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Watch on YouTube: What Happened To Giant Flying Boats? Saunders-Roe Princess Story

What Happened To Giant Flying Boats? Saunders-Roe Princess Story Sign up for an annual CuriosityStream subscription and you’ll also get a free Nebula subscription (the new streaming platform built by creators) here: http://CuriosityStream.com/mustard The rapid development of aircraft in the 1920’s and 1930’s far outpaced the development of aviation infrastructure to support them. Runways, even by the late 1930’s, were rare and often little more than an open grass field, useful only for the smallest and lightest of airplanes. It would be at least another decade until many cities developed suitable airports. But commercial aviation wasn’t going to wait around. By the 1930’s large, luxurious flying boats were already carrying passengers to far-flung exotic destinations. Requiring only a reasonably calm stretch of water and minimal infrastructure, flying boats kick started an early era of air travel. Destinations that once took weeks to reach by boat could now be reached in just a matter of days. For the lucky few who could afford it, flying boats were simply the most luxurious way to travel. As they were generally larger and more capable than land-based aircraft, many were convinced that the future of long-range air travel belonged to large flying boats. In 1943, Saunders-Roe, an iconic British aircraft builder, began planning for the future by drafting a design for a truly next-generation flying boat. Larger, heavier, and faster than any flying boat airliner in history. Although 1943 was the middle of the Second World War, Saunders-Roe planned to emerge at the forefront of post-war commercial aviation. But by the time the Princess took its first flight, the world had been completely transformed by the rapid development of runways and advances in land-based aircraft. It would soon become apparent that Saunders-Roe’s flying boat airliner had been designed for a future that never existed. Select footage courtesy the AP Archive: AP Archive website: http://www.aparchive.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive and https://www.youtube.com/c/britishmovietone Like the aviation industry posters found in this video? Visit The Aviation Ancestry Database, containing over 80,000 high-quality examples: http://www.aviationancestry.co.uk/ Special thanks to Nick Arehart for helping clean up our audio: https://twitter.com/airhrt_ Link to the Mustard Patreon: http://patreon.com/mustardchannel Link to the Mustard Store: https://teespring.com/stores/mustard-store Music (reproduced under license): Intro Song: “Moving Documentary” - https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/109237548-moving-documentary-2-minutes-cinematic-calm-underscoring-bac Song 1: “Jazz Django Swing Jingles” - https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/108124993-jazz-django-swing-jingles-advertising-hip-cool-happy Song 2: “West Coast Blues” - https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/73058242-west-coast-blues-groovy-hip-swing-jazz-big-band-retro-oldies Song 3: “West Coast Blues” -https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/109237548-moving-documentary-2-minutes-cinematic-calm-underscoring-bac Song 4: “Deep Journey” - https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/95645876-deep-journey-electronic-ambient-documentary-cinematic-immers Song 5: “Electronic Synthwave” - https://audiojungle.net/item/electronic-synthwave-logo-intro/22396417 Thanks for watching! via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f906Sy79hA

Watch on YouTube: What Happened To Giant Flying Boats? Saunders-Roe Princess Story syndicated from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOwYz91_X8eoptHPISIKPA

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How the Soviets One Upped The West: The TU-114 Story Get the first 2 months of Skillshare for free: https://skl.sh/mustard4 Enjoy over 23,000 classes covering just about anything! Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s vast territory required multiple stops for refueling. The exhausting flight could take could take over 24 hours and require multiple stops for refueling. The need for a new Soviet airliner was clearly pressing, especially since the country’s new leader Nikita Khrushchev had a much more open stance with the West and plans for visits around the world. In 1955 the Tupolev Design Bureau was given a directive to convert the Tu-95 intercontinental strategic bomber into an airliner. It would be the quickest way to build the Soviet Union a new long-range airliner. Two parallel projects were launched. The first aimed to minimally modify the Tu-95 and convert it into a VIP transport for Soviet Heads of State (Tu-116). A second, more ambitious project aimed to turn the Tu-95 into a proper airliner (Tu-114). The Tu-114 was significantly modified, but still retained the Tu-95’s powerful turboprop engines and swept wings, which were mounted lower to accommodate a wider fuselage. Other design changes include larger flaps, a taller nose gear and new stabilizers. The Tu-116 airliner is most notable for its incredible maximum speed of 880 km/h (550 mph), which is comparable to modern-day jet-powered airliners. It also boasted a very impressive (for it’s day) range of 10,900 km (6,800 mi). Early versions were configured in a three-class layout, which was rather unconventional for a Soviet Airliner. Features included, large tables, private sleeping cabins and a dining lounge served by a full-size kitchen in the lower deck . Entering service in 1961, only 32 Tu-116 were produced and they served with Aeroflot for 16 years, until they were finally retired from civilian service in 1977. #Tu114 #Airliner #Turboprop Select footage courtesy the AP Archive AP Archive website: http://bit.ly/1gO9Ly2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: http://bit.ly/2mlr9BZ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/aparchive and https://www.youtube.com/c/britishmovietone Special thanks to Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture for providing incredible and rare Tu-114 footage and materials - see them in their full length at: https://www.youtube.com/user/mcdonnell220/ Link to the Mustard Store: http://bit.ly/2siHpUm Special thanks to Nick Arehart for helping clean up our audio: https://twitter.com/airhrt_ Special thanks to niltondc for helping to model the Tu-114 used in this video: https://www.youtube.com/user/niltondc Special thanks to: Anthony, Christian Altenhofen, Coby Tang, Cole Gerdemann, Colin Millions, Danny Wolf, Felix Wassmer, Gibbo, Jake Hart, Joseph Zadeh, Mark Mills, Matt Waters, Razvan Caliman, Robert Tait, TheCraftedMultiverse, TOOLCO CORP, Trent Bosley, and Xan Daven for supporting us on Patreon and helping Mustard grow: http://bit.ly/2LKNNgl Music (reproduced under license): Intro: "Galactic Symphonies Big Bang" - http://bit.ly/2shn5Tl Main Song 1: "Orange Sun (No Percussions)" - http://bit.ly/2M2IVmU Main Song 2: “Like The Wind" - http://bit.ly/2sg0V3S Main Song 3: “Hectic Impulse” - http://bit.ly/2LXlYkH Main Song 4: “Run” - http://bit.ly/2siHrLY Main Song 5: “The 80s” - http://bit.ly/2D6P1hx https://youtu.be/22H8M8h6Hdo

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The USS "Oklahoma" which capsized after being bombed and torpedoed has been refloated.

British Movietone  https://youtu.be/ueKANwzApqI

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On this day in 1904 the first New York City Subway line opened.  British Movietone reported on a collision on the service in 1951.

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On this day in 1937 the Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth, after 14 years of construction work. British Movietone covered the long awaited event.

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Remembering Rock Hudson

On October 2, 1985, actor Rock Hudson died at age 59 after a battle with AIDS.

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On August 24, 1968, France became the world's fifth thermonuclear power as it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.

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Remembering Princess Diana

It’s been 20 years since a car crash in Paris claimed the lives of Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed and their driver, Henri Paul. Watch the first news reports on the tragic event.

Have a look back at some moments in her life:

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This week’s Archivist Presents features a bank holiday clip from August 1965! Check out the many activities including swimming and riding.

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The last steam train ran on British Rail on this day in 1968. British Movietone reported on this end of an era, and those working to preserve its history.

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On this day in 1966, a gang of 15 train robbers stole £2.6 million in bank notes. I love this Movietone report about the prison that housed some of the robbers. The music is great.

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Sunday is National Hot Dog Day - no kidding!  I haven't had a hot dog for ages. Must have one.  Here's a dog that does a strange job.  His reward is a BIG HOT DOG.

At Graz, in Austria, police dog "Lux" makes his first parachute jump. The purpose of training the dog is to help in the search of victims of Alpine accidents.

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Giant Boulder Dam

On this day in 1930 Henry J. Kaiser began constructing the Boulder Dam - now known as the Hoover Dam. We take a look back with British Movietone, who covered the progress 4 years on.

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Happy 4th of July! They're in the USA Army, in Germany, and they used to be cowboys. But they can't forget the wide open spaces in Oklahoma, Texas and Montana. Not a steer in sight: so they had to invent one. Must keep their hands in for the day when they go back home; and ride the range again. These cowboys may be in the Army, but they've got to be in form for that Wild West rodeo, when the great day comes. So it's "Yippee. Ride 'em, Cowboy!"

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On July 10, 1943, during World War II, U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily.

The invasion of Sicily by Allied Forces under the supreme command of General Eisenhower has begun. Fighters and bombers launched the attack, followed by the invasion itself led by Airborne troops. The seaborne landings came next along a wide stretch of coastline. The task of the troops was to secure a bridgehead and then advance in land.

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National Sunglasses Day

On National Sunglasses Day check out the shades on these skiers from 1947 through this British Movietone clip.