1912 Taube-F first flight

Maiden flight of my 1912 Taube full scale replica.
see also building blog: www.taubebuilder.blogspot.com
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[@andrewborgogna7624]

He truly qualifies as a "Magnificent man and his flying machine". I loved this video.

[@ashtonkorbin9442]

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[@jamariarian5769]

@Ashton Korbin instablaster :)

[@thethirdman225]

You don't need a flying helmet, you need a _Pickelhaube_ and a Kaiser Wilhelm II moustache for that thing! Great job. Congratulations.

[@timothyknight2236]

Beautiful! You can tell that the designer was trying to imitate a bird with his design. Especially the wing tips and tail feathers. Simply well-done.

[@jonathanmoore7472]

It was actually a seed

[@blackbirdpie217]

It's amazing to see the oldest designs actually fly. That thing has as much rigging as a clipper ship, engine was heavy and low powered, the airframe was fragile, and in spite of all its technical drawbacks it still had one great attribute that kept the designers moving forward. That is, it could fly. A pretty amazing thing in those days and just as amazing now.

[@szennyvizcsatorna2483]

Low-powered? Sir, that engine's power from that size of engine is really not able to reach even in 1960's in soviet era! The Lohner- Taube aircrafts are wery powerful! 64 Kw from a Mercedes- Benz water cooled 4 piston engine in 1910 is impressive amount of power!

[@dicemancolostrum7369]

Those magnificent men and their flying machines :-)

[@argat11]

I'm absolutely astonished by your video. I didn't even knew that the Taube had foldable wings! I the books I have on the matter it is not even mentioned, much less shown in plans. My total and most sincere admiration for your research , developement and construction on a most beloved plane. AG.

[@GoingBuddha]

Not to mention his courage in flying it.

[@egorvongorr5209]

argat11 you voiced my thoughts exactly! I am completely astonished at this accomplishment- impressed is not an adequate adjective but I am impressed tremendously. My guess is that this is Virginia where he is flying ? The resources necessary to do this also boggle my mind

[@johndiver8372]

My great grandfather would love you. I will tell him from you by my next visit at his tomp in Salzburg. (Austria) Great job, great video.

[@Leopold3131]

What a beauty! Thank you for taking us flying in it.

[@JoeGator23]

8:14 Amazingly this plane on final approach looks like a 747 when filmed straight-on from the ground... both were visionary aircraft when they each took to the runways of time. Cool video, and thanks for keeping aviation history in the air today.

[@silvussol8966]

Everything about this is great, the plane, the music, and the flying. 👍 It’s so cool to see such a faithful replica take to the skies. I wish I had one myself.

[@paulinesimon2257]

J'aime surtout le charme du bois de l'hélice, si assorti au mobilier de l'époque, le bruit du moteur, et le chasse-boeuf au niveau du sol, pour éviter d'enfoncer l'hélice dans un bison ou un éléphant... UN GRAND MERCI ! mon père est né en 1905, pas étonnant s'il était devenu fou d'aviation... et il m'a filé le virus, mais je ne lui en veux pas.

[@CurtisDrew1]

I'll bet the African Plane Builders are green with envy! It looks so simple........

[@Prfdt3]

I pull for those guys,however.

[@CurtisDrew1]

@@Prfdt3 yeah, me too!

[@raypurchase801]

I love the folding wings. Great for carrier use.

[@josephhewes3923]

Can you imagine how it was? One day, you hear they have these things called aero-planes, that fly in the air. And then you see one. And then a few years later, you see a plane like this once every blue moon, flying over. And you are amazed.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

They were used for war

[@puebespuebes8589]

​@@nonyobussiness3440 Some of them yes, but they where recon planes. In a way they are as much of a warplane as cesna are.

[@theoriginalrabbithole]

BRAVO! My favorite plane of all time and so masterfully reconstructed. Well done! May you enjoy many happy flights with this beautiful machine.

[@fly4fun]

The music choice was spot on, Mike! Can't wait to see you fly it again in person this time.

[@arnhemseptember2009]

I am absolutely amazed that I never found this video before, it should go viral!! What a great thing you achieved!! Congratulations!

[@thomshere]

One of the COOLEST things I have ever seen! I would love to see that plane in person or better yet be able to fly it! GREAT JOB!

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

You're either really brave, crazy or both to go flying around in that plane. LOL Best of luck and be safe.

[@slicer819]

Please bring it to Old Warden. Absolutely wonderful. Congratulations. I also admire your courage in flying it over that predominantly unlandable terrain !!!!

[@stephenrose1343]

Marvelous, what a wonderful achievement to recreate this remarkable aircraft. Thanks to the person who directed me to this video, allowing me to see a favourite aircraft in the air.

[@Slarti]

I remember hearing a test pilot once talk about airplanes, he said "if it looks like a bird it will fly".

[@goldfing5898]

Wunderschönes Flugzeug, und butterweiche Landung! (wonderful and beautful plane, and very soft landing - in German you say "soft like butter")

[@AmpAbuser]

Well done, what a draggy beast it is.

[@ratmousebastard]

wow... just wow. That old bird sure looks good up in the clouds. Huge respect for building that, and just as much respect for flying that... I mean, holy cow look at those wings! Your grandfather would not know what to say, he'd be completely amazed, he'd be so proud of your work.

[@michaelveis5950]

Beautiful classical music, The Raditsky March from Johann Strauss SR.

[@zyxie1314]

This is the most beautiful melody, the most exquisite airplane, and the most beautiful engine sound ensemble. Thank you! I also want to make a plane to finally enjoy all of this!!!

[@Ebocraze]

To cap it all off, the smoothest of landings. Nuff Respect to this gentleman and Maximum Respect to his Grandfather and other brave Aviators of that era

[@Marcblur]

Spectacular reproduction! You are to be congratulated!

[@dinosoarmotorsports]

Nice work on the aircraft, flying, and video!! Thanks for posting.

[@eyestoenvy]

I thoroughly enjoyed this! That thing wanted to fly even more than he did! BRAVO! Regards from the South Bronx in NYC!

[@treintaceroseis4763]

Amazing. I just need someone to build a Junkers J1 Bechesel and my happiness would be complete.

[@deanedeane4318]

You must be very very very chuffed with this most beautiful flying machine and acheivement !!! Wow im in total admiration !!! Great job 0l chap !!! 😉🙃😎 NZ

[@kingearl2596]

Wundervoll - das einzige Flugzeug der Welt, mit dem man im Nebel mit 40km/h stabil fliegen kann!

[@cratecruncher4974]

Nice addition to the fleet.

[@Scalefan23]

Simply as incredible as overwhelming! Thank you very much for sharing indeed!

[@PsychoKat90]

What a lovely machine :) Congrats on the successful maiden flight!

[@peterells1720]

I love that its design is clearly adapted from that of birds.

[@stevenmiller184]

certainly one of them most beautiful, if not the most efficient, airplane ever made.

[@RWBHere]

Thank-you. 🙂👍 It must be very tricky to fly in anything but the calmest weather, when it relies upon wing-warping and with such a small vertical stabiliser. Congratulations on your achievement.

[@martinjf467]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us 🙏

[@altbob]

Congratulations Mike!

[@billlewis9362]

Plans / drawings are in Volume 4 1913 Zeitschrift Fur Flugtechnik Und Motorluftschiffahrt! The large sized drawings have all the wood sizes, metal fittings etc. Than their is Taube Dove of War by J.A. de Vries book on subject 1978 also with drawings! as per book 54 different company's manufactured 500 + examples of 'Taube' type of aircraft!

[@jzero32]

Flying in a pair of shorts ! Bad ass lol. Great vid !!

[@fancypants2007]

It is a mechanical bird! Very beautiful, and the flyer is mighty brave. If you make another video, it would be nice to see the plane from overhead and directly from below to show off the bird-like shape. Also some close-ups and a tour of the different shapes, components, artistic features and engineering features would be a pleasure to see. It must have been a huge challenge to make something this complex that you would trust with your life.

[@Heather22056]

Thanks for the video and your great job.

[@gordonwiessner6327]

The lines are terrific. Nice plane.

[@randall1959]

Imagine driving on the highway and looking up to see this in flight. Amazing.

[@MegaRafita01]

OMG I call that a true brave pilot, it's like riding a giant eagle and taming it.....greetings

[@johnqpopulist8994]

I'm amazed this got into the air. Well done!

[@eflaaten]

Fantastic, well done! Well worth the time and effort

[@dginia]

A fantastic achievement! Congratulations!

[@gullintanni]

She's a beauty 😍 Amazing that someone today can fly in one of these mad contraptions 😅👍

[@gunshipgray4295]

Priceless ! Excellent !

[@NEWDAWNrealizingself]

HOW WAS EXCITING AT THAT TIME ! FANTASTIC !

[@BattleAxe1345]

Beautiful landing for a beautiful machine!

[@nadavpais-greenapple5669]

such a beautiful plane!

[@Pedro40932]

Es una maravilla de aeronave, magnífico vuelo ¡Felicitaciones!

[@feltongailey8987]

Flying by the seat of your pants...priceless. I know I would have something in the seat of my pants, trying to fly it!

[@robert-oq9jq]

Alh,those crazy old men in their flying machines, it takes a brave man to fly one of those things, looks like it could fold up on you at any moment

[@malcolmtaylor518]

Wonderful work.

[@battifortesempre1432]

Fantastik!!! Love this build

[@roseanncloskey]

Excellent work building .5/24/2023yr

[@katsu-graphics5634]

Absolutely Beautiful . . . . . .

[@johnlogan1333]

I say, bloody marvellous that man!!!!!

[@alvarotorres8065]

Bravo , Sr.! soft landing

[@EmpiricalWizard]

Outstanding!

[@robert-oq9jq]

I like that truss system that's where the strength comes from

[@winsor68]

She is beautiful. Such amazing work. Well done. Did you have original plans?

[@audiophile1024]

Stunning accomplishment! Congratulations. I too wonder why you decided to make the first flight in that location. I didn't see any clear areas other than the airfield. That plane is too valuable to risk in my opinion.

[@gpwx]

Perfect !!!

[@ShevillMathers]

An incredible achievement and a beautiful bird like design. I assume it is wing warping as I did not see ailerons. Lovely wings and tail feathers, it looked a joy to fly, but a calm weather flier I imagine. The folding wings are an advanced design and take up a smaller hanger space. I take my hat off to you as an ultralight flyer we have perhaps more modern attributes and engine reliability? Greetings from Tasmania Australia, 👍😁🇦🇺🦘

[@eliastieleniuskruythoff7588]

Beautifull! It was the plane that was shot down above Paris in 1914 or '15

[@christopheschwartz7374]

Nous somme en 2023! Ce magnifique Taube vole t-il toujours actuellement, merci pour la vidéo fort intéressante! Salutations de France. 😊👍

[@darrellcook8253]

Now look at what you did, you created a work of art and a beautiful one at that. Maybe this is the real future of homebuilt aircraft, exact replicas that are slow flyers and with better engines and some structure changes in materials to increase strength or torsional stresses. With that said it must be a handful to fly with wing warping and limited dihedral. All of the rigging must sing in the wind and after awhile you wil note any changes that might spell disaster. I want a Santos Du mont Demosille (sic). Also a kite flyer known as the Red Devil. The original is somewhere in a garage in California awaiting a rebuild/restoration.

[@jands6836]

Magnificent!

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Just amazing.

[@SooperToober]

This is a beautiful airplane....why hasn't this aircraft and this project been covered more?!!!! Are you making plans available for this airplane and powerplant? It would be a wonderful project I'd love to look into seriously!

[@garychynne1377]

truly wonderous.

[@tinahaynes696]

Beautiful

[@tootired76]

What I would like to know if it is an original engine or replica of one powering this plane...

[@esutton493]

Very Nice!!!

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

nice video!!

[@RichardGoth]

Superb!

[@haroldadelman1130]

What is the power plant? Beautiful plane.

[@glenbaker5311]

When he took off I was looking for a French country side, not I 75. Thxs for the video.. gb

[@elennapointer701]

So how does it handle with wing-warping instead of alerons?

[@alexc7510]

9:50 Never stop the engine by cutting off the magnetos, you never know if someone is gonna touch that propeller afterwards, and with just a small force it can break your arm or skull and even kill you. always cut the mixture

[@sailr]

They now only take it off to an altitude of about 10 feet and then set her back down. I think they realized how delicate the airplane is. This video is the first time I saw it actually fly.

[@marcoantonio-qu1ku]

na minha observação parece que foi o primeiro avião de asa dobrável, parabéns é um lindo avião

[@allenmoses110]

Now that's absolutely crazy! You gotta have nuts of iron to fly that bird!

[@oceania2385]

Did the wings fold in the original design ? Amazing recreation btw

[@iancurtis1152]

Fantastiche!

[@215alessio]

amazing

[@cyrildurosi1830]

THX

[@RayRusawcocktailminer]

what a jewel

[@johnhess351]

great plane, but too many short jump cuts between on board and external view edits.

[@yuniorprades3023]

Great.

[@glenbaker5311]

So so verrry cheery and nice,,love the music also.anyone know the HP on this, and is it the same as the 1one, I wonder the time frame between this one and the Ohio brother's, Thxs.gb

[@andiwangen9696]

sehr schade, dass der Bodenfilmer kein Stativ benutzt hat! Ansonsten ein tolles Video!