Monday 3 January 2011

Houston we have a problem...

As i went to write up a post on the previous week being out and about i couldn't upload pics...apparently Ive used my google free upload limit (surprise surprise) and they want a (small) payment for more memory storage yet wont except payment details...anyone else had this yet? there is cash to pay but its not working,so no pics I'm afraid...
So until i can work out whats going on here's some YouTube surfing...
I'm working on a future Super marine Spitfire film, hopefully a bit different from the present You Tube films and collecting up stuff to use. browsing through stuff i found this amazing footage of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine under construction...



So many hours to build just part of a machine. This engine did not only power the Spitfire but as well as the Hawker Hurricane 2 would power the Mosquito and 4 power the Avro Lancaster Bomber...and later it would power the P51 Mustang, proberly the best fighter plane of WW2.
So much work for something which could have been lost along with human life in a second...
Luckily it was an effort not wasted and we can still see those efforts today...
Starting up it still sounds amazing...



Then theres the sound of one flying overhead...



Flown with skill...



Still capable of holding its own today...and its armed!



Cant forget the real job they were built to do...

2 comments:

  1. I've not had any problems as yet. You could try linking your piccys from flickr though.

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  2. Thanks for posting that Merlin engine assembling video! Makes one appreciate the craftsmanship involved building the engine even more.

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