The edit alone is so impressive on its own. The drone shots following the plane were so good it was easy to forget that it was a separate camera following along. Awesome!!!
@thenatedog
2 жыл бұрын
its been 6 months since your last sloping video man, get out their! :)
@calebmortensen7747
2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@bensacheri
2 жыл бұрын
I came here to say the same thing. The airplane is cool but the filmography is epic. #PraiseTheCameraMan
@Project-Air
2 жыл бұрын
This is art.
@upmanyubhati
2 жыл бұрын
Ikr! Btw love your video's
@GhostOfDamned
2 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a model of the soviet version with the micro jets
@calebmortensen7747
2 жыл бұрын
Ok brit
@truebark3329
2 жыл бұрын
Your vids are art toooo👍🏼👍🏼👌
@GiffysChannel
2 жыл бұрын
You got that right!
@aswells3
2 жыл бұрын
Between the lighting and the perfectly steady camera, a lot of your shots look like a render from a flight simulator. Really amazing stuff.
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to venture a guess here and say this was made with an omnidirectional camera. They oriented the shot afterwards. Having offered that option, it may very well be that they just killed it and that's it. Great shots anyway!
@brianmaloney9784
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic camera work all around.....bravo!
@chonk1221
2 жыл бұрын
@@halfeld you can see in one of the shots that it is a mavic
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
@@chonk1221, I don't doubt their ability for a second!
@kislaytanwar9222
2 жыл бұрын
Ik right
@schmutztimo8952
2 жыл бұрын
Damn Daniel, the B-Roll at the start is next level epic🔥
@webfraek12
2 жыл бұрын
The footage looks like it is intended to attract venture capital - because is is.
@jensmeier8452
2 жыл бұрын
Deutscher
@schmutztimo8952
2 жыл бұрын
@@jensmeier8452 Schweizer😁👍
@grim-upnorth
2 жыл бұрын
The evolution of this thing, from your early days with that dollar tree foam board ground effect vehicle, and now to this.... it's astonishing. Great work to all involved. ThinkFlight is an amazing aircraft builder!
@calebmortensen7747
2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@MatsNorway
2 жыл бұрын
I think by removing a tad from the rear end of the middle wing you can reduce the nose down tendency during ground effect flying. I love it.
@mrcat5508
2 ай бұрын
And now back to dollar tree foam board
@casinivan
2 жыл бұрын
Next step ... Making it solar, and performing a 10h waypoint autonomous mission 😁😁
@Bleeto
2 жыл бұрын
yesssss
@csomyy
2 жыл бұрын
Pulling the kayak behind.
@johnsmith-yj2cn
2 жыл бұрын
will take to much time to recharge the battery using solar power
@Bleeto
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnsmith-yj2cn no it'll actively use the sun's energy while it's flying
@Mr18031967
2 жыл бұрын
@@Bleeto i think if you cover the plane in solar panals itll fuck up the ground effect no sure but to my mind the extra weight would cause problems but maybe you could adjust the settings in the lidar not sure and fc ect
@morkovija
2 жыл бұрын
Im still hoping for a human-carrying version colab with Peter Sirpol
@flight-appeal4046
2 жыл бұрын
That intro is just amazing. So stunned by that nice footage of that majestic aircraft. That glassy mirrow like water. Awesome. Thanks for those nice videos and the afford you put into. 🥰
@Jjmmll
2 жыл бұрын
Epic how far this has come. This is so inspiring!
@TwitchingHour
2 жыл бұрын
I was just going to say the same thing. Amazing work!
@mrnameyt1014
2 жыл бұрын
@Ahmed Shah just like u
@FarmerFpv
2 жыл бұрын
It really is the best RC ever, not just a ground effect vehicle. I hope the major corporations see his and mass produce something similar. It would be so fun to have an FPV ground effect vehicle. You guys outdid yourselves with this one. It's also not only functional, it's a work of art! Watching it fly in the ground effect, is the most relaxing thing ever. Game changer!
@DiamondBackDivision
2 жыл бұрын
Stellar! Amazing ship, awesome cinematography, excellent editing, hell of a video gentlemen! Bonus points for nipple blur. 🤣
@PD_Swag
2 жыл бұрын
These are some of the best drone shots I’ve ever seen 🤯
@brucebaxter6923
2 жыл бұрын
Airspeed sensor for throttle and lidar for elevator. The total energy control loop doesn’t work in ground effect, it reverses. Please please please put on an airspeed sensor and close that loop, you need it to run on the back edge of the drag/speed curve to gain the ground effect gains.
@rubiconnn
2 жыл бұрын
I'm no flight control expert, but I feel like using vertical speed data would be better for stability than using absolute altitude data. That way it can try to predict when the aircraft is going to get too close to the ground before it happens so you get less oscillation from the props needing time to spin up.
@brucebaxter6923
2 жыл бұрын
@@rubiconnn After I just explained why you don’t use thrust to control altitude. How do you measure vertical velocity without measuring absolute height? How do you hold an absolute height by measuring vertical velocity?
@ZenoFromTheElea
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad that similar projects exist on KZitem
@Cinebon
2 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely hypnotizing
@alexandermiller5034
2 жыл бұрын
Yup.. indeed ground effect vehicles are some of the most efficient vehicles out there (when engineered properly)
@canamcarpenter
2 жыл бұрын
This has to be my most favourite project to product video on KZitem. This craft is amazing! Thank YOU and Kevin for putting this together.
@SeanHodgins
2 жыл бұрын
Totally mesmerizing.
@calebmortensen7747
2 жыл бұрын
Ok Sean
@alexp9303
2 жыл бұрын
The next logical step now seems to be having it fly circles around the autonomous tugboat/canoe on an all-day mission
@tonythephatone
2 жыл бұрын
You know your cinematography skills are on point when half the video the audience is wondering if this thing is actually CG.
@henryatkinson1479
2 жыл бұрын
I've always been obsessed with Ekranoplans. Really cool to see how well yours turned out. Out of curiosity, why did you not opt for scale ducted fans? I would think the greater static pressure would be something desirable for your tiltrotor configuration.
@rctestflight
2 жыл бұрын
They are less efficient, have slower acceleration for the ground effect control loop, and just blow a hole in the water
@henryatkinson1479
2 жыл бұрын
@@rctestflight Thanks for the info! I've got no experience myself, so its all guesswork on my part. Good to know!
@THESLlCK
2 жыл бұрын
it's only the best because this is the V1!!! Been following your channel for YEARS bro. YEARS. God bless.
@nanskate
2 жыл бұрын
Love it when a plan comes together.
@saqibsultantemuri2437
2 жыл бұрын
This Beauty hovering and gliding above the smooth waters surface made my day! Awesome! Thanks Daniel. Edit: who else took their headphones off to check if the alarm was going ? 10:54
@grim-upnorth
2 жыл бұрын
yes, I paused the video thinking it was mine 🙂 haha
@saqibsultantemuri2437
2 жыл бұрын
@@grim-upnorth haha me to!
@abruptlyblunt
2 жыл бұрын
you know what strikes me as being even more amazing them the ekranpplan, the videography of the flying footage, i don't know who was flying the camera drone but whoever it was has absolutely remarkable flying skills, that footage looked like something you would see on one of those high dollar discovery channel documentary's. i can't believe that some high tech aviation company hasn't come offered you an insane amount of money to come work for them.....
@m.streicher8286
2 жыл бұрын
"If it looks right, it flies right" And this thing flies really well
@werewolf8_8
2 жыл бұрын
that was such a good shot at the beginning, looked like it was from a game/movie
@overdosed51
2 жыл бұрын
The production quality of these videos has increased dramatically but the channel maintains it character. I love it!
@uzidore
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great series, loved the improvements that have been done. And the general ideas that came together to make this (:
@themeatpopsicle
2 жыл бұрын
This might be my favorite RC vehicle ever.
@thejourneyproduction2753
2 жыл бұрын
You can see the effort that went into this work of art. Bravo
@el9206
2 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the most graceful, beautiful things I've ever seen. Simply majestic.
@JL-cy1ks
2 жыл бұрын
Its great to follow entire progress of this project and see such great result
@Double142
2 жыл бұрын
The plane is cool, but the drone shorts are unbelievable!
@tiankuohua5167
2 жыл бұрын
That shot at the beginning makes it look way bigger than it really is
@Thunderbyrd.
2 жыл бұрын
Impressive and cool to watch, start to finish. Wouldn't be surprised for you guys to be asked to head up a rapid prototyping department at a aircraft design company.
@cjjohnson3939
2 жыл бұрын
Such a cool vehicle 👌🏼 add some long range FPV on a nice warm day and you got epic goodness. Well done lads 🔥
@raheeljessa
2 жыл бұрын
@rctestflight I think if you coat the pontoons and underside with a hydrophobic paint you might have a much easier time taking off as there will be less friction from the water.
@jakeatrader
2 жыл бұрын
I am just wafting for the trans-Atlantic Autonomous solar powered R/C Ground Effect Vehicle
@rheinerftvideo2647
2 жыл бұрын
Ground Effect Flying is not intended for trans-Atlantic usuage. It is for lakes and calm seas. You need to fly much higher above the surface (without the ground effect) than any waves to be expected, otherwise it will end up in a crash.
@ezrarichardson279
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I don’t think the title is wrong either! It really does fly better/smoother/more efficiently then any other one I’ve seen anywhere other then full scale! I’ll be interested to know the thoughts of the company that’s making the full scale version.
@jimcrawford5603
2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing articles on this plane design in popular mechanics
@Rcschim
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing looking shots! Cool to see different experts combine their workforce to create something unique!
@FATHERSOFBASS
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a beautiful creation
@brucelucas1756
2 жыл бұрын
I could seriously see this design being used in commercial aircraft, absolutely amazing. 🤯🤑
@SINIS0RSA
2 жыл бұрын
Great learning process, as always. Not only for you but for everyone!
@shanthoshravikumar5937
2 жыл бұрын
feels like I'm watching a DCS video... insane tracking shots!!
@alwayscensored6871
2 жыл бұрын
That footage is so cool. What a great project.
@peterg6953
2 жыл бұрын
Omg that intro is insane! This drone footage is immaculate!!
@SolaLupus
2 жыл бұрын
I think it may further benefit from moving the existing LiDAR to the center and adding two more to the ends of the wings so it can automatically avoid hitting the water when turning.
@pavendax
2 жыл бұрын
the coolest aircraft design i ever seen
@ekopurnomo9802
2 жыл бұрын
the plane you make should help with additional transportation. I think the safety and comfort level is very high. you are a genius
@ryanhughes8620
2 жыл бұрын
Yea serious, whoever was flying the drone is the man.
@JaisimhaAllalghatta
2 жыл бұрын
The Aircraft is awesome and the videography is just super
@cabbagekitten
2 жыл бұрын
I’m confused, the drone cam capabilities are as impressive as the rc model!
@persiancarpet5234
2 жыл бұрын
It feels like this thing has an actual character
@RCRitterFPV
2 жыл бұрын
How is efficiency to payload ? Design goals achieved? love watching it skim over the surface. that is the premiss right? much more load capacity and efficiency when in ground effect? love the tilting motors to get the air under the wing, what if instead of rotating motor, you diverted it with a Flap that dropped in or had it permanently pushing under the wing. ?
@eastoforion
2 жыл бұрын
that opening shot in the slime yessss
@nilspoodt7683
2 жыл бұрын
The edits and shots of the intro are epic
@shirothehero0609
2 жыл бұрын
That looked so good I thought it was a cg intro.
@thecatofnineswords
2 жыл бұрын
Somebody needs to give that balsa carver a plane! (a handplane, the woodworking tool, not a flying craft of the same name) It's sooooo much easier to work with than shaving off chunks with a knife
@SoftCreamyMilk
2 жыл бұрын
Ground effect vehicles can hold large amounts of weight compared to conventional aircraft. I think it would be so cool if you were able to test how much weight it can carry
@Jwmbike14
2 жыл бұрын
I'm really curious about this project. First of, very well done. It's a beautifully flying machine. That said, XFLR5 in stock form is not capable of calculating the center of pressure shift for a wing in ground effect. I am not certain, but this may be why your Ekranoplan is even capable of flying outside of ground effect. Typically, a Lippisch style "reverse delta" WIG will have a lifting tail and is only dynamically stable in ground effect. As the vehicle leaves ground effect it should tend to trim nose down and bring it back into ground effect. If designed this way, the use of an ardupilot and LIDAR shouldn't be necessary. I'd encourage you to play with Lippisch WIG gliders to experiment with the naturally trimming tendencies of such designs. Of course, I could be missing something
@chaoscarl8414
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking something similar. I thought the idea behind this design was to ensure that the machine, once it had entered the ground effect, would be stable as long as the speed was kept up. No need to worry about altitude as it can never leave ground effect.
@grimsadventures-bikesnpetr7913
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant 👏
@juniorwest5706
Жыл бұрын
I really love the way it looks and performs 😎👍
@amitsekhon
2 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Brilliant design!! Flight was so so cool.Great work!!!
@0xbitbybit
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant footage, awesome video and what an amazing creation!
@Bananarammaa
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely killer videography!!
@andymuzzo8568
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Been looking forward to an update on this project
@huckabro8030
2 жыл бұрын
Fully autonomuas submarine?? Boy would that be cool
@richc.3100
2 жыл бұрын
That thing looks so cool.
@janschaller5683
2 жыл бұрын
That drone shots are beautiful man, music is on point. Very cool. Makersgonnamake
@Robot_Child_Productions
2 жыл бұрын
Daniel; that is amazing
@mr.mushroomkiller5898
2 жыл бұрын
Bro these shots are INSANE Too bad the compression is constantly interrupting the moment
@ClannerA01
2 жыл бұрын
1:22 Reminds me of an F-302 actually, so TV series.
@adamgardiner5869
2 жыл бұрын
This would be so cool as a practical model for a science fiction film.
@Lozzie74
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, Daniel, as always. I dig the humorous bits too!
@maartentoors
2 жыл бұрын
"Butter" -- yeah.. hehe nice.@ 10:27 THAT is schmoove!!
@AlphaMachina
2 жыл бұрын
I want to see something like this that's capable of variably tucking its wings back and diving into the water, and then shooting back out of the water to expand its wingspan again for flight. Could you imagine a drone capable of this? So many issues to overcome. It'd have to be weighty enough to pierce the water, but light enough to fly, which would be really difficult at these scales. Hmm..
@WarlordSh4Dow
2 жыл бұрын
I'm really curious about the real world benefits you found flying in the ground effect. Like were you running the engines at 70% normal flight, but only 40% ground effect?
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
That is one side of it. The other side is you need less wing for the same lift, resulting in less drag... therefore higher speed for the same power
@WarlordSh4Dow
2 жыл бұрын
@@halfeld that would also be great to see. Speed vs Power inside and outside ground effect. Thanks for pointing that out
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
As for the challenges for WIG vehicles, the main issue is the power needed to go from displacement to planing speeds using the same powerhouse required for flight. It is less of an issue if one takes off and lands on a runway, but that takes away from the liberty of landing in unstructured environments.
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
@@WarlordSh4Dow my pleasure! Such an interesting topic! Thanks to rctestflight and Think Flight for the journey too. I hope I get to balance entertainment and technical content as well as they do in my channel. Both are great sources of inspiration.
@halfeld
2 жыл бұрын
Viewers of this channel will enjoy following the development of this concept as well: kzitem.info/news/bejne/yqOA1oOgo5amen4
@Hyprmtr
2 жыл бұрын
The float plane on the cover of RCM magazine September 1992 looks similar to your plane. I believe the plans were published in that magazine also.
@erikjansen3839
2 жыл бұрын
Nice RC Ekranoplan ngl
@moustafaabdel-wahab4299
2 жыл бұрын
Love to have a full size one !
@benjamintucker1964
2 жыл бұрын
who ever does your video editing is BAD ASS...…. don't ever fire him or her
@jimmyisawkward
2 жыл бұрын
Y’know you can just say them, it’s way less clunky
@TheHatersalad
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of one of those flying devil rays
@motionsic
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful plane and cinematography! The collaboration in concept, building, code and presentation is exceptional!
@jondough76
2 жыл бұрын
The lack of inane songs in this video was greatly appreciated.
@rubenscavalcanti8886
2 жыл бұрын
Making it solar with a autonomous 6+ hour mission would be a great way of closing this project! (Unless you want to go even further with it!)
@TheTimPilot
2 жыл бұрын
Kinda reminds me of the transport plane from the 80s M.A.S.K. cartoon :)
@agades3d
2 жыл бұрын
This one is really good.
@batchosaurus
4 ай бұрын
nice plane ,, great photography
@GiffysChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Those chase shots are so smooth, I'm hesitant to say they're FPV but are they?
@sirglider
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing job! What about flying on other surfaces than water?
@corbanwoods2254
2 жыл бұрын
great drone shots mate, love ya videos
@donavonlarney
2 жыл бұрын
it would be good to see the heavy weight capabilities that this aircraft was designed for... make it really heavy and more power
@earthsciteach
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic camera footage. Very cool build. How difficult was it to dial in the LIDAR?
@MrCurt500
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Is there a chance that you make an in-depth video of the Ardupilot side of the project? We are currently trying to make a 8 meter solar boat hydrofoiling with Ardupilot and the Lidar sensor and it could really help with this.
@phillxor
2 жыл бұрын
Woah, that sounds like a project we need to see.
@sportenapfeltorten2095
2 жыл бұрын
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper sick, It has so much room inside, could you use it for some kind of usefull cargo? Anyone got any ideas?
@JacobAlheid
2 жыл бұрын
This thing needs an FPV camera
@kingfornjot
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic plane
@MattGratt
Жыл бұрын
I love this - could the plans be made available to buy on your website maybe? I would love to build one myself.
@CarlosChavez-gs1ld
Ай бұрын
I am 56 years old and have been into R/C models since I was in Jr. High School. The video here, when this thing is kissing, but NOT actually touching the water- yet leaving visible trails in the water due to aerodynamics alone- is about the coolest thing I have ever seen in the hobby.... well, second only to $35,000 Turbines being turned into vapor as the hit they hit the ground vertically at +200MPH. ;-) NICE VIDEO!!!!!
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