Exercising a Spitfire (Aerobatics)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ย. 2022
- Pilot's-eye view of an aerobatic flight in a Mark IX Spitfire -- lots of rolls and loops -- with commentary by Dave Hadfield. Nov 2022. www.hadfield.ca
The aircraft is part of the Mike Potter Aircraft Collection, and flown from Gatineau QC. In association with Vintage Wings of Canada www.vintagewings.ca
Go to 10:10 mins into the video if you'd like to jump to the takeoff, avoiding the start and pre-flight checks.
NOTE: There are always comments about how long it takes to go through the checklists and get the thing airborne. In the B of B the ground crews would have started the engines and done the mag checks etc before sunrise. As soon as the pilots appeared on the airfield they'd go to their aeroplane, talk to the crew about it, check that all the switches and levers were in the right position for a Scramble, and -- very important! -- arrange the parachute and harness "just-so" for a quick strap-in-and-go; and brief the ground crew about exactly how they were going to coordinate the startup and launch. BUT... I fly many different aircraft types, our ground crew have many different duties, and we have no time-imperative. So we use checklists -- which have been shown many times to reduce the "oh-crap-forgot-that" mistakes. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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"Let's run through that takeoff one more time..." Dave, you're absolutely the best - thanks so much for these vids!
I came for the pre-flight. Stayed for the noise.
Thank you so much for posting this content Mr Hadfield.
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Greetings from Finland. For me the Spitfire is the most beautiful airplane of all times. Especially the shape of the wings. Nice flying, by the way.
It is the Jaguar of the sky.
Pace, Grace, (but no Space)!
Geez, a couple of things this video shows real well. First, just how difficult it is to fly a Spitfire straight and level. Dave barely managed to keep it right way up for more than a few seconds!
Second, just how deafening the silence is when you switch off the money to noise converter up front!😁
As a lifelong Spitfire nut, this is so so good to watch (& listen). I am fairly lucky to live close by Duxford air museum, and my parents live on the south coast, Lee on Solent where the 2 seater ‘Boultbee Academy’ Spits sometimes operate from ❤
Thank you for this Dave - it was a joy to be with you on this flight! I'm a volunteer at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, here in the UK. We have a replica Spitfire cockpit [although the airframe is a replica a lot of the gear inside is genuine Spitfire stuff] and I'll be using your take-off drills to give our visitors a feel of what it's like to fly this lovely aeroplane. So, thanks again!
You gotta be kidding.
Who's a lucky Boy?
Got it made Dave.
What a cool and instructive cockpit footage !
Particularly enjoy the audio comments, and god such a nice landing… thank you Dave !
Thanks Dave for the nice trip! Greetings from Bergen, Norway. 👍
Awesome thanks for sharing the flight. Appreciate your wisdom on WIX as well.
Living the dream, Dave. Thanks for sharing.
Once again Sir; You are a legend documenting and presenting your flights (besides your piloting), allowing us to have the most immersive vicarious experience which is extremely precious for us enthusiasts, private pilots and simmers alike. I felt like facing the wind, smelling the gas and had many of my questions answered taming that lovely beast. Thank you.
Mr Potter has FAR better toys then me. Another great video Dave, love hearing that Merlin sing.
Watching this I expected cool aeroplanes, great flying, and good commentary, and I wasn't disappointed. However the standout is your attitude to the little guy/girl in the 150/s, and to the others in the background of this aircraft. Clearly a very humble professional. Big pat on the back for that, and thanks for the video.
Thank you Dave, Buy keeping warbirds alive !
Spectacular Dave!!! Thank you for taking us along...
I enjoy flying with you, Dave!......especially in the Spit!
Awesome, really feels like I'm in the cockpit with you. Thanks for sharing a once in a lifetime experience, flying a Spitfire!
Looking out at that elliptical wing.. goosebumps!
Great Cessna avoidance moves! 😁 Always appreciate your talking through some of the videos. Nice landing!
Thanks so much for sharing these flights.
I'll never fly a spitfire, but it's magic to come along with you.
great video Dave...thanks
That was great! Many thanks.
Absolutely love your POV videos! Gives you such a great perspective!
Such an incredible sound! And I love these POV videos.
Thank you! I always enjoy yoir videos!
Great video as always Dave!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Living the dream! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Dave, smashing video enjoy the formation.
It's really neat to watch you fly the real thing! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Dave
As a Pilot not only the flying is great but the cockpit operation is amazing, of course, I will love to be in it ..thank you for the great ride.. Saludos
Great landing . Enjoyed the flight.
What a beauty!!
Nav Lights not required? I thought that it was mandatory.
Great video - really enjoyed the insights into how to get a spitfire off the ground - 👍
Lovely footage and commentary of some amazing aeroplanes. Man you have flown to great planes! I would love to hear more commentary on comparisons. I heard a little in the Hurricane video, but would like to hear more.
Amazing
i love the Republic P-47,the Spitfire, the hawker hurricane and the lancaster bomber ! greetings from germany...:)
Can I get one of these for my next birthday? Along with the skills to fly it like this?
Love it 👍😍
Nice ...
Superb video Dave, thanks for sharing, thoroughly enjoyed it!
@gotgravel now I see where the FI MKIX gets it😅
That's awesome. Love it
I'm surprised how little the engine note varies during the loop (and other manoeuvrers for that matter). Even if the prop regulation does its thing and keeps the rpm stable I expected to hear more variation from intake, exhaust etc.
Anyway thanks for sharing this lovely flight and keeping these beautiful birds in the air. And I really appreciate that you include the technical parts and commentary.
Thanks. Yes, the engine sound is pretty constant in a loop. There are roll and yaw effects as the speed changes though, and the pilot has to compensate.
1:46 seems like the Brits were trapaholics by including a bass drop switch in the spit
Man and what was it like flying 5000 miles in a Spit?!
That's an airport where I would love to be based!
Wonderful again, well presented. It does feel a bit scary that during the landing approach you have so many traffic around to observe, while configuring the plane for the best final approach. Sounds a bit like an accident waiting to happen, which would be a great loss in many ways. A plane can more or less be replaced, a capable and friendly pilot like you, sadly not that easy to replace, if something were to go wrong... Clear skies!
I think, look at that check list and and all the little things that have to be set and checked just to get this bird going....and I struck by a) the complexity and how many steps there are and how did they teach 19 and 20 year old college kids to understand all this, go into the air and then go knock down the Luftwaffe and come home? So brave and unbelievable in a sense because you know many of this kids were just as immature in some ways as I was back at that age....
Check the Remarks at the top of the page -- I answer that question, because it comes up with all of these videos.
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Great flying your a pro 👍 do you know how original this spitfire is?
Is the Spitfire light on the controls? Would you say its as ww2 fighter pilots have said you just have to think it and it does it. :) Love the sound. The closest I'll get is DCS World simulator. 🌎
It's extremely light in pitch. Probably too light, which is where the "unsteady gun platform" nonsense comes from.
But it's not light in roll. Functional, but that's all. The articulated stick limits the force you can exert, and the aileron linkage engineering doesn't make up for it.
The rudder is perfect. Ours, with the big late-model increased size, is a treat. Sometimes as you taxi you can steer with it, aerodynamically, and not even use the brakes. In flight the pilot can overcome any trim setting, even during a go-around, without heavy leg pressure.
Hi Dave, enjoy your videos very much... would be interesting hearing a comparison from you on the Hurricane & the Spitfire, do you prefer one from the other?
Thanks!
I'll have to do an article on that. Although, whatever I say is certain to be controversial!
Such a glorious flight! I noticed you didn’t reduce throttle after cresting the top of the loop. Do you normally keep the throttle steady?
Thanks. Yes, I usually just put climb power on, and yo-yo the energy for the next maneuver.
Hi Dave, thanks for this latest video! I personally like watching the way you work methodically through the checklist. Do you use a standard checklist or is it one that has been created / adapted to suit modern day needs? All the best. R
We use a standard format and layout for our aircraft, but of course they are tailored for each type.
I find the flip-chart to be the most clear - Normals on the page fronts, Abnormals on the page backs. Hinged at the top with tie-wraps. Laminated. The biggest font possible while still being able to slip it into a flight-suit leg pocket. Green font for checklist titles, black for normal items, orange for Cautions, Reds for Abnormals-Emergencies, blue for performance information.
@@davehadfield5906 thanks for the reply. Makes total sense to do it that way! Look forward to the next video.
Love watching all your videos, by the way what's the progress of the repairs for the corsair?
The corsair is advertised to be sold
Noooooo!
Talk about greasing a landing! Question, I hear hissing sounds when you’re taxiing, are the brakes in the Spitfire pneumatic? Thanks for taking us along Dave! Also, you can say you’re rusty but I saw you stay perfectly in line with that road below when you did your loop. 🤠
Thanks! Yes, pneumatic. When you release the brake lever the air is vented into the cockpit. Same with the flaps.
I got into a spin in dcs made it out=barely! What's correct procedure to recover from
A spin? Thx
I bet that looked great from the ground. What do you mean there is no control tower there? Who gives permission to take off and land etc?
Are you ever able to mock combat with other aircraft? Could you comment on how preflight checklist were done under combat conditions or sitting around waiting for bombers cross the channel?
Yes, I answer the checklist question in the Remarks section at the top.
Regarding mock-combat, no. The aircraft are too valuable to risk collision. But we do some pretty aggressive tail-chases during practice and at airshows. It gives good insight into the way the different aircraft roll, and accelerate.
Hi Dave, can I ask you if you use rudder on that rolls and 4-point rolls or it isn´t necessary? And when you are doing loop, you need to decrease filling pressure on way down or not to prevent engine or prop overrev? Thank you very much.
A little into-roll rudder at the beginning to get started but then nothing, and before you get to 90 the aileron drag pops the nose up toward the horizon. Past 90, nothing. If you sustain inverted, in negative G, the rudder works in the opposite direction, but we don't. We stay slightly positive G and just keep rolling. Usually as you complete the roll you need a little into-roll rudder to exit on the line you want.
Loops, the constant-speed mechanism of the prop governor changes the prop pitch as required so that the RPM doesn't change. As for back-pressure, you keep a light touch on the elevator as you go over the top -- it's very sensitive -- but then you need quite a bit more as you round out the bottom.
@@davehadfield5906 Thank you Dave. Another question, if I can. I know about Merlins problems with longevity on full power and problems with spontaneous combustion when is used on low octane petrol, so most of that WWII fighters are flying with low octane fuel around 100octanes fuel only (fuel with more ctane is extreme expensive and is problem to buy it, so most engines are flying only with reduced power here in Europe. Same problem in USA too?
@@Dzordzikk It's detonation that happens with supercharged engines when too low an octane fuel is used -- premature ignition.
We have no shortage of 100LL here in N. America, and it's fine for the WW2 aircraft -- we aren't carrying wartime loads and don't need to push the engines to their limit.
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