What Happened To Giant Flying Boats? Saunders-Roe Princess Story

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The rapid development of aircraft in the 1920’s and 1930’s far outpaced the development of aviation infrastructure to support them. Runways, even by the late 1930’s, were rare and often little more than an open grass field, useful only for the smallest and lightest of airplanes. It would be at least another decade until many cities developed suitable airports. But commercial aviation wasn’t going to wait around.
By the 1930’s large, luxurious flying boats were already carrying passengers to far-flung exotic destinations. Requiring only a reasonably calm stretch of water and minimal infrastructure, flying boats kick started an early era of air travel. Destinations that once took weeks to reach by boat could now be reached in just a matter of days. For the lucky few who could afford it, flying boats were simply the most luxurious way to travel. As they were generally larger and more capable than land-based aircraft, many were convinced that the future of long-range air travel belonged to large flying boats.
In 1943, Saunders-Roe, an iconic British aircraft builder, began planning for the future by drafting a design for a truly next-generation flying boat. Larger, heavier, and faster than any flying boat airliner in history. Although 1943 was the middle of the Second World War, Saunders-Roe planned to emerge at the forefront of post-war commercial aviation. But by the time the Princess took its first flight, the world had been completely transformed by the rapid development of runways and advances in land-based aircraft. It would soon become apparent that Saunders-Roe’s flying boat airliner had been designed for a future that never existed.
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[@nicholasaudy6064]

Bring tears to my eyes that this kind of concept failed. Looks like something straight out of an alternate universe

[@scootergeorge9576]

You probably think the Bristol Brabazon was a great idea too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2fTpHh3hMZ9m7M

[@tommycouser656]

i was just thinking the same thing. This looks like a steampunk design.

[@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747]

The plane would fit in the fallout universe if the plane just looked a bit more 1950s (which it already looks) I can just imagine a commercial for this by Poseidon energy on a wall somewhere and the enclave was able to hold on to one after the war.

[@scootergeorge9576]

@@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747 - Could you please translate that into English?

[@blackleprechaun7966]

If not for WW2 this very well might have been the reality today.

[@danversnettlefold793]

Leaves one feeling nostalgia for a lost future.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

If world's population didn't reproduce like rabbits it could have been.

[@liamriley9816]

Take solace in knowing that in a parallel universe, these aircraft won out and today they are so big they have casinos and saunas on them.

[@joemama-fz2gl]

@@liamriley9816 but instead were stuck with stupid planes with small leg room and a claustrophobic feel

[@cynicalyinsane5076]

Really does just shows you that the wars and the limits of pols imaginations are what has lost alot of these amazing machines to the past I think the biggest issue like you see with alot of these designs is the technology didn't fit the vision at the time and just wasn't up to par for what the person had in mind, ppl had wild and amazing ideas but never had the imagination to believe that just maybe one day with time and patience we might crack it and finally figure out the flaws

[@geetarguy777]

I don’t see why the military doesn’t have a fighter flying boat that can just land and take off from water...

[@6rimR3ap3r]

Flying boats really feel like a successor to blimp traveling. Luxurious, slower paced traveling with extravagant solutions. It's a shame this idea didn't even survive for the rich.

[@Rob.N771]

Well said sir.

[@Noobie2k7]

Yeah, i feel Flying Boats might have survived if those trying to keep them around didn't keep putting them in direct competition with Land plane air-liners, which they just lose out too on almost all the points they were trying to fight on. If they'd just kept pushing Sea-planes as more an alternative to cruise ships and luxury travel it might well have worked. Like Push Sea-Planes not as a simple mode of transport but as a part of the experience. Like they did with Airships at first.

[@setro5582]

Final Fantasy stares from a distance.

[@sevenravens]

Would love to travel in a zeppelin across the Atlantic or anywhere! Would be awesome to just fly across America low and slow and just watch the world go by.

[@Rebotified]

If only we had a elon like guy to invest.

[@porthos6118]

I can still remember the sound of the "Cattalina" flying boats taking off from their base in Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour. There was about 2 miles of runway markers set out on the water. But just that glorious sound of big prop engines revving, building speed and then slowly trailing off into the distance. Sorry starting to tear up of days gone by. Thanks for the vid.

[@hebn.]

The Catalina has always been a plane that I'd adored since I first saw it as a kid. I once got to see a shell of one that was being restored, but never a complete one, let alone get to see one flying. I bet that was quite a sight to behold. I did however get to sit in a Bristol Beaufighter in Melbourne, that was quite surreal.

[@stanpolchinski8956]

cancel all feeds?

[@tomgreene7942]

Ah, my family went to Catalina Island, California, back in the early 70s, and my two oldest brothers got to fly home on a Catalina flying boat. I was so jealous and couldn't wait until I'd be old enough to do it too. Too late, the line was closed down. At least I got to see it take off and land. A beauty to behold.

[@robbie9030]

A great plane was the Catalina. I’ve never seen one flying.

[@nathanielw8234]

"...designed for a future that never existed" *damn that part hit hard*

[@jdg9999]

Every time I see stuff about the post-WW2 British aircraft industry it makes me imagine an alternate universe where Britain remains a superpower and can keep developing awesome stuff instead of losing all its industries.

[@nathanielw8234]

​@@jdg9999 Indeed, it's quite a shame that Britain had to suffer so much throughout WW2. Good thing America swooped in and had their back.

[@L0stJ0hnny]

@@jdg9999 - 17.4 million Brits believe that they're actually living in that alternate universe…

[@nathanielw8234]

@@L0stJ0hnny I don't blame them. They suffered so much morale loss, something had to boost their ego. Just ask Winston Churchill.

[@basswarnow]

me_irl

[@FreedomBashersInc]

flying boats are epic imagine if there were nuclear powered flying cruise ships. the 50s/60s vision of the future is the best future

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Pizza Thyme Pizza FanClub😌Ahhh, this comment makes me want to watch The Jetsons. 🛸

[@ultrascreens5206]

Pizza Thyme Pizza FanClub Ppl were crazy back then 😅

[@kirbyswarp]

@@ultrascreens5206 optimistic. It's what makes the era so great.

[@neyoid]

I hope the power of the atom can be harnessed more.

[@asherdie]

Hippies and their SJW derivatives have destroyed what was to be the future.

[@mokopaneledwaba2189]

Made for a future that never existed Concorde: want a hug?

[@talalzahid2241]

Idiot, concorde served for almost 3 decades !!

[@karlsonchee2701]

@@talalzahid2241 on a small scale. compare to thier original goal to revolutionized air travel, I would say the concorde is a failure

[@CatalinaThePirate]

😕 I want a hug. I love flying boats. 😳

[@terminator3000]

@@talalzahid2241 the concorde was a heavily subsidized prestige object. Not really a revolution in airtravel.

[@venusreena2532]

@@karlsonchee2701 ... glass half empty?

[@shevetlevi2821]

I've always loved those flying boats of the 1930's like the Boeing 314 in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". They were kind of the aviation equivalent of the Orient Express. Any plane that has multiple levels, bars, restaurants and sleeping cabins is very cool.

[@barfuss2007]

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[@markprange4386]

I remember the Martin 404's sound when it flew over Oxford, Mississippi in the early 1970s.

[@shevetlevi2821]

@@shastamccoy7777 I know exactly what you're talking about. You see that route animation in old movies. It goes perfectly with these beautiful old planes.

[@shevetlevi2821]

@@shastamccoy7777 :-) Have a good weekend.

[@mattperson7293]

There was no Boeing 314 in Raiders. That was a Shorts Solent Mk.III

[@akam9919]

Love hate this channel: They show something cool, then tell you why it didn't work.

[@megaclodsire]

In an ideal world, we would make giant aircraft just for the hell of it

[@meghanachauhan9380]

They show you cool, then throw shit on it :(

[@meghanachauhan9380]

@@megaclodsire probably one with low population. But that world wouldn't be much rich cuz capitalism needs a lot of people to spend a lot of money to work. So the government would need to undertake it. But it wouldn't cuz democracy and political drama

[@erickg3508]

and you need ro see what happened to the comet the one that tanked this type of aircrafts... crazy!

[@davemccombs]

Or over-the-top sponsor asskissing, something cool, sponsor asskissing, sponsor asskissing. My god, this channel has more spots than a dalmation.

[@JP-1990]

"Made for a future that never existed" I think I know this feeling.

[@assassinaria]

Except this time, we are in the alternate universe.

[@ElwoodBlues830]

That's the same idea for the self-driving car. Maybe...

[@hyri3188]

Elwood Blues I hope so. Self driving should only be an assist, not a full function you know?

[@howardwayne3974]

In my dreams I live in the 1920's piloting a china clipper to midway island.

[@Applekuchenthetasty]

We got the boring time line

[@ShelbyAQD]

Flying boats are an oddly nostalgic thing for me. It probably stems from seeing fantastical versions of them in so many shows and games in my childhood. I can't help thinking that right now would be a great time to begin developing a new generation of these aircraft. They might never be as efficient or cheap as a standard plane, but they offer such whimsy that it definitely seems worth it to me.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

Certainly, if you have the investment money to start work on one

[@pgmreallaw]

I would imagine modern technology could make them more efficient and if we had more planes able to land on water, it would alleviate crowded land-based airports which pose a significant environmental cost (rainwater runoff, loss of vegetation, over-development, etc.). Landing on water would free up some infrastructure investments as really only a port would have to be built rather than a large field covered over in concrete.

[@Gribbo9999]

I remember sometime in the early '60s I took a trip to the Isle of White with my parents and the Princesses were still sitting on the Saunders-Roe slipway . It was before the 747 had ever flown and it's size was an impressive site for a young feller. I think we may have been on a pleasure boat trip because I even remember the guide on the boat saying something about "white elephants' as we passed the yard - which I thought was funny having never heard the idiom before.

[@davidhowe6905]

Yes, I remember seeing one too, about the same time, must have been on a school trip from London. To be frank, even by then it was a sorry sight (but obviously still memorable!)

[@paulmcmahon1129]

I saw those abandoned hulls/fuselages lying in the mud about the same time. Amazing, but really sad for a plane-mad kid. Nobody believed me when I talked about them: finally, proof that I wasn't dreaming! Thanks for that.

[@davidjones332]

I remember seeing them too, at that same time but I'm sure we walked past the yard and viewed them from the nose. I remember they were cocooned in some sort of silvery plastic material which was coming loose and flapping around one of the hatches. They were the first large aircraft I had ever seen close up, and hugely impressive.

[@erode.5101]

Saunders-Roe: Foldable wingtips Boeing: *Aight, let's do that*

[@lp11thewolf79]

The 777x

[@martijn9568]

Cough, any postwar US Navy carrier plane

[@FearlessLeader2001]

Didn't Blohm & Voss and Consolidated do that as well, earlier in the 20th century?

[@rozeone6973]

lol

[@erode.5101]

But I don't think they made passenger models, they all made military models

[@jackturner9985]

I swear to God this channel is going places. The animation skills and the effort it takes for research etc must be astounding ! We salute you, Sir Mustard!

[@depausvandelilithkerk5785]

Yes, I agree. Mustard really have put some extra mustard on that mustard in this Mustard video.

[@williamfulgham2010]

@@depausvandelilithkerk5785 all that mustard talk has made me hungry. I think I will go eat now.

[@danroberts9050]

20 years from now this channel is replaced by ..... the flying boat! LOL

[@saratov99]

So where is MiG-25 episode?

[@marygrech7644]

You have e no writ to aware to God o r by God

[@timpassmore7455]

It's a mystery how Saunders Roe lasted as long as it did. Their largest production run was only 31 airplanes, and those delivered to the RAF were only in service a few years. Worst was the Lerwick that was dangerously unstable. Another failure was a jet powered fighter that the RAF "...concluded that the design was incapable of matching up to the performance of land-based designs". Kittiwake 1 A.3 Valkyrie 1 A.4 Medina 1 A.14 1 A.7 Severn 1 A17 Cutty Sark 12 Short service life A.19 Cloud 22 " " A.21 Windhover 2 A.27 London 31 Introduced 1936 Retired 1941 A.19 Cloud 22 Last one delivered 1935 Withdrawn 1939 A.33 1 A.36 Lerwick 21 Very unstable 11 lost in accidents A.37 Shrimp 1 Developmental only SR.A/1 3 Jet flying boat fighter SR.45 Princess 1 as described in this video After this, no further seaplanes left the drawing board. They did have one land based plane of which 17 were built, but it was designed by someone else.

[@doankhang9496]

they built hulls for other flying boats in their earlier years

[@Irfan87]

Private backing?

[@tspcrowther]

They were also developing helicopters and hovercraft that likely helped them stay afloat.

[@sMansGuitars]

@@tspcrowther They also built double deck trolleybus bodies.

[@fierfighter]

Boeing 747: im the first double deck plane Saunders-Roe Princess: am i a joke to you?

[@fierfighter]

@Paul Ricchiuti oooooh thats true

[@definitely_notme4112]

Airbus A380: im the first fully double deck plane Saunders-Roe Princess: am i joke to everyone?

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@definitely_notme4112 apparently a joke to my dad XD

[@maskedavenger2578]

Boeing made an earlier piston engine powered double deck airliner with sleeping berths .that both BOAC & Pan American Airlines used before the Comet & Boeing 707 on routes across the Atlantic in the 1950’s .I think it was called a Globemaster or similar name had four engines & 2 decks & was a conventional hard runway aircraft it might have even been designed during WW2 ready for peacetime .Large flying boats were well past their sell date buy the time that SRP monstrosity hit the sky .Howard Hughes spruce goose dwarfed the SRP flying boat anyway .

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

@@maskedavenger2578 you're thinking of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser. Its lower deck was very small and cramped, and on most airlines it was used as a bar, with seating room for only about six. The Douglas Globemaster was indeed a double-decker, but was used only for freight, and never went into passenger service.

[@bobthetree5935]

The flying boats remind me of airships from studio Ghibli movies.

[@IvanQuaglia]

me too

[@superroydude]

Miyazaki is known to be a plane enthusiast so im sure that was intentional.

[@Tigershark_3082]

@@superroydude Not only that, his father worked in the aviation industry during and after WWII. Planes are such interesting things, as they fulfill humanity's desires of flight. I can tell you from experience that flying is so freeing. Anyway, take care and have a great day!

[@kwaivioussankensa3664]

They remind me of those planes from nausicaa of the valley of the wind that the army used

[@lucianmoore6012]

Porco Rosso is a fabulous film

[@CommaV9414]

'Travel over 9000 kilometers' You awakened a long forgotten part of my brain with that line

[@davidvasquez08]

Wauser *Angry Vegeta noises*

[@katherineberger6329]

WHAT, NINE THOUSAND???

[@raijinmeister]

It's incredible how back in the 50-60-70s so many designs were concerned with ppassengers' comfort, a clear contrast with what we have nowadays.

[@Ushio01]

They also cost a fortune to fly on them. The Boeing 707 and DC-8 all had standard seats with 34 inches of pitch. Today economy is 28-30 inches while business class is 36 inches. For seat width todays first class is just 22 inches while economy is 17 inches while back in the 60's economy had 21 inches! The sacrifice for flying to be affordable for middle and lower income is todays economy class. Back then even the cheap seats were business class pricing. 1952 was also an interesting year since not only was it this flying boat and the Comet both having their first flights but the SS United States became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic. It really showed the change from the industrial age to the modern age.

[@MarikHavair]

Well, they were mostly accommodating the rich, the same change happened with passenger trains.

[@cowsine]

1:40 "A flying boat landed on Hudson river!" US Airways: **Noice idea!**

[@kiwitrainguy]

It only had twelve engines.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@kiwitrainguy oh dont mind me just flying casually with 16 engines guess da plane

[@Iugeer]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 antanov mk-12.56

[@Shootyshoot-ls3xj]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 oh dont mind me just flying with 1 engine Guess the plane

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@Shootyshoot-ls3xj too many aircraft with 1 engine

[@jaymaster103]

Man this channel is therapeutic, you have vast amounts of knowledge and everything just flows. You keep me glued to my screen the entire video. Animations on point. Keep up the good work.

[@jch8175]

Jay I am legally unable to like due to you a having 69. I would unfortunately be hurting you by doing so

[@AlonsoUQ]

I agree

[@tristar1012]

Today is a good day. Eat your heart out Valentine's Day I'm here for Mustard's amazing aviation videos!

[@miniena7774]

TriStar 101 Don’t tell me what to do.

[@sirrliv]

I choose to think it is appropriate, celebrating a romantic dream of travel from the past.

[@jimdavis8391]

Only Valentines interest me are the tanks.

[@CRohitSorte]

Only Aviation

[@evonrn2000]

@@miniena7774 Be Told what to do...it's already Done!You were Told😂

[@markbigbadbear]

Man, I only stumbled across your website this afternoon. I'm amazed at the quality of your animations. Like in this video. The colour palette makes in the CGI parts make it feel like you're watching a travel flyer come to life. Beautiful :)

[@kg_canuck]

So if the war hadnt required tons of airfields to be constructed, we might be flying in turbojet ocean liners?

[@teddytatyo]

It just meant that we would take an extra 10 years to transition to normal land planes. Economics always wins out in the end

[@LiterallyMark1]

Instead we sit in rows like people in sweat shops. Edit: I take it back lol dunno why I said that and why so many people agree, this is the only reason why flights are affordable

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

And sit next to morbidly fat people who's flab constantly squeezes around the armrests!

[@LionsGateCorp]

Indeed. Greed always wins its way, sadly.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

If less people flew, then this wouldn't be a problem- mass flying is the issue, not plane tech. Peasants

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

You can always pay for 1st class... There Is a reason more legroom costs more money.

[@jamesgarrison6430]

Sweat shops have more room between rows

[@gabrieltassi4030]

I stopped my shower to watch this

[@GIPvideos]

I was about to shower before I saw this

[@IxoraNera]

@leo Ng with your phone??? something feels fishy

[@asherdie]

I shower while watching.

[@althejazzman]

I don't shower each time Mustard releases a video. Priorities, right?

[@sailintothesun3421]

I need a shower after watching this

[@freddieallan3583]

Always loved flying boats ..love seeing them in old movies

[@VibeXplorer]

It simply doesn't get better than the technique and approach Mustard uses. The visual style is perfect and period-specific. He could have detailed the aircraft's design by depicting it sitting in the water or floating in a black void but instead, he turns it into a model on a desktop in an office or den complete with bookshelves in the background. Genius!

[@Kanbei11]

Just a pity they didn't put that much effort into pronouncing Farnborough properly

[@misterribal]

Imagine an airline has one flying boat jet-powered airliner today, they could offer really remote locations for cheaper and even organise a cruise ship like trip. They would own an untapped part of the market. This has potential

[@jielynsabarez2693]

It could also open up ocean airports, the airports could be used as a refueling station. The only thing Im concerned about is the pollution it would make in it's wake.

[@drdewott9154]

If such a market was catered for then so many islands like St Helena wouldn't have to invest the sums into constructing airports

[@Airwerxco]

A vehicle that can offer charter air travel to remote locations without an airport for a small number of interested passengers.. Yes if only a craft like this existed. *cough* Helicopters *cough*

[@KamikazeCommie501]

nope

[@Skullair313]

This would be wildly inefficient. Like the jet-train and zeppelins it is just not competitive to modern jets

[@hevendor958]

a Flying Boat Hotel *oh HELL YEAH THIS FLYING BOAT IS MY TYPE*

[@handlemonium]

Yeah kinda like an A380 and Concord Luxery combined, but slower xD

[@solunasunrise]

flyin boat casino and opium den

[@venugopalank.v2336]

I loved the way how the music dropped at 4:45

[@kleenexbox974]

yeah, its kinda funny I feel like "what do you mean nobody wants these?"

[@bobp4]

A flying boat 'landing' is one of the most beautiful of travel sights. I was in Vancouver in 2019 and watched the tourist planes take off and land for hours. I think that this is a big part of our attraction to them, as well as the internal space and luxury they provided. Great video.

[@sentinelcheese3420]

9:50 That's a shame for someone so amazingly talented get demonetized for just talking about history. I wonder if covering topics regarding automotive would suit your channel. There's a lot in terms of development and strange creations that took place you could cover about like the Brabham BT46-B, The Tucker car, Chrysler Turbine car or the amazing creations of Lotus boss Colin Chapman. Or even just record breakers like the Spirit of Australia or Donald Campbell. Love to see such videos on your channel in the future! :)

[@mj6463]

Yeah, I never saw that mig 25 video :(

[@augustovasconcellos7173]

@@mj6463 wait, did he actually make that MIG-25 video? I've been following his channel for a long time now and I don't remember him ever posting it.

[@nybotor]

Some automotive videos would be good, like the history of the McLaren F1, the first gen Ford Taurus, GM EV1, and maybe even a video on British Leyland!

[@Hyntin]

Unfortunately we're all just a tad bit too stupid to decide on our own what to consume and might make a "wrong" decision. How scary would that be? I don't even want to think of it! It's OK though. They know what we should see and learn and will do their best to make sure we choose correctly. Thank you big brother for watching over me. :)

[@williammagoffin9324]

KZbin currently believes that anything related to "human conflict" is unsuitable for monetization and thus will be blacklisted by the algorithm. To paraphrase Karl from IntrangeTV: "human conflict" describes all of human history. History is just one subject on KZbin's shit list, they are targeting channels dedicated to scientific inquiry and human rights as well. Bloke on the Range just has a recent video featuring a discussion between him and Karl about running their respective channels and how the current owners of KZbin are stifling discussion of things they in some cases should be encouraging. As Indy Neidell has suggested all KZbin really wants is videos on cats on vacuum cleaners.

[@csours]

9:21 Strangely Futuristic and Archaic at the same time; That's how the 1950's Britain do.

[@TheInselaffen]

Great inspiration for Thunderbirds though.

[@zakofrx]

I am very pissed that I missed the Giant Flying Boats. Flying around the world on a Pan Am Clipper would have been and experience. The world just moved slower for those with means back then and you got to enjoy the trip.

[@TheInselaffen]

@@zakofrx very few had 'means.' Nostalgia is rubbish. I am quite happy with now.

[@shebbs1]

@@TheInselaffen True, and likely future generations will feel the same as you about our time, will be interesting to see how 2020 is regarded.

[@livethefuture2492]

Owain Shebbeare As of 2020 we are nostalgic about the times when we even could fly...

[@granttoye5852]

I would love to see a major airline today take a crack at a brand new flying boat concept for 2020. Even if it's just a novelty or a marketing tool

[@elliottd323]

Yes but it would be for the 1 percent as the upkeep costs and if it's so heavy with all the luxury fuel consumption

[@truthislam6481]

Grant, can you imagine one with electric motors and batteries? There is a company in Sweden, I think that B.Gates is funding to produce a small fully electric airliner!

[@iamarizonaball2642]

I would if I had 1 trillion I would fund any flying boat

[@kashutosh9132]

@@iamarizonaball2642 I will donate 1 trillion to you for this project as soon as I earn 10 trillion

[@ranran2806]

The weight of the batteries alone would be reason enough as to why it’s a bad idea. Not to mention the cost of excavating materials for the batteries would end up with more Emissions.

[@alanwilson6367]

Fantastic vid. Thank you for all you’re work and time.😊😊

[@sirmartinfrobisher]

I have big memories of the Princess. In my final years at school just outside Southampton. I discovered that the council was opening an Adventure Centre on the old seaplane base at Calshot. I asked the school if they could organise for us to attend there each week for sailing lessons (the dream of my life). The answer came back, yes and yes. So each week about 20 of us travelled to Calshot. There were two Princesses, mothballed on the slipway, looking very forelorn. She had to get the dinghy masts under their wings. There was no chance of flying but they still sit in the worn glow. I am 71 and still sail, so it was a good public investment.

[@wilmaknickersfit]

What a fantastic memory you shared. Thank you!

[@LionsGateCorp]

A life well lived, a tip of the hat to you, sir.

[@willpaul5202]

I'm jealous

[@whitehorse1959]

Pack it in, you old fart ;-)

[@charliebrown3607]

1:37, not the only time a plane has landed in the Hudson.

[@alifsyafiq4611]

That come also to my mind actually...

[@SaxonSuccess]

I remember seeing them parked up in Cowes. It would have been around 1953 ish, and we sailed from somewhere in Dorset to the I of W on a paddle steamer, then a coach tour around the Island. We were on a holiday visiting relatives in Poole at the time... So steam trains were involved too. Those were the days... (Takes off rose tinted spectacles, and makes a brew.)

[@tommot7236]

Excellent comment! We must both be a similar vintage! 😂👍

[@bobfreestone1752]

Adrian, Lovely comment that brought back memories aplenty ! I was 5 in '53, and left the IOW having lived near Bembridge for about three years, after my father left the marines based at Southsea. Keep the RT glasses on...... Bob.

[@johnjdevlin2610]

Fascinating. Excellent narration with breathtaking facts. Well done!

[@sirmeatloaf]

Imagine you're chilling on your roof, it's evening. You look up in the sky and see this

[@raidy5215]

*loud propeller noises*

[@twandepan]

RaidyTJC it would be quieter than jets of the time I believe

[@justin.g25]

@@twandepan no its way louder.

[@madzak9847]

It woul sound like continious thunder BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Even when some turboprop IL or TU flying over my house its quite disturbing , windows vibrating and sound is loud even with windows closed

[@shadowwsk3507]

*"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"*

[@stixheaven6789]

Had a small heart attack when I saw the mig 25 video PLEASE MAKE ONE its probably my favourite plane. A video on it would be amazing!

[@robd6122]

Sigh... If only KZbin (and advertisers) can understand that knife is only a weapon when you want it to be a weapon and the same applies with anything basically

[@kutter_ttl6786]

If he does make one it'll probably be a Nebula exclusive. The way KZbin algorithms works it wouldn't be worth his time to put it here.

[@stixheaven6789]

@@kutter_ttl6786 yeah, it's unfortunate but I guess that's the way it is

[@johnbianchi214]

Ahhh, I love your take on "the future of the past" in this video. Cheers!

[@TechMaster-ug4ft]

I love the 3D animations and renders on this channel.

[@affandi99]

Saunders-Roe Princess Now that is something new to learn and makes me more curious. Thank you Mustard !

[@FalconFastest123]

If only Jack had met Rose on a flying boat, then everyone would still want them

[@gregorymoore2877]

Pretty sure Jack would have been blow off the nose of the aircraft while in flight. That headwind has got to be pretty strong. "I'm king of the worrrrrllll...."

[@nabbitgohome9672]

And instead of an ice berg causing the down fall now a whirlwind/tornado or hurricane and or a ice or sandstorm.

[@HowToChangeName]

Doesnt matter as both will destroyed by climate change

[@one-wingedangel5107]

@@HowToChangeName Are you one of those people claiming trees are dying just because leaves are changing colors and falling off during autumn?

[@HowToChangeName]

@@one-wingedangel5107 not sure, but im definitely not that guy who cant take joke like you

[@aj-2savage896]

FANTASTIC CGI illustrating a FANTASTIC subject. You left out the Conroy conversion concept.

[@clintelkins9630]

"Landplanes can't land on water" Mustard: shows a water plane land on the Hudson Sulley: I can do that, easy

[@brotheralaric7177]

mhh, i wouldnt say easy.

[@trolly4233]

It only landed for a few minutes though, before it sank into the “runway”

[@uwetheiss970]

@@trolly4233 Do you consider standing on a gate still as landing? He landed it. What happend after isnt part of the landing. You can land a land plane on water. But only once cause they cant swim.

[@Salah.Ad-Din]

Oh my God, when will people shut up about sulley

[@laszlokaestner5766]

Saunders-Roe were an amazing company that, towards the end, had little luck with actually selling stuff. Not only did they produce the last and arguably greatest flying boats but they built the first hovercraft (as shown). They also built Black Knight/Black arrow which was Great Britain's entry into the space race. The Prospero satellite launched by Black Arrow is still in orbit and still apparently broadcasting its radio ping. The Princess car and passenger hovercraft that crossed the English Channel were built in the same hanger as the Princess Flying Boat! Most recently the successors to SARO in East Cowes now part of the GKN group make winglets and have about a third of the world market. Most Boeing and Airbus types have been made there. Also some of the major design for the A380 was undertaken at the East Cowes site so they still do big! The hanger that made both types of Princess now makes aluminium high speed water craft. This venture - Wight Shipyard - is quickly making a name as one of the best in the world in this field. Recent boats include the newest Thames Clipper, and two ferry/party boats for Cancun in Mexico. Currently they are building four craft for Malta.

[@Automatic-Diaphragm]

Thanks for the info, that's exactly what I expected from the video when they started with the M&A diagram but moved on prematurely :D

[@johnburns4017]

Britain's entry into space exploration was well before Black Knight. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYipd62Ca5qXe7M

[@cedriclynch]

The day after the satellite Prospero was launched in October 1971, the UK government cancelled its space programme.

[@alexnagessar4302]

When Mustard uploads, my heart nearly stops. I LOVE YOUR VIDS

[@dominichoughton8119]

Someone else has probably already mentioned it, but you can see one of the Saunders-Roe flying boat jet fighters (the SR.A/1) at the Solent Sky Museum in Southampton, UK. They also have a Short Sandringham flying boat you can go inside and look around in.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Visited last weekend. Excellent little museum.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

The 3D models you create for these videos are so awesome, I would love to be able to download them and explore them with a 3D model viewer.

[@stormtrooper6602]

9:41 mig-25....i really love that fighter...

[@LogieT2K]

Storm trooper awesome bit of soviet engineering

[@Axemantitan]

Are we going to get to see the MiG-25 video?

[@fangabxyfangabxy8563]

Was it fully completed? Holy hell I would die to see that!

[@phoenixnoire2435]

"Designed for a future that never existed." You can say that about a lot of things, but wouldn't it be cool to see the futures where they did?

[@ashakydd1]

Flying boats definitely were a more romantic concept than practical, in the long run. I would have loved to have seen that massive, final flying boat get built.

[@gazaalley3862]

@TukiRaja on twitch yessss

[@EmeraldForester777]

Yes, a future where they have giant, nuclear-powered boat planes.

[@spinyslasher6586]

If you want a future with even more pollution, then go ahead.

[@phoenixnoire2435]

@TukiRaja on twitch or SNES-era RPG's?

[@honinakecheta601]

I hope these are brought back someday, seems so cool and I'd gladly get on this as some sort of vacation

[@Lightraymuse]

A well put together presentation - thank you.

[@LemonToGo]

The gods of aviation have blessed us on this holy Friday!

[@davidosaje4100]

Yes

[@kalpakwadettiwar9487]

Amen

[@thejay8963]

E

[@garlicapple2244]

"Princess" isn't the largest flying boat that has ever flown, maybe the largest airliner, but not the largest. The actual largest flying boat was called the "Spruce Goose", or the Hughes H-4 Hercules which is displayed in my town in the Evergreen Museum. Funfact: It has a bunch of beach balls in it that you get to see if you go inside.

[@leea8706]

I was trying to remember the name of that! I remember it being mentioned in an episode of Phineas and Ferb where they built their own.

[@garlicapple2244]

@@leea8706 Oh my gosh you just brought back a distant memory in me :)! I remember! Ferb and the girls did like a classy musical number in that episode too!

[@leea8706]

Garlic Apple that’s exactly right! They also made theirs out of paper (a nod to the Spruce Goose being made out of wood) so that it would disintegrate when it landed on water and the seats were flotation devices. Phineas was also acting like Howard Hughes or someone from that time too. I’m a massive Phineas and Ferb fan, and despite being 32 my mum still buys me Phineas and Ferb stuff for Christmas, like socks or calendars.

[@leea8706]

Garlic Apple I’ve just remembered it was called the paper pelican!

[@MyHeadHz]

I've been to that museum many times, the spruce goose always amazes!

[@Liberator74]

We need modern flying boats! 💗

[@juliegale3863]

Have write this - aged 17 I was in the Royal Observer Corp. able to get into the Farnborough Air Show free I saw both the Princess and the Brabazon flying. Later years holidaying near Cowes, IOW, I saw the Princesses mothballed in the hangers. At 87 I am still fascinated by aircraft and their history. Only managed to get on a Concord in a museum and it wasn't a passenger one, but an early test bed one filled with instuments. .

[@super-cacti]

I....I am speachless. You actualy made a video of one of my favorite aircraft! Thank you so much!

[@thebusinessofkindness]

Best flying boat in history. Could have changed the world. Would still be good now to use coastal regions as hubs. Imagine the infrastructure savings.

[@dpswets]

Good to see you here as well ;) - Capt_Versteegh

[@super-cacti]

@@dpswets Ah yes, everyone watches Mustard videos xD

[@nicocathelot1139]

Modern jet liner: who are you? Princess: I used to rule the world

[@rjelstyx4909]

she never did though

[@algerianprophet9654]

Never did, lol.

[@nicocathelot1139]

Wut ever

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

Me: *starts singing*

[@algerianprophet9654]

@@trainfan-ks5hk k

[@alexhillard2131]

It's so sick this was built literally 10 minutes away from where I live now in venture quays. The yard where it was built is still used to make boats today and has the worlds largest union jack on the doors of it. Its also in the same town where the first ever hovercraft was made.

[@Santoshsusarla]

Thanks for sharing this detailed information!❤️👍

[@lancematthews9897]

I’m just waiting for him to do the AN-225, anyone else ?

[@lancematthews9897]

The Comfy Chair Like it was designed as a Spacecraft transport but now it operates as a cargo charter

[@luissemedo3597]

YES

[@HarrisChoudhry]

YES

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

"the war hadn't been fought with flying boats" The PBY-5 Catalina in both the Pacific and Atlantic theatres: am I joke to you?

[@elanlynn5973]

庄司 慎吾 - Shōji Shingo Meaningless arguments never get old.

[@Tigershark_3082]

Darn good point there.

[@jennifercheung6464]

Let’s get some double crash action going

[@akindudeerada5840]

Y, even the short sunderland had its own share of victories in the second world war as a bomber. Also, if u are not mentioning the blom and Voss bv-238 then u gotta be kidding me! That thing was the largest flying boat to participate in ww2.

[@erzhaider]

@@akindudeerada5840 Although that only existed in extremely small numbers

[@petergraves2085]

Well-researched and excellently presented !

[@makhenaten]

Such a pity flying boats aren’t kept as a unique boutique travel option - nothing like them, and they, plus airships, truly excite me always✨🚀✨

[@rileywags]

THE ONLY CHANNEL I HAVE NOTIFICATIONS ON AND IM SUBSCRIBED TO 571 CHANNELS

[@midgetman4206]

Same here, everything about these videos is high quality

[@spielhund1833]

Me too

[@jeffstanley4593]

Patreon would work better.

[@TheInselaffen]

How do you ever plan to get to the end of the you tubes?

[@ahpoiseheh]

Just like me ;-) Thought I was the only one!!

[@indayteray8647]

Mustard: flying boat Me, an intellectual: *swimming plane*

[@pim2377]

Why doesn’t have this comment more likes

[@Veikra]

swimmin plane exist, its called a submarine doofus!

[@str7523]

Veikra but does it fly other then In the water

[@tommipickalommi2689]

@@pim2377 Because its not funny

[@jessewheinrichs]

Im convinced that a flying boat would be amazing. Like going on a cruise with more range and the luxury accommodations.

[@AlbertaGeek]

Pretty naive of you to assume that in any given airplane regardless of size that the airline companies wouldn't still be cramming in as many seats as possible.

[@amolkale1158]

All renders on this channels are so pleasant to watch...in ❤️ with his videos

[@McHeisenburger]

Man what I wouldn’t give for flying boat airliners.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

I remember seeing designs for an ultra-long range flying boat that used 747's as pontoon floats.

[@totallyfrozen]

I’ve been fascinated by them for years. I’ve always wanted to fly in one.

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

Practically flying cruise liners

[@badscrewold3162]

Let me guess: you wouldn't give your money they were asking for a ticket...

[@DugrozReports]

Would you give $4,000 - $5,000 for an economy ticket on one? If not, that's why they failed.

[@grassh0pper]

I have a bit of fear flying over the ocean and this would have calmed me down

[@VictorDude98]

Especially since you’re pretty much dead if something goes wrong while crossing the Atlantic

[@ashakydd1]

That is if the ocean is calm enough to land on where you are and your airliner is doing well enough to land.

[@exoressdelivers70]

I have a fear of flying over the ocean to but agreed to fly only on Chalk's Airline seaplane that went from Ft. Lauderdale to Bimini. I reasoned that if the engines failed the plane could land on water. Just weeks before my scheduled flight one of their planes crashed into the ocean shortly after take off due to engine failure. All aboard were killed.

[@vbscript2]

Not me. Try landing one of these things on ocean swells. Not exactly easy, especially at the speeds that a turbojet or turboprop one would need to land. The engines back then were *far* less reliable than they are now. Since the dawn of the ETOPS era (i.e. the era in which we've flown across oceans in twin-engine aircraft,) I'm not aware of even a single incident of an airliner crashing or ditching into the ocean due to loss of power.

[@tomberg9219]

I doubt that a flying boat's hull would've survived a landing in rough seas.

[@dennisgauss7644]

I used to see the Mothballed Princess flying boat at Cowes on the IOW.It was HUGE.At that time they didn't have an engine powerful enough to get it to maximum performance.Eventually bigger land based planes were made and airports closer to city centers were built so these flying boats became obsolete.My dad flew Sunderlands during the war and with BOAC for a few years after and likewise they were replaced by Brittanias,DC 6's Comets etc.

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

9:14 Everyone: "It's big, impractical and ridiculously expensive, I'll pass." America: "I'll take five!"

[@susangardini8161]

America: I'Ll TAke YoUR EntiRe StocK

[@matthewmosier8439]

Actually, overexpensive is owned by European engineering. I mentioned to some people yesterday that Europeans spend 4 times as much to achieve 5% greater results. And when it comes to cars that's actually an understatement

[@Salah.Ad-Din]

@@susangardini8161 Salty europoor

[@lordzadd]

Yeeeessssss! You're back!

[@Rangayuthtube]

they should try to bring it back, sounds like the perfect toy for modern-day billionaires, this beats super yachts Anyday,

[@ressljs]

I am kind of surprised there wasn't a small market for flying boats as a type of booze cruise vessel. I could see using them to bounce around resorts in the Caribbean or Mediterranean.

[@NaenaeGaming]

I guess the ultra rich can afford both large aircraft for personal use (everything from a Leerjet to a 747 or even an A380) AND a super yacht, so they wouldn’t be looking for anything in the middle really. If anything, a flying boat would be a compromise - less space than a boat and slower/less efficient than an airliner

[@idontwanttopickone]

I mean there's the AG600.

[@quantumleap4023]

@@NaenaeGaming A lot of superyachts already have helicopters on them.

[@mattdyer9544]

@@ressljs Many PBY-5 Catalinas were converted after WW2, with the turrets replaced with bubble windows, some are still in service.

[@BillyAlabama]

This video was fascinating. Thank you!

[@auroratherob0t]

This is by far my favorite video made by him

[@felixcat9318]

This was an accurate, well presented and narrated synopsis of the Flying Boat, with superb graphics and animation. A high quality documentary. Subscribed

[@zacharybarnes4110]

Mustard: posts new video Me: AIRPLANES!!!!!!

[@georgemoore3215]

Bro did you watch the vid- it’s a seaplane

[@avgjoeavglife]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!

[@rodbowes5309]

In the early 60's I could see the tailfins of these Princesses over the tops of the trees from my school several miles from their final location, which was not at East Cowes as suggested here, but at Calshot on Southampton Water.

[@garethdavies2538]

I saw the Saunders Roe Princess make a slow over-fly at the 1953 Farnborough Air Show. An enormous, beautifully graceful aircraft and a sight I've never forgotten.

[@aidang5409]

Landing Gear: _Exists_ Sauders-Roe: *I'm gonna stop you right there*

[@hexaltheninjawow9531]

Especially on water.

[@jamiejamesbaker9221]

Steve Harvey???

[@GandalfTheWho]

Flew to Lord Howe island in a flying boat back when I was a kid, about 50 years ago. A great memory.

[@user-gu5ue7nm3w]

This was fascinating, thanks for the quality entertainment :). Leaves one feeling nostalgia for a lost future..

[@ethanjones1521]

I need the Saunders-roe ocean liner plane to be built! Can you imagine how awesome it would be to fly halfway around the world in sea plane like that! Holy crap!

[@robertknowles2699]

Can the weight be like an AL bicycle? It can be far safer for hikers, Darwin on the Trail minimalist ultra light folks, or people who like coast and safety of landing following river route. Hybrid decending windmill for acceleration later?

[@MikeMikeSmith]

Unknown to designers of this time, “The Future of Flying”... Sucks!

[@chai6669]

I hate plane rides we should’ve supported seaplanes more

[@Nemesis_T_Type]

@Repomeister But the airline industry was heavily subsidized by governments. So is it really a free market?

[@generalcodsworth4417]

@Repomeister , I think he meant how the luxury has been removed for all but a few extremely rich passengers on most flights, with the rest of us crammed into as little space as possible

[@wolffang489]

@@generalcodsworth4417 The alternative is that fight is reserved for slightly less wealthy passengers and all but impossible to afford for the average person. Flying is only moderately affordable because of the large number of people that can be fit onto relatively cost efficient planes. A luxurious trip will have a luxurious cost.

[@loicdeniel8361]

@@wolffang489 thank you. People tend to forget how cheap flight has become. Sure flying boats had their own private rooms, but the cost of such a room would have been obscene, a comfort that only the economical elite would be able to afford. A plane that would have had tremendous success in a feudal world, i'm sure.

[@leroy1154]

Where are the eccentric billionaires when you need them? It would be amazing to see someone build something like that last design and get it flying, if only for the novelty.

[@meghanachauhan9380]

They're gaying around with random dudes cuz 21st Century

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

@@meghanachauhan9380 Epstein moment

[@fisterB]

One of them is building a Space Ship factory in Texas for the conquest of the solar system now. Better than looking back but I agree that it is a pity we don't have a flying Princess still in flying condition or a replica.

[@jayperry826]

al dajjal shah e dunya had to use the word gay as a negative

[@FalbertForester]

I've promised myself that should I land in the billion dollar net worth category, my first big purchase will be a new production Boeing Model 314. Boeing needs $$$, I need a flying boat, I'm sure we can come to an agreement.

[@N.i.l]

Excellent video, Thank you so much!

[@AgricultureTechUS]

Fascinating! This technology opens up endless possibilities.

[@KarlBunker]

You had me at "bar and lounge." Where can I buy tickets? And hey, good pitch for Curiosity Stream; I'ma click that link!

[@Jehty21]

At Qatar Airways, Emirates, etc.

[@livethefuture2492]

For about 10,000$ sure.

[@plushifoxed]

"a plane designed for a future that never existed" is this hauntology

[@traptownkys1947]

Sadalogy

[@VCYT]

something like that line is the next democrat party slogan.

[@DragonEXtwo]

That's what I was thinking.

[@plushifoxed]

@@VCYT penus and balles

[@chai6669]

Witchcraft

[@paologiordano.photos]

this channel reminds me of an old 1995 cd I had in my childhood called Microsoft's World of flight. The tone is pretty much the same and the footage is as outstanding at that cd, making me feel as mesmerized as I was in 2002 when I was 8, coming back from school and popping that cd in my old desktop

[@EnlightenedPatriot1]

Great story - thanks. Proves the best ideas do not always make it.

[@mohammedbucheery4371]

I was literally reading about his plane and other flying boats over the past few days, and it’s such an awesome coincidence that you happen to make a video out of it! Thank you so much!

[@yawteg]

TailSpin taught me about these as a kid in the 90's.

[@brianhall4182]

Yup. Talespin made me love the concept of the flying boat. The PBY Catalina, Pan AM's Clipper service, flying to exotic locales in relative luxury, all during an era of rapidly evolving technology.

[@trollking99]

The Sea Duck!

[@RuskiWaffle]

Huh? I'm late to the party, can you guys explain?

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

Imagine what commercial Aviation would be like if aerospace designers and engineers had no restrictions and could build whatever they wanted We would truly be in a different world.

[@Zawmbbeh]

interwar planes seem to fit this concept! lots of cool stuff was born there

[@jscott1000]

I'd start with flying aircraft carriers

[@edwingeorge10]

I would go for nuclear fusion jets

[@sovazz5320]

2:44 "Oh no, WW2! Anyway.."