Sport Gliding in the 1920's

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@chrisrobsoar 12 жыл бұрын

At our club we still have gliders originally built in the 1930, still flying, including primary gliders, a plank below and a wing above and on a winch launch 800ft of cable between you and the ground, it gets your attention. A seat belt, but no parachute (too much weight, no room and no time to deploy).

@SIM754 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for those old glider's movies. A rare treasure not doubt.

@briancourtice2858 5 жыл бұрын

For some reason, (over speed or maybe mechanical), the glider that crashed was pitching up violently. You could see the pilot trying to counter by repeatedly giving full down elevator, which caused the aircraft to dive and accelerate, which would cause another violent pitch up when he backed off the elevator. When the aircraft rolled hard left, the pilot stayed off the down elevator too long while trying to roll level, and whatever was causing the violent pitch upwards ended up looping the airplane. Hard to watch.

@hangarrat101 16 жыл бұрын

I am glad i am learning to fly now rather than then, although the schulgleiter at 6:00 does look like fun! most of the others just look downright scary!

@Tubes12AX7k 16 жыл бұрын

Facinating newsreel. I like that line "reminiscent of the earliest aviators"...

@Cruzerdog 11 жыл бұрын

We wear parachutes not because of mechanical issues but because we fly so close together in thermals. If the guy takes out your tail this is the best way to survive....

@MelihAlex 12 жыл бұрын

sometimes, when i sit in the Ka 8 i still feel like this people :D

@jasmijnariel 4 жыл бұрын

I love the sg38

@jasmijnariel 3 жыл бұрын

@@randomguyinanglider i didnt say the sg38 is from that time, i said i love that glider

@mramirez5194 10 жыл бұрын

Wow incredible! The guy died because he appeared to be using too much up and down elevator, at too high an air speed. However, I must admit he had guts! Thanks for posting.

@MyFabian94 7 жыл бұрын

Well, these old Types often had Wire/Cable Controlled Surfaces. If the Controls aren't sufficiently tight the Control Surfaces have a lot of Play, which means the Pilot has to Overcontrol the Plane, he basically has to Chase his Plane's Movements which results in Oscillation both Aerodynamically and Pilot Induced, especially on Ailerons and Elevators. That's why by the Mid 30s almost all new Types had Rod-Controlled Elevators at least, and by the 50s Ailerons also became commonly Rod Controlled.

@redblack8414 2 ай бұрын

Looks like porpoising, ie, instability around the lateral axis. It could be pilot induced or caused by controls cables that were not tight enough.

@miles2378 11 жыл бұрын

That part with the Guy falling out freaked me out.

@ianmason6451 3 жыл бұрын

Hi @Bomberguy please could you tell me what silent movie music was used throughout the first half of this clip? Many thanks

@gliderrider 15 жыл бұрын

Wow! Where do you guys come up with these old reals? Treasures! Thanks for sharing them with us.

@Vintabilly 5 жыл бұрын

03:26 - A "classic" towing lockout. :)

@GREEROPS 16 жыл бұрын

Very impressive. Some downright scary designs there.. at least one in he beginning looked like the type that killed Otto Lilienthal in 1896

@airedaledk 15 жыл бұрын

These guys had guts!

@gypsyspirit4380 11 жыл бұрын

Considering they had no modern 'high-tech' materials to build with, flights of two hours were remarkable and showed how well designed they were. Also, unlike todays pilots, they didn't have parachutes either....(incidentally, if gliding is so safe, how come so many wear a parachute?)

@spikepurple13 2 жыл бұрын

They had plenty of high tech materials to build with. And parachutes had already been a thing for decades when these were made. The first parachute jump was out of a hot air balloon. The first parachute jump out of an airplane was in the 1910's. These videos were made in the 1920s, post world war 1, where gliding was mostly done for sport and to further aeronautical development

@redblack8414 2 ай бұрын

The statistics show that gliding is more dangerous than riding a motorcycle. Gliders are structurally more solid than most small airplanes. One of the dangers is spinning close to the ground in the last turn before final approach. Too low to use the parachute. Another danger is the risk of a mid-air collision when a group of sailplanes fly in the same thermal. That's why parachutes are mandatory in competition flying. In my club, parachutes are mandatory for every flight. It saved the life of a friend of mine years ago.

@stolidnotes285 4 жыл бұрын

8:47 8:52 i love how the ending comes

@Motoguzzi750 16 жыл бұрын

Great video mate! Puts in pictures what you will find in Anne Welch "The Story Of Gliding".

@tomhaskett5161 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, nice film from Itford meet.

@crockett616 13 жыл бұрын

I guess when they say 'the end' they really mean it lol. Ouch. Never too late for NTSB to investigate? Pilot error? Human factors, pilot was under a lot of pressure to perform bc of audience and cameras? Cockpit resource management? Thx for upload, great stuff.

@SSmith-fm9kg 6 жыл бұрын

Ahh...the earliest concept of the ejection seat. Wasn't well thought-out.

@TheCanine2 14 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage!

@paulmurphy42 4 жыл бұрын

In the 1930s, if the pupil's first flight was solo, and if he had never been up with an instructor, then how could they be sure he wouldn't stall or spin? I know the very low wing loading must be part of the answer, but even so..?

@kaihorstmann2783 4 жыл бұрын

There was a curriculum starting with slides, short hops, longer straight glides, S-turns with increasing bank, and so on, thus at least mitigating the risks. Of course most of these rules, and even today‘s rule books were written with blood.

@paulmurphy42 4 жыл бұрын

@@kaihorstmann2783 Good reply, thanks.