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  1.  @billhanna2148  Aircraft are expensive and Israel is a small country. I still think credit where it's due.
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  2. Congrats on getting to 100,000! Now for 200,000! Merry Christmas!
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  3. I love that the human side of operations is reflected in these videos, the summing up was very well judged. My father was a mid upper gunner in Lancasters (83 Pathfinder Sqdn) but it was only operation Dodge, the repatriation of 8th Army personnel from Italy to England, that he liked to talk about. As they neared the coast he would invite these men, who had endured years of bloody fighting in the Mediterranean theatre, into his turret one by one for a first sight of home. He never forgot their reaction to this small act of empathy.
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  4. Properly excited for this one! This has always been one of my favorites. The 'other' WWII US bomber aircraft seem oddly forgotten, even among late piston plane enthusiasts. Keep up the absolutely stellar work sir, it is greatly appreciated.
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  5. Ed ! I actually knew of this aircraft's existence ! But you definitely fill in the gaps, of which there are many ! Thanks Ed.
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  6. The RAF carried out a contest between a lightning and spitfire many years ago, the lightning won by diving and climbing, look it up im sure a better description to be had than my memory
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  7. "A wallowing hippo" ..one of the best lines I've ever heard.
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  8. The Cs-1 engine (where the dual letters denote a single sound similar to the "tch" in the English catch, fetch, match words) full name mean boat-engine, thus helping it to remain secret from the German "allies".
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  9. Congrats on the 40k ! I'd personnaly like to see some more insurgent themed stuff like you did for the technicals in Syria. Maybe small arms, drones or some more technicals from other countries or groups ? I always find it extremly interesting to discover what people with very little means can still manage to create to turn their neighbors to mush.
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  10. As an ex seaplane/floatplane bush pilot, I watched this and thought, "That's crazy!", then a few minutes later thought, " Wait! I changed my mind! That's brilliant!" Nice job Ed!
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  11. 2:06 a wild Othias 👍
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  12. Looks like a well built designed 556 caliber firearm. The JDF cannot go wrong with an HK Pistol.
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  13. Bloody hell - would you have liked just half that haul yourself Ed when you were doing your thing?
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  14. When I was providing security for the mine clearance teams in Cambodia, I would paint horizontal green lines of various colours to break up the outline of a the long barrel of my FN rifle. The best cam I used on larger items was taken from WW2 German ambush cam with three basic colours then painting dots on each section of painted surface with the other two colours It made my rover disappear on many occasions. Ever try these patterns?? Hint for a vehicle make sure it has a remote control buzzer at night so you can find it.
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  15. the evolution of the helicopter gunship, i worked in Cobra's in the mid 80's before moving on to the MH-60 DAP Blackhawks in the 160th SOAR. its amazing how far this type of conversion from utility to attack had gotten even then, now, 30 years later i can only imagine how far the curent generation of NightStalkers have taken this concept. thanks for putting this video together, NSDQ!
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  16. Great achievement. Would love to see you and Rex's Hanger team up on this. Elbonia needs a serious dose of French aeronautical might circa 1940.
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  17. Ed, if you're getting into recycled names and forgotten biplanes, perhaps you could do a video on the Curtiss Helldiver (the first one, that is). I've always thought it was an interesting aircraft, coming at a similar time as the SBU Corsair, right before the switch to monoplanes. Of course, I usually think of it under its British name, the Cleveland, so as not to confuse it with the later aircraft.
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  18. This wasn't actually their first indigenous combat type, there was the FMA AeMB.2 that came earlier, and it looks fascinating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_AeMB.2
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  19. I’ve just been reading about the Kaiser liberty ships and thought “Kaiser! Who?”😂😂😂 Memory of a goldfish! Another fantastic video. Keep em coming👍
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  20. My dad flew air-sea rescue patrols with 280 Squadron, RAF. The squadron re-equipped with Vickers Warwicks in October 1943 but, before this, 280 used Avro Ansons. My dad said it was a helpless feeling, going to war in a plane that couldn't fight and couldn't run away. The Annies were only just capable of doing the job. The inflatable dinghies they carried were so big, the Annies had to fly with their bomb flaps open, because they couldn't close the doors! Even though the Anson was designed as a maritime patrol aircraft, their range was too short for them to patrol the North Sea for very long, so they patrolled closer to the UK shore, while longer-ranged and better-armed aircraft like the Lockheed Hudson patrolled closer to the enemy coast. The much larger and capable Warwicks were a welcome replacement.
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  21. Thank you 🙏 AGAIN Ed for your excellent work 👍👏👏 🤔 Could you please cover the Vietnamese-Chinese conflict in the early 80's ? There's very little detail on that engagement 😎
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  22. Reading Patrick Gibbs ‘Torpedo Leader’ it sounds like any torpedo attack, no matter what the aircraft utilised, was extremely hazardous.
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  23. Now do a video entitled: “The US loves Chinese and Russian Booty”
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  24. Wow, what a great story. Thanks very much for producing this.
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  25. Great coverage Ed. It does seem that Mr. Baker lost his way without Mr. Martin's input . Perhaps progress would have been more productive as a pair and the MB5 could have seen combat. And if Eric "winkle " Brown was impressed that is it's finest accolade . Thanks Ed.
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  26. Not as good as the F11F-1F-F11
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  27. Please continue the Nato sense of humor list with the Beriev A-40 "Mermaid"
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  28. Thanks again! Your content is amazing, I just can't get enough of it. And no, I'm not usually such a fan of everything but I really like that you've also gone through the trouble of keeping us informed on a variety of subjects, such as some current developments in Burma etc. I'm glad that I've been able to share the knowledge of your channel to some of my friends too. Wish you all the best, A fan from Finland
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  29. Thanks Ed, every little bit helps.🇺🇦💪
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  30. 4:17 I'm not an airplane expert - but I'm pretty sure that's not how you enter an F-16's cockpit!
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  31. I Guess I Sound Like A Broken Record Here But Again, This Is Why I Subscribed. I've Read About World War 2 Aviation My Whole Life But Never Heard Of This One. Thanks.
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  32. A good in-depth look at the Blackburn Roc. Thanks! It is easy to criticise the poor old Roc as it had very little to recommend it. To me it demonstrates how difficult it was for the aircraft designers of the day to achieve reasonable carrier/marine aircraft which combined the strength for carrier conditions, the power for a decent performance, the armament for a decent punch and still keep the weight down. The upright windscreen may have been for visibility for carrier landings and take-offs. The Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm at that point had not cracked the problem but then no one else had either. US designs were probably better at that time as US engineering tradition tended to go for tougher designs better suited to carrier conditions. To my mind it wasn't till the Corsaur F4U came along in 1940 that the balance was right. But with power more than twice that available for the Roc. To me the puzzle of the Roc is why they built so many - not that far off the Skua numbers - when it must have been obvious the added weight of the turret moved it from the fair-to-middling class of the Skua down to lemon class. Anyway - interesting video.
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  33. Think the use of 'super silly string' to tangle drones rotors and being reusable is rather brilliant. Thank you Mr. Nash, a great piece.
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  34. It seems there may be some movement on getting particularly Polish MIG 29s to the UkAF with the US acting as middle man. Its only a very recent development (hours ago) but it appears there is still willingness from EU contries up the military pressure on Russia, even if a full blown No Fly Zone is currently off the table
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  35. I just want ireland to do flyovers😂😂🤧😫
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  36. Been waiting for this one. Sort of the final nail in the coffin that was the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.
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  37. Much more suited for the larger Audacious class carriers than the likes of Victorious. If the RN had built the Malta's the Scimitar would probably have a far superior reputation.
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  38. I remember the Battery Sergeant Major threatening to insert a 120mm Wombat round into the individual who sneaked onto the parade ground and curled one off in the middle of the night, if he could be identified. Always made sure I wore a balaclava after that.
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  39. The Supermarine Canyonero?
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  40. I always forget what is happening in south east asia. This is as important as the Middle East conflicts in no uncertain terms
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  41. I can now safely say that this is the very first video for JSDF new rifle on YouTube that with English commentary. (And I can also say that you covered most of the information we have for this fresh boy so far. Even a Japanese man like me is having a hard time to get any info for this. We don't even have an actual photo of them.) Speaking of new MG from Sumitomo, I personally doubt the JSDF will acquire them since Sumitomo has a long history of faking the data of machine guns such as durability. They sold guns to JSDF with fake data for quite long time, they even have got to fined from the difference ministry. But again personally, I hope Sumitomo finally makes a good MG and it will be adopted by JSDF. Because of pride and stuff. Having home made guns are always important for soldiers mentals as well as having own domestic gun manufacturer line in case of being isolated from allied countries.
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  42. Coffee, a small break and Ed Nash and another well researched and presented video, life is good!
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  43. Oh well played Sir, Kenneth Williams double entendre 😉 Nice intro 🇬🇧
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  44. When I saw ‘Spitfire’ I did think “oh, ok. Going for the Yankee Dollar are we”.Yea of little etc etc. My bad:)
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  45. Another terrific video. Excellent details and use of vintage footage. Thanks Ed!
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  46. Remember when the manufacturer of Concorde's tyres, after they'd learnt about the Tu144, left out a tyre compound recipe with "Concorde's tyre compound" in big letters on it. They left it in a handy place that any industrial espionage bod would have found it. It was obvious that someone was snooping on Concord's development as soon as they saw the Tupolev SST. It was so close it was dubbed "Concordski". Anyway, that tyre compound looked legit. Rubber, carbon, additives, baking times & temps... Only trouble was it would never set! The recipe turned out a gloopy black mess that would just sit there being semi liquid 😆 Do you think this could be the same thing? A shape that just won't fly even though it looks the part? Just to get "someone" to lose time working on a dead end? (I still think it's a 1/2 or 1/3 model of something new though. Maybe even a drone.)
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  47. As a Vietnamese, I got to say the research for this video is pretty spot-on, with authentic materials. Nice job!
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  48. The way you hyped it up I was expecting something really weird, but this looks fairly normal in terms of layout. But by the holy Blackburn Blackburn the proportions are ugly as fuck, that part did not disappoint.
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  49. Very concise and accurate Ed. I knew about the Hurricaanes and the converted ships but no idea about the later vessels. Every days a school day !
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  50. The three arguably best options are 2nd hand F16s (or surplus F16s in storage from America), the Saab Gripen and the KAI FA-50. The Gripen option would see us go down some sort of lease deal route with Saab. Its been done before with both the Hungarian Air Force and the Czech Air Force leasing Gripens from Sweden. Leasing would save us enormous amounts of money and is realistic. The only other option would be to buy the FA-50 (the light fighter variant of the T-50). The Philippines Air Force went down this route and the deal cost $415 million for 12 aircraft as well as other expenses. Very doable for Ireland considering we recently signed a deal for 2 Airbus C295 Maritime patrol aircraft costing $282 million. The only other expenses would be infrastructure and training crews. Ideally we would use Shannon as a civilian/military air base and keep the jets there. This would only require minimum infrastructure upgrades including building a few hangars and a parallel taxiway. As for training we could do it with the RAF, NFTC in Canada which allows friendly nations to NATO to also use the program or with Sweden if we went down the Gripen route. If we went with the FA-50 then only initial training would be needed to train a few instructors to then train other pilots as the aircraft is both an advanced LIFT trainer and a light attack aircraft.
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