15 MOST INNOVATIVE AIRCRAFT AND PERSONAL AERIAL VEHICLES

[@geologist_luna]

And thanks to the amazing mind of Burt Rutan many of these planes were born. He dominated the subject and should actually have a whole video done on him.

[@alanrogers7090]

There are many videos about Burt Rutan. Maybe not by this presenter, but I've seen at least three myself. Search it.

[@bradfallin2698]

Chandni is gorgeous!

[@jaydee3046]

I saw the Pond racer compete at Reno ( early 90's, Strega won it after Rare Bear had engine troubles ) The plane would almost get the lead, then go wide on the turns. The announcer said it was having problems with turbulence from the bigger planes. I heard someone say something like " if he got in front, he wouldn't have that problem"

[@davebboggs2000]

Got to work at Bob Ponds house in palm springs...I was the only one on my crew that knew most of planes at the museum were his... I had read about the pond racer , so one day as he passed by I chatted him up about it. Said he was tired of cutting up museum warbirds for racers and that he met Rutan at a diner and they sketched out the design on a napkin. Broke my heart when I learned of its crash

[@jhobet8164]

No c como llegue aqui pero me gusto el video

[@chriscalvin5083]

Good video

[@eddysanta1213]

N 15..++ Nice video ..

[@mindseyedesign]

Hello Eddy Santa, thank you for watching!

[@Azagan]

Very nice thankyou.

[@Akula114]

How about something on the Bede BD-5 and 5J family? Since they started out (and closed up) so long ago, in the early 70s, the BD-5s were the fantasy of a number of us in our teens back then. Thanks for the good video. You covered a number of very interesting craft and the result, along with the editing and pleasant presentation made this fun to watch.

[@mevineven869]

These are killing machine

[@artgrey3151]

Спасибо за интересный и познавательный видос!

[@burnerjack01]

Of all the aspects of this channel, the use of an actual human narrator is probably my favorite. Oh, and Chandi is very nice too.

[@dougjohnson9948]

Interesting examples. Good narration.

[@stephengardiner9867]

Aircraft have been around BEFORE the Wright Brothers. Theirs was the first flight powered by an internal combustion engine (and there is some debate as to whether or not they actually WERE the first).

[@Snobiker13]

The key word is CONTROL. That's where the Wright brothers were true pioneers.

[@stevenburchill3447]

Far out Mr Reacher sir far freaking out,just love this change from camper vans but those are still the dogs doo daas. Mind's eye rocks it.

[@AtheistOrphan]

I love Rutan aircraft. Nothing else looks like them.

[@fredbecker607]

Noticed about half of the ones described came from him

[@rooseveltdumornay4954]

Thank you for the video. Such beautiful planes.

[@rensyrk7112]

Super Video. But number 8 is an idea from germany: Der Nurflügeler.😉

[@mindseyedesign]

Good call!

[@adz723]

Wow. Just wow. New technology is amazing.

[@karenvickers8165]

I hate flying in planes, but I enjoy watching good videos about them. Good job!!!!

[@Hucfinn-zz8dl]

No 15, That's a flair craft ! They are so cool !!!

[@x7jcl756]

Omg this is so cool thank for showing us this it is mind bogoling

[@TheZeek011]

I enjoyed, this video a lot. Love aviation.

[@mauricebarlow6198]

Thank you for this video nice job.

[@mauricebarlow6198]

No thank you Reacher I the long ez aircraft and they also can be modified with jet engines.

[@vannaksreysovannleng4559]

good

[@Akula114]

Very cool!

[@rexclay2231]

nice

[@bikersoncall]

The first plane was my favorite.

[@ssmith5650]

that young lady at 10:30 is really beautiful....what a smile...just adorable !!!

[@FTSsjc]

I really appreciate the instant conversion to international system, great video

[@mindseyedesign]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@ronbailey257]

I have always loved the Burt Rutan designs. I was surprised the Beechcraft Starship didn't make this list.

[@pabloricardodetarragon2649]

It was from being a great plane. Not the best from Rutan. The fabrication was stopped very soon.

[@johnkahrhoff7329]

Great video!

[@SergeyKostenko88]

Хорошая работа и оригинальньіе самолетьі. Есть даже наши Сигмьі. Очень познавательно и полезно.

[@jsmariani4180]

I'd like to see a the rutans of the world build truly quiet airplanes - for people in the air and the ground.

[@roderickstevens7955]

Technology & engineering never ceases to amaze me,thank you to those who have such formidable skill!

[@johannesbekker1970]

Read a report of a pilot who tested the Cri Cri and after struggling with for a while to get the motors running smoothly took off only to have one motor stall in mid flight ! "The only thing that changed was my complexion" was his comment haha !

[@uski59]

I like the flying wing

[@markstockette6900]

I like it

[@garystorm6251]

Our only Refuge and Hope is in the Son of God. He spoke Truth Forever. Please Forgive and Pray for everyone...

[@CreekyGuy]

For Pete's sake... You could do a full video on each of these planes (and I'd watch them all).

[@henrikjonsson3397]

Sadly the last surviving N-9M (from 4:25) was destroyed in a crash with it's pilot killed a couple of weeks ago

[@gapratt4955]

We have lost a national treasure. Living on the east coast this did not make the news.

[@whalesong999]

Yes, shocking and sad that the N9M is no more. Small detail in the video that there is the brief glimpse of the N9M predecessor, the N1M (4:57), now restored and in the Smithsonian, I believe. It is also a twin engine with pusher propellers and is in the same color.

[@dafakisdis5340]

Wtf

[@chiodeguate1]

Yup, we watched it go down, and crash between the Cal St prison, and our little Navy base.

[@leneanderthalien]

was not realy a surprise for me: this old flying wings are potentialy unstable and a loss of controll can occurs in some conditions: the modern B2 can fly safe only because have computed controls...The only type of older flying wing who was realy safe, is the Fauvel , who use autostable airfoils, but such airfoil is only efficient at low speed, so was only use on gliders, who was popular in France and Germany in the 50-60's (Fauvel AV361, wood and fabric built)...In the USA was later built improved versions from Fauvel gliders like the Marske gliders...

[@sandroetn6907]

Wonderful design Really awesome planes

[@kingdavid1519]

So sad It crashed...I used to see it fly all the time when my dad would take me out to the air show. The Flying Wing was my all time favorite airplane.

[@esdrasfelicio852]

Number 5 was the best.

[@ajwasp3642]

The Ligeti Stratos was Australian designed. It could rise and descend without changing pitch. The joined wing made it super strong, and fully aerobatic. The Pod (not pond) was Nissan v-6 (x2) powered.

[@edwardschutz681]

I meet Ligetti at the Mangalore air show where he flew it. Having originally wanted to be an aeronautical engineer and having some knowledge I was concerned that the then version, which had a canard front wing practically identical though slightly smaller than the rear, might be unrecoverable in a stall. I learned to fly in a Victa Airtourer; later the RAAF C4. Afterwards at the show I spoke to him about this potential stall problem and suggested he install an emergency parachute for the plane. I understood from press reports at the time he died and after the Air Crash Investigation he was flight testing a stall at height - and importantly not when landing. Very sad.

[@edwardschutz681]

Re Ligeti crash. Should have looked this up before! “This aircraft was intended to be the production version of the "Stratos" aircraft. The prototype version had successfully flown some 340 hours. The production model incorporated significant changes made by the designer/pilot. These changes included the removal of the dihedral from the main wing and the use of full span elevators on the canard wing and full span ailerons on the main wing. The engine mounting was lowered such that the ducted propeller was totally below the main wing and the lower part of the propeller duct was extended well forward to form a "channel or strake". The main purpose of the "channel wing" was an attempt by the designer to lower the stall speed of the aircraft to 30 knots and to reduce both landing and takeoff speeds and distances. As far as the investigation could determine, the effect of these modifications had not been checked by wind tunnel or other methods prior to this flight. On the day of the accident the pilot and his assistants had worked at the factory preparing the aircraft for testing. The preparation included a determination of the centre of gravity, although no record was kept of these calculations. Following these preparations the aircraft was loaded onto a trailer and taken to Penfield. The weather conditions at the time were fine, with light winds. The pilot subsequently carried out a series of taxying tests, to establish the optimum position for the control column. He then conducted a take-off, and operated in the local area for about 17 minutes. Witnesses reported that the aircraft then carried out a very slow pass over the aerodrome at a height of between 400 and 500 feet above ground level. About one minute later it was seen to turn back towards the strip. However, shortly after the turn was completed, control of the aircraft was evidently lost. It is uncertain whether the aircraft suddenly pitched nose up or nose down, but all witnesses agreed that it then fell vertically while the nose swung in a pendulous motion. The aircraft struck the ground in an inverted attitude with little or no horizontal speed. An inspection of the aircraft found that all airframe components were essentially intact and there was no indication of any airframe or control failure prior to ground impact. The engine was test run and strip inspected and no fault could be found. No aerodynamic testing was carried out on the airframe to determine the likely effect on performance of the various modifications made to this aircraft. However, given that the prototype appeared to suffer no adverse flying characteristics, it is possible that the modifications incorporated in the new aircraft had an adverse effect on the stall characteristics. Analysis of the modifications indicates that the most significant effect on the stall characteristics would have resulted from use of full span elevators on the canard wing. The use of full span elevators results in a relatively uniform loading of the canard as the elevator is deflected approaching the stall. The result is that the canard would be developing more lift, compared to the same wing without full span elevators, before the wing stalled and the stall would be sharper. Because the main wing is still producing lift at this stage the nose down pitch following the stall of the canard would be aggravated. It is considered likely that the accident sequence was initiated by a full canard stall followed by a rapid nose down pitch. Also, the altitude at which the flight was conducted would not have allowed the pilot time to make the necessary corrective control imputs following the stall before the aircraft impacted the ground. ”

[@ajwasp3642]

@@edwardschutz681 I had always thought that that design would have been the wave of the future. Too bad that another one will probably never be built.

[@GryphonArmorer]

Number 11 isn’t even a gyro. It’s a hybrid copter, because the rotor is powered. Gyro “copters” don’t have powered rotors, it the forward momentum that gets, and keeps the rotor spinning.

[@tonynikon]

Nice videos. My father was a private pilot on the 80's and he even allowed me to take the controls of a Cessna 172 when I was berely 12 years old... I would like to watch more videos about the Spaceship One, Two and balloons into space. Thanks for sharing!

[@karenvickers8165]

Very good video!!!!

[@HEMIdouglas]

The Varieze was best for speed, and economy. Would there be plans available for "wing in ground effect" craft of the same capacity ? Economy of operation , is the selling point using auto, or Rotax engines. Thank you.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

I am a massive fan of ductfans and delta wings so the "rohr 2 175 fan jet" is an aircraft that caught my fancy fast.

[@memphisspencer9474]

instablaster

[@ClarkWilliams-jx4tv]

FYI. Richard Pierce from New Zealand was the first to fly a plane but before that fact reached the USA, the Wright Brothers flew their plane and so they got the credit. Richard was the first.

[@jesusbrother4195]

Good....

[@rcoverdose6946]

Nice..💗

[@mindseyedesign]

Thanks 🤗

[@FarmerFpv]

Number 2 is not legally a Microlight or an ultralight, it's just a small aeroplane. You should look up the regulations on what makes an aircraft an ultralight and a microlight so you have more info for the next aircraft video.

[@0nem1leh1gh]

Nice shoes at the end.

[@TheKingPhisher]

I love the Rohr 2-175 Fan Jet (71-X) due to its simple, small and compact airframe...also because it was flown by Rick Hunter in Robotech!

[@fbflys]

There is another prototype that looks a lot like this one. It's the Oaxaca Aerospace Pegasus P-400T. Made in Mexico.

[@G56AG]

At 1:34 you show the Cri Cri airplane, the narrator refers to it and pronounces it Cry Cry, this plane has been around since the 1970's, I have seen and heard it referred to hundreds of times and it was ALWAYS pronounced Cree Cree

[@brianclintone308]

Thank God we got that straightened out!

[@bucknaykid5821]

Cool planes. Keep the videos coming!

[@sergevereecke680]

As you are an English outfit , you missed the Edgley Optica as one of the more unusual designs , it was meant as a hybrid of helicopter and plane. As a kid in the 80's I found that concept strange , as well as then the Rhein Flugzugbau Fantrainer which was also a eighties concept.

[@yanghun-25jin-lamborghinib77]

I'd like to have many of them.

[@billmullins6833]

Reference the Hawk 4: "Gyrocopter" and "Gyroplane" are (slightly) different terms referring to THE SAME THING. Both are popular terms referring to what is properly called an "AUTOGYGRO".

[@russellhawkins366]

The flying wing was invented by the Horton brothers in Germany 🇩🇪. And the jet engine was invented by Sir Frank Whittle. “Hans von Ohain of Germany was the designer of the first operational jet engine, though credit for the invention of the jet engine went to Great Britain's Frank Whittle. Whittle, who registered a patent for the turbojet engine in 1930, received that recognition but did not perform a flight test until 1941.” Americans then adopted those technologies.

[@ametemir]

Mabelous 😎

[@EatPezzzz]

7:10 The Long EZ is not a stretched out version of the Varieze. The name "Long" is for the range. It has twice the fuel capacity of the Varieze, hence it's the long-range version of the Varieze as it can go 1100-1200 miles on a tank.

[@proft1942-y7n]

Hi Reacher. Really enjoy your stuff and appreciate a real voice as opposed to talking computers. You have a very distinctive voice. In fact I often hear a commercial on XM Radio in which the voice-over sounds a lot like you.

[@DanFrederiksen]

the cri cri looks awkward but the ideal of minimal single seater has huge potential. Leanness lends itself to high performance inexpensive aviation.

[@คุณใบกระเพรา]

มีซัปไทยด้วยขอบคุณมากครับ

[@krisztianpovazson4535]

Great collage! I've never heard of most of these weirdos. But there is one mistake: the fastest electric aeroplane was a converted Long-EZ in 2012 at 202 mph.

[@rosebarnes9625]

Wow! A real pod racer @8:25

[@StMyles]

Very interesting.

[@bombud1]

Should be giving those speeds in knots. Divide mph by 1.15

[@fbflys]

Very interesting video. You guys forgot to add a Mexican prototype. It's the Pegasus P-400T, made by Oaxaca Aerospace. It looks like the Fajet (#5 on your list). It should be flying by now, but unfortunately, due to the new government, I don't expect much changes soon.

[@20runninginthebackground]

Chandi is my favorite

[@tedthesailor172]

I think during that last presentation we saw an incarnation of the modern unmanned drone attack aircraft used so often in the middle-east...

[@jacobshort6528]

Surely a test bed for the fuselage.

[@SergeyKostenko88]

Аппарат Чарльза Лигетти лучший и имеет наиболее перспективную конструкцию. Смерть не должна мешать развитию прогрессивньіх моделей. Номер 9 лучший!!!

[@billmorris2613]

Good evening from SE Louisiana 26 Apr 21.

[@bobbyvance4725]

If I won the lottery,,, tha5 would probably be the second thing I’d do ........

[@Eugensdiet]

The list covered some neat planes. surprised to see the Dark Star. I knew a pilot who while flying near Wright-Patt swore he saw a UFO. His description of what he saw was the Dark Star and so I try to look at her anytime I go to the museum. Love to see more.

[@MegaScott]

The YF12 is my favorite military aircraft design, for civilian designs, the Rutan inspired Velicity, Cozy, Berkut, soon the Raptor.

[@hansheinz1786]

Northrop N-9M came doubtless from the mind of german Horton Brothers....

[@lovelyjubbly1010]

Great video more pleeze

[@Snobiker13]

Many of them more weird than innovative, but I really like number 10.

[@timfarmer648]

Yeah

[@Angelsilhouette]

How on earth did the Edgley Optica not make this list? Or even what has been called the "game changer" the Celera 500L.

[@alanvermillionsr7126]

4:36 looks more like the Ho229 from the end of WW2. Props instead of jets.

[@johnk190]

Yes, not all the Nazis stood trial after WW2. Some went on to design rockets and planes!

[@LVrJ100]

R3-Darkstar can be easily misunderstood as an UFO

[@charleyfoster7118]

There is a Dark Star at the Smithsonian A&S. I have seen it there.

[@Luzviminda777]

The star wars plane , the race pod and chandra

[@jbj27406]

If that electric motor-powered aircraft is turning a prop, it's not silent.

[@davebox588]

If the pilot is breathing it's also not silent.

[@pabloricardodetarragon2649]

No prop is silent...even on a small electric RC plane.

[@davebox588]

It's all relative. You can hear Brownian motion, but most people wouldn't claim coffee is noisy.

[@alanrogers7090]

There is very little noise from the electric motors, but, as you say, the propeller itself does make some noise, though not nearly the level of that's on a running gasoline engine.

[@jtuttle11]

Northrup also designed a Flying Wing bomber that could compete with the best Boeing could build. The YB-49 jet bomber. It was lost due to suspiscous circumstance.

[@jacobshort6528]

It flipped over in flight, because there were no vertical control surfaces. A slight design flaw that cursed them, until that W-shaped control aileron area was designed for the B-2.

[@McTickles777]

More information on all would be better, such as load

[@stephenm3874]

Burt Rutan is still designing

[@sageoz9886]

The Rohr is very similar to Rick Hunter's stunt plane in Robotech

[@davidii3895]

"Cree- cree, not cry cry.

[@leneanderthalien]

yep "Cri Cri" it the french popular name for "cricket", so a bit difficult to say properly with a english accent...

[@augustinelopez1508]

🎶😚🎶brand new. ........✈

[@BrunoLRck]

10:30 what is this?

[@martij82]

I think the girl with the purple hair is cute.

[@brettnaugher2176]

A New World aircraft is a F-16 bi-plane incorporated into a 8' headroom fuselage with twin small jet engines with twin vertical stabilizers. It's meant for the Estonian giants.

[@nelsoncasimirocasimiro2792]

Im a modelest r/c cipher since a was 15 years old,I like to see in a plane good stable aerodinamic caracteristics in all models,a less you have very good balance,trimming and pesicion,sorry that's my opinion,from Portugal,nelson casimiro..

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Thumps up for those ladies, thanks. But Ill marry Bill Barber's Snark HA3 B for life!

[@remyllebeau77]

Now if only they can build some good VTOL airplanes.