Another excellent video. Love em. Can I suggest you missed the undercarriage down mechanical indicators sticking up from the wing surface and the strengthening strips applied above the undercarriage recesses - or have you a cunning plan to cover these with general undercarriage video? Also, there are photos of the main spar square section laminations - would have been good to show this in detail. Anyway, not complaining, I love these videos - excellent reference source. Thanks for putting them together.
Thank you very much for your feedback Paul, I’m pleased you like my videos. Yes, I do have a cunning plan! The Undercarriage Mechanical Indicators are covered in The Undercarriage Video, which will be posted in two weeks. Thanks again for watching.
Another excellent video, thank you. One important point not covered (thus far?) is the difference in landing gear between Vb and Vc: the change was made resulting in a more pronounced forward rake in the Vc, and it was kept on all subsequent marques I believe? Anyway, thanks again.
Thanks again for your feedback and I'm pleased you like my videos. I am releasing a video shortly covering the Spitfire Mk.V Undercarriage. I do briefly mention the differences made to the Mk.Vc undercarriage over the Va and b variants. Thanks again for watching.
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 oops sorry must have missed that - I was trying to put together HGW Sutton harness at the time so clearly my mind was on other things lol
@6:43 it appears that the exhaust door for the radiator is presently fixed in position by a brace. Is this the case? Your colorizations of the Air Ministry diagrams are very good, but the photography is Outstanding!
Thank you, I took those photos back in 2005. I redrew and colorized the AP diagrams last year. The 2 bracing struts are fitted to strengthen the radiator flap. The flap is not fixed in a position, but operates. Thanks for watching.
I have a question: what are the two dark (black?) ridges/bars running fore and aft along the upper surface of the wing, just outboard of the ‘Not To Be Walked On’ stencil as seen around :13 seconds through :20 seconds in the video? I’ve not seen them before, and every time I see them, I wonder what they are. Thanks, and keep up the great work! Hope to hear from you.
Thanks for your question and for watching. They are reinforcing strakes that run over the undercarriage wheel well area as this was a weak area in the Spitfire Vs. Mainplane design. I hope this helps.
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thanks! I did not know that. I don’t see them in some of the early pictures, say 1940 Battle of Britain, so now I’m wondering if they were added to later models. Thanks again - learning something every day with your videos.
Good video - re the 'Clipped wingtips' they were not fitted to all LF versions - the LF refers to the modified engines and not the wings. Some LF Mk V's had short (clipped) wings, others did not.
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So detailed! Fantastic job!
Thank you very much!
Thank you. This is absolutely excellent and very well explained indeed. You have found your way to the top of my subscriptions!
Awesome, thank you!
Fascinating
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Very interesting once again.
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You are keeping history alive and relevant in our ' cancel ' culture.
Another excellent video. Love em. Can I suggest you missed the undercarriage down mechanical indicators sticking up from the wing surface and the strengthening strips applied above the undercarriage recesses - or have you a cunning plan to cover these with general undercarriage video? Also, there are photos of the main spar square section laminations - would have been good to show this in detail. Anyway, not complaining, I love these videos - excellent reference source. Thanks for putting them together.
Thank you very much for your feedback Paul, I’m pleased you like my videos. Yes, I do have a cunning plan! The Undercarriage Mechanical Indicators are covered in The Undercarriage Video, which will be posted in two weeks. Thanks again for watching.
Another excellent video, thank you. One important point not covered (thus far?) is the difference in landing gear between Vb and Vc: the change was made resulting in a more pronounced forward rake in the Vc, and it was kept on all subsequent marques I believe? Anyway, thanks again.
Thanks again for your feedback and I'm pleased you like my videos. I am releasing a video shortly covering the Spitfire Mk.V Undercarriage. I do briefly mention the differences made to the Mk.Vc undercarriage over the Va and b variants. Thanks again for watching.
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 oops sorry must have missed that - I was trying to put together HGW Sutton harness at the time so clearly my mind was on other things lol
Thanks for that info NJ, I certainly didn't know that.
@6:43 it appears that the exhaust door for the radiator is presently fixed in position by a brace. Is this the case? Your colorizations of the Air Ministry diagrams are very good, but the photography is Outstanding!
Thank you, I took those photos back in 2005. I redrew and colorized the AP diagrams last year. The 2 bracing struts are fitted to strengthen the radiator flap. The flap is not fixed in a position, but operates. Thanks for watching.
I have a question: what are the two dark (black?) ridges/bars running fore and aft along the upper surface of the wing, just outboard of the ‘Not To Be Walked On’ stencil as seen around :13 seconds through :20 seconds in the video? I’ve not seen them before, and every time I see them, I wonder what they are. Thanks, and keep up the great work! Hope to hear from you.
Thanks for your question and for watching. They are reinforcing strakes that run over the undercarriage wheel well area as this was a weak area in the Spitfire Vs. Mainplane design. I hope this helps.
@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thanks! I did not know that. I don’t see them in some of the early pictures, say 1940 Battle of Britain, so now I’m wondering if they were added to later models. Thanks again - learning something every day with your videos.
Good video - re the 'Clipped wingtips' they were not fitted to all LF versions - the LF refers to the modified engines and not the wings. Some LF Mk V's had short (clipped) wings, others did not.
Thanks for watching!