Spitfire MK XVI - First Engine Run in 17 Years!

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--EXTRA CLIP-- See the Spitfire start up and do a taxi run in this other clip on Kermit's channel ...
• Spitfire MK XVI - Star...
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Our Spitfire MK XVI rolled out of the hangar for its first engine run in 17 years!
I had been flying it after we opened Fantasy of Flight, but there was like an AD on the landing gear bolts and we grounded it. It took several years to get the proper bolts but by then we'd moved on to other things and it just sat.
Well we've finally gotten back on it, and here's the first engine run we've done on her in 17 years. At first it didn't want to start. The mixture control is not marked on the throttle quadrant and I may have flooded it . . . so we came back later for another try, and we got it running. Here's the clip.
We still have a bit of work to finish painting the newly covered tail feathers and hooking them all up. Also, Andy's been dealing with some leaky undercarriage legs and it seems we have a leak in the air system as the brake pressure didn't come up as fast as it should. Hopefully, we'll get all that sorted out and we'll be able to get it flying soon.
KERMIT WEEKS
Want more of the Spitfire? Watch this clip next...
• Spitfire MK XVI - Star...
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@drewt4451 2 года назад

Imagine this, but being flown by an inexperienced teenager to protect our country and fight in a world at war.

@user-ld7vl9sk4s 11 месяцев назад

this gave me goosebumps just by reading

@filipbitala2624 8 месяцев назад

Pretty sure the mk.16 was used at the end of the war, when the “inexperienced teenagers” werent needed

@Ben_not_10 8 месяцев назад

Even during the Battle of Britain most of the pilots where in their mid to late 20s. Now aerial gunners and other crewman on larger aircraft might have been teenagers but not pilots of fighter aircraft

@toddc6682 4 месяца назад

It was Germany that had to use old men & teenagers in the end.

@Cummo1963 4 месяца назад

Average age of RAF pilots during the Battle of Britain was just 20. Average age of those killed 22. There are plenty of documentaries about RAF pilots detailing their exploits and deaths at ages 20 and 21. At 25, you were considered old and usually of higher rank. It hits homes when you have kids yourself around this age. During BofB, some replacement pilots had only 6 to 7 hours on Spitfires. Amazing@@Ben_not_10

@NealB123 4 года назад

The sound of a Merlin engine is one of the most beautiful sounds ever devised by man.

@Stranglerxx77 4 года назад

Neal B Yes it's a beautiful sound indeed the mighty MERLIN V 12

@mop714 4 года назад

My father (fitter engineer)was in the RAF WW2 and he use to repair Merlin Spitfires in North & South Africa. A mild mannered man who never boasted about his abilities. He also repaired Flying Scotsman, Mallard etc over 43 years. He also repaired Hercules, Cyclones, Wasp, Dakota ... a talented man ... And I am biased. Died of asbestosis (industrial disease).

@Stranglerxx77 4 года назад

Amateur Flyer What's a rampant rabbit sound. ?? I guess it's something totally sexually oriented Lol

@mop714 4 года назад

@@ihateuserids Before my father`s time, and too much of a gentlemen. Amateur comment.

@torqueofthedevil8145 4 года назад

You've clearly never owned a Toyota Corolla 1.6

@Kxre_ Год назад

Stuff like this is exactly why I wanna become a Aerospace Engineer. Glad to see this beauty being restored to it’s former glory!

@radu6281 Год назад

Yeah bro but becoming an aerospace engineer won’t make you fly one of these. Time changes

@altheliterate 6 лет назад

"So I was flying my Spitfire" Every man in the bar slinks away....

@vikitheviki 4 года назад

A spitfire pilot, a US marine and a spetznas walks into a bar..

@andrewthomson 3 года назад

...and the girl he's chatting up says "I don't like Pontiacs"

@FaeraOthronus 2 года назад

We have a picture of my great grandpa next to a spitfire in England, he flew over D Day

@toddc6682 4 месяца назад

The bar is unaffordable nowadays.

@nickbarnes7109 11 дней назад

@@FaeraOthronus Reading your comment today 06/06/2024 80th anniversary of D-Day. Respect!

@edgarnoriega217 8 лет назад

I am glad that there are people out there dedicated on keeping these birds flying thanks to those people!

@hubristicmystic 2 года назад

I bet this smelled amazing

@jakethebritishpatriot Год назад

@@hubristicmystic definitely

@Warbird-Aviation Год назад

Yes you are so right

@techmantra4521 8 лет назад

Such a special plane. You get a real sense of what the heroes went through with these machines. They have a personality of their own.

@davidmichie6190 11 месяцев назад

Very special plane of today

@michaelking6128 7 лет назад

Why must there be so many negative comments when all everyone has to do is be grateful that there is beautiful aircraft like these to watch and admire because of so many dedicated people who love to restore them which we can all admire. So for all those critics just say nothing if you haven't anything constructive and positive to say.

@jacktattis1190 5 лет назад

Michael: Because too many Americans are jealous of what Britain made

@jacktattis1190 5 лет назад

Michael: Because The shit Yanks on here are fighting a losing battle The P51 has been proven Not to have been the best, the fastest, with the most kills It was good and made a difference but after DDay the Spitfire and Tempest were there and Range was no longer an issue

@bluefox9436 5 лет назад

The North American P 51 was one of the best WW2 planes - and why? - yes because of the british merlin engine in it, what was by the way nearly the same engine as the one in the late Spitfires

@bluefox9436 5 лет назад

@soaringtractor Uiii and who developed the engine? Yes the B R I T I S H and if the americans want to use the engine, they have to produce It, also I don't like the language you use to talk to me so: better think before you write something and if you don't believe me just look at the Internet or a book (and I think you don't know what "build on licence" means) also they would never had developed the Packard without the original merlin engine, pay a bit more respect for this legend of engine

@ianballinger7644 5 лет назад

@soaringtractor Why did'nt you Yanks stick with the shit Allison engine for the P51 instead of taking credit for BRITISH technology

@carlatamanczyk3891 3 года назад

I for one love and appreciate all of you out there for taking the time and resources in preserving these great machines.

@RCScaleAirplanes 7 лет назад

*_WooooW_*. Needs a huge battery to get the engine running. Great job !

@JZ-vg6ke 3 года назад

Yes indeed

@korieharris4086 3 года назад

Imagine the starter

@jurajokasa834 3 года назад

Starter isnt any bigger or stronger than any other relatives on relative engines ...they just used gearing ratio to have less need of power

@korieharris4086 3 года назад

I didn't imagine it would be different than "relatives on relative engines" I didn't imply it was any different than another aircraft of it's kind, just simply curious of its size in relation to your average car starter Mr troll

@jurajokasa834 3 года назад

@@korieharris4086 it has 4 regular vehicle sized batteries ;) starter is in size of the semi truck vehicle

@peterclapson6785 7 лет назад

Been luckily enough to have sat in this Spitfire on my 60th birthday ! Thank you Andy and Fantasy of flight

@perryjohnson8213 6 лет назад

Watching vids like this renews my love for Aviation and makes me appreciate my job as a pilot. Nicely done!

@slikster86 4 года назад

This might have been filmed over 4 years ago but I still urged it with all I could muster. Fantastic job fella’s...

@lelandlewis7207 5 лет назад

The loud jingle at the end scared the crap outta my cat. lol Love the sound of a piston engine. I like watching old Unlimited Hydroplane races with 8 or 10 screaming Merlins and Allisons at 180 MPH in the straights or a video of a piston plane diving or roaring by at 100 feet. Gives me chills and goosebumps.

@VNNZTC 8 лет назад

Wonderful, I had the pleasure seeing a Spitfire doing a solo flight early in the morning before an Airshow in New Plymouth, New Zealand once and will never forget the thrill as the engine started and it took off, actually seemed to leap into the air...bloody fantastic guys...well done...

@mikehill23 3 года назад

Another great acquisition! Good work, Kermit. Fantastic facility. My cousin told me about this place. This was on my "must see" list when I visited from Perth, Australia.

@coleanderson8035 3 года назад

The most beautiful sound that man has created....and by far the most iconic ww2 aircraft......arguably the most important aircraft that changed the tide of the war it's amazing that some of these old birds can still run and be flight worthy to this day. A jewel that will never rot away in history. Such a beautiful aircraft and such a beautiful engine sound great job for restoring this true aircraft

@ralphcrisp2896 28 дней назад

Agreed. Virtually everything the United States came up with was borrowed from England. For example, the P-51 Mustang has many of the same design features as the Spitfire. The B-17's engines are based on the Merlin engine. Merlin, King Arthur's magician....Now that's classy!

@Kookoocachu 9 лет назад

Thank you so much for sharing this!

@Mike-01234 7 лет назад

That sound of the Merlin engine and the wind from the prop must have been so cool to feel that big engine come to life after all those years.

@xxFormula1989xx 4 года назад

I hate to even admit how much time I spend watching your videos on my days off. Thank you for sharing!

@novichead 5 лет назад

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love that sound! I bet you were happy to hear her roar. Thanks for sharing!

@tcminor 8 лет назад

I was lucky as a younger man to attend the Cleveland Air Races, Bob Hoover was doing displays shows, This particular year he had come back from a European tour with an Spit he got on loan from someone, forget the particulars so he was touring around with spit, his mustang as well as an Aero Commander. It was so cool to get to see and hear that beautiful airplane as Bob Hoover put it through its paces.... Then he took his Mustang up later in the show... was quite a day.

@galopgalop4486 7 лет назад

tcminor the whistling guns of the p-51 and the gentle purr of the rolls Royce Merlin

@spitfireaace 5 лет назад

I met Bob Hoover for an autograph in 1975 at the Abbotsford Airshow he was flying a P-51. I had him sign my program. I wish I still had it but my mom threw it away ... as mom's usually do. Love you mom but that sucked.

@apuuvah 5 лет назад

Wish I could've been there...

@graemefox4788 7 лет назад

wow! such a beautiful, respectful bird. stunning! I wish I could be around one of these.

@hackledrummer1543 6 лет назад

All I could think about when watching these guys trying to get this beautiful, awesome, magnificent, Spitfire to fire up... was how similar their experience is... to me trying to get my shitty old lawn mower started!!! Talk about opposite ends of a spectrum!

@nickbarnes7109 11 дней назад

Haha, i was thinking the same only about my little petrol generator!!

@patb5266 6 лет назад

Amazing video guys, thanks! Found myself saying "come on" as I watched, very positive vibe from everyone :)

@NickyG-NZ 7 лет назад

That roar. That purr! This will forever be one of my favorite sounds. just amazing.

@rhys6698 7 лет назад

cant disagree but the avro vulcan takes the cake

@MarsFKA 6 лет назад

OOOOOOHHHHHH THat US made PACKARD Merlin !!!!!!!! Made under licence from ROLLS ROYCE, in BRITAIN!!!!!! OOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!

@JohnSmith-pd1fz 6 лет назад

What a very sad SAD SAAAD little nonentity you are mister soaring tractor.. Sad in that all you have to do in your entire life is denigrate the works of others who you know next to nothing about, ridicule a country which is a million times more affluent and influential than your own and make yourself look and even bigger clown than your really are in the process. In addition your proclaimed expert opinions so far as aviation, engineering, history and the British People are concerned serve only to reinforce and enlarge the already massive chip you have on your shoulder. Good luck to you and your fevered rantings! Long may they continue! Each time you put finger to keyboard you simply demonstrate your envy and hatred for all things British and your blind insular ignorance of the British People. I eagerly await further howls and squeals, exclamation marks and dohs from you. Perhaps you'd like to tell us all exactly how you and your fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts and sundry other cretins singlehandedly won world war two without ever leaving some unknown backwater in Nowhere usa, thereby saving the "ASSES" of the British People in the process? Yes yes! Please do tell.

@JohnSmith-pd1fz 6 лет назад

And this from a country who firmly believe they invented aviation and thereby world history all on their own. Your truth, mister tractor, is I fear, somewhat different to to everyone else's. But there you go, Keep on believing it and you'll die a very happy little nonentity, won't you? Probably quite soon. Oh by the way - I do hope you are looking forward to the anniversary of Pearl Harbour. That WAS another of those wars you won, wasn't it?

@MarsFKA 6 лет назад

Sillylittlewillyfartingtractor wouldn't recognise the truth if it stood in front of him and looked him in his one eye. That's enough for the fartinghandjob today - I'm going to have some lunch. Maybe I'll have something like the very nice pub lunch I had near Trafalgar Square on my first visit to London. A thoroughly *British* pub lunch... By the way, has anyone asked the fartingtractor what he thinks about a British Prince becoming engaged to an *American* woman? Let's see if we can get an answer out of him that doesn't involve him sounding like he's having his usual stroke when he says such nice things about Britain and everything British.

@monslayernone8898 5 лет назад

What a beautiful sound............My grandfather was a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot in the war.Told me as a young boy, before a mission, he would put his hand on dash of plane say "Bring me home Merlin" and Merlin did.You just brought memories of my Grandfather home.

@cccfifi 5 лет назад

beautiful aircraft beautiful sound thanks for this moment

@markfrancis5528 4 года назад

I live in the UK and when we have one or two of these girls do a fly past it makes me cry like a baby. This is the sound of freedom 🇬🇧

@retardedsandwich101 2 года назад

@@chubbychubs4636 the sound of freedoms allies 😂

@user-ee4fk9jc5w 5 месяцев назад

Awezome

@bonchance9241 5 лет назад

Beautiful aircraft thankyou for letting us see her

@kamasick4632 5 лет назад

*Him

@margaretroselle8610 6 лет назад

Brilliant!What a beautiful plane the Spitfire is and it’s sounding great! Love that it’s called Winston Churchill!

@Riverboat374 5 лет назад

The sound of that engine is so damn thrilling! I got to hear an Me-109 do a low pass over an airfield in Germany. Same thrill.

@carnivore10 3 года назад

Im in Canada but visited your place about 10 yrs ago, the day i came a silver Mustang buzzed the field i think you said he was a buddy of yours up to see the car races. You flew a brown cub type plane and talked about how slow it could fly...great visit..thank you once again!

@vtrmcs 8 лет назад

A true big boys toy.

@TommyGamerV12 8 лет назад

That's right

@DougHanchard 7 лет назад

Not really. Pilots with less than 50 flight hours of basic aircraft and another 5 to 10 hours of flight training in type (i.e. Hurricane or Spitfire) went into battle. What takes brains and smarts is taking care of an airplane properly. Having a proper pre-start up procedure planned and prepared. (clearly things guys just 'winged it'.) There's just so many things I wince at during this start procedure that makes me want to kick this billionaire in the balls. Ugh. Oh well, what can you do. He's got the money and that's the way it is.

@DougHanchard 7 лет назад

+Brisdad53 Repeating what I already said isn't saying much.

@smokingspitfire1197 7 лет назад

Brisdad53 quite the contrary, a bit of an urban legend that is, RAF pilots had huge amounts of training, on the tiger moth and following their solos on those in a Miles Magister or a T-6 Texan/Harvard depending on what was available, they would then move to operational squadrons when deemed ready, if not they would be "dipped" meaning, kicked off the course. They actually had closer to 200-300 hours. Similar to Fleet Air Arm training

@ridersinthescrub9405 7 лет назад

im not sure that was the case, as after the debacle in france, a lot of raw recruits were arriving with less than suitable "type" hours in their log books. after the BOB, the training programs were boosted as the pressure was off. once on a squadron, significant training was undertaken before ops were flown. it was only for a short period of the war as they worked to bolster pilot numbers after the BEF got a flogging and the Luftwaffe began its campaign.

@davidkreutzkamp6602 9 лет назад

congrats to Kermit and the crew at Fantasy of Flight. Great to hear that merlin after 17 years I'm sure. We waited 4 years to hear the sound of a DH Goblin on our vampire and that seemed like forever ;)

@mmitra4669 6 лет назад

The best part was the great bird being lovingly pushed into the hanger! Great job guys keep them running

@bunnystuff2005 6 лет назад

Love it! Amazing it started like it did....what a cool sound!

@tomaszkusnierkiewicz4398 4 года назад

The best engine sound ever... RR Merlin is a symphony!

@paulcreed8151 5 лет назад

I met Kermit Weeks about 20 years ago, he owns Fantasy of Flight in Florida. If you get the chance go there go. He spent 30 minutes talking to me and during that time I realised what an amazing man he is. In short he wanted to assist the younger generations to recognise the terrible things that happened in war in the past and how if we forget this it will happen again and again. Top man.

@colinmiles1052 5 лет назад

As one previous subscriber said - no battery cart - bloody amazing startup! Bloke over seeing must have gone deaf by now - no ear defenders! Awesome!

@Painless61 5 лет назад

What a Sound .... ❤️ ... that’s the right way ... standing near by an Listen what the Engine isTalking about ... i love it

@K6III450MHZ 8 лет назад

Must have one hell of a battery to turn that prop during start up.

@alexabadi7458 8 лет назад

+K6III450MHZ may be connected directly to generator/power line

@wmfife1 8 лет назад

Yes was going to say what? No APU?

@Danspy501st 8 лет назад

Well some of these planes need to be pulled to start. In other words, a man need to turn the propeller to start the engine. I dont think the Spitfire had it, or any plane from WW2 if I do recall it, but planes like a bi-plane from WW1 might need a hand to start the engine

@ostlandr 8 лет назад

I've also seen a lot of the Radial engines being turned over by hand to distribute the oil before start.

@wmfife1 8 лет назад

That's often true with the bigger radials as oil accumulation in the lower cylinders is unavoidable after the engine has been sitting even a few hours. Generally the largest engines where actual hand-propping is advisable are in the range of 400-450 hp. I personally watched a big burly guy start a Waco biplane with a Wright R-975 this way at Blakesburg. But I don't think I would try that myself. He looked like a tuck driver or wrestler, around 250 to 300 lbs maybe. Bet he could bench press his weight. Definitely not for everyone.

@robertpalmer3882 6 лет назад

When I was very young, Spitfires, sometimes about twenty, would fly over my home near Hornchurch, Essex. The sound was, and still is, unforgettable. Bob Palmer

@ferdgreenblatt6011 4 года назад

When I was a child, USN aircraft from Quonset Point NAS buzzed our Rhode Island village. I was supposed to have been a Spitfire pilot.But the baby scheduler made me a few years late.Eventually, I did manage to serve as a USAF corpsman on British soil at Burderop Park, near Swindon. My flying career has been limited to 150s and 152s.

@rosiehawtrey 2 года назад

That'd probably be 12 group aircraft, depending on when you mean.

@miiqus_unchained 3 года назад

That is just beautiful, I never get tired of watching this.

@johnedwards1685 3 года назад

In 1966 my family moved to East London for a few years. One day in the playground at school in Stratford we heard a huge sound of aircraft coming. Overhead came an orange-painted twin engined bomber followed by a great gaggle of single-engined fighters, and they were very low and very loud. To us kids (I was seven or eight years old) they were obviously all Spitfires but it may have been all the aircraft involved in that day’s filming, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Buchons [Bf109E]. It was part of the film production for the movie “Battle of Britain”. Sorry to be vague about the aircraft recognition but I was busy galloping round and round with my arms in the air shrieking “SPITFIRES!” and of course well over fifty years ago.

@supmansaccount5360 3 года назад

Jeez man, you were very lucky to experience those beauties.

@sharpsdoublerifle1439 7 лет назад

Reminds me of my old 1950 B35 bonanza, when hot it was a bastards to start, you had three hands going at the same time....manual fuel pump, starter, mixture and throttle at once...

@mu2freighter 8 лет назад

Nicely done, that Merlin sounded mighty happy to be running again!

@davecrupel2817 7 лет назад

Glenn Horowitz 5:21 sounds like the old pistons got the heating exercise they needed haha

@375GTB 6 лет назад

Griffon!

@michaelmagdaraog892 6 лет назад

Glenn Horowitz k

@michaelmagdaraog892 6 лет назад

@acopspi1436 5 лет назад

375GTB It's a Merlin. The MkXVI was pretty much a MkIX but used a Packard-built Merlin 266 instead of the equivalent Rolls-Royce Merlin 60. Later variants (like this one) had a cut down rear fuselage and teardrop canopies. The Griffons came into service with the MkXII. You can tell them apart as they had 5-bladed props and used longer spinners.

@nemesisandy2193 6 лет назад

Awesome work guys, hope you get her in the air soon!

@michaelking42 6 лет назад

Gorgeous machine!

@UKTomsk 5 лет назад

Superb, being British, that sound makes you feel all warm inside :)

@LeroyKinkade 5 лет назад

Such a beautiful aircraft!

@jonpettet7085 4 года назад

love that these people do this work for the love of it!.

@TheStormysee 5 лет назад

i know its been up for a while but the sound of this makes me tingle

@MisterBlue50 7 лет назад

Beautiful sound. She's an eternal.

@bernardanderson7569 6 лет назад

Great to hear the sound of the Freedom of the Spitfire "" wow

@josephbragg5445 4 года назад

Pulling some serious amperage.great sounding rolls.A beautiful bird

@paulsirescu1778 2 года назад

gorgeos sound, ty for sharing it with us

@d.s.conleyjr.5218 6 лет назад

I love to hear roar of an old Merlin come to life. Just beautiful!

@VassilliHD 8 лет назад

Dear Kermit, have you ever heard the saying "They hate you because they ain't you?" You have no idea how insanely jealous I am of you right now. To see these majestic birds, let alone be able to fly them? You sir are living the dream. Thank you for keeping the spirit of aviation alive.

@wmfife1 8 лет назад

Yeah but VassilliHD once you own an airplane you become painfully aware of the cost... from hangar rental due month after month to annuals and insurance, constant maintenance issues then there are the ever-rising fuel prices and those pesky AD's... You know the FAA. And this from someone with a 65 HP Taylorcraft. No Kermie can have his collection and all the headaches that come with it. I'm ok to just watch.

@diegoc.5557 6 лет назад

The wine of a engine trying to start just grinds my gears. Its so exhausting to watch and hear😂

@toastbusters7797 6 лет назад

That's one hell of a sound to match one hell of a plane. I'd give an arm and a leg to fly one of these beautiful machines.

@winchuni22 9 лет назад

I'm wearing really high quality ear phone and it sounds amazing! So much bass!

@winchuni22 8 лет назад

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@edwardharris9810 8 лет назад

+winchuni22 Same here

@edwardharris9810 8 лет назад

***** Jesus $900 for headphones (I'm English so that's £630 in our money) when I said I was listening with good headphones I meant I was using a £160 pair of Technics headphones, which are good enough quality for me, there's no way I'd spend £630 ($900) on headphones. I would like to know what a set of £630 ($900) headphones sound like though! right now I'm on a train to London and am using a pair of £40 ($60) Skullcandy headphones and these sound ok, hence why I would love to hear what a £630 ($900) headphones sound like!!

@winchuni22 8 лет назад

Drugs ProjectReality Nonsense. B&W are a class product. I've worked there and know exactly how they operate and their quality control etc.

@advancerv12 8 лет назад

+winchuni22 listening with a Kplipsch reference r6i i got for 60 bucks.. sounds awesome.

@michaelstarwars66 7 лет назад

the sound of victory

@andreavian6777 6 лет назад

The sound of freedom!

@GlebVysok 6 лет назад

michaelstarwars66 the sound of victory in tanks is a t-34

@mr.haskell5834 6 лет назад

michaelstarwars6

@supermarinespitfire9476 3 года назад

Indeed

@mukans 6 лет назад

Its always nice to see and hear running a plane that old and historycal

@fizzynix1 4 года назад

That man on the right flank - You can tell he is a genius. He knew what it needed to fire up and didn't bat an eye lid when it did - GENIUS ! 5:50 salute - awesome

@edsmith4995 4 года назад

That was the once the sound of victory over British and European skies! Not forgetting North Africa and Asia too. Spitfire's lived up to their name, awesome upload!

@stevewilson1600 2 года назад

Watching this makes me proud to be a Rolls Royce engineer and have made parts for Merlins, I was a Gear Turner and made for Eagles and Condors.

@robarnold4104 2 года назад

I was working at EMA in the 70's, Cliff Rogers used to fly the RR spitfire out for air shows etc, I got to help out getting her ready for him, great guy and brilliant pilot, always gave us a good fly past on departure, so long ago but happy times.

@jimmcdonald7863 4 года назад

I love the sound of the Spitfire Merlin engine running ......beautiful

@re6748 2 года назад

A classic from the grave moment!!! Big Ups mates. That engine was literally cleaning itself to start. Amazeballs

@ahmadtheaviationlover1937 2 года назад

It’s amazing that for decades of inactivity the spitfire once again heralds into action! God bless the genius minds of ww2 aeronautical engineers who made such a beautiful aircraft

@ludslawrenzeogog 7 лет назад

From the sound of a whining baby to a big roaring bear.

@G_Money72 5 лет назад

Rescuing them one at a time! Truly incredible.

@Wreckitralph54 5 лет назад

I love the Jeep YJ chillin in the back ground

@volcommadness 6 лет назад

So many insecure men trying to bash him because of his hair. He may have a ponytail but he’s cooler than you and your entire family. Has a insane aircraft collection as well. This Merlin is his!

@NathanChisholm041 4 года назад

Having a plane does not make someone cooler you dickhead!

@NathanChisholm041 4 года назад

@TominBachRestoring a plane is worthy foresure, but if you think that makes you cooler than the rest of us then your a fucking dickhead!! I'm sure you know all about that....

@EggNuggets 4 года назад

Nath C how can you think your on the same level as a man that has a ponytail, a fucking spitfire and probably quite a hefty sum of quids. I can smell jealousy

@darrenjames4022 3 года назад

If men like him keep history alive, he could look like my mother in-law and I’d still respect him...

@fbnick9987 3 года назад

@@NathanChisholm041 Loving and restoring it does loser keyboard warrior. And I bet he could not give a shit about what people think of his pony tail. It was his choice.

@davechapman490 7 лет назад

Absolutely AWESOME aircraft! That engine sound, even at idle, is iconic and gets my heart racing. I would give my left testicle to fly this aircraft! Any takers?

@bluemarshall6180 Год назад

Huh?

@bobhearn7853 Год назад

Something wrong with your right one?

@thejudge-kv2jk 4 года назад

Runs chills down my spine!

@idleonlooker1078 4 года назад

The MkXVIE with tear drop canopy and shortened rear fuselage, is to me the coolest and meanest of Spitfires!! What a privilege and joy it'd be to own one. I hope Kermit never forgets that and will be mindful of his custodianship. 👍

@MarsFKA 4 года назад

Spitfire owners and pilots are usually very mindful of what they own and fly.

@rbwood1978ify 5 лет назад

Still to this day they’re probably the most beautiful bird ever flown.

@colinnixon7055 5 лет назад

the sound of poetry.xxxxx.

@shankarbalan3813 4 года назад

Seriously what a powerful battery it needs to crank like that! But once it gets purring! What a sound!

@keithlemon457 4 года назад

'Probably' the best piston aero engine ever made. Merlins just purr. Sends cold shivers down your spine. Simply awesome !

@keithlemon457 4 года назад

But the P-51 only became the world beater it was when the Merlin engine was fitted. The early models with the Alisson engine were a disaster. As for the P-38 have you ever read and front line reports from the pilots and ground crew . Pilots said they were dreadful to fly as the handling at speed and altitude was dire and ground crew reported they were terrible to maintain. Their 'legend' is far better than reality.

@keithlemon457 4 года назад

@Some GuyThat's true ! But in Europe they were not universally liked so I've read. When Squadrons changed from P-38s to P-51s the pilots reported they could not believe the difference in performance and it made them realise just how bad the P-38s were. Personally I've no axe to grind with the P-38, it was an impressive looking plane and when it was designed and first flew I'm sure it was an improvement over what had been around before. I'm only basing my comments here on what I've read that came from the USAAF pilots and ground crew based in England.

@yar9716 9 лет назад

What a beauty.

@swingmanic 7 лет назад

My mum was helping to build these during the war at Castle Bromwich..She could still read a micrometer years afterwards...The bloody Germans used to strafe the workers coming out of the factory gates, having worked a night shift. I do miss my Warbird meetings at Duxford and living near the BBMF at Coningsby.

@scottsheating8349 7 лет назад

What dose strafe mean?

@swingmanic 7 лет назад

German Stuka aircraft used to shoot the workers as they came out of gates of the factories. - It's called "strafing"

@scottsheating8349 7 лет назад

+swingmanic thanks for the explanation.

@JulesD92 7 лет назад

Awesome story.. but at the end even the us Germans were just soldiers eh ? thats their job.

@josephweaver8985 5 лет назад

And to think. People say there was never a holocaust, well, tell that to the men who liberated the camps, the innocent civilians in London, and the Soldiers at Malmedy, and no I have no interest in the leveling of Germany by allied bombs, perhaps if the Germans would have kept to the treaties they signed, maybe WWll would not have happened, but Adolph could not get over the first world war, as a corporal, he ended up defeating his own Army 20 some years later. Disgusting, the loss of life this man was behind.

@pikeywyatt 6 лет назад

Where i live in S.E .UK.there are quit a lot of old planes that fly over the cottage i live in .The last flight of the Vulcan .Twyce a PBY. Concord.THE battle of britain team (at least 3 times) and sometimes the pilots wave back .THIS is not in my imagination. But now at 71 and bad hearing ,i can not get out to the garden quick enough to see them.and i always forget the camera, so thanks for letting see your magic plaines.. 2 day's ago 3 chinooks went over,magic..keeps an old man and his dog very happy..

@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard 6 лет назад

That is one gorgeous machine!

@TheTolz0 6 лет назад

Im a yank and I love our fighter history.....but my god what a beautiful plane!!!!

@cameronmcallister7606 5 лет назад

A tad late, but American planes were bloody good too, buitl more for the Pacific, and long distance over water, whilst we had the leisure of building ours to only be mid-range. You boys did bloody good.

@DavidTurnell 7 лет назад

To me it´s still the best looking plane ever made (followed by the F16)

@SageManeja 7 лет назад

to me the hurricane is also very beautiful, and so are the japanese planes the american aircraft in the other hand look like a big mass of metal.. really ugly shape, but effective i guess

@theairbornepotato6771 7 лет назад

Tell me the P-61 is ugly. I dare you.

@DavidTurnell 7 лет назад

The P-61 has a big ass and big tits. Very nice until it gets to 20, then becomes a gorilla/whale mutant.

@SageManeja 7 лет назад

F4U is that obese girlfriend you get as a teenager because you thought it was "good enough"

@mecallahan1 7 лет назад

The Spitfire is proof of that old saying, "If it looks right, it will fly right". Sleek graceful and deadly all at the same time. But to call the Corsair an obese girlfriend, you go too far sir. That would be the P-47 lol.

@davidadams188 5 лет назад

Love The sound of the rolls Royce engine..Great to see it running again.

@thewilliam8342 3 года назад

A truly beautiful noise !

@exercisemyrights 6 лет назад

thatsa whole lotta prop. for that size plane.awsome

@SvenTviking 4 года назад

1650hp engine.

@06retd22 4 года назад

Best engine sound in all aviation

@geoffreyboyling615 4 года назад

And a close second is 'The Vulcan Howl'.

@sonjagebauer2322 4 года назад

Ok, the sound is beautiful, no discussion about that. BUT ... it is definately not the best engine sound in all aviation. Did you ever hear the 18 Cylinder P&W Engine in the Corsair F4U? THAT is the best engine sound ever! Nothing, really nothing can compare with that. 😍😍😍

@johnanderton6170 5 лет назад

Absolutely wonderfull Thank you and well done

@mozzzz1000 7 лет назад

What a sound! Stunning.

@lex1945 5 лет назад

Most beautiful and best sounding fighter of WWII

@Rondu01 6 лет назад

I'm like that movie "Flight of the Phoenix." Come on, come on, start damnit! Finally!

@angelcourty1070 6 лет назад

I d like had been there! thanks for sharing.

@jameshardy3489 5 лет назад

Brilliant! The Spitfire lives to fly another day.

@gaden0114 5 лет назад

Twelve RR cylinders and great history are awakened and playing in beautiful harmony. Great respect and gratitude for this perfect piece of flying iron, and the men who twisted them around in air combats against the Nazists.

@EtienneVerhellen 9 лет назад

Spitfire Mk.XVIe painted as GE°D, plane flown by Belgian Pilot SqnLdr Raymond 'Cheval' Lallemant of 349 (Belgian) Sqn..., summer 1945. Watching the video, you really want it to start ... And it finally does @ 3:20 ... What a JOY !

@boucherpatrice3642 5 лет назад

@jacktattis1190 5 лет назад

Etienne: Yes and well done, don't upset the Septics and tell them that 13 nations flew the Spitfire in WW2 including the USA

@johnmitchell991 5 лет назад

This is priceless

@priyap5251 5 лет назад

Airplans flings

@ianballinger7644 5 лет назад

@soaringtractor A far better plane than your yankee shit Mustangs and their wonderful ALLISON engines.......what a bloody joke they were.......so you had to put BRITISH designed Merlins in them to make them perform.........What's your excuse for that one HUH. ???