Jake O'Neal's animated tour goes from engine intake ramps to the intricate physical controls around the pilot.
On YouTube, Animagraffs has 1,940,000 subscribers and 185,150,072 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 545,441 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,470 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 47 of 87 in category "Science and experiments".
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 2,459,767 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
Forty days after it went up, the animated Tomcat breakdown has passed 1.2 million views, with nothing new posted behind it.
The video drawing the most views now
How the Grumman F-14 Tomcat Works
- Video published
- August 21, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,704,582
- Video views, pace per day
- 4,781
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,470 of 5,393 | 47 of 87 |
| By views gained this week | 3,304 of 5,274 | 48 of 87 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,241 of 5,043 | 47 of 81 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Science and experiments
Views gained this week in the category Science and experiments
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,940,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,940,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 182,764,791 views → November 11, 2026: 185,150,072 views · average: 82,251 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How the Grumman F-14 Tomcat Works | August 21, 2026 | 46:00 | 1,704,582 | 4,781 | - | 22,063 | 1,349 |
How Nuclear Power Works | June 9, 2026 | 46:47 | 800,099 | 2,382 | - | 20,215 | 1,690 |
How a Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Worked | March 25, 2026 | 1:22:30 | 1,279,651 | 1,916 | - | 32,662 | 1,855 |
How I recreated the Golden Gate Bridge (historical research… | October 1, 2025 | 48:38 | 68,487 | 96 | - | 2,719 | 364 |
How the Golden Gate Bridge Works | September 19, 2025 | 1:24:26 | 3,605,933 | 2,038 | - | 46,984 | 3,163 |
How I recreated Hoover Dam in 3D (historical accuracy, rese… | April 26, 2025 | 49:37 | 136,806 | 33 | - | 6,501 | 849 |
How Hoover Dam Works | April 21, 2025 | 1:06:00 | 4,418,419 | 1,744 | - | 83,515 | 4,727 |
My Custom 3D Tools & Workflow for Creating Animagraffs (Ble… | December 20, 2024 | 51:23 | 68,786 | 39 | - | 2,497 | 268 |
How an Off-Road Racing Trophy Truck Works (Baja 1000) | December 6, 2024 | 35:37 | 1,613,429 | 1,874 | - | 32,775 | 1,202 |
How a 16th Century Explorer's Sailing Ship Works | September 4, 2024 | 41:08 | 7,140,594 | 2,615 | - | 118,989 | 4,462 |
How a Helicopter Works (Bell 407) | June 19, 2024 | 55:30 | 4,468,358 | 1,187 | - | 63,671 | 2,160 |
How I reconstructed the SR-71 Blackbird (in-depth research,… | March 14, 2024 | 39:34 | 171,519 | 23 | - | 8,089 | 944 |
How the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Works | March 1, 2024 | 55:30 | 11,808,097 | 4,508 | - | 171,109 | 7,303 |
How I recreated an entire Steam Locomotive in 3D | February 1, 2024 | 33:16 | 149,624 | 27 | - | 7,474 | 638 |
How an airliner APU (auxiliary power unit) works | January 26, 2024 | 0:47 short | 1,211,153 | 174 | - | 33,965 | 219 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 16.9 in the category: 30.4
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.8 in the category: 1.1
- short vs long
- 1 short (up to 3 minutes), 14 long
average views per short video: 1,211,153
average views per long video: 2,673,884
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
How a Car Engine Works | March 13, 2021 | 7:55 | 19,557,230 |
How a Jet Airliner Works | June 18, 2022 | 25:56 | 19,434,620 |
How an 18th Century Sailing Warship Works (HMS Victory) | March 11, 2023 | 25:27 | 15,031,237 |
How the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Works | March 1, 2024 | 55:30 | 11,732,368 |
How a Steam Locomotive Works (Union Pacific "Big Boy") | October 19, 2023 | 36:24 | 10,351,616 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
How airliner brakes work | January 26, 2024 | 0:29 | 1,264,468 |
How an airliner APU (auxiliary power unit) works | January 26, 2024 | 0:47 | 1,207,703 |
How airplane "air brakes" (thrust reversers) work | January 26, 2024 | 0:30 | 742,599 |
How airplane landing gear works | January 26, 2024 | 0:59 | 310,110 |
How airplane flaps work | January 26, 2024 | 0:11 | 263,124 |
Stories
Jake O'Neal's animated tour goes from engine intake ramps to the intricate physical controls around the pilot.
Forty days after it went up, the animated Tomcat breakdown has passed 1.2 million views, with nothing new posted behind it.






















