Building and Flying a Kite with No String!

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[@Andermattmike]

Please sell this complete on the flight test store it would mean the worlds to me

[@TheCyclingArtist]

This needs to be a kit.

[@ethandeters3528]

Best time of the day when y’all release vids

[@johnh8013]

i was thinking it when they said it in the vid. "it looks like a manta ray". that would be cool. full size flying manta ray.......

[@godzillasokolowski8170]

Yes

[@FortunaFound]

They exist. Big, small. Inflatable and single skin. Some of the worlds biggest kites are 'Mantas'. :)

[@mbklol1]

I heard it as I read the comment

[@joecarpino]

I see an RC FreedomFox in the back!! IM EXCITED!!!

[@scottrousseau4023]

I want to see an RC STOL Drag!! Mini High Sierra. DO IT! ...please

[@elr2603]

I noticed it too. I'm sure something fun is coming.

[@dangerzone4824]

The freedom fox is on the website now!

[@joecarpino]

Danger Zone it is??!?!?

[@joecarpino]

Danger Zone **instant purchase**

[@adheeshasenanayake7105]

"look at those special invisible strings"😂😂❤

[@Timberwolf69]

I can't see them, but I think I hear them...

[@hopsta5628]

Radio waves = invisible strings.

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

This brings back memories of me making homemade kites with thin coconut leave sticks and plastic bags and a little thread. Good days, but tjis is taking it to another level. Nicely done 👍

[@redheadsg1]

Flite test: Making video Landlord: "Ha ha, mower goes BRRRRRRR"

[@scoutworks]

I need an episode on that TRENT PALMER KITFOX!!!! It was just released for preorder (already have it checked out) and I need some content on it! Get Trent to land the real CubKiller on one of your runways for the episode!

[@swisscheeseaviation590]

Freedom Fox doesn’t need a runway

[@mybeckett74]

You Should sell those in your store Love watching :)

[@Deus_ex_Machina1]

Who thinks flight test should use the tough tilt mounts to make a working foam board model of a V-22 osprey? like this comment so they see it!

[@justcruisin81]

That would be AWESOME!

[@Deus_ex_Machina1]

bandit buster I know right! My cousin flies them for the US Air Force, it is one of the reasons I think they are so cool!

[@cptcrazyfingers9639]

Kiowa Warrior I would love to see that!

[@chrismofer]

i don't think the tough tilt has enough tilt, but they could use a carbon-tube-hinge like that of their new circle plane probably

[@biko9824]

Or a F-111 variable geometry plane!

[@manicdee983]

This kite is a thing of beauty. Thank you for going for the zero-impact modification! I just want to keep watching it over and over again.

[@wordreet]

Super interesting. And as a kite maker/flier, I was wondering if it would improve further by having the motors 2" below the wings. That would create greater airflow underneath. As these aren't true wings with an airfoil shape to induce lift in the normal way, it just might work better. Not definitely, but it'd be interesting. 😉

[@harryfritter8266]

That kite looks like a manta ray flying through the sky! Anders would make a good Elvis impersonator :-)

[@mithrandir6283]

I just wanted to thank everyone of the Flite Test team for all the amazing work, effort and love that you guys put into making these videos, and thereby inspiring people to do the same (including me). Thank you for getting me into this awesome hobby and helping me along on this beautiful journey! Love from South Africa❤️🇿🇦

[@dirtaction6183]

3:00 Trent Palmer bushplane in the back? Hell yeah!

[@timbacchus]

The bottom part reminds me of the box kite. You have a wonderful kite and memories.

[@olsonspeed]

The kite is a great concept. Motorize a modern modern style hang glider model next.

[@DerSolinski]

Awesome Kite conversion. And please do that. Go to a park on a windless day, and fake controlling the kite (like with real bad acting) with two empty kite spools while someone controls it out of the shadows. I'd love to see the dumbfounded faces 😁

[@wamplertube]

I lost a kite one time… Dropped the handle on accident. The handle hooked a telephone pole and the flew for three days after that! It was pretty amazing! Just like your content! Keep up the great work guys!

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

Spectactular!!! Thanks Brings A Whole New Meaning To "Go Fly A Kite"!? And Why Would You EVER Want To Go Back To Strings Flyin??? LOL

[@kilo_kilo]

extra safety points for having an actual flammables cabinet. And I saw that Freedom Fox!

[@samcv6867]

I'd love to see more of "will it fly" episodes being made - these are awesome and abit of a throwback to earlier golden Flite Test

[@oliveraborn9383]

Please put this in the store. It would be so funny to show friends. Awesome vid

[@wedgie502]

You could modify the frame and buy a replacement frame from prism so you can switch at will. I've seen a similar video that converted the prism zero-g. Awesome video and much love to you guys and prism kites.

[@yannickg6904]

"Special invisible strings" 😂

[@philalcoceli6328]

This should become one of Flite Test regular products for sale. They can have it in different colors, patterns, interesting designs, etc. and they would sell many of these!!

[@alegriarick]

IN Brazil and other countries they have kite wars to try to cut down the other guy's kite with ground glass glued to the strings. You would be unbeatable with that!! No strings attached.

[@ScottLarsenThePilotwingsFan]

Alex: I wanna tell you guys about our spons- Me: 10>> 10>> 10>> 10>>

[@NoName-kj2vf]

Some channels have a timer for the ad like corridor crew and the hacksmith

[@gernith]

This channel is starting to feel more and more like watching an infomercial.

[@Mrbobinge]

Equivalent to an r/c power-boat, fantastic !! So, can we now see the kite equivalent of an r/c sail-boat, yacht. Wind propulsion and steerage, no propellers. Next week please.

[@Walking_Death]

I'd almost forgotten how gracefully tri-copters fly. Makes me want to build another one.

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

You guys are awesome. This Old Man from North Carolina always waiting for your next dream video. 3am and I just finished watching with my coffee. Y'all continue to be great ambassadors for our Hobby. Love all your videos. Thanks. ✈😎💗

[@swisscheeseaviation590]

Over a year ago now but I requested for FliteTest to do this. I never got a reply, I’m happy to finally see it.

[@StephenMattison66]

This is one of the coolest things ever flying! Want one bad! Elegant, fluid & beautiful, brilliant! How is it possible that every video you post is more amazing than the last one!? Unreal!! You're gonna have to start to build that motor swivel again!! TYTY!

[@rifishies]

I have an idea for a potential game that's flite test could play. There will be two teams. Each side would have one mini cargo plane and 2 fighter jets. You would use green army men inside of a plastic bag with a trash bag parachute as "paratroopers". You would try to attack either side's cargo plane, and try to let not let them drop their paratroopers in a certain zone. They would use ribbons on the ends of their plane to recognize hits. If one of the planes ribbons got cut off by another plane, they were out. The objective was to drop their teams paratroopers first, and survive.

[@macrobinson5457]

Like everyone else, I’ve seen some really off-the-hook stuff on the Flitetest channel, but for me, this caper has been the best one ever.

[@nigelwilliams7920]

Nice job! From my young kite flying days I have envisaged a small powered tug which operates to oppose the tension in the string - it essentially replaces the string. A couple of servos would provide adjustment to the bridle to control angle of attack. Then fly that in an actual wind using the lift generated by the kite and the pull of the tug to control up/down wind..

[@onepunchndown]

It would be so cool if you guys could throw the tough tilts in a FT Guinea! This idea kinda changes the whole idea of vectored thrust in RC

[@kingfanfanfirst6474]

SELL THOSE!! As a kit that people could assemble themselves would be awesome

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

That is so cool. Love it. Looks like fun. You can fly it as a aircraft a copter and as a kite. If you were to make them and sell them people will grab them as fast as you can make them. I love your build projects of so many different basic bodys. Thank you for the great video.

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[@jamespfp]

They are not the only company offering a *RIDICULOUS* 70% off deal, either. GEE I WONDER WHY.... XD

[@friarrodneyburnap4336]

This would make a great product for flight test to sell on their site... With the instructions on how to set It up for RC flying...

[@intellectualiconoclasm3264]

I love how you mix high and low tech and engineering difficulty to do things better than they've been done before.

[@chrismel9000]

I know the perfect person for this. Charlie Brown. lol Nice work guys, love it.

[@nnn-bk7bh]

😁

[@rconger24]

Make Charlie Brown fly?

[@taylor....]

So you know, this means we want to buy Tough Tilt

[@twoartistic]

You could add a third prop on top that provides most of the thrust, and have more subtle control with your two control props.

[@rconger24]

Go Josh & Alex! You showed me the kite when I was at Edgewater Airpark on 7/1. Cool to see the video about it!

[@3DMOFO2020]

Awesome job on the flight and build you guys should bring back the tough tilts at your store to help give others a chance to try out this build.

[@robertpalumbo9089]

Pushing the envelope on what can fly Love this

[@chriscross5581]

Great idea and brilliant solution! Plus you've basically invented a fairly easy to build (Kite itself is basically RTF) "plane" concept , that folds down to next to nothing. Great for those who don't have easy access to a roomy car, etc. Add a bag of releasable strips to the kit and make the foam triangles fold flat, and you're ready to travel. I have to wonder how a kite version of the FT Flyer would work out; It always gave me a bil of a "kite vibe" due to the shape. Could also be a fun revisit to one of the designs that got everything started for you guys!

[@kishanpatel2036]

I have a major challenge for you. Build from lowes construction foam, a 1 to 1 scale cessna 152. Insure to put everything in the cockpit including seats(from foam) that can hold actual human weight. Be sure to reinforce each piece with fiber glass. Once you get it built, although a little risky, place someone in the aircraft and fly them around just a few feet of the ground. It also should have plexiglass windows and paint. this is my humble challenge, however long it takes

[@stellarpod]

No, you don't have to have control surfaces, but you do have to have those pivoting motor mounts (which you apparently don't offer any longer). Cool segment. As always, thanks much for sharing. Steve

[@jayson1693]

Ok so, I have a really cool video idea. What you gotta do is make 2 smaller fighter planes (corsair mini) (p51 mini) for example, then make them fpv and have a demolition derby. Another idea is where you make a large plane, then have a bunch of smaller planes try and bring it down. I feel like these would be totally sick!

[@stephenbillings]

Invisible string! I did the opposite at a kite festival here in the UK. I was flying a small clear plastic fighter, made by a friend of mine. I could only just see it, as you only had the spars to look at. A young lad came over and asked what I was flying. I told him I was flying 'magic string' that flew itself. I saw him go over, and tell his mum I was flying string that flew itself!!

[@gtxviper]

A plane based on the kite frame is a great idea. Maybe a beginner one and a pro one? Maybe able to roll up into a tube for easy transport... like in a backpack.

[@aerospacematt9147]

I have a F-35 Lightning 2 kite. I never thought about making it RC, but this video has inspired me to look into it!

[@kendosfpv1913]

Guys for some odd reason this is my fav episode, and I have watched very many!

[@davidunderwood1907]

This was so good. Do it again please with a common efficient airfoil? And do for and or landing gear. Slowflight. TY

[@Miami_Beach_RC]

I love it! ❤ your channel is great, I got the ft mustang and now I'm getting the bushwacker! 🤙🏼

[@rconger24]

Bushwhacker ?

[@Miami_Beach_RC]

@@rconger24 yeah the FT bushwacker kit?

[@berndhohnen3874]

13:28 Hello Mario! ❤️😀 😂😂😂

[@CSDM15]

2050: putting wings on the moon and making it fly

[@floatzy1959]

Then we can fly astreroids away

[@doseofentertainment4900]

We can also make it rc

[@TaintedMirrorDotCom]

This would look so AWSOME as a flying manta ray!

[@fearlang]

What are the giant glowing cubes behind Alex, and when do we get to see those fly? (I'm picturing a nighttime fly)

[@sizemorerc8206]

Those were made for the whoop race to fly around.... infinity mirror LEDs... and the long LED tube was to fly through honeycomb Style

[@gianpa]

I wish I had Josh passion for RC In anything in life, his smile is contagious. Love

[@rayb57412]

I want to thank you for the plans for the new master series, I finally found them, color me silly! You guys are so awesome!!!

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Good pick, with the Prism Kite. (Good quality. Flying them for over 20 years). Great Video (now...WHAT are you going to come up with NEXT?).

[@terryforbes4038]

Fantastic idea. Being a long time kiter-R/C guy. A kit for kites of a certain wing span/ size Would work for me. How about a kite style “Weed-Hopper “ UL?? Terry&ThePirates South Florida

[@ricknorris2565]

very cool to see. Brings a whole new look to kites. I wonder if this would also apply to the 3D Star Wars Kites that came out a few years ago.

[@Oldjohn52]

When I was a kid, we went to the National Seashore on Cape Cod. Kite flying was a thing in those days and the daytime winds usually blew offshore. We'd send up our kites until the string ran out then attach a bucket or coffee can full of sand and let them go. They would climb out of sight and I wondered if they'd wind up in Ireland.

[@rmdcade1717]

I'm shocked that Josh flew something with differential thrust without trying a flat spin!

[@BNGFilms]

This is actually super cool, keep up the good and creative work guys

[@NO-WAR-WINGS]

If this no strings attached flight kite becomes practical , it will be the best invention in a long while!

[@andriimartynov83]

That's spectacular. Those loops remind me of how manta ray flies in the water.

[@dalesakawsky7309]

At one time there was a kite called the Space Platform it was a 12"x 12" kite that flew very well and very high . I used to fly one on a fishing rod with 300 yds. of line . Try one of those .

[@FlyingDustyPenguin]

FliteTest have you guys thought of building a Basler Turbo BT-67? That would be a neat mega scale plane to see fly. The air frame that its made off of the C47 could pull gliders be a gun ship have skis and floats. that plane could have a few different videos come from just the build!

[@williamscerini7832]

Awesome! An rc kite that is still 100% kite. Great job!

[@jaydonmccabe9083]

Great job on the kite

[@davyaldy76]

Alex, I really like your latest set of spectacles mate, they look old school and fantastic on you. Keep up the great work fellas.

[@crystal130h]

The twin-motors-forward design/control system of this RC flying device is the same basic design principle that has already been implemented in countless different "Air Hog" RC flying toys...such as the venerable Aero Ace, the mini-Storm-Chaser, the F-16, the mini-Hero flying man, the Intruder, and on and on (and on...).

[@pdidds6623]

Wow very awesome! Great idea! I wonder if a kite attached with a length of string to a r/c fanboat would fly and be steerable in no-wind days

[@rollandriehn6404]

Great work. Now you have the basis to make a r/c manta ray !

[@steveblackbird5174]

Awesome guys... Really enjoyed this one! Love kites... making them RC is next level!!

[@thomasmore260]

It's actually a Bicopter with tail. The Kite does not fly. It's pulled/held up. CG is to high and almost at the front. That's why it can't glide and why you can't recover from a glide. This is also the reason why you needed the more powerfull motors. I think it would be more effective to take a drone/plane ... towing it. The towing hitch of the towing craft should be near it's CG on the upper side. Anyways if I would build this I'd use a lug on the spar to fix your spar exactly there. Well this would be 2 axes then (elevator with thrust and yaw with thrust differential). If you want to be able to control speed and climb (more or less *) independent you need to be able to lift and sink the motors. I have an Idea in mind how to set this up also with the chance to go for full 3 axes (choice between yaw and roll) with the two servos and two motors but it takes some time to explain it and I'm definetly tired and hungry now and someone will wake me in some hours. So maybe later. * If you add thrust you need to compensate the attack angle by lifting the motors to keep the same pitch. You can configure Mixers to make ist feel independend.

[@rowanalbright7711]

I love your channel, you have such fun content! I got the ft commuter and it flew like a dream!

[@jrctattoo]

Haha that's pretty cool, a friend of mine turned a really nice kite into and rc, and it flys so slow and really looks like it should have a string attached...haha keep up the weird builds!!!

[@LesDyer]

You could tie a string to it and use the motors to get it high enough to catch the wind on one of those days when the wind not strong enough to launch it. Then turn the motors off and fly like a kite.

[@adaltianno]

I think you should take the kite to a park or beach, attach a string with a release mechanism, first fly it with the string, release it, then have someone near by hidden with the remote control and fly away with it tricking some kids or people. Then have it fly right back to you.

[@dollarbill6877]

Love the idea of having it for a training plane!! I'm watching for that for sure!!

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

Very cool! Great work guys!!!

[@TheWaynecollins]

Love the no string kite, great job guys. I have a challenge for you. I was driving home last week, passing through some farming areas and I saw in someone’s back yard, a doghouse with snoopy and Woodstock (from peanuts cartoons) on the roof,snoopy in pilots goggles and scarf. Snoopy fighting the Red Baron. How about putting Snoopy and his doghouse in the Sky. I’m sure you guys can do it.😃

[@l8ur1e]

Best FliteTest project ever !

[@sirhilsam]

Dudes! Y'all need to make this and sell on your site. We will buy👍👍

[@morkshanmedia3998]

Flite test have once again proved they have the best job ever Also all that looking up must hurt a ton

[@GeorgeGhazarian]

Those tri-copters look pretty damn cool though!!

[@kevinhoskins1897]

And, at the next Flite Fest, combat kites!

[@alexisscott9573]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Well done

[@tomtinkersrezlife278]

When I saw the title first thing that popped in my mind was the episode of Jimmy Newton's Battle kite's lol

[@samuelalarcon3730]

You should do a very realistic arplain but that fly backwards It would be amazing

[@viralvids7253]

That was awesome, you guys should totally make a giant Blohm & Voss P-170

[@chairmankaga2821]

You guys killed it again. Keep 'em coming and I'll keep watching.👍👍👍👏👏

[@farmers2630]

I recommended this a while back. Glad to see you guys did one.