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@probusthrax

2 жыл бұрын

"One take!" \o/

@billgalactica2982

2 жыл бұрын

"Take my money!!" Fry, Futurama.

@Mazeura9184

2 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to get a German edition at same point? Highschool German teacher here, I can almost guarantee I have more than a few students who would be interested in this.

@probusthrax

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mazeura9184 they have 2 other books that have German on the left and English on the right. I bet your students would like those.

@sirfixalot

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad indegogo won’t recognize my card, first website ever… Will the book be on sale later like on Amazon or other?

I really enjoyed the cockpit tour. Incredible what's inside - the exterior of an entire plane...!!!

@sailr

2 жыл бұрын

exactly. NO SHOTS INSIDE THE COCKPIT!!

@rayF4rio

2 жыл бұрын

The museum would not let him walk on the a/c.

@normg2242

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayF4rio ... but I'm sure they would be okay with him changing the title of the video...

@Linguaholic23

2 жыл бұрын

Damm Click-Bait... Skipped all the way trough the Video and been very disappointed to have litterly NO INSIDE COCKPIT VIEW

@Penguin-wm7cf

2 жыл бұрын

@@rayF4rio would of thought he could get a ladder and film from above or something lol

Inside the cockpit - "Cockpit not available due to conservation reasons." So let's watch "Outside the cockpit". EDIT - still worth watching, thank you"

@rogerkay8603

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, quite right!

@xfa33lupisrex52

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha GOTEM

@fairchild3087

2 жыл бұрын

Looking for this comment, I only clicked to see the cockpit :(

@rtello45

2 жыл бұрын

He used to include video from a simulator that at least gave you some idea of the cockpit

@Simon_Nonymous

2 жыл бұрын

@@rtello45 to be fair, that's always been a good thing to do as good sims are often as good as the real thing :-)

20:00 “a very violent machine/ground interface” that’s probably the most eloquent description of a crash I’ve ever heard

@robertwoodliff2536

2 жыл бұрын

.........did you not put that on the insurance form.........

@Wookie120

2 жыл бұрын

That and the word Prang! The destruction of ones aircraft, The sound made when an aircraft comes into something solid, like the ground, usually preceded by a long decent, or short one.

@DUCK69420

2 жыл бұрын

Stuka won't crash because he runs off cocaine red bull and mountain dew and because it is the only thing that keeps him from thinking about his ex wife who left him for the chad me 262

@seadog915

2 жыл бұрын

Dude! You left out the MOST important part! (HUMAN/machine /ground interface) LOL

@ceetressj.3007

2 жыл бұрын

Germans always find a way in any language to explane something easy with high professional descriptions. 😄

“ONE TAKE!” Well done! I’ve read about the aiming window, but never seen one. Thanks very much indeed. Great information about a truly fascinating aircraft.

My grandfather was a late war Stuka pilot in the Ost Front. I still have photos of him in his trainer plane, in the barracks, at the range and other pics. He also gave me his flugbuch, badges and his copy of the Der Adler that featured Stukas.

@guaporeturns9472

2 ай бұрын

That’s awesome.. you should have a KZread channel talking about his time in the stuka

@bigkm1974

14 сағат бұрын

Thats is so incredibly kool love to see and hear about it

that "one take" cheer was amazing, also the "machine-human-ground interface" was a good drachnifiel level joke. The "dryer" the humour is, the better

@PORRRIDGE_GUN

2 жыл бұрын

Bit like my other favourite he uses a lot: Brown Alert

@stuarthart3370

15 күн бұрын

I thought it was hilarious, even more so in German, at least as funny and grim as cumular granite, I think that was a US slang expression for what we call land LOL

Christopher Lee: "I have been looking forward to this"

Not gonna lie, the way Bismarck posed around the plane and shows it off gives me big Car Salesman Vibe. :D

@Paludion

2 жыл бұрын

*slaps wing* "- This bad boy can traumatize an entire generation of europeans !"

@BlogingLP

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paludion Ohh so Bad but so good 😂

@pogwog5309

2 жыл бұрын

*Slaps fuselage* this baby can traumatize so many Frenchmen on the Maginot line Edit- I now realize this joke was already done

"Inside the cockpit" "cockpit not accessible" I've never given a video a thumbs down in my life. First time for everything.

@edwardschmitt5710

2 жыл бұрын

I give your thumbs down a thumbs down, no wait two thumbs I have two thumbs, have two!

@blind_aviator

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardschmitt5710 ok? Cool. You do you bro

That was a fabulous presentation! I have said years back that your presentation style is improving fast, and you have been getting even better! Could you enlighten us how you prepare for such a long, detailed tour?

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Short answer, manuals and a lot of talking to a mirror.

@marctorres7182

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory had a sudden image of the image in the mirror independently giving scathing reviews to Bismarck on his delivery

@benh2807

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory And you're doing it in your second language! I got 6% in my German exam at school. Sorry

You just have to love the term " to avoid a very violent machine/human/ground interface ", i.e crash, that cracks me up every time, love your videos.

“Stuka Pilot” was my favorite as a kid, so naturally I can’t wait to get my hands on your new book. Congratulations!

Came here only for cockpit shots. Watched everything despite no cockpit shots, because the content is absolutely top notch!

Thanks for the video ! I didn't know there were such well restored stukas. It is important, I think, to emphasize how this aircraft was technically advanced and elaborate for its time. The stuka is really stunning!

Outstanding look at the Ju-87! Thank you very much! Ever since I was a kid (56 now) I have always found the Stuka to be the coolest-looking, most original aircraft only seconded by the F-4U Corsair. I had a Cox .049 powered, line controlled flying model back in the day, as well as many models that I have built through the years. I consider modern crop dusting aircraft, like the Cessna Ag Truck, Turbo Thrush Commander, and many others to be distant relatives. Bombing tanks or bombing bugs and fires, the designs are very similar.

You're the Tom Scott of airplanes. Travelling all over Europe and doing single take talking videos!

@Buck9672

2 жыл бұрын

Boring

@wickedcabinboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Buck9672 - no one's forcing you to watch.

@aldoali6173

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Buck9672 not as boring as an individual taking time off his miserable existence just to say "BORING"

@stephenmurray2048

2 жыл бұрын

@@Buck9672 your mom

@jackwhitestripe7342

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmurray2048 Why always "mom"? This is gender fascism.

I never heard about any of that with the siren before. Such a small detail but that must have been so annoying to the crew until the upgrade.

@michaelevans205

2 жыл бұрын

Must admit, I didn't know that the siren was 'fixed' on in the early days but that does explain the scene in the first, (and easily best)version of the movie Dunkirk when the 25pdr battery gets plastered by Stukas and you can hear the sirens droning away as the aircraft approach and then as they leave - always wondered about that and whether it was a 'goof' on the part of the movie makers. Now I know it wasn't!

@donaldjones3580

2 жыл бұрын

Okay what happen to the round siren that I always see in photos and film? Was that the field installed unit?

Thank you so much !!!. What an incredible and feared piece of history

It's good to see that the Emblems are still intact. I always thought they looked bad without them. Good job very informative

That was a fantastic video my friend. A thoroughly enjoyable and informative half hour. You and Nicholas Moran are, IMO the very best at these 'get around' videos. Thank you very much.

Had he pleasure of being up at the RAF Museum last Friday, no less and the JU-87 was one of (the many) highlights there, so this is a very nice addendum to it. Many thanks!

@MrTuftynut

2 жыл бұрын

Shame that RAF Hendon really f*cked up their displays by closing the excellent 'Battle of Britain' focused hall. What a dsigrace. Now the aircraft are just crammed in and littered across other halls. Someone should be sacked there for having such little foresight.

Im so excited to get the book, cant wait

Love these video's. Keep up the great work...Love all of the research you do to make these free videos. Keeping Aviation History alive.

Thank you for making this informative video about the Junkers Ju 87 for us.

Holy crap! i did not expect this to ever make it on the channel! the Stuka is so awesome!

Saw this very same plane a few years ago. The sheer size of this aircraft amazed me.

@paoloviti6156

2 жыл бұрын

It was actually quite large the Ju 87 G2 as it weights over 2,700 kg empty without the 2 Bordkanone BK 3,7 gun-pods 295 kg each which all this was moved with a Jumo 211J with 1,400 hp. It was slow and quite cumbersome...

@neilwilson5785

2 жыл бұрын

The WW2 planes look huge up close. Then you get to the Vulcan, lol.

@durhamdavesbg4948

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilwilson5785 Some do, some don't. I was at Duxford a few years back, the standouts size wise were comparing the Corsair and the Wildcat/Martlet; and the Lancaster, once inside (just looking inside near the rear on s special opening) seemed a lot smaller from that POV.

Thank you for your tour of the Junkers JU 87. It had me fascinated from beginning to end. You certainly know your stuff!

Love your passion for aviation history. Never lose that. Keep up the great work. Maybe you could cover the Junkers Ju-88 R2 next

*Reason for the mg13 weak machine guns on the Stuka:* Tracers to mark the bomb line. Not an easy thing to line up a bomb during a dive, you need a witness to see how to correct your approach. By firing a long burst you can see your line of trajectory. If the guns are on target at a specific range, you know it's time to release and pull up. Or you can also use that same line of fire to gauge your off-mark drop (say if you want to be safer and drop the bomb early, It's literally a marking tool (even for ground troops) more than a fighting piece of equipment.) You're welcome :)

@scriptsmith4081

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty small comfort for the tail gunner- it was like shooting ducks for the Spitfires. (and to have survived that long, Rudel's gunner was a real rara avis) What was the life expectancy- 3 weeks? The least they could have done was give them a .50 or even a cannon.

@Snowfireblues

2 жыл бұрын

@@scriptsmith4081 I have no source for this but playing a bit of War Thunder made me realize how easy it must have been to accidentally shoot your own tail off, if it wasn't because the game's systems stop you. SOOO take my theorycrafting with a considerable grain of salt. I wouldn't trust myself under deadly pressure and threat, to aim at a moving target to not shoot my own tail off in a moving vehicle (that I'm not driving) while attempting to down the enemy fighter. So I have a theory as to why the machine guns may have been kept at that caliber. Despite being a tad underpowered, they can go through the cockpit glass, and since you have the target facing you, chances are fairly high that you'll hit something important (prop, engine, or pilot). The small ammo would allow for more rounds in the plane, and depending on the machinegun it would have a higher firing rate because of that light ammo. So while it's damage is low it's killing power remains fairly OK (kinda how a .22lr isn't exactly going to knock you down with a shot to the torso like a shotgun round would, but it will kill you just as easy if it hits something vital). A bigger caliber would make the tail gunner more deadly yes, but I believe that the fire rate would be a bit more limited, ammo would be more limited, and any mistake near your own tail would be even more deadly. I believe this is further proven by the Stuka D having a twin machinegun as opposed to a cannon. Accuracy by volume (more shots = more chance ONE hits the target), better ranging via tracers, better suppression (having more bullets fly DIRECTLY at you, is a better deterrent), but also less chance that a mistake by the gunner is deadly (although at double the fire rate 🤣).

"A very violent machine, human ground interface" -- what a lovely way to describe a crash!

Thank you so much. Looking forward to the book!

Always informative, interesting and worthwhile. Thank you!

Can't wait to see this cause I am going to the RAF museum this year Edit:thank you for all the likes!

@jermainesylvester498

2 жыл бұрын

They have a me-110 aswell it’s great

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic collection, you'll enjoy it!

@scottamcfarland

2 жыл бұрын

I went in 2015 and it was wonderful.

@sam-bf4lt

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory let's just hope the "virus" doesn't mess anything up

@neilwilson5785

2 жыл бұрын

It's great. There is one in London, and a bigger one Near Cambridge. They are both amazing. I was blown away by the Beaufighter at the museum in London. It is a true beast of war!

Did it in one take.....very impressive

Brother you are an incredible source of knowledge and loveable insight. Thank you so much!

Congratulations on the publication of your Stuka book. The Stuka is a fascinating aircraft, great walk around as usual.

Was looking forward to this for a while, definitively worth the wait. Also didn't the C model for carrier operations also have the gear blowing off feature too?

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

That is correct, it was first trialed with the development of the C model but was not put into actual use until the D-5

@davidtuttle7556

2 жыл бұрын

The Germans had carrier operations?

@donnyboon2896

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory - "Inside the Cockpit". We won't be able to go inside the cockpit. 😡

@herrakaarme

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidtuttle7556 They were building a carrier, almost finished, so obviously they would have had planes for it.

@legoeasycompany

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidtuttle7556 kzread.info/dash/bejne/eI5_1NWDkqS0Z7A.html MAH already made a video about that

"One take"! I was indeed very impressed how fluent this presentation went ... aside a minor hick-up (13:57) and a missing/stolen(?) book at the end ;-) PS: I missed the Inside-aspect though :-( ... was really looking for that. Hopefully there is another chance in the future :-)

@neilwilson5785

2 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing video. I would have loved to see something like this when I was 20, but am so grateful that channels like this are around now.

@mensch1066

2 жыл бұрын

The book is already "missing" from the interpretive display as Bis/Chris starts his walk around about 2 minutes in. I think the book might be in his back pocket. It might be one of those situations where you can't find your glasses because you forgot you are wearing them, but Chris would have to confirm or deny that himself. EDIT - the book is there at 2 minutes in, there is some inserted footage as Chris is talking, and then when we return to the footage of Chris as he is talking at 2:10, the book is gone. So that would be an extremely sneaky thief!

This was a very interesting walk around Chris, thank you for providing such an excellent description and some history behind the Stuka. I am currently reading Hans Ulrich Rudel's biography "Stuka Pilot" and it brought me here for some additional information. I love your channel and have been watching you for a couple years. You have one of the best channels on KZread related to military aviation history. I especially like when you get inside the plane and describe the cockpit. Thanks again and hello from Kentucky, USA.

Thank you. A really extra interesting Inside the Cockpit. I've been fascinated with the Ju 87 since I was a child, and learnt so much about it here! :-)

I'm curious how this compares to the Japanese Aichi D3A, also having fixed gear. If the book covers this, I'll find out when I get it.

@trauko1388

2 жыл бұрын

The IJN did buy a Stuka for trials, but for them range was a must.

@mattbowden4996

2 жыл бұрын

They are very comparable with the D3A being generally superior to the significantly older Ju 87B, but perhaps a little inferior to the more contemporary Ju 87 D. Compared to the D model, the D3A had more range, but the Ju 87 could carry considerably more ordnance.

@JamLeGull

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t know if any D3As still exist

@trauko1388

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattbowden4996 Yes, but that mainky reflects design priorities, the Ju 87D got extra wing tanks that improved range and the was no reason for the B to not have them... other than the fact it was a CAS aircraft and the 1.000Kg payload was prioritized. The D3A was a carrier aircraft, where range is far more important, so they traded payload for fuel capacity.

@AreeyaKKC

2 жыл бұрын

The D3A did sink more tonnage throughout the war

Regarding that siren (early models). Had I been a Stuka pilot back then, I would have found a way to "write it up" as _inop_ during my pre-flight. edit: Awfully nice of the RAF Museum to give you free acces to their display. Well done "old boy".

You're doing great work, mate, keep it up!

Excellent overview of this amazing aircraft. Simple, but effective in its role.

I hadn't realized the anti-tank Stukas were mostly used against breakthroughs. Sounds very much analogous to the US tank destroyer doctrine -- put a gun capable of stopping a tank onto vehicles quick enough to converge on and slow or stop an armored breakthrough that had pierced the front lines. The Luftwaffe's version was just even more mobile.

@grunthostheflatulent9649

2 жыл бұрын

It does sound like the best way to use the aircraft. Given that it's quite slow and has little air to air defence capabilities.

@mikehipperson

2 жыл бұрын

Us Brits did the same early in the desert campaign where we used the tropicalised Hurricane fitted with a 2 pounder anti-tank gun under each wing with 12 rounds per gun. In the hands of an experienced pilots they were deadly to both Italian and the early German tanks. They had to be flown pretty fast and low to do the job though as the recoil from the 2 pounders almost stalled the aircraft!

@JackTheNoober

2 жыл бұрын

@@grunthostheflatulent9649 yes especially in the later war periods when aerial superiority was lost and the stuka was extremely vulnerable to enemy fighters. Pretty much only viable role at that point.

I would want to avoid a violent, ground, human interface.

@ginaespedido3444

2 жыл бұрын

One more like.

One take.... very impressive!!! So much information! Thank you so much!

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

why thank you, glad you enjoyed it

Really great presentation! Learned a number of new things about the Ju87, thanks!

His german pronouncation and Translation is flawless Greets from Germany 🇩🇪

@schicktmirkarakale1232

Жыл бұрын

I don't know this channel yet, but given his accent I'm almost certain he's a native German speaker lmao

@herrsiroktopuss

Жыл бұрын

@@schicktmirkarakale1232 nope he still sounds a bit foreign to me (im german)😂

@schicktmirkarakale1232

Жыл бұрын

@@herrsiroktopuss looking around on google tells me he's German, but he's been living, studying and working in the UK for a long time, so it sounds like he's got some Britishness leaking into his native language. That can happen, I had a russian teacher who had lived in the UK for so long that she ended up speaking russian with a slight British accent even though she was born and raised in russia.

Iconic aircraft.

The view from below makes it even more impressive! Beautiful aircraft!

This is a really good channel, I'm glad I found it and subbed !!

One question: did the gunner/radio operator sit backwards while diving? That must have been some roller coaster ride, coming out of the dive!

@EinApoStein

2 жыл бұрын

🤢🤮

@theonlymadmac4771

2 жыл бұрын

They could turn their seat (which had no back rest🤔) around and look forward

@pteronadon

2 жыл бұрын

@@theonlymadmac4771 thanks! That's one thing that had always puzzled me.

@PatTheRiot

2 жыл бұрын

You just made me realise being a backseat gunner must have been a lot more fun than one would think. lol, man these wars sure created a lot of adrenaline junkies. I was just talking about Chuck Yeager today, how he was stuck with that need for speed after diving on fw190's doing 900 kmh in his mustang from 30 000ft lol. There was no other way out for him after that other than being a test pilot and eventually breaking the speed of sound. Imagine the fn feeling during those dives... In those crazy new machines and equipment. Guaranteed he had the shakes with a pasty mouth coming home. Thirsty. What a crazy time to be alive as a young man. Either put in a tank or in the dirt, in a war plane or thrown overboard in a parachute. Conquering entire cities and nations. Entering places you would never be allowed to see in a life time. All that while being forced to kill each other like it's a game of who wins. There's no winners other than the ones not fighting. But there's no evolution for those either. No speed of sound. No nuclear. No internet. Nothing. Crazy I tell ya lol

@vksasdgaming9472

2 жыл бұрын

@@PatTheRiot First motorcycle gangs (now known from being involved in organized crime) were formed bt US Air Force veteran flyers who were grounded as their service was no longer needed. Craving for speed and belonging to something lead from one thing to another...

Siren: “You wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?”

This is everything I wanted to know about the Stuka! First class!

Amazing documentary about the Ju87. Very interesting, I apreciated it a lot! Thanks

Is there another fixed landing gear aircraft that had/has an explosive device to blow off the gear in an emergency? Seems both novel and dangerous. Thanks for another great video.

@Pikilloification

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think they would have installed it if it was considered dangerous

@robertmaybeth3434

2 жыл бұрын

The FW190 and Me410, used external rocket tubes for breaking up bomber formations... they were wired with explosive bolts (the same kind used in rockets and missiles today). So if the pilot was under attack by enemy fighters he could jettison the heavy rocket tubes in emergencies -

@robbikebob

2 жыл бұрын

I bet the Russian 'emergency blow off device' would have been a rope to tie round your waist and a hacksaw.....

"violent machine/human/ground interface." I wonder how many people did not understand that was clever humor for "crash"? Those trim tabs are huge - was that due to the differences in behavior before and after bomb release? I would think a well designed airframe would not normally need such large tabs.

@michaelharris679

2 жыл бұрын

Some other possibilities would be to lower input forces for the auto-trim system, to increase the aerodynamic efficiency when heavily trimmed and to allow variants to share parts. The second possibility would definitely play into what you were talking about.

Information provided is awesome !! Appreciate the hours of painstaking research behind it. It was indeed a wonderful bird. Thanks.

I enjoy your videos, very informative and most certainly well researched.

"...violent machine/human/ground interface..." Have you been hanging out with Drachinifel? 'Cause that qualifies as a Drach-ism...

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

that one is homegrown, somehow made it up on the spot. rather proud of myself lol #thelittlethings

@Rapinasimplicis

2 жыл бұрын

Seems a lot more like Scott Manley Rapid Unplanned Disassembly! Lolz.

@mogwaifan7094

2 жыл бұрын

Or military history Visualized, "we will cross that bridgehead when we get to it"

I take it that the MGs in the wing fired through the cover plate in the leading edge that was just over your head? (Obviously the plate would have been removed for that.) Did you have any pictures of the dive brakes from a non-tank-buster variant that you could show? I love the phrase "violent human-machine-ground interface". Do you have any information about how the dive recovery system works? LOL at triumphant "ONE TAKE!" at the end. Great video as always!

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, yes the fixed weapons were installed outboard of each gear

That was excellent. What a great piece engineering too.

Seer gut! Excellent! Thank you for a very interesting description of this aircraft. Didn’t know that the G model dispensed with air brakes or that the crews hated the siren. We’ll done sir.

First air victory of the war was by a Stuka using MG 17s...

@chriscarbaugh3936

2 жыл бұрын

Really, what was the kill?

@trauko1388

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriscarbaugh3936 A poor Polish fighter pilot caught taking off just as the Stukas attacked. Bad luck. weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/04/20/fighters-over-poland/ As the Stukas of I./StG 2 were returning from their strike, they passed over Balice airfield just as PZL fighters of the III/2 Dywizjon (121st and 122nd Eskadry), attached to the Army of Kraków, were taking off. By sheer chance one of the Stuka pilots, Ltn. Frank Neubert, found himself in position to get a burst from his wing guns into the leading P.11c’s cockpit, after which he reported that it “suddenly explode[d] in mid-air, bursting apart like a huge fireball-the fragments literally flew around our ears.” Neubert’s Stuka had scored the first air-to-air victory of World War II-and killed the commander of the III/2 Dyon, Kapitan Mieczyslaw Medwecki. Medwecki’s wingman, Porucznik (Lieutenant) Wladyslaw Gnys of the 121st Eskadra, was more fortunate, managing to evade the bombs and bullets of the oncoming trio of Stukas and get clear of his beleaguered airfield. Minutes later, he encountered two returning Do 17Es of KG 77 over Olkusz and attacked. One went down in the village of Zurada, south of Olkusz, and Gnys was subsequently credited with the first Allied aerial victory of World War II. Shortly afterward, the wreckage of the other Do 17E was also found at Zurada and confirmed as Gnys’s second victory. None of the German bomber crewmen survived.

Do you have any information or documentation about the He 219 Nightfighter? My father flew this bird in the second WW in Denmark at the 2/NJG 3 (zweite Gruppe Nachtjagdgeschwader drei). Your site is very interesting therefore subscribed and thumbs up !

@snofrid8662

Жыл бұрын

There is only one that survived that is displayed in America. Do you happen to have any documentary from your father? Like pictures or else, it would be an absolute rarity and treasure for any Luftwaffe historian.

@stubi1103

Жыл бұрын

@@snofrid8662 Unfortunately I don't have much, three flight logs with entries for the Ju 88 from 1943, a few photos with cockpit shots, some bright yellow sheets about the position of the stars in 1943, a parachute grab when he had to get out due to icing in October 1944, but the radio operator stayed with him hang with the parachute in the rudder of the Me 110. My father came from a humble background and had excellent training in the Air Force. He had the ELF 2A (extended air force driver's license class 2 with astronomical training). He was only allowed to fly the He 219 6 times for testing in Denmark, he was enthusiastic about this night fighter. Major Streib shot down six Lancaster bomber in a single night with an armed He 219. After the war he was supposed to join the newly formed Air Force as a lieutenant in 1955, but he hated the war and refused...

Thank you! Very insightful and you're a great instructor....keep it up my friend!

Absoluteley gorgeous machines! The engineering involved in these planes is simply extraordinary! Thank you 🎉

According to Mahler's book, the pilots disliked the auto-recovery system and disconnected it, claiming it made them too predictable for the flak.

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Might be their experience (or how it felt like) but that's probably more linked to gunners knowing the approx altitude of a pull out (usually around 1000m) than the dive recovery system. When pulling out, you also suddenly show a lot of surface to incoming bullets, so wouldnt be surprised if they felt at their most vulnerable then.

@trauko1388

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory Likely. if you dont have it I really recommend the book, he was a KM pilot and would have flown from the GZ if completed, of course that didnt happen and he was "stolen" by the LW and flew in France, Britain, Malta and the USSR. His unit did some night dive bombing as well.

@neilwilson5785

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of Sherman tank crews disconnected the gyroscopic devices on their tanks as well. Others loved it and fired on the move. I guess that commanders had different views on fire and movement.

When the title is literally "Inside the cockpit" "Cockpit not available due to conservation reasons" 🤔

@tiberiusgracchus4222

2 жыл бұрын

I actually scrolled through the entire video looking for the cockpit part...lol

@denniscrider3776

2 жыл бұрын

I kept waiting, then I saw that pop up on screen - immediately stopped watching and hit the "not interested".

Very well done! I thought I knew quite a bit about the Ju87. I learned a few things. Thanks.

This is a very thorough and informative video. Thank you!

The version of the siren that can't be turned off reminds me of my ex-wife.

Thank you so much for this, most appreciated. I belive I have heard, that someone, somewhere is building a flying replica, does anyone kvow more about that? ;o)

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

You might be thinking of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum one?

@noahwail2444

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory Yes, thank you very much!

@juampehidalgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@noahwail2444 rrih7ujett4t2e3uo0o

Awesome video. Fantastic knowledge you possess!

Hi Chris, thank you so much for this video in particular, as i love all your video,s regardless of aircraft type, but my preference is for WW2 German aircraft i hate all wars but i have a fascination for the aircraft involved. In this video you have identified an aircraft where there is a lot of misconceptions and misleading information, so your work and attention on the Ju 87 is so welcome and so needed and i appreciate your attention to detail and functional explanations. Your forth coming book will fill a huge void in the ww2 aviation world and i personally will be very keen to get one, finally may i say i have a huge respect for your hard work and analytical skills that come through your video's as i am sure your book demonstrate too. Many thanks Chris

French soldier explaining what he saw on the front, 1940: 8:01

Great information! Thank you. Good luck with your book.

Thank you. I learned So much. Well done

Good video and great information....but you made the video, knew you didnt have cocokpit video and still titled "Inside the cockpit". Solid clickbait and some bullshit...

@MilitaryAviationHistory

2 жыл бұрын

The series is called Inside The Cockpit - but as indicated sometimes conservation (and radiation) doesn't allow it. Generally I always prioritise planes that have access to the cockpit for the series but sometimes it's simply not possible, hope you still enjoyed it :)

@scottwittla

2 жыл бұрын

I thought this too on another video, apparently it’s the name of the video series. So not really clickbait at all but confusing until you know that fact, yes

@mikesmith7249

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory History of the Stuka would have been a great title that was not also false advertising. As I said in my initial comment, it was great info, and Id have been far more pleased to have it, had you not titled the video the one thing you didnt have. My opinion its thats a really shitty way to get clicks. Good luck in future.

@mikesmith7249

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottwittla not every casual viewer is aware this is part of a larger series...lots of perferctly great titles that dont mislead the viewer

@PartiallyLoyal

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikesmith7249 it's already a good video

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! what an amazing exterior review of the plane, completely disgrearding the title.

Excellent in depth explanation. I really enjoyed the video

Thank you for the great level of detail in your overview. I did not know about the window beneath the pilot. 👍👀

I never realized that the 87 was that big. It is a massive aircraft, relatively speaking. Thank you ever so much for another great video. A lot of in-depth information in it!

@dieterk9568

2 жыл бұрын

The JU 87 in the RAF Museum was the first I saw in life size and I was blown away realizing the size of this bird. Unfortunately I found it only at the end of my daylong tour in this magnificent museum, so there was no more time left to investigate closer

Excellent Chris thanks for sharing

Ordered a copy. Glad I got in, in time. Love the video.

Brilliant video, thoroughly enjoyed this

Fabulous! A really fascinating in-depth tour of the JU-87.... (shame we never actually got that 'in cockpit' view though). An amazing aircraft - deemed outdated and vulnerable as WWII was starting over Britain, yet it had a full and very effective life throughout the war, and a very effective tank killer..... such an ugly and clunky looking thing, yet very beautiful in it's own way! Thanks for this excellent video! :-)

Excellent video. Look forward to the book.

Excellent, informed and informative presentation. Thank you.

Yet another superlative video Bismarck. And all in One Take too!

Great video! I have a German Shepherd puppy , I named him STUKA as an homage to my love of German engineering....He's a good boy (also, he said he loved this video). Cant wait for the book! Thank you for the great content.

Yet another fantastic presentation. Vielen Dank Christoph

Thank you for your excellent presentation on the Stuka 😃👏👏👏👏👌👌

Apart from not seeing inside the cockpit, I found the video very enjoyable and quite informative. Thank you.

Excellent video description of this fascinating aircraft 👍🏻

Brilliant - I've just found you and will be watching more.

You make some great informative content, thankyou

Love the Stuka. Fabulous aircraft thanks for sharing really interesting information Bismark