The Greatest Flying White Elephant - The Bristol Brabazon

Join this channel to get early access to new videos a week ahead of their public release: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8R7kmt-W14zWUcr8mymEQ/join Hello everyone! :D At the end of World War II, with civil aviation gradually returning to production in Europe, Britain stormed out of the gate with perhaps the most ambitious airliner project for the time, the Bristol Type 167 Brabazon, an airliner touted as the natural evolution of the ocean liner by creating a luxurious airborne giant for the transatlantic run that would include sleeping berths, an a la carte restaurant and an on-board cinema for the consumption of the world's most affluent travellers. Sadly, economics and the need for capacity and speed had outpaced the Brabazon's project, and even by the time the airliner made its first flight in September 1949, it was, in principle, an obsolete novelty, quickly scrapped after only four years of existence despite it being the largest landplane in the world at the time, though despite its loss and failure, the facilities and technology built to support this mighty machine would filter down through the wider aviation industry, ensuring that the Brabazon's death wasn't entirely in vain. All video content and images in this production have been provided with permission wherever possible. While I endeavour to ensure that all accreditations properly name the original creator, some of my sources do not list them as they are usually provided by other, unrelated YouTubers. Therefore, if I have mistakenly put the accreditation of 'Unknown', and you are aware of the original creator, please send me a personal message at my Gmail (this is more effective than comments as I am often unable to read all of them): [email protected] The views and opinions expressed in this video are my personal appraisal and are not the views and opinions of any of these individuals or bodies who have kindly supplied me with footage and images. If you enjoyed this video, why not leave a like, and consider subscribing for more great content coming soon. Press the Join button to get access to new videos a week ahead of schedule by becoming a channel member for just £2.99 a month! Paypal: https://paypal.me/rorymacve?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rorymacve Thanks again, everyone, and enjoy! :D References: - Key Aero (and their respective sources) - Wikipedia (and its respective references)