Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Ed Nash's Military Matters" channel.

  1.  @donjones4719  That's Three of us.
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  2. That is the big problem with the F-22. I understand that the quality control is so bad that parts have to be corrected before they can be fitted.
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  3. Like you I've been interested in aircraft since I was a boy. I have heard of many of these aircraft but usually in an A6 size book which had a line drawing of the aircraft on one page and some brief information on the other page, usually covering dimensions, speed armament and weapon load. But apart from that much of what Ed covers is as new to me as it is to you.
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  4. Looks like someone got the Mosquito and the Beaufighter mixed up
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  5. Not sure if that mean they are international or just very confused.
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  6. The designer of the Heinkel 219 Uhu flew it himself on three missions where he claimed a total of three kills against the Mosquito. This would have proven the worth of the aircraft if it was not for the fact that no Mosquitoes were lost in the area he flow in.
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  7. It's amazing how your sales are improved by a suitcase full of cash. Just ask Lockheed. Wasn't Lockheed the ones caught charging the US government $50 for a hammer about this time. If there was any justice then the Super Tiger was the one to pick. But as so often happens it is not the one to win. I can see why the British never bought it. They still had plenty of Hawker Hunters in service and the Lightning went supersonic climbing to altitude on its first flight. But still. The Tiger sounds like an excellent allrounder.
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  8. It would make a good movie but it may be too far fetched even for Hollywood.
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  9.  @melchiorvonsternberg844  Things have moved on since 1978
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  10. It's interesting how fertile some peoples imagination can be.
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  11. Another one of those little corners of aviation history which usually came up a one photograph and a short description in a book of also rans. But still worth a look.
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  12. The fact that the title starts off with The Douglas got me, along with the thumb nail didn't help.
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  13. Another one from the book of what may have beens. Thanks Ed
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  14. Congratulation's on reaching 40K It is very well deserved. You listened to your audience and gave us what we asked for. What more can we do but watch your excellent videos. I think one of the other factors here is that there is a very good audience all willing to chip in and add what they know. It feels like a group of like minded people. Always enjoyable to read the comments.
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  15.  @hoyks1  Don't we all🤨
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  16. I was thinking the same thing. In his book Full Circle: The Story of Air fighting. Group Captain J.E. Johnnie Johnson talks about the early part of air combat in WW1. He mentions that the top speed for these early aircraft was around 50 MPH. If the wind was westerly, which if often was, and around 60 MPH the pilot got a good tailwind and would get to his target much quicker. The problem was coming back as the tailwind was now a headwind. To get back they had to use a method usually seen on sailing ships of tacking across the wind.
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  17. Strapping a new engine to a new airframe has enough problems. But strapping a new unproven type of engine to a new airframe really ups the difficulty levels.
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  18. Certainly looks somewhat sporty. There does seem to have been a thing about sitting the pilot as far back as possible. It's like being the tail gunner on your own aircraft.
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  19. I just Googled the Bell XP-77 and first impression was it looks good. And then I thought oh, look. A tricycle undercarriage and a cannon firing through the propeller hub. Reminds me of another aircraft. In my defence it is late evening here and it's been a long day.😒
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  20. That is definatelly on my list of 'I would have liked to see that in action.' Unless, of course, I was German.
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  21. True about the days of innovation. But the C-130 is still out the and looks like it will be fore sometime to come.
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  22. It's hard not to think they got the wrong aircraft.
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  23. Finally. A French bomber that actually looked good. Rather then something which had had a number of extensions added.
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  24. Another aircraft I am aware of but, as happens so often here, much added to what I already knew.
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  25. Not sure about that. Not big and complex enough for them.
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  26. That had me wondering as well. The whole thing has a look of someone with little understanding of naval aircraft design.
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  27. The photograph at 2:52 was the Beverley over its namesake of Beverley with Beverley Minster just below the aircraft. I saw the Beverley in Beverley when she was there. In fact I saw here during her last flight. I would have thought the Yorkshire Air Museum would have given her a home.
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  28.  @philvanderlaan5942  Fits that gap between Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Art I don't Know what they were thinking.
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  29. If you've ever seen French pre-dreadnought battleships you'll know this is nothing. I'd swear that on them they had a solarium instead of a bridge'
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  30. This is one of those aircraft I was aware of but knew very little about. So thanks for the video. One thing which can said about this period is that what was ordered yesterday would be out of date tomorrow.
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  31. I wouldn't mind seeing that one myself.
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  32. There was some thought that the Soviets had come across the US prototype design through satellite images. The same has been said about the Sukhoi Su-25. The USAF was looking for a dedicated ground attack aircraft and an aircraft like the Su-25 was one of the two prototypes the USAF were looking at. But they went with what would become the A-10 instead. If this is true then the USAF got the much better aircraft.
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  33. Somewhat ironically the made a single seat version of the Mosquito called the Hornet. Excellent aircraft but it also had a limited service life.
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  34. I did come across a reference to the incident where the Firefox accidentally flew low over a Soviet helicopter cruiser bringing down a Kamov Ka-27 which had just taken off. Apparently the helicopter hit the deck of the cruiser where it exploded. The list of casualties was never released but it is though to have included the helicopter crew and several of the sailors who were on deck at the time. This may be the Soviet naval crews you mention.
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  35. @JZ's Best Friend Why do you think they had all those nuclear submarines up there. Of course they were 'on an exercise.' And all that thing with the Russians planting there flag at the North Pole. They were also after the Firefox. (I think I'll stop now as even as I'm starting to believe what I've written🤪)
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  36. I have no doubt that the Russian warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles. But knowing what the Russia navy is like, remembering their carrier, an onboard fire which was out of control is actually quite feasible. I was going to ask what this missile strike says about the state of Russia's military intelligence that allowed this to happen. Surely they must have known, or at least suspected, that Ukraine had anti ship missiles. If not then they should have worked on the principle that it was a possibility. The reason I have not asked that question is that we know that any form of Russian intelligence, be it military or state intelligence, is a joke. And the Russian military is the punchline.
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  37. History is full of these predictions which turns out to be wrong. Twenty years before they were saying 'the bomber will always get through.' Turns out that was not true either.
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  38. He's gone to join so many great airman in the sky. R.I.P.
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  39.  @dannygroom3327  Not sure the pilot would be in a position to get a refund in that case.
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  40. Now this one I knew about. My thoughts when I first came across it was that before being folded the wigs did add extra lift. Whereas once folded away the wing had just become dead weight.
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  41.  @BucketBucket275  I've seen that bank. That will have taken some doing.
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  42.  @javiergilvidal1558  Went from the FW-159 to the FW-190. Quite a leap.
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  43. Birthday balloons often have a number on them to show how old the person is. This begs the question how old this person is to need a balloon that size. Probably knew Confucius when he was a lad.
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  44. You'd think not. Especially with the latest revelations about one of its banks.
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  45. A French aircraft with a moustache. Getting a bit stereotyped here. But I shall refrain from asking about the beret and hooped top.
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  46. We all have them on occasion.
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  47. I think we have to be very careful about what lessons we learn from the Russian Ukraine war. For one thing the Russian armed forces seem to have been caught out by the invasion as much as Ukraine. There are Russian air defences to take on drones. But the botched invasion has left the Russian armed forces in such a complete shambles that they were rarely used. And the average Russian pilot gets between one third and one half of the flying hours his NATO counterpart does. And, unlike the west, he does not specialise. So he may be flying air defence one day and attacking SAM sites the next. NATO has squadrons dedicated to dealing with SAMS. The pilots will fly an average of 200 hours per year on training and exercises. They will take part in things like Red Flag or Top Gun which is probably two of the most comprehensive exercises for pilots to fly in. Yes, there may well be lessons to learn, as you said. Though I have a feeling most of those will need to be learnt by the Russians. I think the first lesson they need to learn is that the surprise in surprise attack is for the enemies forces and not your own.
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  48. It is surprising how somethings can focus the mind.
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  49. As we know the Lightening was so quick that on its maiden flight it went supersonic on its first climb to altitude.
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  50. @Aqua Fyre You wouldn't be the first to go into battle with a brolly. And let's not forget that the original purpose of the bowler was as a hard hat. You're going to be the best dressed soldier on the battlefield.
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