Giant B-17 bomber takes fire from a massive Apple Cannon!!

Рет қаралды 6,155,691

2 жыл бұрын

Download Warpath: bit.ly/3jqQSnW | Gift code: Airforce2021
We go even bigger with a Giant 12 foot B-17 Flying fortress and an apple turret!! Will it survive!? Ha
Huge thanks to Warpath for sponsoring us and making this happen！Warpath is a military strategy game featuring many authentic weapons and airplanes. Download to experience air war with authentic B-17’s now!
Click here to subscribe► bit.ly/FliteTestSub
Become a Member and get exclusive content► bit.ly/FliteTestMember
Check out our STEM site: bit.ly/3jTcbwm
FT Stem Store: bit.ly/2GPm7bW
Our preferred Battery! : bit.ly/3i53wbh
Our go to for Pilot training and Drone education!
Pilot Institute: bit.ly/33vgBTh
Our Go To For Hotwire Foam Tools and Accessories!
Hot Wire Foam Factory: bit.ly/3db7VH1
Use code "FLITETEST" for 5% off tools and accessories!
Shady rays - official sunglasses partner of Flite Test!
Every purchase is 10 meals to feed the hungry! Check it here: Bit.ly/FliteSR
-Use “Flite” for 25% off 1 pair!
-Use “Flitefor2”for 40% off 2 or more pairs!!
EcoFlow: Live Without Limits - Portable Eco-Friendly Power where you need it most!
bit.ly/2UcFMt3
Get Flite Test's Beginner's guide to R/C Airplanes!
FT Store► www.flitetest.com/book
Amazon► amzn.to/2TPeWlN
Check out our awesome products► www.flitetest.com/Store
Visit our site for more content and to join our community!► www.flitetest.com/
Follow us on Social Media!!!!!!
Instagram► @flitetest
Facebook► / flitetest
Twitter► @flitetest
Periscope► @flitetest
Follow the team on the Instagrams►
@flitetestjb
@stefanohyea
@bixlernoah
#FliteTest #ItFlies #Crazy
EPISODE MUSIC►
David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.com

Пікірлер: 3 900

@FliteTest 2 жыл бұрын

Download Warpath: bit.ly/3jqQSnW | Gift code: Airforce2021

@Mr_Fancypants 2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather do not, thank you

@pegasusgaming21 2 жыл бұрын

seeing the second ad i actually feel disgusted with you guys do you just not have any integrity? have you looked at the footage in the ad for a second? some parts literally have a mouse cursor glad to see how much you care about money and your viewers

@FNIX_TANK 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry guys love your content but warpath is a terrible game, I have played it before.

@FNIX_TANK 2 жыл бұрын

@@pegasusgaming21 it’s not flitetest fault I think I’m pretty sure it was warpath who gave them the ad footage. Also the game “historically accurate” when while calling a Stuka a fw190 and it being in a dogfight with tank buster cannons AND no gear that was always fixed to be down and not retractable

@jakestanbro959 2 жыл бұрын

Just run normal ads if you need to. Ugh the in video ads are super gross.

@TastierBackInThe80s 2 жыл бұрын

Flak canon: "Im juiced!" B-17: "Tough to the core baby!"

@joedafpv6770 2 жыл бұрын

stop

@douglaskattau9241 2 жыл бұрын

Saucy...

@imbasing 2 жыл бұрын

@@joedafpv6770 no

@joedafpv6770 2 жыл бұрын

@@imbasing yes

@achtsekundenfurz7876 2 жыл бұрын

Today: Giant B-17 bomber takes fire from a massive Apple Cannon Next week: Real-life B-52 gets rekt by Android Launcher #iLoveTheSmellOfLithiumInTheMorning

@ibeauf 2 жыл бұрын

The use of wrapping paper as masking paper for large areas is clever

@steveno3375 2 жыл бұрын

That's acualy a smart idea, nice thinking!

@mitchoconnell6944 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well!!!

@christopherch7307 2 жыл бұрын

Recycling

@GonzoDonzo 2 жыл бұрын

Press and seal plastic kitchen wrap is my go to for masking off large awkward areas

@rosedruid 2 жыл бұрын

Did you also notice they laid down zones with painters tape and then taped the covering to that so they could add or remove or flip the cover to the other side of the line super easily.

@NightShade_VR Жыл бұрын

10:46 “YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOU’RE LEFT WING”

@personfromearf 3 ай бұрын

*your

@Bruhok373 2 ай бұрын

@@personfromearfyou’re

@personfromearf 2 ай бұрын

@@Bruhok373 no, you’re is a combination of you and are, your is a word meant to represent ownership

@tripwire3992 Ай бұрын

@@personfromearfignore them for they are fools

@Kod136 13 күн бұрын

@@Bruhok373how can one be so dumb

@bubwal23xifan Жыл бұрын

There's a reason why B-17s were nicknamed the flying fortress. Not only for their armament, but for being tough as hell. They were well known for taking a beating and surviving

@dinokulalic468 Жыл бұрын

Yeah we really saw an example of that at the Texas airshow a couple months back.

@dannyzavolta1231 Жыл бұрын

@@dinokulalic468 lmao why what happened at that

@dinokulalic468 Жыл бұрын

@@dannyzavolta1231 a b17 was hit by another fighter aircraft during an air show

@parzivalgtc9916 Жыл бұрын

Same with the P47s of that time, which were similar to the modernish A10, in that the P47 was built around it's engine, the A10 was built around it's gun, and they both have extremely good survivability

@danielmoen1408 8 ай бұрын

B17 is the Toyota hilux of the planes

@DavidBauer38 2 жыл бұрын

Q: “How does a tail-heavy plane fly?” A: Once.

@scottieh83 2 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments for this

@kineticdeath 2 жыл бұрын

i mean truthfully it doesnt, it just straight up crashes, wobbling about in the sky with zero control isnt flying

@siggyretburns7523 2 жыл бұрын

But with ambition..always looking up. 😂

@JoeMama-me5wp 2 жыл бұрын

Thats a good one

@WR3ND 2 жыл бұрын

Did some decent tricks in an S.E.5a that was a bit tail heavy.

@jaywhips 2 жыл бұрын

I bet when terry put up those apple guns this was exactly what he was dreaming of doing with them lol. He was loving every second of it that was awesome ! More Terry !!

@MeanBeanComedy 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! He was on fire! 😆😝

@blaze7276 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that happyness on his face ☺️

@Stalkergames916 2 жыл бұрын

Using a AA gun 101 is guide the plane not shoot behind so when they don’t it’s not smart

@Gigaantifurry 2 жыл бұрын

True

@johnsmith3232 2 жыл бұрын

@@Stalkergames916 however a real AA gun would have rounds that, at a set distance, burst into a shrapnel barrage, so aiming is a bit more simple

@starventure Жыл бұрын

This video just got recommended to me, a few hours after a real B17 crashed at Dallas Executive airport. Kind of eerie.

@kennethbyrd2613 Жыл бұрын

@JohnDoe-on6ru 9 ай бұрын

I didn't know Apple made cannons

@Hideyour_children 13 күн бұрын

It has a battery life of 12 minutes and costs 20 million to buy with 100,000 for one ammo

@biko9824 2 жыл бұрын

7:41 A B17 could carry 4000-8000 pounds of bombs depending on the mission, and would often use 100lb bombs: that would be 40-80 bombs. With 250lb bombs it would be able to carry 16-32 bombs. So 40 apples is a very realistic number!

@Raycefan 2 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. If the apples weighed in excess of 10lbs each, then yes, 40 would be an accurate number. That’s if the model is 1/10th scale. Then again, 100lbs of bombs is different than 100lbs of apples, too.

@dinostudios6579 2 жыл бұрын

@@Raycefan They were more talking about number of bombs to number of apples, not lbs of bombs to lbs of apples.

@ryanjoseph9519 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@saleplains 2 жыл бұрын

@@Raycefan thats true this is not an apples to apples comparison :)

@Raycefan 2 жыл бұрын

@@saleplains SMH

@stephenhudson6543 2 жыл бұрын

B-17s were known for their survivability and you guys did an excellent build

@panzerfaustgmbh4783 2 жыл бұрын

B-17s in War Thunder be like: Oh no a 7,5mm hit my tail guess its time to drop it.

@capybarafan5859 2 жыл бұрын

Probably why it was called a flying fortress

@stewiestuddsyt7877 2 жыл бұрын

@@capybarafan5859 i would explain why its called flying fortress but to tired rn so reply so i remember

@kingcosworth2643 2 жыл бұрын

My Grandmother was at a British airfield during the war that used to get a lot of B-17's landing there if they were cut up as it was closer than the American base. To this day she is amazed at just how smashed up these things could be and still fly. The Americans would put an armed guard on the plane until they took the wings off, loaded it onto a lorry and take it back to the American base.

@ea4363 2 жыл бұрын

@@panzerfaustgmbh4783 true

@Chuckles.. 2 жыл бұрын

This captures something of the B-17's legendary "battered but not broken" pathos.

@Solitario9475 Жыл бұрын

Should totally get some veterans to do the apple shootin wanna see what perfect aim looks like

@AviationJeremy 2 жыл бұрын

The toughness of the B-17 is legendary. Glad to see an RC model live up to the legend.

@thermotesticles2453 2 жыл бұрын

god those apple launchers are the RC equivalent of the german flak 88s

@navy3001 2 жыл бұрын

And remember, in war thunder, the B-17 dies when a plane flys by.

@gamingpentagon 2 жыл бұрын

@@navy3001 took on 4 fw and bf109s lost a tail and still made it back to base

@navy3001 2 жыл бұрын

@@gamingpentagon Your lucky, every time I go out, a fighter flys past me and my tail snaps off

@nemezio9495 2 жыл бұрын

@@navy3001 just insta headshots the pilot

@whenweeb6471 2 жыл бұрын

"Historically accurate aircraft" **Proceeds to call Stuka without landing gears Fw-190**

@relayhb8754 2 жыл бұрын

ikr

@relayhb8754 2 жыл бұрын

that’s what i was about to say

@twandepan 2 жыл бұрын

yeah I thought I was having a stroke

@omnivorouscarbon4234 2 жыл бұрын

@relayhb8754 2 жыл бұрын

@Sarthak Borgaonkar they are the same

@JM-jk9vz Жыл бұрын

Terry had a moment there. This is the coolest thing I've seen in a loooong time! Awesome!

@richardfinnigan7458 2 ай бұрын

LOL this is the only war fighting that should ever be allowed.

@dadsfriendlyrobotcompany 2 жыл бұрын

I still would like to see you build an airframe skeleton out of foam board and wrapped with tissue paper so you can get better scale damage for battles. Can do dog fights with airsoft (biodegradable or paint marker BBS) and have paint ball AA guns on the ground.

@Endorphins27 2 жыл бұрын

Chicken tacos

@Rowan407 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that would be great!!

@nanaki-seto 2 жыл бұрын

Best way to do a build like that is balsa and spruce spars. Foam board would be good to replace the light ply used in most mono coat stick builds. Tissue paper can also be used it is typically painted with ca glue to seal it but ive used shaker can spray pain and fogged it on as well. Thing about tissue paper is unless it is strengthened or sealed it wont take the load of a large scale build typically used for rubber band powered or slot car motor powered free flight planes. Would be awesome to see used in a large build though and it could be done

@sharkoftheskies3256 2 жыл бұрын

Theyve done that before in past vids

@mrtim9667 2 жыл бұрын

fr that would be cool

@barneyspector9313 2 жыл бұрын

“Warpath is the most realistic ww2 game” -Sun Tzu, after being paid a lot of money

@WildestDoge 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@maflox_6842 2 жыл бұрын

Their "Focke Wulf 190" is a Junkers Ju-87 without a landing gear

@familielauer2894 2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA

@TheOfAnd 2 жыл бұрын

@@familielauer2894 good thing I can translate to English

@TheGuyfromValhalla 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOfAnd lmfao I thought the same thing

@acamp92 2 жыл бұрын

The P-38 in the background is amazing! Grandaddy flew one in WWII, he turns 101 this year!! Cool video guys.

@bristolsellards Жыл бұрын

My great grandpa used to own the most b17 bombers than anyone else ever has

@saqibsultantemuri2437 2 жыл бұрын

You guys should reenact "Foo-Fighter" Sightings with Quadcopters as Foo-Fighters and GoPros on WWII model planes!

@a.jtovar8864 2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSS!!!!!!

@robertcontreras9868 2 жыл бұрын

Literally one of the first things I thought of seeing the drone circle the b-17.

@saqibsultantemuri2437 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertcontreras9868 thats the moment i scrolled down and wrote that idea into the comments. Wow, never thought this would get 300+ likes. guess we ain't the only two people that had the same thought.

@brandimccuiston6725 Жыл бұрын

B-17S HOLD 200 BOMBS

@leokimvideo 2 жыл бұрын

Microsoft Flight simulator will blow apart Warpath when it goes into Combat Flight Simulator mode

@tommysallami 2 жыл бұрын

But there both different game and warpath on your phone so not sure

@duckvader7398 2 жыл бұрын

i like how they labelled a ju87 without gears as an fw190

@christerjackson9589 2 жыл бұрын

Uh... DCS?

@monsusneux619 2 жыл бұрын

@@tommysallami r/woosh

@Tommy-sn2dm 2 жыл бұрын

@@monsusneux619 ?

@BacySkims 2 жыл бұрын

This is my second time checking out this channel, and I gotta say I respect the aircraft shown in this video alone, even if only one was actually for the video. My grandmother and great aunt both worked as Rosie the Riveters to build B-17s in WWII, and my grandfather, who I unfortunately was never able to meet, flew a P-38, like the one hanging on your wall, as reconnaissance. He had engines shot out by anti aircraft and had to limp home alone with only one. It's such a wierd idea that p-38s were ever used for recon what with their insane firepower, but my whole life I've lived off of stories of my grandparents and these historic planes.

@toastedlettuce9397 10 ай бұрын

This is the type of things you would see on KZfaq in like 2016-2018❤❤

@alitlweird 2 жыл бұрын

The typical payload for a B-17 for a mission such as this would have been around 75,000 to 100,000 apples.

@richpayton7162 2 жыл бұрын

With a motley mix, depending on the mission. Little greens, Granny Smith, macintosh, golden delicious, winesap, cider, crab, bad, rotten, and or crab apples, in any percentages.

@alisonleaman333 2 жыл бұрын

Armour piercing or incendiary apples ?

@jamesbryant2269 Жыл бұрын

@@alisonleaman333 😂😂😂

@zanderforman7728 Жыл бұрын

that is about correct

@brandonlinsey5625 Жыл бұрын

@@alisonleaman333 I would go with chemical. Screw the rules of war! Mustard gas apples!

@UkrainiWins 2 жыл бұрын

It would be fun to have the B-17 carry a payload of "eggs" and try to nail the anti-aircraft position! This way everybody gets the damaged... Lol 😂👍

@ChemicalU235 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me water balloons wouldn't be bad ass to mix in with the eggs put like chalk powder or paint in them

@UkrainiWins 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChemicalU235 oh nice touch that would be excellent! 💥

@arohk1579 2 жыл бұрын

That would be fun to see.

@mikekellum6238 2 жыл бұрын

Grenades…..it puts an edge on the entire situation.

@isaacsmurf4530 Ай бұрын

Easter eggs with airsoft bbs aka cluster bomb

@BigDaddy-hn7oh 2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa had a airplane hobby shop in the same building as his ice cream shop before world war II he would have loved this, a true testament to the B-17 design way to go guys thoroughly enjoyed this video over and out, Terry's rancho looks pretty cool long way from where I'm at

@coachdpowers7613 2 жыл бұрын

My dad flew a B-17 in WW2....many stories about real heroes coming back. Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer!!! Avg age for a B-17 pilot was 22! He lost so many best friends too.

@youreverydayhellknight4257 Жыл бұрын

Like the All Amrican. Look that story up. Also your dad sounds like a nice dude to be around. Lucky person to have him as your dad.

@alegk8394 Жыл бұрын

@@youreverydayhellknight4257 half a wing!? just one wing that had been cut in half? or one wing had been lost entirely and the other just being half a wing

@_marlene 7 ай бұрын

22 and handling such equipment. What a time that must have been.

@mrcat5508 2 ай бұрын

@@alegk8394one wing cut in half while the other was fully intact

@avalongilroy7007 2 жыл бұрын

“Historically accurate” 2:00 shows a Ju-87 G model with no landing gear and calls it a Focke Wulf 190

@chilledburrito 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@arash2236 2 жыл бұрын

it's a virus infected all youtubers

@chilledburrito 2 жыл бұрын

@@cv6thebige prob just likes wwII planes, and is calling out how the game is just for the money.

@flamingrubys11 2 жыл бұрын

yeah unless its warthunder dont trust historically accruate bs

@cdnuts6258 2 жыл бұрын

it's a mobile game

@jhow1230 Жыл бұрын

Just thinking that the apples that missed the bomber will probably become beautiful apple trees in the future.

@bocfat Жыл бұрын

another Flite Test video that makes me drop jawed, great video cuts and drone live views plus ground cannon views and rudder view. This as usual with FT is great fun!

@VladimirSaldes 2 жыл бұрын

It was a great build! Still I can’t shake of the mixed feelings of knowing the things the real B-17 bomber crew had to endure during WW2.

@americanrambler4972 2 жыл бұрын

This was fun to watch. Flying apples at that speed pack quite a wallop! I counted 3 hits. Those weren’t paint ball splats, bb or pellet hits, but a heavy wet apple. And it lifted a pretty darn good size payload! A little more tweaking on the bomb bay design and doors, you can have a pretty good ground attack plane along with its bombing capabilities. I bet you could even rig up a remote camera bomb site and become pretty accurate at target hitting. Rig up 4 compartments with 4 doors and you could make multiple attack runs.

@thebirbestbirb 2 жыл бұрын

Actually they really didn't a very few amount were lost because they flew at high altitude the the flak wasn't as accurate

@VladimirSaldes 2 жыл бұрын

@@thebirbestbirb In a single 376 plane raid in August 1943, 60 B-17s were shot down. That was a 16 percent loss rate and meant 600 empty bunks in England .. In 1942-43 it was statistically impossible for bomber crews to complete a 25-mission tour in Europe .

@americanrambler4972 2 жыл бұрын

@@thebirbestbirb A lot of B-17s were shot down in WWII. Of the 12,731 aircraft built, approximately 4,735 were lost during the War. Most were lost over Germany. By both fighters and flak, or anti aircraft fire. The Germans had a quite deadly anti aircraft battery. It remained deadly through the end of the war. While the Luftwaffe was gradually overwhelmed by the allied air forces and lost much of its capacity and efficiency, the ground based anti aircraft fire remained quite dangerous and accurate though to the end. By the end of the war, radar was being used to direct anti aircraft fire, which was improving its accuracy considerably. Plus the gun crews had become very experienced, as they had a lot of practice shooting down attacking aircraft.

@aussie_theranger7645 2 жыл бұрын

@@VladimirSaldes your exactly right There was a high percentage of bomber crews to die before completing 25 missione

@psivewri 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to get back into RC planes again :)

@legitimatelemon6580 2 жыл бұрын

Yea it makes me want to fly them again to🤣🤣

@roberthamill2451 2 жыл бұрын

Likewise. Air Force Special Operations, Close Air Support, stationed with the Army at Coleman Kaserne in Gelnhausen, lived in Grossenhausen. They had a glider field there, great times. Lots of jet models, helicopters, even a huge UFO. Back in '79-82.

@kingheckler8599 2 жыл бұрын

I lost one that was from Philippines

@fettlerjohn3419 2 жыл бұрын

Me too 👍🏼

@spencergacker9553 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t ask but somehow made me think of a really old cannel I watched. Zombie heads may have been smashed as result of my new discovery.

@user-mj4lr9gx4k 6 ай бұрын

Granpa has WWII flashback in a b 17 and german flakguns

@raphaeljapan5338 2 жыл бұрын

can we admire how this plane is flying so smooth and calm and not broken enough to land home;))))

@bresnik 2 жыл бұрын

The FliteTest guys are conflicted between the power to create and the power to destroy. Fun video to watch.

@TheMemeDynamics 2 жыл бұрын

A 88mm apple Flak Gun. Looks good! Nice work guys!

@aliasfred 2 жыл бұрын

Should have put a Microsoft decal on the fuselage, would make a better target for Apple.

@coryhall7074 2 жыл бұрын

Flak AppleEight love it

@jimtownsend7899 Жыл бұрын

"Damn! Even if we had apples, we still wouldn't have won!" - Herman Goehring

@luketrain6270 4 ай бұрын

Welcome back to WWII everybody, loved the video

@blue11fight71 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that he said that war path is historically accurate and then shows a Stuka with no gear and tank buster cannons in a dog fight is sad to me.

@tommasoviani8949 2 жыл бұрын

also they call the stuka a fw190

@Keon_MkIX 2 жыл бұрын

They always say its "historically accurate" about warpath and then show something ridiculously not historically accurate 🤣

@FNIX_TANK 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah f*** warpath I played it the game is shite in my opinion. They advertise things they ain’t know shite bout. tbh flitetest should’ve trying to sponsor with war thunder because while the game is not the best it’s vehicles are historically accurate for the most part it’s fun if your not stuck in perm 40k sl because bomber airframes are made out of shite and paper.

@kitsunelegend7976 2 жыл бұрын

@@FNIX_TANK Wart Blunder is absolute trash, and is anything BUT historically accurate. If they want an actual, good, and historically accurate game to sponsor them, they should look into IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad or DCS.

@ClintonRyanThompson 2 жыл бұрын

Yea, you guys are right... but they are making it possible to make a cool video like this... tbh, I don't care who they are sponsored by - they create great content as a result.

@voyhager3 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to order my “no plane left behind” shirt today!

@rbcoutdoorsandrcs2021 2 жыл бұрын

Im waiting for them to start a page where everyone can share their insane plane recovery stories. Got a video of me shooting birdshot out of a 12 gauge on top of an extension ladder trying to get a blue angel f18 out of the top of a tree. Hahahaha ordered my shirt Friday hahah

@maruftim 2 жыл бұрын

lift

@secondofficertroop2819 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I was thinking the exact same thing :)

@mikefleek9259 Жыл бұрын

That is some good strong balsa. The tail was nearly gone. Nice flying

@earnhardtk23 24 күн бұрын

You young boys are having too much fun, better be home before dinner😂😂😂😂😂

@wellifailed392 2 жыл бұрын

9:56 for takeoff 10:19 for first fired apple 10:25 for bomb drop 10:44 for first hit 11:23 for second hit 11:45 for third hit 12:42 for landing

@emperorwiththedrip8357 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pixoe 2 жыл бұрын

you, are a chad

@madhukarjonathanminj2772 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@codiefitz3876 2 жыл бұрын

KING

@ravenmoon5111 2 жыл бұрын

10 minutes to fast forward through

@mikethompson2650 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid my dad wrote an pamphlet for a British series called Profiles. It was about the B17. He got a boatload of pics of the B17 from Boeing and I was shocked at pics of damaged planes. It was staggering the damage that plane could take. One was the entire nose forward of the pilots was gone. But other pics were just as bad and even worse. You did a good job on your build. You left it silver so I can assume you were trying to recreate the G model which were left bare metal to save weight in paint. Oh on the bombload, usually it was 8 500 pounders or 4 1000 pounders.

@commanderstorm8874 2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of the story of the ye old pub because I highly recommend it as it shows how much beating those bombers can take

@mikethompson2650 2 жыл бұрын

@@commanderstorm8874 Took a bit since the first search for Ye Old Pub was about a B17 that never saw combat but was used for research after the war. Then a second search I found the plane you are referring to. A bomber so badly beat up the German didn't want to shoot it down. I heard about a similar story of a P47 that a FW190 literally emptied its entire weapons loadout of MG and cannon fire into it. The P47 still flew. The pilot also flew along side and saluted then left the P47 to fly home. It made it but was a write off.

@mikethompson2650 2 жыл бұрын

@@commanderstorm8874 My dad was stationed in London after the war. He told me about a visit to a pub in the 50s where he heard people talking in German and another language he didn't know. Then he say a few people laughing and "flying their hands". You know using their hands to simulate planes flying. What struck he was their faces. They looked weird. Turned out these people were pilots that had been burnt in fires and there undergoing plastic surgery. A scene from Battle of Britain sparked the story.

@hm-mt3wj 2 жыл бұрын

The bomber will always get through

@vintagethrifter2114 2 жыл бұрын

Was it Profile Publications?

@commonsense8248 Жыл бұрын

Terry never told them he was a Triple A deck gunner in the Navy. 😂😂🤣🤣

@Thunder_Dog_Gaming 9 ай бұрын

a true testament to the flying fortress legacy

@hephaestus198 2 жыл бұрын

This was the last heroic flight of a B-17 coming back home, severly damaged but still landed like many of its bigger brothers did... .on many ocassions.

@zman42 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to "No Bullets Fly" by Sabaton, it's about Franz Stigler and the B-17

@matt59fire 2 жыл бұрын

My Grandpa was a bombardier. He flew in B-17s. Many did not make it back in real life. While flying in the pacific theater half would come back sometimes. He flew over 30.

@hephaestus198 2 жыл бұрын

@@matt59fire I salute him!

@Indylimburg 2 жыл бұрын

RIP to the two waiste gunners.

@JosephDawson1986 2 жыл бұрын

I remember a story about a B17 flying home without her tailsection. The plane was called the All American.

@georgeghabious4623 2 жыл бұрын

The only issue with apples as the rounds is apples can’t detonate in air, meaning you have to directly hit the aircraft, which tends to be hard.

@ju-yuanchueh8444 2 жыл бұрын

Next round: fireworks...

@ZaHandle 2 жыл бұрын

VT fuse apple?!?

@stusanderson3111 2 жыл бұрын

Nowi know what i want for home security , an apple cannon would do the job !!

@aussie_theranger7645 2 жыл бұрын

No real bullets... and I mean Real AA gun bullets

@BlackKnight-ll8qh 2 жыл бұрын

We can fix that

@jackdundon2261 2 жыл бұрын

Took some hits.... made it home. Good video guys!

@BJETNT 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the coolest demonstrations I've ever seen. I've always wanted to see something like that. Just a testament to how well that plane was built. It still took balls as biggest church bells to fly one of those things into battle, I hope we never forget what those guys did for us.

@soloflight75 2 жыл бұрын

This was the most realistic thing I think you guys have ever done. I was amazed at the battle damage realism in comparison to the real aircraft. Kudos to you all!!!

@yarsmythe 2 жыл бұрын

Little known fact: Germans, when low on ammo, would switch to 88mm apples to take down allied aircraft.

@herringnicholas Жыл бұрын

That WAS historically accurate with the way it looked when it got back. Im impressed with yalls construction of the B-17. Well done. Thank you for the good content.

@RyanRKJ 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that could not have gone better. Great video.

@user-yr4ii4su1v Жыл бұрын

Just a childhood dream come true, thank you! I would like more videos with anti-aircraft defense

@curtwhite876 2 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible journey. The paint had a huge impact, but to see it continue flying with so much damage... wow. I don't think a model could be much more accurate.

@goose_memes 2 жыл бұрын

Germany in 1945 presenting their new "Wunderwaffe" to finally defeat allied bombing raids

@TheFreshPeddler 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Appleseed never had this much fun.

@BurningtunaDC 4 ай бұрын

This video was way too much fun. Thanks to Warpath and Adidas for sponsoring it.

@jamesshepard1606 2 жыл бұрын

Flite Test... You guys inspire the youth to spend money on radio control and not dope... Fentanyl heroin and meth have flooded our streets and are poisoning our kids. You guys all together are amazing and the plans you guys come up with give everybody a chance to see what it's like to fly aircraft that no longer fly. My son and I are into RC and Thank you for your inspirations! True American HEROES

@carlosalvarez46 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻

@somsuvrasett4697 2 жыл бұрын

This comment deserves a reply from Flite Test 💖

@ybastam5041 2 жыл бұрын

I think it would be possible to fit a filming go-pro or some sort of camera into the cockpit. I think it would be very cool to see the plane flying through the cockpit to make some first person pilot shots. There should also be cockpit details to add to that

@an_egg_cultist 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds pretty neat

@TheProphetBot 2 жыл бұрын

in the a-10 vs tank (i think) they had a camera inside the cockpit of the a-10, it was very cool

@tanneratkins5725 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm saying

@LIECR 2 жыл бұрын

2:52 "so what are we doing mate" True brit moment

@davedennis6042 2 жыл бұрын

That was amazing. Even in model form the old B-17 could still come home after some direct hits. I love the old Forts. Boeing STILL builds amazing aircraft.

@pirobot668beta 2 жыл бұрын

My brother built battle-damaged B-17 models for the Smithsonian. He was working from photos and drawings of actual aircraft, and re-created several well known planes. Sections of the model were cut away, and metal foil put in its place. The foil was shot with an air-rifle loaded with coarse sand to make 'flak' damage! Dunno if his models are still on display; this was about 30 years ago.

@thewingedporpoise 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, they might not still be at the Smithsonian, but museums like to keep stuff around

@favidjenden3612 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool what an honor for your brother you must be proud....

@favidjenden3612 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has a skill so few people have enough gumption to find out what there skill is .... Mine is stupidity I'm the dumbest son of God That's why I read don't wanna die dumb

@ryanberner1013 2 жыл бұрын

Warpath: “historically accurate” Ju-87: no gear, labeled as a fw-190 Warpath: *”YEP HISTORICALLY ACCURATE!”* No offense to you guys you make awesome content I just find war path stupid.

@FNIX_TANK 2 жыл бұрын

I said this on a earlier reply to someone else but it would’ve been better if they got sponsored with War Thunder. I played warpath for a bit months before this vid and the game was ofc shitey. The people who made warpath don’t know shite bout anything really they just wanted to make a quick buck. Still love flitetest tho I’m not mad at them just the game their sponsors own.

@maruftim 2 жыл бұрын

@@FNIX_TANK tbh I was expecting this video to be sponsored by wt

@cletishempire6842 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree

@F4wk3s 2 жыл бұрын

@@maruftim I wish

@FNIX_TANK 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah wt really should’ve sponsored

@user-no1es1wd6x 5 ай бұрын

This video is quite historically accurate: multiple hits, severe damages... but still not shot down!

@nightdkw3683 2 жыл бұрын

"Next, giant ekranoplan vs cannon" please"

@obamnaprismus 2 жыл бұрын

2:00 As a WW2 combat vehicles enthusiast, I feel personally attacked by such a cursed sighting

@arts6821 2 жыл бұрын

@@bloq6758 The only reason why I clicked on the video, I had to make sure my eyes were seeing it correctly.

@karrat7799 2 жыл бұрын

No landing gear. Its misnamed and its the attack varient..

@warmcanadain7649 2 жыл бұрын

I managed to make my stuka look like this in war thunder (I’m not defending this crap btw just a funny story) by flying formation with my friend back to the airfield and he annoyed me so I clipped his propeller with my landing gear taking out both. He was pissed but thought he could glide back, if he had been a bit higher he would have made it and I managed to belly land

@matt59fire 2 жыл бұрын

Always complaining

@duolingobird8196 Жыл бұрын

@@matt59fire they labelled the stuka the Fw 190 and removed the landing gear

@billsheppard9368 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific scale! Even got the shape of the vertical tail correct (usually a flub on scratchbuilt B17s). Minor nit: plane could use maybe a degree or two more dihedral.

@LambdaHXBN 2 жыл бұрын

me, a dumbass: wtf

@andym.s.5231 2 жыл бұрын

@@LambdaHXBN dihedral is the angle at which the wings are pointed up from the fuselage. For example a cessna172 will have basically 0 but on an F-22 fighter (google image it!) the rudder (the things sticking out on top) will have like "70 degrees" of "dihedral". basically the more the "wing" or "thing sticking out of the fusealge" is pointing at the sky the higher the dihedral TLDR wings should be pointing a bit more upwards for inherent (positive) stability

@LambdaHXBN 2 жыл бұрын

ohh okay thank you alot!

@JDMc2.0 2 жыл бұрын

@@andym.s.5231 good description! My dad dialed in a little polyhederal to the last foot of my wingtips on my slope soarer and turned it into a thermal hunter. A better choice for me since I was only 13 years old then. 1974 I think. Thanks for posting some of the more techy stuff.

@Fireguy723 2 ай бұрын

Well built plane gentlemen! Great RC depiction of how tough the mighty Fort was!!!

@Alcyeragraeth Жыл бұрын

That damage is really on par for the B-17. Awesome

@GVBiggs524 2 жыл бұрын

If you look at all the battle damage photos of the B-17's that returned from their bombing sorties, you shouldn't be surprised at the heartiness of the airplane. The B-17 was one of the toughest bombers ever built. You guys did good...

@Joebamium 2 жыл бұрын

7:45 the typical payload for a B-17 was 9 600lb bombs but it could vary

@ian_lewono 2 жыл бұрын

I think the standard at the beginning of the war was 10 500lb, or 5 1000 lb depending on the target.

@Joebamium 2 жыл бұрын

@@ian_lewono yeah

@bacon_master4248 10 ай бұрын

You guys need to do this with a b-29 superfortress

@ryanbeaubeouf3199 2 жыл бұрын

You guy nailed this!

@JollyPirateAhoy 2 жыл бұрын

The smile on Terry's face has the be the best part about this

@mimicnutria18 2 жыл бұрын

Real life b17: absolute beast of an aircraft Rc b17: tanks apples going 300 mph Warthunder: a 30 mm hit my tail so it fell off

@erichthepantherausfg7465 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, very true. B17s are either super easy to shoot down or impossible. Depending if you have 13mm or 30mm cannons. As a 109 pilot in war Thunder, it's a gamble honestlt

@CorruptdKetchup 2 жыл бұрын

Facts bro

@10mmWiseman Ай бұрын

I love that you guys do this stuff. This is my childhood dreams come true and the only thing that could be better would be flying it myself lol

@davidross4496 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video guys! Your skills are amazing. I loved the vintage plane and the tribute to the grand old B-17!

@kraigson 2 жыл бұрын

You should buy a vacuformer and use those 3D printed parts as bucks for things like canopies. I'd love to see a P-51D with a clear canopy.

@thegreekdemonfox1679 2 жыл бұрын

I guess that's what Josh means when says"happy crashes,have FUN!!!". This video defines the word FUN.Just amazing!!!

@thelatiosmaster 2 жыл бұрын

well, that's exaclty like a rear B17: can take a hell of a damage but will still flying

@techoverloadx 2 жыл бұрын

Should have had someone on the ground with a paintball gun shooting at it as well. Had the anti-aircraft rounds and the gunner shooting at it. Such an awesome video guys!

@warhamer-ne8mi 2 жыл бұрын

The B-17 was known for taking a lot of punishment and make it back to the air field. You guys have honored the might of the Flying Fortress emensly.

@carnyzack 2 жыл бұрын

3:05 - a nose-heavy plane flies badly, a tail-heavy plane flies once.

@johns9652 Жыл бұрын

I've discovered a whole group of channels lately that excite my inner child; when I used to dream of Lilliputian sailing vessels, Stuart Little vehicles, etc. I used to try to do the kinds of things these channels actually accomplish when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, except I failed miserably trying to make things out of aluminum can skins, popsicle sticks, and motors stolen from my 'Stomper' 4x4s or Erector Sets. Lately I've seen all kinds of crazy things, like a leaf blower turned into an airplane engine, floating battleship vs RC airplane wars, etc. Damn, the fun I would have had back then if things available now would have been around back then. As it was, I ended up blowing up a lot of stuff with bottle rocket engines and balsa wood planes. For me, it all started when I did a school report on the 'Monitor vs Merrimac' Civil War battle. I used aluminum baking pans like for Thanksgiving trying to build my models, and it sucked. i hated the result, and wanted to crush it, but my mom wouldn't let me, and I got a good grade on the project, which I didn't feel was deserved. It felt like a participation trophy. The things these guys do these days astound me. I guess the old adage has some weight, "What separates men and boys is the cost of their toys".

@kystars Жыл бұрын

This was really so cool to see. So much effort to build a great model, only to have it blown out of the sky later haha wild

@hansvonmannschaft9062 2 жыл бұрын

The camera work and editing job done here is outlandish. Throws most TV shows, if not outright all of them, into the trash bin. Bravo, gentlemen. Wish I could patreon. One of the best random recommended videos, ever.

@shecanatakeitcaptain 2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean "outstanding" Hans 😃

@hansvonmannschaft9062 2 жыл бұрын

@@shecanatakeitcaptain Hey there! Haha I think you hit it on the nail, Capt :-) I meant to say something like: "Out of this world", but I must've missed the mark haha :-) Yes, English isn't my native tongue, you got me! :-D Have a great day and thanks for the correction!

@justgrayyy105 2 жыл бұрын

The fruit equivalent to the “Fat Man” Nuke would be a watermelon😂😂

@harryswinburne9288 Жыл бұрын

Y'know, i didn't know i needed this

@chaitea3659 2 жыл бұрын

that navigator in the b17 would have been toast I also like how on the warpath promo it says “Focke Wulf 190” and shows a ju 87 Stuka with the landing gear cut off

@cryptomain7224 2 жыл бұрын

Her: He’s probably out cheating! Me and the boys:

@RussUno 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if this was real “Who’s throwing those apples at us?” “Nobody can throw apples this high” “Oh it’s coming from artillery” Edit: 168 likes in four days

@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine an apple cannon as the main armament on a tank 40th like

@PastorOfMuppetsVIVIVI 2 жыл бұрын

Ww2 but all shells were apples

@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876 2 жыл бұрын

@@PastorOfMuppetsVIVIVI high explosive apple

@garybaker6067 2 жыл бұрын

Pilot to crew - Boys, check your chutes. The Nazis are using the Apfel Kanon.

@SpectraMoyai 2 жыл бұрын

@@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876 Armor Piercing Apple

@wargame2play Жыл бұрын

My Uncle John H. Pittenger taught ground crews how to maintain and repair B-17s in WWII. They could take tremendous damage and still make it back to base.