Spitfire XVI TE476 – First Engine Run For 17 Years

As another poster pointed out though, he has saved a lot of stuff from the smelter though.

Has he though? I get the impression that many of his purchases came from other museums or preservationists.

I know which one you mean, it during the test flights at Booker…

There’s a cracking shot somewhere of Kermit flying her down among the weeds. Can’t find it online, though.

Good lord, it’s in Cheval’s markings. I never knew that before.

This is where you hope he has made adequate rules, agreements ,wishes,provisions in his will for the future generations.

His Kermit cams are great. He told me that his four engined planes, Lanc, B-24 etc are so complex and in need of so much work that they will all take years to restore. Too many projects to do.

Yup, probably 7-10 years per airframe for those, and thus we’re not ever likely to see them in the air….IMHO.

Kermit isn’t getting any younger, so unless he commits to starting them within the next couple of years (very unlikely) he’s not got to see them in the air either.

As another poster pointed out though, he has saved a lot of stuff from the smelter though.

Great stuff.

I built a model of ‘476 a wee while ago. Mine will stay firmly on the ground, though!

Glad they didn’t convert it into a high back.

His Kermit cams are great. He told me that his four engined planes, Lanc, B-24 etc are so complex and in need of so much work that they will all take years to restore. Too many projects to do.

But now that he he has closed the FoF a lot of his projects have moved on at a pace.

Seconded Keefy, passion seen in action when Kermit conducts in detail a walk though of his Mosquito on YouTube.

That was well put “circus6”.
Guessing he’d love to get them all flying , Lanc, Mosquito, Sunderland, B-24, B-26, etc etc , but wow , the cost and work would be enormous , millions !
Nice guy though, who seems to have a huge passion for old aircraft .

Oh Kermit, please use, rebuild, restore your airplanes! If you’re not going to use them please sell them to someone who will. I hope to see so many of your projects come to life, though I suspect most of us aged 40 plus won’t see them fly. Credit where it’s due though, at least you saved lots from the smelter…

I recall Kermit said on his Facebook page that he might well have overprimed it.

(EDIT -Just read Beaufighter VI post – re: underpriming!)

And in the video, you can hear him mention to the engineer that when it did decide to fire, he couldn’t get the idle cutoff lever to move forward to the ‘Run’ position.

Cheers

Paul

Techies…why the slow start?

Under primed, denoted by kick back of prop.

Paul, thanks for posting…fascinating. MH434s ‘long and reluctant start’ on ‘Sounds of Shuttleworth Volume II pales in comparison. Techies…why the slow start?

Kermit is hoping to fly it soon, it needs a few more jobs doing first.