I love how the narrator tries for a super dramatic tone while at the same time talking as fast as humanly possible. It's like there's a murderer coming up the stairs but he really wants to finish the audio recording before he gets killed.
@paulAntill
3 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious. I searched the comments to see how many others felt the voice was too fast.
@flymoore
3 жыл бұрын
its just his recording sped up. Hence the awkwardly quick breaks in his speech
@Marcel38281
3 жыл бұрын
Put it on 0.75 speed and he talks normal lol
@twizz420
3 жыл бұрын
I have no problem understanding him.
@twizz420
3 жыл бұрын
@@flymoore Wrong.
@emileslob3025
3 жыл бұрын
You sound like you’re briefing me for a mission but we both know I’m not gonna make it
@stewpacalypse7104
3 жыл бұрын
I don't even want to know your name.
@TheKitMurkit
3 жыл бұрын
@@stewpacalypse7104 i don't like your comment
@carcharinus6367
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKitMurkit - I think he means the way of narration. It sounds as if, heavily scared - he passed the most secret data to a GRU resident - feeling guilty...
@Annihilator2011
3 жыл бұрын
Made me laugh out loud, thanks for that. :D :D
@TheKitMurkit
3 жыл бұрын
@@carcharinus6367 oh
@usafm4
3 жыл бұрын
“Studies showed the plane was experiencing aero dynamic problems” *plane spinning in circles*
@Yeaggghurte
3 жыл бұрын
He’s not technically wrong
@richardhill2643
3 жыл бұрын
....But the plane shown spinning in circles was a model Skyraider in a wind-tunnel!
@Hiznogood
3 жыл бұрын
Somebody failed their handbrake turn!😉
@Flielow
3 жыл бұрын
@Zane = Looks like they were testing the design to see if it could straighten out by itself , hence the wind tunnel >.>
@abrunosON
3 жыл бұрын
Its said to be a nice trick.
@gromcomando
3 жыл бұрын
My dad was a Pilot in the 2nd Fighter Weapons Squadron when they retired the last American Voodoos from active service. He had over 1300 flight hours in the Voodoo and got the keep the flight stick after his aircraft’s final flight. Edit: I miss quoted the flight times, I asked my dad and he said 1300 hours in the voodoo not 4300. He has 4300 flight hours over his entire career.
@rau1367nt
3 жыл бұрын
Cool, I attended the last VooDoo training class at Tyndall back in 1981 (2nd Ftr. Sq.) I believe I am the last 2nd Lt. to fly the jet, graduating out of UPT. There was two of us in that last class.
@Tigerbythetoe
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool, your Dad played a part in aviation history! You should be pretty proud.
@jb6027
3 жыл бұрын
Gromcommando: That's a HELL of a lot of time in once type of aircraft - ESPECIALLY in a fighter!! Many USAF pilots today will retire with much less than that, career total flight time. My hat's off to your Dad!
@SOLIDIUS36
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. That's just simply AMAZING
@bhishmaMbt
3 жыл бұрын
@@rau1367nt Thank you for your service.
@scottwins2
3 жыл бұрын
My dad was a Chief in Voodoo's in 1962 as we lived in France they were recon. Loan AFB France, He lived to 97, rest in piece dad, thank you
@Hopeless_and_Forlorn
3 жыл бұрын
I was an armorer at Spangdahlem in Germany. In September, 1963, one of the F-105Ds from Spang made an emergency landing at Laon with an engine failure. I was one of the people sent to assist in the engine change, driving a truck with equipment through Belgium to Laon. While there, I watched an engine change being accomplished on not only the F-105, but also one of the engines on a F-101B. That engine was almost destroyed because, as I understand the event, a malfunctioning bomb rack of some kind was sent exploding into the engine inlet duct, practically ripping the engine from its mounts as it abruptly stoped rotating. Pilot was lucky to have a second engine still operating. Respect to your dad, and fond memories of the night life in Laon.
@alanclark8342
3 жыл бұрын
I'm supposed to be studying Spanish literature right now, but fat chance that's gonna happen with a new video about supersonic aircraft
@ashman187
3 жыл бұрын
en Espanol por favor?
@RWildekrav66
3 жыл бұрын
I have the Bears -Saints game on now , with this video about the VooDoo . Dark Skies it is !
@peterc9243
3 жыл бұрын
pues muy mal compañero, hay que estudiar más :(
@laclinicadelcorsa
3 жыл бұрын
Did u already read "The Quijote"? i strongly recommend ti to u!
@SpearFisher85
3 жыл бұрын
Aeronautical engineers only wish they distracted women as much as they distract you 😉
@shadowraith1
3 жыл бұрын
I've always found your "Dark" video series , no matter which platform, interesting, informative and entertaining. Thank you. :)
@thanyachatt3828
3 жыл бұрын
Me to
@DMINBIMPY
3 жыл бұрын
I'm subscribed to all of his channels
@supermaster2012
3 жыл бұрын
Then you musn't like the truth because 90% of what he parrots is wrong. These channels do 0 fact checking.
@Rockman2261
3 жыл бұрын
Are you telling me there is a lite version on his videos?
@billpagan3070
3 жыл бұрын
I agree!👍😁
@nicholasalonzo354
3 жыл бұрын
This was my first monogram kit, bought by my mom back in 1977, when I was a kid. I didn't know much about these American jets at that age. But loved the sleek look this model had. I was 7 years old at the time. Mom followed up the next Christmas with the F4 Phantom and then the B1 Lancer, other than Lego sets.... great memories. Love your channel. More history of USAF... Thanks. Nico from Trinidad and Tobago.
@TooLooze
2 жыл бұрын
I built mine in 1958. I spent time with General Someone (don't remember his name) who was in charge of airports in Trinidad and Tobago, but that was in the 1970s.
@comradeiosif2794
3 жыл бұрын
You'd think that this would have taught them not to build the thunderscreech
@llamamusicchannel7688
3 жыл бұрын
But properler go vroom
@dryzalmynelli9600
3 жыл бұрын
I want to hear a thunder screech at an airshow... Even if it is only for one low pass over the airfield 🤕
@nicpus6891
3 жыл бұрын
@@dryzalmynelli9600 That would be awesome although your gonna have to have some real ear protection xd
@dryzalmynelli9600
3 жыл бұрын
@@nicpus6891 I've already got tinnitus all the time... Maybe that'd be a final cure for this ringing! 😂
@parrot849
3 жыл бұрын
@@dryzalmynelli9600 I’ve got it 24/7 also. I hardly pay attention to it anymore. No choice really. It’s like living next to a steam vent pipe.
@MiKeMiDNiTe-77
3 жыл бұрын
The Voodoo is one of the coolest and nicest looking aircraft of all time.
@jessfrankel5212
3 жыл бұрын
"Now go do that Voodoo that you do so well!" --Hedley Lamarr
@rags417
3 жыл бұрын
It's Hedley ! It's HEDLEY !
@Nizze82
3 жыл бұрын
@@rags417 Shure thing Hedy...
@Markle2k
3 жыл бұрын
Hedley is a man's name. It's Hedy Lamarr.
@jessfrankel5212
3 жыл бұрын
@@Markle2k From the movie, boomer...
@rags417
3 жыл бұрын
@@Markle2k I take it then you are not aware of the reference from the 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles ? Harvey Korman played evil bad guy "Hedley Lamarr" and kept correcting people when they called him Hedy. Now that I explained it, it's not funny any more.
@RS4Ship
3 жыл бұрын
If I don’t hear this dude’s voice now when I start watching a documentary on airplanes I just move on. Keep up the good work!
@TheRibbonRed
3 жыл бұрын
Then you're massively missing out. From civilian planes covered by Wendover, to military planes covered by Millenium*7 & Atomic Cafe, there are lots of other documentaries that are as good if not better.
@RockGeek00
3 жыл бұрын
6:47 slight nitpick, the YF-93 was developed from the F-86 not into it, it was originally designated the F-86C.
@daszieher
3 жыл бұрын
Yah, it also jumped to my attention.
@bertg.6056
3 жыл бұрын
Not a nitpick, that definitely was an error. The -93 was a bloated -86 carrying much more fuel for the escort mission. Not a good design.
@frankmueller6522
3 жыл бұрын
Go forward, Nato! Long live freedom! Long live America! Down with all dictatorships and terrorists all around the world! Nato has the best weapon systems the world has ever seen!
@bertg.6056
3 жыл бұрын
@@frankmueller6522 It would be nice if every NATO member contributed its fair share to defense.
@clickbait5714
3 жыл бұрын
I was one of the test pilots for this aircraft. In one of my most memorable dreams.
@blackturbine
3 жыл бұрын
They had us in the first half not gonna lie
@PLASMA_2005
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@PeterOekvist
3 жыл бұрын
True clickbait
@clickbait5714
3 жыл бұрын
Wait until you see my new video "The amazing life of the one known only as Clickbait" coming to you soon exclusively on the official Clickbait KZitem channel.
@keyboard_g
3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the F-101 was then the design base for the F-4 Phantom. That’s soma legacy.
@dantyson851
3 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is the narration speed absolutely fine? Didnt struggle at all but almost every comment is about how it's too fast 🤷♂️
@ethanclupper7034
3 жыл бұрын
I quite enjoy the quick narration, he gets everything across and saves time
@_joapa
3 жыл бұрын
That's because we have a better reading and language comprehension.
@martijnphilipse6864
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe people complaining should just piss off the other channel with the same level of information.... Oh wait, there's none which compares to this channel.
@deathsheadknight2137
3 жыл бұрын
@@martijnphilipse6864 let's be honest, he's made plenty of errors in the past. it still doesn't explain his odd speech pattern
@ediiorgovan4054
3 жыл бұрын
i'm not a native english speaker and i can keep up with him, the people who say he narrates too fast just need to pay more attention
@panther105
3 жыл бұрын
For a lot of is, we know basically the iconic planes through aviation history which went into at least some amount of production. But the stories behind the development and inevitable failures of others is equally fascinating. Thank you for your deep dives into these back stories and for making them so interesting and human....
@wesleythomas1594
3 жыл бұрын
The F-101 was not used in Vietnam for bombing missions, the only variant to see service there was the RF-101C for strategic reconnaissance.
@johnosbourn4312
3 жыл бұрын
You're right, except that the "One-Oh-Wonder" flew low level tactical recon missions, not strategic recon.
@robertbeirne9813
3 жыл бұрын
@rogerwilco99 thud, the sound it made when it hit the ground.
@braininavatnow9197
Жыл бұрын
I was war hero Ace pilot in the Nam War and I flew these airplanes. They often poopied when they should have peed but otherwise were okay.
@ghostinchains664
2 ай бұрын
The F-101 was the first jet used by the Wild Weasels.
@johnbrock1411
3 жыл бұрын
The narration is strikingly similar to the Wikipedia page on the this plane.
@jacobs279
3 жыл бұрын
he knows too much
@insertdeadmemehere9397
3 жыл бұрын
Because he wrote the wiki article on it smh 🤦♂️
@insertdeadmemehere9397
3 жыл бұрын
@Lind Taylor You hear that whooshing sound? That’s the sound of the joke going over your head
@insertdeadmemehere9397
3 жыл бұрын
@Lind Taylor saying that I was the one who didn’t get the original joke is total bs and you are the one who didn’t get my joke.
@insertdeadmemehere9397
3 жыл бұрын
@Lind Taylor yes I did make a joke. The joke was that he “wrote” the wiki article on it. Woooosh indeed.
@m.pearce3273
2 жыл бұрын
Canada bought 66 CF 101 Voodoos and in 1972 at the Vanderhoof BC AirShow I got to sit in one as a 6 year old. A treat I cherish to this day
@asquare9316
2 ай бұрын
haha, I got to sit in an USAF Voodoo at an airshow in 1962. I was 7.
@edshelden7590
3 жыл бұрын
As a young boy reading popular mechanics I remember an article about this voodoo jet with a propeller on it. Thank you for the great story.
@shafferjoe1962
3 жыл бұрын
First aircraft to reach mach 1 with propellers... That is so awesome... I have to edit this after someone pointed out that they were not in use. The jet engine broke the sound barrier. Still cool...
@waterzap99
3 жыл бұрын
Not really. In WW2 pilots in deep dives could break the sound barrier. Sometimes the planes would fall apart too.
@SpeedfreakUK
3 жыл бұрын
@@waterzap99 I don’t think it counts unless you don’t explode 🙄
@simonm1447
3 жыл бұрын
@@waterzap99 WW2 aircraft were never built for supersonic speeds, the aircraft of the 50s designed for it had different stabilizers and were built more stable.
@markfergerson2145
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite planes to build a model of in the 1960s. Also, ISD in the cloud at 12:24
@UncleEarlDowney
2 жыл бұрын
What is an ISD? I do see a weird formation or shadow in the cloud.
@s0mveraa
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else have to play this back at 3/4 speed to not miss things? That said, I love your stuff, keep it up!
@byronlabelle7569
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. As a child of the 60's the F-101 Voodoo was my favorite jet aircraft.
@arodrigues2843
3 жыл бұрын
THIS was the XF-88, NOT the F-101.!!!!!
@abrahkadabra9501
3 жыл бұрын
There's an F-101 Voodoo on static display not too far from where I live. Even after all these decades later the Voodoo is an impressive plane.
@Bad-Idea-Network
3 жыл бұрын
Do you live in Minnesota?
@abrahkadabra9501
3 жыл бұрын
@@Bad-Idea-Network Canada
@Bad-Idea-Network
3 жыл бұрын
@@abrahkadabra9501 Ah we have one here in Proctor MN
@gort8203
3 жыл бұрын
The XF93 did not precede the F-86 Sabre. The XF-93 was developed FROM the F-86 Sabre as an attempt to meet the penetration fighter requirement. The F-86 was already in service and did not "reach production" as a result of the XF-93 prototype. It's ironic to see all the viewers praising the content of this chronically inaccurate channel. Is there anyone else out there who doesn't believe the T-tail failed to cure a "pitch-up" problem which the airplane then continued to suffer from? (Yeah, I know he read that in Wikipedia.) Pitch up due to tip stall of swept wings was not unique to the 101, and I don't see the T-tail as the solution to that problem. A T-tail is more efficient in some ways and can be smaller, but has no special power to prevent the shift in aerodynamic center resulting from tip stall. If they thought moving it further from the wing downwash would give it more authority to control pitch during tip stall they seem have moved it the wrong way. What was somewhat unique to the 101 was the deep stall phenomenon due to turbulent air the wing blanking reducing the effectiveness of the T-tail at the deep stall angle of attack, reducing the pilot's ability to control pitch and recover. The tail was the source of that problem, not the solution. They learned and did not repeat that configuration with the F-4.
@stevensatak1592
3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the producer of this series has a schedule to keep and a lot of ground to cover with each video. It has to be profitable AND reasonably accurate AND maintain high production standards. He covers quite a few topics with his "Dark..." series and cannot be a subject matter expert in every field. I feel sure he has noted this discrepancy, but as with other videos, the die is cast. The best is the enemy of the good, and I believe his reputation for accuracy has been earned in a field where the average viewer is lucky to place World War One in the correct century.
@gort8203
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ronin4614 Interesting comments. I have to wonder what you think the real subject is if you accept this level of factual misinformation. My view is opposite to yours; I think this channel is all about window dressing and gets the nuts, bolts, and other facts about the subject wrong. It's like watching a television commercial for a bad action movie, but that does seem to be what people like to watch.
@stevensatak1592
3 жыл бұрын
@@gort8203 : then your solution is simple: stop watching and go do something more rewarding. I thank you in advance for taking your nerd snobbery elsewhere.
@gort8203
3 жыл бұрын
@@stevensatak1592 Nerd snobbery? Criticizing inaccuracy is somehow snobbery? Since you're trying to insult me this must be personal for you. Sorry if I offended what must be your lower intellectual class sensitivities.
@gort8203
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ronin4614 And you clearly have issues with me for having issues with them. If you think that's the high ground go for it.
@davidbrown6193
3 жыл бұрын
New to Dark Skies and this video is so interesting. As a young guy in the late 50’s and through the 60’s jet fighters were my passion and interest. So thanks for for rekindling my interest! 👍🏻👍🏻
@MiamiMarkYT
3 жыл бұрын
The “VooDoo” is such a cool name for a plane.
@MikeNaples
3 жыл бұрын
I think it would be cool for the Haitian Air Force, US not so much.
@cloudparter
3 жыл бұрын
Totally unrelated but I love the Mass Effect style synth background music used in these vids. Sounds futuristic.
@VictorRobotov00
3 жыл бұрын
I love the “Dark” family of channels. Think I’m subscribed to all of them. This one might be my favorite though. Me being a huge military aircraft nut. Keep it up, guys.
@davidhoman3807
3 жыл бұрын
I was a USAF weather forecaster/pilot briefer in AR 1976-1979. The base was home to B-52s and KC-135s. I forgot which year, but one day a transient pilot arrived for refueling and a weather brief. He was flying an Air National Guard RF-101 Voodoo, from an airbase in Louisiana. Had to be one of the last flying ones. I just looked it up, the Guard retired them in 1982. I asked him what he was doing flying around here, and he said something like “I may not know where I am but I’ve never lost.” It was the only F101 I ever briefed. I made a scale model of one in the late 60s and here I was briefing one of them. After reading the Voodoo’s entry in Wikipedia appears he was flying the Interceptor version, because the Recon versions in the ANG were retired in 1972. Could have sworn he told me his was an RF.
@m.pearce3273
3 жыл бұрын
The Canadian Forces used the CF 101Voodoo,132 of them, successfully from 1968 to 1988.
@dashcroft1892
3 жыл бұрын
Arrows and Canucks out, Bomarcs and Voodoos in. I think the RCAF started using CF 101s in 1961.
@kennethmelnychuk9737
3 жыл бұрын
@@dashcroft1892: there’s a VooDoo on display in Edmonton.
@Neosuburban
3 жыл бұрын
Once in the 80s while I was working either at Eglin or George AFB they had an F-15, F-4 and a CF-101 lined up together to beautifully illustrate the evolution of McDonnell aircraft.
@wilurbean
3 жыл бұрын
The transitional plants are always the most interesting. The first war bi planes, the first mono wings, the first jets, first super sonics, and first stealth. The xf88 and f101 starfighters, f117 /b1, etc, they're gorgeous. It's hard to imagine that these xf88s were JUST 5 years after p51s hit full development. They're completely different
@laifmatsuk6057
3 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed how good your content always is considering the sheer amount you put out, bless
@CH-pv2rz
3 жыл бұрын
The video is chock full of errors. This creator is a nitwit. He gets the specs all wrong and flat out lies multiple times in all his videos. . He is an Ahole.
@skylined5534
3 жыл бұрын
@@CH-pv2rz Man, you're crying hard there.
@Kayaz48
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how you find copies of the original film footage of the aircraft you discuss. Some of these aircraft go back over 75 years. Well done.
@kfcjet3892
3 жыл бұрын
Engineers:So what kind of propulsion do you want US airforce: *yes*
@AdmRose
3 жыл бұрын
If you liked this, you’ll love the B-36 Peacemaker
@ultranitro437
3 жыл бұрын
No
@lancerevell5979
3 жыл бұрын
In the late 1970s, I was a USAF avionics tech on the F-101B Voodoo at Tyndall AFB, Fl. It acted as target, target tug and other duties supporting the F-106 interceptor training program. Good airplane but a bit of a maintenance nightmare.
@josephjames259
2 жыл бұрын
My dad worked on these in the late 1960s. His DD-214 lists instrumentation technician.
@michaelmixon2479
3 жыл бұрын
You can see the future F-4 Phantom in this plane.
@Ddg-mi5cs
3 жыл бұрын
No it’s not
@JimGeigerMusic
17 күн бұрын
The F-3 Demon is the direct ancestor.
@dongarnier5890
3 жыл бұрын
In 1974 at the Abbotsford Airshow in BC Canada a couple of Voodoos did the airshow thing with one plane making a slow level pass and the other blowing by it with full afterburners, then going vertical. I, along with many spectators, watched that ascending plane blow up into a million pieces. With horrified disbelief we watched as the wreckage came crashing down and we searched the skies for parachutes. Both pilot, Capt. John Pew and navigator did manage to survive, but were severely burned. Years later my sister's friend was working for an orchardist in the Okanagan in BC just south of where we lived. Turns out the orchardist was Capt. John Pew! He quit the air force after the incident and probably counted his lucky stars he was alive.
@teddy.d174
3 жыл бұрын
The VooDoo is an aircraft you don’t hear mentioned very often.
@KOZMOuvBORG
3 жыл бұрын
Not above the 49th, we used them from 1961 to 1984, when they were replaced by F-18s
@bombasticbuster9340
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this channel. I am 54 yrs old. Back in the 80s, I loved watching Night Flight. These programs remind me of those late nights after cruising in town and coming home to watch. They would have films of military aircraft and a narrator very similar to this man.
@bradrum1
3 жыл бұрын
I really dig your videos, you usually get right to the good stuff. I mean, I can watch reruns of the discovery channel but they waste a ton of time rehashing basic info...whereas you cut right to the good stuff. Also the Visual and sound effects Are good accents without getting the way of the content at all. Good work!
@stradostrado
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks I remember making a model of the F-101 Voodoo when I was a kid back in the mid to late 1950's. I was my favorite plane at the time.
@davidlee2205
3 жыл бұрын
the fact that his channel is named as Dark skies and the fast voice kinda makes me think he is leaking secrets XD
@auggith
3 жыл бұрын
He spilling the FBI’s greatest secrets on patreon
@unkr3at1v
3 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time understanding him sometimes. His pronunciation is pretty sloppy.
@PeterOekvist
3 жыл бұрын
Think he could slow down a liiiiitle bit...
@mickmuzzmkmz1628
3 жыл бұрын
He was the only shit thing about this video.
@kommandantgalileo
3 жыл бұрын
this aircraft is the definition of a resilient program
@jg3000
3 жыл бұрын
At least it wasn't like the XF-84 thunderscreech.
@frankcooke1692
3 жыл бұрын
Supersonic Propeller Jet with Afterburners is the name of my 90s party-punk band
@mikeuccello4916
3 жыл бұрын
GUYSSSS listen at 0.75 speed it makes it sound like an actual documentary SO much better 🤣
@Colorado_Native
2 жыл бұрын
As a couple people have already mentioned a year or so ago, put this on .75 playback - the voice is much more natural.
@rpbajb
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a segment on the Douglas F4D Skyray.
@Justanotherconsumer
3 жыл бұрын
and the Gutless Cutlass.
@pgroove163
3 жыл бұрын
love the Skyray
@mattclark6246
Жыл бұрын
These are the unforgotten aircraft That didn’t make it past the drawing board These older aircraft are truly classics from post-WW2 to Vietnam War This is uncensored history with this narrator from airplanes to ships to bombers to submarines This is how you learn about the forgotten history & aircraft Now a days Shalom dove 🕊️ of peace ☮️
@markxfarmer6830
3 жыл бұрын
The F-101 did not conduct “strategic bombing” in Vietnam. The only variant to see combat was the the RF-101C reconnaissance version and over 30 were lost due to enemy actions.
@classicalvintagecollector
3 жыл бұрын
Great series. I grew up learning about so many of these planes from my dad. The F-101 was my late father's favorite plane, so much so that he bought 53-2418 in 1976 from the tech school in Amarillo.
@charlesmills6621
3 жыл бұрын
I've heard of speed reading, but speed talking?
@lewisharper3353
3 жыл бұрын
Why is he talking like voice over for a 1950s' 'Dragnet' episode?
@harryzero1566
3 жыл бұрын
I keep getting this channel content commentary suggested to me. The implied urgency of content delivery, gives an impression that I should click the pause icon, so he can make use of the bathroom. I have tried this to no avail, its got to the point, that moving on allows that particular impression to fade from my mind. Maybe a change of diet, more fibre, less greasy fast foods.
@dub2536
3 жыл бұрын
I love your content and have enjoyed every video seen. Thank you for producing your videos. Peace!
@v1ncepupp1o7
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Fascinating channel.
@Goldarr1900
3 жыл бұрын
My father was in the U.S.A.F in the 50’s, he and his friend almost got killed by a fighter jet tire when the jet crash landed, the tire missed them by three feet.It was dangerous times, my father said, because they were experimenting with new jets, as you can see. He saw a jet break a thick chain while they were testing the afterburner. My father was a regular airman a welder, but he still got to see very interesting stuff. My father passed away three years ago. Now that I see dark docks I wish he was here to ask him more questions about his experience in the U.S.A.F He was stationed in Denver, Colorado.
@ddewaard3265
3 жыл бұрын
I got excited by this video and did some research You say the XF-88 lost the contract to the XF-93 while it won even though neither were mass produced in the end, and you said that the XF-93 would eventually become the F-86 while it was actually derived from the F-86, with even the F-86D you showed while telling this flying earlier than the XF-93 prototype. what's up with this?
@MatsNorway
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is posting half assed stuff all the time with numerous facts wrong.
@gort8203
3 жыл бұрын
What's up is that this channel has yet to put up a fully accurate video. It is slapdash at best. Glad you did some research to learn some actual facts, because that's what anybody watching this channel should do.
@j.f.m.4047
3 жыл бұрын
I worked for G.E. In the early 70's and my job was to repair and calibrate the fire control system on the F101 Voodoo Fighter. This plane was the main fighter jet in the RCAF, I was kept busy because these planes were over twenty years old at that time, I worked there for 3 years up in Toronto.
@simonacuthbert1
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative. It's another well produced and narrated documentary in a series I look forward to watching. Ten out of ten, Mr Dark Skies, please keep these videos coming.
@user-yp5fp8gn7o
3 жыл бұрын
When i began listening to this guys delivery i detested it but now find its grown on me. Rich/San Jose
@doubledekercouch
3 жыл бұрын
The p-51 was more of a dedicated fighter, the p-47 is more suited to fighter-bomber stuff
@jalan8171
3 жыл бұрын
There have been many fighters built that fly faster than the P-51 Mustang, but NONE more Sexy.
@stephengardiner9867
3 жыл бұрын
When talking about the 20 mm canon armament, you show someone loading the magazine of a 37mm weapon of the sort that the Airacobra/Kingcobra used! Just another example of the momentary "DUH" moments that crop up regularly in this otherwise interesting and generally well done series.
@LeBator
3 жыл бұрын
I challenge ANYONE to say the word "strategic" faster than this guy.
@billmullins6833
3 жыл бұрын
Fact Check: The Lockheed XF-90 did NOT lead to the development of the F-86 Sabre. The XF-90 never went into production. The only place it ever saw the "light of day" was as the fide of the popular Blackhawks Squadron in the comic book series of the same name, first published by Quality Comics and later by DC Comics. FYI, the F-86, developed from the Navy's shipboard fighter, the FJ-1/2 Fury was an entirely different project. The only similarity between the XF-90 and F-86 was that both had swept wings. The XF-90, LIKE the XF-88 was a TWIN engine aircraft while the Fury/Sabre line only had a single engine. Sloppy research showing badly. The North American XF (properly YF)-93 was a development of North American's hugely successful F-86 Sabre. In fact it was originally designated as the F-86C. The Air Force redesignated it YF-93 and it was entered into the Air Force's "Penetration Fighter" competition which was ultimately won by the XF-88. Non of the competitors were ever built although initially 118 YF-93s (designated F-93) were ordered but the contract was cancelled before any production aircraft were ever built. The two YF-93 prototypes were used as chase aircraft for NACA and NASA. Note to the creator of this video ; Before going to the effort to produce a video it would be prudent to make sure you have your facts in order first.
@CharlesinGA
3 жыл бұрын
From 1983 to 1988 my immediate boss was a retired USAF Major, who had over 3000 hrs in F-101's, mostly RF-101 models. He flew them in Vietnam and was a test pilot at Hill AFB where a special computer was installed to limit the aircraft flight controls. He was tasked with flying every F-101 in the USAF inventory to provide consistency in the calibration of the computer in each aircraft. He also was the only pilot in the USAF who was qualified to fly the F-4 and the entire century series of aircraft, all at the same time, during his time at the contract facility in Taiwan. The F-101 was alsp used in the "sun run" where they flew from the US east coast to the west coast at a speed to beat the sun across the continent.
@slobodanmanojlovic6903
3 жыл бұрын
It is narrated by Athlean x, during his rest periods...😃😃😃
@BernardTheMandeville
3 жыл бұрын
'Supersonic Propeller Jet with Afterburners' could be a good album title
@robinbinder8658
3 жыл бұрын
penetrates enemy airspace AND theyr eardrums too
@jamesroets800
3 жыл бұрын
I worked at the Niagara Falls IAP in the early to mid 80's. The ANG had just replaced the F-101B's with the F-4C, but there were still Voodoos around. Canada was still flying them. It was an ear buster with full afterburner - as was its replacement.
@minecrafter023
3 жыл бұрын
Turn playback speed to 1.25 to enjoy the classic Dark Skies style of narration!
@samuelmatheson9655
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@deathsheadknight2137
3 жыл бұрын
i never enjoyed it
@bobthebomb1596
3 жыл бұрын
@@jaex9617 Always listen at 0.75 myself.
@Marcel38281
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobthebomb1596 same
@rosszografov614
3 жыл бұрын
Another shocker!! Looks like one of these 6 years olds Christmas toy presents. The ones with an elastic rubber band inside, where one had to mindlessly wind the propeller backwards.
@aranyakm
3 жыл бұрын
The narrator sounds like running for his dear life and in short supply of food and water.
@Real_Claudy_Focan
3 жыл бұрын
pisses me off too !
@crazyape968
3 жыл бұрын
Apparently he speeds it up.
@Kawka1122
3 жыл бұрын
He actually is.
@Kawka1122
3 жыл бұрын
He lives in North Korea
@tot8858
3 жыл бұрын
He pursued by kgb agent
@Chuck59ish
3 жыл бұрын
The last of the F-100s were the CF-101s of the RCAF that were flown until 1985 vat CFB Chatham, New Brunswick by 416(AW) Squadron. I was an Aero Tech Tech on the Voodoo and was called a Voodoo Medicine Man. I went through the process of having to stand near the rear of the aircraft while watching to see if the eyelids on the J57-P56 opened up when the afterburner was selected, I jump about 6 feet into the when they flicked the bic and the burner lit up. I also had to crawl into the the afterburner to replace the flameholder when the pilots melted out. It was a great plane to work on. The Blacl Electronic Voodoo that was flown by 414 Squadron is in the Minnesota Air Guard Museum still painted as 067 of the RCAF.
@paulcurtis9852
3 жыл бұрын
These Dark Skies videos sound OK at 80% speed. :)
@paulcurtis9852
3 жыл бұрын
@rogerwilco99 Hi! In a PC, open "settings" and look at the top right hand corner for "options". There is a speed slide control that can be set on 80% . However, I think 75% is OK too. :).
@simonm1447
3 жыл бұрын
You're right, 80 % seems to be quite good.
@dirt_ripper8734
3 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at how well versed he is in pronouncing hard to say names and foreign words effortlessly
@ronaldtartaglia4459
3 жыл бұрын
At a thousand miles per hour
@Imnotyourdoormat
3 жыл бұрын
didn't know the "audible ipecac" F-84 Thundershriek had a 2nd cousin.........
@enscroggs
3 жыл бұрын
6:49 Needs revision. The XF-93A (later designated as YF-93A) was derived from the F-86, an existing, operational fighter when the XF-93A first flew on 24 January 1950.
@remaincalm2
3 жыл бұрын
Great content, but please consider slowing down the speech in future videos to make it easier to understand. Thank you.
@SpeedfreakUK
3 жыл бұрын
You literally have a button that does that.
@remaincalm2
3 жыл бұрын
@@SpeedfreakUK I know, but it puts the video into slow-mo which is not desirable and increases the silence between paragraphs of narration.
@crankychris2
3 жыл бұрын
Another hybrid prop/jet was the XF-84 Thunderscreech, which could be heard 25 miles away. It was so loud that several ground crewmen were injured, a Republic engineer suffered a seizure, and the first test pilot flew it one time, then quit the project. The only other test pilot flew it 11 more times and made 10 forced landings. For some reason, this plane never saw production either!
@malachiwhite356
3 жыл бұрын
What an awful airplane, plain and simple.
@crankychris2
3 жыл бұрын
@@malachiwhite356 We didn't know much about supersonic aircraft in the 40's, and it shows. One odd ball that did make it into production was the "Six turning and Four Burning" B-36. This Convair cruised at 250 mph, and with all 10 engines at military power, it could attain an emergency speed of 435 mph briefly, making it a sitting duck for Soviet jets with 4 contrails from the jet engines clearly marking it's path for all to see.
@malachiwhite356
3 жыл бұрын
@@crankychris2 Relative of mine flew the B-36, B-47, and B-52; wanted to fly the B-58 but couldn't.
@Vikingdescendent
3 жыл бұрын
What's really dark here, is the F 101 Voodoo was selected over the CF 105 Arrow by the Canadian Air Force!
@briananthony4044
3 жыл бұрын
The CF 105 being a much faster, more manoeuvrable long range fighter.
@Kryptictails
3 жыл бұрын
is it the CF - 104 Star Fighter? cause i think theres no CF 105
@PHUSHEY
3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't exactly say it was selected OVER the CF-105. It was forced down RCAF's throat through lend lease along with BOMARC once the arrow was shit canned.
@sjoormen1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Kryptictails Canadian program Avro Arrow.
@Kryptictails
3 жыл бұрын
@@sjoormen1 k
@R.U.1.2.
3 жыл бұрын
Great channel, I fully understand that sometimes other situations or aircraft may be shown to showcase a technical difficulty or maneuver, and I don't sweat it. The stories are presented as such, and that's just fine.
@quavisiscool
3 жыл бұрын
no one: me sees the title: *_wait hol up_*
@dickJohnsonpeter
3 жыл бұрын
I do have supersonic pants. They is in hanging in the closet with the dress pants, Not in the chest of drawers with the jeans.
@gonufc
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have no creativity whatsoever? Not everything (including joke formats!) has to be copied from an already overused thing you know!
@quavisiscool
3 жыл бұрын
@@gonufc bruh
@amorag59
3 жыл бұрын
@@gonufc Agreed, I clicked 'read more' for that lack of effort of a punch line
@senorpepper3405
3 жыл бұрын
@@dickJohnsonpeter do you put your pants on 1 leg at a time?
@adub1300
3 жыл бұрын
Man, what a cool airplane! I had never heard of it before.
@tommylee2894
3 жыл бұрын
"the Mustang only had a combat radius of 900 mile"....smdh. The first fighter to be able to escort the Allied WWII bombers all the way from England into Germany and back again...WHILE taking on Luftwaffe fighters. This Channel is getting better with its research with historical details, now whomever is writing the script, needs to understand the "impact" of those details...IF and WHEN comparisons are made! Carry on...as you were....
@robertpearson8798
3 жыл бұрын
The Royal Canadian Airforce operated a number of these until 1984 (F101) along with the F104 Starfighter. Both were replaced with F18 Hornets. I used to love seeing them at airshows
@Paladin1873
3 жыл бұрын
The MK 7 was a tactical nuclear bomb, not a hydrogen bomb.
@eucliduschaumeau8813
3 жыл бұрын
I just commented on that as well. Sorry for the similar message.
@Paladin1873
3 жыл бұрын
@@eucliduschaumeau8813 Great minds think alike.
@BartBe
2 жыл бұрын
This plane deserves a special trophée for the most sinister name.
@RaghabPanigrahi
3 жыл бұрын
Voice pitch is too fast... feels annoying Rest all good 👍
@spectrumifs
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the up tempo staccato narrative
@emaheiwa8174
3 жыл бұрын
0.75x to hear him speaking without the afterburner
@SD-tj5dh
3 жыл бұрын
Its great narration, but I can't help but think that the microphone needs a wipe down after 😅
@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
3 жыл бұрын
Heisstarting toincludeafew gapsinhis speechnow.
@zackworrell
3 жыл бұрын
The Voodoo...what a totally badass name!
@thatgoodguy8072
3 жыл бұрын
You talk too fast slow down
@hookeaires6637
3 жыл бұрын
Same here......I'm trying to listen faster.
@hookeaires6637
3 жыл бұрын
@Lind Taylor I don't think anyone "can't keep up". It's just annoying.
@goawayihavecommentstomake1488
3 жыл бұрын
@Lind L Tailor it’s a normal speed in many parts of the English speaking world. Anyone in the Commonwealth will consider it normal. He should slow down a little for technical commentary, though.
@WAL_DC-6B
3 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, Lindberg Models, made a fairly decent 1/48 scale plastic kit of the McDonnell XF-88 VooDoo. It's been reissued numerous times over the decades and should be easy to find in on-line auctions.
@mugofbrown6234
3 жыл бұрын
That era was an amazing time for aircraft development. How about a video on the Fairey Gannet or the Avro Vulcan?
@darinr9424
3 жыл бұрын
The Vampire. british aircraft. cool looking old bird
@thomasmiller5502
3 жыл бұрын
;101s were assigned to K.I.Sawyer AFB, MI. They were there 62nd Fighter Sqd. They won he William Tell contest in the mid 60s.
@hamentaschen
3 жыл бұрын
"These pretzels are making me thirsty!"
@TheCynicalSatyr
3 жыл бұрын
Few things cheer me up like listening to your vids on 1.75 speed. The pace is on par with this plane *metal gear solid v theme plays*
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