The Sopwith Snipe is considered by many the best British fighter of WWI. It also earned it's place in the Fighter Hall of Fame as being the plane that Canadian Ace Billy Barker flew during his epic VC winning dogfight against 15 or more Fokker DVII's in Oct. 1918. Despite being wounded 3 times in the leg and having his left elbow blown away he managed to down 3 German fighters. Barker was also the most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations with the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Military Cross and two Bars, two Italian Silver Medals for Military Valour, and the French Croix de guerre. He was also mentioned in despatches three times.
As a newly-minted A&P, I hired into an airline operating Convair 240s in 1965. First chance I got, I stood in the prop blast of an idling R-2800 and luxuriated in the loping staccato of the exhaust. It reminded me of the idle of a Duntov Chevy small block from the late 1950s. To complete the experience, I need to get behind a rotary-engined Sopwith to experience the gorgeous roar of the engine between blips, and the sweet smell of castor oil at the same time. What more could an old gearhead ask for?
Dad and I sit at Los Alimetos NAS and listen to R-1800,2800 and smell the exhaust still in my lil head the 100+ octane and oil. Still hear them before I see em.
Mr Weeks, would love to see a series of videos on your favorite plane in your collection by era like WW1, 20s, 30s, WW2, etc perhaps even broken down into civilian/military categories. Can't get enough, every video is an education and a blessing. As always thank you for sharing.
Yes he does look like an old hippy but I too have a lot of respect for him for he is living a lifestyle I can only dream about. I thank him for all he has done for aviation and love every last one of his videos. They're educational as well as entertaining. Thank you Kermit for all you do.
He is a lucky Hippie he inherited many boat loads of money from his family and has a passion for expensive antique aircraft. I am just glad that someone still keeps these things flying in close to original condition. If I ever find myself in Florida I would love to go see some of them fly.
The Dave , originally he was down @ TAMIANI Airport, passed it once now knowing what was in store, then 1992 HURRICAINE ANDREW DESTROYED SO MANY PLANES, then he moved up to central FLORIDA, I would really make an appointment, just to shake his hand & see his fleet. , did you know he was the champion aerobatic pilot from way back? He also competed along with LEO LINENSHAGLE ( sp) . Leo used to fly @SUSSEX NJ, AIRSHOW, many times ( RIP LEO ), Cheers from NJ
We love your Sopwith Snipe Kermit and this retake is much appreciated of this big WW1 biplane,the singing flying wires is when the flying load comes on the wings and shows up as harmonics,as you know rigging biplanes is a black art and in WW1 was very much a collaboration between the pilots and mechanics as every aeroplane was different,the javelins are a good idea to dampen down the vibes until everything settles down. Thanks for some great footage and the bonus of a PT-17 flying alongside you.
Nicely done. The late great Neil Williams, described managing the rotary whilst flying the Pup in his book 'Airborne'. If you haven't read it, it's a treat for those of us who value flying real aircraft. His stories about the Spitfire, Mosquito etc are gold. Highly recommended.
The torque reaction when you throttle up is amazing, I bet that makes for interesting flying on approach and landing, The guys that flew them in combat where real Heroes. Great video of a lovely aircraft. Keep up the good work!
A friend of mine , his father rebuilt a Sopwith Camel with a Gnome 9 type N rotary engine, that's where I fell in love with the rotary engine, his Dad taught both of us how they worked and were maintained been up in it several times, most fun I ever had, loops, barrel rolls, strait up till it stalled nose over get enough airspeed and she would re-start.
blip switches are so bad ass. If it would make any sense whatsoever I'd even have one in my car :) I love the stupid amounts of inertia in that rotary too, whipping the plane around on the switch
Man I can’t help but feel a bit worried whenever you jump on these old ladies and share the experience with us. You are sharp as a razor though and wish you the best on your upcoming flights.
Gaaaaas futt futt futt! Heavy on the egg n beans, lol! She's a beauty! Uppity up up n down de de down down. Those magnificent men and thier flying machines.......
Kimberley Tui oddly you should say that, but ALL the aircraft in that film,,came from the ‘OLD RHEINBECK AIRDROME , the owner died many years ago,,on vacation, but I THINK IT STILL OPERATES, . Cheers from NJ
@@flybyairplane3528 NONE of the aircraft came from OLD RHEINBECK. They were custom built in England for the movie, or we're already in the UK. Your capacity for spewing forth utter crap as facts is unbelievable! Just Stop, it's embarrassing.. Cheers from Oz!
Zero1Zero I just read an article in Wickapedia, which said the aircraft were, from UK &USA, I do believe the BERELOIT , THEY HAVE might be the only one, NOT FLYABLE, cheers from NJ
@@flybyairplane3528 Actually that's a rotary, the Stearman has a radial. You might want to get your facts right before correcting people. That way one doesn't make an ass of one's self! Cheers from Oz.
Zero1Zero Hulu still seem not to get it, YES I AM AREAE THAT THERE ARE ENGINES WHERE THE ENGINE CYLINDERS ROTATE AROUND A FIXED CRANKSHAFT, BUT I HAD NEVER EVER HEARD SOMEONE CALLED IT A ROTARY, OK?
Now that is flying ! Those old planes really seem to be anything but neutral and savourless ! Thank you for those beautiful pictures and sounds , also ! ( now we'd need a 3d augmented reality of thoses flights ; ) )
What a beautiful aircraft and sweet-sounding engine. All that said, I just can't get my brain around what a complex art it must be to balance throttle and mixture, and intermittent interrupter, and blip switch in real time. I'm sure that I'd run off the rails and every "improvement" that I made would only make it run worse! And I can't imagine a tall tail-dragger with heavy ailerons, stiff pitch, and a sensitive throttle system in a cross-wind landing (and these flights seem to be with a significant cross wind on the ground and quite a stiff one on approach -- 25 - feet or so). That must take a lot of finesse (and knowledge of when to ditch the finesse and PUSH IT) and skill -- and, as a pilot who once had an L-19 give him a dramatic lesson in gusty cross-wind landings, I feel qualified to say that! Great flights, and sweet video, Kermit. Please keep up the good work -- your fine airplanes make my heart sing like a flying wire.
When I hear you refer to the wing wires I think Of my great uncle John who was an aircraft rigger in WW1. Sadly I was very young when he passed away. I remember he saw I had a passion for aeroplanes when I was making them out of Lego when he used to call in for my dad to cut his hair. Any tales he had have died with him....
Gravertrain Graveytrain, the chocks are on ropes. The two guys were no where nearly as close as they looked, to the prop. They were each probably about halfway out the respective wings, plenty of safety room in case they slipped and fell when reaching for the ropes. Kermit and the guys are a LOT more safety conscious than to get any closer than necessary to a spinning propeller.
Dumb question time. A hundred years after these things were used,where do you obtain aviation grade castor oil ? Is it chemically modified by removing the glycerin, or is it squeezings straight from the bean ? I remember reading that castor oil fumes plus oil spatter produced a strong effect on the bowels,and that blackberry brandy was the substance chosen to help control the trots. I suppose only Kermit himself gets to find out just how true this really is. Talk about hazards of aviation and needing a strong stomach.....
paul manson years ago, our telephone co, used to have things about NJ, mostly, only then was I aware that NJ, was a MAJOR processor of CASTOR OIL, , FOR MOSTLY AVIATION , , CHEERS FROM NJ
Our Museum Lite is only open seasonally. (Check the Fantasy of Flight website for dates.) Unfortunately, there are no public flights happening at this time. www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/contact-info/2015-calendar/
Didn't some old timey planes have the wings on jacks and fuselage weighted during assembly? That might be a part of how they tensioned the wires. (As that would give an approximation of wing loading when it was flying.) Just some food for thought in regards to the problem there.
Kermit, as someone who has flown all three, which would you rather have been a combat pilot in, the Snipe, an SE-5a or a D-VII? The other competitor I suppose would be the Nieuport 28 but I don't know if there are any flying, originals or replicas.
The pilot comments on handling qualities are fascinating. I'm in the flight test business, and there's not a whole lot of information on First World War aircraft handling, aside from the usual "torque monster" tales and the abrupt stall characteristics you would expect from some of the thin airfoils in use. It sounds like the directional stability is low, and there's poor harmony of control. Plus the human factors issues.
I wish you would do a video on that type of engine. On how it works and why they designed it that way. It seems to me the engine spins around the crankshaft, instead of the crankshaft turning inside engine. Maybe I am right, but it just does not add up in my mind.
True early tail dragger skills required to deal with these planes, no brakes or steerable tail wheel . Kermit is one of the very few pilots that can understand and deal with all the quirks. I would stick to ww2 fighters if I had the money to afford and operate war birds. modern technology ,way more practical to go places in comfort ..
So a pilot needs at least three hands to operate the Bentley rotary: One for the air valve, one for the mixture control, and one for the blip switch. Consider using a second crew person, or a very smart dog, to operate the air valve and mixture. You could probably find an adventurous small person who doesn't weigh much if the dog doesn't work out.
my father joined the RAF prewar as a Rigger the last biplane he worked on in the RAF was in EGYPT in 47 an Avro 504n hed have known what you were talking abbot properly!
Essentially the carburetor is bolted to the hollow crankshaft, the ignition controls and the fuel and mixture controls were problematic at best on these rotaries, the majority were flown flat out,and thus landing was done by just on/off blipping the ignition by a button. Cool the engine down too much,or allow too much unburnt fuel to accumulate in the cowling area,and you had an oopsie. Training killed a lot of young men a hundred years ago. The things are not for the faint of heart. Or not knowledgeable. Cheers.
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The Sopwith Snipe is considered by many the best British fighter of WWI. It also earned it's place in the Fighter Hall of Fame as being the plane that Canadian Ace Billy Barker flew during his epic VC winning dogfight against 15 or more Fokker DVII's in Oct. 1918. Despite being wounded 3 times in the leg and having his left elbow blown away he managed to down 3 German fighters. Barker was also the most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations with the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Military Cross and two Bars, two Italian Silver Medals for Military Valour, and the French Croix de guerre. He was also mentioned in despatches three times.
I love your Museum, we was a lot of times , thanks.
What a beautiful propeller!
As a newly-minted A&P, I hired into an airline operating Convair 240s in 1965. First chance I got, I stood in the prop blast of an idling R-2800 and luxuriated in the loping staccato of the exhaust. It reminded me of the idle of a Duntov Chevy small block from the late 1950s. To complete the experience, I need to get behind a rotary-engined Sopwith to experience the gorgeous roar of the engine between blips, and the sweet smell of castor oil at the same time. What more could an old gearhead ask for?
Dad and I sit at Los Alimetos NAS and listen to R-1800,2800 and smell the exhaust still in my lil head the 100+ octane and oil. Still hear them before I see em.
Mr Weeks, would love to see a series of videos on your favorite plane in your collection by era like WW1, 20s, 30s, WW2, etc perhaps even broken down into civilian/military categories. Can't get enough, every video is an education and a blessing. As always thank you for sharing.
Yes he does look like an old hippy but I too have a lot of respect for him for he is living a lifestyle I can only dream about. I thank him for all he has done for aviation and love every last one of his videos. They're educational as well as entertaining. Thank you Kermit for all you do.
Old school high wire act. Engine sounded a lot smoother on the second flight. Thanks Kermit for the updates!
instablaster.
When I first saw this channel I though Kermit was just an old hippy However I now tip my hat to this man he has balls of steel
He is a lucky Hippie he inherited many boat loads of money from his family and has a passion for expensive antique aircraft.
I am just glad that someone still keeps these things flying in close to original condition. If I ever find myself in Florida I would love to go see some of them fly.
Could be both. A hippy with balls. Just sayin...
I agree but let's not talk about his balls.
The Dave , originally he was down @ TAMIANI Airport, passed it once now knowing what was in store, then 1992 HURRICAINE ANDREW DESTROYED SO MANY PLANES, then he moved up to central FLORIDA, I would really make an appointment, just to shake his hand & see his fleet. , did you know he was the champion aerobatic pilot from way back? He also competed along with LEO LINENSHAGLE ( sp) . Leo used to fly @SUSSEX NJ, AIRSHOW, many times ( RIP LEO ), Cheers from NJ
Yes, you are all right
That was a real treat, thanks!
Squinting a bit, you could imagine an aerodrome in France.
We love your Sopwith Snipe Kermit and this retake is much appreciated of this big WW1 biplane,the singing flying wires is when the flying load comes on the wings and shows up as harmonics,as you know rigging biplanes is a black art and in WW1 was very much a collaboration between the pilots and mechanics as every aeroplane was different,the javelins are a good idea to dampen down the vibes until everything settles down.
Thanks for some great footage and the bonus of a PT-17 flying alongside you.
Thanks Kermit, restoring these old planes are so important, thanks for sharing with me.
Its a new replica not a restored original
Nicely done. The late great Neil Williams, described managing the rotary whilst flying the Pup in his book 'Airborne'.
If you haven't read it, it's a treat for those of us who value flying real aircraft. His stories about the Spitfire, Mosquito etc are gold.
Highly recommended.
Cool airplane and super sound. Thanks
Only one word can define it "BEAUTIFUL'
What a beautiful noise.
Awesome and might I add, pretty cool.
The big white puffy clouds were perfect, could imagine this happening in 1918 way cool kermit thank you.
Much enjoyed Kermit - that rotary sure adds some torque! Does look quite twitchy.
Thank you. Wonderful plane. :)
Great job Mr. Weeks, Thanks for sharing, a perfect end to my day. Just did my first ever solo nav today. chris in ireland
Nice, thanks! (That's a big prop at a large angle. Not easy to pull through I would have thought.)
The torque reaction when you throttle up is amazing, I bet that makes for interesting flying on approach and landing,
The guys that flew them in combat where real Heroes.
Great video of a lovely aircraft. Keep up the good work!
They were real pilots
not to mention the gyroscopic effect of that rotary engine
The entire engine rotates, the crankshaft is bolted to the airframe.
A friend of mine , his father rebuilt a Sopwith Camel with a Gnome 9 type N rotary engine, that's where I fell in love with the rotary engine, his Dad taught both of us how they worked and were maintained been up in it several times, most fun I ever had, loops, barrel rolls, strait up till it stalled nose over get enough airspeed and she would re-start.
I am amazed.
blip switches are so bad ass. If it would make any sense whatsoever I'd even have one in my car :)
I love the stupid amounts of inertia in that rotary too, whipping the plane around on the switch
Man I can’t help but feel a bit worried whenever you jump on these old ladies and share the experience with us. You are sharp as a razor though and wish you the best on your upcoming flights.
Probably the most amazing thing on RUclips right now!
Sir, you make it look easy. I’m sure that crate is a handful. Thank you for your passion.
8:36 - Kermit! Albatross, two o'clock high! :)
Gaaaaas futt futt futt! Heavy on the egg n beans, lol! She's a beauty! Uppity up up n down de de down down. Those magnificent men and thier flying machines.......
Kimberley Tui oddly you should say that, but ALL the aircraft in that film,,came from the ‘OLD RHEINBECK AIRDROME , the owner died many years ago,,on vacation, but I THINK IT STILL OPERATES, .
Cheers from NJ
@@flybyairplane3528 NONE of the aircraft came from OLD RHEINBECK. They were custom built in England for the movie, or we're already in the UK.
Your capacity for spewing forth utter crap as facts is unbelievable! Just Stop, it's embarrassing.. Cheers from Oz!
Zero1Zero I can only go from rembrring an article I read, BUT they had ALL the old aircraft there before that movie< Cheers from NJ
Zero1Zero I just read an article in Wickapedia, which said the aircraft were, from UK &USA, I do believe the BERELOIT , THEY HAVE might be the only one, NOT FLYABLE, cheers from NJ
Awesome 😎
i love this channel can watch Kermit all day long so interesting and real
By far my most loved WWI aircraft!! Great video
Me thinks you had GREAT FUN flying that plane , well done again guys , doesn't it sound fantastic.
Man that rotory purrs really nice!
/M0ther_bra1ned/ actually that’s a radial, with the cylinders move in a 360^, as opposed to a ‘rotary engine ( mazda). Cheers from NJ
@@flybyairplane3528 Actually that's a rotary, the Stearman has a radial. You might want to get your facts right before correcting people.
That way one doesn't make an ass of one's self! Cheers from Oz.
Zero1Zero Hulu still seem not to get it, YES I AM AREAE THAT THERE ARE ENGINES WHERE THE ENGINE CYLINDERS ROTATE AROUND A FIXED CRANKSHAFT, BUT I HAD NEVER EVER HEARD SOMEONE CALLED IT A ROTARY, OK?
@@flybyairplane3528 uh yes. A rotary radial. As opposed to a fixed radial.
Could take off in my hallway! Magic!
Now that is flying ! Those old planes really seem to be anything but neutral and savourless !
Thank you for those beautiful pictures and sounds , also !
( now we'd need a 3d augmented reality of thoses flights ; ) )
Looks great Mr. Kermit.
What a neat airplane really like seeing you fly thanks for sharing.
Many thanks once again, great film and description of flight characteristics.
Always a favorite channel and never disappoints. Thank you for keeping us looking up!
So amazing. Thank so much! So cool
Seeing and hearing that thing just made me giggle. State of the art WW1 goodness!
Oh, did I say yer good good good? 😁🛩
Beautiful!
I would Love to hear her in person!
Thanks Much!
That Bentley really was the epitome of rotary engine design. It just purrs!
Spewin oil - Love it thanks Kermit!
Hey Ash. :-P
Absolutely great!!
Great film, thanks for posting
Fun torque affect during engine run-up.
Very nice, enjoy all the videos posted
Aw, I was waiting for the pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa! sound from the MG on those low passes!
Such a pretty aircraft. Kermit's description reminded me that W.O. Bentley designed aero engines well before his more famous cars.
Fantastic, thank you
Beauty of a plane.
What a beautiful aircraft and sweet-sounding engine. All that said, I just can't get my brain around what a complex art it must be to balance throttle and mixture, and intermittent interrupter, and blip switch in real time. I'm sure that I'd run off the rails and every "improvement" that I made would only make it run worse! And I can't imagine a tall tail-dragger with heavy ailerons, stiff pitch, and a sensitive throttle system in a cross-wind landing (and these flights seem to be with a significant cross wind on the ground and quite a stiff one on approach -- 25 - feet or so). That must take a lot of finesse (and knowledge of when to ditch the finesse and PUSH IT) and skill -- and, as a pilot who once had an L-19 give him a dramatic lesson in gusty cross-wind landings, I feel qualified to say that!
Great flights, and sweet video, Kermit. Please keep up the good work -- your fine airplanes make my heart sing like a flying wire.
When I hear you refer to the wing wires I think Of my great uncle John who was an aircraft rigger in WW1. Sadly I was very young when he passed away. I remember he saw I had a passion for aeroplanes when I was making them out of Lego when he used to call in for my dad to cut his hair. Any tales he had have died with him....
Love that Snipe.
Hazard pay for the wheel chock guys! :-)
Gravertrain Graveytrain, the chocks are on ropes. The two guys were no where nearly as close as they looked, to the prop. They were each probably about halfway out the respective wings, plenty of safety room in case they slipped and fell when reaching for the ropes. Kermit and the guys are a LOT more safety conscious than to get any closer than necessary to a spinning propeller.
And for Paul hand cranking that prop!
@@wesgates5632 Aren't these guys supposed to kick their leg up in the air before yanking the prop?
I always thought it odd to have the whole engine rotate on its shaft. Beautiful old plane.
nice plane,
Excelente el video del vuelo de este hermoso avion legendario gracias por mostrarlo en funcionamiento very good fantast
Dumb question time. A hundred years after these things were used,where do you obtain aviation grade castor oil ? Is it chemically modified by removing the glycerin, or is it squeezings straight from the bean ?
I remember reading that castor oil fumes plus oil spatter produced a strong effect on the bowels,and that blackberry brandy was the substance chosen to help control the trots. I suppose only Kermit himself gets to find out just how true this really is. Talk about hazards of aviation and needing a strong stomach.....
paul manson years ago, our telephone co, used to have things about NJ, mostly, only then was I aware that NJ, was a MAJOR processor of CASTOR OIL, , FOR MOSTLY AVIATION , ,
CHEERS FROM NJ
Nice video of the flight. But hats off to the ground crew who make it all possible. The prop start and pulling the chocks.....good grief.....
This Man's a Talented Man,,, Very Talented,,,
what a awesome plane
Thanks Kermit!
Paul is much braver than I will ever be: Hot propping an airship with no brakes -- insane!
Can you pick up a handkerchief in the ground with your wingtip?
Yeah! Looks like very light to get off the ground. I'm right, Kermit?
THIS IS REAL FLYING! ;)
Brave man as always but expert test pilot . When is the best date in 2019 /2020 to visit to see birds in the air ?
Our Museum Lite is only open seasonally. (Check the Fantasy of Flight website for dates.) Unfortunately, there are no public flights happening at this time.
www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/contact-info/2015-calendar/
Was so bummed that you are closed atm, tried to visit two days ago from Ireland. My own fault, slainte
Sorry about that. Check out calendar on the Fantasy of Flight website before your next visit.
Didn't some old timey planes have the wings on jacks and fuselage weighted during assembly? That might be a part of how they tensioned the wires. (As that would give an approximation of wing loading when it was flying.) Just some food for thought in regards to the problem there.
Do u guys have any bf108 coming up? Great sniipe thanks!!
We've had one in the works for a couple of weeks, but pre and post prep for the hurricane threw the schedule out of whack.
Fantastic video - have you made a decision to Kermit cam your Lancaster in the containers?
Thinking about it still.
When are you going to bring the Polikarpov l-16 you bought from the CAF to Fantisy of Flight?
Geez Kermie, y’all be careful with that baby, she looks like a bit of a handful, haha.
Hi Kermit, Can you please show us how the fuel and Electric.s are connected to supply them to the rotary radial Engine thanks Ross from NZ
WW1 ground gunners were like- look at this stupid ass machine gun flying as us"
How do you rev an engine with no throttle control. Is he using a spark advance?
Any unfortunate effects from the castor oil fumes?
Hahaha XD
@CheshireTomcat68:
Naked in Jamaica Rum is the antedote.
Kermit, as someone who has flown all three, which would you rather have been a combat pilot in, the Snipe, an SE-5a or a D-VII? The other competitor I suppose would be the Nieuport 28 but I don't know if there are any flying, originals or replicas.
The pilot comments on handling qualities are fascinating. I'm in the flight test business, and there's not a whole lot of information on First World War aircraft handling, aside from the usual "torque monster" tales and the abrupt stall characteristics you would expect from some of the thin airfoils in use. It sounds like the directional stability is low, and there's poor harmony of control. Plus the human factors issues.
Next we've gotta get a Fokker Dr.1
,,, however they have that fuel slinger setup, it sure sounds very even .
I wish you would do a video on that type of engine. On how it works and why they designed it that way. It seems to me the engine spins around the crankshaft, instead of the crankshaft turning inside engine. Maybe I am right, but it just does not add up in my mind.
True early tail dragger skills required to deal with these planes, no brakes or steerable tail wheel . Kermit is one of the very few pilots that can understand and deal with all the quirks. I would stick to ww2 fighters if I had the money to afford and operate war birds. modern technology ,way more practical to go places in comfort ..
Looks like an Osprey had to make an emergency maneuver to just clear the prop at 8:30.
It looked to me like the osprey was thinking "Aw it just a Snipe..." then realized that it was much bigger than he thought.
Almost reminds me of a Gee Bee with two wings.
So a pilot needs at least three hands to operate the Bentley rotary: One for the air valve, one for the mixture control, and one for the blip switch. Consider using a second crew person, or a very smart dog, to operate the air valve and mixture. You could probably find an adventurous small person who doesn't weigh much if the dog doesn't work out.
Thank you very much for another great video love the ww1 aircraft 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️
...how does the performance of the Snipe compare to the Stearman?...WW1 fighter vs. WW2 trainer.....
How many air worthy Bentley rotary engines are there around the world? Never seen one before.
@fifty years: Kermit may have the only surviving example.
my father joined the RAF prewar as a Rigger the last biplane he worked on in the RAF was in EGYPT in 47 an Avro 504n hed have known what you were talking abbot properly!
what does the "blip switch" do? cheers
Essentially the carburetor is bolted to the hollow crankshaft, the ignition controls and the fuel and mixture controls were problematic at best on these rotaries, the majority were flown flat out,and thus landing was done by just on/off blipping the ignition by a button. Cool the engine down too much,or allow too much unburnt fuel to accumulate in the cowling area,and you had an oopsie. Training killed a lot of young men a hundred years ago.
The things are not for the faint of heart. Or not knowledgeable. Cheers.
It's an ignition cut-out, used to adjust the air speed. Watch the video again and listen to the engine as Kermit executes the touch and go manoeuvres.
What does Wizard of Orlampa mean?
I believe it’s because the fantasy of flight is between Orlando and Tampa.
And he is the wizard of course.....lol
This kind of plane need a real men are flying on the magnificent flying maschines!
8102 on plane must be the number of type ratings Kermit has..
Me. Ketmit, vou are " O senhor Fantástico da Aviação "
From São Paulo, Brasil.
YEAAAA
That thing looks super hard to fly.