Ion Metered Pulse Drive! The main engine of Thunderbird 3 ! The Rocket Launch Engines can only travel at capabilities of 60,000 mph to clear gravity wells of planets. The Impulse engine can reach 25% lightspeed. Which makes it a interplanetary spaceship. Reaching planets in the Solar System.
Sadly despite what thunderbirds and Star Wars insist, ion drives while real and likely the single most efficient engine used on spacecraft, produce abysmal thrust given they accelerate individual xenon ions to high speeds to generate their thrust (which while doing that very fast, is nothing compared to a chemical rockets throughput) They can achieve those speeds tho would need to burn for literal years on end and need a huge tank of xenon fuel and probably a nuclear reactor for power (they do suck up tons of energy so Star Wars is right on that part)
@@TheEventHorizon909I would never claim that Ion Engines are capable forms of propulsion. These have to build up speed over time and is as slow to do so as you describe. Knowing Star Trek Tech as well as I do. Ion Metered Pulse Drive is based on Ion engine tech but because of pulsing the ions - it's slightly more efficient in propulsion than the ion engine! But it does suffer from similar limitations based on that technology. This I do certainly know! So I agree with you in large part!
That announcer is a right pain in the nether regions! Knows nothing about aircraft! And Virgil is likely to be affronted by TB2's description as a ' pug ' !
On the bright side, I love how ordinary folks react to the Thunderbirds going into action. "Thunderbirds are GO!" seems to be this 2060's answer to "This is a job -- for SUPERMAN!"
In the episode the icarus would have become much more unstable than in the episode. It’s not like a tow truck working on flat Road, this is in the air, once the icarus slows down enough thunderbird one would just be dragging it along and it could kill the pilot and it would make Thunderbird one hard to steer. Also the landing the Icarus would hit so hard on the landing it would surely kill the pilot because the wheels wouldn’t just work.
The gravitational forces would have torn her to pieces. the human body is not made to withstand that kind of sudden gravitational pressure change. if she were to eject she would not have survived.
With a little bit of help with the fan! Tom McLusky might have just contributed to the rescue.
Yeah, true. How do yknow Tom's last name? No one mentions it in the episode.
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfanthe announcer does when he first appears.
Not forgetting Penny and her PR Skills
I pay attention to the details! Miss very little that way !😉
I love thunder birds there’s nothing more iconic than all five thunderbirds taking off in sequence
That's definitely true! 😂
Except Thurderbird 5 - she's orbiting Earth.
@@stephenfarthing3819 🤓
😂😂😂😂😂😂 It's so funny when Alan bumps into Thunderbird Shadow
Thunderbird shadow: hello there
Allan: shut up its not sven- BONK
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Ion Metered Pulse Drive! The main engine of Thunderbird 3 ! The Rocket Launch Engines can only travel at capabilities of 60,000 mph to clear gravity wells of planets. The Impulse engine can reach 25% lightspeed. Which makes it a interplanetary spaceship. Reaching planets in the Solar System.
Sadly despite what thunderbirds and Star Wars insist, ion drives while real and likely the single most efficient engine used on spacecraft, produce abysmal thrust given they accelerate individual xenon ions to high speeds to generate their thrust (which while doing that very fast, is nothing compared to a chemical rockets throughput)
They can achieve those speeds tho would need to burn for literal years on end and need a huge tank of xenon fuel and probably a nuclear reactor for power (they do suck up tons of energy so Star Wars is right on that part)
@@TheEventHorizon909I would never claim that Ion Engines are capable forms of propulsion. These have to build up speed over time and is as slow to do so as you describe. Knowing Star Trek Tech as well as I do. Ion Metered Pulse Drive is based on Ion engine tech but because of pulsing the ions - it's slightly more efficient in propulsion than the ion engine! But it does suffer from similar limitations based on that technology. This I do certainly know! So I agree with you in large part!
That announcer is a right pain in the nether regions! Knows nothing about aircraft! And Virgil is likely to be affronted by TB2's description as a ' pug ' !
Think the bloke was having flashbacks to a rather nasty encounter with 'Bertie...
On the bright side, I love how ordinary folks react to the Thunderbirds going into action. "Thunderbirds are GO!" seems to be this 2060's answer to "This is a job -- for SUPERMAN!"
And I bet the grandstand's filled with people who were saved by the Thunderbirds over the years!
Thunderbird 2! A horizontal takeoff!!!!
Gordon thinking lunch ! As opposed to the air show. And everything else went to the dogs😉
Hey fun fact! Keiko & Toshi Murakami from season 2’s Hyperspeed make several cameo appearances.
Really?! That's cool! BTW happy Thunderbirds Day 2020!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Thunderbirds & Harry Potter Fan thanks!
The Female Thunderbirds Nerd You're welcome
imagine if they did that in the og 1965 show
How dare they let people watch and probably film them!
Of course the bath says it all🤣
What if Scott turned thunderbird 1 around and turned the thrusters to full? That would really help the Icarus to slow down.
Yea, it helped slow down that train in 'Runaway,' so it'll help slow down the Icarus! 😉😊
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan if Scott could do that, the episode would be over faster.
In the episode the icarus would have become much more unstable than in the episode. It’s not like a tow truck working on flat Road, this is in the air, once the icarus slows down enough thunderbird one would just be dragging it along and it could kill the pilot and it would make Thunderbird one hard to steer. Also the landing the Icarus would hit so hard on the landing it would surely kill the pilot because the wheels wouldn’t just work.
You hear that Mr Scott Sir?
Pushing the limits is a challenge.. But technology has drawbacks.
nice episode ty
No probs
Thank you 👍🙂
You're welcome! Well, tbh I can't keep uploading full episodes, or my channel might get deleted!
I never new that the icerus was that explosive 💥
You’re the best
Thx
Gordon is good with Tom
i use to love watching thunderbirds when I was little
COOL!!!!!!
never boring, thank u, hope ur well.
Np
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan, much appreciated.
@@marijesauthenticchannelenj9437 FAB I'm in class now
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan, oh FAB, sorry, have a good class.
@@marijesauthenticchannelenj9437morning tea now! I hope you have a great day (or night!)
Gordon must love hotdogs lol
Yes he does!🤣🤣🤣
RafLegend - Unboxing, Gaming and More true very funny😍🤣🤣🤣😂😂
Ikr
Unfortunately thinking of his stomach ! And not keeping things in mind! 😆
I like mine with Tomato Ketchup!
I ask you: who names their prototype superplane after Icarus? You know, the guy from Greek myth who CRASHED?
Yeah.... plus I have no idea
17:20 Thunderbird 3 launches
I LOVE HARRY POTTER AND THUNDERBIRDS THANK U :)
Np
Me too!!!
I mean, it was named "Icarus." That's just asking for trouble!
Can u upload more full episodes please
I'll try to
I don't know why tayo
a flight of butterflies
It's kayo
What would happen if quark did eject ⏏️ at the speed the icarus was going at when it went out of control?
Idk, may be something dangerous will happen?
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan maybe 🤔 badly hurt 😞 and broke some bones 🦴, that’s dangerous.
@@cameronknapp7315 sorry for the late reply, it sure is dangerous!
The gravitational forces would have torn her to pieces. the human body is not made to withstand that kind of sudden gravitational pressure change. if she were to eject she would not have survived.
Hot dog YAY
Hello, please could you post the thunderbirds are go episode Buried treasure season 3
Sure but I can't keep doing this or my channel will be terminated!!
@@thunderbirdsharrypotterfan okay , i understand
Goodbye and thanks
OK goodbye, see you next time!! 😂
Yo yo
No thanks. The CGI is not genuine Thunderbirds ever.
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Bru
Can you was trying
What?!