I loved this interview (even though I can't speak Japanese!) I assume he piloted both Emily and Mavis? Would love to watch this with captions in English. It seems Emily had a mind of her own when sperating from the water? Mavis was more cooperative? That's my take anyways....Thanks for posting this! (My Dad flew PBY's in WW2, so I grew up the son of a flying boat skipper, hence my fascination)
@mpjopatv4014 жыл бұрын
Yeah i hope someone makes captions in English seems very interesting
@tadsakabe10194 жыл бұрын
Hi,James, Hi, James, are you still watching this video? I tried to summarize his talk in English. There may be mistakes and misunderstandings, but please refer to it. Flight commentary by Mr.Yoshida former pilot of the flying boat.(Emily and Mavis) ―his profile― majored in seaplanes1942. learned to fly a flying boat (Emily and Mavis)August 1943. flying to Saigon, Philippines and Indonesia, mainly escorting the fleet March 1944.Round trip between Japan and Rabaul June 1945. transport victims and medicines.Total flight time is over 1000 hours. 1.Trick of Emily’s take off (0’00~2’49) When a flying boat leaves the water, it is difficult to get out of the water due to sticking between the bottom of the boat and the water. If we pull the control stick to peel it off, the resistance will disappear and the nose will rise suddenly. so we have to be careful. Specifically, when we get out of the water at this speed, pull the control stick a little and return it immediately, which is the trick when Emily leaves the water. 2.Adjustment of engine speed after takeoff(2’49~4'41) Emily has four engines. When the speed comes out, we have to quietly reduce the engine speed. Once out of the water, we must reduce the engine speed from takeoff speed (3500-3600 rpm) to climb speed (2000 -2800 rpm). Don't hurry, as we'll drop nearly 1000 rpm. I think it's only a few seconds in time, but we were trained to do it unknowingly. 3.Emily's water landing(4,41~7'30) Emily has great performance when flying. She is fast and can fly long distances. She loaded 16000 liters of fuel. (Mavis loaded 13000 liters.) The speed at the time of landing is about 100 km / h, and you have to get off slowly and carefully with a guideline for distance, altitude, and nose angle. The most important point is to adjust the engine speed at that time. Emily very often failed to land and caused accidents. The angle of the boat at the time of landing becomes too deep, and it is not possible to land gently, causing a popoise phenomenon. However, Mavis had a flat bottom, so it landed more smoothly than Emily. Emily must land from the tail of the boat in order for her to land successfully. 4.Emily's weight, engine power, moment of water separation(7’30~) Emily weighs 30-36 tons and has an engine output of around 2000 horsepower. The Mavis weighs 24 tons and has an engine output of 1000 horsepower. However, I felt that the engine output of the old Mavis I boarded was about 800 horsepower. Then, I intentionally raised the angle of the nose in order to take off the water quickly. I'm instructed not to do it, but I still want to do it. The moment we leave the water, it feels like our butt is lighter. I will never forget that moment. We have to remember it quickly and you will be able to do it strangely. However, by the time I get it, We'll hit our head many times.
@jameslong20944 жыл бұрын
@@tadsakabe1019 Tad...thank you SO much for your translation. It's funny how close my suspicion was to what you relayed! I've always favored Mavis over Emily ( a little bit...), she's elegant, and apparently, a little better behaved too! Thanks again for your help!
@tadsakabe10194 жыл бұрын
@@jameslong2094 You are welcome.I hope it helps. Mavis is an elegant (similar to Catalina). Emily is more temperamental than them. I feel so from this video. Postscript It seems that "Catalina" which your father boarded was an elegant, durable and wonderful flying boat. Major Hitsuji of the Japanese Navy, who piloted both Emily and Catalina, evaluated as follows. "Although Catalina is inferior to Emily in flight performance, it is a good flying boat that takes into consideration the crew, such as no porpoise phenomenon, easy water separation." From the city near Kansai International Airport