Could this be world's first antigravity flying machine to simulate the gravity on Mars? I'm self announcing it! Thank you PCBWay for sponsoring: www.pcbway.com... Contact: rclifeon2014@gmail.com
Makes you wonder why the astronauts never took the opportunity to, you know, jump 10 feet in the air... They did all kinds of other goofy dangerous stuff. It's the 3D parallax analysis of the distance of the "mountains" in the background which proves conclusively that they were on a sound stage.
So, actually you wouldn't get the same thing from bungee cords since they have less tension at the peek of your jump. The difference is so minimal it's likely unnoticeable, but we need a reason for this to exist.
I was more thinking a long arm with a counterweight on the other side. IIRC Colin Furze built something like that already. You could seamlessly adjust that from earth gravity to basically zero gravity.
4:49, That's because aluminum is a "long chip" material and should never be "ground" it will clog the abrasive element and potentially explode the grinding disc.
from the intro I imagines a design where you would create an adjustable lift effect where one adjustment simulates you on mars, and another makes it feel like your on the moon. then the most optimal has you weightless completely neutralizing earths gravity... this project needs a part 2
Also a pulley, but yes, my idea exactly. But the idea with the propellers would be to have a sort of drone, that is "following" you, so that you can actually run and jump a distance, but that's even more difficult to make and it would require two more propellers.
@@dingdingdingdiiiiing My hope is, that this was part one. Hoping to see this untethered kind of "jetpack" style to jump around. And yeah, like @ding said, control would be needed, Quad or articulating blades.
I'm glad you can afford to do things your own way. It has always been a trade-off or compromise for me, but trial and error is a great way to learn what works. You are getting real value from all your effort! 👍👏
🤣🤣🤣 crazy 😜 swede 🤣🤣🤣! Yes I was going to ask you about your giveaway, but discovered your pinned comment! Thanks for sharing your “Mars walker”! I love your crazy ideas 💡! Never stop being who you are! You rock! 🤣
Definitely need part 2+ with either a base-reenforced guide for full height jumps, or engineer a way to make it self-stabilizing so you dont need a guide at all
You know what you need to do… Square out the frame, double the motors to lower duty cycle and make a 20ft high cable guide to make some full height jumps.
Bra jobbat. Jag har sett fler av dina videoupplägg. Jag gillar din kreativitet. Jag väntar idogt på fortsättningen. Det ska bli intressant att se hur det går!
A great build. Loved the video and laughed so hard at You half deaf yelling at Your GF to up the throttle! You did spend a lot of time on things that are easy to look up, as there's plenty of research on these since the 50's (as always, research > experimentation, but it's not always more entertaining). A) Ducted props with steel mesh on the underside of the duct. Ducts can easily be printed in segments and pulled together with a hose clamp large enough. This would give more downward thrust from same size of prop and motor. B) There's so far no way to control it or stabilise it other than the two steel cables. Control surfaces under the ducts and a gyro to control them would allow You to get some proper air! While You'd still be tethered for power, it would be awesome to see this work out in an open field.
Im thinking myself of this kind of floating device. Can give you some ideas that i thought about. !.st, safety, so add cage around, like on room fans, it can be light weight so as soon as blade touches it will stuck. 2. Make base for motors not rectangle, instead single rod connected to back of engine, And make Y connection, in 30degree angle. Rotating should be easier. And Caron ofc, you can buy cheap from Chaina friends. I was thinking the down part should touch ground, and best if you could stand on it, but as backapck it sounds better. Ideal with gimbal at belt level
OMG, cool, I also cut profiles with my knees! I thought I was the only one. Haven't finished the video yet, but I'd probably have gone for 3 props and offset them to minimize the width/diameter of the whole contraption. Or just springs and pulleys without any electrics. :) BTW, "Acorn" nut for UK and North Americans.
12:30 actually not bad, it helps it was an overcast windless day. you could probably get it closer just by just boosting the highlight exposure level in the first shot!
1) your RC interference is PROBABLY from being too close actually. 2) Maybe Consider using a simple servo tester for your throttle? it just gives you a potentiometer to be able to control as you are onboard.
Hey! I want to build a heavy lift drone with 4 of those motors. Which version of the Pixhawk do you think would be a good flight controller? GPS would be nice but all the sensors they offer I can be without. I've been waiting for your comment! 😉
I'm only half way through your video and I have a few ideas. 10 mill heavy clear vinyl instead of plexiglass would work well, it is flexible enough to stop a blade without shattering. It could be tented above your head, hung from a single rod and, like a bullet point, drape over your shoulders over a second pair of bars, this would deflect air from hitting your head an shoulders and cause less downward drag. Bending the ends of your props downward 15 degrees would increase their efficiency just as a duct would as it would direct air more straight down and less out in a spiraling cone.
Bending the ends of the props? Pretty sure these are carbon fiber props. You bend them, they snap, and you end up with carbon fiber shards in your fingers (and/or eyes...)
@@Vousie Yes, but if you heat them sufficiently you can bend them, set them in a jig and they will retain that bend. The point is, if you can make your own props you can make better, more efficient props than what is offered off the shelf. There is a company who makes bent props and I have seen them on a vertical lift plane.
@@TheWadetube Pretty sure these companies already do a lot of research on efficiency, and making custom carbon fibre props is a very difficult thing, especially ones this big. Have you actually tried making your own? And done comparison testing? If not then I don't think you can make these kinds of claims. And a quick Google search tells me that heating CF is a bad idea...
As you are "flying" this thing without any stabilization will tend to frontsteer then dunk into the ground. You should use simple active aero, just some servos and big flaps would fix the dunking problem. Now you need bigger motors too.
can't stop thinkin about that guy who cut his arm with the tip of the propeller, testing his selfmade electric paraglider.... scary stuff , stay safe and maybe tell others not to try this at home?!
You could use some counterweights with guide rollers. Like some elevators works. They do not need to be 100% balanced. But with the counterweights the Propellers has less to pull up, right?
There is a drone with software that keeps it upright and you can balance a broom on it. With such a drone you could use a vest harness and a wire and have it 100 feet above you, and fly you all around the country like superman.
What I would try. space the motors up a little bit more so you can put those handles under your arms and hang from your armpits. move the motors up to give you clearance on your helmet.. then put a aluminum mesh as a stopper from letting your helmet pop up to high. I think it would work so good
Just playing the video on my phone when I'm not around it, watched the other video yesterday. Btw. That dialect when you got out of it the first time. Could swear that you sounded Norwegian. But even the swedish is probably close to the border. Ha en god søndag
I posted this video yesterday but had to modify it, here's why: th-cam.com/users/postUgkxExBtp-aYQqrai8hZyNq6_Ne_ur95zv74
unfortunate that it had to be done. great video though :)
Finally I can see the extra 13 seconds
Makes you wonder why the astronauts never took the opportunity to, you know, jump 10 feet in the air... They did all kinds of other goofy dangerous stuff. It's the 3D parallax analysis of the distance of the "mountains" in the background which proves conclusively that they were on a sound stage.
@@WaffleStaffel maybe they were afraid to jump too high and never land back on the moon again
@@multiarray2320 That must be it!
Since the rig is basically stationary, you could have just used counterbalance weights with ropes and pullies...but that wouldn't be as cool.
One challenge with counterbalance weights is that while you do decrease the net downward force, you also *increase* your inertia
How about bungee jumping ropes
I think the point is to make it non stationary in the future
Just here for the engagement so you don’t get whacked on Adsense with the reupload.
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@@ElectricNed I’m a computer, stop all the downloadin’
So, actually you wouldn't get the same thing from bungee cords since they have less tension at the peek of your jump.
The difference is so minimal it's likely unnoticeable, but we need a reason for this to exist.
You could use a rope and a pulley with a counterweight, that way the tension remains the same, and it is very easy to adjust
@@bastienx8 That doesn't sound very dangerous though.
I was more thinking a long arm with a counterweight on the other side. IIRC Colin Furze built something like that already. You could seamlessly adjust that from earth gravity to basically zero gravity.
@@XTJ7 Counterweight would increase the inertia way more than the rotocraft.
4:49, That's because aluminum is a "long chip" material and should never be "ground" it will clog the abrasive element and potentially explode the grinding disc.
from the intro I imagines a design where you would create an adjustable lift effect where one adjustment simulates you on mars, and another makes it feel like your on the moon. then the most optimal has you weightless completely neutralizing earths gravity... this project needs a part 2
Huge fan of the vids, Been watching for years and the quality is always superb!
Thanks. Always enjoy your projects. And nice to see you giving a little more attention to safety, because like I said, I like watching your projects.
at 18:23, he got really emotional, he almost cryied , Good job kid, you did great
Higher construction with metal rails, and each corner fixed to the railing.
And most importantly propeller covers!!!
Great video as usual!!😊
If you want to cut aluminum with an angle grinder, there are special pastes for that. It works like a lubricant and you cut it much faster
The problem is more that Aluminum is too soft. Softer than the hardest hardwoods. It actually cuts really nicely with a wood blade on a miter saw.
Or use isopropyl alcohol , it cools the aluminium and works so the aluminium
do not melt and don't stick to the cutting blade
Long time no watch. You grew up. Deeper voice and seem less pissed off. Living the good life. Keep it up!
Broo you could have just used a climbing harness, rope and a hanging counterweight, it would be much safer.
Also a pulley, but yes, my idea exactly. But the idea with the propellers would be to have a sort of drone, that is "following" you, so that you can actually run and jump a distance, but that's even more difficult to make and it would require two more propellers.
@@dingdingdingdiiiiing My hope is, that this was part one. Hoping to see this untethered kind of "jetpack" style to jump around. And yeah, like @ding said, control would be needed, Quad or articulating blades.
@@dingdingdingdiiiiing ooooh a person delivery drone. that would be so sick tho.
But but but where's the fun in that?
Safer? It is not about this channel😂
You yelling more! more! more! during testing gave me mad scientis vibes lol. Great video!
I'm glad you can afford to do things your own way.
It has always been a trade-off or compromise for me,
but trial and error is a great way to learn what works.
You are getting real value from all your effort! 👍👏
🤣🤣🤣 crazy 😜 swede 🤣🤣🤣! Yes I was going to ask you about your giveaway, but discovered your pinned comment! Thanks for sharing your “Mars walker”! I love your crazy ideas 💡! Never stop being who you are! You rock! 🤣
Definitely need part 2+ with either a base-reenforced guide for full height jumps, or engineer a way to make it self-stabilizing so you dont need a guide at all
your jump cuts are impeccable. excellent job this was fun to watch :)
You know what you need to do…
Square out the frame, double the motors to lower duty cycle and make a 20ft high cable guide to make some full height jumps.
I would say you could just rig up some weights and a pulley system, but that would be no fun! Awesome video ❤
Madness. Wonderful, joyful madness. Never stop.
Awesome video Simon as always :)
Bra jobbat. Jag har sett fler av dina videoupplägg.
Jag gillar din kreativitet. Jag väntar idogt på fortsättningen.
Det ska bli intressant att se hur det går!
You are back making amazing stuff I'm so happy
Great video
Your projects tends to be very much more interesting than the guillioutine and other old creations.
A great build. Loved the video and laughed so hard at You half deaf yelling at Your GF to up the throttle! You did spend a lot of time on things that are easy to look up, as there's plenty of research on these since the 50's (as always, research > experimentation, but it's not always more entertaining). A) Ducted props with steel mesh on the underside of the duct. Ducts can easily be printed in segments and pulled together with a hose clamp large enough. This would give more downward thrust from same size of prop and motor. B) There's so far no way to control it or stabilise it other than the two steel cables. Control surfaces under the ducts and a gyro to control them would allow You to get some proper air! While You'd still be tethered for power, it would be awesome to see this work out in an open field.
Sensless, but interesting. Im amazed of people doing such things. Thanks for you great work!
OMG I WANT ONE FOR fun and entertainment. 😂
Also I think we can handle getting lawn darts back now. We'll be good. I promise. 😂😂
This is one of the craziest things I have seen on youtube. Those props would have easily taken off your hand or worse. Pretty cool though
Very good experiment 😊👍👍
Finally a flying video
Such a cool setup! I wonder if there's any way to set it up so that way you can jump forward?
Collab with @theCodyReeder is going to need to be the next step here. Amazing work love it!
Youre videos are awesome, not sure why youtube doesnt push your stuff more
Simon-taneously.
Welds don't have to look pretty, they just have to do the job.
when the motors were harmonizing with themselves in the first test (09:13) i felt true inner peace.
That's what we want to see, is as Simon brain work, you good, THANKS!!!
what motor is this? its one hell of a beautiful motor.
HAHAHAHA the screaming 16:19 its so insanely funny
Brilliant work
Great video, Thanks for sharing you fun
Awesome build.
Im thinking myself of this kind of floating device. Can give you some ideas that i thought about.
!.st, safety, so add cage around, like on room fans, it can be light weight so as soon as blade touches it will stuck.
2. Make base for motors not rectangle, instead single rod connected to back of engine, And make Y connection, in 30degree angle. Rotating should be easier. And Caron ofc, you can buy cheap from Chaina friends.
I was thinking the down part should touch ground, and best if you could stand on it, but as backapck it sounds better. Ideal with gimbal at belt level
OMG, cool, I also cut profiles with my knees! I thought I was the only one. Haven't finished the video yet, but I'd probably have gone for 3 props and offset them to minimize the width/diameter of the whole contraption. Or just springs and pulleys without any electrics. :) BTW, "Acorn" nut for UK and North Americans.
8:27 😂 don’t ever change 👍🏻
12:30 actually not bad, it helps it was an overcast windless day. you could probably get it closer just by just boosting the highlight exposure level in the first shot!
1) your RC interference is PROBABLY from being too close actually.
2) Maybe Consider using a simple servo tester for your throttle? it just gives you a potentiometer to be able to control as you are onboard.
Hey! I want to build a heavy lift drone with 4 of those motors. Which version of the Pixhawk do you think would be a good flight controller? GPS would be nice but all the sensors they offer I can be without.
I've been waiting for your comment! 😉
Wow the intro propeller sound sounds just like Pump it by Black eyed peas. It's even the same tone height HAHA!
Great video. Just need to add a 3rd motor so you can leap over medium sized buildings.
Allt var ju bra fram till en våg. Älskar dig men lite mer "skin in the game" vill man se :)
Reupload?
Yes, he had an issue with the giveaway I believe
Yes from yesterday. It was first unlisted and later deleted or made private
Yesterday's video was striked by TH-cam.
@@RcLifeOn You're just an employee. Your boss can do as he likes, as sad as that is. Lovin' your content.
Fanastic start to the video. I want one now
Jag är lite nyfiken på vad grannarna säger :D Det måste ju låta utan bara fan!
Sweden doesn't have hardware stores to buy correct size bolts, must be tough.
Updoop for chickens. 🐤🐥
I'm only half way through your video and I have a few ideas. 10 mill heavy clear vinyl instead of plexiglass would work well, it is flexible enough to stop a blade without shattering. It could be tented above your head, hung from a single rod and, like a bullet point, drape over your shoulders over a second pair of bars, this would deflect air from hitting your head an shoulders and cause less downward drag. Bending the ends of your props downward 15 degrees would increase their efficiency just as a duct would as it would direct air more straight down and less out in a spiraling cone.
Bending the ends of the props? Pretty sure these are carbon fiber props. You bend them, they snap, and you end up with carbon fiber shards in your fingers (and/or eyes...)
@@Vousie Yes, but if you heat them sufficiently you can bend them, set them in a jig and they will retain that bend. The point is, if you can make your own props you can make better, more efficient props than what is offered off the shelf. There is a company who makes bent props and I have seen them on a vertical lift plane.
@@TheWadetube Pretty sure these companies already do a lot of research on efficiency, and making custom carbon fibre props is a very difficult thing, especially ones this big. Have you actually tried making your own? And done comparison testing? If not then I don't think you can make these kinds of claims. And a quick Google search tells me that heating CF is a bad idea...
Whatever the thing is that told you to bring in chickens keep doing it. Great stuff!
OMG YOU ARE ALL GROWN UP!!!!
Ayy BRO YOUR MY MOST FAVOURITE DUDE LOVE YOU SO MUCH ITS BEEN LONG TIME
Now we just need a portable gyro controlled version so you can run and jump around with it!
Outstanding! 🤩🙂
As you are "flying" this thing without any stabilization will tend to frontsteer then dunk into the ground. You should use simple active aero, just some servos and big flaps would fix the dunking problem. Now you need bigger motors too.
Hang a saddle from the frame, and see if you can maintain a hover :D
Legendary as always
when cutting/grinding aluminum with an abrasive disk, you need to use wax like a "Slick Stik"
If you control the accelerator with an Arduino you can automate the power management, I would use ultrasound and a gyroscope
16:24 This reminded me of Kylo Ren yelling "MOOOOORRREEE!!!"
🤣🐔🐔🐔 ! Chickens in the workshop! Love it!
13:00 wooden piece of wood LOL😂😂
1:32... Why are there Chickens in your home ?
YYYAAAA bro 😂😂😂
They're on strike. Yep. His aircraft experienced a birdstrike.
Because he's a 'chick' magnet.
Awesome sauce 👍👍👍👍💪
Great video!
can't stop thinkin about that guy who cut his arm with the tip of the propeller, testing his selfmade electric paraglider....
scary stuff , stay safe and maybe tell others not to try this at home?!
Great job
I enjoyed this, and the algorithm likes it when I say so!
This was a silly fun one
chickens are so cool animals, i feel bad when i eat their wings but o well thats life
Why you didnt add a Limiter for the upper Lift like for the one below with some Wood 2 by 4
You could use some counterweights with guide rollers. Like some elevators works. They do not need to be 100% balanced. But with the counterweights the Propellers has less to pull up, right?
There is a drone with software that keeps it upright and you can balance a broom on it. With such a drone you could use a vest harness and a wire and have it 100 feet above you, and fly you all around the country like superman.
Balloons with Helium next!
Like in the movie Danny Deckchair.
Bra jobbat :)
What I would try. space the motors up a little bit more so you can put those handles under your arms and hang from your armpits. move the motors up to give you clearance on your helmet.. then put a aluminum mesh as a stopper from letting your helmet pop up to high. I think it would work so good
At the start the drone noise kinda sounded like the song pump it 💀💀💀
awesome shit. greetings from Poland :)
Any update on the jet boat project?
You can get a basic harness and you would not have to depend on your arm's to do pole ups it would also free up your hands
reverse the blades and simulate Jupiter!
Dood, you are f'in awesome!
Eyyyyyy, sicko!!! What the fudge 😁
Greetings from Stockholm Sweden Europe 🇸🇪🇸🇪
Ja jag vet att du är schwensk du med 👍🏻 Vad blir det härnäst?
0:25 motors? i thought they where drum magazines XD
"New plan!" he says, abaonding the last non-plan he had
if the idea is to stay under a rig, you could have used an elastic to replace the propellers
You should get a small cnc mill for aluminium👍
ohh i just thought, next iteration make a rod down the center like an umbrella. just for easy and stable tests.
That's scary! I was worried just looking at my phone! Just don't get hurt!
I think its time to invest in a drill press! ^^D
If this video gets 1 Million likes, Simon will turn this into a human sized deli slicer
Just playing the video on my phone when I'm not around it, watched the other video yesterday. Btw. That dialect when you got out of it the first time. Could swear that you sounded Norwegian. But even the swedish is probably close to the border. Ha en god søndag