Can You Make a RC Flying Bullet Bill?

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Josh attempts to make a real-life flying Bullet Bill from Nintendo's Mario Universe.
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[@FliteTest]

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[@danielsahurie3237]

Cool Flite Test

[@catwithhat448]

Can you pleeees greet me

[@teaganhutchison1062]

can you make a p51A with the large cannons sticking out?

[@bradbechlyb9273]

Ducted fan in nose??

[@bamboom7823]

FliteTest make a write brothers plane please.

[@armandoboensel593]

OMG, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS A BUILD KIT! Awesome Mario by the way

[@BillAnt]

Definitely!! Reminds me of a stubby Gee Bee Z plane. ;)

[@brianjfsabo]

Is this a build kit yet and has anyone used this for the demolition derby in Ohio?

[@EURIPODES]

@@brianjfsabo Nintendo vigorously protects their IP. There is no way they could sell a kit and not get sued into oblivion.

[@kurisu7885]

@@EURIPODES Nothing would be stopping them from posting instructions at least.

[@EURIPODES]

@@kurisu7885 What is stopping you?

[@TheDonorak]

Would love to see this as a build plan. Seeing the bullet bill come to life as an RC aircraft is amazing.

[@bmar400]

Yes same

[@spongebhoy101]

@@bmar400yes

[@nickott9123]

I would love to have one!!

[@rossclements8874]

+1

[@CustomCrawlerz]

BUILD PLANs for sure on this one... It could be an awesome thing for our Flying Club to try at our next big Fun Fly.... #REDRIVERFLYERS #REDRIVERRCFLYERS

[@daddyspooge1]

Oh man can you imagine a smoke grenade in that?

[@MichaelBender-Riker]

yeah, some smoke would be awesome 😁

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I’ve got to build my own and try that

[@dirtmachines4253]

Air-headed Aviator yh

[@ZVWVVZ]

It needs teeth as well

[@martijnvandenende6169]

Or a rocket ;-)

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I think the worst thing you guys could ever do is grow up.

[@armandoboensel593]

Amen!

[@roycole4619]

Then why watch

[@xXsnipathekillzXx]

@@roycole4619 I think the original commenter meant as in age not the channel

[@JohnDoe-ir8te]

@@roycole4619 chees

[@JaxonWX]

Yup

[@shyguy2805]

I’m still surprised on how he managed to get Bullet Bill in 5th place.

[@YoshiOST]

item rarity is by distance and not place, I think

[@TheDonorak]

Items are based by distance from first place and if it's not a full 12 player race it changes certain chances for items.

[@shyguy2805]

@@TheDonorak Oh Did not realize that

[@uc0225]

It is probably a multiplayer game with only 5 people.

[@domt6802]

On the Wii you can change the rules so that the higher ticket items come up more

[@ronpence2092]

PLEASE make this a speed build kit and take my money! I need to fly this for myself.

[@xdragon2k]

Mommy, I just saw Bullet Bill chasing Mario outside. Billy, you've been playing that game too long.

[@noodlesforall7367]

No mommy I did see it

[@natevemuri9024]

Billy, fine. Show me.

[@hunterbruyere5052]

Nate Vemuri *disappears*

[@Iamtornado85]

NO MOM O SWEAR

[@Leekodot15]

*Mario comes running in, the bullet bill behind him*

[@meltyfpv6771]

YES! Make it a store model

[@aymericarnaud3437]

Bullet bill chasing Mario just made my day : ')

[@MkmeOrg]

Alex was a champ :) Made my day too.

[@Patrick-vq2he]

....What if you guys made a flying Blue Shell?

[@ottovanteeffelen1860]

That would scare me it always will.

[@ethanninja4567]

(has mario kart wii flashbacks)

[@PsychonautTV]

@@ottovanteeffelen1860 it's so op, lmao.

[@Drumpodmike]

Bixler you built it!! I tried to get you to make this last summer when you knowticed my bullet bill patch on my flight jacket lol. You said back then you didn't think it was possible, I'm glad you took on the task and got it flying !!! Hope a build video is in the works :)

[@joshuamelvin]

Mike Franklin you guys are such an inspiration brother! Still one of the coolest patches I have ever seen. :)

[@rockstarproductions6377]

I loved what this video was about! The friendship and bonding that happens during difficult projects are the memories that last a life time. Thanks guys and what a Great Bullet Bill!!!

[@survivorfan100]

Keeping with the ‘80s theme, you all should make a DeLorean time machine like the one from Back to the Future. Something that would make Doc Brown proud. 🕶🏂

[@psguardian]

A large H-quad would suit that request nicely.

[@bagel_deficient]

I would buy this if you made a speed build kit. Awesome work as always!

[@Tclans]

Alex dressed up as Mario explaining aircraft CG is seriously the best and most hilarious thing. 👍🏼

[@sunlightsimsroadto1009]

Yes XD

[@TwiztedMatt1007]

KZbin just suggested y'all to me and I cannot get enough! Y'all need to make Tails from Sonic fly!

[@vanderwallstronghold8905]

And finally disprove that damn MatPat.

[@orisky5518]

Ya'll

[@matthewhut7800]

You should make a flying Pac-Man nutball plane

[@gracklefpv8811]

Lolasuaris Rex I think I saw one at Flite fest! Whoever made it did a great job!

[@dustinhanlin]

The one that shows up at FF is amazing, with the LEDs. And then the complimentary ghost is up there too. Awesome stuff. And hey, if you haven't already, you can now sign up for Flite Fest.

[@chr0min0id]

Me: “I should get some sleep” Also me: **Watching 2 grown men play toss with a cardboard Bullet Bill at 3 in the morning**

[@RayRay-gz2wb]

sameeeeeeeeee

[@Grimpurple_minion99]

chr0min0id 04 😂🤣😂🤣😂😆

[@spacemonkey037]

3:23 100% accuracy from years of mario cart gaming? :P

[@stellarpod]

Excellent! My first thought was, instead of tail wings on the back, how about a ring about 3" larger in diameter, and about 3-4" long with four standoffs. The standoffs (which of course would be located between the cylindrical body and the outer circle) could incorporate control surfaces for yaw and pitch. Steve

[@AA_thedestroyer]

At 2:25 there is a foam b17 in the background. I might just be getting my hopes up but Ft b-17 ?

[@camanay77]

Holy crap there is! I've wanting them to build one since i started watching them.

[@camanay77]

It wasnt there before when they were tossing bullet bill. A future B-17 video coming soon?

[@corycarner2233]

Can you make Mario's Hat fly like in Mario Oddessey that would be awesome!!

[@hamakaze.2k035]

What if you could wear it just like Cappy to 😂

[@BillAnt]

How about making a whole Mario fly along with the Bullet, that would be epic. ;D

[@5zero7RC]

Ok, so who is going to build the blue shell? Can't have bullet bill and Mario Kart without the blue shell. :)

[@nuclearattackwombat8390]

I bet the aerodynamics would be pretty rough, but I'd love to see a flying blue shell.

[@5zero7RC]

@@nuclearattackwombat8390 At lest the blue shell has wings ( in some renditions of it). Gotta be some way to make it work :)

[@PikachuFragger]

IIRC They made a Blue Shell quadcopter for an episode once

[@DatDarkDragon]

Tkor made a floor riding red shell so that's what he closest thing I know

[@hotbrass2005]

I actually designed a 3d printed gremlin frame that is the blue shell. Just search thingiverse for "koopaquad." I think I need to get back into modeling some more Mario kart items. How cool would it be to have the whole lineup that flies!?!?!? :)

[@felixrudolph7012]

What if you add exhaust flames as a tail?! Paint these red, remove wings and you might be a little closer to the original Bullet Bill.

[@noizsegat1924]

@Felix Rudolph how it is gonna fly without wings and exhaust flames would make it even worse so please keep your opinion to yourself.

[@noahmcelwey2598]

You guys need to utilize clear building materials for projects like this.

[@michiganengineer8621]

I was thinking the same thing, for the stabs and elevons at least.

[@hardnaaklife]

Clear would be great. I wonder what a little sky blue paint would look like on the non-Bill surfaces.

[@noahmcelwey2598]

@@hardnaaklife I was thinking that too, but that stuff always ends up kind of tacky

[@kasnitch]

where's the transparent aluminium then ?

[@polyscient]

Oh no no

[@MasterDraxz]

Yes ,, my 3 year old is saying he wants 10 of him ,, lol i will be looking for it soon ,, ty for making me an my kids so happy for the fun we are having with RC flying an the epic crashes :D

[@ParasocksTV]

what if you put a ducted fan in the center of bullet bill?

[@shphawk3525]

...with the control surfaces internal.

[@ParasocksTV]

@@shphawk3525 exactly what I was thinking!

[@buzzylogic]

@@shphawk3525 with vectored thrust!

[@slickniner]

I love how when things go differently than how you expect them to, you use it as a learning experience.

[@rdmcfoxinator2131]

Bob's voice for some odd reason reminds me of Stan Lee R.I.P

[@K5_BlaZer]

So I watched this episode back when it premiered, figured when my daughters got interested in Mario I'd show them this and build bullet Bill. I'm back now and don't see any links to build plans, am I missing something? I have built many FT plans, so I'm sure I could cobble together something, but plans with Josh's expertise would likely fly better.

[@thesmashgamer4896]

Your ideas are getting more and more crazy...😂

[@gewizz2]

almost free radical

[@odinata]

Used to love you guys. Hate your commercial bullcrap wasting my time selling GARBAGE in the middle of your videos. Bye.

[@drixom9805]

Love you guys but trade coffee is not a good sponsor. They dropped a youtiber due to false claims. Be careful with them.

[@tin2001]

Yep. Was thinking similar.... Don't get too attached to them as a sponsor, guys. The moment you say or do something someone decides is racist (such as enjoying a hobby that involves aircraft, because that's probably racist these days), they'll end it.

[@polyscient]

I skipped the ad by double tapping the right edge of the screen a few times.

[@sawyerp6115]

Make a flying lakitu, it’s that turtle on a cloud who holds the final lap sign and stuff like that in Mario kart

[@psyborgfpv9714]

Ok seeing Alex running around in a Mario suit worth sloggin thru ads. Keep it up guys you are coming back around to the originality that got you started. Thanks for more explaination of what you had to change and why to make it fly so well.

[@uNine-qb8gt]

"and then there's only one thing left to do" GET YOUR FREE FREE AUDIO BOOK

[@joelverboom8467]

That hilarious can wait to see the whole video!

[@uc0225]

Try making two big RC planes, put airsoft guns on them, and dogfight!

[@polyscient]

Or make it big enough for a paintball gun, that way you can see the hit marks.

[@chromebot9618]

Now that you have bill flying, you need to get thomas the thermoneuclear bomb in the air too.

[@ToofKilla]

*Insert Thomas The Tank Engine Theme*

[@FallenDj122]

bullet bill has never looked better with the fighter jet upgrade, looks amazing and i bet it feels amazing to fly!

[@CraigPMiller]

❤ the fails! Makes my failures feel better! Keep flying!

[@kurisu7885]

The fun you guys were having just tossing it back and forth was contagious.

[@ambersignal]

Love to see you guys try and build a space shuttle

[@ronpence2092]

Yes definitely build a space shuttle and make it a speed build kit. Take my money!

[@donaldrawdon92]

My youngest says if you make a kit that would probably get him to the field to.fly... (He's a Super Mario fan)... Nice Job guys!!

[@camanay77]

Their enthusiasm and excitement when something flies, makes me wanna get into the hobby.

[@FliteTest]

DO IT:):)

[@danskifpv]

You won't regret it, once you have outlayed some money and knowledge you can just keep on repurposing the same gear to make some fun stuff.

[@yannickg6904]

Just go down the rabbit hole, you won't regret it.

[@camanay77]

Flite test, do you sell a tool kit to make chuck gliders. That would be a good way to start. Would like to try and build a twin sparrow for my nephew, and put a mario paint scheme on it...just searched and saw the crafty kit.

[@couragegrell]

I may not be very experienced in this field/hobby, but why didn't you try making a pseudo-tail disguised as the fire/smoke that comes out the back of Bullet Bill, rather than resorting to extra wings on the sides. Just a thought. May not be a viable option, but I just don't know.

[@chandlerparr2436]

It's my favorite plane from ww2 and I can't find one. Can you please make a p-63

[@cbro777]

This channel is literally flying endorphins. So glad you continued until you got it to fly that was so gratifying to watch.

[@Part_time_spacemarine]

Something I didn't need but want

[@dkfpv5835]

Love the video and me and my boys would love to see that as a build kit we would have so much fun flying it

[@smartystreamsstuff]

Oh hey, thanks for using my footage ;)

[@drewanderson8279]

Ok what if you made some birds like on angry birds the game that fly!! Make the whole game lol. Pin me if ya do!!! Thanks yall! Indiana Fan!

[@MartusTube]

Every FliteTest video ever: 1:00 We're gonna do something crazy! 5:00 I don't think this is possible. 5:01 We cheated! 10:00 HUEHUEHUE OMG IT FLIES.

[@BillAnt]

15:28 I can't believe it's gonna fly! :D

[@rhoneleake5612]

It’s an ultra-bullet bill The super upgraded one

[@robertjohnmorrison]

My favorite flitetest video ever, more cosplay and pop-culture references, will be great for your platform

[@runbiersabhlok1779]

Please make the Bullet Bill available as a build kit! I would love to make one.

[@RCwithAdam1]

SO GOOD! So good to see JBix again! BULLET BILL NEEDS TO APPEAR IN FFE'19 COMBAT! 👍👍👍🤣🤗 (lol I feel like most of my designs are not "aerodynamically responsible!" 😂

[@gamingdeep5]

You guys should make a flying Mario hat

[@KNGexp]

Bullet Bill the Fighter Jet.

[@nathanishungryanimations7206]

I wanna be able to fly one of these tbh

[@taylorl7545]

Playing rugby with bullet bill?😂😂😂

[@stephensowell9578]

Ah no thanks on Bill, But I've had the Corsair together for a week. Finished a few things today. Possible paint on tomorrow. That was a cool and rewarding build, thanks much.

[@robotslug]

Couldnt bullet bill worked well if it was ducted?

[@tubedag]

Needs Windestål's afterburner! (Or alternatively, the LED and plastic flame effect thingy)

[@DarkFlameWolf93]

What about a contra-rotating blade inside of Bullet Bill, with the control surfaces also inside the bullet, but near the end?

[@PineyJustice]

Got multiple quads, I'd be happy to make this my first fixed wing. Plans would be great!

[@morkshanmedia3998]

Make bullet bill into a kit and put it on your store

[@CustomCrawlerz]

That is one very sweet Flying creation for sure guys... Absolutely LOVE the Mario theme thing. #FLITETEST #CUSTOMCRAWLERZ

[@Lumakid100]

Speed build kit?

[@Ep1cSh0tz1]

paint an elevator/ draw on it and cut to make it look like flames. You could run an EDF through the center and thrust vector XD

[@twinboystwinboys4066]

Can y'all do flying youshy

[@mr.splitbrain2762]

You guys should had tried placing motor inside to improve air preasure, the empty space inside produces wild drag, i think.

[@RamLaska]

02:46 the face of that roaster is hilarious!! "HeLlO SiR, would you like some of my freshly roasted BLEHHHHHHH"

[@harrisgio81]

Central induction motor or rocket. It's a bullet! But great vid guys

[@Wintervern]

this bullet bill looks wayyyy better than the real one, I LOVE THIS!!!!! the little wings at the back are awesome!

[@ThomasGrillo]

Very cool. I couldn't help, but notice how closely the aft stabilizers resemble the emergency escape shuttle, which was planed for the space station. It was the X-38. I'd love to see the science fiction based Leif Ericson done up, in this medium, please. I'm sure it'll fly, but you may need slightly oversized bow planes, at the "conning tower" section of the craft. Would also be interesting to see the scout ship this model came with, as well. Thanks for an amazing video. :)

[@kelticpaddler]

That episode has gotta be one of the funniest and most rewarding. Thanks guys

[@andrewn.3660]

Soda pop can cardboard plane for super low budget like me -from 24 can packaging

[@picvan]

You gotta take that to a go cart track and do a short fan boy video.

[@rclabbotics5413]

Yes josh!!!! speed build please or even plans amazing work guys I'm in stitches.

[@ARMOROID5000]

OMG! Its a mario version of an A-10 warthog! I swear! Make to two nacelle jets and mount an auto cannon under the nose and Ill buy one right now! Reminds me of one of those egg plane cartoons. Too cool!! 😎

[@ActionAirsoftUSA]

PRINGLES CAN PLANE?!? Ive had the idea to build a pringles can into an RC plane ever since I started watching Flite Test. After watching so many of your videos, I made a prototype in AutoCAD and got to work. It would glide for a moment, however I have not had the money to buy a power pack or receiver so I couldnt fly it. So until I can get my first receiver and power pack, I challenge FliteTest to the Pringles Can Challenge! Make it fly!

[@cmulawka]

Clear plexiglas for the tail wing sections or any other projects that would require flight stabilization with out ruining aesthetics 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Solokiki1]

Torpedo bill

[@elfontheshelf9689]

The name of your guy's Bullet Bill should be "Backwinged Bill".... It's your own version of Bullet Bill.....

[@egamerexe4659]

Do a LED UFO

[@ctbram0627]

"Don't look at me like that! It's weird!" omg lol

[@iforce2d]

A thrust vectoring motor in the tail for pitch might have worked. btw I don't see the need for the sponsored stuff, between shop sales, KZbin ads, gofundme, surely ends are being met already?

[@markryan3018]

I agree with you 100 percent..iforce ive been with you since the old days...you are one of my favorites I miss Rotor Bones.. I love your channel. Hope you are doing ok in NZ..sorry about the terrible stuff in our world today

[@chrisperrywv]

Longest. sponsor. slot. ever! That was rough. My internet is taking forever to buffer and I was a bit... well- you know. Still love you all.

[@awesomenessbrothersproject8357]

Mr bean!

[@johnsurovik3693]

I’d love a build kit for this!

[@revsonsrc9573]

#havefunchalange you guys are winning! This is great. Looks amazing. Never give up guys! Much love

[@R_Media_14]

can yor makes WW2 japanese kamikaze secen useing cardborad makes aircraft and ships ?

[@Tom13GN]

Have you guys thought about building a flyable Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid? That would be cool to see.

[@stevenmurray5860]

Epic! Alex... what a cool promo! I sure wish I had a job... having a blast with friends and flying! Totally jealous! Thanks Josh! Great video! Great brainstorm!

[@ibuiltmineo1oo]

Can you guys do a video on the hardware you use? Seems to be kind of a universal radio, receiver, motors, battery, but I'm not familiar with the details.

[@-meganeura]

The title should be Dizzy Bullet Bill pukes battery! that was hilarious! it flies great!! and looks awesome!

[@maxinecantspeak]

Flying cup of coffee challenge: Build a plane designed to cool off a cup of coffee and land WITHOUT spilling it. Get er' done dudes.

[@RaviKumar-hu8lb]

can you make a vertical metal bottle fly

[@RaviKumar-hu8lb]

please do