Spitfire Engine Start

[hsharrott]

pure horsepower and torque, period. I saw a tractor pull years ago and 1 tractor had a WWII aircraft v-12 engine on it. The low toned roar was incredible, it easily outpulled tractors with 4 big block v-8's.

[Avatar230594]

That might not be able to pull a rabbit out of a hat but the Merlin can certainly make a magical sound.

[TheRusty58]

I love this sound!!

[MrTrango]

The Griffon was awsome but nothing can beat the sound of a Merlin. Its the finest engine ever made!

[axewolfjack]

Only problem with that theory is that the bearcat never saw action.

[SgtGrant23]

@axewolfjack i belive the bearcat may of saw action in korea but the french used it in the war in Vietnam in the 50s i may be wrong

[axewolfjack]

Wrong. Spitfire-Mosquito, P-47, P-38- P-40, F-4U, F-6F, F-4F, Me-109, Fw-190 are the best fighters. The mustang blows. =)

[AdmiralShat]

@axewolfjack The F8F Bearcat was the best hands down. Nothing could turn with it, or out climb it

[pilot20066]

mustang,spitfire best fighter of wwII

[sasukeuchihayou]

it makes me smile like a 6 year old at christmas. i fucking love this sound at startup. the true sound of a merlin

[SgtGrant23]

first time in person i made sure the prop area was clear on any war bird start up was with the red tail p-51c mustang.

[djscotty1111]

Gregorybcchapman What??? An extra seat where can I sign up? Let me know Please!!!

[updougdown]

The prop seems very slow

[Aenigmaa]

That's an illusion created by the framerate of the camera.

I've seen some clips here where it seemed the prop wasn't rotating at all. It's really wierd :P but perfectly normal

[Dafelixxx]

Hear her purr like a kitten...wonderfull sound, can't get enough of it

[Raceboy65]

kinda sounds like my 250 straight six (kinda) but with twice the cylinders

[bigaussie68]

@Raceboy65 and about 50 times the horsepower ;-)

[snooppupc130jrketmas]

an in-line is like a 2 stroke = very fast, but not a lot of torque.

however, a radial is like a 4 stroke = lots of power and torque.

i might be a little wrong, but thats my guess.

[crazyivan030983]

that is the sound that not every car can reach :)

[TheBigTittyTwister]

You're so right buddy. Nothing comes close to Merlin V12s. Okay, only a few bi turbo diesel engines from tanks like the Leopard 2 sound equal.

[crazyivan030983]

:) its almost poetic :)

[wlh1us]

@crazyivan030983 not many at all as a matter of fact

[crazyivan030983]

:):):)

[dranzer12345]

i love spitfire!! <3

[pudd750]

kudos to the test pilots trying new equipment on Mustangs Spitfires etc

[brava344]

Whats wrong with you people, kids read these comments too.

[pixelfibre]

The sound of that engine means so muchThe guardian of nation...

[alematto192]

rolls royce v-12!!!!!! wow!!!!! beautiful!!!!!

[barthoedemaker]

Pistons are bucket size hehe.

[Aspire198]

:) x99999999999999999999999999999­999"

Dream jobs

Flying spitfire

driving steam engines.....in the english countryside

[Laxpowertoo]

Where do you learn your garbage?

[bassbone1785]

Food for thought... How do the carburation system on these planes work? I was just thinking of how car carbs work, then came to realize that there can't be a bowl or float on these, less they flood the carb when they do a dive and/or flip. Any thoughts?

[locowil]

Early versions of the Merlin engine had a carburator, similar to car engines, so in a steep dive or negatige G maneuver the engine would stop or sputter due to fuel starvation. I think this was true with the Spit Mk I. Then they installed Fuel Injection and then the problem was solved. The version of this video looks like a Mk V or Mk IX, I might be wrong, but I think most Merlin engines flying today are fuel injected.

[bassbone1785]

I figured that newer ones had fuel injection to counter that. Thank you for that. When was fuel injection first put on the planes, do you know?

[locowil]

I'm no Merlin engine expert , but Wikipedia says the first Pressure Carburator was installed in 1943. A pressure carburator I understand was an early form of fuel injection as we know it foday.

[wlh1us]

which was taken from me-109 technology * DB-601-605, direct injection , people that do not know this think it is something new

[Agraviador]

@locowil you are correct, however it was quite some time before they were fitted with fuel injection. A spitfire had to flip upside down as they entered a dive.

[dbzlover2023]

Nothing better than listening to an old warbird starting up,those planes had Raw power unlike todays planes

[228Ghost228]

well not intierly true what you said about today planes. but still a nice engine sound!

[dreaman1981]

Not original motor!!!

[pramboy74]

how many warbirds retain their orginal engine??

[dreaman1981]

Power is incomparable to merlin v-12..

[wlh1us]

the engine block, heads, intake for fuel system, will last forever, the only parts that need replaced would be rods, bearings, rings and pistons if they are too worn, the fuel lines and magnetos and all the gaskets also need replacing every couple of years, along with the oil pumps, there are many me-109's in germany that still have the original engines but have been totally rebuilt and work better than they did 65 years ago, the sound of a db 601 or 605 is awe inspiring

[pramboy09]

@wlh1us so how many original 109's are there currently flying in germany?

[Tiger313NL]

One, owned by EADS and the Messerschmitt Foundation

[guitarsnowmobiler]

ya the British and Canadian and what have you had five blade propellers..... that one may be italian made

[AIRBORNECOMBATDIVER]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[wlh1us]

they had four blade props until after the end of 1945 and that was on a hurricane i think

[Jishory]

that guy isnt marshaling correctly, he just told him to engage a helicopter rotor

[nomad1545]

what`s the difference? Who do you "say", to start a airplane propeler?

[Jishory]

propellers are engaged with the crankshaft with no clutch between, you would move your hand in a vertical circle

[emperorgrant]

you rpoint being? are youseriously saying he couldnt engage his rotor?? oh, hang on

[golfcharlie232]

Incredible sound !

[eatthisvr6]

best noise on earth

[wlh1us]

the DB601 and 605 are pretty exciting as well as most radials

[wheelingdude12]

sure was pretty sounding

[blacklycan434]

Listen to that Merlin run... Pure heaven if you ask me..

[JusG1985]

It Sure is Pure Heaven!

[jardamuth]

That is pure melody.

Gives those muscle car onwer a lesson about how a real engine sounds.

[TechMaven]

We know how real engines sound..Let the ricers have a listen to this, ya dummy.

[itsumonihon]

the best of the "ricer" engines sound great too, unless you think an inline 6 or triple rotor sounds ricey!

[wantedlonewolf]

name 1 rice car with a straight 6 or a 3/4 rotor?

i dont class skylines, bimmers, rx7 or anything like that as rice.

rice are 4 bangers, with magnets attached so they can drive through halfords and come out with every peice of shit under the sun attached to them, oh and dont forget their half finished body kits and psi gauge's wired up to the rev counter :P

[MrUnknown24]

@jardamuth yeaahhh okay. a top fuel dragster with a 632ci bb could easily out run this engine. thats if it was a 1/4 mile race..

this sounds like shit compared to a bbc454

[127069]

@MrUnknown24 cunt

[Jubzin]

@jardamuth Am I wrong or you are comparing a car with an airplane??

[spinlessbastard1]

@jardamuth .... yeah tell that too charlie broomfield ,hes done that got the T shirt ,with his amazing "ROVER " , LOOK IT UP ,lazy fucking yanks :)

[flightdeckreviews]

@jardamuth I'd take the merlin over a V8 any day!

[Irghot]

@jardamuth The best plane in ww2 and still it is Greetings from Croatia

[dhowardfacial]

@blacklycan434 it sounds like a lumpy fart

[2400346]

@blacklycan434 damn right