@JorisKoolen It is indeed (at least for the moment). If you go to my 'Aviation Playlist' at vvvvvv,andysvideo,com (Sorry UTube wont let me put the full link) you can see its first and last UK flights and us transporting it by road into the Museum site.
@andysvideo That's great to hear! Brooklands looks like a place I should visit the next time I'm in the UK. How often can the Vimy be seen flying? It's hard to find information on the museum website.
i only complain the modern panel inside the plane. This is wonderful anyway.. The most beautiful of the bomber.... The sound. simply amazing!. Love the low pass
Yes, i know, i find it quite sad, as it is an historic flight... maybe a GPS and parachutes will be reasonable, anyway, fly as the firsts pilots should be a wonderful experience
@andysvideo Correct. At least the Chief Pilot and primary pilot on the Atlantic crossing, Mark Rebholz, received a (vintage) Navigator's rating to include sextant navigation to create as authentic of a trans-Atlantic experience as possible. Unfortunately, most of the flight was hard IFR, so instrumentation was necessary. Steve Fossett was co-pilot on that trip. They also received permissions to land on the Connemara Golf Course to land on a fairway that is on the original (bog) landing site.
It did take off from Dunsfold, because at the time it was stored there (in the top gear hanger).
It was up for about 25 mins and then landed again. In between it did do one low pass of the main runway and that would have looked like a touch and go from outside.
did it takeoff from runway 7 or did it do a touch and go in that direction or sumthing because i was on my way back from godalming and i saw it flying in the cranleigh direction it was amazing to see
The one in the London Science Museum is the one which did the first non stop transatlantic flight in 1919 piloted by Alcock and Brown. Ross and Keith Smith's example is now in Australia.
When will You Tube allow HDV. This is good but the one you posted on Vimeo in HDV is fantastic. I bet they were bloody cold up there in the clouds though!
When will You Tube allow HDV. This is good but the one you posted on Vimeo in HDV is fantastic. I bet they were bloody cold up there in the clouds though!
That's a rather unique aircraft. The nose is a rather odd shape; could we call this the "Flying Caravan"?
douro20 5 days ago
Wonderful video! So is this one still flying? The museum website says it has been retired..
JorisKoolen 2 weeks ago
@JorisKoolen It is indeed (at least for the moment). If you go to my 'Aviation Playlist' at vvvvvv,andysvideo,com (Sorry UTube wont let me put the full link) you can see its first and last UK flights and us transporting it by road into the Museum site.
andysvideo 2 weeks ago
@andysvideo That's great to hear! Brooklands looks like a place I should visit the next time I'm in the UK. How often can the Vimy be seen flying? It's hard to find information on the museum website.
JorisKoolen 2 weeks ago
looks and sounds awesome..glad u didn,t let clarkson near it..what engines r u using in her.
boleynali 5 months ago
@boleynali Orenda V8 engines. First ones were Chevy V8's, then BMW V 12's prior to the Orenda's
tzski1 3 months ago
Thanks for the posting. Now that is a beautiful thing!
GutpileCharlie 6 months ago
nice repro that accounts for the modern avionics .
Taildragger2411 6 months ago
i only complain the modern panel inside the plane. This is wonderful anyway.. The most beautiful of the bomber.... The sound. simply amazing!. Love the low pass
lenin25051986 2 years ago
I suspect it would have been imposable to get the permissions needed to fly to Australia, without the modern equipment
andysvideo 2 years ago
Yes, i know, i find it quite sad, as it is an historic flight... maybe a GPS and parachutes will be reasonable, anyway, fly as the firsts pilots should be a wonderful experience
lenin25051986 2 years ago
@andysvideo Correct. At least the Chief Pilot and primary pilot on the Atlantic crossing, Mark Rebholz, received a (vintage) Navigator's rating to include sextant navigation to create as authentic of a trans-Atlantic experience as possible. Unfortunately, most of the flight was hard IFR, so instrumentation was necessary. Steve Fossett was co-pilot on that trip. They also received permissions to land on the Connemara Golf Course to land on a fairway that is on the original (bog) landing site.
tzski1 3 months ago
Incredible video. The closest I'll be able to fly one of these is MSFT Flight Sim.
I saw one in action over a small town in Crete in the Med. in '02. I will be lucky if I ever see another fly again. Beautiful aircraft.
--Rob USMC
Shaded07 2 years ago
A replica Vimy flew over my house the other day, it was green on the underside
vanepico 2 years ago
It did take off from Dunsfold, because at the time it was stored there (in the top gear hanger).
It was up for about 25 mins and then landed again. In between it did do one low pass of the main runway and that would have looked like a touch and go from outside.
Regards Andy
andysvideo 3 years ago
did it takeoff from runway 7 or did it do a touch and go in that direction or sumthing because i was on my way back from godalming and i saw it flying in the cranleigh direction it was amazing to see
zlicher 3 years ago
Click the watch in HD Option if you have a good internet connection
andysvideo 3 years ago
The one in the London Science Museum is the one which did the first non stop transatlantic flight in 1919 piloted by Alcock and Brown. Ross and Keith Smith's example is now in Australia.
spitfireJEJ 3 years ago
When will You Tube allow HDV. This is good but the one you posted on Vimeo in HDV is fantastic. I bet they were bloody cold up there in the clouds though!
davybranson 3 years ago 2
When will You Tube allow HDV. This is good but the one you posted on Vimeo in HDV is fantastic. I bet they were bloody cold up there in the clouds though!
davybranson 3 years ago 2
Cool project! Are there any originals left in the world?
r32adt3db 3 years ago 3
@r32adt3db At the London Science Museum and the Royal Air Force Museum. Another replica resides in Australia.
tzski1 3 months ago