Nothing more evocative as the sound of a Merlin going 'flat chat!. Thankyou to those that restored and keep this piece of history airworthy in memory of those who flew them!. Surprised the pilot was allowed to do low level flying. Perfect three pointer at the end!. Nuff said.
This particular aircraft is the only flying Hurricane that took part in the Battle of Britain. Apologies if somebody has already mentioned it. It bears repeating in any case.
Fond memories of the Mk IIA my father spent 3 decades restoring. He got to fly it for a while...until the cost to keep her was just too expensive. I grew up with this old gal and though seeing her fly...is sort of bitter sweet now.
Glorious, has to be one of, if not the best videos I've seen and heard of the Hurricane. Had the volume turned way up, fantastic. Thank you for posting.
Les commandes sont directes et ultra précises. Le pilote semble suivre les mouvements naturels de l' avion. Un atterrissage tout en douceur et à très basse vitesse. Superbe machine. Merci pour le partage.
Came across this vid researching my Hurricane kit build and it's fantastic - the controls seem so beautifully harmonised and the 'spade' grip joystick falls so readily to hand - I've always wondered about that.
elizabeth taylor When I played MS Combat Flight Sim about 20 years ago we always chose the Hurricane as its turning circle was better than any other plane. We ended up going in circles until you were eventually behind your opponent. Not as fast as the Spitfire but could turn on a ticky.
it could compete with 109Es if provided with an altitude and speed advantage afforded by British coastal radar warning systems. For co-altitude interception I would prefer a Spitfire with its greater speed, competitive rate of climb, and superior medium and high speed handling.
My father flew "Hurri Bombers" from Manston in 1942. A Hurricane with a 250lb bomb under each wing flown at zero feet over the channel to France to beat up targets of opportunity. They lost a few so the RAF sent them up to 14,000 feet to dive bomb targets. All very hairy. He made it though with some close shaves including landing at Mansion with flaps shot out.
....and she led onwards with Typhoon and Tempest which were ravishing the German war machine on the ground and in the air. Sidney Camm was a genius and every bit the saviour of Britain as was Reginald Mitchell. Rolls Royce eventually powered all of them.
Rick, this is a FANTASTIC upload!! (Clearly, viewers are forgetting to Like.) It's SO good to see what the pilot is doing at the controls, & what effect his actions have on the aircraft. BRILLIANT!! Thank you! (I take it that you're a flight-simmer...?)
Bill1949 WT Not a flight simmer Bill, I'm ground crew for this aircraft. Glad you find the footage interesting. It's taken from the DVD entitled 'Hurricane R4118' by Peter Vacher.
Stewart Nicol History has a DVD about the hurricane that saved London it cashed in the city they got permission to up the street the by found some parts of the plane check it out maybe it's still for sale good luck Bruce
Yes. The Heinkels, Dorniers, and Junkers bombers employed during the Battle of Britain afforded very little protection for their crews, and cloud of .303 bullets might pepper the aircraft while massacring the crew. Additionally, the 109 E-1 and E-3 models in wide use at the beginning of the Battle of Britain were lightly armored and the pilot was vulnerable as were its radiators and fuel tanks
When the Polish and Czech pilots were allowed into the battle they had their machine guns synchronised to merge at 50 metres. They were all expert pilots and would happily fly in to close range to ensure their eight 303s tore the enemy out of the sky.
@@stewartnicol3028 the high muzzle velocity of the 303s would pretty much guarantee penetration of anything they hit at that range. It was a nasty, dangerous business, being a combat pilot in WW2. The 7.92mm MGs and 20mm cannons on the 109 were equally deadly.
Its not showing off. If you land them on the front wheels you can catch the propeller on the ground...ditto the Spitfire, so its a three point landing as first choice every time. The alternative often ended badly.
With a material shortage during the war why in the world did theft the rudder pedals on a pivot and a joint in the upper two thirds of the stick for a wheel! must be a thousand extra parts.
As an A&P in the US during the 80’s my shop worked on a lot of Hawker 125 business jets. What came to mind working on them was the English engineering mindset of why use one part when 10 will do the trick nicely.
@@JB-jo1pf Funny you should mention that. As an example I was assigned an early Hawker 600 to put a new right aileron counterweight in. It’s a mounded lead piece with little lugs that tend to break. When I unboxed the new parts I was floored. It was a raw casting with no holes drilled and not even machined to fit. I had to hand file it to fit. Took about 3 hours. Felt like working in a blacksmith shop.
Just hate the control sticks of the Hurricanes and Spitfires with the loops at the end, just not ergonomically right. Lacking of firepower in the 8 x .303 British MMGs arming the British frontline fighters is also was a disturbing fact. What were the British thinking then?
We were thinking about doing the job with what we had, and we did it. Don't criticize what you don't understand. You will never be called upon to do the job and everything is good in hindsight. We love our Hurricanes and Spitfires
Actually, with over 250 hours of flying with "the loop at the end", I found the ring to be very natural and easy to handle. You need to spend some time reading the history of aeroplane design and it will become crystal clear as why this was a front line fighter at that point in time. To give you a quick hint, look at the designs in 1918, then 1930, and then 1940. Roughly 10 years apart with huge leaps in design.
