How I Designed the World's Fastest Drone | Guinness Record

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  • What goes into the design of the Guinness World Record fastest quadcopter drone. This is an in depth video on the design process with cool flying shots.
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    Video timestamps:
    0:00 Intro
    0:40 lets get the Guinness Record
    1:27 Frame size
    2:34 Electronic speed controller placement
    4:16 Fiery test flights
    4:59 Back to the pencil
    5:41 Twin batteries
    6:06 Wind tunnel made easy
    6:13 Final ESC placement
    6:35 Battery wobble
    6:48 3D print heat testing
    7:10 Centred thrust axis
    7:23 Vents
    7:51 Body joints
    8:18 Canopy
    8:29 3D printing
    8:52 Streamline shaping
    9:37 Camera
    10:03 Guinnes Witnesses
    10:18 Little n big brother fly together
    10:51 Lid clip
    11:38 Tail light
    12:57 Best speed runs
    14:07 New world record
    14:20 Peregreen 3
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  • @tomsixsix
    @tomsixsix 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +390

    The very idea of 9000W motor/battery power in a product that small is just absurd. Amazing work!

    • @harzerhexenmeister2709
      @harzerhexenmeister2709 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Its absolutely insane. I built fast drones myself but never Had anything over 4500W

  • @RobertGracie
    @RobertGracie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +449

    So you decided to take on Red Bull and crush them, what a badass the both of you are!

    • @grampafpv
      @grampafpv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      It's a totally different system. This drone can not stay flying as long as red bulls drone.

    • @TinyBearTim
      @TinyBearTim 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@grampafpvthe speed record has nothing to do with flight time

    • @timmieskills
      @timmieskills 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Redbulls drone was never about getting a top speed world record? 2 different drones for 2 different purposes

    • @grampafpv
      @grampafpv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @TinyBearTim read the comment I replied to.. keep up bro..🙅‍♂️

    • @TheMrMikeo
      @TheMrMikeo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@grampafpv I think it can fly 7km at 350phh so it could in theory track the red bull car although the camera probably isn’t as good

  • @ZirothTech
    @ZirothTech 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +173

    What a beautiful video - Incredible engineering, clear explanations, and a father son project. Doesn't get much better than that! Great work both of you, a well deserved record.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you very much!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ... love your channel 👌

    • @ahmedmani1051
      @ahmedmani1051 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what a amazing project, and this being done by a father and son just adds to how awesome it's wish you best of luck on your future projects

  • @AndyRRR0791
    @AndyRRR0791 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Been slightly obsessing about this cool thing so here's some calcs for interest's sake:
    If we look at the power consumption at 360km/h (100m/s) which is 5091We, assuming about 85% motor efficiency and 55% propeller efficiency we arrive at drag force of 23.8N. This can be reduced to a CdA figure of around 0.00396. Eyeballing the design section area of 150mm x 120mm gives us an A of 0.018m^2 yielding a drag coefficient (Cd) of about 0.22 or approximately that of a Tesla Model 3. This is kind of impressive except that it has no wheels, wheel arches or tyres which are one of the dominant forms of drag on a road vehicle so it suggests that there's at least some room and probably plenty for improvement.
    Also, at max speed of 510km/h we're starting to see compressibility effects being over Mach 0.4 in linear speed so there's no doubt that the propeller blades are well into the transonic flow regime so the 55% propeller efficiency above may be an overestimate. To make any appreciable gains in the record speed these problems will only be exacerbated. Time to get busy with area ruling and possibly ducted fans to improve the total aero efficiency.
    I also note there is appreciable voltage sag at the high speed run dropping down to 34V. This means that, for an assumed 12S system voltage of 44.4V nominal, there's about 2kW of power disappearing into the wiring as heat. (235A at 10V sag > 2kW). While motors are to some extent immune from increasing voltage from an efficiency perspective, the rest of the electrical system surely isn't, so bumping the voltage higher is only going to be a win, albeit with safety complications.

  • @notbigbrad
    @notbigbrad 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

    Think i found my new favorite channel. Having in depth technical description and great prodcution is rare nowadays, great to see the design process, would never have thought to test aerodynamics out of a window haha. Keep making videos this good, and analysis this engaging.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Wow, thanks! 🤩 more good stuff to come

    • @kay834
      @kay834 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mike-Bell what is that 3d software? great video !

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@kay834 I use Blender. Open source and free

    • @sUASNews
      @sUASNews 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Mike-Bell My mind is bent at just how skillful you are with Blender, that alone is award worthy.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sUASNews thanks 🤩

  • @travisk5589
    @travisk5589 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    The amp draw and ability of those batteries to discharge that fast is insane.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Sure is. Next version 200c batteries straight from the factory.

  • @PrestonMayer
    @PrestonMayer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Congrats to you and your son on breaking the record!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks!! 😃

  • @seldoon_nemar
    @seldoon_nemar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    I had a very uncomforable laugh at 12 hp in a 10" frame.
    The US Department of Defense is going to be giving this video a good number of views i think

    • @AndrewShaidurov
      @AndrewShaidurov 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Ukraine is here first 😏

    • @wiltse0
      @wiltse0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      That was my first thought, The military application is very obvious.

    • @ehjones
      @ehjones 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Small drones are practically undetectable and inescapable at much more conservative speeds anyway. Being cheap, easy, high range and having resilience to jamming would be more important than 500kph+ speed.

    • @2MeterLP
      @2MeterLP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@ehjones Against stationary targets, yes. However, this high velocity drone could also be effective against helicopters and some planes.

    • @pongmaster123
      @pongmaster123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@2MeterLP no, because you forgot the payload.

  • @Moshington
    @Moshington 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    The left handed guy who uses a shorty pencil is the guy you should worry about.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      😂

    • @mokoepa
      @mokoepa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂 😂

  • @robloxian1014
    @robloxian1014 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This is AMAZING! Congrats on the accomplishment… a good thing that you documented everything, which is a great thing to do in engineering. Great job once again!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!! 😃

  • @BreezyDaGoat235
    @BreezyDaGoat235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    i’m confused? just 24k views and 61.2k subscribers? for this level of production? truly underrated!!!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Thanks I value the concern 😊 and your comment.
      It more case of with youtube getting 3.7mill new videos uploaded each day that it really takes a lot to stand out above all that noise. But after a couple of years doing this I think this video is going to give me the catapult boost I have been waiting for. The subscribe rate on this video and type of story has gone nuts and is super high which is fantastic recognition for my efforts.

    • @hektoram
      @hektoram 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Totally agree!!!

    • @goober-ey7mx
      @goober-ey7mx หลายเดือนก่อน

      This aged like milk

  • @dannyboyy31
    @dannyboyy31 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    From someone who can barely make a paper aeroplane, this is fascinating. Watching the design evolve to optimise the aerodynamics, airflow, and centre of gravity is amazing. It must have been so rewarding seeing it achieve such crazy speeds 😄

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Glad you enjoyed it! 😃

  • @PierreBoniface
    @PierreBoniface 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I feel almost vindicated seeing someone else do their rapid drone prototyping in Blender, and especially your line that; "Success is achieving both excellence in performance, and esthetics" is something I've cought a lot of heat over from the pure CAD guys.
    Amazing work all-round!

    • @manob2594
      @manob2594 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is a very interesting take! I feel like engineering/product design is to often teached to go from a sketched based 2D straight into hard and traditionel software such as solidworks/ siemens NX surfacing tool of what ever is used. Blender could be this perfect in the middel. It's abusrd to think about the hours i've seen friends, colleageas including myself put into interrating very complex surface models just modifying splines and addapting surfacecontinuity. The best thing is I have blender installed a couple of months ago exact for this reason but do not seem to find the time or motivaction tot get into it. I this video shows exactly why I should.

    • @davidaugustofc2574
      @davidaugustofc2574 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's more of an argument to CAD designers needing a background in graphic design than it is for Blender being the better tool.

  • @snorlax4021
    @snorlax4021 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I loved your previous video's but this is something else. Love it, you are amazing.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you like them!

  • @mattheww9656
    @mattheww9656 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for sharing your family project. Great video. I hope it inspires more father/son projects.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      More to come!

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones7636 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video, thanks for documenting your work!

  • @KaygeeFromNanotrasen
    @KaygeeFromNanotrasen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Learning breakdowns from you is awesome, please keep making more!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We will!

  • @PalmliX
    @PalmliX 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As an FPV pilot for many years, this gave me chills. Inspired!

  • @sUASNews
    @sUASNews 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is an amazing video, thanks very much for creating it. Comgratulations to you both from KZN

  • @stephaniejoubert365
    @stephaniejoubert365 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video! I particularly enjoy the animations. Well done Luke and Mike - dream team 💪

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much!

  • @uswcfencer
    @uswcfencer หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me of the passion I had when I was a child about aviation! Working together with your son on a project like this not only is super cool, but then to achieve what you did in the speed record is fantastic! The LEDs in the tail is brilliant! I am definitely looking forward to seeing what else you dream up, design, test, tweak, get to its best version as engineers and a father and son duo? Just lovely!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That is awesome!
      We have improvements up our sleeve that should give another big speed improvement. You won’t be disappointed with Peregreen 3 😁

  • @tiitsaul9036
    @tiitsaul9036 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow. Amazing entineering and really well presented. Congratulations and thank you for sharing.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you very much!

  • @garthlee8166
    @garthlee8166 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    10/10 Stunning achievement for both of you , and being able to keep it "in the family" and have FUN together as well as keep on learning , innovating and supporting is Mega Brilliant, Well Done

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Will do!

  • @WHIT4CROW
    @WHIT4CROW 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work Mike and good video. You need to do more works like this. Keep it up❤

  • @Aitelly
    @Aitelly หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    congratulations To you and your Son

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks ☺️ always nice to get a comment from you

  • @jtreg
    @jtreg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    absolutely amazing. loved the use of Blender, this has so much in it... look forward to seeing more!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks a ton!

  • @pectenmaximus231
    @pectenmaximus231 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fact that you bring the world along your journey of inspiration, design, iteration, testing, failure, etc., is such a gift to humanity.

  • @_BL4CKB1RD_
    @_BL4CKB1RD_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is so neat to see the wonderful engineering behind this. You guys are so cool. 😊

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 🤗

  • @jeromejooste3493
    @jeromejooste3493 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mike and Luke, I'm sitting here in Joburg and so proud that you guys from my hometown have achieved this incredible milestone. Great videos from you both and have already shared the links with other drone enthusiasts. Also must add that I love the fact that you designed the drone with Blender. 👍👍👍. When I saw Blender I figured you'd move over to FreeCad but I was wrong.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Jerome thanks for sharing the video. We are both ex Joburg. Blender has proven excellent for this project and is a must for animations. Blender is awesome. What is your filed/software used?

  • @Jon-cw8bb
    @Jon-cw8bb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This has absolutely blown me away in terms of how effective your designing and surfacing was of v2 without doing aero computation.
    Eagerly awaiting v3!

  • @jayst
    @jayst หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s so cool that you instilled this kind of work ethic and ingenuity into your son! My dad talk me how to drink and drive

  • @JJ-ft6jb
    @JJ-ft6jb หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The shot in the dark with the LED on made it all so much cooler, that is quite beautiful.

  • @guinnessworldrecords
    @guinnessworldrecords 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Amazing video, Mike. So insightful!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you think so!

  • @maytronix7201
    @maytronix7201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What in the world? I somehow stumbled upon the coolest and best-presented TH-cam channel I have seen in years.
    Well done!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow, thanks!

  • @Moshington
    @Moshington 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The fastest father/son duo on TH-cam! And in the world! Congrats! Love your work.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks! 😃

  • @B0M0A0K
    @B0M0A0K 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful design, explanation and experience. So well deserved.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @saltvatten
    @saltvatten 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff, Mike. Excellent

  • @cyberphox1
    @cyberphox1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome father and son collaboration 🇿🇦🇿🇦

  • @UR_HR
    @UR_HR 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great film, and great teamwork and perseverance... Well done on the record!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @johngemma3533
    @johngemma3533 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Masterclass! I’m your newest subscriber and bravo! Excellence of art, spirit and intuitive innovative engineering! 👍🏻✌🏻

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. Welcome aboard

  • @Zenobeus
    @Zenobeus หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful explanation, thanks for taking the time.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @johnleon3614
    @johnleon3614 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What an amazing project. I love the father and son team. I'm looking forward to use some of the things I learned from both of you in my next project. Congratulations

  • @christophersmith879
    @christophersmith879 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice to watch a video without blasting music or funky editing. I could easily watch this style of video for hours

  • @kaviator
    @kaviator 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truly phenomenal! Bravo to you and your son, very inspiring video, beautiful work, and completely bonkers! Just WOW!!!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @rollyherrera623
    @rollyherrera623 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just scribed! Thank you, for sharing your knowledge! Well Done!

  • @GmanBB
    @GmanBB 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are the luckiest father alive. What a blessing to work together with the son.

    • @elias4214
      @elias4214 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And a son! Living their best live moments:)

  • @ScrubsIsee
    @ScrubsIsee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Besides your world record and your engineering skills … your storytelling is marvellous! Thank you for sharing your design process.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow thanks 😀

  • @blue_evolution_studio_official
    @blue_evolution_studio_official หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is amazing! It's great to know, that you have used Blender to 3d model this incredible creation 😆

  • @billster7100
    @billster7100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video! The animations were awesome and that definitely covered everything I would have liked to pick your brain about. It's always nice to hear about others design philosophy. Also I just have to mention some funny coincidences. I'm currently getting my mechatronics degree too, nice job Luke! The other one is that I had originally named my speed record project the peregrine falcon back in 2019. What are the chances?

  • @maddercat
    @maddercat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just built my first vertical frame and it flew away on me, it might be because my props are so close together as you were saying. Fascinating to hear more construction detail and the problems you had with your escs. also how you made your camera/nosecone and airshaper fascinating thanks a lot!

  • @milliosmiles5160
    @milliosmiles5160 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Congratulations. Phenomenal project, so well executed.

  • @Large_Sarge
    @Large_Sarge 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for such a well spoken and informative video. I am not the sharpest crayon in the pack but I was able to follow along well. Congratulations on your world record!

  • @tsungxu
    @tsungxu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is fantastic. Please do more breakdowns of future Peregrine development processes!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Certainly will be making more …

    • @tsungxu
      @tsungxu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      great to hear it. The need to distribute the PDB/motor controllers is something I've never seen on a hobbyist drone before.
      Also, you guys have the same heat gun as me, and good to see your solid Blender skills!

  • @RaspberryWhy
    @RaspberryWhy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and many congratulations on this incredible achievement

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @brokens1097
    @brokens1097 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible. The headaches and cost of prototyping and manufacturing on a cnc machine twenty years ago vs. the options of today has mind blowing potential.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is so true. The power and capabilities of software and tools available today to anyone with drive and initiative is staggering.

  • @ww07ff
    @ww07ff หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing achievement! Tks for sharing!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching!

  • @Ice_store
    @Ice_store 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    impresive and smart guy! Keep the good workgoing!

  • @brus54per
    @brus54per หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing determination, skills and engineering. I'm so impressed! Congratulations from near the other pole :)

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it! Where more specifically are you? Svalbard? Northern Canada?

  • @Eatgoodfood4life
    @Eatgoodfood4life 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is just incredible on an engineering scale and on many other levels.

  • @SergeyKucheryavy
    @SergeyKucheryavy หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, this thing looks marvelous. Good job

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you like it!

  • @mozkitolife5437
    @mozkitolife5437 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nothing better than a father and son venture 🎉

  • @wyaldkingdom
    @wyaldkingdom หลายเดือนก่อน

    I look forward to the day you reach Mach 1. Keep up the great work!

  • @CortVermin
    @CortVermin หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    why did you not put the motorcontroller boards on each wing? seems like the perfect placement from behind the screen :D

  • @mikedsp4099
    @mikedsp4099 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done guys, this is awesome to have local guys pushing the limits like this, very inspiring! Did you ever consider running CFD on the model, and do you think that would have helped the design direction?

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Mike. Up till this point the level of technology is such that big gains have been possible through iterative exploration. But from here on the gains will become smaller and harder to achieve and require more sophisticated optimisations and we are running wind tunnel simulations for further speed improvements. And we have product manufacturers who are interested in supplying us with optimised components to go faster.
      If you have CFD skills I would be interested to know how you would approach this.

  • @maudessen573
    @maudessen573 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a tremendous accomplishment, Mike and Luke! Congratulations to you both on this amazing feat! You’ve created a thing of beauty, and I can’t wait to see the next iteration. Although I am not a trained engineer, I was able to follow your clear descriptions and appreciate the problems and how you were solving them. Simply remarkable. I am so happy for you both!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Maud. I always look forward and enjoy your comments and loyalty.

  • @TerenceKearns
    @TerenceKearns หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautifully told story. I really enjoyed that. Coming from the country of my birth was a nice bonus. I couldn't help but admire the beautiful location zinging by in some of those shots. You must be so proud of your son. What a bright future he has. I feel like this is just the beginning of the drone age. All the best and thank you for sharing.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ziyaadmajiet
    @ziyaadmajiet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is incredible Mike well done

  • @rickoshea8138
    @rickoshea8138 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Awesome design, execution and performance, Mike
    Your Bambu printer may be able to print STEP files, which will behave like very fine mesh STL files, although that depends on the slicer.
    Great to see South Africans setting records. Netjies gedaan.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Dankie. Flippin lekker om SA bietjie te showcase. Blender doesnt work with STEP files unfortunately but it is perfect for the animation I make and it makes fantastic drone designs too.

    • @pseudotasuki
      @pseudotasuki 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup, Bambu Studio does support STEP. That's my go-to format when working with designs that have tight tolerances. Plus they're much easier for others to reverse-engineer.

    • @pseudotasuki
      @pseudotasuki 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Mike-BellYeah, Blender works exclusively with meshes. STEP is for CAD.

    • @cs9260
      @cs9260 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What CAD program do you use in addition to Blender? Great work and dankie for sharing.@@pseudotasuki

    • @pseudotasuki
      @pseudotasuki หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cs9260 Autodesk Fusion.

  • @Krommandant
    @Krommandant หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guinness book record awarded!
    Defense contractors must be absolutely extatic.

  • @munzlp
    @munzlp 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Here before this blows up. What am amazing feat of engineering, so glad to be here!

  • @jooch_exe
    @jooch_exe หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video made remember you should never give up on your dreams! Epic engineering

  • @impuls60
    @impuls60 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is awesome! But I suggest changing the Thumbnail to something cooler like nightflying with the green light! Very dramatic scene and super cool!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the tip!

  • @ALECDRAY
    @ALECDRAY 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing video, this was a joy to watch!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So glad! and your comment is a joy to see 😊

  • @Progneto
    @Progneto หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you like it!

  • @ei23de
    @ei23de หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome!
    Amazing to see the use of Blender for design! Open Source FTW!
    What OS you are using? Just curious...

  • @user-uu1ko7oi8z
    @user-uu1ko7oi8z 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bravo and thank u very much for tech details

    • @user-uu1ko7oi8z
      @user-uu1ko7oi8z 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Can we get a blender file for some payment?

  • @geehe
    @geehe หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and great achievement! So what sec and battery did you end up using?

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      We did not list the battery and ESC’s because both were dissapointing.
      We used the Dogcom 1500mah 160c batteries but they weren’t great, so Bonka next time.
      And APD ESC’s but they also weren’t great. A lot of duds we had to put through their paces and they popped before we filtered out the duds and APD won’t acknowledge they don’t filter out the duds in their quality control.

  • @aerobyrdable
    @aerobyrdable 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greetings from an Arkansas engineer/aviation enthusiast, Mike! Congratulations on your success and I loved your excellent presentation. I'm really looking forward to seeing your CFD-optimized revision-- no doubt you'll be able to make some solid improvements there! My money's on much longer trailing edges for the struts, 'bulbing' the nose a bit and trading the fin for basically a long cone, ha.
    If you don't mind some input, I do have a couple other thoughts for where one might look to keep pushing the boundaries from where you're at now (though I've no doubt there was a great deal of consideration already given to some of these that didn't fit neatly into your video).
    First one is weight. Frankly, you guys have already done pretty well with this one-- not a lot of fat to trim, there, but I'd be giving serious thought to how I could start cutting grams off this thing ('Do I *really* need all four motor screws? Could I make my fuselage lighter by carbon-wrapping a vase-mode version of it? Could I make my cables shorter so I'm not carrying all this copper?)
    Second is aerodynamic cleanliness. There's something here which may not become immediately clear from your CFD simulations. These models do not always do an excellent job at modeling either surface roughness (such as print layer lines) or the transition from laminar to turbulent flow across your model. You're really gonna want to be sure your craft is aerodynamically smooth! To give an example, it's fairly common for sailplanes to have leading edge wipers to remove bugs and dirt from their wings while in flight. These devices make about a 5% difference in performance. Your application, being small, is low reynolds numbers, which means you have the potential to promote more laminar flow across your airframe if you can design for it carefully! Again, I'd love to see a polished carbon fuselage for this.
    Finally-- props. For me, I'd be giving a hard look at these. No easy shortcuts here, but off the dome, questions I might have: 3 blades for more power without tip transonics? Custom prop pitch and profiles optimized for my flight profile? I would also bet good money that carbon props would perform better than injection-molded ones (less weight, higher stiffness). Vacuum-infused ideally, but forged carbon may be nearly as good and cheaper. Easy composites has excellent videos for this, as does TechIngredients.
    I'll be more than happy to answer any questions regarding what I've written, should it be of interest. I'd love to see this thing hit 500kmh(550?). Again, well done and congratulations on the win!

  • @user-nj4jw9gx1t
    @user-nj4jw9gx1t 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Full parts list?

  • @belliduradespicio8009
    @belliduradespicio8009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    absolutely incredible engineering

  • @Iroquois_Pliskin
    @Iroquois_Pliskin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😮 that is amazing

  • @GhostBranchFPV
    @GhostBranchFPV หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nicely done, congratulations! :)

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks a lot!

  • @bdfybdfy100
    @bdfybdfy100 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job! Very cool project!!

    • @bdfybdfy100
      @bdfybdfy100 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I asked you a question on Quora. Please read. Sorry, I sent a message. I did not find any of your other contacts.

  • @bentationfunkiloglio
    @bentationfunkiloglio หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on building such a beautiful machine!
    Would be interesting to explore how durable your design/build is with the goal of characterizing operational lifespan and maintenance/repair costs. I'd expect optimizing these would present a entirely new set of engineering challenges.
    Of course, understandably, you and your son might instead prefer to focus efforts on just going faster.

  • @billynomates920
    @billynomates920 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    no one tells you the drawbacks of being an engineer.
    i have zero interest in drones or drone technology and yet....
    air squid go brrrrrrrrrr!

    • @roxasparks
      @roxasparks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Air squid yay!!!😂😂😂

  • @Montso
    @Montso 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Recently joined the SA fpv community, half-way through UCT mechatronics, I guess what's left is Guinness Record to match Luke hahaha. Amazing video💯😂

  • @reptethetetlen
    @reptethetetlen หลายเดือนก่อน

    such a humble choice of title! I mean you can never know if there isn't a faster drone on another planet

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @davef21370
    @davef21370 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impressive doesn't begin to describe this achievement.

  • @DanielBernstein-hy7yq
    @DanielBernstein-hy7yq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe tow steered composites and custom aerostructurally optimized geometry of frame and motors for v4? In my experience, ADFLOW is a lot faster and more accurate than airshaper and it can do shape optimization

  • @ryanellis4383
    @ryanellis4383 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My university drone team may be attempting this record next fall. Been doing some research, and I want to commend your component selection! It's been really hard finding any configuration that performs higher in thrust simulations.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Luke and I will follow your progress if you post the outcome online

  • @AwareOCE
    @AwareOCE 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible work, you guys pulled off something really impressive here! Im very excited to see your next iteration

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Us too!

  • @MichaelStonely
    @MichaelStonely 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome project! Looks like a fun one. Curious if you have done the math for what impact a carbon fiber exterior (or any alternative) could have on weight. The shell sure looks pretty light already.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The low hanging fruit development areas are still batteries and aerodynamics so thats the next version. And interestingly induced drag is near negligible at 500. You pay the price of weight in battery drain and manoeuvring. The angle of attack of 1 degree is all you need for body lift. It’s basically a wingless VTOL. I’ll be explaining this in the next video.
      So weight savings will increase speed because of a longer speed boost but not induced drag savings.
      Weight will get serious attention in version 4🤣
      And when we get serious competition. 🤙🏻

  • @BenjamindeForest
    @BenjamindeForest 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love your content !

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad to hear it! Always nice to know it is appreciated

  • @spacetomato1020
    @spacetomato1020 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Will you release the 3d files behind the drones design or will you sell it as a product?

  • @gangadharaiholimath9488
    @gangadharaiholimath9488 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow, really amazing engineering.

  • @Leif_YT
    @Leif_YT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing this detailed and impressive video. It gives such a beautiful insight into the whole project & engineering that went into it.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @rktenlightened
    @rktenlightened หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely amazing video. I'm trying to learn to make streamlined body shapes myself. May I know what software you used?

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. I use Blender.

  • @TommyLikeTom
    @TommyLikeTom หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey, I remember this guy called me on the phone a few years ago for consulting about blender. How you doing Mike?
    This is seriously cool.
    I grew up without a father because he was assassinated when I was 2, so I never had this kind of interaction, and even though I'm an amazing engineer I have simply never had access to the tools, space, or resources required to carry out this kind of experiment. To me, you guys are like ultra-rich. You are like infinitely richer than me. We are different classes of human. That's why I am a designer. Pencils are cheap. I have made countless models for other people to 3D print, but they will profit because I can only afford the tools to make the models, but they own the printers, and I will simply never have enough money to own my own printer.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Tom. I cant say I remember talking to a Tom 🤔 do you go by another name?
      And for the record I also grew up without a father which is why I treasure my sons all the more.

    • @TommyLikeTom
      @TommyLikeTom หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mike-Bell You called me on the phone after my blender tutorial went viral to inquire about Blender consultation, and I gave you a figure that I assume was too high, and you never contacted me again. I'm 100% sure it was you, I might still have your number. I know because I remember your name, voice, and videos.
      Do you realize what you have made? you've made the next weapon for the Russia Ukraine drone war and you gave the designs to the world for free.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Tom oh yes I found your channel. I remember you.
      Are you still working for the architecture related company?
      Don’t let lack of tools define your potential. Your creativity is a powerful tool that many would be envious of.

    • @TommyLikeTom
      @TommyLikeTom หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mike-Bell My father was assassinated when I was 2 and I was accused of Sexual Assault in Cape Town while running two popular comedy shows even though I'm completely innocent. It does not matter how intelligent or talented I am. I have been told since birth that I'm a genius capable of anything. My father was also a genius. It doesn't matter. I live under fascism. There is a boot on my face. I'm telling you, we are different classes of human. I will forever been seen as a crazy person despite the fact that I repeatedly prove myself to be in the top 0.01% for intelligence. I'm telling you I have no power, because I was born a criminal.

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TommyLikeTom Hi Tom, I'm really sorry to hear about your difficult start in life. Your story is heart-wrenching. However, given your intelligence, you'll understand that dwelling on self-pity can trap you in a cycle that hinders progress and success. Stephen Fry articulates this sentiment beautifully. th-cam.com/video/r_2kelqYz_o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=dZcWIaX_HwLWtfQ_

  • @SaltyMcBoatFace
    @SaltyMcBoatFace 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    congratulations on the record gentlemen! well deserved! , also wanted to say whenever i see something like this it makes me think about what kind of tech governments could implement into a project like this with unlimited funding & huge teams of people working on them , i would not atall be suprised to learn if they already have drones that can reach over mach 1 or more

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes I’m convinced the Ukrainians have been working on this and kept it all quiet.
      The limitation is not the body going mach 1 but the props tips and when that happens the rpm just plummets from the drag. For a test flight with 5.25 inch props that happened at about 49,000 rpm and 410kmh. The rpm and thrust just died suddenly. No obvious noise but the speed dropped a lot

  • @24-7gpts
    @24-7gpts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome work and i love the visuals

    • @Mike-Bell
      @Mike-Bell  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im glad you enjoyed it ⏩