I Built NASA's Truss-Braced Wing Concept (Drone Mothership)
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Fantastic work, especially on the truss sweep for COG, problem solving at its best.
hey scott - have you ever heard of this space game called KSP? jk
2:01 I admire your restraint in choosing the phrase “never really found a home” rather than “never really took off” 😂
Haha, yes that crossed my mind.
@@thinkflight 😅🎉Yudjibing
To be fair, it took off plenty...
@@thinkflight this project was a flight of fancy
The end footage looks way too good, almost detached from reality and more like a render. The absurdly beautiful scenery, the super clean looking build and how the drone zips around the plane effortlessly like a camera controlled by a mouse in software. Very surreal :D
I thought so too!
Yeah I got that feeling too, I expect it's helped by that amazing green of the fields below contrasting so well with the aircraft's paint scheme.
@@KristovMars so much rain recently in cali it’s amazing
@@pa0lo0_ Yeah my part of South Australia looks like this for about two weeks on a good year
@@pa0lo0_ Yeah my part of South Australia looks like this for about two weeks on a good year
the v-tail goes SO WELL with the strut brace. gorgeous plane! if it looks good it flys good!
…that’s the motto I’m always thinking off at the time I see (an image of) the Me262
If it looks good motto dose not apply in aviation.
That was how all of the aircraft of the 1920s-30s were built and they are all unanimously deathtraps that are slow and sluggish and overall terrible.
If its designed well, and built well, and tested well, and modified rationally, it will fly good.
Is it more beneficial compared to the standard T-tail?
It looks good, but realistically speaking. T-tail would be more realistic.
@4:29 the cinematographer is quietly freezing to death but carries on. Nice bonus footage. Gotta love how CA can look like a lush paradise at this time of year and especially with all the rain we’ve had.
If you told me that the footage of the plane flying was from a video game, I would have believed you
Death Stranding vibes.
I'm so glad to have experienced the progression of games, and witness an era where this is a serious comment.
There is an interesting motorized sailplane with braced wings made in France in 1967, the Chapeaux-Durand CXD-18 . The struts are profiled and mobile to also serve as ailerons, flaps and airbrakes . She's displayed at the air museum of Angers-Marcé in France .
So cool
I´ve often wondered why this isn´t standard, why not use the available area?
Double emploi..je supprime
@@Br1cht The struts are at a relatively steep angle to the plane (both definitions of plane), so by putting control surfaces on them, I imagine the control surface will not perform very well and would just induce drag. Just a guess tho, im not a aerodynamics expert
Your designs are absolutely awesome! They inspire me to continue this hobby and build more and more advanced projects.
Mission accomplished then!
@@thinkflight I remember when my colleague at Boeing was working on SugerVolt. Where are you in SoCal? I would love to meet up and discuss other stuff to model that might make a great video... Super impressed with your projects. What's your engineering background? I have Cal Poly SLO Aeronautical Engineering BS 1995, and some MS Mechanical engineering courses. An RT Jone style Oblique flying wing with adjustable engine and vertical stabilizers would be a great project.
Dude. the turnaround on the design and build is nuts. Nice work.
You've rapidly become one of my favourite youtubers and I have ZERO interest in actually flying or making a drone myself. You're eloquent, educational and engaging. Great work!
Love your work. Absolutely insane. I'd love to see some more deep dives too, maybe a second channel where you explain the intricacies of how you designed your planes?
Maybe one day!
Was going to say the same thing; super impressed with the speed and quality at which you design and build things, and id love to see more of that.
Check some of the previous videos. How to build the Graugans is really good.
Impressive work. Replacing the drop bay doors with clear plastic would help with the auto exposure problem and make for interesting video.
Clever idea.
That;s a great idea!
That looks fantastic in the air! Considering you're hurting from low Re, this seems like a good contender for a heavy endurance craft that flies at higher speed. If that bay was filled chock full of batteries, how long would it go?
Looking forward to seeing more about that "incredible software" from Austin. CADing printable planes is a PITA!
These trailing cam shots on this aircraft make me happy. I watch this video whenever it comes up on my feed. The aircraft is beautiful and I always enjoy watching it fly again.
2:40 "This won't be hitting Mach0.8 on purpose" is such a maker thing to say, I love it.
Beautiful work!! This was so much fun to watch
This is AMAZING! I have been really interested in this for awhile and have been wanting to build some versions for myself. It was really great seeing what you did with this one!
I love that truss-based plane! Looks like it handles beautifully, too. For 3D-printing some parts for your planes, you should take a look at the technique Tom Stanton is using for his 3D printed RC planes, he found a way to balance weight and stability really well.
Weird moment here, I work at NASA Langley and have seen these types of models before but never knew what it was all about. I come across a TH-cam video and it is easily explaining what I see at work. So props on you man.
Beautiful Aircraft. Never seen the Moreno Valley look so green.
Awesome achievements! Flight is so fascinating. I was marveling, just yesterday, while watching a foursome of Canada geese amble around our neighborhood. I was thinking how marvelous are their wings, which fold up to exactly the right dimensions, perfectly conforming to their bodies, and providing insulation. Then, if spooked, the wings extend instantly, and explosively launch the large-bodied birds into the air... a miracle of nature's design.
the person helping you film whispering to the camera is super endearing :)
Thanks! It was a lovely video and I respect your curiosity and applied creativity.
Gratitude!
Thanks TF for another great vid. I really liked the last little drop plane and looking forward to seeing more "minis"
Thinking you might want to try spring-loaded wing extensions on the micro drone with a pull-pin trigger when it drops out of the bay. The flight dynamics with the kind of profile and size you have now to fit in the bay are probably always going to suck.
Oooh! Yeah do a swing-wing micro B-1 for the drop drone!
Regardless of efficiency gained or not, it's a beautiful airplane. Great job on this project! Thanks for sharing.
Very nice looking plane! I like how you joined the trusses at the engines... really clean
Amazing video as always. Thank you. One thing tho: what's the difference between strut and truss braced? You kinda skimmed over that part - it looked like truss means strut plus extra support (which is what a truss is) but your design has no trusses 🤷♂️🙏
Yes! I was worried I missed something. Would love to understand this concept.
Thanks! It flies very nicely!
Thank you @Think Flight!
I always enjoy your videos. The extremely grainy videos reminded me of early space footage, which is very nostalgic.
Beautiful build... thanks for sharing!
Love the micro models, looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
This is super cool. I’m stoked for the full scale version as well!!
This is absolutely amazing!
I'm quite glad you added that footage at the end
absolutely beautiful! I love it!
Also excited about the micro plane
Thank you for the extra footage :)
Put strips of 30 grit sand paper on the upper leading edge of those small drop ships. The small bumps act as turbulators and energize the boundary layer keeping flow attached and vastly improving flying characteristics.
I could not click away from the B roll footage at the end. I could put that on a loop and give it 45 minutes of my time. Thanks.
My pleasure!
I'm curious why you chose to use a push/pull configuration for the props rather than single larger props. Is it to allow the use of smaller props, or is there some other benefit?
Wonderful video. Thank you!
Impressive filming at the end. Keep it up!
Awesome build. I'd love to see more about you using HD-Zero and ELRS for this. Those are what I'm thinking of using.
This is wicked! Well done mate!
You just saved NASA and Boeing Millions. Truss-Braced works. GO TO FULL 747 or 787 Truss production!
Killer build. Looking forward to more!
amazing wonerful invention here
I go bike riding where your closing footage was shot. I love how far away from it all I feel back there. Beautiful mothership you made there!
It truly is so very, very cool. Compared to other models people have build this on looks simply special.
Awesome video, amazing build! I want an RC truss-braced wing now too and too see these as real aircraft!
great video, thanks for making this
Love your work! It would be awesome to see more of the build process, even if it's just pictures and some narration.
The scenery, music, and the elegant plane made this video so beautiful!!!
Totally agreed... Pls consider the suggestion
wow dude that is a great work and a video, thank you
Awesome video man , nice edit and work
Excellent aircraft, looks and flies brilliantly. Well done.
I'm quite new to your channel, however I've been watching RCtestflight, Tom Stanton, Peter Sripol, and flight test for years. RC test flight led me here. I've gotta say that that plane is a thing of beauty, I look forward to seeing your developments.
Congrats bro 🎉🎉🎉
AWESOME video! Happy to smack that like button.
Also great sarcasm during your design explanations 😂
Most impressive, as always. Your videos are consistently worth watching.
Glad you think so!
Awesome plane! Really took it to the next level by also giving a small drone to drop, which I look forward to seeing more of. Not a new concept, but I wonder how well the truss being swept back so far could double as a replacement for the v-tail by putting control surfaces on it. Would be less stable being so close to the wing, but that's what computers are for and might be worth the loss in drag :)
I think that is an awesome idea!
dang, I always learn so much from every one of your videos, thank you so much!
Great video! Thanks!
Love your projects, they are so cool, the fast pace you have and the great engineering involved, so nice!
👍💪✌
Thank you very much!
@@thinkflight just my honest opinion. I thank you!
Big like man, always inspiring to watch and what a view!
What an incredible project!
looks clean and streight, just beautiful on ground and in the air, espescially the footage at the end I had not expected.
But Southern California offers also a much better weather situation than in most others places were we had 20 cm of fresh snow last Saturday - after a few days with 15°C at the end of February.
Fun video, with great engineering, thank you.
ty for all u do!!
Wow, that was awesome!
Put your glass fabric on at 45deg (draped on the bias) it'll allow both warp and weft fibers to contribute to stiffness, and you'll be able to get the fabric to lay down over the airfoil a lot easier. piece of unidirectional tape in a shallow groove under cloth for spar cap on top and bottom. Love this aircraft!!!
your video makes me want to give up all my hobbies and go back to aviation and composites.
Im glad I stumbled upon your channel. Amazing engineering and American ingenuity!
What a beautiful looking and flying plane !!! 😉😎
Beautiful design. Encore !
I just subbed yesterday, and BAM! New video.
Your plane is something i wanted to build a long time ago, maybe i will come back to this later. Ty!
That flies so well!
fun fact: you connected the truss brace to the engine nacelle to reduce drag at the joint. if somebody at boeing comes up with that idea now and tries to get a patent for it: thanks, due to this video, it's prior art.
but I guess, there were already planes with such a configuration so that doesn't really matter.
A bright LED turning on inside the bay a few seconds before opening the doors could help with the camera's white balance being blown-out by the sudden change in brightness.
heck yeah!! the coolest part all that lush greenery afoot!!
Your footage is incredible brother. That thing flies like a dream.
The use of the engine pods as structural members to reduce drag was a really elegant touch. Thank you!
Beautiful plane! Way to go!
sweet plane the landscape looks amazing
Super work!
Awesome video, and can’t wait for the nano plank to be out!!😍
Very impressive. Stunning model.
Fascinating as always, beautiful countryside well filmed..
Very cool looking plane indeed. Well done !
Thanks a lot!
The plane looks beautiful. Lovely design.
Beautiful vision, and such a functionally awesome flyer!✈️🏆
Well done sir ! Looks very nice and you build it very well. Awesome job
Thank you very much!
Great build super impressive
That is so beautiful where you were flying!
Wow, this was awesome
I look forward to your videos. Great content, on my wavelength.
I also use the honey comparison when trying to explain Reynolds number.
In you we truss....
Stu Wood. Vic. Australia
You always amaze me bro wow this plane flew beautifully great work
you truly are a great maker
I always feel smarter after watching your videos.
Looks great!
the shots are amazing.
Such a pretty plane, very cool!
Love all your videos
Glad you like them!