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As someone who has learned about airplane design and construction through your channel, I have to ask: would you ever consider making a video going through the design terms that you often use, with visual examples? I think I've learned most of the terms correctly (dihedral is the positive angle offset from horizontal for wing surfaces, right? and anhedral is the negative offset?), but I'd love to have a single primer with your attention to details and clear examples. Or, if you know of another good source, I'd appreciate that too!
On video suggestions, I may be the last one to find out about this, but I heard that Junkers are going to start making Ju 52's again, sounds interesting.
When I saw the thumbnail, I had a strong nostalgia bump and thought "I wonder why that plane makes me feel so happy?" The Blackhawk appearance is the answer! My uncle collected those comics back in the day, and as a kid in the 80s I read a lot of them whilst visiting my grandmother. Fascinating to learn it was based on a real plane and not pure fiction. :)
The Black Hawk comic book series lasted for over 50 years. This aircraft was the most used in the series. Blue Rider decals did 2 sets of aircraft decals for the series in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales. This comic book series shouldn’t be compared to the later superhero series of the same. The name Black Hawk was based upon the hero was a Polish pilot who initially stole a PZL P.50 prototype fighter nicknamed the “Jastrzab” (Hawk), painted it black and used it against the invading Germans before it was lost and he escaped to the west. Thus called by the enemy “Blackhawk” and kept that name.
@@faatihh1130 The UK had the DH 103 Hornet as its twin prop long-haul fighter. Just too late for WW2, it served with distinction in the early bush wars as the Empire unravelled. BTW Where was the Mosquito chubby ? (o:
Rex, Thank you, sir, for taking a little time for the other side of the Atlantic. Like the British and the French, we have had 'strange' stuff, too! As an amateur aviation historian myself, I've always championed the less 'bandwagon'ny designer types like Republic, Grumman, etc. Having worked the F-105 and the F-111 for a 20 year career, I'm used to being part of the "we don't talk about them' group. Anyways, have always had a soft spot for the Long Island 'Mafia', and very versed in the Grumman Navy fighter lines from the FF-1 through F-14D. The F5F was, unfortunately a 'stepchild' in that line. It's ironic how the U.S. Navy could be so silly with Grumman when at the end of the day, before Northrop sucked them up, they pretty much have had a Grumman aircraft on every carrier from the dawn of the fleet carrier force, 1932, until now with the E-2, which I still consider a Grumman legacy aircraft. What's also ironic is the fact that the F5F-1 was 'logically' marginalized by the Navy's with their darling F4U Corsair design when that aircraft ended up as a much better Marine, land-based aircraft due to its horrible forward vision in landing on carriers, something both the F5F and the F7F were exceptional with. The only reason the F7F, (and the Bearcat) didn't go on to greatness, was the dawn of the F9F. Thank you again Sir!!!!
I was just watching a recent Drachinifel video and he mentioned you. And how I'm watching this, and you mention him. Y'all are overdue for another set of crossover videos, they're always fun.
@@nathanworthington4451 I'm pretty sure that's false though inflated subscriber counts are possible though generally due to bots rather than 'combining scubscrptions'. Secondly who the fuck asked?
@@purplefood1 Though you are entitled to your own opinion, this is a public forum though. Though you may have a potty mouth, try to be cognizant that children may view these comments. Maybe work through those anger issues on your own time though.
@@nathanworthington4451 I'm sorry you can't handle a single instance of bad language. You still failed to answer the question or even attempt to rebut my point and actually dodged it in a manner far closer to that of an attempted troll.
A friend of mine once said this thing looks like it's trying to eat a banana horizontally instead of vertically. I think that's a very sound description of this things appearance. And now I know a lot more about it, thank you Rex!
@@naamadossantossilva4736 Nah. It’s just broken as all hell and annoying as hell to come up against. Move it to 4.3 or 4.7 and it’ll actually be more or less balanced.
Kind of looks like a Bristol Beaufighter assembled from a kit without instructions. Also those super powerful Wright Cyclones are pulling the wing out the front of the aircraft!
*The Skyrocket's boxy twin tail is highly reminiscent of Grumman's later Hawkeye and Greyhound aircraft that are still being used today. You can definitely see the family resemblance. I wonder if the **_Skyhawks_** comics mentioned at the **18:28** mark had anything directly or indirectly to do with the naming of the Hawkeye?...* 🤔
It is impressive how far back the fuselage sits on the wing. The more I see or play with it, the more to me it looks like a German ME-162 holding into it's wings by it's teeth.
Can't wait for the Tigercat episode. Ever since I was a kid playing Aces over the Pacific the late war Navy fighters have always been some of my favorites, the Bearcat and Tigercat being my top picks.
The Good 'Ole Grumman Iron Works P.s.- while the space saving reason is sound and most carrier craft then carried only single engine types, but the Navy has always been open to dual engine aircraft due to it's redundancy over open water.
During the Vietnam war, we would occasionally have US and Australian aircraft carriers drop int to Garden Island Naval Dockyard in Sydney and I met the Grumman Tracker there as a teen. I recall thinking how clever Grumman were to have shrunk a twin engine aircraft down to such a size. Great video, thanks Rex!
I have a actually photo of this aircraft. my moms bowling friends dad was an air force photographer from 34’ - 46’ and she gave me most of his photos after his passing
That plane might as well be the A-10,s long lost cousin… (they look somewhat similar just different engine types and arrangement of them) or maybe a smaller scale ground attack aircraft that could operate in spots where the A-10 is not able to reach.🤔
Thanks for your in-depth look at this aircraft. I have seen other reviews, but none explained the aircraft's failings as well as yours. Overheating and gear failure for a carrier based aircraft? No wonder the Navy looked elsewhere.
The XF5F is one of my favorite plane designs of all time. It's just so funky and unique. Sadly, models of the plane are very hard to come by these days, and the ones that were manufactured weren't exactly impressive.
Another excellent deep dive into experimental and prototype aircraft. I'm a huge fan of odd prototypes and experimental designs of any transportation machines
The Skyrocket typified the popular 30's design philosophy of "put the biggest engine into the smallest airframe". The F4F was the culmination of that philosophy.
This was SO unlike Grumman's previous aircraft in so many ways that one might well have not believed that it came from the same "stable"! It's derivative, the XP-50 was actually a strong contender as a long range twin engine fighter for the U.S. Army Air Force. It was a VERY forward looking design (albeit with some very 1930's ideas about armament). Still had a touch of the "pudginess" of its relatives. Imagine a designer realizing that it might be a good idea for a fighter pilot to have good rearward visibility in order to be able to spot the adversary that was earnestly planning to ruin his day! THAT didn't seem to catch on in the Navy until the Bearcat came along! It did make a great little 1/48 scale kit though!
19:10 “…Recent reappearance in various video games and flight simulators, sometimes displaying questionably excessive performance figures…” * cough * *Warthunder* * cough *
This plane's performance in Warthunder is worse than in Wikipedia: ____________________________________________________ | | Wikipedia | Warthunder | | Rate of Climb | 20 m/s | 9.7 m/s | | Dive Speed | 800 kmh IAS | 722 kmh IAS | | Max speed | 615 kmh TAS | 574 kmh TAS | | Guns | 4 x 12.7 mm | 2 x 12.7 mm | |_________________|_________________|_________________|
Saying a specific aircraft design was something never seen before in the 1930s early 1940s does not narrow the field by much. When aircraft were going obsolete in a matter of months, everything was new all the time.
Good subject. But what struck me was the aerodynamic efficiency of the thing. In the opening shots it is generating so much lift even at rest that it can't keep its wheels on the ground!
I know many don’t like the looks of this plane, but personally, I’m a big fan, with the lot looking like a rather odd Pod Racer. Maybe a nose, like the XP-50 that goes beyond the wing, but stops before the propellers could also be interesting
Howard Chaykin did an excellent run of a rebooted Blackhawk. Unfortunately there are only a few dogfights as Chaykin's forte is pulp adventure, not aerial combat.
From what I've read of Kelly Johnson, he wouldn't be fazed by a highly ambitious set of requirements, but meddling with his means to achieve them would have infuriated him.
What a fascinating aircraft. Thank you! AON: has anyone ever mentioned that you have a very similar accent and cadence to Mike Brady over at Oceanliner Designs?
The 75mm M4 cannon was nose mounted in the B25G Mitchell bomber. Another video made in England. Every time that he mentions the weight, a L (money symbol) appeared.
I have seen this plane in the animated series Justice League during the altered past double episode introducing the Black Hawk squadron and Vandal Savage
The unwritten (15th) Skunk Works rule: "Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what in hell they want and will drive you up a wall before they break either your heart of a more exposed part of your anatomy." (Skunk Works, page 272, "The Ship That Never Was")
This aircraft, the McDonnell "Moonbat", and the XF5U "Flapjack" are to me the most captivating US what-if's of the WWII era. All of them just too ahead of their time, with the Skyrocket redeemed in the form of the Tigercat. The Moonbat was new engine/airframe and suffered accordingly. With Allison engines it most likely would've been able to prove its performance merits without catching fire repeatedly. The XF5U most likely would have been snapped up by the Royal Navy, winning out to the Sea Fury and later Wyverns and receiving some brittish turbo-prop conversion A-la Merlin Mustang style.
Another great vid on an interesting if obscure aircraft. One point, towards the endyou say the Tigercat out performed all other naval aircraft of the day, but it's contemporary, the Sea Hornet was faster and an all round better performer. Shame it didn't have the time to be developed more. There's very little out there about the Hornet, perhaps a subject of a future vid? Keep up the good work..
This is the plane flown by the international squadron in one of the justice league episodes, the one where the league is thrown into the past during an alternate ww2 won by Vandal Savage on behalf of Germany.
The rapid development of radar put another nail in the Skyrocket's coffin. Extreme climb rates became far less important when you can see the enemy coming long before they arrive.
My uncle Ramos had one of these. When we were teenagers we would sneak onto the tarmac and taxi it around until my uncle would charge across the field in his Jeep and threaten us with unspeakable horror. Good times!
When I saw the non-side view of the tailplane I instantly thought of the Miles Student. I wish someone would restore the Miles Student, or build a replica.
Every time I look at the Skyrocket, I want to move the fuselage down in the wing, and the engines up. Also I want to stretch the fuselage. That blunt nose had to be the source of some of the high drag.
Now I'm embarrassed. I saw this plane in Justice League Unlimited and assumed it was a foolish attempt of the animators to invent a "WWII futuristic plane". I had no idea it was a flying aircraft. 😳
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As someone who has learned about airplane design and construction through your channel, I have to ask: would you ever consider making a video going through the design terms that you often use, with visual examples?
I think I've learned most of the terms correctly (dihedral is the positive angle offset from horizontal for wing surfaces, right? and anhedral is the negative offset?), but I'd love to have a single primer with your attention to details and clear examples. Or, if you know of another good source, I'd appreciate that too!
I'm now greatly looking forward to a Tigercat video. It's such a sexy aircraft
On video suggestions, I may be the last one to find out about this, but I heard that Junkers are going to start making Ju 52's again, sounds interesting.
The Tiger Cat is a really pretty plane.
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Ah the XF5F. The ye olde Naboo Starfighter.
"Now this is where the fun begins."
It kind of is a proto podracer.
This would be a neat plane to see someone re-create (unarmed) for civilian/stunt/racing use.
hey yah, never even thought of that. good catch!
@@MonkeyJedi99 maybe even with turbopros instead
This plane looks so strange it should have been designed by Blohm and Voss.
A'ight, it ain't _that_ strange lookin'!
No, WAY too symmetrical.
Or the Brits. They had a thing for really pug-nosed twin fighters.
@@sim.frischh9781 In fact its perfectly symmetrical.
It is almost odd enough looking to consider whether it might have escaped from a Blackburn factory
When I saw the thumbnail, I had a strong nostalgia bump and thought "I wonder why that plane makes me feel so happy?" The Blackhawk appearance is the answer! My uncle collected those comics back in the day, and as a kid in the 80s I read a lot of them whilst visiting my grandmother. Fascinating to learn it was based on a real plane and not pure fiction. :)
that plane looks like what happens when you full throttle into a overtightened arresting cable too often
Looks like the fuselage is clinging onto its wings for dear life
Engines so powerful they pulled away from the rest of the plane.
Quite an interesting design. I was surprised to see that you knew it had featured in "Blackhawk" comic books.
Was going to say it looked like something straight out of Crimson Skies
The Black Hawk comic book series lasted for over 50 years. This aircraft was the most used in the series. Blue Rider decals did 2 sets of aircraft decals for the series in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales.
This comic book series shouldn’t be compared to the later superhero series of the same. The name Black Hawk was based upon the hero was a Polish pilot who initially stole a PZL P.50 prototype fighter nicknamed the “Jastrzab” (Hawk), painted it black and used it against the invading Germans before it was lost and he escaped to the west. Thus called by the enemy “Blackhawk” and kept that name.
"The Golden Age of Comics".
Navy: Why is it over weight
Grumman: Because you made it be overweight
Navy: Ok but why is it over weight
F7F Tigercat is one of the best looking twin engine prop plane
Agreed - if it had inline engines it would be very Mossie-like.
@@kumasenlac5504 thin mossie
@@faatihh1130 The UK had the DH 103 Hornet as its twin prop long-haul fighter. Just too late for WW2, it served with distinction in the early bush wars as the Empire unravelled.
BTW Where was the Mosquito chubby ? (o:
@@kumasenlac5504 the side by side seat configuration just made it looks a tad wide
@@faatihh1130 When you have a navigator who doubles as a bomb aimer there has to be a bit of wiggle room...
It wasn't a 'plane for chubbies.
Rex, Thank you, sir, for taking a little time for the other side of the Atlantic. Like the British and the French, we have had 'strange' stuff, too! As an amateur aviation historian myself, I've always championed the less 'bandwagon'ny designer types like Republic, Grumman, etc. Having worked the F-105 and the F-111 for a 20 year career, I'm used to being part of the "we don't talk about them' group. Anyways, have always had a soft spot for the Long Island 'Mafia', and very versed in the Grumman Navy fighter lines from the FF-1 through F-14D. The F5F was, unfortunately a 'stepchild' in that line.
It's ironic how the U.S. Navy could be so silly with Grumman when at the end of the day, before Northrop sucked them up, they pretty much have had a Grumman aircraft on every carrier from the dawn of the fleet carrier force, 1932, until now with the E-2, which I still consider a Grumman legacy aircraft.
What's also ironic is the fact that the F5F-1 was 'logically' marginalized by the Navy's with their darling F4U Corsair design when that aircraft ended up as a much better Marine, land-based aircraft due to its horrible forward vision in landing on carriers, something both the F5F and the F7F were exceptional with. The only reason the F7F, (and the Bearcat) didn't go on to greatness, was the dawn of the F9F. Thank you again Sir!!!!
I was just watching a recent Drachinifel video and he mentioned you. And how I'm watching this, and you mention him. Y'all are overdue for another set of crossover videos, they're always fun.
RUclipsrs can combine subs with other channels. The subscriber numbers are always inflated.
@@nathanworthington4451 I'm pretty sure that's false though inflated subscriber counts are possible though generally due to bots rather than 'combining scubscrptions'. Secondly who the fuck asked?
@@purplefood1 Though you are entitled to your own opinion, this is a public forum though. Though you may have a potty mouth, try to be cognizant that children may view these comments. Maybe work through those anger issues on your own time though.
@@nathanworthington4451 I'm sorry you can't handle a single instance of bad language. You still failed to answer the question or even attempt to rebut my point and actually dodged it in a manner far closer to that of an attempted troll.
@@purplefood1 Sorry. What was your question? And what does rebut mean?
A friend of mine once said this thing looks like it's trying to eat a banana horizontally instead of vertically. I think that's a very sound description of this things appearance. And now I know a lot more about it, thank you Rex!
Rex hates XP-50 in WT? BASED
I hate it too. I play 109 f 4 and it’s better in every way
@@mrcat5508Of course it's the whinewaffe.Sorry bro,you want Climbthunder,you get Climbthundered.
@@naamadossantossilva4736 Nah. It’s just broken as all hell and annoying as hell to come up against. Move it to 4.3 or 4.7 and it’ll actually be more or less balanced.
@@naamadossantossilva4736 Found the XP50 player
@@jamesharding3459 Just remove the airspawn.
Kind of looks like a Bristol Beaufighter assembled from a kit without instructions. Also those super powerful Wright Cyclones are pulling the wing out the front of the aircraft!
Looks a lot more like Bristol's Type 153A, a slightly earlier design which never made it off the drawing board.
The thing I like about the channel is the chance to learn about planes I didn't know about like at all. So I just want to continue doing just that! :)
*The Skyrocket's boxy twin tail is highly reminiscent of Grumman's later Hawkeye and Greyhound aircraft that are still being used today. You can definitely see the family resemblance. I wonder if the **_Skyhawks_** comics mentioned at the **18:28** mark had anything directly or indirectly to do with the naming of the Hawkeye?...* 🤔
This is what Blackhawk flew in the comics. I had no idea it was based on a real plane.
It is impressive how far back the fuselage sits on the wing. The more I see or play with it, the more to me it looks like a German ME-162 holding into it's wings by it's teeth.
I have always been intrigued by that design. Nice to have a breakdown of its developmental teething years. Thank you!
Can't wait for the Tigercat episode. Ever since I was a kid playing Aces over the Pacific the late war Navy fighters have always been some of my favorites, the Bearcat and Tigercat being my top picks.
The Good 'Ole Grumman Iron Works P.s.- while the space saving reason is sound and most carrier craft then carried only single engine types, but the Navy has always been open to dual engine aircraft due to it's redundancy over open water.
This is one of my favorite military aircraft. Thank you for this amazing history video 👏 😊
This looks like something out of crimson skies.
Kind of looks like a shark with a yellow surfboard in its mouth.
During the Vietnam war, we would occasionally have US and Australian aircraft carriers drop int to Garden Island Naval Dockyard in Sydney and I met the Grumman Tracker there as a teen. I recall thinking how clever Grumman were to have shrunk a twin engine aircraft down to such a size.
Great video, thanks Rex!
I love these videos about planes and prototypes with the deep dives into why they were designed such a way and why they failed.
Sky Rockets in Flight, Afternoon Delight
Rubbing sticks and stones together....
@@NV..V That's it
Starland Vocal Band...one-hit wonder! Nice harmonies, and pre-autotune, too.
Im liking the mutual shoutouts between you and Drach
Grumman: "Hey, can I copy your homework."
Bristol: "Okay, just change it a little."
I have a actually photo of this aircraft. my moms bowling friends dad was an air force photographer from 34’ - 46’ and she gave me most of his photos after his passing
Home dog in the picture 17:53 is absolutely ghouling in the cockpit💀
Your vids paired with great 3d models is such a good combo
I see a Rex video, I click the video. I don't make the rules.
Same.
YOU LIKE THE VIDEO!!
Back to basics. Great job! Love the historical references!
That plane might as well be the A-10,s long lost cousin… (they look somewhat similar just different engine types and arrangement of them) or maybe a smaller scale ground attack aircraft that could operate in spots where the A-10 is not able to reach.🤔
Thanks for your in-depth look at this aircraft. I have seen other reviews, but none explained the aircraft's failings as well as yours. Overheating and gear failure for a carrier based aircraft? No wonder the Navy looked elsewhere.
I love that Drachinifel referenced you in a video i just watched so I came to watch some of your stuff and you reference him, it's great.
At 18:21, the similarity to the future A-10 Warthog comes to mind.
Amazing video, lovely delivery and a great history on a wonderful prototype
FWIW, I have heard just a bit about Kelly Johnson's _reluctance_ to deal with the US Navy from other sources.
The XF5F is one of my favorite plane designs of all time. It's just so funky and unique. Sadly, models of the plane are very hard to come by these days, and the ones that were manufactured weren't exactly impressive.
Another excellent deep dive into experimental and prototype aircraft. I'm a huge fan of odd prototypes and experimental designs of any transportation machines
A useful learning exercise for the superior F7F.
I have already watched this on Patreon. I will watch it again.
Bragging flex. 💪 Go you! 🤣
@@CathodeRayNipplez???
@@ALCO-C855-fan "Lexie the autistic Diesel" is the best YT name ever! 🤣
@@CathodeRayNipplez Thx.^^
Hope, ya sub.
I love this goober of a plane so much.
I love the fact you don’t use music bed. Very refreshing!
The Skyrocket typified the popular 30's design philosophy of "put the biggest engine into the smallest airframe". The F4F was the culmination of that philosophy.
PLEEEASE keep up the longer videos! I live for these
The story of the Tigercat is one I'm looking forward to. Been a fan of it since seeing it at air shows as a little kid.
This became the air mount of the Blackhawks. A WW 2 comic book that fought the Nazis.
This was SO unlike Grumman's previous aircraft in so many ways that one might well have not believed that it came from the same "stable"! It's derivative, the XP-50 was actually a strong contender as a long range twin engine fighter for the U.S. Army Air Force. It was a VERY forward looking design (albeit with some very 1930's ideas about armament). Still had a touch of the "pudginess" of its relatives. Imagine a designer realizing that it might be a good idea for a fighter pilot to have good rearward visibility in order to be able to spot the adversary that was earnestly planning to ruin his day! THAT didn't seem to catch on in the Navy until the Bearcat came along! It did make a great little 1/48 scale kit though!
Ah, the first podracer.
Ah yes, the XP-50 with ''extra chromosomes'' as dubbed by a certain Dutch Warthunder pilot.
19:10
“…Recent reappearance in various video games and flight simulators, sometimes displaying questionably excessive performance figures…”
* cough *
*Warthunder*
* cough *
This plane's performance in Warthunder is worse than in Wikipedia:
____________________________________________________
| | Wikipedia | Warthunder |
| Rate of Climb | 20 m/s | 9.7 m/s |
| Dive Speed | 800 kmh IAS | 722 kmh IAS |
| Max speed | 615 kmh TAS | 574 kmh TAS |
| Guns | 4 x 12.7 mm | 2 x 12.7 mm |
|_________________|_________________|_________________|
The bane of every War Thunder players existence.
I was just watching an episode of the animated Justice league where they had one of these planes show up was wondering what it was
Another Great historical video by Rex. Thank you!
Impressive airplane. Thank you for bringing this story.
Saying a specific aircraft design was something never seen before in the 1930s early 1940s does not narrow the field by much. When aircraft were going obsolete in a matter of months, everything was new all the time.
Now thats pod racing!
Good subject. But what struck me was the aerodynamic efficiency of the thing. In the opening shots it is generating so much lift even at rest that it can't keep its wheels on the ground!
I know many don’t like the looks of this plane, but personally, I’m a big fan, with the lot looking like a rather odd Pod Racer. Maybe a nose, like the XP-50 that goes beyond the wing, but stops before the propellers could also be interesting
Howard Chaykin did an excellent run of a rebooted Blackhawk. Unfortunately there are only a few dogfights as Chaykin's forte is pulp adventure, not aerial combat.
I was also surprised to see that the F7F was originally an Army concept!
It looks like something that would be flown by one of Don Karnage's lackeys in TaleSpin. I love it.
A prelude to the F7F
From what I've read of Kelly Johnson, he wouldn't be fazed by a highly ambitious set of requirements, but meddling with his means to achieve them would have infuriated him.
What a fascinating aircraft. Thank you! AON: has anyone ever mentioned that you have a very similar accent and cadence to Mike Brady over at Oceanliner Designs?
There is quite a similarity
I don’t know why you get so few likes, I always love your content and the dedication to the history and production thereof
One of the planes the Blackhawks flew.
The 75mm M4 cannon was nose mounted in the B25G Mitchell bomber. Another video made in England. Every time that he mentions the weight, a L (money symbol) appeared.
I have seen this plane in the animated series Justice League during the altered past double episode introducing the Black Hawk squadron and Vandal Savage
Me as a player of Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge back in high school:
"Does it come with magnetic rockets?"
The unwritten (15th) Skunk Works rule: "Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what in hell they want and will drive you up a wall before they break either your heart of a more exposed part of your anatomy." (Skunk Works, page 272, "The Ship That Never Was")
This aircraft, the McDonnell "Moonbat", and the XF5U "Flapjack" are to me the most captivating US what-if's of the WWII era. All of them just too ahead of their time, with the Skyrocket redeemed in the form of the Tigercat. The Moonbat was new engine/airframe and suffered accordingly. With Allison engines it most likely would've been able to prove its performance merits without catching fire repeatedly. The XF5U most likely would have been snapped up by the Royal Navy, winning out to the Sea Fury and later Wyverns and receiving some brittish turbo-prop conversion A-la Merlin Mustang style.
Another great vid on an interesting if obscure aircraft. One point, towards the endyou say the Tigercat out performed all other naval aircraft of the day, but it's contemporary, the Sea Hornet was faster and an all round better performer. Shame it didn't have the time to be developed more. There's very little out there about the Hornet, perhaps a subject of a future vid? Keep up the good work..
The DH Hornet had propellers that moved as a CW/CCW pair - could have saved a lot of Mosquito crew if it had been adopted earlier...
all AMERICAN Naval fighters of the day!!!!
This is the plane flown by the international squadron in one of the justice league episodes, the one where the league is thrown into the past during an alternate ww2 won by Vandal Savage on behalf of Germany.
That mockup was interesting. First fuselage design definitely presages the Hellcat...
The twin engine configuration is what killed it: engine procurement was the bottleneck.
It looks like it's bitten off more than it can chew.
Another plane I'd never heard of. Very interesting.
this plane literary looks like the designers accidentally moved the fuselage back
Vision over the nose would have been great but off axis in the lower front would be abysmal. Even so, I always liked this little Grumman try.
The rapid development of radar put another nail in the Skyrocket's coffin. Extreme climb rates became far less important when you can see the enemy coming long before they arrive.
My uncle Ramos had one of these. When we were teenagers we would sneak onto the tarmac and taxi it around until my uncle would charge across the field in his Jeep and threaten us with unspeakable horror. Good times!
Pretty sure they only made one......
@@steveeisenhauer3003I think there's a tongue wedged into a cheek...
@@stevetournay6103 Sure hope so. It's hard to tell anymore. People will say anything on the Internet.
I just saw a plane video with a very familiar looking tumbnail and i just "ah, press"
Now I'm waiting for the Tigercat episode.
I swear the 40s through 70s had to be the only time periods were aircrafts looked completely alien. And I couldn't be happier.
tiger cat is such a good looking plane
Looks like something straight out of the Crimson Skies universe
Stylistically, this thing feels like a precursor to the A10
When you said its design went on to influence other US aircraft, I thought it would end up being the inspiration for the P-38.
When I saw the non-side view of the tailplane I instantly thought of the Miles Student.
I wish someone would restore the Miles Student, or build a replica.
Every time I look at the Skyrocket, I want to move the fuselage down in the wing, and the engines up. Also I want to stretch the fuselage. That blunt nose had to be the source of some of the high drag.
It looks like the Henkel design team working on the tail end of an amphetamine bender
Now I'm embarrassed. I saw this plane in Justice League Unlimited and assumed it was a foolish attempt of the animators to invent a "WWII futuristic plane". I had no idea it was a flying aircraft. 😳
Have you done a video on the XP-67 Moonbat yet? It's one of my favorite aircraft that never served and it's story is tragic!
I thought you were going to say A-10, since it resembles one of those with the engines on backwards. Cool plane either way.
The Grumman XF5F Housecat.