Marut Files - Crazy story of how India made this in 1950s & forgot it

[@Humtog]

First of all, happy Independence day to all Indians. Today is a good day to say that in geopolitics one’s Independence is guaranteed by having weapons like Marut. If you do not have them, you will lose your liberty to those who have them. This is why it is important for all democracies to be self-sufficient in defense. Secondly, yes the plane actually looked shiny metallic like shown in the rendering. You can also notice this mirror-like reflectivity in the black and white pics and videos. Beautiful, isn’t it? Unfortunately, you can see it with shiny skin only at a museum in Germany. They have preserved it for Kurt Tank’s legacy. There are also a few in India including one in HAL museum in Bangalore, but they painted over it. *BACKSTORY* Now a bit about myself. I am a quality focused youtuber from India who makes on average just two videos per year. Overall it took me 2 years from start to end of this project! Not continuous 2 years, but on and off. Check the date on the RTI application shown at 00:20 if you don’t believe. This is the most high effort content I have made till now and funnily, while starting this project, I thought it will be done in a month! This video is a make or break project for me. If it is successful I can make more consistently by hiring a team, otherwise, I will have to stop these types of high effort videos as it’s too expensive and time consuming to make. I had thought I would write the script in 2 days because I knew the story from what I read years ago, but It took me over 1.5 months to research and write the script. This is because all the articles about Marut on the internet were superficial. They hardly had any details. They simply mention that the UK asked for more money which we refused and thus Marut failed. No detail on why they asked for more, how much money was asked, why we refused and what alternative action we took etc. I had to send Right to Information filings to the government of India to get some information that was not available anywhere. I have shown one of the RTI filings at 00:20 in this video. Still many questions remain unanswered like why was that French Engine refused while it had much more power than Marut needed. But I can guarantee you that you will not find any other video or article with more information than my video as of today. Then there was the problem of lack of any content about this plane. There were no videos of this plane in existence except for that 30 seconds black and white low quality video I showed at 6:54. So, I had to start from creating the 3D model to show how it looked. As far as I know, this is the first time someone has made a realistic 3D model of this plane. So, this is the first time people are getting a chance to see what it looked like! The photos of this plane that were available were also not only black and white but so blurred/distorted that they were unusable and thus I had to enhance over 200 photos one by one painstakingly such that not even the photographer who took that photo would not have seen it in this much clarity. I know most of the pics still look a bit cartoonish, but trust me, they were way worse before enhancement and coloring. And all black and white pics you saw are not original, but enhanced black and white ones. The main reason why this took this long to produce was 3D. I had never done a project with 3D animation before, thus it took waaay longer than expected to complete it. Thrice during the production, I gave up on this project for months because of it. At this stage there was no way to even go back and do it without 3D because I had used up all the videos and pics available of this plane to fill the rest of the timeline. Thus there were literal blanks at those sections of the video. The production of this video was pretty much similar to the production of Marut. I had chewed bigger than I could bite by choosing to do 3D, similar to how Marut wanted Mach 2, and trying to achieve that proved expensive and time consuming. So, this is why I am really excited to share this documentary with you all. I want to make more such videos, but the biggest problem is the KZbin algorithm’s unpredictability. I have burned my hands several times making what I consider as good videos, but then the algorithm did not pick it up. This danger is what prevents me and many other creators from investing so much effort in making videos. *WANT TO WORK TOGETHER??* I am also thinking of creating a team so that we can make content regularly in high quality. But, that costs a lot of money. So, it has not been finalized yet. But if you are a super passionate to create the type of content I create, or if you have the skills to edit or animate videos like this, then mail me to - _Humtogcom at gmail dot com._ You will be the first ones in my mind to connect to when I need those particular skills. The opportunities are in 2D Animation, 3D animation, Video editing, Research, Script writing, Sound design, Voiceover, Translation and also for another project that involves Web/App development(Laravel, PHP, VueJs, Flutter). It can be online, part-time, full time or temporary. *VOLUNTEER OPPORTUITIES* If you're incredibly passionate about this cause and want to contribute your skills pro bono, your support is very welcome. Many of these projects may not generate enough revenue to recoup the cost of production, thus such support is what makes it feasible. But your involvement can be rewarding in other ways. *WANT TO BECOME A PROUDCER?* I have some captivating stories, but they may not be financially viable. I am open to partnering with passionate individuals who wish to fund these projects and become producers or co-producers, with ad-revenue sharing as an option. *I AM SELLING SCRIPTS FOR MOVIES* I have written four mind blowing movie scripts that I am willing to sell to production houses who are interested in producing them. All of them are extremely unique, one of a kind movie concept that is so engaging that it will keep the attention of the viewer high throughout the movie. First and second script are suitable for audiences of any country/language and can be made on a low budget. They are perfect for Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Spanish or English movies. Third script is only suitable for intelligent-sci-fi niche in English, For example, the type of audience who watch movies like "The Man From Earth". It can also be made in low budget. I am currently in the process of writing this story into a book as I have not come across a similar story. Fourth script is that of a war movie based on a true story, and can only be made in Indian languages, ideally Hindi. It can only work as a high budget movie, but I am so confident it will be the biggest grossing movie of that year that I will refund the fee if it’s not. *HIRE ME?* Yes, If you are Netflix or Amazon Prime or National Geographic or Discovery channel, and want someone to make documentaries, feel free to mail me! 😀 *SUBSCRIBE SO I CAN MAKE MORE* You can help by subscribing with all notifications on. I don’t post much content, so you are very rarely likely to see posts from me. My channel name HUMTOG means *“Humans Together”* afterall. twitter.com/humtog instagram.com/humtog

[@rohansalwan]

Holy shit dude i hope this vid does well

[@quicksilverstrom]

LOVED THE CONTENT!!!! Eager for more!! wow

[@gunner4ever924]

Hi, didn't you post this video on reddit few months or a year ago??

[@Humtog]

@gunner4ever924 - What you saw was its trailer which was published online. Entire documentary is being published for the first time on Independence day.

[@Eshanyadav23]

Oh man you gave so much time for the this aircraft story ...wow♥..the video is awesome and i am sharing to my friends too ...hope video doesn't end like marut fighter jet😂♥⭐

[@Eternalbliz]

As an Indian, I thank you for this beautiful piece of history. God Bless.

[@AntiJihadi]

U mean piece, right?

[@Eternalbliz]

@@AntiJihadi yeah, my bad. Typo

[@Nooboroshi]

It's an Indian channel, bro

[@Eternalbliz]

@@Nooboroshi didn't know

[@BalkrishnaDwivedi619]

You mean sad piece of history, right !

[@Hush_Harsha]

Singlehandedly producing an entire documentary is itself a challenge. And then you go and do it in such high quality. Being willing to go so far to build an entire 3D model of the entire aircraft. This is the kind effort which deserves recognition. India needs more high effort documentaries like this❤.

[@Humtog]

Thanks :)

[@abhijitjadhav3176]

True. Best documentary.

[@raj-hf4wb]

indeed....

[@sp-tj9ye]

​@@Humtogwhat does humtog mean?

[@Humtog]

@@sp-tj9ye It is short for Humans-Together. I wanted to make this channel a place where anyone who have a great idea for a video, but do not have a youtube channel can come and collaborate with other people and post it here. This is because often people only want to make one or two videos, and not having a youtube channel means their video will not get much views. And also most people dont have all the skills required to make a video, so by collaborating, everyone get a feeling of "Yes we made this awesome video". Basically like Ted talks, but for videos.

[@DotnetDeveloper-wd5kq]

Just cannot believe that as an Indian, I have read lot of Indian history from ancient Indian to modern India, read about WW2 in so much detail that I feel like I have lived those painful years but still this great information was missing. I highly appreciate bringing it in the public. Thank you.

[@Humtog]

Thanks. That is why "Forgot it" is in the title. Because, even most people working in defense and aviation fields says "Tejas is Indias first fighterjet" when I ask them. This story has been collectively forgotten by most people. If you are that well read, you can contribute to our future content in research. It took me 2 days to write the Skelton script of Marut Files, but then it took two of us 45 days to research and get all facts. So, we need volunteer contributors to make it possible to create such videos regularly. I have many such ideas that I am not able to release just due to the amount of time it takes to research them. Mail to humtogcom [at] gmail [dot] com

[@rahulsharma-ht7ut]

Thanks to our congress and nehru jii wo was busy in his own shennanigans,we indians litrally wasted our time since 1947 to 2014,and the damage the congress party did to this country is unimaginable,general public dont even know how much we suffered during this time,our culture,tech,man power all were wiping out like hell,modiji just came in time to save this country,even now their is considerable amount of people living in india are againts this country and hinduism,but now we atleast know wht we have to do in future nd dont repeat those mistakes again

[@sidhantjasrotia7079]

​@@rahulsharma-ht7uti don't see india getting better, we have stagnated in development and regressed culturally, its sad reading your comment, knowing even literate people are brainwashed by the bjp's propaganda machine

[@chinarise]

​@@rahulsharma-ht7ut

[@shantanusapru]

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[@hindsagarvlogsIndia]

Thank you for making this video, I had assumed that MIG's were used in the battle at longewala, interesting to know it was Maruts.

[@quickano007]

1.3 million sub youtube account still not reply lrt me fix it

[@amannsharma]

No one is caring you except one .. let me fix it

[@daakudaddy5453]

I dont know how you missed it, I have known since like forever. The Aircraft in this battle were Marut and Hunter. Hunter was the primary aircraft though.

[@rahulsharma-ht7ut]

Thanks to our congress and nehru jii wo was busy in his own shennanigans,we indians litrally wasted our time since 1947 to 2014,and the damage the congress party did to this country is unimaginable,general public dont even know how much we suffered during this time,our culture,tech,man power all were wiping out like hell,modiji just came in time to save this country,even now their is considerable amount of people living in india are againts this country and hinduism,but now we atleast know wht we have to do in future nd dont repeat those mistakes again

[@invertedaura1986]

​@@rahulsharma-ht7utJai Hind, brother!

[@dantyyerra9548]

Thanks for creating such a wonderful content! Didn't really know that we as Indians were really ahead in terms of manufacturing and undertaking such projects of immense importance in the field of Defense (especially Aircraft design). This video has given so many inputs that I wonder if we had pursued the Project Marut to its rightful closure with the right Jet engine being mounted in it, we could also have been leaders in Fighter Jet manufacturing!! Alas, it did not pick up....however, expect this project to be revived now atleast as we set ambitious goals ! Once again thanks a ton @Humtog for creating such an awesome content! Keep it up and continue sharing such authentic videos! You will have no dearth of support! Cheers Danty

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much! Yes, I was also surprised when even aviation students and defense enthusiasts considering Tejas as India's first fighter jet and almost no one living in HAL colony in Bangalore also knew about Marut when I was there for research. Even in their Museum, it was a neglected showpiece.

[@chetananam9141]

Our authorities have a typical attitude of relegating the most marvellous pieces of our country.into oblivion Hardly do we hear even about the existence of Maruti. Not to mention the decades- delayed LCA or ALH Projects.

[@MoonStruckHorrorsX]

Thanks for putting so much effort into making this. I only saw this in the HAL museum and didn't know about the history of it. Also, finally I know who is Suranjan Das is. There's a road near old airport road in Bangalore which is named after him.

[@Humtog]

Yes, also Marathahalli in Bangalore is named after Marut. Most people living there itself dont know it. It used to be Marut-Halli because Maruts were designed and assembled there. Thanks.

[@rutvikrs]

​@@Humtognot really. There is no consensus on the etymology only a bunch of modern urban myths including the birthplace of Marut jet fighter, crashed marut jet fighter, Maratha (empire) encampment, St Martha's hospital, Hanuman(Marut is another name) temple, plus two historical stone reliefs, one in that area and another at a different location dated to 14th and 11th century.(But they are unclear if this was the area because precolonial Indians did not have cartography(or did they?)) At any rate, take claims coming out of Indian history academic or non academic with a heap of salt because we have not invested into primary research.

[@mintybreez]

I lived in marathahalli for a year.

[@JatinblrNaukri]

​@@Humtogthats incorrect, the name of marathahalli and also other surrounding villages existed much before independence. The land survey records of 1890s show the name of marathahalli, doddanekundi etc , so it's just a false info .a visit to the taluk office will answer that!!!

[@pawanraj9475]

​@@JatinblrNaukri no hes correct that is just a false notion the area near old airport only developed after 1950❤

[@akbrahma7739]

As an Indian my national pride is eclipsed by the admiration for the sheer precision and acumen of German engineering. This is incredible. German engineers were like incense, spreading their aroma of brilliance wherever they fled after the war.

[@williamzk9083]

These German engineers were perfect for India. They knew how to design and build sophsticated in such a way that they could be built in India. They know how to teach. They knew how do build the basics. All you need is aluminum sheet metal, some welding etc.

[@kshitizmishra5845]

What flag is this

[@nayaknaresh]

As an Indian we should be proud of the bribery, corruption and the ability to destroy anything that is good and working. Great job by the defence ministry in never launching this jet engine and never allowing those Germans to create an aviation manufacturing industry in India. We honestly thank Henning Holck Larsen Christian Soren Toubro in giving us L&T and leaving the shareholding to the India employees who stole everything from the workers once they became bosses.

[@tubeysr]

There was definitely something special about Germans then... Now they are fragmented all over the world

[@RandomDeforge]

plus they share their admiration for the swastika!

[@crooked-halo]

I'm an aviation enthusiast but I've never even _heard_ of the HAL HF-24 Marut until today! The Marut is one of the most strikingly beautiful airplanes I have ever seen! My favorite jets are The B-58, F-104, BEC Lightning, Avro Vulcan, F-35B (because I work on it) and now the HAL HF-24 Marut! What a beauty!

[@dr.saurabhshukla7214]

EXACTLY my thoughts, it was a beautiful jet !

[@shubhamlele5395]

Casual

[@amit24kumar]

Kudos to the Humtog team for a glimpse into India's aviation history... if only India had pursued the development of a jet engine... we would have had an entire industry....

[@simplengmanlalakbay]

It would have been the Pride of Indian Air Force. Upgrading it to more sophisticated models.

[@ShruteshKumar]

It's crazy that India went on to develop extremely complex rocket engines that now fly spaceships to Mars - but never got around to developing a simple jet engine!

[@simplengmanlalakbay]

@@ShruteshKumar Well, that's the show off competition. Just to tell the world they can too. But what does people gain on those projects about Mars. Could have used that money and supported the Marut Project

[@blackbiker3718]

​@@simplengmanlalakbaythat's the dumbest comments I've ever seen bro there is no competition in space race there is no nasa vs isro . Space program increases security , navigation, any natural disaster alert, farming etc etc .

[@gari7450]

if you had this in the 50's why do you still buy planes from russia then... stop lying with these trust me bro stories

[@i_ksqr]

What a wonderful film. I have researched this aircraft for over a decade now, and I pass its static display everyday on my way to work - and yet, the video has managed to cover more than I thought I knew. Fantastic research, effort and attention to detail. Marut is certainly a feather in India and HAL's cap, and a painful reminder of corruption within India's governance and bureaucracy.

[@Humtog]

Its because internet articles where we read do not cover things in depth. And most youtube videos are also made based on those articles. I started the same way, but quickly realized it does not even answer basic questions, so I had to research on my own. Thanks a lot.

[@hinduwarrior123]

Very well said- the HAL has turned out to an organization of incompetent pen pushing all knowing useless Babus!

[@peaceful1658]

@@Humtogwell done 👏👏👍🏻

[@ezye97]

I wish I could see what this country would’ve been without corruption and bureaucracy, my country is so capable, people want out of all this junk, but with time they too join the junk. God bless this country.

[@sidharth.kavalu]

This is without a doubt one of the best documentaries made on Indian aviation history. The detail in post production and story telling us as good as some of the best you tubers.

[@Humtog]

Thanks for your kind words :)

[@grindelston5968]

Oh aye, definitely . He will go a long way will this lad.👍

[@ramakrishnanpanchapakesan299]

A very well made docu video. Too sad that India could have had its own Mach 2 aircraft for just a sanction of 1.5 million pounds then, and Nehru was ill advised then. And the voice and narration were appropriate and engaging one's attention, without monotony and boredom pushing the listener away.

[@peterchessell28]

Let's be honest there is not much else.

[@shashankrao23]

The story of Marut should be made into a movie as it needs to be told across India

[@Т1000-м1и]

I thought about it as well. When I heard about the outpost holding out "Yep, that's a Bollywood movie"

[@waleedalhassan1537]

⁠​⁠@@Т1000-м1иthere’s a movie “Border” but it’s epicentre is the war and not the Marut

[@arunthumma4192]

TRUth is ALWAYS Buried in by Haters mainly n mostly in BHARATH

[@YourDaddy28]

Until there's modi government in india they'll never allow such movies to tell the truth about Indian's history to people.

[@thedn3164]

​@@YourDaddy28😂 why would modi oppose it? HAL was already a stabilised company even before india got independence nehru just nationalised it and changed it's name

[@SatyajithGundu]

Tank deserves a posthumous Bharat Ratna, how many agree?

[@yasho.]

Totally..not the Ratna, padma maybe.

[@CountingStars333]

He was a nazi can't do that.

[@BenjaminCantabrana]

He deserves NOTHING.... Should have gotten a swift kick in the ass.

[@mverick5444]

​@@yasho.But he is not Hindu 😮. Andhbhakts will be offended.

[@abriexx]

@@mverick5444 paxtani spotted

[@pran_man]

Really appreciate the deep dive in this video, learnt a lot. Thank you!

[@Humtog]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@akay435]

Thanks. Hoping to see more from you like this. Never stop.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much!

[@supratikchakraborty9335]

I consider myself as a defense enthusiast but even I didn't know many of the facts surrounding the aircraft that belongnged to my own country. Such a brilliant representation. Kudos! Would love to see a similar documentary on Tejas.

[@Humtog]

I talked to many Indian defense enthusiasts. When I ask them what is the first Indian fighterjet, most of them say Tejas. I went to HAL Bangalore, and in its colony asksed few people and they also didnt know. Its as if there was a collective amnesia about Marut. Then, when I started making the project, I thought it would be an easy video. I thought research would be done in two days. But, it took 1.5 months because all articles online were superficial. They were saying same things without any details on why we didn't choose a particular engine, why we didn't try other things etc. There were lot of unanswered questions. I wonder why no journalist picked this up. Then, I had to do the hard research, and that's how it took 1.5 months to just write the script. I can assure you that you wouldn't find any article, or any video as of today about Marut that has more details than my video. There is still some unanswered questions like why we refused the French offer. There is no detail about this anywhere. I interviewed few people who worked at HAL. They don't know. I made two RTIs to HAL and Defense. They didnt answer saying classified, or dodged the question. There is still a lot of mystery that cannot be answered logically.

[@supratikchakraborty9335]

I knew already some of the facts surrounding Marut. I knew the story how a good aircraft failed to meet expectations because of the geo political pressures. I knew that the lack of foresight by the political leadership and the airforce killed a platform that had so much potential. I believe, the reason no journalist ever picked this story because they were afraid of unraveling some national secrets which might upset the leadership. Just like many other mystories of the country.

[@stunnerdoc]

This is same level quality as a history channel documentary. Thank you. You have amazing talent.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much!

[@KoushikVaraghur]

Extraordinary story so well researched. You didnt take any tone of accusation or conspiracy, but told the story of our own hidden successes so well. Hats off!

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much :)

[@MirzaKhalid]

Even we Bangladeshis 🇧🇩 didn't know about the Marut Aircraft took out Pakistani Airfields in 1971. We thought it was the Migs that destroyed those military Airports. Thank you for explaining the full story. Love from 🇧🇩

[@TIGER100001]

they were migs that did the destruction...marut was a failure right from the start...its engine was too slow...so the aircraft never got going

[@knc2111]

Kurt Tank not only designed the Marut but he and many members of his design team taught fluid dynamics at IISc during their stay in Bangalore helping out Prof Satish Dhawan who had pioneered this field of study in India.

[@blu5127]

Would later on go and take isro to new heights

[@abhishekbidhuri]

"for want of an engine an industry was lost", I'm pained to hear the untold story of HAL Marut. Thanks to you humtog for bringing this up. I'll appreciate the content quality of the video and the visible hardwork behind this! You deserve more subs humtog.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much @AbishekBidhuri

[@randmht9976]

So sad to see , that even after All these years HAL & India still do not have Proper Testing Facilities for our Jets & Jet Engines 😢😢

[@gunner4ever924]

This is what happens when government employs 50% reservation people😂

[@militantGAMING]

​@@gunner4ever924 bro everything isn't justifyed with reservation as a reason. Didn't you just watch the whole documentary, they gave lot of reasons(then your brain cell) as to why it failed even with one of the best avaition creators. You think creating engine or designing is a walk in the park and if unsuccessful it's the reservation fault(caste system mentality, clearly holding grudge against less developed society). On top of it did those German developers always said that because their's more indian and less German that's why the project is failing. If you still carrying this mentality that blaming reservation will make huge leap in technology that west doesn't share then be my guest and I'll support your cause and will see if that makes a quantum leap in technology advances.

[@rahulsaroha1128]

​@@gunner4ever924but your stupid logic fails with ISRO. Why ISRO is doing good with same system? People like you move to Canada with PR and then cry Canada is not Canada anymore because people like you are there.😂

[@SodiumSyndicate]

@@militantGAMING reservation trash and labor union trash mixed with job security ruined HAL

[@nageswaraopatha5445]

@@SodiumSyndicateagreed 🫡🫡 (iam b.c & reservation is curse for government institutions 🥲) Jai hind🦁🇮🇳👑

[@humanbeing942]

I'm not even Indian but i think this is one of the most futuristic looking Fighter jet I've ever seen!

[@noone-js1kb]

An Indian channel with huge info and deep insight with a fancy narrator. So glad to have found this channel.❤

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much :)

[@Roshan_More]

I had a feel of F-35's video of real engineering. Such a quality should be appreciated. The research behind this video and quality at which the video is created is amazing. Good Job brother 🙂

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much :)

[@Tbonyandsteak]

F-35's are not that particular great piece of engineering, it is over engineered and wont have a long periode before it becomes obsolete.

[@kamikaze_twist]

To be honest, this piece of history is unknown to so many of us Indians as well that its enlightening how the geopolitics of that era worked. Wonderful video and earned you guys a sub!

[@Humtog]

Thanks. Yes, this video also shows the effect of geopolitics on a project in its best. I have not seen any other documentary that shows geopolitics like this.

[@InfolkWell]

​@@Narrative711ikr India was humiliated after losing the air war to pakistan

[@tarmin1711]

@@Narrative711 It didn't happen, PAF is a joke, keep dreaming porki.

[@tarmin1711]

@@InfolkWell It didn't happen, PAF is a joke, keep dreaming porki.

[@vikasbadwal6206]

Kurt Tank deserves posthumous award and fame and many many thanks for bringing Marut project to light, so many years later

[@user-tk9dz2kb4c]

As an Indian am blown away by the facts in this video . ❤❤❤ Good job

[@maheshacharya8637]

Absolutely well researched and presented with fantastic story line. This will be used as reference by future Aviation Enthusiasts and historians. Truly appreciate your time and attention to create this insightful story.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much

[@aryaflier]

Thanks for this amazing video. As a token of appreciation, a li'l contribution from me. Keep up the great work. Have a nice day.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much

[@microsoftchrome8075]

Damn shame we dumped this program over the engine. India could've been working on its own 6th gen CA program if we had continued with it

[@ratulxy]

Not necessarily, Britain had thriving fighter jet industry after 2nd ww. Look at what happened to that.

[@bonran]

My uncle was in 220 Sqn IAF (Desert Tigers) and flew HF-24 Maruts in the 1970s and during the Bangladesh War in 1971 from the Hashimara & Bagdogra Airbases. He later flew Mig 23/27s and ended up commanding the Sqn in the late 80s and 90s at Jodhpur. He remembers it as a good but underpowered aircraft, sub-sonic in straight flight but achieving MACH 1+ in dives (a la the de Havilland Vampire, India's first jet and which he had flown in the 1960s) for the reasons reported in this documentary. There are some unconfirmed reports that the DRDO wants to work on a Marut II and develop a new fighter based on this 1960s design.

[@Humtog]

Great to know!

[@shantanunewse2118]

I think the engines werent indigenous and thats the only reason it failed we have a example at Poona in Kamla Nehru Park at deccan the tires are from dunlop.

[@spitfiremkiv339]

​​@@shantanunewse2118yeah the engines were Orpheus ones and were underpowered for the maruts weight

[@gtvishal2521]

​@@HumtogHal making sequal of Haf 24 marut now

[@afnankabir2190]

As a Bangladeshi, I thank your uncle for his service

[@AshwaniKumarAggarwal-w3j]

Marut played a stellar role in the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 War

[@friendlyatheist9589]

it shows how short sighted was our government in past

[@AshwaniKumarAggarwal-w3j]

@@friendlyatheist9589 Well said

[@AshwaniKumarAggarwal-w3j]

@@friendlyatheist9589 Sir Very well said. Imports means bribes / commissions ,

[@hellomoto2084]

​@@friendlyatheist9589our government as far as defence policy is concerned is totally and wholly blind. Airforce and army are import pasand , their officers more British than British in present day. Airforce wants mmrca at an exorbitant cost but fuck it , it's sukhoi 30 mki till 2080 as was said few days back by the Indian airforce.

[@aspmusic5904]

Excellent production guys! I couldn’t have imagined such quality from a completely desi team. Keep it up!

[@sirxavior1583]

@16:09. The HF-73 looks alot like the typical 1970's fighters like MiG-29 or F-14. Shows you how Kurt Tank was ahead of his time.

[@Humtog]

Yes, he was way ahead of the time. I am amazed by how he was able to create Marut from scratch in India and how "usable" it turned out. It is not usual for the first version of a jet to be this good. If a chance for second version was given, it would perhaps be among the best in the World.

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

If the Axis had won we would be 50 years ahead and probably have cured cancer by now as they despised the bureaucracies and plutocracies that plagued the democracies back then and plague the modern world today

[@MrCMVikram]

This is the first time I am hearing the full story about Marut. I was there when India announced that it has produced the first supersonic aircraft. But Indian media hid the fact that the plane was designed by a German.

[@immortalbeing196]

not only Indian plane even US, Soviet, French, and British developed their fighters using Nazi engineers and scientists.

[@ChandranPrema123]

​@@immortalbeing196Kurt Tank wasn't a Nazi tbh

[@Tenisinspector8341]

@@ChandranPrema123Doesn’t change the fact that those countries excused many German Nazi scientists from being tried at Nuremberg, just read up on Operation Paperclip

[@immortalbeing196]

@@ChandranPrema123 he served as nazi aircraft designer, his photos wearin nazi uniforms are available.

[@rameshsnayar]

That Kurt Tank was the designer was a well known fact. It was not hidden

[@harinathtech]

Thanks!

[@Humtog]

Thank you :)

[@akshadrathi]

Waited for this for over an year :) Finally!!!

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much!!! It took waaaay longer than expected.

[@bhaskara.n.k694]

Excellent documentary! It pains me so much to see repeated and repeated short sightedness by the indian government

[@Humtog]

Thanks. Yes its quite painful. But Govt short sightedness is a pretty common phenomenon around the world.

[@KaushikSarkar-uo2lt]

The current govt is different.

[@madlad5711]

@@KaushikSarkar-uo2ltNO its still same.. They are clearing funds for important strategic programs like amca , and other SAMs equivalent to S400 , its worse than the previous governemnt

[@Noname123rr]

It was name sake indian govt run by western countries.

[@madlad5711]

@@Noname123rr that's what every country was doing, if you went thru the entire documentary

[@paulgibbons2320]

It's a very attractive design. Weldone India.

[@anilaneil5114]

Another stark example of how, due to lack of long term vision and perseverance, a great opportunity was lost. This would have been a huge economic accelerator for India. Let's learn the lesson, at the least. Excellent compilation of facts, and very effectively articulated. Great work, the Humtog team. Congratulations. More power to you. Jai Hind.

[@kanakTheGold]

Even today, political class including center is happy with importing such hi tech rather than develop on our own. Vision and Perseverance has always been missing in Political class, being it Infra, Power, Hi Tech developments.

[@dream_machines07]

This is such amazing piece of history! Heartwrenching to see such a humongous achievement going in vain because of a couple of poor and short sighted decisions. Kudos to the Humtog team. Would love to see more content from you guys. Jai Hind❤

[@Rythminflow]

The biggest problem of India's technology is, the leaders responsible to fund 'RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT'. Germany is an Excellent example of how technology makes a country more developed. We have scientists and creativity but NO FUNDS.

[@Amoghavarsha.]

And our talents will lose hope in this country and migrate to the West :( Sad truth

[@vinestervega19]

even still only 2% indians pay income tax, imagine the additional national budget if income taxes were paid justly.

[@challacustica9049]

I live next to one of the surviving models on display in a park. It is a machine that has fascinated me for years. Beautiful in every way.

[@ninadkadam5271]

Thank you so much for unfolding such a great yet unsung chapter of Indian history. Amazing efforts on the edit as well!

[@proparanoid]

As someone who had been offered a job designing engines for GE in the mid 60s, I truly appreciate the effort put into this video, and the historical details and research required have surely paid off in an infomative and interesting work. Kudos. No. I did not accept the offer, and elected a different career path outside of aerospace, despite having cross-trained through engines, airframe, hydraulics, instrumentation, electric, and fuel systems, in the USAF. No regrets, other than those sponsored by the unanswerable what if, of it all.

[@NeilVerm]

Wow, 1000 times better than most TV documentaries, excellent choice of topics, plz continue to make more. Also plz carry on the 2 part of the Air India Story.Thank you.

[@Humtog]

Thanks. Air India part 2 is currently put on hold because part 1 didnt get much views, so who will watch part 2. Although, the full script for the part 2 was already done. Maybe I will post that somewhere as an article. But, it is not a fun story, instead it is a story of lethargy, corruption and scams basically showing why air India failed. There are some revelations that would make some powerful people sweat. Pretty dangerous script for a young channel, so I don't think I will be making it into a video any time soon.

[@Pradeeprao02]

This is a great video on HF24 Marut aircraft . I can relate to several of these points covered as my father was part of HF24 Design team at HAL, at that time. Very touching facts , brings back memories of things that my dad had talked about ! Thanks for producing such a wonderful video. 🙏

[@Humtog]

Thanks. Glad it brought the memories. Share with dads friends and their families.

[@Humtog]

I am making a Hindi translated version of Marut Files. If you have any additional photos, videos or information worth adding to this video, mail me to HumTogcom [at] gmail [dot] com

[@Athreya2012]

Superb . Probably the best documentary i have seen. Hoping for more

[@Humtog]

Thanks a ton

[@dontrememberit6834]

This is what a top Quality documentry looks like. Thank you Humtog. Love from INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Humtog]

Thanks!

[@papadopp3870]

I have to agree with you! I’ve been a warplane enthusiast for 58 years, and to say my knowledge of Marut was minuscule- and I’m a major fan of Kurt Tank. In this film, it was obvious massive work and passion had gone into the production. What great work. This is a channel of which I shall never miss a release! Award winning, and I hope his professional aspirations come to fruition!

[@ronineternal3842]

⁠@@papadopp3870i can only chime in on this. Great informative content!

[@NorthbyWest]

During a 2week business trip to Bangalore in 2019, I made a special trip to the HAL open air aircraft museum. Upon entering the exhibition, I stumbled upon this remarkable aircraft. The sign next to the plane mentioned Kurt Tank. I even explained his name to Indian visitors standing next to me. It was a pity, though, that the Marut on show was painted in a low quality silver paint. Nevertheless, it was a great experience and certainly worth the visit.

[@jagan9586]

Amazing content , waiting for more!

[@Humtog]

Thank you 🙌

[@SUMITSINGHRAJPUTBME]

Thank You so much!! Humtog.. for doing this detailed research about Marut. Otherwise, we would not have known about hard work and challenge behind making this aircraft.

[@AkashBagFEce]

We all know about hal tejas fighter jet. But this legendary marut was not very well known to our Indian also. Thank you so much to make the video! Love from India...❤️❤️❤️

[@S0L_Invictus]

Great video... U put up great efforts in its making... Congrats on your success...

[@ayappakn1073]

Wow! What a wonderful video. Really appreciate the time and effort your team and put in to come up with this amazing video. Thank you for sharing such wonderful insights into Indias first indigenous fighter aircarft.

[@oliverer3]

You may not upload often but apparently my brain remembered the usual voice over well enough to instantly realize that something was different about the narrator in this video xD Good work!

[@Humtog]

Thanks! Your memory is quite good!

[@Siddharth_R]

Nothing but quality. Impressed.

[@rohittaurus911]

An absolute gem of channel, you guys earned my sub. The research was on point and very precise. Kuddos and best wishes

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much

[@anilkaralamangala1431]

Am proud to say that my father was a key part of that great team. Most of that which is mentioned herein are facts and it really hurts to know how the project was sabotaged by vested interests and also due to merit being sidelined in favour of people who had merely put more number of years in service.

[@Humtog]

Great to know!

[@Humtog]

I am making a Hindi translated version of Marut Files. If you have any additional photos, videos or information worth adding to this video, mail me to HumTogcom [at] gmail [dot] com

[@Curiouskannadiga]

I guess i accidentally landed on script for future blockbuster of India.

[@Pulkit076]

It's a pity that the *over ambitious goals* of our armed forces are still there to this day. Other projects like MBT Arjun (even after having beaten T-90s in its MK2 version) also met the same fate as Marut. The import lobby in our country is really very strong, and has deep pockets. Good that present govt is finally giving them a tough time. That aside, I'd like to congratulate you on an incredible & deeply researched video that you guys have created. Not only the contents but the graphics used in this, are top notch. Great work 👏👏

[@kashiraghunandanprasad2799]

This lobby must be iliminated at once but unfortunately this lobby is getting stronger in this regime too. Our NSA ajit Dobhal's son is the business of arms purchase. Rest is not a secret.

[@learnercircle2727]

current givt is worse than the any govt before .. they even rejected drdo made indigenous gun and buying from Israel and russia.. homemade lightweight arms carrier is also rejected to favour foreign ones.. lets not forget the dassault case.. how much bloated the price was and how those incriminating docs were burned mystreriously.. i could go on and on ..

[@oneearthan]

The demands are not overambitious. The demands are calculated based on what is available to Pakistan and China and how to win the war. One cannot compromise quality for Deshbhakti, without good weapons and strong military, there will not be any Desh for Bhakti.

[@rickgolder6818]

Well india operates around 124 arjun mk1 MBTs and 114 arjun Mk2 MBTs, which is definitely not that low. The reason more weren't order is because india is going to build its own future MBT, the FRCV's will be ordered in around 1700 of numbers and 300-500 zorawar light tank will be ordered. so theres no space for arjun in the future as more future proof MBTs will be inducted.

[@hetrogaming3624]

@@rickgolder6818 Arjun MBT is also Indian and way cheaper than T90s

[@anootoshsarkar686]

It's nice to see such well reasearched videos...at least better than Bollywood movies nowadays 😅. Also, recently we got news that DRDO will be working on a next gen. of the Marut. Hopefully, this time we'll come around much better. Thanks for the unbiased take on the Marut project

[@Humtog]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dreamstate5047]

dont compare with bollywood, There are no lies and propagatory messages here. plus not wasting time or glorifying, shitty behaviour at cost of some dopamine

[@shantanunewse2118]

​@@Humtog how do i contact u

[@ammargillani6027]

As a Pakistani I want to thank you for this informative video about our neighbors. Love from Pakistan.

[@mahatmagaand]

As an agnostic Indian I thank you for your interest in our shared history. Peace be with you my brother.

[@arunachalac.s2313]

Thank you for this story. India is able to send a rover to the moon today, launch multiple satellites but still imports war planes! It's high time that India focuses on this long term vision instead of relying on technology transfers!

[@rutvikrs]

Building Jet engines is more complex than satellites.

[@adityashukla6397]

Wow, this video is an absolute treasure trove of information! Thank you so much to the creators for their efforts. It's evident that a tremendous amount of dedication went into making this video.

[@Humtog]

Thank you! Yes, I wanted to make a documentary that is good for audience of all experience levels. It should be enjoyable to both the experts and also the newbies and also to those who have little to no interest in these topics. So, for experts, I have provided tons of pages of information to pause and read, photos to pause and check in detail, detailed drawings of various components, and also to analyze the geopolitics of that time. This video is designed to be watched for 3 times by experienced viewers who love this subject.

[@jain_dikshith]

One of the best and highest quality content I’ve ever seen. This is simply amazing, right from the research, animations, editing to narration. I hope this reaches the people higher up in the government so that steps can be taken to further strengthen the indigenous aviation industry. And now since India itself has a very successful space program, with the right funding and the right minds aviation shouldn’t be difficult. My heartfelt gratitude to you and your team. Keep producing such high quality videos, all the best!!!

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@venkataramanir7538]

I am surprised to watch this. I was an airframe inspector during its manufacturing at HAL, Bangalore during 1966.

[@Humtog]

Oh wow. Do share your experiences. Maybe as a detailed comment.

[@HalfBloodPrince12]

​@@Humtog I think HAL is inspired by marut to develop HLFT42 aircraft

[@dontmindme8709]

Really nice documentary! I generally don't pay much attention to the history of aviation, but I was captivated :^)

[@Humtog]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

[@nishchinthnichu]

Fantastic documentary! Thanks for making it! Never knew about the Marut and the prowess of Indian aviation until now.

[@kathibaba7665]

Wonderful video. I researched it a lot but you have beautifully compiled the available research into a great video.

[@thefdlord]

The documentary is truly brilliant, and the research conducted for it is of exceptional quality.

[@bbd121]

The Marut sounds so cool. How have I never heard of it?

[@diganta171088]

This is superb work! You've dug out so many interesting facts, which might have never come out if you hadn't brought it up. Thanks a lot! Subscribed 😀

[@Humtog]

Thanks for noticing. When I started this project, I thought I can write the script in 2 days as I already knew the story from when I read it years ago. But, then when I started researching I came to know that all articles are superficial. They do not have any details, or even why certain things happened. Like for example, in case of engines, they simply say UK asked more money which we refused, thus we didnt make it. But no details of why they asked more money, what alternatives were explored etc.

[@diganta171088]

@@Humtog Thanks for not taking the easy way man! Appreciate it.

[@businesstycoon6247]

It's a really painful documentary for every Indian....

[@anandrathi9332]

not for congress supporters they are still happy lot

[@ShankhaShubhra]

The colorised photos are mind blowing!

[@shubhamkumar-nw1ui]

Almost all the problems INDIA face today stems from the roots of lack of visionary leadership in the years of 50s to 80s 😢.....Awesome documentary by the way.

[@royrand8521]

W R O N G !!! FALSE impression. The Visionary Leadership, (today metamorphosed into Weejunerry Liddarseeps,a totally different animal) was very much there but stymied at every step, not only by the Co-loney Mindsait which we have been advised to rid ourselves of,but more so by Trader Mentality which demands Daily Profit. No one talks about this because it cuts too close to the bone. The Republic has been betrayed by two forces from opposing directions called the Left-out Wing & the Wrong Wing, working in tandem.,but seemingly deadly enemies. A Win-Win situation for them ,but disastrous for the fledgling nation,guided till date,by Ghulami Mindsait,which demands immediate huge profits,because....Who knows what tomorrow will bring ? Enough with the Superficial Analyses already ! Thats okay for Powe-hungry Pollies,not true Patriots. What's "Patriot" you ask ? An Anti-Missile System no ? Yeah, right.....

[@clivejd]

Bhakt I see.

[@shubhamkumar-nw1ui]

@@clivejd Ok intellectual

[@ChandranPrema123]

​@@clivejdWe saw what happened in those years Andhbkath

[@clivejd]

@@ChandranPrema123 what did you see ?

[@roncornner3601]

I was never excited about any content on KZbin, but for the first time, I subscribed without hesitation. This video is one of the best I've seen in my KZbin history. Hats off to your journey! I eagerly anticipate more videos in the days ahead. Thank you for this fantastic content that makes me proud to be Indian. Wishing you all the best on your journey! 🎉🎉

[@Humtog]

Wow. Thats a lot of kind words. Thank you very much :)

[@chrismaguire3667]

If you like aircraft, tech history and military matters, try these: Rex's Hangar Dark Skies/Tech/Docs Ed's Military Matters If you haven't already.

[@ilovemacountry]

I am glad to know that marut led to victory at longewala battle and contributed in Bangladesh war. I could only imagine the possibilities if marut project was continued.. Thank you so much for this documentary 😍

[@jvbenjamin]

My grandfather was the Project Engineer from HAL, who worked with Kurt Tank on HF-24.

[@Humtog]

Great to know

[@Humtog]

I am making a Hindi version of Marut Files. If you have any additional photos, videos or information worth adding to this video, mail me humtogcom [at] gmail [dot] com

[@Xhydraulics]

As an Indian i couldn't even imagine we were the first country in asia to make a fighter jet other than Russia😲. Because india is struggling to develop fighter jets right now.That shows our extraordinary brains are outside india 😑. We can't blame them because they deservs a better career

[@shellrambo8630]

Developing jet engine is safeguarded by the top five super powers x they will never share the critical engine making recipe.

[@peacefollower5026]

​​@@shellrambo8630 similar with aviation industry only 2 player were there Airbus and Boeing and they have influenced of safety licencing for a new company that's why after so many years you can't find any other company who is globally excepted and sell passenger aircraft

[@erictaylor5462]

Spirit of the Wind is a fantastic name for an airplane.

[@AdityaRaj-ru9br]

Maruti is dev here

[@rambo6317]

By far this the best content ive ever seen.. hats off to your work.. i like hard working people.

[@Humtog]

Thank You!

[@ipeaceful6]

fascinating story, and spectacularly narrated and produced. thank you for sharing!

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much. It is my most ambitious video project till now.

[@anotherneo231]

awesome video, thank for the outstanding research and on point editing

[@Humtog]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RealPlatoishere]

Very good vid ,u deserve more recognition ,i would suggest to make thumbnail more catchy like mention India in it

[@PramodRaiK]

Amazing video, modeling, script, and narration of "Marut" !! Great job, well-done team!! Also, I loved the Marut's design and wished we could bring it back with modifications for the current defense requirements!

[@TheFunTechGuy24]

I think this is best short documentary that I’ve seen. As a child and teenager, I often mistook this plane ✈️ as foreign made but I never knew it’s history. Poor government decisions and procrastination has led to a sad demise of this sleek fighter jet ✈️ I want you to make a similar video about Tejas fighter. Btw after a delay of 40 years it’s finally paved it’s way to the IAF as it’s replacing the ageing MIG-21s . It’s like karma, what goes comes back! Long live Tejas and legacy of HAL Marut.❤

[@marsaustralis6881]

The biggest cost to many advanced fighter programs is the engine. Not funding that even if it cost more than the development of the rest of the plane was the biggest short-sighted move. Buying out the Egyptian engine team being the next (which would have had the added benefit of also having a proper home-grown engine instead of an imported one). And now they're stuck still trying to develop an indigenous jet engine sufficient enough to power their Tejas, because jet engine tech is almost as guarded as stealth tech.

[@oksowhat]

truth is that not only foreign company, but till then even the Indian politicians and babus realized that its more profitable for them to import the whole plane then engines

[@marsaustralis6881]

@@oksowhat You're not wrong; it's just that India still has this desire to try and also acquire licensing or even shared design data so that they can produce it locally, and something that tripped up past arms acquisitions in India.

[@user-tx2nv1rb9k]

I work with buyers all the time and the basic truth is that some people do not know how to shop for sh!t or they are scandalously cheap! I get some guys that come to repair their machines and they take one and say I got this in the US and not happy because of this, I bought this other one in England and am not happy because of that reason... And then they take the sh!ttiest tool ever and they say; this is the best tool I have ever owned, this guy gave it to me! Of course it is the best because he did not pay for it! In this case the Indian government is so cheap, it reminds me of these wonkers that in order to convince them that something is so good and so cheap, you have to hit them over the head with it

[@bibekjung7404]

GOD. + ALMIGHTY + KAVER 🙏

[@akshaykamble-r1o]

this video deserves more views... great work whoever made this

[@anandkumar-wf1so]

You just earned a subscriber .. not because of the video is on marut... but for ur efforts ... keep growing...😊

[@Humtog]

Thanks

[@ashishhembrom3905]

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched for free on youtube.

[@Humtog]

Thank you very much :)

[@lakshminarayanang2641]

Thanks to the YT algorithm, I was able to bump into your video. Became a fan immediately. Appreciate the efforts made into producing the quality video. Keep it up

[@Humtog]

Awesome, thank you!

[@HIRENKUMARSARAIYA]

Thank You So Much for bringing up this history which many of us still don't know and not much is talked about it. Indeed a great achievement...JAI HIND

[@ankitraj4991]

Thank you for this wonderful video, i've never known this much of history about my country without your video! THANK YOU

[@donaldvincent]

What a great story. What a fantastic looking aircraft. It is a shame that proper engines could not be found or made. This could have been the start of an ongoing industry.

[@adisura9904]

Yes and after HF24, India stopped inhouse design. For a long time until we started the tejas project back in the 80s. Interestingly it still had a similar issue. Sanctions and indecision is something that is a veil that cover a lot indian military projects. Now its less so.

[@GiriNaidu]

Thank you for all your hard work and you made all indians proud !! i was happy to see the development of indian own fighter jets !! Now we have produced our own Kaveri engine and built own fighter jet called Tejas !! One day indian engineers will create world best aircraft for which good demand will be their in international markets !! We all will be proud !! Made in india !! this is what we want to see !!

[@yellowishyoutubechannel3900]

As Indian I didn't know about this Informative Thank you very much for shareing this information

[@ajayaiyar1907]

Fantastic documentary! Appreciate your dedication and hard work to produce this. Every Indian must know this story of missed opportunities, poor decisions, etc.