Lockheed's Insane Attack Carrier: The CL-1201

[@MustardChannel]

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[@buttrr_scotch]

Thank you so much king 🙏🙏🙏

[@gluhves]

who the hell would do that

[@tacticallyconfused2067]

Mustard you should start you own aviation company and make all these failed projects and concepts into reality

[@Axel-mo6xc]

Just wached it, banger video 10/10 keep it up:)

[@alfiebutterworth-cu4ys]

Could you please do a video on the su47 or forward swept wings in general

[@MrFlunkorg]

This looks like an Ace Combat boss you'd fight while an amazing OST is blasting in the background.

[@davidroxs]

You just reminded me of playing ace combat 6 in high school. The final boss is a big flying wing something like this. Flew the a10 out to it and dropped moabs on it lmao.

[@toolbaggers]

Exactly, videogame only.

[@tomslack1952]

Was literally just thinking this 5 min into the video

[@AlexanderSkinnerVids]

Complete with a hellish downpour of drones

[@CHmLgN]

I paused Ace Combat 5 to watch this, lol.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

"Hey, stop me if this sounds insane, all of our expensive eggs in a single expensive basket. The basket is also flying."

[@leocomerford]

“An absurd idea. No, we need to stick with the floating baskets.”

[@slyseal2091]

It's just an aircraft carrier. The only question of sensibility is the economic profile of planes vs boats, which we pretty much all know the answer to. Anything else falters under the immense weight of "we're already doing it like that though, successfully so".

[@SentokuLC]

Honestly, the US is the only country with the tech and funds to actually build a flying aircraft carrier to this scale. Other concepts are quite conservative, only carrying like 2-4 aircraft. And those aren't even full sized fighters. So having (30ish I think) fully-armed F-4 Phantom IIs under the wings would've been a force to be reckoned with.

[@leocomerford]

@@slyseal2091 To be fair, an aircraft is also much less likely than a capital ship to survive a couple of hits, so this really would be a more fragile and riskier “basket”.

[@TmPGEO923423421]

They can still pull this off with drones

[@TheSlamburger]

I’m convinced that most of the budget for Skunkworks goes towards the obscene quantities of drugs that their engineers must do in order to think this stuff up.

[@noisepuppet]

Either that, or the dark money is the drug

[@PaPi0141]

No if u ever done any kind of narcotic stimulate and your a damn genius in physics. Yea Guys like that with some help from Mr. Amphetamine and u have shit like this. That's why hilters military was so insane they all were on it.

[@Buskyb]

I dont think they buy the drugs anymore, its manufactured in house by the skunkworks engineers themselves to save on money

[@thunderspark1536]

​@@PaPi0141No, they were just idiots who kicked out most of their scientists (such as Einstein) who then built the US's bomb.

[@mgsBicycleO9]

@@TheSlamburger Man's ego, the biggest drug

[@CyroXero]

"Uh...sir? I'm picking up a bogey on the radar." "What? What's is it's position?" "It IS the position, sir." "What do you mean? Where do you see it?" "Yes."

[@andrewfield3860]

That thing on radar would probably look like you were getting hit with the moon!

[@Attaxalotl]

It doesn't need ECM it is ECM

[@gwoody4003]

Thats no moon....

[@The.Arbiter85]

​@@gwoody4003 That's a CL-1201

[@Shicksalblume]

4:56 There's a fine line between "engineering innovation," and "engineering insanity." This project gleefully danced across that line.

[@Bulkn350]

It jumped back and forth across that line and made it into a game of hopscotch. The whole project feels like engineers took LSD, saw the face of God and said "We can fight him if we build something powerful".

[@El_Negro2003]

Has The Man ever told you about the definition of insanity?

[@alert2]

nah the engineers sorted that line

[@JPR3D]

It's insanity until it works, then it's genius

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

​@@alert2 More like Snorted

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Lockheed: "So we have an idea for a plane that carries jets into battle." US Government: "Nah." Cobra Commander: "Tell me more!"

[@steppedtuba50]

Hissssssss 🐍

[@NoName-sb9tp]

@@steppedtuba50🪈🪈🪈🎼🎼🎼😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

COOOBBRRAAAAAAAA!!!

[@animalanimal7939]

Destro busy with some wheel polish

[@lexpox329]

S.H.I.E.L.D.: "we would like some modifications, but lets discuss a joint project with the navy"

[@k1ngjulien_]

10:00 "And of course, Laser Weapons" The nuclear reactor is right there, would be a shame not to use it for lasers, no? 😂

[@allanredhill8682]

it sound like right out of fallout lmao

[@jamesogden7756]

So, we can build it tomorrow. The tech finally caught up to dreams. 😊

[@alexrogers777]

Fun idea but it's just more Reagan era starwars weapons bs

[@Cooe.]

​@@alexrogers777Not really. If you have nuclear reactor levels of power available, a directed energy weapon becomes completely feasible without crazy amounts of difficulty. The problem with energy weapons is the power required not the fundamental technology.

[@Sirius_A]

Also we haven't ruled out Railguns yet. So...

[@Sepaedius]

As much as we can laugh about the absurdity of an aircraft carrier aircraft, the visual of a flying machine over a kilometer wide taking off would be absolutely terrifying and awe-inspiring. There's something to be said for shock and awe.

[@kylewitter2806]

Wingspan was 1,120 feet not meters. Nowhere near a kilometer wide. That being said now I have to see an airplane with a kilometer wingspan. Make it an Airbus A38….thousand😂

[@esda2345i6oo]

@@kylewitter2806 yeah lmfao. A kilometer wingspan would make it bigger than a star destroyer🤣(star destroyers are canonically 1.9 km long)

[@AlfaRomeo156SWGTA]

1120 feet is 342 meters, which is about a third of a kilometer. The now destroyed Antonov An-225 Mriya had a 290-foot (88.4 meter) wingspan! This Lockheed monster would be 4 times the size of the Mriya.

[@skenzyme81]

Mustard brings the *SAUCE*

[@carsonyoder7320]

Nice pfp

[@RevolverOcelot79]

lol

[@CommandGnome]

He brings the mustard

[@DrWhom]

he brings mistakes and inaccuracies. find them all!

[@carsonyoder7320]

@@DrWhom pretty sure no one asked

[@trainzguy2472]

"The arsenal bird is fictional, it can't hurt you." Lockheed CL-1201:

[@benhislop1458]

Glad to meet another veteran of the Lighthouse War

[@fallsky_19]

i was just about to say lmfao

[@elenoe8]

not the exact fear I had, but...

[@yaboycaso]

F15S/MTD: *primes gun* don't worry nothing HPAA won't fix

[@StephenDelRosario777]

Also fictional: It can't hur- BREAKING NEWS: In response to various geopolitical escalations, Lockhead reveals its top secret project

[@josephglatz25]

1. This is an Ace Combat heavy command cruiser. 2. What was Lockheed smoking when they dreamed this up, and can I have some?

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

They were smoking cold war infinite escalation. As a 90s child I LOVE cold war enthusiasm paired with fatalism. They truly thought that we'd be fighting in nuclear powered mech suits today, and maybe in some parallel universe we are

[@SephirothRyu]

1. Not a bad approximation, if Strangereal had gone more Project Wingman in how many super large aircraft there were. The superweapon known as the Arsenal Bird had basically 3 times the wingspan of the CL-1201 (the measurements being 1100 in both, but one is feet, the AB is meters).

[@mahmoodali5043]

wait this whole thing is fake, this channel makes high-quality videos on alternative history inventions, right ?

[@SephirothRyu]

@@mahmoodali5043 Um, are you alright?

[@barrag3463]

​@mahmoodali5043 These are real concepts from the cold war. Never actually built, no, but very real ideas people had and drew up. Boeing absolutely had a comparatively more reasonable idea for a 747 capable of carrying, deploying and retrieving fighters.

[@connorwilliams3463]

The concept... unimaginable, the video quality... astounding, the soundtrack... absolutely killer!

[@riesenfliegefly7139]

"armed with 24 Aircraft" I think thats my new favourite sentence

[@LeoVladimer]

Or you can say at max 800,000 bullets a second give or take

[@pedrofelipefreitas2666]

It's a fairly normal thing for an aircraft carriers to say :)

[@realscience948]

“Armed with lasers” (1970’s)…is second

[@mirceazaharia2094]

Sounds like a swell idea for a new carrier design in From The Depths.

[@LeoVladimer]

@@mirceazaharia2094 no

[@jordanbryan878]

bro that part with the bbc news anchor made me feel like i was watching an actual infomercial from the 60s about an aircraft that's really in production. mustard quality is always on top

[@hippopotamus86]

I was just holding my breath hoping he didn't for some reason pick Huw Edwards.

[@naz2468]

@@hippopotamus86 I have no idea why but he was my initial thought too

[@mattteee2973]

@@hippopotamus86 Yeah, big intake of breath to prepare for the uncontrollable laughter that would have followed! "I can't believe I got an ex-bbc news presenter for my video...... He's a whaat?!"

[@itsmebillo]

"of course, laser weapons" was the chef's kiss for this one. Love it.

[@someguy1883]

The CGI is top notch. The video looks like it took 7 months to finish., its so much work! I don't even know how the sketches were done. I know about toon shaders, but these look better than a regular toon shader with cell shading.

[@someonecalledeulogio2280]

Love the old science book aesthetic and museum aesthetic of these videos

[@spooky2bricks]

So just a normal day in the late 1960’s, Lockheed came along and decided that the U.S. needed a Cold War Arsenal Bird? I’m all for it!

[@bfaproductions7121]

Never ask a woman her weight. Never ask a man how much he makes. Never ask US defense contractors what they were coming up during the Cold War

[@BenjaminMarshallScienceMan]

Casually designing aircraft that would require %15 of the US's economy to bring to fruition.

[@micklenier6152]

@@bfaproductions7121 And never question the madness and ingenuity of Skunk works

[@bickyboo7789]

That thing must have been a nightmare maitenance-wise. So badass.

[@arthas640]

​@@bickyboo7789yeah. Those nozzles they use for in air refuling have tons of issues, imagine if they needed to be strong enough to carry a plane and then imagine how often shit would break if that arm slammed into planes. Imagine all the wear and tear the wings would need to deal with. This thing would be an ungodly mess for the maintenance guys and the logistics guys

[@qlan-9386]

The production quality only increases, those little animated rooms and scenes with the microfiche and the briefing room are awesome.

[@ricardokowalski1579]

The comment I came looking for. Respect 🎩

[@bittybaff3541]

I love the concept of using F-4's in the example, that's the LAST plane you should choose for such a project, they are incredibly heavy and thirsty

[@ez_theta_z9317]

they were the main carrier aircraft for that time, and their combination of capability and high fuel consumption means they're actually more useful on a carrier than most other things, they can use their power to be good in combat and then use a carrier to make up for their less-than-stunning range. their heaviness is an issue though

[@sailintothesun3421]

I've been a fan for 7 years.. Mustard never does world of war ships, never smashes out content. This guy is just pure dedication to quality

[@FishadeeBloxYT]

blud has experienced like 10 videos over 7 years

[@samadams2203]

Haha, I've never heard 'does world of warships' used as a slur that way before!

[@scheimong]

Lol world of warships. To be fair it wasn't all that bad 7 years ago.

[@Jeremy-wh4di]

World of warships is actually a really fun free to play game. Ngl

[@flashink6437]

I feel like I just got called out, I’ve been playing world of warships for 7 years

[@MM22966]

Okay, this thumbnail was fun, but the video was funnier. "Do you fire missiles?" "No, I fire Phantoms."

[@Maia_Cyclist]

Sometimes lasers

[@nutshooter12]

@@Maia_Cyclist phantoms that carry missiles... or maybe phantoms with lasers :O

[@thomasevans5525]

This is the aerospace equivalent of "the hounds with bees in their mouth, so when they bark, they shoot bees at you"

[@megaseth419]

More like the robotic Richard Simmons

[@damienfoster256]

Shout out Mr burns

[@DiepDefender]

its lockheed martin

[@thegodzillafandomsrookie5514]

@@DiepDefender they meant the word not the company also its only lockheed because they hadnt merged then

[@vee-bee-a]

Beowulf.

[@lemmyspeaks]

My great uncle worked for Lockheed as a Radar development engineer, so he knew a lot about the secret projects and plans that the company had. A lot of which he couldn’t talk about for a very long time, but when he retired in 1993 and more information became public knowledge he was able to finally talk about what he called “the most hairbrained ideas” to come from A military aircraft manufacturer. He passed in 2019 at the age of 85 but when I was a kid me and him would go to aviation museums, air shows, and went plane spotting all the time. He mentioned the CL1201 quite a few times in my childhood and he always thought of it as something that sounded great on paper but was extremely impractical and uneconomical to execute for real. It’s actually amazing how much traction this proposed aircraft has gotten now because the sheer ridiculousness in scale, design, and purpose of the idea in 2024. I thoroughly enjoyed this video Mustard.

[@xposeRanger]

Correct me if im wrong but if this plane was actually built now, would it be the first nuclear powered aircraft ever?

[@lemmyspeaks]

@@xposeRanger no that title goes to the NB-36H but the reactor was never actually powered to the aircraft’s engines so by technical perspective the CL1201 would’ve been the first one to Be powered.

[@JesbaamSanchez]

The fact that Mustard brought in a former BBC new reporter.... You guys are top notch youtube channel keep up the good work

[@Ranulfdatank]

He sounds like the VO for the Stanley Parable.

[@nickpearson2020]

I half suspect it's a Cameo, where he isolated his head and added to a pre-rendered torso with motion applied. Great production either way. As a motion designer by trade I've always been impressed by Mustard's restraint and appreciation for minimalist infographics, and leaning into this retro news feel is very natural and cool.

[@kilmer009]

Yes came here to say this, that and the whole 80's theme was awesome!

[@sixstringedthing]

"[Skunk Works occurred when] Lockheed went across the country collecting the sort of people who still spent hours making aerodynamically perfect paper planes then running around the house with them making 'phrooarrrr' and 'pew-pew-pew' noises well into their 30's, put them all in a big building with a cartoon character painted on the side, and watched to see what would happen." - Some Lord ed: The 90s TV docufilm format with Mr Baker's narration and the bangin' soundtrack is absolutely fantastic by the way. Mustard continues to raise the bar with these clever production ideas. 👍

[@giovannyc.1724]

Reminded me of Lazerpig's video for a sec with that description

[@PoschiiLP]

stolen from Lazerpig

[@spazzey0]

@@PoschiiLP quoted from Lazerpig*

[@sixstringedthing]

@@spazzey0 Thanks for explaining so I don't have to. Perhaps I should have typed "Some Laird".

[@spazzey0]

@@sixstringedthing no problem 👍

[@logandarklighter]

02:05 I'm not sure if this is a CGI recreation or an actual prop. But MASSIVE Kudos to the filmmaker regardless for starting this sequence - not with a computer - not with an early word processor - but with an actual vintage Microfiche Reader!! A piece of tech that would've been familiar to anyone in a major library of the time doing research! The last time I saw one of these in person was in the mid-1980s in a local community College library!

[@jacobhunter6891]

It's called a Microfiche Reader? Thanks for the name drop, now I know what to Google :)

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Our public library had ours placed VERY publicly near the entrance on the ground floor. I have since moved so I haven't been in there in about 5 or so years, but they were still there in the last decade. It's awesome to see them

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

It's CGI. I worked for a small aerospace company and as of 2018 they were still using microfiche for maintenance manuals...they had a lot invested in their library so I can understand why they weren't particularly motivated to transition over to digital. It still sucked having to use them compared to modern digital means (you can have every manual created directly on your phone these days), but it was better than paper manuals in some cases. The nice part was that you could have readers all over the hangar in specific work areas, so you didn't have to make dozens of trips back and forth to the office remembering bits and pieces at a time, or jotting notes down for later. It must have been a real treat for large businesses with a lot of technical manuals back in the day.

[@aquariuswithfire]

Agree! I'm a CG artist and a former F-4 squadron member and the models, texturing and lighting were fantastic!

[@millionaremichael]

I love the quality of you videos and the content is just out of this world, you have just become my favourite channel, thanks for the dedication its unmatched.

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

when I saw the thumbnail I was CERTAIN that it was AI clickbait. I'm so glad I took the chance and clicked anyway. The Cold War was WILD.

[@srthebox4946]

Mustard’s video quality is the opposite of AI generated trash

[@asdasd-sb9bk]

Yeah this ain't that channel. Welcome!

[@tsj-bn8yf]

you know its a good day when mustard uploads

[@alixnicolai-dashwood1266]

It sure is

[@Hugo-ct9zr]

Agreed

[@pd28cat]

year*

[@jacobpowell1882]

The epitome of quality over quantity.

[@Leto_II]

Almost wish they built this absolutely ridiculously mental idea, would have been fun to see this taking up your entire radar screen.

[@anm10wolvorinenotapanther32]

Why hide when you just be so massive that other aircraft can hide inside your rcs.

[@viken3368]

It would be very funny if initially radars ignored its signature, because it was too large to be considered an actual aircraft

[@jamieharmer5654]

And taking up Americas budget

[@JaseFace1985]

Haha, fun you say. Unless you're the enemy of course! 😆

[@georgespalding7640]

Trouble is it would never get off the ground.

[@Victorino007]

Don't know which is more remarkable the project shown in the material or the quality of the video? Both are awesome!

[@RCAvhstape]

"So it carries weapons?" "Well, not really." "What does that mean." "It carries Phantoms. The Phantoms carry the weapons. It launches Phantoms, which launch the weapons."

[@starguy2718]

Air Force general: "I'm loving it. How soon can we get one?"

[@agravemisunderstanding9668]

It also had LAZER weapons, you heard that right LAZER weapons

[@n8pls543]

@@agravemisunderstanding9668 Laser is spelled with an S, it's short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

[@tristanband4003]

Air Force General: "Boy, is you high?"

[@Arcadelt12]

I studied aerospace in college, what I love about this field is that I learn about new amazing aircraft I had never heard of all the time

[@iRossco]

​@@asdasd-sb9bk YT. 🤣

[@RedWolf777SG]

Man, that is some Ace Combat s**t right here. The Strangereal Universe is chock-full of airborne aircraft carriers like P-1112 Aigaion or the most recent addition the Arsenal Bird. Hell, these things were also weapon platforms as well. Firing various weapons systems from nuclear cruise missiles, burst missiles, to high-powered lasers.

[@LeafBoye]

I had a requiter call me a bit ago asking if I wanted to join the air force or whatever and I would've said yes if we had massive planes like this but we don't

[@Artemie-np3qu]

Not to mention Project Wingman where shit like this is just the standard

[@mineko2219]

@@Artemie-np3qu i mean, they have something more larger than what lockheed had planned to make in cascadia. AS A CIVILIAN AIRLINER

[@atomic_wait]

Do they ever make it clear what a burst missile is? They seem to me conventional but also have yields far greater than you'd expect from a conventional warhead. Are they just made from handwavium?

[@muhtasimmunir1830]

Arsenal bird is probably the most realistic airborne carrier design in the whole Ace Combat franchise

[@bigamish879]

the panasonic tv set was sick

[@chuckmiller7294]

Day couldn't have gotten any better

[@WillPaturzo]

The notable increase in production quality between EVERY SINGLE Mustard video is astounding

[@whyitmatterstome]

Right? I can't tell if the BBC reporter is AI? And, the graphics are studio production quality. Amazing really.

[@DrWhom]

I see no quality here, just mistakes

[@pedenharley6266]

Those slides towards the end: “Ballistic Troop Transport”. Just wow. For when you need a squad of infantry anywhere in the world in 30 minutes? Talk about a wild ride. And 1,500 ton aircraft carrier? You want a nuclear reactor in something smaller than a Fletcher that can also launch jet fighters???? That sounds like a tall order for a 15,000 ton carrier.

[@slyseal2091]

this probably did fail to the considerations of phyics, but I believe the empty weight of a plane only really relates to the material used to make sure it doesn't break in half mid-flight. It's the engines that decide how much it can (theoretically) carry. And whatever custom engines they designed were probably made to fit the math.

[@alexrogers777]

like proto-ODSTs

[@Moonstone-Redux]

Prove to yourself that you have the strength and courage to be free. Join... The Helldivers.

[@VRtechman]

Elon: Don't look over here! 😅

[@cruisinguy6024]

We’ve had much smaller reactors for many decades, just look at the NR-1. By the way, this aircraft is larger than a Fletcher but weighs less

[@michaelrjburnside]

Oh my this video The concept 11/10 The Cgi 11/10 The music 11/10 The video structure 11/10 Peter baker 11/10 Like I love mustard videos already but this is just 15 minutes of complete perfection. I cannot tell you how many times ive rewatched this video.

[@lincolnrussell8463]

4:35 Ketchup and Relish been real quiet since this gorgeous video dropped 🔥

[@jamesjross]

"ketchup and relish" being that Australian idiot |"found and explained" who accused Mustard of being a "part timer" while he can't pronounce the most basic English words and uses suspect labour to do his animation.

[@chonqmonk]

*quiet

[@lincolnrussell8463]

@@chonqmonk I knew something was off!

[@TheOtherSteel]

07:03 -- "...eighteen thousand megawatts..." Eighteen gigawatts. That's a higher wattage than any conventional land-based nuclear reactor. The displayed text in the video shows 1,830 MW, or 1.8 gigawatts, but that is still a higher wattage output than many conventional land-based nuclear reactors. Now imagine trying to fly any conventional land-based nuclear reactors. The S8G nuclear reactor powers the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. It is 42 feet long, 55 feet long, weighs 2,750 tons, and puts out 44.8 MW. You'd need 40 of them to produce 1,830 MW.

[@peteman8160]

Thank you this was the comment l was looking for. When I heard 18,000. Megawats alarm bells rang plus like you said the number in the video is different then what he says.

[@KR4FTW3RK]

Los Alamos developed a wide range of obscenely powerful reactors for NERVA in the 50s and 60s, these 'should' be relatively lightweight since they were intended to be at the heart of a rocket motor... but being a rocket motor they only needed shielding for everything above it. Being at the center of an aircraft, the shielding is probably the deciding weight factor, not even the reactor itself.

[@seeker296]

Probably can be achieved with higher quality fuel? Idk I'm not a nuclear engineer

[@juliannolastname2442]

Cmon guys, the solutions simple. The video never specifically said it was a *fission* engine, now did it?

[@thunderspark1536]

​@@juliannolastname2442Fusion reactors are even MORE complex than fission, requiring more shielding, energy storage for the heat needed, etc.

[@SephirothRyu]

Fun fact for Ace Combat fans: The CL-1201 is 1100 feet wide. The Arsenal Bird from Ace Combat 7 is 1100 meters wide. This fun fact brought to you by the Spirit of Belka.

[@lurkndog]

For comparison, the Stratolaunch aircraft is built from two 747s, and its wingspan is only 383 feet.

[@EAFSQ9]

belka bad

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

Hmmm

[@oldironfarm]

I know where Belka belongs... IN SOLITARY!!!!!!!!! - AWACS Bandog

[@xylven5918]

@@EAFSQ9 Belka did nothing wrong

[@elevynto]

Every time I watch one of these @MustardChannel videos I’m always blown away by how perfect their production is. So impressive 👏

[@edc2879]

Sounds like a Thunderbird aircraft. Thunderbirds was a British children's TV show from the 1960s.

[@drewfong9101]

Thunderbird 2

[@Lovelacewatkins139]

F A B

[@jackwillard4]

Thunderbirds was also remade a few years ago into a (mostly) animated show

[@Kevin-ti3rz]

It's on TV now . Sunday morning. The remote control vehicles on it are pretty cool for the time . Rabbit ears TV channel (MeTV)

[@tristanband4003]

Thunderbirds + lsd= cl 2101

[@reapergaming380]

The production on this video is amazing, Genuinely uping your game each time. The BBC presenter was great.

[@AKChryslertech]

The CL1201 is the airborn version of a pregnant spider. Can you imagine how terrifying it would be to attack this thing and see a bumch of baby planes scrambling out in every direction to come attack you back? Count me out.

[@frankwrogg2515]

Like independence day alien ship

[@Pale_Kingg]

Uhh that basically the Arsenal Bird from Ace Combat 7.

[@JGG-lr2rr]

What they're not mentioning is it would probably have escort's as well much like a carrier group

[@BrosephDaGamer]

@JGG-Ir2rr Mustard mentions it at 8:32 in the vid

[@Vazzini42]

Airships had this with batches of biplanes, it's not exactly a new idea. Just overly complicated insanity.

[@ModestyLeonard-b8u]

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere

[@DGLA]

Having Peter Baker on was a really cool addition! Gave a deeper sense of immersion and story telling

[@thestrangeone12209]

Lockheed: "Hey, we just designed a gigantic aircraft that’s essentially a flying aircraft carrier." U.S. Government: "I’m not interested” Ace Combat Usea: "You son of a bitch I’m in!" *Creates the Arsenal Bird*

[@Make_Fontaine_Great_Again]

Actually, it was Osea that built the Arsenal Birds. Erusea just took over the stuff to command them.

[@thestrangeone12209]

@@Make_Fontaine_Great_Again thanks man, i will be editing this comment

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Mustard is quickly reaching LEMMiNO heights. Please consider making longer documentaries!!!

[@MustardChannel]

Wow that's a complement :)

[@stevengavra]

do you agree if LEMMiNO and Mustard should do collab?

[@BASE5NYC]

the graphics and quality of this video is really amazing. You guys really are one of the best.

[@rockitsurjon8629]

I absolutely think an aircraft the size of Rhode Island should be fabricated, commissioned, and flown.

[@carstenhardt1589]

But where would it take off and land? Oh, I guess we can just pave over Kansas.

[@aquicandaquak822]

​@@carstenhardt1589 this ain't Kansas no more, this Lockheed county.

[@thefancydoge8668]

​@@carstenhardt1589 or the flat wasteland that is Wyoming

[@petertorvik8413]

@@thefancydoge8668not flat enough, Kansas is better

[@Siltarius]

The Ace Combat series has many fantastical superweapons with massive airborne carriers being a common sight. We could have had this.

[@BALBES4000]

No it doesn't

[@unclemiguel4221]

@@BALBES4000 it literally does, do a two second google search and you can find em easily.

[@Madaseter]

​@@BALBES4000🤓

[@rga0019]

⁠@@BALBES4000Estovakia would like to have a word with you

[@BALBES4000]

@@Madaseter 👽

[@giuseppeciccarelli3084]

i love the background music so much

[@Opus009]

Especially the first one played at the start of the video, it feels phenomenal

[@r2d2hunter38]

Been waiting for the new vid every day

[@Jphg0909]

Fr

[@fintonchaney6562]

There are two things I love: 1. The CL-1201 2. Mustard Now that I have them together, my life is complete

[@jackson_skeletal_system]

the fact that the cl-1201 looks like something out of ace combat and the music during the british guy section is so amazing

[@georgegarcia566]

The production value is better than anything else I’ve watched

[@XenoTravis]

This reminds me of my first mentor at Bosch. I was doing really cool things and he just seemed unphased by all the successful results and he was always right. One time we had an issue for days and he was sick. He just called all stuffy and tired, said 'check for a tire bald spot then change it.' hung up... We did exactly that. After that project I decided to not want to chase a management position but lead the team. He has done such crazy shit. I wish he didn't leave because he was super close to getting autonomous docking in a typical 2 prop boat with no bow thrusters. I think he ended up basically doing insider trading and getting a bunch of money from vehicle recalls and insider predictions in general. He would have love the military complex haha.

[@pieeater108]

11:32 no videos on youtube about this thing, nuclear hovercraft aircraft carrier! Looks cool if u can find articles about it pls share I’ll look too cheers

[@TheLegoPerson]

Agreed, would love to learn more!

[@bahadronurguduru3607]

I did a small search but found nothing. Did you get some results?

[@derekdegardner7855]

I subscribed the second the synthwave and BBC news presenter came on the telly @ 4:40, so well done 📺 😍👏🏻

[@seankiller0112]

I loved the 747 carrier concept, but this is next level. Love your videos, and I keep coming back for more.

[@jackc8053]

Mustard consistently produces the highest quality videos on KZbin

[@DiogoCarvalho-gi2zp]

The explanation video with the guy legit feels like an ace combat briefing. Well done.

[@ChrisConron]

Man this channel is so often imitated... but nothing comes close. Just pure storytelling and visual perfection

[@mafuletrekkie]

Look at Lockheed trying to make Ace Combat a documentary.

[@LegendWolfA]

At this point I would not be surprised if the US built a real-life Excalibur laser tower.

[@Ally-Oop]

Props to everyone involved and well done getting Peter on board! That was a fascinating video and a wonderful call back to informational videos of yesteryear. The graphics were nostalgic as all get out. Additionally, the ending advert was the best one I’ve seen yet for nebula as I really, really, really want to know more.

[@Hathur]

The CL-1201 needs to seriously be in a video game.

[@_Zaid]

It's basically the Arsenal Bird from Ace Combat.

[@timmanboy1]

​@@_Zaidisn't that a giant propeller plane.

[@Artemie-np3qu]

@@timmanboy1 Correct

[@timmanboy1]

@@Artemie-np3qu have to say. Those missions were weird.

[@Artemie-np3qu]

@@timmanboy1 I could see one thinking of those missions that way. Honestly I prefer the airships of Project Wingman. No bulshit shields or drones, just a shitload of AA, Missiles, and Railguns. Plus, they can get oneshot by multiple methods, be it a railgun of your own once you get the 2 post-story aircraft (Project Wingman MK1 and the SP-34R) or you can with enough skill drop bombs onto the airships (which is my preferred method)

[@spencerw682]

wicked production value. pro level

[@gamenightfeldon2897]

I'm sat here pausing the video every few minutes to allow the awe to pass over. It feels so weird watching this for free.

[@CAL1MBO]

I am completely blown away. Your artwork and presentation is beautiful.

[@Skipper0303]

Pentagon/CIA: Lockheed how much “creative” powder would you like? Lockheed: y e s

[@tristanband4003]

Lsd too

[@AB-nv7bz]

The production quality of these videos is unmatched.

[@handsomeharold5726]

wow and I thought the 747 carrier concept was wild! I was thinking yesterday that we must be nearly due for a new mustard video, and here it is! great job crew!

[@dust1209]

The fact that we didn't get this thing is yet more evidence that we're not living in the best timeline.

[@biggestouf]

We might now. A drone carrier is more logistically possible. Arsenal bird is a prediction not fiction.

[@sillerbarly4927]

Depending on the drone, either the large reaper drones or the FPV drone, probably would need a fraction of the size

[@warhawk4494]

I blame the cultural revolution/ counter culture of the 1960s and the hippies. They ruined our scientific advancement and set us back. Hahahah

[@biggestouf]

@warhawk4494 The issue is that gay autistic furries create these things. Raytheon was ranked the #1 LGBT-friendly workplace in 2021 Google Doug Winger. Furry artist. Also developer of the A-10 tracking laser.

[@fahlgorithm]

Jesus can you imagine the US during the cold war just swooping in and bombing random countries on a moments notice. I mean that is basically what we did anyways but the fact that we wanted this capability to do it even faster is mind boggling. It's a super cool engineering problem but I think the real world ramifications would have been utterly horrifying.

[@jamezzz0035]

Arsenal Birds Justice and Liberty: "Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!"

[@Nacoli_Tomahawk]

Each of them thrice the size of CL-1201 tho, and much heavier armed

[@Trigger-s1]

yeah but they both got discombobulated

[@caav56]

@@Nacoli_Tomahawk But they have a weakpoint in form of relying on external power source

[@fullsenderman8291]

Great video mustard as always hats off to the bbc guy too he really does give that 80s vibe perfectly

[@I_m_p_r_e_z_a]

4:50 I recognize that voice! Did he by any chance use to narrate old World of Tanks guides back in like 2015?

[@democard1199]

Wait, World of Tanks is almost 10 years???? Where in my life did I go wrong?????

[@Mezalune]

Man, that's crazy quality you're giving here, never stop !

[@AM-so9oq]

When he said “an old BBC presenter” I was half expecting a Huw Edward’s cameo😂😂

[@JamEngulfer]

I’ll admit, I was worried for a second

[@CustomCreations-co-uk]

​@@JamEngulferI imagine he would have been cheap to hire 😂

[@ivorharden]

😂

[@Laksur_]

your videos are MASTERPIECES, keep it up I always get so hyped when I see your vids come up!

[@videostudios6042]

When we needed him he returned and he returned swinging

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

"How big do you want the plane to be?" Lockheed: "Yes."

[@aaronorr5586]

How large and long do you need the runway? Lockheed: Yes!!!

[@TheGraySeed]

All i can tell is that Mustard loves the concept of airborne aircraft carrier, starting with the Zveno project and 'ends' with CL-1201.

[@whitespeeder9480]

The Editing for With the BBC Reporter feels like your getting ready to take down a massive boss, picking up settle clues on where to focus you fire. It also feels like a Mission from Hitman, get aboard the CL-1201 sabotage the Nuclear reactor and escape via Jet fighter.

[@noahsmith2022]

A mustard video is like reconnecting with an old best friend

[@dondrapichrust]

I'am at 0:24 and already pressed like button

[@naas510]

same exact timing🫡

[@SockyNoob]

Holy crap, an actual news broadcaster. Amazing addition to the video.

[@Matt_2535]

Fantastical analogies aside - can we appreciate the quality of mustard videos?? They only publish a handful per year, all with intentional infographics, (now)broadcasters, and diagrams. One of the few channels that makes you grateful for KZbin and it’s free content

[@kcnmsepognln]

Outstanding production values! The segment with Peter Baker was absolutely tip-top (as is Peter). Kudos, Mustard!

[@null6634]

The Algorithm (praise be) brought me here. I'd never see this channel before. The production values are amazing. I'll definitely be subscribing.

[@marasmusine]

I can't be the only one who excitedly thought "Sue Lawley?!" at the mention of a former BBC News presenter.

[@kcnmsepognln]

@@marasmusine I'll see your Sue Lawley and raise you an Angela Ripon!

[@tiego02]

Mustard never dissapoints.

[@kolorado7260]

Its like the Avengers assemble moment for all of us every time Mustard blesses us with a vid on some obscure vehicle

[@PawanKumar-eo6id]

First time watching your channel! good work and absolutely great presentation.

[@cosmiccuttlefish5765]

Nothing makes me more happy to have a Nebula subscription than new Mustard videos

[@captain_commenter8796]

It can intercept missiles, but how will it go against the *Stonehenge Railgun Network?*

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

It's so large you can just dumb fire missiles at at😂

[@Legomaster-jv8ll]

Forget Stonehenge. Trigger can take it.

[@garyfogel9530]

The production value on these videos is world class

[@Mobile-ir6cv]

I'm subscribing, this is some serious quality work!

[@haxmalper3633]

While epic, this is simply just a massive target for missiles of all kinds. The amount of money that could be lost with just one small missile, not to mention the runways required for this beast. Very cool dunno why the air force doesnt have these.