DID THIS NAZI INVENTION INSPIRE THE FAST & FURIOUS?

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During World War 2, NAZI Reich Marshall Hermann Goering of the LUFtwaffe pushed experiments with exotic fuels, turbo and supercharging helped the Luftwaffe to be dominant for the first 4 or 5 years.But once they tested nitrous oxide, that proved to be a gIant leap.

[vipersyl]

we just found all the pictures we took of all the F&F cars at universal studios back in early 2000's!

[travdripdrip]

I'm a huge history nerd too! This was a great episode! Not enough people care to learn these things. It's really cool.

[stephencox]

That was a cool departure from your normal F&F material. Enjoyed it!

[rlas]

I am amazed how enthusiastic you are on this topic 😮

[Bigfoot]

The 1UZ was initially approved for aircraft use by the US FAA. < 3 ^^

[daveR]

This is one of the most fascinating videos I’ve ever seen on this channel. I’m a bit of a history buff as well, and I knew that Nitrous Oxide was first used by the German Luftwaffe in an internal combustion engine application for high altitude flights where the thin oxygen levels kill engine performance. But I didn’t know that the British RAF experimented with it as well in the De Havilland Mosquito bomber(AKA the termite’s dream or wooden wonder). It makes sense, as it was wartime and of course one way to one-up your enemy is by exploiting their technology.
What’s also largely unknown, today, is that a lot of modern car brands have ties to the military airplanes of WWII. Both Daimler-Benz and BMW made airplane engines used in the Messerschmitt BF-109’s and Focke-Wulf 190’s. Mitsubishi manufactured the A6M Zero fighters. After the war ended Nakajima Aircraft, known for turning out the B5N Kate torpedo bomber and Ki-43 Oscar fighter, later became Fuji Heavy Industries which started the Subaru brand. And let’s not forget the legendary Rolls Royce Merlin engines used in the P-51 Mustangs as well as the British Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, and Mosquito aircraft.

[AeroGuy]

Craig, do you watch The Fat Electrician? He does the best WW2 history content on YouTube.

My dad was born in 42 and in the late 50s he got into hot rodding and many of his fellow hot rod club members were WW2 veterans. Most of them worked at GEs engine plant in Cincinnati. One of the veterans convinced a younger member to try a liquid methanol mixture he'd "acquired" in the kids moms brand new 58 Chevrolet station wagon. It made one pass down the strip, but it melted holes in the pistons. According to my dad, GM couldn't figure out what happened and they replaced the engine under warranty.

[KarlScaleModeling]

Something different.. thanks for sharing Craig 👍🏼

[lockettlv]

I would love to see more of this topic narrated by you, I love history and I love how you present everything

[rossdinius]

I didn't know you were a history buff😮 that's awesome I love history as well especially the aircraft of past days.

[philp]

Could you do more videos blending military engineering and automobiles? This was pretty interesting actually.

[psementalist]

This was a whole lot of learning and education

[joepepe]

Learn something every day! Really enjoyed this one.

[mack_mcmillan]

I lived through cheap gas too... 1999 it was $0.67/gal in Valdosta, GA which helped as I was driving back and forth from there to my first duty station at Tyndall, AFB in Panama City, FL every weekend on an Airman's salary.

[wes]

My man i love how you talked about scramble boost and reached for the button

[bluegun]

Craig, if you start doing ww2 stuff I'm not going to be able to get any work done or have time to spend with my kids lol

[Asphaltsquadron]

Outstanding, old friend!! I just sent this to Pops, he'll get a kick out of it.

[CamaroTime]

VEry nice video as always. I learned about this decades ago in a Hot Rod magazine. People thought I was crazy when I told them about it

[ImInLoveWithBulla]

The 1977 Trans Am did make 160hp. The Smokey car made significantly more, because they needed it to do flashy burnouts and slides. So they tossed in a full fat NASCAR powertrain.

[stanneh]

I inherited my grandfathers Rolls Royce toolkit from when he was an aircraft engineer for the RAF you have no idea how precious it is to me. He also left me his swiss made gold cigarette lighter he bought when he went travelling after the war.