Gunner shoots off his own tail; "I'M SORRY SON BUT THEY GOT US!".

@soujirosasaki7570

2 жыл бұрын

still puts a smile on my face... *Hahaha* that reference is gold...

@luchacefox259

2 жыл бұрын

Are we hit!? More or less.

@technolegends306

2 жыл бұрын

Rip Henry :(

@stormpawthewolf2152

2 жыл бұрын

Indiana Jones moment

@charizardjmj

2 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it.

"they sometimes flew within 100yds of eachother" bf1 players: just like the simulations.

@DullerCrab

2 жыл бұрын

Ahahaha

@DoughBoy45

2 жыл бұрын

Just ram them and respawn

@Meoww0_00

2 жыл бұрын

He ye lol

Imagine being at home and then looking up and seeing two WW1 planes having a dogfight

@te4ms7orm78

2 жыл бұрын

That would be so sick. They should do WW2 as well

@mrnobodymr8002

2 жыл бұрын

Old man:well its time to get back to bunker

@Wickedonezz

2 жыл бұрын

@@te4ms7orm78 bit riskier I'd assume

@GrosvnerMcaffrey

2 жыл бұрын

Try to imagine living near a town and watching it get bombed by a Zeppelin

@seantaggart7382

2 жыл бұрын

Me: wow its an reenactment!

Reminds me of an old joke, the punchline being “No - this fokker was a Messerschmitt’.

@potatopower707

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@iainbagnall4825

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see a Stan Boardman quote on an Adam Savage video

@KayoMichiels

2 жыл бұрын

"I've got the Fokker in my sight!"

@sovietred7371

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that one, too lazy to type it out tho

@pigeongotdecaf3116

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

they should put laser guns that register hits on the other aircraft like laser tag lol

@EdisonDiesel

2 жыл бұрын

I totally thought that's what they were doing. Or with paintballs or *something*

@hinumayyy7566

2 жыл бұрын

that would be so cool!

@dampug

2 жыл бұрын

Definetly!

@xXrandomryzeXx

2 жыл бұрын

@@EdisonDiesel paintball in ww1 and ww2 aircraft would be so cool, but probably wont happen for safety reasons.

@themidsouthcyclist8880

2 жыл бұрын

Just have to make a lot of adjustments for having to lead the target a/c with your sights.... but the software to do that is probably almost freeware these days.

The first aerial engagements took place before even having mounted guns. Pilots went aloft with handguns and rifles and shot at each other with those.

@TheErilaz

2 жыл бұрын

They even threw stones!

@stefanlurxl2139

2 жыл бұрын

..and they dropped spikes and hand grenades at ground troops

@alinalexandru2466

2 жыл бұрын

Or even dropping bricks at ground targets at least in one case.

@Shado902

2 жыл бұрын

and chains and bricks

@Bramon83

2 жыл бұрын

Holy fk that's savage.

A 25 year old Red Baron was a young man but an old soldier.

@thegreatrobin2329

2 жыл бұрын

“Fresh raw recruits… called us ‘the old breed.’ Old… we’re not even out of our twenties…” -Sgt. Roebuck

@starkindustries26

2 жыл бұрын

Sabaton made a song about him

@GamerMarine89

2 жыл бұрын

@@starkindustries26 a man of culture as well I see

@gnas1897

2 жыл бұрын

@@starkindustries26 *MAN AND MACHINE, THERE'S NOTHING THERE IN BETWEEN*

@howeyyadoing9070

2 жыл бұрын

@@gnas1897 *THE FLYING CIRCUS AND A MAN FROM PRUSSIA*

A dogfight between an R.E.8 and a Fokker is like putting a double decker bus up against an F1 car.

@MustangJunky

2 жыл бұрын

So true so true

@Red-Magic

2 жыл бұрын

lol yeah...

@whyjnot420

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, a dedicated gunner in a WW1 plane, was not the best thing to go up against, at least in comparison to planes that come later circa WW2. While the two platforms are more or less as you describe, it is a different beast than say, a Ju 87 vs P-47.

In Battlefield 1, we're busy cursing at the pilot for flying like a pillock.

And I hear the NZ Air Force are hoping to upgrade their inventory to monoplanes by 2030.

@Tester-sh1mn

2 жыл бұрын

It’s quite sad to see what NZs military has become after the ending of the ANZACs.

@boggisthecat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tester-sh1mn That was WWI.

@boggisthecat

2 жыл бұрын

New Zealand has no combat aircraft.

@fierynewbie2244

2 жыл бұрын

@@boggisthecat ANZACs were used through out WWI, but also sometimes in WWII and Vietnam

‘There we’re over 8’000 of these planes made.’ At what point is it no longer experimental?

@lgrace3874

Жыл бұрын

8001.

At the end of WWI it was just shy of 15 years since the Wright Brothers first flight. And one of the brothers didn't even live to see WWI. The other lived past the end of WWII.

My grandfather was in exactly that place, gunner/observer in an RE 8!! I finally get a brief look at what it was like to do that! Thank you, Adam!

Reminds me of the _MythBusters_ experiment with car hood mounted machineguns. Accurate aiming was hard enough in two (and a bit of the third pitching up and down) dimensions.

I'm sorry Junior.... they got us...

@samsignorelli

3 жыл бұрын

I understood that rerference And then I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne ...

@smeagolplaysgames4517

2 жыл бұрын

@@samsignorelli "Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky."

@cheemsg.i.7130

2 жыл бұрын

Fly yes!Land,no!

Those fields and and the chilly air seem like heaven.

@darrens7040

2 жыл бұрын

Hood Aerodrome Masterton New Zealand it is chilly in winter but oh so beautiful.

@psychedashell

2 жыл бұрын

From the sounds of the accents he’s with New Zealanders so he might be flying over Middle Earth.

@darrens7040

2 жыл бұрын

@@psychedashell yep as I said above Masterton New Zealand in the Wairarapa valley

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you ask a Zeppelin Crewmen what is like to fly at 10,000 feet...

Let"s not forget the SPAD 13 WW1 French fighter plane (powered by an Italian V8..!!!)..blue prints were sent to the USA and French pilots taught the first Americans future fighter pilots how to fly ..

@Victor-uj8kz

2 жыл бұрын

I do agree about the spad XIII, but what is that italian engine you talk about ?

@hectorherbert6585

2 жыл бұрын

@@Victor-uj8kz The French/Spanish builder of the different SPAD planes (13/17/21) engines the HISPANO-SUIZA V8 created different engines and power with the same block ,later allies like the USA/ENGLAND and Italy got to build them too under licensing ,It made me think that somehow it also became an Italian V8...!!!

@mrdoe8484

2 жыл бұрын

The French taught us how to fly? We taught the world how to fly, when the Wright Brothers made the first flight at Kitty Hawk

@spythor1281

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrdoe8484 what part of "Future fighter pilots" do you not understand

@FaustoTheBoozehound

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrdoe8484 This kind of jingoism is why many people don't like Americans 🙄

If ever there was a man, who even with all the money and resources in the world could not be made to look one iota like an airman - let alone a WW1 airman, it's Adam. It looks as if the Fokker jock is having so much fun he can't get the grin off his face, actually, he just can't stop laughing at the sight of Adam

I like the 1911 colt .45 made for pilots. Had an extended magazine and a cage for collecting the brass and not letting it fall back into the canvas.

Adam's enthusiasm is so amazing to watch :3

My great grandfather: HOW MUCH TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU OLD MAN!, continues to walk to Germany with malicious intent

"The RE8 is more stable" you mean it's a heavy slouch

So when Sabaton is going to play Red Baron strapped to biplane?

This is incredible!

more like this! Tanks! Ships! Planes! Cars! This is awesome!

THIS IS FOCKING CRAZY!!!

he was passionately loving this so much. A joy to see

And his flying, AND his flying, AND HIS FLYING,

@gnas1897

2 жыл бұрын

*HIGHER*

this is my dream adam congrats!

HIGHER KING OF THE SKY

@nope4879

2 жыл бұрын

HIGHER!

Your back in the war💥💥💥💥

Been to that museum, it is a work of art!

Tracers are your friend as gunner, just follow them in to your target. A WWII B17 gunner told me that.

@ewhays

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.thiemo1406 I thought they did for 8mm French. I could have been wrong though. .303 tracer 1915. .30-06 1917. Smoke trails were in 8mm French

@darealmouw9326

2 жыл бұрын

I use that tactic in war thunder aswell, because it’s easier with lower tier planes (between the world wars)

@flamingseagul9409

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.thiemo1406 British and Americans had them in World War 1

@mr.thiemo1406

2 жыл бұрын

@@darealmouw9326 same lol. helps quite a lot with the stuka with the 12 extra machine guns

@mr.thiemo1406

2 жыл бұрын

@@flamingseagul9409 oh, well my mistake srry

yo they made the plane from bf1 a real thing

I just yesterday did a dogfight simulator machine where it throws you upside-down and side to side while you steer, it was very very fun!

Looks like Adam needs to practice more on BF1...

I live in the same town as these planes 🤙🏼

Brave young men to go up & battle in those, they thought it better than the trenches

@user-ps7qh7im1n

3 жыл бұрын

aviators allways was elite of troops.

@edwardsadler7515

3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather said that when they looked up from the mud of the trenches and saw these new-fangled aeroplanes overhead, the common opinion among the troops was "Too dangerous! You wouldn't get me up there."

@lgrace3874

Жыл бұрын

They were daredevils. Most pilots died within their first few weeks of flying.

@Wolfsschanze99

Жыл бұрын

@@lgrace3874 I think the life expectancy was 30 seconds once in combat, no parachutes for them, they were only issued to the Balloon Corp.

It would awesome to do this

This must be one of the coolest things Adam has gotten to do!

I should go an play rise of flight now

Very Interesting ! I live near the " Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 „Richthofen“ The Red Baron Squadron . Salute from northern Germany !

That guy flying the Dr.1 looked like he was in total bliss.

Beautiful countryside....

@darrens7040

2 жыл бұрын

Its over Hood Aerodrome Masterton New Zealand thats where Peter Jackson lives and keeps his collection.

They've taken objective Butter

The RE8, commonly known as the Harry Tate -'never intended to be a fighter

@johnclarke2553

3 жыл бұрын

Although....."Lts Pithey and Rhodes of 12 Squadron were the most successful R.E.8 crew in air-to-air combat, being credited with twelve victories."

nice flying adam, talk about the sky being the limit. now its literal

"50 yards, that's close to 150 feet" Ok, how much is that in other than middle earth system of units?

@mr.astronuts3825

2 жыл бұрын

40 meters

@danfu6280

2 жыл бұрын

It's 2/5 of a football field or waste height of Statue Of Liberty

@nope4879

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.astronuts3825 that's very close

@boggisthecat

2 жыл бұрын

New Zealand uses metric, but this is a programme for Yanks.

@trje246

2 жыл бұрын

Later that day Mr. Savage went back to his roadside apple store and sold apples for 20 cents each, *_or_* , if you wished, you could buy five apples for 1 dollar.

Australia Lewis Gunners on the ground shot the Red Barwon down. He simply pushed the limits just a little bit to far

@brianmoore1164

3 жыл бұрын

Has never been decided and it can not be. Both versions are possible and both have people swearing that they are the only ones that are right.

@martinmckowen1588

3 жыл бұрын

The Red Baron has assumed a hero status, however, from the people that were there, he was a viscous coward as he would only engage with inexperienced pilots.

@roberthudson1959

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinmckowen1588 Not true. First of all, there was no way to pick out the rookies, they had enough trouble separating friend from foe. Second, one of then Lt. von Richthofen's fairly early victims was Major Lanoe Hawker VC, the British equivalent of Oswald Boelcke.

@martinmckowen1588

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthudson1959 just conveying the attitude of those that were there.

@BeazleyStudios

Жыл бұрын

He also broke his own rules of engagement. Getting target fixation, flying too low while crossing over the enemy's front lines.

Nothing like firsthand experience of your 1st Hand Experience

Bf1 great game. You clicked this because it reminded you of it.

Did the triplane have a faster roll because the wings were close to the aircraft, or does that not effect it much?

"Important mission today eh what? But I dare say they are all important eh what?" - Snoopy

comparing a RE8 with a Fokker Triplane is like comparing a lorry with a racecar. What's better? cheese or chalk? Thats our beloved media - lots of sensationalism, not very much education. Well, at least we get some nice pictures of those iconic planes.

@chrispile3878

3 жыл бұрын

You should have placed "beloved" in quotes...

Am I a nerd that I think of Werner Voss instead of Richthofen when the Dr1 is brought up?

Wow! the Red Baron was only about a year older than me.

@detroitandclevelandfan5503

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy how young they were he was three years older than me.

Adam's greatest accomplishment: refraining from asking "what's a wung and what does it have to do with luft?" Ignore me, I'm just jealous the East Islanders have all those beaut old warbirds! 😋

If your great grandpa left his house and saw planes dogfighting. What would you think he’d say.

I would like to know where they got those magnificent coats!

Remember to aim for the man and not the machine.

In a time when fights had rules and honor.

Man and machine and there in nothing between

Is cool. Is nice

Even though it makes sense for those early years in plane development, I had no idea they were built of wood. Always assumed the envelopes were some light sheet metal. Even the propeller is wood.

@sevenshadesofsmooth

2 жыл бұрын

And canvas with some hardener over it.

@nondescripthandle212

2 жыл бұрын

Propellers were wood much longer than the planes. The spitfires used wooden propellers

Was this filmed in Masterton.

myth busted !! ( o wait , Wrong Platform ) damm i miss that show.

Awsome. Hold up how did you pronounce Richthofen!? Welp, never thought ide see Adam savage flying a bomber plane before.

@gnas1897

2 жыл бұрын

Richtofen- Rihtofen - Rikhtofen

@James2005.

2 жыл бұрын

Gnas189 Wrict O’ phen

My great grandfather flew from late 1917 to the end of the war. I'm lucky to exist!

@lgrace3874

Жыл бұрын

They were short on lambskin?

If this was real, both you & your pilot would have bought the farm a few times, no contest!

Adam, go buy IL2 Great battles and get the Flying Circus ecpansion. You won't regret it.

@alinalexandru2466

2 жыл бұрын

Or play Rise of Flight

Man if this video came out when battlefield 1 was still popular, things would probably be different

this needed laser active smoke

Warthunder gunners be like: 6:10

The RE8's pilot probably could have done more to even the odds. If you read accounts of some ww1 dogfights you'll see some observer planes "slipping" and "skidding" the plane from side to side to clear the tail for the gunner. Steep banks also pop up as a way to clear blindspots. If they were willing to be a bit daring the pilot could have done a lot more to give Adam a shot opportunity.

Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka

Was a picture of Eugene Bullard photoshopped with the group picture at 3:32?

@raycollishaw673

3 жыл бұрын

sure looks like it.

I've always thought about getting a flying license but I wonder...how much do one of these era planes go for?

Imagine this with paintball guns

The Fokker engine was wrong, they driven by rotary engines not radial ones. This is an important detail because the radial engine doesn't have the spinning effect on the plane that a rotary engine does leading to massive differences in maneuverability. A notable example of how rotary engines can change how a plane behaves is how the Whitworth camel turning right very quickly because of the rightward spin of the engine but turning left much slower.

@axelpatrickb.pingol3228

2 жыл бұрын

Better it be radials. At least, no one is dying due to a mistake in piloting the plane. Also being easier to source...

For contrast, Mr. Savage needs to jump into a air-to-air engagement with the latest fighters.

@adamhale6672

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe one from right after WWII. Air to air engagements aren’t too exciting or strenuous this day and age typically.

@ewhays

3 жыл бұрын

He would have to be the RIO... because I don't think he can fly.

@timcuatt1640

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamhale6672 Exciting is a maybe, but strenuous is definitely still the case.

Great video, but had to laugh every time you said fokker.

I want a Red Baron plane

4:53 Bf1 players: first time?

Man and machine and nothing there in between

1:15 ...since the F-16 - and the possibilities of modern computer-assisted flight-controls - fighter planes are intentionally designed instable...!

@tasmanaircraft8386

3 жыл бұрын

yep but when these planes were designed and built, they were cutting edge. And aerodynamics was still just a fancy Greek word back then! :-)

@thosdot6497

3 жыл бұрын

Since long before the F16! You couldn't trim a Camel to fly hands-off!

Not to mention the effects of castor oil.

It would be so cool if a sopwith camel showed up to save the day

I can't think for me. Please entertain with more aging celebs. Thank you digital overlords.

He also got some first hand experience abusing his sister as The Blob

The flying circus and the man of prussia.

need a brisfit instead of the Harry Tate.

@XCrawlFan

3 жыл бұрын

A significant mismatch!

@remandstimpy

3 жыл бұрын

Brisfit spotted at 2:46

@tasmanaircraft8386

3 жыл бұрын

saw a Brisfit in this video go up against the DR1 at an air show in 2013. The Brisfit impressed me.

They need paintball machine guns. ( :

I am not a pilot by any means, but wouldn't a simple solution be to roll to one side whenever they were behind your tail out of visibility?

@KP3droflxp

2 жыл бұрын

The opponent could follow that manoeuvre. Especially when he’s in a far more agile plane like the DR1

sonny?

A smg with a drum mag would have been a better option but smg's never came out for another 10-15 years.

**cue Seven Nation Army**

Red baron-

Ah a documentary abput the New Zealand air force, they are the only fighters they have ffs.

@LogieT2K

2 жыл бұрын

Man i miss the skyhawks

that would be so cool unless they were using real bullets of course

@dikabagas812

2 жыл бұрын

They can use blank bullets for immersion without sacrificing safety.

DO YOUR JOB CHARLIE BROWN