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RD-701: An Engine Too Beautiful For This World

Sorry I disappeared for a month again: this video is the reason. It was WAY more interesting and time-consuming than I thought it would be. I'll catch up with all the messages and the Discord in th...

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PZL M-15: the follow-up absolutely nobody asked for

This one is going public on youtube tomorrow but you guys get the draft first.

It's a miracle I got this done so quickly, but it was worth it. We had to look after a friends daughter last we...

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Making the M-15 ok-ish. And my weird taste in aircraft

'Let's do a silly video'.

The obvious thing to do to improve the M-15 would be to turn it into a pusher aircraft. I'm not so sure.

And just in case anyone was wondering why I'm so weird...

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Hi to everyone new!

Quite a few new members have joined in the past week, so I wanted to make a quick 'hello' post. You'll probably get used to me being a little disorganised but the easiest place to get hold of me is...

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100k special - title TBD

I'm leaving out the title and it has a 'fake' thumbnail so no one can cheat on my 'guess the aircraft' community post.

Either way, thanks to Shirokami for suggesting this, and then hugely hel...

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Discord server link

Welcome to all the recent new members!

For any that haven't found it yet, the link to the 'patrons only' discord server is:

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An Engineering Fairytale: Cascade Failure at the Super Kamiokande

I needed a 'break' after the B-29 video so this is one of my rarer shorter videos. I'll be releasing it on youtube tomorrow or Friday.

But the version here has a different intro. The folks at...

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Surprise SR-71 video!

I had fun making this. I've wanted an excuse to talk about the SR-71 since i started making videos. But I've never found a topic that would give an hour long youtube video. The SR-71 is heavily cov...

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Merry Christmas Folks. More videos on the way soon!

Hi everyone. Well I’m pretty much better now. I managed to record the audio for the Viggen ‘bonus content’ video. But now it’s Christmas so finding the time to edit it together is a bit of ...

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Well, I’m comically ill now

Hi everyone. As i mentioned earlier I was planning on releasing the Viggen follow up video here this weekend. However I’ve been stuck in bed all weekend - I’m not aure what I’ve caught but I ...

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A question for you guys regarding credits screens...

Ok so PhiNick has raised a really good question. When I put you guys in the credits screen, I normally (sort of) randomise the order. The reason I do that is partially because data confidentiallity...

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The B-29 Turret System. An Effective, Expensive Mechanical Masterpiece

'Pre-release' version. The final video (due for release tomorrow) will contain an incredible animated intro starting around the 30 second mark. As we are still waiting for that to render, I thought...

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A quick update on what is going to be a busy week

Hi everyone. Apologies for the several weeks of near silence here. As those on the Discord server may have guessed, I've been somewhat consumed with the B-29 video.

It is just about complete....

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Discord Server: Finally

Huge thanks to Shirokami for setting up a discord server for those who want to join. I can't promise I'll be there super often but I'll probably be knocking around the majority of evenings. It'll b...

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SAAB Viggen and the CK37 computer

I forgot to upload the video to Patreon first!!

Apologies. Anyone who wants can still watch it a few hours before it premieres. As is often the case with me, I'll spend the next few da...

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Oceangate Jumpscare! I can't decide whether to release this on youtube...

Alright so unfortunately I've had to delay the Viggen video until next week. But since the Coastguard hearings, I get a lot of comments on youtube asking for a second video on Oceangate.

I sa...

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Polaris extra video: oscilloscopes, software defined radio and an atomic clock

Me going back and having a try at fixing some of the demos I attempted in the Polaris video. I'll definitley do more oscilloscope graphics sometime in the future.

I'm filming the last few bi...

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Buran bonus content!

Super informal, unscripted, but a bit of fun to make sure you guys can all see the footage Artem filmed at Speyer.
As I state at the end of this video, I'm going to put the Boeing 747 video on h...

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Polaris + Transit: An Unexpectedly difficult video to make

Hi everyone. This one ended up being a bit of a nightmare to put together, but as usual was great fun. In the past month:

  • I've been ill twice and kept losing my voice. That made recor...

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Buran - more info on logistics, thermal tiles....and everything else

Note the hilarious spelling error on the box at the start.

This is a collection of various facts and insights that didn't really fit into the main video. Includes extremely aggravating...

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Discord server: yes or no?

Hi everyone. As you may have noticed, I really struggle to keep on top of messages sometimes. This isn't really fair to you guys who literally pay money to be able to message me.

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Buran: The Most Impressive Thing the Soviets Ever Built

It's finally done! This one was an absolute marathon to make. But it's quite possibly the most interesting topic I've ever studied.

For all the new members who joined since the Shuttle video,...

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Buran - a quick update

Hi everyone. I had hoped to release the Buran video today but unfortunately Artem has been unwell which has delayed some of the 3D visualisations. Of course, I've told him to take his time, so they...

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Should we have kept flying Saturn? And more fun facts about the Shuttle Engines

Honestly, there is a pretty strong argument that the Shuttle should never have even been considered and NASA should have kept just refining and flying Saturn. Ignoring the fact it was a political i...

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The Space Shuttle: A $200 Billion Lesson in Risk Management

Honestly, this is really a video about the Challenger disaster. It's something I've been wanting to talk about for years. But I also go into detail on some other 'channel favourites', such as the R...

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Future video schedule - look away if you want it to be a surprise!

Hi everyone. I think it's about time I take some input on my future videos. The next 2 are decided: I'm currently working on 'The Space Shuttle: a $200 Billion lesson in risk management'. That will...

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Minuteman bonus video: launch procedures and 'alternative' uses

Hi everyone. Whilst researching for the D-17 video I briefly became fascinated with the actual procedures necessary to launch a nuclear missile. These are well covered already on Youtube but there ...

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Minuteman D-17b: The Desktop Computer was Born in an ICBM

It's finally done. This was my most difficult video yet, but has been a fascinating journey.

This version should be identical to the one I will release on youtube in a couple of days - so y...

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Minuteman D-17b video update

Hi folks. The next video is almost complete - we're just waiting on the renders for the 3D animations to finish. Renders for my videos usually take more than a day of compute time, so with any luck...

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Bringing the Tripropellant Engine to life

The first of my 'bonus content' videos - and this one's for free. Going forward, members will be able to view a making of/extras video for every new video I post to the main youtube channel.

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