The Fiat G-55 Centauro: Italy's Little Known WWII Fighter

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  • @samsignorelli
    @samsignorelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The Macchi C.202 Folgore fighter had a left wing 8.5 inches longer than the right. This was to provide enough additional lift in that wing to counteract the left torque from the engine.

    • @nmxsanchez
      @nmxsanchez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That is fascinating. Reminds me of many solutions to software issues we use. Haha. If it works it works!

  • @leeroyloke8415
    @leeroyloke8415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This video was a pleasant surprise as Italian WW2 combat aircraft were often derided as barely serviceable antiques. The fighter examples that were able to go toe-to-toe with their Allied counterparts, like the Fiat G.55 Centauro, Macchi C.205 Veltro and Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario, never got the wide attention for Axis fighters their German and Japanese counterparts got.
    Any chance you could also present videos covering the Macchi C.205 Veltro and Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario as well in the future?

    • @giulioandreato744
      @giulioandreato744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Macchi C 200 Freccia with its radial engine was more than a match for Huricanes,( If you have ever seen "Howl's Moving Castle" maybe you could be interst on the history behinde the "scarecrow") the successive model, Macchi C 202, was consider a very treathening by the Spitfire pilots. In general Macchi fighters were the spinal column of the italian fighter force. On the other side the more produced fighter of the Regia Aeronautica was the Fiat CR 42, a biplane. By the end of the '41 it was retired from the first line but still it was used widly. The reason on the continued production of the CR42, althougt was know it was outdated, was mainly political: Fiat did not invested in the prodution line of G 50 , because the CR 42 was cheaper and the fascit party was so corupt by industrialist's money, that Fiat could do what it wanted. CR42 "historical" adversair was the Gloster Gladiator.

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Spitfires we’re still superior to the g.55, it was the Italian pilots that made it dangerous

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the Macchi 202 was alse very good, it as used by an Italian ace over nord africa, he shoot down many allied planes, after the civil war he joined the ally and fought against the Germans having another great success!th-cam.com/video/Yd8lmxsaWBg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=segObaKEBq1iDfKu

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:15 - Chapter 1 - Design
    4:00 - Chapter 2 - Development & trials
    5:00 - Chapter 3 - German involvement
    6:50 - Chapter 4 - Production
    8:55 - Chapter 5 - Operational History
    12:10 - Chapter 6 - Post war

  • @KB-bf7qi
    @KB-bf7qi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The Italians proved themselves to be very capable engineers. Imagine if they had the resources to go along with their advanced designs.

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 ปีที่แล้ว

      it was a good plane, but it was difficult to build, and was only just a match for the spitfire make V

    • @NoName-hg6cc
      @NoName-hg6cc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@MiG-31893It was difficult to build because Italy didn't have resources

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NoName-hg6cc well ok that’s a fair point, but it still was no match for the spitfire or the mustang. The Re.2005 and Ta-152 were better

    • @wirelessone2986
      @wirelessone2986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They had a large modern Navy and seemed to lack any prowess on how to use it.

    • @NoName-hg6cc
      @NoName-hg6cc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@wirelessone2986 Lacked oil and spare part. Still dealt some blow to the English, who, despite having abundance of resources (easy that way), did little with theirs

  • @omd6725
    @omd6725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for this video it was interesting to learn details about an Italian fighter of WWII. This is the first video I have ever seen about Italy's warplanes because we are inundated with the usual Allied and Axis aircraft.

  • @tannermurphree8247
    @tannermurphree8247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I started using beardblaze and now I have 4 TH-cam channels and a podcast.

    • @Dr.RichardBanks
      @Dr.RichardBanks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I started using beard blaze and now I have 2 kids, lost all my hair and now have some guy named Danny in my basement

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Dr.RichardBanks blazement*

    • @Dr.RichardBanks
      @Dr.RichardBanks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cleverusername9369 I legit love that

    • @Intercaust
      @Intercaust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

    • @sandybarnes887
      @sandybarnes887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Only 4? What about the other 9

  • @haroldbradshaw5539
    @haroldbradshaw5539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Italy designed and built really good looking Aircraft.

  • @ShimmyShimmyK8
    @ShimmyShimmyK8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you for the cool info!!
    My dad and I went to the Military Aviation Museum outside of Virginia Beach in Virginia, USA. That place was SO cool for us plane nerds! We even got to see a Mustang Land! 😁

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the sign advising motorists on the highway to watch out for low-flying warbirds always gave me a grin. i was working AAA wrecker during a blue angels air-show at Oceana, and got to see bombers and fighters of the ww2 confederate air force landing. nothing as awesome as the roar of 18 cylinder rotary engines overhead! eastern virginia ia a plane nerd paradise.

    • @lukebarrow8807
      @lukebarrow8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went there with my dad also. I got to see a Spitfire, an avenger and a b-17 take off. It was awesome!

  • @bobjk3455
    @bobjk3455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    actually some of those fiat biplanes were pretty damn agile in a dogfight and with a good pilot could engage spitfires and at least hurricanes on reasonable terms.

    • @ellezzero
      @ellezzero ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can kill a wole tank crew with a molotov but Is not a good idea, the same Is fight a spitfire with a biplane

  • @normbarrows
    @normbarrows 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Almost like watching "Wings" on the Discovery Channel back in the day... Why is listening to WW2 aircraft performance and production statistics so relaxing?

  • @lehammsamm
    @lehammsamm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Simon didn't lose his hair. It just became new synapses in his brain.

    • @alexbarclay6597
      @alexbarclay6597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hmmm interesting, I believe all the random facts stored in his brain pushed out each hair one by one

    • @SephirothRyu
      @SephirothRyu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Specifically, in the parts of his brain involved with speech, talking, and rapidly memorizing the scripts the channel writers constantly pile on his desk.

    • @fyve4321
      @fyve4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is a presenter, so isn't necessarily a genius.

  • @rbilleaud
    @rbilleaud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I prefer the Macchi C.205 Veltro. Very similar aircraft.

  • @TommygunNG
    @TommygunNG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How about a video on the WW2 Italian CR42 fighter? It was the last biplane fighter seriously used in major combat. It would be a "Subproject."

  • @driftertravels928
    @driftertravels928 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Like Japan’s Ki-100 and Ki-84, another great design that could have become one of the great fighters of WW2 if produced in enough numbers and developed and improved.

  • @12Deathcon
    @12Deathcon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another project to look at is Bert Hinkler
    Extremely interesting man and inventor. He had some pretty big aviation combat break throughs.

  • @sopwithsnoopy8779
    @sopwithsnoopy8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    From what I have read, the Reggiano 2005 had the best high-altitude performance of the three '5s', due to the shape of its wing 🤷‍♂️
    All three seem like they had fairly similar performance, though.

    • @neutronalchemist3241
      @neutronalchemist3241 ปีที่แล้ว

      They had very similar performances. The G.55 was the easiest to manufacture, and the better armed (one 20mm gun more than the C.205 and same number than the Re.2005, but with more ammos).

  • @ianhoag6675
    @ianhoag6675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think it would be really cool to see a side or megaprojects video about tomahawk cruise missiles

  • @TheEvilCommenter
    @TheEvilCommenter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good video 👍

  • @fmartine2
    @fmartine2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fiat G56 was the best fighter of ww2

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 ปีที่แล้ว

      P-51:
      P-47:
      Spitfire:

  • @annbjorn
    @annbjorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn’t realy need to know But now I do. Great

  • @michaelpipkin9942
    @michaelpipkin9942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can you do the history of The Thunderbirds,?
    It's a long story with tragedy and un-matched skill.

  • @jamespacheco7091
    @jamespacheco7091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I started using beard blaze love it

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How many TH-cam channels, podcasts, and blazement dwelling writers do you have now?

  • @georgewilliams8448
    @georgewilliams8448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you information about an airplane that I had never heard of!
    If you are looking for a subject to do a video on please consider doing one on the United States Army National Training Center Fort Irwin, California. The fort has a long history with it being used by General Patton as a place to train tankers before the US entered World War 2. Indeed, I was stationed there in 1981-82 and was able to see places where I was told that the tanks had trained though I couldn't verify it.
    Then the Fort was transferred to the California National Guard after World War 2 ended who controlled it until the late 1970's when the US Army took the Fort back and it was redesigned as the National Training Center where units from other bases came to train in full size actions against the Forts Opposing Force unit.
    I think that Fort Irwin would be a good subject for either a Megaprojects or Side projects video.

  • @PatrickESpecht
    @PatrickESpecht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Simon, speaking of the Fiat G-55, how about a Sideprojects video about the Fiat S76 race car; aka the Beast of Turin. A car with a 28.5 Litre engine.

    • @InquisMalleus
      @InquisMalleus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A car with a 28.5 liter engine? That's a MegaProject!

    • @PatrickESpecht
      @PatrickESpecht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InquisMalleus Yes!

  • @stephenmeier4658
    @stephenmeier4658 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    There will come a day when all media will consist only of Simon

  • @charlesfaure1189
    @charlesfaure1189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wonderful airplane. Difficult to build. In wartime that's a big problem.

    • @josephschultz3301
      @josephschultz3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well-worded. A great aircraft can turn the tides in the sky, but if you've only got a few of them then you've also got a lot of problems.

    • @basileerla
      @basileerla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      With a proper industrial structure it might have been possible, man work hours are highly dependent on tools available in the end. Italy had little on terms of factories and instruments, any fighter would have been impossible to produce in reasonable numbers.

    • @neutronalchemist3241
      @neutronalchemist3241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The building man/hours required were perfectly comparable to those of contemporary US aircrafts.

  • @IrishMike22
    @IrishMike22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When Simon says "were capable" @2:45 my Samsung heard "OK Google" and kept switching over to the fkn assistant 🤣

  • @DJXelto1997
    @DJXelto1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would like a video on the Fiat G-91.

  • @dewiz9596
    @dewiz9596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Re the engine torque on takeoff. . . I believe it was the Rockwell Commander112 that the engine angled from the centerline to compensate. I’ll stand to be corrected on the aircraft type, but I definitely remember seeing a plane like that in the hangar, undergoing its annual inspection in the late 1990s

    • @paoloviti6156
      @paoloviti6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Regarding the only negative assessment noted by G.55 pilots was the pronounced left-hand yawing at takeoff due to the powerful engine torque. This was partially remedied by a slight offset positioning of the vertical stabiliser to counteract engine torque but with powerful piston engined engines generally speaking those fighters was always a handful on takeoff. The Macchi C.205 and previous C.202 to counteract the torque of the engine, it was extended the left wing by 21 cm so that the left wing developed more lift, offsetting the tendency of the aircraft to roll to the left due to the rotation of the propeller...

  • @capnstewy55
    @capnstewy55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I started using beardblaze and now I am finally cool enough to use a 3 wolves coffee mug.

  • @jacksavage4098
    @jacksavage4098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great again.

  • @Simonsvids
    @Simonsvids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:08 "...defected.....with an RAF officer sitting on his lap in the cramped cockpit" (Splutters out coffee) WHAT?

    • @danielefabbro822
      @danielefabbro822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know... those was complicated years... 😅

  • @datasailor8132
    @datasailor8132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How many survive? What air museums have one or more?

    • @paoloviti6156
      @paoloviti6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In theory one survived at the Museum of Vigna di Valle about 40 km south of Rome but it is more of a mockup of the Fiat G.55 with some original parts unfortunately....

    • @pieroincani
      @pieroincani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is a lot more than a mockup. It is a not flyable downgrade from a G-59 that was firewall backwards 99% the same plane... Only few nerds (me included) can recognize diferences...

    • @paoloviti6156
      @paoloviti6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pieroincani yes it does come from the G-59 that structurally was similar to the G-55 but the whole front was changed to accommodate the Rolls-Royce Merlin. When they modified this airplane they changed the front as close as possible to that of the G-55 and they did a very good job using few original blueprints and I think original propellers and possibly the hub and modified dashboard and other details...

    • @pieroincani
      @pieroincani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paoloviti6156 G-59 was not similar, It is the same aircraft... there are many more differences between a P-51A and a P-51B than between a G.55 and a G-59 whose first specimens were obtained with a retrofit of G.55 and which was originally called G.55M (Merlin)

  • @erikvan9582
    @erikvan9582 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Japan and Germany might be the axis big shots of ww2 but Italians were,not completely incompetent at least

  • @biocybernaught3512
    @biocybernaught3512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Comercial ends at 00:56

  • @Renotrigger
    @Renotrigger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beard Blaze is awesome, I got a bottle for me and my mother in law...LOL

  • @jsvenier
    @jsvenier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feel like there’s about a million Italian car manufacturer jokes to be made here

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    We've been gifted a Warographics video, a Geographics video, an Into the Shadows video, AND a Side Projects video, all in a single day. We're living in extraordinary times, people. I'm not saying we should start a religion based around Simon (called Whistlerism) but I'm not saying we shouldn't, either.

    • @paulherman5822
      @paulherman5822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      #hailLordSimon

    • @stevenjennings197
      @stevenjennings197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fear the Beard!

    • @InquisMalleus
      @InquisMalleus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simon wouldn't want a religion based on him - that would be silly. Then again, Brain Blaze is rather silly, and the Basement Crew is even more so.
      We need to worship The Beard, St. Simon of the Blaze, St. Danny of the Blaze, Sts. Samuel and Jen of the Meme, St. Katy of the Unknown, St. Calum of the Blood, and center it on the Basement of the Blessed.

  • @jonathanc.8424
    @jonathanc.8424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ... Your mom, your grandma, anyone in your life who has a beard... 😅😅😅

  • @antoniomatteocazzella915
    @antoniomatteocazzella915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The final stage is fiat g.61

  • @steventhorson4487
    @steventhorson4487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bravo Fiat!!

  • @dakotahrickard
    @dakotahrickard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I never even knew about this fighter. I'm kind of sad, in a way, that it never really went anywhere. Obviously, I'm pleased the Allied Powers won, but nothing drives development like competition, and this fighter obviously had great potential to drive development.

    • @AndrewGivens
      @AndrewGivens ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All three 'Serie 5' fighters proved a surprise & a serious challenge to RAF & Commonwealth pilots who'd been used to tangling with Mc.202s and Bf 109s. I read an account of one Spit pilot who went up against the Sagittario in combat and reckoned it the best fighter he ever faced.

  • @beachboy0505
    @beachboy0505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fiat Engineering
    The best
    After the war, probably went on to make , Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari
    Excellent video

    • @GAMakin
      @GAMakin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Quite true. I owned an Alpha Romeo 2600 Spider (1964 ragtop) with Cherry Red "soft lacquer" paint. Found it in a garage back East (USA) in 1984; where it had languished on blocks since 1964. The owner shipped out to Vietnam shortly after purchase. He was declared MIA and never returned. His mother held in her heart that he would return and kept it safe and clean for 20 years. It had about 3K original miles on it. A real CHERRY. It came with a nifty tool kit. True to Italian engineering, the screw threads in the construction were machined under-sized (slightly) to the threaded bore. Solved with thread-lock (for the most part). Otherwise, even the simplest maintenance was best left to the dealership (few and far between). After a summer-long affair (of the heart) I sold it off to a collector with a budget that could do the Girl justice. Sorry to see her go. Saw her once after that @ a Vegas Vintage Car Show... hadn't aged a day since she rolled off the line.
      Be still my heart...

    • @AlessandroGenTLe
      @AlessandroGenTLe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GAMakin Mate, it's ALFA, not alpha. Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. Not a greek letter.
      And, if you miss it, get a Giulia, you'll get a great car with a far superior handling over ANY other sedan.

    • @NoName-hg6cc
      @NoName-hg6cc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      FIAT did good car but Maserati, Ferrari and Alfa were originally different car companies

  • @anarchyantz1564
    @anarchyantz1564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you do one on the Jet powered Soviet trains please?

  • @lucaorlandi289
    @lucaorlandi289 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also the SM79 was a great torpedo bomber

  • @samy7013
    @samy7013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fiats and Macchis served with the Royal Egyptian Air Force after World War 2, taking part in the 1948 Palestine War, fighting against the despised Israeli colonialist regime.

  • @VINCEindaHOUSE
    @VINCEindaHOUSE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks like some il2 1946

  • @johnq5284
    @johnq5284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fiat should have stuck with planes ;-)

  • @GoodVideos4
    @GoodVideos4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lesser known thing in WW2, like with the Mark Felton videos.

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Does Beard Blaze come in Rotting Turtle? 🐢

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Fix It Again Tony!!!" :P

  • @kaiserwilhelmshatner3156
    @kaiserwilhelmshatner3156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mama Mia!
    That is a spicy fighter!

  • @davidcool140
    @davidcool140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So how many war thunder screenshots did you use in this episode Simon 😬

  • @em1osmurf
    @em1osmurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TIL the fiat is an italian make. 70 years old. damm.

  • @phylipitaglioni1970
    @phylipitaglioni1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Resist he color that will make me blue

  • @supersportzcom
    @supersportzcom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you test cosmetics on Simon its still animal testing.

  • @cat-im4vv
    @cat-im4vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many say the best in the world...

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spitfire is better though

    • @cat-im4vv
      @cat-im4vv ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@MiG-31893 Fiat G55 had a nick name "spitfire killer" because it can win spit to it's own game

    • @cat-im4vv
      @cat-im4vv ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MiG-31893 Germans tested G55 against spit it won every time,it was better at everything.. armament dipens on the use..in combat all dipens on the pilot.G55 newer got a chance it was way too late.germans never produced as planned..it was way better than everything they have ..

    • @cat-im4vv
      @cat-im4vv ปีที่แล้ว

      As a fighter..

    • @cat-im4vv
      @cat-im4vv ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MiG-31893 Germans had several spits to test on during the war..they even but DB engine one or two of them.."the G55 would be the best piston fighter if we would produced it"- Galland. Well trained 109 factories made 1 plane about 5000h ..G55 estimate was 9000h at first reducing about 7000h...

  • @pauldouglasrivers
    @pauldouglasrivers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    probably better stop doing Athletic Greens sponsorships...it doesnt look very smart

  • @MarioVesco
    @MarioVesco ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ❤🤍💚

  • @EAWanderer
    @EAWanderer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Me likes this 🛩️Bella! Bella! 🇮🇹
    Bearded blaze looks tempting for my own 😃👌Given Simons thick iconic beard and charisma to his wife, he should have long since adorned a wallet chain and embrace being a hipster! 😂😁 Lol

  • @donbrashsux
    @donbrashsux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fiat ..god imagine the reliability ..I’d rather pass on it

    • @maxsignori7660
      @maxsignori7660 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was before FIAT was resurrected several times using government funding, rather than figure out where the problems were. Obviously this practice didn't help improve on quality and reliability...

    • @danielefabbro822
      @danielefabbro822 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's curious you used that nickname.
      Did you know that diesel engines are an Italian invention?

  • @ledeyabaklykova
    @ledeyabaklykova 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That ‘Check Engine’ light greeting the pilot five minutes after takeoff tho .

  • @tkskagen
    @tkskagen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awkwardly enough, the G-55 looks very "similar" to the P-51 in the "Blueprint Diagram"...
    Which plane came first? 🤔

    • @samsignorelli
      @samsignorelli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The G-55's first flight was April 30, 1942. The P-51's first flight was Oct 26, 1940.

    • @pieroincani
      @pieroincani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What I think looks similar to you actually isn't. The wing dihedral of the P-51 is simple while in the G.55 is "W". P-51 wing is tapered in relation to the wingspan while in the G.55 it is tapered in relation to the wingchord.

  • @GimmieTheGaff
    @GimmieTheGaff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let me guess, like modern Italian supercars they needed a plane load of mechanics behind them.

    • @giulianoilfilosofo7927
      @giulianoilfilosofo7927 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, but the allied fighters the systematically shot down needed a constant supply of coffins. And at least Italy HAS a car industry. Can't Say the same for most of the world.

  • @IlRyanWilsonlI
    @IlRyanWilsonlI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feeeerst!

  • @melangellatc1718
    @melangellatc1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trump fans (nazis) will love this video!

    • @imyourdaddy5822
      @imyourdaddy5822 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rent free

    • @stinkstank5177
      @stinkstank5177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats strange, Biden fans (kid sniffers) aren’t usually in forums with aviation and engineering and topics that require working brains, you must be lost melanhead!

    • @NoName-hg6cc
      @NoName-hg6cc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Two years later, care to explain your comment?
      No I am not American nor I like Trump

  • @melangellatc1718
    @melangellatc1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    99 percent of your viewers could care less for the metric system....

    • @rickkennett3192
      @rickkennett3192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Questionable. Americans wouldn't be 99% of Simon's viewers.

    • @AlessandroGenTLe
      @AlessandroGenTLe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Americans are a small and quite insignificant portion of the worldwide population, except for their violence (and they are truly hated for that, anywhere). Deal with that.

    • @TheMCD1989
      @TheMCD1989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm American and I wish we had converted to the metric system back in the day. I think anyone that works with tools would agree, I'd rather dig through a pile of metric wrenches and sockets, or ask a helper to cut to a metric length. It just makes more sense.

  • @Pepsi_Addicted
    @Pepsi_Addicted 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    first

  • @essexginge9167
    @essexginge9167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Italian aircraft had a reverse gear just like their tanks that went faster than going forward

    • @danioa9414
      @danioa9414 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell that to those Anglo-Saxon pilots who met him in the skies of Italy and who returned to the airport of departure on foot. Useless buffoon!

  • @valiantredneck
    @valiantredneck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh. Look. Another promotional for some garbage.

  • @timothyhouse1622
    @timothyhouse1622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Say what you will about the Italian military in WW2, but they knew how to make sexy planes and ships.

    • @ltrns001
      @ltrns001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Our pilots were and still are top notch, no suprise the highest k/d in any axis aircraft was italian.

    • @MiG-31893
      @MiG-31893 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ltrns001the British were better though