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20 September 2009, 01:40 PM
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Early Birds Fokker D VII engine run
My first attempt to upload a video on youtube.
Hope you like it. Willem
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21 September 2009, 10:13 AM
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Very enjoyable, and it's entertaining watching the guy run back and forth as he performs all the functions neccessary to get the thing running!
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It keeps me in shape  Willem
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21 September 2009, 03:25 PM
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Swinging the prop is much harder especialy when you forget to use the decompression lever.
 In this video I did everything right.Willem
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5 October 2009, 10:40 AM
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merc run
like it? no, i loved it-- thank you willem for posting this. what was the r.p.m. at initial idle? it was ticking over so slowly you can hear individual cylinders fire-- what a fine piece of machinery for 1918.
what was your coolant temp when you started cracking throttle open? outside air temp [OAT]? i noticed at higher r.p.m. the propwash caused the fabric to flex on the bottom of the top wing almost out to the N struts-- interesting. i also noticed the engine stuttered a beat or two when you opened the throttle. i'm guessing there is no accelerator pump on the carb; disadvantage in combat when you need immediate power response to slamming the throttle open. completely solved a couple of decades later by fuel-injecting the DB601. octane rating of your fuel? i now appreciate how the DVII was reputed to be able to hang on the prop in a dogfight. okay, what's your guess about when someone will start recreating the MercD-III?  thanks again willem, you are a prince of the realm. more please. |
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