Creating a Monster - World's Fastest Single Engine Turboprop | Turbulence #4
Continuing the build series on Turbulence. We took historical footage to show parts of the build of Turbulence. However, the aircraft's engine failed on the way to Oshkosh last month so the plane will be undergoing an engine swap. We will continue the series after the last build video with videos of completing that engine swap (still to come). Still searching for an engine!
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As someone who spent 38 years helping build aircraft with Fairchild Republic and Lockheed Martin including the A10, F22, C130 and mods to the C5 you gave the best advice I have heard about pushing it. Push it, but do it slowly and never take the unnecessary risk that could end it all. Live to fly again tomorrow. Great video Mike.
Building maintenance?
@@deeremeyer1749 both
as someone who knows nothing about aircraft how would this plane do against a piston warbird from ww2 with the same performance?
@@efafe4972 I'm not sure. Kinda out of my knowledge base. Sorry.
As Gale Banks says, "breaking things the smart way".
Man 22 minutes goes by so darn fast. I loves these videos.
They can be an hour long if you ask me.
@@samuraidriver4x4 Totally agree - had to watch it 3 times.... Cheers.
Thanks for following along!
Effect of rain on carbon fiber at that speed.
@@pilotdane1u
I really like what you said at the end. The best decision I've ever made as a new pilot was canceling a trip. We had planned a fly-fishing trip. We were to leave after Friday lunch to go up the Ownes Valley towards Mammoth Lakes. The guys were there with new rods, vests, and hats. The weather said it was risky. I changed that to a no. Talk about getting pressure! We had a great trip two weeks later.
Guys like this guy keep the world moving forward, from Boeing and Cessna to NASA. Innovators
I think Boeing civil aircraft can do with him at the helm.
This comment aged... incredibly well. In regards to Boeing and safety. @@stephenconnolly3018
... used to, ... until the Jack Welch breed (Stonecipher's spellbound Condit, Stonecipher, McNerney, ...) flew it into the ground, all in the name of greed 😤
Now that I've watched this video, it's back to work! Love you Mike. Please stay safe.
Back to studying for CFI lol
The sound of the fly over is absolutely incredible.. Mike, an aviation legend/pioneer. A true inspiration..
As a relatively new ultralight pilot in Australia with a big love for all the bush flying vids, that last comment was a very good reminder. The first and foremost goal of any flight should be for everyone to come home safely.
Same here !!
Too right mate.
I appreciate your comments about safety. For me, every preflight I'm looking for reasons NOT to fly. Every approach to land I treat as a go-around. Being in the right state of mind is hugely important for flight safety.
Yep, and every TO is an engine failure. MIndset.
The last four minutes of this video, gives me as much admiration as your other capabilities . Wisdom is learned not given.Thanks for sharing Mike.
Still glad you guys are okay! And glad we're back to the regular videos again!
I’m really happy that he finally got a real microphone that he could wear on his T-shirt, so he’s not screaming into the camera and making a big ECHO in the hanger. “N5OHV”
420mph cruising speed!!
For sure!
He lives on mistakes, and makes it bigger better faster 😂 I love him!
“Would you like some airplane with your engine sir”? Just a pinch please.
An truly amazing plane but it really makes me think just how fast the single piston engine fighters were flying in WW2
I was going to say you are a cross between Carrol Shelby and Chip Foose but frankly you are way past that point. I love the look of your creations, the form follows function ethic of them. You build new creatures, Mike and it's a blast watching you have a blast doing it while you stay firmly rooted in common sense and ethics. You are an inspiration and will long remain such. Cheers from Ottawa, ON.
I'm a new Pilot. Your advise on safety at the end was very very helpful and was a blessing. Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing.
From a 30 year Commercial Pilot and a Degreed Engineer to you..."there are old pilots and bold pilots but no old bold pilots". IMHO he has more money than brains and will eventually push his limited knowledge too far with catastrophic results.
Mike Patey, thank you again brother. I hope you realize your wisdom carries to a lot of us. -Rolando
When the most respected aviator on YT speaks, the world should listen! Wise words indeed. 👍🏽
The positive energy in you Mike is huge. It shines like the Sun. Thank you for sharing it and inspiring us all to be better.
Mike is the Howard Hughes of the modern day!
He most certainly IS ! ..... If for no other reason than the fact that Mike (and Mark) took Mr Hughe's "Fastest cross country (USA) flight record away ! Yes, these Patey boys are UNEQUALED AVIATORS in "EVERY" WAY. And I THINK that is the BEST THING about them. A LOT of people are smart and talented in a lot of different ways. And I guess in all honesty, I haven't met any other "SUPER STARS". BUT I have met Mike and his genuine GOODNESS is what truly makes him SHINE ! ! ! !
@@sterlingmadsen8900couldn’t agree more! My son and I drove several hours to meet him and Mark in Wichita and to see him win a KZhead award in 2020. He did “back to work!” with us on video and made our day! We also got to meet their amazing wives and see first hand what a wonderful family they are. They are all the real deal! This country needs more role models like them!
Hughes' planes were more attractive.
If any young man is looking for a role model, look no further than Mr. Mike Patey. Your passion, character and ability are unmatched. Keep doing what you love, Mike.
Burt Rutan? How quickly we forget.
I have the privilege to assemble and test the PT6 for a living, and it's absolutely amazing to see our product in work on such an awesome aircraft! Love the videos! Can't get enough!
You're a good role model Mike from a maintainer to a pilot. Safety is paramount and when it can't be assured limit the exposure. Much respect.
Mike, I love your philosophy on how you do your test flights. It fits your methodical approach to everything you do and is a huge reason for your success in all that you do.
Thanks for that bit at the end, Mike. I'm still on the lower side of flight hours and I find myself at the point of really needing to make sure I don't push limits. It's that "just good enough to be really dangerous" time in my aviation journey. I handled some pretty gnarly conditions, but they were things that popped up and I had outs already planned. I constantly remind myself that just because I have dealt with those conditions doesn't mean that I shouldn't be avoiding them at all costs. I've implemented hard limits that fall below what I know I'm capable of. That way if conditions diminish some, I have a safety margin. Having you reiterate this further solidifies that decision was correct and adding some more margin is better yet.
Stay safe out there
Mike, you are my hero! I am not an aviator but am drawn to your God given talent to create. Most of all I appreciate your attention to detail and safety. When I saw your video after the Draco incident and your need to tell the viewing world what went wrong and how not to do the same thing I was overwhelmed. Stay safe, keep sharing great content that can be used across any platform.
Every time he talks, he teaches you more of reality of life, in many ways. Always appreciate the Videos.
"Thank You Mike for sharing your passion for everything aircraft and flying." I enjoy watching and learning every minute and every detail of all your creations that you show us being made! My interest in airplanes started when I was a very young girl. At ten years old, I helped my dad restore his 1940 L4 Piper Cub. At seventeen I worked at an airport helped maintain and restore all kinds of antique and classic aircraft. From a 1929 Brunner Winkle Bird biplane to a 1950 Stinson. In 1978 I flew with my dad to the Oshkosh Air Show in the Cub we restored.
"BIGGER, BADDER, FASTER"....... Love it Mike and from my seat it looks like you have applied that to several of your projects......The Draco build held my attention for months , Scrappy has so many cool ideas that could apply to an ultralight( downsized flaps & leading combined , small fat prop etc.) ......... great ideas, thanks for sharing what you do.👍👍👍
Spot on Mike! Playing the long game with the long win, is the real measure of a human being. Cheers from New Zealand 😊
After the loss of your engine, I was shocked/happy/excited to see you made it to Oshkosh! The last weekend 2023 was my first time ever able to attend! Saw you guys at the B-25! 😃 From Minnesota, happy you were taken care of well after you had to declare your emergency with ATC!!!! Want to here that story, how you made it to Oshkosh after that incident, And the resurrection story of Turbulence! 😁😁 Had to have been a tearfully happy reunion when you saw your wife again after that!!! Smoke in the cockpit had to have been the most scary part. 😬 I love how you create & engineer!!! You think things through thoroughly, dealing with & addressing all possible what if’s. So many engineers, you just want to flick-m on the forehead at times, like, what were you thinking?! 🤦🏼♂️🙄 When working at a factory years ago, engineers would ask, how’d you figure that out? I’d respond, observation? As 5 were standing there stunned 😲 🙄 My Father was gifted also, his designs used to this day!
I’ve been watching you a LONG time now Mike. I love this series. Showing of the person (or maniac) thought process , theories behind your project. I’m loving this very much. ALWAYS show down. Reexamine all the steps. Have a second person cross check each section/nut bolt, wires/ties/clamps. VERY smart and SAFE. Love ya Mike. Thanks for taking us along!
Didn't get a chance to see you at OSH but glad to hear you got down safe in Turbulence!
Your heart for family and safety for flying has placed you into a level of conscience that surpasses common reasoning. Great video Mike and congratulations. Your Ship is a beauty which demonstrates vision and character.
I think it's so great that you have further developed your video production to be able to produce this series. You have such a story to tell through your work, your creations and your experiences with the amazing things you've built. I think it is very important you properly capture the story (like you've done here) so it can be properly shared for us all to enjoy and certainly learn from...there are not very many Mike Patey's walking or flying around today!
With age comes wisdom,lovely build Mike.
RIP Draco! That was one badass airplane.
The ending statements SHOULD be a wakeup call for many pilots and especially builders. My first flight of my self built Glasair experimental, only my wife/children and one close friend. This was fully intentional, i kept it a secret on the field. This kept the focus exactly where it needed to be.
Man. Mike Patey "massaging" a piece of tubing with a claw hammer..........makes me feel sooooooo much better about myself 😂
Ya, just beat on it with the hammer a little more, it'll be fine. 😉
I'm so happy I had the opportunity to meet you and see Draco and Turbulence a few years ago.
At least you fully document everything, both technically and photo/video. That, that is where WE get the memories you'll never lose. What an amazing life you've built for yourself and your family. Thank you for sharing it, I watched along with 'most' of the Scrappy build. That was a lot of fun to follow along with.
With age comes wisdom, but without wisdom age may not come, glad you and Josh are still here with us sharing that wisdom. Nothing like the sound and smell of a GT
It happens that age comes alone...
You are truly an inspiration Mike! You hit on something so important...as a 20+ year Globe Swift pilot, it is about talking newer pilots to a plane that is an absolute handful to fly out of something that may, and probably is above their head than challenging them before they are ready.
Mike, I highly respect you for the words you spoke 20+ minutes into this video about how your thinking has changed about your test flights. And for all of your projects and creations. I like it that you’re not into showboating. That way you’ll be around for many years showing us your work and teaching us your skills.
Love that comment “safest thing is to have your head clear!” I dont fly planes but even other activities like wood turning its so key to hold your focus, have the head in the job of the moment.. thanks for another thought provoking, great video.
Incredible words at the end there Mike 👊 glad you’re still about to help the whole world advance
Hey, Mike been following for about 3 years Brother and I have a great deal of respect for all your systems, checks and your reasoning behind being so safe. God bless you brother and stay high in the sky.
You have really enhanced my enjoyment of watching aviation videos on KZhead. My father was a pilot and I just fly simulators. Your expertise and professionalism is amazing. You're humbleness and your personality is so awesome. Would love to see an update on how your house is coming!
It’s a cool time to be alive with Mike sharing his builds and flying with us. Every time I saw Turbulence in the background in another video or during your intro, my curiosity quotient was off the charts! Now that you’re throwing in the flight test, safety parameters and the build, I’m one happy dude. Epic!!
First time viewer from Ontario, Canada and now a subscriber as well. I'm 63, semi-retired and I have a KZhead premium membership. I have watched close to 600, 000 videos since KZhead began and this video was in the top 25 - 30 I have watched!
One of the most beautiful aircraft I have ever seen, sculpted to aerodynamic perfection. Hats off to you sir, you’re living the dream
This is DEFINITELY my favorite aircraft you've built! Keep up the GREAT work, good sir! You're a BIG inspiration to this A&P Mechanic! Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
All I can say is "WOW"! Your approach to building and flying is absolutely first rate! Your mindset on how to hard wire your brain during an emergency is what lead to a very uneventful conclusion to a crisis, and dare I say, a VERY potentially fatal situation when you lost your engine a couple weeks ago. Happy building and flying Mike and looking forward to seeing more of Turbulence.
I havwnt fwlt good about alot of things as of late but seeing you guys get giddy about this artpiece of engineering majesty reminded me of a better time and made me genuinly smile
Your honesty is greatly appreciated. Definitely one of the greatest minds to ever touch aviation 🔥❤️
Sir - I had to stop the video for a moment to tell you that if you were a teacher of this “stuff” - Your students would not be late for class ! You just have it going man - You tell in a most interesting Way that keeps a flight student engaged ! Thanks big buddy - See ya
I have more respect for you now because of your last statement in this video then all of your accomplishments combined prior. That is the most poignant thing I have heard an extremely competent pilot say. Thank you. You are arguably one of the greatest pilots ever and you just said it was OK to not be a hotdog and in fact you encouraged people to fly safely. That was one of the most eloquent safety briefings I have ever heard. You are truly a great man and a great pilot. Thank you for doing what you do to make aviation safer.
Mike, you’re a sound human being bro. I’m not a pilot but I love watching your engineering work. You seem like you’re a real person bro. Solid
I’m a 70yo Veteran and retired Corporate Pilot ATPwith 9 type ratings. Mostly in Dassault Falcons and a King Air 350. I would LOVE to fly your machine. You do amazing work. Congratulations you are impressive!!
Man you amaze me and every word is honest! I helped build 3 RV’s and a Harmon Rocket when I was in high school! Those aviators gave me a gift I will never forget! Keep up the great life and just…GET BACK TO WORK! Much love my man!
The improvement in the camera work is impressive from back on the Turbulence build till now. keep up the videos your a inspiration to all the aviation community.
Mike, thank you for staying safe and surviving to tell us these stories. I’m glad you guys are ok. If I may, I would love to hear all the design and construction tricks you do to make these as safe as possible while reaching for all the performance goals. You mention it once in a while, (& thank you so much for that!) but I can’t get enough of it.
I love it Mike. Still remember when Draco crashed. You never lost positivity and grit to keep going and working and LOOK AT THIS MACHINE! Congrats!
Gotta love the sound of a PT6 firing up👍never gets old
Love your videos Mike! I was a Boeing painter for a few years, and am still working as an aerospace painter and assembler decades later, it's still fun! It's always great to see others having fun crafting this level of tech.
It’s so cool to see a Pratt engine . I retired from the Pratt campus in Lethbridge Alberta Canada. The 42 is a super tuff engine one of my favourites . It awesome to see that I could have been part of the persons that touched your engine on such a super high performance aircraft WOW . Please never stop.
I’m in spired by you, it’s an honor to watch you and what you share, love the way u love ur family and think of them as ur self, thank you!
Glad yall managed to get that work of art safely on the ground after the EP. Strong design, strong results.
Mike's engineering skills, along with patience and determination have become legendary. There's only one Mike Patey. :) (Glad you survived the Turbulence engine event Mike - scary time.) Hoping for more news on the house BTW :)
I saw two in this video
@@homertalk😂 Mark is extremely similar, indeed.😁
Mark is great too!
Engineering skills ? .. I'm sorry .. you're having a laugh right ? .. this aircraft is an accident waiting to happen. He's not finding ways to make things work .. he's finding ways to circumvent safety and it's going to bite him. The number of people who have used the phrase "stay safe" tells me that other commenters know that also.
Patey is a class act all around. Incredible work ethic, strives for excellence in self, and community; giving back to that same community... and to top it off, gives us incredible videos along the way (with CCA license to boot). Bravo! Always love watching your journeys in aviation. So cool.
That my friend is called wisdom , for many it comes to late .My father was a Army paratrooper 101st and was also on the Army parachute jump team . He began flying fixed wing and helicopters after the Army ,he also built in our garage two byplanes and later rebuilt a Hughes 300 later. He fought fired looked for oil across the Rocky Mountains using helicopters doin seismic surveys . My father was careful and a very talented pilot I grew up around it all .Love you channel and your innovative outlook on aircraft thank you and good luck . Thankfully I lost my father couple years ago to heath complications not Aviation.
simply amazing sight when that airplane flies by......
AWESOME content as always, Mike! Still glad you guys are okay after what happened
The best KZhead videos anywhere, I hang for every new installment, not one of your posts has let you down, you are such an inspiration for so many, we love you Mike👍
Congratulations on hitting those marks with this build. I can’t put together a sentence of gratitude for the production / build brilliance that matches the quality of your work. Wow. Just, wow.
So glad you got down in one piece. poor Draco wasn't so lucky. glad you are going to be able to make this baby good again.
Turbulence is my favorite plane you've done! Scrappy is really cool too!
You Sir Are the Von Braun of the small prop aircraft #1 . Thank for all you do 💪🙏🏼
In case anyone is wondering I found some specs in an article: "Turbulence, a heavily modified Lancair Legacy and set a world record for the fastest single-engine turboprop with a speed of 438.02 mph. Turbulence has an 850-hp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42 engine, custom five-blade MT propeller, and custom cowling, wings, and tail section. The entire fuselage is reinforced, and the airframe is 7 inches wider and 4 feet longer than a Legacy with a 32 percent larger rudder and tail."
I love to see how you started, compared to where you are today. Watching you make those compound cuts with an angle grinder and a hammer that you now cut using CNC is wonderful.
"In a plane that goes really, really fast, problems can happen really, really fast." -Mike Patey, excerpt from the Jinx Prophecies
Living in the US as an Aviator is a dream come true, the land is wide and the skies are high, we salute you from Germany.
I am just an interested guy who loves to learn from smart people. Thank you for the video. I plan to learn more so that at 76 when I fly I can say ‘I will never know enough, but what I am learning is from the best’. Thank you again and God bless you sir. Bob C Clearwater, Fl. Air Force Vet from the sixties who cannot pilot, but always wanted to. 👍🇺🇸
Very cool! My god you are nearing JET speed with a turboprop. Hats off to you man... amazing!
Bittersweet watching this episode of the Turbulence build following the PT-6 coming apart... Look forward to the revival of Turbulence!!
We'll get her back flying soon. Gotta find and engine and get out there to swap it out. Of course we'll keep everyone posted with a video.
@@MikePatey Is P&W going to help with failure analysis on that motor? I'd like to know what happened from an engineering standpoint. I'm really thankful you dealt with this emergency successfully.
@@dkd1228 Once we yank the engine and swap it, we'll send to Pratt and Whitney for analysis.
I needed this video. I’m drawing nearer to my flight testing of my plane I rebuilt from ground up, and you gave me a lot of perspective to pull back a bit, focus, not just make sure everything is ready, but more importantly I am ready. Thanks Mike!
Excellent advices. Great build! Aviation is so much richer with you in it! Thanks buddy!
Such great perspective on flight testing and audiences. I’m about to flight test after some major alterations next Thursday. Very much appreciate you and your passion for aviation and it’s people!
So glad I got meet you at Oshkosh this year!
Surrounding yourself with knowledgeable people that point out every possible problem or something you overlooked help make whatever you are working on better if you are humble enough to listen to them. We all have blind spots. Recognize that and you are already two steps ahead.
Thanks Mike. You're one of those that move us all forward. We stand on your shoulders. Keep doing what you do and stay safe.
Outstanding as always Mike! ❤
I took my 8yo son to his first (my second) EAA chapter pancake breakfast earlier this month and the guy we were sitting with invited us to tour his hanger. Soon as we walked in my son asked why the cowling was on the floor and proceeded to ask a bunch of other good questions as he walked around the Piper. Just as we were about to leave my son spied something in the corner and ran over and asked is this a mold for making another cowling? I think the guy was a little shocked at this point and asked how he knew so much about building planes. My son proudly pointed at his Scrappy shirt and said dad is learning to fly and we watch @MikePatey build airplanes on KZhead (and goes on to explain who Mike is rapidfire kid-style for the next minute or two). Thanks Mike & the whole Patey family & team for helping to educate and inspire the next generation!
Soooooooo respect that wisdom of being surrounded by folks that'll talk you out rather than in. 🙏🤟👊
21:00 Lot’s of old pilots, lots of bold pilots, but very few old & bold pilots. Aviation is dangerous and it needs to be respected, and I love hearing someone on the bleeding edge of this endeavor call this fact out
Mike is such a genuine, and likeable, person. It’s great that he is so responsible, and especially when you consider how extreme the aircraft he builds can be. It’s a shame that people like Ken Block, who I greatly admired, constantly pushed the law of averages until they eventually killed him. If anything was to happen to Mike, we can be sure it wasn’t through any lack of care on his part. Live a long and happy life Mike. We all love you.
I am always looking forward to your videos especially about your aircraft projects but first of all, I am glad that you are safe and sound after the incident with the engine failure on Turbulance. Watching your series about building Turbulance makes me wonder, my ultimate favourite design is the P51D North American Mustang. I can't help wondering what the end result would be if a brand new design approach with modern materials, avionics and a turboprop engine would be? Surely something special since the original design was already a great success!! Thank you for your enthusiastic and entertaining content.
Pretty sure a turboprop P51 exists, and I'm almost sure the US tried it out as a ground attack aircraft... Its out there on there on KZhead somewhere.
That is one of the most beautiful airplanes I’ve ever seen. This is gorgeous!
When you were teaching about making molds and using carbon fiber on Scrappy, I was glued to the screen. great video's, and we love you and your family.
Its so damn cool knowing Ive met this guy twice! Id give anything to be his helper or friend. Ive rebuilt my own airplane and do paint and fab work. These airplanes he builds are so amazing. Its so cool how he focuses on each and every build, so much dedicated focus.. I do wish to see Draco come back tho..
You sure not just once and his bro? I mean fr???
Mike is the type of guy to wear a parachute while flying and not intentionally wreck his plane. Be like Mike.
The first video i have EVER watched on your channel, was a calm and collected flight of you and your friend to live another minute. ROCK THAT SH*t !!
First time ever heard of this gentleman and I have ALOT of admiration for him. Not only his skills but more so his character. Outstanding. Omg what an aircraft! Unbelievable.