Adam Savage Gets 1st Hand Experience of the INSANE WWI Plane Dogfight! | Savage Builds
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2021
- Adam Savage tries his hand at an insane high-flying dogfight straight out of WWI using Peter Jackson's authentic WWI fighter planes!
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"they sometimes flew within 100yds of eachother"
bf1 players: just like the simulations.
Ahahaha
Just ram them and respawn
He ye lol
Imagine being at home and then looking up and seeing two WW1 planes having a dogfight
That would be so sick. They should do WW2 as well
Old man:well its time to get back to bunker
@@te4ms7orm78 bit riskier I'd assume
Try to imagine living near a town and watching it get bombed by a Zeppelin
Me: wow its an reenactment!
Gunner shoots off his own tail; "I'M SORRY SON BUT THEY GOT US!".
still puts a smile on my face... *Hahaha* that reference is gold...
Are we hit!? More or less.
Rip Henry :(
Indiana Jones moment
You beat me to it.
Reminds me of an old joke, the punchline being “No - this fokker was a Messerschmitt’.
😂
Didn't expect to see a Stan Boardman quote on an Adam Savage video
"I've got the Fokker in my sight!"
I remember that one, too lazy to type it out tho
Lol
they should put laser guns that register hits on the other aircraft like laser tag lol
I totally thought that's what they were doing. Or with paintballs or *something*
that would be so cool!
Definetly!
@@EdisonDiesel paintball in ww1 and ww2 aircraft would be so cool, but probably wont happen for safety reasons.
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.
A 25 year old Red Baron was a young man but an old soldier.
“Fresh raw recruits… called us ‘the old breed.’ Old… we’re not even out of our twenties…” -Sgt. Roebuck
Sabaton made a song about him
@@starkindustries26 a man of culture as well I see
@@starkindustries26 *MAN AND MACHINE, THERE'S NOTHING THERE IN BETWEEN*
@@gnas1897 *THE FLYING CIRCUS AND A MAN FROM PRUSSIA*
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.
They even threw stones!
..and they dropped spikes and hand grenades at ground troops
Or even dropping bricks at ground targets at least in one case.
and chains and bricks
Holy fk that's savage.
A dogfight between an R.E.8 and a Fokker is like putting a double decker bus up against an F1 car.
So true so true
lol yeah...
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.
And I hear the NZ Air Force are hoping to upgrade their inventory to monoplanes by 2030.
It’s quite sad to see what NZs military has become after the ending of the ANZACs.
@@Tester-sh1mn
That was WWI.
New Zealand has no combat aircraft.
@@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?
8001.
In Battlefield 1, we're busy cursing at the pilot for flying like a pillock.
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.
I'm sorry Junior.... they got us...
I understood that rerference
And then I suddenly remembered my Charlemagne ...
@@samsignorelli "Let my armies be the rocks, and the trees, and the birds in the sky."
Fly yes!Land,no!
Those fields and and the chilly air seem like heaven.
Hood Aerodrome Masterton New Zealand it is chilly in winter but oh so beautiful.
From the sounds of the accents he’s with New Zealanders so he might be flying over Middle Earth.
@@psychedashell yep as I said above Masterton New Zealand in the Wairarapa valley
Unless you ask a Zeppelin Crewmen what is like to fly at 10,000 feet...
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.
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!
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 ..
I do agree about the spad XIII, but what is that italian engine you talk about ?
@@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...!!!
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
@@mrdoe8484 what part of "Future fighter pilots" do you not understand
@@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
So when Sabaton is going to play Red Baron strapped to biplane?
"The RE8 is more stable" you mean it's a heavy slouch
Tracers are your friend as gunner, just follow them in to your target. A WWII B17 gunner told me that.
@@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
I use that tactic in war thunder aswell, because it’s easier with lower tier planes (between the world wars)
@@mr.thiemo1406 British and Americans had them in World War 1
@@darealmouw9326 same lol. helps quite a lot with the stuka with the 12 extra machine guns
@@flamingseagul9409 oh, well my mistake srry
My great grandfather:
HOW MUCH TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU OLD MAN!, continues to walk to Germany with malicious intent
HIGHER KING OF THE SKY
HIGHER!
yo they made the plane from bf1 a real thing
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.
Brave young men to go up & battle in those, they thought it better than the trenches
aviators allways was elite of troops.
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."
They were daredevils. Most pilots died within their first few weeks of flying.
@@lgrace3874 I think the life expectancy was 30 seconds once in combat, no parachutes for them, they were only issued to the Balloon Corp.
Adam's enthusiasm is so amazing to watch :3
And his flying,
AND his flying,
AND HIS FLYING,
*HIGHER*
This is incredible!
Looks like Adam needs to practice more on BF1...
THIS IS FOCKING CRAZY!!!
"50 yards, that's close to 150 feet"
Ok, how much is that in other than middle earth system of units?
40 meters
It's 2/5 of a football field or waste height of Statue Of Liberty
@@mr.astronuts3825 that's very close
New Zealand uses metric, but this is a programme for Yanks.
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.
The RE8, commonly known as the Harry Tate -'never intended to be a fighter
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."
I live in the same town as these planes 🤙🏼
I should go an play rise of flight now
more like this! Tanks! Ships! Planes! Cars! This is awesome!
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!
this is my dream adam congrats!
he was passionately loving this so much. A joy to see
They've taken objective Butter
Your back in the war💥💥💥💥
Been to that museum, it is a work of art!
This must be one of the coolest things Adam has gotten to do!
Australia Lewis Gunners on the ground shot the Red Barwon down. He simply pushed the limits just a little bit to far
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.
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.
@@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.
@@roberthudson1959 just conveying the attitude of those that were there.
He also broke his own rules of engagement. Getting target fixation, flying too low while crossing over the enemy's front lines.
It would awesome to do this
That guy flying the Dr.1 looked like he was in total bliss.
Am I a nerd that I think of Werner Voss instead of Richthofen when the Dr1 is brought up?
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! 😋
Beautiful countryside....
Its over Hood Aerodrome Masterton New Zealand thats where Peter Jackson lives and keeps his collection.
If this was real, both you & your pilot would have bought the farm a few times, no contest!
nice flying adam, talk about the sky being the limit. now its literal
Wow! the Red Baron was only about a year older than me.
Crazy how young they were he was three years older than me.
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.
You should have placed "beloved" in quotes...
Bf1 great game. You clicked this because it reminded you of it.
myth busted !! ( o wait , Wrong Platform ) damm i miss that show.
Nothing like firsthand experience of your 1st Hand Experience
Very Interesting ! I live near the " Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 „Richthofen“ The Red Baron Squadron . Salute from northern Germany !
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.
And canvas with some hardener over it.
Propellers were wood much longer than the planes. The spitfires used wooden propellers
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
In a time when fights had rules and honor.
this needed laser active smoke
My great grandfather flew from late 1917 to the end of the war. I'm lucky to exist!
They were short on lambskin?
If your great grandpa left his house and saw planes dogfighting. What would you think he’d say.
Man if this video came out when battlefield 1 was still popular, things would probably be different
Is cool. Is nice
I would like to know where they got those magnificent coats!
Awsome. Hold up how did you pronounce Richthofen!?
Welp, never thought ide see Adam savage flying a bomber plane before.
Richtofen- Rihtofen - Rikhtofen
Gnas189
Wrict O’ phen
Was this filmed in Masterton.
Remember to aim for the man and not the machine.
Warthunder gunners be like: 6:10
Not to mention the effects of castor oil.
Adam, go buy IL2 Great battles and get the Flying Circus ecpansion. You won't regret it.
Or play Rise of Flight
For contrast, Mr. Savage needs to jump into a air-to-air engagement with the latest fighters.
Maybe one from right after WWII. Air to air engagements aren’t too exciting or strenuous this day and age typically.
He would have to be the RIO... because I don't think he can fly.
@@adamhale6672 Exciting is a maybe, but strenuous is definitely still the case.
Man and machine and there in nothing between
need a brisfit instead of the Harry Tate.
A significant mismatch!
Brisfit spotted at 2:46
saw a Brisfit in this video go up against the DR1 at an air show in 2013. The Brisfit impressed me.
Imagine this with paintball guns
I've always thought about getting a flying license but I wonder...how much do one of these era planes go for?
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.
Better it be radials. At least, no one is dying due to a mistake in piloting the plane. Also being easier to source...
4:53
Bf1 players: first time?
Was a picture of Eugene Bullard photoshopped with the group picture at 3:32?
sure looks like it.
The flying circus and the man of prussia.
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.
Great video, but had to laugh every time you said fokker.
I can't think for me. Please entertain with more aging celebs. Thank you digital overlords.
I want a Red Baron plane
He also got some first hand experience abusing his sister as The Blob
1:15 ...since the F-16 - and the possibilities of modern computer-assisted flight-controls - fighter planes are intentionally designed instable...!
yep but when these planes were designed and built, they were cutting edge. And aerodynamics was still just a fancy Greek word back then! :-)
Since long before the F16! You couldn't trim a Camel to fly hands-off!
Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka
It would be so cool if a sopwith camel showed up to save the day
Ah a documentary abput the New Zealand air force, they are the only fighters they have ffs.
Man i miss the skyhawks
They need paintball machine guns. ( :
Man and machine and nothing there in between
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**
just skip to 4:30, you're welcome.
Thanks
that would be so cool unless they were using real bullets of course
They can use blank bullets for immersion without sacrificing safety.
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?
The opponent could follow that manoeuvre. Especially when he’s in a far more agile plane like the DR1
Red baron-