Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie - S01E02: 1950s - A New World Order (2.0 Stereo, 360p)
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- With Britain striving to be a world design leader, some iconic machines stem from the 1950s -- including the Routemaster bus and the Land Rover.
Sorry about the 360p i couldn't find a HD verision of this.
What an excellent choice Chris Barrie was for presenting this " Massive Engines " series . His enthusiasm is infectious . I bet he would pay good money for the chance to fly , drive these Massive Machines . Good for him .
A friend of mine once said to this person: I have a massive machine. It went downhill from there
Great series, Chris is perfect for this and the display of wonderful British engineering is a real treat.
The original double decker bus of the fifties and sixties was the AEC RT, the bus before the one we saw on the skid pan.
A super looking bus and very popular with passengers and such an iconic British passenger vehicle, I always remember the huge black radiator filler cap on the front, with the finger holds and the engine cover that was at the front of the lower passenger deck and behind the cab, some of us kids used to stand on this and use the hand holds to balance ourselves until told to sit down by the "clippie"
The only exception to all this great engineering is the Diesel Deltics and some other British engines, post steam, possibly the ugliest in the world and still not very eye catching in 2021.
Great performance and obviously from this, longevity, but looks went right out of the window in this section of great British achievements. Thanks for this, super series.
When I hear that dramatic background music, I keep expecting Dr. Mark Felton to begin narrating.
During a brief few years from 1978, I held a UK PPL - Private Pilot Licence. One of my more memorable flights was taking a Piper PA28 Cherokee from Booker aerodrome to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire for the day. The outward flight to the RAF station was remarkable for 5 (five) occurences of RAF Vulcans popping up through the worsening overcast from bases in East Anglia.
Just to add the cherry to an already fine cake, during my landing at RAF Waddington, moments before I touched down, 2 Hawks in formation buzzed straight across the top of me. Trying to watch the Hawks and land at the same time, I totally cocked up the final part of the approach, landing with a bit of a thump, having stalled just a couple of feet off the ground. Nobody said anything, but...
The Vulcan is one of the coolest planes ever built. The sound that came from these beasts was incredible.
gregg4164 Falklands
I remember particularly enjoying breathing in the dark smoke that came out of it's exhaust
What a well produced and presented video. I found it to be educational as well as entertaining! My favorite was the Diesel Locomotive- - -beautiful looking machine. Thank you very much for the upload. P.S. I just subscribed!!
Comets: perpetuating the myth of the windows. They were actually designed with the stresses in mind - hence the radiused corners - it was the ASSEMBLY practices which killed the aircraft because the designers and engineers weren't allowed to talk to the assembly line workers (who'd never built pressurised aircraft) by 1950s management, and so the workers didn't know the way they were putting the aircraft together (hammering in rivets and dodgy drilling practices) was creating microcracks which would then travel during pressurisation cycles - none of this was a problem on unpressurised aircraft.
Neville Shute went into this in detail (and the R101 issues) in his autobiography. It's worth reading.
It was a joy ride when I was a kid nearly 30 yrs ago. I use to travel on these buses a lot along woth my dad. These double decker buses we still use in 2020 here in Mumbai India. Sitting on top compartment is still a joy. It truly is a clever design.
I bought one of these series 1 landy's in 1976 and gave it to a restorer in 2003 and used it continuously during that period all over Western Australia. Did over 250,000 miles, noisey , cold and horse hair cushions to sit on, they were hard miles.
250,000 miles in 27 years isn't shit. Especially in a "temperate climate" where "cold" is anything below "room temperature".
I am pleasantly surprised how good the image quality of this 360P is. Much better than watching it on analog CRT TV of its day. This is a great series on Britain during its glory era.
I played cricket against Sir Bernard Lovell when i was doing my B Sc at Manchester U. He was in MU's astronomy group. The game was played next to the radio telescope.
In 1963 I flew East African Airways comet charter from Heathrow to Nairobi to start a job as a physics teacher in Tanganyika (Tanzania now), and to get around the unsurfaced roads in the Serengeti and Ngorangoro crater we used land-rovers. The comet was replaced by the VC10 on that route.
A great memory jogger for one born at the start of 1950, it's so good to hear something positive coming from the ever gloomy UK.
Agreed, it's also wonderful to hear what our small country has done for the world and the innovations we have given it. Rule Britannia !!!
Great history.
Just a shame people have let it slip so much in favor of feeding masive corperations.
As a US person, IMO, the Double Decker Bus is quintessential English, and very British.
The Napier Deltic Triangle Engine is incredible, brilliant, and very cool design. Who would have thought, it's crazy unlike anything else.
The Vulcan bomber is the most scary looking bomber ever, a veteran Cold War and Falkland warrior and thankfully it never dropped nukes. I would not be surprised if the Vulcan swept wing contributed to the development of the Concord.
The De Haviland Comet paved the way for the rest to follow. But , unfortunately it didn't reap the benefits. It was a beautiful plane, just not fully developed when it first flew and no one knew that because it flew in uncharted skies never before flown.
And what's not to love about the Land Rover, it was brilliant too.
I was at an airshow in North Bay when they fired one of these massive planes engines - it blew EVERYTHING that was not behind closed doors right across the hanger. it was a beauty to watch in flight though.
Ah, the air shows... A great thing about living in North Bay.
watching this again after so long I can't help wonder why they didn't consider chris barrie to take over top gear when they got rid of clarkson certainly he would have been a better choice than chris evans was
You are so right!! I had never considered that but Chris Barrie would be perfect!
He said in an interview he wouldn’t do it if asked, he would do a new car show, but not take over Top Gear
@@DAVID197300 ... Chris's level of diction, knowledgeable presentation & natural cinematic character is more in keeping with Tiff & Quinton of 5th Gear, ..seriousness, historically cross-referenced yet genuine interests and informatively expressed details... with some infectious hints of humour mixed within. 🙄😜🤪🤔😉😀
Britain excelled at the turbo prop engine (RR Dart) and aircraft to carry it - in 1948; the Vickers Viscount.
Sold nearly 500 across the world including US internal airlines.
Thank you
The delta diesel locomotive engine is the craziest design I've ever seen. Didn't know opposing pistons is a thing until today, and in delta configuration with three crankshafts. How crazy is that?
OP engines can pack a lot of displacement in a small volume and you get to do away with the the valve train. The US submarines used an OP engine during WWII made by Fairbanks Morse. It had only two crankshafts. hth
As a young lad I vividly remember watching the Deltics roar (whine) north and south on a stretch of LNER at Thirsk, approx. 25 miles north of York. What a sight.
Advance a few more years (approx. 20) you would find me in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, driving a red double decker bus for a city tour company, a wonderful experience.
17.47 That was a line from Red Dwarf episode Balance of Power. Rimmer revising for his Astronavigation exam when Lister was revising buns for his Chefs exam so Lister would outrank Rimmer. Rimmer says What the hell is a Quasar?
Okay
"The 1950's were, in my view, a great time to be British."
-Chris Barrie, born in 1960
And?...
That doesn't imply he lived in the 50s at all. He could say the same about Victorian England as well.
@@barahng it sorta does imply it, but I don't expect you to grasp that
Very interesting documentary! Thanks for the quality upload.
You're welcome
I love those old double decker buses I cannot believe they actually drifted that bus without rolling it over
Yes amazing, how many slaves they managed to press in to lower the centre of gravity. and then they had the hutspah to call it engineering
designed that way with self levelling suspension. or more weight in the bottom reduces roll over.
He's also a lover of classic cars and has featured in classic car magazines with a Worsley 1500 car of the 60s.
I remember the Vulcan doing a flypast at a Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in the 80's , WOW! it was seriously loud, it came over our stand at low level and power climbed after passing over us, literally shook the stand, impressive, easily the loudest aircraft I have ever heard by quite a margin.
And I watched one crash in to Lake Ontario during the airshow of the CNE. Sad day...
Thoroughly enjoyed great vid well rehearsed and presented :)
Back in the early 70s I used to paint Jodrel ,scared the hell out of me climbing up it ,at lunchtime the scientist's would play cricket in the bowl ..
I'd love to have a blamm around the dish in my wheelchair - it'd be even more fun if it was on & targeted to sweep a circle or figure eight around the zenith! (Paint some lines on the fucker and we could call it wheelchair roulette - see how long I can ride the crest of the wobble before I drop back to centre - place your bets now!)
Unfortunately though, I reckon there's a whole shitload of steps to get up there :(
...although ...if the dish was tilted to the horizon ...maybe I could get on its edge from a cherrypicker ..and then Control could point to the zenith and w00hoo00!!1! *
* of course, woohoo factor will depend on how fast the targeting motors actually work :s
@@RhysOlwyn Thanks, Rhys - you've brightened my day !
Growing up in a small valley town in Nebraska, we were on the training route for Offutt AFB, in Omaha. We were overflown daily by ground-hugging B-52 bombers. In the early 80’s (IIRC), Vulcans were added to the training flights. They were quite a sight flying low and sleek down our valley.
Even an American from the midwest can miss seeing these magnificent aircraft in flight. I’m glad I at least got to see them in those days.
Pleased you got to see the Vulcan in US. I enjoy the B-52s at the Fairford Air Tattoo when I can get to it.
Last Vulcan flown by Enthusiasts retired about 2017 . A few lie in U.K. museums.
They have one in the SAC museum at Offutt, near Omaha. Good indoor museum, if you ever happen to be in the area.
Thanks for tip. SAC was on my list for the B-bombers ! Regards
I love the bit where they bivouac down for the night under fuel pumps on the diesel deck. Such a funny story
Whatever the flaws, the Comet was eye-wateringly beautiful.
I'm crying with you bro
The Comet would have been brilliant if it had been built as an art installation.
But as a passenger aircraft it was the worst engineering failure in aviation history.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 yeah but no. It wasn't the worst engineering failure in aviation history
Certainly was, the entire Comet fleet was grounded after it's airworthiness certification was permanently revoked.
Problems continued with the Comet 4, 1 out of every 4 Comets built either crashed or were destroyed in accidents making the Comet the worst commercial jet airliner in history.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 worst commercial airliner engineering failure yeah, worst engineering failure in aviation history, not at all
Who could forget the Vulcan bomber in the epic James Bond movie, "Thunderball"?
Never
You can describe this episode in two words: "Aluminium" & "Stopgap".
I have waited all my life for a new Defender and I'm now 70 , no flies on the British they certainly are not in a hurry about anything including making a living in any form , first I could not believe that the old one was shut down and production stopped on the Defender as we all know , now who else in the world would do that , nobody , but we are British aren't we , plenty of time , just have a cuppa for a few years , anyway on the 10th of September 2019 7 days away the new one is coming out so I hope I don't die in the next week to see it and I can then say the wait is over , I actually live to see the new Defender , the Brits have excelled it only took them 70 years to make a brand new Defender , well done Brits you are a marvel of efficiency and productivity , for the Victorian era of course or back in Cromwell's day more like it .
I used to like watching this guy on tele but he seemed to just disappear overnight..Does anyone else dislike nuclear..Its one invention that I wished would have never been invented..He’s right it’s Madness
I recently watch a video stating (You Tube Channel Pilot mentor) the problem cracks was not from passenger window corners. But from the aerial aperture on the roof called a aerial window.
The original gearbox had a set of " stump puller " gears and regular highway gears. The bonnet mounted spare tyre was my only problem. 4WD does not solve the glare ice issue, despite traveling at 25MPH. I barrel rolled my series 2 SWB and the only damage was to the windscreen caused by my bonnet mounted spare hitting it. When " Daktari! was about, that program sold the rest of the world on the Land Rover. When yo wanted more power, the answer came from across the pond. All the tooling for the all aluminum Buick V-8 powered the 3500 Rover sedan and the first Range Rover County. also know the Lord Rootes story and the two jobs that created the Sunbeam Tiger. I've salvaged and kept many Series Alpines running. These vehicles are a labor of love for me. I don't do politics and have several sources of the original Ford 260 V-8 that a certain penta- star company was furious their V-8 would not fit.
Wonderfull show thank you for you’re hard work. Only Chris Barrie could do it justice. Thank you.😊😊
Its hard to believe now that the British were once capable of making all of these machines from the past considering that they import nearly everything these days and own virtually nothing that is left .
Watch the Top Gear celebration with Clarkson and co showing everything that is manufactured in this country and i think you will find things are not quite as gloomy as you would have us believe.
A long way from the truth. Our problem is the loss of domestic equipment mfrs and subsequent importing of built in obsolescent rubbish from China. Mind you this also applies to other countries.
When you consider that this was all Post-War innovation....when Britain was financially "broke" (Making repayments so that other countries, former enemies, could rebuild.)
I would venture that Britain did pretty well. ...despite enduring rationing until 1953.....Thanks to those "repayments" crippling the economy.
I guess a new Era of Economic Warfare had become the new way.... to impose ones will on the New World Order. Mmm?
P.S. It was not until 1985 that Leyland (Truck & Bus) had the means to replace the assembly lines that were still in use from the construction of tanks in WW2.
On the new assembly line, they built the highly successful Leyland Roadrunner.... 7.5t. A brilliant all-round "HGV" that could be driven on a standard car licence.
(Edit: "At that time")
Reminds me of sitting through Rimmers slides from his trip looking at Red Dwarfs diesel engines.
The fledgling science of Failure Analysis was born. I collect Rootes Group vehicles, Series Land Rover vehicles and Jaguar- Daimler vehicles. Yes, one of my distant relative inhabited Blackwell Hall.
Fairbanks-Morse in the US developed an opposed-piston engine that saw wide service in the Navy, but never, NEVER, did they make anything like the insane Deltic! They even applied it to locomotives, but they ultimately failed in that market. Amazingly, the engines are still made to this day, primarily for stand-by power.
+Dead Frt West
Junkers had an opposed piston diesel in aviation service in WW2.
He kept saying "Diesel"... was this a pure Diesel engine directly driving the wheels, or was it actually a diesel-electric, with generators and electric motors on the wheels?
Does anyone else keep doing a double-take every time the Mark Felton theme plays in this video?
27:02 - 50,000 feet would not have taken it beyond radar range, but at the time there were very few fighters or surface-to-air missiles which could guarantee a successful intercept.
dont forget the u2 spy plane was up there only problem was ussr could detect but had to keep quiet so as not to give the game away.
Chris Barrie, such a legend, jolly nice bloke to talk to.
Agreed - and a great golfing partner as well.
Wait a second yes I've found the bus one! Yay!
@SRV. 123 , too much freedom. You could get on and off those anytime you wanted
Whoa, I wish I could have flown in a Comet, looked absolutely gorgeous.
Sounds way to risky...
31:40 - This is a Comet Mk 4, which came much later than the one the commentary was talking about.
The Comet 1 was so riddled with fatal flaws that it's certificate of airworthiness was permanently revoked.
The Comet 4 was completely redesigned from nose to tail.
Button: "push once"
Chris Barrie: pushes twice
He'll push your buttons buttons.
#THUGLIFE
He pushed Dave Lister's buttons COUNTLESS times on Red Dwarf as Arnold Rimmer...yes, Chris Barrie KNOWS how buttons are to be pushed!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
arrgh comet windows! it was not the fact they were square that was the problem! Loughborough university did a study and found that the holes around the windows were stamped not drilled to save time and the reinforcing panel was not glued in either. on top of that they used only 1 airframe for testing and over pressurised it before doing cycle testing. this work hardened the airframe, something not fully understood at the time. the reason for the choice of square windows was the designer stated he didnt want it looking like a boat! airliners today have round windows as its just easier and cheaper to do.
Interesting. There's so often more wrinkles to a story than reaches the public isn't there. But they did round the corners of comet windows off didn't they, so that would seem to fit the reduction of stress concentration hypothesis. Also, today they're still generally not round like port-holes on a ship are they, they're oval :-)
@@stupidtreehugger Yes, the original Comets had square windows with very sharp corners, and the rivets were punched through. The high stress concentrations plus pre-cracking (jagged rivet holes) led to disaster. DeHavilland learned its lessons, but by then Boeing and Douglas had the market.
@@philperry4699 , message received, will reshape my pudendum accordingly, over
And on the backfoot. They're in it together. They'd be idiots if they weren't. And clearly, manifestly, they're not idiots, because? Because they maintain their power, in the markets, and over us.
Is that a good thing, a bad thing, I don't know. Do you?
@Roland Lawrence, if you want to start a square window airoplane company, do let me know. Meanwhile, thank you for the info
Anyone else remember bendy busses?? They were fantastic and lasted almost three years :P
I finally got it, the Deltic is just three V6’s bolted together, head to head (to head). And Mike’s my kind of guy, “here’s some unusual, inconvenient, and lengthy task, i’m going for tea”
And one v6 is running backwards 😂🤣😂
1:51 the old time stuck in traffic shot, the background advert shows a WWW dot address :-)
Good eye .
seems like the continuation guy wasn't watching so valuable a job in film making
From the country that made the U2 and the A12 - LOL at 55k feet as "high". And the original square windows in the comet were a real hit. ;)
Worth remembering that the "Great British" Deltic was derived from the Napier Culverine which was a licence built version of the German, Junker Jumo...........
Credit where credit is due please.
Most two stroke diesels fail modern pollution regulations, you can see why. The deltec engine magic was having one crankshaft rotating backwards, hard to do but the key to success. A true dinosaur to be cherished.
thank you for posting this.
You're welcome
I recall Chris Barrie from Red Dwarf :)
You mean Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer; Without him life would be much grimmer; He's handsome, trim, and no-one slimmer; He will never need a zimmer; He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
Land Rover is the greatest 4X4 ever made there is nothing a Land Rover can do on and off road.
Second greatest, after the Jeep Cherokee (XJ, not the current Fiat lump). But the Land Rover IS a awesome vehicle!
+Jeff DeWitt I challenge that statement. No doubt a jeep is a good off roader. But few of my mates with there Land Rover special vehicle is in a league of there own. But I will say the jeep are good of road to.
DirtyDiesel100 They are different vehicles designed for different worlds. While a properly set up XJ can go pretty much anywhere any wheeled vehicle ever built can go it was never intended to be a "farmers friend" (That power takeoff is a neat idea), nor was it intended for a worldwide market (although ultimately that's what happened).
I also have to admit to my own bias. I've got a 96 Cherokee, I've put well over 500,000 miles on it and would drive it today except the AC blower is acting up and it's going to be about 100 deg here. Best car I've ever had, last year I took it on a 2000 mile road trip and I've got an even longer trip planned for next summer... with the AC fixed of course!
+Jeff DeWitt Sounds pretty good mate. I hope you get you AC sorted and get another 500,000.
Jeff DeWitt as good as the old Jeeps are (like the Willys) you're talking about something made in the 50's to a 1984 Vehicle. No real comparison. The Land rover gets passed by because it is very slow, but it WILL do it. Just Very slowly indeed. I know of someone who was driving one in a carpark with 1 sparkplug. 1 cylinder. Another used a trouser belt for a timing belt. THESE kind of things make a 4WD, survivability in the outback mate! Give me the old LandRover mate.
@ 10;11 oppossed pistons - THAT is genius - then to make it triangular ???
great series thanks Chris
23:16
Rally to me Mark Felton brothers!
In North London I would often be on a current bus that was stuck in traffic perhaps a hundred yards from the bus stop, unable to get off!
How I wished it was a Routemaster route!
I pull the red handle😊
@Toy Punabai, thank you
And why they turned busses into raisins, hegemony
I want my country back, Now!
Make my donkey great again, and then I'll think about the rest
completely GUTTED that the XH558 VULCAN has been grounded amidst a cloud of red-tape - its RollsRoyce engines are simply too hot for mere mortals to keep . . . lovely flyover showing in beautiful detail just how they improved on the straight delta by adding a contoured scoop on the outer leading edge to go from I to S shape . . . a much more bird like wing /|\
I feel for you, and the engine, in a good way, I hasten to add. Have had similar experiences. It takes a particular focus and determination to keep history alive. So very valuable
Seeing one take off was a fantastic sight, one of my fondest old air-show memories.
It sounded like the world was splitting in half.
not to mention the SIZE of those wings...!!
The worst thing with the Avro Vulcan was that it needed a crew of 5, but had only 2 ejector seats. There was only one-ever ejection situation, I think. Sadly, the three crew remaining bought it.
I believe that was after a non stop flight to Australia, on the
return leg it crashed on landing, I remember it happening
but cannot remember the details, I think it occurred in the
60s, all us Aussies were saddened as the crew endeared
themselves to us while they were here.
The Vulcan Starting up sounds like the Thunderbirds. That, however, is a 1960's reference.
That vulcan is an awesome beautiful plane!
Why did the Deltics have such a large number board on the front? Curious minds want to know.
Jodrell bank, was nearly scrapped because it was a bit rusty. Fortunately, the bowl was refaced and it was saved.
Arecibo is bigger.
Most of the shit shown in this vid has been scrapped, thank God!
Are you enjoying the programme? It does not sound like it.
revmpandora
The programme was great but I think they could have added on bit showing most of the items being reduced to scrap!
The Lovell telescope (Jodrell Bank) and the Land Rover are still giving great service today, so where's your shit? Actually, I must admit, I find obsessive interest in steam trains and beam engines a bit weird, but each to their own.
Excellent program.
An excellent and informative doco.
Chris, the jet engine was invented BEFORE WWII not during. No mention of the AVRO Jetliner made in Canada which sadly did not get the glory that the Comet did although it flew only a few days after the Comet.
The first jet engine flew in the summer of 1939, just before the war started. Frank Whittle's jet was a few years later, but the British got their Meteor into service about the same time as the Me-262 (delayed because Hitler demanded a bomber instead of a fighter). I don't recall hearing that the two ever fought each other.
well done for the aa advert ?
Can't help feeling I'm watching Britain's Greatest Machines with Arnold J. Rimmer!
Chris Barrie played 'Rimmer' in Red Dwarf.
It's thanks to this that I love the deltics
Austin allegro,the pinnacle 🇬🇧😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
At an airshow in the early 70”s I saw a flight exhibition of a Vulcan aircraft at Barksdale Air Force base in Bossier City, Louisiana. It was an awesome airplane…. ‘Old tech’ isn’t any less valuable as ‘High tech’
By August 26th 2019 53 envious americans had given this a thumbs down.
And one American not giving a damn.
Mice have thumbs
++@@stupidtreehugger++ As in "here is a picture of a U2, spyplane, the world's highest flying aircraft as photographed from above by an RAF Vulcan Bomber" ?
yes u2 up there above ussr radar or so they thought. and uk usa
Meh, Handley Page's Victor looked way more badass and was faster than the Vulcan.
Chris, The man who should have hosted Top Gear.
Is that much smoke normal for a Deltic?
Although the Vulcan is the poster aircraft of the V force, I actually prefer the Victor. It looks more futuristic and more menacing!
I suspect not. That locomotive is a museum piece and probably doesn't get much use. No matter how carefully maintained an engine is if the thing sits for long periods of time it's not going to work as well as one that's used regularly.
Yes that is actually pretty normal for a Deltic. Deltics have two supercharged 18 cylinder engines. So 36 cylinders producing 3300 horsepower all together and burning lots, and lots of fuel. So you are gonna get a lot of smoke, museum piece or not. And all diesel locos make a fair amount of smoke on a cold start. If the loco has been left overnight in the depot then the engine and the oil is cold. When you start burning cold oil it makes a lot of smoke until it has all warmed up.
Any diesel engine with a large capacity will smoke on start up , very rare for one not to .
Less with the modern diesels that have turbochargers as standard and thus re-burn the exhaust. Still lots of deadly particulates though
@@stupidtreehugger since when did a turbo supercharger reburn exhaust gas:)
Lucky enough to see a Vulcan fly over my home, Wow!
Ho Lee Fuk
Mad to see prof. Tim O'Brien without his mighty beard
Chris Barrie should partner up wth James May on a television series.
why do they keep on using background music from iMovie ?
20:30 so we didnt design rockets to reach space our selves but to put our most powerful bombs up there so they could land on our enemies at 5km per second, dont you love science?
Not quite correct! The Deltic wasn't the 1st mainline diesel. That was the LMS twins 10000 and 10001. One was built solely by the LMS and the the other was finished by BR just after nationalisation 1948. Also Southern Rail built 2 mainline diesels in the same period. Well before the Deltic.
oh I WANTS a AEC Routemaster!!
microbusss the RT is just as iconic although not as modern or as plentiful. They have grown even harder to find.
I have a JCB digger in America love it and Perkins diesel.
Pleased to hear that.
BTW “JCB max” holds world land speed record for a diesel vehicle
300+ mph. Regards
If you want to go into the desert, use a Land Rover.
If you want to come back out, use a Land Cruiser.
If your Toyota breaks down in the desert, tow it out with a Land Rover. And I’ve seen it done
Spent a lot of time in the desert in my LR Disco II, including quite a bit of severe off-roading in extreme heat (every weekend June, July, and August in Death Valley). It never let me down, always got through (and quite comfortable) and never had any equipment failures. Also drove Land Cruisers in the deserts of UAE and Oman - good car and it got me out, but Land Cruiser's aircon was weak compared to my Land Rovers (have had four of them since 2000).
Jodrell claim to have tracked the Moon Lander; proving it did go!
Enthusiastic sixth formers in Stevenage U.K. tracked Apollo with largely homemade equipment. They were featured on TV.
Copy from the Jodrell Bank Observatory website since RUclips wont allow links.
If your interested in the subject id recommend visiting the website for much more in depth information and recordings ect, this is a brief overview.
On July 20 1969, the Apollo 11 Eagle lander module containing astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first manned space mission to land on the Moon. Hours later on 21 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, issuing the oft-quoted line, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Over two-hundred thousand miles away on Earth, the mission was being unofficially monitored and recorded by Jodrell Bank Observatory team using multiple telescopes on site.
From the initial operation of the Lovell Telescope, the telescope had become entwined with the “Space Race”, tracking spacecraft operated by both the Russians and Americans beginning with the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 in October 1957. In July 1969, the Jodrell Bank Observatory team team, led by the observatory Director Sir Bernard Lovell, used telescopes at the Cheshire site including the Lovell Telescope and the 50ft telescope (now the 42ft telescope) to simultaneously monitor signals from the Apollo 11 Eagle lander and the Russian unmanned module Luna 15 spacecraft both on lunar missions.
Signals intercepted by the 50ft telescope showed the signals received when Neil Armstrong took manual control of the Eagle lander as well as the moment when the Eagle lander module touched down on the surface of the moon.
Meanwhile - and little known at the time - the Russian unmanned module Luna 15 spacecraft was orbiting the moon on the day of the Eagle landing with a mission to gather samples of lunar soil and rock to bring back to Earth in advance of the manned Apollo 11 mission. Jodrell Bank observatory staff listened in using the Lovell Telescope as the Luna 15 unintentionally crash-landed on the moon’s surface at 3.50pm (UTC) on July 21, just hours before the Americans lifted off from the moon’s surface and departed.
In 2009, dramatic and previously unheard recordings of the Russian lunar activities were uncovered in archives while Jodrell Bank astronomers were researching material to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings. The recordings were made over three days in the Control Room of the famous Jodrell Bank Observatory, where astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell and colleagues were listening to the multiple transmissions coming from the moon. Sir Bernard Lovell can be heard narrating events with transmissions from the Apollo 11 astronauts in the background.
In the recording, Sir Bernard notes a change in the orbit of Luna 15 to take it closer to the US landing site and later reports a rumor from a ‘well-informed source in Moscow’ that the craft is about to land. People in the Control Room can then be heard exclaiming ‘it’s landing’ and ‘it’s going down much too fast’ as they track Luna 15’s final moments before it crashes. A voice is later heard saying: “I say, this has really been drama of the highest order.”
Jodrell Bank observatory had a crucial role in this historic moment in the “Space Race”, monitoring and recording big and small moments of lunar exploration by the Americans and the Russians as well as independently verifying the US manned lunar landing.
@13:55 Mark Fenton (spelling?)
Mark Felton. Yes, I noticed that!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!
CoOl ViD..! 👍
No mention of Paddington the bear.
Still can't find the one with the bus!
Great programme. Why state we have 30,000 kilometres of railways?
Why not?
We measure miles
@@johnster1964 chris is a man of science.
repeating the incorrcet trope of comet windows..... (they contributed but they werent the cause - which was poor assembly practices by staff untrained in pressurised aircraft assembly that caused microcracking around rivets (1: hammering rivies instead of ensuring holes were the right sime and 2: overtightening them) and De Havilland manglement refusing to let the designers talk to the assembly line staff to train them in critical procedure
Neville Shute was sacked for writing a memo predicting the inflight breakups of Comets. "No Highway" was the book he wrote afterwards (turned into "no highway to the sky" as a movie) to warn the public when he was gagged from saying in public what would happen.
The windows? When the tear in the skin from fatigue damage around the rivets reached the straight eddge of the windows, the airframe "tore along the dotted line"
Blaming the windows was a way of de Havilland management avoiding corporate manslaughter charges - and the coverup of Shute's warning memos went on for over 50 years
I'd hardly say the longest bombing campaign in history is a "fitting swan song" 😂
Is that Scottish actor Gordon Jackson jiving at 14:47?