Ngl I know I’m late as hell, but imagine using this tool with a tiny camera to go spelunking! This could be an incredible tool for looking into deep and high areas in inaccessible places, caves having stagnant air current would be a great place to test this 😊
Ты смог преодолеть силу инерции традиционного мышления и это уже немало. Эта схема- на втором месте из лучшего, что есть в мире дирижаблей сегодня. Это 22й век. Браво, коллега! Наступит день, и мы увидимся в небе.
I was looking for a hight stationary manovrability while not sacrificing flight speed for a blimp architecture. You got the best design here. I will build a drone out of it. I am an aerodynamics engineer by the way.
Mark, This still blows me out the door! I've watched it several times. Looking forward to talking Tuesday. My first Q is "How did you do in Germany?" John and Patrick are equally looking forward to yakking a bit...
Could you make a video about programming and setting up the blimp? I am kind of curious about how that part of a blimp works. Also, good luck with the blimp competition!
Well, I use a Taranis controller, which uses opentx based firmware. The cool thing about those is it allows an unlimited number of custom modifiers for each of the channels. I have a few programmed in, for example when the rudder is thrown more than 50% in either direction, it turns on the front engine. So moving the rudder up to 50% is just regular vectored thrust, but when you go past 50% it uses the front engine to turn sharper.
Every time I post here, I love seeing the comments about Airship Pirates. It reminds me of the good old days. Flying around in a huge armored airship, blasting people with cannons (or, more likely, being blasted by them) :)
Do you use a flight configurator such as betaflight or iNav to control the blimp with the Taranis radio? I am interested in building one with 2 side mounted smaller thrust vectoring propellers on a similar sized blimp to yours that can lift up to between 7 to 10 pounds. It would have a larger horizontal prop at the top of the craft to prevent it from drifting upward after the payload is dropped off (ballast weight to serve the purpose of your little lead pieces at the front of your blimp.) Although I noticed that with 2 props, one at the back and one in front, you are able to keep the blimp all the way down close to the ground by prop rotation alone.
If you mind bringing movecraft into a datapack for Minecraft 1.14? I'd love to see something that people can just download onto their world and make giant flying airships, since Minecraft is regaining it's popularity recently.
Sorry, I don't develop Movecraft anymore. CCCM5 is still working on it as far as I know, you can reach him over on SpigotMC: www.spigotmc.org/resources/movecraft.31321/
This is the most impressive innovation in LTA vehicles I have seen in decades. It certainly seems patentable. Kudos. If this works on larger blimps it makes them much more practical and safe.
I think it's open to the public. It's in Friedrichshafen, Germany on November 2. There is a facebook group named "Airship Regatta / Luftschiffrennen" for the race, and other blimp drone activities.
The Regatta will start on November 2 at 2pm at the model maker fair " Faszination Modellbau". If it is done like last time then it will be open to the public.
I wanted to build something for Jugend forscht. I had a few ideas on what i could do, but i decided to build a solar powered, self refilling, hydrogen blimp. After i had most of the things figured out, i wanted to see if there already existed something like that. Then i saw the video in which you showed the solar powered, long range blimp, that you wanted, or have, patented. Not sure what else i could build or even if i should continue, cause I’m kinda out of ideas..
Yeah, I'd say make yourself an envelope using safety blanket mylar. It's really cheap. I made a video showing how here: m.th-cam.com/video/56KqPMobyJw/w-d-xo.html
very dumb question; when you make the blimp from a 2d envelope design, say a ellipse or GNVR shape, does it take two or one of these 2d profiles to create the entire volume
That one is made from DCF. Dyneema Composite Fabric. DCF is expensive, and quite difficult to work with. But if you master it, it is amazing material. Incredibly strong and lightweight.
I was curious as to why you chose a large propeller blade at the front? Did you come up with the idea and just grabbed what you had? It is a fantastic idea and very revolutionary. My thoughts are to put a smaller prop to reduce the disruption air flow and hopefully this will make the turns less aggressive. If you scale up, it should 'smooth' the turns out with exactly the same one you are using here. In a large scale production Blimp, such a quick turn would create high stress on your structure and send on board objects flying. Thanks for posting the concept. I love it. David from NZ. 60yo you tube surfer and ideas guy.
Thanks! The propellers were purpose built but, as you say, such a large propeller introduces undesirable drag. In this case making the turn radius as tight as possible was the goal, because the regatta requires it. A smaller propeller might get the job done, particularly for a large blimp. Also, a propeller that could fold up better would also be wise. What I would love to try would be an envelope made to integrate ducting for a front propeller. I don't know how feasible that would be, but it would be interesting to try.
@@BaccaYarro My idea was to put a tube like tunnel from the front nose to out ot the back and put contra rotating propellers in the centre. Sorta like ===(=)==== with the centre enlarged to allow large blades and enclosed. The rear would have flaps and rudders to direct the air for turning. Your batteries and electronics underneath to act as ballast. The 'scoop' in the front would reduce bow-wave pressure. Maybe even alter the Blimp football shape and shape it a bit like a wing to give lateral stability when going forward.
I'm software enginer working for a drone compagny I will be intrested in working on a "controler" to makes easier the blimp control with theses 2 verctored thrusts motors if you want to discuss about it
That sounds really interesting to me, although I'm not sure how exactly to proceed. Let's move this discussion to email, you can email me at msummers@heliosairships.com
Hello! I am currently trying to build an airship for a class, and I was wondering what material you used to make the lil ghost balloon. A link would be very much appreciated.
We've tried emergency blanket mylar but we have been struggling with the adhesion. This video was interesting because the material was not reflective like a foil balloon would be.
Ah, well I'm afraid this material is even harder to glue. It is called Dyneema Composite Fabric, or DCF. This is the link: ripstopbytheroll.com/collections/dyneema-composite-fabric/products/0-51-oz-dyneema-composite-fabric-ct1e-08 It is expensive, hard to work with, but high strength and low weight. Maybe I could help you with the problems you are having with gluing?
Yeah, ironically it's one of the worst places to fly blimps. Much of the state is a high altitude desert, where temperature changes are extreme, air pressure is low, and winds can be unpredictable. All of that is not great for blimp flying :P
For the shot in my garage it was Hydrogen, the one in the larger building was using Helium though. They allowed me to use their building, I thought the least I could do was make sure there was 0 chance of damaging it.
Ngl I know I’m late as hell, but imagine using this tool with a tiny camera to go spelunking! This could be an incredible tool for looking into deep and high areas in inaccessible places, caves having stagnant air current would be a great place to test this 😊
interesting idea
Ты смог преодолеть силу инерции традиционного мышления и это уже немало. Эта схема- на втором месте из лучшего, что есть в мире дирижаблей сегодня. Это 22й век. Браво, коллега! Наступит день, и мы увидимся в небе.
This is awesome! Gl in Germany as well
I was looking for a hight stationary manovrability while not sacrificing flight speed for a blimp architecture. You got the best design here. I will build a drone out of it. I am an aerodynamics engineer by the way.
That sounds really cool. I'm also working on a larger and more powerful version of this.
awesome video! I'm getting into the hobby and this is inspiring, good luck!
Mark, This still blows me out the door! I've watched it several times. Looking forward to talking Tuesday. My first Q is "How did you do in Germany?" John and Patrick are equally looking forward to yakking a bit...
Mesmerizing! And astounding. Really. Looking forward to talking. 🎆
Airship looks great Bacca! Have fun in Deutschland! And good luck at Airship Regatta.
Great blimp! Looking forward for your next videos)))
Could you make a video about programming and setting up the blimp? I am kind of curious about how that part of a blimp works.
Also, good luck with the blimp competition!
Well, I use a Taranis controller, which uses opentx based firmware. The cool thing about those is it allows an unlimited number of custom modifiers for each of the channels. I have a few programmed in, for example when the rudder is thrown more than 50% in either direction, it turns on the front engine. So moving the rudder up to 50% is just regular vectored thrust, but when you go past 50% it uses the front engine to turn sharper.
@@BaccaYarro cool! Is it possible to use a computer/terminal instead of an RC controller to use this firmware?
@@faquitta That firmware is only for controllers AFAIK
Duuude! Nice
Cool.
basically me when i come across a hostile cruiser as a mere merchantman
Every time I post here, I love seeing the comments about Airship Pirates. It reminds me of the good old days. Flying around in a huge armored airship, blasting people with cannons (or, more likely, being blasted by them) :)
@@BaccaYarro Or these days getting deleted by a 1.2k gunship. You should come back and see how the server has changed
How did he make the envelope
Do you use a flight configurator such as betaflight or iNav to control the blimp with the Taranis radio? I am interested in building one with 2 side mounted smaller thrust vectoring propellers on a similar sized blimp to yours that can lift up to between 7 to 10 pounds.
It would have a larger horizontal prop at the top of the craft to prevent it from drifting upward after the payload is dropped off (ballast weight to serve the purpose of your little lead pieces at the front of your blimp.) Although I noticed that with 2 props, one at the back and one in front, you are able to keep the blimp all the way down close to the ground by prop rotation alone.
If you mind bringing movecraft into a datapack for Minecraft 1.14? I'd love to see something that people can just download onto their world and make giant flying airships, since Minecraft is regaining it's popularity recently.
Sorry, I don't develop Movecraft anymore. CCCM5 is still working on it as far as I know, you can reach him over on SpigotMC: www.spigotmc.org/resources/movecraft.31321/
This is the most impressive innovation in LTA vehicles I have seen in decades. It certainly seems patentable. Kudos. If this works on larger blimps it makes them much more practical and safe.
Thanks! I'm working on a slightly larger one now, I'll keep this channel posted.
When & where exactly is the airship race? Is it open for public?
Please keep making more videos. They are very useful.
I think it's open to the public. It's in Friedrichshafen, Germany on November 2. There is a facebook group named "Airship Regatta / Luftschiffrennen" for the race, and other blimp drone activities.
The Regatta will start on November 2 at 2pm at the model maker fair " Faszination Modellbau". If it is done like last time then it will be open to the public.
I wanted to build something for Jugend forscht. I had a few ideas on what i could do, but i decided to build a solar powered, self refilling, hydrogen blimp. After i had most of the things figured out, i wanted to see if there already existed something like that. Then i saw the video in which you showed the solar powered, long range blimp, that you wanted, or have, patented. Not sure what else i could build or even if i should continue, cause I’m kinda out of ideas..
Well, that's easy: make a better one! :)
@@BaccaYarro it would be an honour to, in the case of competing, mention the person who inspired and motivated me.
How many liters of helium do you need to get this airship flying?
Sir may i buy one such little ghost?
Was this recorded in Corvallis Oregon
I'm interested in getting into building airships. Where should I start? Is there something easy and cheap that I can make as a first project?
Yeah, I'd say make yourself an envelope using safety blanket mylar. It's really cheap. I made a video showing how here: m.th-cam.com/video/56KqPMobyJw/w-d-xo.html
@@BaccaYarro Thanks! Maybe I'll come back with more questions when I'm done.
BACCA YARRO Great videos. How can I help?
Paul Rice
paultravisrice@gmail.com
Lake Charles, La
I'm pretty sure that frontal engine placement is illegall, i thought redstoneblocks had to have a direct unobscured line out the back!?
Haha, nice one! That's right we did have rules about engines had to be in the back on a warship, didn't we?
BaccaYarro yea lol
very dumb question; when you make the blimp from a 2d envelope design, say a ellipse or GNVR shape, does it take two or one of these 2d profiles to create the entire volume
Usually at least 2. Although I have made a single petal envelope, 2 is the easiest to make
Very nice. What material is the envelope made off?
That one is made from DCF. Dyneema Composite Fabric. DCF is expensive, and quite difficult to work with. But if you master it, it is amazing material. Incredibly strong and lightweight.
I was curious as to why you chose a large propeller blade at the front? Did you come up with the idea and just grabbed what you had? It is a fantastic idea and very revolutionary. My thoughts are to put a smaller prop to reduce the disruption air flow and hopefully this will make the turns less aggressive. If you scale up, it should 'smooth' the turns out with exactly the same one you are using here. In a large scale production Blimp, such a quick turn would create high stress on your structure and send on board objects flying. Thanks for posting the concept. I love it. David from NZ. 60yo you tube surfer and ideas guy.
Thanks! The propellers were purpose built but, as you say, such a large propeller introduces undesirable drag. In this case making the turn radius as tight as possible was the goal, because the regatta requires it. A smaller propeller might get the job done, particularly for a large blimp. Also, a propeller that could fold up better would also be wise. What I would love to try would be an envelope made to integrate ducting for a front propeller. I don't know how feasible that would be, but it would be interesting to try.
@@BaccaYarro My idea was to put a tube like tunnel from the front nose to out ot the back and put contra rotating propellers in the centre. Sorta like ===(=)==== with the centre enlarged to allow large blades and enclosed. The rear would have flaps and rudders to direct the air for turning. Your batteries and electronics underneath to act as ballast. The 'scoop' in the front would reduce bow-wave pressure. Maybe even alter the Blimp football shape and shape it a bit like a wing to give lateral stability when going forward.
can I get the design files?
Impressive work! Are your projects for sale?
ah so movecraft is realistic afterall
I'm software enginer working for a drone compagny I will be intrested in working on a "controler" to makes easier the blimp control with theses 2 verctored thrusts motors if you want to discuss about it
That sounds really interesting to me, although I'm not sure how exactly to proceed. Let's move this discussion to email, you can email me at msummers@heliosairships.com
You made a helm sign huh?
Heh. No, this is double helm sign, one fore and one aft. Old school rules, flip flopping across the map at warp speed :P
BaccaYarro so that’s why old ships had aft bridges!
Hello! I am currently trying to build an airship for a class, and I was wondering what material you used to make the lil ghost balloon. A link would be very much appreciated.
We've tried emergency blanket mylar but we have been struggling with the adhesion. This video was interesting because the material was not reflective like a foil balloon would be.
Ah, well I'm afraid this material is even harder to glue. It is called Dyneema Composite Fabric, or DCF. This is the link:
ripstopbytheroll.com/collections/dyneema-composite-fabric/products/0-51-oz-dyneema-composite-fabric-ct1e-08
It is expensive, hard to work with, but high strength and low weight.
Maybe I could help you with the problems you are having with gluing?
Ah, I see. Thank you! When you built the seal did you also use an adhesive or, did you use a heat sealing method?@@BaccaYarro
Can you do it tutorial on how to make the envelope of this and where did you get the parts
I have a tutorial for Mylar envelopes, this is more or less the same process but with Dyneema Composite Fabric
@@BaccaYarro oh
Hey are you from Utah? I saw another video and thought they might have been the wasatch mountains in the background.
Yeah, ironically it's one of the worst places to fly blimps. Much of the state is a high altitude desert, where temperature changes are extreme, air pressure is low, and winds can be unpredictable. All of that is not great for blimp flying :P
@@BaccaYarro I bet haha, that's awesome though what part are you in?
So the things filled with helium right?🙃
For the shot in my garage it was Hydrogen, the one in the larger building was using Helium though. They allowed me to use their building, I thought the least I could do was make sure there was 0 chance of damaging it.
i have to do this for school please help me, *SAVE ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!*
Hah, what do you need help with?
👏👏👏
Make airship pirates with real blimps.