Raf Museum London Full Walkthrough

[@brad270472]

I spent a couple of months fixing all the communal lighting on the estate behind the museum shown in the first bit of footage and kept saying to myself that if I get an early finish, I'll pop in and have a look. I never did get an early finish and didn't get a chance to visit so thanks for doing this, don't feel like I've missed out now.

[@SwedishChef1977]

What a great share for those of us who aren't able to visit physically. Thank you Matt!!

[@Wsimon6991]

The yellow helicopter was a Sea King mate not a Chinnock. Flew on them Raf Brawdy many many years ago

[@adrianellis6902]

Really enjoyed your tour thanks mate, have a super new year, take care.

[@paulvamos7319]

You kept talking about Cockpits! 🤣 I think you need a long dark shaft to descend into. 😂 Well done, I liked that even though they turned it into a playground!

[@jespersrensen2216]

Fantastic vid Matt. That Eurofighter is the real thing. Built 1993, first flight 6th April 1994. First British built Typhoon. Flew only as a trials aircraft, initially with RB199 engines (as in Tornado) but later with EF200s. Last flight 29th January 2007. Total flying time 614hrs 44mins. Arrived at Hendon in January 2008 and suspended in the Milestone of Flight Hall, replacing the plastic mock-up previously on display. RAF Museum, Hendon, London, UK.

[@SuperAshai]

The aircraft's development effectively began in 1983 with the Future European Fighter Aircraft programme, a multinational collaboration among the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Previously, Germany, Italy and the UK had jointly developed and deployed the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft and desired to collaborate on a new project, with additional participating EU nations. However disagreements over design authority and operational requirements led France to leave the consortium to develop the Dassault Rafale independently. A technology demonstration aircraft, the British Aerospace EAP, first flew on 6 August 1986; a Eurofighter prototype made its maiden flight on 27 March 1994. The aircraft's name, Typhoon, was adopted in September 1998 and the first production contracts were also signed that year.

[@SJN0471]

Perfect viewing material to cure the new year blues, cheers Matt 👍🏻🙂

[@suelindz]

Really enjoyed the video Matt. The Vulcan is a favourite of mine from the airshows at Wallop and it almost putting my windows through on the married quarter and scaring the kids 🤣🤣.

[@exploringmetaldetecting5989]

thank u matt in joy watch

[@georgesmith8113]

That was a great look around. Thanks Matthew! 👍👍👍👊😎

[@betsymolinaro175]

Amazing!! I very much enjoyed the tour. It was incredible and very interesting. The best part of course was the tour guide. ❤️ I could listen to your voice all day. I love you. ❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️

[@losttapes1705]

Awesome! Went round all these museums with my Grandfather as a child. Great places, amazing tech, good memories. Thanks and happy new year!

[@chelle-fallen-angel]

Great stuff Matt, amazing history and walkabout.

[@benw8263]

Hi Matt, sorry to be a plane nerd but the red aircraft around 9.50 is a Folland Gnat. They were the aircraft used by the Red Arrows before the Hawk 👍

[@AdamMilford477]

Thank you for sharing Matt, Enjoyed that walkthrough. Must go and visit some day looks very interesting. 👍

[@elizabethkorzeniewska1311]

Very interesting to watch, thank you for Sharing TheSecretVault. Wishing you a Happy New Year. 😊

[@Nickle314]

39:24 The Caudron G3 My grandfather flew those. I've a photograph of a group of them sitting on and standing in front of them. There's one still flying in up state new york. What's interesting is the throttle is on the outside of the cockpit so in the event of a crash the mechanics could turn the engine off. The other interesting bit, there are no ailerons. It using wing warping like the Wright brother's flyer. That its also interesting as to why they did that and not the far simpler hinge arrangement.

[@gail727]

Awesome video and very informative. I love the way that you explain how the engines etc work. I can imagine Jordan shouting Yippee! At the top of his voice! 🤣 🤣

[@robcraighill6315]

Thanks for the tour Matt, enjoyed that a lot - will have to visit for myself 🙂

[@TheNutter44]

if i ever went there i would totally geek out cause i'm so in military aircraft past and present. thank you for uploading this video bro

[@grahamhilton3110]

Cool, my first posting in the RAF has RAF Hendon JSATC in 1987 👍😎

[@evevening7995]

Thank you for the tour around the airplanes ✈ , who is that good looking fella with no hair 🤔 who keeps popping up🤣 wishing you all the best for 2023👍👍

[@NK-dl2nc]

Great stuff Matt. My Dad did his training there toward the end of WW2. Had many visits there with him when he was alive and he said that the Hudson was positioned almost exactly the Sameplace that he did an engine change on one all those years ago. That hanger is a great example of the original WW1 wooden construction. Got some hangers up near me from the former RAF Bracebridge heath which are the same and still in use. Looks like the Museum has changed a fair bit since I last went a few years back.

[@richardburton2726]

excellant video matt & very knowledgable-brilliantly done....

[@user-jz9on4ek1e]

Love the museum's tours...Great video..

[@petera8083]

Great Matt. Best upload this year so far ✅

[@Zipbass]

Is a great museum and an awesome hobby shop right next door which is handy

[@BadGaming101]

Avro Heritage site at the former factory in Woodford Stockport is a great place to visit they have a Vulcan outside and a cockpit to go into inside along with other air craft built there including a mini version of the Vulcan to test the delta wing shape and fly by wire systems . i lived in the hills over looking the factory and they flow over regularly as kid . it was 5 miles away and the the sounds of a engine test could be clearly heard even louder when all 4 were going

[@bobarty]

Thanks for posting this Matt have been there a couple of times the last time the Hangar 1 was in construction so good to catch up I,m ex RAF those Boats were based at a little Island Base called Gan in the Maldives where I served for nine months mainly for Air Sea Rescue of Pilots and Passengers if a Kite went down and transport to and throw to a small RAF Outpast on another island called Hittadu which was mainly Radio Comms the occupants affectionately known as the Hermits

[@TheGardener54uk]

Happy new year Matthew 🎉, What a really interesting place to go , looks very busy .

[@paulvamos7319]

1:18:00 You asked and the answer is; YES!👍

[@shrimpshack1537]

HEY MATT. I LOVED THIS MY KINDA THING.x🐺👍✈🚁

[@lion39]

Thanks for the tour Matt. Loved it! 😎

[@shanehall98]

Aircraft are very pretty machines especially the Vulcan beautiful. The museum is like a care home for planes lol, only if the Vulcan could talk. I would imagine it would be able share many stories.

[@davidwaters9410]

Really enjoyed the vid mat thank you

[@100SteveB]

A quick Google tells you all you need to know about the Typhoon Matt. It was the very first one produced by the British in 1993. First flew in 1994, but was mainly used for test flights, never saw active service. Last flight was in 2007, with only 615 flying hours on the clock. The coincidence here is that when it arrived at the museum it replaced the plastic replica that was previously on display at the museum. So it's the real deal, but it replaced a replica.

[@TheSecretVault]

Thanks for the info

[@kkrispy2009P]

Well done on 50k subs happy new year matt . May 2023 be a better year 4 u

[@columbo7927]

Wow extremely interesting Matthew I like it I like it alot Thank you very much

[@kustikinnunen]

Very interesting museum, visited in October👌🏼

[@mossy....]

That was a great vid Matt,.

[@jackdaw6873]

Love it Matt RAF Cosford is good aswell they also have an Airshow there every year June its the 11th June 2023. 😀

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Love the Bucc what an aircraft they were Subsonic low level bomber ,The rear is a split air brake it opens out. Thanks Matt for the Video was a good watch

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cheers Matt that was very interesting

[@Cueman222]

Loved your walk through of the RAF museum. I always enjoyed your comments. Funny, the first time I heard of a Fokker. Matt even though you may not know it all, I find your knowledge impressive.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cracking Museum

[@BeyondthePoint]

Funnily enough I went here on the 2nd. Was quite impressed with how much was there for a freebie - apart from the parking 😉

[@MrGMawson2438]

I;m going to crack a beer open

[@margaretparker8781]

Liked the vlog and music from Margaret P

[@MrGMawson2438]

Yes Matt, Jordan would love it 😆 18:40

[@megamills150]

Nice video matt 👍💯💯

[@MrGMawson2438]

Yes Matt I'm enjoying

[@rodneydaub3812]

Great stuff Matt 10:57 combustion chambers or "cans"

[@beedevonlife]

Great tour - thanks 😊

[@markurbex6579]

Cool ,I need to go see this

[@janetpainton5321]

Fantastic vid 👍

[@paulroossien5322]

Thanks matt really interesting place hendon went there a few years ago the only place i have seen a ww2 hawker typhoon and fokker wulf cheers

[@1961kickboxer]

Liking the sopwith tri plane.

[@englishexplorer5985]

Vickers was in Swindon a.v roe was elsewhere . Close though .those you had on the tip of your tongue was the valiant victor and Vulcan All nuclear capable.

[@OLIFAB]

Brilliant video Matt! 😁

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

MATT HAVE YOU BEEN TO DUXFORD IN CAMBRIDGE IF YOU GO ON OPEN DAY IN THE SUMMER YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY TO SEE THE TANKS BEENING WORKED ON GREAT DAY OUT.

[@kooperativekrohn819]

Im aiming to go all over the world doing this matt! I would have loved to have been besides you and given you a hell of a military history aviation lesson . Id say I’m pretty intelligent for 25 years old 😂🤌🏻 I’m up northumberland way , not much up here

[@chrisgosling5408]

the plane at 23' has what was referred to as a toothpick and was supposed to limit tip over on landing. in practice it made things worse according to Eric "Winkle" Brown. The red jet at 9' is a Folland Gnat as it is mid wing and was used by the Red Arrows. It was later replaced by the Hawk which is low wing. The Frank Whittle Jet engine has combustion cans which are the tanks. Front is a centrifugal compressor which passes into the Combustion Can referred to as canannular combusters. The fuel and air is mixed here and ignited before passing through to the Power Turbine. The move to axial compressors meant the cans were moved in line inside the casing between the compressor and the power turbine.

[@TheSecretVault]

Thanks for the info

[@chrisgosling5408]

@@TheSecretVault thanks for the feedback Matt, I have visted Hendon several times and the one thing that has stuck with me was the bomb thats was used to take an airfield out of service. This would have three main bombs, cluster bombs or scatter bombs as well as scatter mines. The mines would be of three different types. Some with delays some go of with vibrations and some triggered in the typical fashion by contact. What disturbed me most was that someone has actually sat down and thought about this and not just some disgruntled fireworks technician either!

[@doctorjet1]

Look folks... its the magic white Jerry Can ! Net zero tosh! Nice paint job on the can though.

[@robsmotos9899]

The typhoon you saw is real that is the final prototype before going into production the typhoon is also made from carbon fibre I believe or parts of it was can’t exactly remember but it’s a very light fighter with an amazing thrust to weight ratio great video love it keep up the great work

[@MrGMawson2438]

Afternoon Matt

[@Behindstage]

The buccaneer is a air brake. Great video.

[@doctorjet1]

It would be fun to rip that Towing launch boat 2757 up and down the Solent at the speed limit eh Matt? I bet it drank fuel like a sailor out on the town!

[@RobNelson-vu8nr]

Loved it

[@bunkerbusterexplore]

Try RAF Cosford Matt. That’s also free at the moment.

[@slyfondle1885]

1:15:44 The infographic clearly states "This example is the second prototype Typhoon and first flew in 1994"

[@TheSecretVault]

i shoud read those more

[@steverpcb]

The Blue Streak was tested on the Isle of Wight, but the missile on display is a Blue Steel. The red aircraft hanging from the roof is a Gnat that was used by the Red Arrows before the Hawk. Those "radial" engines are actualy "rotary", as the whole engine spins around !

[@TheSecretVault]

OOOH, THANKS FOR THE INFO

[@steverpcb]

That propeler press is for clamping thin laminates to make the twist, this can best be seen with the Albatros at 47:30

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

Thanks for the tour of the Raf Museum I enjoy it very much.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DoctorColeman]

Hi secret vault can you make a revisit to Redsands forts and shevring sands forts to see how they’ve are???

[@nigelbranthwaite8471]

Interesting with Harvard, the Royal New Zealand Air Force use Harvards from 1941 - 1977 and the South African Air Force used Harvard to 1996.

[@djkarlmillion]

Duxford is a good museum too you might want to check out

[@TheSecretVault]

I really want to go there to see the SR71!!!

[@EatwithEddie]

Maybe the ‘ski’ is to stop the plane wheels breaking off.

[@aA-ye1cf]

The boats were for the rescue of downed airmen. Laterley the role was taken over by the RN

[@TimeTraveller3256]

Was all the local junior schools on Xmas hols lol 😆

[@plast3r]

Nice one matt

[@karldickinson2799]

What happened to the original hangers

[@ianplatt1375]

Great video was going to visit but you've done it for me this is why I only watch youtubers you do all footwork with footage for lazy people like me

[@garth8979]

I luv big hangers 😉

[@davidarmitage2103]

16:39 there not bombs. There rocket boosters

[@TheSecretVault]

JATO.... ahhh

[@Mr_Max103]

C120 Hercules???

[@kernow..exp.]

Hi Matt fantastic explore of this place would like to go up there and have a look myself the yellow helicopter was a seeking mate you sat in one when you came down visit us in Cornwall m8

[@SuperAshai]

Don't SpaceX use Merlin engines? For landing or something. I wonder did you see an exhibition on the Radium Girls.

[@nosnibo123]

The penis shaped thin on th back of the sandy orange Blackburn Buccaneer opens like you stated and when open is an air brake, I used to watch them taking off and landing at Brough Yorkshire as a lad in the mid 50s

[@robcraighill6315]

Wings on the EF Typhoon are made out of carbon composite Matt

[@TheSecretVault]

Ah, that would explain it

[@nicolabennington203]

POS is S for Sugar a 100 mission Avro Lancaster. Defo not German. Cosford is also worth a visit.

[@englishexplorer5985]

Well spotted Nicola!

[@TheSecretVault]

I thought it was a Lancaster...

[@englishexplorer5985]

@@TheSecretVault it was a Lancaster your right!

[@vincentramirez8303]

Fiberglass would explain how they holding all that weight on metal wire...you know you cantrust anything

[@Andolf10001]

The wooden plane with no engine and wings is the 2040 net zero prototype

[@TheSecretVault]

lol

[@MrGMawson2438]

1:42:00 Farmer Giles is out with the Tracktor

[@Mikes666]

🥇

[@DR-dh8nq]

Was that one of The Fat Slags from the Viz comics drawn on the side of it?! 😂

[@englishexplorer5985]

It certainly was ! Sharon and Tracy ! Oh lordy it's the fat slags lol!

[@robcraighill6315]

Synthetic fuels are net zero you just need huge amounts of energy to produce it...

[@TheShowgirl25]

Decent

[@jeffreycarson3183]

Maybe you went to Predannack not Portreath as that has no aircraft.

[@TheSecretVault]

Yes the old airfield which is abandoned

[@jeffreycarson3183]

@@TheSecretVault Just down the road from Culdrose.Portreath is an active Remote Radar Head.

[@TheSecretVault]

@@jeffreycarson3183 Sounds cool. What does this mean though. Not sure what your saying. Do you mean this makes this base active?

[@jeffreycarson3183]

@@TheSecretVault The ones with the helicopters and aircraft is a training base although not manned it is not abandoned.On the other hand R.R.H. Portreath is an active radar site not open to explorers.They do not have any aircraft there.

[@unidentifiedbiomass4106]

If anyone wants an amusing read, look up the UK's Plan 2050, hard to find the actual document now, but they intend on ceasing all shipping for a few years...

[@craig6542]

Actually they are going to murder everyone in the uk really soon. You won't see 2050 and neither will "they", No Chance!!

[@OGGalleryCrew92]

46:23 is it a Fokker lol As Stan Boardman said " They bombed our chips shops" 51:54 it's a Fokker lol and they are actually Dutch company

[@nigelbranthwaite8471]

The Hercules is C-130