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phil c:
Greg is a long timer on youtube evaluating just about any plane that you might be interested in.  He goes from the Wright Brothers all the way to space shuttles with a heavy emphasis on military planes.

For example, he has a 3 part exam of the evolution of the Grumman Hellcat and how the "timing", design, and care that Grumman took to build a plane that could almost land at full speed and not hurt the pilot.- plus the "Cat" was so sturdy and strong it could protect the pilots and bring them back alive while flaying opponents with 6 .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns.

Plus Greg is a long time airline pilot and has managed to build stashes of historic material to write histories on almost any plane that has flown.

Phil C

Dave Hull:
Highly recommended. He doesn't shy away from the engineering details, which makes it much more interesting.

There was a reason that they used to call Grumman "The Ironworks...."

I'm with Phil on these videos.

Dave

Brett Buck:

--- Quote from: phil c on March 07, 2023, 09:00:11 AM ---For example, he has a 3 part exam of the evolution of the Grumman Hellcat and how the "timing", design, and care that Grumman took to build a plane that could almost land at full speed and not hurt the pilot.- plus the "Cat" was so sturdy and strong it could protect the pilots and bring them back alive while flaying opponents with 6 .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns.

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    Meaning they realized that they could build airplanes a lot faster than they could train new pilots - a point lost on almost all the WW II participants, until it was far too late.

      Brett

Chuck Matheny:

--- Quote from: phil c on March 07, 2023, 09:00:11 AM ---Greg is a long timer on youtube evaluating just about any plane that you might be interested in.  He goes from the Wright Brothers all the way to space shuttles with a heavy emphasis on military planes.

For example, he has a 3 part exam of the evolution of the Grumman Hellcat and how the "timing", design, and care that Grumman took to build a plane that could almost land at full speed and not hurt the pilot.- plus the "Cat" was so sturdy and strong it could protect the pilots and bring them back alive while flaying opponents with 6 .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns.

Plus Greg is a long time airline pilot and has managed to build stashes of historic material to write histories on almost any plane that has flown.

Phil C

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Phil...thanks for reminding me about this guy's excellent videos.

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