Don't you just love Kermit's outlook on life? One of a kind.

What a GREAT guy Kermit is. Keep up the Great work Kermit, We are all listening and watching, from the UK, Near Duxford air Museum Essex England.

@Gary85Paul

6 жыл бұрын

gareth price Duxford is in Cambridgeshire.

@sandraglodrey7620

5 жыл бұрын

gareth price erdse

@billbonnington7916

5 жыл бұрын

@@Gary85Paul he didn't say he was in Duxford.

@will_e754

5 жыл бұрын

I am but duxford is in cambs

I said I was envious of your Mustang flight. Now I’m even more envious. After 17 years she’ll be aching to “slip the surly bonds, and dance again on laughter-silvered wings” As an airline pilot currently on furlough, I can sympathise with her pain. Beautiful machine and the Best of British to you. 🇬🇧

outstanding piece of machinery!!!! please, please, please, do a in depth Kermie Cam once this plane is ready to fly.

Man, Kermit, I know you probably hear this alot, but you truly have one of the best jobs in the World. You are living the dream of so many small (Big in Heart) Boys. To be able to fly so many different War Birds that have been the fantasy of us all as we built the Plastic Models and flew them in our dreams. Thank you sooooo much for making all of the videos. They are a treasure beyond compare and allow so many of us to share that dream with you.

Kermit, you are an inspiration to warbird lovers everywhere! Bravo! Can't wait to see this Spit back in the air where it belongs. Thank you for your devotion and integrity.

Thank you, Kermit, for all your efforts to keep this stunningly beautiful piece of aviation engineering and WWII history flying as she should. Just parked on your flight line, she has the stance of a thoroughbred and the lines of a bird of prey eager to loft in the winds high above. Gorgeous!

Beautiful sounding bird! I love your "behind the scenes" style videos.

The sound, the sound....Kermit you and your crew are the best! Greetings Perth Western Australia

Great work on the Spitfire! Hope to see her back in the sky very soon :) Best wishes and always happy landings from Germany

I agree with slickstrings re the clipped wings - but I guess the Spit wasn't built ONLY to look good - that's just an amazing bonus. It was great to see this all basically as it happened, failures, issues - not edited just to make a nice vid - far better this honest and complete way!! Loved it. Thank you.

The XVI was terrific: 2 x 20mm and 2 x .50cal, even 500lbs bombs . Any traffic on the North West European front roads were fair game. Rommel himself was blasted off the Falaise road and wounded. We have come along way from the under armed Mk1s of the Battle of Britain.

@MarsFKA

4 жыл бұрын

"...under armed Mk1s..." Eight machines guns, with a collective fire power of 160 rounds per second cannot be thought to be "under armed". Consider that the guns were harmonised so that their fire arrived at a single point when the target aircraft was in range. A three-second burst put 480 rounds into that point, which brought a certain level of finality to the engagement. During the Battle of Britain, Supermarine tried a pair of 20 mm cannon in some Spitfires, but the experiment was not a success - the cannons' feed mechanism could not stand high-g and the guns jammed. Later, the problems were sorted out and the marks that followed - in particular, the Mark V - had two cannon and four machine guns. It depended on the type of wing that was fitted - some had two cannon and four .303 Brownings, while others had two cannon and two .5 Brownings. Some experienced pilots preferred the .303 machine guns, as they considered them more effective against fighters - Douglas Bader always liked the machine guns and when he commanded the Tangmere wing, flying Mark Vs, his personal aircraft was a Mark VA, fitted exclusively with .303 Brownings.

Good to see you have a British mechanic on the job 👍 beautiful aircraft

This is my favorite plane you have Kermit!! It was awesome to see it run, I first found your channels when she ran last and have loved every video since. You and your whole team are doing some amazing work.

I'm glad someone has the knowledge and money to keep these flying

@blackbird8632

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Donnett well i just happen to be in a postition to be able to do neither of those things.

Mister Weeks your videos old and new are helping to get me through this quarantine!

It is great that Kermit and his organization is preserving and using these unique airplanes. What will happen in the future when it is time to preserve B1, B2, and B21 which cost $140 k per hour (2022 dollars) to operate? No amount of cajoling will get that much cash out of the public. Costs are just out of sight.

I remember having a vhs video of this Spitfire flying with the classic kermie cam with flyby and touch and goes! Incidentally, this Spitfire was rebuild just a few miles up the road from me at Personal plane services at Booker UK many years ago now but I remember the test flying!

it's actually great view of the whole engine-structure with open covers. . . i am going to show it to my kids to explain where the engine is and how the whole plane structured, great video! thanks!

Always a pleasure to watch your video's! thanks for sharing!! thanks for saving this part of History!!.

The beard is looking good, man! Amazing u remember how to start it after 15 yrs.

A teaspoon of oil more like a tablespoon LOL. Great video guys love seeing you all get these old birds back flying.

Kermit, its great to see you and your team work on this masterpiece of a machine. Keep the videos coming. Always stop what I am doing to watch your videos.

@Kermit - Love Spitfires. Your master mechanic is invaluable!

Once finished, I hope we can see it on the ground and in the air. Looks beautiful!!

Many years ago I did a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of this aircraft. Its from a photo of it flying over fields. I glued it onto hardboard so I can mount it on the wall next to all the other ones.

the purr of the Merlin engine is like no other

Woah, people flew these into battle, big ups to them!! It's why we love them, people and aircraft

Wow, what a great video, I fly the Spitfire LF MK XIV in DCS, and the startup procedure is very similar, Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for posting this awesome video - the images of the engine are very useful to me, as I am building the Tamiya 1/32nd scale Spifire IX, which features a Packard Merlin, and thanks to this video I can now do a great job on making it very authentic in terms of colours. Much appreciated, a wonderful aeroplane, best of good luck, there's sure not long before she will fly again to bring great joy.

@martinlagrange8821

7 жыл бұрын

Hi there - yes, agreed very much, I am aware of the distinction, and you are completely correct. The Tamiya 1:32 kit makes use of the Packard Merlin in its contents (as the scale model is also re-used for the 1:32 P-51D, and 1:32 Mosquito B IV), and as a result the rocker covers of the model do not say 'Rolls Royce'. Any great video like this is a joy to a modeller like me as it gives tremendous insight. Again, you are totally correct re marks.

Beautiful aircraft looking forward to the flight.

Cool Well done I do like your passion Kermit cheers Leigh

I Love Spitfire!! Can't wait to see it in the sky

Kudos to these guys, who just keep on to keepin on

Absolutely my passion, all Spits.. my fave would be the high back MkIX and MkVIII.. Please get her flying, she deserves air beneath her wings again.

Fantastic sound. Wow. Love the RR.

Please get the spitfire flying again kermit its one of your most amazing aircraft’s and needs to be airborne once again

Fantasy of flight is a great museum and well worth a visit.

Another member of the fleet. :O) Thanks for the vid Kermit.

waiting to se you fly it kermit!!!! many years ago at your place i saw the feicher stork take off . it was an amazingly short run up to take off!!!

God Bless you Kermit......you are the legacy.....to future generations who dream of flying.....those who dream of winging over the world.....in High Flight!

Just beautiful. Very well done.

For that engine to start so easily and run smoothly at low revs it must be in really good condition , hope to see this flying soon.

@canuckcanadian753

7 жыл бұрын

Englishman French I'm assuming it was freshly rebuilt.

@shaun1293

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, I read somewhere they're trying to use all original parts, gauges too.

@powderslinger5968

6 жыл бұрын

SlovesL a rebuild does not mean they are not using original parts and "Using original parts" does" NOT mean they are using piston rings from 1945! Of COURSE the engine has been rebuilt. It would be UNSAFE otherwise. Foolish thing to say. I doubt they are even using 70 year old pistons or cylinders! They are impossible to find, all past overhauling and dangerously old.

@unmea69l8er

6 жыл бұрын

When they eventually start soaringtractor

These old planes sound so so good.

Amazing work guys!

Great vid. Now I see why Paul's the man.

Kermit. Can't wait to see her where she belongs.Thank you as always.

Great video, nice to see you're getting closer to flying her.. just a few little jobs to do still ;)

Beautiful airplane. Thanks again for sharing.

ohh man 7 november my B day :D thenxs 4 the videoo really nice

Damn that's a beautiful Spit

There's no sound sweeter then the purr of a Merlin.

@EllDub

7 жыл бұрын

Same engine bud.

@powderslinger5968

6 жыл бұрын

They did.

@raymondperrault5821

6 жыл бұрын

And what exactly was done to the native peoples of the US, wilbur?

@phillee2814

6 жыл бұрын

The Brits have handed back almost all overseas territories to their inhabitants - any plans for the US to do that? I know Trump is trying to get rid of all immigrants, but hasn't been successful finding anywhere that'll take him.

@89schofe

6 жыл бұрын

soaringtractor Lol limeys 😄 not heard that for a while

Love It! Excellent vid as usual... Bring on the Kermi Cam next time! I work on the Mark 14 at CAF Socal Wing. It is a lot different, except for the funky air powered brakes. Ours has the Griffon and the 5 blade "Wrong way" prop. We only have three pilots for her, I don't have any of the required T-6 time, but I can dream in the meantime...

nice job. hope you get the old girl flying soon. i realy like these old warbirds. im myself are aviaton fan from finland

Love those Spitfires, hope there is a flight video.

The sound of that engine gives me goose bumps

The most beautiful and historic WW2 fighter plane.

@r123154

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

Hi I would just like to say that I think this video is really first rate.Cheers from the uk

The week my dad made the jump to the p-51b-c he also flew in combat the spit MK X and a spit MK IX. Three of the most iconic WW2 fighters...in one week. He was with 15th 333. For pure flying he said the MK V was the best handling aircraft he ever flew. Poorly armed was it's one flaw. He said many parts in the MK V were made of wood, ie dash to save on metal. Wartime production cut corners on early spits.

What a beautiful sound :)

Such a beautiful aircraft

That looks like such a serious aircraft, even today.

That was cool!. It's got to be spooky running in after that much work, but it sounds good.

Bubble top and clipped wings! NICE! Hope this flies soon.

10:03 Yes!! I live in FL and have same problem with mine! Keep wire brush handy if you want then to hold.

enjoyed kermit weeks when he was in Miami he has a great place now with some cool aircraft

Isn't that a beauty...Love Spits!!

amazing engine sound.

Can't wait to see this plane wheels up

Is this beauty ever going to fly have been waiting for ever it seems to see it back in the sky. Kermit has so many he's trying to save i think they forget where that at to finish some of them.

Beautiful plane!

Yep, for me The Spitfire, the Hurricane, The Lancaster , the Mosquito and yeah the P51 Mustang, if he's got all those in the collection then I'm impressed. But if you haven't got them all then you ain't got the set, ha Seriously though a fantastic aircraft nice one Kermit and as others have said the sound of a Merlin simply beautiful

Any updates on this one? I love these late model clipped planes.

Thanks for uploading these vids K...~S~

don’t flight that plane Kermit, just saw Joe Black standing there... 😁 nice video

spitfire fans are all over the world imagine even from west africa we love the merlin engine and the spitfire. any time i will visit the uk. i have to see the spitfire.

"Possibly rust on the drums". It's central Florida. EVERYTHING steel rusts almost instantly

Sweet plane. the P 51 and that one are sweet.

Beautiful plane can't wait to see it fly. I have a Spitfire RC plane I love flying but nothing compares to the real British Warbird.

Spitfire the sports car of the skies.

The sound of freedom!

I hope we see it on WW!! Weekend next year in Reading PA

It's alive!!! Wow!

Just beautiful.

I don't know how those pilots stayed awake during those missions. The Merlin engine is like a lullaby to my ear. Soo sweet when it's purring.

@burlatsdemontaigne6147

6 жыл бұрын

Joel _ Benzedrine & fear.

7:13 I can almost here him saying, "Oh my wife is gonna love this" as he's taking pictures

Beautiful aircraft. I don’t know which I like better,a MkII or this one!🤔🤔🤔🤔

We have a Mk IV here in Tyabb Australia.. It's always a spectacle when it taxi's out & warms up, what a sound!!

@MarsFKA

4 жыл бұрын

Um...are you sure about that Mark number? The Mark IV was the first Griffon-powered Spitfire and only two were made. There is a Mark VIII and a Mark XVI in Oz. Is it one of those that you have seen?

@justinsquire4212

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarsFKA It's a two seat trainer version owned by Judy Pay of 'Little Airplane Coy" based at Tyabb airfield..You should be able to see some pics of it online.

@MarsFKA

4 жыл бұрын

@@justinsquire4212 Do you mean "Old Airplane Company"? - there is nothing about a "Little Airplane Company" at Tyabb. I can see various photos of some of their aircraft, but no mention of a two-seat Spitfire, which are all converted Mark IXs, by the way - there is one based at Ardmore, in NZ. If you have a better link, or photos, than I was able to find I would be interested in seeing them.

@justinsquire4212

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarsFKA yes that'd be the one at Tyabb..sorry the two seater was her Mustang..I'll see what links I can find.

@MarsFKA

4 жыл бұрын

@@justinsquire4212 No problem. Thanks. A lot of P51s have been converted to two seats. There is one based at Ardmore that takes customers up for NZ$2,800 for thirty minutes. The same ride in the two-seat Spitfire is $4,050...

Check out the wind generated by those props at idle! Oh baby!

Supermarine Spitfire look great

I love a merlin at idle...pure music.

@GrumpyAustralian

7 жыл бұрын

Don't think it's a Merlin but a Griffon. It's found in the later Mks of Spitfires.

@woooster71

7 жыл бұрын

TheRifleman762 Nope, Mk XVI has a Packard built Merlin..

@SuperEdge67

7 жыл бұрын

TheRifleman762 Spit XVl was basically a lX with a Packard Merlin instead of a RR Merlin.

@gourishankar52

7 жыл бұрын

Are you sure? This Spit has a bubble canopy and a pointy tail fin neither of which the IX had...

@woooster71

7 жыл бұрын

The Mk XVI (Packard Merlin IX) Spitfires definitely had cut-down fuselage and broad chord vertical stabilisers

Very Good!

Kermit has one heck of a Great Beard! Merlin's Rule

Awesome! Imagine a squadron taking off?!!!!

Update on this required that was nearly 3 years ago! Any news on when it's going to be ready to fly or what the current state of play is ?

@KermitWeeks444

4 жыл бұрын

We're hoping to get back on it soon . . . there are a lot of projects going on right now.

Who is giving the thumbs down , ex 109 pilots ?

@weekendwarrior556

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure misclicks. But then again cant win them all lol

@ryandoe11

5 жыл бұрын

I gave it a thumbs down due to the amount of ads

@bluemarshall6180

5 жыл бұрын

john lockwood kermit has a 109.

@dylanmccallister1888

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryandoe11 this man is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore, maintain, and operate aircraft and you're complaining because of advertising?

@janreznak881

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe people who don't like aircraft named after war criminals.

injured my right eye last week working with a palm tree here in Miami. Was given medication, and told to put liquid tears as needed. I didn't need them tonight.

@KermitWeeks444

4 жыл бұрын

Ouch! Get well soon.

Spitfire the king!

Beautiful.

She's a beautiful old girl Kermit and belongs in the air. You just need to add one of her griffon sisters to the stable to keep her company!! :-)