The First Torpedo Bomber Was Incredible
Airliner Designs with Mike Brady
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In the early days of World War One the German High Seas Fleet was a pesky, elusive but extremely dangerous thorn in the Royal Navy’s side. An ambitious plan was hatched to get them off the Royal Navy’s back and the Admiralty called for a torpedo bomber specifically designed to launch from the decks of converted merchant ships and attack the unsuspecting Germans in their home anchorage at Wilhelmshaven. It was an audacious idea - but it had simply never been done. No aircraft like this had even been seen before and designers would have to work from scratch to help the Navy attack from the skies instead of the seas. In this two part series we’ll wind back the clock to those dark days of the First World - when Germany’s navy threatened Britain’s dominance of the seas and the only logical solution was a completely new form of warfare. This is the epic saga of the first carrier attack aircraft - at the forefront was an impressive machine, the Sopwith T.1 - later the Cuckoo. But this plucky design almost didn’t make it into the air at all.
Written by Grant Newman with edits by Helena Morgan and Mike Brady
Edited by Mikayla Tebano
Special thanks to @novabrabantia for the rousing German march!
A love letter to history's finest aircraft! Airliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of some of the world's most famous - and forgotten - aircraft - from incredible airliners like the Lockheed Constellation and Boeing 707 to warbirds like the Supermarine Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109. Join researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of the most incredible aircraft from history!
#aircraft #aviation #airplanes #avhistory #history #engineering #ships #maritime #shiphistory #navy #airliners #boeing #douglasdc3 #aircraftengineering
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No, they decided to call this early warbird the Cuckoo. You can’t beat British humour…
Your voice is nice and smooth and pleasant to listen to, but when you stop talking and the music ramps up, it becomes unpleasantly loud.
The First Torpedo Bomber Was Incredible
Airliner Designs with Mike Brady
28,658 views
In the early days of World War One the German High Seas Fleet was a pesky, elusive but extremely dangerous thorn in the Royal Navy’s side. An ambitious plan was hatched to get them off the Royal Navy’s back and the Admiralty called for a torpedo bomber specifically designed to launch from the decks of converted merchant ships and attack the unsuspecting Germans in their home anchorage at Wilhelmshaven. It was an audacious idea - but it had simply never been done. No aircraft like this had even been seen before and designers would have to work from scratch to help the Navy attack from the skies instead of the seas. In this two part series we’ll wind back the clock to those dark days of the First World - when Germany’s navy threatened Britain’s dominance of the seas and the only logical solution was a completely new form of warfare. This is the epic saga of the first carrier attack aircraft - at the forefront was an impressive machine, the Sopwith T.1 - later the Cuckoo. But this plucky design almost didn’t make it into the air at all.
Written by Grant Newman with edits by Helena Morgan and Mike Brady
Edited by Mikayla Tebano
Special thanks to @novabrabantia for the rousing German march!
A love letter to history's finest aircraft! Airliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of some of the world's most famous - and forgotten - aircraft - from incredible airliners like the Lockheed Constellation and Boeing 707 to warbirds like the Supermarine Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109. Join researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of the most incredible aircraft from history!
#aircraft #aviation #airplanes #avhistory #history #engineering #ships #maritime #shiphistory #navy #airliners #boeing #douglasdc3 #aircraftengineering