De Havilland Chipmunk RAF trainer pilot walk around
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- Our Chipmunk WK551 / ZK-SAX is just back from maintenance so I couldn’t resist booking a flying slot. The weather, however, is resisting ME. 51 is owned by a syndicate at NZ Warbirds Association, Ardmore. It’s the first tailwheel aircraft I ever flew and 140 hours in I am almost at the point of not being totally confused.
The Chipmunk was designed in Canada after WW2 as a replacement for the Tiger Moth (it uses a very similar engine and some other parts). 1283 were built and 300+ are still flying today. The Chipmunk is a dream to fly, really well balanced on the controls and great for basic aerobatics.
This one, like most, was built by De Havilland in the UK and is number 566.
Most Chipmunks were sold off by the RAF from the 1970s to the 1990s, but they still operate two machines to train pilots to fly the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Hurricane and Spitfires.
Fittingly, a common nickname for the Chipmunk is “the poor man’s Spitfire.”
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I've had the opportunity to fly these on several occasions. Definitely a vintage feel to them.
Many an air cadet remembers waddling out to the Chipmunk wearing the tight seat parachute harness. It's a great little aircraft and I wish I'd had more than a couple of flights back in 1970.
I remember the parachute waddle but what a way to experience flying for a youngster. Happy days.
Did my flying scholarship in a" chippy"....happy memories 😅
Aero dynamics.
I saw the legendary Art Scholl twice in air shows in the late 60s. His aircraft of choice was the DH Chipmunk. He used to stand in his cockpit to wave to the crowd as he polished off his routine.
R.I.P. Art.
Orémus.
Get a few hours on chipmunk when I was a cadet and staff flying out of RAF Leeming in Yorkshire
Great aircraft huh! There's a cool old RAF video online somewhere about Chipmunk AEF flying. Classic stuff.
My first flying air experience flight in a Chipmunk from Manston (one of the best experiences in my young life) I remember looking at the fin that seems to have an identicle shape as the Mosquito!!
Sure is a very special machine for lots of people who grew up in the UK. I fly adventure rides in a Chipmunk here in NZ and quite often strike a passenger who first flew them as a teen.
I didn't mention it in the video but in the opening shot you (if you're a sharp-eyed Chipmunk fan) might notice that the mainwheels look (1) shiny and (2) big. They are! The original wheels and costly-to-maintain Dunlop brakes were replaced during maintenance with the more common Cleveland wheels and brakes. They do look a bit ungainly at first sight and I'm told the brakes are a lot more effective.... which can have unintended consequences in a tailwheel aircraft!
Apart from the ~Tiger Moth I can't think of a better aircraft to introduce young people to the joys of flying.
I've just started flying a Tiger Moth too and this is a big call, but I'd say the Chipmunk is a bit more approachable for a first-timer. Love the Tiger though!
Nice video Vaughan! The reason the cockpit instrumentation looks so dated (compare with a DHC-1B) is that DH were required to use MoD supplied instruments.
I like the vintage look! We have a Spitfire here that I've been luck enough to fly once and it felt right at home (:
@@VaughnDavisTV Me too! After a career of seemingly alternating between round “steam driven” dials and TV screens I much prefer the former. I confess I didn’t notice the Cleveland brakes/ bigger main wheels. I’ve kept the original Dunlops on mine but sheer economics have dictated fitting a Scott tailwheel ( the entire set up - wheel, tyre & tube equalled the cost of replacing the original tube!!!!).
Hey, given your comment about flying a Spitfire - how accurate is the Chipmunk description of “a poor man’s Spitfire”? A disclaimer here; I had nothing to do with the book’s title!
The elephant in the room ... a Canberra bomber!?
Sure is! The wings outside waiting their turn for restoration... not sure where the assembled aircraft will go.