5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2024
- You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly.
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I wish I had the money for that.
We know already, brilliant is so cool that I didn't need it to understand common sense. It may be able to help with my grammatical shortcomings however. The metal plates would not grow into each other. The plates would expand so much, they would make contact with each other. Probably stressing fasteners and causing some turbulence within the airflow. Which is a recipe for disaster. Thanks for your editing.
Wierdest helicopter episode?
Actually the A-12 was a little bit faster than the SR-71. Same engines with a slightly smaller and lighter aircraft attached. Both are absolutely amazing aircraft.
With the ring under her nose, you could tell she tries hard to be a cool chick.
No, the SR-71 cries kerosene while being caged on the ground because it needs to freely live in the wide blue sky.
I love this comment
Anyone else not understand this comment?
@@sumguy2581 The comment is suggesting that the plane is like a bird, and wants to fly free like a bird. Because the plane is landed on the ground in a cage, it in unable to do this and cries as a result.
It was my understanding that the leaked fuel also served as a perspiration coolant. Maybe that’s ad hoc.
It’s probably not a good thing if an aircraft design is “groundbreaking”
Also congratulations to Olivia.
Aaaaaaaa
Funny
"Lithobraking" lol
You got a giggle out of me 😊
Loll
That is the only acceptable pun on planet earth. Good work
Lol the X-15 was just a missile with a poor chap in there
Test pilots are useful crazies.
Alex “Useful Crazies” 😂 I’ve never heard that before
The only difference between a genius and a madman is that people appreciate the talents of the genius
Neil armstrong flew one of the X-15 so yeah
that was my point ahah, not the craziest thing that guy did
he tested other things as well, if I recall correctly he once was testing some sort of lander and ejected like 0.4 seconds before catastrophic failure (he would of died)
The blackbird is honestly the greatest aircract ever created. The fact that they made it with slide rules and hand calculations, instead of CAD and calculators still manages to blow my mind. The engines alone are some of the most gorgeous pieces of engineering ever created.
I have heard that part of the reason that they had to retire it was because it started to become hard to even find people who could work on it. Most people are not taught how to make things the same way anymore. Some stuff even had to be hand fitted and that is a big no no to day in manufacturing. At least that is what my engineering instructor said.
Also one of the fastest jet aircrafts ever.
U2 Dragon Lady (or Dragonfly?) is even harder to fly.
The issue of finding people to work on the aircraft was not so much that people weren't skilled enough to work on the Blackbird, but rather so that much critical data and specifications had been allowed to go missing or completely undocumented/untested over the years that it became impractical and dangerous to continue operating.
It isn't like engineers today are too dumb to work on it, but it is more like trying to work on a captured project with only partial engineering specifications while not having enough of a budget to properly re-engineer many of the parts and systems essentially from the ground up again. It became more cost effective to focus on newer alternatives to the machine rather than re-engineering things that were rapidly becoming outdated.
Some things were due to archival loss - You can only handle a set of blue prints so much before accidents happen - while other things were down to issues like gradual hand fitting of parts over the years with trial and error experiments that never made it into reliable specification to detail the change from original designs.
More amazing still, it was built from an alloy of titanium that, at the time, no engineer even knew how to effectively bend to their will. The advancements in casting and machining the titanium alloy were, in some respects, an even greater achievement than the aircraft design itself. An interesting bonus fact, the faster the SR-71 flew the more fuel efficient it became, so when fuel was running a bit low versus calculated need, the pilots would actually throttle up the engines to conserve fuel.
@@lkajsdflkasjdf1597
A lot of the Apollo spacecraft were refitted post-manufacture because of tweaks and necessary modifications to make it space-worthy.
Bro bro, I got this great idea!
What?.
Let's take our plane... And make it big enough to fit another plane inside the plane
*Broooooooo*
Planeception.
Rad ! Let's shoot the Curl to celebrate. Alva's gonna build it.
Yo dawg....
*_Brooooooooo..._*
tubular, dude
@@Red-Magic sha!
Am I the only one who thinks the backwards wing design looks badass?
Exactly it felt like it came from a sci-fi movie
Su-47. It looks even more scifi
Nope I totally agree. Badassery level: backward wing 😎
If you want more of those wing designs (more commonly known as forward-swept wings), take a look at the Su-47 Berkut, which was Sukhoi’s prototype for a 5th-generation fighter aircraft before the Soviet Union collapsed. The FSW design can also be commonly found in Sci-Fi aircraft designs, like in the Ace Combat series.
Yeah, it looked really cool for sure
Olivia looks so different... I'm not used to see her without glasses.
You notice her slightly snappy mannerisms allot more, but still very attractive! 😉
It's not the glasses that's making her look different
She's preggers 💕💕
And glowing 💕💕
@@BothHands1 was gonna say maybe hair... But way off...
Pregante
Oh yeah. That explains extra bulk and thin arms.
SR-71 fuel, JP-7, was so hard to ignite that the engines had to use Triethylborane charges to ignite it. Drop a lit match into JP-7, and the match would just go out.
They clearly weren't messing about. Why not just use trimethylaluminium? 😂
Not as bad as pentaborane and the others investigated for rocket fuel though.
Wow, wasn't aware that it needed explosives, cool~ I just knew that it needed a huge engine on wheels to jumpstart it.
Actually the mission was limited by the amount of these starters that they had, so if the engine konked out too many times, they had to abort the mission.
Actually, most jet fuel is like that. There's no chance to light it with a match or lighter and little chance to light it with a propane torch. I guess "Die Hard" lied to us...
If you drop a lit match into gasoline it would go out
The super guppy looked like a dolphin! And the beluga looked like a .. beluga!
Cute, cute, cute.
Airbus actually put some effort in the paint scheme emphasizing the beluga-ness. And when they needed something bigger, they went over the top with the Beluga XL. It has eyes and a big goofy grin painted on.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Beluga_XL
Really? I thought that they looked like big planes.
Hi Katie
Markle2k
😂
Mother ship, pregnant Guppy... I see you've got things on your mind. All the best to your baby.
I didn't like bacwas
I think the BV 141 would've been a good addition to this list. It's one of only a few asymmetric planes to exist and one of only fewer to actually fly.
Just the kind of video I needed today.
And congratulations, Olivia!
What's the celebration?
Eniayo Ayoola watch the video before this one :)
You'll see
@@Vaeuca
HOO MAAII GAASH!! 😆 She's pregnant! I thought she seemed oddly... wide.
Eniayo, haha, I thought that was just because she didn't have glasses, so I didn't even notice!
I totally thougt she had started lifting. She looks like she could do an Iron Man race while carrying me!
So happy for you, O!
*Sci Show talks about the folding wings of the v-22
Literally every other plane that has folding wings: Are we jokes to you.
The blackbird has been and always will be my favourite plane. I remember seeing it in person once on a military base, and it was beautiful.
Build a good aircraft and you'll sell a few.
Build a great aircraft and sales will take off!
Master Therion, I don’t like you...
I hear that vultures fly themselves because no one would accept their carrion.
☹️
Danielle Spargo
I know it's not my best joke, but why the sad face?
@@Master_Therion He's sad because he's subject to corporal PUNishment.
What about the Spruce Goose?
It was big but it was nothing really stretching the limits of aircraft.
What was the first aircraft to ever have 8 engines. It was the largest wooden aircraft ever built. And Howard Hughes would slap you silly for calling at the Spruce Goose. Personally I would love to see someone build a Hercules today and afix modern engines to it. It would be amazing to see the thing fly.
And it would be useless, all these aircraft in the video had a practical use.
@@seriousgoat76 Practical or experimental. But hey, don't be a killjoy.
The Spruce Goose didn't do what it was meant to do. All Hughes did was prove that it could fly so that Congress wouldn't demand he be prosecuted for defrauding the US taxpayer. Nobody was going to order one because the age of the ocean-crossing flying boat was over once high-octane fuel and multi-thousand horsepower engines could lift a hundred passengers halfway across the Pacific.
I’m from Houston and I live a couple miles away from Ellington Field where the Super Guppy lives! I occasionally see it flying for NASA and it always makes my day to watch it bumbling along in the skies! It’s definitely my favorite plane :)
Sad!
I would like to se a Super Guppy
the guppy ain't the only thing thats pregnant
Hey now!
you're an all-star
Go play
Hey now!
you're a Rockstar
Jacksfilms plane
You became Justin Y. But more family friendly and less jojo references
SkyVenomZero well, I dont blame you for it, he always like that
The Osprey has a very detailed and difficult history.
One of which is: the V-22 had 9 hull-loss accidents with a total of 39 deaths.
Don Harvel, a Brigadier General, lost his job in the military cause he criticized the plane.
*_OOF_*
@@Red-Magic Ya, no one bad mouths the sacred Boeing.
Fix the title. It should be
"5 bizzare aircraft made by the U.S."
The thing is as well is that there are twice the amount of planes made by othercountries that would be better, like the VTol Yak-38 and harrier, the mig-25, su-27, su-45, tu-114, the soviet autogyros, or certainly all of the early soviet bombers (like the ones with 14 engines or with other planes attached, or even dropping tanks).
@@livinglifeform7974 you could fill a whole list just with Soviet planes, the designers had rather strange and unusual restrictions placed on them, either by a very narrow mission focus or placed on them by politicians, the Bartini Beriev VVA-14 being one of the best examples of both sets of restrictions at work.
@@arthas640 that vva-14 looks like an ekranoplan and an ordinary jet had a baby tha5 became a bond villain and I like it lol thanks for sharing such a strange machine
@@zZWolfyZz by pure coincidence I had seen a similar show about the VVA-14 the day before I saw this
@@arthas640 wow is it available on UA-cam? Or somewhere free?
Grumman: Not "Grew-man" it's pronounced "Gruh-men"
I noticed that as well....
@@deltabeta5527 >>> Troll.
I thought so...
It's part of a still very relevant company in spaceflight and aerospace in general, Northrop-Grumman, so it is not just trivia. Not least of which it being the prime contractor and spacecraft integrator for the much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope whose major issues have to do with Northrop-Grumman's oversight responsibilities. And they now own Orbital-ATK. And it is the fourth-largest defense company in the world.
It is a highly relevant pronunciation to have in her back pocket for the future.
@@deltabeta5527 >>> I DON'T have to HIDE. The GIRLS are ALWAYS GLAD to see ME...😎
I love how you create the animations while talking, I need to incorporate that :) I can always count on this channel for quality content, it's rare to see channels going for quality > quantity. The YT algo promotes so much trash these days, keep up the great SciShow, you rock!
A video a day is pretty good quantity wise. These guys have it all!
I am a simple man.
I see a plane on SciShow. I click
Semedolas Mriya but what do you click!? WHAT DO YOU CLIIIICK!?
Ditto.
Your heels three times and say, "There's no place like home... There's no place like home!"
so whats your interest semedolas?
Is she gregnant? Pregonate? Is she prefnat? Or maybe did she got prrgante?
No she's just fat and ugly
Are u blonde?
Dont forget that the Corsair's wings could fold for storage on flight decks. Also, the Blackbird is and will always be #1
You got contacts! - And you're beautiful :) - Aviation is a personal infatuation. And you guys doing a show on this odd, weird, and downright goofy subject just makes me smile ear to ear!
I can't believe how much you have come on as a host since you joined the channel! You look and sound so much more comfortable and have become one of my favourite Scishow hosts :-) whatever you're doing, keep doing it, it really suits you.
😲 Wow, I'm not used to seeing Olivia without her glasses then again sometimes I'm not used to seeing MYSELF without my glasses!
Brandon Fisher haha do you catch your reflection and suddenly think - woah who’s that person right next to me!? Haha 😅
+Aspect Science Yep lol
I'm not used to seeing anything without glasses
+Danielle Spargo Yeah it does feel weird to me to walk around without wearing mine especially since I'm used to wearing mine all the time.
I mean, If you can touch your eyeballs, contacts can sometimes substitute but seeing without glasses usually sucks
This looks like the planes are from Kerbal Space Program
You have been making great videos lately, Olivia! Keep it up!
love watching how Olivia has gotten better with her presentations over the years. this one is A+ in my book! fun show for sure. we have an A-12 Blackbird sitting out in front of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in my hometown -- not quite a Lockheed SR-71, but very similar in shape; it was a predecessor to that vaunted spy plane.
It’s not just that the metal panels of the Blackbird were misfit on the the ground, there is no plastic type material that could seal while also maintaining its structure at those temps so it had to be constructed from metal.
At the time, I bet some more modern materials could fit the bill. (but unless someone want's to make a version 2.0 who needs it)
Youre missing the point. The metal would expand from being super hot because of friction. It was explained in the video clearly. The panels were intentionally misfitted on the ground so when they heat and expand, it wouldnt crack and damage the plates
Corey Blow
Yes, and they couldn’t find a non-metal material that was able to be sealed on the ground AND sustain its rigidity once the heat set in, so they just had to deal with it.
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The Pregnant Guppy looks like the Brain Bug from Starship Troopers. "It's AFRAID!".
One of the best movies!
6:59 - *NOM - NOM* Enjoying a "plane" breakfast.
(I'll get my hat, keep your tomatoes for the next guy)
All Navy aircraft fold... the Osprey is unique due to VTOL and cargo capacity, not folding
And the fact that the ole iron duck is a pretty good Marine killer
No no no, the Osprey's ability to fold IS unique. I'll remind you, it's a _helicopter._
These things are definitely a trip to fly on especially take off and landing that transition from forward propeller to top propeller definitely feel like you are going to crash at times
It is unique in the way it folds. All other naval aircraft with folding wings only fold part of their wing and they fold where as on the Osprey they don't so much fold as pivot or rotate.
Dead B. Is correct....They do all fold. Either the bodies, the rotor blades, or both and then wings on planes...But again, Navy helicopters all can fold somewhere. NOT UNIQUE
Was this just a list of American planes or did I miss the title?
SR-71: No one has made a faster air-breathing or better-looking aircraft, it's a simple fact. X-29: While the SU-47 Berkut is easily the sexiest inverted wing jet, the X-29 was the first to ever be feasible as a modern fighter and flew hundreds of times, while the Berkut was unfortunately little more than a runway model. Pregnant Guppy: They did it first. The Russians have the biggest now, but the Yanks beat them to the punch. X-15: How many countries have boot prints on the moon? V-22: Pretty much everyone has tried to make one that doesn't tear itself apart, the US managed to make one that doesn't crash *every* time.
@@Manguskahn Yes yes, USA deserves to be on top everywhere and its a list of first and best, not bizarre. Yet it didnt mention the ME-262, the first jet at all. Which should be there. Or the Wright Flyer, which really pushed the boundaries and was american. And US moon program was created by german scientists.
Theres a difference between patriotism and loving your country. The difference is position of the eyelids.
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 me262 wasn't the first jet
Wow! The North American X-15 went to 6x the speed of sound! That is so crazy loud and fast!
It also technically past the karmen line, and went into space...Suborbital ofcourse
Mach 6.72, actually. It either flew high or flew fast. Well, it was going pretty fast when it went high, but not that fast.
Joe Walker was the only pilot to cross the Karman line of 100 km (twice), but several others flew above the USAF's 50 mile (80km) line for earning astronaut wings. Pete Knight flew the fastest with Joe Walker second.
Joe Walker was the pilot of the F-104 that got sucked into the XB-70's wake and took down both aircraft. He had been flying X-planes since the X-1 and X-1A program.
I have to mention, that, you have a great camera precense. You appear not to be talking to a camera, but to the person watching this video. You have a rare gift. Thank you.
Congratulations Olivia! I love you guys and SciShow as a whole it's honestly one of the best channels on UA-cam
My first ever "UFO" sighting was a delta wing aircraft. It was silent fast and looked like no other aircraft I had ever seen. It wasn't long after that I learned about the Nighthawk stealth fighter which was designed not far from where I lived. I recognized the fighter jet immediately as the "UFO" I had seen less than a month earlier.
The Beluga isn't "in one way or another", Airbus bought the Super Guppy, not just a plane or a couple. They bought EVERYTHING about the Super Guppy.
The Boeing Dreamlifter is another related aircraft.
What are you babbling about? So the Super Guppy is owned by Airbus now?
@@krashd Yes.
Love this channel it is so informative!!!
Swept back wings were a thing used a lot on Gerry Anderson shows, mainly a feature of Thunderbird 2, but also on the Spectrum Passenger Jet in Captain Scarlet. TB2 also some sort of spiritual fictional relative of the Guppy I guess?
Weren't the Russians developing a plane with reversed wings somewhat recently? I'm pretty sure I've seen images of a black fighter jet with reversed wings.
That would be the Su-47, and unfortunately it's been canceled
A bit sad to hear that, I though it was a really cool and beautiful aircraft
@@Arthion sadly, but the good news is that forward swept wings provide better maneuverability, which is a must for certain air forces. So maybe there'll be one in the near future.
'cancelled' They won't declassify info before years of use. But it could be anything tbh.
The Su-47 Berkut (Eagle) was an experimental craft designed in the same vein as the X-29 but is much larger. Same issue, it’s very aerodynamically unstable so only one was built and sits alone in a hangar somewhere, given its extreme difficulty in being flown. It’s a few decades old, so it’s unlikely to be picked up again. It did give engineers insight into canards (the face wings) and probably helped iron out issues with the Eurofighter typhoon. Which is another aerodynamically unstable plane but it’s delta wings are pretty ‘lift positive’.
I'm missing the Chance Vought V-173 "flying pancake" here
This video is awesome! The pacing was perfect and tone of presentation personable. Good job you guys! Usually I watch your videos at partial speed.
Thanks to the editors for including the amazing zingers from Olivia in this episode. Much nerd attitude, such deadpan smirking delivery. I presume they were ad-libs, and maybe she was just having an especially snarky day, but in any case, more please! :)
It'd have been nice if you'd introduced "forward sweep" rather than going on about backwards wings...
6:48 Damn it! Who left the super-sized Jiffy-Pop in the microwave?
Seriously, SciShow writers, linking and transitional phrases like "next up on our list", "next thing we have", "from one thing to the next" etc. is so, SOOO helpful structurally for people who listen without necessarily watching the video i.e. seeing the number change.
Speech writing 101!
Awesome video! Thank you scishow.
One of the best SciShow ever did is hiring Olivia
Someone didn't watch the hilariously horrendous SciShow Geography show....
killercaos123 Scishow geography!?
SciShow Human Geography, a scrapped and defunct series (at least for now), was hosted by Miriam [I've forgotten her family name], who is similar in appearance but a completely different person. Miriam is now a co-host at the UA-cam channel Hot Mess. If I remember correctly, Human Geography was criticized and retracted for having some outdated ideas in its script. John Green made an apology and explanation video about this series in late 2016.
I don't blame anyone for thinking that Miriam and Olivia were the same person, since they do look similar and I actually made that mistake too, but they are in fact two different people.
Yes, that geography episode was pretty terrible, but do not blame Olivia for that, as she had nothing to do with it. I don't even really blame Miriam either. It's more Hank that I hold more responsible for that episode, as he seemed to be the one who GREENlit it and went on to defend it. Plus he did eventually take the fault for it, so even more reason to blame him.
Exactly, I need a break from the nerd accents sometimes
Folding planes have been around since the aircraft carrier was first built. All WWII naval aircraft had folding wings.
So are you saying that all helicopters in the navy fold?
No?
Then it's *unique*
Funny story...They do all fold. Either both the body and rotor blades, or just one part. But yes, Navy helicopters all fold...Uniquely.
My granddad was involved in designing the SR-71 Blackbird. He used to tell me stories about it all the time. The Blackbird remains one of my favorite planes ever built. It's just so cool to look at an amazing to imagine. Some of the Blackbird flights were so high in the atmosphere that the pilots were required to wear pressure suits. Such an awesome aircraft!
Great voice, great energy, very clear and concise. Love the video!
She happens to be one of those lucky women out there that got the so-called 'pregnancy glow'. Pregnancy suits her!
She's gonna be a happy mom.
wow, I think this girl's improved a lot since she debuted on scyshow. now she's chill and has a pleasant speech. bravo! also, this is a very nice video. thank you guys for being so awesome :)
She is a lady not a girl, and she has always been marvellous.
@tugger
If there was a man on the show and you called him a boy I wouldn't complain. To call a woman a girl can be a term of endearment. It isn't always used to degrade.
Heck, I've had women become offended if I didn't refer to them as girls. They thought I was "making them sound old" if I referred to them as a lady. Do you see why men still struggle with this? It feels like walking on eggshells.
ALacunae - I don't blame you. I also don't like being called a Lady, because I'm not ladylike and was frequently told to "act like a Lady" when growing up.
Someone will probably scold no matter what, so the best bet would probably be to just avoid the problem entirely and refer to her by name (Olivia) or occupation (SciShow Host) rather than by gender, since her gender really has no bearing on what was being said.
freshoutofcrabs I refuse to contribute to the over sensitivity of PC culture. I instead strive to surround myself with people that aren’t made of tissue paper.
@@ALacunae that's totally fine, but that won't stop you from receiving the scolding or being confused. Best of luck to you
Always a nice video. Everyday when I stop for lunch I have something new to watch here. It is like feeding mind and body. Thank you all for this!
Fantastic video, Nice to see the X-29 getting some love. Thank you SciShow.
it would be nice if we were driven to accomplish this for our united intellectual betterment as a species rather than to destroy eachother
Dillmo anyone else think govts are the reason we can’t work together to collaborate and fix everything that holds us back? I mean - damn! We should totally be post-scarcity by now! Imagine if tax dollars went to R&D to solve houselessness, hunger, and automation...instead of war, greed, starvation, and more war.
@@NonDelusional74611 government itself, no. but our current organizations of government, definitely. nearly every modern society today is based on the false belief that voting for someone guarantees they attenpt to enact your desired policies, this is not the case. we need a constitution to protect against prejudice but all other issues need to be decided via mandatory majority vote
You know I have to say I think on a whole humans are much better at working together than we give our self's credit. I mean sure there are some bad eggs, and everything isn't perfect. But we have achieved some really amazing things as a species.
Humans dont thrive they thrive in adversity
Well, if it helps any, only two of these aircraft are/were for military use.
5:10 for thumbnail.
All amazing airplanes.... aircraft? Anyway, all are really fascinating! I just wish you had bumped it up to 6 to include my special boy, the B-2. That pregnant guppy was absolutely sick. I had never heard of that one before. Thanks for the great video!
Brilliant video, first time I'm pressed like on a scishow video for a long time
Where did your glasses go
I thought I was the only with that question, did you also noticed that she's probably pregnant?
@@mamarutnielsen1380 no why would I notice that but that might just be me
I don't mean to be such an objectifying boor, but I think Olivia Gordon looks so enticing while knocked up with her glasses off. Stack her intellect on top of all of that, and I'm just floored. I wish her all the best! {I also wish Michael Aranda all the best, although he's not pregnant-- different reasons.}
Guppies, Belugas... In comparison with Mriya (An-225), all of them just are babies.
The super guppy has a much larger diameter cargo bay than the AN-225. It was meant to carry very large items, not very heavy ones.
@@jaguar36 Yeap. And speaking of not about one particular dimension, Mriya is, quite simply, the largest one in the world.
Olivia's voice is the perfect balance between soothing and interesting. She's the perfect teacher.
Loved this video. Would love a part two
Olivia is looking as beautiful as ever and is still just as sweet and intriguing. Keep up the good work!
I'm suprised there's no techincal word for "backward wings" and everyone's just stuck with that to describe them with. "Ultra advanced BACKWARD WINGS". Aha.
It’s called forward swept wings.
Well then, I don't stand corrected, but am corrected nevertheless. Nice one.
Thomas and this was a pretty respectful discourse. You guys just won the Internet in my view today 😅
Thomas also, when we were thinking the official name was just ‘backward wing’ I was going to say...”finally, and extremely logical name for something. No figuring out needed, it’s called a backwards wing because it is in fact simply a backwards wing. Simple”
😀👍
Before even starting to watch the video I will say I expect the Spruce Goose to be on here.
Really cool aircraft, clear presentation with a charming energy to it, I hope the presenter's throat clears up.
They are not weird or unusual really. The video was an Americo-centric "look how smart we are!!" truthfully there are a lot weirder aircraft in the world
unreal, bet your the life of the party. SR 71 not weird or unusual, guppy same, ye gods, what sort of weird and unusual person are you.
I'm not sure how she puts up with all these creepy, weird and rude comments. Ugh.
Yes,not sure why people need to comment on perfectly normal mannerisms.
cool episode and damn lookin' good
Joe Engle was a delight to listen to at the EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet last year when he was talking about his experience with the X-15 flights. If anyone ever gets the chance, I suggest going to this banquet! It's just one more reason to love Wisconsin!
SR-71 isn't the fastest piloted aircraft. The X-15 holds that record.
Well, I guess I commented a little too quick. Pardon me.
delet this
This woman looks like she could be Mayim Bialik’s (Amy Fowler from Big Bang Theory) sister
YES
Very interesting vid. Thank you
Olivia narrating is such a delight!
nice video, but please ditch the vocal fries.
"Vocal fries"???
A low, raspy sound made on vowels typically by young females, often when trailing off.
It's so distracting, I couldn't listen to the video.
That was so awesome
I would love to see a video about the NOAA Hurricane Chaser planes. The tech inside them, the pilots that fly them. Would be a crazy job and awesome video!!
I know ill get down voted but that downward affliction punctuating every sentence is pretty annoying. I like her, she seems sweet and her voice isn't monotonous but ahh pick it up a bit.
I was more bothered by her overuse of upspeak, so common in the younger generation. At least the video was short enough that my enjoyment was still greater than my annoyance. I'm sure I will get similar critiques on my new channels.
is she pregnant？
Time to start my sci-show video binge
i love how you say brilliant interchangeably with brillanch...i end up watching the whole advertisement to see how many times you say it
Is she prego? Looks like she gained some weight.
She is indeed pregante.
Yes she’s pregnant.
I love that you can see how expressive Olivia is with out her glasses. I feel like since she is on a 2D surface, my brain interprets her glasses as the top half of her face instead of something in front of her face.
The "folding wings" aspect of the V-22 Osprey (for storage,) is common on Aircraft Carrier-based aircraft. Most don't rotate to sit along the fuselage, most just fold "up" about halfway out, but basically every aircraft carrier based plane does some sort of folding to make it fit when stored better. (And almost all helicopters blades can fold so they are all in line with each other, also for ease of storage.)
yey, another video with Olivia
Fact: the 'dry lakebed' that the X15 landed on is now the longest runway in the world, and the runway that space shuttles landed on.
We saw the Super Guppy out at the Pima Air and Space Museum at Davis-Monmouth Airforce Base out in Tucson, AZ a couple of years ago. It was impressive!
About a year and a half ago, I was kayaking through the Outer Banks of North Carolina when I spotted some Ospreys flying low in formation. They look crazy! I'm pretty sure there's a base near there.
I think you need a whole video on the X-planes.
The X13, X14, X20, X22, X24, XC142, and the F2Y, are all weirder than anything listed here
Ospreys fly over my house nearly everyday. I remember as a kid they had a hard time getting the design right and they fell out of the sky a lot, my friends dad died in one during it's development. They are a sight to behold though when several fly in formation.
Congrats Olivia!
Had an osprey fly 150 feet over my house a few years back. They were running test flights in the hills were i live. It was pretty cool to watch.
Yay!