I love your tail cam, landscape looks so great with this layout view.
@theeyesofakid2214
6 жыл бұрын
4:52 that's a very good landing!
@blackmennewstyle
9 жыл бұрын
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos :) Epic until the end! Million of thumbs up and have a great week
@teresaGarcia-hu8pi
7 жыл бұрын
I feel like I'm flying, this is awesome!
@Make-Asylums-Great-Again
4 жыл бұрын
I love the high altitude footage, very peaceful looking.
@FPVREVIEWS
9 жыл бұрын
cameras can be added to the wingtips as well. making eh gemini a pusher would put the props in turbulent air, and cause vibrations, but would work. similar to the piaggio avanti aircraft, they have unique noise profile, if you have ever heard one. that noise is the pressure differential from the wing hitting the props. i don't consider it a good thing, but it could be done.
@skyhawk551
8 жыл бұрын
i know that sound!! i fell in love with it's design, a few occasionally fly out of my airport where i work. i thought the noise was caused by the exhaust hitting the props.
@paulanthony873
7 жыл бұрын
If you took this UAV up to its maximum altitude, then let it glide then take it back up to the max how far could you potentially travel, could it fly hundreds of miles
@FPVREVIEWS
7 жыл бұрын
it would fly the furthest at a relatively high altitude, without descending, because the air is thinner, and travel through it is more efficient. This is the strategy behind commercial air flights, and the reason they expend extra fuel to get to their cruising altitude. at sea level, the theoretical max distance is 120 km, with the 3kg battery pack, in stock configuration.
@teresaGarcia-hu8pi
7 жыл бұрын
So much freedom, The view is beautiful.
@brinkee7674
3 жыл бұрын
Has to be the smoothest flying fpv going. It's manners in the air and on ground are unsurpassed
@thebentley71
7 жыл бұрын
I really like watching these kind of videos. I use fly weight shift ultralight trikes, but I can't afford it anymore. So this is the next best thing. I disabled & was wonder how much a basic setup like yours would cost. I would really like to purchase to purchase a glider, & perhaps make it solar powered to help make the battery life longer.
@Nicholas-gr5pb
6 жыл бұрын
Simply Incredible! (Also anyone else think of Liza when the music came a couple of minutes in?)
@badmofo350
9 жыл бұрын
Wow what an awesome aircraft! I like that's its the controls are kept simple, as ailerons are just not necessary for an airplane built for this purpose.
@danielbrowniel
5 жыл бұрын
glad to know you're still flying kevin costner
@FPVREVIEWS
5 жыл бұрын
Random?
@jamesturncliff5960
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to do that with my 2.4 m ranger. Just saving up for a couple more parts
@FPVREVIEWS
Жыл бұрын
I've seen two approaches to high altitude, using lift and climbing relativily slow, and climbing very fast. still not sure which is the best, but the fast method does not need a very big plane.. ha ha. sounds like your ranger would be somewhere in the middle. Looking forward to seeing it. What equip are you running?
@FPVREVIEWS
9 жыл бұрын
We just published a video on how to make the Battery, for those who have been asking!
@nielsd8097
8 жыл бұрын
I'm baffled. Good job!
@alexlandherr
6 жыл бұрын
Cool camera setup with gimbal in the front!
@MichaelKGizzonimo
9 жыл бұрын
That was gorgeous Mr. Webb!
@SubToTripleThreatRC
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome plane, awesome flight, thumbs up! Cheers, Bob
@AnthonyRamosHiFiWiFi
9 жыл бұрын
Kick ass flight guys! keep it up! I cant wait to see what kind of SAR work can be done with this bad boy!~
@miguelquiroz1550
2 жыл бұрын
NIce!. You need flaps and speed brake to expedite the decent
@636Berto
8 жыл бұрын
thats bad ass two thumbs up if i could, absolutely amazing footage and build
@litlredd4195
8 жыл бұрын
This plane will never stop impressing me. I wish that I got this instead of the skyhunter, but maybe Ill buy this next time. You are so high and the scenery looks so different than in America. In what country do you live, because it is so beautiful there.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+daniel perkins Mexico. thanks for the compliments. it's nice weaterh here, but not worth the trouble. living here is not easy. better off in U.S. overall.
@diego_garcia_cacho
8 жыл бұрын
+fpvreviews you live in Mexico nice! ensenada? im from mexico city just order the plans to get building and flying!
@BarrettPowell
8 жыл бұрын
Very impressive. Sadly here in the US we won't be able to do anything like that now with the new FAA regulations.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+Barrett Powell The FAA is a rouge agency, acting directly agains it's congressional mandate. fly safe. you're not a real threat. don't let them brainwash you.
@BarrettPowell
8 жыл бұрын
+FPVREVIEWS Unfortunately as a full scale pilot also I'm already under their jurisdiction.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+Barrett Powell well, then you know just how much they have damaged aviation. Funny that it's the purpose of the FAA to promote aviation.
@waleswideman1
5 жыл бұрын
I cant believe everyone went along and registered there model aircraft. Now they have funds to create more authority. Just wait. Ten years to register it will be thousand dollars and have to pay yearly taxes on our drones, force us to get a licence insurance.
@MyCatInABox
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! I know this is an older vid, but... MAN!- Look at those views!
@michaelandrews5548
8 жыл бұрын
awesome flight guys
@ankurgokhale5564
2 жыл бұрын
Beauty of the earth, I agreed with you mate.
@flat-earther
3 ай бұрын
hi ankurgokhale, have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest viewing the 13 part series _what on earth happened_ in my about to learn how the earth is not a globe
@teuluPaul
7 жыл бұрын
Nice flight! If you are planning to fly with no power on a regular basis, I recommend you look to set the speed controllers up to brake the motors and stop the props freewheeling. This would reduce the drag significantly.
@FPVREVIEWS
7 жыл бұрын
yes, you are absolutely correct, but if you notice, I actually put the plane in a slight dive, to bleed off altitude, as a glide for that height could take over an hour. so i actually wanted the extra drag. you could get a longer flight time with the brake on for sure.
@frizstyler
6 жыл бұрын
it does not reduce the drag. Also see my reply to the dude further down asking the same. I can prove it on paper if you like physics
@susannehauerslev73
6 жыл бұрын
Any airspace infringements?
@matthewbiehn9653
6 жыл бұрын
could you explain it to me? I believe you but I would like an explanation.
@frizstyler
6 жыл бұрын
My answer wasn't entirely right,i had forgotten about parasitic drag on a freewheeling prop. The answer is,for a given prop with a given pitch and given length, whether or not one should leave it freewheeling depends on the gliding speed. Here is a paper with test data i found: www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/misc/prop.pdf Anyway a collapsing prop is the best solution :)
@MasboyRC
4 жыл бұрын
So cool.. nice view from the sky
@Rodrigo-rd1
6 жыл бұрын
Really nice video man keep up the good work
@websitesthatneedanem
9 жыл бұрын
Would be great if you could put the telemetry on screen.... :-)
@FPVREVIEWS
9 жыл бұрын
Martin coming soon on our other channel. see the description.
@parshvapatel8484
3 жыл бұрын
FPVREVIEWS can something similar be build with 100000s of km of range with the help of satellite
@SVELFARO
9 жыл бұрын
Nice shots from altitude.
@YoSneeze
8 жыл бұрын
Great camera shots!
@gtsstang
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome flight, great video and music!
@nahidabadlla920
7 жыл бұрын
More than creativity .... wonderful
@benjamintucker1964
8 жыл бұрын
very nice set up
@mrrolandlawrence
6 жыл бұрын
wow thats some altitude! makes the 120m limit in the uk seem rather paltry by comparison :)
@Llewellyn407
7 жыл бұрын
great video man best setup ive seen yet
@salihmehdi7594
9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant ideas...can the avionics autopilot ,tvtrans.engines ,esc,batteries etc.. defeat high weather tempreture of more than 40 centigrades working for more than 4hrs on 1000meters altitude ?
@FPVREVIEWS
9 жыл бұрын
+Salih Mehdi temperatures get less at higher altitudes, not more. so, no problem, just need insulation for extreme altitudes, and extreme low temperatures. At these altitudes, it is not a problem. it would be interesting to add an outside air temperature sensor to the plane, however. also a barometric sensor, so sense density altitude. alternately, airspeed could be compared with average groundspeed.
@m4d_al3x
4 жыл бұрын
Quick question: Why dont just dive down like a kamikaze for descending quicker.
@joshuafujiwara899
4 жыл бұрын
because you could stall
@joshuafujiwara899
4 жыл бұрын
@@comedicsketches ever heard of an accelerated stall?
@bartofilms
4 жыл бұрын
Very Cool. You said the batteries recovered. Wondering if when you shut the motors down, the windmilling props charge the batteries? Cheers.
@eltonq
9 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Very nice setup
@jessesinclair4491
5 жыл бұрын
Those are some funky intermissions...
@aerofpv2109
9 жыл бұрын
I believe this Gemini could be flown with solar panels like the Solar Impulse. It would be the first RC to do so.
@mattia452
4 жыл бұрын
sorry, it says that it was piloted manually, but how is it possible that you re-pilot this plane manually at such long distances?
@crypkrazee1903
7 жыл бұрын
great job! would love to know more about the downlink equipment
@buxbux5399
6 жыл бұрын
This was a wonderful video!
@dukem4938
8 жыл бұрын
very cool plane..i want one now
@victorwilliams8853
8 жыл бұрын
I like how you said now
@RCRoss
9 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Great job.
@mountaindewdude76
6 жыл бұрын
That's pretty incredible! Great aerial view and I like the design of the plane. I see that this video is quite old. Are you guys still around and flying?
@FPVREVIEWS
6 жыл бұрын
yes, have been in Africa lately working on a DEV project, but back home now, and going to be back making videos soon. sorry for the delay.
@mountaindewdude76
6 жыл бұрын
FPVREVIEWS no need to apologize for any delay. I only commented 10 minutes ago lol. So youve been in Africa....I bet that was exciting! I'm going to sub to your channel and I'll be checking out some of your other videos. I've recently gotten into semi long range fpv.
@FPVREVIEWS
6 жыл бұрын
welcome to the channel. here is the latest video from Africa. kzitem.info/news/bejne/jqiinqKAjXqjrZw Using a stock Gemini V-2 kit built version for counting animals on a private animal park over there, and doing perimeter fence inspections.
@aerofpv2109
9 жыл бұрын
Simply one word: EPIC!!!!
@trojecore
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! What kind of radio did you use? Any amplification device?
@johnbee1069
5 жыл бұрын
Folding props will eliminate the remaining residual chatter caused by turbulence in glide mode
@FPVREVIEWS
5 жыл бұрын
True, would reduce drag too and allow for longer flight times when climbing to altitude. For this flight, we actually welcomed the props spinning freely, and their extra drag, as we slightly held the nose down for most of the descent to get down quicker. there is also electronic braking for the props which will reduce drag and vibrations slightly, but we would rather have the drag for fast descents. the nacelles would have to be redesigned to use folding props, and probably move the motors further away from the wings to allow for rear-ward prop clearance when folded. Most flights have the motor running for almost the entire flight, up to 4+hours, and have no need to fold props. Would be interesting as an option though..
@fabianrothmaier3459
7 жыл бұрын
very cool video guys! what video system did you use for the FPV and what long range control systems? this is impressive!
@shibumi5210
8 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on putting the newer super-thin and light solar cells on the upper wing surfaces? There are single engine planes already on solar with sustaining battery life- they never run out. You could at least significantly increase duration this way...
@adventurezone59
9 жыл бұрын
This is a real one. Great video !!!
@SYNFPVPILOT
9 жыл бұрын
Graceful bird. Nice flight!
@salihmehdi7594
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks 4 yr quick answer..here in Iraq we suffer high temp. weather since the end of April till the end of September..as u know temp. decreases about 6.5C each 1000meter higher..so in June ,July ,Augest & Sep. temp. at surface is 55-45C ...& that causes many electrical failure in the uavs..even the US troops got problems in using the RQ11 Raven ..as i read..any how i`m thinking of puchasing one..
@airwolf-mq6pt
8 жыл бұрын
Incredible work. Sorry if you mentioned this, but do you have to register this in any way?
@jamessheehan2694
5 жыл бұрын
outstanding! I'm building one.
@trevmansp
9 жыл бұрын
Wooooow! You released the V2 now! What's the total fight time? I see your descend took about 40 minutes and you were able to recharge the batteries! Amazing!
@FPVREVIEWS
9 жыл бұрын
Hedio Trevisan flight time is 4+ hrs. see the last video before this for the endurance testing.
@TheJttv
9 жыл бұрын
soooo what about doing a nose dive over the ocean then pulling up to test the strength of the wing?
@ironguo6075
5 жыл бұрын
So beautiful!
@rcplanes3131
9 жыл бұрын
Nice flight !
@cornishcactus
8 жыл бұрын
Folding props or ESC brake would really help your glides back down.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
yes, it would help, but for this flight, we were actually in a slight dive, and trying to bleed off kinetic energy to get back down more quickly. it would be nice to have options, though.
@David-gk8yg
4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't the air there be incredibly cold and take a toll on the battery and control surface? I've seen high altitude pilots struggle with frozen servos before.
@lucasray8292
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@Musik_Malam
5 жыл бұрын
b737 pilot: wow.. what is that? 😮
@dennissmith301
8 жыл бұрын
great flight
@TraceeRae
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the flight, just a question, was there any concern of large aircraft in the area?
@FPVREVIEWS
2 жыл бұрын
no concern. The area which we fly is a bit of a dead zone for air traffic between 100ft AGL and 20,000. we do monitor carefully for low level traffic. it's near an airport. this was also made before the regulations in our country.
@sandygregoire2732
5 жыл бұрын
And what kind speed controller did you use for your plane gets more strong give the brushless spins super faster and what kind propellers did you use can you give me a links please
@inouelenhatduy
9 жыл бұрын
this plane can be a spoting plane for arty and correct firing for them + what the range of this plane ? pretty nice plane you made there and sorry for my bad english
@sandygregoire2732
5 жыл бұрын
So where i can buy those EZUHF rx and TX can you give me link of websites please but do you need taranis radio connects to EZUHF rx and TX and they needs to update it to use long range for your plane please
@fadisidaoui2466
8 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@user-mp8mu5fe4f
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Love it I have to see if i can get this in my country Dam the law
@markk7727
8 жыл бұрын
On next flight can you mount one camera with no-distortion lens? Seems every go-pro or any other camera has wide-angle or fish-eye lens. Curious what horizon looks like in high altitude. Amazing work.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+Mark K from this altitude, no curvature is visible, if that's what you mean. i'll consider using some different settings on the go pro, as they have narrow field of view setting, which makes them look like a normal camera. thanks for your input!
@markk7727
8 жыл бұрын
+FPVREVIEWS Amazing what you can build and how high you can fly it. "... from this altitude, no curvature is visible..." Now I'm confused more than ever before. Thank you for your response.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+Mark K airliners fly about 2-3 times that high, and from them, you can't see the curvature, really very well. i think it's not clearly visible until something like 40-50 thousand feet, but i could be mistaken. i'm sure google or wiki would have some info.
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
+FPVREVIEWS here is something i found from an airline pilot: "From a friend who was a military pilot, and from sources such as the many books I have read on the SR-71 and U-2 it can be said that this doesn't appear until you get up to 55K-60K feet........ The highest I have been is 41K on a 777 and I couldn't see anything but a flat horizon." sounds like we need a better airplane, i will start designing it... LOL
@markk7727
8 жыл бұрын
+FPVREVIEWS Long story short friend of mine (deep thinker and thinks way too much) told me we live on FLAT EARTH. I laughed in his face and said few things. He challenged me to prove him wrong and I can't use NASA pics or any other pics using wide-angle or fish-eye lens. He said I will never see curvature with my own eyes because there is none. With Earth's size and mathematical formula we should see curvature when looking at horizon from high altitude. At 4k to 5k feet high we should see curvature and 20k feet high curvature should be obvious. More I research this more questions I have. WTF.
@sandygregoire2732
5 жыл бұрын
But what kind brushless motor did you use can you give a links please
@sandygregoire2732
5 жыл бұрын
Hi there how did you get the transmitter and receiver very super long range is 13,000 ft is for your plane to control it to go to over the clouds but more high can you give a links please and receiver box and video transmitter is but the video transmitter on your plane but do you need power on your plane receiver or battery connected and power to video transmitter is but how did you get all hobby parts for your plane and connect two brushless motors on your plane can you give a links please
@AirFlights
8 жыл бұрын
Nice man! Beautiful video))
@horaciostjeward
9 жыл бұрын
Nice work, when is the arf version on sale.
@earlyculyer4103
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@MrJavipli
7 жыл бұрын
wonderfull flight
@captainsledge7554
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome I may try this system out. Currently running uhf fpv system our with GPS autopilot safety feature. I need to make a video soon. I fly this plane 24 miles out before turning around. Usually have to turn around due to battery flight time. My secret is I climb to the top of a fire tower locally that is 150ft high on top of a giant high elevation hill that sits about 200 feet above the rest of the area. I set up my equipment there. I've been testing the plane design to see how much weight it can carry efficiently without requiring so much more power. Reason im testing is because I may switch to diesel engines. The plane so far can carry 15lbs efficiently and 25lbs at max but it requires alot more throttle so I say 15lbs is perfect. That equals to almost 3 gallons of diesel. I may be able to reach much further out in range this way. What do you think?
@victorchakmakian1615
9 жыл бұрын
Question. why is it legal to fly RC airplanes to those altitudes but quads are restricted to 4oo ft.
@bittasweetsymphony726
9 жыл бұрын
+victor chakmakian if you have a HAM license you can fly almost wherever you like, although you should make aware any near airports of your flight, and have reflective antennas that make you stand out on radars. gay isn't it.
@sandygregoire2732
5 жыл бұрын
But how did you get the antenna gives you 13,000 ft like very very super loong range like you can go more High but what kind fpv video transmitter did you use is and but how did you get the controller for your camera so you can move the camera any where on your plane from your rc plane transmitter is can you give me the links please
@Hakimfarhat
4 жыл бұрын
It would be great if you could make me one I couldn’t understand how to buy it in your website all I found is blueprints for sale like I’m a pilot I don’t make planes 😂 but I wish I could buy one if possible
@Bulgie
9 жыл бұрын
Very nice! What city are you in?
@tommasoviani8949
7 жыл бұрын
OMG GREAT VIDEO!
@user-xe2oq2il6p
5 жыл бұрын
is here trinity headtracker or diy arduino tracker?
@lassenielsen7215
8 жыл бұрын
sick hights
@jerryel2
9 жыл бұрын
What type of onboard oxygen system did you use to keep the pilot from passing out? Oh, never mind, you probably had a pressurized pilot compartment to handle all that pressure change. :)
@David-gk8yg
4 жыл бұрын
If you call sea-level a pressurized pilot compartment then yea
@SCUBA_Draconis
2 жыл бұрын
Sooo I realize I’m crazy late to this video but I have a question. Did you guys have to file a flight plan because of how high you guys were?
@FPVREVIEWS
2 жыл бұрын
the flight was made before many of the regs. we did check air traffic routes, and it was done in a country with very little air traffic. we also have an aviation handheld radio with the freq for the local airport.
@sergiogiaccone6291
7 жыл бұрын
wow, amazing. battery specifications? do you remember the climb rate?
@sikandarkhankhattak4332
3 жыл бұрын
can anyone tell me what camera he was using
@hawxpilot
7 жыл бұрын
So just out of curiosity, how did you guys get up that high without any issues with the FAA? Did you file for a wavier/ COA or are you guys located out if the United States?
@FPVREVIEWS
7 жыл бұрын
We're outside the US. Actually laws in US have changed, and you can get a commercial license now. The FAA finally got reasonable, but seems to be favoring commercial operators, of course. Typical gov. favoring special interest, and industry over citizens, but whatever. at least you'll be able to get a job designing, repairing, or flying them now!
@CBRadi0_89
7 жыл бұрын
thats amazing. How much did it cost to build.
@mesoltaso
7 жыл бұрын
i really love it!
@pinakoza
7 жыл бұрын
Great! Enjoyed it just like an Eagle :-)
@Haralddv
6 жыл бұрын
would be awesome to have regenerative prop braking!
@FPVREVIEWS
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, do you know of any alternate firmware for the controllers? or example of this being done on another aircraft? I'd love to see it.
@momi5656
8 жыл бұрын
very good how mutch power TX output thank you :-)
@FPVREVIEWS
8 жыл бұрын
200mw, with 600 high power mode in reserve. I did not use the hi power mode, as it was not needed, but did experience a couple of very short, 1 sec or so glitches. It was not a problem, as i had the failsafe set to power down to 0% throttle, and the flight controls set to flight trim. none of this was a problem. EZUHF by immersion rc was used with adversity receiver, for control. the antennas on the plane are dipoles, with one oriented horizontal, and the other vertical in the fuselage. the ground antenna was fixed, a diamond sr771 i think, and was oriented vertically, (wrong way) for the entire flight hence the glitches. a directional antenna on the tracker would be much better, but i'm not doing these kind of flights very often, so mostly worried about getting data to improve the design of components, like the battery, and future design on aircraft. thanks for the question. Cheers!
@mountaindewdude76
6 жыл бұрын
after watching this video again, I'm kinda surprised that you don't have the brake enabled on the esc's. Wouldn't enabling the esc brake, therefore stopping the propellers from spinning, reduce drag from the freewheeling props?
@frizstyler
6 жыл бұрын
Nope,as the blades spin freely the drag is reduced compared to being still,u can figure this out considering when spinning,from the blade's frame of reference,the air is moving at angle closer to the chord of the blade. If you can minimize internal friction of the shaft this rotation speed increases to the point of 0 drag and you can have a glider that doesn't need to collapse its prop.
@mountaindewdude76
6 жыл бұрын
frizstyler I never thought about it that way. Thanks for that!
@stevec7596
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, stopping the props would make it glide better. You can test by trying to autorotate your heli with and without the blades spinning and see which one comes down faster.
@mountaindewdude76
6 жыл бұрын
Steve C hmmm, I'm not real interested in testing that theory with my helicopters lol
@frizstyler
6 жыл бұрын
during autorotation the blades already have built in inertiawhich can produce lift when you turn up the pitch. however my answer isn't completely right. parasitic drag plays its role for a freewheeling propeller. i found a paper with test data.: www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/misc/prop.pdf
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