Sopwith Camel and Supermarine Spitfire fly in form

[Tankbuilder]

Shalom fellow avaition buffs.

I just discovered this neat You Tube video that shows a Sopwith Camel flying in formation and close to a Supermarine Spitfire. There's a great commentary on some aspects of the Camel and flying it. Here's the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PnKUEFX8g

Cheers from Peter

 

[moon puppy]

What a great video Peter, thanks for sharing that. Notice how the Camel rocked back and forth when he was warming up the engine? Tell ya though, I'd rather listen to that Merlin per than that Gnome fartin'.

 

[Tankbuilder]

What a great video Peter, thanks for sharing that. Notice how the Camel rocked back and forth when he was warming up the engine? Tell ya though, I'd rather listen to that Merlin per than that Gnome fartin'.

Shalom Moon puppy.

The pilot od the Camel said that the entire engine rotates with the prop; the engine wegihs 350 pounds ad revolves at 1,500 rpms. I guess that mass is what shakes the aeroplane around. Did you catch where te pilot said that in a turn to the right the aeroplane wants to dive and in a turn to the left it wants to climb? That's the torque of that rotating engine causing that.

About 40 kilometers from me is a flying Lancaster. It's really something to hear those four Merlins cone to life.

Cheers from

Cheers from Peter

 

[SA Dave]

Damn Peter that means you live 40Km from my mate Tim (Nesemakanic) he lives across the road from that Lanc.
BTW nice looking Vampire in the background of the Camel on the ground also.

 

[Tankbuilder]

Damn Peter that means you live 40Km from my mate Tim (Nesemakanic) he lives across the road from that Lanc.
BTW nice looking Vampire in the background of the Camel on the ground also.

Shalom.

Is it the Canadian one? It's the Canadian Mynarski Lanc that I'm near. It's at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope. Ontario.

Cheers from Peter

 

[SA Dave]

Yep the canadian Lanc

 

[White_Wolf]

What a great video Peter, thanks for sharing that. Notice how the Camel rocked back and forth when he was warming up the engine? Tell ya though, I'd rather listen to that Merlin per than that Gnome fartin'.

Aviation Museum in South Australia have an "Engine Running Day" twice a year or so. Last one I attended, they had a Gnome - active in WW1 - 100 years old obviously, a Merlin, PRatt & Whitney, a small jet too.

To actually see the engines running was , the sound, the smell, the looks - all worth it, a unique experience.

The Gnome was indeed a strange one, you can see the whole engine rotating while the shaft itself doesn't, the guys presenting it demonstrated the speed control, it was exactly that sound that appears in the video. Now imagine having to switch the ignition on and off to control your speed, wipe your goggles off with the scarf so you can actually see something, and on top of that, trying to fire the machine gun that would jam more often than not.

THe Pratt & Whitney was nicknamed OLD SMOKEY and everyone soon found out why.

THe Merlin was a bit moody on the day. Wouldn't start at first. 20 minutes of priming, praying, cursing, and all that seem to have done the trick and it started. I am still getting goosebumps remembering the sound of that engine

THe little jet engine was a 2 minutes job - push the starter button, monotonous sound, the guys said "This is a little jet engine, always starting, always working, always reliable - very boring" :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I got some pics, will post them later.