were quietly scrapped.
@IRNHYD17 күн бұрын
The Convair B-32 Dominator was faster than the B-29 and had a considerable advantage in operational range. All were quickly scrapped at wars end. At least one should have been saved. Given the aircrafts speed and capabilities, uses could have been found for many of the 113 built, but the commander of FEAF disliked the B-32. It's almost as if they wanted to erase it from Air Force records. The Douglas B-19 very long range bomber was a prototype built to examine the feasibility of a bomber that could fly anywhere in the world it was needed to. The wings had crawl spaces so that the crew could access the engines in flight to repair or service them. The landing gear featured single tires, which had to be custom made because they were so enormous. Many of lessons learned from building this plane facilitated the B-29's creation. This plane should have gone to a museum.
@billballbuster718617 күн бұрын
Living in the UK I saw Revell and Renwall kits but only in the larger model shops and they were expensive. In the 60s when I began modelling they were gone. I did build the Revell X-15, Douglas Skyrocket and the X-3 Stiletto kits along with the Revell Moon Rocket.
@danielocarey939218 күн бұрын
This is an excellent short explanation of America's first-generation commercial jet aircraft. Here are a few additions: The Convair 880 was certified for M.89 with gusts (approx 615 MPH) or M.90 without gusts (approx 625 MPH). And 880s could easily fly at these speeds in a climb fully loaded. Convair 990s were certified for M.91 in level flight (approx 640 MPH). The longitudinal faring on top of both the 880 and 990 fuselage was basically to house an ADF antenna. Convair stayed in the commercial aircraft business until 1995 building all DC-10 and KC-10 fuselages- and some MD-11 fuselages. They also built tails for some DC-9s and C-5s. They built a small number of engine pilons for the 757 and 767 (I believe). And Convair modified piston powered Convairliners into turbine powered ones. Boeing 720s had options for how many turbo-compressors were installed on the wings. DC-8s wide windows with large spaces between them were, I understand, mainly due to the structural design of the fuselage that could not permit the smaller and more frequent window configuration.
@celebratingaviationwithmik978215 күн бұрын
Thanks for all the great additions and information!
@billolsen436018 күн бұрын
I wonder why the Comet had a prop-wing tail one her. Think Boeing was so successful in selling the 707 because they'd based her on a K-135 tanker they'd already provided to the U.S. military, so the base airframe was already a proven platform.
@christianwentzien110619 күн бұрын
In Civil Air Patrol, cadets, NCO‘s and officers always love to put up plastic model airplanes and rockets 🚀 in our squadrons. It really does inspire and ignite imagination 💭 and creativity in our cadets with our Aerospace Education Mission.
@perryallen766320 күн бұрын
Very well done. Thanks
@hervedelnorte792820 күн бұрын
Beautiful work. I’ve always admired the art of these painters. Could never figure how they get everything so perfectly blended and looking like various materials. Are you aware of any videos on KZbin actually showing this entire process? Also, did you work in anything but Designers Gouache? Thanks😊
@davecooper595121 күн бұрын
That brought back many happy memories of 30 years gliding in the UK (plus, one magnificent US flight at MInden in a Duo Discus). Sadly, I'm not able to fly solo any more as the UK has decided to adopt the new European pilot licensing laws. This means you have to 'self-certify' medically, and, one of my prescription drugs is not allowable. The fact that I have been flying for over 30 years, without an accident, apparently, counts for nothing to the bureaucrats.....!
@terrycreech880121 күн бұрын
You guys know a lot about this tell me something why isn't there any kids of a Veronica earthquake out there anywhere the only one I found was by Aurora and it didn't even have molded glass it was all one solid unit
@RogueBeatsARG21 күн бұрын
F105E looks good
@belchnasty24 күн бұрын
Great presentation. Thank you
@charlenecoleman372624 күн бұрын
My father helped design the landing gears for this plane
@garyleowilkins25 күн бұрын
How freaking cool would that be to fly? Growing up in that era was the best. Watching aerospace develop alongside the space program was so captivating to my young boys mind!!!
@stevenwolff686625 күн бұрын
Definitely the earlier TWA delivery scheme. Can't beat the Raymond Loewy design. The newer scheme uses the color blue which was never a traditional TWA color. My favorite TWA livery however was the double red stripe one
@stevenwolff686625 күн бұрын
Every Raymond Loewy livery scheme was the classiest imho
@stop-the-greed26 күн бұрын
thanks
@Donald61828 күн бұрын
This must have been a wicked engine. It looks so cool. Man oh man I would love to have one.
@Sam-aviator29 күн бұрын
Wait why does the XF91 look like a F84 thunderjet?
@cirian7529 күн бұрын
The North American Eagle did set a new world land-speed record for a woman, at 522.783 mph in 2019 by Jessi Combs, unfortunately she was killed when the front wheel assembly of the car collapsed.
@daveboatman402429 күн бұрын
Capital Airlines briefly tested Caravelles prior to merging with UAL. I remember watching a Caravelle in CAL livery doing touch and goes at National Airport outside Washington DC. My grandfather was a flight dispatcher for CAL then UAL.
@excellenceinanimation960Ай бұрын
Wonderufll video! I am a new glider pilot and really enjoying the world of sailplanes!
@excellenceinanimation960Ай бұрын
That polatus is still a very nice glider!
@smokencoffee7680Ай бұрын
This was the era of my Dad building models. I would not start until the late 1970s. Some of these sets you have shown are just plane awesome. I could see myself looking at them in the local hobby shop especially the ones with some of my favorite planes in them. Thanks for the videos.
@hifi6638Ай бұрын
IMO the best documentary film was a two part produced by NBC circa 1982 called “The Rocket Pilots”. A lot of time spent on the X-15s. I saw it when aired on the network. Sadly, no clean copies are available. I reached out to the network 20 years ago and they said the Master was somewhere in a massive storage facility with no record of where.
@petermclennan6781Ай бұрын
Excellent, Mike. I made films for a living for decades. I can still recall my first helicopter flight. It was in a G47 along the Skeena River in northern British Columbia in 1967. Exhilarating. I remember thinking "There's nothing here that doesn't absolutely have to be here". I subsequently spent a large part of my career shooting aerials from 206s and A-Stars for Hollywood. They truly are "a magic carpet". Great model collection. I'm envious.
@Thunder_6278Ай бұрын
I agree, the original 'stainless steel' clean look of the century series fighters looked way cool. I heard painting them added at least 10 ponds to their weight.
@MrESJАй бұрын
Vertical landing cause more fuel consumption
@damianwelsh5513Ай бұрын
I agree with you 100% on all of your choices for the most beautiful aircraft of all time!
@timothybrummer8476Ай бұрын
Mistake about Peter Twiss. He became first to fly a JET aircraft over 1000 mph in 1956. Not the first human, that was done by Bill Bridgeman flying the Douglas Skyrocket in 1951.
@celebratingaviationwithmik978215 күн бұрын
Good point, thanks!
@bryanh1944FBHАй бұрын
Mike, after watching so many of your excellent videos, I have taken an interest in Douglas aircraft. Last month, at the US Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio, it was interesting to me to pay attention to all the Douglas articles. But, the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II interested me the most. I don't know why. Forward loading maybe with an overhead crane. What an idea! It must have been fun designing that aircraft!!