Take a close-up look at the Spitfire Mk V’s Undercarriage System, covering the Undercarriage Control Unit, Emergency Lowering System, Hydraulic System, Wheels and Brakes and much more. We shall refer to the 1942 Air Ministry Manual for the Spitfire Mk V and show relevant re-worked colour AP diagrams.

Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.

Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Spitfire Mk V Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2005, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.

Spitfire Mk.Vb, AB910. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BL614. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BM597. The Historic Aircraft Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, EP120. The Fighter Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vc, AR501. The Shuttleworth Collection.

The Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.


The material contained in this video is intended for historical, reference and entertainment value only, and is not to be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance, or use.


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Table of Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Wartime Undercarriage System Overview
01:47 - The Hydraulic System
02:50 - Spitfire Hydraulic Reservoir
03:16 - Spitfire Hydraulic Pump
04:28 - The Spitfire Undercarriage Units
04:34 - Vickers Oleo Pneumatic Strut
04:45 - Dunlop, Spitfire AH 2061 Wheel
04:58 - The Undercarriage Locking Pin
06:35 - Spitfire Undercarriage Control Unit
08:15 - How to Raise the Undercarriage
08:31 - How to Lower the Undercarriage
08:50 - Emergency Undercarriage Lowering System
10:16 - Undercarriage Mechanical Indicator
11:20 - The Electrical Visual Indicator
12:38 - Undercarriage Warning Horn
13:35 - Dunlop Wheel Brakes
14:38 - The Spitfire Tail Wheel

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