Interesting Youtube Channels

[zjz]

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes | Introducing Thunderbirds​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mqzlKxOdAQ

 

[Graham1973]

An aviation history channel that also looks into the history of classic aviation on film.

https://www.youtube.com/@AntiqueAirshow/videos

A couple of sample videos

View: https://youtu.be/OyTOmX6FwHE

View: https://youtu.be/CIhSfeYyJjM

 

[publiusr]

Sad news

Honoring The Legacy Of Robert Murray-Smith

We at Hackaday are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Murray-Smith. The prolific experimenter had spent over a decade on YouTube, creating more than 2,500 videos where he gleefully d…

hackaday.com

On free thought

Freethought History Webinar #5: A Brief History of the Downfall of God. With S. T. Joshi (14 October 2025). - The Freethinker

An invitation to the fifth in our Freethought History Webinar series.

freethinker.co.uk

 

[EmoBirb]

Found and Explained, a channel that covers all kinds of forgotten projects.

F&E is quite decent to get an introduction on some obscure stuff, the CGI is also generally very neat. But quite often the videos fall apart at the details. Which I think many don't realize.

So while it's certainly not a terrible channel, some pieces should be taken with more salt than others.

 

[Kiltonge]

China Lake Alumni

China Lake Alumni

Videos related to HEDRON 14, AODU 1, GMU-25, GMU-61, MCGMTU, MAD, Marine Barracks, NOTS Inyokern, NAF China Lake, VX-5, or their successor units NWC, NAWC, NAWCWD, NAWS, Dust Devils, VX-9, VX-31 etc.

www.youtube.com

Lots of historic videos with pathetic view counts.

Camel, ELSIE, BOAR, LULU, Agile, CATCHSHELL, HAP, Diamondback, Walleye, Condor, Snipe...

 

[zjz]

Why Are Carrier Islands Always on the Right? — and How It All Began​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_39QBAL_uc

 

[Brett Davidson]

Waterline Stories

Welcome to Waterline Stories â where every tale begins at the surface and plunges into the extraordinary. My name's Paul. I'm your storyteller, a diving instructor and yachtmaster who has spent decades beneath the waves and on the open seas. ð What awaits you here: - Maritime Disasters...

www.youtube.com

 

[Michel Van]

Rex's Hangar is very good YouTube about Aircraft
he is sometimes cynical about usefulness on some aircrafts design
but that common reaction on what hell were thinking in those days ?

Rex's Hangar

Chris -a.k.a "Rex"- likes to talk about planes. A lot. Usually he spends his days consuming vast quanities of coffee, reading vast quantities of aviation-related books, and talking about his obsession for all things that fly (birdlife included). This channel will focus on aviation and aviation...

www.youtube.com

 

[Michel Van]

Eager Space is very good Youtube channel

He analyse current trends in Space Flight and provide in deep information, with critical look.

Eager Space

Welcome to Eager Space I've been interested in spaceflight since I was very young, back in the days of project Gemini. My goal is to explain the spaceflight and rocket details that are often overlooked, be they technical details or explanations for why companies or organizations behave they way...

www.youtube.com

 

[zjz]

America Copied Germany’s Jerry Can — But Missed The One Genius Detail that Made All the Difference​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-bRgQSxwYA

 

[UpForce]

Unsure as to where to put this - if there's a suitable topic, move this there, crosslink or whatever. Anyway, a couple of dudes have built two and a half (so far) Nieuport 23C-1s (Swiss specification). They recently received Aéro-Club de France's "Grand Prix du Patrimoine" and celebrated the event with a video; they have a nice website as well.

View: https://youtu.be/pNizQBys5kk

Nieuport Memorial Flyers

Unser Ziel ist es, drei Jagdflugzeuge des Typs Nieuport 23 C-1 aus dem Jahr 1917 originalgetreu nachzubauen und zu fliegen.

www.nieuport.ch

 

[zjz]

A 56 year old plastic model shop still standing in Hong Kong ....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsEuMD6c_-c

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-AQxT-ctM

 

[Boxman]

Can't really find an appropriate home for this film posted today (18-Dec-2025) by Periscope Film. It's a 1956 Boeing Company Film concerning the B-52 and B-47, and work performed at Boeing Wichita. The film features outstanding color footage throughout.

Among the topics/subjects of the film, is the rebuild and modification of a B-52, the redesign of the B-52's wing into a new "Wet Wing," the rollout of the last B-47 manufactured; modifications to the B-47 for "Project Crossbow" (carrying Radioplane GAM-63 Crossbow anti-radar missiles/decoys); B-47s modified into DB-47E configuration for carrying and directing Bell GAM-63 RASCAL missiles, the related "Project Ebb Tide" for the modification of an additional 25 to 30 B-47s to DB-47E standard; modification of 15 RB-47E aircraft into RB-47K weather reconnaissance aircraft; testing of chaff/ECM pods for the B-47, wind tunnel testing for a KB-47E twin drogue "tactical" aerial tanker; high-temperature radomes; the installation and operation of Boeing Wichita's first supersonic (Mach 3 to Mach 4) wind tunnel; the revision of B-47 maintenance manuals, etc.

YouTube - Periscope Film: "'THE B-52 AND THE B-47' 1956 BOEING AIRCRAFT WICHITA BOMBER MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT"

 

[Nigelhg]

Pretty much anything by this guy.... He also built the carbon cub that landed and took off from the helipad on the burj al Arab

View: https://youtu.be/LlXTLOGkaho?si=AK9rJXCbvncd0fa-

 

[zjz]

The 1957 Defence White Paper - Death by a Thousand Cuts (Reworked)​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxY_uYP7l6w

 

[zjz]

WW1 Veterans Remember the Christmas Truce​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2j7zxow6yc

 

[publiusr]

I wish there were more of that spirit.

The perfect gift for politicians

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/wqQoVXTkIDM

 

[zjz]

Replacement Runway (1988) - German Armed Forces​

In German language :

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_cxkF6qSY8

 

[Graham1973]

The 'Fighting on Film' podcast which covers classic and other war movies.

Fighting On Film

The War Movie Podcast hosted by historians and filmlovers Robbie McGuire (RM Military History) and Matthew Moss (The Armourer's Bench) Film Chat | Kit | Weapons | Special Guests. Listen here on YouTube or on all major podcast platforms! #FoF ð¥

www.youtube.com

 

[publiusr]

War Games

The bunker that was no more

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ5GNUmugz0

 

[Pixelbrick]

I very much enjoy videos from Alexander the ok, he's an engineer (although not aerospace, CS or EE), passionate about the matter and does his research. From his channel :

View: https://youtu.be/YpruA5mC7wg?si=QflXnM98_JNZkq1O

View: https://youtu.be/kPfrk6Q5CXI?si=99zIKOTCtosTu1tA

View: https://youtu.be/MJPnZzZtswc?si=qBW2sSCfHnM4DWGV

View: https://youtu.be/dSih6Ch0Hzs?si=GHfhsjOff_iPeo7B

View: https://youtu.be/zf6bZBV7EWo?si=Vz_VCfYUQeIL7Lix

View: https://youtu.be/QKRszjV07ZQ?si=-Qmb1PIJb1tz9Zb9

There are other videos regarding space flight and other miscellaneous topics, so give a look.

He has a bunch of great stuff on his channel for sure:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0FLy2nI13E


Often pretty funny as well

 

[zjz]

China's humanoid robots perform incredible martial arts stunts for Chinese New Year​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6T-Ea5CfRE

 

[Graham1973]

I mentioned the channel this video on the uniforms of the original 'aggressor' force created by the US Military comes from in post #43 of this thread.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxQge4Tf9w0

 

[publiusr]

Hollywood missed a chance to film Hydra what with the military providing cosplay for free.

 

[Aeria Gloria]

He has a bunch of great stuff on his channel for sure:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0FLy2nI13E


Often pretty funny as well

This guy is the real deal. Paper skies and Not a pound for air to ground seem to downplay Soviet tech, though NAPFATG I think is more from being more familiar with the western world and a subtle bias while Paper skies is totally understandable why he wishes to see the worst in it.

Someone posted his Su-24 stick caused ejection video here, what was neglected was that F-18 and other western planes had same exact issue. Turns out putting sticks and ejection handles next to each other requires careful consideration.

For Not a pound, one example I remember is he wouldn’t mention the improvements R-3S had over AIM-9B, seems to have a greater trust and knowledge in western primary sources, or how for Arab wars he would extol how Israel was so brilliant to turn Mirage III, an interceptor, into a frontline dogfighter, while criticizing Soviets and Arab countries for turning MiG-21, an interceptor, into a fighter. I think it could be easily said that the difference of MiG-21 vs Mirage III often came down to factors different from the planes, such as training maintenance tactics GCI, etc.

It’s not surprising and understandable considering Western equipment and history is so much better documented. I don’t mean to rag on them as I applaud their work and effort.

This person specializes in SU, their videos are either music or long multiple hour technobabble breakdowns of various equipment, here is on Soviet Vozduch automated GCI system connected to Lazur

View: https://youtu.be/a361tKKwx48

 

[zjz]

Behind the Scenes: How Singapore Moves an Airshow​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluxLrG2SnY

 

[zjz]

Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespeare. Words for the modern day.​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXq58BbhCO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsbW-3pTvhA

 

[zjz]

Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2CEa6Bbs

 

[zjz]

IronHorse Hobbies in Christchurch, New Zealand

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjgGru43yvw

 

[Graham1973]

One of the more interesting aspects of the Raschid Ali revolt in Iraq during WWII was that the Italians had a better understanding of what could be gained than the Germans, but I never expected that they tried this.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvPluxN4uvc

 

[zjz]

Livestream of Peregrine Falcon Chicks in Singapore​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHBUzaKQTfg


Background :

Second batch of peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Singapore, watch livestream of them taking baby steps

A brood of four peregrine falcon chicks hatched in Singapore on Feb 20 and 22, marking the second recorded hatching of the species here.Their birth was announced by the National Parks Board (NParks) on Thursday (March 5).Describing the species as "possibly Singapore's rarest breeding bird"...

www.asiaone.com

 

[Aeria Gloria]

Are there rules against self promotion

 

[Spey_Phantom]

i have my own youtube channel, but ever since ive moved house, i havent found the time to make new video's for it:

Belgium's Flying Past

on this channel, i will be posting video's regarding Aviation History in Belgium. this will include information on aircraft, historic moments, facts and the future of aviation in Belgium.

www.youtube.com

among my favorite subscriptions are (among others):
-Rex Hangar (been mentioned here a few times already),
-Australian Military Aviation History: https://www.youtube.com/@raafdocumentaries
-Aviation Deepdive: https://www.youtube.com/@aviationdeepdive
-Ed Nash Military matters: https://www.youtube.com/@EdNashsMilitaryMatters

i tend to stay away from those awefull "Dark Documentaries" channels (Dark Skies, Dark History,...) i just hate those channels due to that awefull sped-up text-to-speech narrative and the way they spit out video's with poor content (they prefer quantity over quality i guess).
pretty much anything with an robotic AI narrative gets an instant thumbs down from me!

 

[Aeria Gloria]

much anything with an robotic AI narrative gets an instant thumbs down from me!

It’s as if no one actually realizes that speaking into a microphone and editing is easy and fast and they are all just scared of how their voice sounds and people criticizing their voice.

People criticized the hell out of my voice when I started narrating YouTube videos on Soviet tech. But then they stopped becuase they realized I have sort of a unique voice and got used to it.

 

[Graham1973]

Several videos by the Canadian Tank Museum on their ' Project 1918' restoration of two WWI era vehicles one of which is an M1917 tank that if the information I've been given is correct is the one marked '40th Tank Cº.' in this screenshot from the 1930 prison drama 'The Big House'.

Sadly the team making the videos seem to have taken presentation ideas from the Discovery Channel

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oziYjsLJxFg

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xc8Z4mErOg

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg17HrVYy5k

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2-zrTkxDwU

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltoy72UI6eU

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnAky10fyfo

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkiWWVEMtFY

Paper maps, pagers, and walkie-talkies are back in vogue. At the rate things are going, Russia is going to be far from the only country where this is the case.

 

[zjz]

Livestream of Peregrine Falcon Chicks in Singapore​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHBUzaKQTfg


Background :

Second batch of peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Singapore, watch livestream of them taking baby steps

A brood of four peregrine falcon chicks hatched in Singapore on Feb 20 and 22, marking the second recorded hatching of the species here.Their birth was announced by the National Parks Board (NParks) on Thursday (March 5).Describing the species as "possibly Singapore's rarest breeding bird"...

www.asiaone.com

Updated Youtube link :

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT4ioZwFKEo

https://mothership.sg/2026/03/spore-peregrine-falcon-chicks/

 

[zjz]

I posted something similar before here :

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/interesting-youtube-channels.32888/#post-699918

How mathematicians fought the WW2 panzers​

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkSZN-Zs9No

A Bayesian Treatment of the German Tank Problem​

A Bayesian Treatment of the German Tank Problem - The Mathematical Intelligencer

link.springer.com

 

[Graham1973]

I knew that the Germans had started to put together a television network around the start of WWII, but I never realized that they'd gotten as far as this.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MA4_NGc1ow