My Grandfather worked on this plane for a couple of years when they moved to Cape Town from East London. He was an aircraft mechanic in the RAF so he had alot of knowledge on this beasts. He dedicated as much free time as he could to service it. I went a few times as a kid with him, I absolutely loved it. I still remember a sign somewhere in the plane that said "Potty's private airplane" or something to that effect after one of the people in charge of it at the time. He passed away a few years ago and they wrote an article about him in a magazine called the growler which thanked him for all the work he did for the Shack. He was cremated with that magazine in the coffin. Great memories!
These were built near my friend a long time ago. And I’m South African so proud to see it with the SAAF! Beautiful plane and so happy to see her looking so good..
Used to fly past our house in Bergvliet, Big grey thundering beasts! Always worth running outside as a kid if you heard them early enough. What a lovely memory!!!
When I was a boy we used to go on holiday to Lossiemouth and every morning the sound of a Shackleton roaring overhead we wake up the entire caravan site.
sneaked in through a hole in the fence at the Baginton end of Coventry airport once and touched one of these once.Got no further as security heaved themselves away from the TV and chased me and my mate away.There were a few Caribou parked up there as well.
I once had the joy of being supernumerary crew on one of 42 Squadron RAF St Mawgan’s Mk3 Phase 3 kites for 14 hours over the Med, flying at 500’ in a raging storm, hunting for Russian subs that weren’t there, as it turned out. We flew double-crewed because of the sortie length, and most of the crew got sick. The Viper engines were for jet assisted take-offs (JATO) when we had to carry the Blue Steel nuclear missile, which had thankfully gone out of service by 1970. Nasty bit of kit that was; fuelled by kerosene and HTP, aka high-test peroxide, an oxidiser so strong that you could instantly burst into flames through shear contact!
There will be a nother Engine Run at Ysterplaat, Saturday the 25 Feb 2014 at 11h00 at the Ysterplaat museum after which there will be a book launch for Armorer's Anonymous. All proceeds go to the SAAF Museum for restoration and upkeep.
To. All. The. People. Out. There. Any. Time. You. Can. Talk. To. An. Old timer. About. ANYTHING. Listen. And. Pry all. Info. Out. Of. There. Brains. On. Day. You. Will. Have. Storys. To. Tell. The. Young. Like. My. Grand dad. Who. Lived. To. Be. 100. And. Was in. Ww1. What. Storys. I. Have. To. Pass. Down. Good. Luck. Out. There. With. The. Virus. Watch. A. Movie called. OMEGA. Man. With. Charleston. Heston. Last. Man. Left. In. World. Except. The. Mutants. Good. Luck.
Certainly is music to the ears. I miss hearing those Griffon engines droning away, when the RAF finally retired the remaining AEW type in the early 90s.
Was lucky enough to see Air Atlantique's MK II fly at EAA. Too bad they don't take this around the patch once in a while. Remaining fatigue life could last a while as they undoubtedly would baby it. (And it wouldn't fly at gross weight.) At least running the engines and keeping the systems alive lets there be hope for a flight in the future.
I am looking for that video as well. It is not on youtube. I have heard copies can occasionally be found on ebay and amazon. I would love to know more about what happened on that flight
Couple queries - how do they align the props like that and why..? secondly, how did they redistribute the weight to go from a taildragger to the tri-cycle!? Must be the only plane in history converted as such?
What a great aircraft. Any plane can be brought back to Airworthy Status. All you need is a couple of million pounds. Chump change in the big scheme of things. Get her into the air!
@@rogertycholiz2218 Thanks for the info. Absolute brute of an aircraft. I’ve spent 40 odd years working in civil aviation as a pilot. Most of it in turbine powered planes. Nothing like the sound of a big piston, the skill required to manage something like the Shackleton far exceeds what is required for a modern airliner. Although I understand that Lycoming have developed full authority electronic engine control for their piston engines. The whole world is being dumbed down.
Don't know for sure, but doubt they did it much quicker. A long range maritime patrol aircraft wouldn't exactly be required to "scramble" and intercept incoming at 30,000ft....
Yes try Hey are griffons As amid I had the privilege of watching a schackleton at us replant fab do exactly this I also remember them going maratime patrol Flown I a SAAF DC3 as well
A.V. ROE LIKE THE GUY SAID ANC WILL SHRED IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF HISTORY....GONE DOWN THE SWANEE!....SHES STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL .....NAMED AFTER G SHACKLETON?....WHO RESTS ON EVEREST.
@@stewartlumgair9482 Over a decade ago, my local army-and-navy stores used to sell silver (colour) tubes of Shackleton propeller grease. The nearest I've 'been' to a Shackleton.
@@None-zc5vg used to hear their engines on takeoff from D.F. Malan airport in Cape Town where they were based in 1968 when doing my National Service at Youngsfield about 10km away. Had a very distinctive sound.
@@stewartlumgair9482 The Fairey company was still involved with aircraft-production in the late '50s. My local airport had an adjacent Fairey works at which late-model 'Firefly' planes were converted to missile-target drones, and these red/maroon painted aircraft were flown over the surrounding area. Their "Griffon" engines had a characteristic rough 'growl' that distinguished them from the smoother "Merlins" fitted to the ex-WW2 "Yorks" that were still in use by a locally-based airline and which must have been the noisiest planes around before jets appeared on the scene. Given the noise made by four piston engines, its surprising that soundproofing of Shackleton interiors was never carried out.
Anon anon Beautiful sounds. First time I heard a Merlin was in 1988 at Duxford when a Spitfire came in on a low level pass. First time my wife and I visited U.K. Gave me goosebumps. Nothing like the sound of these piston engines. The Pratt and Whitney radials also have a beautiful sound.
From all of us that look after WR963 to our friends who look after 1722... Well done! Great to see the old lady growling again!!
My Grandfather worked on this plane for a couple of years when they moved to Cape Town from East London. He was an aircraft mechanic in the RAF so he had alot of knowledge on this beasts. He dedicated as much free time as he could to service it. I went a few times as a kid with him, I absolutely loved it. I still remember a sign somewhere in the plane that said "Potty's private airplane" or something to that effect after one of the people in charge of it at the time.
He passed away a few years ago and they wrote an article about him in a magazine called the growler which thanked him for all the work he did for the Shack. He was cremated with that magazine in the coffin. Great memories!
These were built near my friend a long time ago. And I’m South African so proud to see it with the SAAF! Beautiful plane and so happy to see her looking so good..
I'll never forget the sound those Griffons made at night when started at DF Malan airport back in the 70's/80's.....monumental.
That griffon sounds incredible.
Used to fly past our house in Bergvliet, Big grey thundering beasts! Always worth running outside as a kid if you heard them early enough. What a lovely memory!!!
Those engine run very clean! Not much smoke! Quite impressive. What a beautiful plane!
glad to see she is up and running again.
Great to see Pelican 22 still alive.
Many thanks for memories. My first flight ever was in a Shak MkII Many hours flying over the Irish sea. Fantastic.
When I was a boy we used to go on holiday to Lossiemouth and every morning the sound of a Shackleton roaring overhead we wake up the entire caravan site.
sneaked in through a hole in the fence at the Baginton end of Coventry airport once and touched one of these once.Got no further as security heaved themselves away from the TV and chased me and my mate away.There were a few Caribou parked up there as well.
How did it feel?
Legend
I once had the joy of being supernumerary crew on one of 42 Squadron RAF St Mawgan’s Mk3 Phase 3 kites for 14 hours over the Med, flying at 500’ in a raging storm, hunting for Russian subs that weren’t there, as it turned out. We flew double-crewed because of the sortie length, and most of the crew got sick.
The Viper engines were for jet assisted take-offs (JATO) when we had to carry the Blue Steel nuclear missile, which had thankfully gone out of service by 1970.
Nasty bit of kit that was; fuelled by kerosene and HTP, aka high-test peroxide, an oxidiser so strong that you could instantly burst into flames through shear contact!
What a sound...piston symphony
Awesome. Thanks from France.
Now that is a 'big spark plug' mounted on top of the cabin!
The master plug 😂
It's a radar warning receiver, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Harvest
Johann Visagie Spot on Johann ,isnt she stunning
Rainbow code Orange Harvest
What a fantastic plane. Nice video.
Glorious sound of those Griffon engines.
Wow what a beauty, shame its not allowed to fly would love to see it, are there any videos of it in flight
A very lovely plane & "easy on the eyes" my Dad would say.
Those contra rotating props are kind of fun to watch.
I love that sound, they didn't nickname these "Growlers" without a good reason.
Absolutely BRILLIANT! I would SOOO LOVE to see a Shackleton flying! One of the greatest efforts of WW II.
I'm pretty sure that the development of this aircraft started after WW2.
@@PistonAvatarGuy
1st is the Lancaster
2nd Lincoln
3rd York
4th Shackleton
So you can see 👀 it's parentage
I hope that this helps you
@@paulfharris175 I know the family history, but this particular model was not developed during WW2.
BEAUTIFUL OLD "FISH HUNTER". AMAZING PLANE!!!!
There will be a nother Engine Run at Ysterplaat, Saturday the 25 Feb 2014 at 11h00 at the Ysterplaat museum after which there will be a book launch for Armorer's Anonymous. All proceeds go to the SAAF Museum for restoration and upkeep.
To. All. The. People. Out. There. Any. Time. You. Can. Talk. To. An. Old timer. About. ANYTHING. Listen. And. Pry all. Info. Out. Of. There. Brains. On. Day. You. Will. Have. Storys. To. Tell. The. Young. Like. My. Grand dad. Who. Lived. To. Be. 100. And. Was in. Ww1.
What. Storys. I. Have. To. Pass. Down. Good. Luck. Out. There. With. The. Virus. Watch. A. Movie called. OMEGA. Man. With. Charleston. Heston. Last. Man. Left. In. World. Except. The. Mutants. Good. Luck.
What a noise - long live our Shack! ♥
Certainly is music to the ears. I miss hearing those Griffon engines droning away, when the RAF finally retired the remaining AEW type in the early 90s.
Grethe ~ Not noise! Music to my ears.
Yes she is still airworthy.
Thanks! The music is part of a stock music titled: New Day Dawning
Very sturdy looking Bird...1st one I've seen! (Y) :)
the Brits and the Russkies, the only ones who mastered the contra-props... Nice video, thanks !
Was lucky enough to see Air Atlantique's MK II fly at EAA. Too bad they don't take this around the patch once in a while. Remaining fatigue life could last a while as they undoubtedly would baby it. (And it wouldn't fly at gross weight.) At least running the engines and keeping the systems alive lets there be hope for a flight in the future.
Airworthy, but not allowed to fly.
If only I were a rich man's son...
Adoption
great video, what music have you used?
My Dads Uncle flew the 16 when it crash landed in the Sahara desert. where will i find that video on TH-cam????
I am looking for that video as well. It is not on youtube. I have heard copies can occasionally be found on ebay and amazon. I would love to know more about what happened on that flight
Part 1 th-cam.com/video/XCemSU7kAdc/w-d-xo.html
Part 2 th-cam.com/video/nkPC7Jwfgh0/w-d-xo.html
Couple queries - how do they align the props like that and why..?
secondly, how did they redistribute the weight to go from a taildragger to the tri-cycle!? Must be the only plane in history converted as such?
I don't know how much they had in common if at all, but Hastings and Hermes are the nearest I can think of.
Last of its kind. Too rare to risk.
Not wanting to go down like Ju52m3ge HB-HOT in the Swiss Alps.
Why is it that a lot of historic aircraft are allowed to fly in SA but not elsewhere. Love to see them fly but safety is paramount.
Great run up! :o)
What happened to the other 2 ?
What a great aircraft. Any plane can be brought back to Airworthy Status. All you need is a couple of million pounds. Chump change in the big scheme of things. Get her into the air!
Does she still fly
What a beautiful old lady.
Not sure what good the fire guard is without a fire extinguisher.
Looks like they need to clear her pipes a little more often. Shame no inflight video, but the aircrew was looking a little too grey.
The Schackleton Symphony, opus 22.
I thought the Shackletons were a tail wheel aircraft. Was this example always a tricycle undercarriage?
Mit - All were built with tricycle gear, except a few really early prototypes.
@@rogertycholiz2218 Thanks for the info. Absolute brute of an aircraft. I’ve spent 40 odd years working in civil aviation as a pilot. Most of it in turbine powered planes. Nothing like the sound of a big piston, the skill required to manage something like the Shackleton far exceeds what is required for a modern airliner. Although I understand that Lycoming have developed full authority electronic engine control for their piston engines. The whole world is being dumbed down.
fly it to Wollongong Museum ,Australia
Didn’t know Wollongong had an aviation museum.
@@springbok4015 just at Albion park
What a Beaut ! Lancaster's grandson !!!
Why don't you fly it.
Counter- rotating blades
As stated many times, there are no plans to fly WR963. Sorry..
Rich Woods
WR963 team
SPT
Shes a gorgeous well tookin care of bird :)
The ANC will ensure the destruction of this fine bird like they are destroying the country.
So true
A rhapsody in (PRU) blue
She wants to go flying, one brilliant coincidence for me is that i was born on the same day as her maiden flight.
10,000 rivets flying in close formation
I hope they started the engines quicker than this when the plane was actually in active use!
Don't know for sure, but doubt they did it much quicker. A long range maritime patrol aircraft wouldn't exactly be required to "scramble" and intercept incoming at 30,000ft....
If pelican 22 is airworthy why the heck isn't it flying???
Are those astronauts crewing her? Or prisoners?
....Music.....
Are those Griffins
Yes Ryan, Griffon 57s I think. Rick,
Yes try
Hey are griffons
As amid I had the privilege of watching a schackleton at us replant fab do exactly this
I also remember them going maratime patrol
Flown I a SAAF DC3 as well
Whatever you do ... do not put it under THEIR control because that would most definitely mean the end of this old Lady.
tu95みたい
Is she still flyworthy?
Yes she is airworthy as of the time this video was published.
The Lancaster's grandson!
Is this because of War Thunder that I got recommended this?
Yes lmao
Also he looks so happy
A.V. ROE LIKE THE GUY SAID ANC WILL SHRED IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF HISTORY....GONE DOWN THE SWANEE!....SHES STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL .....NAMED AFTER G SHACKLETON?....WHO RESTS ON EVEREST.
My understanding is that the wife of its designer, Roy Chadwick, was a relative of Ernest Shackleton, the polar explorer.
@@JDJLalor ~ That is correct. t was so named to honor Ernest Shackleton.
limited remaining airworthy flying hours !!
Shame they can't just fly it
Never saw one before. There are radial engines in there. ? 🇺🇸..looks sort of russian with those props.
Rolls Royce Griffon Liquid Cooled In Line engines with contra rotating props.
@@stewartlumgair9482 Over a decade ago, my local army-and-navy stores used to sell silver (colour) tubes of Shackleton propeller grease. The nearest I've 'been' to a Shackleton.
@@None-zc5vg used to hear their engines on takeoff from D.F. Malan airport in Cape Town where they were based in 1968 when doing my National Service at Youngsfield about 10km away. Had a very distinctive sound.
@@stewartlumgair9482 The Fairey company was still involved with aircraft-production in the late '50s. My local airport had an adjacent Fairey works at which late-model 'Firefly' planes were converted to missile-target drones, and these red/maroon painted aircraft were flown over the surrounding area. Their "Griffon" engines had a characteristic rough 'growl' that distinguished them from the smoother "Merlins" fitted to the ex-WW2 "Yorks" that were still in use by a locally-based airline and which must have been the noisiest planes around before jets appeared on the scene.
Given the noise made by four piston engines, its surprising that soundproofing of Shackleton interiors was never carried out.
Anon anon Beautiful sounds. First time I heard a Merlin was in 1988 at Duxford when a Spitfire came in on a low level pass. First time my wife and I visited U.K. Gave me goosebumps. Nothing like the sound of these piston engines. The Pratt and Whitney radials also have a beautiful sound.
Haibo, still got racist flag!
Magnificent.
Why don't you fly it.