Spitfire Flight Demonstration- Big V-12 Engine Sound !

This video is of the mighty Supermarine Spitfire. Two different Spitfires are shown. The startup is of a Mark 14 and the remainder of the clip is of a Mark 9 (clipped wing version). Both aircraft are owned by the Friedkin Family Trust and are currently based in Texas, USA. My video was filmed at Chino Airport, California, home of the Planes of Fame Museum. These are two of the world's truly great warbirds and they are maintained in fully flyable condition. The Mark 14 has a V-12 Rolls-Royce Griffon engine of about 2,000 horsepower (2,240 cu. in., 37 litres) and the Mark 9 has a Rolls-Royce V-12 Merlin of about 1,520 horsepower (1,650 cu. in., 27 litres). I've been told by pilots that the Griffon-powered Spitfire variants pretty much tell YOU where THEY want to go; they are basically a huge engine that happens to have wings! See the ASB.TV website for a great video on flying the very Mark 14 Spitfire shown in my video.

John Maloney is the pilot in the Mark 14 and Chris Fahey is the pilot in the Mark 9.

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[skinuthbilly]

only the americans would clip the wings of such a great british aircraft,improved low level flight or whatever, it just doesn't look right.......how many clipped wings did you see in the battle of britain??

[octane130]

@skinuthbilly : An acquaitance of mine flew clipped-wing Spitfire Mk 5s. In addition to spoiling the classic elliptical shape of the wings, he also noted that EVERYBODY shot at him, Germans and Allies alike. In the heat of battle, the Allies saw the square wingtips and thought they were looking at a German Me109.

[mtllilac]

HistoryGypsy

The clipped wings were to improve low level flight. The added wing area was just not needed at denser air levels. More area is needed in higher (less dense) air. You cannot compare the Spitfires with the P51s.The Spitfire was designed to be a home defence air superiority interceptor, so it had a short range and rapid climb rate. The P51 was designed to be a long range escort. Two entirely different needs resulting in 2 entirely different aircraft, and designed years apart.

[rayzordee]

Music to MY ears...second post )P...lol

[gwhitney2]

Think this sounds amazing now? Try hearing it live! It is indescribable

[cfzippo]

I'm flying the Mk 9 in this video.

[cfzippo]

@skinuthbilly The British cliped the wings. The disignation was LF (Low altitude Fighter). All you need do is unscrew and remove the big tips and install and screw in the short ones. This was done to increase speed and manouverability. You did not see this until after the battle of Britain, but the MK 9 in the video has the wingtips and paint job it had in combat in 1944.

[1946nimrod]

@1946nimrod Sorry, typo - read that as Mk.9.

[1946nimrod]

@skinuthbilly More homework required! That's the way the Mk.5 was built - in England!!

[Aussiephil99]

@hossahunter22 ...it's paint scheme is for the far east.......they remove the red from the roundel to prevent confusion with jap aircraft

[Waudi9]

Planes like Mustang p-51, Supermarine spitfire or F4U Corsair are still the coolest planes in history... fuck jets

[MrBravomikefoxtrot]

V 12?