00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:17Today's topic is the supersonic transport aircraft Thunderbird 2.
00:22Speaking of the TV show Thunderbirds, I'm sure there were many people who were excited by the mecha that appeared in the foreign-made puppet show.
00:36Among them, Thunderbird 2, which transports different mecha to rescue people who are stranded or have been in accidents, is a special combat transport aircraft compared to the other mecha.
00:50This time, I would like to shine the spotlight on Thunderbird 2.
00:57So let's take a look.
01:02First, let me explain about Thunderbird.
01:07Thunderbirds was a British puppet show that aired from 1965 to 1966.
01:17A remake version, called Thunderbirds 2, was broadcast on television in the UK and other countries from 2015 to 2020.
01:30Today's topic is based on the setting of Thunderbirds, which first aired.
01:36The story is about a secret organization called the International Rescue Team, or International Rescue, who risk their lives to rescue people from accidents and disasters that occur all over the world, using the latest super rescue machines.
01:56The main characters are unique individuals, including Jeff Treazie, the commander-in-chief of the International Rescue team, his five sons, the genius scientist Brains, and Penelope, the daughter of an aristocrat and their personal intelligence agent.
02:15The most popular item among the children was the rescue mecha used in rescue operations.
02:23These machines were Thunderbird 1, a supersonic nuclear rocket plane; Thunderbird 2, a supersonic transport plane; Thunderbird 3, a single-shot nuclear rocket; Thunderbird 4, a nuclear-powered pioneer craft; and Thunderbird 5, a space station.
02:45Among them, Thunderbird 2, which transports rescue aircraft to be used on site in a special container pod depending on the rescue situation, was a particularly popular mecha.
03:00Thunderbird 2's main role is to transport the equipment and mecha necessary for rescue operations, under the instructions of Thunderbird 1, which will arrive at the site earlier.
03:13After that, select a pre-prepared container pod, dock the main body, and launch.
03:22The aircraft has no wheels, but has a lifting body function that generates lift and moves it forward while floating.
03:31It also features a vertical landing function to place the container pod in the designated position after arriving at the site.
03:41The aircraft specifications are approximately 76m in length, 55m in width, 19m in height, and a maximum speed of approximately 8000km/h, and is powered by a fusion road.
03:56A major feature of this aircraft was that, due to its lifting body, the wings were designed to be in the opposite direction and quite small compared to the fuselage.
04:09Although its main role is transportation, it is also equipped with missile pods for defense, machine guns, surveillance cameras, wire guns, winch-type heat-resistant rescue cages, and electromagnetic capture cranes.
04:27Now, the container pods that Thunderbird 2 will transport are numbered from No. 1 to No. 6.
04:38First, there are the container pods: No. 1 contains fire rescue equipment, No. 2 contains a large crane, No. 3 contains aircraft accident equipment, No. 4 contains Thunderbird 4 and underwater rescue equipment, No. 5 contains the Jet Mole, and No. 6 contains a spare container.
05:02Thunderbird 6, which later appears in the movie, was carried in container pod No. 5.
05:12Normally, after Thunderbird 2 lands, the main body is lifted up and the container is placed in the designated location, but in the case of No. 4, the container may be dropped directly into the water in order to perform an underwater rescue.
05:29The most amazing thing about Thunderbirds is the perfectly crafted sets and puppets.
05:39Its success was likely due to many differences from Japanese special effects technology.
05:46And what excited kids back then was probably the scene where each mecha took off.
05:54In particular, when Thunderbird 2 takes off, after selecting and loading a container pod, it hovers and automatically heads to the runway between the palm trees on the left and right, and finally lifts up and takes off from a dedicated launch pad.
06:13Even now, I think there are many people who can relate to that realism.
06:20Furthermore, the scene in which the mecha inside the container cot, which has been used and reproduced down to the smallest detail of its dirtiness, is launched into battle is something that would probably not be recreated well using current CG.
06:33Now, let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
07:03Let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
07:33Let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
08:03Let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
08:33Let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
09:03Let's take a look at the launch scene of Thunderbird 2.
09:33Well, that's all for now, see you next time. Bye.
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