To start flying can be very expensive. As the size of an airplane does affect the prices, we have a look at the smallest mini aircraft in the world today. All of the mini aircraft come with an engine and can be operated by a pilot. Some of the mini aircraft engine are in the ultralight aircraft category and some are even compliant with the Part 103 regulation which means you can fly those mini planes without a license in the US. We even found an insane small helicopter for the ones that are more interested in helicopters than in jet.
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You I will not watch anything else from beyond facts you are nothing but a liar like all of the media that is running this country, anything that I find lying anymore like your Photoshop I will never participate with again
Clickbait BS!! Boooooo
Nah, I'm fine thanks
Still using clickbaits? It's 2015 or what??
Are you going to shout to "SMASH THE LIKE BUTTON" in that video too?
That thumbnail is the literal definition of "clickbait."
Oh yeah, I came here just to downvote.
? The second one is the same plane, no?
My guy has no legs XD
the vide wasnt bad but 1 narrator is annoying and i saw again the thumbnail fake as fuck that image
Indeed. Better clickbait examples will be hard to find. Downvoted.
I guess Photoshop can make anything possible.
yea that thumbnail
Not photoshop, engineer can make anything possible 😎
@@shekharmohite7695 bro where are his legs in the thumbnail?
T.O.B.A.L.
maybe he’s an amputee lmao
This has to be the best clickbait photo I have ever seen congratulations
Hi John, thanks for your nice comment 🙂 Hope you have a great day
@@BeyondFacts he wasnt saying that in a good way.
@@BeyondFacts Only stupid people use imperial. 95% of the world uses metric units. Looser!!!
they so small
@@LukaArtelj ouch 😢
Normally hate KZhead fake thumbnails but this was kinda hilarious.
Some of these planes looks as if there isn't enough wingspan for a liftoff, but they do !! Great Engineering.
I love how you concluded the video; flying and fearing for our lives isnt a definition of fun.
With the twin Williams FJX-1 engines, the CMC Leopard had a *top speed of 540 mph,* not 345 (and this plane was designed in the 1980s). It had a pressurized cabin with a service ceiling of 55,000 feet and a climb rate of 6,340 feet per minute. With those specs, *the plane could have flown coast to coast in about 4 hours.* Unfortunately, due to suppliers going out of business, the project became stalled. Eventually, the owner of the project passed away, and it seems likely that this plane will never ever achieve commercial success.
Do you know the cost of purchase and ownership ?
@@mr.america9806 -- Is your google broken? Sure, I've got nothing better to do, I'll be your personal assistant. Says here the purchase price of a Leopard Six (which seats six peoples) is $2.35 million American dollars. Operating costs are going to be a bit harder since the damn thing isn't operational yet; but... using a Lear 60 (which seats 9, including the pilot and copilot) it costs a bit over $800,000 per year for 200 flight hours, or... $1.2 million for 400 flight hours. HOWEVER... the thrust of a single Pratt & Whitney PW305A on the Lear 60 is 4,700 to 8,000 lbs. While the thrust of the Williams FJX-1 is a scant 700 lbs (the Leopard six is tiny). Ergo, fuel costs are going to be massively lower. I would estimate it would be well bellow $300,000 per year for 200 hours of operation.
Who gives af if you went to google
its a tiny concorde
In reference to the thumbnail..... I didn't know Lieutenant Dan had a pilot's license
🤣 lmao
He wanted to try our his air legs
@@Roycebert he would be trying his sea legs trying to fly that sploooosh
Bad photoshop work on the thumbnail, the scale is off, there is clearly not enough room for the pilot’s legs and feet on that model airplane.
🔵 That's actually NOT a "Model" airplane, the picture is of an actual flyable human carrying aircraft, it's just that they've enlarged the pilot so apparently only his torso seems to fit in there!..... Bad-Photoshop, really-bad.
Stupid photo shopped !
I assumed he was a double amputee - just arsing about!
@@murrayedington 😂
I used to work for the company that made the twin engine at the beginning of the video, in the early 80s. In Canada it was called the cricket. In France it’s called the Cri Cri. The wing ribs were made of foam they were cut out then baked in an oven to harden them.
Further proof that the french will ruin any word they spell
So if you didn’t bake the foam it’s likely to snap?
@Bob S The foam come in a state that is easy to cut, with an exacting knife. But once it is baked it becomes stronger and more rigid and firm. The product is called Klegocell.
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@@RC-Flight Dude, do you know an affordable flying unit, price is around a motorcycle price?
I just love this type of fun, wacky, kookie, high energy narration! It's so unique and entertaining! ....said absolutely no one, ever!
*are you ready for this?* You're right
The Leopard is a fascinating mini-jet. If ever put into production, and if relatively affordable, it would surely attract buyers because with a range of up to 2200 miles it could, theoretically, be used to fly trans-oceanic North America to Europe, with a refuelling in Azores. My my my. Your own personal 2 or 4 seater affordable mini-jet. Yep.
is their a bathroom in it ??
@@Builder99 probably not. If not, easy fix. An RV toilet and a curtain. Problem solved. Good point though. For a longer flight, 8-10 hrs, a toilet would be wise. I have to admit, the concept of an affordable personal aircraft which can go trans-oceanic is one which fascinates me very much. Imagine flying directly, SE US to Europe with/without a fuel stop in Azores then buzzing around country-to-country touring Europe in your own personal aircraft, then flying back home. As of now, this dream is achievable only for the very wealthy... Why???
@@Builder99 Ya hole in the fuselage
Me reading your comment before watching. Oh that's why they the fastest cat on land
@@Builder99 all you need is a toilet seat and an ejection port
BD-5; The plane came in two models w/diff power plants. He demos here, one w/the recip engine and 'J' model jet. The flight sim was a plane attached to front of a pick-up with front reaching poles.
Any idea about cost ?
The "Corvair" B-36 is actually the Convair B-36 that the Goblin was designed to accompany.
yes I also had to LOL at "Corvair", and the Convair B-36 wasn't shown in this video nor was it a WWII aircraft either.
“Are you ready for this?!?!” 🥱
Jet pack can 'only' reach 6,100. But as most pilots need to start sipping Oxygen at 10,000 feet and 6,100 metres is roughly 18,400 feet You may never know what happened before you fell out of the sky unconcious. (OK I would love one anyway but ......)
With enough pot& alcohol, one could get ready for anything 😄👍
These little guys are way faster than I thought they would be! Must be the short wingspans.
Back in the early 80's there was a guy that used to frequent the FBO I worked at at Hawthorne, CA (KHHR) who had built a CriCri (Cricket) that he used to show off at local and regional airshows. I remember that the plane was painted with a green that very much matched the name of the plane... CRICKET. I don't even remember his name, but do recall that he was a pretty big dude and was always impressed that he even fit into the cockpit, much less flown the thing. Last I heard was that this guy died in some sort of incident with the plane.
At this point, hey, just flap your arms and you're good as gold!
😂 Best comment of the day ❤ Hope you enjoyed the video
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Yoooooooo hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha
Lmfao
that bumble-bee plane sure looks like it would work as a personal commuter. put runways on top of larger buildings - could be wild
I can't believe that you can get a plane for the price of a small car... That's amazing!
The BD-5J definitely had inspiration from the Me-163. Also "corvair" b36? And it didn't fly during WWII.
Hi tyler bonser, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
I was about to question that "fact" myself!!
Way too many incorrect "facts". Didn't even watch half.
@@michaelvangundy226 Too many of these videos have way too little research for my liking!! If you are going to include "facts", at least make sure they are accurate!! 😂😂
Did anyone else catch the "tri-cycle landing gear"
Every kid needs a mini-jet fighter. I could imagine our neighborhood against the Grover street kids, 6 of us against 6 of them, a dozen 12-year olds with wing mounted paintball guns blasting each other out of the sky.
.......and getting yourselves killed. Parents would love that idea!!
1;10 are you ready for this ? Wow it went 185 mph. That is the most amazing thing ever, I can't contain myself I suppose I wasn't ready for that bomb shell
Just some feedback: your “smash that like button” interlude is incredibly cringy, feels manipulative and is super jarring to headphone users. I would likely avoid that if you can in the future - add some subtle reminder bumps rather than blowing my eardrums out :) cool video otherwise, thanks!
Yeah that's why I down voted.
@@donmoore7785 Same
Lmao, the cri cri is already a small plane. You didn't have to make a crappy thumbnail to show that.
Such a hilarious thumbnail and well made actually!
amen, click bait IMO.
My opinion is that the thumbnail is trash. Unless that man is legless that’s a horridly doctored photo 😂
@@dannyfa7x That's what makes it hilarious, have a look at the legless guy's facial expression 🤨🤣
Not to mention Cri Cri wasn't named after his daughter, it's a Hispanic cricket cartoon character ala Jiminy Cricket. This is one of the worst put together pieces I've seen in a while. Quality is number one million in our company! Maybe that's why they're named "BEYOND Facts".
The cri cri was a French designed plane and was named after the insect the cricket cri cri is cricket in French the bede was designed in the late 60s early 70s and appeared in the bond film octopuses. This guy needs to do some research. I could pull apart every fact he has stated because they are mostly wrong he could of got all the correct facts of off the Interweb
The BD5J was on Octopussy and when not appearing on the big screen the jet was used by a contractor service to fly as a simulated cruise missile for USAF jets to intercept in training mission.
Oh the Cri-Cri is just Cray Cray
Well since you are being so pedantic about facts, I thought I should mention that the Bond film is actually called: _"Octopussy"._
@@jtveg wow just because I made a typo. Well thanks for pointing it out.
@@kpodbot Actually, I thought it was probably a case of autocorrect rather than a typo.. Anyway, all good. 👌🏻
The aircraft at 5:25 is not a "Corvair B-36," but a Boeing B-17. The B-36 was built by Consolidated/Vultee corporation, later known as Convair, and was a nuclear bomber fitted with 6 piston engines in a pusher configuration and 4 jet engines.
"Six turning and four burning".
I use to dream of flying a tiny Cessna Tail dragger that size, out of my dad's small driveway. Even got overtop of the powerlines/telephone lines on the poles....the JPX is available to you on the MFS2020 sim, as the "Cri-Cri" experimental. Fun.
Hi Steve Jones, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
I just clicked on this to confirm that the thumbnail had been photoshopped. Where the hell are that guy's legs supposed to be?
If you look close enough you can see where they put the man in the photo
Electric engines? They are electric MOTORS!
Hi Steven, thanks for your comment. I'm sorry for the mistake your absolutly right, sometimes I mess up and it's super hard to find own mistakes. Hope you still enjoyed the video 🙂
Hi Steven, thanks for the comment. Shut the hell up. The end.
@@Andythemanman3 LOOOL
You’re quiet right, but considering that for over 100 years the world has called outboard engines by the “outboard motors” moniker I think it’s about time a motor or two is allowed to claim they are engines.
the difference between a motor and an engine is that a motor can be reversed without the use of a gearbox.
these planes are sooo pretty I wonder if they are harder to fly, less stable or something
Going electric doesn’t make your vehicle “zero emissions” because many MANY emissions are created gathering the materials and electricity for the vehicle.
So True! Maybe you should tell the NZ Govt. that
Asolutely! Otherwise you could also say that all your household appliances are zero emission. But hey they do turn off street lights during daytime for some reason?
Actually, the engines of the plane were replaced with a mini jet engines, not electric, so it ia far from eco friendly
Yes, it does make it zero emissions. Emissions created in production are not the same as emissions created by the product. It's always odd when people claim this. Regular ICE automobiles are created using vastly more emissions but the emissions in production are not counted. It's just nonsense to attempt to belittle electric vehicles this way as if no one knows.
Emissions are considered what the vehicles emits as its in use. You’re referring to the carbon footprint, which is the total of emissions from production and over the life cycle of the vehicle. Yea it sounds simple to just call it the emissions. But the greenies and climate change crazies use it as marketing and I’m glad people are starting to wake up to the BS that is “zero emission” vehicles.
That thumbnail is “beyond facts” or your pilot is an amputee at the rib cage. And who has the stomach for that?
great pun
I would probably have a hard time walking after a ride in that plane.
@@crunchybro123 in this case, dear editor, you lose a day's pay. The idiom "to stomach" refers to an ability to experience something gory and maintain one's composure, whereas "guts" is normally applied to one's ability to be brave and push forward in the face of fear. Thus "stomach" is correct usage here when referring to an amputation (gory) and the location of this amputation on the body AND the inability to maintain one's composure during that amputation. Your "edit" would utterly change the meaning of the quip, making it confusing. Please feel free to "slap" yourself.
The Powered Paraglider or The Paramotor is the lightest backpack aircraft that could reach an altitude of 15 thousand feet and range of up to 100 miles or more..should be on the list here.
15000 usd..
this is the man with no legs in the smallest aircraft 😂😂😂
The BD-5 / BD-5J where great flyers, but had a deadly pitch-up to a stall as soon as the engine quit, the pilot must push the stick forwards to nose over right away even at high altitudes. Why? the engine trust line was way above the centerline of the airframe. During powered flight, built in nose up bias compensates the hi trust line of the engine. The prop version with an engine failure was worst for an immediate nose-up stall since the stationary prop also caused drag. If a pilot was not fully versed on this issue the results often was fatal. Would I still fly one? Yeah.
t-H-r-u-s-t
The Corvair B-36. 2 mistakes here. It's Convair and was a post WW2 aircraft.
The Goblin failed for lots of reasons. 1. after launch it could not link again on the trapeze. The test flight ended with a belly landing. 2. Air-to-Air refueling made the parasite fighter obsolete. The pokey Goblin would not have stood a chance against a MiG-15 or MiG-17
Yeah, Corvair. If a guy is going to instruct us, the words and facts need to be right. Suspension of disbelief is not OK when watching a documentary.
That's a mother ship and a drone right there peeps 👍
Imagine landing on the highway, coasting into a gas station only for miniature airplanes. How seriously awesome would that be!? 😀
Welp, hope the thumbnail was worth it.
They did him a terminator torso and shot off his below 😂
Got me lol
It "only" goes up to 6100 meters. I would definitely need an oxygen supply at that altitude.
Im gonna guess he meant feet not meters 6100 m is 20,000 feet
@@Knightfang1 30,000is normal cruise altitude, of course, that's in a pressurized cabin...
200 mph at 20,000 feet you'd need de-icers on your eyebrows....
You'd think those short, stubby wings couldn't lift even a small airplane. This video shows that they sure can. Amazing!
Soaring in the sky is awesome!
I've seen that Bumble Bee at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, AZ. Pretty neat airplane. Little claustrophobic too. :)
Hi MotoSnax, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
I saw it there too. Incredibly small. That museum is well worth the trip. I came from Ontario. 🇨🇦
I dreamed I few one of these as a kid before I knew they existed. I WANT
Hi Classics of Design, thanks for your comment. Which one is your favorite? Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
That thumbnail Gave me a good laugh, thanks. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
maker of the screen title: ok we are making you go in the aircraft. guy: i cant fit in ther...AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY DID YOU CUT OF MY LEGS. maker:we said we need you to fit in there.
Dreaming of flying these planes to that danger zone song
The random and inane "smash that like button" interruptions are what earned the down vote.
No one: Guy in thumbnail: I have no lower body.
In English, we differentiate between a "MOTOR" and an "ENGINE". An "engine" uses an external fuel source, i.e. gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, LNG, etc. to power it, while a "motor" is almost always powered by electricity.
Yeah, the BD-5J is way older than the early 2000s. More like the late 70s early 80s.
Bede 5 first flew in 1971.
@@jimgriggs2184 The pusher prop version flew in 1971. The J model is harder to pin down. Pima Air and Space Museum says 1973. It was definitely flying by the time "Octopussy" was filmed probably in 1982.
@@9HighFlyer9 yeah, I wasn't really differentiating between the pusher and the jet. They are effectively the same airframe. The bede 5 was flying way earlier than they said. However, their argument would be where they said it was available as a kit. And that may be true, I really don't know when kits became available, fairly recently I would think. Until then they were plans built. But either way, to dismiss all of those plans built pushers is being disingenuous, they've been flying for a half century, long before the 90s they mentioned.
I think they said early 2000’s was when they started making them in kit form. No idea if that’s accurate.
@@corneliuscrewe677 I dont know that bede ever offered a kit, but I'm sure Aircraft Spruce or Wicks probably has one. I'm sure that's what they're talking about, a third party kit.
The Cri-Cri’s piston engines were replaced with turbine engines, not electric. You can see them in the video.
I love all the comments calling the thumbnail clickbait. You people really thought they cut someone’s legs off to fit him in that plane? Lmao
The CMC leopard is awesome! Let's hear the details on that plane!
Your channel name is appropriate. @7:38 you claim, "Sadly there's only been one model built in the entire world." How do you explain one example being on display in Dorset, England and another in Warwickshire, England simultaneously? Quantum entanglement?
Those are strictly the prototypes, and there are differences between the two. In this video apparently, they're referring to the second prototype which was the only model in existence apart from the first one. The second one was made because the first prototype had a fallout from an engine manufacturer, and then production couldn't begin after that because then the company chair and its designer had died.
@Christopher Albert I do what I can.
I love how you respond back to most of us!!!🔥🔥🔥
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@@BeyondFacts Yes I did indeed all I can say is keep them coming!🔥
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@@BeyondFacts Yes I did when I found this channel!🔥
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The CMC Leopard is dope. It's something you'd think that Bruce Wayne would fly around in but only if it's painted in black. And funny thumbnail, lol. 😂
Hi Oh Lawd, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
That CMC LEPPARD LOOKS SO COOL 😎
Martin Jetpack closed down in 2019, used to drive past the office in Wigram, Christchurch NZ, then one day gone never to be seem again :-(
Hi Greg And Karuna, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
I would have 'Like'd but I smashed the button as you requested. So now, I don't think I'll 'Like' now because of the hassle you caused me in having to repair it. ;)
The thumbnail's got some good entertainment value.
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That plane In the thumbnail is physically impossible unless that man has no legs
It's obviously a joke.
@@jamescrud how is a thumbnail a joke????? The video is being serious
@@campbellsoup4646 The thumbnail is the joke not the video. They photoshoped it to get views.
@@crunchybro123 what? Who
Something i wanted to do is Build an Airplane . this has to be really cool
Hi Charlie Irvin, thanks for your comment. We have some videos about Ultralight Airplaine, check them out if you are interested in Kit form planes you can build at home. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
The aerial and kinds of flight movements are extreme
The smallest mini aircrafts that I seen Close to Baldwin park in LA CA between 1980-1982 had the Capacity to takeoff and land without even needing an airstrip. The pilot could literally fly it to a house in a residential area, land in the middle of the street, Then jump out to go get his lunch then jump right back in and fly off without much effort. It was not a dream because me and some other kids watched it happen on three occasions in the night while we was standing on the playground at Hillcrest elementary school.
Seems like every plane in history is a fighter jet then
One of the major issues with aircraft that are that light is that if there's any appreciable wind then good luck controlling it never mind getting it back on the ground. I speak from personal experience because once I was dumb enough to fly one of these deathtraps (prop driven, not a jet). I'm a commercial pilot btw so I know how to fly. I took off in calm conditions but about 40 minutes later when I returned and tried to land (small airport, 1,700 foot runway) there was a nasty crosswind gusting across the field, nothing that would have meant a thing in any real airplane; a Piper or Cessna single engine for instance. But I couldn't get the thing on the ground, it was getting blown all over the place, it was like trying to fly a butterfly. Finally, after I can't recall how many attempts I was almost out of fuel (I knew this because the fuel tank was a plastic container behind my seat) I just came in and planted the thing in the grass next to the runway. It was no longer flyable after that but I didn't give a shit by that point because other than some bruises I was still alive...never ever again.
"small airport, 7000 foot runway" heh, yea, sounds like a guy that knows what he is talking about... 🤣
@@ukaszbiaas4093 You are absolutely right, I meant to say 1,700 and mistyped. The airport btw. is called Cranland Field in Hanson MA, US. That being said; 9800 hrs of pic time logged so piss off skippy.
Also the Bede-10 jet is a nice one, which looks like a mini f-15
I like how the man in the thumbnail is so devoted to his craft, he did body modification.
Hi Diksaca Yehovah, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
The thumbnail isn't actually photoshopped at all they just found a guy with half a body and put him in it LOL
He would be dead so yea no
LMFAO
PEOPLE LIVE WITH HALF A BODY ALL THE TIME. GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BEFORE MAKING AN ASS OF YOURSELF. ALSO IT WAS A JOKE U MUST BE SLOW TO NOT REALIZE THAT RIGHT AWAY!!!
@@datonkboiii1944 YOU R SO WRONG, GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT. LOOK IT UP. AND LEARN TO RECOGNIZE A JOKE WHEN YOU READ ONE!!!
About half of your BD-5J pictures were BD-5 prop models which came first but weren't BD-5Js.
this
The 'Leopard' is the neatest. But I would like to build the counter-rotate prop helo.
My Favorite the BD-5 :) thumb up very nice Video.
surprised you don't hear about more of these bringing drugs over the border from mexico tbh
I got to fly the BD-J once. It was thrilling and absolutely the most terrifying experience at the same time. @aaron, these planes are far too small to carry any useful payload. Drones would be a far more useful option.
It’s shit clickbait
Was this not designed by Jim Bede? No mention made of him. He was legend with homebuilders back in the 80s and 90s.
You should keep your units consistent. You are all over the place mixing MPH, knots and altitude in meters. Use metric, or imperial, but be consistent.
Hi XB10001, thanks for your feedback. I'll do my best to stick to the same metrics on future videos. Hope you still enjoyed the video 🙂
@@BeyondFacts yes, very much. It was a great compilation.
@@BeyondFacts great job - your metrics were fine . some people just gotta complain. Enjoyed this vid - thx.
You can see the Bumble Bee at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson Az. It's a great museum
Hi Tim Krey, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
Chinese pilot built one smaller than that.
Gerald M
That thumbnail had me rolling 🤣
Probably in poor taste to crack jokes at the death of a pilot.
Depending on his or her party affiliation. :-)
@@joewoodchuck3824 yikes
So you don't think I should name my altralight airport John Denver Airport? At least he's Home Again..
I'm apprehensive about changing a wheel on my car. There's no way I'm getting on an aircraft that I assembled myself.
Sam Its the risk you take I would get on it I'm a Risk taker . If I'm going to die I rather Be on a Plane Crash
Everyone has their own limits and fears. Further, if you're not comfortable with mechanical things, maybe such projects should be avoided in the first place. JMHO, YMMV, FWIW, etc.
Hi Sam, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
Empty weight doesn't include fuel. That 200lbs useful load on the Stits SA-2A Sky Baby means you could carry a 140lbs pilot and 10 gallons of fuel (~6lbs/gal). Considering even small aircraft engines burn in excess of 10gph during climb, that isn't much flight time.
That little H4 helicopter would be great for a quick grocery run to my local Publix Store! 😎
Hi Lance Revell, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
Overall, this was entertaining and informative. If you can back-dub, please correct the reference to B36, which never served in action in WWII. B17 and B29, which you illustrated, did serve. One such error can cost credibility on everything you say.
Hi Mighty Mystery, thanks for your comment. And sorry for the mistake.
And it was the CONvair B 36 not the CORvair B 36 like he says in the vid!
@@BeyondFacts I counted dozens and I'm not even into aircraft that much, really folks?????
There's RC planes that look larger that some of these.
That Leopard though.... Wow.
That thumbnail kills me
I rarely leave negative reviews but the editing of the first featured plane was awful, the extreme closeups and panning aren't hiding the fact the plane is parked in a museum and the camera tricks didn't convey a sense of motion as apparently was hoped for. Aside from that a decent video except for the multiple like and subscribe requests
Hi cha1rtech, thanks for your honest feedback. I apologize if the video quality was not at the level you are used to. We did not try to hide the fact that the Stits is parked in a museum, but I will check if we can change the editing style to improve our quality. Regarding the two times, we request you to like and subscribe. Unfortunately, KZhead has become so competitive that you have to include those in the videos if you want to grow as a small creator. I try my best to make it in the most polite and fun way possible. Again if you didn't like it, I'm very sorry. But I want to thank you for taking the time and explaining what you didn't like about the video because only with feedback like yours can I improve over time and become better.
yet you said nothing about the BD-5. half the shots are the prop version and the other half the jet one. After many builders cried in frustration at the propped version and all the engine overheating troubles, one smart guy simply put a jet in it. Good luck getting plans or a kit.
@@orbitalair2103 The BD5 was very dangerous. The Aviation Safety Institute database shows a total of 25 fatal BD-5 crashes. That is a lot.
cha1rtech - You sound like the kind of guy who will complain about the color of your chocolate cake. Like nothing is good enough for you... yeah, that special kind of person we all know and hate. Might I suggest you _try_ to enjoy the fruits of someone else's labor. Or STFU and grow up. 🙄
@@Uberragen21 it’s funny tho, he is worried about that but didn’t notice the B-roll footage used for the BD-5J
Weird how they hired another narrator to come in and say "their home page"
It’s KZhead that’s common
"Get this, are you ready for this?"
LOVE THIS KEEP IT UP BILLV
The B-36 was a Convair, not a Corvair.
Not only that, it wasn’t even a B-36 in the video, it was a B-29
"...one of their pilots died during testing. That's a clear sign to stay away" In that case better stay away from nearly all aircraft as countless pilots have pushed the boundaries of aviation and paid for it with their lives sometimes. Including, but not limited to, a Wright Model A aircraft at Fort Myer, Virginia, in the United States in 1908, injuring its co-inventor and pilot, Orville Wright, and killing the passenger.
Loved it
you killed my dream when you said only one was built in the world
Looks safest ride to me specially with a Hamlet I mean Helmet.
Especially if the pilot is Rab Nesbit😂
Hi DailyClass, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
@dailyclass better safe than sorry
I''ve seen two sets of wings too small for me to ever trust and maybe one set of landing gear that I would rely on.
Thank God that second plane is going to be ecco friendly! Whoo! Thank you thank you!!!
Sounds like an anime character when he says smash the like button
Click bait. You didn’t have to Photoshop that photo CriCri is tiny enough.
But it looks really funny that way 🙂
I hate clickbait.