Sod KSB, I want a RC version to fly around my home lol
@Vtarngpb
23 күн бұрын
I went on the internet today, and I found this! 😂
@Leon_Kennedy_1977
15 күн бұрын
They launder money well
@PiDsPagePrototypes
Жыл бұрын
That looks like a ridiculously simple and elegant approach to the wing reconfiguration mechanism. Well done on the innovation.
@freetrade8830
Жыл бұрын
It's more complex than a regular tiltwing, which only requires one hinge. The advantage of this might be a smaller footprint on the ground. Not sure how valuable that is.
@IcespherePlaysGames
Жыл бұрын
@@freetrade8830 It looks like it only uses one hinge in the video as well
@ironscavenger
Жыл бұрын
@@freetrade8830 as Icesphere pointed out there's only one hinge angled at 45° inside the wing, seen briefly in the video. Additionally I guess tilting the wings backwards results in more VTOL stability, as the rotors form a square shape instead of a straight line (looking at the drone from above).
@pseudotasuki
Жыл бұрын
@@freetrade8830 This is still one hinge, it's just placed at a ~45° angle.
@inzana2
Жыл бұрын
@@freetrade8830 It's only one hinge per wing and the original purpose of this design (it's copied from WW2 era Grumman aircraft but with the wing folded leading edge up instead of down) was indeed to reduce footprint for the carrier aircraft
@paulrandig
8 ай бұрын
The masterpiece in my eyes is the full stability during every moment of the transition. What would further interest me is the distance the transition takes from full speed ahead to full stop.
@BlackGryph0n
Жыл бұрын
That looks SO cool! Would love to see the flight controller programming that allows for such a stable transition!
@ayinfrazier3682
11 ай бұрын
What's up man I love your voice impressions dude and ur channel
@theobserver9131
11 ай бұрын
Stable transition? I was just going to comment how glitchy and unstable the transition looked. The craft was bouncing fore and aft pretty intensely. I'm sure they will iron that out though. I do like the concept.
@theobserver9131
11 ай бұрын
If this was scaled up, they would need some amazing material for the wing supports. Lot of stress during transition.
@truthseeking3818
11 ай бұрын
Who cares what you think.
@homomorphic
11 ай бұрын
@@theobserver9131it doesn't need to be scaled up significantly though as it is intended as a drone. At this scale I am not sure of the need for VTOL though (possibly for package delivery drones).
@ccengineer5902
Жыл бұрын
This is such a "Why didn't I think of that!" moment. Brilliant design. I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of these in the future.
@johnhopkins6260
Жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_V-22_Osprey
@Icetea-2000
Жыл бұрын
Almost all innovations are that. Putting ideas into practice, no matter how straightforward they might be, should never be underestimated. It needs to be done by someone, and if you are the first you deserve to be able to reap the rewards.
@ccengineer5902
Жыл бұрын
@@johnhopkins6260 The Osprey has many unstable regimes, that's why they crash so often when attempting a semi-aerobatic maneuver. A Quad copter would be much safer.
@seancopley499
Жыл бұрын
wonder why they have music playing, these are incredibly lound and will not be able to enter civilian airspace
@steffenjespersen247
Жыл бұрын
It is small, but major change it has that extra angle of motion in the twisting of its wings. 1. It now has vertical thrust in each corner instead of all in a row. 2. It can now have full length wings without taking up a lot of space.
@raymondhuot1684
Жыл бұрын
It is , by far, the best VTOL system I have seen to date ! With a moving C.G. to adapt to configuration and a minimum complexity, it should dominate the industry.
@elijahf111
Жыл бұрын
for sub scale field drones
@paulogden7417
Жыл бұрын
@@elijahf111why this limit?
@ekadana1328
Жыл бұрын
@@elijahf111 I think it can be developed to be like the Osprey & Bell aircraft.
@amazin7006
Жыл бұрын
@@ekadana1328 Osprey had decades of engineering hardships to iron out. The larger you go the more non-linearly expensive and difficult VTOL gets. The vortex issues, engine power, weight balance, reliability. That's just with 2 engines, imagine 4. There's a reason the osprey only tilts the engines and not the wings themselves like this.
@cjb405
Жыл бұрын
I can see why it looks like the cg is moving but its not, thats the magic. Its able to move its wings like counter weights along its cg in such a way i assume it does not change. Differential thrust can help stabilize this. As i would like to see how it copes in windy conditions? If the cg changed its body would tilt fw or backw etc. Clever how it does it, but if there was a strong side wind is where differental thrust would be cruial.😊
@baivulcho
9 ай бұрын
Whoever came up with this simplistic yet extremely functional design is a genius. 👏 👏 👏
@hasfocus
8 ай бұрын
I am amazed that it seems to slow down just as fast as it sped up during its transition/transformation. Great out of the box thinking!
@jacob79001
Жыл бұрын
This is the best approach to small VTOL UAV design I've seen. Congratulations and I wish your company great success in that market! Have you found the increased weight from the wing folding mechanism to be a substantial improvement in regards to range and payload capacity when compared to designs with separate lift motors?
@kajpaget3180
Жыл бұрын
Right
@Eduardo_Espinoza
Жыл бұрын
^^^
@animatek6171
Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that in more advanced models the mechanism to articulate the wings could fit inside the wing itself... and by doing without the mechanism inside the fuselage they not only save weight, but also cargo volume.
@jacob79001
Жыл бұрын
@@animatek6171 That's true, assuming the actuators fit within the wings themselves also l. Otherwise you'd have the opposite affect.
@ClintJohnsonWriter
Жыл бұрын
@@animatek6171 It is probably just a linear screw that draws the bars back in unison to unfold the wings; light weight and simple. This ensures the wings deploy in exact synchronicity and then the bars can act as a structural brace in concert with the pivot point. If it was all in the pivot points you would have to make them much stronger (i.e. heavier) while running the risk of the wings deploying out of sequence or one not at all.
@peterkotara
Жыл бұрын
This has easily the most simple and stable transition I've seen. I love it.
@steffenschaeuf6759
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen many? At back-transition it’s only an inch away from breaking apart…
@peterkotara
Жыл бұрын
@@steffenschaeuf6759 Metric, please.
@bigshnitzeljesse
11 ай бұрын
There's a point in this vid where the gopro view gets shaky during transition
@johnrobertson7583
11 ай бұрын
Glad to see the p3 mechanism was refined to what looks like a super reliable system. Keep up the awesome work.
@airdevil21
7 ай бұрын
Wauw!!! What an AWESOME design!!!
@natebell5026
Жыл бұрын
While this is obviously aimed at the defense market, I could see this being extremely useful in the wildland firefighting space. Having something we can launch from a remote helispot with the ability to loiter for long periods as an “eye in the sky” would be incredibly useful to increase effectiveness of boots on the ground as well as increase overall safety
@vulpo
Жыл бұрын
I can imagine how it might find use in package delivery, too.
@jimbeardsley222
Жыл бұрын
jeepers, i just want this in a small FPV drone
@CHMichael
Жыл бұрын
Imagine 4 of these instead of the police helicopter. That should save some money
@ZennExile
Жыл бұрын
describe to me how this is more useful than the standard fixed wing UAVs we toss into the air with bungee slingshots every day? Unless the scale is enormous and it doubles as a sky crane, this is all just a dumpster full of money burning.
@mitchellroberts7954
Жыл бұрын
@@ZennExile it isn't. At least not yet. The venture capital for sUAS died out shortly after 107 came out due to FAA's overregulation. Then, UAM/UTM/AAM/EVTOL became the new buzzwords and more venture capital was thrown into the fire. Drone amplified is offering the most realistic use case for sUAS in firefighting by integrating EO/IR and paintballs filled with agent that allows setting of controlled burns remotely.
@JessiBear
Жыл бұрын
This is really cool, until you realize in 10 years these things will be powered by AI and hunting us down 😰
@stansenter2660
Жыл бұрын
I'd dare say, we've less than 10 years the way the liberal hive mind is going. Population control by whatever means required is high on the agenda.
@christopherpardell4418
Жыл бұрын
Why would AI hunt us down? AI is not capable of mining all the materials needed to make AI. Its not capable of plugging its own power cord back in when you trip over it. Keep in mind that humanity has never made an electronic technology that can survive 15 years before its integrated circuits start to degrade from quantum tunneling whereas human beings can live for 70 plus years with no maintenance, no spare parts and by eating stuff that sprouts from the dirt all by itself. Any AI smart enough to even comprehend that we exist and what we are would realize its entire existence is predicated on Human economic and productive activity. If anything AI would act to ensure our survival because without human beings needing to generate electricity, AI ceases to exist.
@alindaderick814
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 funny but true
@lewisneeley4151
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think it will be that long
@emoney822
Жыл бұрын
Stop scaring people
@barryd.thomassr.9156
8 ай бұрын
VERY NICE! OUTSTANDING DESIGN!
@mycroft16
8 ай бұрын
That is a really sleek looking design. the VTOL capability is huge, eliminating the need for a runway. Is this the final size, or are there plans to upscale it at all? Remarkably stable during transition. Love this.
@linmajon
Жыл бұрын
That may be the most elegant design of a VTOL plane i have ever seen.
@robinhodgkinson
Жыл бұрын
That looks like a winner in the VTOL market - compact when folded, simple robust mechanism, dual purpose motors, smooth fast transition. What’s not to like. Good luck.
@thedandy6765
Жыл бұрын
so like the v22 osprey? which was made over 30 years ago
@robinhodgkinson
Жыл бұрын
@@thedandy6765 Not so much… On the Osprey the engines rotate, not the wings, not to mention a host of other differences. Aside from them both being vtol aircraft there’s not a lot of similarity on closer examination. The Osprey could best be characterised as a helicopter with wings! This has more the attributes of a “fixed wing” aircraft that can take of vertically.
@thedandy6765
Жыл бұрын
@@robinhodgkinson actually the osprey also has wigns that turn but for storage purpose and the osprey could carry a humvee and troops and its technically both an airplane and helicopter cus it has to take off like a helicopter but can fly as a plane. i do feel like if theyh could enlarge that system for troop carry aswell it would be a very good vehicle since itll be in and out real quick like a normal helicopter but i can reacher higher top speeds. theres loads of uses for the new design and im wondering where itll go maybe even island hopping would be usefull
@jackdbur
Жыл бұрын
Its a drone the weight and difficulty of scaling the wing hinges is probably not viable to make it much larger.
@robinhodgkinson
Жыл бұрын
@@jackdburyes its a whole new ball game at a bigger scale. Especially with much larger engines hanging off those wings.
@Uneldo7
13 күн бұрын
All the lockheed, northrop, and amazon drone guys are seriously facepalming right now. This truly fits the definition of Brilliant and Elegant. Wonderful design, wishing your company all the best. -Sincerely, A farmer.
@Thizlamic
8 ай бұрын
As a guy who flys a TON of FPV drone and Fixed wing aircraft as a hobby this is AMAAAAAAAAZING. GENIUS DESIGN!
@georgewashington1621
Жыл бұрын
I love this design, so clever and nothing is wasted, so efficient.
@thedandy6765
Жыл бұрын
i do like how the landing gear is the tips of the engine making it dual purpose and getting rid of the need for landing gear
@geegee101
Жыл бұрын
Not true-- the props optimizsed for lifting and bad for cruising, and vice versa
@geegee101
Жыл бұрын
Also.. motors for wing movement are dead weight
@georgewashington1621
Жыл бұрын
@@geegee101 well, true, but i meant in comparison to other VTOL designs
@airbutz
Жыл бұрын
I am Pilot and Flight Instructor for more than 40 years now .. and I thought i've seen it all. But this is the most genious attempt for VTOL i have ever seen. Well done boys .. WELL DONE !!!
@kittenastrophy5951
11 ай бұрын
This VSTOL configuration is possible because 1) no mechanical power transmission needed thus not interfere with wing pivoting ( power linkage for more than one rotor type) 2) unmanned vehicle so deleting all the human incorporating factors out. The folded position will obviously obstruct pilot's and passenger 's around view whether static or in helicopter flight mode. Somebody might think of it before but old technology and objective ( manned vehicle ) blocked them from implementation.
@gathasofpersia6432
11 ай бұрын
You are a liar. Prove that you are a "flight instructor". Liar.
@rogerleelewis3621
3 ай бұрын
Genious?
@enkercodm9506
2 ай бұрын
It’s beautiful
@critsal490
8 ай бұрын
Beautiful plane!!!
@drseo5539
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful design! Such an elegant transition. Great job!!
@christianmoreton9326
Жыл бұрын
Like everyone, I am amazingly impressed. Such an elegant way to transition. Interesting moment there at 2:20 as it transitions from forward flight to vtol. As the wings are in mid transition, can see the moment that the pid controller is trying to take control, and there is a herky jerky moment there. I can totally see the struggle to smooth that out must be the most complex pid tune ever.
@zj6074
Жыл бұрын
The pivoting of the wings is going t generate significant increases to both lift and drag. Its the equivalent of trying to from no flaps to full landing flaps while also activating a lifting fan and reversing your control inputs. It has to be one of the most difficult low-alt/low-speed flight regimes design for.
@dermick
Жыл бұрын
@@zj6074 Indeed - and the airflow is going to get very weird for a while. Interesting engineering challenges, but it sure looks like they have it under control - really impressive!
@davidentremont2007
Жыл бұрын
That is an acceptable amount of herky jerky for a prototype IMO! Just for fun I’d like to see it try with some wind shear to see how it fights.
@nocare
Жыл бұрын
Generally during transition you have both sets of cascade PIDs running simultaneously. The ones for fixed wing flight of which there are 3-4 per axis The ones for quadcopter flight of which again there are 3-4 per axis Then you blend the output of each together based on the current angle of the wing as it transitions. Tuning VTOLs in general is a lot of work as you said.
@SukacitaYeremia
Жыл бұрын
Looks like something they need to get a shitload of data for and test empirically in a myriad of conditions. Figuring that out probably requires close to rocket science.
@Tbi331
Жыл бұрын
crazy how transwing evolved i remeber the first concept and the test in the garden. Keep it up :)
@ShaggyRax
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you here, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
@kahl777
7 ай бұрын
This may be the most Terminator looking drone to date! Well done PteroDynamics!... on bringing us one step closer to the robopocalypse.
@ManuelBTC21
7 ай бұрын
Perfect design. Congratulations.
@drewbear82
Жыл бұрын
As an aviation enthusiast it's such a pleasure to witness innovations such as this. Well done. Congratulations!
@Niever
Жыл бұрын
As a non-planetary moon onion this is neat
@johanusyolder
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Drew. Out team worked very hard on this project. A lot of longs days spent testing in the hot desert sun, sweat cascading down ballsacks
@alexandergrimsmo
Жыл бұрын
As a genious overqualified for MENSA, this is esthetically a masterpiece in my eyes. LOL
@911canihelpu
Жыл бұрын
wait till it drops bombs on some 3rd world arab country..
@rebel1766
Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@RidiculousMJM
Жыл бұрын
Best designed VTOL so far! Excellent transition.
@ChainsawFPV
11 ай бұрын
That folding wing design is very innovative!! I love seeing new ideas that work!
@markharris8929
7 ай бұрын
A real example of “ if it looks right, it’ll fly right” well done.
@AkivaPotok
Жыл бұрын
You guys crushed it. So many dynamical problems solved so elegantly!
@IvanTre
11 ай бұрын
It looks neat, but it's probably way, way more cost effective to just use ICE engines lol. And getting this going with 4 ICE engines would be interesting..
@shazam6274
Жыл бұрын
Looks good! Finally an intelligent, practical design.
@blackpanthar906
Жыл бұрын
Not very practical, I don't think it's good for battle, needs improvement. Fast blowing winds can rip it's wings apart.
@shazam6274
Жыл бұрын
@@blackpanthar906 Wonder if there will be comments from a troll gamer kid who is expert on aerodynamic structures? Oh, wait...
@blackpanthar906
Жыл бұрын
@@shazam6274 and that's coming from someone with a profile name of "shazam", real mature..
@blackpanthar906
Жыл бұрын
@@shazam6274 Know the difference between a prototype and a battle ready model first before you start talking nonsense.
@shazam6274
Жыл бұрын
@@blackpanthar906 You might want to check the spelling of "Panther"
@pgruszewski
Жыл бұрын
Very simple and even more innovative. Brilliant to watch.
@jamesgoold5520
7 ай бұрын
That really is purebred. The whole aesthetics, tiny landing feet integrated into the tail cones from engines is 🔥
@brenmm2925
Жыл бұрын
I like the fact that it can also be efficient by turning off the other 2 motors when in fixed wing mode. Also that transition at the end is just so seamless. I love it!
@8ank3r
Жыл бұрын
Now THAT is freakin' awesome. Look how smoothly it transitions, even the flow of the engines isn't really disturbed.
@kraenk12
18 күн бұрын
this is such a cool and simple design, kudos to anyone involved in this.
@jdp4344
9 ай бұрын
Beautiful bird.
@Synthmilk
Жыл бұрын
The fact it gets such a large wingspan with four prop engines into such a small on the ground footprint is fantastic, I can't wait to see the flight stats like overall fuel efficiency and payload capacity.
@luke_skywanker7643
7 ай бұрын
Stealth it up and you've got one hell of a good drone or 'cruise missile.'
@InfiltrateIndustries
6 ай бұрын
It should be possible to make the wings even longer - these wings seem short to me :/
@Synthmilk
6 ай бұрын
@@InfiltrateIndustries not for it's weight
@thumb-ugly7518
Жыл бұрын
I really like y’all’s solution to the tilt mechanism. The strength to weight must be pretty good. Seems a logical combination of spar and landing gear type linkages. I can’t imagine how much adjusting had to be done to get that last few inches of movement right, in both directions. Very impressive.
@rahul2000
7 ай бұрын
amazing i made a vtol drone in my final year engineering project but this is the next level what a ingenious design kudos to your talented designers and engineers
@sergeyvoronko2623
8 ай бұрын
Nice design nice configuration. Thank you,
@bits2646
Жыл бұрын
Love the transition from vtol to fixed wing, besides, it looks just stunning !!
@agrxdrowflow958
Жыл бұрын
Best piece of aero engineering I've seen in a LONG time.
@thedandy6765
Жыл бұрын
latest really cool aero engineered vehicle mustve been the v22 osprey
@Paiadakine
8 ай бұрын
Pretty cool. How is the wing folding powered?
@FNGof2010
11 ай бұрын
You know, I've seen a lot of drone companies' videos that show their drones transition from rotor to fixed wing mode, but yours is the first I've seen where the drone demonstrates changing from fixed to rotor. It definitely shows your confidence in its design, and I for one am sold on it.
@dukeshaver199
Жыл бұрын
Why has no one thought of this design before now? Now that I see it it's so damn simple. What a brilliant way to combine drone technology with a proven twin-engine aircraft design. So awesome how the geometry allows the wings to Pivot and allows you to get in to the nose down position to start moving forward to gain lift.
@celderian
Жыл бұрын
It looks simple but it isn't. The joint is more complicated since the wing has to rotate on two axis instead of just one and also the transition unstable. You can actually see the wobble when you go from lift from the wings to thrust from the motors. It doesn't matter for an unmanned drone and you can fix that with the right flight system but this method is not without its drawbacks. Best of luck to them.
@OzDeaDMeaT
Жыл бұрын
That is such a simple and elegant mechanism for the wings. Great work!
@siyu313
8 ай бұрын
This is beautiful. One day I'll invite you guys to my country to do a display for the coast guard.
@antman7673
Жыл бұрын
This looks scary capable. One of the best designs I have seen.
@fatherted2975
Жыл бұрын
I saw the first prototype Harriers take off and was amazed then and looking at this I must SAY the potential is going to be staggering !
@AncientM4riner
Жыл бұрын
it's nice to see the team behind the project, and also, nice to understand the scale of the craft. Very cool design.
@tommyjoestallings855
8 ай бұрын
Absolutely impressive. I'm sold this is probably the best mid size military application drone . Only question how would you carry hellfires or munitions
@jeandubois8810
7 ай бұрын
Wow, that's really cool. Can the quadcopter mode be used for stationary flight during the mission, or is it just for landing and take-off? The video is great but it would be nice to have some more information like speed, range, endurance, payload, cost, and lead time.
@hanspecans
Жыл бұрын
“We believe in making the world a better place” shows a weapons platform and selling it to the military less than 30 seconds later.
@MnD23212
11 ай бұрын
what you'll say when this shit get into your window
@raidzeromatt
6 ай бұрын
They said better, not peaceful lol
@James-May
3 ай бұрын
Peace through superior firepower, bitches
@ilias-mu4vt
3 ай бұрын
glad I am not the only one perceiving it that way
@mellowfellow6816
2 ай бұрын
Better for shareholders. lol. Orwell would be proud, maybe
@EDWARD_KOENIG_ARCHITECT
Жыл бұрын
OMG this thing is awesome. You guys have designed and built something tremendous. I wish I worked for a company innovating like this.
@andywarwick3745
8 ай бұрын
incredible engineering!😯
@Ont785
Жыл бұрын
Pretty cool, I would like to see a complete Uninterrupted video of the reconfiguration to land! Awesome
@stateofmissouri5651
Жыл бұрын
Incredible stuff. Amazing to see how material and motor advancements make such innovative designs like this possible!
@mikeb.7068
Жыл бұрын
That's a fabulous concept. The folding mechanism takes care of the transition so perfectly. The Achilles Heel is that in any full size machine the torque on the folding joint will be insane.
@chrismaggio7879
Жыл бұрын
Thought the same thing, but proposing a fifth "lifting-only" toroidal prop above the body to take "weight" off the hinges during transition may be an option. All the props should possibly be toroidal as well for an increase in speed, noise, and economy. I LOVE this thing.
@jacobkirstein6352
Жыл бұрын
This is the most brilliant transition design I have ever seen and Iv seen 100s
@alexandre8395
7 ай бұрын
This shape is truly nice
@richardconway6425
Жыл бұрын
Really clever design, guys. Well done!! A truly original and creative solution to the transition problem. Robustness/reliability of the mechanism is , of course, key, but I'm sure you've been thinking about that.
@danmallery9142
Жыл бұрын
That is so cool!!! Reminds me a little bit of the folding wing system that Grumman used for the F4F and F6F during world war 2. Of course, that was for storage aboard carriers, not for flight. I can really see a future for this.
@fredbecker607
Жыл бұрын
My thought exactly
@maker-matt
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking TBM Avenger
@danmallery9142
Жыл бұрын
@@maker-matt Yes, TBM as well. It was a Grumman patented system.
@maker-matt
Жыл бұрын
@@danmallery9142 and since you bring up the patent. Grumman folding wing was leading edge down when folded back. This system is leading edge UP! (face palm... why didn't I think of that)
@brianb-p6586
15 күн бұрын
That's Grumman's Sto-Wing. It was also used for the E-1 Tracer and is still used for the E-2 Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound.
@anonymoususer3561
7 ай бұрын
That's just beautiful.
@joaonolasco5046
8 ай бұрын
Awesome... My father once told me that if it is beautiful it flyes well, and if it flyes well it is beautiful. Hope you find yr way to certificate this beauty and produce it by the hundreds. Our skyes need this bird flying by...
That's clever in how the flight transition appears to be inherently smooth to some extent, although I bet that pivot point must be one of the most stressed components on that aircraft in the way the type of loading its under changes from torsion to levering and back.
@WashingtonSanchez
11 ай бұрын
Great tech... also the music selection was a banger.
@chrislong3938
8 ай бұрын
The wing pivot point structure looks like it could be a weak point, but then Grumman did similar things to their fighter planes' folding wings back in WWII with no apparent problems at all! Just fantastic!!!
@brianb-p6586
15 күн бұрын
The Grumman "Sto-Wing" doesn't fold and unfold while in flight, of course. It's solidly latched together and fixed in position before flight.
@jaredharris1970
Жыл бұрын
It’s cool how it can just transition so smoothly without losing altitude I expected it to dip in altitude but I guess as long as the props are at constant speed it remains in forward and level flight
@Guust_Flater
Жыл бұрын
With GPS data, it could be I a loop control, where the motor controllers adjust the speed of the propellers, to keep the set altitude.
@PewTimeDelight
Жыл бұрын
My guess is that software modulates the rotary speed and increases it during the beginning of transition as some of the vertical thrust is converted to horizontal.
@keithhoward4069
Жыл бұрын
I wonder how difficult the transition back to landing is.
@polyscient
Жыл бұрын
Constant prop speed is probably not how it does that.
@itsnotallrainbowsandunicor1505
Жыл бұрын
You can design a control mechanism that can fix that. It would take quite a bit of tweaking. Not sure if they use some form of neural network, MPC, of just PID.
@greg.peepeeface
11 ай бұрын
All too many want to crap on electric, but you have got to love the amount of innovation in flight that is happening at this moment. From KZitemrs builds to this company, just too cool.
@dinosabic5383
5 ай бұрын
You guys easily have the coolest job out there. Well done.
@STRIDER_503
8 ай бұрын
Didn't expect such simple and effective design in 2023, form follows function!!
@omkamat9797
Жыл бұрын
This design looked ridiculous on the thumbnail and I didnt believe it woked! Looks so good, and works amazingly!
@aec007
Жыл бұрын
I am just shocked at how smooth the transition is while folding or unfolding the wing !!!! It almost seems that it should crash due to stall, CG movement, but nooooo... it just go it's merry way and if nothing happen. Brilliant design. It almost seems this would obsolete any attempt by big and small companies to have quad-type copters as taxis and or short hop type service. It also seems it should scale up to large planes too... with the ability to land horizontal or vertically if needed. Excellent design. Kudos guys!
@thedandy6765
Жыл бұрын
i mean over 30 years ago they made the v22 osprey which does the exact same compact when folded fully which also didnt stall when transitioning
@TommyRogersAlabama
8 ай бұрын
Very smart design have you tried the electric EDF engines?
@slurpeestang
8 ай бұрын
Simply Brilliant!!!
@ryans2641
Жыл бұрын
Really glad to see Ptero take off! No pun intended😉😍.
@silentblackhole
Жыл бұрын
I love those self-deploying props. I've seen them before and are used to great effect! Some smart people thought up and made this tech a reality! We stand on the shoulders of giants.
@PteroDynamics
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Tim!
@Sin526
11 ай бұрын
What a fascinating and promising design, well done Ptero!
@pahtar7189
7 ай бұрын
That configuration would be excellent for the Navy and Marines as it would allow a larger aircraft to fit on flight deck elevators.
@J5Jonny5
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful engineering.... best of luck to your team!
@JohanFasth
Жыл бұрын
Never seen anything like it. This is innovative and super interesting.
@fdangleshadang-a-lang7149
11 ай бұрын
This is one of the coolest aircraft concepts I’ve ever seen
@4acae86
11 ай бұрын
This is amazing. Can’t wait to see more out in the wild!
@Eduardo_Espinoza
Жыл бұрын
What's also very neat, is that takes up a smaller foot print, so you can park more of them together on a carrier, also eliminating the need for a runway, saving even more space, it's 2 stack.
@prentishancockgardening
11 ай бұрын
That is simply sensational. What a superb piece of engineering design. I wish you every success.
@jonmktchell
Жыл бұрын
Such a smooth transition. Look out Joby and Lillium.
@robertobruselas3952
8 ай бұрын
Amazing! Congrats PDI Team
@shawnhollahan590
Жыл бұрын
Awesome design !! I'd like to see a future video going 'in-depth' with the design process and to learn how strong the wings are. It looks very delicate having those large wings pivot on a single point. How do they lock in place during conventional flight?
@NME10E
Жыл бұрын
Amazing design and teamwork to bring this to life! I’m curious what software you used to model this in and what software was used for your CFD tests. Great work!
@gerasc7027
7 ай бұрын
So cool. I need one for christmas
@javierpatag3609
11 ай бұрын
I love it already. Can't wait for scaled-up manned concepts taking to the sky.
@biddinge8898
Жыл бұрын
how incredibly cool. I really hope this gets picked up by a big contract.
@Spacemanspiff808
Жыл бұрын
I am stunned by this design. In retrospect, it’s so obvious a solution to hybridizing quad-rotor principle with traditional forward flight, it’s a wonder this isn’t a more common approach by now. My concern is the forces on the outboard engines when transitioning. At model scale, these are negligible, but at full scale there will be some interesting problems to solve.
@Squee7e
Жыл бұрын
I take it you mean the forces pulling at the wing joints during the transition? If that's the case I'm not sure if this style of joint can be scaled up by much without astronomically increasing maintenance costs.. 😅
@pauljs75
Жыл бұрын
@@Squee7e It would probably at minimum have to be on par with the pivot mechanism of the F-14 Tomcat on a full-size aircraft in terms of robustness requirements, because not only does the functionality depend on mechanism action but the type of loading and stresses changes between flight modes.
@ITubeYouK
6 күн бұрын
Titanium.
@sanborns
11 ай бұрын
I can see this design used in search and rescue as well as warfare in the future. Possibilities are endless. Well done!
@AFowkingPanda
7 ай бұрын
It would be intesting to know how much of this video was handled in-house given the backgrounds/hobbies of those involved in such a field.
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