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  • @PaperSkiesAviation
    @PaperSkiesAviation Рік тому +69

    Get Nebula using my link for *40% off an annual subscription* : go.nebula.tv/paperskies

    • @keannaemilyelizebethmark8919
      @keannaemilyelizebethmark8919 Рік тому

      yes

    • @OmegaPaladin144
      @OmegaPaladin144 Рік тому +1

      Watched this on Nebula, real interesting video. Puts an interesting spin on the later development of novichok agents.

    • @SoulMist17
      @SoulMist17 Рік тому +3

      Please put these videos on youtube too at some point.

    • @ddegn
      @ddegn Рік тому +4

      I sure wish Nebula had some sort of comment feature. Part of the fun of UA-cam is reading the comments. I also wish Nebula had some sort of rating system.

    • @Slinkypossum
      @Slinkypossum Рік тому +1

      I always watch Paper Skies on Nebula, then come back here for the comments

  • @erichluepke855
    @erichluepke855 Рік тому +644

    "The test pilots joked that the plane took off because of the curvature of the earth"
    That is hilarious!!!

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ Рік тому

      ​@@DivineInterceptorI knew it. The earth being round is communist propaganda. Take that globe sheepel.

    • @MicrowavedAlastair5390
      @MicrowavedAlastair5390 Рік тому +3

      Reminds me of the A340!

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy Рік тому +8

      I can just imagine saying that to a Flatearther and them countering by saying "The wings generate lift, how could you be so stupid"🤣😂

    • @cv990a4
      @cv990a4 11 місяців тому +18

      @@MicrowavedAlastair5390 A340, the only commercial jet airliner certified for bird strikes - from behind.

    • @artificernathaniel3287
      @artificernathaniel3287 11 місяців тому +7

      "If the earth is flat then how does the An225 fly? Checkmate" 😂

  • @cube6435
    @cube6435 Рік тому +357

    Always a good day when Paper Skies uploads

  • @botstowo
    @botstowo Рік тому +740

    Aerial chemical weapon vesicant sprays were very common at the time. Italy used them to great effect during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, for instance. This tactic was so commonplace that many countries (including the US, Germany, Yugoslavia, and the Czech Republic) developed what's called individual protective covers or gas capes. These are essentially large plastic bags that are brought over the entire body of a soldier. Think of a quick-don chemical suit that can only protect from vesicant sprays.

    • @jwenting
      @jwenting Рік тому +1

      yes, but only from very low altitude.

    • @tedparkinson2033
      @tedparkinson2033 Рік тому +52

      It was effective against an army that couldn't afford boots for all its soldiers, let alone protective equipment like gas masks.

    • @JonathanGScott
      @JonathanGScott Рік тому +38

      In Ethiopia Italy experimented with spraying but very quickly abandoned it, instead they used bombs the C500 T which was filled with 250 liters of mustard gas, for maximun effect the bomb needed to detonate 200m from the ground for optimum dispersion while maintaining concentration

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Рік тому +12

      CW is basically poor man's nuke and nukes didn't exist at the time.

    • @frostedbutts4340
      @frostedbutts4340 Рік тому +1

      Or any AA guns against a large, slow bomber that has to fly at low altitude right over the enemey@@tedparkinson2033

  • @AnimarchyHistory
    @AnimarchyHistory Рік тому +1251

    These are special aircraft. Built by the Soviet Union for special purposes. A special aviation operation... if you will. No war crimes here! No sir absolutely not! After all... we are the most peaceful country on earth!

    • @beyondrecall9446
      @beyondrecall9446 Рік тому +24

      what was the war crime here?

    • @bulletflight
      @bulletflight Рік тому +133

      @@kristoffer3000 Try harder or you'll be placed in the mobik meat cube.

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce Рік тому +74

      ​@@kristoffer3000What the hell is a fashion sensor, and what does it have to do with Russia attempting to conquer a neighboring country?

    • @CptJistuce
      @CptJistuce Рік тому +106

      @@kristoffer3000 Stopping NATO... by invading a country that wasn't a NATO member and had no intention of joining NATO?

    • @yb7875
      @yb7875 Рік тому

      @@kristoffer3000 You are such a loser you cannot even write a proper communist wall of text despite being a communist

  • @jaywung7616
    @jaywung7616 Рік тому +110

    On a lighter note, I've been to the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, and it has a nice set of photos and anecdotes related to the ANT-25 landing. One funny note was a conversation among the AN-25 crew after landing. As George Marshall was heading out to the aircraft:
    'Chkalov banged on the side of the plane and called for his crew to come out. "Sasha! Baiduk! General Marshall is here, come meet him." Perplexed, Baidukov asked Belyakov, "I don't understand, is he a general or a marshal?"
    "I can't say," replied Belyakov. "I don't know if the Americans have marshals, but they certainly have generals! Time to go."'
    It should be noted the original goal was Oakland, but they were worried about their fuel situation. They considered landing in Portland, but were fearful crowds that had gathered would take parts of the plane for souvenirs, so they opted for Pearson Field just north of the river.
    I also laughed when I saw the newsclip map at 0:26, that's incorrectly pointing to Vancouver, Canada (north of the border), not Vancouver, Washington

    • @interstellarsurfer
      @interstellarsurfer 11 місяців тому

      So Portland has always had destructive mobs. 🤣

    • @hpux735
      @hpux735 5 місяців тому +1

      I came here to point out the vancouver/vancouver mixup, too :) It happens a lot. I heard tons of stories of people reserving hotel rooms in Vancouver WA for the winter Olympics!

  • @wethermon
    @wethermon Рік тому +92

    "even if the neighbors don't want it". 😂 I love your videos because of this kind of humor.

    • @Who-ck6yy
      @Who-ck6yy Рік тому +9

      As you can see, russians have not changed at all. Not too funny for ukrainians.
      Anyway, hope you have a great time!

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Who-ck6yy
      Zelensky arresting Ukrainian Men in order for them to die !

  • @islandrevenant5746
    @islandrevenant5746 Рік тому +145

    “I know it’s difficult for a mentally healthy people to read passages from Soviet propaganda, but unfortunately it’s necessary.” lol

  • @philtkaswahl2124
    @philtkaswahl2124 Рік тому +322

    I remember discussing with my friend his idea of having a crop duster as a chemical weapons delivery system, and I argued with him about how the idea had too many downsides to be practical. Turns out the Soviets had the same idea as he did, but on a larger scale-and just as impractical.

    • @jwenting
      @jwenting Рік тому +50

      it's been postulated many times. The concept is viable, but only against an opponent without air defense capabilities.
      Which these days means against anyone except undefended civilians (the most likely target for any chemical warfare attack, obviously).

    • @krzysztofwaleska
      @krzysztofwaleska Рік тому +7

      @@jwenting it is viable at small scale and specific conditions. It does not mean that this idea is useless. It's just ,,specialized''. Just like poisoning someone with a special cane, spoon, hotel towell or t-shirt.

    • @naamadossantossilva4736
      @naamadossantossilva4736 Рік тому

      ​@@jwentingSo it's worse than useless,because it all but guarantees your enemy will now kill as much of your population as possible in revenge.

    • @agentmueller
      @agentmueller Рік тому +8

      @@krzysztofwaleskaThose were all surgical small examples you just used, a total far cry from even a bi plane coming over the heads of an enemy tench and crop dusting them. There is no actual application for this, or it wouldn’t be obscure.

    • @joshuahadams
      @joshuahadams Рік тому +1

      Iirc the US Military’s turned to a turboprop crop duster recently. Easy to get them up in the air quickly and can be loaded up with pretty much any payload a that much be needed, along with guidance hardware.
      Add in, since it’s built around a crop duster made to take off on farms’ dirt runways, it’s convenient for anywhere with a kinda long road.

  • @horusfalcon
    @horusfalcon Рік тому +157

    We can always count on you to bring us real history with just a touch of dry humor. Thanks again!

    • @satagaming9144
      @satagaming9144 Рік тому +10

      Him subtly dunking on Russian incompetence/Russian-ness every two sentences really ties these videos together.

    • @bentilbury2002
      @bentilbury2002 Рік тому +8

      ​@@satagaming9144It's not really that subtle 😂

    • @horusfalcon
      @horusfalcon Рік тому +6

      @@bentilbury2002 Yeah, but it is dry... If we lived under Communism, I would think our outlooks would be much the same as his...

    • @hydrolifetech7911
      @hydrolifetech7911 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@bentilbury2002you wouldn't want to be subtle when explaining Russian incompetence if you've experienced the horror of Ruski Mir 😅

  • @delsydsoftware
    @delsydsoftware Рік тому +38

    You had my attention in the first 10 seconds, because I frequently drive past Pearson Field in Vancouver, WA. In fact, there is a Fred Meyer supermarket next to the airfield. When planes come in for a landing, they fly very low over the parking lot. :)

    • @a.p.2356
      @a.p.2356 10 місяців тому

      Fun fact: It's the oldest airfield in the US! There's also a cute little air museum there, featuring a bunch of photos of this plane at the field.

  • @a.p.2356
    @a.p.2356 10 місяців тому +12

    Fun fact: Pearson Field is actually the oldest operational airfield in the US, and has a little air museum on site which still makes a big deal out of that ANT-25 flight.
    Source: I grew up in Vancouver.

  • @torginus
    @torginus Рік тому +149

    I think I can answer the question of why didn't they reverse the plane direction based on Wendover's video - wind direction. Wind tends to blow in one major direction and taking off against the wind adds to your airspeed, and can shorten takeoff runs. Taking off in the opposite direction can have the opposite effect.

    • @samwise7538
      @samwise7538 Рік тому +3

      Yep, I'd agree

    • @stevie-ray2020
      @stevie-ray2020 Рік тому +6

      Was going to make the same comment about prevailing winds!

    • @west_park7993
      @west_park7993 Рік тому +4

      they could easily add accelerator carriage, that drops at the end of the runway. they could have used the hill as a trampoline for vertical acceleration and for stopping slope

    • @Headbreak1
      @Headbreak1 Рік тому +19

      That doesn't explain why they built the airfield in a place with a hill at the end of the runway the wind would force them to use though.

    • @TheSmarq17
      @TheSmarq17 Рік тому +13

      Taking off against the wind adds to the lift of the aircraft, not necessarily the airspeed. This is why aircraft carriers turn into the wind to launch their aircraft.

  • @JBRAI22
    @JBRAI22 Рік тому +27

    Exactly what I feel like watching today, a 20 minute technical video on an aircraft in a similar vein to Mustard

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 Рік тому +8

      When Paper Skies did the collaboration on Mustard's most recent video, that was a very pleasant surprise.

    • @JBRAI22
      @JBRAI22 Рік тому +2

      @@kutter_ttl6786 I loved it, I actually took a guess in the French air disaster video and I actually got it right!

  • @drydoc5778
    @drydoc5778 Рік тому +6

    I was going to go to bed, when this popped up in my feed. Bed could wait. I went and watched ad-free on Nebula and then came back here to enjoy again and help the algorithm. Always enjoy the content. Thank you.

  • @Dat-Mudkip
    @Dat-Mudkip Рік тому +60

    I really do love all the -dark humor and sarcasm- serious and factual remarks about the -physicslly and morally questionable- glorious and peaceful Soviet Union you put in your videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @michaelsamuel9917
    @michaelsamuel9917 Рік тому +18

    The TV show "Babylon Berlin" mentions the illicit trade between Germany and the USSR in chemical weapons, even showing Luftwaffe airfield in Russia which was banned by the Treaty of Versailles an excellent show i might add worth watching.

  • @andriy1000
    @andriy1000 Рік тому +53

    This content is an absolute masterpiece. I've never heard about DB-1 version of ANT-25 before. Thank you

    • @nneeerrrd
      @nneeerrrd Рік тому +7

      As a former USSR citizen I can tell quite many things in USSR were dual purpose designed. Cigarette factory production lines were designed to be quickly converted into the firearm cartridges manufacturing plants.

    • @Kirillissimus
      @Kirillissimus Рік тому

      It was all intentional. Noone wanted you to know about the embarassment until noone cared anymore.

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy Рік тому

      The US Interstate Highway system was built to move around missiles.@@nneeerrrd

    • @Onionrings09
      @Onionrings09 2 місяці тому

      ​@@kiwitrainguy i thought it was a centralized escape route incase of nuclear war

  • @ostsan8598
    @ostsan8598 Рік тому +8

    So crop dusters don't work very well when the crops can fire back at you? Who knew?

  • @kilcar
    @kilcar Рік тому +8

    Amazing accomplishment. I used to work right next to the Pearson Air Park. It is still a very small airstrip, still in use.

  • @wyattr7982
    @wyattr7982 Рік тому +35

    I had no idea the USSR was ahead of the curve in chemtrails

    • @090giver090
      @090giver090 Рік тому +5

      Isn't it a common knwledge that is is reds who are turining frogs gay? ;)

  • @marksanders768
    @marksanders768 10 місяців тому +4

    Dude, your snark and sass are glorious 😀!!! The sarcasm is on point. I love every bit of it.

  • @krzysztofwaleska
    @krzysztofwaleska Рік тому +3

    I'm positevelly surprised by this content. I did not expect that from the title of this movie or channel. Great work!

  • @paulmaxwell8851
    @paulmaxwell8851 Рік тому +7

    At 0:25 you show Vancouver, B.C. in Canada. I think this plane landed in Vancouver, Washington, on the other side of the border.

  • @Jonsonsan
    @Jonsonsan Рік тому +3

    Whenever I think "nothing works today", Papierskies comes with a new video about Soviet aviation and the day is saved.

  • @stevepayne3094
    @stevepayne3094 Рік тому +29

    I love this channel so much, it's criminal that your excellent and important work doesn't get the recognition it clearly deserves. I know a big part of that is because a lot of folk can't get past your accent but for me that's one of the very best things about Paper Skies. "Thank God I am not a Russian... or an American."
    Thank you for teaching me the concept of smekalka and how Ordzhonikidze's name, which I'd only ever read and not heard, sounds, and many other things besides. I am currently a poor man, but one day I promise ill subscribe to Nebula specifically for your content.

  • @toasty8599
    @toasty8599 4 місяці тому +8

    I love how every Paper Skies video about Russia is just some 15 - 20 minutes of him non-stop shit talking Russia in every way, shape, and form. His passion is admirable.

  • @ericyang3332
    @ericyang3332 Рік тому +9

    At 0:28 seconds. It looked like the plane landed near Vancouver BC in Canada instead of Vancouver Washington. I think.

  • @ag7898
    @ag7898 Рік тому +3

    Being a current resident of Vancouver, WA it is always fun when I hear us (or in this case Pearson Airfield) mentioned on one of my bee favorite UA-cam channelsa

  • @nokokusovai4415
    @nokokusovai4415 Рік тому +99

    The Soviet Union and its culture/technology - especially in the world of aerospace and defence - have always fascinated me, so I enjoy and appreciate your videos. Would you consider a video on the evolution of Soviet interceptor aircraft? There are a lot of really iconic planes that I'd love to see you take a deeper dive into. Anyway, keep up the great work!

    • @isaacwest
      @isaacwest Рік тому +11

      What culture?

    • @Tom-uk2ow
      @Tom-uk2ow Рік тому +14

      ​@@isaacwestthat culture is far beyond yours...For sure,get in school kid..

    • @isaacwest
      @isaacwest Рік тому +15

      @@Tom-uk2ow doesnt explain what culture.
      The one involving drinking, violence or killing their own?

    • @Tom-uk2ow
      @Tom-uk2ow Рік тому +1

      @@isaacwest So you only describe anglosaxon culture...You are non educate garbage....You dont kniw anything about woeld culture..You are i can surely say one consumering idiot..

    • @erikcrouch7881
      @erikcrouch7881 Рік тому

      @@Tom-uk2ow But of course! Soviet Union, ideas so good they're mandatory!
      Idiot.

  • @marcusott2973
    @marcusott2973 Рік тому +4

    Much awaited, much appreciated excellent insights as always from you.

  • @spladam3845
    @spladam3845 Рік тому +6

    This was an amazing piece of history that our contemporary world would benefit from paying closer attention too. I hope a lot of people see this video.
    As always, love your animations sir, fantastic.

  • @adamk3017
    @adamk3017 Рік тому +4

    i like how the military just casually think "hey how could we turn this extraordinary plane into Warcriminator 9000?", and the designer just said да tovarisch, it would be really easy

  • @williambibb9950
    @williambibb9950 11 місяців тому +3

    I lived in Vancouver, WA and would often walk my dog around Pearson Field where the plane landed next to Fort Vancouver. They have a Soviet memorial in Russian honoring the event. Vallery Chakalov name is mentioned on there. Very cool interesting peice of history
    This video made me aware of many things I didn't know previously about the planes design. Excellent work!

  • @Halinspark
    @Halinspark Рік тому +7

    As to why the Soviet leadership ordered so many planes before testing the idea, I'm going to assume it's like any Rex's Hangar video about Soviet development. The guy with the idea had the right political connections, the guy who knew better was sent to gulag/executed for being an enemy of the state, and then somebody else's idiot idea took the focus of Stalin's short attention span.

  • @lequack6373
    @lequack6373 Рік тому +6

    For the airbase, it is possible the orientation is like that because of winds. Pilots tend to take off into the wind to maximize the lift, which is doubly important with a sluggish plane like ant25. Maybe in that area, the wind tends to blow in 1 direction, so the airbase is oriented like that intentionally.

  • @seanledden4397
    @seanledden4397 Рік тому +4

    One reason I love these videos is that we get an unvarnished insider look at the U.S.S.R. - When I was growing up in the 70's there was a lot of mystery. Plus, many on the left didn't want to highlight the dark stuff, especially when it came to "war mongering." These videos are a corrective.

  • @ВасилийМорозов-л7х

    Interwar military technology can be so weird... You see that during WWI arms producers easily understood that there must be some innovation in the new era of mechanised and industrialized warfare, but in the absence of a large-scale war (that ultimately came as WWII) military practicality wasn't a well-understood concept.

    • @Kirillissimus
      @Kirillissimus Рік тому +1

      It is always like this and it will remain like this. That disconnect between gear designers, potential users and various clueless managers is an inherent defect of a human society. Only external pressure can bring them together to really make them work to a common goal.

  • @antonlindgren9660
    @antonlindgren9660 Рік тому +54

    This one was really interesting. Every time I watch your video, I learn something new. It is so interesting to learn about this dark, terrible, and secret regime.
    Do you plan to make a video about the Mi-24? It is such an iconic soviet creation and one of the first things next to Mig that I suspect people think of when they think about the soviet airforce.
    I would really like to hear about its history from someone who can use russian sources 😊

    • @GaryIKILLYOU
      @GaryIKILLYOU Рік тому +2

      If someone says "Soviet" and "helicopter" in the same sentence, nothing comes to mind first but the Mi-24. It's so iconic, I can't see why he wouldn't eventually put out a video on it.

    • @mattl3729
      @mattl3729 Рік тому +4

      But the Mi24 is actaully a very successful aircraft- not an absolute failure LOL

    • @antonlindgren9660
      @antonlindgren9660 Рік тому +1

      @@mattl3729 it absolutely is 😊

    • @mattl3729
      @mattl3729 Рік тому

      @@antonlindgren9660 Oh? I'll have to do some reading!

    • @kilianortmann9979
      @kilianortmann9979 Рік тому +3

      @@mattl3729 The Hind is certainly no failure, I mean it is essentially a Mad Maxed version of the Mi-8 but its development path is ultimately a dead end.
      By giving the Mi-24 (limited) transport capability it is larger and heavier than it needs to be. This makes her a worse attack helicopter, easier to hit and marginal performance, especially in the hot and high conditions of Afghanistan. Ultimately everyone went to develop dedicated single purpose attack helicopters.

  • @Ob1sdarkside
    @Ob1sdarkside Рік тому +1

    What a mad concept, great video about a topic I'd never heard of

  • @simplyaugis9864
    @simplyaugis9864 Рік тому +3

    While I don’t know much about the location of the airfield mentioned in the airfield, it is possible that the winds there were favorable. Wind is quite important in aviation, especially when it comes to big aircraft.

  • @draysoncrook4898
    @draysoncrook4898 4 місяці тому +2

    It’s weird to see that wide of a plane with only one engine

  • @VicodinGH
    @VicodinGH Рік тому +2

    These videos must require a lot of research! Always love watching :D

  • @mattl3729
    @mattl3729 Рік тому +14

    I have to stop thinking that 'this is the best Soviet story ever' because there's always another one- they're just so full of madness, it's incredible. If they weren't so awful (and still are) I'd say they're a never ending source of amusement. And I'm now going to use that AMAZING Ukrainian saying 'Thank you God I'm not Russian' all the time. Oh and you should have told us how much money was wasted on all this in your 'Soviet bucket' valuation system- that is too good not to use at every opportunity ;)

  • @Skaitania
    @Skaitania Рік тому +5

    It may not work most of the time, but the mindset of making the most out of the tools/inventions you have, is an admirable trait. Of course, they then always go too far, start cheating and in the end have to pretend that the project was supposed to fail from the start and nothing happened anyways ("What secret plane, товарищ? I saw no secret plane, and even if I had it had certainly NOT crashed right over there just now. You must be mistaken, 'товарищ'!"). But the way so many things these days are over-engineered for their purpose, we can still learn not just mistakes from these old Soviet stories.

  • @WhisperedHistory
    @WhisperedHistory Рік тому

    Your voice and content are the absolute perfect match. Top 10 channel, well done

  • @ropinnj.5347
    @ropinnj.5347 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the awesome and incredible contents
    Absolutely love your humor
    Btw love your accent, it adds uniqueness
    You deserve 1M+ subs
    Good stuff as always Paper Skies 😊

  • @bchoward0000
    @bchoward0000 Рік тому

    Love your channel and thank you for another great video. And thank you for not using a robo-voice - you have a great voice and it makes your videos feel much more personal. Keep it up!

  • @zinobi
    @zinobi Рік тому +2

    Fine! This video was entertaining enough that I'll give your sponsor another shot! Last time the app was ... sub par .. let's hope I don't have to pull my nails out just to avoid clawing my eyes out from frustration, again. Something's should have improved in ... 5? Years.

  • @MrCateagle
    @MrCateagle Рік тому +7

    Be interesting to see a video on the 19:55 Soviet flying artillery site based on a modified TB-3.

  • @alancranford3398
    @alancranford3398 Рік тому +2

    "Solution by dilution." Cropdusters operate at tree-top level for accurate delivery of fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides. Even the forest-fighting water bombers are severely altitude limited to keep their payloads from scattering--and drifting off-target. It would take thousands of tons from 3000 meters or 10,000 feet above ground level to have affect on the ground.

    • @Darca1n
      @Darca1n 10 місяців тому +1

      Or in other words, you'd need unreasonably ridiculous amounts to guarantee even half-decent results, no?

  • @calci2679
    @calci2679 4 місяці тому

    This is my new favorite channel.

  • @iberiksoderblom
    @iberiksoderblom Рік тому +1

    By far, the absolutely best episode ever. 👍

  • @legoeasycompany
    @legoeasycompany Рік тому +3

    Always love seeing a new upload by you, what soviet wackiness we have this time?

  • @FyodorUshakovSuka
    @FyodorUshakovSuka Рік тому

    Thank you. Very well made video and I learned a lot again.

  • @amitnachman3840
    @amitnachman3840 Рік тому +28

    I love how your sarcasm towards Russia grew ten folds over 2 years but you still bring the info.

    • @beyondrecall9446
      @beyondrecall9446 Рік тому +13

      I actually prefered it the way it was.. idk, it was the only place that really didn't do that and I found it really weird, yet refreshing

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 Рік тому +16

      @beyondrecall9446 I know what you mean, I prefer channels that leave personal politics out of it. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy this channel, but I don’t really care about the creator’s opinion. It tends to limit their audience as well.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch Рік тому

      An apolitical act is a political act. @@Sniperboy5551

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ Рік тому +12

      ​@@Sniperboy5551I think it's more fun this way. Having a chuckle multiple times during an informative video is nice.
      As long as it doesn't impede on the information given.

    • @antonbatura8385
      @antonbatura8385 Рік тому +6

      ​@@Sniperboy5551the author is Ukrainian. If you can't understand why this channel is the way it is... well, there are many other channels out there. Good luck.

  • @brianrmc1963
    @brianrmc1963 Рік тому

    I love your videos. I don’t hear these stories anywhere else.

  • @lukec31
    @lukec31 Рік тому

    Another SUPERB video!!!! Well done Sir!!! 🤝🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @chrisosler8
    @chrisosler8 Рік тому +3

    just watched on nebula!

  • @MrRobertX70
    @MrRobertX70 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this informative and humorous video.

  • @bilson7523
    @bilson7523 10 місяців тому +2

    It's obvious why the DB-1 was accepted. It's the Soviet Union and it was designed by Russians, it was always going to be given a passing mark.
    They could have screwed up to literally make the fuel and payload tanks the same volume (as you showed), making it impossible to deliver the special payload without dumping fuel... and the USSR still would have greenlit the bomber.

  • @konseq1537
    @konseq1537 Рік тому +5

    11:35 Why didn't they start the planes in the other direction? Probably because lifting off an airplane is usually done by going against the wind.
    That is also the reason why most runways are built in East-West direction because wind usually is blowing from the west (on the Northern hemisphere). So simply lifting off in the other direction would mean to go with the wind in most weather conditions which is not favorable or often not even possible. So while it looks like a dumb decision, it is very likely that this is the reason and it made actual sense to do it that way.

  • @tremendousbaguette9680
    @tremendousbaguette9680 Рік тому

    That subtle dig at 8:14 made my day.

  • @JBRAI22
    @JBRAI22 Рік тому +16

    My Mum and I have done some form of Smekalka before, we were building a lego set and a few pieces were missing throughout the build, the first one that went missing we just bought another of online, the second one though, well we determined that it wasn't vital so we just skipped it. Not really Smekalka but more of a ef it moment, just felt like sharing

    • @beyondrecall9446
      @beyondrecall9446 Рік тому +3

      Thank you for your comment because you used the word Smekalka, as I am learning Russian and Ukrainian and just added a new word to my vocabulary

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ Рік тому

      ​@@beyondrecall9446Paper skies explained the concept of Smekalka in the video about Missiles hitting toilets. So if you haven't seen that video you should definitely do that.

    • @Jehty_
      @Jehty_ Рік тому +3

      If you want to be smart about it, instead of using Smekalka, don't buy missing Lego pieces.
      Lego will send you missing pieces for free. Even for old sets. Or sets that you bought second hand.

    • @JBRAI22
      @JBRAI22 Рік тому +1

      @@Jehty_ yeah we did that for the first piece but it took two weeks to come so we just skipped it

  • @JoeRogansForehead
    @JoeRogansForehead Рік тому

    Best airplane content on the site

  • @crasyhorse44
    @crasyhorse44 Рік тому

    Screw going out on a saturday night, paper skies is uploading!

  • @lilcoffeypot8982
    @lilcoffeypot8982 Рік тому

    I love your content bro! absolutely amazing stuff bro keep it up!!

  • @HaloFTW2408
    @HaloFTW2408 Рік тому +4

    11:40 I'm not sure if this was known at this point in history, but I would assume so. If the wind in the area would blow one direction for a lot of the time, it's worth building the run way such that you take off in a head wind (as this helps shorten the take off). So it's possible it was a sensible move to flatten the hill & build an acceleration ramp on the opposite end.
    It could also just be utter incompetence, I'm not ruling that out.

  • @HereticalKitsune
    @HereticalKitsune Рік тому

    Fascinating video, thanks for the work!

  • @oler777
    @oler777 Рік тому +2

    Awesome i love your content

  • @Isscander
    @Isscander Рік тому +1

    I admire your well-placed sarcasm!

  • @thetooginator153
    @thetooginator153 Рік тому +2

    I agree with you that Soviet movies had to pass ideological tests, but, would you consider Tarkovsky’s movies to be propaganda? Eisenstein? Absolutely (he made great propaganda though!), but Tarkovsky?
    For the record, American movies were subject to approval by the Motion Picture Association of America at the same time - but more about “morality” than “ideology”.

  • @marcosalmendras4998
    @marcosalmendras4998 Рік тому

    It's good to see you again.

  • @bobroyes589
    @bobroyes589 11 місяців тому

    An interesting and informative story!

  • @pupuzivs
    @pupuzivs 8 днів тому

    Hello! Nice videos! Watched most of them. Are you from baltics?

  • @wingshad0w00982
    @wingshad0w00982 Рік тому +3

    To be fair to Soviet propaganda all nations propaganda at that time (save for a particular someone) said ‘they were the most peaceful nation on earth’ and ‘imagine how much better the world would be if we spread the peace around, by force’

    • @anzaca1
      @anzaca1 25 днів тому

      Remind me which side was the one starting wars?

  • @govardhanmore1819
    @govardhanmore1819 Рік тому

    Yeah .....a good way to start your day .....kudos paper skies........ привет.....

  • @minskhanly1988
    @minskhanly1988 Рік тому

    Really enjoy your uploads, i know ive said it before but i would love Paper Seas ;)

  • @tnesp
    @tnesp Рік тому +3

    After WWI, the use of chemical weapons against armed forces was taken pretty much for granted everywhere, and considered very likely against civilians, too. Douhetism was running rampant.
    But all those long-range planes are more like gliders with auxiliary engines. Or like the U-2.

  • @ZhenyaTyoma
    @ZhenyaTyoma Рік тому

    that was just exciting
    thanks for your work

  • @montevallomustang
    @montevallomustang Рік тому +6

    "We all know Joseph Stalin was very humble" 😂😂

    • @Qs_Internet_Cafe
      @Qs_Internet_Cafe 9 місяців тому

      At least he didn't kill the military...right ? Right ?

    • @stevenclarke5606
      @stevenclarke5606 5 місяців тому

      He was a very easy going man and didn’t mind people criticising him, in anyway!

  • @whatsoperadoc7050
    @whatsoperadoc7050 Рік тому +20

    Hey I watch your videos on Nebula but came here so I could say thank you for your work. I have always found Soviet Era tech of all kinds fascinating but it is hard to find english language information about it.
    Slava Ukraini!

    • @beyondrecall9446
      @beyondrecall9446 Рік тому +1

      Find Russian or Ukrainian sources, and learn it. Don;t be lazy. (just kidding, sry.. but that is exactly the way that I starteed learning Russian and Ukrainian. reading Rus-Ukr wikipedia about aircraft, tanks, history, then translating..And ChatGPT is the best language-learning tool.. But it's eeasy for me since I am a South Slavic speaker and now started studying Russian and Ukrainian at university.. (alongside Old Slavic (OCS) , Czech and Ruthenian) . Hope that peace comes soon.

    • @whatsoperadoc7050
      @whatsoperadoc7050 Рік тому +1

      @@beyondrecall9446 I’m too old and have too little time to learn a new language. 😂

    • @isleifoterogarcia4478
      @isleifoterogarcia4478 Рік тому

      @@beyondrecall9446I am learning Russian too, after getting some radio receivers and pocket calculators from Ukraine, Lituania and Belarus, using translation I get fascinated about them, for historical reasons only, and that started with all those composers of classical music that I listened to their works everywhere. Having 68 years old, is not difficult as reading is my main activity that brings me such happiness and joy.

  • @markplain2555
    @markplain2555 Рік тому +3

    As a pilot I can answer why they did not use the natural hill as a starting ramp: prominent wind direction -
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    You can't simply turn a runway backwards - if the prominent wind is now a tail wind - taking off will require even more runway.
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    Why not make the runway somewhere else? Well I dunno - but I can imagine that there may have been a practical idea for the location such as the existing infrastructure of roads and manufacturing facilities.
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    I'm not fully in line with why the aircraft became useless. It would fly in low and slow? - but the intent was to attack civilian areas not military, hence they would be more of a surprise attack. My sense was that the 'need never arose'. Meaning that the Soviet Union held these air crafts as a last resort and never actually went into battle and found themselves needing to turn to chemical war fare.
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    As like Nuclear Weapons today, unleashing Chemical weapons in any mass scale in Western Europe would be a disaster - but would be the end of the Soviet/Russia as a nation. The West has the might to take on all of Russia, carve it up into small countries - bar the small countries from speaking Russian (have them speak their regional languages) and disarm them to the point that this crazy culture would be eradicated from the planet.

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor Рік тому +2

      Flying Low and slow in the age of Radar equates to flying with a big sign saying "Hit Me!".

    • @SergeRibalchenko
      @SergeRibalchenko 9 місяців тому

      "The West has the might to take on all of Russia," -- very questionable statement.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 місяці тому

    Making a flight in a single engine plane over the Poles was bold, especially in the 1920's.
    If other attempts were made and failed, we would surely never know. The wreckage would melt through the ice and sink to the bottom of the arctic ocean

  • @SwedishMike-f
    @SwedishMike-f Рік тому

    Thank you. Great entertainment

  • @dx1450
    @dx1450 Рік тому +1

    Major Hockstetter from Hogan's Heroes at 8:52...

  • @christopping5876
    @christopping5876 Рік тому

    Excellent video and some stunning graphics. Very enjoyable dry sense of humour. You accent is more than acceptable and perfectly understandable, As a native English speaker, I have tried to understand some very broad Scottish and West Country accents speaking English and failed miserably. 😊

  • @SuperchargedSupercharged
    @SuperchargedSupercharged Рік тому

    Great video to wake up to. Thank you!

  • @BlackBird-nn2yc
    @BlackBird-nn2yc Рік тому

    Look at that soldier at 8:00. He is like "wait, the wind is blowing that way? Shiiiiit"😂😂😂

  • @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus
    @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Рік тому +2

    Your animated globe @ 0:24 shows the flight from Moscow ending in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver, Washington is further South (South of the Canada US border).

  • @SirBoden
    @SirBoden Рік тому

    Patterson field is in Vancouver Washington, just north of Portland Oregon across the Columbia River. Your map shows Vancouver Canada.

  • @kingace6186
    @kingace6186 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @darealsherlock8026
    @darealsherlock8026 Рік тому +12

    Flying accident + war crime, 2 in 1!

    • @user-xu2pi6vx7o
      @user-xu2pi6vx7o Рік тому +5

      The beginning of their now time honored tradition!

  • @TheArklyte
    @TheArklyte Рік тому +3

    It's a LONG RANGE bomber. This one wasn't aimed at soldiers in the trenches. And civilians don't have gasmasks and especially full HAZMAT suits ready.
    Mind you, this is also before radar early warning and interception was a thing, not to mention widespread.
    So the goal was to use said ANT-36 as first strike WMDs, sending a dozen if not more planes per city without declaration of war to kill millions of unprepared civilians.
    Gives me some All Nightmare Long by Metallica vibes.

    • @anzaca1
      @anzaca1 25 днів тому

      Except it sacrificed fuel to carry chemical weapons. Also, the low altitude would mean it would be easily shot down.

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte 25 днів тому

      @@anzaca1 do you have any idea about the meaning of the word "except"?
      Shot down by whom? This is an era BEFORE radars. There would be NO early warning. Chemical attack without declaration of war can't be countered and only threat of mass retaliation would be holding it back. Threat that falls apart if the attacker uses thousands of bombers to attack and if you can't match their range to bomb them back.

  • @sxgbln5868
    @sxgbln5868 Рік тому

    the thumbnail is wild

  • @mykhaylobyelostotskiy9255
    @mykhaylobyelostotskiy9255 Рік тому +1

    They should have used them as crop dusters - that would have made them the original "kukuruznik"

  • @mrbharathkiran.1508
    @mrbharathkiran.1508 Рік тому +1

    Nice video

  • @marckyle5895
    @marckyle5895 6 днів тому

    6:15 A well-deserved upvote for showing Ivan's Beavis & Butthead!

  • @outrider425
    @outrider425 Рік тому +23

    the great communism dispenser😂

  • @dumpsterfire42
    @dumpsterfire42 Рік тому

    Other paper skies videoooo :D