UNBOXING! - Mystery Container - WWII Plane
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- Mystery Container Unboxing - In June of 2019 a container arrived at Fantasy of Flight that we had been waiting over a year for. There had been some issues with shippers and paperwork and customs and more, but it finally got sorted out, and here it is. Come along as the container doors are cracked open, and we get a peek. See if you can guess the plane from the parts that are inside - before we tell you what it is.
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Decades ago, when they first started importing Migs from the former Warsaw Pact and China, someone (can't remember who, possibly Kermmie) got a shipment of Mig-17's (or Chinese equivalent) into Long Beach, CA. The excrement hit the rotating cooling device when they arrived because the Chinese basically pulled the planes off the ramp, pulled the wings and tail surfaces, crated them up and shipped them...guns, ammunition and all! ATF went nuts!
clearly you meant "more nuts"
I would have given a thumb to see that video.
Anti Terrific Fun committee hates all those wild mig-17’s being used in street crime!
Great project for sure, like the unboxing. Thanks for uploading, special thanks to Phil for his help. Thumbs up!
Boy it's a job saving History,, Thanks Kermit and crew for all you guys do
A friend who passed in 1999 built a Yak he had found in Egypt. He powered it with an Allison 1710 and a shortened DC-3 prop, reconfigured the fuselage to a razor back and eleminated the air intakes at the wing roots. It was a very nice looking plane although I didn't get to see it fly, I have tons of detailed photos I shot during construction from the late 80s and through the 90s. The pneumatically actuated landing gear was redone with more reliable hydraulics. The radiator and oil cooling were done P-51 style.
So many projects Kermit. Good for a couple of lifetime. Hope to see a number of them getting finished and in the air.
So thoughtful of Kermit to put on the gopro and let us see things as he sees them and let us hear this thoughts and comments, amazing ambassador of aviation restoration and history. Got to love a guy who gets his hands dirty, lifts and lugs heavy stuff around, like me, probably had his back go out from time to time, LOL
I’m happy to see that the multitude of plans appear to be dry and in good overall shape. That is a great project to take on!
I hope I live long enough to see Kermit fly his own S.E.5 or 5a. A magnificent plane to see in flight. The sound from the Hispano-Suiza defines flight in that era.
Max Lever Do you know of / where to find an audio recording?
packing job held up pretty good, even though the container was flipped over 5 times and bounced off the Ship.
I seen that smile when yoh said welcome to my world. I think you are goona enjoy this project. So rare an aircraft, to make flyable.
That's a lot better than an Amazon delivery.Thanks for sharing.
And I thought I was having a good day when the Postman delivered some long awaited tig welding rods...great vid Kermie, thanks for sharing.
YAK-9 Sweet! that explains the hole in the spinner.....Hope i live long enough to see it fly. lol
Yak fighter. Motor cannon and plexiglass canopy. Right shape for the rudder too. Interesting, I didnt know the Soviets also used cast engine mounts. That made me think Luftwaffe inline engine at first. But then I saw the canopy. Yep, and steel-tube truss fuselage framing, its a Yak. A 3-gun Yak, judging from the bulges in the cowling (2 x 12.7mm, 1 x 20mm in engine). Many were made with only the port side 12.7 and the 20, to save weight. The Soviets seemed to consider it perfectly sufficient. And they were probably right, since they didn't have to shoot down 4 engined bombers, but mostly Luftwaffe 2 engine and single engine tactical bombers, and fighters. And their 20mm was excellent, very fast firing.
Always Christmas! Love it and Love what you all are doing to keep these vintage aircraft alive and how you explain everything about them!! As I said before I hope to visit Fantasy of Flight some day (soon I hope)! Great video!!!!!
The ATF 6 is a casual import form, for dealers that are not importers/exporters...I used that form to get a few Beretta shotguns directly from the factory in Italy, and yes, I have a FFL,
I had to fill in one as a service member when i returned from Germany in 1989 with firearms i had purchased. Another person i had heard of had a handmade chainmail hauberk that was confiscated because he didnt know he was supposed to have one.
There's an old saying; the guy with the best toys wins....I'd say that would be Kermit Weeks hands down....
Can't wait to see this project underway ...keep up the good work and thanks a lot for the great videos.
I love Yaks so I'll be watching this project closely! Great video as always!
I'm a fan of planes and, at 48, took my first flying lesson. Eventually, I want to learn more. For the time being, I enjoy your videos and stories (you have a good voice for story telling). What I love about you (and Jay Leno with his cars and motorcycles) is that you are TRUE ENTHUSIASTS who are preserving history. There are many people who are envious of people with wealth, but our country is better because of visionaries who invest their time & treasure, enabling the rest of us to enjoy these amazing machines.
Paul Allen ditto
that will be a cool plane. looking forward to the finished video when you fly it.
Please notify shipper of any damage before signing for your package.😝 What a packing job!
Very exciting unboxing Kermit! Nice to see it in good hands with you!
Mr Weeks is a very lucky man. A family fortune to spend, and thankfully for the world, he spends it on preserving aircraft. Wonderful.
Thanks for your fantastic videos 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Very Cool 👍 Good Deal Kermit
Outstanding
That would be an awesome addition to your collection! Can’t wait to see it fly someday.
Looks like you need Mikey MCBryan from Plane Savers to get this plane up and running !!
thesawch63 Im in. When the start date and where do we show up.
Ha Ha , I would love to see it . good one Bobby !!!
i love this guys commitment, he could just retire ang play golf in a nice part of the earth. Real passion thanks.
I don't think that Kermit considers restoring and flying warbirds as 'work', I know I certainly wouldn't. If I could afford to spend my life buying, restoring and flying rare vintage aircraft instead of dragging my ever wearying carcass into a job I hate for ten hours a day, five or six days a week, I would jump at the chance.
Wow. I am excited for these builds. Going to be epic.
Thanks for keep this beautys in flying conditions.
The Yak9 is a great looking craft. One of Russia's best looking IMO. Never was much of a fan of Russian aircraft...but this is an exception. Hope she becomes airworthy and we all get to see her fly again. Good luck guys.
You know that the MiG 25 is twice as fast as the F-35, don't you, and can fly 2,5 times highter if necessary?
Thanks. for all you folks do. I believe this one is going to be a fun puzzle. I have no doubt it will be a awesome plane soon.
The yak 9d was the very first airfix model kit bought for me as a child, were the decales and instructions in the box , good look with your kit i'm sure she will fly again.
"Wizard of Orlampa"... Love it!!! Can't wait to see more videos on this Yak-9!!!
Man, vintage airplane parts piled in there like junk. Real shame. But still cool. The engine cowl with the blisters on the top for the guns is what gave it away for me.
Its a Yak. :-D
(Or it will be somday)
Funny how things may appear to other people.
To Kermit, Its a long awaited 40 feet of awesomeness and parts!
To the workers, It's job security!
To me it looks like 40 foot sea CAN of WORMS! lol
Thank You Kermit for sharing your love for planes of the past and breathing new life in to them!
I had originally thought Airacobra when you mentioned the "shoot-thru" hub, then when you said the tubing was metric I was thinking ME-109. NEVER would have guessed a YAK though :D :D
So awesome! Glad you saved it and got a good deal.
I get excited unboxing a new push mower, but this is pretty cool. I didn't see the prop blades, but they must be hiding in there some where.👍
hell, a couple weeks and a coat of paint. he will be ready to rock.
Kermit Weeks...cool enough to actually make me ok with rocking those white Dad-style New Balance shoes.
Good work! Safety third!! In Harley parlance, they call it a "basket case."
they did a 1/4 price packing job too
Kermit, if you haven't flown one of these (I'm guessing you have), you are in for a pleasant surprise. These pretty much outfly and outclimb almost all of the Allied or Axis fighters. Beautifully harmonized controls, really just a hot rod. I assume you'll use Allison power as the Klimov is virtually out of the question if you want to stay reliably airborne. Any impartial pilot who has flown the common types of WWII fighters will tell you that these are something special.
Next order of business; Buy the DH Sea Hornet when it's finished please. I want to see one of those go before I'm tango uniform.
Wow, looking at that mess of parts makes my head spin.
Kermit taking unboxing videos to a whole new level.
Just as well that box didn't go through any heavy weather. It's an extraordinarily sloppy piece of packing.
On the positive side, any time Kermit's feeling down, he can make it Christmas morning just by wandering around his yard and opening a box or two. :-)*
What a good man is that Kermit ! God bless !
All I ever wanted was a GB-R2 .... you get shipping containers full of neat stuff ... always fun Kermit!
Now what we all want to know is what is in the REST of the containers! Some flying gold I am sure.
BLACKMONGOOSE13 There is a complete Lancaster at least!
I remember it at Booker. I worked nearby and used to view the aircraft that were being worked on around the field.
Sweet. Project
Very interesting....looking ahead to coming back.
This has to be another one of those neat projects, hope the end result will be just as special as some of the prior projects! Good luck!
Now THAT'S what I call an unboxing.
Kermit, I love your world. Talk about toys to play with.
Now THAT is how you do an unboxing video! I really have to convince my fiancee to visit you guys next time we're in Florida...
Fiancee are easy to convince. Wife's are the difficult part. But I guess you probably know that by now.
I'm not an expert on packing and shipping WWII vintage aircraft, but I have to say, it doesn't look like much effort was put into it.
I agree. See my comments on Kenny’s post.
Hey, they got their money, what do they care how it's packed.
*GOOD ON 'YA, KERMIE!!!!*
Very cool.
That's going to be a great build when it's finished
I like the Mystery Unboxings
The ATF was worried that Kermit was fencing Jamaican rum when really it's a lot of Russian Yak parts. My question is where's the vodka comrade?!
Hello Kermit, I really must get myself across the pond from Scotland and come and visit your amazing collection of aircraft, I have spent virtually my whole career working as an Avionics Engineer working on Military and Civilian aircraft and still I like to be around them.
Safe flying you are an amazing guy.
Once you get the bug, you can't shake it. Airplaneitus is incureable. LOL
Very cool
Dear Kermit, You are going to have to live until 130 to get all your projects done!!!
First time I've seen a container unloaded from front to rear!
Fantastic
Now you can build a from scratch SE5 like the USAF did with the Sopwith Camel.
very cool!
Thanks Kermit keep up the great work
Thanks again love it.
Kermit that is a hot rod! Wow can’t wait for you to rebuild it!!!
Welcome to Red Star fun Kermie!! 1987 Yakovlev Yak-52 here, super fun - look forward to the restoration!!
I got to Kermit's facility in Miami just before the roof fell in. Much later I visited the F of F . I could have used another day there. Stay well Mr. Weeks. Dad was a ball turret gunner.
Bolt cutters Mr. Weeks. A good idea to keep'em around, if you're going to be opening many of these up. They don't cost much for a good pair, and they pay for themselves in aggravation. They let you cut shipping seals, with no goggles needed.
You can imagine how in the 2nd world war, the Russians who were trying their best to make as many planes as they could, somehow I didn’t think that they would be so particular about any tiny marks etc. Well done Kermit on your new purchase, it’s in the best place possible. We’d love to come back over again and see what has changed changed since 2006.
Good luck putting that together. I hope to live long enough to see you fly the plane on youtube.
Your aviation world is AMAZin
Thanks, Mikey! Great show! The Wife and I are traveling to the east coast by motorcycle and will be going through Thunder Bay. Hopefully it will still be there. That would be awesome to see it in the “flesh”.
Anyone else see how close the latch box/cover came to hitting his employee in his head as he opened the shipping container door?!?! Uses a cutting wheel to cut the lock off but grabs it with bare hands to steady it while he cuts? And starts the clip off saying “you need to error on the side of caution!” Haha brilliantly hilarious. Love the videos.
That's what I call unpacking :) congratulations!
Most epic unboxing video ever!
Kinda foaming at the mouth a bit because I dealt with a similar station, but the boxes were full of T-34C's. The worst part was that as were pulling them apart to fully inspect and asses what was needed. Well we were finding some of the creative repair choices the previous operators had been using, these were overseas aircraft. My favorite being one of the landing gear control wires was being sliced together with masking tape. I took pictures, wish I could put them up here.
Love your videos. I hope you never retire
Thanks for the video 👍
regular TH-camr: 1000$ mystery box!
Kermit: MYSTERY WW2 PLANE UNBOXING!
Seeing all the parts thrown in the container like that makes me want to YAK.... Very cool aircraft
Very cool plane. Hope to see it in November.
How cool is that. Every drawing bears the signature of the designer himself, Alexander Yakovlev.
BTW, if you need any help with translation -- I'd gladly participate
Yyy
It's a Yak-9!
wonderful!
Awesome
Hope you can get it back together nice vid.
Yakolev! What an inspiring project! My guess is it's a -U variant, judging by the size of the hole in the prop shaft, possibly a -T. The -K's 37mm cannon would have required a larger hole and the type altogether was far less profuse. Again, judging very loosely by your video. Whatever it is, it's magnificent. I hope in time to see what other treasures you have there.
Wow! God speed on your new endeavor.
Looks like whoever packed it just said fuck it, and hired the neighbor boys to do it.
I love this channel
Thanks!