Aeronca C3 - Chasing Lindbergh
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2023
- When Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris Le Bourget on the evening of the 21st May 1927, he had just completed the most audacious flight in history. This film looks at the route and navigation of the flight, with a delightfully local twist for me. I also go some way to explain why Lindbergh is better remembered than Alcock and Brown. They were all magnificent airmen. Neil Armstrong described Alcock and Brown as 'the pioneers' and regarded them as setting the standard for all subsequent record breaking flights.
Maps courtesy of UK CAA and Jeppesen
Music: 'Honeysuckle' by Honeyroot
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What a superb film!
Of all Lindbergh’s achievements I think staying awake for 36 hours with nothing to see and little to do was amazing.
I agree!
Soporific film !
For books I'd also suggest "We" and "The Spirit of St Louis" both written by Lindbergh. The latter is pretty much what was used to write the Warner Brother's screenplay for the movie.
I echo other viewers accolades. This is a brilliant video Nick! The replication of 'Slims' flight, the intriguing details of his navigation flavoured with the visuals from your machine made a memorable amalgam and a fitting tribute to a great aviator. Take a bow!
It’s a film I’d been hoping to make for a while. Fortunately the weather, aeroplane and my roster all worked out. Just to make a change, I’m heading westbound across the Atlantic tonight 🤣
Fantastic ,more please
More on the way, my film ideas list keeps growing 👍
Very interesting and “Truly Excellent…!”
Absolutely brilliant, being a lindy historian,
I really appreciate this . His later involvement with Miles aircraft was also interesting.
Another relaxing and informative video - thanks
Brilliant, thank you.. On my solo x country test, I flew abeam Lee on Solent as a deliberate homage to Lindbergh. I understand that he flew Spirit there from Croydon to enable the aircraft to be dismantled and shipped home. Flight history has been important to me ever since being influenced by these heroes when I was small. Your film has been an excellent Tribute to him.
One last thought, I know you enjoy vintage cars, you may be familiar with larger than life character Barney Oldfield, he make a reference in his book, of seeing Lindbergh overhead during a county fair race meeting, interestingly that corresponds with a note from Lindbergh in his autobiography as he flew over the same. Useless info, but it was interesting to me :)
Hi Eric, sorry for the slow reply; since posting the film yesterday, I've flown the Atlantic yet again! Lindbergh did indeed land at the old Gosport aerodrome at Fort Rowner, which was a mile or so south east of the present airfield at Lee-On-Solent. There was a picture of Slim at Gosport in my previous Lindbergh film. I knew Barney Oldfield raced Lincoln Beachey in his Curtiss but not the Lindbergh connection.
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Thank you for the reply....another Atlantic flight in between ... phew.
As I was writing something was saying to me that I wasn’t quite right, then I wondered about Ford and or Thorney Island. Thank you for filling me in :) B wishes
Another wonderful gem of a video !
Thank you Chris, it was lucky that I was home and the weather was perfect. Heading across the pond again today 🤣
I’m also across the pond this week - in the Caribbean (working of course)
A really lovely documentary, thank you so much for putting it together, it is a real treat to watch (on what is a rather chilly and grey winter's afternoon here in the South of New Zealand!!).
My pleasure, very pleased you enjoyed it. I felt the opportunity couldn't be missed.
this is awesome! what a great channel you have created! thank you for sharing : )
Thank you! It’s a mixture of history, flying and motoring.
Congratulations! It's like a 'modern' day, (with the technology), version of Harold Penrose's adventures in his book, 'Airymouse'. Well worth a read.
@@bernardolley4190 Definitely, it's a good book.
Excellent video. I recently read “THE WRIGHT BROTHERS” by David McCollough and it was very good. I’ll have to get a copy of A. Scott Berg’s book about Lindbergh. Looking forward to more C2 construction videos. Thanks for making them.
Very good read. The competition between Langley and the Wright brothers lead to some hideous behavior on the part of curator of the Smithsonian. When I visited to see the 1905 Wright Flyer I was stunned to find that one of the most important artifacts from this epoch was defiled. The Smithsonian adulterated the complete aircraft so that it is now undifferentiated from any modern replica.
There'll be more C2 stuff in a while. It's not the easiest thing to film as I tend to pick off small jobs without aiming a camera at it. There's only so much I can film as filming itself can be a huge distraction and tends to slow tasks down.
@@paulslevinsky580 Yes, the original Wright Flyer was displayed in London until after WW2 because the Smithsonian were so unpleasant to Orville Wright. A bit like the Gustave Whitehead loonies, not interested in the truth when their own story sounds better.
I love the sound of your low rpm engine at cruise speed.
It's a good sound, the rpm isn't any lower than a Cub but with only one bang per revolution (instead of two) the frequency is perfect 🙂
Narative first class, gone all emotional again
Stop bubbling, we don't want you going all Philip Schofield!
We’re you high enough over the ocean that you could reach land if your engine quit?
Hopefully!
Please do a special on Wrong Way Corrigan
I will, probably next July. These films take a lot of research and my pot is fairly full right now but Douglas Corrigan is my kind of maverick!
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I own 3 65TCs. Just came across a 1943 C3. Low and slow is the way to go! Thanks. I enjoy your videos
@@rogermatheny5512 Thank you!
Very well done! A great romantic view of the historic crossing by Lindbergh. But I can’t abide the man for the botched mock kidnapping of his child. That ended in the hanging of the innocent German immigrant for the child’s death!
Wasn’t he electrocuted? The case is mired in controversy; I don’t believe Hauptmann was innocent but he was stitched up as the only gang member caught.