Smallest Mini Aircraft in the World Part 2
Today we are going to show you the smallest mini aircraft in the world part 2. Because you liked our first video smallest mini aircraft in the world with engine and pilot so much we decided to create a part 2. We even found some more insanely small mini aircraft this time, which will amaze you. If you like flying car or handmade vehicles that are quite special like the stuff colinfuze creates you came to the right place. 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 aviation.
Would you fly such a small airplane? Tell us in the comments below!
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900 hours = 2 years? Then I thought about it, 900 hours would be me just trying to sort out the parts then giving up and and trying again in 2 years time.
@@jasonnikolic you and me both.
44k is not Cheap its expensive
1:27 were has my counrty gone. Seeing nils holgeson brought back To life without 2 living beeings as they were
U are WeTop
So, we're just - not gonna talk about the thumbnail? 😪
Gyrocopters are a blast. And actually very safe being they are always in auto rotation…. But I guess research isn’t this channels speciality
I think half the budget went to making the script as cringe inducing as possible.
I guess that's why the channel is named "Beyond Facts"; wouldn't want all those pesky facts getting in the way of a video presentation. LOL
Another Don’t Watch channel selection.
I know, right? Can't believe gyros were, like, some amazing discovery. Anyone remember the birdman from "Road Warrior"?
It’s a click bait channel
The Gyrocopter was probably the safest of all the aircraft. Shows how much some people with a KZhead channel know.
Remember it well, always wanted one
I`d include yourself in those stats. The Gyrocopter is in fact one of the LEAST safe aircraft. Its current stats are 27.1 accidents/100,000 flying hours, General aviation is 1.1/100,000. I mean you can be stupid and argue if you want but those stats are combined average from the European and US air accident safety boards..you can go look them up yourself.
@@poiujnbvcxdswq skewed stats, 1 gyrocopter are more unregulated, and untrained as an whole, 2 look at the death rates per accidents, even if it's motor shuts down, it's safe to land with.
The Gyrocopter is the only one on that list that I would fly if push came to shove. It has the least stressed components and if the engine fails it can still land relatively safely due to autogyro of main blades.
^ This
Been there, done that, still alive. Best fun you can have with your pants on. And you are spot on about strength. Check out @eigyro.
Correction; Search eigyro for my gyro vids.
I saw a vid recently of homemade helicopters flying. You'd have to be nuts to take one of those things more than about 10-15 feet off the ground.
I also like the gyrocopter
The thumbnail is beyond facts that's for sure.
Could be an amputee. 😆
I owned a1953 Single seat Mooney Mite for many years. It is the smallest production aircraft ever made. It was also the most fun I ever had flying 😊
Hi Robert Blaney, thanks for your comment. Are you still flying? Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
Sweet! Congratulations!!
The Mooney Mite is one of the coolest small planes ever built! Awesome!
prove it!
wow
That was a hatchet job on Benson at the end. They have been around forever and its actually quite safe. An autogyro is safer than a helocopter because it is autorotating all the time. If it loses the engine, it just comes down to the ground at a reasonable speed.
I thought the same damn thing. An autogyro is always in autorotation (as opposed to a helicopter) and like you said, if the engine quits the air is already flowing upwards thru the rotor disk. A helicopter has to transition to autorotation mode if the engine quits, the air is flowing downward thru the rotor disk normally. The accidents that have happened for autogyros usually are related to pilot error, not the fault of the machine. But it is fun for people to make videos and hype things they are clueless about.
Dude that made the video knows nothing about aircraft, he just makes up clickbait compilations.
Yeah, well... Gyrocopters are claimed by the kit manufacturers to be super-safe, but half of all gyrocopter forced landings are fatal, a stat that isn't even close for helicopters or fixed wing aircraft.
@@masondegaulle5731 - produce your stats for this comment, a link to the claim you are making. And so what are saying, that Gyros are inherently unsafe?
@@markswinford4806 forced landings are inherently unsafe.
I saw a Benson regularly while living in Pa, maybe once a month. When I moved to Texas, I was pleasantly surprised to see another one flying around here, but only about once a year.
You should take a look at the gyrocopter in action in the James Bond movie, "You only live twice." It certainly did not tear itself apart.
And Mad Max II. Gyrocopters have been around for ages -- not nearly as rare as this video tries to make it appear.
If you're interested in buying a gyrocopter (which is a really safe and fun aircraft, if engineered properly): Avoid the earliest designs, who lacks a horisontal stabiliser. They can be iffy in certain situations. I saw one in the video, that's why I mention it.
You know you guys really do show a lot of awesome technology stuff I used to dream about when I was a kid and now for the right amount of money your dreams can come true when it comes to flight
6:42 As an example of tech advancement, the original Quickie used an 18 HP Onan industrial motor (with some mods), and reached well over 100 MPH.
Those are excellent little engines. I had a Gravely tractor with one in it and it ran so smooth, like a sewing machine. I really wish I hadn't sold it.
Identical principal and design to the Keil Kraft Spook chuck glider my dad built in the 1950/60's
The Gyro was actually the safest aircraft you showed so I guess your not really up on your aviation.
The $44K price for the Sub Sonex kit is just for the airframe. That small jet engine is $60,000. The avionics are around $10,000 for radios and ADS-B. A ballistic parachute is a $5,000 option. So we’re really talking about $120,000 or so for this airplane.
Wow, those little jet engines are expensive.
@@nomadben heck yeah they are
They spend just equal or as much as a giant scale model with a transmitter. And you can't get in it.
@@slicaltimistic1 Yeah I prefer the kind of plane you fly from the inside of it. That’s why I never got into RC; my flying money goes into planes that take you somewhere.
A plane with a parachute? Absolute smartest idea ever one that makes me actually want to get into trying to fly a plane now
destruct61, They have been available for 25 yesrs.
I fly a Sting 168/nrg mosquito. Dry weight of 50 kg. I've flown it to 7500 ft, which is as high as I can before the 8000 ft controlled airspace above me. I've flown it for 4 hours at a time with a combination of motoring and gliding.
I like the Wilkes Subsonex JSX-2. I'm not too crazy about aircraft that make you stand of lie prone. It'd be cool if you did a show dedicated to following someone building an aircraft from a kit.
Hi Anthony Norton, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
Mine is the Wilkes Subsonex JSX-2
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"Arc-ee-op--te-rex"? Arc-ee-OP-te-rex. You know, like, an Archaeopteryx?
The safest most cost effective, still the gyrocopter....
7:22 I'd rather be in Bond's "Little Nell" autogyro, than precariously perched above 8 electric food blenders.
Hilarious with a generous serving of the truth
Fun Fact : The Benson Gyrocopter is the one from Mad Max 2.
Thought so!
I haven’t yet seen one with two engines yet. That would be cool to stick one under each arm pit, below each back wing of that plane. Bet that’d be sick!
You can look at the Cri-Cri then ! smallest dual motor plane
I'm going to have to butt in and let you know that the DCL Big Drone wasn't even close to being the first with a person on board. The first manned drone flight was back in 2001, in Cookeville Tennessee, and I piloted the drone. I've got plenty of footage if you'd like to see it!
Please upload it, I'd love to see the footage
@@spolo123 About to write the same thing.😁
What the fuck is a manned drone
@@sunnyztmoney a dude is on the craft, no controls for the "pilot" as hes just a passenger
@@allsystemsgootechaf9885 thanks bro
🛩👍🏼👌🏼🤔💭 I agree with you that the Gyrocopter seems like the safest option on that list. It's impressive how the autogyro effect of the main blades allows it to glide safely even if the engine fails. It's definitely a great feature for a small aircraft. However, I'm curious about your thoughts on the other mini aircraft on the list. What makes them less safe compared to the Gyrocopter in your opinion?
you are asking the opinion of someone who is just reading a script, and that script was written by someone who doesn't know about flying . note the "rate climb" comment near 1:00 and the parachute comment at 4:46
Helicopters can also autorotate and land safely with the engine out
Very cool machines , I hope I can get to own one in the next few years. Thanks for the vid . 👍🏼
Hi Strode 66, thanks for your comment. Which one is your favorite? 🙂
30 years ago, I thought Iron Man was fiction. But the next 50 years will come true
30 years ago iron man wasn't even release So 50 years from now we will not see iron man suit.
@@Primarycolours- lol you know nothing hahahah. Iron man has been around since the early 60s. You sound so dumb
@@Primarycolours- your comment is hilarious. He wasn't talking about the movie. He was talking about Iron man in general. Go back to primary school and learn something
There are still things impossible now like shock absorbers…
@@minercraftal Nope they are 50 percent real now people making them
Show de vôo meu irmão. 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏻🇧🇷
Me: "Where is the Landing Gear for the Plane/Glider?" Dude's Legs Pop out the Bottom as soon as he gets close to the Ground.. 🤣😂🤣😂
Ahh this must be one of those Bedrock models from the flinstones era
Fred Flintstone would be Proud.. 🤣😂
"I want to fly an ME 163, but I don't want to be dissolved."
maybe use a better rocket engine with safer fuel ,.. Hmmn...... Comet ,.... Safety ??????? I would still fly one and hope to live through it ! What a machine ?
You've got some great looking prospects there. The Copterpack will be a blast to fly for some, but personally, I don't feel comfortable with a fast spinning blade that close to my neck. So, I'll just watch others fly that one. :)
8:56 why do they strongly advise against it?, because Beyond Facts are well beyond knowing facts about aircraft.
Yes I think we all need to fly in these especially the second one it looks like a jet!
Hi Helicopters and More, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
@@BeyondFacts I sure did thanks for making it!
@@helicoptersandmore5519 thanks so much for your nice reply. Have you also watched the part 1 video?
@@BeyondFacts Yes I have before!
The second one looks like a jet because it is a jet! Sonic aircraft has been around for a few decades and subsonic has been available as a kit since 2014 . I remember right they have six different models Sonic makes very reliable parts. So much so that many experimental aircraft in ultra light builders will incorporate some of their parts into their aircraft. I actually use their elevator trim mixer on my airplane.
Finally a Radio Controlled airplane that you can actually get on and fly it with no transmitter.😁
Nice video!
DCL "manned drone" is an oxymoron. A "drone" is unmanned, by definition. If you put a person in the craft, it becomes a "manned aerial vehicle."
I was actually going to say the same thing.
Jet Lee new movie
names are tedious for emerging technologies. Im gonna watch some other talkie now.
It is hard to believe, but the Benson is probably the 'safest' aircraft in this bunch.
Actually, it's not hard to believe if you've done any research at all into gyrocopters! But, as with all aircraft, it is highly contingent on the pilot having proper training.
Reminds me of the copter in the Mad Max movies
Hey, if you want facts you should watch the *Within Facts* channel. Remember this is *Beyond Facts.* Don't let those pesky facts spoil the fun. Seriously, I enjoyed the videos even though it wasn't always factual.
@@sgt7512 that was a gyrocopter in the madmax film.
@@sgt7512 it is
Everyone else: talking about gyrocopters Me: isn't this the same voice actor from watop?
EXACTLY!!, you’re not James hahahaahhahahahaha
If that Benson was good enough for The Road Warrior's sidekick and snake -- it's good enough for you.
That helicopter jetpack is dope I want one
I don't like your comment about the Benson Gyrocopter. It is a rock-solid and stable aircraft deserving far more respect and appreciation. I have seen and known the builders and pilots of those Gyrocopters. They tell stories about their flights with incredible visibility of the ground, slow flight stability, and economical operation. Many survivors of disasters have reported being passed over by search airplanes or helicopters and were never seen because the of pilot's limited view of the ground.
Yep. You can't beat the view from a pusher gyro.
When you're done insulting gyrocopters, maybe you'd like to read up on the thousands of gyro designs since Bensen's original. The latest models are comfortable 2-seaters with up to 300 mph VNE, a 500 nm range, and 1500 fpm climb. And VTOL.
It’s pretty much a propeller or jet that can change vertical direction
It stands for vertical take off and landing
The Opensky turbine inside a duct arrangement looks incresasing efficiency. Any specific comment about this? Would a PulseJet do same task at similar fuel economy? Reducing size in turbines greatly reduces its efficiency. Why an 'A' type of rudder is not used in machines such as 'Wilkex Subsonex'? Contrarily to Beechcraft 'Bonanza' 'V' tail, it would induce roll in right sense when banking. The Bugatti airplane that crashed because of a 'flat 8' knot in aileron cables was arranged this way. Blessings +
Gyrocopters are inherently safe. Should they lose power, you can make a controlled, autorotation landing in a very small area.
LOL I watched a video when the rotor spun off on take off !! Fortunate lee It was just an inch off the run way so the pilot survived .
@@9014jayvictor link?
The Benson’s were built in my home state of North Carolina. I would see one or more Bensons flying over my home often into the 1990’s. I haven’t seen any since.
Hi Bobby Dixon, thanks for your comment. Did you ever had a chance to fly one? Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
No never did.
The copter pack strangely reminds me of a cartoon I used to watch call Centurions.
The safest one is the gyrocopter hands down.
You talk about the gyrocopter as if it was made by one manufacturer and never caught on. They towed unpowered versions of these behind U-Boats during WW2 so they could get someone up high to take a good look around. After the war several manufacturers made them with engines and it can be seen in one of the Bond movies (You only live twice?) . That one was the Wallace Autogiro. Note: the rotor blades are never powered. The engine at the back is purely to give it some forward motion to make the rotor blades spin in the wind and provide lift.
I feel like the "Goodyear Inflatoplane" should of had an honorable mention
Hi TimTV, thanks for your comment. Yes your absolutly righ the Goodyear Inflatoplane would be a perfect fit in this video. I will check if we do a part 3 and I will included it. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
“ Should had have had “
Should have had
Funny you advise against the gyrocopter. They are actually very safe
James is basically Ron Burgundy. He'll read anything on the copy, including bad grammar and typos
The gyro copter actually looks safer than the rest, if the engine fails it’ll just “parachute” down using its rotors
You have to remember that a gyrocopter (except dual blades (one spinning the opposite direction stack on top of each other, etc...)) has to have a counterbalance prop or it will spin around like a top.
@@radicalrick9587 Actually, you are totally wrong. The engine is driving a pusher prop with no shaft power going to the main blades. A gyrocopter does not power the main blade set, the blades are free spinning, and auto-rotate. Much like a maple leaf falling from a tree, which is auto-rotation as well. Proof of what I say is shown right in the video, where the pilots are hand rotating the blades, to get them to start moving. This is prior to "dragging the runway" to get the blades spinning even faster. Once in the air, the pusher prop keeps the blades spinning (overcoming their inherent drag). A helicopter needs a tail rotor since the engine puts torque to the main blades, and the main blades in turn would try to spin the helicopter itself.
@@markswinford4806 thank you lol..you made that so much easier for me and explained it better than I would've
Exactly. It's probably the safest in the list lol
@@paulpz04 - As an Aero Engineer, I have trouble reading many comments related to anything aviation...
I would definitely feel more secure in an autogyro/gyrocopter, than any of these dodecacopters or tiny fixed-wing things that can stall. The Open Sky "Mowe" (seagull) wasn't really made to be a "people mover" but it would be something to get around on. Early versions were gliders, either elastic or towed launch just to get out of GE above the runway. The later model was tested that way, before flying. There are videos of all the testing they did, so they've been very methodical. They finally took it to OshKosh. Of course the one the girl in the movie rode had empty weight under 30 kg, never needed fueling, was VTOL capable, apparently had a very smart AI autopilot, made and powered with unobtanium.
Honestly I feel safer here on the ground, though I love watching all the dare devils fly their contraptions. hehe
@@BillAnt u should try a LARM or a lamboose
Being in co start autorotation makes gyrocopters so safe that you'd have to actively work against the gyroscope to crash it
As a skydiver, I feel horrified no one has an emergency rig on his back flying those things 🤣
“Small planes and cheap prices are a winning combo.” Are they though???
Definitely not. Hopefully he was t serious
The Benson gyro is probably the safest vehicle in your video, lol.
I'd love to see the expression on a lion's face if you were being chased by it and you suddenly took off with a copterpack. My vote for the most useful unit for rescue teams.
The B8 looks so much like a mobility scooter with a gyro attached
I still have doubts about the copter pack, I cannot see any dust or grass movement normally caused by the rotors, would be nice to see the unedited version
I wouldn’t expect much dust and debris around a helicopter landing pad.
@@andrewlangley9507 Yes, but this shows he is taking off from a sandy path on a beach
@@Tappit333 its fake 100% you are correct on the dirt landing, it should be a sandstorm if those blades create that much lift, they have a tether that is edited out so u cant see it.
gyro copters have been around for a long time , and a lot of people still fly then today. They are no more dangerous than any other airplane ! In fact they are so easy to fly , most anyone can learn to fly one in 10 minutes on their very first flight ! I did !
A TV show back in the mid '50s had a jet pack. A lot of stuff from then is a reality now, like Dick Trracy's radio in a wrist watch, and Captain Midnight' s flat screen TV on the wall that allowed him to see who he was talking to on the phone. My dad told me that was all fantasy & would never be real. :-)
It was invented because we saw it dreamed of it imagined
an encyclopedia in everyone's hand
The archaepotrex looks and feels outta old bond movie where a villain escapes with his airplane
Excuse me for not being a native English speaker, but aren't "electric powered engines" called ... motors?
Hi Henning Kolstad, thanks for your comment. First of all your English is very good and secondly your absolutely correct. Thats clearly a mistake I haven't realized while doing the video. Hope you still enyojed the video 🙂
People who speak English don't really care to split hairs so much.
@@cedarhatt5991 Exactly so, either term is correct but electrical motor is the more common, an electric engine could also encompass a complete electric drivetrain including batteries, controls and motor alsom in addition to also just being the electric motor itself.
Motor can refer to an electric motor or an internal combustion engine (as in motor car). Engine can only refer to a fuel burning propulsion machine..either with pistons or jet turbine. Please don’t start trying to make electric be termed ‘engines’. The poor English language is constantly being butchered by internet ‘Toobers’.
Dude props to the guy literally building a plane from an Anime. And a Japan native to do it!
What's so special that it's a Japanese person that did it? Japan has made jets, even space rockets, plus it has the second highest per capita nobel prize rate in science of any ethnicity, only one ahead of the Japanese are Jews.
Remember some of the auto rotate flying craft in the movie 🍿 road warrior over 40 years ago.
The CopterPack with a cabin attached would be the most versatile option period.
This is friggin hilariously ironic that I am watching this video considering I've been on an RC plane kick, namely oversized RC planes, some of which are ironically not much smaller than these! So, I went from watching videos on giant RC planes, to videos on tiny real ones!
You know what pretty much all these planes have in common? A mistake or failure while flying very well could mean, "Well at least they died doing what they loved".
That is pretty much true of just about any sport. A golfer who gets struck by lightning, a basketball player kilked in a traffic accident on his way to the gym... leaving your home is always a gamble. Hell, sometimes staying home is a gamble! Cheers, jc
@@trvman1 that goes for any vehicle.
I learned to fly in a Benson B8M Gyrocopter in the late 60s before I could legally drive a car, this guy talks like they're dangerous or something.
I love flying. 💯💯❣️ I am from Africa, Nigeria.
I thought the gyrocopter looked rather sturdy. A lot of them have been built, and a lot of people had flown them. If they broke in half the way you described, you'd think we would have heard about it.
That one where the pilot is laying down.......looks like it would leave you with a sore neck.
The author of this vid needs to do a bit of homework. The Benson Gyro was a GREAT and VERY SAFE Gyro. Thousands of them were made and Mr. "Benson" was the demo pilot. The ONLY problem, like in most things, is the LACK of education from the pilot. Gravity is easy to understand. Density Altitude is a bit more complicated and THAT was the killer. People stalled the rotor NOT understanding how the lift was created in different situations. Too bad too. I LOVED flying it.
As someone who aspires to be an aeronautical engineer I love this. Not to mention I like anime a lot.
That Bensen really looks like fun.
It worked for James Bond. (or he flew something similar)
I have built 1/3 scale Radio Control planes and with the use pf carbon fiber, a builder can design and build some strong but light airframes.
Are we going to pretend like he didn't say Aircraft-a-loompas 😂
I am missing the CriCri, the very definition of awesome tiny aircraft...
at 2:41 when the transition effect happened a chill went down my spine anyone else?
came to the comments just to find this
If you want to see a Giro-copter in use take a look at the James Bond Movie " You only Live twice" Little Nell does very well in it and arrives in a bunch of cases and gets assembled by Q and some helpers before Bond " Sean Connery" uses it.
What about the Road Warrior? Gyro-copter I believe.
Little Nell was the star of the movie and was featured with Bond on the one-sheet posters.
Nellie.
A Wallis WA-116 Agile designed and built by the late wing commander Ken Wallace.
I am impressed how strong the little jet engine on the yellow one is 😵😵😵
Do some of these small jet planes have a parachute? That would be KOOL!
First one was definitely inspired by "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" manga/anime :D
Yes, I was just about to make a comment about that
I have that anime, really good movie. When I first saw it, I wish I had that aircraft that girl is flying. Now I got to find out how much one costs.
If u can stomach the cheesy 5th grade commentary.
Nope I can’t, jeez
Nope
When I hear American commentary, I turn off.
The thumbnail had me fooled for a sec
The thumbnail kills me🤣
It's a "Nike" engine by AMT Netherlands, not the "Netherlands" engine by Nike AMT as the video suggests.
Question to the glider's pilots. Is it possible to fly to wherever you want on a glider with a small jet engine. You glide most of the time and only use the engine as a booster to re-position your glider to the upward airstream to higher altitude, where your glider could make the most to glide further ? then repeat the process until you get to the destination.
Yes. Many manufacturers have made gliders with small engines. Some are just perched above the fuselage but the nicest ones have engines that retract into the fuselage when not being used so it still has nice clean lines for maximum performance as a glider. Often the engine is two stroke with no starter or throttle and only just powerful enough to maintain altitude but some (see ASH-26e) can also take off and climb and then would probably have a battery and starter and throttle . It is also not a 'weird' experiment, most top glider manufacturers include a self-sustaining model in their range. It should be noted that if it has a fixed propellor in the nose and an engine powerful enough to take-off and fuel for a reasonable powered journey then it is usually termed a touring motor-glider which is slightly more towards a light aircraft that can glide well (see SF25 Motorfalke)
i think the glide function relies on weight, so adding a motor would ironically reduce the gliding capability and require engine use
@@azza-in_this_day_and_age You think wrong. Weight affects the speed at which the glider would stall but not the glide ratio. All modern gliders have tanks that are filled with water before taking off intentionally to move the best glide ratio speed as high as possible. One problem related to weigh is the positioning of this engine but due to the center of mass which will be affected and would require countering on the other side of the plane from where the engine is mounted. Another problem is the one of being able to retract the engine or propellers back inside the fuselage when not in use - because they would destroy the aerodynamic profile of the glider and act like an aerodynamic brake. In any way, these things already exist. Even jet propelled glider.
@WanderingShadow100 - that would not work as you expect. Gliders still are required by law to have a minimum of electronics on board (Radio, transponder) these are powered by a battery that is not super light. An engine would require it's own separate one to function, and unlike a normal plane where the engine runs continuously, recharging it's battery as it runs, battery being used mostly at engine startup, a glider that stops and starts it's engine midflight multiple times would put a big strain on that battery, that would not be recharging while the engine is stopped. And you might find yourself in the situation where before you finish your journey, you are low and plan to start the engine to do a climb, but the engine will not start.
@@euteo so gliders do have some sort if engine? i thought they were like towed to flight, and try catching updrafts to increase altitude, keeping a bare minimum of weight. very interesting, thanks for sharing
Just noticing that the mini jet photo on this video is not discussed in this video. We all need to work together to avoid deception on KZhead, so when I see these types of inconsistencies I post a comment. Truth is worth working for!
Yup. Thumbnail not honest? Instant thumbs down.
I'm surprised it didn't show a ppg (powered paraglider) that has a parashoot above and a fan strapped to your back and are super affordable, safe, easy to transport,store it all while becoming very popular for these reasons
how is a paramotor safe? The wing isn't fixed. It can collapse in flight and then you're fucked.
@solomonjenkins9505 the parashoot is designed to redeploy and in extreme cases of wing collapse we have a reserve to throw out
@@solomonjenkins9505 Paragliders are actually quite safe. The canope is built in such a way that collapses take away energy and reopen automatically. Paragliders (without motor even!) can make flights of up to 9 hours and many hundreds of kilometers. In combination with a motor strapped to your back you can take off practically everywhere, aldn everywhere and spend hours in the sky. A sport that, when done with common sense, is the cheapest and lightest way to get into the air and to fly, even cross-country.
It would be highly appreciated if you could specify the weight and other measurements not only in regional but also in international units understood by the remaining 95%+ of us. Thanks!
they have conversion utilities on the internet... actually the world runs on metric only the states are way behind the times. to convert kilometers to miles multiply by 0.6 you'll be close enough (the actual is 0.62x).
5:44 Love how they made the blades at neck level
Hi Tyler Whieler, thanks for your comment. Hope you enjoyed the video 🙂
If this is ever given FAA approval, it could be an interesting alternative to my present commute to my job via mass transit . Of course, there would be the small matter of where to park the aircraft.
Just get a paramotor, basically a powered parachute and a chair
Bruhh no cap the first one that guy could’ve made the mk2 oppressor 😅 pretty lit 🔥.
I had a jungle upski 391 and it could easily carry three times it's own weight.
Sadly, the Copterpack is still just a concept and actually non-flying. The company admitted that the “test pilot” was actually lifted by a cable (that was visually edited out) in the beach promo after the Copterpack company video was examined by video special effect experts.
How do you trust your money AND YOUR LIFE to a company that pulls that nonsense?
Hi SpecterSeventy2, thanks for your comment. i din't heared the news until I read your comment, thanks for sharing the information. Hope you still enjoyed the video 🙂
You know, I was looking at the motor size at the prop and it had my mind all locked up. Say you have a 150lb pilot, battery and carbon frame. I’m figuring at least 70hp for reasonable flight. A thirty five hp brushless motors is going to be at least 11” inches in diameter in one style or a little longer but smaller diameter, about the size of a large coffee can. Those motors seen weren’t much bigger than a hockey puck.
Fake news again!
With the amount of thrust that would be coming off of those props that's sand/ dust would be blowing everywhere, but not in this video😂
It’s a shame you don’t know what a Bensen gyrocopter is. I suggest you make a better research on autogyros.
This guy's commentary is obviously ignorant and unhelpful.
I wouldn't wager on these mini aircrafts being very safe.
Interesting video, but I don't know about the practicality of any of these craft. I'm looking for something that has a range of about 600 km, can carry 150 kilos including myself, AND fit into a standard 4 x 6 m garage and I don't have to pull off any Fred Flintstone or Indiana Jones manouvers to fly it. Absent that, I'd be willing to consider a mini-blimp, but only if I can fit it inside a barn or similar structure (which I'd have to build). I'm basically looking for something that flies like a car and has all the comforts of a car, like interior heat and noise control where I can fly to my destination and back while avoiding the traffic jams in and around the major cities.
Yeah it's called the Tardis I believe Dr Who has one, one careful female owner never been raced. 😉
They already have many of those out there. The question is what is your budget. and I can point you in the right direction.