Fly the Sopwith Snipe! - Flight Perspective
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2018
- On one of the last test flights before Oshkosh 2018, Kermit takes the Sopwith Snipe up with 3 GoPro cameras attached to the tail, right wing and next to the cockpit. It makes for some exciting footage as he makes a circuit in and around Fantasy of Flight property and surrounding area. Watch on a large wide screen monitor and you'll feel like you're on board yourself. Turn a fan on for the wind in your face effect! :-)
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I have to say this is one of my favourite of all your videos. Multi camera angles, virtually no camera shake, wonderful sound, beautiful flying weather and a marvellous, historic aircraft. Congratulations. What a ride, castor oil and all.
Had a chance to meet Kermit at Oshkosh on Monday, he even signed some books for my son. What an amazing guy, and a great aviator.
I am so grateful we have people in in the world like Kermit that invest so much time, effort and money in preserving our history and heritage for future generations, it is so important they understand where they came from.
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This video like so many of Kermit's is just intoxicating!!!! Every frame of this one is a work of art!!! What a magnificent airplane. Kermit has flying skills to spare.
In a very old book from the 1950s that my father had that talked about air warfare, it was mentioned that the reason that many pilots of the planes of that time wore a long scarf, was because they used it as a handkerchief to wipe off the castor oil that stained their goggles; the face and the windshield. And that in many cases the pilots breathed so much castor oil through the smoke from the engine and what splashed on their faces that their stomachs loosened and they evacuated in the seat of the plane. -Most of you will know that castor oil is a purgative as well as a lubricant for internal combustion engines.
Absolutely awesome video beautiful beautiful softwith❤❤❤
Thanx for reference material Mr. Weeks! Just building Sopwith Snipe in 1:72 scale...
What gets me from this is - we are all accustomed to a sense of speed and fast acceleration now, but the guys who first flew in these aircraft had maybe never been faster than a horse could run, or a train could puff and must have had a huge mental learning curve to adjust to the sensation of rushing directly forward. It must have really been mind-blowing for them when they first went up in a trainer.
Rich fellas had race cars. Race cars broke 100mph in summer 1904. google 'worlds-fastest-production-cars-1894-1914'
I used the word maybe deliberately! There is always that one guy though that skip-reads...
There're lots of stories of pilots that had never been faster than a bicycle before learning to fly. Speed has always been a great drug.
in the air you do not notice the speed ,,, on the ground or close to the ground you do,, and to close to the ground you dont want to be,, only for take of and landing...
I guess it is kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch new movies online ?
Darn castor oil gets eveywhere,sure is a nippy little biplane,great footage with all those onboard cams and really made you feel that you are flying the Snipe,thanks again Kermit for going the extra mile in getting these videos out to us.
Yes the castor oil has a habit of as you say getting everyware , why? but the wonderful aroma !
Such a great perspective in our time of supersonic aviation.
Flown so sweetly. So it will last forever, Excellent machine!
Looks like a wonderful old bird that still flies's so well and is beautiful to look at (the aircraft looks great too).
She sounds so great on board. thank you for the video
It was beautiful Kermit 👍 beautiful flying by beautiful plane...oryginal plane 😎👍. Engine sound is awesome 😀
What amazing views.
More like this please! I love the multiple camera angles!
SUPERB !! The UK Loves Kermit Weeks! From the UK near Stansted Airport Essex .
this video is beautiful.
What a brilliant yet simple machine... love it. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful stuff. And nice landing!
What a awesome video. Amazing how small the Snipe is - and just how tight the cockpit appears to be.
Thanks for the ride sir.
Ingestion of castor oil fumes on missions in addition to the terror of dog fights gave WW1 pilots diarrhoea, which they countered with cherry brandy for the reverse effect. In the Royal Flying Corps the strain of war flying, the like of which had never been known before, led to exhaustion and TB (tuberculosis), which was known as "Flying Sickness D". Pilots who survived often had severe alcohol problems, as did many troops in the trenches. A wonderful video Kermit and Crew, thank you so much!
Good trip. Cannot wait to see the Osh Kosh videos.
Awesome flight. Thanks for posting the video. Wow!
LoL a flying oil storm. Still a nice airplane thanks for taking us along.
Waaaaay freaking cool Kermit ! Thanks for the awesome video ! 😃
Thanks Kermit for another great video keeping the WWI planes alive, could you do a video on how you fly these early aircraft fuel control and how the caster is injected or premixed. I imagine they are a handful to fly when compared to a modern light aircraft .
If only there was a way to overcome the mess left by that caster oil
That is so cool! Those camera angles were awesome!
All you need is a white silk scarf flowing over the fuselage behind you.
If his scarf was *long enough,* it would "flop" all over that rear camera and clean the castor oil off of the lens...😁
OMG! That was FANTASTIC!
5:40 Bet you made their day! Cool video again. Love these ww1-era planes.
Fantastic video my friend!! I can't wait to come see your fantastic collection of aircraft. Might I request more video's like you did on the P-51C and P-51D where you showed the exterior, startup process and cockpit footage? Thanks for all the work you guy's do and sharing these AMAZING aircraft with us. 👍👍
ryan moeller it is a very great collection to see. I have been multiple times as I only live an hour away, and Ive seen him fly many aircraft it's incredible. Definitely worth getting out there to see.
MegaDargar I can't wait to go! I live in Oklahoma City.
Fantastic!!
Thank you for sharing!
Love the video.
Great video Kermit. Just keep doing right turns only on the ground! :)
Beautiful old warbird bipe.
This is just brilliant, great to see this old machine fly! Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard!
@@KermitWeeks444 Looking forward to see more of your vids! I crashed my ultralight (pilot error, I stretched the glide and stalled just before the runway) and haven't flown since but videos like yours may one day make me pluck up the courage to try again.
Love it man!
Great camera angles and editing!
very cool and wow what video....that was cool.
Nicely done Kermit and editor -- such a great bird and hope to see it at Oshkosh - I hear you have a hanger there - good move!
What a beautiful plane! 😊
Great video!!
AMAZING....
THANKS! That was great!
you get one wish.. you can be 20 again or you can be Kermit Weeks... I gotta think about this one... more fun in one day than most in a lifetime... I wanna go see his place..
Yay!!! So cool!
Beautiful! Kermit, have you ever thought about owning a Spad XIII or a Airco DH2? Would love to see you fly / chat about these Aircraft.
Loved it Kermit. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
Excellent video - great flying, wonderful views and editing. - could even see the rotary engine rotating through the cowling.
Kermie deserves formal national, nay, international recognition from the aeronautic establishment for single-handedly keeping it alive down there. Do they do live streaming of shows for those of us unable to attend personally ?
Aviao muito bonito gostei. E dei like
Great to see..! All the wonderful Go-Pro's views remind of fly MS Flight Simulator and switching the POV but real world, thanks for the ride! Hope all goes well in Oshkosh. Would be cool to flying formation with say an F-35 while there (to represent 100 years of Royal Air Force history but not sure if jet-wake & 100 y/o biplanes mix well..). Even better challenge to a dog-fight.. ; )! Best wishes to you Kermit & your entire support crew!
Something I happened to notice. Didn't see the ground crew have to inject (extra) fuel in the cylinders before starting the Snipe this time around. Wondering if something changed (like the engine previously warmed up) or just edited out of the video?
As you said, was pictured before, just edited out of this video
Fantastic channel and beautiful planes.
Do you have any blueprints and building experience you can share with me? Considering to build one.
That camera on the wing sure shows a lot of flex. Wow.
Fantastic thank you for sharing with the rest of jealous aviators 👍
Fly as much as you can Kermit. One day: You won't be able to fly any more, and it WILL break Your heart. I can't fly any more, and it just kills me. I have too many health issues, and I am only 69 years old. I haven't been able to pass the flight physical since August of 2000. Thst ended my career as a pilot. I was just getting started too. Live my dream for me. I would give anything to do what you do. I can only fly Radio Controlled Aircraft now. It is fun, but nothing will ever compare to being in the air.
Kermits beauty secrets. Lol that was great🤣🤣
Very nice video, nice flight, i would like to see the cockpit, do you flight by instruments or its natural. so old fashion plane but still does the job also the pilot is great.
Fly by both
Awesome aircraft, how is it to fly?
Ahhh, an uneventful flight is a good flight, besides castor oil is good for your complexion and leather helmets.
and your digestive tract.
Castor Oil: Kermit's beauty secret, AND it keeps you REGULAR!
😝😝😝😝
Yeh!
Add some 360 camera so we could look around a little :)
Question.. is the caster oil pre mixed into the fuel or is there a separate tank and injection system ? Any chance of a video covering the subject ?
Hmmm, when I compare it with the Sopwith pup the Pup looks like toy, but with the Snipe i think it would be possible to go to the battle. i don`t know if i would sit in. many vibrations, mny lubrication, many torque. Respect Kermit! Did you fly any gliders?
It's interesting how the prop seems to settle to its natural balance point when the engine is shut off? That would also suggest that compression in the cylinders is also bleeding off? Is this the cause? I know nothing about these engines so therefore the questions? Is it true that caster oil can effect ones GI track?
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How long can you fly that thing before you run out of oil?
REALLY KOOL"
I wonder how the flying qualities of the Snipe compares with the Fokker D.VII?
nice .
I always read snow withe snipe instad of sopwith snipe :D
good
With all that castor oil flyin' back @ you you'll be needing to drink some cherry brandy!!
I prefer some Naked In Jamaica Rum! :-)
www.nakedinjamaica.com
Now where's that Red Baron?
Castor Oil Beauty Secret indeed! What is fuel/oil range?
Yeah, now my girlfriend wants me to try castor oil for my beautification. Great video Kermit!
Nice landing. Don't ever put a Go Pro where it might jam a surface just for us.
Between the stress of combat and the castor oil spray, constipation wasn't a big problem among pilots.
Crude, but primitive.
What is the platform by the water tower for?
I think what you're referring to is "Wing, Walk, Air," a ropes course that is at Fantasy of Flight.
Can't hardly fly a rotary engine plane over an hour without a potty stop.. castor is a powerful laxative. And you wouldn't want to get to Oshkosh with a bad smell in the cockpit.
Kermit is a very talented pilot to deal with ww1 aircraft go check out his place it is worth going to see the silver hill storage section also very diverse collector. want to see the p38 restored with him flying it . did he fly any ww1 planes at Oshkosh .I don't see any videos ? ww2 planes are way more practical for distance and reliability plus performance .
Thanks for the kind comments. Was going to fly the Snipe but upon arrival, a number of concerns made me decide against it. I talk about it in this clip. th-cam.com/video/1Iakm9eQPV0/w-d-xo.html
"Lets go fly a kite, up to the highest height"...
Senhor kermit sou seu fã meu sonho em conhecer o senhor pessoalmente sou apaixonado por aviões mesmo em nunca ter voado em um ,sou muito pobre ,más peço a Deus todos os dias para realizar meu sonho ,sou inscrito do canal do senhor ,mesmo não entendendo a vossa língua não perco nem um vídeo ,gosto muito do que o senhor voa no p-51 mustangues sou apaixonado pela aviação da ww2 ,um muito obrigado de coração ao senhor por nós levar para voar com você nós vídeos um grade abração do seu menor maior fan aqui do Brasil ,Deus abençoe o senhor.
Would love to hear the 7.7's chatter again,,,with blanks of course. Stuff your face on the pads,,and become one with the machine. Hey!!,,worlds first human/machine integration!!!,,,way back when. Great flight,,Thanks Boss. Good luck at the Kosh!.
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