Yes, PLEASE more Mechanic's Corner episodes on this aircraft! Quite a fascinating design and a rare gem in the condition it is in! I'm glad it is going through your restoration shop!

That toolkit is an absolute treasure.

This is incredible! I am happy these planes are being brought back by such awesome teams. I know from personally visiting shops like this that many hours are poured into making this stuff possible by volunteers! My hat is off to you all! I hope to see this bird in person one day. I flew or should I say I handled in flight (as a trainee) a built in 1945 , T6 Texan back in 2015. It was an incredible experience and was a gift from my awesome bride to be at the time. Myself and my sweet, now wife just 10 weeks ago, spent time looking over the Spuce Goose in Oregon. This aircraft sports 8....yes 8, 28 cylinder engines! The T6 texan flight is in my video list if anyone wants to check it out. Seeing this BF-108 once restored is on my bucket list! Thanks!!

Yes, Paul, please share with us more videos on the restoration of this aircraft. I'm sure that producing these videos is very time consuming but they are a great way for all aviation enthusiasts to share in the incredible journey.

I cannot tell you how happy I would be to see more videos of the restoration of this aircraft.

Dear Paul and Kermit, Thank you for sharing this time capsule. You have demonstrated that you have safe hands and intentions for this unit, let alone your wonderful library of flying history. My dad sank U270 in 1944 flying a Sunderland at night for 461 squadron RAAF, naturally I can’t wait for you guys to return your ‘sandringham’ to flight and Sunderland specs. Unlikely I know but it is in the safest hands with your organisation. I am like your legions of fans who are secretly envious, no totally madly envious nerds, who worship your efforts. Thanks boys for sharing it with us.

an hours or so of pure real entertainment, thank you, and Paul, you presentation is perfect,

Fantastic presentation, looking forward to the restauration and future videos!

WOW! I really enjoyed both parts 1 and 2, couldn't shut it off. What great work you're doing to bring this amazing aircraft back to life. I've subbed just to what the progress. German engineering at its finest when I see this aircraft. Cheers

I'm a heli guy who'd never even heard of the 108 before, but man-- what a cool aircraft! I would love to see every step of this restoration. It's like a perfect, barn-find 911 that flies. Holy moly, I'm envious!

Amassing, please keep posting new updated on this build. Cheers.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE more of these! This is amazing.

An excellent talk and show around as always. Its going to look great once finished.

Thank you, I'll be watching as the work proceeds !!

Great vidoes. Can't wait to see more of this restoration as it progresses. Thanks for making these available.

Your passion shows. It's in good hands. Thanks for the vids, I look forward to seeing this beautiful bird re-assembled. Also can't wait to see what the paint on the wings reveals. Good stuff man!

That's amazing! Thanks Kermit and Paul!

Amazing and interesting! I look forward to seeing every update of the Kermit Kingdom!

Astonishing originality, very interesting project, can't wait to see more!

Nicely done video! Keep us posted, Paul!

Thank you all so much for doing this type of videos, priceless for any #avgeek. Kind Regards Tomas, Denmark

Congrats on the 108 find and I’m happy its being taken care of.

That tool kit is super neat !

Great find ! Cannot believe how original it was kept.Very informative video.

This ought to be an amazing restoration as the acft is in such phenomenal condition. Kermit must be over the moon about the tools as he is such a stickler for the details. Great vids! Really enjoy the mechanics corner!

Thrilled to see more of this restoration! Please make a hole bunch of videos! Best regards /Victor

"2 of 2" - Noooo! We need an entire series about this restoration! Such a beautiful airplane, in such amazing condition. I really, really want to know what they find under the paint :). Plus I've always loved the 108. There's just something about those lines...

This is incredible......please keep the videos coming. Cheers from Canada

I love these mechanics corners! I want more! Beautiful airplane, can't wait to see the work go forward.

Great job. Please up this project as often as you can, I would love see more. Thanks

Awesome find looking forward to the build.

Fascinating! I just love this channel Thanks!

What a great video will follow every step of the way.

A fantastic plane, and a great presentation of the project.

thats amazing,what a great project,once again thank you so much for sharing.

Fantastic! Congratulations for the great project.

Great presentation.

Awesome! I was just looking for part 2!

@Rickenbacker69

6 жыл бұрын

Needs more than 2 parts - at least 10!

I’m in love with this aircraft.

Cool video. Good luck with the restoration. Looking forward to seeing her flying.

Beautiful plane....good presentation

Great video. I think this is my favorite ever. Keep up the good work.

Yes i love the mechanics corner as much as Kermie's videos !

What a great little aircraft, i think one was used in the great escape movie as well , also looking forward to more of the restoration of this Bf-108!

Awesome keep showing us more.

Paul you are amazing - so good

Fantastic video.

Fascinating piece of mechanical archaeology.

Great stuff ! Thank You!

Really good insights into these historic aircraft,thank you for sharing a valueable piece of aviation history,the end result is going to be just fantastic with all of the knowledge and expertise on hand at Fantasy of flight,Paul you are a natural too for the way you explain things with such passion in your dream job,more ongoing updates please in mechanics corner because every step of the restoration on this is going to be something us geeks want to know about,a lovely aircraft with lots of character,really curious about those colours ?

what a fascinating job . Paul is a lucky guy

Thank you for using the correct and precise term "airplane" instead of the generic, imprecise "aircraft" that spreads like a plague.

I got this in my recomendation feed and thrilled to have found it! My dream since a lad was to get a ride in a 108, though Dad said never happen, maybe a slight chance now. So looking forward watching this series. She sure is a surviver! Can't believe how intact. Know the restoration is done, though just for fun, if was in this position, would remove the aforementioned skins so could have modern corrosion treatment.

Best of luck to you and hoping for a complete successful flying craft.

The tool kit amazes me!

Please post updates as often as possible!

I would love to see more updates as the restoration progresses.

SUBSCRIBED!! You are doing great stuff.. thanks!

Just finished watching the factory assembly video of the 108 ...... most interesting the use of the wires running horizontally during wing assembly ...... especially as they used the wires to hold the skins in place before riveting ......... JRW

Love it!

Seems similar to the BF-108 aircraft used in the movie The Great Escape. Gonna be a nice one.

Awesome video and a great channel !! Subscribed👍

When can we see some video's of the 109 you guy's are having built? Thanks for all the fantastic video's you guy's put up for us to enjoy. I really enjoy these as I am going through Aviation Maintenance School right now. Keep up the great work.

Top notch video. Very interesting, keep em coming! I'm also intrigued by those ginormous ceiling fans in the shop.

@KermitWeeks444

6 жыл бұрын

They are Big Ass Fans.

@Rickenbacker69

6 жыл бұрын

Fans? What about the AIRPLANE hanging from the ceiling? :)

Incredible video. Your explanation of the restoration step process was great. I would love to be there to help. Keep the videos rolling.

great stuff,,,,

please more on this plane!!!!!

YES mechanics corner!! we are geeks

It would be great if you do many more of these Mechanic's corners. The BF-108 is a cool aircraft.

A great presentation and a beautiful aircraft. I am working my way through the rest of the videos. I my garden I have the remains of a Cessna 140 and the Ercoupe cockpit section that is on my profile picture. Neither will ever fly again but I hope to get them restored as static trailer mounted examples.

Mild heating with typical halogen light to wing, infraed film might provide markiing map. Loved the build and look forward to the project finish. M.

great story of the airchraft. love the fact that you use so mutch originale parts. and love your collection of aeircraft.you should have a ju 88 in your collection..my favorite aircraft. regards fron northern norway.

A plane with an automotive style tool roll. That's really neat.

Fascinating video and amazing aircraft for its design date. I hope you can expedite the restoration so I'll live long enough to see it fly. It would be very cool if four of the crew could fly it up to Oshkosh EAA in 2020. You could take the luggage up in the bomb bay of the A26.

Knowing how much aircraft parts cost in general added to the individual craftsman making small runs of parts I can't imagine what that cowling cost.

I will follow this cool project throughout. Would you let me know how often you will put a video out please. I have subscribed.

There is an instrument cluster for a Bf-109 being sold on Facebook Market place in Grand Junction, CO. It is being sold for $35.

very cool

Bunches of Mechanic's Corners... Please!! Also very interested in the investigation into the paint scheme.

The only single engine light passenger aircraft of that period that I can think of which possessed superior performance were the Spartan Executive and Staggerwing Beech Model 17, but they required much more horsepower. The Bellanca Cruisair and Cessna Airmaster also deserve mentioning for their efficiency. While 10-15 MPH slower than the 108, they managed it on 100 less horsepower. Nevertheless, there is is something quite graceful and elegant about the 108 that foretold the future of general aviation. It was at least 10 years ahead of its time in terms of design, construction, features, and performance.

I've seen articles about using the fancy laser gadgetry magic to scan the walls of tombs and paintings to look down under layers of paint without having to lift off the layers above. Wings really seem like a big painting. Sounds like a university project for somebody ! :)

Just reading up on the BF-108 and read about the Mechelen Affair. I was immediately reminded of James Gardener crash landing this plane in the movie, The Great Escape. The description of the crash happened the same way. Right down to a sudden starvation of fuel due to cut off of a cockpit control.

@Nord1002

6 жыл бұрын

No, it was a Bü 181 in the Great Escape

@alohathaxted

6 жыл бұрын

Nord1002 yeah but accident was the same

@alohathaxted

6 жыл бұрын

Nord1002 Bestmann looks like a nice airplane also to bad there is only about ten left flying.

Another wonderful video, thanks! Amazing to have the original tools, but, now that everyone knows where they are, perhaps you may want to lock them away!

So you're thinking that landing light doubler is a repair and not part of the landing light install? Interesting.

Super duper way way kool man!!!

Maybe use multi-spectral camera to see the different layers of paint.

Follow all your videos here from Sweden. Lovley videos and so nice planes you have. If i get the money i com visit you at ones. Sorry for the english :)

@sheep1ewe

5 жыл бұрын

Hawe You wisited the museum on former F-15 in Söderhamn, Sweden?

This was wonderful. Very much appreciated. Parts! Ebay! "Yeah, I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy...shops that do beautiful work. Tool kit! Leading edge slats!. And what a wonderful , original airplane to start with. I dunno, but I think you're having way to much fun...

Is it possible to hawe a closer look at the oilcooler?

Loved the video. Both ones. I am curious about what you will do with the historical but unusable things like seat cushions upholstery, even the landing gear well covers? Does that just go in the dumpster after using them for templates?

Knowing that it was built as a civilian aircraft in 1938, I hope that you repaint it inits original, pre-war, civilian blue colour scheme. That would be way cooler than being sucked into the temptation of painting and rebuilding it as a military aircraft. Too many things will need changing if you do that. It's far more relevant, interesting, and valuable, as a civilian aircraft. I've helped ground crew to manoeuvre an Me 108, and saw enough to see that the control surfaces were metal-skinned, it had an armour plate behind the pilot, gun fittings in the wings, and it did not have four seats. (It also had at least five barely visible war-damage holes which had been repaired, but those were strictly custom modifications!)

Can you tell me what the red like solution is called that you dip nuts and bolts in to prevent corrosion? And where can I get it at?

Magnesium can be soldered. I've done it with a motor. I used a product from Interweld i think. Thin sheets could be hard to work with. A build up should be possible.

Hi Paul: Within the last 10-15 years I used to maintain a hangar at the New Smyrna Beach airport (hangars were on the north side near the control tower) and in one of those hangars a gentleman (I believe his name was Dennis MacDonald) had one or two BF-108 fuselages and at least two Renault engines plus a ton of spares for those airplanes. I don't know if they are still there or if Mr. MacDonald is still with us. He told me he was hiding them from an ex-wife.

@Nord1002

6 жыл бұрын

Now in France

are you guys going to the capital air show in september in california? 2018

Any Idea on when it will be flying again?

B-29 and Lancaster please!!!

What's the advantage/ purpose of constructing those elevator wing tips out of Magnesium?

The color of the 2 large tools might be the factory color of the airplane.

Is there any video of the 109 that's being restored?