BRITISH AVIATION FIRSTS! - An overview of great pioneering aircraft from the UK after World War II

[@westernmonitor]

I wanted to say a big thanks Mike for your superb film. It is very rare that British Aviation is given the credit it deserves , your film does that very well. Thank you for this film and all the others you do and much respect from this side of the pond.

[@martijn9568]

I'm pretty sure that British aviation is given the most credit after American aviation though.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@markmccann5711]

If the pommy grubament hadn't sold out their own aviation companies they would have lead the world, remember they sold the jet engine to the Russian government put them in migs and the US had a hard time with them .

[@keithtarrier4558]

I understand your thoughts. Especially amongst the more "sensational" type of channels.They are just looking for ad revenue mainly. Ed Nash's Military Matters, he does a lot of good, rare British aircraft.

[@davewolfy2906]

@@markmccann5711 Labour government. Wilson turned out to be a Soviet "associate".

[@N99JH]

Absolutely wonderful presentation. Not too many people these days realize what a monumental contribution to aviation as we know it the UK made. Bravo!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@iriscollins7583]

Thank you 😊. Had a some of these at the back of my brain, but wasn't 100%..sure

[@109-w7v]

The glory days of British aviation. What a contrast to today! I was lucky enough to meet Winkle Browns son last year and talked with him about his father.

[@ronjon7942]

That’s great! I wish you would, or could, write about what you two talked about. Although thinking of it, maybe it wouldn’t be appropriate. Still, you’re really lucky, I’m learning what an icon Eric Brown was.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

He was a great guy - one of the best test pilots ever and I did meet great Winkle Brown at Shoreham Airshow ; after unfortunately the nasty and deadly accident of the Raf Hunter Jet - RIP to the fallen 11 at Shoreham 2015 AUG.

[@109-w7v]

@@ronjon7942 To be honest it was a brief encounter, I had just flown him on a commercial flight. he was waiting with his wife for a wheelchair to take him off the aircraft.

[@richardcampbell5784]

I'm A Brit and didn't realise how many 1st. Well done👍

[@markcowell8096]

Mike, you made this Brit feel quite proud with that super presentation. Thankyou! A few years ago I took my then young son to listen to Eric "Winkle" Brown talk at my local aeroclub (White Waltham), knowing he should meet the last of a great line of British test pilots.....for our American cousins reference, "Winkle" is kind of the British Chuck Yeager, although perhaps with the calm temperament/understatement of the greats Bud Anderson or Neil Armstrong.. His tales and exploits captivated the audience and it was a wonderful privilege to be there. My son shook the great mans hand, got him to sign his book.....and now a few years down the line is focusing on a future career in aviation.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Wonderful comment and fabulous story, thanks!

[@stephenmorse342]

I have flown out of White Waltham a few times in the past. Just down the road from me in Woodley :)

[@navnig]

There was a story in the BBC documentary about Brown that the U.S. Navy gave one of their best pilots the job of taking Brown's record for carrier landings and the poor fella had a nervous breakdown after around 700.

[@SCSuperheavy114]

Thanks Mike! British aviation hardly ever gets its light….well done. I will forever remember watching the concord landing and taking off from JFK as a kid!

[@hurricane7950]

I was born in 1932 and watched British aviation all my life. Very proud.

[@donjames7971]

I witnessed a Fiery Delta fly-over in Jamaica as a child in the 50s, I was enamoured of it then and now .. ! I emigrated to Canada on a 8hrs-flight in a Vanguard, landing at Toronto's Malton International Airport .. in '62 .. .

[@davidholmgren1508]

Another great video, Mike. One additional item is that Dennis Campbell invented the angled deck in collaboration with Lewis Boddington of the R.A.E., who was the uncle of my ex. I have been told by the family that Uncle Lewis was bemused by the fact that in the tough economic times of post war Britain all they were given to test their idea was a brush and a bucket of paint to draw the outlines of the angled deck on one of the runways at Farnborough and later HMS Triumph, whereas when working with the US Navy they were given the USS Antietam to modify with a true angled deck and then test for real. He was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (by Richard Nixon) for his contributions.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment and story, thanks!

[@earnesthoffintonsmythe204]

What an awesome reel, thank you for uploading this!

[@Claymore5]

Wonderful stuff Mike! The 1940's and 1950's truly were the golden age of the British aircraft industry - sadly wrecked by political interference and intransigence.

[@gilhunt663]

I totaly agree.

[@paulgranpop536]

Like scraping the TRS 2 which would have been possibly faster than the Lighting. We will never know.

[@phil5460]

@paulgranpop536 Yep, It was faster than the English Electric lighting, using only 90% full power. The setback of this Aircraft was the Bristol Engine, among other things, if it had used the RR Engine things may of been different.

[@viksaini]

Great video Mike. Perhaps the most heartbreaking what if is the idea that Eric Brown could have been the first to go supersonic in level flight in the Miles M.52.

[@jimballantine4408]

Quite a few of those British on offs can still be seen at the RAF museum at Cosford in Shropshire ( England)

[@gilhunt663]

I flew in the Comet from Aden to England when i was in the RAF a great thrill .

[@Classicgamer73]

I read Eric Winkles's book Wings on my Sleeve, what a fantastic book of a true legend. As a brit, this was fantastic content of some amazing British planes that don't get the recognition they deserve 😊 Liked and subbed.

[@keithtarrier4558]

Another excellent video! So good! *I can not understand why Mike doesn't have have 240,000 subscribers or MORE! The quality, and his personal experience(s) with all of the topics is top notch, and that VAST experience etc makes his credibility way above the norm for KZbin aviation channels. I hope everyone can spread the word on this channel.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@bengrindell7693]

I agree! The fairey delta (even to this day) is one of the most awesome looking aircraft ever constructed!!! It looks fast just sitting still!

[@j.d.ripper4632]

Thank you mike.. 1958 - Wow.. I was born in 1960 and I am very sure I built many a kit with your artwork upon them. Thank you for the memories you created for us and revisit them with these amazing Videos. Semper Fi

[@XPLAlN]

Barnes Wallis’ lesser known inter-war work being airships culminating in R100.

[@lancerevell5979]

Thanks, Mike, for another great video on aviation history. My personal introduction to the Harrier was in the late 1970s, at Tyndall AFB, Fl. We were an Interceptor training base, but various "transient" aircraft would fly through on their way elsewhere. This day, we were greeted by two brand new USMC Harriers landing.... vertically! A new experience for us. We lined the parking strip in front of Hangar Three (T-33A section) as they came in. One Marine pilot decided to give us a show. He'd slip to one side then the other without turning, then move backwards. Then he'd spin her around while hovering. Quite a nice little show! Transient parking was right next to us, so we got a good look at these fantastic new birds. 😎 👍

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Neat story, thanks!

[@RogueBrit]

In flight refueling technology.. Great video

[@chrischamberlaine4160]

How refreshing to have an post which is informative, unbiased, not gushing with dramatic hype and above all no 'music'. I worked with Peter Twiss and my best mate flew Comets and 146's and I still lunch on Sundays with a Vulcan pilot - I also remember the Brabazon lumbering over the house as a kid. Great days of aviation. In Bristol my then girlfriends dad was the architect for the Brabazon hanger which was built on a swamp. Thank you. It's also good to hear a bit of praise for the Brits who struggled after WW2 with political and economic problems.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment, thanks, and you truly lived the Golden Age of aviation in the U.K.!

[@raynus1160]

Saturday, October 4, 1958: The beginning of the end for transatlantic ocean liners. Another amazing episode Mike - well done!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Very true!

[@kiwitrainguy]

1958 (the year of my birth) was the first year where the number of people flying across the Atlantic exceeded the number going by sea.

[@Sarah-JaneR32]

Lovely video Mike, my Aunt flew on the first Comet flight to Johannesburg, she always raved about that flight, if memory serves I think she said the flight went down the westren side of Africa because of conflicts inland. My dad used to say the Harrier design was because in a conflict with the USSR the runways would be neutralised so a short take off design was needed to keep an airforce going, using fields or motorways, once agian lovely video.

[@ewmhop]

YOUR DAD WAS CORRECT,ALL THE BOOKS AND MAGS. BACK THEM TALKED ABOUT WW3 AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SOVIET THREAT..BACK IN THE LATE 70S.AND EARLY 80S.ALL THE MAPS SHOWED HOW THE RUSSIAN WOULD COME THROUGH THE FULDA GAP.I STILL HAVE MY MAPS IN THAT TIME PERIOD. ALSO THE RUSSIAN HAD THE YAK-38,A HARRIER RIPOFF.TRY READING TEAM YANKEE,A NOVEL OF WW3. TAKE CARE

[@n6mz]

3:55 the Bristol 167 "Brabazon" had one of the most interesting propulsion installations of any aircraft: 8 Bristol Centaurus 18-cylinder air-cooled sleeve valve radials installed in the wings at angles to the prop axes --- one Centaurus drove the clockwise-rotating prop, the other Centaurus the counterclockwise.

[@RogersRamblings]

An excellent review of the UK's golden age of aircraft development.

[@davidwright8432]

Many thanks for the trip down memory lane! UK-Born in 1943, most of these planes grew up with me - or I with them. My only regret at the time was that they weren't, as the term then was, 'spaceships'. That came a bit later!

[@MeTheRob]

Thank you for evoking so much wonder and nostalgia. As a kid I was mad about planes. I loved to watch the airliners at London Airport, as it was called then - now Heathrow. Everything from the DC3s of all the small airlines to the turbo-props and jets that were ushering in a new world of travel. One time my big brother took me to the Farnborough Air Show. And one day walking home from school I saw a De Havilland DH110 (later the Sea Vixen) speeding silently across the sky. Moments later the sound caught up with it, and then a sonic boom. I was born in 1948, and for me this video was my life in a procession of aeroplanes.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

I'm one year older and can identify with your feelings about aviation. Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@johnnunn8688]

IIRC the EE Lightning pilot that ejected, did suffer a serious injury, (a broken leg) when he landed in a commercial glasshouse.

[@andrewdking]

Brilliant, loved that. You missed the EE Lightening jet going straight up (the man on a missile), still one of the few AC capable of doing that, but interesting photo of one coming straight down !

[@johnmorris7815]

That was excellent thank you, from a little boy who grew up in the sixties under the approach path to Heathrow, visiting air shows in Biggin Hill, Farnborough and Greenham Common, to the man approaching the end of a long career in aviation having flown all sorts of aircraft including the B747, that was a wonderful trip down memory lane.

[@jonminer9891]

Great work showing the contributions of the British to aviation. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@jackburton9035]

Amazing video. I live in Farnborough so British Aviation is everywhere. We have a memorial to pretty much every bit of this presentation somewhere in town or around the air field.

[@johnhudghton2287]

Outstanding episode. Thank you Mike. RAF Veteran.

[@sarkybugger5009]

Thanks for your great video. As a Brit, it made me proud of our achievements. Concorde was certainly the most beautiful, and fastest passenger plane ever, but my god it was LOUD!!! If there is an award for beautiful killing machines, can I nominate the Hawker Hunter? Those lines...

[@rogeratygc7895]

Thank you for a superb video. Thinking back to my childhood in the 1950s and some of these aircraft, they really were beautiful and impressive.

[@dogbadger]

You're great appreciation is greatly appreciated.

[@stephenrose1343]

Thanks Mike, we could do with a morale boost, this side of the pond.

[@stephenmorse342]

Great video and summary of our aviation history. I flew in a Vickers Viscount from Zimbabwe to Malawi in the 80's (great viewing windows!!). I also did 250,000 miles in BOAC VC10's to and from Mauritius in the 70's (visiting my parents during school holidays). I think the Viscount was on it's last legs!! The VC10 was most excellent. Sometimes it made it to Mauritius non stop but often had to set down in various dodgy (window blinds down) places to refuel along the way.

[@landoremick7422]

Thanks, mate Nice reminder of what my country contributed to aviation advancements

[@ianmcsherry5254]

It's incredible to think of how little time, relatively, there was between the first flight of the Avro Lancaster, and the Avro Vulcan.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great point, thanks!

[@barry7608]

Thanks its great to hear some praise going to the UK, most people seem to think the US led the aircraft industry, but I knew better, as my father was heavily involved specifically with Merlins during WW2. Still have his RR issued Operators handbook with the RR library stamp inside

[@stevewright9769]

Hi Mike. Thanks for covering British aircraft. I love the post war years of both US and UK aircraft development. I doubt that it will ever be repeated. Thank you for you informative and interesting KZbin channel.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@jimramsey8887]

Thank You Mike for this flattering but true summary of British Aviation innovation and design, from the UK..

[@paulkirkland3263]

Excellent video. As you said, Martin Baker used those F8U Crusader photos for publicity. In Flight International, they were captioned "Another Satisfied Customer". I believe they still award a special tie-pin to every pilot who uses one of their seats 'in anger'. Thank you for mentioning Eric Brown - see if you can find some of his books, describing all the aircraft he flew. You'll be pleased to know one of his favourites was the F-86E. The US and UK have produced some great aircraft over the years, without doubt.

[@stevechurch4728]

superb stuff. thank you for showcasing the contribution made by the british aircraft industry from the jet age.

[@richardsweet5068]

I was an apprentice at Bristol Siddeley Engines from 1961 until 1966. I saw so much of this, either on the bench in the factory or taking of from the Filton runway. Thanks for the memories.

[@billballbuster7186]

I just loved the Fairey Delta 2, as a kid I built the Frog 1/72nd model kit and had it on display for years. It was such a sleek and beautiful looking aircraft. It eventually reached 1,300 mph or Mach 1.8, not bad for a true jet aircraft in the mid-1950s.

[@kirknewton100]

I just wanted to thank you for such a super unbiased film on British Firsts in Avaition. Great to watch and brings back a little pride for a nation that sold away many possible first too. Look forward to watching more. Kind Regards Craig.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@mckendrick4046]

Brilliant vid, Mike. Not often the UK Aviation industry gets the plaudits - or any recognition at all - for it's long list of 'firsts'. Good on you, fella..!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!

[@johnryall4798]

As a kid i once flew in a Cambrian Airways DC3 to Cork!shame i never did a trip in a VC10.thanks for this great video Mike-the MB ejector seat photos are stunning!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@raylocke282]

My father was an aircraft mechanic during WW2 .He related that you could hit a Mosquito with a slege hammer and it would bounce back at you when you hit the fuselage to clear damaged parts.Some came in quite damaged after sorties.God bless the RAF.

[@georgerobartes2008]

Good stuff , but you missed the first manned flight by George Cayley in 1853 when he propelled his butler in one of his designs across a valley in Northern England . Cayley an engineer and pioneer in laying down many of the principles of flight vehicle structures is recognised by NASA as such .

[@gizmophoto3577]

Again, I am impressed by your wonderful personal stories and memorabilia. Thank you for sharing them. In the ‘90s, I lived about 50 miles from Dulles. I would occasionally hear a jet above that sounded a bit different than the others while puttering about in the yard. Looking up, the sleek shape of a Concorde was a delight to see.

[@gizmophoto3577]

I’ll add that I used to fly on BAE-146s between Dulles and Huntsville in that same time period. That plane had the gentlest landings of anything I’ve ever ridden.

[@mh53j]

I lived in Kensington,MD in the mid 70s; in probably '76, I heard a very loud jet flying overhead which was unusual since we weren't under the flight path of any of the local airports. I was stunned to see the Concorde overhead -- and it looked way too low to make it to Dulles. I told my parents something was wrong, it shouldn't be here as low as it was. Later that night it was reported on the news that a Concorde had experienced engine trouble and had to make an emergency return to Dulles. Another flight "abnormality" I witnessed was the night of 9/11 and the endless procession of aircraft in the western Virginia night sky, all heading to the northeast...and all commercial aircraft were grounded. But that's another story....

[@navnig]

Loved the video Mike! I'm a Brit & obviously biased so I'm not even gonna TRY and hide it! lol For me.....The Comet was the most beautiful airliner ever built....The following Nimrod might have still been in service today and would have 'passed over the baton' to the P-8 Poseidon but for budget cuts here in the UK. Nimrod's weren't only exceptional sub-hunters, they were VERY capable at anti-surface work & had an immense search & rescue capability. They were badly missed when they were withdrawn from service.

[@richieismyhero]

That's a great video of when Britain was great. Thanks Mike and keep up the great work

[@KRW628]

I remember seeing the Viscounts flying out of Chicago Midway. They had a unique sound; you didn't have to see it to know when one flew over.

[@johnburns4017]

Yes, the wonderful RR Dart turboprop engine sound told you a Viscount was overhead.

[@albertschultz7151]

Once again, thanks. Superb documentary, editing, narration shows your passion for aviation.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@nervo6321]

Eric winkle Brown…true aviation legend, flew so many early jets including ones that previous test pilots had sadly been killed in.

[@mpersad]

What a wonderful video - and your personal stories are always a delight. Thank you Mike!

[@CasperthefriendlyG10T]

Great information, I love your style.. The first jet airliner to land in New York was the A.V. Roe Canada C102 Avro Jetliner in April of 1950 and brought with it the first bag of jet airmail. The crew were treated like hero's and given a ticker tape parade, but the jetliner was kept away from the terminal on the edge of the canopy so "that fire breathing monster doesn't burn my airport!"

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment and story, thanks!

[@firemantrippy]

When you consider that the UK was bankrupt at the end of WW2, its incredible what was acheived, A great litle video, very well presented and very respectful of some our great hero`s, Very well done and Thankyou.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@bmill3113]

The BAC 111 was used by Piedmont Airlines in the mid seventies. I often flew from Newport News VA to Philadelphia. Short flight but it beat driving!

[@richardchamberlain2014]

Thank you! A wonderful tribute to an often overlooked subject. A thoroughly enjoyable, and beautifully narrated, twenty minutes! I look forward to your other videos.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@robertjones8667]

Wonderful Mike. Great to see some more British representation.

[@ufx808]

Thank you from a very proud Brit. Might I add a notable absence to your list, the Handley Page Victor, with it's crescent wing, 'T' tail and fully glazed cockpit in the nose, a truly striking looking airplane.

[@johnmoran8805]

Thanks Mike, very good and fun vid. You always bring back fond memories of my youth.

[@soonerlon]

Excellent video of a very interesting subject. I still remember my first aircraft flight - a Braniff BAC1-11 (painted in that horrible ochre color), OKC to ICT. in 1970. What a day, what memories....

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, and we share the same experience of flying in a mustard-yellow Braniff BAC1-11! Mine was Wichita Falls, TX to Dallas Love Field, 1967. Thanks for watching!

[@eddieboy4667]

Right up my street. Thanks.

[@stevenhoman2253]

Thank you for taking the trouble to mention these remarkable aircraft. Well done Mike. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@patricksmith4424]

Excellent rundown of Brit aviation hardware. It is hard to believe that these beauties were wheeled out of the hangers all those years ago. Nothing is made In the UK now, how sad. These planes like the fairy delta and the vc10 actually look more modern, than modern planes do.

[@dunstrugglin]

thanks, I am a bit of a fan of British aircraft , bringing back memories of a Volcan bomber at an a show in the 60s to flying on a Viscount. As boy I was member of the Sea Scouts our base was the repair workshops (minor) in Evans Bay Wellington, N.Z. The Sea Cadets got the departure lounge, landings (?) It was the Sunderland fling boat, they would land (?)3 or 5 times a year . And down at the bottom of the bay was a PT boat with 2 Packard Merlins

[@VulcanDriver1]

Loved the Rotodyne. Had so much potential. The FD.2 was banned from supersonic tests in the UK so it went to France. Dassaiult took an intereset in it and they built the Mirage. Coincidence?

[@pycouse9681]

The Mirage I and III were built before the FD.2 came to France. So Dassault had a time machine or something?

[@VulcanDriver1]

Dassault M.D.550 Mirage I First flew 25 June 1955 Mirage lll first flight 17 November 1956 FD.2 first flight 6 October 1954

[@VulcanDriver1]

Testing of the Delta 2 was carried out in France for some time, in part due to Fairey's good relations with Dassault Aviation of France and the French Air Force. In October and November 1956, a total of 47 low-level supersonic test flights were conducted from Cazaux Air Base, Bordeaux, France; a detachment of Dassault engineers closely observed these trials, learning a great deal about delta wing aircraft from the FD2. Dassault went on to produce the MD.550 Mystère-Delta design, which "bore a striking resemblance" to the FD2; the MD.550 design would proceed to be manufactured as the successful Dassault Mirage III fighter. Wood credits the Delta 2 as having served to confirm Dassault's theories and supporting the designing and development of the Mirage III.

[@frglee]

The Rotodyne was a very novel and clever design. Not a helicopter as such (the rotor was not directly powered by a geared engine) , but a kind of autogyro airliner with tipjets described as a 'compound gyroplane'. It was built and tested, with demonstration flights from London to Brussels and Paris. Designed for city centre to city centre operation, it worked well and didn't need to use a runway, taking off and landing vertically using the tipjets. In flight the tipjets were turned off as the two wing engines reached the required horizontal speed with the rotor spinning freely without power, providing lift, with the reverse procedure for landing. There were even plans for stretched versions, but worries about the noise from the tipjets and government cutbacks caused the end of the project, and sadly, the single test aircraft was dismantled.

[@margareteadie8941]

One of the designers had a french cousin who funny enough,worked for dassauilt

[@johnmay2786]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for this piece.This bought back memories, especially as my childhood home was just 4 miles west from the DeHavilland factory and about the same distance north of the Handley Page facility, so Comets, amongst other DH types were flying over one way and Handley Page types, including the Herald on a different heading. They were truly exciting days for an aviation enthusiast lad, which had led to my lifelong love affair with aviation.

[@peterwilliams3252]

I lived on the flight path of the handley page runway ,as a child aged 11 my friends and I used to climb over the fence at the air field and play in a old bomber that was parked on the grass ,if you ever went to the airfield many years ago you would have seen it .I also remember the comet airliner,as I went to school in St Albans ,the school was also near hatfields dehaverlands airport .we used to listen to them testing blue streak rocket. I am 77 years old and still good memories of both airfields.

[@johnmay2786]

@@peterwilliams3252 I can remember seeing the hulk of the Halifax at Radlett. I am 78, the school I went to was on the east side of St.Albans, one day we heard a tremendous roar as a Venom or Vampire just cleared our school and pancaked on another school's sports field, the pilot survived. After school we tried to get to the crash site but were warned off by the police.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@onair1360]

A few years ago now on a trip to SF we visited the USS Hornet aircraft carrier which was used picking up Apollo splashdowns. We got the full guided tour from the veterans there, and I was astonished to find out that a lot of the aircraft carriers functions were British inventions. Things like the steam catapult, the visual landing system, I think the airplane braking system too and more that I cannot even recall. That would seem worthy of a separate video along the lines of this one.

[@Luddite-vd2ts]

Thanks, it's good to see a wider view of aviation taken in this video. It's worth reflecting that the British aviation industry made some incredible advances post WW2 in the face of massive cutbacks due to the nations bankruptcy due to the war. It would have been good to have seen inclusion of British radar developments in this (Chain Home, airborne, air to surface vessel, centimetric) British navigation aids, Gee, Oboe, H2S (the first airborne ground scanning radar). Also, the jet powered Miles M52 of the 1940's. This used an all moving tail (stabilator) to maintain control at projected supersonic flight speeds along with a razor sharp wing profile. This was disclosed to Bell Aircraft under a technology exchange programme, which the Americans reneged on. It later appeared on the Bell X1 and its use allowed that programme to succeed in achieving control at supersonic speeds.

[@paulcleaves7292]

Excellent video Mike, very enjoyable to watch and great attention to detail.

[@neilteitelman2428]

Thank very much for this outstanding overview. I had an opportunity to visit the RAF Museum at Cosford and it so worthwhile. The aircraft on display were a feast for the eyes and a monument to the outstanding contribution of the British to the history and development of aviation progress. Also another contribution was the use of enclosed hurricane bows on aircraft carriers.

[@cliford302]

Excellent video. Thanks Mike 🦘🇦🇺

[@kevinbutters5964]

A simply excellent presentation, thank you so much.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@petersimpson6995]

AS a brit all I can say is thanks for reminding me that once we had a viable aircraft industry. Such a shame we allowed it all to melt away!

[@metaljewelgaming]

Finally! Something great said about the U.K! Thank you so much for this, as all we really see about our nation from the world are beatdowns these days…

[@garfieldsmith332]

Great video Mr. Machat. Britain led the way in the aircraft industry just after the war. Unfortunate that they lost the lead to the U.S. Canada lost out as well as those British companies had a lot of research and manufacturing done in Canada. However Britain did come back and today they still have a great aerospace industry.

[@hazchemel]

Thank you, it's fantastic to learn the width and depth of British aviation, which has been completely abandoned...

[@maxsmodels]

Great video Mike.

[@johnstewart7022]

Mike: Great topic. It's too bad that you didn't go back just a little further. British engineering deserves to be recognized for achievements such as the De Havilland Mosquito with it's wooden structure, and the Supermarine (Vickers) Spitfire for it's monocoque construction and of course, Mr. Whittle's jet engine.

[@markgilmour6936]

Absolutely brilliant Mike!!

[@martinpennock9430]

Fantastic post as always Mr Machat! I always learn a lot from each and every one. You always add a great amount of history and knowledge to what I already think I know. 😊 I love aviation, and have as you, since early childhood. Thanks again for another wonderful history lesson. God bless you and yours always! Thanks again for everything you do! Take care always Sir!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks Martin!

[@vimfuego8827]

Excellent video, one of the reasons why I never watch TV, too many talented people making videos on YT ! Well done.

[@tra779]

Great video thanks for making it. I live close to one of the RAFs museums, the one at Cosford and have seen a few of the rare prototypes they have in their test flight hall like the Kestrel and the TSR2

[@glennweaver3014]

Really enjoyed this presentation on British aviation. Very well done and I learned a lot. Always fun to celebrate aviation with Mike Machat.

[@mikdavies5027]

Hi Mike, first time subscriber here from Kent in England. It looks like you read every comment which is admirable, and BTW. your overview was first class!

[@KrisRamJ]

Great breakdown of British aviation Mike, it's interesting to note the incredible aircraft that have resulted from collaborations between our nations too - the Harrier II was one of the most notable examples but there's also the P-51 with its Merlin engine, the B-57, the F-35 and even up to today with GKN Aerospace and BAE Systems involvement in the awesome B-21

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment, thanks!

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

4:36 The Brabazon/767 comparison is dubious to say the least. 16:50 the UK was involved with the F35's lift fan through Rolls-Royce.

[@paulpaul9914]

& RR do the 3 bearing swivel module which does rear vertical lift duties & some other stuff on the F-35 is made in the UK.

[@tonymcgurk5411]

Hey Mike Martin Baker are still using the Gloster Meteor jets as the test bed for its ejection seats it was used to test the seat for the F35

[@russcattell955i]

My wife has fond memories flying home on Army leave from Cyprus in luxury VC10's. Still the fastest subsonic airliner. VC10 was over engineered to cope with hot n high airports.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Neat comment, thanks!

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Thank you Mike, really enjoyed the content.

[@robertpatrick3350]

Bravo, one Additional item you might consider is the PAPI landing light system

[@trojanthedog]

Great show.

[@awritenthat]

Very enjoyable presentation, many great aircraft . I was glad you made mention of Eric Winkle Brown a superstar test pilot if ever there was one . There is a statue of him at Edinburgh airport now . Thanks again