L'Orangerie du Chateau de Roucourt

[Olham 164]

If you like to see, where MvR and his pilots resided at Roucourt - enjoy!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmeEp2yXCmo

[Lewie 7]

Nice video, Thanks Olham. I'm not finding a Youtube cut from the BBC mini series 'Piece of Cake,' where the pilots of the Hornet squadron are sliding down the stairs of the Chateau on dinner trays, so this one will have to do..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhK59yua3c&feature=related

[Olham 164]

Wonderful video, Lewie!

When I was a playing kid, I always picked the Spitfire for myself.

Firstly, I liked the sleek design better than the Messerschmidt Bf109's,

and secondly, I seemed to be on the "better" side, moralwise.

 

These seem to be later Spits (Mk V ?). I actually liked the Mk 1 best -

the one that fought the Battle of Britain.

[Lewie 7]

Wonderful video, Lewie!

When I was a playing kid, I always picked the Spitfire for myself.

Firstly, I liked the sleek design better than the Messerschmidt Bf109's,

and secondly, I seemed to be on the "better" side, moralwise.

 

These seem to be later Spits (Mk V ?). I actually liked the Mk 1 best -

the one that fought the Battle of Britain.

 

Yes there's a lack of flyable Mk1 Spitties nowadays. I'm not sure of the Mk's of this collection, except to add that the real Hornet Squadron, that was stationed in France during the Phony War, would have been flying Hurricanes. And these would have been at a disadvantage versus the ME109's because of the propellers and weight of the airframe.

 

 

All of the 1940 Spitfires, what few there were, would have been stationed at home airfields, although I don't think during the Phony War many of the British Air High Command would have expected the Battle of Britain to have been so near at hand. The BoB was a close fought thing, and the Germans didn't realize the advantage the Me109 had over the Spits in a turn fight, mainly because of the jarring deployment of the wing leading edge slats discouraged high 'G" maneuvers.

[Olham 164]

What they did realise though, was another advantage. I don't know the English words for that -

the Germans had pressurised fuel lines to the carbourettors, which also worked during minus-G

action, like in a fast, steep dive; or when rolling headover. The Spitfire could not follow that; their

fuel supply would stop then.

I think, most of the pilots were not into extreme turn fighting, on either side.

I saw a lot of the condenser stripes in documentary films, and the actions at the sky were rather

tame compared to what we would do in a simulator.

But when you met an ace, who knew what he and his craft could do - then it got dangerous.

 

Not sure, if you have seen this video, which I like a lot. It's all only computer-generated, but it

looks amazing, and the sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin is breathtaking:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNJ8rIEPLOo

[Lewie 7]

What they did realise though, was another advantage. I don't know the English words for that -

the Germans had pressurised fuel lines to the carbourettors, which also worked during minus-G

action, like in a fast, steep dive; or when rolling headover. The Spitfire could not follow that; their

fuel supply would stop then.

I think, most of the pilots were not into extreme turn fighting, on either side.

I saw a lot of the condenser stripes in documentary films, and the actions at the sky were rather

tame compared to what we would do in a simulator.

But when you met an ace, who knew what he and his craft could do - then it got dangerous.

 

Not sure, if you have seen this video, which I like a lot. It's all only computer-generated, but it

looks amazing, and the sound of the Rolls Royce Merlin is breathtaking:

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=fNJ8rIEPLOo

 

Yes the Daimler-Benz Benz engines were mechanical fuel injected, not unlike some of the 6 cylinder Mercedes Benz sport coupes of the 60's. I had a chance to drive a 1968 SL250 once, it was pretty perky for as heavy as it was. I think the German, or maybe I'm confusing it with Swedish, word for fuel injection is 'Enspritzing'?

[Olham 164]

Almost - it's "Einspritzung". How did you like the "Mosquitos"?

[Lewie 7]

It was posted in an RC model forum a couple years back, and (sorry..) yes, it's pretty awesome. Quite a lot of work on the 3D rendering, shading and animation. although I will say that the taking off and tucking the wheels while only staying a few feet off the deck doesn't seem like good piloting, at least to me.

[Lewie 7]

I've got a YouTube tab opened right now to a video of the Focke Wulf 190 at the 2009 Duxford airshow, the big BMW radial on it makes some nice noises. But I suspect your internet Police limits this video.

[Olham 164]

Hihi, well, the "YouTube Police" is an invention of Hasse Wind.

There must be many lawyers underway, who prevent, that content can be watched

and heard, that belongs to BMG or SONY Entertainment.

So it mostly depends on the music people lay under their videos.