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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Atreides » Sat Nov 14, 2015 11:48 am

Many German and Dutch F104-pilots have died, but it can't be attributed to the aircraft alone. Many German pilots also died flying the F4 Phantom.
No, the main problem was training. In the cold war they had good training but the schools were pressed by the needs of the field and the arms race. Nowadays the training of fighter pilots is at a different level. Also, pilots who knew the F104 well found it an excellent plane. It did however not allow for a large margin of error, so in that respect Hartmann was certainly right.

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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by HansWind » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:17 pm

Atreides wrote:Many German and Dutch F104-pilots have died, but it can't be attributed to the aircraft alone...
No, the main problem was training... It did however not allow for a large margin of error, so in that respect Hartmann was certainly right.
They said it was a very honest aircraft. If you made an error, it killed you.

Günther Rall described the 'Starfighter crisis' quite extensively in his memoirs ("Meine Flugbuch - Erinnerungen 1938-2004").

Quite a few of the casualties were caused by either crazy stunts (due to poor training or lack of discipline) or by the lack of vital upgrades which were lacking from the German "G" version (for example the ENCS Emergency Nozzle Closure System which had already been installed in the earlier American versions).
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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Sprite » Tue Nov 17, 2015 5:59 pm

Soviet Storm Ep. 12 - The Air War. Also pretty sure they used Il2 1946 in this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmgCaaS ... s&index=12

I highly recommend the entire season if you're interested in the Eastern Front, it is very, very well done

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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Atreides » Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:48 pm

Challenging airfields:




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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Atreides » Fri May 06, 2016 7:24 am

Interesting history about the Supermarine Spitfire on the BBC:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2016050 ... nd-barrier

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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Silver » Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:24 pm

Discovery Channel Great Planes.

1939-1945:
A-26 Invader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68sAQsXdOI
B-29 Superfortress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SHGb45l-kc
F4F Wildcat/F6F Hellcat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKugT6XARs
F4U Corsair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-r4VAjfB0Q
P-38 Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhIHPoB430
P-47 Thunderbolt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxyEY9d3Aqg
P-51 Mustang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH0HDuknMII
PBY Catalina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMkYzO0_By0
TBF Avenger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jB43Gh51eU

1945-1955:
A-1 Skyraider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8x-PWZTyns
B-36 Peacemaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmG5uTVvS2c
B-57 Canberra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7C7soGMIhY
F-84 Thunderjet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0hpYfbCEY
F-86 Sabre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGwvPxr4Srg

1955-1973:
A-4 Skyhawk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLMM_jf6Lwc
A-6 Intruder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUwBKor ... 229681E64C
A-7 Corsair 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPfXRQw0_d4
B-52 Stratofortress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mvKQPHbqQY
F-100 Super Sabre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK5XuNh1wwk
F-104 Starfighter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChqJY9VzTU
F-105 Thunderchief https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR2F677wYm0
F-111 Aardvark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZhMVG2W_QQ
F-4 Phantom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9AWMUHVm8g
F-5 Tiger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZQir_yH_J8
F-8 Crusader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ic-EOpLxto
SR-71 Blackbird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOo0MhCO4As

1973-2000:

A-10 Thunderbolt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDdy0y0nWCQ
B-1 Lancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUCpDvfPcjw
F-14 Tomcat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4arJFZbfKAg
F-15 Eagle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBTS5jKrhCg
F-16 Falcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCE-EUZ_8Do
F-18 Hornet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fWd-bhsCas
Harrier 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxzpKtbNKQ0
Panavia Tornado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBUyBF1AgUI

Wings over the Gulf:

First Strike Part- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFhpPQu ... oyBDp1C0cM
In Harms Way- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOiQDzj ... eJf6JXfRFV
The Final Assault- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwU3gEu ... IL958kl22T

Discovery Channel Wings of the Red Star:

The Great Patriotic War- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCXuks7pMto
The Flying Tank- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLXs68aYjQ
Duel over Korea- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MutOa4LZMKY
The Phantom's Foe- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WedlI91iZG8
The Swing-Wing Solution- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42S-shssRlY
The Foxbat- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlMjNMQ8NIY
Straight Up- Yak-38 'Forger' and Yak-141 'Freestyle' (link:MIA)
Soviet Rotors- Development of Soviet helicopters (link:MIA)
Mi-24 Hind- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aScbm3RDpw
The Nuclear Bear- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhl5jmtmMA
The Backfire Bomber- Tu-22 'Backfire' (link:MIA)
Supersonic Transport- Tu-144 'Charger' (link:MIA)
Russian Giants- An-124 'Condor' (link:MIA)
The Last Generation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsGNgtosD2s

In the post below are documentaries about Soviet aircraft from a Russian perspective. It will be interesting to see the difference in views about the same aircraft.
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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Silver » Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:53 pm

Wings of Russia

Fighters -
The First Victories- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE7CYxqVoUs
The Stormy Years- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUEXVrl6I4U
The Jet Era- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inOKZ7kIRnA
A Struggle for Superiority- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZaIt6wt6QM

Attack Aircraft -
Above the Battlefield- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFSeCmcYECs
The Jet Strike- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjUG9GyGzM

Bombers -
The Flying Armada- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl5jCaTJve0
The Cold War- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf-_e5Puazo

Helicopters -
The Air Rovers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFRfuzIwJ8A
Soldiers and Workers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foFd59VvUXE

Naval Aviation-
On the Naval Service- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vpF2CukCg

Reconnaissance Planes-
The Sky Outwatch- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjNbTegRuM
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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Silver » Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:12 pm

History Channel Dogfights:

Season 1 -

The Greatest Air Battles- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMFducE7mNY
MiG Alley- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knSe5sNyRhE
Air Ambush- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAySJWCLVDM
Flying Tigers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22MIzNXDAIY
Guadalcanal- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8eOo3nnGuA
Hell Over Hanoi- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62fIyD5ag_c
The Zero Killer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=475CkkZQs0w
The Last Gunfighter- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYXNEiMYExY
Death of the Japanese Navy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj6l7KdvNGo
Hunt for the Bismarck- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9mnV_NMng
Long Odds- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDPyvyt-MQ
Dogfights of the Middle East- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6GW5wxGwM

Season 2 -

Kamikaze- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4N7VtfmR8
The Luftwaffe's Deadliest Mission- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUZMyPIR9U
Jet vs. Jet- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLvym8Q1qI
Thunderbolt- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLb9bRZf2U
Gun Kills of Vietnam- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsrF1efZ1TE
Desert Aces- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyvT8DQ9n4
The First Dogfighters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNlBSDdjpT8
No Room for Error- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAxDif-LrV0
Night Fighters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG32X2B_gIk
The Bloodiest Day- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8n1roB2K4o
P-51 Mustang- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TolhfyNrCkM
Dogfights of Desert Storm- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFX-U0gZRfE
The Tuskegee Airmen- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TWJoU-zmao
MiG Killers of Midway- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD485XZHmq8
Supersonic- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coAc_jMxVh4
Death of the Luftwaffe- (link:MIA)
Secret Weapons- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VzEihlYlAU
Dogfights of the Future- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfVXdi-Kk0o

History Channel Battle 360:

Call to Duty- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6WmNMzo7Q
Vengeance at Midway- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dya7mMSLE
Jaws of the Enemy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_ygxL8f_dU
Bloody Santa Cruz- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVh2wpLxtq0
Enterprise versus Japan- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbdkeqht2v8
The Grey Ghost- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5de3eyHyn0
Hammer of Hell- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-2zQCbwc0
D-Day in the Pacific- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkxVcqW90a4
Battle of Leyte Gulf- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUxb1Kj_rrI
The Empire's Last Stand- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJe4Ouw6F4E
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Re: Aircraft documentaries

Post by Pariah » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:59 pm

Wow. Cheers Silver.
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