*Hope you enjoyed our look at this lovely bird!* One thing I realized I should note after the upload: When I get into the Bf 108, I don't get in from the pilots side. This was because of the position of the sun which would have made the shot very difficult. Also, I didn't open the port side doors. Contrary to what I say just in that moment, the pilot has easy access to his seat if you get in from the 'correct' side. Also, I misspoke when I called Elly Beinhorn 'Barkhorn'. Barkhorn was a German Luftwaffe pilot.

The last time I was this early the Luftwaffe had still air superiority...

This thing looks like it would make a pretty nice private aircraft even today.

If you ever visit Spain, check out the Air and Space Museum of Cuatro Vientos in Madrid. They actually have a Condor Legion He-111 and a CASA 2.111 sitting in a hangar, but closed to the public because of the lack of budget to keep it open, so I guess some publicity would be great for them!

You're the sort of person that could talk about anything and make it interesting.

Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight is rebuilding one of these. Thanks for the look at one in flyable condition. It is a work of art.

Kermit weeks is restoring a 108.. There has been a few shows on it..

10:32 we obviously have a standard built-in ladybug

Very refreshing to see something on KZfaq that is so well informed and researched.

A beautiful aircraft. One of my favorite “civil” single engine design Cheers from Italy

It is one of my favourite planes right behind the Fieseler and Bf-109

"It's like sitting in a porsche" - oh yeah, I bet we all can relate to that experience, no biggie. Jokes aside, that's a really good looking plane in my book.

amazing little aircraft, seen one in Hungary at the Reptar, did not give it too much credit, the name gives it away that it is significant, but did not know it is THIS significant! Great informative video Bis, as usual :) Fly Safe Sir!

Its one thing to get first place, but it got 2nd and 3rd all at the same time

i know im late, but is it just me who would listen to this guy talk for hours?

The BF 109 and 108 had sooooo much influence on aviation.

​Pre-war Bf108s​ ​(captured during and after the war​)​ were impressed ​into RAF service and called Aldons.​

Nicely narrated and filmed. Really enjoyed looking at the 108, a better cockpit view forward than I thought it would have had.

Old video, but a very good looking bird...the doohickey on the spinner takes some getting used to.

What a cool little bird. I would very much like to fly along one time. Thanks so much for this interesting video. Viele Grüße aus München!

I'm actually thinking about buying a Bf108 someday

Wondefulk aircraft. I had one guy who owned one locally. Saw it fly many a time. Flew just like the 109 ! That's why they used it in many movies.

Thank you for the video - most informative. I understand that the RAF liked the design so much that they also had a number of this aircraft which they used in a liaison role.

If my memory serves me correctly, the Commemmorative Air Force in the United States still operates a Taifun in southern California. It is one of the most beautiful airframes I've seen from Germany.

Lovely & historic aircraft... The automatic slats however deploy at a high angle of attack, not at low speed. And we're originally designed by the Handley Page aircraft company...

nice!! cant wait for you to make a bf 109 one next

Many thanks for your very informative introduction to the Bf-108. What a magnificent aircraft this was in it's day and even today as well.

Nice coverage of this remarkably modern 1930's Sports Aircraft.

I saw pictures of one being restored 2 years ago I was totally amazed the landing gears

wow... this might well be the most interesting combination of subject and presentation I've seen for a while. Really well done.

Very nice overview. Thank you.

If you look up 'Kermit weeks' they're building an all original 108 and documenting it on KZfaq. Its some pretty great stuff.

Fantastic video! You clearly have encyclopedic knowledge and huge passion. I just wish you had made this video a few years ago when I was building an Eduard 1/48 scale model of the Taifun as the engine and interior shots are priceless. I love the Bf 108! Thanks so much!!

"Nobody's really putting out money for civilian aircraft." *Laughs in Soviet*

Very informative. I never knew much about the 108. Now I know more.

Thank you for posting this historic aircraft!

Very informative video. I am building the new 1/32 scale model of a Bf-108 and the interior information was quite helpful.

These planes where used as stand ins for Bf109s in the movie Von Ryans Express and they call them Messerschmitts in the movie. I used to think it was corny, but I guess its still true. XD

Well, crank that puppy up and show us watcha got. Very interesting aircraft.

Nice job! I really want one! 50 pumps? No problem.

June 2024. The finned spinner rotates opposite the propeller. It powers the mechanism of one version of Argus controllable pitch propeller the finned spinner version has some horrendously complicated hydraulic control that seems to have a 4 position rotating knob or lever. I see nothing on the panel that could be that control. It is not a constant speed propeller. Kermit Week's Fantasy Of Flight Messerschmitt BF-108 undergoing restoration now has 25 videos up the last about 8 months old. The mechanic in charge of that planes restoration announces in the end of the video that he has been hired by Embry Riddle as an instructor but will still have a finger in the BF 108 restoration. As purchased several decades ago Week's BF 108 came with a fixed pitch propeller installed. He now has a controllable pitch propeller intended for BF 108 that uses a hand crank to change propeller pitch. Of his collection the BF 108 is my favorite plane. The majority of his collection are military planes and then some aerobatic planes two of which he designed and built and flew in aerobatic competitions including his winning championship flughts.

Thanks for the presentation as well as all your other posts. I take the opportunity §to thank the organisers of RIO 2.3 in Ecuvillens where this plane and many others flew.

Thanks for letting me know what all the fuss is about. You make it very clear why this was and is such an important aircraft. And it's beautiful. Wow. :)

DUDE! I love that plane so much, thank you very much for the video!!!

Looks like it just came out of the factory. Thank you Bismarck.

Great video of an equally great plane. Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed it.

Great stuff Bis! If you're not the most likable youtuber I just don't know ;-)

Awesome vid! There is a good factory vid on YT of the production process and test flying of the108 :)

In my opinion, this the Porsche 944 of personal aircraft. Thanks for this video

The Taifun has pretty good visibility and good ergonomics. It looks like the turn coordinator was a retrofit. It also uses a control stick which is the proper control for an aeroplane. The American habit of putting control wheels in their light aircraft was a mistake. Every new student has a tendency to apply left aileron because their left hand is on the control wheel. A stick does not create this problem and it makes it possible to easier apply force evenly. I wonder, did the German govt. of the time subsidise this aircraft as a military trainer?

Those machines were also build by Nord Aviation serie 1000 named Pingouin (Pinguin)

Now I want to buld it even more. Danke

Thx this was very enjoyable

The Bf 108 is a thing of beauty and a joy forever, "Willy" Messerschmitt was an artist.

Very nice. I've always liked these. What does the air driven spinner attachment do? is it a generator or something similar?

kermit weeks is doing a ground up restoration on one. many episodes about it here on you tube

Bonanzas used to have a radar warning device to tell you if your landing gear was up below a certain altitude. It was loud as hell. The mechanism failed once on my plane and blared after the gear was deployed.

I feel spoiled, in france it's easy enough to see nord aviation clones, but not the real thing. Great work, keep it up :)

Whether the current aircraft can still fly like the Bf-108 in 85 years? I dare to doubt that. The engineers at that time simply came up with better products that didn't break down after a few years because of built-in obsolescence.

Kermit Weeks is currently restoring one on his channel. There are some good videos of it.

Great video!! Definitely looking forward to seeing more from ya. Keep up the great work. 👍👍

Bayerische Luftzeugwerke? I think you mixed something up, shouldn't it be Bayerische Flugzeugwerke?

The slats do not only open at low speeds, they can open at any speed, the slats open at a certain angle of attack, it has nothing to do with slow speed. The slats will open at high speed, when the pilot pulls very hard. Thats a common misconception, that the slats are slow speed devices, they are not.

I hope Kermit from flight of fancy sees this video, hes trying to restore one

Fantastic video!

831 likes and not a single dislike,i think i never saw that before

VERY well done, thanks!

If WW2 had started in 35 ... the 108 and the italians would have controlled the skies.

Very nice!

The Spinner! THE SPINNER!! You can’t ignore the most unusual spinner in aviation!

I love the video and l am a big fan of your work, Can you make a video on another German Taifun? Its the Valentin Taifun 17 , thanks and keep up the good work

do ever you plan on covering flying boats and their use and implementation.

If you have an extra minute, check out Kermit Weeks Hangar, he's in the middle of restoring a BF 108 and it's terrific!!! He also does lots of other warbird restorations. You did an excellent job of describing the cockpit! Funny things these a/c, a good design is a good design, doesn't matter how old they are ;-) Thank you sir :-)

10:49 Mein Gott im himmel! Die flugmaschine ist auf feuer!

Great walkaround!

6/10 not enough Great Escape reference (although you're already in Switzerland so I guess it's already mission accomplished :P)

A great video.

So thats how you say RLM! thanks for your great presentation!

Oh fuck yeah man, Bf108

Thanks Bismarck.... looks like a modern light a/c with retractable gear and casual way to get around..... what is its service ceiling for getting over the Alps?

I see the fashion police got you since the tanks video.

If I was owner of this aircraft I would ask you to take a little flight over airfield just so you can film it

Bf 108 been exercise at Bf 109!

what's that twirly thing in front of the prop? weather vane? food processor? juicer?

It is a beautiful and practical airplane, and one can see the genius of Messerschmitt in the design. Very good German engineering.

I was hoping you’d yell, “ get to da choppa!!!”

Thanks, buddy, keep it up! Loving aviation always means being a dreamy, romantic person ❤️

What's with the ortex generator on the front of the prop hub. Was that for air cooling?

Hey nice vid bismarck and if you have a chance try to visit Royal thai air force museum, They have some rare aircraft on displayed there such as last surviving Curtiss Hawk III.

It was a wonderful aircraft.... very manuverable. The FW 190 was deadly too but mainly dropping down from a high altitude. Overall the 109 was a better all around fighter.

Love the video sir thank you , that is a cool plane for it history and performance :)

Beautiful plane

Fantastic!!!

So why did the 109 have such a squarish cockpit window? You would think that they would have applied a round cockpit window for aerodynamic reasons, however smallish it may be. But in a fighter, you want every last drop of performance.

Beautiful machine

for what is that windmilling thing in front of the propeller?

What does the fan like "spinner" do that is in front of the propeller?

very well done , wondering if you have communicated with paul who is restoring a bf 108 of mr weeks documenting his progress if not please check it out also very interesting

Writing comment at ~1:00 mark. First impressions: That is a weird looking propeller... and nice clamshell cockpit door. (Clamshell door opening forwards). 10:30 What is that rope below the curtains? Or is it just a decoration?

Only in Poland: One airplane wins all top-3 spots in a competition.