Lockheed P-38 Flight Characteristics (1943)

[ncktbs]

i always thought it was amazing how much the p38 and the me 262 look like from the front

[RELeeOnTraveller]

First part of the doc tells you how to bail out! Yoicks!

[moviegeek65]

Beautiful aircraft and seeing Burbank Airport in the 40's was neat.

[AceSPG]

I don't know about you guys but I think the coolest planes were made during WWII

[tmendez31]

@AceSPG I agree.  Strongly agree.

[jakobole]

I love that plane - does it come in black, and when do you deliver ;)

[WAKEUPshift111]

oh man, that passenger seat is crazy lol.

[cobrachoppergirl]

What does he mean by the propellors / engine running wild

[pbplayer2007]

@cobrachoppergirl skip to 17:45 and it explains

[hoppinonabronzeleg]

@cobrachoppergirl The props were controlled electrically by an automatic pitch control system, if the revs go too high, the revs get out of control, overspeeding can lead to oil pressuredrop/oil starvation/bearing damage. All bad news. In the film they tell you 15 secs is a long time to comit 1 hand to 1 control, throttling back was the answer, so that then you can pop the breakers back in. Hope this helps!!

[DenPay]

I want one.

[moreleftpedal]

Terrific aircraft. Bill is a knob tho....

[JetMechMA]

Holding in a circuit breaker that popped is a good way to set your ship on fire. The breaker popped for a reason.

[JetMechMA]

"Conventional gear" He means tail dragger being "conventional." Interesting.

[JetMechMA]

Beautiful. They still had the streamlined cowling at that time. Just beautiful. Even better in natural metal finish.

[JetMechMA]

P-38...a Pursuit ship.

[doginstine]

Disney studios made the training cartoon for the US.

[DoctorHver]

Any clue were the animation comes from?

[trilingual]

Airboyd: Thanks for this and other such videos! We get a sense of the times as well as detailed info about the aircraft we love : )

[121022]

Stafing the beach at Malibu.

How cool is that?

[MarkSDCA]

One little known P-38 test pilot was Edward Chester Babcock, a.k.a. Jimmy Van Heusen (taking from the shirt manufacturer years ago). Jimmy wrote songs, a lot of songs for people like Frank Sinatra and Bing Cosby. Who else could write a song so great as "Come Fly With Me". Fly during the day, sing, write and have a few drinks with the rat pack at night. Not a bad life.

[skipplet]

That looks like a very uncomfortable sitting position.

[madcrowmaxwell]

By far the most awesome fighter plane of all time. Heck, they must have even recognized back then given that it got a COLOR training film rather than the B&W training films for other planes,,,

[TheProdigy87]

16:15 Hell yeah! LSD!

[nagoya6toto]

TNK'S NICE GOOD VIDEO UP LOADED

[Roodosutaa]

I love how at the start of this instructional film they're already telling you how to bail out of it! :)

[maskguy100]

oh man, that footage from behind the cockpit in low-level flight is gorgeous.

[flexyco]

In colour! This is really wonderful man! Gonna fly it right away (in IL2 1946)!

[merdaporrenta]

@flexyco

Me too, don't forget it have airbrakes ; ) for dive bombing.

[theageguy]

saweet, i need to get my hands on one now

[hmorv]

Thanks for uploading, This is a very interesting clip.

[L33tP1ckL]

A true, multi-role ass kicker!

[skysurfer2010]

Great video!! Thanks for uploading.