A4 / V2 Rocket in detail: Turbopump
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The A4 / V2 rocket turbopump: part 1. (See Part 2 here • A4 / V2 Rocket in deta... ). If the V2 rocket could be said to have a beating heart, it would undoubtedly be the 500-horsepower steam turbine-powered twin propellant pump system.
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Starting in 1935, the project to develop the V2 turbopump was one of a handful of key technologies that made the ballistic missile a viable possibility. Even today, the turbopump remains a key technology that enables liquid-fuelled rocket engines to develop the thrust needed to reach orbit.
In this comprehensive video, we look at the steam turbine-powered propellant pumps of the infamous V2 rocket - the world's first ballistic missile and the first human-made object to enter the realm of space beyond 100km (62 miles) altitude.
The video looks initially at the general form of the steam turbine and two independent centrifugal pumps and the location of the pump assembly on the missile before moving on to a detailed look at an original V2 turbopump on display in Peenemünde - the place of its birth. Along the way, we answer the question: why do some rockets need a turbopump?
We look at the German army's history of the turbopump and the vital role played by civilian contractors, not just in the manufacturing supply of the propellant pumping system - but in its development as well.
The video looks at the Helmut Walter steam generator - the system that supplied the energetic stream of super-heated steam to the turbine wheel to power the twin pumps and deliver over 8 tons of fuel and liquid oxygen to the thrust chamber in a little over a minute! The simple and powerful monopropellant chemistry used by the steam generator also comes in for close scrutiny with a detailed and safe, test of the method used (safe, but not without mishap and humour). With a detailed explanation of the unique two-stage launch system that relied on the turbopump for its success. We find out what can be learnt from historical turbopump relics found at impact sites and research facilities. See Turbopump Part 2: • A4 / V2 Rocket in deta... (Want to help us make more videos like this? See our Patreon link below.)
00:00 Start
01:11 Introduction to the turbopump parts and its location on the missile
12:55 The turbopump presentation at the Peenemünde Historical-Technical Museum.
23:40 Why do we need a turbopump?
34:04 Contractors and turbopump development
42:39 The Walter steam generation plant
(Erratum: please note we spelt Walter's name wrong in the video).
46:00 The chemistry used to generate the steam
55:22 Introducing the Mack Sennett School for Missile Research
1:06:46 How the steam generator works
1:12:44 Turbopump and launch sequence
1:18:12 The Steam rotor
1:26:27 A look at historical relics of the turbopump
1:48:47 What's in part 2, followed by closing credits
In part two of this video we'll be looking at some of the less well-known aspects of the turbopump; exploring the steam exhaust system, the gyroscopic phenomena associated with the turbopump and the surprising logic behind the turbopumps safety cut-off system.
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@typxxilps
9 ай бұрын
time to add the 2nd part here 22:10 shows Rieber which is a famous manufacturer of stainless steel kitchen sinks with a huge variety of products, very accurate parts and kits which you will appreciate if you build the kitchen on your own or need a special one with unusual dimensions or proportions. Frankenthal is a city north of Ludwigshafen which will not help the most people until they hear that Ludwigshafen is more or less BASF and that all the companies from Frankenthal have been suppliers of BASF just 10 km south where BASF needed all the parts and tubes, controls, pressure things for their chemical plant that were required for the rocket. Therefore Frankenthal companies = BASF suppliers and therefore the best spot in germany to find anything you might need that works under high pressure and in chemical reactions. Ask BASF and you will get an answer where to find a proper supplier.
@frankhoward8810
7 ай бұрын
@@typxxilps😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
"1:51h video of V2 turbopump? No way I'm gonna watch that!" *2 hours later* "wow, it's amazing"
@WildPhotoShooter
4 жыл бұрын
I did exactly the same , I thought I'll watch ten minutes and skip through the rest .......1:51 later I thought that was great.
@peterjones6945
4 жыл бұрын
@@WildPhotoShooter I thought exactly the same and did exactly the same
@tafkab60
4 жыл бұрын
@@peterjones6945 Me too
@robinbreslin1626
4 жыл бұрын
@@tafkab60 me too
@MP-kr3mh
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. What an amazing piece of documentary, thanks!
I'm immensely impressed by the amount of time and effort that was invested in making this video. Thank you for creating it.
@alanmyers19531953
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing detail and thoroughness. Thank you for creating and posting
@ginalee813
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. He even went to the trouble of explaining a ‘“Pusher Hole”, at 1:27:36.
@ocayaro
2 жыл бұрын
What gets me and overshadows the brilliant presentation is that so much engineering went into designing a weapon of mass destruction, likely other innocent human beings.
@viliamcangel3453
2 жыл бұрын
nacisti ktory mali byt obeseny boli po 2 svetovej americky hrdinovia
@Amberlynn_Reid
2 жыл бұрын
no worries Kev
I felt like I was watching a BBC Horizon back when they were actually good and cared about science and engineering. Thank you!!
This was maybe the most excellent combination of experience, education, history and engineering in one single person!
@KarsonNow
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine - they had those days no computers or CAD. It's just incredibly fine art of Ingenuity, craftsmanship and engineering.
@Veet
10 ай бұрын
I love this, I want build this in West Africa Ghana
Would like to thank you for this video. My V2 has been just standing in my driveway for years; with all of my neighbors laughing at me, saying "You'll never get that thing running!" Well with your video, they won't be laughing anymore!
@KB-zq9ck
4 жыл бұрын
When you get it running "We Race"!!
@VegasUte
4 жыл бұрын
I am just letting you know I am stealing your line and I am not even ashamed to admit it....
@jmrico1979
4 жыл бұрын
I will steal your line too. And probably claim authorship as well.
@alielabdimarras7965
4 жыл бұрын
Well your V2 is a harley crapinson.....they never run for long.
@bengunn3698
4 жыл бұрын
@Spinstar---Well don't forget it needs steam to drive it ,i hope you don't find the coal too expensive.
WOW, what an incredibly deep dive into the V2 turbo pump, easily one of the most interesting engineering videos I've ever seen. Absolutely fantastic work.
@lsdlocks4673
4 жыл бұрын
I was surprised at seeing that rocket science boils down to a steam engine. ;)
@death_parade
4 жыл бұрын
Good, now lets see a video about the Epstein Drive.
@gunterdusterhus7931
3 жыл бұрын
@@death_parade Du glaubst nicht wie viel einfacher ein pulsierender linearer Fusionsreaktor mit vereinfachtem Magnetfeld und Laserzündung funktioniert. Angesichts des unfassbar Bösen (Blackrock und Co) das die Welt regiert sind wir Deutschen nicht mehr bereit diese Maschinen zu bauen. Warum sollen wir immer die Arschlöcher sein. Der ganze Brexit diente nur den Banken in der City, um die Hölle loszutreten.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
2 жыл бұрын
It's easy to think of engineering back then as primitive, but we would be very wrong thinking so.
@KarsonNow
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine - they had those days no computers or CAD. It's just incredibly fine art of Ingenuity, craftsmanship and engineering.
Did not expect something of this technical quality on KZread. And where the heck have you been acquiring V2 parts!?
@slimchance7335
3 жыл бұрын
I think literally hundreds of V2’s rained down on England during WW2 so it’s probably not so hard to acquire V2 rocket parts in England. Just like it’s easy to find Samurai swords in the United States after the Japanese handed over hundreds of thousands of swords upon surrender to U.S officers who brought them all home to the US.
@kratzikatz1
2 жыл бұрын
Peenemünde V2 museum. And , so anoying, the pumprotor in the cutoff modell is mounted upside down. This figuration won't pump enough mass.
@hagerty1952
2 жыл бұрын
@@slimchance7335 - It wasn't hundreds, it was thousands. Something over 2,000 V2's were launched at England. Even more were launched against Antwerp in Belgium where the allies had major materiel depots. About 5,000 total were launched in anger.
@johnarnold893
2 жыл бұрын
@@slimchance7335 V2's were raining down on England at 5000 mph, I doubt there were any parts to be had. The Allies captured a shit ton of V2s after the war and like this guy said this turbo pump is on display in the museum at Peenemünde. Did you watch the video?
@ctdieselnut
Жыл бұрын
@@johnarnold893 hate to be that guy, but 5000 kph, 3300 mph top speed. It's not like a nuke where ground zero is vaporized, there will still be fragments, albeit small, lodged in the ground. He says while showing a piece, 'it's a bit grimy, but it was in the ground for 80 years.'
The concept of this pump alone is enough to be amazed at... but imagine the difficulty of making the pump that handled the fuels...in the 30's no less ! No CNC machines... All that work and precise engineering and care only to be blown to pieces at the end of its mission. Crazy
@clarencewright9841
2 жыл бұрын
Yes the pump is blown to pieces after killing hundreds of people
@Genius_at_Work
2 жыл бұрын
*1940ies. And it was made by Concentration Camp Prisoners. But being blown to Pieces after a few Minutes was/is the Destiny of literally all Rocket Engines until the RS-25 Space Shuttle Main Engine came up.
Absolutely incredible, unprecedented, MASSIVE piece of detailed information on the topic in the single video. Deeply impressed.
@jackgoodell5574
3 жыл бұрын
you take a small pressure vessel full of whatever amount of water you going to need you have an existing to drop and ignite thermite into your tank you have a pressure release valve at a certain point or I should say a certain pressure it will pop turning your pump and all you have is a very simplistic system wow
@___-tp1su
3 жыл бұрын
@@jackgoodell5574 they were talking about the video but you wanted to kind of call them stupid
@freddiebuxton6135
3 жыл бұрын
@@jackgoodell5574 a is @🍉😃🙂😃😃🐒😃is a bit bit 😁😁🍉🍉🙂🍉😁🦍🐩🍄🍑🌐🌏⛰️🏚️🌐🏣🎆🥼♿♿
@rocketscience777999
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackgoodell5574 you may want to read your own comment next time before you let everyone know how illiterate you sound.
@raoulberret3024
Жыл бұрын
Beyond Impressive! A College Class!!
Finally a video series detailed enough I can build my own V-2 at home.
@RocketPlanet
4 жыл бұрын
... and that rhythmic thumping sound you can hear is the MI5/FBI (delete as appropriate) helicopter SWAT team hovering above your house. If there's a bold knock at the door make sure you're not holding a black hockey stick when you open it. KR RJD A&NTV
@funcounting
4 жыл бұрын
@@RocketPlanet The only controlled stuff in it would be propellants, reagents and the payload, no?
@wonniewarrior
4 жыл бұрын
It might be the FBI asking for your help in winning the space race against the private space adventurers. Ask for the cute FBI agent phone number as a condition for giving your help (I saw that in Sneakers).
@lawrencetate145
4 жыл бұрын
😁
@kevinrice957
4 жыл бұрын
Parts shown seem like straightforwardly machinable parts. Cast aluminum and steel? Ok, we have drawings. Cannot obtain H2O2 at 80%, that's tightly controlled; Will Wheaton was building an H2O2 model rocket for a while (2010-ish) and ran into supply problems on it. Bearings are Auto-grade (none higher than 8000 rpm, certainly auto-store accessible). Problem is all the test runs, would make BIG noises, so best not do it in your apartment foyer or old lady Robbins in 2A will tirade on the super and you'll have to sit through another, "I will not create vengeance weapons in my apartment" lecture again. LOL.
This is insane. I now know more about the V2 turbopump than anyone probably should.
@chronosschiron
4 жыл бұрын
iran is coming over LOL
@homomorphic
4 жыл бұрын
By "more than anyone should probably know", I meant because it is an arcane (but interesting) piece of history, that no one should probably know that much about such archaic technology. Definitely not threatened by Iran if the best they can do is 70 year old turbopumps.
@movax20h
4 жыл бұрын
@@homomorphic It is not that archaic, most principles and many details are still relevant to this day.
As a chief engineer that has designed numerous gas turbines, industrial turbines and turbopumps, it's scary how many features in the V2 are still being used today. I also greatly appreciate the amount of time and effort put into this video. The more you know, the more you appreciate how good this video is and how much research went into it.
Fascinating engineering lecture. I once had the honor of meeting Dr. Von Braun whilesoaring sailplanes at Elmira, NY. He was a truly dedicated engineer and cordial to bewith. R.W. Ruppert, P.E.
@mrwideboy
4 жыл бұрын
The killed some members of my family, don't be so proud. He was a Nazi,
@mjfan653
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrwideboy also sent men to the moon, a complicated figure, but a brilliant rocket pioneer for sure
@snowflakemelter1172
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrwideboy everyone in Nazi Germany that wanted to achieve anything was a Nazi party member, that is the basic rule of any totalitarian regime.
@georgeboris2240
4 жыл бұрын
@@mrwideboy you could not say no to Hitler, he would be dead. Same go to communist party , just FYI.
@rl7586
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrwideboy Wonder what you would have done in his time ? Greetings from Australia
I learned more in this video then in many lectures at the mechanical engineering university, thanks for giving us such high quality content! Greetings from Switzerland
@pauleohl
4 жыл бұрын
You learned the math and physics at university. Here we are learning the mechanical arrangement and some chemistry.
Uttermost respect for the amount of details covered in this video. Thank you for creating such amazing content!
My God that was deep. I do love the chicken feeder rocket engine part
This might be the best video I've ever watched on KZread. Well done.
what a turbo pumped rush! hard to believe that i just watched almost 2 hours of intricate rocket science without feeling bored for even a second. i'm so looking forward to part 2!
@Ichijoe2112
2 жыл бұрын
Curse you Whooflew I need my Turbopump fix. 😅
Please Give us part 2 and Continue with the v2 series !! This is undoubtedly one of the top 5 best KZread science channels:) Thanks for Inspiring Me and Teaching Us So Much :)) PLEASE CONTINUE THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!! WAITING EAGERLY FOR PART 2 .
Extraordinarily sophisticated design, manufacturing and engineering, particularly considering it was the early 1940's. Great video!
WoW you have put some work into this video, I am half way through it, and already you have given me insight into the working of rocket motors I didn't have 1 hour ago😀 Will continue tomorrow night
This was an excellent explanation of the A4/V4 turbopump. Well done.
Loved this. I've never seen someone go into such granular detail on almost any subject. All the various demonstrations were brilliant in making concepts understandable.
There are not much videos on KZread that I watch for almost 2 hours. Great.
I am deeply impressed with the quality and extent of this video... but also on how entertaining the host it is! I am thoroughly enjoying it, one of the best technical videos I've watched on KZread. Outstanding - Thank you for producing it and sharing it with the world!
DAMN!! Part 2 please! This is actual education. Thanks!
Unbelievable engineering work for the time...
This series of videos is amazing. a) the level of detail b) the excellent presentation c) the sheer excitement. Love it!
Best technical video concerning a historic matter i have ever seen on YT. Greetings from Germany
One of the best videos on a technical topic that I've ever seen, really. This 60's vintage rocket nerd thanks you.
This is why youtube exists. This is so much better than the what the "big" channels do. Such a relief. This long format is greatly appreciated.
Outstanding. Very well made. I wish I could find similar videos like this, in depth, educational, and importantly by someone who actually knows what they're talking about. With the algorithm changes I seem to only get the same round of documentaries or more often viral videos from someone who has read half a wikipedia article and feels qualified to teach.
@veramae4098
2 жыл бұрын
Was happening to me, then I figured I had to give the algorithm something to work with. I broke out, and started watching things I didn't like but were vaguely connected to something I would like. Now I rule the algorithm! Example: Started clicking on a few poorly done "science fiction" videos, eventually go to the good stuff. Also gave me more space science and space history.
@TheBozn
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, KZread is dead
@ctdieselnut
Жыл бұрын
I found a bunch of channels that make 10 min vids on various topics I like(engineering, science, tech, military tech). I thought they were all unique and well researched, and decently presented. Then I noticed that many of them rehash the same stories, events, weird history, inventions. They were more or less interchangeable, and I cant tell who is copying who other than looking at who posted the earliest vid on a topic. They really gloss over many of the details and you end up with the same summary overview without ever seeing the details or big picture. These channels have millions of subs, and i know other people have noticed this same phenomenon from reading the comments, like this thread starter above. It is indeed a flawed characteristic of the search/recommended algorithm. I guess I need to watch more stuff that doesn't seem the most appealing, so I can find stuff that is.
@MWGrossmann
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBozn Not with people like this, the guy who makes "Homemade Documentaries", "Everyday Astronaut", AronRa, and many others actually know what the hell they're talking about AND put so much effort into making truly great and incredibly informative videos despite the hit-seeking stupidities of Google and their latest algorithms.
@markiobook8639
Жыл бұрын
Agreed many crap documentaries by amateur idiots.
All of yours videos (also about astronomy) are just pleasure to watch. Short, understandable explanations. Bravo.
Who could give this a thumbs down? You obviously know the subject intimately and are able to present the information clearly and confidently. Two thumbs up!
I can not thank You guys enough for producing such high quality content!
A very interesting video, from a retired marine engineer in NZ. The turbine blades, i have seen the exact same types on a large marine engine of German make. Except they were longer and had a peg on the top with a band riveted to them. I was told that they had been hand forged and dressed. This turbine i was repairing, to keep the ferry running, as a new one was being souced from the manurfacturers. Its thrust bearing had run, due to debri blocking oil ways. Three of the stages had touched. Lots of mangled metal. They asked us to try and recover the longer blades, as they said that they could be reused for shorter blades.
Wow! What a magnificent peace of work! Huge thanks!
Love the numerous mentions of companies "still trading". I bet they don't put "We built parts for the V2" in their brochures. They should do though. They were asked to do an engineering job, and they did it well.
@mackdlite5900
4 жыл бұрын
...and for the manufacturing they used Jewish slave labor.
I am so blown away by the engineering of something that was the first of its kind
This is one of the best produced and technical educational videos I've ever seen on KZread. Absolutely fantastic.
This is truly one of the best videos that I've ever seen. I can understand how much work you've put into this and am very impressed. You are very talented in presenting technical details so they can be understood by anyone interested. I also like the "speed". It feels like someone takes the time to show these things especially to you. And I share Martin D A's opinion: That is not a blind clickbait but a wonderful science lesson! Please keep up the good work!
I'm impressed by the quality of this documentary. For such a long one about a pump, I thought I'd quickly get bored. But now, because of you I'll sleep much later than planned today and I'll be tired at work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to part 2.
The immense knowledge that I gained from this is much appreciated. Thank you for making V2 history comprehensible.
I have been looking for these information for over 3 years. Thank you! What a relief! I am celebrating this moment!
Thank you for making this video! You've put so much work and effort into each video. You are AWESOME!
What an amazing lecture! Could not look away, despite the considerable detail. Nice work in making a for-the-ages keeper for engineering training.
I just wanted to come back and watch this again. This was my first introduction into turbopumps and I'm very grateful.
Excellent presentation! Far above and beyond any other explanation I've seen. Well done!
It never occurred to me that there was a steam "engine" in the V2. The amount of detail you describe all the parts clearly shows the interest and dedication you have towards this subject - I have found myself glued to the chair . Great, great respect! A great thanks to all involved in creating and sharing this video to all of us! After watching this video and the one about the gyros I feel I want to see a V2 in person! It is so ironic that so much technology, money and human life was put in creating this rocket - just for the sake of war and vengeance!
@MemeticsX
Жыл бұрын
It is sad... and ironic, yes. But we also wouldn't have made it into space or to the moon without the incentives of the cold war ICBM arms race. Unfortunately, war is a powerful motivator for technological progress... more powerful often than curiosity.
@gordendavis3585
5 ай бұрын
I'm curious why did they use steam to turn the turbine; why not make it electric ?
Vielen Dank für die anschauliche Demonstration. Sehr gute Arbeit!
@planpitz4190
4 жыл бұрын
Translation from German: Thank you very much for the vivid demonstration. Very good work.
Simply amazing. Thanks for the journey you’ve taken us on. I am rewatching this video so I can rewatch Pt.2.
In 1957, for a junior chemistry science fair project, I made a crude version of this steam generator to drive a little turbine I made. A quart paint can had a smaller can connected through the lid with a 1/4" quarter turn valve. A pressure equalization tube connected the paint can to the top of the upper can that contained the hydrogen peroxide. I put potassium permanganate inside the paint can and opened the valve to generate steam that spun the 4" diameter.
Excellent work. Clearly a passion for history and rockets! Thank you!
Fantastic video! The best material about the rocket V-2! Waiting for the second part and continue to do 3d model for next parts)
This is exactly what I’ve been trying to find for so long. Can’t tell you how thankful I am for the specific and detailed info
Way more in depth than i expected, awesome video.
Great job on this. Incredible look at actual V2 parts and breakdown of design principle. Amazing how little things have really changed. The V2 engine is the flathead Ford of the rocket engine world. Thank you!
@tuckergary1516
2 жыл бұрын
thanks 75 yr olds 1st 1951 4 door flathead.
Incredible depth of research and amazing presentation. Thank you for this tremendous effort.
I believe this might be the greatest youtube video ever made. Well done and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us !
Incredible amount of detail. Models, actual components and all the technical details and science behind it. This must be the culmination of years of work. Absolutely fantastic.
Superb presentation. Great in-depth explanations of the turbopump parts & operation.
Such level of detail and deep knowledge reminds me the NTSB reports… no words to congratulate you.
Im so blown away what a time you must of had researching all of this !! i never learned so much from a video in my life great job !!!!!!!!
Thanks for your time making this terrific video! Awesome amount of knowledge here!
You're the first one to actually take a V2 apart and explain how the V2, not just any rocket, was actually engineered. I eagerly await your next video!
Wow, just wow man! That was an education. I've leveled up, thank you!
You are one good teacher, very impressed! You make engineering understandable. The world needs more people like you!
The best description of turbopump operation I have ever seen!
Absolutely the best instructional video ever presented on not only basic rocketry but specifically the V2/A4. A real masterpiece. However I have been waiting for over two years for PART 2!! Robert when are we going to be treated to the conclusion of this epic work? Please post part 2.......
Wow, that was really detailed. When he started pulling out stuff he 3d printed, I was like watching Santa taking out gifts. So cool.
Thank you, that was very interesting to me (aeronautics engineer)! The fascination, effort and detail you put into the production of this video is very much appreciated!
So rich in information that I've watch all your V2 episode more than once! I'm so looking forward to the next one about the valves!!!
This is very interesting and very well researched. Thank you for sharing!
i have to say, I have watched many many videos talking about how the fuel systems of rockets (modern and old) worked. and while i had enough understanding to comprehend the theory, i always felt like i still lacked a lot of understanding.... This video, if you are not scared off by the duration is absolutely amazing. I feel like in just this 2 hours of video I have developed a far deeper, richer understanding of how these pumps actually work. to a degree that i feel confident i could build my own low function model of one. a far far deeper understanding than the many hours invested elsewhere has given me. Thankyou for putting together this breakdown and walkthrough. you do a fantastic job of explaining complex systems in simple terms, and your visual walkthrough along side it is invaluable. I almost skipped over this video and it would have been a bloody shame if i had.
@DobriyKondrat--
4 жыл бұрын
DH. Lovely !
Waaw..super remarkable demonstration of V2 rocket working.I am really amazed by this...never seen any video putting so much serious effort to make V2 alive again.thank you so much for making such a wonderful video.Thanks a lot.
Rewatching this video about one year later. Love this content! That casing of the turbo pump is quite complex. Impressive aluminium casting for that age!
Wow! Extremely well done! Old school graphics were a real treat.
One of the best films I've ever seen. If youre going to be nerdy then go big or go home, and this is going really big!!! Loved it
@jimjimsandburg2754
3 жыл бұрын
Go big! Rockets all the way.
You did an excellent job of explaining the why and how of the propulsion system system! Well done!
This is the maddest video I've ever seen. Love the total in depth details. Wish there were more like this
Impress is an understatement, you have shown me so much more of Von Brauns Ideas and what made him important to Nasa despite his WW2 involvement, all credit to you and your team Thank you so much for the history Of The V2 rocket looking forward to watching more once again thanks to you.
WOW, I thought I knew my rocket science before this, was I ever wrong! Amazing detail and I had not heard about the V2's ability to throttle itself, nor that it had three thrust settings effectively.
Astonishingly well presented - the detail, the passion and the engineering. Fantastic, I cannot stop watching.!
THANK YOU for this video. Finding detailed information on ANY turbopump is difficult because it tends to be classified. As an engineering student with a passion for aerospace, I applaud you for making this video.
Absolutely a gem of a video. Very impressive design, explained in an equally impressive video. Beautiful !
this is insanely dense for a youtube content, well done!
I've had this video in my watch later list for a while now, but after recently visiting the Science Museum in London and seeing a full sized V2 rocket and extracted engine, I knew I had to watch it. This is really informative and useful, thanks!
Absolutely incredible piece of work, the best of the best. Thank you for all your time and energy contributed into these series.
Magnificent presentation, in depth analysis of an awesome ww2 weapon, thanks for posting this.
Very informative :-), well presented
Absolutely fantastic presentation ! Thank you .
Expecting very little, this was really superb thanks! Combining the history, development and manufacturing, thermo-fluid mechanics, control and the chemistry in a clear and comprehensible way. Going down on my CPD record!
Remarkable discussion on the A2/V2 turbo pump. Dr. Wernher Von Braun would be pleased with this level of explanation. What if Dr. Von Braun was a guest commentator during this episode that would just be awesome. Can't wait for the other videos to come out. Those engineers were just freaking clever and smart. It just amazes me the level of complexity in just this one part of a whole system components. What id someone did this for the Saturn F1 engine or the SSME that would be great.
@egongefferie9194
4 жыл бұрын
They should off hang that Nazi . Strange that the german attacks with the v1 against the brits is turnend into such a nice engineering wonder . Same Nazi,s rule the world now but today they speak english !
@rl7586
3 жыл бұрын
@@egongefferie9194 Sounds like you love the CCP, good luck wit them !
This is like a professor delivering an amazing lecture, very high quality content! thanks a million.
Absolutely brilliant video. Thanks for taking the time to research, make and post this. Very informative!
the structure of the explanation is great! the problems are described in detail and the solution is explained in steps. The level of detail in the explanations is crazy! Greetings from Germany- Great work!!
Von Braun added this to his playlist in Heaven
@idopshik
4 жыл бұрын
*hell
@species8472cze
4 жыл бұрын
heaven lol
@fakenoobyup5492
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Yes ..And I truly hope Heaven exist , but if they don't have Ultra high speed internet I won't be very happy...i don't want to ''turn my thumbs for Eternity''!!!
@averagepainter
4 жыл бұрын
@@trevorgoldie1201 instead the americans took him and he worked for the space program and military projects.
@noth606
4 жыл бұрын
Trevor Goldie Idiot, would you rather we didn't have had the US space program that created incredible advancements in so many fields it's impossible to quantify? Most likely if the US space program was not as successful as it was, you would never have had the chance to even touch or see a computer in person, you'd never have heard of a smart phone, much of the digital miniaturized technology we have today, many advanced in medical sciences would never have happened, many materials we today take for granted would have never been needed enough to find practical day to day uses for them and have economies of scale large enough to make them affordable, etc etc etc. Think before you speak, poo for brains, which fortunately for humanity others who were in position to call the shots did.
Absolutely fantastic and very fascinating video, Robert. And it's great to see a new upload on the V2. By the way, what ever happened to the Wernher von Braun V2 rocket academy back in the UK?
First rate production, very well explained. Thank you for all your effort.