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Very expensive paper weight.
The processes involved in making a Supermarine Spitfire wing spar paper weight. Off-cuts from manufacturing new wing spars are assembled and polished for visual effect!
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Spitfire EN 570 fuselage.
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Norwegian flying aces Mk. IX Spitfire, restored by Airframe assemblies on the Isle of wight.
Setting up the Messerschmitt bf 109 fuselage jig. 2/2
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We need to build a 109 fuselage, so we'll need the jig back from storage. The second video of reinstating the 109 fuselage jig for use. The jig employs blocks, that are also used to form four of the skins, as holding fixtures whilst the three intermediate skins are fabricated and fitted between them. After mounting them they are then trued up (made vertical) and aligned with each other with the...
Setting up the Messerschmitt bf 109 fuselage jig. 1/2
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We need to build a 109, so we'll need the jig back from storage. The first video of reinstating the 109 fuselage jig for use - bringing it in and squaring it up.
Stripping the static Supermarine Spitfire (Part 1)
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After the final assembly photo-shoot, the static Spitfire needed to be dis-assembled ready for shipping to the customer. This is an extremely accurate replica containing original parts, it has been painted in this colour scheme to represent one of over a thousand that were sent to Russia during the war. Here is part one of a small series, starting with the removal of the 'spinner', wing tips, u...
Black Arrow rocket replica
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Sandown airfield (EGHN) is preparing to erect a replica of the 'Black Arrow' rocket, developed and tested on the Isle of Wight many years ago.
Spitfire wreckage parts and tools for construction.
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A little look at some lay-out boards used for construction / fabrication of parts and some original war-time nose ribs used for construction reference. Music Credit: Dj Quads Track Name: "It's Near" Music By: Dj Quads @ soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Original upload HERE - czcams.com/video/UI79n3E1U_g/video.html
How to build a Spitfire #1 Frame 11 Sheet metal.
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If you enjoyed this Video, please leave a comment/share or like/favourite/subscribe, it will help me create more! This video was created for a museum on Sandown airfield (Isle of wight) the introduction is pointing out that during world war 2, certain parts for the Supermarine Spitfire were manufactured on the Isle of Wight, it then goes on to demonstrate some of the techniques used to produce ...
Lancaster PA474 Engine Start. (4:30)
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PA474 is a four-engined Second World War era Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight as a tribute to all members of Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Smoke rings from an aircraft part.
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Using a blowtorch to fire smoke rings out of a landing gear strut. This part was destined for a static display Spitfire replica, therefore the possibility of damaging the part was not an issue.
SETI@home graphic display on BOINC.
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The visual representation of the FFT in use by SETI@home. it is running on 'BOINC' - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing. As of 9 June 2018 it would be the fourth largest processing capability in the world compared with an individual supercomputer.
60 FPS - Blue tits and great tits fighting and feeding.
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Blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) and great tits (Parus major) fighting and feeding at Alverstone nature reserve on the Isle of Wight. Recorded with nikon d7200 and sigma 150 - 500mm APO DG OS HSM.