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.

@cpn_porta

Жыл бұрын

About plane requests, do you have plans to look at the Dewoitine 520? It's an interesting plane which had a very decorated service life and was actually representative of a very remarkable time in French airplane design, where their designs were very ahead of their time but held back by the technology of the time (like their nose-mounted Hispano cannons being far ahead of their time in the 30s but only being able to fire off 60 rounds).

@xcharke3126

Жыл бұрын

Nice that you have an FAQ in your comments now. keep up the improvements!

@urbplay

Жыл бұрын

You should make a video about Brazilian airplanes, there is a whole national industry (Embraer is the developer), one example from the 80's is the EMB-312 "Tucan"

@mauribonada2425

Жыл бұрын

May I suggest the Horten FMA IA-38 "naranjero"

@steveshoemaker6347

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend for another fine Aircraft video that i enjoy very much....... Shoe🇺🇸

"Aesthetically striking" is my new favourite euphemism.

@StarWarsFanatic14

Жыл бұрын

Aesthetically struck with a cane

@JohnnyRocker2162

Жыл бұрын

Wonderfly descriptive, especially for French bombers and seaplanes of this era.

@ricardokowalski1579

Жыл бұрын

Would a french floatplane be just as ugly by any other name? 😁🤣😁

@mbryson2899

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I look forward to using it myself. "Yes, that baby certainly is aesthetically striking." 😜

@MrAwombat

Жыл бұрын

Lolol

"Weird but effective" describes a lot of French things

Whereas you could say many flying boats of that era looked as if they were designed to fly, this truly does look like a boat with wings and a propeller attached to it, amazing that it handled well.

@railroad9000

Жыл бұрын

The boat hukk shape is the best looking part! The rest?????

The French Walrus - equally strange looking and equally effective.

The Loire 130 looks perfectly inter-war to me.

@arofhoof

2 ай бұрын

Kinda look good somehow

I really like the look of these kinds of seaplanes, I suppose I'm alone in that.

@TeenWithACarrotIDK

Жыл бұрын

A plane’s design is sometimes only as good as the paint job. The model at the beginning of the plane looks great. The plane itself doesn’t look bad, but with the paint job, it looks great.

The French have PERFECTED weird but effective 👌

Looks better than the British Walrus which is a similar size and weight. Only advantage of the Walrus was it was amphibious and not just a seaplane. I don't get why you thought it was ugly though.

@wbertie2604

Жыл бұрын

Saying it was better looking than the Walrus is like saying that Northern Canada is currently warmer than liquid nitrogen. Technically it is true, but doesn't really tell you a lot.

@willlasdf123

Жыл бұрын

As far as ugly interwar French aircraft, this just isn't that ugly lol

Re schedule. I don't count 'em dude. I am just delighted when you post. It is always excellent. So please follow the advise of the good Dr, Mr Hunter S Thompson.... Never apologise, never explain. I had no idea that you had a posting cadence so the explanation about delays went right over my head. Your content is always excellent and I would prefer to wait for a well edited video, than watch a rushed one. Always fun to watch a computer happily destroy hours of work. "Microsoft. How can we wreck your day today". Commiserations from Spain.

great that you picked this rather rare little flying boat. She has certain similarities with the British Supermarine "Walrus"

@lafeelabriel

Жыл бұрын

Including the questionable aestetics. Let's be honest here, for all the Walrus's undeniable effectiveness, a pretty plane it most certainly is not.

@randomscb-40charger78

Жыл бұрын

Does she too have the distinction of offending every single hognose snake or did she offend every single walrus?

@oddballsok

Жыл бұрын

@@lafeelabriel Flyboat characteristics: sail like a boat stable...take off and land from water AND capable of having VOLUME to carry 'shit'... some range /efficient flying...relative to the time......all those APPLY to the L130 and walrus... No requirements like ..SLEEK design...agile against fighter aircarft...loading torpedos and bombs in the fuselage..having a porcupine setting of massing machineguns againts dozens of enemy fighters...etc..etc...

@lafeelabriel

Жыл бұрын

@@oddballsok I am well aware. But the fact remains that all that can be summed up as "flying boats rarely look aestetically pleasing". Yes, there are exceptions to this, but they are few and far between.

@HootOwl513

Жыл бұрын

@@lafeelabriel I find the Grumman line -- Geese, Mallards, Albatrosses, etc. -- to be quite eye-pleasing.

Just in case anybody's interested... Ian of Forgotten Weapons has an episode about Darne mashine gun, that was used on this plane.

@Tuning3434

Жыл бұрын

Like Ian could ever dare to not cover a French firearm

Kinda nice looking ngl

More characterful than ugly in my book. Got to say Rex, I continue to be super-impressed by the 3D illustrations that Mark Rowles is producing - they're hugely additive to an already excellent channel.

Ive seen the french model kits of this machine and love the quirkyness with metal with red and yellow stripes. Looking forward to this one . Dick Dastardly would definitely use this in pusuit of pidgeon.

@emjackson2289

Жыл бұрын

Stop that Gaullist Pigeon now!

@charlesrousseau6837

Жыл бұрын

@@emjackson2289 😁😁😁

@robertojosedgzmoro

Жыл бұрын

Those stripes identify planes in service of the Vichy regime

@lukeportelli2097

Жыл бұрын

Mutley! Do something!

I wouldn’t sweat the time schedule. It just doesn’t matter to me because I’m always just so happy to see a new video. THANKS

That's actually a nice looking seaplane. And the 3-D model is great.

I utterly adore obscure auxiliary aircraft like this. Thank you for this video!

Amazing work as always.

The appearance of the front section really takes the definition of the *"Flying boat"* to a whole different angle...or level, depending on your perspective

I kind of like the look of the plane. The shape of cockpit windows, coupled with the narrow nose,, and then the narrower fuselage, gives the plane a kind of dragonfly like appearance, from certain angles.

even if it has the cab of an EMD GP30, I love that plane, it is my favorite.

French flying boats from before and during WW2 are one of the most under appreciated aviation topic. As are french prewar planes in general. I always liked the big Latecoere boats but there is so little info on them for the french challenged like me...

Very pretty imo. Love interwar stuff, especially flying boats

Fantastic video as always! Have you ever considered doing small videos on fictional planes for fun? Specifically, this one puts the great movie “Porco Rosso” in mind 😄

@SephirothRyu

Жыл бұрын

If he covered more modern aircraft, he could also look at some of the superplanes from Ace Combat games.

@xxxuselesspricksxxx1481

Жыл бұрын

As an april fools special it would be a good idea

Since the day I watched Studio Ghibli's Poco Rossa, I always like the aesthetic of a top mounted engine flying boat or floatplane. It's too bad there are so few examples of this configuration historically. Now this configuration is seen more often in luxurious small flying boats though modern looking, retained very little of the older designs' charm.

Wonderful. A new video from The Hanger

Looking forward to this one !

reminds me of a monoplane version of the British Supermarine Walrus

@CAP198462

Жыл бұрын

Or could be a Sikorsky S-39.

YES!!! More flying boat sea planes content. Thanks Rex!

Love those 30s era flying boats.

Flying Boats and Floatplanes are my favorite aircraft.

Took me some time to find a 1/72 model of this. Luckily the local "antique toys" store had an unopened Azur kit in stock about 3 years ago. Still hunting for some Caproni models...

@The_Modeling_Underdog

Жыл бұрын

The old Azur kit. What memories... Short struts and vacu clear parts were dodgy. Capronis: The 310 and relatives are produced by both Italeri and Special Hobby, IIRC. Italeri doesn't have the 310, though.

Fantastic! This is my favourite flying boat and it's wonderful to see you finally covering it Love you and love this series

Nice video, Rex. And I must admit your pronounciation of french words is the best of any other aviation / history channel I know. 👍

@wbertie2604

Жыл бұрын

In a couple of instances I've discovered I've been pronouncing them wrongly for quite some time.

I don’t think I could be entirely satisfied with a Rex’s Hangar episode that didn’t include the word, “whilst”.

Compared to a lot of other Seaplanes from the era, I find its design quite striking! Where would the Fuel Cell be located? Belly Tank would give it better balance I beleive...

@The_Modeling_Underdog

Жыл бұрын

You can see it in the plan view. I think it was two tanks per wing. These were located inside the inner half of the wing, covered in metal sheet. Cheers.

Awesome video thank you Rex

Hmm, the French Curve sets were left hanging in the drawing office cupboard for this one . . . : )

Rex, Enjoy hearing about these airplanes. You do a good job. My compliments.

the 1000 kms range is amazing even nowaday jet fighter not always reach that range

I have a 1/72 scale model of this plane. Unbuilt. I like it, but the struts.... o God, all those struts....

Ive got to say that having the coloured computer generated planes, in my opinion, enhances the already very good narration and historical interest in the subject matter. I like. Gareth

wahooooo the vid is out a lot earlier than when I thought it would be. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT CONTENT!!!!

No 130s surviving today? Should be considered a warcrime 😢

Incredible! My suggestion in your last FAQ!

New video, lovely

Thanks

I think it looks quite good. Another one that would make a great flying camper van.

Thanks for the interesting video! @11:17, the man standing in front of the propeller is either very brave or not so smart while the flying boat is moving in a choppy sea.

@JGCR59

Жыл бұрын

His role is probably to attach the hook of the crane to the plane

Good show.

From the nation that made "battleships" that looked like floating "hotels" this is a pretty good attempt. Not a patch on a "shagbat" though! Great video as always Rex.

Love these smaller French flyingboats .. 😎

I really enjoy your videos. Enjoy tour vacation.

Merci beaucoup .

Bags *not* being the rear gunner. That propeller blade is too close for comfort.

I've heard of this plane! I'm surprised it took you this long to make a video for it!

Thank you for another informative video. I really like that you show all of the other aircraft that this aircraft had to compete against to win this contract. This informs the viewer a lot about the state of aviation at that time. I appreciate your efforts. I hope one day you will do a video about the Beechcraft 18. The only aircraft I ever left the while it was in the air. The first and last time I used a parachute. Another reason I remember this specific airplane.

@rickmoore3730

Жыл бұрын

Our drop zone had a Beech 18 . I jumped out of it more that a few times and on one climb to altitude we got the pilot to do a role . It was perfect 1 g role luckily because I couldn't find two seat belt straps that fitted together . Sweet aircraft .

@johnforsyth7987

Жыл бұрын

@@rickmoore3730 The other reason I remember the Beechcraft 18 is I grew up in Wichita, Kansas. Which is where they were built.

@rickmoore3730

Жыл бұрын

@@johnforsyth7987 Well that is a good reason to remember it ! I always thought it had beautiful lines and luckily there are a few flying still . The oddest thing for me is when we got up to 10,500' and on jump run once the pilot told us we were just standing still ( ground speed ) due to very high winds and we would have to land . It felt odd landing in an airplane ! LOL

What a wonderfull little plane.

Not a bad looking aircraft,I certainly wouldn't call it ugly.But,as they say,beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

@WarblesOnALot

Жыл бұрын

G'day, "Beauty is in the Eye of the BEER Holder...!" Also known as the Beer-Goggles Effect. The phenomenon which causes people to seduce Bush Pigs in the wee small hours, thinking they've won a Beauty...; then - come the morning after, and in the Dawnlight realise the magnitude of their error. Apparently, going by the way this thing contrives to be a Monoplane which has as many Struts and their attendant Drag as a Biplane of the same weight and power. Clearly, the Frog-eater who designed this was as pithed as a Newt, and perhaps their Beer-Goggles didn't ever come off... The Rear Gunner's Position was obviously intended to only ever be used when carrying one's Mother-In-Law ; and wanted to put her where nobody had to listen to her list of complaints...(lol). I find this machine to be clunky, boxy, afflicted with 500 Hp or so worth of gratuitously hubristic Drag ; the sort of thing which looks to have been sketched on the back of an Envelope by a Committeeof dypsomaniacs, built of Components supplied by Subcontractors who had never previously met, and then assembled by a Picnic Party of Agricultural Fencing Labourers. French Design is considered to be something of an "aquired taste", as they say...; some people cherish it's quirks, others disparage it on sight. Maybe it harks back to whoever read Tintin Comics as a youngster likes such Frenchification, and those who didn't, don't (?) ! Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

If memory serves me right, and it's been well over a decade by now, but this was the spotting aircraft for the french ships in Navy Field. Good memories.

@RustyDroid

Жыл бұрын

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A *long* time.

I love it, reminds me of Porco Rosso's fantastical machine.

The comparable US aircraft I suppose would be the Vought Kingfisher. It's interesting that they would choose a flying boat rather than a seaplane as a catapult launched reconnaissance plane. Nobody else did that.

Love it, thanks for posting.. All flying boats are cool.. Heve you ever done the Saunders Roe jet flying boat ?

@JohnnyRocker2162

Жыл бұрын

The Squirt, as Eric 'Winkle' Brown called it.

I like it and the British Walrus and other similar sea planes....

Imagine being that gunner. “Be careful. If you turn your head the wrong way, your brain is gonna be paint on the vertical stab!”

I must have really low standards, because I love how this thing looks

@yellow1612

Жыл бұрын

Yah looks like donkey kong and mario

I really like this new format with detailed 3D models. Do you make these yourself?

I'm a bit confused about where the cockpit is. I think the glazed cockpit like area is actually not the cockpit and the pilot sat in the open seat on the left side in front of the engine. The "cockpit" was probably the navigator/spotter position and the front crew member was a navigator, not a flight engineer (navigation being a tough job over water in these days). I guess the rear gunner probably had his main role as a flight engineer as there seems to be a windowed part of the fuselage just below the engine, which was probably his flight station except when manning the gun.

Holy crap love those 3D models of the aircraft. Did you make them?

Ercoupe or as it is sometimes called erpcup,should be your next plane rex.

The Levasseur pl 200 just looks wild :D

A Franco-English invasion in 1940 is going to be a little bit of a challenge given England hasn't had an independent foreign policy outside of being part of the UK since 1707.

​@RexsHangar >>> 👍👍

Awesome. I enjoy seeing videos on the obscure interwar peroid

Company was previously renowned for avant-garde garden sheds.

I had a model of a great looking German flying boat that I built as a kid. I wonder if that will crop up here. I think it was a Dornier of some kind.

Great video as always :) Are you going to do a video about the Walrus?

I would call it quaint, not ugly

A flying boat, that actually looks like it is a barge with wings. Really cute design, even more so when it seems to have worked really well. Taking off from ships, abiliy to fly relatively high combinedwith long endurance... Imagine this in the outback, looks like you could almost fit a horse or couple of small cows in the back. Hee haw!

Thanks for this story of the Loire 130. I had never seen a picture the sole example tested by the Germans.

I have been interested in this plane, having a soft spot for flying boats and seaplanes, so this video as really been very welcome. Although not adding beauty to the aircraft, the forward and downward view for the navigator/observer must have been very effective.

Thank you for another flying machine Rex episode. Wonder what was that three pod stand contraption between the cockpit and front machine gun nest?

It looks as though the dorsal machine gun position would have very limited arcs of fire, and the gunner would be more than a little distracted by the need to keep his head out of the pusher propeller’s path.

French version of a walrus. One tried to decapitate the crane assistants, the other the gunner.

@guaporeturns9472

Жыл бұрын

Walrus is a biplane

@oddballsok

Жыл бұрын

@@guaporeturns9472 look at the propeller positions..

@guaporeturns9472

Жыл бұрын

@@oddballsok 😂😂 yeah ok 👌🏻

if you re in the mood for french flying boat you should talk about the potez cams 141 it was a aircraft built in in single examplary and apparently saw action and sank u-105

Love your videos! I watch them every night in bed

A bit like a Supermarine Walrus with one fewer set of mainplanes but the same general level of aesthetics. Those outermost windscreen panels look like they would provide a good view forward although acting like permanently deployed airbrakes.

It would be interesting to see one of these recreated with modern lightweight materials and a more efficient engine. Maybe some workshop tinkerer can put one together. I'm sure the plans are still on file somewhere.

It reminds ne of the British Supermarine Whale which had a similar function, but, to me at least, was a much "cleaner" design.

Could you do a similar video but about italian floatplanes that were launched from ships?

Interesting aircraft. Are there any remaining examples anywhere?

You forgot the wine rack.

Lovechild of a trolley car, a boat, and an airplane.

There is KZread video of American planes strafing a group of approximately 6 to 8 Loires moored in some bay in Italian possession. I think they were a slightly larger seaplane, they still carried French registration on the wings.

Could you please do a video on catapult launched aircraft.

I like the way it looks. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Another great video, thanks ! This plane reminds me of a single wing version of a Supermarine Walrus. Ugly maybe but I still like it 😁... While on the topic of the Walrus, it would make a great subject for an upcoming video maybe ?? Cheers !

Great video, could you make one about the big Ass japanese Fliying boats like the H6K and the H8K i rlly love them and i dont think you made a video about them already :)

I must wonder about the fate of the poor crews whose Loire broke in half on launching. How sad that their mission was ended before it began.

@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813

Жыл бұрын

"Merde, Étienne!"😠 "Merde, Jean!" 😠 "Vin, Étienne?" "Why not, Jean?" 😞