Airship Carvanning | Top Gear

James's airship caravanning adventure hits the rocks as he drifts into Norwich airport's airspace while Richard, unsure of which caravan park James will actually end up in, undertakes a tour of the South East in the Lamborghini Gallardo! Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear
Taken from Top Gear Series 14 Episode 3. Check out James' thought on this adventure • TOP GEAR's Caravan Air...
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[@thefevasailor]

He actually crashed about half a mile from my grandparents house and apparently the whole village was there helping him out!

[@resadzz3843]

Wow! Amzing story bud!

[@ethank5681]

matt hill did he died?

[@ceooflettuce8768]

@@ethank5681 no

[@kalebbruwer]

@@ethank5681 yes

[@ryanlu6103]

so your granny's saw James may aka captain slow

[@Kezajaws01904]

"I may be about to get a colossal aviation bollocking." - James May

[@user-fj2me7wp4k]

Does anyone know what ended up happening to james or the bbc for this happening?

[@philipmunene3255]

@@user-fj2me7wp4k Nothing, it was staged

[@Slarti]

Did you notice how there was another aircraft /drone/helicopter filming his blimp from above. That's a clue that it was staged.

[@andreash7688]

Slartibartfast i mean i could have been staged but just because May did not have any sort of control or clearances doesnt mean that the helicopter that filmed everything didnt have it, the heli was flying quite a bit higher and had to zoom in quite much so that tells us that it flew on the border to the controlled airspace

[@Slarti]

@@andreash7688 good points, I may see if there is any information available that explains what happened.

[@MattNorrish]

I remember when he did this, ended up signing autographs in my village for an entire afternoon. Thanks James

[@fixt100]

Who doesnt love him though?

[@Awfulfeature]

Cheese

[@piedynasty]

@@Awfulfeature 🧀

[@dreadedland540]

@@piedynasty Cheese

[@bernardschmitt6389]

I find it funny how so many people in the comments “live” in that very village

[@MASTERJJ1995]

James MayDay

[@SuperCompany007]

lol

[@soduno596]

MASTERJJ1995 Good one :-)

[@mk2bangz186]

JJGAMESTER I

[@Dazzletoad]

😂

[@vulcan6153]

lol

[@Starman064]

“So honey, how was your day today?” “I escorted a flying campervan out of an airport”

[@adamchmielewski6162]

“How does that sound normal?”

[@tomgamer1755]

“Okay honey don’t worry you don’t have to tell us “

[@chrisburn852]

"Just wondering if you have facilities for someone arriving by airship" Hahahahaha

[@gavinkemp7920]

erm are you a member of the campsite club ?

[@mylifeasmanta]

@@gavinkemp7920 caravan club

[@gavinkemp7920]

@@mylifeasmanta caravan usually stay in camp sites in europe

[@neoandstuff4396]

I would love to hear the story of this from the guy working at the park when he told the boss 😂

[@samthehikingman9484]

@@gavinkemp7920 In Britain caravans usually keep circling around in the air before being allocated a campsite space..

[@Usmodlover]

And that's why in the age of lighter than air travel, they had ground crew and ropes lol

[@danielmahon1589]

kind of sad this technology didn't stay afloat

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

@@danielmahon1589 It kinda went out with a bang.

[@MyKillerson]

@@itsonlyafleshwound9024 Underrated

[@fredsmith9714]

The US government had been looking into a hybrid airship in like 2015. They had planned to go ahead and purchase several but I'm not sure what happened because I heard about them for 2 or 3 years and then nothing. I think the future vertical lift program may have canceled the purchase. The airship was really cool and was supposed to be fuel efficient. Instead, it looks like they will purchase either a smaller, newer tiltrotor or a dual, coaxial rotor with push prop helicopter. While expensive they're far more practical

[@adamchmielewski6162]

@@danielmahon1589 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Zyrdalf]

Flight simulator! Welcome to steam edition

[@linkfan95]

GroundPound69

[@Jeagles]

‘We’ve just had a caravan with a balloon attached buzz the tower at 500kts

[@Zyrdalf]

Air control tower to police helicopter, we need you to intercept a hot air ballon caravan doing 500kts

[@linkfan95]

It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside knowing we're all on the same page.

[@kilikus822]

What did that airship say its call sign was? Air Force One. Of course...

[@duncan_d0ugh]

I really enjoyed the pilot jargon

[@fishhisy]

Watch flying videos for more

[@lucasc5622]

@@fishhisy unfortunately, most of them have neither james may or a floating caravan

[@rendrix6826]

@@lucasc5622 Darn.

[@MilesPrower1992]

I want to know how he got permission to fly that thing

[@burgersnchips]

MilesPrower1992 Because Top Gear

[@MM-vs2et]

@@burgersnchips No, May has a pilot's licence, I guess that's enough to fly one of those

[@noambelder5850]

James is a private pilot, they probably closed the airspace for the show that day

[@luminescentlion]

May does have a Pilots license and was flying for parts but the airport section was staged and there was a professional onboard for difficult maneuvers.

[@michaelkeeble1480]

Who Mr Bean lol

[@JWLZPLM]

I like how Hammond said that shifting the Lambo is like shaking hands with an old friend.

[@literalcarman6455]

It definetely looked like this

[@RedCard94]

Legend has it that, to this day, James is still being dragged along and shouting "STOP!"

[@beachturkey7643]

Some say...

[@msmaria5039]

And he ended up in Japan.

[@ninetwoeight928]

Its a shame they've stopped making proper episodes of the Grand Tour. Love every single one of 'em.

[@play_sports_and_read_books]

Table321 well they will still make a show of the 3 of them together but not in the name of the grand tour. So it might be a new exciting experience or a disappointing one

[@aidan7089]

@@play_sports_and_read_books itll be the GT but it won't be in a tent, just specials, such as Mongolia or Africa

[@play_sports_and_read_books]

George George man this is even better. Those were the best parts of the grand tour. And the parts where they did custom cars like the ambulance ot the electric car

[@teunw6699]

Abd Palistine p

[@blackfire_x2964]

Yea i’ll miss conversation street

[@Godxillaaa]

“This gearbox it just feels like shaking hands with a old friend” we all liked that

[@user-bs7cu9pj3i]

Ye thats an expensive friend😆

[@kangarookicker6995]

a dead friend. they don't make them anymore because lamborghini's buyers are all lazy old ugly men.

[@i-dislike-handles]

Everybody gangsta til a biplane with two machine guns starts flying suspiciously close to him

[@cleverusername9369]

Might I ask if you're a Sabaton fan?

[@i-dislike-handles]

@@cleverusername9369 yes, I am

[@darioad9313]

@@i-dislike-handles lol of course

[@cleverusername9369]

@@i-dislike-handles HIGHER!

[@kusada3035]

@@cleverusername9369 KING OF THE SKY, HE'S FLYING TOO FAST AND HE'S FLYING TOO HIGH

[@jacobbahr9316]

3:26 the air traffic controller refers to James' airship caravan as Golf Tango Oscar Papa Golf Golf = G (prefix for British registered aircraft) Tango Oscar Papa Golf = TOP G (Top Gear) Subtle Easter Egg there

[@bramsnz2539]

Anyone else impressed how well james talked with air traffic control

[@c63w204W]

He is a pilot, so he knows

[@tomcat9727]

@@c63w204W It is impressing though.

[@c63w204W]

@@tomcat9727 I think James' helicopter registration is even more impressive, G-OCOK

[@rogueuniversities6866]

The ATC was ridiculous though. Although James wasn't clear on what the emergency was, he clearly declared an emergency and stated he had no control. The ATC muppet then told him to somehow magically have control and avoid other traffic.

[@mantabond]

@@rogueuniversities6866 All ATCs seem like that; even in my country.

[@saudsheikh9007]

I saw the caravan landing

[@yuriismywaifu203]

Like in real life? Did you get to meet the guys?

[@AlexanderMacAoidh]

With a name like yours, we know you lie

[@ObliviousMiner]

with a name like Django Fett, i wouldve thought you wouldnt be a racist

[@eliteexpression]

@@ObliviousMiner how is he a racist?

[@Ben.N]

ObliviousMiner with a name. Like that you wouldn't think I'd be oblivious to what you mean.

[@LalainMashood]

“are you actually a member of the caravan club?” i dont know about james may but jay cartwright sure is

[@Sii6X]

Barely gets time to go there, busy playing for West Ham U13.

[@timfagan816]

"Nice crisps Mrs cartwright" "Yeah she opened the packet herself"

[@cattleman6420012000]

I love this. Drifting into Norwich airport's airspace was quite something !!!!!!

[@ryanv1279]

Such a freaky situation to imagine yourself in! Frantically dodging fast moving planes

[@Cladcreeper]

How dare he tell the almighty KLM Cityhopper Fokker 100 to stay where it is lmao.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Cladcreeper Are you sure it's not a 70?

[@Cladcreeper]

@@TraustiGeir Nope. I can tell it's an F100 because it has 2 emergency overwing exits where as the F70 only has 1 overwing exit.

[@TraustiGeir]

@@Cladcreeper Ah, gotcha. I just noticed the 100 is longer as well.

[@wkdravenna]

British Top gear is so much better then the American Knock off.. I say that as a proud american.

[@KookoCraft]

we do not care

[@doctorninetytwo3300]

remakes are never as good tbh

[@airsoftspeedrunner4524]

Here ye here ye

[@akllls617]

wkdravenna there’s an American top gear?

[@seanharvey1250]

Andi Sanchez yep and a Australian one too

[@DieselthePilot]

“So what you’re telling me is you’re being blown around Britain?” This has no business being so funny

[@jackmcdonald8355]

4:48 "Golfpapagolf I will attempt to clear your airspace at this altitude, a police helicopter is not necessary golfpapagolf. Please don't call the police."

[@duckmaster4326]

G P G It’s the NATO phonetic alphabet

[@clutched77]

@@duckmaster4326 just shut up

[@aussiedogfighter285]

@@clutched77 no need to be an arse hole, he is just sharing a mildly interesting fact

[@clutched77]

@@aussiedogfighter285 fuck off m8

[@kenta469]

@@clutched77 calm down princess

[@billbryson161]

Back when my licence fee was worth paying

[@lawdpleasehelpmeno]

Oi, Roight, you got a loicence for that opinion?

[@frooty6049]

Ben r/wooosh you melon

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

@@frooty6049 nope u r the melon

[@tomsonrk]

with this May Day has gotten an entirely new meaning

[@D4RKDJBJ]

HAMMOND CAN BARELY SEE OVER THE DASH

[@marksolomon969]

Top Gear is a proud addition to the pantheon of brilliant British comedies like Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and Keeping up Appearances.

[@blockbreaker8839]

Don’t forget The Mighty Boosh

[@ryanhickey4011]

lol I just had a grand tour ad on this video

[@cuidadocomomatheus]

0:08 I thought i could smell it, but was just my house on fire

[@gavinabrahams5242]

Man these guys have done what most of us can dream of even if its crazy , stupid stuff what a adventure ! Who knew the Grand tour would still come

[@ultrajd]

"You're being blown around Britain." I dont know why but I always giggle at that.

[@hughstark4882]

It would be so funny being in an airport and seeing a caravan in the sky's fly past you

[@nozyspy4967]

"Hello!" Are you ringing from the grave?" xD

[@Ziporis]

Anyone else notice when James says "its going down" is actually from the episode of the channel crossing

[@jayswarrow1196]

There's mah man! Their soundmen actually known for theese kinda mischiefs.. It became down to levels of pathetic in the latter series, like the sound of w123 Mercedes stalling in the 'feed the world' episode, was the same "generic" sound, everyone heard in the 70's movies. -I also noticed some enhanced soundtrack.. -Neeeeeeuu, we never do that! (c) Scirocco commercial episode

[@Ziporis]

@@jayswarrow1196 Yeah no doubt, still entertaining though lol

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Wow how did you notice that

[@michaelramsey82]

Thanks, I never noticed that before and now I can't unhear it

[@MrFlamesFan12]

Ahhh, the great moments of Top Gear.

[@MissesWitch]

true comedy.. love that end scene where he's getting dragged along by the airship

[@perspii2808]

This has to be one of the funniest top gear segments

[@LiveVocal]

Iv watched top gear so many times I’m in 2020 still watching eps over and over again lol

[@antoy384]

You know the stern voice from Air Crash Investigation? I’ve seen enough Mayday episodes yo know that the presenter would burst out laughing if he had to cover a James May crash.

[@picobyte]

James,you may do anything but stall A dutch plane.

[@stibba4286]

"and here we are in the village of...here" lol

[@charlietheepicgamer]

3:00 That’s actually Sandy Heath Transmitter which broadcasts Top Gear to TVs across Bedfordshire

[@Mr_King_D]

6:29 “It’s going down… nooo!!!”😂😂😂

[@alexnadeau22]

smooth landing, textbook perfect

[@moralester]

Top Gear needs a "Behind the Scenes" more than any other show or movie lol. I have so many questions about the James May Airship story

[@kpb811]

“Kids playing Flight Simulators and messing about” Movie NOW IN COLOUR

[@rogehmarbi]

They just need a completely rubbish ATC eating the microphone to make it complete

[@taiming71]

Truly one of the greatest shows ever!

[@deathtrucker777]

theres new top gear all car specs and track times, but. then theres this level of old top gear that made it really feel worth always watching

[@denniskalter8554]

Haha I am a flight attendant at KLM Cityhopper (the blue airplane he was flying over) and I flew to Norwich a couple of times. I can only imagine what it would be like sitting on my crew seat watching out the window and suddenly seeing this airship caravan flying right over my plane😂

[@alexandergunn5143]

1:55 Do me a favour, and break my nose

[@riowarner0617]

was looking for this and do me a favour and stop asking questions

[@harrynoke6458]

Instantly,recognised it, what a crossover haha

[@manfredvonrichthofen5501]

These lads are absolute legends

[@tennisguy96]

thankyou for the HD upload!!

[@MODERNFLEX]

Noooooo, stay where you are man😂😂 this was so funny

[@WojtekW80]

N126 - The Legend of polish caravaning :)

[@jroc2201]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen

[@tacticalant3841]

@6:39 LOL, understatement of the year! Love the British humor, all hell is breaking loose, life and limb is at eminent risk, and you down play it by saying “I may be going sideways slightly”. 🤣

[@robert57097]

"Oh bloody hell, STOP!" LOL

[@Coldbreezed]

Hey Robert 6 years later

[@injeolmi6]

@@Coldbreezed Not Robert, but I hope to say hey to you in six more years!

[@Breakfast__Burrito]

5:03 *James hovering 15ft over runway* Send in the helicopter!

[@mercedesbenzformula1]

This looks like a lot of fun

[@kevinprior3549]

This was so floored

[@Jonny94669]

They filmed the crash just down the road from where I lived. Clarkson and Hammond were driving around talking to people in the village for most of the day

[@arifkamal6870]

When James may says it's time for aviation bollocking you know it's gonna last an eternity

[@m812395350]

Love this episode

[@mcmew3427]

This was the first episode of the show I ever watched. Needless to say...got hooked immediately. Been a fan of these brilliant bozos ever since!

[@northdkt7088]

6:36 'I maybe going sideways slightly' I lost it when he said that while swaying violently scraping the ground all along xD

[@Poisonofmemory]

4:00 did the controller say right-left?

[@jasontzimas7861]

+TheNigerianTiger he was referring to the direction of the incoming aircraft ( from left to right)

[@joedavies7691]

The were coming from both sides

[@Slemoster]

From right to left, indicating direction of travel of incoming aircraft.

[@WinstonSmith685]

They need to add the Hindenburg, the USS Akron and the R101 to the new Flight Simulator. Those things were deathtraps but by god they were utterly majestic.

[@gonebleast]

I love this show

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

That’s when James accidentally went into the airspace of Norwich airport

[@T25de]

57 people were delayed in the airport by that

[@MrCHAIRMANOFTHEBORED]

I can't believe that the Royal Air Force wasn't called when James got close to Norwich Airport I believe it was!! This was hilarious, just imagine if Jeremy were piloting the blimp!!!!! He'd have been yelling POWER come on POWER!!!!!

[@Miamcoline]

Omg too good. Thats actually crazy!

[@Baba_Yaga_87]

I live near where he landed. I saw it

[@Aarminmusic]

Legend says hes still being draged by that zeplin

[@marcuspenn9282]

I live in that village richard drives through its quite nice

[@furiouspunkboy]

True, it is great entertainment.

[@first-offfinally9941]

welcome to England, at least its not Florida

[@MB-ey6vv]

How the cocking nora did I miss this!

[@markb8467]

This is one of the funniest segments in the whole of top gear, I’m amazed James didn’t get a colossal aviation bollocking

[@sand-7938]

When he was going sideways, I was laughing so much :))

[@isabella2472]

When you know someone who saw the police helicopter circling may... he’s lucky they weren’t too NFN!

[@antonik2674]

I was on that KLM flight...

[@mdgfb05]

what was your pilot doing on a closed runway then?

[@ylf_nac_i]

@@mdgfb05 could be converted to a taxiway tbh

[@ylf_nac_i]

@@mdgfb05 most of heathrow is dead runways

[@TheAtomicANetwork]

Highly doubt that, since the aircraft was rented for the day. and carried no passengers at that moment, at 5:14 you can also see the same KLM Cityhopper being parked.

[@LunringNassar]

That Gallardo is damn near perfect.

[@LookForwardd]

That's awesome!

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Does anyone know if the airport part was genuine? Either way it was damn entertaining.

[@Pantyhosegaming]

Yes! another american who understands! welcome brother!

[@MentePerturbadora]

the best tv show EVER TOP GEAR......and Finally HD reached Top gear XD

[@joaomiguelmartins6452]

Já enjoa, este programa não tem fim!?

[@deanhannon8447]

they do a lot of things with caravans dont they

[@TheGriphon]

James, did you lost your Pilot-license with this ?? ^^

[@luminescentlion]

it was staged with a professional in all aircraft involved

[@luminescentlion]

@Roger Dodger I know that, but he's not a professional airship pilot and was not flying during the encounter.

[@xanpenguin754]

@@luminescentlion They aren't that hard to get once you have your privates. Plus there was a profesional PIC.

[@luminescentlion]

@@xanpenguin754 That's not my point, I was just saying James was not the one flying in that scene and the entire thing was staged.

[@xanpenguin754]

@@luminescentlion umm I replied to the wrong comment. Whoops

[@Diligentortoise2023]

And that's how this Airship is in PTFS

[@Nico-mr4mq]

This is brilliant

[@dameanz]

anyone notice the gear leaver moving back and forth as he accelerates and idles? is that normal? at around the 50 second mark

[@Kushothe]

11 months later, i have came to answer your question. Yes, it's normal.

[@xDarkPrototypex]

Kushothe 3 months later, I have *come* to correct your grammar.

[@townsey5612]

Yes sir. The gear linkage is after all connected to the gears!

[@Heep_Purple]

All three of them are better off without HD.

[@thomaslight2843]

Awesome!!

[@MrSuperrajab]

oh those three

[@JustAGuyProduction]

"Oh the humanity!" #zeppelinadventure

[@Brecconable]

How did he lose control of an airship and drift into Norwich ATC airspace?

[@brundonsmith3830]

+Brecconable because he's Captain Sense-Of-Direction

[@mindlessgonzo]

+Brecconable Because blimps don't steer well.

[@panosa2502]

Because it is in the script. He pretends to be captain clueless so as per the scenario he has to drift away to somewhere where there is supposed danger. Also back at the time this was projected, there was still some talk of reviving the airship technology with modern versions but of course there were numerous and highly powerful interests against that, hence it is not at all accidental they were given this scenario to do, i.e. creating a ridiculous airship (not really an airship but a hot-air-balloon) with a caravan strapped, piloted by Captain Slow and heading into an airport.

[@toniopotonio3925]

Panos A thanks for ruining the joke

[@panosa2502]

+Tonio Potonio I still like it as a joke, yet I know there is also an underlying reality behind some of the most popular television shows.Now in this occasion one may claim that there is not necessarily any clear propaganda, yet in the case of the Tesla Roadster - what was back then the world's most advanced electric car - it is clear-cut that the "petrolhead" TG team hated the idea of an electic car that put to shame their best gasoline ones in acceleration and thus resolved to defame the car in the most digusting way, i.e. faking failures.

[@RiderVSRoad]

Mr.May is legend!

[@KKHALED88]

the best "like shaking hand an old friend"