I visited the Royal Air Force Museum in north London, England three times and that smell is everywhere in that huge museum. I said to my wife that that was the smell of History !!!! That smell is part of the experience !!
yes, it is hard to imagine. They were the brightest and very best teenagers, too, the 18-19 year old versions of Lewis Hamilton, speed savvy and not risk-averse, not afraid of having super-sonic lumps of lead flying around them at 3,000ft in the air, at a time when virtually none ever left contact with terra firma, with high-octane fuel built in all around them, being pumped under great pressure to a 27+litre engine. And they then had to be good at the game of 3-D Chess, where success meant murdering someone, and failure meant being brutally damaged or killed yourself. Would you? In modern times, where everyone expects as a right to live to 80, then at 18, would you offer your life on those terms?
@@matthewhackett1710 you probably mean, not TOO afraid. Because i am pretty sure most of them were quite afraid. From a German pilot having to fly over the channel ""There was no talk about fear or being taken prisoner. At least, nobody admitted if he was scared. All around us, we saw heroes both in the newspaper and on the radio. I think that everybody thought that he was the only one who was afraid. For example, our briefings were always held outside in the open air. Immediately after it finished and before we went to our planes, we all ran to the latrines and sat on the toilet. At first we thought it was sabotage but in fact it was fear.""
No sound-deadening lining. No cockpit heat. 0.032 aluminum skins to save weight. Flush rivets to aid in the speed department. Minimal instrumentation, all vacuum driven. Huge V-12 - 1,030 HP in Mk.I air-frame. Up to 2,340 HP in later Mk's. Full left rudder at take-off power. Beautiful to fly - but LOUD. These planes saved Western Civilization in 1940.
How unfortunate that these magnificent things had to fight on the side of two nations (Soviet Union and Communist China) that were or would become some of the most horrible dictatorships the world has ever seen. Tens of millions of people died because of that, and the two countries have not learned from their mistakes in any way whatsover, unlike Germany, Italy, Japan, etc.
It's almost impossible to imagine the amount of adrenaline, fear, excitement & anticipation those brave souls who took to the skies bound for inevitable conflict & the prospect of death felt every time they cranked up those beautiful Rolls Royce engines. Respect.
I’m sure the Germans and Japanese felt similar. I can relate to anyone trying to defend their homes, friends, and families. You do what you have to and let history argue over who was right or wrong
@BarbarossaBMW88ϟϟ not really silly to throw a larger cam in. She might eat through gas faster but it helps a lot with power. Especially if you’re going to be running it at wildly different elevations for air shows. It just gives you more flexibility. They even cammed these things out during the war. There’s no need for a clean idle if most of your time is spent with it above idle where you need it to be clean. That’s why variable valve timing and valve lift exists nowadays. It gives you a more efficient idle while giving you more power on full throttle. It’s just difficult to implement on an engine that isn’t designed for it. I’m not saying it is cammed out though, it could not be and it could just have a shitty idle. I just don’t see why they wouldn’t cam it if they could.
As an American I’m of course partial to the P-51 Mustang, but, having listened to the history of the Battle of Britain, there is no doubt that the Spitfire (and Hurricane) earned the adoration of the Brits by the fact that they were the ever present defense against the daily raids by the Germans, and the protectors of the home islands.
He was probly at the airfield and saw this thing parked with the owner nearby. Then ask if he can sit in it and pretend it's his. I doubt anyone who can afford 1 of these would need help starting it...
What is it about the sound of a spitfire coming to life and listening to her that’s just.......indescribable. I just hope that future generations will appreciate Mitchell’s beautiful creation and how it did save Britain.
When you look at the instrument panel on this aeroplane and realise just what the engine and aerodynamics are able to give you, then - and only then - can you appreciate just how MASSIVE were the balls on the men - (BOYS!) who flew these machines!
The late Harald Bauer was in WWII on the German side as a very young pilot ferrying Heinkel He 162 jets. He was shot down by an American but survived. After the war, he was recruited by the U.S. to do intelligence and went into the U.S. Army and then transferred to the U.S. Navy where he retired as a full commander. There are videos of him telling his amazing story and when asked what WWII plane he would have preferred to fly, he said "The Spitfire".
Forget your Veyrons...your Ferraris...even Formula 1 cars..having to climb into this...not because you wanted to...but because You Had To...R E S P E C T..!
@@Naiz lmao. And responding to his comment, neither of them did. The battle was not a plane or a soldier. However, this dumbass forgets that hurricanes had the same engine as the Spitfires in 1940, therefore the same sound, therefore it's still the sound of winning. So he can fuk right off 🖕🤓
@@Phenom98 And it seems that 99% of people in these comments dont even know what a merlin sounds like, because this video is not a spitfire, its not a merlin, its just a shitty old mock up with a tractor engine or something haha
This weekend I attended a dawn memorial service at the beach on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. It was part of the Anzac Day memorial for fallen soldiers fallen. As the service ended the sun peaked over the ocean horizon, just as I heard the roar of a Merlin engine. I looked up to see a beautiful Spitfire tearing along the shoreline just 30 or so meters above all in attendance. It was majestic.
I can't even imagine going up in the air in that thing, much less going to war and fighting for our country. The technology back in those days, that massive caurbeurated engine... so much room for failure and so much at risk. Just hearing it fire up rings of danger and literally flying into the unknown. Never take your freedom for granted, the people that flew these along with many others paid for it in full. A hard life to live with only hopes that one day ours may be easier. A genuine thank you to those who have given their life so I can have mine, and the freedom that comes with it. Never forget these times and these people, simply for the sake of their sacrifice and the way that it allowed and continues to allow you and I the way of life we have today. To pay any less respect is quite frankly ignorant in my book, it has affected us all whether you like to believe it or not and many of these people didn't even have a choice. A good reminder of true service, thanks for the video, and God bless the USA.
There's something so amazing about piston props. It's the same thing that makes a slower V8 so much better than a tesla roadster. The noise, the fumes, the vibrations, it's like a wild animal, it's hearty and beautiful, and alive.
One of my most wanted and favorite memories is being 17 in 1940 and allowed to be a Spitfire pilot or even a Hurricane driver. I knew acro by then and could do about as good as a lot of guys. No ace, but stand my own.
We see all those beautiful and smooth drawings of WWII aircraft in their many various colour schemes--but this shows the beast up close as a grimy, rattly, chipped, and lumpy REAL thing.
Well, TBH when they actually fought in the war - they were pretty much brand new. They might've rattled about as much but at least the paint wasn't nearly as chipped :-D
@@suzukirider9030 It fascinates me how lumpy the flying surfaces are--but I guess a dinged wingtip trailing edge or bent fixed rudder trim tab don't make much difference!
Yup. I mean probably much, much less than extending the landing gear - yet airplanes can obviously fly with extended LG, how much of an aero disturbance is that? :-)
I worked for an old guy who flew Corsairs in the Pacific theater. He told me that the servicemen got beer but the pilots got whiskey. I asked, did you drink while on duty. He said Hell yeah. You think we would have done that shit sober.
Reason why (IMO) everyone thinks this spit is really clunky is because it's a full scale replica with a real merlin. Reason why I think is because a baby airshow at Damyns Hall Aerodrome had a MkIX spitfire that I sat in and seemed real at the time ( I was like 9 or something) but before this it was run up by other people that payed some money
Makes me realise how primitive they were, it must have been terrifying for a young novice Pilot to fly alone for the first time. I salute each and every one of you who had the courage to fly one.
You forget this aircraft was state of the art back then, most pilots learned in a biplane tiger moth or similar and graduated to this or Hurricanes. Today’s equivalent would be like going from a single engine Cessna to an F22 raptor. Only thing frightening was the Me 109’s shooting back at them
Old instruments in that! That is awesome and the most authentic Spitfire cockpit I've seen in a while. Wonder if that plane saw action during Battle Of Britain
@@morerightrudder9742 yeah, spitfires are plenty. It's the 'losing' planes that need to be cherished and protected, like the Mitsubishi a6m5 'zero'. Spitfires and P51s are very high in number in comparison
I was just sitting here trying to figure out what seemed wrong about that cockpit but as soon as I saw your comment I thought that's probably it. I've never seen a spitfire with original instrumentation so maybe that's why something doesn't look right in there to me.
I really love this plane, one of my goal in life is to buy one, air worthy (at least in condition good enough to be restored and bring it back to the skies) with the flight license that come with it. Going to air meetings on her own wings, in full time period gear, that would be the dream.
Great to see it from the pilots view. Most days a Spitfire flys over my house as l'm on the flight path from Biggin Hill where they take a paid passenger for a flight experience.
It took 9 versions before the Spitfire equaled the 109 Messerschmit. Hurricanes did most of the battle work because they were maneuverable and extremely robust.
It is a fibreglass replica fitted with a tank engine. People pay the owner for the pleasure of thinking they are starting a real Spitfire. This is a video of a well known Spitfire, being started by a well known pilot: ua-cam.com/video/FzsJBjbCyvM/v-deo.html
Pretty obvious, too. Not using the actual primer but the throttle to add some fuel, prop rotates way too slow and you actually see the non V12 engine sticking out of the top.
Like it , actually a fibreglass gate guardian fitted with a rover meteor engine that was de tuned Merlin for tanks and the owner has spent a lot of time getting it up together so hats off
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The smell of "old" in that cockpit must be awesome.
Cold iron, rust, a bit of dirt. Hay cushions, ripped leather. No plastic anywhere.
I visited the Royal Air Force Museum in north London, England three times and that smell is everywhere in that huge museum. I said to my wife that that was the smell of History !!!! That smell is part of the experience !!
Especially if the guy rips one off.
@@craigpennington1251.......... Do you mean if one FARTS ?
@@craigpennington1251 lmfao
Imagine a teenager firing up this beast, not only to fly it with little experience, but to fight for their country and their lives in war.
That is a lot better than what teenagers do today.
yes, it is hard to imagine. They were the brightest and very best teenagers, too, the 18-19 year old versions of Lewis Hamilton, speed savvy and not risk-averse, not afraid of having super-sonic lumps of lead flying around them at 3,000ft in the air, at a time when virtually none ever left contact with terra firma, with high-octane fuel built in all around them, being pumped under great pressure to a 27+litre engine.
And they then had to be good at the game of 3-D Chess, where success meant murdering someone, and failure meant being brutally damaged or killed yourself.
Would you?
In modern times, where everyone expects as a right to live to 80, then at 18, would you offer your life on those terms?
@@matthewhackett1710 you probably mean, not TOO afraid. Because i am pretty sure most of them were quite afraid. From a German pilot having to fly over the channel ""There was no talk about fear or being taken prisoner. At least, nobody admitted if he was scared. All around us, we saw heroes both in the newspaper and on the radio. I think that everybody thought that he was the only one who was afraid. For example, our briefings were always held outside in the open air. Immediately after it finished and before we went to our planes, we all ran to the latrines and sat on the toilet. At first we thought it was sabotage but in fact it was fear.""
@@doriangray2020 Yes, going to war and dying for mad politicians at the ripe age of 18 is so good.
@@matthewhackett1710 Sure
Long after her service was needed, she still shakes and rattles to life when asked to. Not to fight Getmans, but help us to remember the past.
“We fought the wrong enemy.” - Paton
The horrible past
As a German I agree totally. It always frighten me to see that this was a needed invention to fight the ideology of the past generation(s)
@@daberni1120 yeah cause today’s ideology is so much better.
@@Bankable2790 where in my comment did i mention that todays ideology is better?
No sound-deadening lining. No cockpit heat. 0.032 aluminum skins to save weight. Flush rivets to aid in the speed department. Minimal instrumentation, all vacuum driven. Huge V-12 - 1,030 HP in Mk.I air-frame. Up to 2,340 HP in later Mk's. Full left rudder at take-off power. Beautiful to fly - but LOUD. These planes saved Western Civilization in 1940.
Bro this is the best comment here. Shame western civilization destroyed itself since then but the rest is true.
How unfortunate that these magnificent things had to fight on the side of two nations (Soviet Union and Communist China) that were or would become some of the most horrible dictatorships the world has ever seen. Tens of millions of people died because of that, and the two countries have not learned from their mistakes in any way whatsover, unlike Germany, Italy, Japan, etc.
It's almost impossible to imagine the amount of adrenaline, fear, excitement & anticipation those brave souls who took to the skies bound for inevitable conflict & the prospect of death felt every time they cranked up those beautiful Rolls Royce engines. Respect.
I’m sure the Germans and Japanese felt similar. I can relate to anyone trying to defend their homes, friends, and families. You do what you have to and let history argue over who was right or wrong
@@matthewcaughey8898 ..and the gas chambers?.... No, take personal responsibility ?
The engines were double R? How fascinating never knew that.
This guys name is perfect, whats even better is how beautiful this plane sounds
A fucking gorgeous engine
@BarbarossaBMW88ϟϟ it may be cammed out though. Bigger cams lead to a shaky idle but a way better top end power
@BarbarossaBMW88ϟϟ not really silly to throw a larger cam in. She might eat through gas faster but it helps a lot with power. Especially if you’re going to be running it at wildly different elevations for air shows. It just gives you more flexibility. They even cammed these things out during the war. There’s no need for a clean idle if most of your time is spent with it above idle where you need it to be clean. That’s why variable valve timing and valve lift exists nowadays. It gives you a more efficient idle while giving you more power on full throttle. It’s just difficult to implement on an engine that isn’t designed for it. I’m not saying it is cammed out though, it could not be and it could just have a shitty idle. I just don’t see why they wouldn’t cam it if they could.
Also keep in mind most of these v12’s were either super or turbo charged
@@watts4200 true
Who wouldn't feel invincible hearing that engine start up?
British engineering at its finest!
The Germans
Their jets were still superior imo. Just their execution with such a tool and fewer numbers made it fail.
For real I think if you sit in this thing and its not just for fun, you must feel scared af knowing you might never return
it's a bunch of useless metal attached to a spinner and 2 flaps. what's so great about it?
I can’t believe the filmer went all the way back in time to WW2 with his camera to give us this gem
It took a bit of effort and a bit of plutonium, but I made it there and back to the future again... 😅
@@MrCreamPye You are now wanted by the fbi for time travel
@@timothytobing7212 not by the fbi...by the LIBYANS!
@@BloodBlade96 underrated comment!
i smell woosh
As an American I’m of course partial to the P-51 Mustang, but, having listened to the history of the Battle of Britain, there is no doubt that the Spitfire (and Hurricane) earned the adoration of the Brits by the fact that they were the ever present defense against the daily raids by the Germans, and the protectors of the home islands.
I don't know why but the starting sounds of these old engines sound satisfying
Imagine you are turning on this plane to fight in WW2 and dont know if you are going to die or survive.
“Stumbled upon them parked in a field” SHOOT WHY DOES THIS NEVER HAPPEN TO ME!?
I ask myself the same thing sometimes...
because the guy made it up, he probably bought it.
He was probly at the airfield and saw this thing parked with the owner nearby. Then ask if he can sit in it and pretend it's his.
I doubt anyone who can afford 1 of these would need help starting it...
What is it about the sound of a spitfire coming to life and listening to her that’s just.......indescribable. I just hope that future generations will appreciate Mitchell’s beautiful creation and how it did save Britain.
When you look at the instrument panel on this aeroplane and realise just what the engine and aerodynamics are able to give you, then - and only then - can you appreciate just how MASSIVE were the balls on the men - (BOYS!) who flew these machines!
You never appreciate balls of men. No matter what.
Damn, the sound when the engine catches and it roars to life. That's mean.
Te engine startup is easily in the top 3 on my list of all-time favourite sounds!
What a great fire-up moment! To think that very young men were piloting these wonderful machines that brought about victory. Instant maturing device.
Your normal speaking voice immediately drops two octaves once you start up one of these bad boys.
Engine sound, avionics, all show how different the world used to be.
The late Harald Bauer was in WWII on the German side as a very young pilot ferrying Heinkel He 162 jets. He was shot down by an American but survived. After the war, he was recruited by the U.S. to do intelligence and went into the U.S. Army and then transferred to the U.S. Navy where he retired as a full commander. There are videos of him telling his amazing story and when asked what WWII plane he would have preferred to fly, he said "The Spitfire".
This is exactly how it feels every time I have to wake up my 35-year-old Winnebago from its slumber.
I could see zenigata having a Winnebago
This is also how it feels to awaken my 40 plus year old beater muscle car
Forget your Veyrons...your Ferraris...even Formula 1 cars..having to climb into this...not because you wanted to...but because You Had To...R E S P E C T..!
That’s the sound of winning.
actually the hurricane won the war but close enough
🤓☝🏽 actually the hurricane won the war but close enough
@@Naiz lmao.
And responding to his comment, neither of them did. The battle was not a plane or a soldier. However, this dumbass forgets that hurricanes had the same engine as the Spitfires in 1940, therefore the same sound, therefore it's still the sound of winning. So he can fuk right off 🖕🤓
@@Phenom98 😂😂
@@Phenom98 And it seems that 99% of people in these comments dont even know what a merlin sounds like, because this video is not a spitfire, its not a merlin, its just a shitty old mock up with a tractor engine or something haha
IDK why but as soon as that engine started I had the biggest grin of the world on my face™
This is word to word exactly what I wanted to say.
TM
You trademarked the word face. Now I'm gonna get banned.
This weekend I attended a dawn memorial service at the beach on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. It was part of the Anzac Day memorial for fallen soldiers fallen. As the service ended the sun peaked over the ocean horizon, just as I heard the roar of a Merlin engine. I looked up to see a beautiful Spitfire tearing along the shoreline just 30 or so meters above all in attendance. It was majestic.
Whoof! Sends shivers down the spine, doesn’t it? 🙂🙏🏽
it's still on the ground and I'm already scared shitless
This is the coolest thing I've seen all week, the pride of Great Britain 🇬🇧
I can't even imagine going up in the air in that thing, much less going to war and fighting for our country. The technology back in those days, that massive caurbeurated engine... so much room for failure and so much at risk. Just hearing it fire up rings of danger and literally flying into the unknown. Never take your freedom for granted, the people that flew these along with many others paid for it in full. A hard life to live with only hopes that one day ours may be easier. A genuine thank you to those who have given their life so I can have mine, and the freedom that comes with it. Never forget these times and these people, simply for the sake of their sacrifice and the way that it allowed and continues to allow you and I the way of life we have today. To pay any less respect is quite frankly ignorant in my book, it has affected us all whether you like to believe it or not and many of these people didn't even have a choice. A good reminder of true service, thanks for the video, and God bless the USA.
True words! We stand together, always! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Takes me back to the Tiger Moth days.
Uploaded 7 Years ago but this guy still liking our comments
There's something so amazing about piston props. It's the same thing that makes a slower V8 so much better than a tesla roadster. The noise, the fumes, the vibrations, it's like a wild animal, it's hearty and beautiful, and alive.
Tesla Roadster and Spitfire should not even be included in the same sentence. Get the fuck out of here!
I would do unspeakable things to be able to just start this thing up.
DC SHOES are actually recognized as best shoes to fly a Spitfire.
One of my most wanted and favorite memories is being 17 in 1940 and allowed to be a Spitfire pilot or even a Hurricane driver. I knew acro by then and could do about as good as a lot of guys. No ace, but stand my own.
This spitfire need a big cleaning.
And some WD40
First of all It's important the maintenance of motor and avionics
Patina?
@@fabulousprofound guys it’s a full size model. Not an original Spitfire or even a flyable aircraft.
@@stevena9305 more info please? I’ve only seen full size Fiberglas models but you couldn’t do this with them
The best start-up video on the UA-cam.
What a beast! Sounds amazing 😍
We see all those beautiful and smooth drawings of WWII aircraft in their many various colour schemes--but this shows the beast up close as a grimy, rattly, chipped, and lumpy REAL thing.
Well, TBH when they actually fought in the war - they were pretty much brand new. They might've rattled about as much but at least the paint wasn't nearly as chipped :-D
@@suzukirider9030 It fascinates me how lumpy the flying surfaces are--but I guess a dinged wingtip trailing edge or bent fixed rudder trim tab don't make much difference!
Yup. I mean probably much, much less than extending the landing gear - yet airplanes can obviously fly with extended LG, how much of an aero disturbance is that? :-)
Those pilots inWW2 had set brass balls to fly in that thing
I worked for an old guy who flew Corsairs in the Pacific theater.
He told me that the servicemen got beer but the pilots got whiskey.
I asked, did you drink while on duty.
He said Hell yeah. You think we would have done that shit sober.
no words, just music and real engine and real men.
0:15 this guy has 3 arms
Three legs too... But that’s a whole different story! 💪🏽😂
That old clunker firing up seemed like it would shake itself to pieces.
Compare this to a modern fighter. Now you know why the WWII generation were tougher than granite.
Jesus that profile picture
Ever heard of the F-15 that landed with one wing?
fuck'n sea-foam green, you gotta be kidding me, the inside of LAV had the exact EXACT same paint in the 2000's
I love the look and sound of WW2 planes.
Quite possibly one of the coolest things I've seen on the internet to date. Thanks so much!
You’re most welcome. Thanks for your kind words! 🙂🙏🏽
The men who flew these are legends
Reminds me of me old escort van. similar procedure
Reason why (IMO) everyone thinks this spit is really clunky is because it's a full scale replica with a real merlin. Reason why I think is because a baby airshow at Damyns Hall Aerodrome had a MkIX spitfire that I sat in and seemed real at the time ( I was like 9 or something) but before this it was run up by other people that payed some money
Makes me realise how primitive they were, it must have been terrifying for a young novice Pilot to fly alone for the first time. I salute each and every one of you who had the courage to fly one.
You forget this aircraft was state of the art back then, most pilots learned in a biplane tiger moth or similar and graduated to this or Hurricanes. Today’s equivalent would be like going from a single engine Cessna to an F22 raptor. Only thing frightening was the Me 109’s shooting back at them
New generations will never understand our feelings.
Its night 1:34, I'm solving mechanics of materials and watching this.
That rolls Royce engine is insane! Most beautiful engine sound in history.
Nothing better than the sound of a rolls Royce V12
Very true, but there isnt one in this video haha
Sounds more like a tractor engine in this video
Old instruments in that! That is awesome and the most authentic Spitfire cockpit I've seen in a while. Wonder if that plane saw action during Battle Of Britain
Boy it kicks when the engine turns over!
Seen 6 of them come right over my head in a low fly over. The SOUND...... Best I've ever heard
Gives you goosebumps, doesn’t it? 😲😃🇬🇧
0:22 need this sound at home 24 hours per day
go and start up a knackered transit van, it`ll probably sound the same.
nah 0:30 -yes
startin her up just gave me goose bumps love these old warbirds
Why do I feel relaxed when I hear that engine roaring
Perhaps it’s a soothing reminder from a past life?
I totally came on that one, such beauty and elegance, and the moans of the engine is something otherworldly.
I can't believe there's still one working after all these years almost made me cry. I hope this is looked after
One? There’s hundreds
@@morerightrudder9742 yeah, spitfires are plenty. It's the 'losing' planes that need to be cherished and protected, like the Mitsubishi a6m5 'zero'. Spitfires and P51s are very high in number in comparison
Wow the spitfire is such a gorgeous iconic plane - love it
It absolutely is. Just the sound of these old warplanes is enough to stir something inside us! 🫡🇬🇧
It appears to have the original instruments. Rare
I was just sitting here trying to figure out what seemed wrong about that cockpit but as soon as I saw your comment I thought that's probably it.
I've never seen a spitfire with original instrumentation so maybe that's why something doesn't look right in there to me.
@@huntsbychainsaw5986 Its not right, because it isnt a spitfire lol, its a shit mock up, with a shitty engine
@@JustUsFlyers. Now that you mention it I thought that cockpit didn't look right either.
Interesting ... those looked like "foot-capture" rudder pedals ... which under certain circumstances might be VERY desirable. Wonderful aircraft!
I really love this plane, one of my goal in life is to buy one, air worthy (at least in condition good enough to be restored and bring it back to the skies) with the flight license that come with it. Going to air meetings on her own wings, in full time period gear, that would be the dream.
The routine so many young guys went through
So many for the last time.....
Lest we forget.
This video deserves more likes
Ah, the Merlin. The sweetest sounding piston engine ever. They sing.
There was no electronics, everything was mechanical. Of course it was difficult to use it. The pilots of those years had extremely good skills!
There was electronics though, the thing had radio for example. Just most flying systems were mechanical
OK now that was terrifying just to watch. It gives you a (slight) sense of what it was like for them.
god damn that's incredible
1st time in that seat, starting that beast? Overwhelming! I'm getting shivers just watching from behind my phone!
Sitting at home listening to this sounds awesome , what must it be like in that cockpit?
Great to see it from the pilots view. Most days a Spitfire flys over my house as l'm on the flight path from Biggin Hill where they take a paid passenger for a flight experience.
Absolutely beautiful!
Still one of the best looking aircraft ever made...and a great name to go with it...Spitfire.
If I could just fly it for a day
"We need a name for this engine."
"Let's call it...Merlin."
That cockpit looks so primitive to a German Messerschmitt 262.
That's because it's not actually a real Spitfire...
It took 9 versions before the Spitfire equaled the 109 Messerschmit.
Hurricanes did most of the battle work because they were maneuverable and extremely robust.
That must be why Adolf Galland told Goering “Give me a squadron of Spitfires!” 😉
that must be why there are recorder instances of the spitfire and 109 performing the exact same during the BoB.
That's a neat faux Spitfire. Not a real one though I can tell. Engine, starter, and cockpit are quite different
I thought that, did not sound like a Merlin.
Yer man has already said it's a replica in the comments :)
Love the fabulous sound
@@pimuce it's a great sound but the Merlin benches a sound all of it's own.
Watched a lot of truck startups recently
This is even better
It is a fibreglass replica fitted with a tank engine. People pay the owner for the pleasure of thinking they are starting a real Spitfire. This is a video of a well known Spitfire, being started by a well known pilot: ua-cam.com/video/FzsJBjbCyvM/v-deo.html
Pretty obvious, too. Not using the actual primer but the throttle to add some fuel, prop rotates way too slow and you actually see the non V12 engine sticking out of the top.
Like it , actually a fibreglass gate guardian fitted with a rover meteor engine that was de tuned Merlin for tanks and the owner has spent a lot of time getting it up together so hats off
Quite right, I’m sure. 🙂
Summoned by the UA-cam Algorithm; Came for the spitfire; Stayed for the username
Hahahah 😂
As good as it sounds omg it sounds so much better outside. Especially when youre on the ground and it flies over at 100 feet
Thats because this isnt a spitfire, or a merlin hahaha
Now imagine having to go and get into a dogfight in that
looks like earth closet in the inside lol
imagine the adenaline they felt while entering and starting the engine
Sort-of dampened by the knowledge that you might not return this time.
What a noisy cockpit. I didn't know cockpits in WW2 planes were that noisy
And some people say that I weathering my models too much 😀
Wow what a great piece of history !
Think that spit needs some love and care thrown into it
Its a bucket of bolts! But it’s an awesome bucket of bolts! Hats off to the WW2 pilots who threw their lives into said bucket of bolts!
Not ww2 and that sure as hell ain’t no merlin! Nice effort all the same.
Not even sure it’s a real one! More likely a very reasonably made replica, made of real parts and or made from scratch or a kit built one perhaps 🤔
@M J it’s a full size model in effect. It’s not an original of flyable aircraft.
Imagine the brave souls on BOTH sides who took to the skies in all wars. Balls of steel all of them. RIP ALL
Not big deal - if u drive french car u experience same each day.
A beautiful bird which unfortunately reawakens the absolute horror of war.
O som desse motor é uma melodia aos ouvidos!!!!
Bro, this is so spectacularly educational. Thank you!