Part 1 DOUGLAS A-1 SKYRAIDER: The MASSIVE Single-Engine Heavy Recip
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- In this PART 1:We summarize the development and early service of the Douglas Skyraider through the 1950's into the early 1960's, culminating with a 2016 airshow performance of a restored AD-5 / A-1EIn PART 2 (Separate video):We cover the Skyraider's service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and conclude with 2003 and 2019 airshow performances of restored Skyraiders representing that period.Please enjoy and thanks for watching!Contact me, John A. Reed, with any useful information or simply if you want to discuss vintage aviation topics at:j.reed3930@sbcglobal.net
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Thanks for video! Had the honor to fly the A-1 in 1969-70 with 224 combat missions and close to 900hrs total. Was one great bird!
Lostcreek 1-thanks for you good comment. I know NKP was a big place--but did you know aviation writer Richard Drury who flew with the Hoboes and Sandy's also in '69-'70? Also, I'm releasing Part 2 later this month (possibly pushed into January) focusing on the A-1 in SEA, particularly NKP. IF you are interested I would welcome a short phone interview to be included in the presentation. Just a few of your selected stories or experiences with the Skyraider would add a great amount of credibility and we always work from an agreed-upon written script prepared beforehand. If you want to explore further, feel free to e-mail me anytime at j.reed3930@sbcglobal.net. If not, no problem!
@@AeroDinosaur Knew Rick while at NKP and also we were T-38 instructors in same squadron at Reese AFB after Nam tour. A-1 Skyraider assn. was founded in 72-73 (?) still has bi annual reunions. If virus gives us a break, next one will be in Oct. 2021. When I arrived in NKP July of 69, was assigned to the 602nd "Firefly" Special Ops Squadron. Hobo's, 1st. SOS, and Zoro's 22nd SOS. Don't recall last time I saw Rick, been lots of years, he was a very pleasant fellow and well liked by all.
@@lostcreek163 Yes I've always heard that Rick is a good guy. In 1980 I bought his book My Secret War which inspired me for life. Thirty years ago he was on the editorial staff of Airliners Magazine when they published a feature article I wrote, but I never met him. I think he was flying for Flying Tigers/FedEx then. Airliners also did reviews of my aviation videotapes I had released at the time and their parent company, World Transport Press distributed them to other wholesalers and end users. Another reason I like Drury is that he exercised his kid hobby of building model airplanes throughout his life--just like me.
@@AeroDinosaur I think we must live not to far apart, get the impression your in STL area, I' m only 60mi south, Potosi area. I think Rick would be in high 70's now if he
is still with us! P.S. Think coverage of video of CV240-440 would be well received!
@@lostcreek163 Yes, I live just north of you in Des Peres. I've been to Potosi many times, one of my big clients there years ago was Purcell Tire. I also went to YMCA Camp Lakewood on Sunnen Lake in 1967 when I was 13. Sunnen Products in Maplewood (whose foundation was the main benefactor of the camp) was also a client of mine for many years. Also, I think Rick Drury is still around. I see no online evidence that he's gone just yet.
I agree, it would be good to do something on the piston Convairs. I can do a slideshow presentation but I lack original video which I would prefer to have--would have to buy it from someone else. I've taken very limited still photos while flying on them, but never got any video footage. There are a couple remaining 240/440 cargo operators out of Opa-locka and if they're still going I may try to hitch a ride sometime in 2021. I noticed one of them was still operating a couple of 240 freighters I photographed at Spirit of St. Louis Airport way back in 1987 when they were with Sundance Airlines. Sundance failed before it even got started.
Really nice video. I know a Vietnam vet and the A-1 saved him and his team from being overrun several times. Great plane. Thanks.
Thanks for the complement and glad you enjoyed!
I was with Air America. I saw you guys a lot. The mountains claimed far too many.
The firepower this baby packed made it a lifesaver to hard pressed infantry in a close support roll.
Agreed--thanks for watching!
The AD-6 was one of my very first model kits as a kid. I loved that aircraft.
Had a model kit of this, as well. Good times!
Big, single engine attack bomber able to carry the same load as a WWII B-17! Now THAT is impressive!
No disagreement here!
The skyraider is the A 10s daddy
EXCELLENT video. Thanks and greetings from Mexico City
Thank you Pablo, and thanks for checking us out! Glad you enjoyed it. We vacation a lot in Huatulco, not too far from you. J A Reed
I flew two tours in Vietnam,70-71-72. Both tours I flew in an Air Cavalry troop. Air cav troops are somewhat self contained. By that I mean we have our own infantry platoon(Blues), our own maintenance section, and then we have our "Lift section",that is the Huey's, which also carry our infantry(ARPS= Aero Rifle Platoon), Gun platoon=our Cobra Gunships, and our Scout Platoon which we flew treetop level nice and slow to purposely draw fire giving the snakes something to do. I was in the Scout platoon, and my second tour was up on the DMZ,(71-72).As one can imagine, we often,(as in multiple times a day) ran into trouble and the guns rolling in with various rockets and mini gun fire to kill the enemy. But often up there we ran into stuff we didn't have the firepower to deal with so we would call for assistance. Sometimes it would be fast movers, one time we found MORE than enough that the Air Force FAC actually diverted a B52 airstrike heading for north Vietnam, to come our way and drop their loads on the large targets we found. Sounds great, but 99% of the eggs they dropped landed in Laos instead of the target which was right on the northwest corner of the DMZ, on our side. The FAC assigned to us then called for local support and sometimes we had AD's come and bomb the crap out of the targets we found, AND that was super ACCURATE bombing too. But most of the time we got diverted fast movers and they were only okay at destroying the targets. The AD's were THE BEST fixed wing close air support we ever had, and trust me when I say this, whenever you guys came to us, you destroyed first time-every time, and then we would go in and do a BDA and then you guys cleared the AO. So once again, I will thank you AD drivers for your superb close air support, and saving my ass many times. Over.
Thanks Gotcha Going, for sharing your harrowing (and totally historical) experiences. I wasn't there so I don't deserve any credit--all goes to the real AD drivers who risked their lives for you, as you repeatedly risked yours. I am just a "reporter", safe behind my desktop computer in my office, sipping a cup of coffee. You guys are my real heroes, which is a reason why I do these videos other than talking about the hardware. Thank you for your service. J.A. Reed.
Very nice. Neglected to mention that for the Navy, our primary mission between Korea and Vietnam was "nuclear delivery". The concept was penetration at about 100' theoretically below radar; and then lofting the bomb with 1/2 Cuban 8 maneuver. The engineers said we had a 90+% survival of the blast. No one talked about surviving to the target and back. We spent hour after hour doing low level navigation (typical flight about 7hrs), and practicing the loft maneuver. Fortunately never done operationally.
The loss of Vietnamese pilots during training was fearsome; but, they persevered.
Thanks for your comment! I should have devoted some of it to nuclear delivery. I've heard from several Skyraider pilots who carried nukes in them during the Suez Crisis of 1956.
I have over 900 flight hours rightseat in EA1F's with VAW-13 1966-67 from Yankee Station . The SVAF Skyraider Was our VR 774 Buno 132683 which I have 7 combat missions in.. ECMO/ NFO . VAW-13 flew from 1965 to 68 with EA1F's during which one was shotdown losing the 4 aircrew , 4 were lost by ditching in the water losing one pilot. Thanks for the video !! FAT SPADS FOREVER !!
Thanks, the A1 is an amazing aircraft. It's got one engine but is fast, tough, an excellent ground attack aircraft and can carry twice the bomb load of a Mitchel B-25.
Thanks for checking us out. Agree with you 100%, love that plane!
I worked on the A1 E at UT ,Thailand when it landed and refueled . It sure was great engine sound and short takeoff back to VN.
Thanks for checking us out and sharing your memories, and for serving America.
Very good video ,basically due to the good flying scenes,and also the good comments/information. Thank you for bring it to us.
Thank you Eduardo, we enjoy doing it. We appreciate your interest!
I worked on A-1's at NKP Thailand from October 1968 to June of 1969. This was after working EC-121D'S at McClellan AFB Sacramento California.
Tom thanks for watching and sharing your experiences! I guess you know as much or more about the R-3350 as anybody--I wouldn't know which screw to turn first! We're always glad to reach the servicemen who were "there" so thanks for your service (as I'm sure you've heard before). J.A. Reed
The picture of the AD-4 with the "Atlanta" fuselage band and model # 168 was the very first civilian AD. Restored to flying condition by Dave Forrest of Atlanta, GA. (BU# 23827) was a 12 year project. Dave didn't know at the time he was starting a trend.
Great documentary!
Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed this! I remember the Dave Forrest AD-4 restoration in the late '70's early '80's. It was well covered in Air Classics and other vintage aviation magazines and it was apparently was a big challenge to get it airworthy. I believe Forrest had long since sold the plane when I photographed it in 1988. Are you related to him?
@@AeroDinosaur
I am, my dad. I grew up around that airplane. Great machine. Very informative and accurate presentation. Thanks again. Mike Forrest
@@m.forrest7175 Thanks for reaching out. I'll search my library to see if I can find any of those old articles. I have a popular book called My Secret War by Skyraider pilot Richard S. Drury. I saw an article somewhere about Drury visiting your dad shortly after his project was completed, and Drury was quite sentimental and appreciative about it when he sat in the the cockpit. Feel free to stay in touch anytime via e-mail or otherwise.
First saw this bird in a aviation magazine back in the nineties and immediately fell in love. Same with the Connies. They just look 'right'.
Agreed!
Great vid! Even the propeller was a work of art!
Thanks for watching, glad you liked!
Loved this bird…got to fly it as copilot twice at Quonset Point for post maintenance test hop…power beast, would have loved to fly it in action.
You are luckier than me in that regard! Thanks for watching! JA Reed
The EA-1E with the number 31 on the nose, bu#135178, is in fact the very last A-1 to fly in the Navy. In its original gray color it was assigned to the Navel Aerospace Medical Institute at NAS Pensacola. Its stated mission was for use in testing flight cadets who were experiencing motion sickness. After taking a certain medicine the would get in the back, pull the curtains so they couldn't see out, and the pilot would take them for a ride. Though this was, as I said, the stated purpose it was more often used for "training" flights. What better way to get in your required flight hours. I had the privilege of being the plane captain in '71 and enjoyed taking numerous flights beside the pilot, once flying from Pensacola to St. Louis and then on to the pilots hometown field in Indiana then returning. Pretty good duty for an enlisted man.
Larry thanks for the excellent info! This restored plane flies out of St. Louis County Creve Coeur Airport (not far from my home) and is up for sale or has been recently sold. We always like to reach viewers who were there with real stories! You are lucky to time in one of those.
@@JARREGULUS Here's some further information for you. In late 1971, coming home to NAS Pensacola after a long flight, the pilot (whose name I won't mention) being so familiar with the plane and while conversing with someone in the tower, failed to go through his checklist. He made a perfect landing without the benefit of landing gear. The only visible damage was to the drop tanks and the prop. Of course, since the plane was under power, the engine would need to be replaced. The pilot's pride caused him to suffer the great temptation to move the gear control to the down position but he knew this was a greater sin than the one he had just committed. And besides, he also knew that a report of gear failure would spark an investigation and he would be found out anyway. While waiting for a replacement engine and prop I was transferred to the transient line for the remaining four months of my enlistment. I assumed I had seen the last of #178 until several years later when I was shocked to see a picture of it on a magazine rack. Then around 2008 or '09 I met the then-owner, Eric Downing, at an airshow in Indianapolis. He was very gracious and invited me to come to St. Louis for a ride but I never did make the trip. He told me at the time he had located dual-control equipment that he intended to install and I wonder if that ever happened. To think I might have had the opportunity to take the controls, however briefly, is something I regret not following up on. I have some photos you might be interested in but I'm not sure how or where to share them.
@@larryh451 Thanks for the update. I did not know that the plane had been through an expensive belly landing. I know several tenants at Creve Coeur airport where it is based but do not know Mr. Downing. As I said, he has been trying to sell it, so I don't know if that happened yet. Too bad you didn't grab the chance to hitch a ride on it! That would have been something. I have seen it flying over my house several times in recent years. Feel free to send me photos--would love to check them out. My email address is included at the bottom of the written video description and in the "About" section of the AeroDinosaur channel.
Excellent channel. Informative and direct. No bullshit. Refreshing change. Bravo!
Awesome to hear that from you! Thank you very much, we love every minute of it! J.A. Reed
I was ships company on the USS Ranger CVA61, '64-66. 2 deployments to Yankee Station (Vietnam.) I watched one of the Skyraiders come back with damage. It was flying on ground affect and couldn't get up to flight deck level. After several attempts it was decided to ditch along side the carrier. The sea was moderately rough and the plane flipped on its top as soon as it hit the water. The helicopter was over it almost instantly but it sank with no sigh of the pilot. There was no ejection seat and no time to get out of the cockpit and onto a wing.
They always deck launched. Wind the engine, release the brakes and chug down the deck. Neat at night, because at full take off power, the tips of the props produced an electric blue "flame."
Bullet holes were "fixed" with a piece of tape and a rattle can of grey paint.
Larry thanks for watching and sharing your memories over there, and for serving. I have tucked your interesting information into our database.
As an engineer, have always admired Heinemann and the simplicity of what he put together. Watching this video got me thinking, what would happen if someone put a modern turbo prop setup on the front of an A-1.
That would take a lot of reengineering to fit a modern turboprop engine to this bird.
@@johnosbourn4312 That, sirs, would be awesome!
A-1, P-47 and A-10 are all from the same heritage. Heavy, able to carry anything and devastating to the enemy for close air/fire support.
You got it--thanks for watching!
Actually not true... the A-1 and A-10 were built from the onset to be close air support aircraft, hence the prefix "A" for Attack. The P-47 was NEVER conceived as a close air support aircraft. it was built as a high altitude long range escort Pursuit fighter hence the prefix "P" and for which it struggled at early on because of lack of internal and external fuel. That was fixed on the P-47N. Only when the P-51 came online, did the roll of the P-47 switch to close air support, but that was only in Europe. In the Pacific the T-bolt was still a long ranger fighter escorts for B-29s.
@@ILSRWY4 Actually, absolutely true....go back to school.
I didn't hear it mentioned in part 2 but I believe a Navy A1 is credited with the first air-to-air kill of the VN war.
Yes, should have mentioned. I think it was a Navy Skyraider off the carrier deck over N. Vietnam that did it.
I know the P-51 is the more popular of the prop warbirds but I think the A-1, P-47 and F-4U are the best looking and I think they are beautiful (the same as a classic pickup truck is). A great video series would be one on Ed Heinemann and all of his designs. He had so many great designs and his career was astonishing.
I agree, will take your suggestions to heart!
Better aircraft as well!
Surely enjoyed the splendid documentary on a splendid aircraft. If not stated directly, you most certainly alluded to the versatility of the Skyraider. On of the most unusual "variants" was as a "tanker"! I saw this while on a Mediterranean cruise (Lake Champlain, CVA 39) in 1957. Refueling-equipped Skyraiders were launched to provide emergency fuel for planes running low while in the landing queue. Bit of a strange sight seeing Cougars, Demons, and others, "nursing" from an A1.
Thanks for watching and your good words. I knew Skyraiders were used as tankers but did not know to what extent. Makes sense that they were for primarily emergency fuel in the days of the Demons!
A-1 was the best aircraft I ever worked on. Wish I could go to Vietnam and find one. I was at NKP, Thailand from 72 thru 73. Alkeyhall
Thanks for watching--we always like to reach veterans like you who were at NKP! My cousin worked on A-1's at Bien Hoa, 1969-1970. J.A. Reed
Another truly outstanding AeroDinosaur documentary!
Thanks. Remember, LETS FIX IT RIGHT!
Navy crash fire man 1964 to 1968. A1 was a bad ass resip and could carry anything.
Thanks for watching--we are always glad to reach those who were actually there! I guess your job could get pretty rough at times. Thanks for serving!
This video is great, but the music is crawling under my skin so deep I can't handle it.
Thanks, we made this video last year when we became aware of the problem and don't use music with narration anymore. Sorry for the annoyance on this one--it cannot be edited out once uploaded.
Yes, we have that movie--engine audio is very accurate for a 1950's movie.
Great video! Referring to a previous post mentioning the "nuclear delivery" period during the late 1950's, as a pilot for VA(AW)33, our long range speed was 160 kts, rather than the 140 kt speed mentioned in the video. Just an FYI.
Thanks for pointing out the correct cruise speed number and glad you enjoyed the video! We always want viewers who piloted our subject aircraft and were otherwise "there" to set us straight on the facts so we're glad you found us. As well, thanks for your service. J.A. Reed
Dad flew these before he transitioned to F-4's. love em
Thanks for checking us out! I’m all-in for both the Skyraider and F4.
When I was at the Vungtau airfield in the 60s we saw a Vietnamese A1 circling the field . He made a few passes showing off before landing .when he lined up for we thought he was just doing a low flyby because the gear was still retracted . To our surprise he landed with the gear up . That big prop made a few strikes on the runway and it came to a stop on the runway . The top popped open and the pilot and a white women jumped out of the plane . They ran down the runway and down the road to the main gate and disappeared into downtown Vungtau . The AF took the plane away on a flatbed . Scratch one A1 .
Thanks for that interesting story. Strange things happened over there!
There was alot of exposure to A1 Skylanders in the movie Bridges of Toko Ri...actually had a scene where they had 2o or more A1s tied down on the deck of a big carrier and used the power of the propellers to maneuver the carrier into position at docking...
Whow, great job .collecting all these facts and technical data, í´ m very glad to see this, because i am a great skyraider-fan. I collected some Scale models of these type in Scales from 1/72 up to 1/32. A very impressive Airplane!
Hey thanks Tomas Muno! We enjoyed making it and glad you liked the presentation. I am a big time Skyraider fan and have 1/72 and 1/48 models of it.
I’ve seen the sky raders working in Nam ,like bad ass they were💪
I wasn't in Nam, but I agree with you for sure! thanks for watching.
Very cool. Although I must say, if I had to fly combat in ‘Nam, it would have been in an F-4 Phantom!
Very interesting presentation but also, such a rare pleasure nowadays to hear English used with such flawless precision.
You're too kind! Thanks for checking us out!
Check e- mail, will try and add info on A-1 daily and also some issues about A-1 operations for Your Info!
sent e mail on 56 SOW, and Sqd''s, enjoy. Brakes next!
Thanks for making top notch aviation history videos sir! I'd like to get you some beer if you visiting Indonesia 🍻
Thanks for checking us out. Considering your fine offer, when I'm in Indonesia you will be the first one I call! I like beer!!
Love this channel
As always, thanks!
I built a model of this in early 80s in England and had it dangling off ceiling by fishing wire.
Question: did those folding wings, with heavily loaded pylons, not cause stress problems on/around the wing hinges etc?
Nick--never heard of any problems about loaded pylons on outer wing panels, doesn't mean there weren't though! Thanks for watching!
I'm just guessing that they could use dummy bombs for air shows. I really doubt that they would fold the wings with live ordnance.
@@scottw5315 that is true. Unloaded before folding up.
Very informative though I did find the music a little distracting.
Thanks for watching, you're not alone on the music issue. On all new videos we are getting rid of music except for the very beginning and very end. Several of our videos have that problem because our microphone had a failed channel we did not know about and the narration only comes out the left channel only, with music coming out of both, drowning out narration. Especially annoying for viewers with high-end TV's and stereo systems. Most viewers using phones, PC's tablets do not notice.
Kind of surprised you didn't mention one of the most attention-catching stats of the AD-1 [maybe in Pt.2?], that being that its lift capacity was the same as the famed B-17 of WW2 [mounted on external stores on the AD-1, of course!] 1 engine vs.4, and a crew of 1 vs.10. Now *that's* efficiency! ;-)
You're right, I could have eliminated a lot of words by bringing up that interesting fact!
Great video.
I want an AD5! Why? Why fly if you can’t take your friends with you? Now all I need is money! Seriously,I’m watching the footage of the restored AD-5 making a low level flight over the airfield at an air show, and could only imagine how devastating it would have been with a pair of Gatling guns under the wings. What an amazing aircraft. All it needed in my opinion was improved armor, along the line of what is used today in the A10 warthogs.
I agree, I'm a little short on cash too. Would be a much better airshow display if the Feds would allow them to fire off the live weapons they were designed for!
those pilots were tough. god bless them all
Agreed--we can't thank them enough for sure.
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Thank you very much, and for watching! J.A. Reed.
I love the content, but for god’s sake, please drop the background music. It makes it difficult to understand the speaker! Very distracting! In fact, I would suggest that you re-upload all your videos without the music.
A few others have a problem with this too. I never upload without testing sound levels myself and would not do it if I thought they were as bad as you say--that said I've sometimes noticed the problem with other of our videos, and then other times they're fine. Don't know whether the problem is bandwidth variations after uploading or what. Others don't notice any problem even when I ask them to check, but will use your remedy going forward and not use music during narration at all. Thanks for watching and glad you at least liked the content.
@@AeroDinosaur ; Thank you. The thing to remember is that people are are watching these videos on so many different platforms: tablets, computers, phones, and TVs with sound systems. In addition, not everyone has perfect hearing, and some sounds come thru to the brain muffled. It's hard to satisfy all requirements, but thanks for trying.
@@pat8988 Thanks Pat, you hit the nail on the head!
Beast of an airplane. Love it, flying tank. Great content, thank you!
@@CS_247 Thanks for checking us out and for the complement!
I love this plane. It is a workhorse.
Me too! Thanks for checking us out.
Much data. Illustration with video/jpegs would help.
What happened to the volume. I have music but no voice?
We apologize for that annoyance--lots of complaints and we found that our microphone was only working through 1 channel. You will hear the voice if you balance up that channel on your equipment. We fixed all that in later videos and got rid of the music. Wish we could change it on this and a few subsequent videos but we can't.
Sir, you look like Nick Nolte's older brother. The one that finished school
Nobody ever told me I looked like Nick Nolte's brother before, but I did finish school for sure!
He sure does. The resemblance is remarkable.
Thanks for the video. You could cut the first minute and 30 seconds from it.
The Skyraider never really caught on as a sub hunter, at all, because, according to Squadron Signal's A-1 Skyraider In Action,(Aircraft #-246) (2nd Edtition), Douglas only built one AD-5S, so your statement about the Skyraider being a sub hunter is wrong.
Thanks for the correction, we'll make note of it.
@@AeroDinosaur Thank you, AeroDinosaur!
Wasn't one of its nicknames "The flying Dump Truck"
Love these babes. I would love to see them in the Ukraine
You and me both! Great machine. Thanks for watching! J. A. Reed
What's wrong with the sound?
Sorry for the inconvenience. I know from several viewers there was problem with the sound depending on the systems they use--I discovered that the microphone I used for narration had a failed channel that with some viewers' systems causes the narration to be drowned out by the second channel of the 2-channel background music. For all videos produced after Skyraider Part II we have eliminated all such background music during narration and will continue to do so--as we have always have done with our live-action aircraft operational scenes.
Awesome presentation. Too bad most of the presentation was for all the A1E's brethren aircraft.
that slow they really need to bring the hellfire
They did! More ordnance than B-17.
Sky raider was key to French defense of Dien Bien Phu.
Yes, we should have mentioned that!
Did you talk about it’s duration? It could linger for hours.
I think in Part 2 we discuss the Skyraider's extended loiter time compared to combat jets if you have not seen it yet.
@@AeroDinosaur years ago I worked with a guy that was a Spad pilot. One of the things he told me was that when one was shot down ( after the pilot was clear, dead or rescued) the next mission was to destroy the plane. The 20MM cannons required no external power and as such could be used by the VC.
@@michaelnorris4629 Roger that. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the video. Some of us airplane nerds like the "Just the Facts" presentation. I will say, if you want more subbies, try adding explosions and ladies in sexy outfits. Me, I'll take the "Sandy", I am just that boring.
No, I'd the one who is dry and boring, but I know there are "fact nerds" like us who want the data so that's who I'm targeting!
You have a great speaking style and voice, Consider getting rid of the distracting music in the right channel and record your voiceover on BOTH left and right channels. The music does not add to the presentation at all IMO. I appreciate the information and your knowledgeable narration but please ditch the music!
So noted! Others have had the same problem with this. Going forward no more music behind any narration! Glad you otherwise enjoyed the presentation.
And before becoming the A1D-x they were the BT2D-x.
You are correct, I probably should have mentioned this.
Im fairly sure we still use these in a limited role
No longer in US inventory-all flying examples are private owners/airshow displays. Maybe some obscure foreign air force might be operating one--but I am not aware of any.
@@AeroDinosaur im almost certain we bought some for the Afghani millatary and trained them to fly them fckn shame the Taliban probably got them hopefully any pilots got in their bird and flown somewhere safe if they could reach it
@@josephsmith3908 Thanks, I will see what I can find on that--could be very interesting if true!
@@AeroDinosaur I no for a fact it's true if it's on the white side is the debatable part lol
@@josephsmith3908 No reason to doubt from this end! Thank you for the information.
The legend is wrong. It wasn't the Navy that who had problems with the Douglas BTD, but Heinneman (he considered it was only an interim design). He and his colleagues had been working on a better aircraft for weeks and asked the Navy for permission to withdrawn the BTD from consideration. They asked for 4 weeks to resubmit, the Navy agreed to the withdrawal request and gave them 16 hours to submit the new design scheduling the next meeting with the team from Douglas at 09:00 the following morning.
You are correct, a wrong legend repeated often. I will make note of this in the written description.
@@AeroDinosaur thanks for your reply. Heinemann is a hero of mine ever since I read Combat Aircraft Designer (his autobiography). There's some great stories in there. If you ever do one on the A4D don't forget to include the story that the Navy didn't initially believe it was soon light and so capable.
It utilized a B-29 engine.
Yep, a later version of it. Thanks for checking us out!
The plain is well armed
You got that right!
10 passengers
Noted. Thanks for your input! J.A. Reed
Lose the music! Or turn it down
Great video, but I recommend dropping the music. It is louder than the narration and adds nothing to the content.
Agreed! Viewers made us aware of that problem a year ago (with both Part 1 and Part 2 of the Skyraider videos) when we released them and don't use music anymore. Unfortunately we cannot edit the problem out with an already uploaded video. Sorry for the annoyance.
@@AeroDinosaur You take it down, fix it and reupload. Simple if you want to, you don't seem to want to.
@@couttsw Thanks--we would "remove and replace", but requires new URL and it would reset our 170K views to "zero", killing our analytics and the many comments which we find extremely valuable. We have a 94% "like" ratio with this video (check out the string of other comments) which is unlikely to change--about 5% complain about the inappropriate music. Often, it depends on the sound system a viewer uses. People with advanced sound systems are likely to pick up on the annoying music overlay, and we never have used music with our operational segments, which is the main draw. As a result we have moved on. We have not used music since these two Skyraider videos were posted well over a year ago.