The Test Flight of the R101 by Neilwil

This was intended as a simple WIP thing but ended up becoming a short film about the R101 disaster. Neil is a friend of mine who loves to build virtual aircraft and who has very generously lent his skills to a certain project I am working on. I think the results are fantastic and so this film is a celebration of that and these remarkable vessels which our forebears foolishly took to the skies in!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• R101 Airship
• 20th Century
• Disaster
• Hydrogen Ballons

[colonelbarker]

Great stuff. Not quite the same as the Dr Who story where everyone died! :)

[android65mar]

@colonelbarker So you may have some idea why this model was built then:)

[thedarkvaleman]

@levelat350 It was; but at that time Karachi was part of 'British India'. Present-day Pakistan only came into existence after Independence, in 1947.

[levelat350]

Where did you get the Airship?

[levelat350]

1:28. I thought the R101 was bound for India.

[stalinvlad]

You need Robert Powel to do all the factoid stuf

[colonelbarker]

@android65mar Oh, I may have some idea! As long as you do it justice! :)