Building & Flying a Giant Spaceship thing 👽

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We took one of the flyers from the new FT STEM Project EZ Space Flight and went big. Wait, we didn’t go big, we went MONSTER! Join us on our journey of discovery as we take a small plane that takes 20 minutes to build (if you’re Josh Bixler) and scale up its size by SIX times to a plane that is 8ft (2.4m) long and takes three days to build. Perhaps our guess about the thrust-to-weight ratio was correct, and we chose the motors properly for a perfect maiden flight...or did we?!
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[@hondoonaka1823]

You guys should build an SR 71!

[@jimvanderpoel4467]

Agreed

[@Cringethings]

Same

[@theamphibian3452]

yes

[@Errorcutive]

X15 or bust

[@dannykelton8857]

That would be awesome!

[@paulyc37]

sooo good to see you folks still at it. we have had a lot of high quality entertainment from the efforts of ALL of you. may the powers that be allow you to see your dreams continue and grow. thank you for allowing us to be a part. well done Josh

[@Sweedster]

“Giant Spaceship Thing” is probably the most obscure title of any FT video😂

[@boxman5414]

Ya

[@TheMunky83]

Just wait until you see what They did with it next.... 😁

[@ahmdabdallah5811]

What Is Islam? Islam is not just another religion. It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham. Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God. It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone. It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine. The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as: { “Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.”} (Quran 112:1-4) Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus. Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him

[@Sweedster]

@@ahmdabdallah5811 mmmm I love religion bots in the comments section

[@THANGEngineer]

*Yes. Very good airplane. Really well✈😍😍*

[@rodneycaupp5962]

These guys are not Engineers... They are Advanced Aliens from another solar system far far away.. Nothing in our Air Force maneuvers like that.

[@crunchybro123]

Very cool but can you only use emojis of objects and not these: 😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣🥲☺️😊😇🙂🙃😉😌😍🥰😘😗😙😚😋😛😝😜🤪🤨🧐🤓😎🥸🤩🥳😏😒😞😔😟😕🙁☹️😣😖😫😩🥺😢😭😤😠😡🤬🤯😳🥵🥶😱😨😰😥😓🤗🤔🤭🤫🤥😶😐😑😬🙄😯😦😧😮😲🥱😴🤤😪😵🤐🥴🤢🤮🤧😷🤒🤕🤑🤠😈👿👹😺😸😹😻😼😽🙀😿😾🤲

[@BigAlFPV17]

Here's a challenge build for you guys: Build the flying steam locomotive from Back to the Future Part 3

[@epauletshark3793]

And the delorean, mabey a hoverboard.

[@tomschmidt9385]

That's a great idea, that is one of my favorite movies

[@dragonslairchess5638]

jo my

[@sunniestpluto]

Oh I hope they try something like that sometime it would be a great challenge.

[@BigAlFPV17]

@@sunniestpluto I'm hoping they do. It would be awesome

[@Abyss9099]

Absolutely hilarious when Bixler dances with uncontrollable excitement at 14:43 This is TRULY the joy of flying! Keep it up! ✌️

[@hondoonaka1823]

13:49 Josh pulled a Tokyo drift right there, ducking halarious

[@glumpy10]

There is nothing you guys can't build and get to fly. Awesome, enjoyable vid as always.

[@ShaunieDale]

The laughter is infectious, I'm grinning right now! It flies amazingly well BTW. Hi, from the UK as well.

[@joshuamasingo307]

I swear that has to be my favorite plane you all have built to date! I don't even know why it's just the sheer craziness of it and improbability of it, Great job job guys!!! You all are AMAZING!!!

[@blackburnmike]

I think the lobster fish thing Josh was thinking of is called a Horseshoe crab.

[@andrewschyf3825]

Add lights to the Giant Spaceship thingy and take it out at dusk. LED around the ring and up the center. Cool rig.

[@claymore609]

"how's it going to land?" It doesn't, it's a space ship! Lol

[@t395delta]

a prop powered spacecraft ah? lol

[@nymalous3428]

I believe the term is "lithobraking."

[@gordolindo466]

Clay More ghhh

[@bobcook231]

GREAT LANDING !!!!!!!!! AMAZING AMAZING AMZING !!!!!!!!!!! SUPER SUPER SUPER COOOOOL !!! THANK YOU !!!

[@prokillerog961]

14:44 when my mom finally buys me the toy I been asking at the store.

[@kevinnelson4359]

Watching that it occurred to me that you could use a fiberglass rod to reinforce the leading edge of the hoop. Probably need two or three along with metal ferrules to join them. Then you would not have to worry about speed or wind collapsing the hoop and if you come in slow you could touch down without breaking the hoop. I would think 1/8" is strong enough for that. I love the excitement and the look of that. It should definitely be on the list of planes for your next fly-in. Keep up the great work, it makes sitting in front of the computer doing remote support go a lot faster.

[@crucifyrobinhood]

I was thinking more like the springy metal framed windshield shades.

[@iampig0125]

It looks like a Vulcan battlecruisre from star trek enterprise

[@Timberwolf69]

All three designs seem to be based on that franchise...

[@iampig0125]

@@Timberwolf69 the one with the circle

[@GrymmEvil]

I came here to say the same thing.

[@RykSch]

that's because it is, they are a Vulcan ship, a Starfleet ship, and a Romulan Ship

[@alexjuckett9987]

You guys should build a Boing 747 that has the Space shuttle on top it ... BUT you have the ability to disconnect it, and fly them independently! I think that would be great!

[@Mobius118]

NEXT BUILD: Make a *giant rubber ducky* fly

[@ARandomBoat]

Yes

[@BilgePump]

It’s a lot of fun but nothing beats the flying tank. Love that one.

[@ricovali9245]

It looks like one of my grandmother's retro 1960's table lamp

[@tomschmidt9385]

I love watching their videos, they are pretty cool. Does anyone else like drones and cool stuff like this?

[@hugh_jasso]

I would love to see a turbine jet version of this spaceship design.

[@brockwilson69]

You guys should build a Vulcan bomber, I think it'd be really cool to see a smaller version of a giant plane

[@justvej]

It looks like the plane that carried the enemy ball thing in "The incredibles".

[@mr.plaguedoc2880]

Dude it’s... *not even close*

[@Estabanwatersaz]

You guys r having too much fun! We are loving 🥰 these videos.

[@Gosuminer]

"Hey look Noah how much fun I have with the plane you built. Nah, sorry, you can't have the sticks but you could catch it for me thank you."

[@kennethcartman473]

Haha! :)

[@jgk61cuolt50]

Its obvious that you guys love your work. As for a challenge, how about a flying DeLorean? No. scrap that idea. How about a Death Star? Can you make a ball fly????

[@epauletshark3793]

Make the Enterprise huge, and actually look like an accurate enterprise from star trek.

[@maciek_k.cichon]

miniPrise got downed by miniBOP, that's quite accurate, but yea that would be epic

[@myusernameisrighther]

Full size. Crew and all.

[@AstraOG]

@@myusernameisrighther 2040: Making a 1:1 scale model of the USS Enterprise (It actually flew)

[@bulletproofpepper2]

glow in the dark paint!!! thanks for sharing!

[@gregorycollins3096]

Super fun to watch. Thanks.

[@UnitZER0]

Here's a challenge: An EDF aircraft, with variable sweep wings. Like the VF-1 series fighters from Macross

[@mr.imtrying5174]

Yesss this is a must lol

[@dadbrad852]

It's been done and uploaded. Search.

[@sporadicidiocy]

Forward swept wing like the YF-19 with vector thrust EDFs... XD oh and canards

[@evilcanofdrpepper]

And to help launch it they should create a launching rail. Like a super easy one with 3 meters of extruded aluminum and then just use a cheap tripod at the front and maybe a cheap mini tripod with those flexible legs at the back just to keep it off the ground. think about it the tripod has the flexible top that would mount perfectly to the aluminum with a T nut and then you can use the adjustments on the tripod in the front to raise and lower the angle of the rail. 3D print out a few parts to roll along the rails like for 3D printers and things and then all you need is something to pull the sled with and rubber is the simple solution there! Hmm that makes me want to design this, I'll wright up a full design in another comment!

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

Awesome. Talk about blowing the normal theory of flight. Want one.

[@argothianswine5125]

Nation In Political Unrest: FliteTest Team: RC PLANE GO BRRRRRR.

[@SAAltPants]

J the heroes we need, but not the ones we deserve.

[@andresilva8444]

You having fun is me having fun!

[@ThorbjrnRagnar]

"-911, what's your emergency? -I just saw an UFO flying over my backyard!"

[@brsrc759]

That thing is hella awesome! Please build an H4 Hercules guys

[@Doubleelforbes]

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[@ur_pilot_4_2day82]

aha a movie reference

[@johnymodem1326]

I love these huge versions of the models you make ... Look's like so much fun to do. Keep up the good work and great vid's

[@kilroy07]

"LIGHTS!" it needs lights and flown at night!

[@blockcarrier1548]

would be fun to just place a quad arms and motors in the center wing, and then the only control surface needed would be ailerons, since differential thrust could be applied by the quad motors to provide pitch and yaw.

[@foxpopuli6982]

Heck yeah! Loop that Hoop!

[@WarbirdFan66]

AWESOME, blue LEDs inside the ring, than paint the wohle thing red/brownish and it will look like a Vulcan cruiser from Star Trek...good work guys

[@ericpuffer3359]

That was so awesome! You all amaze me.

[@calebcrawford8887]

You guys should do a monster jet plane video in collaboration with john overstreet

[@EldarKinSlayer]

Like an F4 big enough engines and a brick can fly.

[@OlaftheGreat]

The f4 was revolutionary and it kicked some serious ass

[@eddielane9569]

That was one sweet aircraft!! The motors are unbelievable! I didn't know they made them that big.

[@matthewfalion3560]

You guys should make a blimp design with a circular wing (like the one in this video) and propel it with ionic thrust and traditional propellers uniformly distributed around the circular wing

[@fjnagle2nd]

Try setting it up for a vertical launch? That would be cool!

[@DerksDucky]

Did anyone notice that he’s wearing the king of random merch

[@jamest.5001]

Don't think we would want one this big! Heck i want one big enough to ride!

[@alexgrigoreas4825]

That went way better than expected. Very cool!

[@johnlowe1217]

Great builds, I know you like to look up the history or planes or warbirds, if you want to see something that should have gone forward, do some research and build an Avro Arrow!

[@SiR2Dean]

This airframe with a landing pad on it for the drone mid air!! 👍👌😁

[@cnsrcandotherprojects4557]

I’m early

[@cheezywheezy526]

Yes you are indeed

[@bgp6656]

Hi early, I'm dad.

[@rotorismo]

Yay! Lights! please use the hyper speed LED effect of the whoop tunnel on this thing.

[@desertdronepilot]

Don't lie who else went straight down to the comments?

[@LeninSimp]

I did. I went straight down to the comments.

[@stephandusterhoft9131]

Sowas hätte man damals schon haben müssen auf dem Model Flugplatz in den 70er Jahren in Erwitte hinter dem ersten Zementwerk . :-)

[@perezm714]

I got excited when they got excited.. that was exhilarating to watch even! Good job guys.

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

Awesome guys👍, next full size foam charter plane🤣

[@janmatthijs1778]

You guys should build a plane that can drop multiple parachuts. One after a other

[@MCsCreations]

That should be sickening fun to fly! 😂 Great job, guys!!! It looks fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there, everybody! 🖖😊

[@gilbertjones9157]

For the larger Chicken the circle should have a parabellum thickness on the upper edge like a wing and the inside of the lower half of the circle. Given you a true wing effect.

[@Hangglide]

Fun to watch

[@gertc3240]

That is awesome! Now please do the ORVILLE spaceship

[@Rvbandwagon]

Can you build a G.I Joe sized paraglider? Oh yeah! Love the show.

[@shadowofchaos8932]

Flying lollipop! Awesome

[@gregorycollins3096]

Have you thought about flying thus at night? Blinking lights might look awesome. If you use different colors on each wing, would that help you determine the orientation when you’re flying it?

[@goma8167]

The positivity and the enthousiasm coming from this video is just amazing. It set me in such a good mood. I love your videos guys!

[@JWSmythe]

That thing is wild. I was sure the circular wing was going to come apart at launch, or shortly after. Flying, it looked great!

[@bobcook231]

MORE OF THIS BIRDY PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!

[@oldarizonadronergaryhaupt5138]

I would have put some kind of X or V support from the fuselage to the top and bottom in the hoop. Was Cool Though Loved It.

[@anythingelectric5209]

UFO? LED the heck out of it and fly at night. That'd be the coolest!

[@thomasspravka1370]

It's not a roll if you're turning in place! Love it!

[@crypkrazee1903]

Great job Guys ,amazing that you can make almost any shape flyable

[@RR-wz5kl]

I would love to see a giant foam edge 540 because aeorobatics would look insane

[@joeteichert6821]

It'd be cool to see that thing land vertically!

[@robertwren2289]

That was fun to watch.

[@arieskasdorf2454]

Hi guys from Flitetest I have an idea for you to build, what you are thinking about a glas or mirror plane. It's a bit dangures but it would be awesome. ✈🛩

[@BruceGentile-ICOM]

All i can say is WOW!

[@mikecarbone828]

Hey guys! This was an interesting build. It could benefit with Fleshing it out with paint and graphics and a set of lights for night flights. I think you could reinforce the hoop with a carbon rod on the leading edge so it would be more durable, it may be possible to then installing some landing gear. Foam spheres could potentially make functional landing gear and could be incorporated into the design as special features, unless they create too much drag. Anyway, there are a few ideas I just thought of off the top of my head. Thank you for posting this video! Please have an excellent and awesome day! 🙂

[@curtbonner104]

It is really AWESOME to see the passion turned into the direct next Generation within the Flite Test family.

[@joemelton4747]

Pun intended?

[@kjpphotography4764]

Very cool! I still want to see you guy produce a Ready To Fly Grumman Goose RC plane.

[@kevingravett7820]

Been watching you guys for a while. You've come up with some real cool designs that I wouldn't think would fly but you Guys make them. I got a challenge for you. You see I'm a musician, not a model maker and I would love to see a flying STRAT.

[@stefanshorizont9495]

Cool thing! Please build leeds a lighting for the night and show it!

[@undunsun]

I need a smaller version of that thing that’s amazing

[@PhreddCrintt]

Totally AWESOME!!!!

[@Zubin19]

Jumping with joy 😂 it's always a treat to watch your videos. Keep up the good work. Awaiting the next video

[@CharlesM-dp4xe]

I could see a commercial version that would carry an illuminated advertising banner (for rent) sort of thing. Also had an idea about a powered box kite in the form of Snoopy's Doghouse with snoopy as the pilot. I tried one back in the 60s but it caught fire in the electric lines ... of course I ran like the wind when I heard the explosion and didn't hang around at all. The cops where I lived in central florida at the time were all to familiar with my antics during that era.

[@telephony]

Love love *✈LOVE✈* the chase drone video!!! :-)

[@AugustineKizis]

Soooo cool!!!!

[@kenrichardson4144]

Great video! Thanks for sharing❗❗❗ 🙂🙂🙂 👍👍👍

[@davidpayne4315]

Awesome work guys

[@sski]

Luigi Stipa would be proud. Nice work guys!

[@pterodox123]

Each episode and project, you always need more power!

[@crearley]

That was Awesome ! Add some carbon rods that extend past the flight controls , and go for some VTO and landing.

[@VjRobotX]

wow amazing! the consepte wing loop is perfect good job guy !!!!

[@jameskriewald]

Dang Josh, the kid is taking your job!

[@bobmumby845]

Awesome piece of kit that chicken thingy

[@Emanemoston]

Awesome, thanks guys. It's like an old paper grocery bag floating in the wind.