V1 Flying Bomb Launch

How to launch V1 flying bomb. WW2 era film about V1 launcher.

[Radionut]

I had never seen this before. Thank you for posting this great piece of history

[IudiciumInfernalum]

Amazing piece of German war time engineering.

[ColinWatters]

The accuracy of the F1 was only about 7 miles so it wasn't much use against airfields or factories only cities like London. The British used double agents to report impacts in North London to give the impression they were over shooting their target, this caused the Germans to adjust the settings so many fell in open countryside to the south of London.

[jeffpittel]

I don't speak German but at 9:13 the cartoon animation shows the V1 cutting the wire cables of the barrage balloons with "cable cutters" on the leading edge of the wings on the V1.

[StephenJohnson-jbxe]

The interesting thing is I thought that they used a ramjet for propulsion and that a ramjet only works when it is in motion yet the film clearly shows the engine running when the bomb is sitting stationary on the launch ramp so clearly I was wrong.

[leonardpearlman]

I think I learned some things here. Never thought about the catapult much, have heard something about "steam", but didn't think about it. I had no idea that the steam was generated on the spot! Narrator seemed to be talking about "T-stoff"? It's looking like they sprayed some high test hydrogen peroxide in there and it turned into steam? I've been hearing about this system my whole life, but just now starting to see some pictures.

[barrierodliffe]

All of the original launch ramps were destroyed in early 1944 by bombing, they were replaced by launch ramps in close proximity to towns or villages in the hope they would not get bombed, after that Spitfires were used for very accurate dive bombing using 250 or 500 lb bombs, of over 10, 000 launched many were shot down by the RAF and many more by AA guns, only a quarter got past and many of those missed London.

[larrystuder]

Worth considering- since its accuracy was so bad it could not be used as a tactical military weapon, its only use was as a terror weapon against concentrated civilian targets, cities like London. That use alone makes its use a war crime. Excellent engineering or not, cost effective or not, morally it should never have been made or used.

[eastindiaV]

Using modified Argus As 014 motors, i developed a boat plane,

with high centered wings,

built with the Goettingen 1919 airfoil,

And using some blohm und voss parts

To create a hydrogen and oxygen powered jet,

which can pivot the wings 90 degrees and back, with variable geometry

And can use a generator to power the craft eventually from water, sea water or distilled, any other in between also

It also has an onboard computer

And powered controls

So i don't hurt my elbow

[ErikS-]

lets be honest

the nazis were technologically way ahead of any other country

and thats ahead

[omkr]

I will not be cockblocked after waiting for 50 years! Now Captain! Launch ze V1's! - Zorin Blitz.

[victorsaldivar]

That's why they didn't win the war, their equipment was crazy complex and impractical. Yea it was incredibly advanced and paved the way for future innovations, but just wasnt practical enough then.

[omkr]

Braakamonoga! Doitsu no kagaku wa Sekai ichii! - Col Stroheim

[enriquenino]

Vídeos muy interesantes pero pongan subtítulos o audio en español, por favor.

[jermanelawrence]

Scary hopefully will never occur again 🌎 ✌

[pqhmpkc]

They were insanely inaccurate for the longest time because the wind would make them flip mid flight, however, the Germans eventually fixed this by notching the end of the wings.

[paladin]

All that effort and it achieved absolutely nothing. The fantasy of a mad man.

[prondamusic]

Idiots needed strategic materials elsewhere using them here when they could've used cement

[williamblalock]

Why don't he speak English? Im tired of  Spanish.