KSP: Making The B-36 Peacemaker Even Weirder

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @MamLewis
    @MamLewis 2 года назад +1330

    A common misconception, but the B-36 was meant to bomb Europe when first ordered. It was designed to bomb Europe from the US in the event that the UK fall before the US entered the war. Same with the Atomic bomb. The first targets suggested to FDR when they were developing the bomb were in Germany (I believe Dresden and Nuremberg were two of the main targets). It was only when they realized that the bomb more than likely would be too late to have an effect on the war in Europe, were targets switched to Japan

    • @Droopy__
      @Droopy__  2 года назад +139

      thank you for correction

    • @MamLewis
      @MamLewis 2 года назад +57

      @@Droopy__ Love the Video btw. The B-36/Arsenal bird Hybrid is both impressive and funny as hell

    • @435cyberteam9
      @435cyberteam9 2 года назад +24

      Poor Dresden. No matter what universe we're in, whether the UK stands or not, it will always get obliterated.

    • @sosogo4real
      @sosogo4real 2 года назад +13

      @@435cyberteam9 well it was a military industrial hub.

    • @brightonmcknight573
      @brightonmcknight573 2 года назад +1

      "A common misconception"🤓

  • @Droopy__
    @Droopy__  2 года назад +893

    You might notice that this video has very little basis in reality and no educational value. This is because I did minimal research and made things up.

  • @NovemberOrWhatever
    @NovemberOrWhatever 2 года назад +284

    The official motto was "Six turning, four burning"
    The crew's motto was "Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two more unaccounted for"

    • @IzzyManDude
      @IzzyManDude 10 месяцев назад +6

      IDK why that made me cackle so hard.

    • @FlyingBaco
      @FlyingBaco 2 месяца назад +1

      That will be my motto now

  • @dr.jacksonbright5723
    @dr.jacksonbright5723 2 года назад +421

    “These engines often had troubles keeping their combustion internal”
    God I love this channel already

    • @Han_Solo6712
      @Han_Solo6712 Год назад +10

      “God I love crack” (crazy convair R&D guy.)

  • @Stratzenblitz75
    @Stratzenblitz75 2 года назад +341

    Now this is quality content

  • @causeimapilot6210
    @causeimapilot6210 2 года назад +695

    Why does the b-36 arsenal bird look unironically cool
    I love it

    • @Dshmokiez
      @Dshmokiez 2 года назад +51

      More funny is Arsenal Bird is sort of based on the B-36's competitor.. the YB-35 Flying Wing by Jack Northrop

    • @ACoalitionGuy
      @ACoalitionGuy 2 года назад +31

      ​@@Dshmokiez indeed.
      The arsenal bird is just a very big xb-35.

    • @whatmemes1064
      @whatmemes1064 Год назад +6

      HE SHOULD MAKE A MOVIE

    • @sutatpogquan815
      @sutatpogquan815 Год назад +3

      I like the modified b 36 at 11:05

    • @WildmanTrading
      @WildmanTrading Год назад +2

      ​@@sutatpogquan815IT'S NOT MODIFIED! IT'S PERFECTION! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!?!

  • @n108bg
    @n108bg 2 года назад +236

    Some alternative fun facts about the b-36:
    1. There was also a plan to tip-tow RF-84s off the wingtips of the b-36 (project Tom-Tom). This is great in theory until you realize the rf-84 doesn't exactly have restrooms and the b-36 can fly for well over a day
    2. The b-36 was used on at least one occasion to ferry a partially assembled b-58 hustler dangling from under its bomb bay
    3. The b-36 used a tunnel with a mechanic's trolly and rope system to go from the front pressurized section to the rear pressurized section.
    4. The original XB-36 had a pair of 9'2" tall wheels for its main landing gear. Unfortunately the loading was so great from the main gears that it was restricted to 3 airports due to concrete thickness, and the gear was switched out. This is also the reason for the hump on the back inside of the wing, to accomodate the wider landing gear.
    5. On the subject of landing gear, the xb-36 also tested tank tread style gear for less prepared fields. Because someone fully intended for a plane with a longer wingspan than a 747 to take off of a giant grass field
    6. The xb-36 fielded a windscreen a lot more like the b-29, however the production b-36 switched that out for the greenhouse for...visibility probably? idk
    7. A good chunk of the plane is magnesium, which means it not only catches fire, but catches fire in such a way that spraying water on the fire makes it worse.
    8. It originally had eight gun positions, six of which were retractable pairs of remote turrets, each turret with a pair of 20mm cannons. The other two were nose and tail guns. These were removed during featherweight 1 as it was thought the b-36 could outmaneuver fighter aircraft at its cruise altitude
    9. They made a transport version of this beast, the XC-99. Same wings, same engines, super weird looking tall fuselage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XC-99
    10. There were 121 of these, potentially the most overt aircraft to exist, configured with a camera for reconnaissance.
    11. The peacemaker name isn't official, because there were objections because "only god is the peacemaker"
    12. These aircraft never dropped a bomb on an enemy target, conventional included.

    • @swatboy763
      @swatboy763 2 года назад +6

      We need a part 2

    • @n108bg
      @n108bg 2 года назад +5

      @@swatboy763 Of this video? absolutely

    • @AsbestosMuffins
      @AsbestosMuffins 2 года назад +3

      recon worked at that specific time because you flew higher than everybody else

    • @Gearshoot
      @Gearshoot 2 года назад +1

      Honestly... the 99 looked kinda cool.

    • @Just-water778
      @Just-water778 2 года назад +2

      6:09 couldn’t stop laughing

  • @mikealpha6717
    @mikealpha6717 2 года назад +78

    Basically, the B-36 fell victim to the “stopgap solutioning the problem until we have a reason to not do so”

  • @thelegitpilot135
    @thelegitpilot135 2 года назад +457

    Holy crap, I didn’t expect an Arsenal Bird Peacemaker piloted by Crimson 1! Your videos are amazing, I’m so happy I discovered you randomly.

    • @tahko_1236
      @tahko_1236 2 года назад +27

      i think a more approppriate name would be arse bird

    • @Local_homosexual
      @Local_homosexual 2 года назад +25

      11:47 'trigger's different '

    • @glen1930
      @glen1930 2 года назад +7

      AhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @guard13007
      @guard13007 2 года назад +7

      @@tahko_1236 You mean the XP-55 Ascender? :P

    • @Local_homosexual
      @Local_homosexual 2 года назад +3

      @@guard13007 xp-55 ass-ender

  • @P3Ngin953
    @P3Ngin953 2 года назад +123

    This channel is criminally underrated

  • @Lazarus7000
    @Lazarus7000 2 года назад +25

    Some more facts about this wonderful wacky aeroplane: the desired report on the engines was "Six turning, four burning" but the unreliability of the engines gave rise to "Two turning, two burning, two joking, two smoking, and two unaccounted for." At high altitude, its huge wings gave it fighter-like maneuverability. There was _NO_ oil change interval established because any oil put in was consumed before it wore out. You could work on some of the engines mid-flight. It could sustain flight at high altitude on the jets alone, and this and those huge wings would let it fly very slowly, slower than the stall speed of its escorts, which developed a game of trying to get your own escorts to fall down by tricking them into flying too slow.

    • @manutron2010
      @manutron2010 7 месяцев назад +1

      Can't be shot down if the enemy falls out of the sky.

  • @sonofagun1037
    @sonofagun1037 2 года назад +86

    lets be honest here, we all would love a Goblin in our garage

  • @HMSVanguard46
    @HMSVanguard46 2 года назад +64

    As an Ace Combat fan. I love this

  • @whyareyoulookinghere9135
    @whyareyoulookinghere9135 2 года назад +79

    I dont think you understand, the spaceplane b36 failed because you didn't attach the fuel b47s.
    Additionally, as per the original designs, the super-b36 would not carry its 271 goblin parasite aircraft on its wings, instead it would use the giant nuclear autocannon in its center to fire them at any possible targets, which would obviously allow it to outrange missile aircraft such as the f35 or su-something-something which were being designed around the same time.

  • @MilitaristicKiwi
    @MilitaristicKiwi 2 года назад +69

    I did not expect for a new video from you today, but here we are!
    On another note, you did a really good job on this one.

  • @gizmo709
    @gizmo709 2 года назад +18

    11:21
    Convair Proposal 4-2069
    “AB-36 Notional AAC Platform”
    aka “Arsenal Bird - 36”

  • @leobanan451
    @leobanan451 2 года назад +12

    11:16 Gotta love that Ace Combat 7 reference, with the Arsenal bird and everything, amazing

  • @NAGATO2044
    @NAGATO2044 2 года назад +15

    11:15 the granny of the Arsenal Bird. the B-36 is the most plausible airborne aircraft carrier. it is beautiful .

    • @SmikeMan
      @SmikeMan Год назад +2

      747 AAC? It kinda worked, but the parasite fighters didn't even get developed

    • @B-52H
      @B-52H 2 месяца назад +1

      The closest conception to Arsenal Bird was the CL 1201 and it was nuts

  • @Clementinewoofwoof
    @Clementinewoofwoof 2 года назад +40

    So let me get this straight, I’ve never seen your channel before and I instantly regret having missed out on these amazing pieces of Content
    11:23
    Ace Combat 1970
    Also, I absolutely love how much he sounds like an ace combat villain

  • @Nyxrucht
    @Nyxrucht Год назад +5

    Just like you said, even though this video almost lacks of any educational informations in it, i still enjoyed every second of it and i kept finding myself coming back every once in a while to watch this masterpiece. Great work overall.

  • @SpaceFlamingo07
    @SpaceFlamingo07 2 года назад +16

    The goblins deploying from a giant blended wing is terrifying

  • @tacobells5-layerburrito119
    @tacobells5-layerburrito119 2 года назад +10

    “But that’s a story for later” loved that delivery

  • @Maddog3060
    @Maddog3060 2 года назад +31

    5:08 - 5:19 That is the most KSP sequence I have seen in a long time.

  • @danieljames1868
    @danieljames1868 Год назад +1

    So for clarity's sake, up to this point I was enjoying the video anyhow, and was planning on subscribing when finished watching.
    Then I reached 7:30, and that joke is just.
    It's so dumb that I had to pause and subscribe right then and there. I love it.

  • @puresaltylemon
    @puresaltylemon 2 года назад +21

    Bro how do you not have 200k subs yet??? This is god tier quality content! Keep up the great work!

  • @UnknownFour2883
    @UnknownFour2883 2 года назад +15

    This is something else. It feels like a fever dream

  • @nade5557
    @nade5557 2 года назад +12

    This video was hilarious and once again I am amazed by your builds. Very cool

  • @carterjohnson3894
    @carterjohnson3894 2 года назад +9

    I'm 2 minutes into the only video i've ever seen from this channel and I'm already subscribing for the humor alone. Why can't history teachers be this hilarious.

  • @OfficalBird_man
    @OfficalBird_man 2 года назад +5

    11:25 so that’s were the idea for ace combat 7 final boss came from

  • @doommmmmmm
    @doommmmmmm 2 года назад +17

    if you go to the strategic air command museum in omaha ne you can see one of these upclose really beautiful beast and they even have a goblin too.

  • @normalhuman9260
    @normalhuman9260 5 месяцев назад +2

    Just found the channel. I absolutely loved,I mean loved this video. Huge ksp and history fan,as well as a fan of comedy. This was a great video. Definitely earned a sub.

    • @Notaracialslur
      @Notaracialslur 3 месяца назад

      He hasn’t posted in forever so sry

  • @Just-water778
    @Just-water778 2 года назад +40

    6:09 couldn’t stop laughing

  • @Epiphany-818
    @Epiphany-818 2 года назад +14

    the NB tail flag was beautiful

  • @a.s.b.
    @a.s.b. Год назад +4

    TBH that ending interception scene was awesome, also the whole video was awesome

  • @RoyanGreenwood23
    @RoyanGreenwood23 2 года назад +14

    Please do not stop making videos like this! This stuff is pure comedy gold! I have not laughed this much in a long time :_(

  • @darracqboy
    @darracqboy 2 года назад +45

    It’s always a good day when the DroopestofSnoots uploads 😄 🅱️-36

  • @DomedCity
    @DomedCity 2 года назад +12

    You got yourself a new fan, stellar work!

  • @MTF_Nu7
    @MTF_Nu7 2 года назад +5

  • @oneosix106decena
    @oneosix106decena 2 года назад +6

    11:29
    Bassicaly summs up the ace combat 7 flying aircraft boss fight

  • @Youll_Love_It_At_Levitz
    @Youll_Love_It_At_Levitz 2 года назад +2

    The YB-60 was pretty much a straight forward jet conversion of the B-36, literally taking the same wing and tail surfaces, sweeping them back, adding new control sufaces and replacing the piston engines in the wings with jet engines on pylons under the wings.
    While the YB-60 had a longer range and a heavier bomb load than the B-52, the B-52 was over 100mph faster, had a much higher service ceiling and was more stable in flight thanks to it being designed from the ground up as a jet aircraft. The thicc wing, while necessary to house the massive piston engines in the B-36, proved to be a liability in the YB-60.

  • @da4dam416
    @da4dam416 2 года назад +3

    i LOVE how informative and funny this is, + its in KSP which makes it 10x better

  • @lamarepository248
    @lamarepository248 2 года назад +4

    I have an exam in 2 hours and I've had to stop studying for the incomparable glory of the 230,000 milliSievert bread.
    My grades may be in tatters, but at least thanks to this so will canada.

  • @flyingfortress15
    @flyingfortress15 2 года назад +14

    11:33 erusea moment

  • @thatsstoguy
    @thatsstoguy Год назад +1

    You are the definition of adhd this is the best video ever. Aerospace engineering is the best thing to hyper focus on.

  • @dannypipewrench533
    @dannypipewrench533 2 года назад +9

    7:18 What's going on with the white "puddle?"

  • @jordananderson2728
    @jordananderson2728 2 года назад +2

    The Assault Horizon Legacy music during the supermaneuverability section hit me right in the nostalgia for my 3DS days.

  • @blarpnarp
    @blarpnarp 2 года назад +3

    i like how with some plane names itll be called something like “superfriendlycoolguy” and be capable of wiping the entirety of europe off the map

  • @Augur21
    @Augur21 2 года назад +3

    Sir, you have made me laugh several times and still managed to teach me something. You have earned another subscriber!

  • @obesinspelarj3202
    @obesinspelarj3202 2 года назад +5

    “Yeah just put the engines on the back and it will fly faster”

  • @21owlgirl72
    @21owlgirl72 2 года назад +5

    Hey Um...the Allies had jet engines too, as early as 1941. Its just that the Germans were the first to make a functioning fighter, followed by the UK then the US.

  • @a.p.e.x3195
    @a.p.e.x3195 Год назад +1

    Something safe something practical- cuts to uranium fever. I love this channel

  • @muter34567
    @muter34567 2 года назад +4

    Holy shit this is the first video I've seen from you, and like the B-36 its on fire. Subbed within the first five minutes

  • @ptbird1
    @ptbird1 2 года назад +1

    Extremely glad that the algorithm brought me here, this is like a perfect combination of all my interests in one video, kinda uncanny, keep it up!

  • @Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King
    @Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King Год назад +11

    2:09 -accidental- improvised afterburners

  • @jerryz_here3614
    @jerryz_here3614 2 года назад +3

    just discovered this gold mine of a channel, 10/10 lol

  • @Triro
    @Triro 2 года назад +7

    Im so glad i found this channel

  • @tlshortyshorty5810
    @tlshortyshorty5810 2 года назад +11

    That combination of the NB-36 and the YB-49/YB-35 with Goblins is something I have legit come up with before.
    It was supposed to be a flying HQ for a paramilitary group that uses in-flight dreamhacking to interact with vtubers

    • @maybenot31
      @maybenot31 Год назад +1

      did you dream this I don't know how else you would think of that

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 Год назад +1

      @@maybenot31 no I came up with it coherently

    • @sambrown6426
      @sambrown6426 Год назад

      @@tlshortyshorty5810 Part of me wants to know what's going on in your head, part of me is terrified.

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 Год назад

      @@sambrown6426 trust me you don’t wanna know

  • @cosmocode75
    @cosmocode75 Год назад +2

    The way it smashed to the ground at 0:39 keeps me awake all night 🤣

  • @leobanan451
    @leobanan451 2 года назад +1

    8:05 Ace Combat music nice, Fighter's Honor (flying remix), yes I heard half a second of it, which is enough for me to recognize it

  • @MatrixGuardians99
    @MatrixGuardians99 2 года назад +18

    Loved it! Perfectly the type of humor for me and also just the way I play KSP.
    Love the pun! :D

  • @luckyoceandy2104
    @luckyoceandy2104 2 года назад +11

    5:42 sky potato go speeen

  • @patfudotan8615
    @patfudotan8615 2 года назад +10

    11:48 ace combat moment

  • @andyjacobs7010
    @andyjacobs7010 2 года назад +2

    iirc, the testing of the Nuclear powered variant was to test the effects of radiation poisoning on the crew and how effective the radiation shielding was. Obviously they would've known the aircraft had the lift required to get in the air and fly.
    Also, it's nuts to think the it had Caterpillar Treads in some variants to land in smooth fields off runways...
    I didn't learn much about B-36 until relatively recently so I didnt know the nuclear plane was based off it.

  • @MilProductions
    @MilProductions Год назад +5

    9:21 what’s that song?

  • @zombietraitor
    @zombietraitor Год назад

    bro your video is the first video i watch with being 18 years old. i just discovered this video watched it, had birthday and now i will continue watching it. great video by now. :)

  • @nicobings2674
    @nicobings2674 2 года назад +9

    12:15 b57: am i a joke to you?

  • @pearified371
    @pearified371 10 месяцев назад

    It’s rare to see channels recognizing obscure planes like the b-36, keep up the good work man👍

  • @ltcuddles685
    @ltcuddles685 2 года назад +2

    In case it wasn't purely a meme, no allied countries didn't get working jet engines from Germany. Several allies were working on their own jet engines before and during the war and a couple were in testing before Germany flew any during the war.

  • @watmat2956
    @watmat2956 Год назад +1

    There is a b-36 at the Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska

  • @SRDPS2
    @SRDPS2 2 года назад +4

    7:31 OK, I filled this part
    Tanker Bomber
    " If you don't like nuclear power, then I slap 2 tanker so you can go safer "

  • @leodhasw-s3739
    @leodhasw-s3739 Год назад

    Can't believe I've just found your channel. This is the history I'm into, with just three right amount of comedy!!!

  • @Opusss
    @Opusss 2 года назад +13

    Hey that's pretty good! I made a B36 in RSS RO RP1 but I used procedural wings. No way id have the patience to do all that paneling. I'm working on the Handley Page Victor now and the wings are have been a major pain

  • @nineisamagicnumber
    @nineisamagicnumber 2 года назад +2

    Love the halo reference with glassing...also nice reference to nova bombs

  • @jmstudios457
    @jmstudios457 2 года назад

    holy shit there were so many jokes packed into this video it took me like half an hour to watch because i had to pause the video to comprehend what was going on
    very informative, excellent work 10/10

  • @zayyanhakim747
    @zayyanhakim747 2 года назад +6

    1:48
    "It hat long, THICK, LUSHES (idk if i spelled that right) sausage like wings"
    -droopestofsnoots

  • @guard13007
    @guard13007 2 года назад +1

    I tried to make a video on the Goblin once. I think I did okay, but this is far better at showing the absolutely batshit insane things the USA was up to around then.

  • @TheMightyE84
    @TheMightyE84 2 года назад +1

    Song in 6:09 is uranium fever if you womder

  • @ChessieSystem1973
    @ChessieSystem1973 29 дней назад +1

    11:28 ah yes, if it isn’t the
    *Convair XB-AB36 Arsenal Bird*

  • @ungabunga-n7o
    @ungabunga-n7o 24 дня назад +1

    11:15 as an ace combat 7 player you just gave me ptsd with that music

  • @jocax188723
    @jocax188723 Год назад

    I love how this channel is 96% shitpost and 4% genuinely educational and interesting information (in the form of shitposts)

  • @fibber2991
    @fibber2991 Год назад +6

    4:09 god tier reference and a swedish win

  • @floridachess9328
    @floridachess9328 2 года назад +1

    The algorithm has blessed me with two things I love historical aircraft and ksp

  • @mine_craft969
    @mine_craft969 8 месяцев назад +2

    I definitely need more high quality content (like a video talking about the b-47)

  • @dibsky2319
    @dibsky2319 Год назад +17

    5:17 that bitch slap is personal.

  • @MyNameIsGabeiGuess
    @MyNameIsGabeiGuess Месяц назад +1

    11:45 understood the reference there, perfect 🤌

  • @Pikernik
    @Pikernik 2 года назад +1

    I could easily see this channel getting popular off of videos like this cause this type of content is fun and bingeable

  • @A_random_guy_on_the_internet
    @A_random_guy_on_the_internet 9 месяцев назад +1

    6:15 “ got a Geiger counter in my ass… Wait… Wait I think I sang that wrong can you let me try again?” Is funny

  • @sillylilgoofball2794
    @sillylilgoofball2794 2 года назад +4

    What’s the song the plays at 8:03

    • @maxtube444
      @maxtube444 Год назад

      I think it’s Fighter’s Honor from Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Legacy

  • @taco2422
    @taco2422 2 года назад +1

    that goblin carrier was just beautiful , FANTASTIC VIDEO!!

  • @normal....296
    @normal....296 2 года назад +6

    11:00 crazy man

  • @ThumperMinerUnion
    @ThumperMinerUnion 2 года назад +8

    That bomber explosion at 0:41 ...
    Can we please develop a way to fight the Kraken?

    • @PCrailfan3790
      @PCrailfan3790 11 месяцев назад

      No, it’s freaking hysterical XD!

  • @toryrpridgen9967
    @toryrpridgen9967 Год назад +1

    Holy hell I found a living snoot that droops
    (It's my first time here watching you)

  • @just_violet
    @just_violet 2 года назад +2

    11:11
    JUST BEAUTIFUL. MASTERPIECE.

  • @R4V3-0N
    @R4V3-0N 2 года назад +1

    This video was better than I expected. Think I just found another YTer to watch

  • @whiffingherbs
    @whiffingherbs 2 года назад +1

    11:20 is a that the thing from ace combat?

  • @vicdoesgaming7570
    @vicdoesgaming7570 2 года назад +4

    6:09
    best thing I've seen today

  • @synthicalmix
    @synthicalmix 2 года назад +2

    This commentary has really improved!

  • @BPJJohn
    @BPJJohn 2 года назад +5

    "I'm in love with the Coco" 0:23

  • @KyvenTheWarPine
    @KyvenTheWarPine 9 месяцев назад +1

    0:52 cobra chicken, one of the most dangerous seasonal threats we encounter here in canada.

  • @theoheinrich529
    @theoheinrich529 2 года назад +3

    11:15 - 12:01 one of the clips of all time