As several viewers have noticed, the name of the base in California is Muroc, not Murdoc. I apologize for the error.
@mikewhitcomb6558
3 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact, "Muroc" is the name "Corum" spelled backwards. The Corum's were the early settlers and ranchers in the high desert before the Air Force took over
@craigwall9536
3 жыл бұрын
How could you not know that? I don't get it- you're "The History Guy" and you goon out on _the most well-known place in aviation history?_ Whatever you're taking, you need to start breaking them in half...
@quinnfoster4671
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigwall9536 I get it you have never misspoke, good for you!
@jerrymiller276
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigwall9536 Ever heard of Murphy's Law and Stapp's Law? He's the History Guy, not necessarily the Aviation History Guy. Aviation history is a miniscule part of the vast panoply of history. Errors occur. Get used to it. He does admit to and correct his errors with humility, more than many people are capable of. He still deserves more respect than you just showed. By the way, are you claiming that Muroc dry lake is more well known than Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? Really?
@AtomicElectronCo
3 жыл бұрын
It's not such a big deal. Thank you for posting a prompt correction.
@nerd3d-com
3 жыл бұрын
Another interesting point about Stapp is the he was repeatedly ordered to stop using himself as a test dummy. He was even disciplined for disobeying and circumventing those orders. He refused to put anyone else in harms way when he could go in their place. With his advocacy for seat belts in cars and lobbying for the 1967 law requiring seat belts in new cars, he is probably actually responsible for saving millions of lives. Boys and girls, this is an actual hero.
@eskee1
3 жыл бұрын
For getting policy put in place telling us what to do? Sheeple award
@elcastorgrande
3 жыл бұрын
@@eskee1 Has to do it because of the number of morons running around.
@jamesyanchek779
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe in the long run, the irony is that auto deaths went UP after seat belts were required; probably b/c people thought that allowed them to be more reckless. The early belts were only lap belts which, while keeping you from going through the window, also often caused spinal cord injuries. As a boy we only had lap belts in the early 70s, we were NOT required to use them but schools then (appropriately) propagandized us on the value of wearing safety belts. I was only a family visit to an uncle's home one summer & we were going to church one Sunday. I reached down to grab the safety belt to put it on but I couldn't find it. He tells me & everyone in the car w/ us that he had tied them up in knots, b/c they annoyed him. Some people cut them out, so I guess he wasn't the worst. I also remember standing on the seat next to my mom looking out over the dash board as we drove down the road. Mom ordered me to sit down b/c that was "safer."
@eskee1
3 жыл бұрын
@@elcastorgrande nah
@eskee1
3 жыл бұрын
@no yes I never said my opinion though I asked a question?
@skenzyme81
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp: “My name sounds like somebody yelling ‘AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!’ and ‘STOP!!’ at the same time.” Air Force: “We have the PERFECT job for you!”
@jamesengland7461
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@BuildingCenter
3 жыл бұрын
@helix This is an amazingly well-crafted joke. It’s hard to convey sincerity online. This is grand.
@skenzyme81
3 жыл бұрын
@@BuildingCenter Thank you 🙏. I felt like it might not land in text because most would initially read the "a" sound in "AAAAHHHHH" as /ˈɑːh/, like the a -sound in "top" instead of like /ˈæ:h/, like the a-sound in "tap." One of the many situations where English could some additional letters, LoL.
@BuildingCenter
3 жыл бұрын
@@skenzyme81 Teach TEFL/TESOL? I came back to reread this now because it’s still deeply satisfying.
@skenzyme81
3 жыл бұрын
@@BuildingCenter No, I don't try to teach English to anyone other than my children. The variability in the language has long made me wish for a more complete and less duplicative alphabet. Oh well.
@corkycobon1481
3 жыл бұрын
Dr Stapp is a Demi God to the fighter pilots of the US Military. He did so much to save lives and truly deserves to be memorialized. Thank you for showcasing this military and medical pioneer.
@billd.iniowa2263
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many years were cut off his lifespan by those extreme forces?
@bobpowers9862
3 жыл бұрын
@@billd.iniowa2263 He lived to 96... so not that many?
@dannypgrizzle
3 жыл бұрын
Years ago, I took my family to the International Space Hall of Fame in New Mexico. We arrived late in the day after almost everyone had left. Alamogordo is off the beaten path, and we were the only ones there. After a quick walk through of the museum, my 5 kids were crawling all over the outdoor exhibits, including Stapp's rocket sled, the Sonic Wind No. 1. As the last lady locked the building, she stopped for a moment to say, "I wish you had been here a little earlier. Colonel Stapp was here a good while this afternoon, and he loves to tell stories to kids."
@SuperWooba
3 жыл бұрын
The International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo is truly a hidden gem.
@martinlepper4522
3 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Alamogordo. There is/was a machine shop....Landers Machine Shop in Alamogordo.....they built the "track" or rail system for the Rocket Sled. I did some work for them when I lived there & was told about the grandfather & father that made it. The grandson was who I spoke with & had some work done for me, by him.
@HairyTheCandyMan
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like Stapp is going to be a legendary figure in history someday.
@stellviahohenheim
2 жыл бұрын
Lol epic fail
@brookeking8559
7 ай бұрын
You missed a treat. In the fall of 1978 I was a junior at Alamogordo Senior High School. Our physics teacher (calculus teacher when I was a senior) was a retired USAF colonel, Dick Matthews. One day we had an acceleration word problem in our textbook that was part of the homework for the next day, and it was a calculation of acceleration during one of Dr. Stapp’s rides on a rocket sled. The next day after we discussed the homework, Dr. Stapp came in as a guest speaker. He was brilliant and told great stories. I’m glad you and your family got to enjoy the museum and exhibits. One of my sons climbed on the Sonic Wind II sled there, too. It’s a piece of history.
@v.e.7236
3 жыл бұрын
After enduring all of that "testing" trauma he lived to 89?! Some folk are just built of sturdier stuff than your average human.
@kurtthomsen2414
3 жыл бұрын
I was a volunteer test subject at WPAFB in the early 80s for what they called "impact tests". Conducted indoors, they involved lower velocities (around 35 mph) and lower G levels (up to 12 g for the sled (your torso) and up to 30 g at your head). We all watched the JP Stapp videos and knew we were following in the footsteps of a REAL hero. We also got to watch a video made to test the upper limit of a harness. The strapped a large monkey into a sled and put him through an 80 g deceleration. The harness held, but the only thing left of the poor monkey was his torso - yuck. I am sure JPS knew about those tests and knew he was approaching that level, but he went through with it anyway. He may have saved more lives than anyone not named Jonas Salk.
@SCSuperheavy114
3 жыл бұрын
Many aircrew owed their life to this mans research and sacrifice. Well done Dr. Stapp, and to you History Guy!
@johnlamb5644
3 жыл бұрын
Suggested topic: how we learned about G effects on the body and the iron maiden currently at the Patuxent River naval aviation museum. How was the Johnsville centrifuge used in that study and in the mercury Gemini and Apollo missions
@SW-zu7ve
3 жыл бұрын
Many 1000's civilians saved by a seatbelt.......
@allangibson2408
3 жыл бұрын
@@SW-zu7ve Add quite a few zeros .... Any car crash at over 20mph is likely to be lethal if unrestrained.
@SW-zu7ve
3 жыл бұрын
@@allangibson2408 Thats where that word "Many" comes into play....
@allangibson2408
3 жыл бұрын
@@SW-zu7ve Rather than thousands - millions come to mind. Every year, and that is just in the US.
@wolfvale7863
3 жыл бұрын
"going through a plywood wall like it was paper leaving his rubber face behind. He carried on, finally coming to a stop 750 feet down range." The imagery generated by those words made my day.
@llaughton69
3 жыл бұрын
The imagery that hit my mind gave me a serious case of the giggles hahahaha
@quillmaurer6563
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Stapp upon seeing that: "Well okay, my turn!"
@wolfvale7863
3 жыл бұрын
@@quillmaurer6563 Oh yeah! That would be a moment to remember as well. I bet he couldnt wait
@dennisshoffner5201
3 жыл бұрын
I was the Community Relations officer at Edwards AFB for 20-years before I retired from civil service almost four years ago. This episode centering on Co Stapp was outstanding! I’ve been to both test tracks on base. I ran the base’s tour program. One slight correction should be noted. The base used to be Muroc, not Murdock. The original settlers in the are were Ralph and Clifford Corum, who were brothers. They settled near a railroad water stop on the edge of Rodriguez Dry Lake. The sign simply said Rod. This was later changed to Rodgers. They opened a general store there. The big thing then was homesteading. They needed to have a post office in there store so that homesteaders could send and receive mail. They wanted to name their new town after themselves, but there was already a town in California with that name. True the spelling was a little different, Coram, but it was too close to Corum, so they had to pick another name. That’s why they spelled their name backwards to Muroc! //Dennis Shoffner
@mitch3064
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Neat little bit of history added there.
@rodsmith5754
3 жыл бұрын
I met the Colonel once when he was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame as the fastest accelerating human of all time
@a-a-ronbrowser1486
3 жыл бұрын
That was pretty cool of them to do.
@Rocketman88002
Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see the data of Colonel Stapp's sled ride at the quarter mile mark!
@craigwall9536
3 жыл бұрын
I met him in the early 90's at an AIAA dinner. Very quiet and modest; it was an evening with people who revered him but didn't pester him with a lot of questions. My main impression was that this was a person who had no ego on display because he truly _had nothing to prove to anyone._
@HarryP457
3 жыл бұрын
He strikes me as the kind of man who would point out everyone else as being hero's, while never believing himself to being one of the greatest of them all.
@glennbrymer4065
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this note. It is the little things in history. 1st person accounts are golden.
@wrecktech
3 жыл бұрын
I always used to say "Murphy is alive and well and out to get me." as a preventive measure for things going wrong in projects I was working on. To know the origin of that law is interesting. I also do so work investigating car crashes and knew of Stapp's contributions. To find that Stapp and Murphy are closely connected is doubly funny.
@raywrae
3 жыл бұрын
Dr. Stapp was the smartest man to do the stupidest of things in order to obtain more intelligence. that's a hero that deserves to be remembered.
@SoloPilot6
3 жыл бұрын
Saving hundreds of thousands of lives -- AND CONTINUING to do so -- isn't a bad thing to be remembered for . . .
@jjphank
3 жыл бұрын
But actually it’s better to save hundreds of souls ! if you help an Old lady cross the street 1 million times & she Ends up going to hell for eternity, did you really do anything for her? It’s all about having a nice eternity Not a hot smoking one
@navret1707
3 жыл бұрын
Having been in naval aviation for over 20 years I was very happy to have access flight surgeons. They are a group apart from the rest.
@5roundsrapid263
3 жыл бұрын
Brings a whole new meaning to the old insult “Chair Force”! 😆
@stefanschleps8758
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp is a true unsung American hero. Thanks for shining a light on this extraordinary mans contributions History Guy. Peace.
@humancentered3447
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp: “There are only 2 models of the human body available” 2016: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@N4497P
3 жыл бұрын
You can bolt on all the non OEM parts you want while pumping in all sorts of chemicals.....but Col. Stapp wasn't wrong. ;)
@jakedee4117
3 жыл бұрын
I see you are the new trans-demi-non-binary (2016) model. Well in accordance with the US militaries diversity and inclusion protocols we will have to strap you into a rocket sled to see how much G-force your type can take. It's for equality.
@breadman32398
3 жыл бұрын
Cancel this man! Throw his research in the trash! Haha
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
3 жыл бұрын
He was talking about human capacity to withstand deceleration- physics and biology. I assure you that neither he nor I were trying to make a statement about gender identity.
@jakedee4117
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Of course THG. Nobody is accusing anybody of anything. Maybe this is something we can all joke freely about in the later half of the 21st century.
@pilgrimm23
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I remember Col Stapp. My Dad was also at the Areo Med Lab at Wright Pat. As a kid I recall all sorts of people who came over to our house for diner. Later, Dad worked at Holloman AFB in New Mexico where they had the later rocket sled tracks after Edwards. I was amazed this data was available to researchers.. Well done
@justinblechinger6723
3 жыл бұрын
I could see the White Sands National Park. It’s pretty awesome that my grandpa did work with this man
@pilgrimm23
3 жыл бұрын
@@justinblechinger6723 Sand Surfing was way COOL!
@briangarrow448
3 жыл бұрын
One of the true heroes that are all too often forgotten by history! Thank you for sharing his story.
@charlesdavenport2543
3 жыл бұрын
Rumor is that Stapp coined the phrase "hold my beer".
@dougjb7848
3 жыл бұрын
“Hold your beer? Why? What’re you going to OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!?!”
@jerryfritz1338
3 жыл бұрын
Priceless!😂😂😂
@frankbarnwell____
3 жыл бұрын
just until the 46g cupholder was rigged up.
@quillmaurer6563
3 жыл бұрын
I could envision him after a test, quite dazed but unharmed, when medics arrived to unstrap him and check him over, ask him how he feels, he responds "I need a beer." Would be the most well-deserved beer in history.
@josephkerkau2520
3 жыл бұрын
No, that was me!!!
@SuperWooba
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp: "There are only two models, male and female, of the human body currently available, with no immediate prospects of a new design." 21st Century: "Hold my beer."
@so-dan-bought-some-land
3 жыл бұрын
LOL, ya as soon as I heard that I thought there going to cancel "the History Guy".
@samiam619
3 жыл бұрын
@@so-dan-bought-some-land First, HG didn’t say it. He only quoted Stapp. And second, Both are right. There are still only two versions, okay maybe 4 if you count young and old, male and female.
@sykessaul123
2 жыл бұрын
Technically 3 because of intersex peoples but I'd say they're less of a design and more of an... anomaly. Meaning absolutely no offense by that.
@williamglaser6577
3 жыл бұрын
The full Murphy's law states " Anything that can go wrong , will, at the worst time and in the worst way possible."
@terryboyer1342
3 жыл бұрын
william glaser Murphy was an optimist.
@shawnr771
3 жыл бұрын
Murphy was a Grunt.
@williamglaser6577
3 жыл бұрын
@Albert Clarke Do tell ? And what is the full version ?
@md_vandenberg
3 жыл бұрын
@@williamglaser6577 Don't you just love people like Clarke? "Well actually..." they begin and then disappear.
@williamglaser6577
3 жыл бұрын
@@md_vandenberg Yes, they are saying I have secret knowledge and am superior to you. Very frustrating wind bags.
@chiefpontiac1800
3 жыл бұрын
Colonel Stapp really "excelled" in his work. Another fine story HG!
@wrecktech
3 жыл бұрын
That should be "accelerated"
@ObservingtheObvious
3 жыл бұрын
@@wrecktech Is that accelerated studies?? 😄
@firstmkb
3 жыл бұрын
He was a fast learner.
@LV_CRAZY
3 жыл бұрын
As I recall Volvo attended these first conferences and quickly adopted the 3 point safety belt. Wish every other manufacturer had adopted them back in the 1950's.
@1pcfred
3 жыл бұрын
Auto fatalities keep the roads safer by taking the dangerous ones out of the game early.
@flagmichael
3 жыл бұрын
In 1965 an English assignment was an account of Stapp's extreme deceleration rocket sled ride. It asserted that when Stapp regained his wits and realized he was blind he assumed his optic nerves had been overstressed and had snapped; he was greatly relieved when his vision started returning.
@firstmkb
3 жыл бұрын
flagmichael I was guessing detached retinas. I can't imagine what that was like. Or more honestly, don't want to.
@Aengus42
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp's been one of my all time heroes since I read of the Sonic Wind tests as a kid. Thanks for getting his story out there. His bravery whilst saving lives instead of taking them really does deserve to be remembered! I know that all R.A.F. passenger seats face rearward after his experiments. It always amazes me that commercial aircraft, trains & buses have front facing seats. Think of the lives we could save by simply turning around the seats! We can take shock load G way better facing backwards.
@TheQuickSilver101
3 жыл бұрын
I've known about this fellow for years. I can't say that I've ever met anyone who was willing to subject himself to such physical punishment for the benefit of people he will never meet.
@1pcfred
3 жыл бұрын
Blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will never sit.
@Paladin1873
3 жыл бұрын
He was one of the great heroes of the Air Force research community.
@evensgrey
3 жыл бұрын
And right up there with Werner Forssmann and Barry Marshall in terms of courageous medical research.
@Paladin1873
3 жыл бұрын
@@evensgrey Another noteworthy member of this fraternity is Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger II. Although a pilot, rather than research physician, he performed the very first extreme altitude experiments by riding balloons to altitudes eventually exceeding 100,000 ft and descending by free-fall at over 600 MPH before opening his parachute. This called for titanium cajones.
@utubejdaniel8888
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is the best summary of Dr. Stapp yet. As an alum of the HHSTT, I can attest to the accomplishments of the good doctor. The paved roads on either side of the Holloman track are named East Stapp and West Stapp roads. Per Murphy's Law, Stapp was famous for his pithy sayings and poems. He wrote a small book of these entitled "For your moments of inertia" . Engineers will get the pun right away. Thanks.
@orangelion03
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! When were you at HHSTT? Worked for McDonnell-Douglas Escape Systems between 1988 and 1993. Tested equipment on the track three times.
@utubejdaniel8888
3 жыл бұрын
@@orangelion03 2002 thru 2015. Ah, ACES II seats, sturdy and reliable.
@johnp139
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jim, it’s been a long time.
@greggravitas5849
3 жыл бұрын
Were there any Stapp signs on those roads?
@utubejdaniel8888
3 жыл бұрын
@@greggravitas5849 Oddly, no.
@anewman513
3 жыл бұрын
"Being assaulted in the rear by a fast freight train" does not sound fun at all
@katieandkevinsears7724
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a locomotive engineer. I've seen that happen. Colonel Stapp underestimated what that is really like.
@gaylonfuller3312
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever had 48g on you? I wouldn’t say he underestimated anything.
@Tmrfe0962
3 жыл бұрын
Colonel Stapp. We salute you,Sir. Your sacrifice and commitment to a higher calling, has helped save countless lives. Our great nation is in debt to men and women of such stature. We are a better country from your like. Thank you History guy...as always for bringing to light the accomplishments of our unsung hero’s.
@JimFikes
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great episode. I read Craig Ryan's biography of John Stapp, "Sonic Wind" (2015) a few years ago. Now, I think about him almost every day when I buckle my seatbelts. This is an amazing story -- and your episode today does a great job of telling us why Stapp is so important to us all.
@tomjustis7237
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I'll be looking for that book!
@mattbnez
3 жыл бұрын
He was on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life is where I 1st found out about him. Got to read his biography. Thank you for the tip.
@stevedietrich8936
3 жыл бұрын
THG rocks! Big props to all those who risked their lives pushing the envelope in an effort to make lives safer for others.
@hackweezy
3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal episode, sir! The fact that a man was willing to die in the pursuit of knowledge and saving lives truly is remarkable.
@navret1707
3 жыл бұрын
Murphy’s Law expanded: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong at such a time as to cause the most amount of problems in the least possible time.”
@edwardsadler7515
3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps explained in mathematical terms as "Desirability is inversely proportional to probability"?
@rcknbob1
3 жыл бұрын
@@edwardsadler7515 Or in physics: "The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum"? Otherwise known as the Second Law of Thermogoddamics.
@edwardsadler7515
3 жыл бұрын
@@rcknbob1 Indeed! Flanders & Swan agreed with you - kzitem.info/news/bejne/t6SYz4qtmGN3gag
@Wreckerboy
3 жыл бұрын
And the little known corollary: “Murphy was a freaking optimist.”
@jamessimms415
3 жыл бұрын
Then there are Murphy’s Laws & Corollaries of Combat......
@cdstoc
3 жыл бұрын
I first read about Colonel Stapp when I was kid in the 1960's. He's been one of my heroes ever since. What an amazing, selfless man.
@LordFalconsword
3 жыл бұрын
I use data Stapp developed on human G-tolerances in the military sci-fi that I write. I occasionally get called out that a pilot couldn't survive a hit inducing 20Gs to the vessel, and merely post links to Colonel Stapp's record as my answer. :)
@The_Stumbler
3 жыл бұрын
"Uhhh it's a max of 9 Gs" It's a constant of 9 Gs with a for now known 45ish Gs.
@PappaMike-vc1qv
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting to ponder... Colonel Stapp and his engineers used pencil, paper, and slide rules to calculate all their data. A few moments of excitement followed by hours and hours of data crunching by geniuses with pencils.
@FYMASMD
Жыл бұрын
One of the funnest days of my fathers career was when the computers went down while his team was working up a business proposal. He thoroughly enjoyed showing the “young guys” how to work the numbers up using pencil and paper and a slide rule. Dad was through and through a numbers guy.😎
@dubbro
Жыл бұрын
That is indeed a military axiom: "long periods of boredom interrupted by short moments of pure terror."
@LymanPhillips
3 жыл бұрын
As a child, I had an encyclopedia and science set that had Dr. stapp's famous photos in it. I would frequently look at the photos and wonder what was happening to him. I was too young to understand G forces. Amazing.
@flouisbailey
3 жыл бұрын
Me to, encyclopedias were very cool, A-Z and that’s not AmaZon
@change_your_oil_regularly4287
3 жыл бұрын
I've said it a thousand times but I'll say it again. I really enjoy your work! Thank you 👍
@davefost
3 жыл бұрын
Terrific episode! One of the drivers for his desire to be his own guinea pig was his exposure to Luftwaffe papers from WWII which used human subjects in concentration camps for experiments even in cases where survival was essentially impossible. While the data from those papers doubtless saved lives, he was appalled by how it was obtained. We have him to thank for our safety measures in automobiles (like seat belts and air bags) and can appreciate his devotion to high ethical standards. Truly a giant.
@seatedliberty
3 жыл бұрын
A man whose most important work contributions came after he was fired.
@dirus3142
3 жыл бұрын
When this things reaches 88.6 mph, your going to see some serious shit.
@josephkerkau2520
3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha
@richardmourdock2719
3 жыл бұрын
On behalf of the few of us who got the reference.. very well done. I needed a bit of humor today after shoveling snow this morning and getting a new battery for the vehicle........ and as the folks at JPL proved yesterday, "wheels? where we're going we don't need wheels."
@Arbiter099
3 жыл бұрын
Or, not, because of the blindness. Should only be temporary, probably
@davidcampbell4465
3 жыл бұрын
Only if they installed the flux capacitor...
@me3333
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I was hoping that I wasn't the only one that thought of that
@alexenglish625
Жыл бұрын
About a month ago I was a crash test dummy. I fell from my bike about 5 feet vertically down onto hard packed ground , splat, with no roll. Landed at about 19 km/hr , according to Newton, on my side, elbow pressed against ribs. The deceleration occured in about ,01 to .02 seconds. I figure between 20 and 40 g's. Totally mushed and broke my elbow. One week in hospital. Survived. Great show History Guy.
@aussiemal5295
3 жыл бұрын
Remind me of Doddy Hay and his book "Man in the Hot Seat. Doddy Hay was a "test pilot" for Martin Baker ejection seats.
@farmerbob728
Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to thank you for the many hours of listening. I work long nights driving a tractor trailer. Listening to your videos make my time go by much quicker. It gives me an appreciation of one person do with their life. Some people call it the ripple affect.
@rickieodem488
3 жыл бұрын
People like John Stapp are the real superheroes of our time. It's sad that media companies spend billions making movies about fictional heroes when we have so many real ones to admire. Kudos to The History Guy for bringing this hero back to us!
@goldgeologist5320
3 жыл бұрын
Bless this man we owe him so much.
@RoaroftheTiger
3 жыл бұрын
I recall a TV series, starring George Nader, called, " The Man & the Challenge". The Opening Credits - showed a Rocket Sled, in action. Obviously, It made quite an impression !
@Doc_Tar
3 жыл бұрын
I'm just glad it didn't make an impact.
@craigwall9536
3 жыл бұрын
You're not the only one. A week after seeing that opening, I had already built a working model sled track using rubber bands to stand in for the RATO bottles... I was thinking about how to build the water trough decell termination when we had to move and it got left behind...
@SoloPilot6
3 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten that for 50 years, until just now.
@PlanetEarth3141
3 жыл бұрын
A shot of the rocket sled and Stapp are also in the introduction of each episode of the show Star Trek: Enterprise. A lot of historical footage is included: Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, the Wright Brothers, etc.
@marymarysmarket3508
3 жыл бұрын
I believe he was a contestant on the You Bet Your Life show in the 50's w Groucho Marx.
@pamelamays4186
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp unknowingly inspired many theme park thrill rides.🎢
@tenhirankei
3 жыл бұрын
Actually made them safer than they were.
@RCAvhstape
3 жыл бұрын
His work is probably responsible for those brace things that come down over your shoulders to hold you in place on many roller coasters. The lap bar on old wooden coasters is far less effective.
@tenhirankei
3 жыл бұрын
@@RCAvhstape I hear ya!
@rnedlo9909
3 жыл бұрын
It is so easy to take for granted what we have/know today. If it weren't for people like DR Stapp everyone of us would be 'test dummies'' all too often.
@scotto9591
3 жыл бұрын
I never cease to be amazed about the stories you bring us History Guy Col. Dr. Stapp, thank you wherever you are.
@orangelion03
3 жыл бұрын
As to be expected from THG, excellent bio! Colonel Stapp is one of my personal heroes. As a child, I was fascinated by the stories, photos, and films of his experiments. This led to an interest in ejection seats and escape systems. I became an engineer (one of my professors had worked for Coleman Engineering in the 50s and worked on building sled tracks and test vehicles and had worked with Col Stapp, further inspiring me), and in the late 80s I realized my dream to work in this field. I was a test engineer with McDonnell-Douglas Escape Systems division in Long Beach Ca from 1988 to 1993, working at HHSTT as well as Hurricane Mesa and China Lake on various programs. A highlight was getting to sit on Sonic Wind, on display at the Alamorgordo Space Museum. A company reorganization required the escape group move to St Luis, and I transferred to the C-17 flight test program. Still consider that time the highlight, the most exciting anf fun part, of my career.
@theccieguy
Жыл бұрын
Medal of Honor material here. 👏 Risking his life so that others may live. Saving 100k+ people from death, that is awesome.
@drats1279
2 жыл бұрын
I have attended several Stapp Car Crash Conferences and plan to be in Denver Colorado for this year's conference. I had the pleasure of meeting the man several years ago and marveled at his knowledge and accomplishments. Your video was superb and very respectful of Doctor Stapp. thank you
@thanksfernuthin
3 жыл бұрын
We stand on the shoulders of giants. (Of course, so did he.)
@prsearls
3 жыл бұрын
I remember those tests and magazine photos (probably in LIFE magazine). His heroic, scientific experiments made major contributions most of the public will never know or appreciate. Thanks for covering Col. Stapp. The 1950's were a very exciting time for aviation and the future space program.
@terryboehler5752
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. His story needed to be told in this format. His book, Sonic Wind, is available.
@stevenmccart5455
3 жыл бұрын
The history guy reminds me of a great guy I used to work with. One of the very few people I've met that I could actually have intelligent conversations with.
@filanfyretracker
3 жыл бұрын
As stated on the Mythbusters "The difference between science and screwing around is writing it down"
@alreed2434
3 жыл бұрын
🤔
@ltmundy1164
3 жыл бұрын
David: In medical research/practice, if you didn't write it down, it didn't happen. *Document it*
@N-Scale
3 жыл бұрын
I have been up and down the Holloman sled track many times and seen some of what has been done there and it is simply a marvel of test equipment and history.
@johnneyhart6633
3 жыл бұрын
Just enjoyed your episode on the Rocket Sled which was tested on Muroc Dry Lake. That real estate was purchased from the Corum brothers, Ralph and Clifford, who had named Muroc Dry Lake as a reversal of their last name.
@paoloviti6156
3 жыл бұрын
Colonel Stapp has saved truly a lot of people! A true hero...👍👍👍
@sunzero1
3 жыл бұрын
Hell of an ad read Mr.History Guy. Truly it was one of the best ad reads for NordVPN I've ever seen.
@Scottocaster6668
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, some people just have it in them. My palms were sweaty just watching the ejection footage. Now, there's a hero for you, Mr.Stapp👍.
@shertechsystems
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard of Dr Stapp before. I’ve read about his many accomplishments. I never knew how humble he was. Not the facts about automobile safety he was involved in. Never heard of the origin of Murphy’s law or Stapp’s law. Again, you are simply amazing at your work. Thank you for the knowledge and research you share with us.
@stevenpreston4597
2 жыл бұрын
China Lake employee?
@bobp5356
10 ай бұрын
Awesome episode. He is certainly a man worth remembering. Thank you for bringing this to us.
@Mrch33ky
3 жыл бұрын
Mom's first husband was a Navy test pilot who died in 1959 when his single engine FJ-2 jet flamed out and he bailed out over the desert near Miramar. This had happened twice before in the same model of plane and he had bailed out twice before and had twice parachuted to safe landings. Prior to that as a carrier based fighter pilot, he had never lost a plane or had to bail out. During the third test flight his FJ-2 flamed out yet again and the engine wouldn't restart and he bailed out yet again. But his parachute did not deploy properly and he fell to his death. Just recently, with the intervention of our Congressional rep, our family was finally able to get a copy of his service record and the accident report of his fatal crash from DOD. Determination of accident investigation committee: pilot error. The time window for any lawsuit the family could have filed against the airplane and engine manufacturers ended over 50 years ago, unbeknownst to us. Yep.
@BlakeG10
8 ай бұрын
The definition of selflessness and courage
@billrentz
3 жыл бұрын
Before retiring from the AF I used to be the NCOIC of Aerospace Medicine at Edwards AFB. When we had a new Flight Medicine building built it was named after Dr. Stapp. He was one of our hero's at Edwards and would occasionally stop in to visit when on the base doing research. Last time I saw him he was moving slow and showing his age nd effects of all his years testing on himself but his mind and memory was still sharp as ever. If you visit Edwards AFB there is a nice display in the base museum for him. Also stop by the flight surgeons lobby for some more displays and informative plaques. If you head out towards the "south gate" you can even find some sections of the rocket sled track left. What I liked best about this video were the Stapp quotes that show his sense of humor.
@rinardman
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about his role in advocating for auto seat belts, but now I can say Colonel Stapp helped save my life. I was in an accident that I would have died in, if not for the seat belt in my truck! Thank you, Colonel John Stapp. You're a life saver. 🙏
@richardgarowski.5161
3 жыл бұрын
The History Guy never fails to amaze !
@frankgulla2335
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, History Guy. We need to know about these people.
@cudwieser3952
3 жыл бұрын
Stapp is wider known than you think. From adrenaline junkies, to physicists, to engineers and doctors he's a well known name for being the first Crash Test Dummie. We have him to thank for road safety testing as well as the science of health and safety in general for if he wasn't a willing participant we'd be years behind in what we know.
@billd.iniowa2263
3 жыл бұрын
Do you suppose all the new driver-less cars of the future will have backwards facing seats?
@cudwieser3952
3 жыл бұрын
@@billd.iniowa2263 Not necessarily given that if we all were in driverless cars the supposed safety measures would make passenger orientation inconsequencial, or so the initial plans go. That said a lot of autonomous vehicle designs show an open cabin with movable seatings so it's possible. The only problem with rear facing seating is travel sickness and disorientation. On larger vehicles where it's movement isn't alway apparent it wouldn't be an issue, but in smaller vehicles like cars it would be as we tend to want to see where we're going.
@billd.iniowa2263
3 жыл бұрын
@@cudwieser3952 Well you know the insurance companies will push for it. And there HAS been at least one accident that I know of. Then there's always mechanical breakdown which may cause accidents. As for motion sickness, they could replace the windows with TV screens. Showing whats ahead. Or Sponge Bob, lol. I doubt I'll ever see an all automated automobile society. At least I hope I dont. -- Remember Muscle Cars? Sigh...
@cudwieser3952
3 жыл бұрын
@@billd.iniowa2263 Insurance companies always look to keep your money. As for breakdowns the biggest bollox won't be during travel per se as anything out of 'parameter' will see the car pull off and refuse to start. maintence is the biggest issue and the fight that'll cause. at least with muscle cars you could 'coax' it until it kicked your ass.
@ajg617
3 жыл бұрын
If you flew on Southwest in the 1990s, a number of their early 737s had some rear facing seats. Tried them a couple of times. Not bad. Take-off was the worst part. No matter how tight the seat belt was, felt like I would slide off the leather seats. Their layout wasn't the best because you were facing the next row of people but plenty of leg room. Interesting rides.
@KD5XB
3 жыл бұрын
Several months after arriving at Cannon Air Force Base in 1991, I discovered that Colonel Stapp lived in Alamogordo. I've always been told that I have a lot of nerve -- so I called him up on the phone! He was so gracious, allowing a stranger, a mere Staff Sergeant to rattle on about my reading of his exploits when I was a teenager. He was just so nice. I was totally heartbroken when he passed away. One doesn't say this about doctors too often, but -- BIG BRASS ONES!!!
@glenmartin2437
3 жыл бұрын
My father had seat belts installed in our family car in 1960 and was adamant that we used the seat belts. Now I know who influenced my father. Thank you, again.
@dirtcop11
3 жыл бұрын
I saw a documentary on Major Stapp. It implied that his commanding officer was afraid that the Major had lost his mind. To quote a popular science fiction genre, he "Boldly went where no man had gone before."
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
3 жыл бұрын
There was quite a lot of internal controversy regarding his live tests. After the 1954 record he wanted to try a much faster test, and was prohibited from more live testing.
@alex0589
3 жыл бұрын
Now imagine what they said about the first guy to eat a lobster. Or milk a cow.
@nickgooday7142
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you History Guy . . For making my day alot better off. To have known what has happened in the past will make our future all better for it. 👍from New Zealand.
@BusterKitten
3 жыл бұрын
thank you for telling us the story of this American hero. I remember watching the footage of these sled runs on our 19 inch black and white television back in the early 60s, never realizing the importance of these tests until now.
@DeereX748
3 жыл бұрын
"Murdock" Army Airfield, is actually Muroc Army Airfield (now Edwards Air Force Base). It is the reversal of Corum, the name of a family who originally owned the land around Rogers Dry Lake.
@stevenwiederholt7000
3 жыл бұрын
#DeereX748 OH OH! I may have learned something new. Thumbs Up!
@stevedietrich8936
3 жыл бұрын
I learn a lot of stuff on here, sometimes totally by accident. Good job!
@stevenwiederholt7000
3 жыл бұрын
@@stevedietrich8936 On behalf of the American Society of Steve's (A.S.S.) Well Said!
@stevedietrich8936
3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenwiederholt7000 I like our acronym. Now we need a challenge coin.
@jimlakey8366
3 жыл бұрын
If you didn't fix that, I would have.
@Lee-mx5li
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Wow!! What a true legend.. RIP (and Thank You for your contributions!!)
@cdjhyoung
3 жыл бұрын
I am delighted that you mentioned Wings and Air Power magazine. While it was being published it was one of the great history sources around. Its focus was mainly on the use of airplanes during World War Two, but its breadth of coverage, and accuracy of the subject, was a delight to behold. Miss that publication badly.
@SuperChicken666
Жыл бұрын
To quote a poem I read in Mad Magazine several decades ago, You're a better man than I am, Charlie Brown.😊❤
@dandexinventor
3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa served in WWI, France 1917-1918 with Eddie Rickenbacker in the 94th Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was not a pilot, but rather a SPAD13 mechanic. As a young boy, I heard some of Grandpa Earl's stories. He was also my inspiration to join the Marine Corps in 1981. Earl J. Strauser was his name. I called him "The Earl of Wisdom Given" as he taught me some of the most important lessons in life which I use daily still at 57. I'm not sure if there is anything here for you to work with, but at least Eddie is well known enough to do "History Deserves to Be Remembered" video.
@mateostaplez7497
3 жыл бұрын
Great video acknowledgment. As the son of an Air Force pilot who was one of Col Stapp’s contemporaries and a caterpillar club member, his name was a familiar one from my childhood.
@TioDeive
3 жыл бұрын
Its so hard to see someone who literally has his skin in the game. A real man.
@larrydeboer9477
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting segment. Brought to mind a friend I worked with at the GM proving grounds around 1970. He worked as a high speed motion picture photographer at the proving grounds. He spent some time at the Holman AFB doing work on that sled for the final development of the auto air bags that were released for production in 1974. He recounted to me that they recruited human volunteers to test the airbags that were eventually standard equipment in every vehicle.
@wendychavez5348
3 жыл бұрын
Always happy to hear The History Guy talk about New Mexico! I attended my last 3 years of college just a few miles from Holloman AFB, at Eastern New Mexico University.
@bonzo713
Жыл бұрын
It's incredible the sled was able to move carrying those gigantic balls!
@kx8960
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but they were aerodynamic balls!🤣
@stephenmtimmons
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. However I believe HALO refers to a different situation in which enemy detection of a parachute at high altitude could compromise the mission. If I remember my ejection seat riding days. Ejection seat parachutes had the ability to automatically open at two altitudes. One at higher altitudes in the event you became unconscious during an ejection over mountainous terrain. The other was a zero delay in the event of a low-altitude ejection. Keep up the good work.
@billypruett545
3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow USAF Flight Surgeon and RAM, this guy is a real hero
@psjz
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! We owe so much to this man!
@datasailor8132
3 жыл бұрын
Corollary to Murphy’s Law: Murphy was an optimist. I heard that somewhere.
@TheHistoryGuyChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Murphy wouldn’t approve...
@tyroberts2261
3 жыл бұрын
I heard he came up with the observation shortly after marrying Mrs. Murphy. ; ).
@michaelmangano1732
3 жыл бұрын
I read an awesome autobiography on Joe Kittinger - a man with nothing but praise for Stapp. He truly never asked a man to do something he wouldn’t.
@captainskippy6622
3 жыл бұрын
A true American Hero. Thank you for this video relating the story of an incredible doctor and man.
@speilpotts
Жыл бұрын
I did this for two years in the US Navy in the early 80’s. Col. Stapp was the forerunner to our program, but a lot had changed by that time. They incorporated a computer controlled hydraulic ram in place of the rockets, which reduced the length of the track to 700 feet. The most they took us up to was 15g.
@mikemills69
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I was fortunate enough to attend an event at the Space History Museum in Alamogordo in the mid-ninties. Col Stapp & Clyde Tombaugh were in attendance. Sonic Wind 1 was given as a souvenir to the Col. He donated it to the Smithsonian until he decided he wanted it it closer...it was the first display in the museum's impressive garden. He was towed down 10th St twice in it for parades. It was taken 3-4 years ago by the Smithsonian, to Washington for refurbishment & an eight year tenure in a display called "Speed". Stapp said he'd be fine with if his ashes were interred with HAM, under the museum's flag display.
@evanames5940
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the pleasant memories. Before Stapp, my Dad worked at Wright Patterson helping to develop the injection seat. Not a big wheel but a wheel. I hadn't thought of those stories my Dad told me for a while now. Thanks again.
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