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I recall seeing the B2 for the first time as a teenager. My family was at an air show (my dad was an airman) and a B2 happened to be nearby doing a training exercise, so it was arranged that it would make an unscheduled appearance. No one was allowed to photograph/video it or anything. The announcer kept talking this thing up, so the crowd is actively looking and listening for the plane to arrive. Never saw it or heard it until it was nearly directly over us. It was a surreal experience.

simon isnt bald, his hair has been stuck in stealth mode...

As a child I used to watch WWI type airplanes fly over my house from an antique airplane club at Starling Airport. A few years ago I was driving down that road and a B2 was banking directly over me. What a strange feeling!

The Germans were terrible at coming up with code names. So bad that they didn't even seem to understand the concept. When the US captured one of the submarines equipped with the Alberich tiles, they had no idea what the purpose was. They thought it might be intended to protect from depth charges. Once they figured out the Germans had named the project after an invisible dwarf, the intent became obvious. When your code name gives away the secret, is it really a code name??

Small correction. Only the Red Baron had a red plane. The other 3 members of the Flying Circus also had boldly coloured aircraft like yellow and green

You are always on stealth/invisible when no one is looking at you.

If you look at the bottom of a Canadian CF-18 fighter jet, you will see a "canopy" painted on it so enemy pilots will have trouble determining if it is right side up or upside down.

The story of how they “moved” an entire city, I think it was a port in Egypt, is fascinating. Not directly stealth, but interesting.

Excellent video! I was a naval carrier aviator and later worked on two stealth aircraft projects at McDonnell Douglas. I can find no faults or significant omissions in your presentation.

Drax knows how to turn invisible

Welcome to my life. From the F-117 to beyond the B-2 (1984 - 1992). I like these stories because it brings back so many memories. Even seeing a picture of the Mojave desert can bring back the distinctive smell of the desert. How I miss the feeling of a sonic boom or going flying. The Space Shuttle landing's and other Above Top Secret thing's I got to see out at Edwards. Makes me glad that this is part of who I am.

Stealth technology does work... Danny has been in every video Simon produces since 2022. We just can't see him. He's basically Simon's version of John Cena.

Thank you for releasing this right as I'm going down the stealth bomber rabbit hole.

*IMPORTANT CORRECTION:* The Horton 229 was... not a stealth bomber. Like, at all. I know you pointed that out (good catch, btw) but you then repeated the popular myth that the B-2 echoed - or was perhaps inspired by - the Horton 229. It was, in fact, directly inspired/echoed the YB-35. It's basically a spirit with propeller engines, built by the same company, crafted four years before the Horton 229, built as a prototype long range bomber. The project was plagued by a slew of problems, however, and became the YB-49, and then eventually became the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Basically Northrop were R&Ding stealth tech (apparently somewhat accidentally) before it was cool - mostly as a way to increase lift so they could add more bombs. The Horton 229, while interesting in its own right, was completely unrelated to the project. Otherwise it's a good episode. The YB-35/49 planes might've made for a more interesting lead-up to the B-2, but I understand that since they weren't *super* related to stealth that they were omitted. Though, uh, as we found out the Horton wasn't really related to stealth, either. More just a claim made by one of the designers who couldn't actually produce what he said he could. So *Today You Found Out* a little more than you thought you would. Hopefully. :3

Methods for visual concealment in war were documented by Sun Tzu in his book The Art of War in the 5th century BC, and by Frontinus in his work Strategemata in the 1st century AD.

My uncle helped design the F1 and he brought me a piece of the fabric they use over the shell, it was very unique and left black on my fingers like charcoal

I will never need to watch another video about stealth aircraft! Amazing content and detail, thanks Simon and team.

I'd never even heard of the diffuse lighting technique! Awesome

I will never forget the first time I saw an F117. My husband is a Marine & I also worked on base. We were sitting at a light just outside the base. We had a big shadow over us . My husband said look up. It was so quiet for being so low. Anyone who has ever lived or worked near aircraft knows how loud they are. That was 1995 & it was unlike anything I've ever seen.

So if you see a tennisball aproaching on your radar, you know what time it is.

At Nellis Air Force Base, every weekend we would park at the end of the runway and take pictures, waiting.... At dusk we drove away and saw a black triangle. After a few hundred models, a few years, I was fourteen and I got to see three F-117's land southbound. It was the best day of our lives. A plane dork could only understand.

counter shading is one of the coolest things in nature. its insane what it can do. it can make things fully dissapear in sight

I remember there being so many rumors about Skunkworks and the B-2. Dad had several different model planes that were guesses at what it looked like until it was publicly revealed and then he got that one, too.

...and so it grinds on. Cheers Simon!

'Today I found out' Simon Whistler is 13 days older then me.. christ you've made me feel old! I feel the urge to buy keeps now!

Northrop also designed the XB-49 during the final years of WW2. Should have mentioned it too.

An episode on Sea Shadow the stealth ship would be a great addition to this.

1:48 Oopsy Poopsy!! Now you're dead!

The keeps commercials crack me up. Simon always does them so good. A direct question to Simon though, would you go back and change it? I imagine going from having hair to having none is very hard, but you've grown to rock the look pretty good man

Love the videos @TodayIFoundOut but i have noticed the sound on the latest videos have a Whistle (no pun) on S' and certain sounds, It may be a case of the mic you are using Simon is dying or something in the editting process may have changed. It makes me think these are the culprits as this isnt the case on the videos for cascrim or decoding or even in the ad read at the start.

Did Simon use a balisong (aka: butterfly knife) to open the keeps envelope in the ad? Cool.

Just a great video

Keeps 'stealth hair treatment' works well on you Simon

Fun fact: if you accidentally poo your pants while flying a mission in the U2, they literally put your name on a plaque and hang it on a wall with the others.

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I can answer my that question, Jim. To be invisible, you simply pull your Jedi cape tightly over your head, and spin around 12 times clockwise, and 47 times counterclockwise. This will render you completely impervious to laser blasters, light saber strikes, or Sith Lord finger lightning. If however, you're an adolescent on a playground, your friends will beat you savagely.

Can we get a megaprojects video on the development of RADAR, please?

comprehensive. mention, the 117 was downed because the serbian soldier knew it was gonna fly through there

The ad is funny.. bold man selling hair growth cream 😂😂

The details in this video is so stealthy

"the SR71 had a radar cross section of a piper cub" Russian radar operator: "sir, we have a piper cub traveling at 60,000ft in altitude, doing mach 3...." lol

I love this channel

The B-2 was more akin of the YB-35 or YB-49 then the Ho 229.

Word is no one saw the camouflage inspector coming.

Mister "Hwisssler". If you're keeping up with comments on here I have a question. I watched a short from your channel and noticed there is ANOTHER person that hosts. On the videos that YOU host and comment on (like the pin for the sponsor) do YOU post or reply to comments, or do you have someone else while you focus on other videos?

The F117s stationef in Saudi Arabia air bases during Operation Desert Storm earned a nickname from the Saudis, alshabah. الشبح, the ghost. Which by far is my favorite nickname for the Nighthawk.

I hear if you want to be invisible all you have to do is dress like emu , it seemed to work against the Australians 😉😂

Hey Simon. Wondering if you could do a "today I found out" about how the "Rick Roll" got started.

My grandfather worked in the skunk works. And at Groom lake.

DId Simon really just say it was a shame WW2 ended before the Nazi's could stealth their entire u-boat fleet ?

Indonesia is a major center in Global Conflict

Until you mentioned Afimsev I was like 'WTH he hasn't mentioned the wizard yet!'

Your invisible when you drink the Minecraft invisible potions.Big Brain move

How Not To Be Seen? it's been done. Seriously, though, big fan.

In August 1917 Nikola Tesla outlined a concept for primitive radar-like units. Yet another think Tesla worked out first yet others are credited for...

For whatever reason but you missed the german stealth plane (prototype) MBB Lampyridae

Something ironic and comical about a completely bald dude shilling hair growth cream 😂

yay!

Plasma is good at absorbing radar.

Did he really say, “Unfortunately, the war ended”?

Simon are you sure you are the right guy to be selling hair loss cream? xD

Does light have weight? Can light of different wavelengths be “stacked” on top of each other and not mix with the other wavelengths? Also, can wavelengths of light bounce back off earths atmosphere? Instead of a “tight” radar beam an “umbrella” beam can be created to observe everything under regardless of “stealth” capabilities.

Horten 229 never supposed to be stealth. It’s an urban legend 14:36

I didn't notice...

Am I right Peter!!!

Anyone else notice him die a little inside every time he does a Keeps ad?

14:00 not true the ho-229 was never a stealth aircraft despite the brothers claims but you corrected yourself good job

Another way to be invisible is to get on a motorcycle.

Simon's hairline starts at the back of his neck.

I'm disappointed, no mention of the Klingon Warbird's cloaking device.

My hair line is similar to your's 😆😆😆🤘

Im glad you explained where the name 'yahudi' came from because in bahasa malaysia 'yahudi' means 'jewish;. I was trying to work out what jews had to do with lighting ...

the audio is a bit off.

When you made reference to the Soviet paper, I thought you would be the first to indicate how radar stealth actually works. Then you glossed over the article and missed the whole concept. maybe next time

I dont know went coming but i bet we will not see it coming

Hey Simon

true stealth is acquired only by Stealth technology always being one small step ahead of radar and detection technology it's that simple. it can flip leads at any time!

Did you say "unfortunately the war ended before the technology could be implemented on a wider scale"?

"unfortunately the war ended before the technology could be implemented on a wider scale." . . . wtf Whisttler?

Simon uses Keeps on his beard, just not his head.

Monty Python were the original pioneers with 'How not to be seen'

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How ironic is it that my favorite plane was shot down on my birthday

Invisibility is easy design the airplane to look like a motorbike no one ever sees you.🤣

Does Simon use Keeps?

Obviously it DOES exist. I can guarantee you Simon can not see me. 👀

Having our bald blazer sell hair treatments - that's an episode.

Ngl. Keeps kinda disrespectful to reach out to my man for a promo 😂

You’d think that these camouflage methods would be tested thoroughly by the military in the most efficient way to ensure the success of their missions… I saw the ships painted like zebras…yikes.

I pay for premium, but I still have to listen to you and the rest of those ads. I get money fact boy. But fuck. Can i not just pay once and get what I expect

16:47 - unfortunately, the war ended before the technology could be implemented on a wider scale... Hm... Dubious sympathies? :-/

how? make angular airframe and keep weapons inside fuselage

The F-117 was made cheaply by using some "off-the-shelf" systems like the landing gear from the F-15, and seat/cockpit from the F-16.

very awesome, not sure how he doesn't turn blue from no time to breathe while teaching me :)

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Notably, “yehudi” is similar to Semitic words for Jewish people. My ex-wife’s family are Lebanese and have used “yehudi” for describing Jewish people.

My favorite Donald Trump moment is when he is talking about stealth planes and seems to think they just up and vanish like a fart in the wind.

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