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Spitfire, the legend, the facts and its opponent (3 of 5)

Paul Day examines a BF109G, the most numerous of all the Messerschmitts. He finds the cockpit incredible small with very little workingspace - about 25% less than in a Spitfire. The very heavy and ...  
 
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baelsharon (1 month ago) Show Hide
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H mentions the cannon firing thorugh the propellor hub. This feature was not present in the BF 109 E that took part on the BoB.

That's cuz the the narrator says its a gustav and it iz

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mmmsikim (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Wow, talk about critics and reviews, this one's interesting...
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H mentions the cannon firing thorugh the propellor hub. This feature was not present in the BF 109 E that took part on the BoB. They had two MG FF cannons in the wings and the hole in the spinner was meant to offer extra cooling to the engine.
terryjohn (8 months ago) Show Hide
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some hans traulot 6ft.
thats tall guy.
tj
Xiolablu3 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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8m0s is interesting
Bfdidc (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Very interesting. Thank you for posting this.
Nahojishere (10 months ago) Show Hide
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I really liked to se that, Nice vid!

Btw don't Paul Day look like Dr. Cox in Scrubs? xD
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For the curious, the music at the start of this segment is from the second song of Orff's Carmina Burana (Fortune plango vulerna).
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He should have mentioned that the Mercedes engine was actually upside down. (Or right side up if you were a German engineer!) This meant that the sparking plugs and fuel system was accessible from the ground. With fuel injection you didn't worry about the carbs starving for fuel in a long, steep climb or dive, nor was there any problem in tight turns. Quite a remarkable engine!
terryjohn (8 months ago) Show Hide
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thats right  and it dived fasterand climbed better too.
tj

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