Dive Bombing With A Giant German ME-262

[@witmoncure2996]

I like how they made the camo the same as the m262 squad that actually bombed and not some normal fighter paint scheme

[@biko9824]

Jabo!

[@Lahelaking]

Zeltzerstorer

[@TK421-53]

What scheme is that?

[@CooperBMX]

? Did he just say “normal fighter paint scheme”? Wth.

[@CooperBMX]

@@TK421-53 Exactly

[@GunganWorks]

"Hey guys, welcome to FliteTest. I'm Josh. And I'm Steffan." I didn't realize how much I missed that style of intro, until now. It's what makes a FliteTest episode a FliteTest episode.

[@biko9824]

@abdul barithen Josh: ‘hi!’

[@mathiasbrofalk8688]

@@biko9824 The good old days :)

[@NiclasHorn]

i like the rely old basement episodes better...

[@TranceMatzl15]

@@NiclasHorn where are all the other guys anyway?? seems like it's only bixler, his son and the blond dude

[@Dashierez]

@@TranceMatzl15 Matt's gone (sounded like something bad happened and he quit) and Alex got another job. Who knows what really happened with them or all the rest... As it is we searched up those two to find out even that little. Just sad that the 'family' never says goodbye or says anything at all whenever anyone steps away from them.

[@springtimefunshark4279]

You should make a Aircraft Carrier catapult type thing so you don’t have to throw the planes, you can make the nose wheel sturdy, and launch it.

[@Timbobjr]

@Ephraim Guidry Bringing Flitetest back to it's rocket plane roots

[@benschwartzman9877]

I love that you guys all still wear TKOR merch. That mans legacy will live in forever I think. Great content too! Awesome plane!

[@thomaszhang3101]

“Me 262 is a fighter. Don’t waste its potential with bomb racks.” Galland: couldn’t agree more Hitler:

[@DaSpineLessFish]

Just a myth, bombs were considered long before Hitler came into the picture. MAH did a good video on this exact topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXW8eZdnhdqFa7c

[@alexrobertson1472]

@@DaSpineLessFish next someone will tell us all that the only reason they didnt get produced in enough quantity is adding the bombs :p

[@yetanotherjohn]

Who needs fighters? I WANT VENGEANCE!

[@thomaszhang3101]

@@DaSpineLessFish 1. This is a joke 2. I’m his patron. I know bomber version never slowed 262 development 3. Massive number of 262 were originally given to bomber units and used very poorly, to the point that pilots from JG54, the most decorated German bomber squadron, gave up bombing entirely and flew it as a fighter. Their inexperience with fighter got a lot of them killed when they would have been much more effective if they stuck to their Fw190 (edit: they might’ve been using Me410 prior, not fw190). 4. Point is, lots of engines, airframes, fuel, talented bomber pilots were lost because 262 was initially pressed into bomber role.

[@jeffkeith637]

A travesty to take an air superiority craft and turn it into flying artillery.

[@michaelangiolo9370]

Anyone notice the dedication of Dave having a flight test tattoo on his right arm at 7:14 ? (That is awesome)

[@davidjester5085]

Okay as much as I love flitetest the tattoo is actually more about my family and a reminder to how flitetest brought my family together closer than it had ever been

[@michaelangiolo9370]

@@davidjester5085 as someone who has no tattoos I honestly think it's amazing and this hobby has brought me together with so many friends and my family as well (and every time I hear that a family is brought closer together because of this hobby or honestly any other one it just makes me so happy) "A family that plays together stays together"

[@shivdattkulkarni2883]

ys.

[@jacobcrowson3175]

@@davidjester5085 dude, that's really cool. Having an overlapping hobby with family is something that brings us all closer together, I love it!

[@rayb57412]

Holy cow! All in 🤣

[@peterhirata9937]

I didn’t manage to live this crazy dream, but I love you guys for letting us all participate! 😁 You’re doing the right thing! And as a parent I’d be proud of you all! 👊

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

14:43 your editor missed a shot! Also 15:00, 15:33

[@jhejhobbies5850]

I'm guessing the FPV views...

[@BE13ZX]

Yeah black screens for me too

[@AcidEric01]

I remember seeing plans for a RC droppable 'Bomb' in a RC mag in the 80's. It had a Plunger arrangement inside that pushed an 'explosion' of flour out the back of the bomb. the plunger was depressed by the nosecone hitting the ground this compressed the flour/air mix inside the body of the bomb, popped the snug fitting tail section off in a cloud of flour so you always knew where it landed. It was really simple nosecone attached to a stick with a close fitting disc attached to the other end inside the body of the bomb. as long at you pulled the nosecone forward to fill the 'air/flour' chamber enough.

[@AlexeyKuznezov]

Hello, I am your long-time subscriber from Russia, I express my great gratitude to you for the development of aircraft modeling,this kind of hobby has almost disappeared. You Are Great Fellows! I've learned a lot from your videos. Good luck with this kind of hobby!

[@notadhdeveloper4994]

If you haven’t already you should do a versus battle with the B-17 “Flying Fortress”. My great grandmother worked on building them for the army during WW2. I also had a family member (great uncle I’m assuming) that was in the B17 as a tail gunner. The plane was shot heavily and he had to bail while it was spinning.

[@hanz.get.ze.panzerfaust4000]

Similar story, My great grandfather was a B-17 bombardier and his crew and him were shot down somewhere over Europe and they were listed as KIA for a couple months when they were actually just MIA and he survived the war but sadly died of a heart attack when he was in his thirties (this was also late war so maybe over Germany but I really don’t know much about it) and my father just showed me my great grandfathers wings from the army air force 😁.

[@uwuowo4856]

@@hanz.get.ze.panzerfaust4000 the emote at rhe end tho...

[@notadhdeveloper4994]

@@hanz.get.ze.panzerfaust4000 My great grandfather was in the pacific during WW2. He had actually brought home a Japanese officer sword (we have no clue where it is now sadly) that he found in a cave. The coolest part is he was put in a museum as an audio interview before he died and he has some crazy stories during the war. He shot a Japanese soldier that snuck into their mess hall out of his uniform to blend in to try and steal food. My family have really cool WW2 history.

[@infectedonstix9908]

@@notadhdeveloper4994 that's so cool

[@brianward7550]

I used to transport the world war II pilot who flew the B-17, he said it was one tough plane that they would come back to the air strip and land when they were all shot to hell but they would still be flying

[@LH0603]

Sadly there are more RC ones in the air than actual ones in the sky. Here in Germany, there is only one original ME262 at the Messerschmidt museum . They also have a BF109 two-seater, a bf109 G (idk which variant) , a me 163 komet and a bf 108. All are still able to fly and are sometimes in the air. The museum is owned by Airbus

[@zacharyarakawa2401]

Wow, that’s amazing!

[@Bolt99K]

That’s awesome, I’m glad some still exist, unfortunately many WWII german planes and tanks were stupidly destroyed immediately after the war. I guess everyone was too caught up in the anger of the time period that they forgot this was one of the most influential moments in human history.

[@LH0603]

@@Bolt99K yeah. Its realy sad what happened, bcs most of the different german aircrafttypes are only in museums or dont exist anymore. Here is not a single Ju87 model flying anymore, in northern germany are also a very few 109's and buchons. There are also some ww2 Wehrmacht aviationtraining gliders still in service

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

@@LH0603 Including an Me 163 IIRC

[@Colonel_Obvious]

Flyable ME163? The only record I see of a flying Komet is an unpowered glider replica in Germany built by a former Luftwaffe pilot. Who in their right mind would fly an original Komet? Ever read the accounts of pilots and crew coming contact and being dissolved by the fuel?

[@yojimbo187187]

You guys are a light in the darkness of Covid for me, please please keep the videos coming

[@bowmanzz1]

Those colors in that spray booth are awesome! I wish I was there building with ya'll!

[@Xaedous]

I would love to see you guys do a full on battle re-enactment. You've done air vs ground targets before.. but id love to see air vs air vs ground. Teams with objectives

[@ljmproductions1]

I would love to see a B-17 vs Messerschmitt vs Mustang dogfight. Maybe streamers on the fighters and airsoft/laser on the B-17 to shoot at the enemy. Some light pyrotechnics, and you'd have a winner! Love this video, and can't wait for the Chuck Yeager tribute video!

[@screwdat18]

love you guys. just ordered a tiny whoop from you all.. I'm super excited

[@rayb57412]

New help in the shop great job New help in video editing? Forget to edit out black spaces? Made me think my WiFi was cutting out🤣 Still great content, super job all round- bombs and mechanism very nice - keep that guy around.

[@SpartanChief17C]

Please make an F4 Phantom RC sometime in the future!

[@Dizz18]

I can't wait to see one of them blow up!! For the 2 million subscribers, it would be awesome if you put all subs in a drawing to win a free weekend with the guys at Edgewater, including transportation

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

You guys continue to awesome in what you dream up. This Old Man from North Carolina been following since almost day 1. Anytime I see you post something I know I'm in for a great laugh. Congratulations Josh on your first hit. Love you guys. ✈️😎💝

[@scottdaniels3033]

"A round inside it" On the edge of my seat for the next video. As always great work guys and congrats on the hole in one.

[@thisisyourcaptin]

Was that a Gee Bee in the back ground? Y’all finally building a Gee Bee. Hell yeah.

[@danwood1121]

I'd love to see their take on a Gee Bee!

[@Dave-nd2lm]

I just finished building an F-82 Twin Mustang. I cut 2 FT Mustang plans, and designed the center wing and tail. It’s just a chuck glider, but it soars straight and slow, and has a great presence in the air. I hope to power a Twin Monster Mustang some day.

[@everythingrc5652]

Yes this is what we've all been waiting for

[@toznerd6369]

The child in my aging body never gets tired of this stuff! Keep up the great work, fellas!!!!

[@Silver3ides]

Great job , Greetings from the UK , Ever thought of a RAF Vulcan Bomber build ?

[@wscrivner]

The Vulcan is a majestic aircraft.

[@headph0nez_k1d94]

Yes , yes yes yes

[@TacticalPhoenixYT]

@Riley Millward Yes, I can see you are britisg due to your marvelous grammar.

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

what about a spitfire vs Messerschmitt 109 battle?

[@lastmanstanding2358]

Super Cool, With Massive Amounts of Presence, This Plane was Way ahead of it's Time!

[@jasoncutrone]

It would awesome to do a Flying Fortress battle. A world war 2 bomber vs 3 or four bandits. Possible messerschmitts. The goal is to take down the bomber before it drops its bombs on its target. Add some allied air cove as an added bonus. Lol

[@michiganengineer8621]

That would be a great one for Flite Fest! Maybe not this year but definitely for next.

[@arros0924]

That sounds so cool! Maybe they could use a SBD-Dauntless with some hellcats as allied cover sorta bringing back the water war without another crash.

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@arros0924 That would definitely be mixing up the Theater's of Operation LOL I don't think the Dauntless or Hellcat's were used much in the ETO and the (later models anyway) ME's were definitely not used in the PTO. Now they HAVE done some large scale Zero's and Zeke's. Maybe have them against a B-29 with escorts.

[@davenezrapappas4589]

I SWEAR you guys are some of the luckiest men! Do anything ANYTHING to hang out. You boys making me proud with the paint jobs! That's my jam, ww2 aircraft paint schemes. You boys need a aircraft airbrushed? I can help.

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Nice to be here so early!! Love you guys!

[@BuddyRC]

😘 likewise dude. Was just thinking about back when yall played Flite fest and how awesome that was.

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

​@@BuddyRC Awww man, that was so much fun! I'm working on my license now, buying a Tri-Pacer soon and one day hope to be able to fly to Flite Fest!

[@globinboopin4226]

You guys should equip it with really strong edf’s, and speed test it.

[@Megamasterwill]

Fun fact the bombing version of the me 262 had two seats one for the bomber to use bomb sights and one for the pilot .

[@FliteTest]

That is so awesome to know!!! So Cool

[@JangoF12b]

Would you guys ever be able to use actual jet engines (small one for models) for planes?

[@TacticalPhoenixYT]

Well due to their weight, the foam plane would be very bottom heavy. Another issue is the heat of it simply melting the foam cowlings.

[@baronvonbluttheprotogen1712]

i love this! it reminds me of the good days when these flew and took down bombers... sadly... that time was short lived

[@audricmerryman8107]

Watching this while im playing earthunder climbing in the XP-50

[@AndrewGuns]

Earth thunder

[@AndrewGuns]

War of planets

[@bpfrocket]

Dave has definitely become the “go to” guy for specialty accessories and basically just making stuff work. I’m not sure they could do half what they’ve done lately without him. On top of that I love his calm, “guy next door, just get it done” attitude”. The type of guy you’d like to have as a neighbor 😄

[@mylesspear]

FliteTest; *builds me-262 Blue Öyster Cult; *intensifies*

[@globinboopin4226]

What exactly is the blue oyster cult

[@ayushsrinivasan4349]

@@globinboopin4226 a band

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

So i listen to a lot of bands like this one and I don’t get what ur saying

[@macz1961]

The 262 is my favorite gen 1 jet ever. Its awesome. Also, one quick thing. The 262 could NOT outmaneuver the mustang. Its advantage was SPEEEEEEEED!!!

[@TrashMutt]

Been waiting for another one of these. Keep up the great work everyone always a positive informative video from you guys

[@spadman82]

Don’t shoot me, but I am the Spadman after all! Foam board is Flitetest’s main thing but I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see the FT crew build and fly some coroplast S.P.A.D.s. I’ve seen people (myself included) have great flying airplanes made from coro!!! Spadstang (mustang), Corospit (spitfire) and even my personal favorite...the B.U.H.O.R! I know all of you ladies and gentlemen can bring the simple love I’ve come to know to a whole new crowd! Make me proud FT nation!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alfepalfe]

9:02 "wt simulator mode has unrivaled realism" DCS hold my jet-fuel.

[@Asgar1205]

or IL-2 for that matter

[@lewisgower1954]

Love your crazy builds. I got into the hobby a year ago because of this channel. Thank you so much!

[@lewisgower1954]

Do you have any advice for buying a mini plane with landing gear for international shipping on your shop

[@Alex-250]

I love your vids so much the have inspired me to get some of my friends into the hobby

[@jamiegladwin]

Watching the drones fly around the planes is like watching a scifi movie where aliens invade.

[@prokillerog961]

I have been waiting for you guys can make a flying ender dragon or a Steve with elytras. Trust me if you do make a video about it your gonna get views

[@scottallen2190]

Josh love the blue t-shirt you has on at the beginning of the video. Put them on the store. TJ the beard looks epic!

[@BuddyRC]

Thanks Scott. It does a good job of covering up the ugly!

[@Caktusdud.]

Just looked at the thumbnail, imagine having that sized bombs under your me 262 in war thunder

[@snazzydazzy]

Don't give the snail any ideas.

[@Lahelaking]

@@snazzydazzy is Gaijin the snail?

[@leokimvideo]

Hitler never realized the full potential of the Me262, a prop driven dive bomber

[@aaronanstett8987]

Use this during flight fest and fill the bombs with candy and have them open on impact and have the kids go out and get it

[@hrshshah8223]

You should put little water balloons with red dye in the large bombs with small spray holes so that when the bomb actually hits target, the water sprays all around giving the "bomb" some fun effects.

[@themiddleman9376]

This is the 'why not EDF?' button.

[@rob737700]

That bomb run deserved a nice victory roll! Great job.

[@rectoraakor8843]

Can you do the Gunship from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?

[@echobeefpv8530]

You guys are just so much fun to watch, thank you !!!

[@wser4757]

there are a whole lot of weird black outs when flying - was a different person editing?

[@thinbluelinelife]

I noticed those also.

[@kotori87gaming89]

Very distinctive. Like the editing wasn't quite finished. I bet the editor didn't do a final quality check watchthrough.

[@TheEviling]

Was worried KZbin was having issues, but seems to be the video itself. Audio worked during the blackouts.

[@wser4757]

@@TheEviling yeah - I am sure it is just a one off, I panicked as my computer has froze like that before and it would not work for over a day.

[@calummacfarlane8476]

Moving the motors and therefore mass forward on the wings probably helped a lot with the aeroelasticity issues as well as beefing them up. No flutter at all this time that can be seen.

[@richardlessmann5545]

can you make a B-17 for your 2M special

[@arros0924]

Maybe next could be a B-24 for 3 million

[@robertmorey4104]

That is so cool. Those are Double D size bombs! Can't wait for 262 kit. Awesome- thanks FT you guys rock.

[@zyxzevn]

You can make an almost realistic movie scene with such planes. Great stuff!

[@markbonwell209]

I think you guys should try and do something Epic like a large scale B-17 that drops bombs! Something tells me you definitely have the talent!

[@matteotivan3414]

8:11 "You have any and every vehicle you'll ever want and need" Where's my B-26 Marauder? T_T

[@allanroser1070]

Thankfully the slide bar let's me cut to the 2 min of flight at the end .... although the screaming needs some quick volume control I am up to the task ... thanks great vid 👍

[@johnnanny4872]

Wow, I am really impressed about the Me 262.

[@kksmith244]

The 262 was my favorite ww2 plane as a kid. I would LOVE to see this as a kit!

[@shadowofchaos8932]

Congratulations on Josh for the successful bomb run!

[@virgilm1491]

You guys should figure out tail hooks, and make a small aircraft carrier trainer to land on.. I'm sure that'll translate into something insane in the future!

[@nickphillips922]

Love the pilots enthusiasm after the bombing :)

[@sizemorerc8206]

Dave’s the man so good to see him on Flite Test

[@davidjester5085]

The community is what makes it great

[@jonathanbates9928]

I love that you used a cover of the old bf 1942 theme song. it is so appropriate

[@thegentcase7360]

Nice “Blitzbomber” - awesome 👏 👍🏻

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

3:20 music Milli Vanilli kinda sorta...., oo oo oo I love you.Yes you know its true...

[@fleshwoundp1744]

I enjoy this channel, that was a great looking plane and a nice bomb run. But.....I think these "jets" should have ducted fans at least. If you're gonna build a jet, then please build a jet! =P

[@hachipanki8634]

Hey guys, awesome video, and awesome bomb drop! Now that you made a Me-262, what about an Gloster meteor? The first and only jet figher in service with the Allies in ww2 !

[@OfficialDoggyYT]

The Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a is my fav jet fighter! Main reasion because it was the first operional Jet fighter

[@banjopaisley1021]

Props to anyone who can handle Stefan for more than 2 seconds without gouging out their own eyes.

[@Realsovietholyman]

Warthunder is my fav game , it reminded me of Aces over the Pacific and Aces Over Europe from the good old days (1993)

[@propsoff]

You guys are awesome! A cool event would be to take each of the year's creations up for a rip. I would be there for that 4shO...👍🏻🍻👊🏻

[@angelrc9869]

This is the video we’ve all been waiting for.

[@slawomirkulinski]

0:26 - Glamorous Glenn - I bet this is Chuck Yaeger's Mustang.

[@realozark2349]

I would love to see you guys re-visit the monster P-38 air race, but this time around, pit the big Me262 against the monster 'Stang. Could prove to be another memorable race, eh?

[@wilgarcia1]

Have you guys considered getting in to model rockets? I bet you would have a Ton of fun. Having that much space would make recovery feasible without having to drive out to the desert.

[@bethel1242]

MAD SCIENTISTS!😂❤🎉

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Since you're into "War planes" and stuff, how about a more modern-type jet, like an F-18 Hornet? Steerable "smart bombs", flares. I'd really like to if you could make "bomb" with a camera in the nose, flaps/paddles for navigation, etc.

[@patmygroin]

Yo two things... I think this is the first time I’m actually interested in the game advertisement 🤔👍🏻 and absolutely brilliant planes❤️

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Thanks a ton for the video guys! Real fun

[@hariszark7396]

The amount of work you put on this things...oh man....!! Nice videos.

[@theimmortalhybrid6526]

oh yeah i remember you guys trying to hit that gussiebo in the winter with those soda bombs

[@thisisaduck]

I’d love to see an edf version of the 262. Maybe have 4, one in front of the other.

[@EllifyAgency]

This is gonna be a great series!

[@igeorgehell2506]

Maya hi, maya hu, maya ha, maya, ha,ha Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma nu ma iei, nu ma nu ma iei, nu ma nu ma nu ma nu ma iei

[@igeorgehell2506]

And yes im romanian

[@igeorgehell2506]

Hai sus tata n-auzi?!

[@petermartinez8771]

If you place an angled mirror on a servo, you can switch to bomb sighting mode via FPV on a switch.. (flip, camera view is below,) it could even have a vinyl crosshair on the mirror.

[@husky9104]

Awesome project. Like to see more content like this.

[@wspepsilon]

2 million!?! It should be an EPIC build... I'm thinking a legit giant SR71 Blackbird! Go all out with landing gear and EDF units too! We love the simple easy builds obviously but let's see the limits stretched!

[@mouserr]

theres no question, for the 2m you have to have all hands on deck air combat with the laserboom thing and precision bomb drops etc ... the winner being the crew with both the highest survival rate and closest bomb hits

[@owlsrc5357]

This is awesome!!! Cant wait till the big battle!! you guys have inspired me so much to get into the hobby!! great vid!

[@SoloRenegade]

Bracketing, sort of. I call that a bullseye with one on each side of the target.

[@marckosmusicrc5808]

Lol! the thumbnail Gaint Me- 262 and for a moment I thought it was some new plane 🤣

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome work and flying, guys!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊

[@typxxilps]

That is the sheme of the ground at my hometown cause 5 km from here is the airstrip where the testing facility had been for developing the fighter doctrine against the incoming bomber streams heading Hannover, Wolfsburg and Berlin. The fleet tend to follow the middle land channel from the west to Berlin - just a straight line. The Erprobungskommando Nowotny was here from 1944 onwards and he died in Epe having climbed from Achmer. That airstrip is in the west end of the village and you can easily find it cause it begins where the street from Achmer going southwest crosses the middleland canal. There the air field began and you can see the road going around the whole airstrip.

[@mikehagen3785]

I own 4 flitetest planes and 7 Eflite..... my favorite planes to fly are the Flitetest...so much fun