INSIDE THE SPITFIRE FACTORY "Hawker Typhoon restoration"

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SYNOPSIS
At one of the country’s greatest World War Two airbases, a team of dedicated engineers is working round the clock to return Britain’s most iconic aircraft to the skies.
In this six part series, we follow Spitfire Factory owner Peter Monk and his team of restoration experts as they bolt, rivet and hammer a 70-year-old Spitfire back to flying condition. With £2 million pounds on the line, and a looming deadline on the horizon, there’s no room for error. As the restoration progresses, we discover the surprising and fascinating history of this World War II icon. Through veterans, pilots, historians, experts and enthusiasts, we uncover the story that turned an aeroplane into a legend.
Narrated by Al Murray
Premiered on More4 September 2020
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[@shaunmaree6493]

Kermit Weakes is restoring a Typhoon

[@johndavey72]

Steve is incorrect . Ian Slater of Typhoon Legacy in Canada is restoring a Typhoon and KermitWeeks has 2 .

[@terrybuckley9095]

It’s a tiffy

[@flypawels]

👍

[@ricardobeltranmonribot3182]

Couldn't compete?, it was the only aircraft fast and armed enough to compete with the FW 190, were the Spitfire V was almost complete outshined, the Mk IX only was able to level the fight, but still, was too fragile, in other and the Hawker Typhoon was a excelent medium-low altitude fighter, an excelent ground atacker, with problems, yes (mostly the tail and the engine) but, it's sucesor, the Tempest V, resolved, in general, Hawker was the better company, over Super Marine, I know this video is 2 years old, but, I wil see if there is a update, thanks for the video

[@pcka12]

The Typhoon lacked a two stage supercharger which hampered it in high altitude interception & it's wing aerofoil followed an outdated idea, but it was revised & updated into the Tempest.

[@ricardobeltranmonribot3182]

@@pcka12 Did you read all I wrote? because doesn't look that way, also, I think that the Tempest's laminar flow wing was better that the one in the Mustang

[@pcka12]

@ricardobeltranmonribot3182 I am an admirer of both Typhoon & Tempest but as with all aircraft there are limitations & trade offs. Later versions of the Merlin engine seem to have retained the 'edge' in their optimisation for high altitudes over the brute strength of the Typhoon's & earlier Tempest engine which remained best at low level, but the laminar flow wing helped especially at higher altitudes, the Hawker Sea Fury remains as the ultimate development fitted with the Bristol radial engine.