Building a V22 Osprey - Part 1

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  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm ปีที่แล้ว +3577

    You’re out here doing things with my code that I didn’t even think were possible! Awesome progress on such an ambitious project. Can’t wait to see the fuselage on there

    • @ezrarichardson279
      @ezrarichardson279 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      It’s so awesome!

    • @magicalpencil
      @magicalpencil ปีที่แล้ว +71

      That is because your code is magic, I want to try it my Winderstal wobble-copter

    • @TheStuartstardust
      @TheStuartstardust ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@magicalpencil Design by David?

    • @nevergiveup5939
      @nevergiveup5939 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Why are we here in this life ?Why do we die? What will happen to us after death ?

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@nevergiveup5939 Wow, a spambot posting existential questions? Now that's new.

  • @da_SpiffR
    @da_SpiffR ปีที่แล้ว +1227

    I had no idea motors could be controlled so precisely and so quickly. Amazing idea and execution, mate.

    • @BenMitro
      @BenMitro ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Tom really is a bit of a genius.

    • @redsquirrelftw
      @redsquirrelftw ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Same here I figured the momentum would stop it from being able to be controlled this way. That's a genius way to go about it.

    • @Fantaman900
      @Fantaman900 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      As a mechanic I know engine management looks at the crank signal and can also tell when it speeds up or slows down. A 4 inline cilinder fires every 180 degrees. Spark or diesel fuel injection is done with similar timing needed for running a brushless motor. With brushless you need very fast coil switching with correct timing before or after each permanent magnet. So many times per second and within a degree of rotation accuracy, it's mind boggling fast for a human

    • @da_SpiffR
      @da_SpiffR ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Fantaman900 This is what I'm sayin', it's incredible it actually works.

    • @Powertampa
      @Powertampa ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Better make sure the motors are sized up a bit along with the voltage and current controllers, because constant rapid changes like that are an express train to burned out electronics.

  • @benji376
    @benji376 ปีที่แล้ว +840

    When I was 14 I watched you make interesting RC-planes.
    Now I’m 20 and studying to be an engineer partly because of you.
    And your videos have advanced so much i’m just in awe every time I watch your newest one.
    🇳🇴🇬🇧

    • @DeadlyWarrior45
      @DeadlyWarrior45 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What kind of engineer do you want to be?

    • @raphaelwelti6632
      @raphaelwelti6632 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      heyo, same situation here :)
      Now 20 and in the first semester for electrical engineering. Stantons videos definetly are a good example of trial and error mixed with a good feeling and proper work.

    • @benji376
      @benji376 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DeadlyWarrior45 im studying to become a mechanical engineer, and I’m planning on going civil❤️

    • @benji376
      @benji376 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@raphaelwelti6632 nice❤️ first year for me too. Definitely challenging but it’s good don’t you think?

    • @raphaelwelti6632
      @raphaelwelti6632 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@benji376 well it's definitely not easy... But I think worth the effort. Else I wouldn't do it

  • @ElectricFuture
    @ElectricFuture ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Best practical engineering channel on TH-cam hands-down.

    • @Fantastika
      @Fantastika ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bad obsession motorsport gives it a good run

    • @Bowlyful
      @Bowlyful ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Stuf made here is cool too ;)

    • @reapersasmr5483
      @reapersasmr5483 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey I sub to both of you guys very kind of you to complement him , both your channels are amazing, thank you to both of you

  • @nicknack125
    @nicknack125 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Hadn't seen your old helicopter video, so the solution to accelerate / decelerate using the BLDC motor multiple times a rotation was completely new and SUCH a great idea, taking full advantage of the capabilities of the brushless motor. Awesome video!

  • @Gosuminer
    @Gosuminer ปีที่แล้ว +377

    This variable pitch technique is nothing short of amazing.

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat ปีที่แล้ว +16

      it’s practically organic! most elegant.

    • @eelcohoogendoorn8044
      @eelcohoogendoorn8044 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Came here to say the same thing!
      One possible way of making it even more elegant, would be to replace the pivot with a flexible hinge that has bending-torsion coupling; or better yet, if you make your own composite blades you could bake that coupling into the fiber orientation. Not sure itd be easy to obtain the required amplitude in such a way though.

    • @jamiewatkins4178
      @jamiewatkins4178 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eelcohoogendoorn8044 I'm guessing you already have a degree in civil engineering? With the complicating dynamic construction idea? You should start your own TH-cam channel 😉

    • @MrOdrzut
      @MrOdrzut ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It reminds me of the hacks people in C64 demoscene did :) Like the computer supported 8 sprites but people changed the memory while the sprite chip was drawing them to reuse them on the same screen many times :)

    • @eelcohoogendoorn8044
      @eelcohoogendoorn8044 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamiewatkins4178 Its not a very original idea; torsion-bending coupling and how that relates to fiber layup is already something you need to pay attention to in the design of wind-turbine blades.

  • @jaredlynch8020
    @jaredlynch8020 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    Very impressive. As always , I don’t know another channel that brings engineering in the RC hobby so seamlessly. Always pushing forward . Keep it up

    • @BenBike
      @BenBike ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You should check out RCTestFlight if you like rc and engineering

    • @8paolo96
      @8paolo96 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@BenBike love him, he has awesome projects, but I think Tom is more on the engeneering side of things, he thinks a lot outside of the box and his projects are well refined with cool building techniques

    • @AnimilesYT
      @AnimilesYT ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BenBike Definitely a good recommendation. The multi-element STOL wing design and ekranoplans along with many other projects are pretty cool. Though, I don't think they bring engineering in the RC hobby like Tom Stanton, but this guy's setting the bar so high that it's almost unfair to other channels, so RCTestFlight is definitely still worth checking out :)

  • @AlphaPhoenixChannel
    @AlphaPhoenixChannel ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I apparently need to go back and watch your last video about the single-motor variable pitch blade. it's absolutely astonishing how well that works. Gaining degrees of freedom by modulating a single output and not adding an extra motor OR controller is brilliant. Awesome project!
    edit: does flying that way take a significant efficiency hit? I'd guess that with a sufficiently complex controller, you could get regenerative breaking for half the cycle, throw a mid-size capacitor inline with the controller and be in business! Part of me was wondering if a "real" helicopter could be built this way, but it seems like you'd need a lot of extra complexity to dynamically oscillate the speed of a gas engine output and the standard mechanism may be easier?

    • @pmcquay1
      @pmcquay1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I doubt very much that a gasoline engine could be made to do this by itself. That said, it would be almost trivial to introduce the necessary sinusoidal rpm oscillation. Improperly clocked u-joints on driveshafts already do that, for free. All thats needed would be some sort of mechanism to skew them in and out of time.

    • @luelou8464
      @luelou8464 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      U joins oscillate their speed twice per revolution, so you’d need to gear up the output by a factor of two. Your u joints would have to be able to handle a hell of a lot of torque.

    • @sino_diogenes
      @sino_diogenes ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wouldn't this mechanism with a chemical engine require either a mechanical system to quickly reverse the direction of the motor's torque many times per second, or a braking system to reduce the speed of the motor? I'm not sure if the former can be practical, and I'd imagine the latter would at best wear down the brakes extremely quickly.
      Actually, I wonder if you could use special gearing to achieve the effect. I assume the way that the motor works is by rapidly accelerating the motor, to adjust blade pitch one way, and then by letting it naturally decelerate to prevent the blade pitch from going the other way? I think you might be able to accomplish this with spiral / shell gears, like in this video (th-cam.com/video/0wEtyzgnEY8/w-d-xo.html) but less extreme. Alternatively, I think an egg-shaped or elliptical pair of gears could work, if the axis of rotation is not in the center of the shape (maybe in a focus of an ellipse?) With a constant motor speed, the driven gear would rapidly accelerate regularly, and then slowly decelerate. This would correspond to a blade pitch that is asymmetric over time and could be used to control the aircraft.
      I think you could make a design that could (theoretically) work from a constant motor speed. You'll want to have what is basically a manual transmission, but instead of each pair of gears changing the torque/speed by their ratios, you have pairs of shell / spiral-shaped gears with different curves. Oh, and you'd have 4 counter shafts, each with a different shell gear paired to one on the input / output shafts but rotated 90 degrees. Each of these shafts would accelerate the motor (and thus pitch the blades) at different places along the blades' rotation, and thus would correspond to asymmetric lift in different regions to control the aircraft's pitch.
      There's probably a way to use only 1 counter shaft instead of 4, and bonus points if you can create a continuously variable transmission that's spiral-shaped to change the rate of pitch change.
      I hope this comment made sense, I dropped out of engineering and learned terms like 'counter shaft' and 'shell gear' just now while searching on wikipedia for how to explain my idea.

    • @AlphaPhoenixChannel
      @AlphaPhoenixChannel ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You’d loose some efficiency right off the bat with the conversion, but you could fly-by-wire the main rotor in the most literal way: converting the gas to electricity and then electrically modulating the motor, but I think that whole assembly would certainly loose on complexity and cost to a standard helicopter

    • @pmcquay1
      @pmcquay1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@luelou8464 hah, yeah they would for sure. I wasnt really thinking about in a practical way, but just from a "this is a way it could be done" way. Yeah there would be challenges there for sure, probably not worth it given that the swash plate mechanism already exists. Electric motors just have so much better response rates, so its possible to cheat (in an honestly brilliant way, I'm baffled that this works at all, especially with commercially available speed controllers, and not some custom solution)

  • @PlasmaChannel
    @PlasmaChannel ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Your methodology for testing is incredible. It's logical, and quite calming to watch. Great build!

  • @WellingtonIronman
    @WellingtonIronman ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Your ability to intuitively trouble shoot these incredibly complex designs is beyond impressive

  • @mocmaniac1571
    @mocmaniac1571 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This. Is. Amazing. I love the fact that you show all the steps taken to test and build this aircraft. Pure engineering channel !

  • @andzerb
    @andzerb ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Love to see the swashplateless tech coming back on this channel!

  • @stevegates4275
    @stevegates4275 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very clever Stanton - your lateral thinking is commendable!

  • @minecrafter0505
    @minecrafter0505 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm hyped! Your approach to this project is awsome, and one can really see the learnings you've had throughout the years of making these projects. Really happy that you're sharing this with us, can't wait for part 2.

  • @OfficiallySnek
    @OfficiallySnek ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I can't wait for part 2! You should definitely do some testing at some interesting location with a camera on the plane.

  • @yannikwehr
    @yannikwehr ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I am always impressed by your engeneering-skills. This rotor setup is just brilliant. Thanks for your videos, they are always a pleasure to watch!

  • @pulaperapora7130
    @pulaperapora7130 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is said that the rigidity between the nacelles is important for a side-by-side tiltrotor aircraft, but I was able to understand it well by watching the slow motion of this movie.
    There are so many different moments that make the spar vibrate!

  • @rnedisc
    @rnedisc ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The R&D procces insight in your videos is just so freaking cool!

  • @MakeYourPet
    @MakeYourPet ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love how you explain such complicated concepts in a way that even I get it. Awesome job and I always look up to you for my own videos.

  • @ifitsrusteditsmine
    @ifitsrusteditsmine ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is quite impressive the amount of research you do and your relentless will to achieve your projects. Very inspiring.

  • @WPGinfo
    @WPGinfo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Inquisitive, practical, creative, science oriented, fun, systematic and excellent explanations are just a few of the aspects that strike me in your projects. Thanks for sharing!

  • @FPVenius
    @FPVenius ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how you've merged together multiple project concepts into one. I was hoping to see the esc-controlled helicopter idea come back, and you didn't disappoint. Keep it up!

  • @jonahtillman9499
    @jonahtillman9499 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    arguably the best example of the "engineering process." he finds a problem, fixes it. another one, fixes that too. and keeps fixing until he gets where he wants to be. ive never designed or made something and have it work right off the bat. it takes time but dont get discouraged.

  • @HispAnakin42
    @HispAnakin42 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love how each project builds on each other

  • @etman05
    @etman05 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So excited to see where this goes it already looks great!

  • @SmolAdventure
    @SmolAdventure ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Super awesome build. Can't wait to see what the finished product looks and acts!

  • @HardCoil
    @HardCoil ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It blows my mind that you can get rid of all those complex mechanical components and replace them with software. Amazing!

  • @ContraHacker1337
    @ContraHacker1337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The videography is incredible! Those close-ups on the interface between the motor and the wings; really insightful!

  • @DracoGalboy
    @DracoGalboy ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The moment with the rotor head was a terrifying example of why safety is paramount. Glad you're safe and whole after that

  • @zionrios2205
    @zionrios2205 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I work on 22s for the marines and i can attest to how complicated these things are. They're flying transformers. I can't wait to see your final build!

  • @jgphotography3365
    @jgphotography3365 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This popped up on my recommended, and I must say, I'm addicted. I gonna watch more of your videos as they look interesting. Can't wait for part 2 to come out. the V-22 Osprey has to be my most favourite VTOL aircraft. definitely worth subscribing. Keep it up!

  • @callumparks8394
    @callumparks8394 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your helicopter video where you controlled pitch by varying the rotor speed is one of my favorite videos you have made. I am excited to see the rest of this build and it will be so cool to see your rotor head design used again.

  • @swisswildpicsswp3095
    @swisswildpicsswp3095 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dude. You never give up, do you? This looks like SO MUCH WORK!

    • @thetroll1129
      @thetroll1129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro above me forgot to switch to the right TH-camr scam account

  • @AJ-Palermo
    @AJ-Palermo ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Holy crap this looks amazing, I can't wait for the rest of the videos about it! Also, please don't get impaled by a flying rotor blade, there's over a million people that care about you Tom :)

  • @puneetpuri2758
    @puneetpuri2758 ปีที่แล้ว

    Building frames, control systems, and thinking afresh the way you do it is definitely impressive. I have built over a dozen different small UAV systems and this is indeed excellent work!

  • @deroskar
    @deroskar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really really enjoy to see your progress on this and the way you explain and improve them.
    Would love tosee more on this series!

  • @borgonianevolution
    @borgonianevolution ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Awesome progress Tom. Great walk thru on the process you are going thru. The lead / lag, set up on the rotors is crazy how effective it is being it is torque influenced. My question is "As fast as the rotors spin and as many changes per second are needed to make it do as you wish, how much does that effect the speed controller?". I would assume you use higher end esc's and have some sort of cooling going so they don't melt and let the magic smoke out?

  • @doogus8728
    @doogus8728 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always thought these helicopters looked so cool. Great video.

  • @saberwork
    @saberwork ปีที่แล้ว

    This was amazing. In 1984 I was in flight school at Fort Rucker, AL. One afternoon we were invited to the parade ground to view a flight demo of the Bell XV-15 tilt-rotor aircraft. To say we were mesmerized would be a colossal understatement. The aircraft was nothing short of spectacular. On the way back to the parking lot after the demo my wife heard one of the other wives talking to her friend say she wished he husband looked at her the way he had been looking at that aircraft. I am certain my wife sympathized. To this day I still walk outside when I hear a V-22 approaching. I anxiously await your completion of this project!

  • @robosilo
    @robosilo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The real hero here is the thermal camera. Those things are so darn useful when trying to find faulty components.

  • @solarius6362
    @solarius6362 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your videos!! Keep up the good work!!

  • @MRDUALITY
    @MRDUALITY ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome progress!! I REALLY wanna see someone build a 3d printed Channel wing that uses the dyson bladeless fan technology to have guaranteed airflow over the channelwing 😅 Its a design I've been working on but have no means of testing... Hope you can!

  • @theovannieuwenhuizen5756
    @theovannieuwenhuizen5756 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing Tom!
    Brilliant thinking and execution.
    Can't wait to see the sequel.

  • @leebonney2773
    @leebonney2773 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a long time RC & 3d printing enthusiast I've enjoyed all your videos, but this one is truly outstanding, the concept & execution are best described as "simply brilliant".
    I'm a retired R&D engineer, and it is clear you have the most important trait inherent to that discipline....Tenacity.
    I also enjoyed your recent video on using the slicers "vase mode" to print aircraft wings, that would possibly accelerate the 3DP of an EDF jet fuselage I'm designing/making.
    Really looking forward to part 2, I'm sure the project will be a successful !
    Frankly the best home science/engineering channel out there, you are doing a fantastic job of educating & encouraging young engineers.

  • @stackoverflow128
    @stackoverflow128 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    HI Tom, something that occurred to me is that you could use ceramic bearings. This are quite cheap and they come in big sizes these days. I bought some for a tilt rotor quad copter I was building.

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ceramic bearings are always better in performance and endurance. And the way the three bearings are each pressing on one point of each bearing lends itself to using a ceramic bearing and realizing the advantages thereof.

  • @LordPhobos6502
    @LordPhobos6502 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love tho see a parts list for some of these projects - those magnetic motor encoders look like fun! :D

  • @dominicwebb8000
    @dominicwebb8000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video and subject once again Tom. Your ability to observe and use data to address the initial issues is truly impressive. I know how much time and effort goes into making the projects and editing the results, well impressed.

  • @grahammcnally4799
    @grahammcnally4799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome work. The pitch control is mind boggling. Love your videos.

  • @theloosetrigger4514
    @theloosetrigger4514 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I actually recently did this in Trailmakers! Really unique challenge.

  • @Boogie3D
    @Boogie3D ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Being an aerospace engineer as well, I highly admire your skills. Awesome job!

  • @gifu-117
    @gifu-117 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you smacked the two helis on the ends of the V22 I instantly had to think of a compound helicopter like the X3, would love to see someone build and explain a model like that

  • @tenpiano1920
    @tenpiano1920 ปีที่แล้ว

    I finished watching the video and then realized that Part 2 wasn't out yet; now, I can't wait to see it released. Thank you for making such a Brilliant (I didn't mean to capitalize that, but I will be checking out that website too) and interesting video!

  • @martin09091989
    @martin09091989 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't you use the "cyclic control" for yaw control as well?
    Also seeing this thing translate sideways would be looking awesome, especially with a fuselage!

  • @ant-man1131
    @ant-man1131 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think you're gonna be a MAJOR innovator in the helicopter world! Keep up the good work. You should really try to copyright your design and introduce it to Sykorski or Boeing

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat ปีที่แล้ว

      His complaints about current ‘tilt rotor’ RCs are all spot on.

    • @captivenut4122
      @captivenut4122 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not his design. Take a look at the previous video on his channel, that he refers to.

  • @dingdingdingdiiiiing
    @dingdingdingdiiiiing ปีที่แล้ว

    I always love it when you show the failures, because in the end you succeed, but you had to overcome what must have been frustrating faults with completely unknown cause. So, you have to grind through and not give up, it's not easy even if you are knowledgeable and talented.

  • @charliesangle5032
    @charliesangle5032 ปีที่แล้ว

    ingenious technique for pitch without linkage !! your videos go from strength to strength, found you during your air engine escapades and have been here ever since !

  • @OldFChannel
    @OldFChannel ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Whoever's reading this, i pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you're struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! Amen

    • @toby530
      @toby530 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks

    • @wojtekpolska1013
      @wojtekpolska1013 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      another copy-paste scam comment..

    • @gabrielbuilder1529
      @gabrielbuilder1529 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who are you

    • @lonestar125
      @lonestar125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wojtekpolska1013 i understand that this is some copy paste bs but in what way is it a scam

  • @3089io
    @3089io ปีที่แล้ว

    Working out that passive hinge. I've gotta rewatch this a few times. You blow past it kind of. Very cool. Extremely clever.
    Nice Osprey. Thanks for sharing!

  • @slimjimfpv
    @slimjimfpv ปีที่แล้ว

    This Is genuinely amazing what you’ve achieved and engineered! And it’s great how you deliver and explain in to us all. Thank u Tom!

  • @SocksWithSandals
    @SocksWithSandals ปีที่แล้ว

    Another cracking project, Tom.
    Amazing how you troubleshoot and iterate the prototype.
    Have fun building the fuselage.

  • @UncleManuel
    @UncleManuel ปีที่แล้ว

    It's impressive how you troubleshoot your own created problems. And how you create those totally-out-of-the-box-thinking projects. Creating blade control with inertia is just one mindblowing example... 😮😎👍

  • @willowmoon7
    @willowmoon7 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to work near a small airport, and on my lunch walk one day an Osprey passed back and forth over the runway for the whole hour. Was one of the cooler things I've ever seen. 😸

  • @yououtuber4176
    @yououtuber4176 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the type of content I appreciate on TH-cam. Analytical thinking and factual information.
    Thanks for posting.

  • @Nifty-Stuff
    @Nifty-Stuff ปีที่แล้ว

    Tom, your videos are so well done! So awesome seeing how you solved for the complex motor system. Keep it up!

  • @aliprovidence9321
    @aliprovidence9321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, if you add a vibration absorber on the shaft and motor, the entropy of vibration goes less. Thank you for sharing Pal

  • @JamieBainbridge
    @JamieBainbridge ปีที่แล้ว

    It's so satisfying to see good people with good tools. That CNC was an excellent investment, you've been able to do so much more with it.

  • @bignosethethird
    @bignosethethird ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see such a fastidious engineering approach here! One change at a time, good root cause analysis, careful iterations, and much perseverance. Looking forward to seeing the final result.

  • @mavamaarten
    @mavamaarten ปีที่แล้ว

    I have no words, Tom. You're a madman. Your animations are so extremely clear and well-executed as well.

  • @rcaddict9558
    @rcaddict9558 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching your stuff Tom, your explanations are brilliant, l used to work at a well known aero and automotive uni ,so watching your stuff makes me miss being around this kind of MSc & PhD projects
    ,keep going dude!

  • @JoeOvercoat
    @JoeOvercoat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, your development program is top notch. And the design is quite clever use of established principles & methods.

  • @efraimk1673
    @efraimk1673 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES! Been waiting for more content with the magical swashplate! Vtol is so sick. Great video as always Tom. Looking forward to part 2 :)

  • @DerrickBommarito
    @DerrickBommarito ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely cracked lad! The projects you're getting up to are absolutely mindblowing even with all your previous projects.

  • @makatron
    @makatron ปีที่แล้ว

    Making a three blade rotor with that inertia variable pitch it's just amazing, all the moving parts in a tiny helicopter rotor head removed by using just inertia control. Can't wait to see the final v22 as is one of my favourite aircraft.

  • @TheHammemo
    @TheHammemo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You could try putting the wing spar in between the servo and the motor so the motor mounts aren't so long. Might help with stability but idk it was just a thought I had.

  • @JimmyPaulos
    @JimmyPaulos ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great! I'm impressed the 3-blade version works so well.

  • @othmanalq9849
    @othmanalq9849 ปีที่แล้ว

    you reinvented blade pitch control!! only goes to show how much of a genius you are! great content as always

  • @coreyfro
    @coreyfro ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so glad you did this. I have been thinking of this since your first brushless pitch control video

  • @AirCommandRockets
    @AirCommandRockets ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video Tom! Love the way you show the problem solving process.

  • @bmorr
    @bmorr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My previous favorite video of yours was the helicopter without linkages, and this is better. I can't wait to see your new "interesting" 3D printing techniques. I was mesmerized by the last modeling techniques you showed.

  • @heikoh.6833
    @heikoh.6833 ปีที่แล้ว

    I admire your ideas and your implementation.
    Please keep it up and show us your fails.
    I am 60 years old and used to (30 years ago) build a lot of RC models. But today you have much better implementation options thanks to 3D printing, cheap milling machines and the many technical advances.
    I admire and envy you.

  • @LuckySlevin7
    @LuckySlevin7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You moved out! congrats. Also very interesting and innovative build you showed here, I am very excited for part 2 and more!

  • @Jack155Q4
    @Jack155Q4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely amazing. You are insanely talented and one of the most creative out there

  • @ZoeyR86
    @ZoeyR86 ปีที่แล้ว

    This might be the most insightful use of foc I have seen to date in a hobby environment

  • @NETBotic
    @NETBotic ปีที่แล้ว

    Hardware, software, components, balancing blades, building frames, design work... so much stuff packed into a short video, as usual lol. Nice work.

  • @diegobob3306
    @diegobob3306 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really impressed, can't remember how I started watching this channel... think I was considering building an R/C plane with my nephew? I forget... but my goodness I've enjoyed it so much ever since, thank you!

  • @adriaanb7371
    @adriaanb7371 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is some seriously innovative stuff! Great to watch your personal progress!

  • @jjstewart4341
    @jjstewart4341 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best channels on this entire website. Love what u create bro please never stop

  • @clown_hamster
    @clown_hamster ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy never fail to ease my boredom ever since the DIY Electric bike video. Gosh, I love your detailed explanation

  • @MSI2k
    @MSI2k ปีที่แล้ว

    That rotor linkage thing is just mind bending stuff. Great experiment! Always enjoy your videos

  • @brei.z
    @brei.z ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooo impreessive! you blow my mind man!.. replacing mechanics with code.. soo interesting and worked way better than I expected..

  • @you_just
    @you_just ปีที่แล้ว

    incredible control mechanism. using the acceleration of your motors as a control mechanism is ingenious

  • @wolf-dietergrabner9762
    @wolf-dietergrabner9762 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing. Thanks for sharing the process.

  • @cal-scot
    @cal-scot ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, you're mad smart but also so good at explaining it to the rest of us. Kudos

  • @jonasnebuka
    @jonasnebuka ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your problem detection skills are unmatched!

  • @infocpctrainer
    @infocpctrainer ปีที่แล้ว

    brilliant, in awe of the sciences involved. waiting on tenterhooks for next video

  • @NoBaconForYou
    @NoBaconForYou ปีที่แล้ว

    Showing how the helicopter blade pitches on one side in slow motion is so beautiful. It's borderline organic, it reminds me of a bird flapping it's wings. Helicopters are truly amazing contraptions. Your design is also super interesting.

    • @NoBaconForYou
      @NoBaconForYou ปีที่แล้ว

      It's super cool but I think it's probably causing the vibration. The torque reverses with every revolution, imagine how a car lurches forward when you let off the gas.
      I don't see anything wrong with the tilt mechanism in the previous video, in fact I think it's cooler than the real osprey due to it's simplicity and the fact that it utilizes the same mechanism that tilts the rotors forward. I think forgoing any kind of traditional blade control is a really innovative way of building this kind of vehicle. Though maybe it wouldn't work for something the size of a real V22.. idk I'm uneducated

  • @donahuerules
    @donahuerules ปีที่แล้ว

    Here we go again. Tom on the cutting edge of flight control, low cost manufacturing and making it look easy.

  • @lena96969
    @lena96969 ปีที่แล้ว

    your designs look so simple and elegant. Very fun, interesting and educational to watch.

  • @stevemurphy5709
    @stevemurphy5709 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tom, you are brilliant. I like the way your analytical scientific mind lets you work through problems

  • @crustycobs2669
    @crustycobs2669 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant creation with unique features. Well done, you are an aviation pioneer.