F.A.Q Section Q: Do you take aircraft requests? A: I have a list of aircraft I plan to cover, but feel free to add to it with suggestions:) Q: Why do you use imperial measurements for some videos, and metric for others? A: I do this based on country of manufacture. Imperial measurements for Britain and the U.S, metric for the rest of the world, but I include text in my videos that convert it for both. Q: Will you include video footage in your videos, or just photos? A: Video footage is very expensive to licence, if I can find footage in the public domain I will try to use it, but a lot of it is hoarded by licencing studies (British Pathe, Periscope films etc). In the future I may be able to afford clips :) Q: Why do you sometimes feature images/screenshots from flight simulators? A: Sometimes there are not a lot of photos available for certain aircraft, so I substitute this with digital images that are as accurate as possible.

@ruif1971

Жыл бұрын

Something from Blériot?

@allancarey2604

Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the development of Australia’s aircraft production industry (pre war) & for something more esoteric, the development of the Aviation industry in PNG

@MonsterEnergyQueen

Жыл бұрын

I would absolutely love to see somthing on the history of the P47 Thunderbolt

@Philip271828

Жыл бұрын

[predictable] Fairey Fulmar [/predictable] It's more the system that it was used with that's interesting but there's surprisingly little out there on it that's accessible to the casual reader.

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

9:00 I would have loved to hear a bit more on the use of scout planes by german commerce raiders during the first WW

This was exceptionally fun!

@RexsHangar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for coming on! :D

@datboi7893

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to go home and watch the hell out of this. Thanks for making my night gentlemen.

@jonathanwerner3664

Жыл бұрын

Considering the fact that throwing flying things at other people has been effective in stopping people since time immemorial, I'm glad that the transition between 16" cannon fire to aircraft delivered disruption in a naval sense is so well documented. I might be a bit slow on the best days, but I love it when folks share contextual knowledge.

@BobSmith-dk8nw

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanwerner3664 And ... shooting Airplanes at each other was very much what they were doing. .

@sadwingsraging3044

Жыл бұрын

Now if we can just get The Amber King to invite you onto one of his deep dives and reveal you as The Fabricator General of Mars that a lot of us suspect you to be then this time-line will be complete. _All praise the Omnisiah😌_

Beyond delighted even though we all know this was going to happen sooner or later. I’m happy to live in an era where we can all share in this very niche conversation at great lengths.

@robcaulfield58

Жыл бұрын

I have such a negative mindset about social media nowadays what with all the misinformation, culture war garbage, etc.; it's refreshing to remember that the internet enables all these wonderful, obscure communities to thrive.

Drach & Rex on the same show .It does not get any better than this!

@GoranXII

Жыл бұрын

Drach and The Chieftain (possibly discussing amphibious landings) might get close...

@rednaughtstudios

Жыл бұрын

Greg enters the chat…

@Colt45hatchback

Жыл бұрын

@@rednaughtstudios was gonna say, need greg also for ultimate youtubeness and all the learning

@gato2

Жыл бұрын

Drach talking about the ships that land the tanks described by Chieftain while Rex talks about the planes flying overhead all while Greg talks about all the engines and the aerodynamics of all three units. Also, maybe Ian explaining all the variants of machine gun in use.

@ussliberty109

Жыл бұрын

​@@gato2 We'll need Military History Visualized to talk about the ground troops and tactics, then Steve to review the period rations.

Just want to take this moment to thank Rex's Hanger for such quality content. I never thought I would be so into old airplanes til I met channels like yours! 🥰 Thank youuu

@spencerdawkins

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I came here to say. My father grew up in the 1930s, and was fascinated by military planes that were being introduced at that time, and by military planes used during the first world war. Once you add the military planes introduced during the second world war (which were riveting for everyone whose country was at war) and the planes at the dawn of flight, that covers the entire prop era of military aviation, and we talked about planes. So I was going to be a fan of this channel, but I'm still amazed at how many planes Rex covers in detail, including obscure planes that my father and I never talked about. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen

Жыл бұрын

The Trinity actually quartet: Rex, Drachnifel, Chieftain and Greg's Planes

@jamescraig4479

11 ай бұрын

I am falling into this rabbit hole too! Now I am crazy to learn more about the Hawker Hart after seeing Rex's video of it...

Much fun. Much aviation Much nerd. Much exciting dialogue and discussion from the two best creative people I know.

@TheOreoOverlord

4 ай бұрын

Didn't expect to see you here lol.

From Romulan warbirds to aircraft carriers Drach is sure making the rounds. Excellent colab by the way.

@Cheka__

Жыл бұрын

Where is Drach talking about Romulan Warbirds? I'd like to see that.

@derekbowbrick6233

Жыл бұрын

@@Cheka__ kzread.info/dash/bejne/iK5nqrZseZrYYKg.html That is part one of eight.

@Vardyversity

5 ай бұрын

​@Cheka__ Venom Geek Media 98's KZread channel. It's focused on Star Trek. There are at least a couple of videos where they compare Star Trek navy (ship classes, etc) with real-life navy. There are also one or two videos where they basically sit in a car going to or returning from an event and just basically geek about Star Trek and other stuff. Never knew watching two guys in a car could be so entertaining.

Years ago I wrote something like “Rex is the Drachinifel of aircraft“. Now both legends in one video - it can‘t get any better.

The synchronised clocks rotating beacon system is truly ingenious! Although I would be VERY nervous my watch might fail if I was a pilot...

Always a good time to have Drachinifel in a video!

So great when two of my favorite youtubers come together. Great video, hope we get more colabs between the two again.

Love these collabs with Drach, hope to see many many more between you two!

Oh my god I was waiting for this collaboration to happen. If only The Chieftain was here too, then we'd have all *3* covered.

@philvanderlaan5942

Жыл бұрын

Aircraft carriers transporting tanks ?

@wernerhahn141

Жыл бұрын

@@philvanderlaan5942 Sometimes if needed in wartime! But usually the tanks are very clumsy 'aircraft'.

@RedtailFox1

Жыл бұрын

@@philvanderlaan5942 RAN during Vietnam. The former carrier HMAS Sydney was used as a vehicle transport during Vietnam

@tdmddo

Жыл бұрын

Rex+Drach+Greg picking apart naval air battles would be best

@jlvfr

Жыл бұрын

amphibious tanks with air support!

Sorry for this belated comment. I have just finished watching this thought-provoking video. Many thanks Rex. I am ex-RAF but I always hankered after the FAA because it flew F6Fs and F4Us. By the time I was thinking of joining it (1968), the FAA was flying death-traps (Scimitars and Sea Vixens). Eventually I joined the RAF and flew helicopters! I think one of the reasons that FAA was so unprepared for WW2 when compared to the IJN's air arm (i.e. the FAA's lack of suitable aircraft, tactics and training - see the note below) was because the amalgamation of the RNAS and RFC aircrew in the RAF drained the RN career structure of the aircrew input which could have kept the RN much more air-minded. (Note: in WW2, the FAA's first encounter with a U-boat resulted in some of the attacking Skuas dirching beside the U-boat because the aircraft hit the debris and spray from their own bombs.) The RN's admirals did not include a Yamamoto, the FAA lacked a Fuchida and a Genda. There was one RN admiral who was air-minded enough to consider multi-carrier task group ops in the 1930s but his ideas were shelved during the Abyssinian crisis and never revisited. Funding would have been a problem but perhaps an air-minded cadre on senior and flag RN/FAA officers could have seen the FAA enter WW2 with, say, the Hawker Sea Hurricane, the Hawker Sea Henley and the Fairey Sea Battle (as a torpedo and level bomber with a similar performance to the B5N Kate) together with a well-practised concept of ops. With hindsight, I think the UK would have been better served in WW2 had the RAF been formed to provide just the air defence of UK and an independent strategic bomber force. The RN should have retained the RNAS with all the superb skills it had honed in WW1 and the RFC should have been retained to support the Army using the effective close support tactics developed in late 1917 and 1918. In WW2 it took the RAF three and a half years of combat before it could offer the effective and decisive close air support that it achieved first at the battle of Al Hamma in Tunisia in March 1943. Keep up the good work.

HMS Ark Royal had a major flaw. Her engineering spaces lacked compartmentation. Once she started flooding it was really all over for her.

Oh hey, another crossover. Two of my favorite historical creators.

Absolutely wonderful to see these two together!!

@vladdrakul7851

Жыл бұрын

Yes they make a lovely couple don't they! I am subscribed to both. Both have great content and have given us all hours of joy and informed commentary!.

Yes, when you are going from the 180mph Bristol Bulldog of 1929 to 1939 and having the 300mph (and change) and 8 machine gun armed Hurricane and Spitfire coming into service, picking a carrier wing for the inter war era is a tad tricky. Every year an aircraft was coming into service, and the same year there was a prototype that would fly something like 10% higher and faster that would be in service in about 2 years. For those old enough to remember, the CPU clock cycle wars of the 1990's is much the same.

For Drach, this is a true "briefing" being less than a three hour presentation! 🙃

Having both Drachinifel and Rex equals a wonderful insight into the world of naval aircraft carriers.

I could listen those gentlemen for hours in any topic not alone just planes and ships.

Oh my god. This is really happening. I can't quite believe it. This is the best crossover of all times. :D

The Sopwith Cuckoo seems like a rather fun and interesting aircraft. It's also a rather capable aircraft. Rex, I'd like to hear more about it.👍

Awesome to see two such enthusiastic and well-regarded KZreadrs working together like this. Thanks Rex and Drach!

Yay when boat daddy and plane daddy get together, it’s a good day

Different? Different!? You know what I think about things that are different? I love it! Excellent video, brother. Great job!

Re: the use of the Napier Sabre as a Fleet Air Arm powerplant.....This actually happened with the early model Blackburn Firebrand but history repeated itself as the Sabres were all required for Typhoons and Tempests and the Firebrand eventually entered (post-war) service as a strike fighter powered by a Centaurus radial.

@jbepsilon

Жыл бұрын

Not sure an engine that was a famous maintenance nightmare and had a habit of catching fire if a backfire occurred is what I'd like to have on a carrier. ;) So maybe it was all for the best in the end that this didn't happen.

@martijn9568

Жыл бұрын

​@@jbepsilon If it catches fire you just throw it overboard. Just ask the US Navy😉

@allangibson8494

4 ай бұрын

And the Typhoon also got a Centaurus radial (as the Sea Fury).

the crossover we've all been waiting for

Is drach the rex of ships or is rex the drach of planes? Even though Rex is a relative newcomer I put him in the same tier, really looking forward to see where he takes it. You go Rex!

@Maritimesgestein

Жыл бұрын

I think the second one.

My opinion on the whole armored flight deck versus larger air group is that there was no right answer... as long as designers had to deal with the treaty restrictions, they had to choose one or the other and live with limitations imposed by that choice. It wasn't until the shackles were removed that much larger ships such as the Midway class allowed them to have their cake and eat it too! 🎂

@mancubwwa

Жыл бұрын

It also heavily depended on what they were facing. While in most combat situations larger air group was probably superior, Armored flight decks proved very effecitive against Kamikazes. While Essexes hit faced long drydock time, In case of Ilustrious class it wast mostly a case of "all right boys, bring out mops and buckets"

How much good will and inspiration those two people have brought to the World. Truly a meeting of icons.

Two of my favorites, back together again! Today's gonna be a good day!

THIS is the crossover I've been waiting for

Very interesting, gentlemen. Follow both of you and really enjoyed the collaboration :)

Been waiting for this crossover episode for years, I'm a huge fan of carrier history and this is an amazing recap

Oh wow. I didn’t expect this collaboration. Awesome

Huge fan of BOTH channels! Thank you!

Fantastic, the light carrier concept was very interesting,this was a great success,well done guys

Oh happy day !!! I've been waiting for this collaboration...this is fantastic 👏 Oh yeah...its all coming together now. Next Rex is gonna get with the Chieftain then the triangle will be completed.

Impressive guest. This channel is growing in leaps and bounds. Well deserved for the obvious effort that is made.

This is a pretty interesting topic. I feel like not many people know about early naval air operations, since Pearl Harbor was the first example of how viciously effective they could be. Good stuff, gentleman!

Every American uses the word awesome for anything, like toothpaste etc etc but I only use it possibly once a year and I am using it now, AWESOME PRODUCTION GENTLEMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

The last reference I was expecting was a Battlestar Galactica, that’s fun Drach can you do a breakdown of the ship? Rex, your videos always teach me something new about aviation keep flying.

@johncordes7885

10 ай бұрын

So say we all

Wright Brothers used catapults on their first aircraft in Dayton, OH. They just didn't use or need very strong catapults.

The US made the Battlestar approach work in WW2 with hangar deck side catapult launches.

As we used to say in wardroom poker games, “Here’s a pair to draw to”. Excellent discussion gentlemen.

Man, this was great! I thoroughly enjoyed this. Drach is such a great guest to have on and you two compliment each other's expertise perfectly. I really enjoyed these long deep dives just going in depth into the history of a particual subject. This was great and i hope you do more long form deep dives like this future!

These crossover episodes between Rex and Drach are the best!

The collaboration we have all been waiting for... Now u just need to give TIK a call...

@not6js716

Жыл бұрын

Who?

@Docthewrench

Жыл бұрын

Tik??

@rolfrevman

Жыл бұрын

youtube.com/@TheImperatorKnight

@miata1492

Жыл бұрын

Excellent suggestion regarding TIK! He's a military historian who belongs in the Rex/Drach level of knowledge . . . and I'll bet Drach knows who he is !

@keefymckeefface8330

2 күн бұрын

please no! he would just ruin any video with misplaced rambles on how the nazis are socialists feeding the nutjob right winger slice of his fanbase

If you look at furious in some of your pictures you can see the flight deck slopes slightly upwards. This caused an issue when ferrying later marks of spitfires to malta, the propeller had a tendancy to hit the flight deck. They remedied thus by putting smaller props on. Apparently the Seafire had a similar issue with props pecking at the flight deck and some engineer officer went ahead and cropped the props to fix the problem.

Well that was a delightful interview, you can tell when someone has real enthusiasm for a topic.

Nice !! A coop with Drach joins two of my favorite channels ! Add Greg’s airplanes next ;-)

@jayg1438

Жыл бұрын

Greg's Airplanes is excellent. Love his engineer's perspective.

@MicMc539

9 ай бұрын

coup not coop. I HATE young people!

Great combination of two epic channels!

Wonderful Video. Thanks to both of you for another fabulous collaboration.

11/10! Factual, time line, development by two really knowledge people. Both channels are really excellent, thank you.

WoW Rex that's one hell of a conservatory you've got ( yes I know) thanks for the content with Drach. Kind Regards

Simply wonderful - really, really enjoyed this special!

Absolutely fantastic video! Thx so much!

This was just great and super fun. Thank you!

Yay for collabs of awesome creators!

An awesome breakdown of the period and material by Drachinifel. It's great to see colaboration like this!

Wonderful collaboration !!! What a great combination !!!

An excellent collaboration! Loved it!

Great episode! Thank you both.

Nice. Collaboration with Drach. Most enjoyable.

Great work Rex and Drach! Fantastic discussion.

A perfect start to my Saturday! Just sitting here enjoying my morning cuppa, waiting for the temp to increase by a few more degrees before I head out to the range for some ballistics testing.

Hell yeah! This video is going to be great.

that was a very interesting discussion ! 👍👏

I love this, thanks for collaborating! Really interesting and informative!

Oh, I have been waiting for this!

This is the best carrier development video I've seen. I love both your channels.

Marvellous stuff. Thanks both

So awesome to see this happening

Wow. This is way more interesting than I expected it to be. Great conversation! 👍👍👍

Great collaboration, I think you guys were like, how do we get to show as many great photos as possible ?

I can see Drachinifel's influence by length

Much thanks for your united effort. I am subscribed to both of you. This effort taught me things I had only guessed at or not considered. Future history is always a mystery due to conditions and how we respond to them (especially our biases and limitations). I trust these lessons will have been learnt well by our present decision makers (history would indicate this is doubtful). Please keep up your great efforts at intelligent and well researched investigations.

Thanks guys; you are two of my favorite content providers!

Good to see a collaboration between Rex and Soggy Rex - or Drach and Windy Drach, whichever floats your boat and/or balloon.

I've been watching both your channels for a while now, always entertaining and educational. Enjoyable, too! This is the first time I've seen either of you, and I'm quite surprised at how young you both are, considering your extensive knowledge. Thanks for making stuff worth watching.

Insane picture of three-floor aircraft carrier (middle floor has the turrets, the other two decks both have around 8 aircraft on them) at 57:49. I had no idea this was a thing.

@invadegreece9281

9 ай бұрын

That’s Kaga or Akagi lol

What a blast guys, keep it up !

Yay ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Drach!!!!!!! And we like things that make things go boom.

Hoo damn this is a long one. Better make some popcorn.

Damn! Literally this week I was thinking "Rex and Drachinifel should team up" and _boom_ !

Drachinifel! Woot! Making popcorn 🍿

as a naval aviation lover this was amazing

Alas a dream has come true! Thank you! This is a great morning.

Well this should be a great one

What a great and informative collaboration! Thank you both for lending your time and deep knowledge! Rex, it would be interesting to see a video outlining the differences in IJN and IJA aircraft designs both interwar and WWII.

Great video, great cooperation. Despite this subject being one i've spent a fair amount of time on myself, you still managed to extend my knowledge notably, well done.

Brilliantly done!

Excellent, great interview.

Thank you getlemen for a wonderul discussion and discourse on what for many of us must be a little known topic. Not only that, the information was delivered so well and was fascinating throughout. Thank you again.

WOOOO! I’ve been rewatching your P-40 videos for the last 3 days waiting for a new video lol

Hell yes! Its my favorite bois!

Yes it finally happens the colab I’ve been waiting for

A fantastic summing up, thanks both of you experts!

Interesting to note that the first aircraft downed by british, the first "ace" and the first major surface combatant sunk were all feats acheived by faa pilots flying the Blackburn Skua. Imagine what these men would have acheived if they'd had actually been given decent aircraft.