The Spitfire MJ444 Restoration | Parky checks in with Airframe Assemblies

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  • The team at the Isle of Wight have been making fantastic progress on the fuselage, wings and empennage of Spitfire MJ444. They are currently slightly ahead of schedule with these key components and as you'll see in episode 2 of the restoration web series, it's starting to take the shape of a Spitfire!
    With a majority of the components used to construct the fuselage, wings and empennage either in the jigs or reaching final assembly on the lay-up boards progress is now highly visible. Soon the intricate leading edge wing assemblies will soon be 'turned over' in the wing jigs and the trailing edges sections of the wings will begin assembly.
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  • @busterdee8228
    @busterdee8228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was not expecting to see a team of fabricators working at a near mass production pace. I had no idea such expertise was extant. Beautiful.

  • @brockkerby2290
    @brockkerby2290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glad to see my local Canadian pilot plane is coming back to life ! Mac Reeves of Madoc ONT , flew this spitfire in November 1944 . My great uncle was friends with him , and actually saw him overseas the day before Mac Reeves was killed March 28th 1945 . He is one of my many heroes , trying excited to announce im starting my documentary about him as we speak .

  • @climbjt
    @climbjt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandfather owned a sheet metal fab company in London, and produced wingtips for the spitfire. My mother was 6 years old when she was evacuated to the country side during the Battle of Britain. So glad people are keeping these aircraft alive

  • @stewartgrant9832
    @stewartgrant9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've had the pleasure of a tour. The spar and D box are completely mind blowing. These engineers are on another level.

  • @tempest957
    @tempest957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Superb! Such important work for future generations. Also to remember the genius of RJ Mitchel.

  • @alisonsadler7474
    @alisonsadler7474 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice 👌 to see a other spitfire being restored from alison 😀 👍

  • @markallchorn2438
    @markallchorn2438 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How wonderful ! Been a Spitfire enthusiast since the age of 8 when l watched the film Battle of Britain being made over Eastbourne where our family used to run pleasure boats to Beachy head lighthouse. Our father explained to me how the Spit became the simblisum of freedom. I also fell in love with the wonderful sounding Merlin engine and still am at 63 !!

  • @carlnicholson6710
    @carlnicholson6710 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think we're going to need Parky doing significantly more videos. Fantastic.

  • @lawtonlancaster5753
    @lawtonlancaster5753 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep history alive.😊

  • @jim5870
    @jim5870 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mk9 Spit MK923 5J-Z N521R was in the hangar where I apprenticed in in the 80's

  • @glennchuckie773
    @glennchuckie773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome, love it! Absolutely amazes me just how many and how quick they were building Spitfires back in wartime, especially looking at the details and craftsmanship going into MJ444 restoration.
    Much respect, for past and present!
    We live in Chelmsford and often see these beautiful warbirds flying over our house, Elizabeth (NH341) too 😊

  • @erniejoyce7347
    @erniejoyce7347 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s great that Spitfires are still being built and restored. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if someone could build an iconic Vulcan bomber from new… I’d donate to that. The UK needs to see one doing flying exhibitions again.

  • @rc166honda
    @rc166honda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely fascinating, wonderful to see the engineering behind the beauty of the Spitfire. Many thanks for posting.

  • @itsonlyme9938
    @itsonlyme9938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never get tired of looking at a Spitfire it is timeless and graceful what ever angle you look at her. If it looks right it is right once said by R J Mitchel him self.

  • @crazybadger617
    @crazybadger617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video, thanks for posting guys.
    Not sure how I feel though about taking such an iconic plane, working so hard to maintain as much of the original parts etc as possible, only to then rebuild her as a two seater. A type that to my eyes just doesn't look "right". I appreciate the need to offer rides to help raise money etc, but the idea that your taking an original LFIX and drastically changing what she was just doesn't exactly sit right. I almost feel like if your going to make a 2-seater then go for more of a "new build" like they have done with the FW190N's, and save the restorations for keeping them as close to the original as possible. But then again, without the two-seaters making money, maybe many of the restorations just wouldn't be financially feasible. Anyway...Great job again guys. Please keep posting these great videos showing the rebuild process.

    • @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
      @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is only a nominal restoration anyway. Why not do a photo reconnaissance Spitfire and let the passenger peep out through the camera windows? (behind the _folding_ for entry pilot’s seat). After D-Day General Eisenhower had a well escorted flight over the bridgehead in a P-51B modified with a seat behind the pilot, there was no room for a parachute.

    • @MrVolvobloke
      @MrVolvobloke 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm with you. I know it's a controversial view but two seater spitfires just look wrong in my opinion. They would be better off just reserving those to the bubble canopy variant where the extra seat can be better hidden.

  • @mambastu
    @mambastu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic to see these beauties being made still.

  • @patrickmccarthy7068
    @patrickmccarthy7068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Would love to work in a place like this, even if it’s cleaning the toilets!

  • @tonybaines1857
    @tonybaines1857 ปีที่แล้ว

    Parky you are a legend mate I live in Lincolnshire near where you were based at coningsby

  • @allannorman2359
    @allannorman2359 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed that good to see the both the Steves, such professionalism. They also made parts for my Naafi Van which were very intricate..

  • @Dreamsofwings
    @Dreamsofwings 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful to watch. Thanks so much for putting these videos up. Fascinating stuff! Keep ‘em flying!

  • @woooster71
    @woooster71 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spotted N3200 written on the jig post.. I sat in her cockpit a few weeks ago at Duxford. A beautiful restoration. I also sat in Hurricane BE505 afterwards. Very interesting making an immediate comparison between the two.

  • @dadgoggles884
    @dadgoggles884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing how much they can use when to me it just looks so twisted . Great film and looks like Parky has a new career as a presenter👍

  • @leodis55
    @leodis55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to see another Icon of the sky taking shape and also we still have engineers in this trade with hopefully some younger people learning from the older experienced guys! Keep going, and maybe slip in a mossy !😁

  • @allannorman2359
    @allannorman2359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant loved it, Steve you are a genius..

  • @chansonducygne
    @chansonducygne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    brilliant, love the shop tour 🙌

  • @mikenelson8786
    @mikenelson8786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The detail is amazing.

  • @dale3852
    @dale3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow.good work all of you

  • @Lamby60
    @Lamby60 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Utterly superb

  • @edlangley4660
    @edlangley4660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Parky, you're an honorary Rigger.

  • @kobusdutoitbosman6240
    @kobusdutoitbosman6240 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    …most interesting Project
    complimént‼️
    FASCINATING in fact
    👊🔥
    🪖

  • @JamesBond-xq3tw
    @JamesBond-xq3tw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just amazing skill

  • @trevormoore5024
    @trevormoore5024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful 👍👍

  • @knowledgebyte
    @knowledgebyte 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw you guys flying down near Kemble a month ago and tracked you back to Sywell I think. Can’t quite remember the exact destination. But the sound of the Spitfire and the impressive speed it was carrying made me think of you guys. I’m ex-RAF A-Tech-A and look forward to my bucket list of things to do.. one of them is getting a clutch of the controls during one of your customer flights on these superb rebuild projects. I have a 3DLabs model Spitfire printed out for test flying. So until then, I’ll dream about that day in the not too distant future.

  • @davidbiddlecombe8602
    @davidbiddlecombe8602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful film. I live close to North Weald, Aero Legends new operating base and have a holiday home on the IoW next to Bembridge airport, so this all seems very local. I look forward to seeing MJ fly at NW one day.

    • @aerolegendsuk3033
      @aerolegendsuk3033  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds great! We look forward to flying you

    • @knowledgebyte
      @knowledgebyte 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aerolegendsuk3033 just a matter of interest, but when will you be popping into Kemble?

  • @shanethepain2009
    @shanethepain2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfection

  • @cmandorrogor9713
    @cmandorrogor9713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love

  • @peterhatfield5632
    @peterhatfield5632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fabulous video about one of the icons of our industrial heritage. Talking of heritage, are all the fasteners and measurements done in in Imperial units, or has metric taken over?

  • @Jim610
    @Jim610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Parky, not sure I would have let you loose with on windy drill when we served together on Sqns various!

  • @keithnoneya
    @keithnoneya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking good. Curious how much of the original aircraft actually goes into an aircraft before it's considered an original or does it even matter? Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

  • @andrewmallard2301
    @andrewmallard2301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cant wait to see her rebuild in person. When's the first visit?

    • @andrewmallard2301
      @andrewmallard2301 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also love the fact, Parky is so hands on.

    • @aerolegendsuk3033
      @aerolegendsuk3033  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Andrew, you should have an email with the dates for the first two visits

  • @raytrevor1
    @raytrevor1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful work being done and very interesting. I'm very glad that Spitfires are being built. But realistically what % of the 'restoration' is original?

    • @aerolegendsuk3033
      @aerolegendsuk3033  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many thanks! It depends on each airframe and the condition of the salvaged wreckage. In any restoration to airworthy condition you would replace a considerable amount of of the airframe whether the aircraft was largely complete or the wreckage from an accident

    • @burlatsdemontaigne6147
      @burlatsdemontaigne6147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing flight critical. The wouldn't get certification using 80 year old aluminium. It's ridiculous to call these 'restorations'.

  • @matthewpayne42
    @matthewpayne42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would rather see more Hawker Hurricane aircraft being restored than Spitfires these days.

    • @andrewwaller5913
      @andrewwaller5913 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hurricanes are a lot harder to rebuild but Hawker Restorations in Suffolk have rebuilt many over the last 20 years. More flying than ever since the war.

  • @djsbriscoe
    @djsbriscoe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is the airframe using pure aluminium or an alloy such as Duralumin?

  • @brianwheway1933
    @brianwheway1933 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what i find facanating is these planes were produced in the war period at a rate of one or two a day, yet they take multiple years to restore! i would like to ask the guy, are these planes built now to a higher standard now, or were they the same buils quality as when the rolled off the production line.

  • @jonniebyford
    @jonniebyford ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know of any videos about Project AA810 - the restoration of the Spitfire flown by Sandy Gunn - the aeroplane's final pilot (who survived, only to be murdered by the Gestapo in April 1944, after the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III)?
    I know that it's due to be finished in 2024, that's all, and would love to see the aircraft extracted from the peat and ice that surrounded it when it was found in Trondheim, Norway, back in 2018.

  • @MrBonito22
    @MrBonito22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could some one please explain the reason for the clear part of the fuselage behind sliding canopy. It cannot be for vision as the pilot could not turn his head that far back to see out.
    Thankyou.

    • @dashcroft1892
      @dashcroft1892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the purpose is for visual inspection and access to the Sutton harness attachment points behind the pilot seat and the steel cables which attach to the frame.

  • @clydecessna737
    @clydecessna737 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can I get a copy of a Spitfire, or better still a Hurricane, production drawings?

  • @johnwallace7398
    @johnwallace7398 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to buy these official drawings that they are using.

  • @conceptalfa
    @conceptalfa ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess one could find many more spare parts like that at the bottom of the English Channel, anyone fishing there??🙃

  • @dale3852
    @dale3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which will be first .this or the lanc at east kirby?

  • @kevincollins1060
    @kevincollins1060 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let’s be honest the craftsmanship is fantastic. But there’s no way it’s the spitfire that was pulled out of the ground, it’s a completely new aircraft

  • @peteturner8493
    @peteturner8493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not so great on inch to mm conversion but otherwise very interesting video!

  • @david45ross
    @david45ross ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing how quickly the women back in the 40’s could knock these machines out!

  • @dufus7396
    @dufus7396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im wondering if with modern automated machining and 3 D printing why not just replicate end result with udated design, materials and methods. Also I dont see the point in reinstalling heavy armor plating.

    • @andrewwaller5913
      @andrewwaller5913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Authencity. If you update the design then it's not a Spitfire anymore. It must be built to the original blueprints or you'll never get it certified to fly.

  • @mikeycraig8970
    @mikeycraig8970 ปีที่แล้ว

    Canabalised spitfire! I'd go without the ride in one, happily view it from the ground, IF it's a proper spitfire and not one of those horrid two seater ones.
    Supermarine didn't make two seaters.

  • @kennethworkman4740
    @kennethworkman4740 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You say she what's her name? ❤

  • @SaltimusMaximus
    @SaltimusMaximus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Restoration lol, another data plate takes to the sky

  • @benoitdamoiseau4454
    @benoitdamoiseau4454 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hello, I discovered that you took private photos of my facebook for your video? I think you might have asked, right?

  • @gregtaylor6146
    @gregtaylor6146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:56 - Bollocks! You're building a completely new airframe, and bolting a few old bits on so that some cretin will pay a few extra £million for it due to its 'supposed' provenance.

    • @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
      @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t see many ‘restorations’ of Napier Sabres and Tempests.

    • @gregtaylor6146
      @gregtaylor6146 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 - It's a good point, I'm lead to believe that NS powerplants were, whilst admittedly extremely powerful, somewhat delicate and prone to premature failure, so restoration of such might be a shortlived triumph? Tempests II's with the Centaurus motor on the other hand was a lovely aeroplane, though somewhat overshadowed by its equally attractive sibling, the Sea Fury .....of which there are several, successfully restored ....... or were you making another point entirely?

    • @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
      @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregtaylor6146 Kermit has two stalled Tempest non restorations, a V/VI and a II, I think there is a Tempest II progressing somewhere. There is a brave Typhoon restoration in Canada.

    • @gregtaylor6146
      @gregtaylor6146 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 - Good to know, Thank you.