Draco STOL Bush Plane at the AOPA Livermore Fly-in
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- Mike Patey put a PT6A-28 680 shaft horsepower Turbine engine and 102” four bladed prop on the front of the last Wilga ever built. With an empty weight of 2400 lbs, Mike can be off the ground in about 120 feet, pitch to 30 degrees and maintain a climb of 4,000 feet per minute
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One of the better Draco videos out there. Shows great footage of the take offs and landings. Mike is a multi-materials maestro and the plane embodies his mastery of carbon fiber, TIG welding, CNC machining, painting, wiring, etc., etc. What an inspiration to anyone who has ever tried to engineer and build something!
This aircraft was not designed by Draco, but by Polish engineer Ryszard Orłowski. It is PZL-104 Wilga built in 1960 and manufactured in Poland until 2008. Your Draco only replaced the engine with a more powerful one and installed a few lights. I wonder why you Americans still ascribe to yourself someone's projects and merits? Remember vo that civilization came to you from europium, and not vice versa! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-104_Wilga
@@12gwiazdmarta70 this is a joke right? The plane has a completly new and different wing
@@andreashabeck1155 Not true, he modified the wing only. What do you mean, "completely new"? Extending the wings and adding some fancy tips does not mean make it completely new. What's important is the wing structural design and it's aerodynamic controls, whatever is the name in English... :)
@@ZbyszekN23 I thought the profile of the whole wing was different
Crashed and gone
It's not even fair.Draco is like the monster truck of bush planes. remarkable build. This plane is just very special, i could watch it all day.
Such a badass bushplane. The prop going beta just sounds so freaking beautiful!
Mike, your new suspension design is brilliant! She simply makes a leap for the air.
Well done Mike, all the work ideas innovations time payoff Bravo !
That is a very nice helicopter 🤠
xD
Thats what i would say too, this thing is insane
Beyond impressive. Mike Patey and his twin brother Mark are two rely cool people. Watch the 15 build videos of this plane on there channel amazing.
👍 👍 👍 TopDog Mike Patey and his Wilga are both uniquely.
That suspension is amazing work.
Great video man, no needless footage, just Draco - love it👍🏼
The gear modifications look fantastic in action! 🛫🛬 🛫🛬
Unbelievable good flying and very good aircraft that Draco 2000
His videos of building this plane are amazing. I don't fly or engineer but the guy is a genius and a great teacher. Makes it so even laymen can understand what he's doing. This plane is amazing. And if you didn't know, he's working on another bush plane now called "Scrappy" that is going to be absolutely insane.
Just rewatched this. Your camera work is excellent!
Great capture! Another good video. 🤠👍
Wow...so happy you are all fine. So sorry to see DRACO mangled. I love your videos. So glad you're safe.
A lot of monster , very pretty , that PT6 turbine is crazy .. 👏👏
My Lord! Mike, 💪🏻 “back to work”, the STOL could still be shorter! 🤣 You, Sir are an absolute inspiration! I need a Draco poster for my 7 yr old future pilot daughters wall!
Screen print, print it off, Bingo.
Ian Hall yeah, but it’s Draco, this plane (& its pilot\engineer) is simply outstanding, Mike is damn sure deserving of and eventually obligated to some merch for us, & proper reciprocation for this beautiful accomplishment. Great man, great plane..... aviation history for sure!
Wow! Fantastic that looks like it’s catching a cable on landing.
The STOL facility is born out of the leading edge ‘slots’ developed by the former British, Handley Page Ltd on their “Gugnunc” one-off plane around 1930’ish. (I was a draughtsman with them 1956/66)
going to the moon was one thing, seeing draco take off like a super charged falcon is another thing, crazy impressive, keep winning Mr Patey!
My god is the aircraft nice! Congraulation.... from Germany!
Such a gorgeous airplane!
One of the coolest planes I've ever seen ...
Mike and "Draco" A class act! He won't be down for long!
Good memories. I love how at 1:39 the tailwheel lifts off before launch.
Nice job filming.
they never announce the distance where it can be heard and I'm always waiting to here it.Really amazing to watch going to those amazing places like your vids
Very well built machine . very powerful.
Poor Draco :( RIP! Glad no one was hurt!
What a waste, at least all 3 came out OK.
Y'all should check out Mike's new video 😁
All he had to do was wait 45 minutes and it would be flying today.
We learn from our mistakes just lucky no was hurt it can always be rebuild.
RIP 'DRACO' - Sept. 16th, 2019 in Reno, NV. Many of us miss this amazing 'no runway, no problem' aircraft.
Awesome video!!
he is a insane engineer. I loved this plane. RIP Draco. He is one of the very few that has such a short take off and if you watch most they bang the tail wheel on the ground on take off. he doesn't hardly touch the tail wheel. Not to mention his power to weight is insane.
I wish I had gone up to Livermore. I'd happily drive 90 miles to see DRACO, and Mike Patey too.
Torque and P factor! Nice ride!
Polish plane, designed many years ago during Cold War. I am happy that you appreciate it.
@Marius Ipad true, but without good base it will be impossible, think about it
pretty much 70% of the plane was redesigned and custom built
All to say, this is the “no words needs“ airplane. Woow....no more comment except awesome great job Mike. 100%!!!☺
"This engine has a lot of planes" LOL
A beautiful plane
A beast!
I treasure the data on content . Cheers.
James Morris Is that google translate?
Amazing plane
Man, those Patey twins are wild, their next creations will be even wilder.
Bye Draco, sad to see you go, happy no-one was hurt.
You should check out Mike's newest video! 😁😁
@@sheilabailey7725 I have! :D
Gosh I miss this plane.
I'm impressed.
Hey , did y'all see that Wilga holding onto that turbine for dear life . 😆😆😆
What I notice on this plane is the trailing link suspension for the tires, this should allow it to roll over larger rocks and debris easier without suffering catastrophic failure
Check out the video of him designing and machining that new suspension like 4 days before this event. The guy is an amazing engineer that needs very little sleep.
The original airframe actually came with trailing links
Very cool. If this is at the next Oshkosh’s hope to see you there
Mike, How about some cockpit videos of takeoffs & landings?
Just close your eyes and imagine being shot out of a cannon.
Fantastic TH-cam videos.👍 As an engineer and airplane entusiast. I have seen every video.
Just one question, how are the wing groundloop protectors work after adding the extended wing tanks?
Love Your work, planes and videos.
Thank You vey much.
Arne Eitrem, Noeway
Coolest plane on the planet !
Draco was one of a kind. RIP until reborn.
If I we're an Apache pilot I'd totally sneak into a STOL competition
Ein geniales Fluggerät!
El mejor avion del mundo. Gigante Mike
Amazing
dang i was just gonna say hes allmost a helicopter . that baby is crazy !
If a hellcat were a plane it'd be this Beast
Flying Cowboys!
I cried when they said (give them another pass right there mike) Long live Draco/Draco X
pzl wilga from poland:)
I can't wait to see a vertical take off and landing! I think you could make it happen. But that mod might make it a bit tail heavy.
dream! 👍🏻
Super!
It’s very impressive, but, what is its payload rating. It does things at a great pace as we see here. This is a great airchine, loved the vlog, thanks for posting and sharing. A great undertaking in the designing this tail dragger.
Maybe illusion, but here it looks like he's off the ground in about 50'...amazing.
Puts my Kitfox to shame. I occasionally fly mine to model airplane fields.
It was a nice plane...
Can't beat those stol kits.
No kits, Mike engineered and modified this from scratch, longer wider wing, carbon wingtips, cowl, engine fresh air intake filter system, carbon wing tips, landing gear fuel tanks, wing tip fuel tanks, lower gear struts and shocks, and much much more...
@@airgliderz Sweet...so he made his own kit...There are kits you can own.
@@AceSterTheMace... You could pay him a lot money to make another one, you cannot buy the parts he made from a catalog from his shop... Yet. Definetly not a kit. With so few Wilgas, a handful at most or less that want to highly modify them, I can't imagine this, a kit, being a profitable endeavor.
Watch his channel. Very very nice build videos. Was a real pleasure to watch!
This ain't a kit this was a wilga that popped an engine and he modified it so severely the faa didn't wanna call it a wilga as it's barely got anything similar to what it used to be
It's a legend! It could give the Harrier a run for its money, for near vertical take-off!
There wasn't on and there never will be another Draco. I was able to recognize her just by her prop noise whenever she flew over me.
The plane was wrecked today 9-16-2019 at Reno . Mike and the people in side the plane are uninjured . Heavy crosswind on take off . Mike put up a video and Blancoliro has a Video describing the Weather Front with winds come ripping thru . it was a very nice plane .
This is PZL104 Wilga POLISH made airplane
I think this was the very last STOL competition Draco ever did... And I'm pretty sure he was off the ground in a LOT less than 120 feet. Looked to me like less than 30.
Such a shame that this amazing one-off creation wrecked. I hope it gets back flying again someday.
Almost like a VTOL.
Wonder what draco would be like with swapping out the single prop for a contra-rotating props..
Increible! Despegue en 3 mtros y aterrizaje en 10......Casi como un Helicoptero!
Pero requiere un motor Superpotente, perfil Alar con m,ucha sustentación y poco peso.
Estonia is small country ( 250 x 200 miles size and little runaways 21= Here we need that size planes.
2:00 Interesting how the ailerons are both down, so they act as extra flaps as well as providing roll control.
You could land that damn thing in a culdesac. So sick.
Draco looks like he is smiling!
"He might as well be a helicopter in this airplane" :D
Maybe you should consider a TIV spike system for a vertical launch lol
Hi Mike, Had big plans to come see you on Thursday at the EAA in hopes that I might get my Flying Cowboys hat signed by you and the rest of the guys. I guess my luck ran out, as I pulled my replacement hip out of joint the day before and just got out of the hospital this past Sunday with a replaces hip again.What A bummer to me! Is there any way to get my hat signed by you and the flying Cowboys. By the way I fly RC plane also.
Its aviation is with special engines and landing gear.
This plane is based on the Polish PZL-104 Wilga.
Latest version before it was crashed :( Can’t wait for DRACO X
It's Mom was a Super Cub. She had a dalliance with a F22.
... why line up with the run way lengthwise when the width would be sufficent?
Why bother with a runway Do what helicopters do.
If he did that, the plane would not be crashed
Adam Smith Mike admits he screwed up and should have just pointed into the wind and taken off. He said it was Not the planes fault. Which makes him an honest pilot . Most guys make excuses instead of telling the truth. For this he has my respect.😇
Best build ever.. What dreams are made of.. How do I get a ride?
Sadly you can’t. Draco crashed 2 days ago
I'm not sure what's so special about this plane and why everyone is so amazed by it. What do people think happens with a feather attached to a turbo-prop?
Whats the fuel burn rate and where do they put it?
Hmmm seems somebody change prop for smaller size?
Mr. Patey....have you ever thought of doing something with a 1,100 HP Garret? I've seen the Texas Turbine conversion done to a 208 on amphibs...almost as good as Draco.
I stood under the wings when they were still attached.
What an incredible aircraft! It almost seems to do the impossible. I'm curious what the total full-stop + take-off distance was. Probably less than most bush planes can do either.
He Was The World STOL Contest Champion Last Year!
The new legs!
Sticks like a gob of mud.
I have 14000 hours as a helicopter, pilot, you made me interested in a bush style pilot. If I got a kit Fox, how hard do you think it would be to transition? It sure looks like fun. Just retired from Los Angeles sheriffs aero. Thought this would be fun. Looking for your honest answer. Thanks
Is it my imagination? Seems to me like Draco is sitting a little sideways to the right.