A Plane Without Wings: The Story of The C.450 Coléoptère

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Throughout the 1950s, aircraft designers around the world began developing a unique aircraft configuration, called a tail-sitter. Unlike conventional airplanes, tail sitting planes rested on their tails and used engine power alone to lift off the ground before transitioning to vertical flight, and returning to land vertically once again on their tail. The configuration, although technically challenging to develop, would allow aircraft to operate without runways, fundamentally changing how and where air forces could use their aircraft.
In the early 1950s French aerospace firm SNECMA (Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation) began developing wingless test rigs to prove the viability of the tail sitting concept. At the time, American firms were also developing tail sitting prototypes of their own, But SNECMA would take it a step further by developing a tail sitting aircraft with a highly unconventional annular (cylindrical) wing. The cylindrical wing promised greater efficiency over a conventional wing by eliminating wing-tip vortices. It would also be more compact, further reducing the space needed for vertical take-off and landings. French designers also theorised that a cylindrical wing could eventually be engineered to function as a ramjet engine, propelling the aircraft to supersonic speeds.
The C.450 Coleoptere was constructed in 1958, with tethered flight testing beginning in early 1959. By May, the unconventional plane had achieved its first successful unassisted hover, even reaching altitudes of 800 meters. Despite early successes during flight tests, flaws soon emerged in the aircraft’s design. The Coleoptere proved extremely difficult to pilot. An innovative pilot seat could swivel 90 degrees, but pilots still struggled to judge the aircraft’s distance from the ground while landing. Without a conventional wing to provide resistance, the Coleoptere also had a tendency to slowly spin on its axis.
On July 25, 1959, the Coleoptere performed it’s 9th test flight. This time, the pilot was to transition the aircraft from vertical to horizontal flight, a challenging procedure that would mark a huge milestone for the program. The Coleoptere lifted off successfully, but during its transition, it suddenly became too inclined and slow-moving to maintain altitude. The aircraft started tumbling back to earth as the pilot struggled to regain control, barely managing to eject at the very last minute. The Coleoptere was destroyed.
A second prototype of the Coleoptere would never be built. By the 1960’s it was clear that the tail sitting configuration was a dead-end. It was simply too much of a compromise when it came to payload and range, and far too difficult to pilot. It was clear that vectoring thrust, allowing the aircraft to remain horizontal, was a more practical and safer solution.
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The landing pads for these should look like dartboards

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"Sir where are the planes?" "Oh yeah just climb on the ladder on that red circle with the number 100 and you should be alright"

[@mr_red685]

If that was real I would use the plane like a dart and nose dive into the landing par

[@insertnamehere3803]

Drop bombs on the 100 point mark

[@handlemonium]

"dartplanes"

[@rjfaber1991]

"Nice landing, monsieur. Your starboard tail-wheel is right on OOOOOOOONE HUNDRED AND EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIGHTY!!!" 😂😂😂

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“You want rocketships or jets?” France: _“oui”_

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I agree

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@@Tenraiden I am le moonwatcher

[@Perich29]

Rocket jet like at Disneyland.

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We

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Imagine stacking these boys on an aircraft carrier and not needing the runway. They would be able to launch the entire fleet almost instantly.

[@keenanthornley7680]

Imagine the entire fleet just crash landing immediately afterwards

[@NavaDownSouth]

​@@keenanthornley7680guess you don't realize rockets land vertically now so the idea isn't anything new or impossible.

[@keenanthornley7680]

@@NavaDownSouth I was just joking my dude, I should've thrown in a /s there

[@dagobello]

Can’t emergency glide land

[@BalrogUdun]

Who needs to land?

[@dacid44]

This looks like something straight out of Despicable Me.

[@thanos2399]

Lol

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i was boutta say, it got that gru energy lmao

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Looks like a star wars design

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_VECTOR!_

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Right man

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Like Ahoy

[@noneims3770]

I agree.

[@JustJohn505]

Yeah as if we haven't seen this comment in every single video of his before

[@plainlake]

I feel like this design would benefit greatly from modern computers and gyroscopic systems.

[@512TheWolf512]

It still can't land without engine power. Noone would sign up to pilot this thing

[@theexmann]

@@512TheWolf512 A parachute system could be incorporated for emergency landings.

[@jimbarron9939]

what it desperately needed was an effective way to TRANSITION from vertical to horizontal flight. Because most of the "wing" area would have not provided lift, it could only have maintained altitude at very high speed. Most planes with small wing areas attain the high speed necessary ON THE RUNWAY which supports them during the acceleration. But this thing had to take off STRAIGHT UP. Accelerating straight up means that you lose 1 G of acceleration right off the top! How high would it have to go before building up enough speed to turn horizontal? It couldn't even use the ground effect to support it during acceleration as some Russian aircraft did.

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@@jimbarron9939 It needs to be able to do what the SpaceX's Starship can do, and it uses rockets.

[@chance-m]

@@512TheWolf512 helicopter much?

[@DirtCobaine]

This is so awesome. My grandfather was in the air force engineer and he was stationed throughout Europe, and when he was stationed in France he told me he saw a plane that was round and it would hover like ufo. I’d always wondered exactly what he saw, and now I think I know. He would even say after that he started to see more and more jets being able to hover and that those were VTOLs

[@kenjohan]

Interesting syntax. Did you ever go to school?

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@@kenjohan no need to be rude

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@@kenjohan maybe the guy's mother language isn't english...

[@Newtoon]

My father told me another story of him at LeBourget air fair with the first demonstration of the Harrier and the pilot wanted to bow to the crowd a few meters from the ground but a power failure made it crash gently. Then, the pilot came out and in rage kicked the air plane...

[@MrRedberd]

@@Newtoon maybe, when the pilot started to get out of the seat the engine cut off, like a lawn mower. lol

[@SpiritmanProductions]

5:30 "Transitioning from vertical to conventional forward flight." "It would be a *_pivotal_* moment for the programme." Please tell me that pun was intended! 😁

[@barrishautomotive]

Came to the comments for this exact observation.

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@barrishautomotive Same.

[@jamesclark6487]

It was, he ever so briefly pauses as if waiting for a reaction from someone.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

The whole time I was thinking, that idiot should of been at full mil doing hundreds of knots an hour before transitioning, then BAM, I saw what he did there.... I'm slow.

[@LethalBB]

"A pivotal moment" - Ba dum tish!

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I was looking for this comment. Well done sir.

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* rim shot *

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@@susangardini8161 Hang on, I had something for this

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I *knew* this would be a top comment, Lol!!!

[@gracefool]

5:30 I was looking for this comment...

[@tonyzed6831]

French guy here: Nice to see someone talking about this crazy thing. I hope someday you'll talk about the Leduc planes.

[@MustardChannel]

The French had a thing for ramjets in the 50/60's... I'll have to make a video one day :)

[@carolusmartellus2520]

@@MustardChannel Still do today as far as R&D is concerned, iirc they are working on scramjets these days.

[@ryantherainwing9248]

You single-handedly made me sit at my desk for 4 hours reading about these “planes” that were basically Ramjets with Wings, I thank you for that

[@antonycharnock2993]

"These French people are crazy" Cars ahead of their time. Obsession with sci-fi & technology. Luc Besson...

[@antonycharnock2993]

@@carolusmartellus2520 Also the British Sabre engine.

[@petersmythe6462]

"10.5 foot diameter cylindrical wing." That's impressively small.

[@scottcantdance804]

I had to do a double take, because at first I was convinced they meant 10.5 ft radius, rather than diameter.

[@karotgamin790]

s m a l l .

[@Surrenitie]

@@JB-bq2qj Look at the clip at 2:53. I can't tell if its ten feet, but its definitely not ten meters

[@markhenley3097]

@@scottcantdance804 At 2:53, you can see that guy is taller than the wing's radius. Assuming he is around 6 foot, a 10 foot diametre makes sense.

[@stevebutters306]

Not the first time I’ve received that compliment

[@justlooking813]

5:25 "A pivotal moment for the program." Dads around the globe approve of this pun.

[@JonatasAdoM]

"Is it an airplane, a helicopter or a spaceship?" "It is whatever you want it to be"

[@milanstevic8424]

given that it uses air medium for propulsion, it cannot be considered a spaceship.

[@generalcesko4079]

@@milanstevic8424 Man, why you Gotta do our boi like that, he was just making a jokeXD

[@rmasters7096]

To be honest it LOOKS like a joke

[@4pThorpy]

it's a VTOL

[@ovo5037]

@@milanstevic8424 rcs go brr

[@tacticalbanana1715]

why does the wheels look like they took them off a shopping cart

[@Gondalenium]

Cause they did

[@jimbarron9939]

They're "castors" - undriven wheels. They're offset so that they will automatically align in the direction of motion. It's so that when it's sitting the plane can be moved by external devices since it has no means of moving itself perpendicular to its main axis. It's the same as grocery carts because they also have undriven wheels that need to automatically align with the direction of motion. Castors are the generally used highly effective solution.

[@dinosaur8150]

@@secondlieutenan Ikr xD

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@@jimbarron9939 Sorry but we’re not here to grade your assessment, neither are we here to read a documentary in text form

[@ajobdunwell2585]

@@jimbarron9939 and then there's the one wheel that's gummed up

[@ahobimo732]

I feel like this concept has more potential than has been really explored thus far. It would be great if it was revisited someday.

[@PhycoKrusk]

The best compromise I've seen so far is the F-35B: The lift fan allows for stable VTOL while the already maintains an otherwise conventional flight envelope. Obviously, power is still a limitation (I'm not sure it can vertically take off with a full combat load), as well as logistics (VTOL from an unpaved surface, especially bush or a field, might cause the engine to ingest a lot of foreign material), but so far, it's the best compromise I've seen.

[@swedishplayer97]

Why? It's just a VTOL. What benefit would it bring?

[@iamv0id202]

might be difficult with the new focus on stealth, which an aircraft has to be designed around

[@wbwbc89]

Especially with todays advancements, I feel like some of the flaws stated could possibly be fixed with the computer guided flight systems we have nowadays.

[@ManiaMac1613]

​@PhycoKrusk I've worked with F-35Bs. They're incredibly capable fighters, but even cutting-edge VTOL aircraft aren't perfect. While it is capable of taking off vertically with a sizeable payload, doing so burns an enormous amount of fuel and severely reduces its combat range. They usually take off from conventional runways and land vertically. It is worth mentioning that they can take on a comparatively tiny runway since they can use a combination of their conventional afterburners and ram fan to produce extra lift.

[@KingMondoWWM]

I'm always in awe at the production quality of Mustard videos. We're so lucky to have this channel in our lives.

[@MrSupercar55]

It looks like something from Star Wars, Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Pretty sure that thing would fit through a stargate. The first earth-made gate glider

[@bp_cherryblossomtree723]

More like thunderbird 1

[@Moses_VII]

Hyperdrive of Jedi starfighters

[@thomasjoyce7910]

Or The Last Starfighter.

[@Vespuchian]

@@bp_cherryblossomtree723 I was going to say Captain Scarlet, but not even Angel Squadron flew interceptors as classy as this one.

[@KerbalChris]

“It’s like an airplane, without wings” “That ain’t no airplane! Look!”

[@NickyYey]

Its an ssto that doesnt go to the mun

[@axeysherman258]

MAYDAY MAYDAY

[@greshengaines7099]

It looks like something made in KSP and in the best way

[@spavatch]

My pines!!!!!11

[@zaretya9091]

@@NickyYey ok... but what if the ssto can go minmus

[@_ijah_6105]

une parfaite illustration de cette "devise" " on n'a pas de pétrole , mais on n'a des idées".

[@Kualinar]

The Coléoptère made me dream when I was a kid. It was such a revolutionary design. It was so different from anything else that flew at the time, and have flown since.

[@boneafide]

“Requesting permission for LAUNCH INTO SPACE?” “Doug just ask for takeoff clearance.”

[@cannedbread2998]

Captain: Permission granted.

[@mr.malpractice6390]

@@cannedbread2998 *captain

[@cannedbread2998]

@@mr.malpractice6390 Fixed the spelling mistake.

[@rodrigopadilha5682]

funi pfp

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Thunderbirds are GO!”

[@86Timewarp]

Boba Fett: "Yeah it's cool but I bet it doesn't have a rotating pilot's sea..." Mustard: *3:52*

[@yaboicash6666]

You’re not telling me it has a rotating pilot’s seat are you

[@Cacowninja]

@@yaboicash6666 He sure is!

[@FallenPhoenix86]

Got to wonder if ejection was still possible when the seat was rotated for take-off/landing... blow the nose off? Knew about this design but didn't realise they'd actually built it until now.

[@anthonyitaliano7316]

ran to the comments as soon as I saw that lol

[@santinodesimone3125]

Oh oh wait! Thunderbird 1!

[@friesensdiecastcollection2734]

This concept of a tail sitting plane came from Germany in WW II . The first tail-sitting plane was the Bachem "Natter" . The concept came up in the last phase of WWII as the Luftwaffe lost the abilty to defend Germany against the overwhelming masses of allied bomb squads. Only the concept of the experimental cylindrical wings later in France was new. Remembering all the german concepts for fast reponse, like the Messerschmitt " Komet", Bachem " Natter" or the Messerschmitt ME 262 "Schwalbe" , were pilots flow rocket engines ( Komet) or the tail sitting wooden aircraft ( Natter). These two concepts were to dangerous for landing, where the pilots often jumped out of these vehicles by parachute or threy had to die

[@coolguy0632]

@Plain Silk Tie what about the pacific theater

[@seanmalloy7249]

I'm not sure that the Bachem 343 would really qualify as a 'tailsitter', because it doesn't actually sit on it's tail; it was contained in a launch structure that holds the aircraft upright and serves as a guide during launch to keep the aircraft vertical until it has generated enough velocity for its control surfaces to work. Also, it was never intended that the pilot actually _land_ the aircraft -- it would be launched, fly toward its target, the nose cap would be jettisoned, exposing a grid of unguided rockets that would be fired at Allied bomber formations, after which the pilot would pull a lever that separated the rear of the plane with its engine to be lowered to the ground with a parachute to be re-used, the pilot bailing out of the nose section.

[@sharkquark6252]

@@seanmalloy7249 but the Focke Wulf Triebflügel was! Edit: or the Heinkel Lerche or the Heinkel Wespe!

[@player1GR]

Lol. Heinkel Lerche maybe?

[@TheRampax]

This is unusually high quality content. I like the mix of graphic styles, it must have taken ages. Subscribed!

[@suspiciouschicken]

Ever heard of the Snow Cruiser? Its one of those weird vehicles that should definitely have a mustard video

[@Kalvinjj]

One of the coolest and most epic failures ever for sure. Definitely worth a video indeed.

[@plutotheplanet5341]

that thing screams AMERICA!!! We need that

[@SabinStargem]

Calium's got you covered, and he also goes into the Soviet version of the cruiser. Putting the latter here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGe1Xptma66mgNk

[@tiadaid]

Snow Cruiser? It is real? I thought it was a fictional machine in Clive Cussler’s book.

[@JustJohn505]

Is it the orange truck that travel the south pole?

[@MrPear40]

1920: This new area of flight will introduce impeccable intelligence in the world of aviation. 1950: haha what if rocket was plane

[@markh.6687]

See also Nazi Germany's Ba349 Natter rocket-propelled interceptor, circa 1944...and the Komet, also rocket propelled.

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Hitler: *slams rail of cocaine* “MEER RAKETEN!”

[@lucasng9617]

This channel is so awesome. It always gives me the feel of "I wish this technology took off"

[@benbenben823]

This video was the reason I got into aviation, Thank you

[@CGTV1.]

The Germans actually had plans to make a VTOL without wings that predates this design, back in 1944. It was called the Focke-Wulf Triebflügel. The end of the war cut the project short. They were at the wind tunnel stage of development as the allies had reached the production facility.

[@MegaL33tman]

Leave it to the Germans if you want some sci-fi stuff to come to life.

[@freddythefriendlygiant3856]

There was also Heinkel lerche. Which resembled the coléoptère even more.

[@CGTV1.]

@@freddythefriendlygiant3856 I forgot about the Heinkel Lerche VTOL!

[@hex5096]

I love the name

[@Matze239]

True the Lerche and Wespe by Heinkel seem to be too similar to be a coincidence lmao

[@frogman7986]

Pilot after being shot down: “we tried doing a Barrel roll but it didn’t seem to do anything”

[@adamofblastworks1517]

Aileron roll*

[@merrgenn]

Good one xD

[@Simon05784]

😂

[@reecetaylor2626]

@@adamofblastworks1517 hey, they might've used rudder

[@8-bitsteve500]

One day people will learn the difference between a Barrel roll and an Aileron roll.. tsk

[@markdotinc8371]

Yea, not requiring a runway and all is cool, but just look how gosh darn CUTE those widdle jets are!

[@RedBatteryHead]

Love these animations. Lots of work going in these series 👌

[@mohaleph]

1- Great narration, 2- Great animations 3- Great background musics 4- Great information *Thanks* *!*

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodf1802]

Everyone: Hey France whats that weird thing youre developing there France: My goals are beyond your understanding

[@eldreadnaught7412]

“YourfriendlyNeighborhoodf104starfighter” what a freaking name

[@Don-Coyote-De-Transylvania]

@@eldreadnaught7412 beyond your understanding

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"I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you"

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@@eldreadnaught7412 really huh?

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Nice Reverse Flash reference!

[@1Chitus]

your production quality, both on realistic and cartoon like cgi, has raised dramatically, without losing much of its character. impressive.

[@vilemint]

Im grateful for this channel, I'm learning about aircraft that I never heard of.

[@sk1ppman]

This looks more like something Gerry Anderson would have designed. "Thunderbirds are GO!"

[@epikgamerwmp]

Similar concept to Thunderbird 1.

[@tommcglone2867]

IKR Its literally TB1.

[@oldgoat142]

Now that you mention, that's pretty spot-on. He would've probably given this a GO!

[@seraphimipx2611]

this is an amazing concept!!! something that should be revisited in light of modern technology.

[@Athoroughgamer]

The friggin animations draw me to the channel every time, amazing job

[@justinwhite2313]

I love puns! "Engineers were ready to tackle the more challenging procedures of transitioning from vertical to conventional forward flight" ... "It would be a PIVOTAL moment for the program."

[@hughjaanus6680]

I just posted similarly.

[@Vagabond-Cosmique]

@Random Number It was.

[@tomf3150]

Badum tss

[@RKroese]

At first, I looked like the whole thing would go sideways, but at the last moment, the whole plan keeled over.

[@isiffrin]

its like a rocketship that didnt have the balls to go interstellar

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LMAOOO

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LMAOOO

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LMAOOO

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LMAOOO

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LMAOOO

[@Applecompuser]

I love the art in this video. Thank you for sharing!!

[@BackToTheBlues]

"By July of 1959 engineers were ready to tackle the more challenging procedure of transitioning from vertical to conventional forward flight." Scott Tracy managed it in the 60's with Thunderbird 1. Maybe they should've tried strings.

[@thanglalsangguite6205]

It looks like they stuck a cockpit in front of a jet engine. And damm the art looks so much better!

[@ryanboles8590]

A cockpit in front of a jet engine? You mean......like almost every other jet fighter?

[@davidtran6383]

@@ryanboles8590 a giant jet engine*

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♪( ´θ｀)ノ

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Ello

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Oki

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Hello, we are the fast ones

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2nd

[@WatchmakerErik]

This channel should be in the KZbin Hall of Fame.

[@ssneg]

5:33 "A pivotal moment for the program" I see what you did there!

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

“The French copy no one, and no one copies the French.”

[@2212juanma]

To be fair, they created the Renault FT, giving rise to the modern tank (you know, armored box with separate compartments for engine, crew and weapons, with a rotating turret on top). I can't think of other thing people might have compied from the French, though. Gods know my country would do well in adopting the guillotine for politicians...

[@sudarshanpujari5503]

The Germans had something similar

[@sakalaathletics]

@@sudarshanpujari5503 Heinkel Lerche

[@chibani-]

@TheSatanicTicTac it's a way of saying the french sometimes do things outside the box that works but ultimately aren't used by the majority That exagerated of course Obviously the TGV is inspired of the shinkansei Obviously the peugeot 205 GTI is inspired of the golf GTI But the Famas isn't copied by anyone nor copied So does the Leclerc Tank Or the Minitel (french internet before the public internet)

[@unepintade]

@TheSatanicTicTac i guess, they surely get copied a lot though, about half of the PLA military develepment have atleast some french in it (french AAMs for planes, french sonars for submarines, french helicopters,...)

[@TheSupriest]

Thank you for this! I'm french and i had no idea it existed 5:34 "a pivotal moment for the program" héhé

[@vainpains]

as soon as i saw the thumbnail i knew this would be amazing, love this design

[@greatnate3816]

These animations are looking better ever episode. Keep this up and I enjoy your quality content instead if quantity

[@justinyang.1698]

@Lind L Tailor I can agree here somewhat, as I have yet to see anyone actually guage altitude in meters (feet is preferred) but saying that using the metric system is somehow wrong is kinda hilarious tbh. Love it or hate it, the metric system makes far more sense than the imperial one ever will, and I'm not exactly sure why mentioning that it's older matters at all. Also, australia uses the metric system, and the uk (officially at least) also does. Furthermore, the reason why he measures alt in meters is because he uses metric for everything else, so for the sake of consistency. No one wants to read m/s speeds then altitude in feet, or vice versa.

[@recluseren]

@@justinyang.1698 "For the sake of the americans" sent me

[@cameosix7077]

@Lind L Tailor he is not obsessed with the metric system you're obsessed with the "stupid" system

[@cameosix7077]

@Lind L Tailor 1m = distance travelled by light in 1/300,000 of a second. 1 feet = your feet is larger than my feet and I am totally confused by this shit

[@justinyang.1698]

@Lind L Tailor ohoho... Firstly six feet is not 2 meters, coming from someone who claims to understand the metric system. Secondly, I come from new zealand, and have been to australia quite a few times. Trust me, no one ever uses the imperial system for anything serious around here. Canada I'm not so sure about, but at least in aus and nz, I would challenge you to find anyone who actively refers to anything in imperial units. Ig you people from the uk think that every commonwealth/western country uses the same units... Thirdly, maybe the imperial system makes sense to you, but if you actually think it makes more sense than metric, you are either a special snowflake, or just ignorant. You may be more familiar with the imperial system, but that's because you come from a country that still uses it... You could say the same about us, but the reason why so many more people are familiar with the metric system is because it is just easier to understand. Hey, the uk was responsible for colonial expansion and spreading the imperial system throughout the world, but yet not many countries have actually kept it. Does india use the imperial system? Even countries in the commonwealth don't (nz, aus.) Lastly, have you yet to realise that the 'anglosphere' is not the entire world? If you hate the guy for using metric, and are gonna level petty complaints against his excellent content because of it, then don't watch... Also, I really don't think you have much ground to stand on when you say that you 'just don't like' the metric system. We sane people around the world (yes, all 7 billion of us, not including the us and uk), have way more merit when we say that we don't like the imperial system, because even as someone who understands most of the measurements, the numbers are inherently harder to convert. Every conversion in metric is a factor of 10. Edit: I've just read the uk governments guidelines on social distancing, and they all say either 2m or 1m + (ie wear a mask), so eh maybe 6 feet in the uk was a lie as well.

[@OfficialJanky]

VTOL: I’m about to end this plane’s whole career.

[@muizsp9525]

Well, Tailsitter is counted as VTOL

[@Quantum-Bullet]

Does your VTOL reach such high speeds?

[@thegamingcat3202]

@@Quantum-Bullet yes.

[@ZaHandle]

@@thegamingcat3202 is it a donut?

[@thegamingcat3202]

@@ZaHandle no, why would it be a donut?

[@VibeXplorer]

The Coleoptere is such a cool design. It looks like something straight out of anime series from the 70's and 80's where they would be launched by the hundreds into epic space battles.

[@josejosefino7361]

The fact they manage to get it off the tarmac is a massive achievement on its own.

[@comradepole6543]

War thunder: Write that down, write that down

[@ommsterlitz1805]

Dude that would make such a great plane in the French tech tree

[@comradepole6543]

@@ommsterlitz1805 Two things would happen It will be an Op premium Or No one will know how to play it

[@desertfalcon1539]

@@ommsterlitz1805 so true, could be fun to have prototypes in War Thunder Well we already have a few prototypes but a special update with an event where you can do test flights with the said prototypes would be fun

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@desertfalcon1539 German tech tree planes and tanks is full of prototypes that never existed same for Sweden and Italy

[@gianflores4866]

This would be a meme

[@KeggleStomp_Pogrompa]

Imagine an aircraft carrier designed around these, it would be like a rocket pod!

[@TemplarX2]

You can stack them vertically as well. Hundreds could be carried.

[@kajmak64bit76]

@@TemplarX2 dude... i bet in the future we would have that... just imagine a carrier carrying like 200 of these all loaded with 1 ton bomb or even carrying mini nukes... oh boy they would be deadly xD

[@xyrah-kadachi4186]

@@kajmak64bit76 Mini nukes wouldn't be a good idea unless you want MAD *aka mutual assured destruction*

[@J-IFWBR]

@@kajmak64bit76 well since we have rockets capabel of doing longer ranges then pilots that hit the target with the same precision as boming.. Why on earth would you use planes on a newly developed aircraft carrier design, that are 1k times more expensive instead of a regular Rocket launching destroyer??

[@longsonfullmetal1856]

or like a mothership.

[@fifaham]

@4:55 They could have added a mini vector thrust jets on the cylinder connected with feedback loop system to an electronic compos and Gyroscope to maintain its relative position to ground and prevent rotation, this will also be used for stability when at higher altitudes.

[@markwalsh4mtr]

Stunning graphics on this piece.

[@doglover334]

“Seat that could swivel 90 degrees...” Slave 1 noises

[@NexusDex]

Heavy Mandalorian breathing!

[@doglover334]

@@NexusDex yes lord vader

[@Michael_Smith-Red_No.5]

*Robotech has entered the chat*

[@CanadianAvian]

Mustard: Aviating Hot Dog KZbin: *DEMONITIZE*

[@theenzoferrari458]

People: supporting brietard lardson captain SJW. KZbin: Monetize.

[@mr.boomguy]

@@theenzoferrari458 Who's that?

[@alidaraie]

Is that a euphemism?

[@ajitsen6927]

@@mr.boomguy Brie Larson.

[@INFINITCSR2GAMERZCSR2]

This channel is so good and educating

[@kreiyt28]

I like how the visuals are like drawn on paper and then given life.

[@elwindewitte]

Omg man, the renders with the dusk sky look absolutely stunning! 😍 You're really upping your game every time!

[@USMilitaryUM]

a very complete story from this channel, I like this video

[@Tharmorteos]

not entirely complete. he forgot to mention that the germans actually started experimentation with that technology before the french and americans

[@toonco1096]

Ah yes the US Military, was expecting to see you here

[@ChiefSmackahoLLC]

Except that the French had nothing to do with pioneering the tech despite the way the narrative sounds.

[@operatorinsane6530]

@@toonco1096 it’s a fake :|

[@user-no3id7li4h]

@@operatorinsane6530 wdym

[@dracolique]

A "pivotal" moment for the program. I see what you did there, and I appreciate it ;)

[@McGowanForge]

That rotation seat reminds me of thunderbird 1, I love that show

[@blizzardl]

As I was watching this I realized how much this resembles professionally-made documentaries and just the incredible attention to detail and excellence that is present in all of these videos. Kudos

[@chrisoneill5599]

"a pivotal moment for the program" I see what you did there... 😉

[@alinourbakhsh8338]

Beautiful artworks and presentation 👍

[@jakereich]

Such beautiful graphics!

[@larsrobeerst4659]

There is a saying about French engineering: “The French copy no one, and no one copies the French.”

[@metallicarchaea1820]

I was looking for a comment with said quote. Take my like sir.

[@copycat441]

like concorde

[@sneugler]

It’s always appealed to me, the AMX-13 series are extremely functional and look great

[@baginatora]

Except this design was first made by the Germans with a prop plane.

[@unepintade]

@@baginatora i mean the whole thing is that it is possible due the SNECMA jet engine

[@pomkendip]

Convair: *exists* helicopters: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[@fartboy258]

Supersonic: no

[@pomkendip]

@@fartboy258 yes

[@MrAsh1100]

Harriers: Sorry, old mate, this spot of air is gonna be the Queen's!

[@drillynez]

speed differences: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@ahmetgurkan3679]

Carriage limit has entered the chat

[@Akshitguleria7]

Yeah I only view it for the quality of how he brings these long time gone marvels back to life with these beautigul animations

[@euts2557]

"So designer innovated a cockpit with a seat that could swivel 90 degrees to remain upright, regardless of the aircraft's orientation." Slave 1 fans: *Heavy breathing*

[@G31M1]

yOu MeAn BoBa FeTt'S sTaRsHiP

[@tyronerboi-roblox2146]

Mustard when reading his inbox: CuriosityStream: PICK ME Skillshare: NO ME

[@watema3381]

"...And today's video is brought to you by Raid: Shadow Legends!"

[@Lucamn268]

Literally no one can said they've watched all of this yet except Mustard himself

[@llamazing4326]

Not anymore

[@1988dgs]

Must be an elite few then. I suggest we get a badge

[@michaelbradford6990]

Thanks Mustard-great revelations

[@roddmatsui3554]

This design is very creative. Wow.

[@SephirothRyu]

Pivoting cockpit seat, huh? So basically, this thing is sorta like a 50s version of the Firespray (the Star Wars ship class which Boba Fett's Slave One is).

[@etiennebordes4008]

If I'm right, the tail-sitter XFY Pogo prototype also got a pivoting seat

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

@@etiennebordes4008 Slightly pivoting, yes. More like forward reclining to about 30deg than a full 90deg pivot, but the controls moved with the seat. Pilots still had to look behind them to land, which was likely more difficult to deal with than the vertically pivoting cockpit of the C.450. Also joining the ranks of the forward reclining seat was the Lockheed XFV and the Ryan X-13

[@etiennebordes4008]

@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper You're right, and even with that feature, all of them needed a structure to allow the pilot to board his craft, because the cockpit was so high over the ground. Manned tail-sitters were doomed to be impractical, just like a lot of others concepts from the Cold War era, but what a look they had !

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

@@etiennebordes4008 I'd love nothing more than to own and fly the XFV, it's such a cool looking plane...

[@FlymanMS]

"So listen to me Jacques... A plane... but in a barrel!"

[@vanderwallstronghold8905]

"Oui, Jean Pierre!"

[@weldonwin]

"That's it, no more wine for you two!"

[@obamium4265]

"Okay René, sit in the wine barrel, I hang a rocket on it and we see what it does ok ?" - Two french engineers, 1966, colorized.

[@allenramen1380]

These videos are legit tv show quality

[@brianartillery]

The pivoting pilots' seat reminded me of Thunderbird 1, from the TV show 'Thunderbirds'. Roll, pitch and yaw at transonic speed were controlled by an RCS, and at subsonic speeds by retractable wings with elevons, and conventional tail control systems. Early 1960's tech thinking for a childrens' TV show.

[@derek96720]

This aircraft was Slave I before Star Wars eve existed . . .

[@user-hc9qv9yb9m]

Thunderbird 1

[@wadedeason3365]

Soon as the seat rotated I was like "Ayyyeee." Would need to swivel 180 degrees though so the pilot could spin and look out the cockpit. I want a legit Firespray-31, would probably be a fuel hog though.

[@atiberinus7837]

That's quite normal: Every single design in star wars has an origin. None is "original", so it would be a misunderstanding to assume something is unrealistic because you see it in StarWars, it's pretty much the other way arround. Although...Slave1's shape is inspired from a street lamp. So it doesn't mean their designs makes sense neither...

[@joseanthompson9069]

yup

[@plum_pie6402]

the stability of the french prototype is damm impressive

[@Gracievision]

watching your videos makes me realise where all the ideas for Thunderbirds came from.

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Très intéressant! Stéph.

[@ChrisNN28]

At first glance, it looks like a rocket (yes I haven't watched everything yet).

[@Mick_92]

I was just thinking of how much that Atar Volant prototype looks like Spacex's Starship SN1-SN8 prototypes.

[@michaelbarry7018]

Last time I was this early the Russians were still testing the Mi-26

[@Carfeu]

This is my new favorite channel

[@AgricultureTechUS]

Completely captivating! It's unexpectedly engrossing, isn't it?

[@larrysouthern5098]

I remember reading about an experimental plane back in the 50s called. The" Pogo" that landed vertically like that it had two counter rotating propellers....they built two...one survived ...its in a museum somewhere...

[@Martyhero]

You can see footage of the Pogo at 1:25

[@moonshredder5181]

When we needed him most he returns with best quality of a video

[@bravo-93]

Something straight out of this world

[@Sigmund-Fraud]

What a brilliant design - a tail sitting plane with a big propeller takes off & lands like a helicopter. The ramjet design is even cooler. Coléopter! We need to revisit this design with modern tech this could revolutionise aviation.

[@waffluru]

"Where we're going, we don't need runways" -French engineers, probably

[@vermilion7777]

Wrong! German engineers: Probably. Google "Heinkel Lerche".

[@yourrightimsooosorry884]

"Where we're going, we don't need roads" Emmet B

[@Derringer9]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aldenunion]

Pass the Champagne!!! Jean!!!!!

[@420alfonzo6]

What I love about these videos is that every time I watch them I learn a new piece of physics terminology that I absolutely have to look up that instant in order to understand what the hell he's talking about. You force me to make myself smarter to understand your video, WELL PLAYED SIR.

[@justahuman8790]

We made a small similar model at high school for a project we was working on. The small scale made it easier to handle and control.

[@dishanthakur8570]

After watching so many videos I can tell people back then were way more creative and experimental as compared to now.

[@medoamir8253]

MAYDAY MAYDAY Sir we are being attacked by flying washing machine's send back up

[@gokuson4080]

😂😂😂

[@highlander-ch9qt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@arjumanbanu7019]

lol

[@gr.7media]

Good meme 10/10 would meme again

[@420alfonzo6]

Looks more like a pringles can to me.

[@gioiacobucci]

A plane almost exactly like this shows up in the anime series Macross (and its adaptation, Robotech). I never knew and wondered about whether that was based on something in real life.

[@walterdayrit675]

Ok yeah! I remember that small plane in Macross!!

[@Ntruderalert1]

Fan jet!

[@gioiacobucci]

@Falcon Shadow Nova I noticed that too. From reading some of Kawamori’s interviews it sounds like he takes aeronautics pretty seriously in his designs. I wonder if he was a fan of this concept but added the little extra wings for stability. When Hikaru’s flying the fan liner it even kind of wobbled back and forth which could be a nod to these issues.

[@lucas9269]

probably based on the Focke-Wulf Triebflügel or Heinkel lerche, the Japanese are Germanophiles, there's always some German stuff in their animations, which makes sense as they were allies of Nazi Germany.