Is This Good,Or What?

[farri]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tzowQtqOM_I

 

Thanks to Steve Ridley.

 

Frank.

 

 

[dazza 38]

Unreal.The question still remains though.Can the pilot fly straight and level.

 

 

[Scooby]

One of the coolest things i've seen!

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Quite amazing stuff for a seventeen year old, or anybody for that matter......................................Maj...

 

 

[Guest nunans]

Awesome for sure, it sheds new light on the whole "when is your plane stalled" discussion, those rolling harriers etc he was stalled for alot of the flight, but planes like that can hover at half throttle so it turns into a heap of fun... :)

 

 

[sfGnome]

I think that looked like some of my early attempts at landing...

 

 

[Ronin]

 

 

[facthunter]

Yeah great coordination. That's why I fly real planes . It's easier. Nev

 

 

[Guernsey]

Wow !!! can you imagine what it would look like from an aircraft mounted camera .

 

Alan.

 

 

[David Isaac]

That is the equivalent of DJP flying his Decathalon with a 1200HP engine ... hmmmm maybe 2,000 HP

 

There is no substitute for shear horsepower.

 

 

[djpacro]

Power/weight ratio is a bit better than the Laser I used to fly.

 

 

[dazza 38]

The power to weight ratio would have to be at least 2 to 1.Looking at how she hangs off the prop at half throttle or less (at a guess).What I cant get my head around, is, how does he keep up with the maneuvers.

 

 

[David Isaac]

Maybe he has some software algorithms built in to auto balance aileron and rudder???? Bet he can't fly a real aeroplane ...

 

 

[kgwilson]

Bet he can't fly a real aeroplane ...

And if he could his brain not to mention the rest of the anatomy would be completely fried after 2 seconds of that sort of stuff if in fact it was at all possible.

 

 

[djpacro]

Suggest you look at Rob Holland and his cardiac express, for example.

 

 

 

[facthunter]

David I. A mate of mine was pretty much a long-time aeromodeller, as I was, but he was a bit more into it than me, and I took him up in the DH82 and let him fly it. and he virtuallly did it all first off. Would have had no trouble with training him in low hours.

 

The chap with the model in the vid. is simplifying it a little. he's just holding aileron and using elevator and rudder.. Not saying that is easy though when you have to reverse the senses when you are going away or coming back. There must be some easy way of getting your mind around that... When you're flying the real thing what's in the window moves the same way all the time when you apply the controls. Much easier. Nev

 

 

[facthunter]

hey that xavier is something. Pity the vid is dark. Doesn't appear to be anything he can't do with the plane. Would like a SU. Dream on. Nev

 

 

[Guest nunans]

This guy is a master of learning multiple orientations,

 

At least fixed wing aircraft normally only fly forwards....

 

Now that's the kind of power to weight ratio we need! It's electric too..

 

 

[farri]

Amazing!...I wonder what Leonardo Da Vinci or Sikorsky would think?

 

Frank.

 

 

[facthunter]

Leonardo should have had lots of children. Nev

 

 

[Neil_S]

That helicopter vid is just insane!

 

 

[kgwilson]

Totally ridiculous. A real live dragonfly is totally outclassed. This completely confirms the theory that helicopters don't fly, the earth just repels them.

 

 

[eightyknots]

This guy is a master of learning multiple orientations,At least fixed wing aircraft normally only fly forwards....

 

One small mistake and the operator gets a free haircut!