World War I Dogfights in VR I Virtual Reality Dogfight | IL-2 Flying Circus | Great Battles |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

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[@allengeary5595]

You da man !!!!

[@kirkdurkadurka]

Do they load you up with a limited amount of ammunition on the British flying shooter or is it unlimited ammo?

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

@@kirkdurkadurka its limited ammo lol.

[@kirkdurkadurka]

@@GrowlingSidewinder ah yeah I posted that earlier in ur video. I like watching ur dogfights cus I can't till I get a new pc

[@itzlandwhale6646]

Ummm Where's your real tail gunner??? why isn't longshot back there missing every shot????

[@Thunderkorn]

" That's actually jesters grandfather" I'm dying bro

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

If Jester is under 60, more like great Grandfather.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

At least Chester doesn't bail at the first sign of entering the Danger Zone.

[@lemax6865]

@@CakePrincessCelestia Not having a parachute kinda helps in that regard.

[@Briselance]

@@CakePrincessCelestia Meh. What could you know about that? You're a magical, talking, sentient, intelligent (or supposedly so X-P), colourful pegasus mare. What could you know about what air warfare was like for us humans, back in WW1? Not having a parachute also drastically reduces one's chances of survival, you know. Heck, even you pegs could use something like that, should you sprain a wing midflight or something.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@Briselance Always have a chute hidden in the "Magical Mane of Holding" :D Knowledge simply comes from reading, I mean, since I've read the first awesome Daring Do book, I'm an egghead ;)

[@jmace5964]

For added realism you should take a couplespoons of castor oil and try and get through a flight

[@AnAmericanDodo]

@@michaelkneringer3194 And at that altitude, an air conditioner

[@user-wf2lm3vi7o]

Sitting on a whicker basket.

[@seebarry4068]

Ha i went to the same place 💩

[@oscar49198]

@@michaelkneringer3194 😂😂😂

[@joergmaass]

And every time you get shot down, you should jump off a four story building...

[@Miranda_Ghost]

At 10:03 ("What's with Chester?") I really wanted you to look back and see him parachuting towards the ground haha

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Ahahaha

[@Dusther210]

That was the WWI English equivalent of punching out 😂

[@Miranda_Ghost]

@@Dusther210 You're right - Chester had mentally disengaged from the dogfight. In his mind, he was home by the fire with tea and crumpets, and a bit of a castor oil issue.

[@gascan]

@@Miranda_Ghost Nah, he probably ran out of ammo. He had two Lewis guns on his Scarff ring, but you can't fit any extra ammo drums back there. You go through the ammo faster with the twin guns compared to the single mount, and its heavier which affects your climb and top speed, but the extra firepower is worth it in some cases. I usually take the twin guns if I'm going hunting, bombing targets deep behind the lines, or expecting trouble. I take the single if I need speed and climb, such as doing a photo recon mission.

[@Briselance]

@@gascan "you can't fit any extra ammo drums back there" Actually, Chester the tail-gunner has some extra drum magazines available for him, near his seat, inside the plane.

[@sierrahp]

A couple of fun facts: The pilots' bodies eventually acclimatised to the castor oil, but until they did so, the rookies were known as "treacle-bottoms." Also, anti-aircraft fire in WWI was known as "Archie." Friendly fire had white smoke, German archie had black smoke.

[@oskar6661]

Another little fun "FML" aspect: many WW1 airplanes had a type of radiator built into the center of the top wing...channeling coolant through pipes to the motor, etc. So...if a bullet hit your exposed radiator...place directly over your head...well, you can imagine what a bursting/boiling/steaming radiator does in your face. Some planes also required pilots to manually pump oil around their own motors with a lever. Another thing to keep track of while trying not to die.

[@ilikeyourname4807]

I still imagine it had to have been better than the trenches

[@michaelwerkov3438]

holy hell what types of plane had the radiator snd what type had you pumping your own damn oil??

[@cobravon1248]

The gun jammed alot as well

[@jirikupr2599]

That was issue of german planes; Albatros D.III and D.V, Pfalz D.III, Halberstadts, Hannovers, LVGs, Rumplers and Austria licence Oeffag D.III, and , they have radiators on top wing. Austrian Phönix D.I

[@thomashowlett8295]

Your gunner has the "thousand-yard" stare of the shell-shocked.

[@Cyberfender1]

Caster oil poopy pants

[@jerryschoofs895]

To make vr even more realistic I suggest a large dose of exlax prior to booting up the game. Might as well get the full effect. 🙄

[@Thunderkorn]

What is that

[@saamkapadia]

@@Thunderkorn medecin that makes you shit. alot.

[@icecold9511]

Fun fact. I make sure to empty out before playing phasmophobia in VR. It can ah....motivate you.

[@devanhusmann9297]

Call sign shit pants lmao

[@Cepheid_]

@@devanhusmann9297 Skid marks

[@MrRecorder1]

"That chaos.... How are those guys doing it every day?" - Well, look at Chester. You just go blank and lethargic. You shoot your gun until it is empty then sit down and stare at your mate without any comment. Day after day :P

[@scotthenry-hs2po]

I'm guessing they had nothing to compare their fight too .

[@imd3shy212]

This WWI content is really good, its really nice to see these planes flying like paper lol, the VR is really nice as well! Keep it up

[@harryzero1566]

Yep, keep tugging on that line, a kites only as good as the guy pulling the strings.

[@elizabethswann860]

Of course jester's grandfather won't make eye contact. He knows his grandson will be a coward and bail on you in the middle of a fight with a MIG.

[@TheCrusher1969]

Absolute comedy!! Chester, caster oil...I was cracking up the whole time. Well done chap...well done .

[@kennyj4366]

You are absolutely correct about that Caster Oil. One of my first flight instructors was a late entry (1917) pilot in the war (ww1) and bitterly had to deal with constant diarrhea unless they kept their face covered. He flew Nieuports and Spads. Typically entered enemy air space at 10,000>12,000 feet. Also said they had Browning machine guns (30-06 round). Honestly I don't know.

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

did he ever engage an enemy

[@bendalgleish1894]

Jester's granfather: "I say, old bean! If you were flying any slower Charlie Chaplin would walk past us at a faster pace, wot wot?"

[@CapTexamerica]

Grandpa Jester! You need to toss him dirtside and put Longshot back there. "Two morons and a Bristol..."

[@jakey-poo401]

I’m gonna need to rebind all my il2 controls now, and that is 100% your fault. I hope you’re happy with yourself.

[@av8bharrier2modified76]

Oog

[@martinmlakar123]

Hey, about the oil in the face. Whats even worse is, that oil gets super hot in the engine and when it spits out its basically smoking hot. I remember watching an episode of top gear, where they drove cars, that used ww2 and ww1 aircraft engines as power, and they were complaining about the burning oil in the face and eyes. absolutely brutal...

[@TheWestIsDead]

That's because these engines used what's called a total loss lubrication system, because of the poor quality of oil from the era, these engines were deliberately designed to lose oil as they were used so the engineers could keep them toped up with fresh oil. Usually the oil would get released from the valve train.

[@IndiaNumberOneCoubtry]

@@TheWestIsDead interesting. Thanks for the fun fact brother

[@stumccabe]

Chester is a man of steel - bullets flying all around and the pilot's been shot and Chester just sits there emotionless - even looks a little bored - I'm surprised he wasn't reading the newspaper!

[@wolfpack571]

After so many weeks in combat, and witnessing so much horror, Chester is no longer bothered with toughts of mortality. In fact, combat is as exciting to him, as a walk in the park.

[@scotthenry-hs2po]

Yeah Kool as a cucumber nerves of steel 😂

[@DoNuT_1985]

I love the storytelling on these WW I battles. Looking forward to see more great teamwork with Chester as the relationship grows.

[@lordhickory3322]

Chester is a real englishman: He is doing his Tee break as a real british does! XDDD (10:18 mins)

[@bitkarek]

i thought he is sad coz he ran out of ammo or something.

[@lordhickory3322]

@@bitkarek yee thats probably right

[@yuchungman]

He's plotting the best moment to bail out Thus instigating the great Jestering tradition

[@lordhickory3322]

@@yuchungman yeee

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

So Bri'ish!

[@halclay6179]

The Bristol F2.B Fighter or simply Brisfit, was an absolute beast. The V12 it was fitted with made more than capable of holding its own against the later Central Powers aircraft, even the Fokker DVII

[@KR6YON]

Really? No way!!!

[@donaldgorden8383]

Ok, this is my favorite era of aviation, the rawness of the ice-cold wind in your face clatter of the machineguns, and the smell of castor oil, I think is what appeals to me, no parachutes, you live or you die. keep'em coming, BTW I'd love to see ME 262 and F86.dogfight each other.

[@kallaji7383]

Chester is a serious dude. He does NOT make eye contact, except when he is putting rounds on german kites. What a badass bruh chester is! 😎

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Or in the tail of the plane.

[@kallaji7383]

@@jacobrzeszewski6527 Yes! Or that. At least he doesn't put rounds (or the barrel itself) into the pilots ass. I hope he doesn't. 😂

[@luckyno888]

R2-D2 would be a tremendous improvement as your RIO over Chester.

[@av8bharrier2modified76]

F

[@EatsBox]

This video reminds me a lot of The Blue Max board game I used to play back in the early to mid 90s with a group of friends. The F2B was fairly handy in the game - good stability, could almost turn as good as the triplanes, took heaps of heaps of damage and had twin Lewis Guns in the rear to keep enemies off the tail. The only downsides were the one gun up front (damage penalty on hits) and need to change magazines/limited ammo supplies on the tail guns. A very dangerous aircraft nonetheless. If we had this game back then - not sure if there are any Red Dwarf fans here but we would never escaped this version of "Better Than Life" 😂 Great content GS, thanks for the memory of a somewhat nerdier previous life 👍🏼

[@gryphgaming1887]

This is awesome, this is probably as close as you can get to real WWI aerial combat. it puts so many things into perspective about how hard it was and how daring the pilots were

[@KanJonathan]

Felt like "Wings" and "Hell's Angels" (except Jester's grandpa).

[@davidbaron8330]

Fighter pilots wore scarves so they didn't rub their necks raw when constantly turning their heads searching for aircraft. That continued through WWII. That it kept oil off their faces in WWI was a bonus.

[@longbiowsix]

That was just my favourite Airfix model kits Dogfight Double from my youth brought to life 😊

[@tommasorusticali7609]

I guess longshot is gonna be the next f2b tail gunner…

[@44lucas]

He isn't much of a gunner on choppers (seen the 2 morons vids?)

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Oh great idea, The Two Morons In WWI :D

[@justinbryson2782]

I just recently discovered your content, and these WWI videos are by far my favorite!

[@Curtislow2]

Yeah you and Chester need to have "THE TALK"!

[@WindsOfCreation]

Never heard GS sound more Canadian hahaha "GIVE 'ER, JUST SEND IT BUDDY"

[@frankbizzoco1954]

I really thought Chester was going to do a "Henry Jones Sr." move, and blow your tail off lol. I think I am going to get Budenplatte, and Flying Circus based on your videos. This looks like tons of fun. I am not really interested in Stalingrad, but apparently I have to buy it in order to get the other two.

[@GM-fh5jp]

I'm sorry Indy....they got us" :)

[@frankbizzoco1954]

@@GM-fh5jp Junia!! lol

[@Kr0l._395]

Chester on those tail guns is a menace to humanity

[@flutter8712]

Wow, VR adds so much realism to the head movements

[@diegoruiz7600]

I love watching you play VR.

[@judet2992]

Honestly I wanna fly one of these. Looks super easy from the sheer amount of FLOAT. Also the fact that they had to cover their faces to prevent the “absolutely BRUTAL laxative” from making them shit themselves is hilarious while being horrible.

[@pixlpotions]

Man this week has been a blessing from you. The first video this week got me to pull out the oculus and re install IL-2

[@kcmsterpce]

Nice to see Jack Torrence in Psycho Staring Mode as your gunner!

[@jessasnamoi]

It was a common idea among pilots of that era that it's important to be able to "smell your enemy" - and it was a reason why many of them were alienated by the idea of closed cockpits.

[@TiSuNaMe13]

Awesome footage. Loving those WW1 contets! Keep it doing this!

[@havocmwf]

Great Video as usual. I have the original Rise of Flight version and use TrackIR, but the VR looks amazing. Flying a kite is being generous, more like a plastic bag in a gale lol.

[@oskar6661]

I see you too have tried to land an Se-5A in decent wind...

[@gascan]

If you get a chance, you gotta give FC a shot in VR. RoF was good, but they're porting everything over to FC and have mentioned plans for new planes like the Snipe.

[@dmitrykarpenko2271]

Second gunner seemed like a good idea from the outside, but from the inside seems like good visibility is even more important.

[@kama6sutra1996]

2nd gunner also means alot more weight, and the Bristol was a fighter so it needed to be nimble

[@gascan]

The biplane layout provided important structural support for the wings, which in the early days was more important than visibility. With a bit of practice, you get used to where to look and how to wiggle the plane to check your blind spots. The second person was usually referred to as the observer, and they would operate the camera for photo reconnaissance, radio telegraph for artillery observation and fire correction, and the gun was mostly a secondary duty.

[@rasanasarangi3772]

Chester: Congratulations Jester for becoming RIO in f 14 so tell me who’s your pilot in that f 14 Jester: Growling sidewinder Chester: *Surprise pichaku face

[@thomasgreen3060]

I would love to buy all of this setup and dive right into it, but I think that might bring me one step closer to jumping off a building. 😀

[@blue_beephang-glider5417]

Only the rotary engines (the whole engine rotated) used the caster oil. The solution was another reason why the trench fodder applied for a job with a 1 in 21 chance of survival. They had a high protein diet, Bacon and eggs for breakfast steak or chops for dinner. The scarfs were for cold in an open windy cockpit loosing between 2 and 3 degrees of temperature every thousand feet they went up and they went up to twenty thousand! (no oxygen)

[@rustydelorean6405]

Good point on the castor oil. I used to volunteer at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in NY where there was several original rotary engine WWI planes. It does cause that laxative issue for the pilots. Thankfully i never was around it for hours on end like the pilots in the war did. Also the scarfs were made of silk and primarily helped keep the pilots necks from getting rubbed raw by constantly looking around for enemy.

[@olleronn616]

There's nothing quite like a WWI furball. It's incredible to watch, far more intense than pretty much any other scenario I've seen.

[@SpartacusColo]

Castor oil was, indeed, the old-school laxative. I doubt that getting some to the face was that big an issue. The bigger issue was the oil getting on the goggles and impairing the pilot's view. Between the cold temperatures at altitude, the scarves helped keep the neck (and sometimes face) warm while allowing freedom of movement, and the scarf was used to wipe the engine-oil spray off their own goggles.

[@Rufus6540]

Always had a soft spot for the F2b. It turned into an effective fighter once pilots flew it as you did (i.e., as a fighter first) and let the tail gunner do his thing keeping your tail clean.

[@randomphoenix20]

5:25 Me: what do you mean service pistol, it's not like he's gonna surv.... Oh... Damn.

[@billybob-joe1153]

Jester is too busy listening to "the only thing they fear is you" to pay attention to ya

[@regularguy8110]

Day after day...you do what troops have done for generations...a rough sense of humor, hang out with other vets and drink alot.

[@JD96893]

one of the other reasons for the scarfs and jackets was because of the cold air. The temperature drops the higher up you get, add to that wind chill because of the wind, and also rain.

[@Magooch86]

No way

[@briannoojin1710]

Watching this WW1 content is fascinating. You can get a feel for how personal and chaotic it was for those pilots. Of course he was a buffoon but Hermann Goring used to chastise WW2 pilots for their tactics but you can kind of see how different it was.

[@halodude727]

I got flying circus today, had my first vr flight ever, my first vr dogfight, and my first vr midair collision, followed by my first vr deathspiral to the ground. I then took a break and went back to using a head tracker for the time being.

[@gregc6535]

What vr headset were you using? How was the vr headset when playing vs ir tracker?

[@halodude727]

@@gregc6535 using the quest 2 with link cable, had no issues using it, main difference with head tracker is being able to see the keyboard for binds(most of my stuff is bound to hotas anyway) vr is much more immersive, the plane seems so much bigger and its much easier to use sights, the only down side is identifying thing super far away but you can bind a zoom key for that.

[@jacobstrickland5320]

Curiosity always gets the better of me when I see a furball like this, like a moth to the flame

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

I dont have time in my life to get good at these air sims. You are my window into these cool games! Love your WWI/WWII VR content.

[@camberweller]

If you’re looking for bad odds, try Wm Barker’s VC fight: one Snipe versus 15+ enemy including D-VIIs.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Just reminded me of the fact that they never added a Snipe to Rise of Flight. I hope they'll do it with FC eventually.

[@barbarossa1234]

The detail on that plane is amazing.

[@__GaryHarris]

Well, at least Chester didn't bail out on you like Jester has done lol.

[@randymcfly1297]

Keep posting these! Cant get enough of it

[@VikingTeddy]

These have become my favourite videos of late. If you could get someone to fight you one on one on this (or rise of flight) I'd be super happy. It'd be interesting to compare the planes in action.

[@TheFlatlander440]

Sorry mate, but I haven't laughed that hard in a very long time. Ya gotta luv Uncle Chester though, what a bloke. LOL I remember as a kid, my parents making us take a teaspoon of Caster Oil before bed. The stuff takes like crap and thus makes you crap your pants. Ah yes, growing up in the late 1950's.

[@crazyblazeyblaze7736]

Hey Growling, came across your WWI, Flying circus thanks to you video's. Pick up a copy, Looking forward to the VR, running the G2. Looks like a lot of fun. Great video's sir

[@dixievfd55]

In the span of a few years we went from planes that could barely lift their own weight off the ground to fighters operating at 20000 feet. Fun fact: ramming was considered a valid tactic and was how a Russian claimed the first air to air victory.

[@ditzydoo4378]

A bit of Courage, a patch of Silk, and all the Castor Oil you can shite yourself with... 0~o Sounds like a simply smashing good time was had by all... ^~^

[@haydenc2742]

Nice...good to see you actually make it home in one of these WWI fights! Definitely put a hurting on the Germans for sure!!! Keep em coming!!!!

[@trashpandatrailadv]

Dude, Chester doesn't give no f#$%s the side your on, he just wants to light some shit up with them guns. Someone tell that blue falcon to calm down and get a midstrength beer

[@Alex-hu5eg]

Jester's grandfather had a pretty mustache.

[@OneofInfinity.]

The Bristol fighter, my favorite in Rise of Flight, online with a friend on the gunners seat, good times.

[@dystopianlucidity4448]

Awesome WW1 and WW2 content! Thanks for the hard work.

[@generalg.b.mcclellan3079]

Man, Chester is really pissed at you. Probably coz you went inverted at 7:52 nearly killed him, luckily he had on glue boots so didn't fall out.

[@jobu88]

Chester: "I'm authorized one 15-minute break per flight, I'm taking it right now."

[@Vesper132]

Dang it. Im convinced now. Next sale and I'll buy Flying Circus for IL-2. Can't wait for full carrer and campaign in vol.2

[@MrWils25]

Being Chester looks like one hell of a ride.

[@subparpenguin9587]

Hahah Jester's Grandfather....

[@ryanvincent9566]

Pleeaaaaase please please keep doing these. I fkn love WW1 aviation and I’m loving this. Also see if you could do a camel or SE5 gameplay vid😍 Those are amazing aircraft

[@CHRnorton]

"Out of ammo", Chester is loading his pants!!

[@Loawercs31]

LOL, Jester's grandfather.

[@JC-uk8lp]

10:08: Chester… more like Winchester! Your boy is out of ammo

[@sdparksMS3]

I laughed my ass off at Chester. He just shot whatever he felt like and then he was DONE.

[@kenwhite9841]

really really enjoying the WW1 VR videos.

[@elmonte5lim]

Looks like Danny Kaye with a false 'tache in the back seat.

[@danield.7359]

Happy you made it back alive. What an adventure!

[@IndiaNumberOneCoubtry]

This guys hilarious. First vid ive seen of you. Subbed

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

lol welcome to the channel brother.

[@caseybelden1]

I’m imagining Chester eating castor oil and standing up, laying rope at these enemy planes while leaving a brown contrail behind the plane.

[@JETZcorp]

Castor oil is still used in the highest performance 2-stroke engines. It's not great in a 4-stroke engine where you have a gallon of the stuff sloshing around. In a 2-stroke where you have just a little bit of oil directly exposed to the hellfire of combustion, there is nothing finer than the Original Sticky Icky. Also, gotta love Chester, grandfather of Jester.

[@harryzero1566]

"I shouldn't need to check my 6 o'clock, I've got a tail gunner" Good luck with that, he's already put a couple of rounds in you.

[@violinbird77]

Jester: "Dude, can we land next time? I really gotta take a shit...dude, I really gotta go." Yeup, Caster Oil runs in the blood!

[@konstantinegorov45]

I heard the scarf was needed to save the pilot's neck. In VR, you also moved your head up and down, from left to right, and the jacket was made of a tough, rough material that rubbed terribly against the neck. Hearting it badly.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

ya scarfs serve many purposes, we are referring to the scarf being pulled over the face.

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

If i remember correctly. My grandfather was an anti aircraft gunner in WWI. He died the day before i was born due to complications of being mustard gassed. He outlived all the men in his unit though.

[@SpliffRidah]

Jester didnt run out of ammo It was just time for his cup of tea 😎😂

[@Horizon344]

Amazing simulation, nice flying too, thx.

[@davejob630]

It’s likely you have far more flying hours under your belt than most of the Royal Flying Corps did when they first engaged in battle. I’d be interested to see what you make of the Se5a, is that available to fly? Re Castor oil, that was on total loss engine oil systems found in rotary engines, the in line six and eight v engines had oil sump designs and pump fed feeds .

[@gascan]

Yep, the SE5a is available, and is one of my favorite aircraft, along with the Bristol. Absolutely right about the oil system for rotary vs inline and vee engines.

[@bigdawg2246]

4:19 has someone been watching a bit of Norm Macdonald?

[@oulupulu]

Oh man, Chester looked so traumatized after all that. Poor guy.

[@namelessnick9791]

Honestly this looks like a movie! Insane and beautiful I love it@

[@fredsalfa]

Chester watch the tail man ! We need that Lol