WW1 Airplane?
I guess people like the WW1 stuff. My next video is more Mosquito vs. P-38, it's focused on bombing. However I do want to do more WW1 stuff. I'm getting quite a few request for various airplanes. What do you guys think is the best one to cover next?
Comments (31)
I chose the SE5 because of the movie Aces high, which is awesome and somewhat depressing.
I voted SE5, but the DIII is a close second. Though, I would love to see all of them eventually.
I voted Albatross just to join in, but really I'd love a video on any of them.
While the deep dive into specific aircraft is what your channel is renowned for, I'd be interested to first learn more about the evolution of air warfare in WW1 and the progression from manoeuvrability to speed and the rise of "boom and zoom" over dogfighting.
It certainly looks like the Albatross is the winner. That is a good fit, after all, I just made a video about the Camel and it's the plane that really ended the Albatross era so these two sort of tie together.
I don't think the French get enough love.
Any one been through the NY area? My dad bringing me to Old Rhinebeck as a kid I'm pretty sure cemented why I'm in aviation now Love the viedos Greg!
Greg, with your vast knowledge of the history of aviation, might I suggest that you take questions from viewers and respond in a video. You could title those videos “Hanger”, much like how Drachinifel does in his “Dry Dock” series of Q/A. Just a thought, keep up the great work!
I have done that, answer viewer questions. I made two of those videos answering debate questions but they didn't get many views. Neither did the debate. I'll look at Drach's channel and see how he does it.
SPAD or the Se5a --- same engine. Tell the story of how the Hispano Suiza V8s came to dominate.
Spad, because my introduction to WWI aircraft was library books by Nordhoff and Hall. Those books were already old sixty years ago when I read them.
I feel like the Albatross is the best natural follow on from the Camel video.
All good choices on the WW1 aircraft. Wondering if you could address the opposite rotating propellers of the P-38–how did they make the Allison (or any engine) run “backwards”? Wouldn’t this be an advantage for any multi-engine aircraft for torque cancellation—if so, why isn’t it commonly done? Thanks for your great work!
Clearly hesitate between the albatross and the Spad
I'm really here for the WW2 stuff, but I know very little about WW1 so it's an interesting change of pace.
You could cover the Sopwith Cuckoo and the hypothetical attack on the German fleet anchorage.
My guess is that most people who are voting albatross are doing so because it’s the one plane on the list they know (me at least)
Glad to see enthusiasm for the WW1 planes!
The Spad was a glimpse of the future with its powerful engine ideal for boom and zoom tactics. Rickenbacker loved it.
Thanks Greg for asking for our input.
I’m torn between the albatross and the Spad
Regarding “torque” in the Camel vid and folks’ confusion ref same…blame the FAA. Even the FAA Flt trng handbook i used as an instructor in the early 80’s had an incorrect definition, insisting that tq caused yawing moments, which of course is absurd. That manual lumped p-factor and prop slipstream into a single effect they labeled “torque”. Our tax dollars at work, and I have no idea if they ever corrected the mistake.
Gyroscopic precession is sometimes called torque-induced precession so that may be an explanation for the "incorrect" use of the term. There is no need to bother pilots with too much accuracy in terminology and confusion so long as they are made aware of the effect. It is better for a manual to be sufficient than exhaustive. (And it's better for a youtube video to be exhaustive)
I pick SPAD XIII, Nieuport 17, and Se5a, in that order, although I'd watch any of them. In English-language coverage, there's hardly mention of the French air force (although they made the biggest innovation in specialized fighter and bomber squadrons), or French tanks (although by war's end, there were more French Renault FT-17 tanks in service than all other tanks in the world combined, even if you throw in the French heavy tanks.)
As a Brit, I’m a little familiar with the British planes (lauded post-Pup) and the Germans (the opponent), but not the French, who at best get a “their planes weren’t bad either” in the books of my youth. Always thought the Spad has a brutish beauty, so I’m voting for that. Plus, from experience in other areas (mainly cycling), I’m guessing they [edit: the French] made interestingly different choices…
I love WW1 stuff!!
Albatross because it's cool
Either WW I or II, Greg. We are with you!
Absolutely loved that you included some of the politics of the Bomber Mafia into your P-47 videos. Would also love to get some insight into British or German air war doctrine in WWI and how each plane fit into that, and arguments for and against at that time. That is, if any of that exists. Thank you.
SPAD because you have done British and German already
SE5 because of the excellent movie Aces High :-)