The Development of French Interwar Bombers Pt 1 - When Greenhouses Go To War

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I love the Drach reference, to French pre Dreadnoughts. When hotels go to war. 👍

The French truly have a unique take on ‘offensive’ designs.

Saw someone else make a spot on comment. The french designs make the entire roster of Blohm & Voss stuff look normal and aerodynamically sound - and that's truly a feat

Following the analogue with the French Predreads. "How can these visual crimes against humanity fly?" My question "How can those land? The earth rejects them".

Visually distressing is a very polite way of saying “ they are hard to look at.”

The DB-10 didn't have its defensive guns in the nose; they were in the conning tower quite clearly. Amazing! Many thanks for this vud.

Thanks for delving into these exquisitely fascinating old machines. They look as though they were created by Studio Ghibli.

What is it with the French? First you have hotel battleships, now you have greenhouse bombers.

Have studied aviation history -- especially WW1 -- for 50+ years, but this is the first time I have heard of Amedeu Mecozzi. Thank you for the introduction. My compliments.

I like these longer videos, they're excellant to spread over my downtime over the course of a few days. And it's genuinely usefull to hear how in real time, the airplane manufacturers were problemsolving for the specific functions the plane had to perform; the tacticians were problemsolving in real time for what functions the plane needed to perform and the officials were problemsolving in real time how not to look bad in front of the public.

You know, I'm learning French on duolingo, and just finished French numerals. And somehow I think their bomber designs came from the same line of thought that pronounces 77 as "sixty seventeen" or 94 as "four-twenty fourteen".

I've loved planes MY WHOLE LIFE and just had no idea it was this freaking crazy until I discovered your channel. Thank you so much, I can't even describe how much entertainment and joy you've brought to my life.

These french designs remind me of the 'aircraft' I used to make out of old style Lego back in the 70s.

They either look like aerial garden sheds or are rather beautiful art-deco influenced, and streamlined artworks. There’s no middle way. 14:01 Old-mate nonchalantly smoking a Gauloise amongst canvas, fuel, and other burny things, cool factor 110% - absolutely NFG, bloody legend! 👍🏻

Your longer videos, while I'm sure taxing and consuming great amounts of time for you, are the best. When you are able to concentrate on one area the work is so much better and a real pleasure to consume. As a loyal watcher and fan, you are one of a handful of channels I actively search out for, and actively get excited when a new video is found. Thank you, your work is important to many of us!

"... several prototypes which didn't get anywhere but did look equally weird." What a unique combination of words. 🤔

Watching this, I'm amazed at the technical advancement in aviation, especially ompared to other weapons of war. A rifle from 1914 is far inferior to a modern rifle, but it can still (just barely) get the job done for a soldier today. The rate of fire is far worse, but the bullet is just as deadly, and the accuracy is similar. An airplane from 1914, however, is basically a toy compared to a modern aircraft. A French 1914 bomber is closer to a child's kite than to an F35.

I love it when Rex start talking about old french bomber or when Drach start talking about old french pre-dreadnought 😂😂😂

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