I was wondering the same thing. You won’t get a hydraulic lock from fuel or oil in a V12 like you might in a radial. You could always get coolant in the cylinders from cracked heads or block of a V12 though.
I have no idea so just a wild guess, but maybe it's part of a check to help feel if the engine is alright, by sound and feel while rotating you can probably guess if something is terribly wrong? Wouldn't be very effective, but on these old planes it seems reasonable to try anything for safety before starting.
There was a Firefly that crashed several years ago in El Cajon, California due to , I think, a landing gear failure. Is this the same aircraft restored to flying condition? Great sound and camera work!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I believe this is the same Firefly, returned to its operational splendor. The owner provided a very interesting demonstration of its features here.
Rolls Royce griffon engines were used in late model spitfires, avro Shackleton, etc, they don't sound like rolls Royce Merlin's, they have a growl to them
@@wilburfinnigan2142 I like the rolls Royce Merlin engine, sounds much better, the griffon just sounds mean and loud, doesn't sound like a Merlin at all
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That's some engineering going on with the. British the folding wing mechanism on another level
Yes, quite a spectacle to watch. That's the kind of thing that makes Oshkosh so special. Thanks for watching.
Only the British could come up with flap geometry like that!!! Thanks Fred!!
You are very welcome. Yes, that flap action is something to see.
As a C-46 takes off in the background when you want to hear the griffin lol. Such a party pooper that commando
That's the magic of Oshkosh -- always so much going on.
@airailimages it's neat cuz the firefly is super rare, as is the c46. What are the odds
Fabulous.
I want one.
The most unique flap mechanism I have observed! I like the Fairey Phantome biplane too. Same designer?
Great video!
Being English obviously i am going to say its one of my all time favourites
Glad you found it!
@@airailimages so am i that is a treat that can't be beat thank you so much for posting
Great to see all WW2 planes flying today, more need to be restored to fly again or in museums
Captain Eddie
Just out of curiosity why would they hand push the prop on a V12 liquid-cooled motor? I know radials liquid lock but not liquid v12s.
I was wondering the same thing. You won’t get a hydraulic lock from fuel or oil in a V12 like you might in a radial. You could always get coolant in the cylinders from cracked heads or block of a V12 though.
I was wondering too
I have no idea so just a wild guess, but maybe it's part of a check to help feel if the engine is alright, by sound and feel while rotating you can probably guess if something is terribly wrong?
Wouldn't be very effective, but on these old planes it seems reasonable to try anything for safety before starting.
i understand what your saying ,and although the plane may be old ,the engine is rebuilt like new and hours are logged on it for its next rebuild .
MUSTBUY Because they are British and the engine turns backwards !!!!
Great Stuff!
Thanks!
Amazing aircraft.... It would have been nice if they crew had dressed up for the occasion!
vivement le voir dans le ciel!!!! merçi
Wow, I didn't know any flyable Fireflys existed, cool. How do you do the merchandise stuff, can I do it too? Is there any money to be made?
Classic there are 3 flying examples in the world !!!
Nice video, somehow I missed this. Do you remember what day of the week it was at WIR?
Their Warbird in Review session was on Monday at 1:00PM.
Were they equipped with Coffman starters?
There was a Firefly that crashed several years ago in El Cajon, California due to , I think, a landing gear failure. Is this the same aircraft restored to flying condition? Great sound and camera work!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I believe this is the same Firefly, returned to its operational splendor. The owner provided a very interesting demonstration of its features here.
Pristine!
Rolls Royce griffon engines were used in late model spitfires, avro Shackleton, etc, they don't sound like rolls Royce Merlin's, they have a growl to them
Brett they always sound like they are missing due to a different firing order !!! There were only 8500 Griffons made and 1700 went in shitfires !!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 I like the rolls Royce Merlin engine, sounds much better, the griffon just sounds mean and loud, doesn't sound like a Merlin at all
@@brettlloyd5764 Nope !!!!