Fleet carriers are fast, escort carriers were not so fast. The last class of escorts in WW2, the Commencement Class, would only get up to about 19 knots, while the last fleet carrier of the war, the Essex, would reach 33 knots. Though, escort carriers don't really exist anymore. The closest thing to them would be helicopter carriers. Also, on super carriers going 40kts, it's not supposed to. At least, by manufacturer specifications. Using my own information from talking from a Vietnam War vet, pilot for a F-2 Phantom, the Forrestals * could * reach up to 45 knots.
I worked on the V22 as early as 1981 at Grumman and then again in 1989 at Bell. That thing has taken a long time to mature. Hope it is truly workable by now.
I'm almost convinced that Grumman has a three mode transformable, carrier capable VF-1 Valkyrie in a warehouse or out in the Groom Lake desert. This thing looks like it would be the first developmental step in jets that can also fight giant humanoid aliens when they transform into piloted Robots, lol. Actually, if you did a "found and Explained" episode on the fictional Valkyrie as if it was real, that would be awesome. Hell you could do a whole series with the Macross or Robotech Anime aircraft.
The Nutcracker just convinces me that, had we gotten our hands on the Overtechnology from Macross, we would have *absolutely* developed fully transforming Valkyrie Fighters lol Human engineers are nothing if not dreamers after all
@@FoundAndExplained Mate, well done, that's some quality work, it had shades of the Unicron transformation from Transformers: The Movie mixed with Gundam style Anime NGL I'm slightly disappointed, that it's not from a series or film that I can go and watch. I'd like to see more of your purely artistic stuff.
i saw this crazy concept in a book, and it quickly became my favorite plane. also does anyone think that the plane looks like a robot with it’s wings as arms and rear fins as legs?
@@ScorpionXXXVII True. Intentional. It's no Transformers' Skyfire/Jetfire though. In the 1980s, it looked like a small SDF-1 Macross. The toy is a rebranded Macross' VF-1 Valkyrie. The live action is a SR-71 Blackbird, my childhood idol.
One reason I could imagine they didn't call the project "Hummingbird" is because there was in face a project called "XV-4 Hummingbird" a decade prior, Grumman likely decided not to use that name to avoid confusion. Still love this thing though, such a fun design and really thinking outside the box.
Actually US Marines are usually getting the antiquated hand me downs. In WW2 the Army boys in Europe were fighting with 8 shot semi auto M1 Garands while the Marines in the Pacific were using the old 5 round bolt action Springfield
Good to see them pointing out the single hinge in the middle of the plane as a problem. Because the only thing I was thinking during the whole video was why.
Interesting. The VF-0 Phoenix variable fighter was an advanced prototype for the VF-1 Valkyrie also manufactured by The Northrop Grumman/Bellcom, frictionally. VF-0 used conventional turbofan engines while they later replaced it with the thermonuclear engine on the VF-1.
When I was a kid I saw an article about this aircraft in either a Popular Science or Popular Mechanics magazine from the late 80's/early 90's. Very cool to see a video about it.
The tilt engine version could have been used in conjunction with a Beartrap Haul down system that came into existence with The Canadian Navy in the 1960s. I'm not military but I do recall seeing it in action sometime in the 70s.
Hinge the wing atop the fuselage, rigidly mount the engines to it. Rotate the whole assembly down for VTOL. Use the assembly for fore/aft axis control. Has this been done?
I really didn't think the absurdity of the Pogo would be topped, yet here we are. I could not begin to imagine the type of person who would agree to test something like this
Secret Space Program. Reminded me of Macross' VA-3M Invader's 'GERWALK Mode'. Grumman in the story is also its maker. Or was it someone else? The VF-1 Valkyrie was by Stonewell/Rockwell. The same goes with the VF-0 Phoenix.
The American 80s cartoon G.I.Joe feature many weapons and vehicles that were often real world military stuff modified to be just different enough. The bad guys had A-10 inspired jet with tilt-wing for VTOL. So the Son of NutCracker had a imaginary cousin in the form of the "Cobra Rattler".
it was one of those ideas that engineers came up with that could never work in real life. Son of Nutcracker was more conventional but because the Osprey was already in development and I think that plane, besides being a transport, is also an. ASW platform… Maybe someday a pure jet STOVL transport, a giant Harrier!
I like the humor added. Shows that your channel is growing up. Or perhaps exactly the opposite, attracting younger viewers. In any case, i laughed a couple time. And you fed me a documentary at the same time. So well done! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! (Picard facepalm - Timeless)
yes, but with todays fly by wire and computers it should be easy to put to work. However now there is the tilt rotors to do this sub hunting job as the Bell V280.
I've got to say, you are one of a kind! I've been on UA-cam for a while now. And I've seen channels come and go. But yours is amazing! As a computer geek AND former U.S. army attack helicopter crew chief (AH-1S Cobra) 🐍 I am always amazed by the detail and accuracy of the aviation aspect of your videos. And then there is the AMAZING CG renders that you include to immerse the viewer into the video. No other channel on UA-cam has done, (or is doing) what you do. Thank You for creating this channel and keeping it going. If you ever come stateside and get so successful and busy that you need to hire military consultants for films, look me up... I'd be both happy and honored to work with you.
Funny intro topic for sure, 4:25 a very redundent design modernly, for one, the engine has air flow thusting at a rear fin, limites in afterburner featuring, plus there is no purpose to fully vertical, besides only two engines, the cockpit, might as well be the only pivit motion, so its more like a verticle dolphin versus a humming bird.
Grumman Nutcracker, Convair Pogo: I am the first VTOL aircraft without being used runways and good in landing EVERYWHERE. Strike Witches: ARE WE A JOKE OF YOU?!!!!
Please I want you to take a look at the Object 490 or just the Soviet supertank program in general, it's the brainchild of Soviet tank designers and it's perfect for your video format, that would be awesome
Hate to tell you this but an aircraft carrier is one of the fastest ships on the planet. If a carrier went all ahead full, the battle group would burn out their engines trying to keep up.
We might as well invest in making very capable advanced drones that we can deploy and achieve various things with and they can auto return land on the boats...
I give you a tip Mr. Found and Explained: You should give more info about testing and Deaths related to any of this prototypes. More crash and horribal stuff you can add.. Make it a little more entertaining.
I may be missing something here, but after a few years involvement with aircraft design, there is a major problem . At the start of transition to vertical, it would simply go nose down out of control. Same thing when trying to transition to vertical. No one with any knowledge would attempt the design as depicted here.
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My reaction was "did they use a F14 cockpit for that plane. Interesting need to watch this story"
Amazing! I'd never heard of this aircraft, great video as always!
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@@FoundAndExplained thanks!!!
@@FoundAndExplained Yeah, 'never heard'.
The things a disappointment to the government… on a level that the dude who made this, was violently “suspended”
carriers aren’t slow, they’re some of the fastest capital ships. american super carriers have been known to reach over 40kts.
True. Aircraft Carrier is quite fast, but expensive. This relies on Helicopter Carrier. A bit cheaper.
Fleet carriers are fast, escort carriers were not so fast. The last class of escorts in WW2, the Commencement Class, would only get up to about 19 knots, while the last fleet carrier of the war, the Essex, would reach 33 knots. Though, escort carriers don't really exist anymore. The closest thing to them would be helicopter carriers.
Also, on super carriers going 40kts, it's not supposed to. At least, by manufacturer specifications. Using my own information from talking from a Vietnam War vet, pilot for a F-2 Phantom, the Forrestals * could * reach up to 45 knots.
When are we going to get the shield hellicarriers ? 😊
I would say that the Grumman is one of the most Chad aircraft manufacturer in the world
The virgin Virgin vs the Chad Grumman
Just out of curiosity…exactly what are the characteristics that “make” an aircraft manufacturer more or less “Chad”??
@@samsonian it depends on how innovative they are on designing and making the aircraft, and how it works mostly
Sorry, when I see this plane hanging and hear "Chad", the term "Hanging Chad" just comes naturally...
@@samsonian When the phrase iron works is associated with the manufacturer
These animations are getting better and better every upload, nicely done Nick!
by far the best F&E video 👍
After seeing this, I conclude that Japan needs to up their Macross-like aircraft game.
Yes we need some valkyries up in the air.
@@Attaxalotl This is the first time and I already like what I'm seeing.
@@Attaxalotl God bless your soul for letting me know about such masterpiece.
@@charaznable2859 Indeed and with the power of god and anime, Japan can totally make one.
@@leet37a9 they've made a moving gundam. Why not a valkyrie
I mean... how do you easily solve visibility on a VTOL aircraft if not by tilting the whole effing fuselage?
By just going Macross and tilting the cockpit and nose instead.
@@SephirothRyu Actually, Macross' Variable Fighter swinged its engines down, forming its 'legs'. See also Advanced Vertical Strike (AVS) & VFW's VAK 191B.
@@SephirothRyu The visibility can be solved by either a mirror or camera, or just tilt the entire the cockpit.
@@smartfrenandromax6651 yeah, idk why they did not think of that, along with a sensor to measure the distance from the landing gear to the ground
@@charlestonianbuilder344 lots of cocaine my guess
I worked on the V22 as early as 1981 at Grumman and then again in 1989 at Bell. That thing has taken a long time to mature. Hope it is truly workable by now.
I'm almost convinced that Grumman has a three mode transformable, carrier capable VF-1 Valkyrie in a warehouse or out in the Groom Lake desert. This thing looks like it would be the first developmental step in jets that can also fight giant humanoid aliens when they transform into piloted Robots, lol.
Actually, if you did a "found and Explained" episode on the fictional Valkyrie as if it was real, that would be awesome. Hell you could do a whole series with the Macross or Robotech Anime aircraft.
Just gotta wait until the VF-0 is produced sometime in the future.
So we essentially could've had Macross variable fighters in operational service?
“Oi, the project failed! Why are you making another crazy airplane design?!
Grumman designing the G-698: *“I didn’t hear no bell”*
The Nutcracker just convinces me that, had we gotten our hands on the Overtechnology from Macross, we would have *absolutely* developed fully transforming Valkyrie Fighters lol
Human engineers are nothing if not dreamers after all
What on earth was that waiting animation taken from? It looked amazing!
I made it :)
Respect
@@FoundAndExplained Mate, well done, that's some quality work, it had shades of the Unicron transformation from Transformers: The Movie mixed with Gundam style Anime NGL I'm slightly disappointed, that it's not from a series or film that I can go and watch. I'd like to see more of your purely artistic stuff.
Also, what software are you using, I'm just getting back into Blender after a break of a few years.
Where is it?
i saw this crazy concept in a book, and it quickly became my favorite plane.
also does anyone think that the plane looks like a robot with it’s wings as arms and rear fins as legs?
Considering the title has Transformer in it. I'd say everyone thought of that
Actually, I had a japanese transformer that looked a lot like this but with pontoons that unfolded as legs. So which was first?
@@Deltaflot1701 It would not surprise me if Macross's fighter designs were in fact based on it.
Yes. It looked like Macross' VA-3M Invader, a Variable Attacker also made by Grumman in the story. See SSP
@@ScorpionXXXVII True. Intentional. It's no Transformers' Skyfire/Jetfire though. In the 1980s, it looked like a small SDF-1 Macross. The toy is a rebranded Macross' VF-1 Valkyrie. The live action is a SR-71 Blackbird, my childhood idol.
One reason I could imagine they didn't call the project "Hummingbird" is because there was in face a project called "XV-4 Hummingbird" a decade prior, Grumman likely decided not to use that name to avoid confusion.
Still love this thing though, such a fun design and really thinking outside the box.
spin jet turbine, yes, the normal electric impeller pump shaped ducted fan, but with up, down, back, forward, and 4x thrusters as normal quad drone
It is looked like an anime I watched
Oh, dang. The 3d model animations have really been stepped up. Nicely done!
Some Macross level aircraft design
Actually US Marines are usually getting the antiquated hand me downs. In WW2 the Army boys in Europe were fighting with 8 shot semi auto M1 Garands while the Marines in the Pacific were using the old 5 round bolt action Springfield
Good to see them pointing out the single hinge in the middle of the plane as a problem. Because the only thing I was thinking during the whole video was why.
After years of development, the plane grew arms, legs, and head...
VF-1 Valkyrie!
Interesting. The VF-0 Phoenix variable fighter was an advanced prototype for the VF-1 Valkyrie also manufactured by The Northrop Grumman/Bellcom, frictionally. VF-0 used conventional turbofan engines while they later replaced it with the thermonuclear engine on the VF-1.
“G-674 transform!”
**Transformers theme begins playing as the jet’s back section turns 90 degrees downwards**
As an added bonus, Macross' 'dogfighter theme' is available as a bonus.
Shoji Kawamori be like "can I copy your homework? I promise I will change it a bit".
This needs to get pinned ASAP!
When I was a kid I saw an article about this aircraft in either a Popular Science or Popular Mechanics magazine from the late 80's/early 90's. Very cool to see a video about it.
If you did a video of the late 70s US ARMY COMANCHE helicopter..That would be cool..
Found And Explained: *tells that A-10 Video will come soon*
The bois: LET'S GOOOOOOOO
"Should we tilt engines?"
"No, let's tilt back half of plane"
Why do you tilt rotors if you can tilt half of a plane?
Next step: Why don't you just tilt whole aircraft and land candle alike?
The pogo plane shown at the beginning of this video was that.
The Soviet X-Wing landed vertically, but did not tilt its nose.
this is quite literally, the most batshit INSANE project i have ever heard of...
There’s even crazier stuff
The tilt engine version could have been used in conjunction with a Beartrap Haul down system that came into existence with The Canadian Navy in the 1960s. I'm not military but I do recall seeing it in action sometime in the 70s.
Funny, it would have seemed much easier and practical to just pivot the Turbofan engines themselves rather then the rear half of the aircraft.
Engineers : easier said than done chief....
Grumann engineers : hold my ruler
There was another plane by Grumman I believe that did just that. But jet vtols in general aren't as good as prop ones.
This reminds me of the transformer series
Or Macross
@E L M A WTF
I am amazed at how many stark raving bonkers experimental aircraft I've never heard of until I saw Found and Explained do videos about them.
Memories.... from my past at Grumman Bethpage working for Bob Kress, smart engineer.
Narrator: carriers are slow.
Nimitz class carrier goes faster then 33kts: Am I joke to you?
I find him saying "big ass ships" more amusing than I should. Has the same energy as when Mustard said "...but of course, it all went to sh*t".
Hinge the wing atop the fuselage, rigidly mount the engines to it. Rotate the whole assembly down for VTOL. Use the assembly for fore/aft axis control. Has this been done?
Ahh yes, Thundercracker's "Special" cousin.
Macross Variable fighter got real very fast lmao
Great find! It is very interesting to find out about all those paper projects!
The visual quality is insane man, nice work!
Neat! Now make it fold completely in half, give it a rotating seat and foldable arms and legs!
Found And Explained you are brilliant ! Greetings from a Brazilian subscriber.
2:08 “okay okay, sorry! Here’s the story.” *AD!*
seriously tho, not gonna complain, probably the best place for an ad, to be honest.😅
I can already imagine people would have their nuts cracked seeing one of this in action.
Your editing and humor getting better :)
I’ve seen a large quality increase between the last few videos, great work!
More like a real life Valkyrie from Macross, get your mecha references straight
Great content mate, very interesting. Keep up the good job.
I really didn't think the absurdity of the Pogo would be topped, yet here we are.
I could not begin to imagine the type of person who would agree to test something like this
Secret Space Program. Reminded me of Macross' VA-3M Invader's 'GERWALK Mode'. Grumman in the story is also its maker. Or was it someone else?
The VF-1 Valkyrie was by Stonewell/Rockwell. The same goes with the VF-0 Phoenix.
This is probably my favourite aircraft ever for some reason Idrk why. Kinda looks cool when it flips over
The American 80s cartoon G.I.Joe feature many weapons and vehicles that were often real world military stuff modified to be just different enough. The bad guys had A-10 inspired jet with tilt-wing for VTOL. So the Son of NutCracker had a imaginary cousin in the form of the "Cobra Rattler".
next he is gonna show us 5 planes that can transform into a big anime robot
the animation work is amazing. great video !
I love your videos! I love your animations, i noticed, they greatly improved lastly it looks so good!
this channel is so underrated
They have crAZy ideas back then!
The Convalescent 49 AAFSS was a tail sitter with a pivoting cockpit that transitioned between horizontal and vertical modes.
Wow, the visuals are nice here.
it was one of those ideas that engineers came up with that could never work in real life.
Son of Nutcracker was more conventional but because the Osprey was already in development and I think that plane, besides being a transport, is also an. ASW platform…
Maybe someday a pure jet STOVL transport, a giant Harrier!
I like the humor added. Shows that your channel is growing up. Or perhaps exactly the opposite, attracting younger viewers. In any case, i laughed a couple time. And you fed me a documentary at the same time. So well done! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! (Picard facepalm - Timeless)
I appreciate that!
Commander: "You've been tasked with dismantling and reassembling this folding VTOL jet, now get to it!"
Technician: *Jumps off aircraft carrier*
Thank you for the BRRRRRRRRTTTT!
I've always been interested in the idea of a "modernized" aircraft carrier that uses a fleet of drones rather than manned aircraft
Your new computer has really elevated your videos mate. This is better than nat geo and history channel combined. 🇮🇪😁👌🍻🍀
That’s big praise!
1:06 I fell out of my chair at that description
G-674 _Nutcracker_
*O u c h*
Gyro-stabilizing the catch arm now wouldn't be too difficult now but in the 70s I could see it not working.
yes, but with todays fly by wire and computers it should be easy to put to work. However now there is the tilt rotors to do this sub hunting job as the Bell V280.
Or just you know. Standar thrust vectoring already mature for more than 50 years.
No need to overcomplicated thing
@@bocahdongo7769 Yes. Thrust vectoring. The design of the Nutcracker is kind of lazy though. Now if it got arms…
@@smartfrenandromax6651 now it must carry arm too. Which doesn't do anything and... You know, 3D maneuver plane is already in operate anyway.
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“Son of a Nutcracker”… HAHAHAAHAAAAA 😂
What about rotating engines instead of rotating fuselarge ??
It exist
It's called "tilt engine". One of them is V-22 Osprey
I've got to say, you are one of a kind! I've been on UA-cam for a while now. And I've seen channels come and go. But yours is amazing! As a computer geek AND former U.S. army attack helicopter crew chief (AH-1S Cobra) 🐍 I am always amazed by the detail and accuracy of the aviation aspect of your videos. And then there is the AMAZING CG renders that you include to immerse the viewer into the video. No other channel on UA-cam has done, (or is doing) what you do. Thank You for creating this channel and keeping it going. If you ever come stateside and get so successful and busy that you need to hire military consultants for films, look me up... I'd be both happy and honored to work with you.
That is so cool id love to see it fly
Funny intro topic for sure, 4:25 a very redundent design modernly, for one, the engine has air flow thusting at a rear fin, limites in afterburner featuring, plus there is no purpose to fully vertical, besides only two engines, the cockpit, might as well be the only pivit motion, so its more like a verticle dolphin versus a humming bird.
Grumman Nutcracker, Convair Pogo: I am the first VTOL aircraft without being used runways and good in landing EVERYWHERE.
Strike Witches: ARE WE A JOKE OF YOU?!!!!
That's one nicely modeled Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Looks like a Fligh I or Flight IIA
Its a bloody Transformer!
Cool I hope it can transport at least 4 others
It needs twin a10 gun arms and when it needs a boost it can shoot backwards. Or down
Good attempt but with few modification to this design this the idea of vertical landing is work able
This is better then Mustard's channel!
The Nutcracker is all well and good until you get combat damage. That tail unit is in the jet blast with all the flutter and vibration issues.
Secret Space Program. Macross' Variable Fighter's 'GERWALK Mode'? See also Advanced Vertical Strike (AVS). Plus VFW's VAK 191B.
Make a video about the Focke-Wulf Triebflügel pls. One of the most craziest Vtol designs
now THIS the base inspiration if macross transforming multipurpose winged craft
Please I want you to take a look at the Object 490 or just the Soviet supertank program in general, it's the brainchild of Soviet tank designers and it's perfect for your video format, that would be awesome
"nutcracker" - really? The naming people need to be replaced. Hummingbird would have been better but.. yeah what funny idea.
So Macross?
Hate to tell you this but an aircraft carrier is one of the fastest ships on the planet. If a carrier went all ahead full, the battle group would burn out their engines trying to keep up.
"Big-ass ships..." That's the TECHNICAL term! 😆
This plane is badass
We might as well invest in making very capable advanced drones that we can deploy and achieve various things with and they can auto return land on the boats...
And here I was actually eating a cup of mixed nuts while watching
I give you a tip Mr. Found and Explained: You should give more info about testing and Deaths related to any of this prototypes. More crash and horribal stuff you can add.. Make it a little more entertaining.
The USAF should look into cartoons more, there was a design of hybrid helicopter and a jet by cartoon series called "Mask"
I may be missing something here, but after a few years involvement with aircraft design, there is a major problem .
At the start of transition to vertical, it would simply go nose down out of control. Same thing when trying to transition to vertical.
No one with any knowledge would attempt the design as depicted here.
My reaction was "did they use a F14 cockpit for that plane. Interesting need to watch this story"
hHey . i love your articles . Ever considered doing one of the iml addax . aka the New Zealand Raptor ?