To a kid of 67 years, this is such a treat. Steve Hinton as a tour guide! And i've had the pleasure of a few visits with Walter Soplata in his 'museum' 30 to 40 years ago.
@jaymorris34684 жыл бұрын
Those gnats are amazing. Love the vampire and meteor too. you need an English electric lightning,, now they're crazy.
@groomlake514 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve for all that you do.
@petertimowreef90852 жыл бұрын
Museums across the world sharing planes because some of them have lots of F-86s and want Meteors and some have Meteors but want F-86s just warms my cold nihilistic heart.
@navion19464 жыл бұрын
Your sitting on a KZbin goldmine here. Steve has a nice way and your edits are great. You asked for suggestions so here goes: My suggestion would be to interview Steve and the other pilots at POF regarding a specific plane for every episode. Develop an interview format you can use for each episode that has the pilot describe their first encounter, first flight, aircraft capabilities, what that plane taught that pilot, and (like you have been) how the plane came to be there, a little about its history. This way you don’t have to reinvent the format for every episode. The personal experiences flying the plane are so illuminating. Every plane there deserves an episode so you have a ton of material. Nice work!
@garynew96374 жыл бұрын
Aircrew Interviews does this.
@navion19464 жыл бұрын
Gary New thanks for that! Dang KZbin, you would think that would have been in my recommendations. I wonder what else I don’t know.
@paulkirkland32634 жыл бұрын
I met Mr. Hinton very briefly at Duxford's Flying Legends air display a few years ago. One of the world's great pilots.
@leesherman1003 жыл бұрын
I love these vids. Steve does it all! Five *****
@maikbanner75523 жыл бұрын
Douglas Rocket looks Beautiful, just like the F-104 Starfighter.
@kultursender65072 жыл бұрын
Please show and explain more of such highly interested aircraft!
@arthurgajewski29864 жыл бұрын
Had the good fortune to get a ride in your T-33 with Steve as the pilot some 30 odd years ago. What a thrill that was for me.
@mitchcarley4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video - looking forward to many more!
@tubewacha4 жыл бұрын
Behind the scenes stuff like about the NAT and F5 or pilot notes about Mig 21 are priceless. Curious about the challenges you have maintaining the ones that fly as well.
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! We're so lucky to have Steve and his wisdom at Planes of Fame. We're still editing Part II of this video but he talks about the flyable jets including our F-86, MiG 15, and T-33.
@waterwarriors9114 жыл бұрын
I am going to come out soon and see the airport again and spend the day as I did 45 years ago. When I was at the airport as a kid, my parents used to drop us off and we would spend the day roaming through the planes and playing airforce. That is when i learned about the B-29 sistership to the Enola Gay. I played alot in that bird. I always thought how incredible an effort it must have been. Mom went up with Steve back in 95 I think it was. Up in the P-51 D, I believe. Dad worked on the original flying wing and was actually hired by Jack Northrop in the day. Dad spent the better part of 50 years working and making America Great by Design. Tons of stories and great memories. Thanks to Chino Steve and the Team.
@waterwarriors9114 жыл бұрын
@today is not yesterday no, this is true. I will make it out very soon.
Great collection of aircraft, great clip thanks for that.
@kubagodzinski65383 жыл бұрын
About Iskra: one correction. It wasn't build in Czech Republic but in Poland. TS11 stands for it's designer's name Tadeusz Soltyk. They are still used in Poland.
@russdill4 жыл бұрын
Something like the Kermie cam flights of the P-51D Mustange (Kermit Weeks) but with Steve flying the F-86. Would really like to see that.
@russdill4 жыл бұрын
Not just flying, but focus on procedures, etc, what it's really like to take up a plane like the F-86.
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
We're not doing a whole lot of flying at the moment but we'll see what we can do when we're back in action!
@wormhole3314 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Some Stevey cams of all the flyable aircraft there would be great.
@bobkohl67792 жыл бұрын
My God Planes of Fame has grown
@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Gnat
@model-man78023 жыл бұрын
Look what's sitting outside!!!!!
@WrightCycloneR18204 жыл бұрын
Another great clip, informal and very informative. As a Brit I love Steve's comments about the performance of the Gnat, and very interested to know which Meteor PoF have purchased. Just a small correction, the Iskra is Polish rather than Czech. Please keep these kinds of videos coming, PoF has so many treasures that deserve a wide audience, including Steve himself.
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! You are correct, the Iskra is Polish. This interview wasn't scripted or rehearsed, no one is perfect! PS. I hope you don't mind Steve calling the British aircraft odd looking! :)
@paulraymond36223 жыл бұрын
@@planesoffame No pilot is perfect, we try to be....
@airtightindustries4 жыл бұрын
I will stop to listen to Steve talk about planes, anytime. How about a series on his experiences with the Reno air Races?
@ILLEagle_14 жыл бұрын
Plane content is great!
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@davidobyrne95494 жыл бұрын
Interesting comments by Steve on the Douglas Skyrocket - first plane to exceed Mach 2. However, it was a rocket plane and had to be dropped from a B29 - amazing to think that the Concorde airliner flew around 15 years later and carried 100 passengers regularly across the Atlantic.... cruising at over Mach 2
@dalecomer59514 жыл бұрын
The "mothership" for the two purely rocket powered D-558-2 was a Boeing P2B, the U.S. Navy variant of the B-29.
@maxsmodels4 жыл бұрын
Do all of the cockpits
@ianblewett31184 жыл бұрын
Vampire wearing the Sqn badge of 112 Sqn (The Black Cats).
@eazymoneyracing4 жыл бұрын
Harley Topper approves of the Gnat!
@billstewart54212 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy listening to Steve talk about the different planes in the collection and the many projects going on at the Museum. Thank you Mr.Hinton!!!
@oryjen3 жыл бұрын
They're all so clean! Are those jewels 100% operational? Could they fly? Do they?
@pylon5004 жыл бұрын
Poor old Vampire's got some rugged hangar rash on it . 0_0
@paulraymond36223 жыл бұрын
Yes do need a Lightning (Frightening.....)
@DumbledoreMcCracken4 жыл бұрын
I think you are underselling the -21. Great video.
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The -21 is an awesome aircraft, we're lucky to have one.
@MrJimneutron4 жыл бұрын
hope you guys have to tow cables for the mig21, If you tow it the way you did there is a high chance of the nose wheel collapsing. Love the collection though. I would love to add a A4 to my hangar
@donaldparlettjr32954 жыл бұрын
Was that a P-84 Thunderjet next to a F-105. Wow ! 2 Republic built acft next to each other!
@binaway4 жыл бұрын
Gnat- Used as a trainer. If you are 5'10" then you are to tall to get in. A lot of lessons learnt from the Gnat went into the Hawk. jet trainer.
@billeudy84814 жыл бұрын
Steve, I was wondering if you could make a video discussing contra rotating propellers. I know that you flew the Red Baron and I am aware of that the Precious Metal Aircraft. I believe both of these planes had the RR Gryphon engine with Dowty Rotol Contra-rotating prop developed for the later spitfire Marques which made them unique vis-a-vis the Merlin powered planes with Hamilton Standard or Aeroproducts props😊. As you know many people expected both of these aircraft to dominate Unlimited air racing for years but they were not able to do that and the stripe and engine are thought to be a role.do tot beleive in plants,
@thewatcher52714 жыл бұрын
Wow, What's It Like Owning A Private Museum Of Historical Aircraft!?! I Don't Know What It Would Cost But I'd Love To Go There. Is There Any Aviator Luckier Than Steve . . .
@NewMexico674 жыл бұрын
Who's writing the crunch report for the Vampire?
@NickRatnieks Жыл бұрын
The Gnat is not a 1960s aircraft- it first flew in 1955.
@nicholasroberts69544 жыл бұрын
Who put a dink in the Vampire's port fuselage empennage and drop tank ? Treat your bat with care. Ther're not many of them left ! From the UK.
@robertwatson24824 жыл бұрын
The Nat is one of the yellow jackets flight display team like the red arrows
@bobswan6196 Жыл бұрын
Yellowjacks, forerunners of the Red Arrows
@ShadowsFormer3 жыл бұрын
Is it me or is this video really quiet compared to other videos for anyone else?
@MegaMRCHURRO4 жыл бұрын
You guys should fly the Meteor in the 2021 show, just saying
@barnstormingbandit26114 жыл бұрын
the things i would do to fly these birds, especially the meteor, mig 15 and 21. oh and a mosquito of course :) edit: i believe there is an engineer who of course doesnt speak english, he worked on mig 23s and was assisting someone who had got a mig 23 into the US, not sure what the status of the aircraft is but might be worth investigating, there is some videos on youtube of it.
@HoundDogMech4 жыл бұрын
Is that 'Hangar Rash' at the 3:55 mark on the inboard trailing edge of the left wing?
@sjoormen14 жыл бұрын
Gnats were extensively used in The navy.
@GSP214 жыл бұрын
sjoormen1 What Navy?
@julianizydorczak52584 жыл бұрын
Pzl ts 11 iskra is Polish
@anotherdave51074 жыл бұрын
OUCH! 3:54
@goingtoscotland4 жыл бұрын
The Vampire "is flyable, we haven't flown it in a long time" Huge dent in the left tail boom and trailing edge of the left wing. Might want to fix those issues first, Steve.
@johndavey724 жыл бұрын
Do you think the early British jets didn't have the " information" that was available post war hence the odd design work.
@tonybmw57854 жыл бұрын
Other way round the British were way ahead of America in terms of jet development though out the war, and in the immediate post war era because we (and the Germans) started experimenting with them while the NACA (forerunner of NASA) did not think the technology was there to make a jet work. All the first generation US jets used Brit engine technology. It just boiled down to design philosophy and a lack of money, even today the US Marine Corps still fly's a British Jet, the Harrier (AV8), and I think the USAF still have a couple of Canberra's in service or at least they did. If you want an idea just how advanced the British in terms of jets were at the end of WW2 have a look at the Miles M1 project, which we cancelled just before it was ready to fly and handed all the research over to the US much of which found its way into the X-1 program. Another good source is Capt. Eric Brown RN (look him up) biography who was probably our best test pilot and pretty much wrote the book on captured German types, and I believe was the only allied pilot to fly a 'live' Me 163 Komet rocket plane.
@byronbailey92294 жыл бұрын
Add a Hawker Hunter - best looking 2nd gen jet. Better than a RAAF Avon Sabre at low level. I flew Vampire, Avon Sabre with 30mm and sidewinders, and Mirage. www.captainbyronbailey.com
@chanman8193 жыл бұрын
Compared to other jets, the Vampire does look a bit odd, but put it next to a P-38 and it doesn't look so strange
@connormadison51684 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! It's great to hear what Steve has to say about each airplane.
@Margarinetaylorgrease3 жыл бұрын
I remember The Red Arrows flying the Gnat. 9yr old me got a bit upset when they changed to the Hawk. The Gnat seemed like it was built for me.
@PifThePilot4 жыл бұрын
2:50 it is not a Czech, it is Polish! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_TS-11_Iskra
@noelanderson7034 жыл бұрын
The Folland Gnat was designed in the mid-50s and flight-tested by Peter Twiss......
@billbonnington79164 жыл бұрын
Something has battered that poor old Vampire on the left boom and the left flap - would need a bit of love before that goes up again...
@richardpentelow6554 жыл бұрын
The Gnat was never used by the RAF as a fighter, only a trainer I think? Beautiful though.
@dorsetdumpling53874 жыл бұрын
Richard Pentelow ....also used by the yellowjackets display team, who became the Red Arrows, still in the gnat, but painted red!
@richardpentelow6554 жыл бұрын
Dorset Dumpling. The Red Arrows are flying the Hawk now, an unnoticed British success story, close to 1000 sold. Never going to be as pretty as the Gnat, but usable as a front line fighter in a lot of the world.
I loved this video.Keep-em flying,and please bring us more videos.
@paulschroeter80514 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Steve, I know these things take a lot of time to produce, but they are very much appreciated.
@tattrie174 жыл бұрын
Fast forward to 2020 and mostly the civilian side of things still relies on piston power........... boring! These guys are doing it right! The lore and mystic about turbines is coming to an end........if you can afford to feed them!
@marcinbal37593 жыл бұрын
Iskra isn't Czech. Its Polish. This one bears polish airforce markings.
@seanjoseph86373 жыл бұрын
Folland Gnat, great airbrake system, the main undercarriage drops half way out.
@overrotate2 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff! Do you have any link to the movies or videos of this Gnat that Steve was discussing here? Would love to see them.
@setchey974 жыл бұрын
Can you give a little more information on the Meteor that has recently been aquired?
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your question! I'll ask and see what he can tell us about it.
@tanyano94 жыл бұрын
Is it a former Martin baker test aircraft..?
@PenzancePete4 жыл бұрын
The Meteor is an F 4 delivered to the Royal Air Force in 1948.
@jcxtrooper4 жыл бұрын
Keep up the content 👍
@planesoffame4 жыл бұрын
We'll try our best!
@paulraymond36223 жыл бұрын
need to fly that 21 before nobody is left to fly it
@apostlestumpy4 жыл бұрын
I'd ask you show detail of the cockpits, especially the Douglas Skyrocket. Thanks for sharing.
@vasili12074 жыл бұрын
The Gnat is awesome I am building the airfix yellow jack soon
@Retroscoop4 жыл бұрын
Wow, a Skyrocket ! Now that's really a beauty, even if the rocket motor is gone !
@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V84 жыл бұрын
I went to a Gathering of Eagles airshow in Chino in 1978
@db6054 жыл бұрын
Hi PoF Some (many) years ago Steve Hinton made a very good video on the F6F Hellcat - a comprehensive walk-around and cockpit intro. Now, I can't find this video anymore. Could you re-upload it? Or make a new one :) :)
@dllmpb064 жыл бұрын
It was made by the company that did the Roaring War birds series.
@AreeyaKKC4 жыл бұрын
TS-11 Iskra is polish. Never was built or flown by Czechs.
@richardpentelow6554 жыл бұрын
spchalupa. Czech markings?
@AreeyaKKC4 жыл бұрын
@@richardpentelow655 the iskra is polish markings
@AreeyaKKC4 жыл бұрын
Look at 2:50. Poland
@Macrobish4 жыл бұрын
How dare you sir! British planes "odd looking" - You missed out the Hawker Hunter, one of the most beautiful aircraft ever?
@johndavey724 жыл бұрын
I agree, however that was a post war design when we had access to the German technology. The Vampire,Venom and Meteor were all designed during the war hence the "odd'" look.
@Macrobish4 жыл бұрын
You're right of course I was being a bit sensitive there about criticism of British design
@animalian014 жыл бұрын
at the time these early jets were designed there wasn't a standard or normal look as all the early jets were the first of their kinds, if you think the early British jets are odd, look at the first American designs like the Bell P-59 Airacomet, they only look odd because your looking at them through modern eyes where the standard design for high performance jets has been worked out
@tonybmw57854 жыл бұрын
@@johndavey72 Remember our design philosophy on the first generation was to make them familiar in terms of flying characteristic to piston powered aircraft. Also the Meteor and Vampire were both designed in the war when supplies were limited so where possible used existing equipment from piston aircraft to save money.
@richardpentelow6554 жыл бұрын
And a lot of wood went into the Vampire. Used by all sorts of air forces.