Fieseler Storch - Part Three - Kermie Cam
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- In part three of the Fieseler Storch Kermie Cam, Kermit finally takes to the sky. See the full flight over and around Fantasy of Flight, with a couple of surprises along the way. Fun stuff. Enjoy.
This is a man who knows how to make an aviation video:
NO MUSIC (thank God)
and a knowledgeable narration with engine sounds. I'm not asking for the moon here, people, and Kermit does it perfectly.
this guy owns a museum ...
THIS! I want to hear the airplane, not bad music, Another great Kermie Cam. Thanks you so much for doing these!
I worked at FoF as a teenager. This was always my favorite plane. My last day before I went to Nursing school Ken (i think, names are fuzzy) surprised me and said he was gonna take me up for the flight of the day. But when he started the storch up it started spewing oil. We had to shut it down. I thought my chance was over but we took the Stampe up instead. Most amazing day. 17 years ago and I can close my eyes and remember every bit of it. Best first Job ever!
I'm 15, and i wish to go to my local Anfield to work there!
I went one day, and they will acept me, is not close to FoF, but i love airplanes.
Im Argentinian, so it's hard to express what I'm trying to say, Sorry :(
My vote for the coolest airplane of all time. I'm not a pilot but if I was, I'd love to own a Fieseler Storch. Such an interesting design and so much history behind it. Even if the Germans were our enemies, their aircraft engineering was fantastic. The Storch reflects that in every way. The view from the cockpit is the same one Rommel had when he flew around North Africa by himself, checking out the enemy and landing in the desert among his troops. And the view Mussolini had when Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favourite commando, rescued him from the mountain hotel in Italy where he was being held prisoner. And the view the famous German woman pilot Hanna Reitsch had when she landed in the streets and took off again during the Battle of Berlin during the last days of Hitler's Reich.
"If you don't have a Fiesler Storch you need to get one" actually that's exactly what I did. Bought an rc model kit of this plane just because of these videos.
I just picked up the one from Motion RC :)
This thing is friggin awesome!!!! Someday I will fly one for sure! 😁
Graves RC in Orlando had a giant One it had a six foot wingspan.
Kermit has so much fun and watching him it's contagious!
“If you don’t have a Fieseler Storch you gotta get one, especially a German one....you gotta look for the gun”. Outstanding.
Love that plane. My Dad always had a thing for the storch which was strange to me as a kid. He was in the RAF and worked on Spits and Hurricanes towards the end of WW2. Guess he just loved aircraft and the fact that it was German did not matter. He lives through the greatest years of aviation and I thank him for giving me the same interest in these great old birds.
What a gem, I now you fly everything from an umbrella to a fighter, but this ole gal has to be so much the purest of flight, thanks for sharing.
Herr Kermit
Ich habe dein Video über den Fieseler Storch genossen. Ich war in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren mehrere Jahre in Deutschland stationiert. Ich hatte die Gelegenheit, mehrere deutsche Flugzeuge vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu sehen und sogar in mehreren zu fahren. Großes Vergnügen. Danke D.J. McCarty USA im Ruhestand
Mr. Kermit
I have enjoyed your video about the Fieseler Storch. I spent several years stationed in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. I had the opportunity to see several german pre WW2 planes and even rode in several. Great Pleasure. Thank You D.J. McCarty USA Retired
Those guys at the R/C strip got a nice surprise. That would have made my day to see.
"Wow...that Storch is a pretty large scale model, I wonder who's flying it? Bill? Jim? no? Holy crap, it's real and it lands shorter than my model!"
All three videos were so cool. I would love that plane myself. What a kick in the pants flying that around. Simple but so well aerodynamically engineered, slats! Slow flight was interesting. Rescue of Mussolini from the Gran Sasso in same type plane. That German pilot flew it downhill off the mountain side to get the airspeed he needed.
If you take nothing else away from this video, the engineering, the aerodynamics, the sheer thought that went into the creation of this aircraft, one thing everyone can understand is that it is indeed a marvelous observation airplane. Has any aircraft ever created so perfectly fulfilled its mission as well or as completely as the Fieseler Storch? I think not 😉
Agreed, the Storch was exceptional aerodynamically, the closest to a helicopter in performance for its day. As an operational aircraft, it was excellent in the communications role but surprisingly poor in the observation role. It was large and difficult to conceal in forward locations, compared with an Auster or L-3, it had relatively high fuel consumption and the undercarriage was prone to failure on rough ground. The British Auster AOP Mks 1-9 and the American L-3/L-5s were better in those respects. I've flown all the military marks of Auster and they can match the Storch for short field performance if correctly handled. In slow flight, the Auster's stall is relatively benign, compared with the Storch, whose stall could be lethal at low level if a wing is allowed to drop. That said, for sheer non-operational fun flying, the Storch takes some beating. Thanks for such entertaining and professional videos Kermit. Love them all.
Full agree BlueBaron. I love the mechanical aspects, the simple controls, the well thought out features. The folding wings, the WINDOWS - OMG they're awesome. The slots, the flaps and ailerons working together. Even the mixture control method makes sense. Marvelous simplicity yet complicated all wrapped into one.
I'd love to see this thing on some Bush tires!!...It has the "ground breaking" Shock Suspension of a "Super Stoll" Oh wait..the Germans did it over half a Century ago...lol
Fantastic flight, thank so much from an old German pilot...👍💥👍
What a glorious aircraft. Nice work working with it. Excellent video. Makes me want to get into flying again. This is one of my most favorite aircraft ever made. Wonderful machine.
Great video....enjoyed that a lot!
These were the 3 best videos on my most favorite airplane . Thanks for showing me so many details of this jewel of a plane ...
What's not to love?! Thank you for all three videos! :)
Kermit, did already someone mention, we all love you ;)
Thanks so much !
Kermie you are seriously THE MAN!!! Hahaha!! Such natural information so easily given brilliant. Quite a few Storch's were captured and used by senior allied commanders during WW2 it was such a respected aircraft.
Hi Kermit , thanks for taking me with you in the Storch .
I love that plane too !
I imagined I was flying from my local air strip , Fairoaks in Surrey England
Thanks for explaining the controls too .
Best regards Jim Simpson
What a treasure you have there Kermit. Love those old vintage aircraft and the sounds and smells they generate. Thanks for sharing.
You sir have more planes in real life than i have in flight simulators. But thanks for sharing these fantastic planes with us!
LMAO xD
What an excellent 3 part series! I was at the edges of my seat the entire time. The history, the flight, the pre flight Inspection they were all great. So glad I was able to watch a true professional. And it was just him and the plane In the video. No music. His voice & the engine are perfect!
The best STOL ever built, next come the Pilatus PC-6, Many thanks for the 3 parts and all the sharing knowledge. Congrats!
Dear Mr. Kermit, the way You explain aviation: the History, the aerodynamics, mechanical systems, simply is for admiring. I am a school teacher myself, love aviation and am a RC modeller whole my life - can only imagine those guys faces when You landed on their strip... These videos about Storch You made are an absolute peace of art. Thank You so much for such a smart and professional, but at the same time so playfull, videos.
Thanks for the ride along really enjoyed the "trip". Stay safe
Im so excited how cool this is I can't imagine those below driving on the interstate see a German plane above them is so funny and the thoughts they had seeing this fly overhead 😂 Kermit thanks s I much for preserving history and your verbal statements and knowledge is very cool, I dig it man! 😅😊
One of the happiest men on Earth, I guess... Thanks for sharing this passion!!!
I think that I flew that Stearman back in 2008/9. I had come to see the Storch and the engine and spares collection there. Afterwards I enquired about a joy ride and went over to the big hangar opposite. Had about 30-minute flight in that Stearman (Kaydet?). The pilot flew the takeoff down that runway between the trees and let me do all the flying. We did stall turns which needed massive amounts of rudder in one direction to overcome the torque of the big Continental. I flew back remembering the water tower and he landed. Certificate and mug, 'I flew the Stearman'. Brilliant!
Quickest I ever hit the subscribe button. Great videos Part 1-3, thank you for all the explanations!
Thank you! Welcome aboard!
Keep feeding that inner child... as an Aussie petrol user, I am most happy with how you fund this essential activity. You are a star!
HI ; NICE PLANE , IF I HAD TO HAVE ONE AIRPLANE , THIS IS IT!!! I LOVE THIS AIRPLANE !!! THANK YOU KERMIT, YOU ARE GREAT ! CARL
Beautiful plane great video
I always look forward to Kermie Cam! You look like you're having so much fun flying that plane! Great video and GREAT plane!
Strangely beautiful airplane. Great video.
Landing at the RC field must be an eye opener for those flyers!
Another hit Kermit. I truly do enjoy your Kermie Cam videos. Folks like myself don't live near an aircraft museum and even then would only get the chance to look at static aircraft sitting on the ground or in a hanger. These take us inside with a walk through of the aircraft. I really enjoy these. Thanks again.
Just loved this video.
A smile from HERE 2 EAR !!
Kermit..... In it with body and soul !!!
thanks.
I want to thank you for keeping this and your other birds flying. One of these days I'm going to visit you (a long trek from the Pacific NW's).
Visited you 15-20 years ago from the UK and watched the storch fly. There was a bit of wind and the pilot held it almost stationary in mid air. Great stuff. Flew the corsair simulator too. Best day of our holiday. Thanks for posting the video 👍
Hey Kermit, seeing you get alongside the stearaman remids me of a time when I was flying by your place in one of Jack Browns cubs on floats and you joined in for a short formation flying. That was my one and only aerial encounter with a fieseler Storch in this lifetime. I#d love to fly it one of these days. Thanks for sharing. Love and light, Gerhard
Gerhard Paasche that must’ve been pretty cool flying alongside a Storch! Have always loved that airplane. Jack Brown gave me my check ride for my private pilot license. Very nice gentleman. Never did get a float plane endorsement, must be fun to do. Happy flying!
I love aviation. I only fly RC planes and I have this plane what I have learned from Kermit is very helpful thanks.
I grew up flying RC, and still love it.
Thanks for the video, the ride and the views, quite a job, dude
My grandfather flew a Stearman in the navy just like the one you formed off the left side of. That was beautiful!
OK. Very very very good . Even more vidéos like this.
Thank you so much. Francis
Thanks for a great video. Really neat the walk through you gave. The bicycle chain gear for the flaps. Semper Fi!
Mr. Weeks, Thanx for the awesome vids. You do what I can only dream of. What a sweet aircraft!
What a gorgeous airplane, I am extremely jealous Sir! I have a long, ongoing love affair with aircraft that are capable of flying low and slow. When I was a kid I was heavily involved with the Civil Air Patrol in Coastal Georgia and gained an appreciation for the L-16 our Squadron flew out of Savannah (dubbed, of course, "Super Bird"). We spent a lot of time searching for bent airplanes in the Okefenokee Swamp. Later, in the Air Force I had the opportunity to get some boot leg stick time in a Bronco, thanks to an understanding Major who also spent time as a kid in the swamps looking for bent airplanes and was lucky enough to crew an MH-53. But it just isn't the same.
Thank you for that excellent video! Instant subscriber!
Thanks for the comment, and the sub!
Excellent trio of vids - thanks very much. Your explanation of slots/slats is the best I've ever listened to.
Couldn't help but notice the V/S indicator being buried negative, great video series Kermit and thank you for the experience with this fantastic aircraft.
Thanks for fulfilling my long-held dream to fly a Storch, in such a beautifully realised virtual experience. A really nice memory for me to dream on with.
I just spent 4 hours addicted to your videos. Make more Kermie cam! They are the best aviation videos on UA-cam. Thank you for preserving and flying those historic planes. I will definitely come see the museum next time I and in Florida
This guy is the Jay Leno of vintage aircraft:D
Yes but with a much smaller head & chin.....(bobble head Leno)
No thankyou * Your video and presentation is a scale model builders dream.
no he's Howard Hughes himself ...
Kermit is a lot more knowledgeable. Leno is an enthusiast, Kermit is an expert.
Hmm, Not really! Kermit wins = As a Dane I don't really care/know that much about 'murican talkshows. Sry' :-/
Thank You very much, best videos I have seen yet, great job explaining and narrating.
Kermit, thank you so much for taking us along in a truly memorable flight. This aircraft is my all-time favorite. I am going to get my own storch. I have a 1/4 scale kit on the way and your video is so helpful for me to add the fine details to make my rc as realistic as possible. I am inspired by the folding wings and the details that go with them.
Thanks for the flight, Kermie. Enjoyed all three parts, walk-around to mags off.
On Your channel, one can literally FEEL every plane. Thanks.
wow i did not want to come down.THANKs you made an old man in the UK very happy.THANKs
What a hoot! Another terrific video Kermit. You are a classic teller of the story of an aircraft. A great video, and huge fun seeing how much you enjoy it.
Awesome! Thanks for letting us ride along. A once in a lifetime opportunity.
Geweldig, dat is echt genieten. Mooie beelden, ook van de Connie!
I was once taken up in one of these planes and was told that in a head wind the plane would hover or even fly backwards with respect to the ground. Now that's a handy thing for a spotter to be able to do.
“I love this airplane”, says everything!
What a great video
Thank you 👍
Festinating craft!! Seems quite simple and easy to fly! I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for your time and explanations, I learn a lot!!
Never have I been so inspired to pursue my dreams in aviation restoration and flying the classics than by this guy. You rock man!
One of these planes was used as the personal transport of the world's greatest test pilot, Eric Brown. He landed one on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier without a hook and used less than 1/3 of the deck doing so.
I could easily land a Cessna 152 on an aircraft carrier without using a tail-hook and take off easily without using the full length of the flight deck.
You'll laugh, the Fi 156 Storch was originally built for this. It was designed and built as a reconnaissance aircraft for the first German aircraft carrier "Graf Zeppelin". Hence the folding wings, the short take-off and landing ability and the extremely springy landing gear. After the construction of the "Graf Zeppelin" was abandoned, the Storch continued to be produced as a close-up reconnaissance aircraft because of its extreme flight characteristics.
These three videos demonstrate what flying is about at its core; pure fun. It's what got the Wright brothers thinking about making their own plane, what kept the barnstormers going with paying guests, and what keeps people in the air today through paragliders, sail planes, ultralights, and planes like this. You should fly that to Craig field in Jax so I could take a gander at it. ;-)
Love it, love it love it! thanks, Kermit you made my day with this 3 part video. Thank you so much for showing it
Awesome plane ! Thanks for the detailed description in the three vids of this plane .
kERMIT..... This 3 part video on the Storch has got to be the most educational one you have put out yet..... Everything from how this aircraft works to even the short class on wing lift.... Awsome my friend. I live in Homestead and would love to come and visit your museum. Im just not sure if your back to being opened or not. I have parents in Melbourne and a brother in Trinity. Interste 4 is no problem. Maybe my wife can take me there for my 56th.....
Our museum light is open seasonally on weekends. Check the Fantasy of Flight website for dates and times. www.fantasyofflight.com
Ah man thats great Kerm! That made my day when you landed at the RC field, I fly every day I can at our local model club. I love the Stearman easter egg in video. The Storch is incredible.
One of my favorite planes, thanks for the ride.
Great videos and super explanation as to how and what with a Fieseler Storch! The best part was the "test flight",
I remember this plane from pictures in my Dads WWII books which I still have!
And he remembers seeing them in real life during his service in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front..!
Kermit, you are having more fun than a human being is allow to have! :) I was flying that Fi-156 right along with you. The Fiesler Storch is one of my all time favorite airplanes.
Oh, I noticed that the "turn indicator" was inop - and, it looked like the "slip/skid ball" was frozen in the race. Hey, who needs all of that "high tech" stuff! :) Thanks, N-6395T
Hey!! Amazing! I watched all parts. Fantastic in every way. Thank you so much!
Riveting videos, brilliant, what an incredible design, the whole thing left me breathless.
Excellent video. I had a smile on my face the entire time.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!!
Just love the Kermie Cam videos. Another great video, thanks!
Landing on the Rc field wonderful stuff .I visited that field once... Great video thank you Kermit
Amazingly short take off and landing. I've read about it, but this is the first I've seen it. Well done Mr.Weeks. Great videos.
A great aircraft, thanks for doing the Kermie cam!
Super outrageously totally off the charts cool Mr. Weeks.
You,my friend,have got life by the "short hairs"!!.
Of course,I don't get to see all the work,blood,sweat,tears and rough parts.
I live vicariously through your AWESOME videos!
PLEASE SIR,never stop making them,if you can at all help it...
Jeff
NO WONDER ... SO Many Thumbs UP !!! Bravo Sir !
Love your movies, planes and airfield. Amazing! Its my dream to fly these legends
Great video Mr. Weeks even landing at the RC field to give the ppl there a sight to see and something to talk about....."you remember that day when someone landed their airplane when we were flying out RC planes
This has been my favorite airplane since I read about the Mussolini rescue operation. There were quite a few high ranking German officers who also flew to Storch. Rommel, Guedering, and the highest ranking of them all was Reinhard Heydrich who was a former Luftwaffe pilot and naval officer at one point in his career, but who rose to the rank of Reichs Protector and Director of the SD, the security and Gestapo wing of the SS.
I find it amazing that these officers were allowed to fly at all during the war. After a close call where Heydrich was nearly shot down in his Storch, Hitler forbade him from flying for the duration of the war.
Just imagine at the time in GERMANY, a v8 air cooled inverted engine, the wing innovations,and was kept flying today, OH WOW, Wunderbar ! Thanks KERMIT
That plane looks like a lot of fun
Thank you for a virtual experience of something I can never do. That was awesome, sir.
Sounds like driving around in an old 1960s V-8 pickup!! lol! Cheers!
I flrew Louie Kaufmann's Storch out of Palomar Airport (Carlbad, CA) in the '70''s. On my 1st landing it began to settle to the left and I thought it was going to ground loop, but then saw it was still running down the center-line, and then the right gear began to settle. When I got back to the shop (R. W. Martin Aviation) I told them maybe they needed to check the pressure in the struts :). Louie asked to take it to the Airshow in Casa Grande. The had Snoopy laying on his dog house and guys would fly by and drop flour bags, bombing Snoopy. I came in at 500' - went to full flaps - engine idle - and made a 90º dive - and was straight and level doing 85 kts at 50' :D. I took home to Louie the trophy for Best Warbird. I made a couple of landing at Palomar with zero rollout when the wind was at 25 kts.
I had my cousin Tim with me going over, but he flew back with Ted Barker in my Navion - because of the following:
It was fun to fly, but it has one proplem, every now and then the engine would quit for about 2 secs (startliing) and they never found out why it was doing that, at least while I was I was flying it...
The Fi156 has always been one of my favorite German Planes. I’m so envious of you having one to play with! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Kermie Bro,
Not a bad day when you can fly, chase down your buddy in a biplane, and then land on a remote control airplane field...all in a Fieseler Storch!! Dreaming the live, and keep sharing!
Damn I would love to see Kermits logbook. That would be an interesting read :-D
Mr. Weeks, thank you so much for this series of Kermie Cam, I always enjoy them because of the level of detail you include. Thank you for keeping these wonderful aircraft in the air. By the way, your VSI is broken;-) Kind regards, Tomas
Great Video Kermit , It looks like a kick in the but to fly that bird .
Outstanding Kermit..........thanks again for the ride.
Wonderful, thanks Kermit!