6:52 Exactly. To use wing-warping for control, the wing needs bracing, so that the wing can be warped in a controlled manner. It was quickly abandoned as a control method because it wasn't very responsive. Control surfaces work much better.
With real wings it would work in theory, and some small scale practice shows the same result but ornitopters are most likely will be available in the far future
@@LastGoatKnightPersonally, I think a human-scale quadcopter has more potential than ornithopters. But in all honestly, both concepts are outmatched by helicopters. in terms of mechanical complexity and cost
Pretty fitting name to be honest. Because bullets do their job when they're fired, which in case of this plane, probably made out of wood means that as firewood it would work excelently
As bad as the Christmas bullet was, I'd argue that the Samuel Langley Aerodrome was an even worse one. Because it was built using a wing design that made it impossible to fly by a man who should have known better and with an enormous EGO, who, come hell or high water, didn't want to acknowledge the Wright Brothers as the pioneers they were. Both tries to get the Aerodrome into the skies resulted in failure. But Samuel Langley then concocted a ruse, had Glenn Curtiss rebuilt the wings and then made a successful flight, after which the original wings were Re-attached, stealing away all the credit from the Wrights. The Smithsonian, of which Langley was a shareholder, refused to acknowledge the Wrights' contribution to aviation for a couple of decades. Until the courts exposed the ruse. So as bad as the Christmas bullet was, it could actually take into the sky under its own power, and that was more than could be said about the Langley aerodrome. Which was a flawed design made by a man who should have known better.
Of course the worst planes are the ones that killed their pilots without even getting off the ground, but if we count ones that went into production there are many candidates for the title of The Worst.
The picture of the plane from the left side certainly looks like there are some wires from the top wing to the fuselage. Also, it is a fact that wing warping worked as proved by the Wright Brothers on their first flights. Not that this one was going to work the way it was set up, but the idea was fairly sound.
Elon Muskrat has bought the rights to the design and has promised - PROMISED - the Teslamic faithful that there'll be an all-electric stainless steel version (with autopilot) within two years, priced at just $29,999. Send him your money now, folks!
please do a video on the porters steam loco the Japanese class d5, the Chinese QJ 2,10,2 or just exsamples of asian trains how do gear trains work something on saddle bolier and side tanks (like the big water boxes) tank engines double ended diesel trains (and electric) eletric trains American and European switches other then the British class 07-09 what to do if the train stalls one talking about the different types of steam funnles and there uses, a video on steam locomotive combination breaks (steam and vacuum brakes) a short video on how a Armstrong turn table works what did train flagman do what did trains (mostly steam) do when going in tunnels, ive heard of gas masks or just useing a wet cloth, or did they bring in other engines like later on they used electric trains, or were there no bigv tunnels. evaluation of electric trains why are some trains wagion tops (the stream lining thing to boilers) railway terms abd slang one on the meaning of flag and lantern colors like green on rear engine means theres another one coming soon, the different types of cut offs/reversers/Johnson bar some are a big lever, some are a big valve wheel, and ive also seen some that are like rods, one exsample is train sim world 3 and im not sure where to find the other reverser and how much water do steam trains take usually, and how much would the crew drink Also first for the 5 people who cear/read the whole thing
So basically the only thing holding that wing together was wishful thinking and maybe some wood.
6:52 Exactly. To use wing-warping for control, the wing needs bracing, so that the wing can be warped in a controlled manner. It was quickly abandoned as a control method because it wasn't very responsive. Control surfaces work much better.
With real wings it would work in theory, and some small scale practice shows the same result but ornitopters are most likely will be available in the far future
@@LastGoatKnightPersonally, I think a human-scale quadcopter has more potential than ornithopters.
But in all honestly, both concepts are outmatched by helicopters. in terms of mechanical complexity and cost
The Christmas Bullet was a highlight of James Gilbert's 1975 book "World's Worst Aircraft". A good read if you can find a copy.
One wonders if William Whitney Christmas entered hell with plans to sell Satan a more efficient furnace.
Pretty fitting name to be honest. Because bullets do their job when they're fired, which in case of this plane, probably made out of wood means that as firewood it would work excelently
A more appropriate name would be the Christmas Bulls_ _t?
As bad as the Christmas bullet was, I'd argue that the Samuel Langley Aerodrome was an even worse one.
Because it was built using a wing design that made it impossible to fly by a man who should have known better and with an enormous EGO, who, come hell or high water, didn't want to acknowledge the Wright Brothers as the pioneers they were.
Both tries to get the Aerodrome into the skies resulted in failure. But Samuel Langley then concocted a ruse, had Glenn Curtiss rebuilt the wings and then made a successful flight, after which the original wings were Re-attached, stealing away all the credit from the Wrights. The Smithsonian, of which Langley was a shareholder, refused to acknowledge the Wrights' contribution to aviation for a couple of decades. Until the courts exposed the ruse.
So as bad as the Christmas bullet was, it could actually take into the sky under its own power, and that was more than could be said about the Langley aerodrome. Which was a flawed design made by a man who should have known better.
I'm not an engineer but the wings on that "plane" looked like they would be torn off the fuselage the minute it was air born.
Remember: it has a Safety Factor of 7
Someone tell Ginger that an “old crate” with flapping wings won’t fly.
Kudos to anyone who gets that reference.
Dr. Christmas is on of those guys who proves charisma is not a dump stat.
Another Christmas vehicle for Christmas thanks Darkness
he saw the Holman Horror and decided " if they can pull THAT off, i can do it too!
Merry Christmas, Darkness!
I got the short end of the stick with this Christmas, but even what I got (legos and clothes) was better than that plane.
lol ok so is no one else gona point out the warthunder hanger music in the background lol love it love it 😂😂
Tex Talks History video on this is way more in depth for those interested.
His name should have been Dr. Quack Christmas
Surely this can't be much worse than the LWS-6 "Żubr"... right?
Of course the worst planes are the ones that killed their pilots without even getting off the ground, but if we count ones that went into production there are many candidates for the title of The Worst.
The good doctor maybe had a grudge against the 2 pilots he killed
such slander he perfected the bi-plane
It "flew" after WWI. Biplane design was already well understood.
If they added a red nose reindeer to the front Christmas may have been saved.
What is the name of the music in the video?
4:08 And the Junkers J.1 had already used a metal skin for its entire structure.
Dark, wondering if you read BBC History Revealed magazine because they did a story on the same plane in their last issue.
The Bachem Ba349 Natter would be a close competitor for worst plane ever…
The difference is that the Natter worked. The broken canopy hinge which caused the crash wasn't a fault of the design itself.
@@anzaca1 The Natter killed every pilot that flew it.
It kind of reminds me of the Goofy short where he tries to fly a glider.
Tex talks BattleTech did this last year which this video and that one was great videos
Dr Xmas reminds me of somebody more recent, with all that winning...🙄
So, like another Doctor that (ahem) likes to dabble in things (because he...can), this guy is really the Scrooge of air plane "design".
Did he design this on April 1?
Isn't this just a reciting of the entry from the "5 of the Worst Planes Ever Made"?
Well, yes, but with a metric poo tonne of extra info. So it's worth it.
The Donald Trump of aviation.
02:38 Durham = DUR-'um
08:15 Cuthbert = KUHTH-bert
The picture of the plane from the left side certainly looks like there are some wires from the top wing to the fuselage. Also, it is a fact that wing warping worked as proved by the Wright Brothers on their first flights. Not that this one was going to work the way it was set up, but the idea was fairly sound.
No it wasn’t.
If those are wires, they're way too close to the fuselage. At minimum, they needed to run to the wingtips.
Which makes it even more confusing. Judging by the way this guy built airplanes, they probably had no use if they were there.
Elon Muskrat has bought the rights to the design and has promised - PROMISED - the Teslamic faithful that there'll be an all-electric stainless steel version (with autopilot) within two years, priced at just $29,999.
Send him your money now, folks!
please do a video on
the porters steam loco
the Japanese class d5,
the Chinese QJ 2,10,2
or just exsamples of asian trains
how do gear trains work
something on saddle bolier and side tanks (like the big water boxes) tank engines
double ended diesel trains (and electric)
eletric trains
American and European switches other then the British class 07-09
what to do if the train stalls
one talking about the different types of steam funnles and there uses,
a video on steam locomotive combination breaks (steam and vacuum brakes)
a short video on how a Armstrong turn table works
what did train flagman do
what did trains (mostly steam) do when going in tunnels, ive heard of gas masks or just useing a wet cloth, or did they bring in other engines like later on they used electric trains, or were there no bigv tunnels.
evaluation of electric trains
why are some trains wagion tops (the stream lining thing to boilers)
railway terms abd slang
one on the meaning of flag and lantern colors like green on rear engine means theres another one coming soon,
the different types of cut offs/reversers/Johnson bar
some are a big lever, some are a big valve wheel, and ive also seen some that are like rods, one exsample is train sim world 3 and im not sure where to find the other reverser
and how much water do steam trains take usually, and how much would the crew drink
Also first for the 5 people who cear/read the whole thing