MAM German ME-109 (Messerschmitt BF 109) First US Flight 5/20/16

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  • Опубліковано 19 тра 2016
  • These shots were taken on Friday before the 2016 Warbirds Over the Beach airshow. The Military Aviation Museum recently acquired this ME 109 to add to their incredible collection of WWI and WWII warbirds. It was reconditioned in Europe and shipped to the U.S. This was the first flight in the U.S. for an ME 109 (according to everyone I talked to at the event today). They started and flew her a second and third time as well before the day was over.
    Update: Helpful, clarifying information about the plane's designation or origin is welcome, but I'm not going to allow the comments to turn into a flame war over whose letters and numbers are most accurate. Post accordingly so as not to have your comments deleted.
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  • @Heb1228
    @Heb1228  8 років тому +40

    Really good video of the second flight here: ua-cam.com/video/1P1DaPWepYo/v-deo.html

  • @bogomir67
    @bogomir67 6 років тому +94

    Seems the markings are of JG3 "Udet". My grandfather served with that unit.

    • @aghost5281
      @aghost5281 3 роки тому +4

      Heil strudel

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 3 роки тому +2

      Jawohl, I knew him. Gut flieger ja.

    • @andros01georgiou74
      @andros01georgiou74 3 роки тому

      So it's a G6?

    • @ericbitzer5247
      @ericbitzer5247 2 роки тому +7

      Respect and love to your grandfather's memory.I know the truth about that war and the allies (all lies) wrote the history books full of lies. My grandfather was on the battleship Missouri during that war. He was loading the guns on the second set of guns on the right. I'm sure he would be angry he fought for the central banking cartel and was deceived into thinking he fought for freedom.

  • @didierneeferc
    @didierneeferc 8 років тому +196

    What a beauty! What a sound! A real Messerschmitt! Love it!

    • @arawali2321
      @arawali2321 6 років тому +6

      Messerschmitt bought Bayrische Flugzeugwerke before the War

    • @steffenmarx2994
      @steffenmarx2994 5 років тому

      @@arawali2321 Yes of Course, you are right, good man :-)

    • @matthiasglaschke5946
      @matthiasglaschke5946 4 роки тому

      @Thanawat Tothum It is a Messerschmitt build in ,,Bayrische Flugzeugwerke". Right calling: Messerschmitt Bf 109 (E-3)

    • @stefanwiebers9991
      @stefanwiebers9991 3 роки тому

      @@matthiasglaschke5946 Yes. BF : bayerische flugzeugwerke

  • @marcconyard5024
    @marcconyard5024 6 років тому +182

    Merlins roar, but the DB 605 has a thunderous growl like no other aero engine ever created, a masterpiece of German technology.

    • @KalliMo
      @KalliMo 6 років тому +2

      You should buy an " ü " ;-)

    • @errm1913
      @errm1913 6 років тому +2

      yeah, but it always sounds to me like bare metal scraping, like something is about to fail catastrophically!

    • @KalliMo
      @KalliMo 6 років тому

      (Loud laughing) - I have never heard that anybody said this abut the Ü
      Than the Ä sound for you like anybody puke? lol

    • @afenijmeijer9027
      @afenijmeijer9027 5 років тому +20

      Does sound nice, but is a Daimler Benz(Mercedes) I prefer BMW as in Focke Wulf 190. Only joking. Great to see that Germany is rebuilding these beautiful aircraft and slowly shaking off the guilt complex of the Nazi era. These are historic aircraft which deserve to be preserved

    • @mandernachluca3774
      @mandernachluca3774 5 років тому +12

      That comes from the aggressive camshaft. Race cars have the same habit at low rpm, they tend to sound dirty and run terribly at low rpm but run smooth at the rated (max power) rpm.

  • @P51
    @P51 7 років тому +160

    Beautiful machine..And that engine sounds AMAZING

    • @diegodominquez8153
      @diegodominquez8153 7 років тому +5

      Craig Williams same... German vehicles are BOSS! I know there bad but damn there vehicles are bad ass!

    • @baginatora
      @baginatora 7 років тому +4

      IMHO all WW2 fighters look and sound badass, especially P-51 and FW190.

    • @leevonmanstein7459
      @leevonmanstein7459 7 років тому +5

      red eye, pardon me for butting in, but he said the germans were not bad but bad ass meaning bad MFers. my favorite ww2 fighters are me 109 , a6m zero , yak 3 and p47 thunderbolt. all ww2 fighters are cool.

    • @barracuda7018
      @barracuda7018 7 років тому +9

      fuel injected engine, it was most advanced of its kind in the world in 1940 ...

    • @P51
      @P51 7 років тому +2

      barracuda7018 Correct. Direct fuel injection, I believe.

  • @Promethesis
    @Promethesis 7 років тому +20

    One beautiful plane for sure! Love the sound....

  • @malcolmmacrae3276
    @malcolmmacrae3276 6 років тому +19

    I've been into aeroplanes since I was a kid. All the other kids loved the Spitfire but I fell in love with the bf 109,particularly the later models.

  • @spreadeagled5654
    @spreadeagled5654 5 років тому +48

    I love the sound of that engine! Beautiful restoration with the authentic Luftwaffe markings. Thank you for not deleting the swastika, which adds to the authenticity. 🇩🇪👏👍👌

    • @balasankarajith2923
      @balasankarajith2923 4 роки тому +1

      Restoration 100

    • @balasankarajith2923
      @balasankarajith2923 4 роки тому

      @@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86 nyet

    • @howardman3926
      @howardman3926 3 роки тому +2

      @@Psychedelic_TimeTraveller86 It has a Buchon airframe, but the DB605 that it uses was pulled from a Bf110 that landed in Switzerland

  • @kennethc.bishop7090
    @kennethc.bishop7090 7 років тому +46

    Thank goodness there is still enough intere$t in aviation history to bring this flying warbird to these shores.
    As a ten year old in 1975 my dad drove me and mom 810 miles to the CAF in Harlingen. (That's when the "C" stood for "Confederate".) I got to see the "Ghost Squadron" of the CAF with a F4U and a P-38 amongst its wing.
    Dad worked a carrier deck signaling Corsairs in after the war '46-'48. When I first saw that Corsair in person I was awestruck. I was shorter than ONE propeller blade!
    That was all it took... Or so I thought. When that sonofabitch coughed to life a mere 10 feet away, I fought the urge to soil myself. Ear-splitting and ground-shaking. I can still remember the scent of that wonderful exhaust.
    There is no way a static museum example could have provided the same impression.
    I hope we convince the next generation of enthu$iast$ to preserve these beautiful pieces of aviation history in flying condition whenever possible.

    • @FroggyFrog9000
      @FroggyFrog9000 6 років тому +3

      Great points, and I was also like to see new planes being built in modern factories to the original specifications plus added modern tech to enhance safety and performance where possible. Id certainly buy one - id find a way. lol.

    • @tyates4398
      @tyates4398 6 років тому +4

      Well hopefully liberals dont keep bleeding into society because all interest in WW2 history and classic aviation will disappear

    • @silentotto5099
      @silentotto5099 6 років тому +4

      Captain Hecker
      You're an idiot.

    • @joesurfer9754
      @joesurfer9754 6 років тому +1

      Well The George Soros led left wing are tearing down all of our confederate war monuments so I doubt a German NAZI plane will last long before they break in and burn it to the ground.

    • @robwilkinson8497
      @robwilkinson8497 5 років тому

      'i fought the urge to soil myself' LOL!!! thats priceless! lovely account though

  • @MAN394631
    @MAN394631 7 років тому +96

    you made a great job boys, im proud of you........Greets from Germany

    • @hartmutwrith3134
      @hartmutwrith3134 6 років тому +4

      restored at Meyer Motors in Germany, Bodo.

    • @daleburrell6273
      @daleburrell6273 6 років тому

      Bodo von Falkenhayn ARE YOU A REAL HUN?!

    • @Sturminfantrist
      @Sturminfantrist 6 років тому +3

      Why not Dale, real Huns are not a seldom species, we have enough here in germany.
      Einfach geil die Bf109, ich will auch eine haben.

    • @daleburrell6273
      @daleburrell6273 6 років тому +4

      @@Sturminfantrist I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T REFER TO THE PRESENT-DAY GERMANS AS "HUNS", BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ENEMIES ANY MORE...

    • @Sturminfantrist
      @Sturminfantrist 6 років тому

      thx mate :) !

  • @quattrotobi
    @quattrotobi 5 років тому +2

    The DB 605 was a 35.7L Supercharged V12 with a direct fuel injection system from Bosch, The supercharger was fairly advanced for the era in that it used a barometrically controlled hydraulic clutch (fluid coupling) which allowed the system to automatically compensate for changes in altitude. As spezial equipment a MW 50 or a GM-1 injectrion sytem was used. The MW 50 is a water methanol injection, the GM-1 was a NitrousOxide system. It was only allowed to use the injections for the "Sondernotleistung" max 26 minutes (then the system was empty). They used it only 10 minutes continuously cause they expected serious engine damage. The DB 605 DC had 2000HP with the MW50 and the DB 605 DB reached 1800HP. And yes the sound of a 109 is so lovely. I like this supercharger noise so much.

    • @quattrotobi
      @quattrotobi 5 років тому

      you can hear it perfect at 1:20 in the video

  • @bubiruski8067
    @bubiruski8067 8 років тому +10

    Thanks for posting ! Thanks to the guys that were able to make this piece of history flying.

  • @LongRangeDesertGroupX
    @LongRangeDesertGroupX 7 років тому +14

    Glad see a BF109 still flying, and in the States for that matter. I know Europe has a few flying examples. It seems like there are only a handful fully operational BF109's left in the world.

  • @hcrun
    @hcrun 8 років тому +72

    One of the quirks of modern video, which I dislike, is that propellers no longer blur when in motion.
    I know that we are stuck with it but it just looks so wrong.

    • @iancurtis1152
      @iancurtis1152 7 років тому +3

      Agree, was going to make that comment till I saw yours.

    • @Rdenham1976
      @Rdenham1976 7 років тому +4

      If you want the prop to blur you just need to adjust the fps at which you take the video.

    • @hstan3
      @hstan3 7 років тому +7

      I think you can control prop blur with an ND (neutral density) filter; most modern video cameras will adjust the fps automatically to compensate.

    • @ivanloar7846
      @ivanloar7846 4 роки тому

      But you can calculate the the prop rotation rpm at low engine revs.

  • @jackkevillemedia
    @jackkevillemedia 8 років тому +44

    1:54 - The beast wants to be released!

    • @shadowcat0201
      @shadowcat0201 6 років тому +2

      Jack Keville holy shit, did you see how it tilted forward.

    • @kethtemplar8989
      @kethtemplar8989 5 років тому +2

      She nearly jumped the wheel choks, tell me you cant love that German enthusiasm...
      Shes like "COME ON COME ON, LET ME FLYYYYYYYY, 24 HOURS ON THE GROUND IS FAR TO LONG! I cant stand gravity!"

    • @kethtemplar8989
      @kethtemplar8989 5 років тому

      The only other plane ive seen this Enthusiastic to fly is my countrys Pride-n-Joy Boomerang, with her mid flight Howel, which i may add sounds like the Mighty Doomerang is screaming "WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!"

    • @kethtemplar8989
      @kethtemplar8989 5 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/-9-luVivamY/v-deo.html

    • @Cyan37
      @Cyan37 5 років тому

      @@kethtemplar8989 What a scream! :o
      Be proud of your country's pretty plane! :)

  • @Daiceto
    @Daiceto 7 років тому +18

    I absolutely love this machine!

    • @daleburrell6273
      @daleburrell6273 6 років тому

      WELL, IF YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH, THEN WHY DON'T YOU MARRY IT?!!

  • @michaelhuye
    @michaelhuye 8 років тому +12

    I'm gonna faint. My gosh it's beautiful.

    • @michaelhuye
      @michaelhuye 8 років тому +3

      Most beautiful Axis plane ever...

    • @stefanwiebers9991
      @stefanwiebers9991 3 роки тому

      ...until this fucking nazi plane is behind you...

    • @michaelhuye
      @michaelhuye 3 роки тому

      Yeah- that would be a thrill ride

  • @Carstuff111
    @Carstuff111 6 років тому +5

    OMG I thought the Merlin engine had a beautiful sound..... Wow that is glorious! And the fact that it just fires up and seems so ready to go... I want to fly one....

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 7 років тому +2

    When this thing fires up-it acts &looks like it is ready to jump off the ground NOW, engine sounds super healthy. What a blast it must be to fly it.

  • @Ralefe
    @Ralefe 7 років тому +11

    Such a beauty!

  • @josipvrandecic2472
    @josipvrandecic2472 7 років тому +21

    It is so good that it gave me the chills !!

  • @Zuloff
    @Zuloff 6 років тому +10

    "This was the first flight in the U.S. for an ME 109 (according to everyone I talked to at the event today)" No. I had a temp job at Mojave airport in the summer of 2001 while transferring colleges. During that time David Price's Santa Monica Museum of Flying had their BF-109E "White 14" in engine layup. I watched it from about 100 ft away doing engine runups once it had the original Daimler engine installed. God what a sound. The Daimler is smaller than a Merlin but the blower gear noise and short stacks give it a whining crackle that is all business. White 14 is the first to have flown in the US since the war with the original Daimler engine. It's in Canada now.

    • @Cappedrum
      @Cappedrum 6 років тому +5

      @zuloff Actually both the DB601 and the DB605 are bigger in displacement than the Merlin. 33L and 35.7L compared to 27 Liters in the Merlin.
      And White14 now is at Biggin Hill airport in UK waiting for the DB601 Overhaul. :)

    • @Zuloff
      @Zuloff 6 років тому +1

      I stand corrected Sir.

    • @simonwren4729
      @simonwren4729 4 роки тому

      I believe white 14 ( as an E ) was found in Russia and the Wk No of the airframe was traced to being a plane that Hans Joachim Marseille flew in the battle of Britain. I believe. Before he became the Star of Africa.

  • @russouk
    @russouk 5 років тому +5

    I love fast jets but sounds of old ww2 pros like spit hurri me109s etc are awesome....goosebump time.

  • @barno01
    @barno01 6 років тому +2

    This one of the most moving videos I've seen. Thank you xoxoxox

  • @dijin456
    @dijin456 7 років тому +2

    Incredibly beautiful. Love this video. Tks bud

  • @ziggy2shus624
    @ziggy2shus624 5 років тому

    Thanks for the great video and SOUND!

  • @MarionOhioPolice
    @MarionOhioPolice 6 років тому +2

    Music to my ears, thanks for sharing!

  • @hgrgic
    @hgrgic 5 років тому

    Amazing piece of history. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Kyleinasailing
    @Kyleinasailing 6 років тому +2

    I've always thought that the 109 looks more purposeful, as a war machine, than the Spitfire. It's big lump of an inverted DB engine allowed it to both dive and climb extremely quickly and combined with exceptonal armament made it a formidable machine.

    • @gufo_tave
      @gufo_tave 6 років тому

      In reality, the inverted V12 layout was chosen for better visibility.

  • @roygriffiths4399
    @roygriffiths4399 Рік тому +1

    My father-in-law's Beaufighter was shot up by one these over the North Sea in 1944. Thankfully, he survived to greet his daughter into the World in Feb1945. We didn't know about the 'dogfight' until his widow's death in 2016 when we had access to his Pilots Log books.

  • @thomaswelz267
    @thomaswelz267 6 років тому +2

    Amazing video , fantastic engine sound!

  • @lisawolak9942
    @lisawolak9942 7 років тому +6

    One of sleekest most awesome looking aircraft ever built ' from altitude she was a predator .

  • @junkers66
    @junkers66 8 років тому +8

    1:18 - Omg. I could loop that low pass 100s of times.
    A faster one would have been really good.

  • @omega_saxonia
    @omega_saxonia 6 років тому

    love it. the 1st pic that comes into my mind when i hear plane is: ME-109. regards from Germany and many thanks for this awesome video...

  • @pmg757
    @pmg757 8 років тому +3

    Wow, you guys got a nice low pass on the first flight! I slept in and missed it, but caught the second flight.
    I like how the plane seems to be bucking to get out of the wheel chocks on start-up.

    • @JoshWeaverRC
      @JoshWeaverRC 7 років тому

      pmg757. I noticed that too. I am not familiar with how it starts but it seems like electric motor gets momentum and then kicks in the motor. I also noticed the blades angle. I wonder if they can start at less of angle but they do have to clear a lot of smoke.

  • @darkmatter6714
    @darkmatter6714 3 роки тому

    These WW2 war birds were the pinnacle of aviation beauty. Absolutely incredible!

  • @brandonthomas303
    @brandonthomas303 4 роки тому

    Absolutely gorgeous work to you all!

  • @ubroberts5541
    @ubroberts5541 4 роки тому

    She starts right up! Nice flying too. An important part of history to be preserved for sure.

  • @guinness138
    @guinness138 7 років тому +15

    As much as I love the beautiful sound of a Merlin, nothing beats the obnoxious cackle of a Daimler Benz!

    • @ockertbrits6907
      @ockertbrits6907 2 роки тому +2

      Do you notice the whistling of the supercharger? Very typical of the DB 605. One flew over us here in Celle, Germany the other day. I heard it in my office, couldn't believe my ears. Ra

    • @dunxy
      @dunxy 2 роки тому

      @@ockertbrits6907 Lucky bugger! Maybe one day, we dont have any here that fly in Australia,yet anyway. Merlins sound great, but these sound tougher!

  • @davidj4662
    @davidj4662 5 років тому

    Wow, the sound of the power unit in that bird. Sends chills.

  • @FroggyFrog9000
    @FroggyFrog9000 6 років тому

    Amazing :) @ 1:50 sounds really great engine start up and taxi. Also nice good ground handelling by pilot and crew.

  • @BatMan-oe2gh
    @BatMan-oe2gh 5 років тому +1

    109 was a wicked weapon, but it had some quirks to flying it. I saw a show where they had some old German and English pilots from WW2 get into each others planes and compare. The Germans all stated that the Spit was easier to fly and land. It also handled better in turns. But in inverted dives the Fuel Injected 109 could then outrun the Spit which had a Carby. Once the Merlin became fuel injected, then that advantaged disappeared. Also the 20 mm cannon the 109 had in the nose, could peel enemy planes apart in a few bursts. Both pilots like each others planes, but the Spit came out in front.

  • @rasmuswellejus2809
    @rasmuswellejus2809 5 років тому +2

    Such a masterpiece!

  • @woableattack2990
    @woableattack2990 6 років тому +4

    1:22 omg that sounds AMAZING

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 5 років тому

    Well, it's been a year now since I viewed this, and haven't seen any thing new. Hope you guys still have it and can give us a new video. What an amazing aircraft it is.

    • @FiveCentsPlease
      @FiveCentsPlease 5 років тому

      +Craig Pennington Well, it flies. But recently it has rained every year during the annual air show at the museum in Virginia. (Typically around May.) Of the nine or so Bf-109s that are restored to airworthy worldwide, roughly one third to one half are down for engine issues at times. Expensive and temperamental to keep in the air.

  • @rlr50
    @rlr50 5 років тому

    Historically accurate markings. Very nice.

  • @fokjock
    @fokjock 7 років тому +5

    All this talk about whether it was ME-109 or BF109- gents , it was always known before and during the war by the those who flew it unquestionably as the ME-109 (pronounced "May") hundert neun.

  • @simonbowles5338
    @simonbowles5338 7 років тому +2

    Such a beautiful machine

  • @robertpintaric1033
    @robertpintaric1033 5 років тому

    Great Sound, thanks for that Video, best wishes from Austria / Braunau

  • @AndysEastCoastAdventures
    @AndysEastCoastAdventures 5 років тому

    That sound on the low flyby was something else!! At 3.18 thought it was going to nose over though!

  • @danielalozovska2050
    @danielalozovska2050 5 років тому

    Gosh, this plane is so graceful in air, like a bird. Wow!

  • @donaldbrownley8332
    @donaldbrownley8332 7 років тому

    Super video,of this plane,thank you

  • @42lookc
    @42lookc 3 роки тому

    The pure *DEADLINESS* of that aircraft emanates from every rivet. It gives me the shivers.

  • @bg147
    @bg147 5 років тому

    I love the sound of this plane along with the P-40 and Spitfire.

  • @Jelios
    @Jelios 5 років тому

    oh my god they are back!!
    wonderful!!
    very nice job guys!!!!!

  • @tootired76
    @tootired76 7 років тому +23

    I know everyone wants to call these planes ME 109s. They are all actually from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in Regensburg. Hence their proper designation is BF 109!

    • @Whitpusmc
      @Whitpusmc 7 років тому +5

      Actually ME 109 is correct as Messerschmitt bought out the BFW in I think 1938 or 9 and after that they were all ME109s which was what the Luftwaffe was designating them. Unless it's a very early model it's an ME109. But somehow I don't think this will be the last time this is debated LOL!

    • @FiveCentsPlease
      @FiveCentsPlease 7 років тому +3

      Wartime documents continued to use both terms.

    • @mauriciocastro7505
      @mauriciocastro7505 7 років тому +1

      That depends, not all 109s were assembled in Regensburg.

    • @LongRangeDesertGroupX
      @LongRangeDesertGroupX 7 років тому +1

      I was curious about that, as I've seen it as BF109 and ME109.

    • @jorgejaime4325
      @jorgejaime4325 7 років тому +4

      The company was renamed Messerschmitt AG after 11 July 1938 when Erhard Milch finally allowed Willy Messerschmitt to acquire the company. All Messerschmitt aircraft that originated (design) after that date, such as the Me 210, were to carry the "Me" designation. Some 109 models after 1938 were called ME on some paperworks but all the extant airframes bear the "Bf 109" designation on their identification plates, including the final K-4 models

  • @duskwindshadowbreeze5080
    @duskwindshadowbreeze5080 3 роки тому

    Absolutely beautiful aircraft.

  • @noworries12
    @noworries12 6 років тому +1

    man this is a legend...what a badass plane!

  •  6 років тому

    Beautiful plane!!!and the voice,marvelous!!!

  • @pilotina65
    @pilotina65 7 років тому +8

    Nice.
    My WW II favorite fighter.

  • @stuartdoyle99
    @stuartdoyle99 4 роки тому

    I just love that menacing engine sound

  • @Love2FlyKAP
    @Love2FlyKAP 5 років тому

    I love the sound of that engine!

  • @Desertduleler_88
    @Desertduleler_88 6 років тому

    Fantastic, from a distance can hardly see the Messerschimtt when it gets below the tree line.

  • @sallybond330
    @sallybond330 Рік тому

    For some reason, this gives me goosebumps, thinking of what our flyers encountered in the air......

  • @Rexerman89
    @Rexerman89 5 років тому +1

    ME-109 and FW-190's my favs!

  • @SPSteve
    @SPSteve 3 роки тому

    I don't know if the paint scheme is correct for that aircraft, if so great, if not there are a lot of paint schemes that are more visibly striking and interesting. Very cool to have these aircraft restored and back in the air, I'd love to see it fly!

  • @rivco5008
    @rivco5008 7 років тому

    My mother saw several air battles over Southampton & Portsmouth that included this fighter; everyone knew about the 109 that's for sure...

  • @TheZxman
    @TheZxman 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful bird. That was a long take off run!

  • @Vincent-Vega24
    @Vincent-Vega24 4 роки тому

    Man, everyone of those ME-109's sound so good in the air!!!! Im just wondering how many propellers this fella has bought since flying it because he was letting the tail come up mighty high for my likings!!!! Either way, Beautiful Video!!

  • @yuppy1967
    @yuppy1967 5 років тому

    That is awesome! Thanks!

  • @greglong1432
    @greglong1432 7 років тому +1

    With the landing gear slightly splayed outwards, aggravated not only the
    tendency to ground loop, but excessive tire wear, and tire bursts. In 1939
    the landing gear problem was already noticed, with 255 Me-109s
    damaged. A tailwheel lock fixed part of the problem, but the swing to the
    left on takeoff, became greater as the engines fitted, were increased in
    horsepower. By 1944 Luftwaffe fighter pilots were being sent into combat
    with only 160 hours flight time whereas their British and American
    counterparts had 360 and 400 hours. A total of 11,000 Me-109s were
    lost in takeoff and landing accidents. The later heavy cumbersome canopy
    was almost impossible for the pilot to open, with the result that many
    pilots were badly injured or died. The last plane that Luftwaffe pilots
    trained on, was the Arado 96 with wide inward folding landing gear(like the
    FW-190), then when they switched to 109's it must have been a nasty shock. Willy Messerschmitt never built a plane that had a sliding canopy.
    If the pilots could have taken off and landed with canopies in open
    position, escape from the aircraft would have be easier, and saved many
    lives. In the air, it had more kills than any other fighter in WW 2

    • @darkredvan
      @darkredvan 7 років тому +3

      One slight correction: Rookie fighter pilots in late 1944 - 1945 went to operational units with as few as 102 hours total flying time, 2 hours gliders, ~ 40 - 50 basic training, ~ 30 - 40 hours advanced training, and a mere ~ 10 - 20 hours on operational a/c like the Bf / Me 109 or Fw 190. Of those very poorly trained cannon fodder pilots more than 95 % did not survive. Most of them were only 18 or 19. BTW my father started training in autumn 1944, he did survive due to the fact that his was the first course that was cancelled during advanced training because of lack of gasoline. At cease fire in Europe in May 1945 he was 18 years for 8 days exactly. If he had finished training, I most probably would not exist.

    • @greglong1432
      @greglong1432 7 років тому

      Interesting! Glad your around to tell the tale.

    • @handmethepanda
      @handmethepanda 7 років тому

      Amazing tale.

  • @sherman4195
    @sherman4195 8 років тому

    Great Video! Unfortunately we weren't able to make it Friday and planned a trip for Saturday. But thanks to Tropical Storm Bonnie nothing could fly on Saturday, or Sunday since the weather was so bad! I'm glad to see my 9-year-old son and I "didn't" miss anything this year. My son would have literally been broken hearted to have gone to the show and not had the chance to see this beautiful aircraft fly! But Good Lord willing - we'll be there next May 2017 - if the weather will cooperate!

  • @kolloduke3341
    @kolloduke3341 5 років тому

    that pilot is f....kin amazing,keeping her on her front wheels before taking off so long. so many pilots killed trying to control them when taking off... BIG RESPECT TO PILOT AND OTHERS OF WW2.

  • @ivanloar7846
    @ivanloar7846 4 роки тому

    To control the torque of that beast on take off takes skill. Damn good pilot!

  • @jimmysparks315
    @jimmysparks315 4 роки тому

    Engine sounds bloody beautiful.....

  • @Mob01971
    @Mob01971 5 років тому +1

    digital photography really brings out that reverse direction effect

  • @antoniodias479
    @antoniodias479 5 років тому +1

    V12 Inverted cylinder with liquid refrigeration (Junkers Jumo 210). Later, a powerfull Daimler-Benz DB 600. This is music to my ears.

  • @hohenstaufenschutzstaffel2727
    @hohenstaufenschutzstaffel2727 7 років тому +3

    wunderschön!

  • @Sedici-Competizione
    @Sedici-Competizione 8 років тому +2

    Do you have a schedule of shows in which this aircraft will be present? I live in Maryland and would love to va beach to see this, I use to work on f16's years ago so I do enjoy some aircraft

  • @Tellyfive
    @Tellyfive 6 років тому

    What a beautiful sight. !!!!

  • @MrTuftynut
    @MrTuftynut 5 років тому

    Really lovely BF 109 G model ! Not some Buchon mock-up. So sad that many WW2 German planes cannot be seen flying today, such as the Heinkel He-111, Stuka, Bf 110, FW Condor, etc. So many could have been saved but were scrapped during and after WW2.

  • @awesomo9262
    @awesomo9262 7 років тому +30

    beautiful design, isn't it?

    • @bennyandersen742
      @bennyandersen742 5 років тому

      is it?

    • @philipeldredge7136
      @philipeldredge7136 5 років тому

      its ugly as frick. that's the girl I would never ask for a dance at the ball.

    • @1969bogdi
      @1969bogdi 5 років тому +4

      It is indeed! Looks aggressive, as a fighter aircraft should look like

  • @fatarsemonkey
    @fatarsemonkey 7 років тому

    Love the sound.

  • @jmorra
    @jmorra 7 років тому +2

    frightening but beautiful.

  • @rambo410
    @rambo410 4 роки тому

    one of my favorite WW2 aircraft.

  • @marekszewc1629
    @marekszewc1629 6 років тому +17

    1:51 Now THAT'S how u turn on your engine!

  • @jerryvolpini7987
    @jerryvolpini7987 6 років тому

    Damn, what a beautiful aircraft 👍

  • @richardjoganah1871
    @richardjoganah1871 6 років тому +3

    Lovely me-109 😊

  • @jayyoung5423
    @jayyoung5423 3 роки тому

    Damn, next to the p41....this is a beautiful aircraft.

  • @sanchezsanchez7107
    @sanchezsanchez7107 Рік тому

    Amazing job, My congrats for All of you that worked hard to get this result. Do you know the original JG, decals and fighter of this unit?

  • @jacksporran7468
    @jacksporran7468 5 років тому +1

    I love the Spitfire to bits but their's something about that Daimler Benz :)

  • @kalaharimine
    @kalaharimine 5 років тому

    Take-off looked surprisingly stable despite all the stories about the Me109 being a hand full.

  • @cTomM1
    @cTomM1 7 років тому +2

    Gonna have to get out to VABCH and check this out of course.

  • @joem5110
    @joem5110 5 років тому

    Such a sweet sounding engine.

  • @m0ther_bra1ned12
    @m0ther_bra1ned12 6 років тому

    So cool having one of these in the US.

  • @eliaslundstedt5607
    @eliaslundstedt5607 4 роки тому +1

    It was called BF, because it was made by Bayreiche Flugzugwerke, albeit designed by Williy Messerschmitt, but the Reichsluftfartsministerium (RLM) gave it the designation BF, because thats the initials of the company. Same as Junkers, JU. Or Dornier, DO. Or Heinkel, HE. and Messerschmitt, ME.
    It made its first flight on may 26th 1935. It was not untill a more than 3 years later on the 11th of July 1938 when Ernhard Milch let Willy Messerschmitt take over the company. From then on all NEW designs were designated as ME by the RLM. But the 109 and 110 were from before the change in owners. Later modells were named ME such as the ME 410 and the ME 262. and yes Im aware that Willy Messerschmitt founded the company. but he was not the CEO for a number of years

  • @P8intballEvans
    @P8intballEvans 4 роки тому

    beautiful!

  • @RonWylie-gk5lc
    @RonWylie-gk5lc 5 років тому

    Halfway through that thing started like an angry dragon lol, I cant imagine what that was like in the cockpit, she sounded so good on that low pass, what a piece of engineering. I know they lost a lot because of that undercarriage configuration but she was a wonderful plane

  • @MrFrontenginedragste
    @MrFrontenginedragste 5 років тому

    the sound of that engine is heavenly

  • @robwilkinson8497
    @robwilkinson8497 6 років тому

    whats that noise prior to the engine start? guessing its an dc powered booster system for the actual starter motor?