I worked at Edgley aircraft in the eighties making the Optica and actually got to fly in the prototype one evening and take the controls for a few minutes
@flitetym6 ай бұрын
The Optica seems so “right.” I believe a set of courageous investors will resuscitate the design, implement some computer based manufacturing, and finally bring it to market.
@Cuccos196 ай бұрын
Colomban Cri-Cri should be on the list. Also many Rutan design could be mentioned, but my favorite is the Scaled Composites 151 ARES Mud Fighter.
@SolarWebsite6 ай бұрын
I never understood why that airplane wasn't developed further. OK, the US military was never going to adopt something that wasn't high-tech and ridiculously expensive, but I could easily see this selling very well to many other other countries. But for some reason it didn't. Maybe a little too radical...
@mikepowell27766 ай бұрын
So where are the Skyvan, Flying Flea, VFW640, Hansajet, Piaggio Avanti etc? Rutan was a very clever designer but there were and are others.
@hendrimtc6 ай бұрын
Maybe no 11 .12.. 😂😂
@samgunn126 ай бұрын
Bert Rutan is a serious fan of Blohm&Voss designs.
@deadwolf29786 ай бұрын
Bert Rotane fanclub detected 😅
@priceyA3206 ай бұрын
Who the f**k is Burt Rotane??!
@stephenconnolly30184 ай бұрын
The Jabiru did have one great safety feature the engines rarely ever work long another to get airborne.
@bigcrowe95736 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@monostripeexplosiveexplora23746 ай бұрын
*sad airtruck noises*
@sailflyboy6 ай бұрын
Hollee Crap - what nonsense !!! The Jab J43 twin was developed and built in South Africa. It was designed as a cost-effective twin trainer with asymmetric thrust. Only the prototype exists. You do not get extorted by farmers for landing, we have all the normal rules for landing that apply elsewhere in the world, get permission to land on private property. Do not land on a runway with X's at each end. Seriously WTF ??!!
@AlphaWhiskey_Haryo6 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the abrams P-1 and the flying pancake tho~
@chuckcawthon33706 ай бұрын
I built a radio controlled Patchen Explorer airplane about 10 years ago. I still fly it occasionally. Quirky but fun plane.
@northernandyboy6 ай бұрын
Not sure I would use the word reputable with Jabiru. They had a lot of issues with their engines.
@stephenconnolly30184 ай бұрын
Australian roulette
@IhabFahmy6 ай бұрын
Interesting collection. Thank you. But the way you pronounce "innovative" is weird .
@bakro64526 ай бұрын
You skipped the Long ez and should have placed the Star ship after the Long ez
@hadleymanmusic6 ай бұрын
4:51 that pylon pod engine type leaves alot to be desired in a small plane. I think more practical in multi engine larger type plane situation.
@elizabethlewis35096 ай бұрын
No FLS Microjet?
@iO-Sci6 ай бұрын
These planes look unique and at time serene :) 이 비행기들은 독특하고 때로는 고요해 보입니다 :)
@90lancaster4 ай бұрын
So did they every find out who committed the Arson ?
@謝元富-x3s6 ай бұрын
#3:08 the aircraft of beech looks like the plane "shinden" made by Japan during ww II
@PRH1236 ай бұрын
These AI voiceovers sound like a student trying to write a term paper the night before it's due... ie meaningless word salad..... "Navigating the complexities of their journeys with newfound ease.... A symbol of ingenuety, but its presence in the skies remains a mystery..."
@Dwaynesaviation6 ай бұрын
It's not AI
@PRH1236 ай бұрын
@@Dwaynesaviation well, if the voice isn't AI, the text that the person is reading is AI generated...
@albertogarciaarango24113 ай бұрын
ungly
@ryanrevis8276 ай бұрын
Interesting that so many new aviation company’s seem to have arson happen to them effectively destroying their production capabilities. So many it almost seems beyond coincidence.