Tony Agar's Mosquito HJ711 Engine run and taxi
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- May 6th 2019. THIS MOSQUITO WILL NOT FLY. Engine Run and Taxi only.
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, DeHavilland Mosquito Day. Tony Agar's NJ711 mosquito ran with both engines and taxied a short distance.
Please note.This Mosquito will not Fly.
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I was an engine mechanic in the RAF 1954 to 1959 used to have a Mossie visitor to Kuala Lumpur and we started the engine with three kigas pumps and then stayed with the primer to assist until engine started, if you used too much prime you could get your eyebrows singed if the rich exhaust flamed. happy memories of an unforgettably beautiful aircraft.
i am so glad that there is no annoying music on this vid and we can just enjoy the sound of the Merlin engines (the sound of freedom).
@@williamwoods8022 I love aircraft restorations, but what you say has to be looked at to. The stuff that went on behind the scenes. Some people n charge of countries need to be smacked around, unfortunately the common people pay the price.
William Woods oh and Hitler , Mussolini and Hirohito didn't' want to dominate the world I suppose? Prat
Daniel Lane that's as maybe but Germany invaded Poland and had been told by us that if they were to do that then war would ensue. So they brought it upon themselves. And Germany started the first lot as well. As for the Russians, Germany invaded them too and caused all sorts of atrocities, after they fell back, then the Russians payed them back in spades, all deserved as far as I'm concerned.
Wow! I’ve never seen posts go so off topic so quickly. What have these posts got to do with this video?
Music by Rolls Royce?
One of the most stunningly beautiful aircraft ever built. In its day it was one of the fastest and most deadly fighter bombers. It’s twin Merlins are sheer music.
Thank you Neville for taking the time to make your videos and place them on TH-cam for us all to watch, I think you make a great deal of people very happy seeing all these updates on the aircraft.
Thank you Diesel
Hand on heart who can honestly say that this isn’t the most sexiest aircraft ever built. Well done those behind this rebuild! Keep up the great work.
As much as I like it, it is anything but sexy
Quite superb to see and hear these Merlins starting up and running. A wonderful testament to these volunteers.
On a ‘downbeat’ note, commenting as a former aircraft engineer turned RAF Aircrew, I was disappointed/concerned that not once did anyone call “Switches Off”, or “Props Clear” with corresponding replies.
I was also surprised from an ex engine overhaul partner that on initial start-and-run, the throttle was left at about 1200-1400 rpm instead of immediately setting it to warm up at approx. 800 rpm.
Engines, all engines, have to be treated with respect (even car engines) and especially these aero engines which, let’s face it, are priceless.
My late father was an ex ‘Halton Brat’ later a senior officer RAF Engineer, who had me decoking a 6 cylinder car engine and relining the drum brakes (including the riveting) when I was 14 years old, so engineering is in my soul, and yes, I have OM15 (hydraulic fluid) in my veins.........
Pip! Pip!
Re: running at 1200+ initially...the Rolls Royce TSD292 manual states that once oil pressure has risen, the engine can be taken to 1200-1500rpm for warming up. The absence of props clear is due to the crew having an engineer on the ground to whom the pilot signals for clearance to start each engine. Calls for switches off from the crew etc. were made but are just inaudible to the camera which was positioned quite a distance from the aeroplane.
Brings back memories of visiting a dedicated guy in NZ who had a small hanger / large barn a few shipping containers full of Mosquito parts and engines and two hand build wooden molds/jigs to make the fuselage, I think it took him 20 years to that point and he then still had to build the wing molds (all being made of wood unlike the Hornet which had a concrete mold) a guy dedicated to bringing back to life a flying Mosquito, great work lads on your equally dedicated task
No idea how I got here, probably because I watch Plane Savers. I enjoyed every minute of it! Can't wait for the next one Neville.
Cheers mate I watch Plane savers too
The mosquito, among others is a forgotten war hero aircraft.
Never forgotten
A wonderful airplane. It was faster than any fighter of it's day-over 400mph. It would take a few years for the Germans to equal it's speed. One of the great aircraft of WWII
Should have made it air worthy
It's one of the best known aeroplanes of WW2.
Excellent moi!!💪✈️💫
Thanks for being there to catch this Neville, you're a trooper. Congrats to Mr. Agar for his dedication to his "Mossie".
Hi Neville thank you for posting the videos a pleasure to watch them has also made my old man happy as he is watching them in hospital bed I have 3 top planes and this is one so once again thank you
My Grandfather Flew right seat on Mosquitos in the 100 Group in WWII. I'm overjoyed to see these beautiful airplanes being restored :-D
Cheers Daniel
Well done Tony and to all the people who assisted in this great day. I've followed the progress (where possible) from day one here in Australia.
Who cares if its for ground running only, it looks absolutely stunning and sounds even better with those flame reduction headers on it. Mr Agar should be rightly proud.
Another piece of history preserved. Excellent.
Beautiful plane, beautiful restoration job. Well done!
It’s not a plane it’s an AEROPLANE!!!
It is fascinating that an innocuous video like this attracts dislikes, presumably because the subject is a war plane. I hope the perpetrators realise that, without planes like this and the young men who flew them, they may not have had the option and, if they did, may have had to do so in German.
One would imagine the need for hearing aids after flying that aircraft. My Uncle Dan needed them late in his life, as he flew the hump in Dakota's. Thanks to all those who flew these planes into harms way. And thanks for restoring this plane here. Bless
Fantastic video Neville....once again you have excelled. Wonderful to see this historic aircraft come to life.
cheers Humpty Dumpty
Magnificent. Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this possible.
What a treat! My favoritre WWII era aircraft! Thank You Neville!
What a treat to see this and thanks for posting Neville.
Thank you Matt
I'm a proud yank who is very proud of his fathers service flying 50 combat missions in the B24. I also love many American aircraft but you Brit's outdid yourselves with this fine lady. I'm also a scale modeler and have at least 10 Mosquito kits of all scales. I should finish them by 2097.
Well done to your Dad thank you. Nice one Douglas keep building, when you have finished in 2097 pop over and help us, Good luck Nev.
@@nevillewheeldon1693 I'd do whatever it takes to help AND protect ENGLAND !!!
@@douglasstreet7304 👍👍
Fantastic video out there Neville, she getting there still. Mosquito does looks beautiful aircraft you know. Theres Tony Agar over here, he's a lucky chap to look after this aircraft. Thanks for sharing this. Kind regards ... Josh
Cheers Josh
Beautiful...such an amazing story, congratulations to Tony and the team
I will pass that on mate.
Pure magic...Absolutely mesmerising stuff. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful beast is the Mozzie! And what an enormous joy it must have been to the team to hear the thunder of her Merlins, echoing from the past, to the now, in our green and pleasant land.
Not only a treat but a pleasure to watch! Thank you for sharing. So much hard work and so well showcased in its raw form. (Just the way it should be)
Glad you enjoyed it! Richard
I love the way they start right up!
Truly impressive. Some of the best CGI I've seen yet. Attention to detail is second to none. You've even got the old men to hobble about so realistically!
lol
Great achievement Tony and the team.. it’s been a lot of years of pure dedication to get her moving under power again! It’s a wonderful moment for All.. it’s a lot of years since I first saw this Mossie in bits in the hangar at Elvington..
Thanks for capturing and sharing it Neville
Thanks for watching David.
Such dedication by all involved. 2 weeks tonight I'll be there. 👍👍
Absolutely brilliant.Well done.Thanks for video.
cheers john g
Last time we went it was in parts have a few pics got to see the lancaster run up that day to great to see it up and running and that sound nice vid.
cheers 100
one of the most beautiful aeroplanes ever created , it just looks right , great job !
Cheers Andy
Great video. Many thanks.
Beautiful restoration.
Great video!!!
What a brilliant week Mosquito HJ711 both engines run and plane savers DC3 both engines run
I watch Plane savers, cheers stephen
I remember seeing this Aircraft at Elvington, I had no idea it was now in Lincolnshire!
Fantastic. I have read many night fighter books. Real heroes.
Thanks Neville, another fantastic video. It always baffles me as to why the KI-Gas primers are externally mounted on the mosquito. Fine if you have a few groundcrew to pump them for you, but not so convenient if the pilot is required to start the aircraft from cold on a remote landing ground somewhere!
Thanks for watching Joe good comment
It's the same on the Lanc. It is possible to prime and then jump onboard the aeroplane to start it but in the period there'd be plenty of people about to prime from the ground.
@@BradleyWinder96 Thank you, i wasn't aware that the lanc is the same. I suppose it makes more sense on the Lancaster because it is a larger bomber and wouldn't be operating without a number of crew, both onboard and on the ground? For a long time I assumed there would be a primer (or two) in the Mosquito cockpit as on single engine jobs, the Mosquito being technically a single operator aircraft (right seat is essentially a passenger seat for Nav). A few years ago, my friend and I carried out a (fully MOD licensed) dig on a Mosquito that crashed in 1944. A Brass Ki-Gass primer was one of the many items i recovered and i was suprised at the time to learn that it had not come from the cockpit. I suppose it saved on weight and copper pipe, less places for leaks or combat damage to the pipe? And you are right that there would almost always be somebody on the ground to pump them. I am still one of the few people who can claim to have their own Mosquito hidden in a barn, though what remains is twisted, corroded, can be fitted into a few large crates and to the untrained eye, easily mistaken for a pile of crusty scrap! I like to watch the amazing progress that Tony has made and dream, perhaps one day? . . . a man can dream can't he!
Enjoyed that bro, that #1 engine sounds sweet. May need to get that Chinese bloke in for #2 engine, Tu Ning. I am guessing the exhausts are for night missions. Anyway great video and thanks for taking the time to video and put up on U toob, all the best
Hi Ken I was about to check the video see if I could see that Chinese bloke (LOL), you are right about the exhaust, there's also shrouds to fit on top of the these exhaust pipes.
G’day and greetings from Tasmania Australia what a fantastic restoration job on such an iconic aircraft. To hear those beautiful Merlin’s engines in sync is something else I would love to get over to the UK and go and see her thank you for showing this extremely important piece of history that means so much kind regards John Kinnane
Hi John Thank you for your comments.
A war winning fighter bomber that gave Hermann Goering's arse a splitting headache...
Great stuff!
That plane is just quite simply BEAUTIFUL.
Cheers The Raptor, thanks for watching
Seems a mix of bomber and fighter versions. Lovely aeroplane. Keep up the good work!
Hi David night fighter only,no room for bombs, thanks for watching.
Its nose shows its a night fighter, with the radar antenna.
@@doncooper6801 I guess they would leave the bomb bays so they could service the 20mm cannons. Some of the radar domes would start to come apart a high speeds.
One mosquito rebuilt in Victoria, BC, Canada. Apart from night fighting, I never heard of one in combat with, say, a Bf.109......strictly a FAST machine......a bitch if a fanstop with gear still down....unable to use full power at low speed, the hydraulics slow on only one engine.
What a beautiful aeroplane!
What a pure joy, to see and hear both engines running. Brought tears to my eyes to see such a beautiful, historic aircraft brought back to life.
Great day , Stony RC
Fantastic I have yet to see the mosquito will pay a visit this year. Well done every one.
Such a beautiful aircraft.
love the video good job guys
That made me really happy!
Some of us in the US are partial to the P38. But we acknowledge the brilliance of the Mossie's performance during its many uses during the 2nd WW war.
I understand the US has two flying examples of the Mosquito now. I saw one at Virginia Beach air museum. Awesome if only people understood it advanced composite construction, the strength was in the skin
Since the tragic loss of RR 299 in 1996 l would love to see a mosquito flying in English skies once again.
likewise, 299 used to fly over my house, a unique noise it made, could hear it long before I saw it. Sadly I saw some of it's wreckage after it's crash
Ok , so l have a 1969 TR6 and a1966 e-type. Tony has the ultimate big boys toy! It will be super to see both aircraft taxiing (is that a proper word?) I will have to see this happen. Marvellous!
Great run, you are so happy. So old airplane, and so beautiful. It's very cool, no doubt)))
Thank for watch and your comments.
Excellent vid. Great aircraft.
Thanks Neil
Beautiful!!!!!
I hope this beautiful aircraft will take to the skies again.
It won't. I spoke to someone at lahc, and several other people over the years, and when scans are done to determine whether there is any deep corrosion, it cannot be determined because of the density of the wood.
My favourite aircraft of all time.
I lived near Leavesden in the 1960s and was treated to many Mosquitos flying overhead during the filming of '633 Squadron' from Bovingdon. There was an RAF target tug Mosquito flown in the 1957 last RAF 'At Home' at Hendon (TT34?), I seem to remember a brown and black colour scheme...maybe memory fails there.
Thanks Neville for this video. To comment on the people wanting a flying mossie. I understand the desire to see this magnificent aircraft fly. It opens the interesting question about flying rare old aircraft. In this case this is not possible for the eccelent reasons given else where in this thread. I would prefer to see replicas like the newzeland mossies flown when there are only a few of a type left . The idea of all the time and effort that has gone into this restoration ending up as a scatter of splinterd wood and twisted metal is too sad to contemplate, not to mention the potemtual loss of life .
It is good keep a few of each type in as orrigional condition as possible rather than the grandfathers hammer senario of many old war birds.
Each restoration project has its own story and aim and if it is to retain as much of the patina and feeling as possible i applaud it. lets celebrate the triumph this project represents rather than wishing it had different aims .
Wow just wow what an awesome plane
Fantastic video ....can't wait to see her in the air ...
Sorry Chris this one will not fly. Thanks your comments and watching..
@@nevillewheeldon1693 why won't it be possible to fly
2nd world war aircraft now look so sad stuck in some museum. It’s like they are thinking ‘I did all I could for you and now you keep me locked in some shed”. Those merlins were made to be heard, they sound better than a F1 car.
My favourite aircraft. RAF rigger. And A trolley-acc, haven't seen one of those since Halton 1983.
Nice to see the Mosquito out in the fresh air.
WONDERFUL ELEGANT LADY
magnificent
This is clearly a night-fighter variant and judging by the RADAR aerials i'd say it was equipped with the AI Mk IV set.
That starboard engine still didn't sound right, it sounds like its mis firing.
Iconic plane well done guys
My boyhood dream the great mossie lives again
'The Wheeldon Archive'. Of great value now and in the future. It would be grand if there could be even more access for this gentleman, He should have been up there with the half dozen people doing press shots of the aircraft, not 50yds away with a zoom lens- then the outstanding camera work and pleasingly minimal voice overs could be fully appreciated.
I bet if this a/c ever gets a COA and PTF it will burble like two early Hurricanes rather than roar like a Mossie- i dislike those nightfighter manifolds from a audio point of view!
Thank you for your comments The Philpott,
I have just finished watching a you tube podcast in which they claimed the Mosquito was a Canadian designed and built aircraft.
Gorgeous! Thank you for rebuilding this aircraft! Would love to see he fly, even a short hop
I still find the Spit the GOAT but the Mosquito comes in 2nd...the beauty. power and grace of this plane...wow!
Horses for courses. Spit was a short range interceptor that turned out to be very versatile. Mossie was built as a fast bomber but turned out to be good fighter as well.
@@davidelliott5843 I agree but I didn't mean their role but the looks ;-)
Instead of “Yes” it’s should’ve said “Bloody Marvelous!” She’s a beauty
Well done! What a beauty! :-)
In the mid 60's one used to be based at Weston -super-Mare airfield. I believe it was used by a local business man. The whole town must have heard it take off and land each day. Sadly it crashed ,I believe coming in one day. Never have heard the full story. I wonder if any part of it was saved.Maybe some of it survived in those boxes?
Any plans for this piece of legendary history to ever fly or just basically a static display type thing only ?
That night fighter exhaust looks like it would restrict the engine output but with shrouds over it you definitely wouldn’t be seen at night.
I wondered why the exhaust looked different from the FB 6 for example. Makes sense for a night fighter.
Makes me proud to be British! And how else would a member of the audience thank the pilot at the end? With a cup of lukewarm tea, obviously.
Hi my name is Phil Holt.My dad was at Northolt airfield in the war and these planes flew from there he was in the R.A.F. ground crew Regards.Phil.
The ground crews did a good job keeping these Lancaster in the air, well done to your Dad ,Thanks for watching Philip
Hopefully this Mosquito will take to the air again one day I would love to see it at the Bournemouth Airshow one day.A fly over the old De Havilland factory site and airport at Christchurch where many were made would be nice one day
Sorry Arran this one will not fly, Thanks for watching
The best alround twin engined fighter bomber ,ever built and seeing her taxi with both Merlin's singing , can't wait to see her fly
Unfortunately it will not fly. The CAA will not give it an airworthiness certificate, though it will have one just for taxiing. Better that, than being a static display.
@@stratac30 Can I ask why the CAA will not issue an airworthiness certificate? I am sure there is more car and attention put into the Mossie than many others fit to fly. The UK should have always maintained ONE Mossie for posterity to remind our kids just what was achieved in our most perilous time.
I agree with your comments. However the CAA's regulations on historic planes are very tight. Your looking at a plane that is 70 years old and made of wood. The Lancaster is made of metal and there is corrosion, hence a very long and thorough restoration, as the plane can be totally stripped down to its component parts, corrosion cut out and replaced with new. The Mosquito is made of balsa wood and then has layers of thin laminated covering glued to the wood fuselage and wings, and after this period of time some delamination would have taken place, with the plane standing out in all weathers in its earlier years. So the same type of restoration cannot be carried out. As the fuselage and wings are two component parts, the only way of restoration would be to scrap the fuselage and the wings and replace with new! Hence The People's Mosquito project which is being built from a new mould with 21st century techniques and being constructed to CAA regulations and will be allowed to fly.Please bear in mind there is no original Mosquito flying in the UK, they are all museum pieces. So Tony Agar's Mosquito which is made up of original parts and certified to taxi is a big plus.
@@stratac30 Balsa wood? That's what I made my flying model planes with when I was a kid. I've heard the Mosquitos used Sitka Spruce wood for main spars....and these were sourced from Haida Gwaii (formerly The Queen Charlotte Islands) off of West coast of British Columbia Canada.
An American business owner who loves his historical WW2 aircraft has a registered fully restored and rebuilt Mosquito in full flying order ,and it's flown, it took 8 year's to fully restore and rebuild it to flying condition , fully certified to fly but it had to be better than the day it came of the production line , the attention given to this one would be exactly the same, but yes having it certified for taxiing is a great achievement
Are these engines not supposed to be counter rotating?
I visited the Mosquito museum near Radlett and I was given the opportunity to climb into the cockpit! But at 6' 3" I couldn't get in to which the guide explained that the average height of a pilot & engineer was between 5' 9"-5' 11" I have no idea if that was true but it would have been a very tight fit especially if sitting on the one that carried the 35 lbs field gun very brave young men
Did you see the Arsenal and Watford footballer's training??? The museum you went too is next door to there training ground!!
beautiful warbird wooden wonder
Were the radiators always that exposed? And are these panels aftermarket replacements? or Wood?
Only one thing sounds better than a RR Merlin, more of them.
cheers John
James Spingola yes screaming out of control as it goes down in flames!!
Have the engine bay extinguishers been tested?
Get it flying!!
LOVE
WOW...!!
Muy felices cuando vemos tu video, tengo una pregunta que tal vez les interese,: ¿ Que modelo de avión biplano volaba el Piloto Fantasma, en unos cómics de los años 60 s ? Me gustaría hallar esas imágenes ...
Happy to see another Mossie getting ready to fly...Best aircraft of WWII. Its the only mosquito you dont need bugspray for.
Sorry Lars this Mosquito is Engine and taxi run only,but thanks for watching
This one isn't being restored to airworthiness.
Mosquito is a REAL Aircraft!!!
It is a tragedy for the British Nation that this craft will never achieve a certificate of airworthiness.As restorer Denholm says the RR or Packard Merlins are not a problem to locate.There are warehouses of them out in the California desert.So the fear of timing out these units hung on Tony’s Mosquito is not a grave concern.The bones of the aircraft,to my mind are not sacred.Seven years ago I witnessed a major on a piston engined Aero Commander.This little workhorse,owned by a aerial photographic firm had the complete wing spars replaced .I suspect ,in the war,no section of a fuselage would be sacrosanct, and above replacement to keep the whole operational .Means must be found to source(money), and engage the known ,global ,competent timber fuselage and wing restoration people.Then with Certification the healthy airframe will have a proud life for many future years.Kia Kaha.
You may not hold the wooden structure as ‘sacred’ but the owner does. So far he has put 50 years of his life into restoring and preserving this aircraft. It’s unfortunate that the aircraft will never fly but that isn’t the point. The fact it survives at all is due to one man’s single minded determination to get the job done and preserve (several) pieces of wartime history. The aircraft stands not only as a tribute to the wartime crews, engineers and designers but to Tony Agar, without whom nothing tangible would’ve survived to build this aircraft.