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| 75Plus:
This historic video was shot in New Zealand. Listen to that Spitfire's Merlin engine after the Sopwith has landed. The two historic fighters were flown side by side to showcase the advance in technology in only 20 years! The Sopwith Camel and the Supermarine Spitfire are icons of their respective eras, both efficient designs that were very effective. The Sopwith Camel was first flown in 1916. The Supermarine Spitfire made its maiden flight Mar. 6, '36. Click the link. **Embedded the link for you... Eric |
| rudydubya:
Very interesting and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Rudy |
| AdeV:
That particular Camel sounds a bit unhealthy; here's a link to one that appears to be running properly (shame about the amateurish commentary): |
| Brass_Machine:
I love the sound of old planes.We had a B52 doing some fly overs a few months back. Unfortunately I did not have the digital video with me. I embedded the video for you. Eric |
| mattinker:
--- Quote from: AdeV on December 23, 2012, 05:52:21 AM ---That particular Camel sounds a bit unhealthy; --- End quote --- The first on sounds unhealthy I would think for a few reasons. It was a cold engine running at ground level. As the engine is radial with the block turning the carburation was a real problem as this had to be done through the centre. The engine speed being controlled partly using ignition cut out explains why it sounds lumpy when cold and not flat out. I don't know whether the Sopwith Camel was set up top run at a specific altitude, some early aero engines were very lumpy cold on the ground because of this. In the second video, we don't see the engine running cold. This is old information that I can't be more precise about, but it was at a time when aero engines were really in their infancy! Maybe someone else give more details? Regards, Matthew |
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