🇬🇧 WWII Era Royal Australian Navy Fairey Firefly Takes Off From Oshkosh Airventure 2019 🇳🇿
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Filmed with a Panasonic GH5 camera - amzn.to/3eN0Op2 The Departure of the Fairey Firefly from EAA Airventure 2019. This is an aircraft I didn't know anything about prior to Airventure this year, despite having seen one at the the Fleet Air Arm Museum in England back in 2016. I thought it was strange that the pilot had an oxygen mask on like modern day fighter pilots have on high altitude supersonic planes. Has a rolls Royce griffon engine in it.
Before it was restored to airworthy condition, I’m told it was purchased from a Museum in Australia where it was previously a monument on a stick outside the building.
Owned by Captaint Eddie Kurdziel
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The Firefly was also used in Korea in 1951 1952 on the HMAS Sydney along with the Sea Furys as ground attack aircraft. 805 and 808 Fleet Air Arm flew the Sea Furys and 817 flew Fireflies.
Then they flew the sea venom ! Thanks Jim!!!!
About the oxygen mask - FAA regulations require supplemental oxygen when flying above 12,500 feet for more than 30 minutes, or any time above 14,000 feet.
The Firefly has a service ceiling of around 28,000 feet. 14,000 feet is a walk in park for that plane. That RR Griffon is a beast.
Why is the Griffon a beast? It's only 32 litres. Small by comparison with some American radials. Just sounds far better
@@mothmagic1 Cuz its 10 liters bigger than a Merlin!
@@mothmagic1 still pumps over 2000 bhp when needed. American engines were not very efficient. Even up to the car engines of the 90's. Don't know about now tbh.
For example the 1991 Mercedes 3.0 ltr straight 6 in my euro spec 300te-24 puts out 240 bhp stock...
That's more than the 5.0litre in the Mustang of the same era.
Size isn't everything...lol.
@@InternalCombustion Actually it's only 5. Merlin 27, Griffon 32
@@andrewbarton8525 My 1969 Merc 230 had a straight 6 2.3 which was 132 BHP
Absolutely brilliant filming!!!!!! I love it. Feels like sitting in the wingman's aircraft following the leader
I actually fueled this aircraft a few years back when it stopped in at our FBO in WV on it's way back from a airshow to where ever it's based . it got topped off by me and the pilot went to eat locally then quickly departed .
So I was actually wondering recently, is it a challenge to refuel an airplane you are unfamiliar with? Knowing where to stand, how to open the fuel door, how fast to pump etc. etc.
@@InternalCombustion When you are unaware of where to fuel any aircraft it's a written rule always ask the pilot and never risk damaging any aircraft . In all cases the pilot will show you where to fuel the aircraft and how to properly access the fuel ports . I fortunately did know where to fuel this aircraft as I have fueled so many Warbird aircraft during my long career as a flight line service technician . Some aircraft are very difficult to fuel and need fueled in a proper sequence to maintain balance . Some pilots want to fuel the aircraft themselves to avoid the risk of damage to their planes which is fine also . And yes some aircraft especially helicopters you must watch how fast you pump in the fuel or you will get a fuel bath as they burp and will splash you and some aircraft the tanks are under pressure and the pressure must be released before opening the filler cap or else you will get a fuel bath also example . FALCON 20 BUSINESS JET with over the wing filler tanks only , MU2 AIRCRAFT WITH PRESSURIZED TIPS TANKS . open these aircraft's filler caps under pressure and its a jet A BATH and you don't want it on your clothes or skin trust me on this one .
@@earlw9172 Gotcha, yeah the owner of this plan gave us special instructions on how to tow the aircraft. The tail wheel is different than most planes
WB518 is a Fairey FireflyMk 6 built in the early 1950's. It served with the Royal Australian Navy in 817 Squadron & 816 Squadron before serving as a memorial in New South Wales, Australia. She was purchased by Eddie Kurdziel who started a extensive restoration with parts from WD828 which crashed in Camden, New South Wales in 1987. She has a Korean War paint scheme and is based out of Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California.
Rusty Denham - I know this Firefly very well from the Camden museum in the 1970s .
I believe that I saw this aircraft during the restoration process in a hanger in Utah about ten years ago or so. Thought it was a good looking lady. Glad to see her fly!.
Roger Rarebit she now sits inside on display in the museum. And the fury just recently purchased to be restored to flying condition.
This plane is awesome! I have to research it more.
Don't feel bad, I was clueless about this plane as well. Thought it was a 2 seater spitfire trainer at first 😂 ruclips.net/video/9Qv8cVAUtwU/видео.html
Now this is a real treat that can't be beat definitely one of the stars of the show or any show thank you for posting greetings from steve in England
What?!? Rear seat empty?!?
That seat should have someone in it anytime this machine takes flight. To take off with an empty seat on that bird is practically criminal!!
Lol, I would have gladly volunteered to be his navigator on that flight
Ahhhhhh the good old days when the Brits really knew how to build an airplane.
Harrier
Still would be Stephen if a bunch of know nothing politicians hadn't stuck their noses in to things that they did not understand
@@richardgreen3160 yup all the way to the amazing Harrier via the Lightening and the Canbarra. Uk led the way until for reasons Ill never understand they quit.
@@richardgreen3160 yup all the way to the amazing Harrier via the Lightening and the Canbarra. Uk led the way until for reasons Ill never understand they quit.
...what an awesome sight !
The use of an oxygen mask has a very simple reason: it's a precaution to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from the engine. Note how close the exaust stubs are from the cockpit. In some WW2 fighters like the Hawker Typhoons the use of oxygen masks was mandatory even on the ground.
That slat that extends is unique to the firefly and allowed it to out maneuver the zero only allied plane that could
Not true.. not the only plane that could outmaneuver a Zero. Depends on altitude and speed , among other things. Above about 280 mph a lot of planes could outturn a zero. It controls got heavy as hell above that speed and was a beast to maneuver.
@@guaporeturns9472 the zero controls suffered badly with compressibility, but facts are facts it could put turn every other allied plane in level flight compressibility only came into it in a dive
@@montys420- Allied pilots said it would hardly turn even in level flight when approaching 300 mph. Can’t remember the books but I read it in two separate books. The compressibility was also mentioned bot In talking about something different. Level flight
@@montys420- Lt. Cmdr. Eddie R. Sanders said the ailerons got super unresponsive above 200 knots.
These use to be stationed at HMAS albatross Nowra nsw Australia.
Wonderful, saw them as a boy.
Rex Howells grew up around them at albatross also dived the crashed one at Callala Bay
@@obliviousoni0_081 lucky you, I've scuba dived in Jervis bay, but didn't get to dive on the firefly .
Will be going for a flight in the Canadian Warplane Museum's Firefly next spring. Already booked it - can't wait !!
That’s awesome! I didn’t realize they had a second one that was being restored!
It's not a second one. It's RN WH632 that is being repaired and they say it should be ready to fly in 2020. Hope they're right !!
So this is the same one that crashed back in the 70’s?
I didn't know that but it must be as they only have the one I know of and the museum has confirmed that it should be giving rides summer of 2020. Really looking forward to it. Where will yours be this summer ?
Awesome! I volunteer at Oshkosh each summer and generally go to a few museums each year. Have yet to visit CWH. What I really wanna see is their Lancaster fly.
Good looking aircraft. Looks a lot like a Spitfire.
From far away I thought it was a twin seat spitfire trainer!
Much bigger but has a Griffon engine like the late mk Spits.
When working at the Camden Museum on weekends , I would clean this Firefly along with the ex Cole Pay Spitfire MK8 and other museum aircraft ( Happy Days )
Even happier to see it flying eh!
BillyCaspersGhost. that is true
The k on the tail meant it opperated from the carrier hmas sydney also from land strip hmas albatross in nowra nsw!!!
It's awesome how the propeller is so efficient that it is barely spinning and the plane was taxiing at a pretty good speed. Modern propellers can't do this. World war two was truly the pinnacle of propeller design. That's why we use jets now.
I think you'll find that the prop is spinning at a fair lick. What you actually see is an illusion. The science escapes me.
Ur soooo funny
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@HiWetcam sometimes the video capture frame rate and the rotational speed of the propeller combine to make the capcaptured images of the propeller show the propeller appear to stand still, move backwards, or at a different speed than it actually was when played back.😉
It's beautiful
The Canadian warplane Heritage Museum has one of these that fly's.
It's their second one.
We have one of these at Hamilton (CWH) now, and the orginal plane in the collection was a Firefly. It crashed at the CNE airshow, killing pilot Alan Ness.
R.I.P Alan.
Did anyone else keep looking at the windsock and thinking about the crosswind as opposed to watching it take off? 😒
he will have his mask on as his mike for his radio will be inside it.
Good stuff.
That's Royal Navy, not RAF, sir.
Video is actually of what should be an RAN Firefly. K = HMAS Sydney. WB 518 was in RN storage for a couple of months after completion before being allotted to the RAN and delivered to Sydney cocooned in October 1950. Other than test flights when first completed it seems never to have been flown by the RN. The pictured aircraft is actually a combination of major parts from both WB 518 and WD 828, also effectively always an RAN aircraft.
It still is RAAF, Royal Navy WB518
@@obliviousoni0_081 It was never RAAF. It was an RAN aircraft. The aircraft was specifically designed as a Carrier based fighter, and while the RAAF have repurposed nominally Naval aircraft like the FA-18 they never operated Fireflies.
Very Nice!Like the variety at Oshkosh.Seems very busy!
Cool plane which I knew nothing about until I saw one for sale on a website that sells old military aircraft. Maybe it's just the microphone on whatever you were using to record, but I wasn't expecting that sound from it's big 12 cylinder, 2000+ hp Rolls Royce engine....kinda sounds like listening to an angry bee on the opposite side of a moving fan. 😁
This was a Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) Aircraft. (Not RAF) Fairey also built the Barracuda Dive Bomber and the Fulmar Recon/Fighter aircraft Fireflies saw service in both the second World War and Korea.
Wasnt the Barracuda by Blackburn??
RAN..... Royal Australian Navy... operated from the carrier HMAS Sydney.
@@hughfraser1547 No Hugh, may have been built in small numbers sub contracted from Fairey but definately a Fairey design.
Cripes, much faster than the Wildcat and very nearly as fast as the Hellcat.
Us in England had one flying but it was involved in a fatal accident 8 days after I was born in 2003
Are there any surviving Supermarine Seafires or Fairey Barracudas?
I know I’ve seen a seafire at the Fleet Air Arm museum in England. No idea if any are flying though
@Internal Combustion .... I’d love to see one even static!
Wow learned something new! Never knew there were seafires equipped with contra rotating props. Wonder if some of those P-51’s racing at Reno with the twin props are using the system
Internal Combustion ...removing the effect of torque makes the aircraft much easier to fly, I didn’t know that Seafires had that feature.
Well, This thing jumps right off the ground doesn't it .
Well it was a Carrier Aircraft so a short takeoff was a must!
From Hamilton - Canadian Warplane Heritage
Are you with the museum?
Don't know much on the fairy Firefly, I think they didn't see much action during WW2, but they served in Korean war
@HiWetcam the Firefly in the video looks like its sporting invasion stripes for allied aircraft around the time of d day in France during June 1944
They saw plenty of action from the Summer of 1944 in Europe through to the Pacific and Far East in 45, mostly in ground attack.and recon. They also saw action in Korea and in various conflicts into.the 6ps. Its main benefits were its robustness and relatively long range.
@@markturner4219 thanks for the info, I'm usually very good on airplanes courtesy of my grandpa and dad, my grandpa was a usaf crew chief in 1950s who used to service p51 mustangs, etc
@HiWetcam No Fireflies were used against Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956. They had been retired from the FAA before then. The FAA used Seahawks, Sea Venoms and Skyraiders.
@@brettlloyd5764 My pleasure. The Firefly is one of those planes that do sterling work in the background, but are largely unheard of by all but the dedicated enthusiast because they were around when the press was 'glamourising' a more famous contemporary. In WW2, the FAA aircraft got very little coverage, except for the Swordfish, because of its Bismark and Taranto roles. All the public and media attention was on the exploits of the RAF.
SOP for pilots sitting behind V-12 engine exhausts due to the proximity and location to the cockpit. Same applies to the big radial engine fighters.
Ok now that makes more sense. RR Griffon is a huge engine and it is burning leaded fuel afterall
@@InternalCombustion It's only because the mic is inside the oxygen mask, there won't be any actual oxygen connected to it. In some race aircraft at Reno they feed the mask with fresh air fed from an external vent, rather than oxygen, in case of an engine fire that fills the cockpit with smoke.
You put the New Zealand flag emoji on a video of a royal Australian navy aircraft 🤦♂️
Thought it was british
Cockpit looks so cramped to my untrained eye...?
What is it with the British naming their warplanes such flaccid names such as "Fairey Firefly". It may be an extremely lethal and effective war plane but the name wouldn't strike fear into the heart of anyone.
Oh do mean flaccid names like spitfire hurricane typhoon tempest hornet or whirlwind to name but a few but there was fury mosquito lightning venom phantom American named shall i go on naming non flaccid names
@@steveholmes5207 Mosquito is an extremely FLACCID name, but actually I was talking about totally lame names like Kittyhawk, Dakota, Buffalo, and the extremely gay Gladiator
@@bobadams179 you are utterly disrespectful and that gay gladiator that kept ME 109.s at bay during the early malta campaign
@@steveholmes5207 Sorry that you are so completely butt hurt. I suggest you seek psychological counseling.
@@bobadams179 don't be ridiculous you idiot look if you nothing good to say on here then don't say it because quite frankly you are completely lowering the tone
I think that the nose is from p 51 cocopit and rear fuselage is from spitfire and wings from hurricane
the entire video about slowly cruzing a runway???????? Spdecial speed effects??????? Get another job
Thx for watching!
In no hurry to get off the ground
Thats the pilots choice not the planes ability
This is an extremely rare bird. Do you really think the pilot is gonna rush a priceless 73 year old warbird? Think before sounding like an idiot.
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That Griffin engine just doesn't sound as good as a Merlin or an Allison. From what I remember reading about them,they were bigger than the Merlin ,by a fairly big margin. Just don't have that growly throaty sound. Sounded more like a big ol truck engine to me.
Haha I agree. What I didn’t know is these were put in the later generation spitfires as well
Mark 12 spitfires onwards were Griffon engined, except the 16 which was Packard Merlin.
The Griffon is 37 litres while the Merlin is only 27litres.
The larger engine was more in line with the "opposition".
I am enjoying your stuff very much.The Mosquito walkround was great.
I do not know much about it other than basic stuff.
I know it lives in the shadow of the Merlin and many people did not even know of it and it`s use in the Spitfire.
To put it in perspective, in the `90`s the guy that owned the pub,next door to work, had a Griffon in his garage.
He was into all kinds of mechanical stuff,engines,old cars,motorcycles and stuff he`d collected over the years .You know the type.
No way he would have had a Merlin.Too well known and expensive.
Nothing sounds as sweet as a merlin .. the griffin prop rotates oposite to the merlin also . Late model spits had contra rotating props (2 props spinning opposite direction ) to counter torque .. the griffin was notorious for heavy torque roll at low speed ..this was probably a factor in that long take off roll to bring the power in gently
@@highflying82 probably not wanting to stress an old aircraft unduly. Of course, in operational service they had to take of and land in a very short space.
The prop looks VR.
More spurious D-day stripes. Was this little baby even flying during WW2?
Yes. They flew mainly ground attack and recon missions in the European theatre in post D Day ops in the Summer of 1944. They were first introduced in 1943 and remained in combat roles into the 1960's with some users and carried out ground attack for the RN during the Korean War. So the wing stripes is a perfectly valid paint job.
fireflies were used during ww2 and the korean war, the markings here show a korean war era firefly with invasion stripes to avoid friendly fire.
@@led_meister Thank you for that informative reply. I never realized that those stripes could be used for that purpose. It's a good idea.
Bloody slow prop. LOL