OH Mon Dieu , merci de m'avoir faire rêver par ce beau moment de vol , depuis Icare , jusqu'aux jours d'aujourd'hui , le rêve de l'homme reste toujours , intacte : VOLER . Grande Admiration et respect HUbert Etienne
Magnifique vidéo , si bien illustrée par cette amusante chanson française? Bravo évidemment aussi pour cette fabuleuse et féerique construction, Clément Ader et ces acolytes pionniers du ciel applaudissent avec moi
O desenho desta aeronave deixa dúvidas à primeira vista ! Mas ao sair do chão, mostra um desempenho muito bom . Parabéns ao seu construtor e piloto ! Saudações do Brasil !!
Today in international news, a devastating fire in Frances white flag factory completely destroyed the facility. Emmanuel Macron announced that due to a total loss in their war-fighting production ability they have upgraded their national alert status from "run" to "hide".
ubermench1000 Well at the rate they are importing African and middle eastern muslim men , coupled with macron telling white women to breed with black men , it will only be a few years before they only speak arabic and are ruled by Sharia law .
@@TheBargepirate And leave their entire air force and navy and all communications and equipment totally in tact for the the new dictators, probably ISIS this time round, to use against the rest of Europe, England and their allies, just like in WWII.
Es una maravilla que hayas construido con tus propias manos este hermosa máquina. Estas cumpliendo el sueño de muchos. Te felicito!!. Un abrazo gigante desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Michael Whinnery Why it’s very Aero dynamic and most of the old time WW1 planes were mainly wood covered in fabric. I’m sure it handles extremely well. With that bi-wing it’s probably very hard to stahl.
Only the French could compose a song with lyrics that not only make Lice (a Louse) sound adorable by high lighting it but give the music a catchy melody that makes one want to dance in carefree abandon.
Quite a few (lighter) homebuilt aircraft use two-stroke engines for the better power-to-weight ratio. You may want to give them a few minutes to warm up, so they don't stall on sudden throttle changes.
@@Євген-е4г A reserve parachute could work if falling from about 220 metres. The Fallschirmjager in WWII managed to leave the plane at only 76.2 metres in Crete and there were lots of them, all unharmed and landing on earth rather than a body of water.
Many constructors of the Flying Flea lost their lives before the kit was banned. Mostly because of unsuitable engine choice. It was originally intended to use a small motorcycle engine. Also the airflow between the wing and tailplane was disturbed when in a steep decent, causing spiral dives into the ground. You need big balls to fly one of these, that's for sure.
ce meck est terible audacieux courageux tres fort il a tous les ingrédients pour piloter son propre coucou la musique de la soupe aux choux ses super j aime beaucoup chapeau bas !
Lovely video! What a cute little airplane! Nice design and workmanship. Loved the music too. Would be nice to see a closeup of the cockpit interior and instrument panel. Congrats to you on a terrific project!
The Rutan homebuilts of the 1970's used a cannard arrangment in which the horizontal tail was on the front and the wing at the rear. The most popular of these was the Long Eze. Most of them used a foam fiberglass composite structure. Also, there was a plywood cannard homebuilt design from France, but I think I read that it isn't marketed in the U.S.A.
@@davidcash7543 Yes, the Rutan planes are the only others that I know of that are similar. But even they are distinct because the forward wing is so small. The forward wing on this airplane is definitely not a canard. Both wings are fully wings, while the rear one doubles as the horizontal stabilizer, is unique, as far as I know.
@@deezynarAs far as I know, you are correct and it is unique. The only possible example of anybody else putting a full wing at the rear that I can think of is the Langley Aerodrome from the early days of aviation, and it was really a failure anyway. Years ago, somebody designed an ultralight that had forward and aft wings joined at the tips to form sort of a diamond shape, but it seems to have died with the designer, and it would be a whole new concept anyway. I don't study such things like I did as a teenager, but it seems to me that there was some kind of control issue with the early Flying Fleas that had more to do with the way the forward wing changed pitch than the tandem wing arrangement, but I'd have to look that one up. A now defunct Canadian homebuilt plans business used to sell updated plans for the Flying Flea. But you probably know more about that than I do.
@@davidcash7543 I know almost nothing about this stuff myself except that it's an intriguing design. I did a little research, but nothing that makes a person an "expert" though. I'll list a few details that I learned, just for the record. It has no ailerons. Both wings have dihedral, so when the rudder is swung, the wing tips on the outside of the turn rise. The rear wing is fixed, and has no control surfaces at all. The entire front wing pivots, and that is the elevator control. The original design had a flawed feature that caused the plane to nose dive in some conditions. It was something that a pilot who knew what to do could recover from, but enough people were building them and dying, that folks decided to put one in a wind tunnel to see if the problem could be designed out, and they did. Planes built to the improved plans are safe when operated within their limits. One flight characteristic that can't be removed from the design, is that without ailerons, it is not good for cross wind take offs, and landings, on typical narrow runways. I heard that some plans are available that produce unsafe planes, so a person has to be sure to get plans that are recommended by folks who have flying experience in Fleas.
F22 Raptor jockeys, eat your hearts out lol. Cheeky, fun little machine --- with the strangest wing configuration and vertical fin/rudder. Only thing I didn't like was pilot's habit of leaving engine running in unattended aircraft, chocks or no chocks.
This chat was comment about an unusual homebuilt plane. Respect that fact and leave politics out of it. Personally I've had a gutful of world politics lately. RELEVANT comment please or none at all.
i do think its a nice plane... but could do with some colouring... i do like how basic it is though. all that stuff you can probably buy at the local hardware store... also the engine could probably be replaced with a lawn mower engine as you'd only need the propeller to spin at around 4,500 rpm to probably fly that little beauty which can easily be done with the right gearing. as for the F22 raptor with americans saying "Our F22 raptor is the best most agile air craft ever made!".... so is that why in war games where they test planes, the Euro fighter which was made in the 1980s kept up with everything it threw out and was also able to out run the F22 raptor? also the F22 raptor may have vertical lift capabilities but still takes a fucking long time to climb up for 30,000 ft, the Euro fighter typhoon only needs a short run way and can get up to that in about 5 - 10 seconds as it just goes straight up because its agile and fast enough to do so as oppose to the F22 of getting to that height in 20 - 30 seconds... then theres the fighting capability... F22 raptor is specialised in plane vs plane (air to air) combat, where as Euro fighter is for everything (Air vs Air, Air vs land and Air vs sea), then the F22 raptor can fly about 20ft above the floor without any problems of crash landing which is good, give the plane a biscuit, but the Euro fighter which is almost 30 years older has been known at air displays to fly about 3 - 4 ft off the ground at high speeds and sometimes if the pilot is mad enough can fly upside down with the tail just 2 inches off the floor... so F22 raptor... over priced piece of shit. basically all it is, is just stealth panels with an engine which americans keep saying we'll never be able to get a plane that can beat the F22 raptor at flying in stealth, but they're wrong there as im sure the Euro fighter if we replaced all its panels with stealth panels which can be done easily, would easily beat it as most people when they spot a Euro fighter, its already about 500miles away from where you saw it. as for the F22, because its so big, you can always see it and hear it.. hell even a spit fire would beat it or one of the french planes from WWI because they were able to fly extremely low at slow speeds, so slow that the F22 raptor would be going to fast to get a lock on, or if it slowed down to match their speed, it would drop as its too heavy. so basically all america has done is made it then claimed its the best because its american and nothing in america ever fails (apart from corvette, xbox, microsoft, Chevrolet, hummer and a few other things).. nothing from america fails according to americans... they even claim their abrahams to be the best tank ever but russia has them beat at that and basically any british, french or german guy knows that if theres a Big tank sat firing and you want to sneak up on them, simply get people to sneak up on it while its in artillery firing mode, don't open fire on it but simply, take a grenade, sneak around the front, wait till is fired a round, pop the pin and roll the grenade down the barrel, then run like fuck.
***** What the hell substance are YOU on, pal? Your grasp of reality and aircraft design suggests that you sit in a blacked-out room 24/7 with six computers all running, playing video games... you take a break only when the daily delivery of pizza & coke & speed turns up. To avoid the inconvenience of 'comfort' breaks you could always wear incontinence pads. 1. No capable pilot would fly inverted with tail "2 inches off the deck" because the slightest turbulence or misjudgement would turn him & his machine into a smoking black streak along the ground. Any military fighter pilot caught pulling a stunt like that would be stripped of his wings, grounded. It's all about economics -- a hugely expensive aircraft, and a pilot who cost millions to train. 2. Your propeller RPM is wild guesswork. If the mill is a modified VW (?) with laminated timber prop, it probably runs around 2,500 to 3,000 rpm. Even bloody lawnmowers don't run at 4,500 rpm you turkey. 3. I'll bet the Euro fighter CANNOT do 30,000 ft vertical climb in 5-10 seconds. You really must get off the funny weed, pal. Even with anti-G suit, any pilot strapped to a ship with 3000 to 6000 ft PER SECOND vertical climb performance would be unable to breathe due the G forces involved. But for lack of fuel, that acceleration would put him into orbit. Be credible. Check your facts before you think of posting. Or stay silent.
seriously why is it when i respect people in what they say without calling them anything or being an asshole towards people why do people always see it as a reason to be complete dicks towards me? fuck it, already fighting depression... from various amounts of people constantly treating me like shit.
***** Don't let your alligator mouth write a check your humming bird ass can't cash ! ! ! IF you are fighting depression....stay off You Tube......it will help you get better....
The flying flea was advertised as “ extremely stable “. “ Flies hands-off “. Unfortunately it was even more stable if it got itself inverted, as some discovered.
Mein gott,das Flying Flea , my dad & friend, both over 250lb, built in friends basement, knocked out wall to remove plane, 60 years ago,I was 6or 7, never remember it getting off the ground, it was built from a book, translated from French to English & Germain, and metric to inches , you have to be a little nuts , but aren't we all, good luck in the air all👍🛩️
@yesca jasta True, the vortex effect allows a Bumble Bee to fly. Perhaps the unusual wing configuration makes a vortex effect under the plane providing more lift than the small wings can supply by themselves.
@@stewartmarshall4112 They are very wide indeed. I was so preoccupied with the length that I did not notice the width. The tail surface is just about as big as the main wings as well.
@@sky_professor3051 That's because it's using a German engine that was designed by a guy named Ferdinand in about 1925 (or earlier). I recognize it - I have two sitting in my garage.
designed by henri Mignet who was perhaps the father of home built aircraft. He wrote a book and provided plans.Some builders died...... In a dive the top wing can blanket the tail with a loss of control. Some builders were saved because there were few engines available (in the early 30s0 which could drag the machine into the air.
julian gould I have one of the original hardback book of plans. It's by Henri Mignet. It's a classic piece of prose as well as full instructions to make one.
It looks as though the first Vogelfrit was a tail dragger, whereas the next iteration is the same aircraft with tricycle gear. I have great respect for those that build and fly their own aircraft. As a pilot, call it cowardice or call it wisdom, I would NEVER fly anything that I built with my own two hands. Fine effort sir!
He looks like he has the spirt of man for freedom just thank were we are to day in aviation , cars . boats, and electronics and so much more. We owe a det of thanks to those with the spirt to try as he may have build this aircraft base on old date it still made it work and so many in the past paid with there lives or came close at times, some were made to look like fools and others made history. If you never try you will never fail and if you never fail its possible you will never have susess and make history . Thanks to all who try for its much safer not to risk looking like a fool or paying with your life but win or loose at least you took the risk from those crossing the seas or strange lands or starting a business or building a aircraft
There is a great paperback. "The world's worst aircraft" The Flying Flea has a chapter all to its self. The aerodynamics are just beyond awful. The close coupled wings could aerodynamically lock the aircraft into a dive from which there could be no recovery. There were attempts to rig them more conventionally - the Mignet plans calling for an all moving wing to control pitch and rudder to control yaw/roll a bit (ugh) - but those that staggered into the air looked like the one in the video. Not really flying just moving through the air. They were banned in many countries I think.
This is a great plane! One important element that everyone who flies/drives/operates any vehicle with safety belts must know is that ALL shoulder straps must be anchored ABOVE your shoulders! If they are anchored below your shoulders then in a crash, or even a profound stop, the straps will at the least compress your spine. At worst, it could crush your spine. So please always be certain to have them anchored higher than your shoulders. If your vehicle doesn’t have any structural elements that you can anchor them to up high, then you might need to add a roll bar that can raise the anchor points.
The Farming Game I have one of the original hardback book of plans. It's by Henri Mignet. It's a classic piece of prose as well as full instructions to make one.
The Farming Game I'm interested where can I obtain this or can you photograph the pages and send them to me? I'm intrigued by this please reply as soon as possible
What a fantastic video. It showes that the thrill, romance and love of flying is still live and well.
OH Mon Dieu , merci de m'avoir faire rêver par ce beau moment de vol , depuis Icare , jusqu'aux jours d'aujourd'hui , le rêve de l'homme reste toujours , intacte : VOLER .
Grande Admiration et respect
HUbert Etienne
Bless this mans heart. He had a dream and realised it.
And had the guts to realize it. (notice no parachute?)
IKEA probably has the kit :) Other that that...WOW !!
@@timmytwodogs Ikea???? jejejeje 👍
FELICITACIONES por el trabajo de la Pulga del cielo el video la filmacion y la musica GRACIAS!! gracias Merci beacoup!!Cests TRES jolie!
My respect for this man God bless him.
Merci beaucoup mon ami. Vous étés un homme très intelligent, doué et évidement extrêmement courageuse! C'est vraiment bien fait.
I loved it! A great testament to "Rolling your own" and making stuff work.
Very nice and fun video. Thanks for posting.
Well done lad.10 thumbs up for not dying and that beautiful landing.this video made me smile.
And after 10 years, TH-cam recommended this video.
yeah I guess the algorithm sometimes takes it's sweet arse time
The YT censors had to make sure it was woke enough to be allowed.
Magnifique vidéo , si bien illustrée par cette amusante chanson française? Bravo évidemment aussi pour cette fabuleuse et féerique construction, Clément Ader et ces acolytes pionniers du ciel applaudissent avec moi
In case of apocalypse, we need people like you.
@TheBigHase Pity about the crappy music
right? pilots and engineer types will be super duper valuable
He reminds me of the gyrocopter guy from mad max
Excellent!! en plus fabrication maison! chapeau!! trop mignon ce petit pou!! la musique est très bien aussi! ;)
Love it! Fantastic build, and probably in the running for one of the cutest planes ever!
Awesome, incredible and amazing !!!........Truly a great man, and very brave.
I admire you. :)
That is hilarious!! What an adorable little flea, good luck and continued happiness my friend!
O desenho desta aeronave deixa dúvidas à primeira vista ! Mas ao sair do chão, mostra um desempenho muito bom . Parabéns ao seu construtor e piloto ! Saudações do Brasil !!
France's Air Force is something to be reckoned with
Ahh,ha ha !
Today in international news, a devastating fire in Frances white flag factory completely destroyed the facility.
Emmanuel Macron announced that due to a total loss in their war-fighting production ability they have upgraded their national alert status from "run" to "hide".
ubermench1000
Well at the rate they are importing African and middle eastern muslim men , coupled with macron telling white women to breed with black men , it will only be a few years before they only speak arabic and are ruled by Sharia law .
@@TheBargepirate And leave their entire air force and navy and all communications and equipment totally in tact for the the new dictators, probably ISIS this time round, to use against the rest of Europe, England and their allies, just like in WWII.
@Delon Duvenage Watched it at 2X speed and still waiting for it to climb..
Mon Dieu, tu as des boules d'acier! Incroyable!!!
Why is everyone saying he's a Frenchman? The video starts with the Belgian national anthem. And Cerfontaine is a village in Belgium.
Because the background music.
Es una maravilla que hayas construido con tus propias manos este hermosa máquina. Estas cumpliendo el sueño de muchos. Te felicito!!. Un abrazo gigante desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I am amazed that this little plane was able to lift this guy's giant balls into the air
My first thoughts after takeoff- WOW it looks heavy lol
Michael Whinnery Why it’s very Aero dynamic and most of the old time WW1 planes were mainly wood covered in fabric. I’m sure it handles extremely well. With that bi-wing it’s probably very hard to stahl.
I road in a plane glider once but this is on a whole nother level of fun.
you know him TOO well
This comment made larrrrrrrrff so hard! 🤣🤣
こういうタイプの飛行機にしては前車輪式だし、自分で作った✈️で自分が飛ぶってのも最高ですね😺🎵
Looks like Snoopy's plane when he fights the Red Baron!! LOL
Love it... congratulations.. you are an inspiration to all...!!
Only the French could compose a song with lyrics that not only make Lice (a Louse) sound adorable by high lighting it but give the music a catchy melody that makes one want to dance in carefree abandon.
bravo! Ammiro le persone che sanno costruire cose particolarmente difficili come un piccolo aeroplano, che poi è anche molto bello!
Flight check:
1. Starts engine
2. Gets dressed
Can the jokes. That's a "flight suit". (hehe)
Lol👍
maybe he figured that in the time it takes to get dressed if the engine fails he would know; also some engine heating up time
He was simply showing he was not wearing any chute.
Quite a few (lighter) homebuilt aircraft use two-stroke engines for the better power-to-weight ratio. You may want to give them a few minutes to warm up, so they don't stall on sudden throttle changes.
Most excellent Dude. Great music too.
trop genial!!!!bravo bravo!!felicitations et bon vol!
Never say Never,, well done,,thank you for sharing,,
Watching him suit up I was waiting for the parachute. A much needed addition to that plane.
Looked like he was wearing his carpet slippers...😛😛
At an altitude of up to 300 meters, a parachute will not help him. and it’s scary to climb higher on this plywood!
@@Євген-е4г A reserve parachute could work if falling from about 220 metres. The Fallschirmjager in WWII managed to leave the plane at only 76.2 metres in Crete and there were lots of them, all unharmed and landing on earth rather than a body of water.
@@Євген-е4г why 8s plywood so scary?
Tres bon, monsieur. Merci beaucoup, for sharing with us all. I want on of those planes too. 👍👍👍👌
I was glad when he put on the overalls and helmet. For a minute I thought he wasn't taking flying seriously....
Looks extremely fragile and with very very few power but... What an experience has to be flying that plane!! Well done!
so cute ,,, keep watering it , and with love and care and plenty of sun , it will grow .
O wie schön, mal eine "Himmelslaus" wieder zu sehen!!
Good to see French nationalism is alive and well. Seems like their air force isn't very modern though.
Lol
+Larz That's the Belgian anthem at the start. Not French.
wow
Larz
You're dumb at a new level...wow!
does it need to have 2 wings or could it fly with one only?
Cool ! It sounded just like a VW beetle cruising a 80 on the highway ! Love those engines. Great little plane.
LOVE thee music.... what is it?
La Brabanconne Belgium National Anthem
Wonderful,great touch of history.Thank you.
Creative. I like how the lower wing is aft and doubles as the horizontal stabilizer....why not use it as a wing for lift too. :)
straordinario aeroplano in miniatura che vola come gli altri aerei piu grandi..complimenti al costruttore
So, did he and Muttley manage to stop the pigeon in the end?
I knew it looked familiar!
nick shale Drat and a Double drat.... 😆
Hahaha. I hereby grant you the winner of t'internet.
Awesome, AWESOME little plane. Bravo Sir.
Love the spirit dude! Bravo!!
Great video, great music.
Makes me think of the little Bumblebee, that doesn't know he shouldn't be able to fly.
That equation that supposedly said they can’t is for fixed wing aircraft, which would be correct if the bees didn’t flap their wings.
James Davey of
With high speed camera work its realised that the bumble bee can flap its wings 230 times a second. Now they know why it can fly.
what a beautiful little plane.. but are you sure you don't want a parachute & a better helmet?
Holy crap. That's just some engine stuck on some plywood,right? Gotta respect the 'Crazy'
Many constructors of the Flying Flea lost their lives before the kit was banned. Mostly because of unsuitable engine choice. It was originally intended to use a small motorcycle engine. Also the airflow between the wing and tailplane was disturbed when in a steep decent, causing spiral dives into the ground. You need big balls to fly one of these, that's for sure.
How do you think the Hurricane was built?
@@thra5herxb12s So many wrong assertions... A good flying flea is the safest and simplest plane to fly.
Tens of thousands of planes have been made from plywood/wood/fabric.
Excellent film footage and sound. Love the soundtrack.
Bonjour from Japon!
5 years have passed since the movie was uploaded.
Does the plane still exist?
skytd915 10!
ce meck est terible audacieux courageux tres fort il a tous les ingrédients pour piloter son propre coucou la musique de la soupe aux choux ses super j aime beaucoup chapeau bas !
MAN YOUR ENGLISH IS ALL FUCKED UP.
This guy already ahead of every African nation.
comment ne pas apprécier cette vidéo .
Eccentrics of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your life!
Aussi: J'aime la belle musique qui accompagne la vidéo. Merci encore.
Film ' la soupe aux choux'....
Why, that's cuter than a speckled pup.
Than kitty boots
Tudjuuu !! Faut oser se lancer dans un "truc" comme ça.
Chapeau pour la réalisation, et le courage de l'essayer.
"Im gonna use one cartridge, ignition off, clean out the cylinders"
steamgeezer "so you've only built models? .......
Yes but the principals the same
👍👍👍👍👍
No! I forbid you!!!
Lovely video! What a cute little airplane! Nice design and workmanship. Loved the music too. Would be nice to see a closeup of the cockpit interior and instrument panel. Congrats to you on a terrific project!
The fact that he got his flying attaire AFTER the engine started tells a lot.
I'd be more worried about him standing on the wrong side of the prop when he hand cranks it.
Bloody fantastic!!,😁👍Amazing!!!
Woof.
This thing has the roll center of a chubby cat.
@Melvin Gillham They said chubby cat not agile kitten though :)
Cerfontaine Belgium, I remember seeing that in the hangar! never thought it could fly. Nice ending with the Pink Porter, Caravan and AN28.
I think I'd be changing my pants AFTER I flew that thing! LOL!
I didn't think it could fly!! Great work.
Ein tollkühner Kerl in seiner fliegenden Kiste mit VOLKSWAGEN-Motor!
Mein erster Gedanke!
😂😂😂👍
@Rick 1776-1970 cancel Brexit and let`s go on working and dealing in EU!
Надо было ставить Ротакс .
volksy motors are kool, in, an outa cars
Ich wusste ich kenn das Design irgendwoher :)
Merci pour ce pou du ciel ...!
By the time he finished putting on the suit termites ate half the plane.
Striking news: wow, aeroplanes can be made from wood and plywood. Go get an aeronautical culture, son.
absolutely brilliant.....my utmost respect for this man!
When your bedroom furniture no longer works for you....turn it into an airplane! Cool airplane!
Voila c'est magnifique. Rien n'est impossible quand on y met sa créativité.
Are there any other planes that use the elevator as a wing for lift? It makes sense, but it is not common at all.
The Rutan homebuilts of the 1970's used a cannard arrangment in which the horizontal tail was on the front and the wing at the rear. The most popular of these was the Long Eze. Most of them used a foam fiberglass composite structure. Also, there was a plywood cannard homebuilt design from France, but I think I read that it isn't marketed in the U.S.A.
@@davidcash7543 Yes, the Rutan planes are the only others that I know of that are similar. But even they are distinct because the forward wing is so small.
The forward wing on this airplane is definitely not a canard.
Both wings are fully wings, while the rear one doubles as the horizontal stabilizer, is unique, as far as I know.
@@deezynarAs far as I know, you are correct and it is unique. The only possible example of anybody else putting a full wing at the rear that I can think of is the Langley Aerodrome from the early days of aviation, and it was really a failure anyway. Years ago, somebody designed an ultralight that had forward and aft wings joined at the tips to form sort of a diamond shape, but it seems to have died with the designer, and it would be a whole new concept anyway. I don't study such things like I did as a teenager, but it seems to me that there was some kind of control issue with the early Flying Fleas that had more to do with the way the forward wing changed pitch than the tandem wing arrangement, but I'd have to look that one up. A now defunct Canadian homebuilt plans business used to sell updated plans for the Flying Flea. But you probably know more about that than I do.
@@davidcash7543
I know almost nothing about this stuff myself except that it's an intriguing design.
I did a little research, but nothing that makes a person an "expert" though.
I'll list a few details that I learned, just for the record.
It has no ailerons. Both wings have dihedral, so when the rudder is swung, the wing tips on the outside of the turn rise.
The rear wing is fixed, and has no control surfaces at all.
The entire front wing pivots, and that is the elevator control.
The original design had a flawed feature that caused the plane to nose dive in some conditions. It was something that a pilot who knew what to do could recover from, but enough people were building them and dying, that folks decided to put one in a wind tunnel to see if the problem could be designed out, and they did.
Planes built to the improved plans are safe when operated within their limits.
One flight characteristic that can't be removed from the design, is that without ailerons, it is not good for cross wind take offs, and landings, on typical narrow runways.
I heard that some plans are available that produce unsafe planes, so a person has to be sure to get plans that are recommended by folks who have flying experience in Fleas.
Seemed like something from Willie Coyote INC. But, in fact it did really good! Congrats, and thank you for sharing!
F22 Raptor jockeys, eat your hearts out lol. Cheeky, fun little machine --- with the strangest wing configuration and vertical fin/rudder. Only thing I didn't like was pilot's habit of leaving engine running in unattended aircraft, chocks or no chocks.
This chat was comment about an unusual homebuilt plane. Respect that fact and leave politics out of it. Personally I've had a gutful of world politics lately. RELEVANT comment please or none at all.
i do think its a nice plane... but could do with some colouring... i do like how basic it is though. all that stuff you can probably buy at the local hardware store... also the engine could probably be replaced with a lawn mower engine as you'd only need the propeller to spin at around 4,500 rpm to probably fly that little beauty which can easily be done with the right gearing. as for the F22 raptor with americans saying "Our F22 raptor is the best most agile air craft ever made!".... so is that why in war games where they test planes, the Euro fighter which was made in the 1980s kept up with everything it threw out and was also able to out run the F22 raptor? also the F22 raptor may have vertical lift capabilities but still takes a fucking long time to climb up for 30,000 ft, the Euro fighter typhoon only needs a short run way and can get up to that in about 5 - 10 seconds as it just goes straight up because its agile and fast enough to do so as oppose to the F22 of getting to that height in 20 - 30 seconds... then theres the fighting capability... F22 raptor is specialised in plane vs plane (air to air) combat, where as Euro fighter is for everything (Air vs Air, Air vs land and Air vs sea), then the F22 raptor can fly about 20ft above the floor without any problems of crash landing which is good, give the plane a biscuit, but the Euro fighter which is almost 30 years older has been known at air displays to fly about 3 - 4 ft off the ground at high speeds and sometimes if the pilot is mad enough can fly upside down with the tail just 2 inches off the floor... so F22 raptor... over priced piece of shit. basically all it is, is just stealth panels with an engine which americans keep saying we'll never be able to get a plane that can beat the F22 raptor at flying in stealth, but they're wrong there as im sure the Euro fighter if we replaced all its panels with stealth panels which can be done easily, would easily beat it as most people when they spot a Euro fighter, its already about 500miles away from where you saw it. as for the F22, because its so big, you can always see it and hear it.. hell even a spit fire would beat it or one of the french planes from WWI because they were able to fly extremely low at slow speeds, so slow that the F22 raptor would be going to fast to get a lock on, or if it slowed down to match their speed, it would drop as its too heavy. so basically all america has done is made it then claimed its the best because its american and nothing in america ever fails (apart from corvette, xbox, microsoft, Chevrolet, hummer and a few other things).. nothing from america fails according to americans... they even claim their abrahams to be the best tank ever but russia has them beat at that and basically any british, french or german guy knows that if theres a Big tank sat firing and you want to sneak up on them, simply get people to sneak up on it while its in artillery firing mode, don't open fire on it but simply, take a grenade, sneak around the front, wait till is fired a round, pop the pin and roll the grenade down the barrel, then run like fuck.
***** What the hell substance are YOU on, pal? Your grasp of reality and aircraft design suggests that you sit in a blacked-out room 24/7 with six computers all running, playing video games... you take a break only when the daily delivery of pizza & coke & speed turns up. To avoid the inconvenience of 'comfort' breaks you could always wear incontinence pads.
1. No capable pilot would fly inverted with tail "2 inches off the deck" because the slightest turbulence or misjudgement would turn him & his machine into a smoking black streak along the ground. Any military fighter pilot caught pulling a stunt like that would be stripped of his wings, grounded. It's all about economics -- a hugely expensive aircraft, and a pilot who cost millions to train.
2. Your propeller RPM is wild guesswork. If the mill is a modified VW (?) with laminated timber prop, it probably runs around 2,500 to 3,000 rpm. Even bloody lawnmowers don't run at 4,500 rpm you turkey.
3. I'll bet the Euro fighter CANNOT do 30,000 ft vertical climb in 5-10 seconds. You really must get off the funny weed, pal. Even with anti-G suit, any pilot strapped to a ship with 3000 to 6000 ft PER SECOND vertical climb performance would be unable to breathe due the G forces involved. But for lack of fuel, that acceleration would put him into orbit.
Be credible. Check your facts before you think of posting. Or stay silent.
seriously why is it when i respect people in what they say without calling them anything or being an asshole towards people why do people always see it as a reason to be complete dicks towards me? fuck it, already fighting depression... from various amounts of people constantly treating me like shit.
***** Don't let your alligator mouth write a check your humming bird ass can't cash ! ! ! IF you are fighting depression....stay off You Tube......it will help you get better....
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Very reminiscent of the ‘flying flea’. That flew like an old bedstead too.
The flying flea was advertised as “ extremely stable “. “ Flies hands-off “. Unfortunately it was even more stable if it got itself inverted, as some discovered.
Mein gott,das Flying Flea , my dad & friend, both over 250lb, built in friends basement, knocked out wall to remove plane, 60 years ago,I was 6or 7, never remember it getting off the ground, it was built from a book, translated from French to English & Germain, and metric to inches , you have to be a little nuts , but aren't we all, good luck in the air all👍🛩️
Robert Grider my that is hilarious! Nuts indeed great story!
My Dad built a flying flea.
It's a Flying Flea!
Очень милый биплан. :) Уважение человеку, воплотившему свою мечту!
это не биплан.Это тандем..
It looks so ungainly, as if it could never get off the ground. But he had the last laugh. He flew very successfully in it.
@yesca jasta True, the vortex effect allows a Bumble Bee to fly. Perhaps the unusual wing configuration makes a vortex effect under the plane providing more lift than the small wings can supply by themselves.
@@indridcold8433 There is actually quite a bit of area in those two wings. Look how wide the chord is.
@@stewartmarshall4112 They are very wide indeed. I was so preoccupied with the length that I did not notice the width. The tail surface is just about as big as the main wings as well.
Parabéns aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷!!!!
pre- flight check wings two wheels three prop one lets go and do it
CRAP, who dares wins!!!
Great Vid...! Thanks for posting... I smiled all the way through it...! Gordon
He slapped two surfboards on a small canoe and flew it away mcguyver status I'm impressed
Love that music :)
And the plane is really awesome!
That like the volkswagen beetle of bi-planes 😂
....the triumphant French singing really sets the tone for this day !...A.C.Feuerhelm...had to re watch this...
RAF should have had these in WWII. Germans can't shoot and laugh at the same time ! LOL !
This looks more like something you would have seen in WWI.
@Yen Tao Can you give us examples?
Germans don't laugh ...
@yesca jasta well sir how does he smell?
@@sky_professor3051 That's because it's using a German engine that was designed by a guy named Ferdinand in about 1925 (or earlier). I recognize it - I have two sitting in my garage.
Very cool little plane! I like the video, it's true to that time period... well done!
designed by henri Mignet who was perhaps the father of home built aircraft.
He wrote a book and provided plans.Some builders died...... In a dive the top wing can blanket the tail with a loss of control.
Some builders were saved because there were few engines available (in the early 30s0 which could drag the machine into the air.
julian gould
I have one of the original hardback book of plans. It's by Henri Mignet. It's a classic piece of prose as well as full instructions to make one.
Boy, the Luftwaffe isn't what it used to be.
I have never seen a pilot get dressed so fast. That man was excited :D
He was leaving!
Looks like something from Charlie Brown cartoon.
It looks as though the first Vogelfrit was a tail dragger, whereas the next iteration is the same aircraft with tricycle gear. I have great respect for those that build and fly their own aircraft. As a pilot, call it cowardice or call it wisdom, I would NEVER fly anything that I built with my own two hands. Fine effort sir!
"Let's design the cutest aircraft possible."
I blame the French.
I had one of these in a Kinder Egg when I was a kid, I am gutted.... because I never even tried to fly it!!! BRAVO that man 🏆
He looks like he has the spirt of man for freedom just thank were we are to day in aviation , cars . boats, and electronics and so much more.
We owe a det of thanks to those with the spirt to try as he may have build this aircraft base on old date it still made it work and so many in the past paid with there lives or came close at times, some were made to look like fools and others made history.
If you never try you will never fail and if you never fail its possible you will never have susess and make history .
Thanks to all who try for its much safer not to risk looking like a fool or paying with your life but win or loose at least you took the risk from those crossing the seas or strange lands or starting a business or building a aircraft
There is a great paperback. "The world's worst aircraft" The Flying Flea has a chapter all to its self. The aerodynamics are just beyond awful. The close coupled wings could aerodynamically lock the aircraft into a dive from which there could be no recovery. There were attempts to rig them more conventionally - the Mignet plans calling for an all moving wing to control pitch and rudder to control yaw/roll a bit (ugh) - but those that staggered into the air looked like the one in the video. Not really flying just moving through the air. They were banned in many countries I think.
Very funny aircraft and short body jajajajajaj... From PANAMÁ... 👍🏼👍🏼🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
newsflash: the berlin wall is down. you can just drive now
But Snoopy said to fly.
Looks like "cargo cult" from Africa, that actually flies!
Tim Byers lmfao you broke the internet 😂🤣😂
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Okay boomer.
There simply is nowhere near enough room in that cockpit for his town halls ‘cos crikey he’s got a right pair.
This is a great plane! One important element that everyone who flies/drives/operates any vehicle with safety belts must know is that ALL shoulder straps must be anchored ABOVE your shoulders! If they are anchored below your shoulders then in a crash, or even a profound stop, the straps will at the least compress your spine. At worst, it could crush your spine.
So please always be certain to have them anchored higher than your shoulders. If your vehicle doesn’t have any structural elements that you can anchor them to up high, then you might need to add a roll bar that can raise the anchor points.
Where do I get plans
The Farming Game I have one of the original hardback book of plans. It's by Henri Mignet. It's a classic piece of prose as well as full instructions to make one.
The Farming Game I'm interested where can I obtain this or can you photograph the pages and send them to me? I'm intrigued by this please reply as soon as possible