Close-up Ignition of a Rocket Engine in Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2023
- WARNING - LOUD!
Gav plops down the high speed camera next to a rocket engine with 45,000lbs of thrust and the results are epic. Big thanks to Firefly for allowing us to film at their facility and BBC Click for letting us use their behind the scenes footage from the day.
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Close-up Ignition of a Rocket Engine in Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys
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I love how much this channel is either "Gav and Dan mucking around for the funny" or "Getting actual scientific data of a huge machine like this or the wavemaker"
and there's NO in between.
Yup. We're either gonna laugh our asses off at Dan getting hurt, or open an entirely new branch of scientific inquiry lol
For real. All those engineers have got to be so stoked to have that amazing footage of the startup. As I understand it, the startup cycle is one of the most difficult things about a rocket to perfect. I imagine it’s also super hard to model and then subsequently gathering data to validate and constrain those models.
This has got to be very helpful.
Honestly 😂 their top 5 videos are ‘mucking around in their backyard’ and “Filming the speed of light at a trillion frames per second”
i’m the 1000 like exactly and i’m so proud of that
Next video: a nuclear detonation in slow-mo
The way things are going, that might not be too hard to make happen
Bruh 💀💀💀
As the great James Hetfield once said, Sad but True
@@Probably_tryna_sleepalready happened a long time ago .
The government had a camera that was unbelievably fast
"igniting the atmosphere in Slow Mo"
I'm not sure there's a single person who *wouldn't* like to see more ultra high quality slo-mo rocket footage. That's some of the most awe-inspiring and amazing footage ever shot
Flat Earther's maybe. 😅
Nobody worth listening to in any event!
So you're saying you're a monk? Because you clearly don't know women.
@@asmael666 as a woman I'd love more test fire rocket footage.
Me, as a massive space nerd since I was 4 might be. Although I could be wrong.
2:03 when the flame in the cloud of gas begins and is just floating there, being moved back and forth by the soundwaves, my jaw literally dropped. That has to be one of, if not THE most amazing video capture I've ever seen. Well done guys!
Oh yeah, watching fast moving things cause reverberations in suspended materials is crazy. Like, I used to have 12 subs in my car and that was as close to 'seeing sound' as Ive ever gotten. But in slowmo, with much louder things.....its amazing.
Check out the ice falling from the feed pipe below the nozzle! The thing burns for ages before it hits the ground!
I’d love to see more rockets igniting. I absolutely love this
Seconded! More rockets!
Raptor 3 from SpaceX
Agreed! Would love to see more too
yup yup more rockets = more betterer
Same here!!
The shockwave footage was properly insane. I'm glad Gavin has dedicated his time and life to this mode of filmmaking.
Totally. The increasing frequency gives it a surreal quality.
It sounded like that scene from Oppenheimer
History is being made. Here is the documentation. Kudos.
The ignition is wildly different in slow-mo to what we perceive in real time and that blob of flame hovering in limbo was mesmerizing. We 100% need to see more of this please!
Watch a Shuttle launch in slow-mo.
Your sound editing during the preignition oscillations REALLY sets this out from other footage, outstanding job!
I mean he's been doing this for over ten years now. He's the foremost expert when it comes to evocative slomo videos.
The startup sequence at 02:15 must be some of my favorite footage ever. Seeing the orange flame cloud hover in the air while the engine ramps up gives a true sense of how fast and powerful the process really is. Wonderful footage, well done!
Agree 100%. That lingering flame was so surreal IMO
@@CalTek I expect to see this effect recreated in the future like in some Christopher Nolan film. This effect really captures some little-known neuron's attention in my brain and tickles them.
Absolutely
Just compare it to how fast a bunch of atomized jet fuel burns in real time.
Watching the "floating" flame at 2:16 moving back and forth actually blew my mind. I really hope you get to film more stuff like this!
almost looked like a galaxy!
those cool moments where reality looks like science fiction.
I just came off of some "CGI artists react" videos, and this looks like some of the stuff they watch. _...but it's real._ incredible.
And the audio.. as if the engine started breathing
@@sphaniy The audio is manufactured for viewing experience, but yeah it sounds pretty cool.
For an FX animator this is unobtanium reference footage. I love the pumping before thrust stabilize!
Excellent job as always!
Oh do we get to see what the rock does next time?
2:19 is absolutely mesmerizing to watch as the pulses affect the flame. Great job capturing this!
@@learn-with-barbie7933 no, let me thank you now for your spam which will be reported in about 5 seconds.
This may actually be the coolest footage I've ever seen. This is mind blowing. Seeing the rocket pulse to life is actually the craziest thing ever.
You should also check out the Apollo launchpad slowmo camera footage, those f1 engines are amazing to watch
I think this after almost every video Gav and Dan do but the rocket ramping up here is on another level.
this is phenomenal
*phenomanal
@@milire2668 I love it when an 'errorist attack goes wrong. The correct spelling is 'phenomenal', NOT 'phenomanal' 😁
@@Galerak1 you got duped hard bud
@@off_grid_javelin :D
So where did the packing peanuts come from? They are suspiciously good at showing the speed difference.
Footage like this can provide invaluable data to people like those at Firefly. Really stunning to see the engine in action!
I could watch you refine this kind of footage for a whole year
I’m a aerospace nerd so this vid is automatically gonna be one of my favorites
Were you blown away by the sheer power of the engine? Did the footage lift your spirits? Does stuff like this power your aspirations?
I was about to comment the exact same thing, aeronautics and aerospace enjoyer here and this is magnificent to brhold
This is some NSFW material right here!
@@jackielinde7568 god dammit barb
@@jackielinde7568Not to boost your ego, but that comment left me gassed. You really shot to the moon with that one.😂😂😂
Can we appreciate how good this video is? No sensationalization, just a short and informative video with amazing footage.
7360 brkshire way every sat Sunday or sneak video. Each other
BOT!!!
That one of the things I appreciate the most about this channel. 12 years and the format never changed, it's still the same 2 blokes messing around with high speed cameras. No fluff, no trying to stretch the video artificially.
Excellent footage! So glad you did the voice-over indicating exactly what was happening. Very impressive engine.
What I can’t get over is that this is at 2,000 frames a second and the flames still looks like what we see on live broadcasts of these launches. It just blew my mind. PLEASE do more of these! Would love to see how a solid rocket motor starts and other liquid rocket motors ramp up to full power. Like those Apollo and space shuttle engineering cameras showed!
I'm a massive fan of Firefly and Serenity and clearly so are the people in charge of this. Using Firefly and Reaver made me happy
The previous CEO, Tom Markusic, certainly seems to be a fan, judging by Everyday Astronaut's interview+tour video in which Tom quotes/references at least one episode :)
(It might have been _Lost in Space,_ but I watched that interview a while ago...)
I've no idea about the current CEO, nor anyone else at the company, but I imagine a lot of them are fans as well ;)
I understand why the previous CEO left......Too primitive!
War is it's only application (O2 Dependent)
Came here looking for this. I'm a huge fan as well. I got excited when I heard the company name and when he said Reaver I let out a surprised chuckle. Haha, I even rewound the video a bit to make sure I heard it right.
I truly hope the team at Firefly was as giddy as we were seeing this AMAZING footage. Simply surreal.
Hope they invite him again
Was thinking the same thing!
I would expect that getting to see this sort of detail is guinely helpful for them turn the numbers and measurements into understanding
2:11 to 2:37 is absolutely incredible 😮
The sound and the visuals of the rocket powering up was utterly mesmerising. Phenomenal editing and video.
The pulsing at start-up is a good example of why starting a rocket engine is so hard, it is very easy to end up in feedback loops that result in the engine either exploding or the flame dying out.
Yeah the pulsing at start-up is actually evidence that they haven't really finished tuning the engine at this point yet (at the time it was filmed). It means there's still combustion instability.
@@ErgzayI’m not completely sure that’s true. Reaver uses the tap-off cycle, meaning a portion of the exhaust from the main combustion chamber is diverted to power the turbine that drives the pumps. Starting up the engine would involve a series of transients, not a linear increase in power. Reavers have flown several times now so they no longer count as developmental, but I’m sure there’s still room for improvement.
It's the most interesting part to me!
@@fighteer1could it be that the turbine isn't up to speed, and the pulsing is just the pockets of fuel between the blades?
@@dougaltolan3017 I have no intimate knowledge of how this engine works; I’m speaking from general knowledge. But that’s not a totally inaccurate way to think about it. Imagine the engine pushing the pump, which pushes the engine, which pushes the pump, ad infinitum. Since the forces aren’t delivered instantly, there must be a disequilibrium until the engine stabilizes.
I can think of a certain Scott Manley who would probably love to do a deeper dive on this footage. Very cool to see it this slow and this up close.
And also "Everyday Astronaut"
@@jasonrubikand also Destin at Smarter Every Day
@@jasonrubikno way Tim doesn't do talking pieces for short contents.
@@cleverusername9369space is not his area of expertise but a colab is surely possible
or Daniel Jubb of Bloodhound project
The shockwaves rippling the fire at 2:16 looks so badass. I wish more movies used that effect.
I wouldn't be surprised if studios had no idea this even happens when a rocket engine starts up. It's nearly impossible to see it without using a high speed camera like this.
Firefly, Reaver Engine? My favourite show still getting love with the references. Love this.
I was wondering if anyone else caught those references.
The flames and shockwaves along with Gav's phenomenal sound design made me audbibly "WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Absolutely brilliant. How does Gav keep putting out banger after banger. Excellent video once again, guys.
I honestly think that this is one of the coolest things you've ever filmed, seeing those shockwaves and the diamonds was so awesome.
Absolutely stunning slow-motion capture! Curious about the intricacies of rocket engine design that allow for such controlled ignition
Bring Destin from SmarterEveryDay in for that one....
The fire being pushed by the shockwave was amazing
Hopefully you’ll get the chance to film a methane powered rocket engine in the future! The exhaust is purple-ish and translucent rather than a really bright yellow, so you’d really get a good view of the Mach diamonds throughout the burn.
That shockwave after the major thrust was so mesmerizing to watch.
As an aerospace engineer that’s been following this channel for years, this video made me super happy. I’d love to see more rocket videos. Maybe check out a local amateur rocketry event in Texas?
This. Was. So. Freaking. SICK. Definitely one of the top slomos you guys have done. This was genuinely mind blowing to watch. More please!
It is amazing that the fire was moving so slow it looked like real time when Gaving played it back, then Gav sped the footage up slightly and it looked like real time footage played at double/tripple speed, rather than super-slow-mo flames that were just moving way too fast.
tldr
@@TheInsultInvestormaybe you should invest in an attention span
@@TheInsultInvestor It's only 50 words lol
@@TheInsultInvestortldr: ur 2 lazi
Made Day into Night. Insane 😲
It would have looked even better after the start cycle if they made the background literally black, probably could have tripled the recording speed.
Made day Into night, but still brighter than the sun. That's insanity.
Sound design on this was fantastic as always. Gav never fails to make the subjects feel more alive
This was absolutely awe-inspiring. The oscillations and the buildup to full thrust, the crazy standing shockwaves, absolutely incredible. Would love to see more slow-mo videos of rocket engines like this
God I love these educational videos so much. Learning neat facts while watching them in beautifully photographed cinema is just... so good. Gav is really a talented and brilliant guy.
HOLY S*IT!!! You keep pushing the envelope, I love how your channel is not getting old, actually it keeps getting better and we keep seeing stuff we never imagined we would ever see. I am watching a lot of youtube but your channel will always hold a special place in my heart, seeing so many amazing real things for the first time, all of them with equisite photography, it's just hard to beat.
If slowmoguys are in my sub feed, theyre instantly first pick of the day for sure!!!
There are no words in the English language that could completely communicate how strongly I want you guys to film more rocket engines in slow motion!
This footage is amazing! Surprised other RUclips channels or even SpaceX hasn't done this yet!
I’m sure they’ve done it, just not made it public. Slow motion video is great for detecting errors
Launcher does this
A collab with SpaceX would be awesome!
nasa have slow mo video of their booster rocket test
yeah, spacex can suck it. streaming launches only on the x-crement platform. I no longer subscribe to that channel
I really hope other industries will let you guys film. This is the sort of stuff I LOVE to see and makes me want to learn more.
I'm a simple man. I see rockets, I click. More please!
Wow, this is stunning! The repeating shockwaves was simply mesmerizing.
I love the slow mo of large scale things like this!
Wow when the green burst comes out and then the shock wave!! Incredible footage!!
Huge respect for posting a 4.5 minute to-the-point video when ~the algorithm~ favors longer content. I like longer videos too, but sometimes 4.5 minutes is just right. Props!
You just have to love rocket and jet engines. These powerhouses never lack to impress.
It's a show you'll never forget if once experienced in person. The heat, the shock waves hitting you and shaking your whole body, the noise, the smell of burnt kerosene, the sheer power. Incomparable.
I love the pulsing on the startup, I've never seen that so clearly before!
Aerospace engineering is one of the coolest fields someone can explore and it's relatively new. The power of rockets is awe inspiring, and is the only technology capable of sending people/things into orbit. Being able to see it in slow motion is breathtaking. Great job SlowMo Guys!
More of this please. Nothing is as brilliant as the might of a rocket engine. Im sure the ground crews and engineers would love the footage too!
that ignition sequence is one of the coolest things I've seen in slow mo... one of the coolest things I've seen period. The shockwaves as the engine was pulsing over that initial puff of flame looked absolutely magical.
Some Hollywood animator will have wet dreams on how to implement that into film...
As a massive space nerd I would LOVE to see more of this content. I am currently in college, possibly pursuing a career in astrophysics or spacecraft design and this is the kind of thing I love to see.
I genuinely believe that this is one of the prettiest slow-motion shots I've ever seen
This is without exaggeration the most incredible footage I've ever seen.. Wonderful stuff. Impressed as always you managed to capture it so well.
firefly as a name for a rocket engine company is just great.
Yess!!! More rocket stuff please!! ❤❤
Yes, more rocket engines in slooooow motion, please! 😊
To see anything over-exposed on this channel is a treat. It means the fire is pretty serious.
*This is not PC Animation. This is Real Life & Art Style Masterpiece+*
More of this if you can. Brilliant!
This was absolutely incredible Gav. I love these videos you guys do with big corporations to see the really special underlying nature of extreme engineering
MORE!!!!!!!! I WATCHED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW AND CAN'T GET ENOUGH!!!
Slo-mo of anything with fire is always incredibly beautiful 🤩
This was awesome, Gav. Thanks to Firefly for the access. Would love to see a smaller scale model rocket engine (maybe with a parachute deploy stage!) for comparison. A-D size model engines are available in hobby shops. Even bigger ones too, but I know A through D have parachute stages. Not sure about E and up. They probably do too, come to think about it. Cheers!
I believe this is hands down the is the most epic thing you have ever slow-mo filmed. More and higher frame rate videos of them would be awesome.
I can tell you, after working on jet engines made in the 50’s to now being next to one during light off is an amazing experience. Everything around it shakes like absolute hell, it’s extremely loud, even with soundproof headsets on and ear plugs in it is at a near deafening volume. You can also just feel a solid wave just slam against you.
Hats off to the incredible sound design as well!
Great job. I'm so glad you were given access to this event. Quite a jump from exploding CDs with a Dyson motor in the back yard. Keep it up.
This kind of informative content is some of my absolute favorite not just on this channel but on RUclips in its entirety. It's also fun to see Gav go back and forth between goofing off in some videos and being an absolute pro like in this one.
Yes more rocket! Please this is amazing
ABSOLUTELY, CATEGORICALLY, YES!!! to more Rocket themed videos!!! Please
Nice that the big broadcasters are approaching you with this sort of large scale stuff. There's lots of curious back yard slow mo yet to be filmed I'm sure, but this is really cool.
Right? For a channel that started with popping balloons to pay for a plane ticket to the US, it's amazing how far SMG has come over the years to the point they're getting attention like this. First sign for me at just how successful they had become was when one of their videos inspired the look of an explosion in a Star Wars film (the firing a gun underwater video was used as a reference for how the coaxium train explosion looked in Solo)
Very cool! That resonance during the startup transient was awesome to see (if not a little scary)! Love seeing the TEA-TEB shot leading into the full propellent mixture in slow motion.
Also, the tap-off cycle is "simple" and elegant, but it's a challenging cycle to start since the propellent flow is directly coupled to the pressure in the thrust chamber. In other words, the flow downstream is what creates the flow upstream in the first place. So the resonance leading to those waves at the beginning is most likely due to the time it takes the valves on the tap-off to move in order to modulate pressure into the pumps along with the fact the pressure is constantly changing. I would be very curious to see the same footage shot in five years when Firefly have optimized the Reever even more.
I would absolutely like to see more rocket videos in the future your dulcet tones over this beautiful footage is something beautiful.
Texas always has been a hot spot for much technology and innovation, but in the past 5 or 10 years, it has skyrocketed. Incredible things happening all over texas.
There's just something mesmorizing about watching and hearing such powerful events. I'd absolutely love to see more footage like this!
Amazing footage! I'm really curious to see what the footage would look like if you guys had another shot, or multiple shots; are you guys going to do more collaborations with Firefly? Or potentially the SpaceX Raptor 2 in McGregor? They perform multiple tests a day, and regularly horizontal tests like these.
yes, definitely would like to see more rocket themed videos in the future. Exceptionally well done!
That was so unbelievably amazing, I am absolutely breathtaking at how beautiful it is.
That was insane! Just gives you an insight of how powerful rockets really are!
Best slowmo to date! The way engine startup was captured blew my mind. Not even SpaceX has something this bad ass!
If you don't have any idea about rockets please don't comment
@@mineland66 not sure what that has to do with a comment in regards to spaceX not having an equal slow motion shot like this has to do with whatever it is you are talking about. If you don't know how to interact with humans, maybe dont comment at all... In no way was that a assumption of my level of knowledge of rockets.
WOOW!! That part with the shockwave vibrating the lingering orange flames was incredible!
idk guys i think this might be his magnum opus
this is what youtube should be for, just complete unwarranted perfection on every individual count, what a video
Absolutely more space related videos!!! This would be a great subject area for you all to explore, and you are very well positioned to do it an educational manner.
Incredible footage! The initial flames in the smoke and the mach diamonds look so cool!!!
I would absolutely love to see more rocket footage in the future! This was incredible to finally see in slow-motion.
This is one of my favorite slo-mo videos yet. Right up there with the two bullets being perfectly shot into each other.
That was an incredible video - I'd love to see more "natural" forces in slow-mo. Stuff like this rocket test is the reason I love you guys so much
Oh hell yes, this is going to be amazing
To all the FX artists that love to make rocket engine stuff, this is gold
Now that you know what setting to be at. They most definitely need to invite you back for another test fire. That was absolutely mesmerizing to watch.
This was amazing and awesome. Yes, more please!!!!!. Your videos are science in action.
Incredible!!! Would love to see this again even slower, the speed of the flames is a crazy still, truly beautiful and terrifying.
This is by far, the best video on RUclips, absolute masterpiece!
Yes please more rocket footage 🙏🙏🙏
Wow what amazing footage 😦👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 it would be even better if you could figure out a way to film into the nozzle at the moment it all starts maybe with a mirror or a transparent shield on the ground and the camera shooting toward the opening of the nozzle , anyways it’s impressive how powerful these modern rocket engines are