Vickers Vimy Flight by Museum Volunteers on Top Gear Circuit Dunsfold 2008 

using two 600 hp engines (500 hp cruise) in stead of the original 300 hp engines will do that

Where poss that is what I try to do on my channel. There are exception like when there is wind noise or the sound of the Drone's engines and then I try to play some suitable music at a subdued level

Why do growling engines, or humming, or whining, so excite us? I've wondered since 1971 when Barry Newman rocketed across the west in his Dodge muscle car, in Vanishing Point. Like this fine video, the thundering engine was the star of the soundtrack. Why do engine sounds excite????????

Also first aircraft to fly the Atlantic Ocean non stop

Alcock and brown?

@@benwilson6145 Didn't Charles Lindbergh cross the Atlantic by air first in the Sprit of St. Louis?

@@wsbill14224 No first was Alcock and Brown in 1919, Lindberg was 1927

@@benwilson6145 Now I understand the distinction. Lindbergh was the first to cross the Atlantic by air non-stop.

+Chris Langston I try not too, but sometimes (usually when things go wrong) a conversation in the background, wind-noise, a vibrating camera mount, etc. it is the only way to make the footage Viewable.

I agree. Far too often I see very interesting footage accompanied by lousy music. It's great to hear the engine roar.

Haha - I went to ‘add a public reply’ to compliment you not only on the wonderful and indeed moving display, but also on the fact it was all music-free ... and what was the first comment I saw?

It also for used geonioasn fighters

Fair point about fields

Some additional information on that flight; The Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund commemorates the achievements of two distinguished South Australian pioneer aviators - Captain Sir Ross Smith K.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C., and his brother Lieutenant Sir Keith Smith K.B.E. In 1919 the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes announced the now famous 'AIR RACE'. A prize of £10,000 was to be awarded for the first machine to fly from London to Australia in 30 days or less. Taking up the challenge, Ross Smith applied to the British company Vickers to supply a Vickers Vimy bomber for the race, and the Smith brothers flew their way into Australian folklore. Landing in Darwin on December 10th, 1919, the Smith brothers and their two mechanics, Sergeant W.H. Shiers A.F.M. and Sergeant J.M. Bennett A.F.M., M.S.M., completed the flight from Hounslow in 27 days and 20 hours. The brothers received a cheque for 10,000 which they insisted on sharing equally with their two mechanics. They also each received a knighthood for the achievement. www.smithfund.org.au/sir_ross_and_sir_keith_smith

Registration G-EAOU was said by the crew to mean god elp all of us.

Take it out and fly it.

The replica went as far as Australia from the UK on its first distance flight. You are right about the engines noise as sound was recorded and used for the engines of the Republic LAAT Gunship in Star Wars. Much more on the Vimy here www.andysvideo.com/#vimy

True dat. Takes courage to fly that at all, much less into battle...

There is only one and so it must be this one you saw when it did the flight from England to Australia. See more about the aircraft at www.andysvideo.com/#vimy

It was a brand-new clunker, then! You can see part of the landing gear in the Aviation Museum at Gander International Airport in Newfoundland; it was dropped over St. John's harbour to save weight and reduce drag when Alcock and Brown made that historic flight in 1919. There are streets in Gander named for both airmen.

Thanks for making contact Brian and yes that was the second trip when it flew from England to South Africa with BMW engines. In case you don't know you will find many more Videos on this amazing aircraft at www.andysvideo.com

Sorry to say no future I am afraid as the Aircraft is in the Museum these days. HOWEVER if you want to see the view from the front seat and how it got to Brooklands go to the Vimy Playlist on my main website at www.andysvideo.com/#vimy

You will find a playlist of all my Vimy footage at www.andysvideo.com/

If you don't know there is a Playlist dedicated to the Vimy flights I have been involved with (plus a lot more) at www.andysvideo.com/#vimy

That is the real Smith brothers aircraft. GEAOU

Modern engines unfortunately. Only logical way to go l guess.

There is little chance it will ever fly again, but you can hear it being fired up from time to time at Brooklands Museum aviation days (check with the website for dates). If you are aware there is a lot more on the Vimy (it has its own playlist) and other Brooklands items at www.andysvideo.com

++Jolly Roger++ And the poor old yanks have been trying to outdo us ever since...

John Smith we do outdo you. Every day.

+hackneysaregreat It is a modern replica, not a real 1919 aeroplane.

Good point I have no idea but will try and find out.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you

So you should be. I know it is a replica bit it flew from England to Australia, England to South Africa and finally reenacted the 1919 USA to ireland flight of Alcock and Brown. If you have time search look at my Vimy playlist at ru-vid.com/group/PLQrMOH5G0hbLV6wV6PHFUtB0e4ssuyGfx and you will find a video I filmed from inside the aircraft.

+Finntastique Sorry, I meant John Alcock, not James. Also, one engine was on fire, not the engine, since the Vimy is a twin-engined aircraft.

and our one recreated that Trip some 90 years later, as well as flying to South Africa and Australia

It has been mentioned Paul and if you go to the Vimy Playlist at www.andysvideo.com you will see this Vimy returning after re-enacting that same flight across the Atlantic.

@@edgarbeat275 Well Ireland and America are on opposite sides of the Atlantic, or so I've been told.

it is not out of the question that it was this aircraft Greg. It was built in the USA and returned there a couple of times between it's reacting the record breaking flights. I do not know myself what the actual years it was back in the USA, but I suspect sooner or later someone will pop up here and confirm or deny it was there then. In case you don't know you will find a complete playlist of my Vimy videos at www.andysvideo.com

I came just for that,Meta Nerdz Lore?

Red Star Line same

I don't get it

@@JustJohn505 A Vickers Vimy was used as the basis for the engine sounds of a few ships in the Star Wars prequels. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5ogCVi0WqrQ.html

You will find a playlist of all my Vimy footage at www.andysvideo.com/

Yes by all accounts it could be a handful if it got too far round.

You will find a playlist of all my Vimy footage at www.andysvideo.com/

Built in 1993 it came to the UK in 94. Having flown in it myself, I can tell you they were brave men! If you want to see more about the Vimy, there is a complete playlist of my videos about it at www.andysvideo.com/

It's a modern replica, with Chrysler engines. But I know what you mean.

I read the same article. The pilots had to eventually replace that blown engine.

Great story Keith but unless you have the dates wrong it was not this Vimy. The Brooklands Vimy arrived here in 1994 and certainly would have been seen flying around London. In case you don't know if you go to www.andysvideo.com and look at the Vimy Playlist you can see many of its flights that I filmed.

Thanks for the kind words. Re the Engines, It depends when! It started life with a couple of 7.5-litre Chevrolet V8 Truck Engines (when it was Green). They were changed for BMW M73 V-12s (from the 7-series), when it went to South Africa (it was also painted silver for this trip). Then from around 2006 (and presumably for evermore now) it has a pair of Canadian Orenda OE600 Aviation Engines (which interestingly is a design developed by Orenda, from the original big Chevrolet engines!)