Mosquito Night Fighter - Engine Start Sequence

[@elanman608]

My father did his national service in the RAF 1949-51 as Ground Crew on a Mosquito Bomber squadron and used to tell us about operating the priming pump on cold mornings which risked loss of some hair from the flames exiting the exhaust.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for watching

[@peterrollinson-lorimer]

That was brilliant, answered all my questions. Thank you.

[@gbentley8176]

My late father, instructor and Mossie recce pilot, used to go through the procedures for take off in our car. Our local closed wartime aerodrome runway was still intact and we accelerated up to 90mph whilst I as a toddler sat on cushions. Loved it. He also got out quickly in 2 emergencies via the canopy. His navigator reckoned they did it in less than a minute. Amazing aircraft and its power and speed saved them with encounters over eastern Germany. As C.O. he remarked that he lost only one crew in 1944. The plane was never found. Its pilot was his best school chum too. I have a painting of them flying in formation over the Alps. Tough times and brave pilots all. The Mosquito saved many lives.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for sharing

[@jamesbrowne6351]

The Mossie is my favorite of all WWII aircraft. Look forward to seeing more on this Wooden Wonder.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

I will be covering the Mosquito in great detail later on. Thanks for watching

[@jamesbrowne6351]

Looking forward to it

[@lucianoandrade5007]

I am a Brazilian who has had the de Havilland Mosquito as his favorite aircraft since I was 14 years old, I am now 55 years old, but I have never found a text or photo source that demonstrates how they managed to create a pressurized version in an aircraft with a wooden fuselage. When I discovered your channel today, I immediately signed up and thought I could finally find the answer to my question that has been going on for decades. Thank you for your incredible work.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Yes, there was a high altitude fighter and also PR versions with cockpit pressurisation. I will cover this and many other Mosquito related topics in the future. Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@lucianoandrade5007]

@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thank you for your attention and please in this next video explain how they did this which at first seems impossible.

[@davegoldsmith4020]

Thanks Bryan, you're spending your wings quickly, did not expect a mosquito.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks Dave, I thought I'd get the Mosquito engine start Up sequence video up, but will be returning to the Lancaster next week! Thanks for watching.

[@patfontaine5917]

Now THIS is a beautiful aircraft! Hope there are several deep dives into this one!

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks Pat. That's the plan for later on!

[@patfontaine5917]

@@ukaircraftexplored6556 can’t wait!

[@stephencummins7589]

Amazing beautiful flying machine all made by hand out of timber.❤

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks Stephen!

[@piratedjradio]

Great aeroplane the Mosquito, my uncle made parts for them during WWII

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for watching

[@David-lb4te]

3:30 the RPM gauges on the Mosquito are 5,000 RPM type, with two needles. The short needle sweeps the thousand scale, and the longer needle the hundreds scale. At 1,200 rpm for warming up, the instrument would look like a clock face set at 1:10. Whereas your graphic would show 5,000 rpm

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks

[@nzs316]

At the 4;57 time stamp, the upper quadrant of the image shows the worn exposed laminated plywood of the airframe.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Yes it does.

[@mpetersen6]

Seeing as the Lancaster Mkll had Bristol radials installed I wonder if DeHaviland or the Air Ministry ever gave thought to installing Hercules or (shudder) R-2800s just for testing at least.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

I've not heard of it.

[@andyb2515]

Check out the I.Ae.24 Calquín: The Argentine Mosquito

[@Blefuscu114]

Hi Bryan, I've been trying to track down detailed images or drawings of the Mosquito FB control column. Someone recommended tracking down your "de Havilland Mosquito Explored" DVD, but I can't find that anywhere now. Would you be able to help?

[@andywetzel5559]

Very interesting. I think the procedures should have included "confirm that there are no ground personnel near the propellers" prior to hitting the Start ;) !

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Maybe, but for authenticity, I keep to the wartime manuals. I know that air and ground crews were taught to avoid this very dangerous aspect in servicing and operating wartime aircraft - often at night. Thanks for watching.

[@andywetzel5559]

I'm not disputing your great work "video-ifying" the manuals. Just that it's surprisingly that there was no warning in the manual.

[@spitfiremark1a768]

How do you escape via the escape hatch in flight? Stop the engine and feather the prop? Looks difficult to get out of, even through the top glazing panel.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Here's the wartime instructions - The Parachute exit was through the main entrance door on the starboard side. To jettison, the red handle had to be pulled on the door, and kicked out. Feather starboard propeller if possible. I shall be creating a huge series of videos covering the Mosquito. I will be covering all emergency procedures then. Thanks for watching

[@spitfiremark1a768]

@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thanks for that. Great videos. It looks like an extremely difficult aircraft to escape from in flight. If the prop is not feathered it could spell certain death from either exit. The bomber version with the hatch in the floor behind the clear vision nose could be the version with the best odds of success to escape from.

[@mpetersen6]

It sure looks like the props are forward of the access doors to me

[@jadall77]

didn't even think about them running too long on the ground. Like jay leno has a merlin on a stand (has to like really anchor the thing down too) That would explain why it doesn't seem like they run it for like 5 or so minutes and shut it off.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for watching

[@notrut]

0:22 Nighfighter script is missing a 't' ... Ahem.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Oh dear, thanks for letting me know

[@brianmarshall1637]

Yes unless the ground crew had started the engines first,getting airborne took quite a few minutes.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for watching