Full subtitles are available if any of the audio's unclear - and pull down the description for links and FAQs. There'll be a behind-the-scenes video over on the Matt and Tom channel on Saturday if all goes well!
@ulriksteenandersen42157 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR VIDS, don't stop your channel
@MrBarakados7 жыл бұрын
As a hard of hearing person, I appreciate the time and effort you put into making sure there are subtitles. Let me know if I can help with translating in any way!
@nowymail7 жыл бұрын
There is a sound of the hammer hitting the ground on "the moon"!
@Jcdlf77 жыл бұрын
Is available for people in canada/us?
@gakulon7 жыл бұрын
Sean I always love how much effort Tom puts into his accessability options.
@roadrunner23247 жыл бұрын
Of COURSE Tom would have a monologue during zero gravity. Pretty great.
@stefanozurich7 жыл бұрын
Nick Klein the man is a one take wonder.
@SpamQGamers7 жыл бұрын
yea but no one can beat lindybeige, tom at least edits his videos lindy just doesn't.
@iamagi7 жыл бұрын
Might not have been there are more ups and downs then was shown. Also tom usually mentions if it was one shoot.
@thelastcube.5 жыл бұрын
Well he's a linguistic undergrad so he's got experience for once
@uzidayo4 жыл бұрын
Go big or go home
@MattGrayYES7 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell Tom!
@RossHudsonMambo7 жыл бұрын
My exact reaction seeing this in my sub feed...
@GrumpyTy34er7 жыл бұрын
I was wondering where Matt's comment about wanting to do this would be.
@blaster11857 жыл бұрын
WOOT SCIENCE
@PantographMedia7 жыл бұрын
Matt Gray Ding!
@Wordsnwood7 жыл бұрын
Yeah no surprise the space nerd is a teensy bit jealous!? ;-)
@murmurmerman6 жыл бұрын
My favorite part: when Tom says "I got it, we're good" and Neil grimaces because he knows what's about to happen...
@jdubya71392 жыл бұрын
I got it! *BAM* I don't got it.
@yungyono Жыл бұрын
5 years later I'm still looking for the grimace.
@tim_berry7 жыл бұрын
Neil looks like a chap who's always got your back. Even outside of a zero-g environment.
@BlazeStorm7 жыл бұрын
I'm just happy that you were able to experience this, it seems so awesome!
@admincomplex79746 жыл бұрын
Dizzy
@paytondev5 жыл бұрын
Dizzy
@teasipper51365 жыл бұрын
Dizzy
@FritsysCHANel5 жыл бұрын
Dizzy
@dtp01195 жыл бұрын
Dizzy
@jon873867 жыл бұрын
Tom: "I want to do a video on zero-g" ESA "Sure here's some information on how it all works" Tom: "I was hoping I could just shoot myself talking about zero-g in zero-g" ESA: "K"
@yayeetmeoffacliff47083 жыл бұрын
@Willow Hawley do you need 3 years to make a sandwich?
@bitchasshoe87193 жыл бұрын
@@yayeetmeoffacliff4708 you cant rush making a sandwich
@kekkewezel46153 жыл бұрын
@Willow Hawley is it good :)
@x9x9x9x9x97 жыл бұрын
1:05 the yellow sun visor makes it look like they are flying over the sun.
@soyitiel7 жыл бұрын
or into hell
@TanksExplosionsAnime7 жыл бұрын
true
@Outfrost7 жыл бұрын
Haha, yeah, it's just slightly too dark in the flight deck.
@pgoconn7 жыл бұрын
Reminded me of scene from Independence Day where the helicopter gets blown up by aliens.
@deleted16657 жыл бұрын
That demonstrate that earth is flat xd
@aisysvideos14477 жыл бұрын
He's kicking so much because of the swimming reflex that most of you'll have if suddenly put in zero G. Even mice and other animals do that. I guess.
@carolynmmitchell22407 жыл бұрын
AISYS Videos it's the same thing that people do when free falling.. because you technically are.
@brokenwave61257 жыл бұрын
Is a swimming reflex you think? Or just trying to counter all the sudden pitch and yaw you're experiencing. I would accept that it is a swimming reflex but I actually think its something a little different.
@bentton73116 жыл бұрын
I cant swim will I do the swim reflex if I do this?
@coolguy284_25 жыл бұрын
@@bentton7311 a reflex will work as long as you're a homo sapien. You're a homo sapien, right?
@DueySR5 жыл бұрын
Is this the same reason that dogs do that mid-air paddle thing when you hold them above water?
@gmtom197 жыл бұрын
Ive seen dozens of similar videos and know very well how the plane works, but i still clicked just to see Tom turn into a giddy school child.
@treufuss-yt7 жыл бұрын
I have seen a couple of videos about it as well, but I actually didn't ever see anyone explaining the one pilot per axis thing. That shows how difficult that maneuver actually it.
@rhamph7 жыл бұрын
The videos I've seen were about NASA's equivalent so maybe they don't use the 3 pilot system?
@slikrx7 жыл бұрын
The Russian and US planes likely do it differently. I seem to recall video of US pilots doing it "solo", at least as far as the pitch/roll are concerned. The US outsources it now...
@Helveteshit7 жыл бұрын
This is the European Agency and the US planes/software doesn't fly in Europe. Hence they mention, they do not care about changing the plane because it is hard to Re-qualify it. This also means, the US planes for Zero G falls in some prospects compared to the European standards.
@hellterminator7 жыл бұрын
And instead you saw him turn into a cat in 0g.
@TheNinjadog304 жыл бұрын
I managed to get on the Fly Your Thesis Program for last years parabolic flights after watching this video. Best experience of my life! I just wish I could do it again.
@VakuzaV477 жыл бұрын
Those bits from a pilot were really quite interesting, never knew they used 3 pilots for all 3 axis. Funny about them not changing the alarms on the plane because of certification.
@martinhill73047 жыл бұрын
Just needing someone to pay attention to make sure none of the alarms are "hey your engine is actually about to explode now" or that sorta thing, fun times
@gasdive7 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a more detailed look into the actual flight. This vid is the best so far, but I'm sure there are other things. For instance, how is the fuel flow managed so it's picking up fuel not air? Rockets don't run in zero G, they have a short burst of thrusters to settle the fuel and oxidizer onto the pickups.
@RobertSzasz7 жыл бұрын
gasdive it depends on the rocket actually. Ones designed for launching from the surface generally use the technique you mentioned if reignited in freefall, but there are other designs available for rockets designed to primarily work in microgravity.
@AbiGail-ok7fc7 жыл бұрын
gasdive If rockets don't work in zero-g, how did people get to the moon? The third stage of the Saturn-V reignited after spending a few hours in Earth orbit, to move the spacecraft from Earth orbit to a lunar approach trajectory.
@jetison3337 жыл бұрын
At least two ways I know of, one is to give a short burst of your thrusters and 'push' the fuel to the back (push is in parathensis because your not really pushing it, your accelerating your craft forward, and the fuel lags behind and collects in the back) and the other is to shape your tank so the fuel gathers in the back due to surface tension.
@mortyrosenstein4211 Жыл бұрын
I got to ride on the NASA version back in the day after winning a science fair raffle. I lived very very close to Cape Canaveral, and back then NASA was heavily involved in public school projects in the area. It’s called the vomit comet for a reason. No matter how iron a stomach you have, the fluid jostling around in your inner ear is very hard to overcome. I didn’t get sick, but I felt incredibly uneasy by the time it was done. It was fun 95% of the time until the very end. Hard to explain how it feels. It’s like trying to describe a color to a blind person. We have no frame of reference for what no gravity feels like. It kind of feels like jumping off a bridge, but not. You bump into something and just move in the opposite direction without effort. Very odd feeling.
@joakimberg7897 Жыл бұрын
Okay
@sharg07 жыл бұрын
I've got it, I've got it.. Splat Ow
@marlonb18527 жыл бұрын
Haha
@law71475 жыл бұрын
oof
@Datonmana5 жыл бұрын
Splat.......... whats that?
@shennyboi1104 жыл бұрын
😂
@marycoleman86594 жыл бұрын
XD
@tslj91267 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1 million subscribers! It was long overdue and very well deserved!
@nerolox84137 жыл бұрын
If to judge by other youtubers, the next million should arrive much faster.
@Ishimik3 жыл бұрын
4.21 million!
@articticcblu Жыл бұрын
6.17 million now
@Lepong207 жыл бұрын
I am so so unbelievably jealous of everyone who's been able to go on one of those. I wish it was easier for an everyday person to do cause it looks so fun
@bacon.cheesecake7 жыл бұрын
It's very easy, just expensive.
@Lepong207 жыл бұрын
Bacon CheeseCake Yea, well considering I don't have much money it makes it not easy. If I had a lot more money I would do it.
@7ha7person657 жыл бұрын
How much does it cost?
@sirklatt7 жыл бұрын
starts at $6,000
@rjfaber19917 жыл бұрын
+Loryhoof - Dollars? This is ESA we're talking about, surely that's €6000...
@Michael-Nerd2 жыл бұрын
Yesterday, I've been on one of Novespace's public flights and it absolutely blew me away. I was so happy and full of joy that I almost burst into tears afterwards. One of the defining experiences in my life at the moment. And you really can't compare it to anything else. Interestingly it was the moon gravity parabolas and the hypergravity that sticks with me most in my memory because you can relate it to other experiences...you have a point of reference. But the feeling of true weightlessness is so unlike anything else you can experience on earth, that I have to actively recall the feeling just go come close to remembering it.
@OlanKenny7 жыл бұрын
"This doesn't seem like a very good idea guys" I think they should change the alarms to actually say that. Awesome video Tom!
@makarabaduk17547 жыл бұрын
Good point. The last thing you want in an emergency is alarms and klaxons blaring at you & making you panicky.
@Sergeantmajormario4 жыл бұрын
"Guys.... G-guys! This pitch will stall it! What're you doing?!"
@jeremywong42354 жыл бұрын
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how polite and nice Tom is to the guy holding him during Zero-G
@yimingmao7 жыл бұрын
I just realised how extremely accurately the pilots have to drive the plane in order to achieve this.
@GamerCo297 жыл бұрын
Yiming Mao fly this plane not drive but yea
@Fao1st5 жыл бұрын
*lovers*
@blademasta36505 жыл бұрын
ItzPicklez the definition of drive is to operate a vehicle, the definition of fly is to move through the air, if anything drive is more correct than fly
@Sp00kq4 жыл бұрын
Pilots pilot planes not drive them
@Sp00kq4 жыл бұрын
@@blademasta3650 a pilot pilots a plane.
@WhEE4434 жыл бұрын
That is amazing that three people can work together like that to control each axis of the plane. I have to imagine that would be like driving a car with one person steering, one on the gas, and one on the brake.
@elijahjohnston31722 жыл бұрын
Sheer focus combined with the right experience/personal ability. Cream of the crop
@jnawk832 жыл бұрын
and loads more space to work in.
@OcelotsFilms10 ай бұрын
Tonight on top gear
@enderan6474 жыл бұрын
Tom: giggling like a child Neil: "*sigh* kid nowdays"
@tCatMane7 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but i laughed out loud at your flailing, i'm sure i'd do the same but still looks hilarious
@TomScottGo7 жыл бұрын
That's entirely fair. The footage from the first, not-so-successful attempt at the script will be on the Park Bench soon...
@kiro92917 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott oh my lord I can't wait
@5hirtandtieler7 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott I'm guessing that was totally unintentional? I got a kick out of it too (heh), but then it dawned on me that the only other time your brain knows you've "floated" is in the water…which would explain the flailing…that, or your subconscious is wigging out that the floor "disappeared" 😂
@Nalesh7 жыл бұрын
It was like watching a cat in 0g.
@route20707 жыл бұрын
NaleshSA or watching him do the grab a branch maneuver from sky diving, which they should the fear park bench.
@stevekelly51664 жыл бұрын
Why is this the best video you have done? Not just the normal education, but you were a bit too excited and enjoying it a bit too much. Nice to see you being wide-eyed for a change and whilst knowing, not really knowing how it would exactly feel, so you smile automatically. And thanks for all of your other videos.
@OrigamiMarie7 жыл бұрын
Oh, yeah I had always thought that those planes alternated between "climb really fast" and "fall like a stone", but of course that doesn't make any sense from an aerodynamics and control point of view. So instead it's "pretend you're a rock that was just thrown" and "catch yourself and wind up for the next throw". Cool :-)
@explodingsofa15637 жыл бұрын
I like the way you summarized it, helped me put it all in perspective. So thanks!
@wesleywilliams69712 жыл бұрын
that was a very smart way to put it marie thank you!
@TomPembertonFarmLife3 жыл бұрын
How have i only just found Tom! These video are amazing!
@theyeti62583 жыл бұрын
The mysterious KZbin algorithm also made him pop up in my homepage only last week. But I'm glad it did!
@FlatEarthKiller3 жыл бұрын
You found Thomas the train?
@Asummersdaydreamer147 жыл бұрын
Interesting video as usual, Tom. Also, thank you, Neal, for keeping the flailing Tom safe.
@epser58424 жыл бұрын
Q: What degree do you have? A: Theoretical Maths Q: What's your job? A: Pilot Q: um...
@VivienneGucwa7 жыл бұрын
That last thump looks like it hurt - ngl just watched this twice already because I always wondered about this + I am impressed that you were able to stick to explaining while experiencing all of that, hah (nice insertion of the 'how about that?' recording)
@RedmarKerkhof7 жыл бұрын
in the plums!
@JJRicks7 жыл бұрын
Hi there, can you please tell me how you got verified? :) Was it through Google plus?
@Namyts7 жыл бұрын
The feather and the hammer hit the ground at the same time HOW BOW DAH?
@Corvid7 жыл бұрын
Worse... pubic bone smacking into the floor... the bone you never knew existed until you bang it on the bottom of a swimming pool...
@oozly92914 жыл бұрын
Vivienne Gucwa how are you verified?
@TheDigileet Жыл бұрын
I love how they just let the software think this is an ordinary passenger airliner being flown by an absolute maniac.
@3SC4P1ST7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Tom - you're enthusiasm is contagious!
@kairon1567 жыл бұрын
I'm actually quite happy you were able to get on a 0G flight. And in fact it's something that's crossed my mind for you to do every now and than.
@TomDillon137 жыл бұрын
I love how it is considered on most of KZbin, that if Tom Scott doesn't understand it, it must be very complicated. Keep up the good work!
@darrenr497 жыл бұрын
I love how tom goes for explaining it as he is doing it. it makes it hard to follow and watch and the same time, but its great to watch. great video
@LisaMiza7 жыл бұрын
This Week on the bench: Matt to Tom: "Why is it always you that's doing cool stuff?"
@timothymclean7 жыл бұрын
"My name's on the channel."
@NourSelim07 жыл бұрын
Tom: Because you have a job, so suck it up :D
@dannypeck967 жыл бұрын
actually happened
@MrFernet077 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that you included technical info on the piloting!
@brentbraniff7 жыл бұрын
You are so very good at this. I was half way waiting for you to get sick during one of those takes. You kept it together and made it look like loads of fun! Great job and thanks for the information on how all of this was done. I also loved the cockpit shots. Very cool!!! Also. hats off to your camera operator!! Great work!!
@Machiones7 жыл бұрын
Very well done Scotty 'ol Tom!! I know that was a tricky bit of floating and you held it together splendidly.
@CraftsWithEllen7 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Great explanation Tom, I learned something new despite having seen videos from other KZbinrs on this topic :D
@NourSelim07 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same thing, I've already seen the zero-g videos by Veritassium and PhysicsGirl and Simon Giertz. I was surprised that I learned something new here (like 1 pilot per axis!).
@TheInselaffen7 жыл бұрын
"I'm a science educator," thought Tom, as he floated through the air.
@alexwriter79557 жыл бұрын
This is the same concept that you talked about at the Bremen drop tower. Cool to see it where people can experience extended 0-G as well.
@myrandomlife88812 жыл бұрын
I like when you still explaining and didn't drown in excitement. Thankyou
@trasher6187 жыл бұрын
Didn't they have any red jumpsuits?
@U014B7 жыл бұрын
The last guy to wear one got shot up into space and forced to watch bad movies.
@timothymclean7 жыл бұрын
And the guy before him got eaten by a space monster.
@trasher6187 жыл бұрын
Then I guess he doesn't need it anymore
@jbasoo7 жыл бұрын
DrDraescher bad things happen to red shirts on away missions
@Nyuu37 жыл бұрын
I knew something was off.
@kiyopawn3 жыл бұрын
The guy holding tom must be having fun seeing a guy narrating himself freaking out while explaing wtf's going on
@stefanozurich7 жыл бұрын
You’re getting really good that that green screen stuff.
@invisi.7 жыл бұрын
I was expecting some commenters going *”OH IT’S NOT A GREEN SCREEN YOU IDIOT”* but apparently miracles can happen.
@blindleader427 жыл бұрын
Oh all right, invisi. OH IT’S NOT A GREEN SCREEN YOU IDIOT. Are you happy, now? You people are so demanding. 😂😂
@jazzymoth7 жыл бұрын
I mean... Two comments out of four are hidden, so o.o'
@thewolfofthestars18477 жыл бұрын
Ooh, really? There are hidden comments? How can you tell?
@Inferryu7 жыл бұрын
"view all 6 replies" (7 now), only 4 show up.
@FloweyFanClub7 жыл бұрын
This video made me so happy, Tom looks like he's having so much fun in zero g. I hope he didn't feel too nauseous at any point off camera
@TheDopoqob7 жыл бұрын
Wendover Productions: I'll steal a Tom Scott video Tom Scott: I'll steal your whole identity around planes
@megankeily48585 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel today and you're Awesome! I hope your channel gets all the recognition for it's brilliance
@Ember-Rodriguez7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Neil.
@NeilMelvilleKenney7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@constantineketskalo-oldacc99325 жыл бұрын
Your positivity is very contagious. )
@thegame27974 жыл бұрын
Only Tom would teach a science lesson while flying around inside a free falling aircraft
@mrb1naryy4 жыл бұрын
Nothing heals my soul more than a happy Tom in the thumbnail.
@jony4real7 жыл бұрын
Hey, Vsauce! Michael here. When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they tested Galileo's prediction that without any air to get in the way, a hammer and a feather would fall... [pause for dramatic effect while video plays] at exactly the same speed. It was weird. Almost... PARANORMAL. A PARAbola is a mathematical equation to describe an object in freefall, like a hammer, a feather, or a plane. [pause] THIS plane, to be exact. [image of the Zero-G plane]. [cut to Michael in plane] I'm currently sitting in the European Space Agency's Zero-G plane, about to experience zero gravity! [raises eyebrows] But HOW do you experience zero gravity... while you're still on Earth? [silly face] I mean, no matter what kind of plane we're in or which direction we're travelling, we're still bound by Earth's gravity, right? [serious face] Wrong. [Long ramble about Einstein and gravity]. The fact is, we only FEEL gravity if there's something stopping us from falling, and right now... [plane starts to enter freefall] there's about to be nothing. And as always, thanks for watching.
@rjfaber19917 жыл бұрын
Not strictly speaking true, though. While the lunar atmosphere is so thin that it's basically negligible, it does still have an atmosphere, which means it does still have air resistance.
@wookidoo7 жыл бұрын
Ridiculously underrated comment.
@Johndoe-lx8sh7 жыл бұрын
I can hear him in my head saying this......
@TS_Mind_Swept7 жыл бұрын
Posting the script from another video, good job
@hai-mel68155 жыл бұрын
This deserves 1k likes
@usurpareltrono7 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as per usual Tom! Keep doing what you're doing :)
@Leafyon7 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Neil everyone
@nunchakudude5 жыл бұрын
What a once in a lifetime experience, amazing!
@comradegarrett12026 жыл бұрын
"I got it, we're good" >immediately slams crotch into floor
@wolframstahl12637 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I'm so excited that you got to do this! A little jealous, but mainly excited!
@flockenlp14 жыл бұрын
3:58 "I got it, I got it, we're good." Pause... "OOOPH"
@stevendetton21057 жыл бұрын
I love how he flails around like a derp. and then shrieks.You're great entertainment, Tom!
@swiszch73257 жыл бұрын
0:59 looks like they are flying into hell
@soyitiel7 жыл бұрын
or to the sun
@anononomous7 жыл бұрын
It looks like the bit in Independence Day where the AWACS flies into the fireball.
@Aasmin4 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
@cristca-2217 жыл бұрын
Tl;dw: they work by propelling undigested food from the passenger’s stomach into its surroundings
@rngwrldngnr7 жыл бұрын
Calin Cristian that's why they're called pourabolas.
@Giffriend7 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the wonderful Vomit Comet.
@TomScottGo7 жыл бұрын
On an ESA research flight like this one, you get offered scopolamine, a powerful (and intravenous) anti-emetic drug. Not everyone got away with it, but it helped a lot!
@bennylofgren32087 жыл бұрын
"Every digestive action has an equal and opposite reaction."
@blindleader427 жыл бұрын
Giffreind, "Vomit Comet" is the unofficial nickname of the planes flown by NASA's Reduced Gravity program, not the European Space Agency.
@kunalzshah16 күн бұрын
Superb video Tom!!! Thanks for the graph and the G Meter reading!
@hongkongdad9287 жыл бұрын
Hear that? Thats the sound of my sleep patterns shifting.
@caitthenerd74707 жыл бұрын
You know you don't have to watch videos the moment they're put up, right? It's not TV...
@hongkongdad9287 жыл бұрын
CrazyCashGaming that's a very good point. . . I don't know what else to say.
@Endothermia7 жыл бұрын
The Great Snekko I'm seeing Nichijou enthusiasts everywhere, all of a sudden.
@hongkongdad9287 жыл бұрын
Endothermia yeah, same. For some reason they’re everywhere I go too.
@frenchjr257 жыл бұрын
Loving this. I co-own a TV archive with a journalist that won an Emmy for taking a ride on a "vomit comet". And an interesting fact - the main set for 'Apollo 13' was inside of a "vomit comet".
@willoughbykrenzteinburg6 жыл бұрын
It was a set, but the majority of the movie was shot on the ground. I wouldn't call it "the main set".
@EnglishLearnersHere3 жыл бұрын
That's so fascinating! I would love to try that myself!
@parjitkhakh69704 жыл бұрын
So it's literally just 2-D kinematics. The trajectory 'throws you' with an initial velocity causing the parabolic curve of free fall. Incredible.
@st-ex85062 жыл бұрын
With my relatively mundane GA airplane, I was able to give my 4 kids ca. 15 seconds of zero G experience at a time! It was fun to see them floating in mid-air. Sure, with an airliner, you get up to 1 mn worth of it! But the additional second is bloody expensive!
@moosepasshippie2 жыл бұрын
While flying sled dogs in Alaska they sometimes start fighting with one another in a 206. Give the zero G experience and they settle down fast.
@javimelecio9 ай бұрын
another stellar video Tom!
@rednas907 жыл бұрын
The pilots looks like they are controlling a AT-AT
@ianmacfarlane12415 жыл бұрын
Stunning shots from inside the cockpit.
@SolarMechanic7 жыл бұрын
Confirmed: Zero-G turns Tom Scott into a startled cat.
@cdog2527 жыл бұрын
OK - yeah. This is the coolest video you've done.
@12345shipreck7 жыл бұрын
I told my dad that zero-G is not just experienced because you fall, and you still go up for half of the zero g, but he didn't believe me :(
@acoustikangaroo7 жыл бұрын
CondemnUntruth take him on a roller coaster! You can feel yourself lifting out of the seat on the tops of the big hills
@skoomasnorter3 жыл бұрын
I think tom is really enjoying that anti nausea medication they give you before you get in this plane. great vid.
@DaHaiZhu7 жыл бұрын
So how many zero g flights has Neil been on? He seems pretty immune to it all...
@NeilMelvilleKenney7 жыл бұрын
607 parabolas and counting ;-)
@danielsjohnson7 жыл бұрын
Da Hai Zhu I saw one time he had his feet underneath straps and another time he was stabilizing himself using a handle grip on the wall.
@thatbluflame94585 жыл бұрын
@@NeilMelvilleKenney NEIL YOURE HERE
@MICROKNIGHT30003 жыл бұрын
@@NeilMelvilleKenney nice :))
@NeilMelvilleKenney3 жыл бұрын
Still counting, a few years on. 1622 now. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it... :-D
@KWolf20135 жыл бұрын
Neil was having a hell of a time in this video.
@soup53443 жыл бұрын
Neil looks silently content with his role in this flight but at the same time extremely uncomfortable with everything that is going on.
@CamoflaugeDinosaue3 жыл бұрын
Contempt? Or content
@soup53443 жыл бұрын
@@CamoflaugeDinosaue 3 AM Spelling moment
@valveman122 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott, you have some amazing videos. Having fun at work!
@QuincelSC7 жыл бұрын
This video is secretly called 'How Tom managed to get to experience a zero G flight' isn't it?
@raviverma84796 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how you manage to talk in these conditions
@blaster11857 жыл бұрын
"What do they mean it can't go past 2gs?" "YEAH THIS IS AWESOME WOOO" "oh I think we need those" The what?" "The wings."
@dash8brj4 жыл бұрын
You were enjoying every minute of this ;)
@claymentv21994 жыл бұрын
3:30 The alarm you dont want to hear in a real flight: "Terrain" - "Pull up!"
@andrewkovnat7 жыл бұрын
Very excellent presentation, Tom!
@xmlthegreat7 жыл бұрын
One thing I didn't get was why they need one pilot per axis... Even during normal flights, maneuvers like descents are performed while keeping the aircraft as stable as possible in the other two axes. A longer, more detailed/step-by-step of what the pilots do would be incredibly insightful. The guy who manages pitch basically has to go level at safe altitude, then pull back hard, wait for the aircraft to reach the apex ( an altitude and airspeed indication gives this) and then push the stick hard forward. Fighter pilots pull greater Gs and have higher workloads. But this is my ignorance speaking, so if you can explain why One Pilot per Axis is needed, I'd be grateful.
@rjfaber19917 жыл бұрын
I'm willing to bet that an A320, A330, A340 or A350 could just do this whole maneuvre on its autopilot, but this is an A310, which is slightly less advanced...
@xmlthegreat7 жыл бұрын
Robert Faber maybe, but is that it? I'm not sure. I think there's a couple of other factors here, but I can't figure out what.
@rjfaber19917 жыл бұрын
+Akshay Anand - I think you're right in saying that fighter pilots pull greater G-forces and have higher workloads, but it is worth remembering that an airliner is a big, heavy, lumbering beast; it's a lot more difficult to pull off precise maneuvres with something weighing (ironically) 80 tonnes than it is to do that with a jet fighter. I imagine that's why they want to have two pilots, to have one completely focus on getting his massive airplane to precisely follow a parabola.
@xmlthegreat7 жыл бұрын
Robert Faber you might be right. But I was hoping for some more explanation that's all.
@ScaredPilot7 жыл бұрын
If you push stick forward, you get negative Gs, keeping exactly 0 Gs is hard, also you have to adjust thrust to keep forward speed just right for exactly 0 Gs, it’s too hard to coordinate perfectly for one pilot.
@spicyair7104 жыл бұрын
That was a one-take shot on the zero g plane. Tom nailed it, nice job.
@Dschoanig3 жыл бұрын
3:49 He's having so much fun
@Bacoprah7 жыл бұрын
what a cool experience Tom! Thanks for sharing this and the link for thesis students who are interested as well! Cheers from PEI Canada, Bryan
@WouterDHaeseleer7 жыл бұрын
I just realized that it is really hard to get control in 0G and it seems to take quite a lot of training to master the skill set!
@jamesrbrindle7 жыл бұрын
Slightly jealous as this is one of the things i would love to experience
@nerfshooter42163 жыл бұрын
0:01 Me during a school assembly waiting for the assembly to end so I can go to break
@kawzmOS7 жыл бұрын
I got quite a few laughs out of watching your experience up there! It looks like a bunch of fun. I don't think my stomach could handle it though.
@irlmajorminor29917 жыл бұрын
UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT AND YOU CAN FEEL IT
@PenitusVox7 жыл бұрын
While I already know how these work, I'm also excited to watch this video. The magic of entertainment. :)
@harrytodhunter50787 жыл бұрын
Hang on... why is Tom floating but no one else is? WHAT KIND OF WITCHCRAFT IS THIS? TOM ARE YOU A WITCH!??
@TheP3NGU1N7 жыл бұрын
velcro socks
@harrytodhunter50787 жыл бұрын
Nah, i prefer the idea that Tom is a witch
@Ascertivon3 жыл бұрын
I thought this was awesome! Great video as per usual.
@MatthewWalster7 жыл бұрын
I did one of these flights with Roscosmos a couple of years back. Would be interested to compare experiences sometime!
@ArcanisUrriah Жыл бұрын
Love how casual everyone in the background is, barely noticing the G fluctuations, whilst Tom is bouncing everywhere. :)