Spitfire Mk V - The Mainplane

[@danmcdonald9117]

Fascinating

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

You're very welcome!

[@cliveward4484]

Brilliant! Thanks 👍👍

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

My pleasure!

[@paulwebb2748]

Another excellent video. Love em. Can I suggest you missed the undercarriage down mechanical indicators sticking up from the wing surface and the strengthening strips applied above the undercarriage recesses - or have you a cunning plan to cover these with general undercarriage video? Also, there are photos of the main spar square section laminations - would have been good to show this in detail. Anyway, not complaining, I love these videos - excellent reference source. Thanks for putting them together.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thank you very much for your feedback Paul, I’m pleased you like my videos. Yes, I do have a cunning plan! The Undercarriage Mechanical Indicators are covered in The Undercarriage Video, which will be posted in two weeks. Thanks again for watching.

[@wirksworthsrailway]

Thank you. This is absolutely excellent and very well explained indeed. You have found your way to the top of my subscriptions!

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Awesome, thank you!

[@joseevangelista1585]

So detailed! Fantastic job!

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thank you very much!

[@colvinator1611]

Very interesting once again.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@colvinator1611]

You are keeping history alive and relevant in our ' cancel ' culture.

[@TheLaughingBrexiteer]

Another excellent video, thank you. One important point not covered (thus far?) is the difference in landing gear between Vb and Vc: the change was made resulting in a more pronounced forward rake in the Vc, and it was kept on all subsequent marques I believe? Anyway, thanks again.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks again for your feedback and I'm pleased you like my videos. I am releasing a video shortly covering the Spitfire Mk.V Undercarriage. I do briefly mention the differences made to the Mk.Vc undercarriage over the Va and b variants. Thanks again for watching.

[@TheLaughingBrexiteer]

@@ukaircraftexplored6556 oops sorry must have missed that - I was trying to put together HGW Sutton harness at the time so clearly my mind was on other things lol

[@colvinator1611]

Thanks for that info NJ, I certainly didn't know that.

[@richardschaffer5588]

@6:43 it appears that the exhaust door for the radiator is presently fixed in position by a brace. Is this the case? Your colorizations of the Air Ministry diagrams are very good, but the photography is Outstanding!

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thank you, I took those photos back in 2005. I redrew and colorized the AP diagrams last year. The 2 bracing struts are fitted to strengthen the radiator flap. The flap is not fixed in a position, but operates. Thanks for watching.

[@raydunn9912]

Good video - re the 'Clipped wingtips' they were not fitted to all LF versions - the LF refers to the modified engines and not the wings. Some LF Mk V's had short (clipped) wings, others did not.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for watching!

[@patfontaine5917]

I have a question: what are the two dark (black?) ridges/bars running fore and aft along the upper surface of the wing, just outboard of the ‘Not To Be Walked On’ stencil as seen around :13 seconds through :20 seconds in the video? I’ve not seen them before, and every time I see them, I wonder what they are. Thanks, and keep up the great work! Hope to hear from you.

[@ukaircraftexplored6556]

Thanks for your question and for watching. They are reinforcing strakes that run over the undercarriage wheel well area as this was a weak area in the Spitfire Vs. Mainplane design. I hope this helps.

[@patfontaine5917]

@@ukaircraftexplored6556 Thanks! I did not know that. I don’t see them in some of the early pictures, say 1940 Battle of Britain, so now I’m wondering if they were added to later models. Thanks again - learning something every day with your videos.