EDF Jet Glider

Parts to make your own (from BangGood)
▶ 70mm EDF Unit bit.ly/2MpmbA7
▶ Electronic Speed Controller bit.ly/2KZtNEs
What happens when you put a jet on a glider airframe? That's what I wanted to find out in this project. This scratch built EDF Jet is a lot of fun, wait until you see the sweet FPV onboard footage from the end of the video!
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[@TomStantonEngineering]

Wow that noise at 8:14 is so sweet! Nice job mate

[@TheWebstaff]

Agreed but I was like who the F is this dude.. But then I realised it's your fault he's in my subs list.. :)

[@Project-Air]

Dave Webster haha, well, thank you for watching

[@adambomb42x]

I'd like to see a dual EDF with differential thrust.

[@Project-Air]

adambomb42x thanks for the suggestion, I’ll see what I can do

[@Qbajta]

I like this longer-than-usual-video James!

[@Project-Air]

Good to know! Thanks for the feedback.

[@adrianchupp]

That airplane flies so well! Great job!

[@Flineki]

This idea popped into head not to long ago. I really want to build a pretty big EDF glider but with the motor inside the fuselage. Cool build man

[@sageoz9886]

You would get much more power by adding a simple thrust tube. A 15% diameter reduction at the end is usually good for maximum efficiency

[@TheObsessedGardener]

Wow. Awesome production value and VERY easy to watch. Viewing pleasure!

[@TheHarberHangar]

"It came quite close to us..." ..., no, James; YOU FLEW it quite close to you :P Nice design and video BTW. :D

[@James.O]

Great build, it flys nicely. Winglets, either raised or drooped are usually installed to reduce vortex induced drag so it’s doubtful you’d noice much of a difference in performance or endurance at this scale. Looks good though.

[@michelleb3931]

I agree with tom. that jet like noise is cool!

[@dougmcpheters1546]

Very well done! Glad I caught this posting.

[@adrianchupp]

If you'd like to go faster, a good thing to do would be to add a thrust tube to the EDF. It'll build up static pressure behind the EDF and give it more speed. The tube also increases efficiency. You'll want the outlet to be about 90% of the area of the fan (minus the spinner).

[@Project-Air]

Adrian Chupp thanks! I might have to make a video on that

[@adrianchupp]

Maybe do a comparison like you did with the wingtips?

[@UniGromit]

I was thinking something like that would be cool, replace the how fuselage with a tube annd make it the main body. Those EDFs lend themselves to a design like that.

[@TarynHight]

beautiful! most amazing thing you've ever done, in my opinion!

[@rileyhowe9610]

Great video id love to see some more build videos

[@Batman-ro3mk]

Loved your videos🔥🔥🔥 don't you stop making these videos...😁😁❤️

[@craigcolavito5606]

kind of reminiscent of the Scaled Composites Global Flyer by Burt Rutan! Lovely!

[@Drive_On]

Another awesome video mate! Well done!

[@anthonyhunt701]

Bit like the Heinkel He-162 Volksjager with the wingtips & engine mounting!

[@hakimchannel]

Thanks, next time add 4 jet engines

[@cherylgonz]

You should try to herd the sheep with a slow flying plane or drone, that would be awesome!

[@keithfreeman5204]

Redesign the fuselage for the fan and all the wiring and controls internal as well. The main thing gained is a lot less external drag. Smooth it up a bitand the performance will increase a lot.

[@reubenstephenjohn5474]

Do a seaplane mate!

[@Project-Air]

I hear you! Coming right up :)

[@Matthewonyoutube]

@@Project-Air Seaplane is good because I'm pretty sure those down turned wing tips help with ground effect. Why you see them on seagulls and other ocean birds that surf the top of waves etc..

[@drifts145]

This channel is so underated love the video mate

[@alexhoffmann7448]

That plane flys good I want one of them 😍

[@sotosmantzouratos6512]

I am looking forward to build something similar to this.What i am thinking is making a low wing,midpusher jet glider with a vtail configuration

[@fouledanchorfarm1192]

I'd like to see a sugar rocket catapult that would sling an RC aircraft into the air kinda like off an air craft carrier. Hope you're still doing this kinda stuff!😊 I enjoy watching what you and your crew get up to.

[@the_real_foamidable]

Gorgeous plane!

[@abyssalreclass]

The wingtips on a lot of single engine high wing cessnas have a small droop to them, particularly at the trailing edge.

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

Nice work James, you nailed it. Plans for this would most certainly be a winner. An EDF seaplane? Well why not?

[@Project-Air]

Thanks! Might come up with some plans in the future, but for now I'm trying to build lots of one-off designs for videos like this :)

[@RAndrewNeal]

Awesome airplane!

[@joegoddard9661]

‘ no sheep around anymore, deffinitely shi… scared them away ‘👀😂when you nearly forget about monetisation 😂

[@mikeking1951]

Nice work dude..looked slightly more stable with the wing tips down...maybe it was just me..haha

[@andrewmcphee8965]

What a rocket! Well done mate! Nice looking design too. Let's try floats...

[@Barwell999]

Another great success! Keep up the wonderful content,

[@enginesandmore1013]

This is great 👍👌

[@angelreading5098]

James experiment with coffee cups etc as your ducting,I made an Horten flying wing that way.

[@funkyfender1]

Check out the Valkyrie jet for downward wing tips... designed in the 50’s I believe in the USA?

[@paulsharpe3794]

Hi there great video if you put an air scoop and exit to the battery hach that will help with battery temp. You mentioned wing geometry try the Douglas Btd, corsair f4u4 and the Junkers ju87 (stuka dive bomber)

[@franciscoe.9989]

Great job Let's say we place we apply the same voltage with use for the rotor engine but you but instead we use an engine with the Bernoullis principle design, don't you think we can achieve a longer range?? The faster speed is produced NOT by additional voltage of the duct fan engine but by the Bernoullis principle ?????

[@phoebey9758]

Nice video. keeping up!!!😆😆👍

[@steveobhave]

Google the Heinkel He 162 Salamander, you'll see your droopy wingtips and the same engine configuration. Nice work.

[@robertwong2412]

Lotsa static thrust but you won't get enough efflux and top end speed unless you create a thrust tube for it.

[@donfout2830]

looked like the wingtips down enhanced ground effect.

[@patrickbonin137]

Fantastic job...I have been waiting for this type of video for three years...why does no body offer a edf balsa kit like this? Slightly larger wingspan and the motor inside the fuselage like a U2 Set up. Next project for you a delta shaped flying wing but with edf motor mounted inside wing and thrust vectoring nozzle ...ie no moving flaps ......in any case keep going with the videos they are marvellous to watch marvellous to watch....big thumbs up 👍👌

[@ATrustInThrust]

Yes definitely go sea plane, it reminds me of the savoia race planes

[@elcotorro]

MARAVILLOSO!! gracias!!!

[@call911forcookies2]

nice job man! love it. Now strap on a second EDF ;D

[@grifflyer1421]

Amazing work! it looks like it flies a lot like my Grunjet. I also think you could get a little bit less whine and a higher efficiency if you added a thrust tube even something like 90% FSA to help keep the low speed handling.

[@gisall8205]

Great build Great video. Question. How did you determine your Thrust Angle on the EDF. Or are you just running it straight forward, Parallel to the bottom of the main wing.

[@angelreading5098]

Use an higher 'C' burst rating on your lipos to stop them cooking,she is a very nice flyer,the anhedraled wingtips probably deflect the airflow downwardsat the tips,they look impressive anyway,is that a field that backs onto a friends garden there ? nice grassy area to fly from.

[@Graybear78]

Excellent flight! If I may ask, as your power is above the center of gravity, at what angle of thrust is your motor? Thank you in advance.

[@nickhayley]

Hey man, I think you forgot to credit By CoxX - Angels ( Prod. by DJ Fuzz ) for your intro music. I know EVERYONE uses this music and it's actually rare for people to credit it. Not sure how they come across the music and still fail to credit it. Kudos for using it, though! It's a terrific track. I've just bought myself a Volantex Phoenix 2000mm V2 glider. I'm looking at doing a similar project to this. Except with dual EDFs. mounted in sexy nacelles. This glider will fit right into WW2 ;) Cheers, bud! Nick.

[@briankato-dilks3734]

look up ground effect vehicles. similar wing design.

[@justcallme00oogy]

Love the plane but could we see more footage of you building the actual thing and maybe the problems you ran into that would be really cool

[@Project-Air]

Prince Alabi noted! I'll make sure to feature more of the build process in future videos

[@gracklefpv8811]

The wing looks like a one from a D.H.100 vampire (before you put wing tips on it)

[@leola2291]

@projectair will you make a tutorial of the plane build?

[@Fur8002]

Looks like the downturned wing tips had a ground effect on landing

[@cmdrdevlegion7824]

I'm curious, could you put a carbon fibre spar down the centre of the wing so it sticks out each side and put an EDF on each side then make the rotatable? A small gear wheel in the centre linked via a belt to a motor would mean they're rotatable in 360°. Might be a completely stupid idea but also might be a hell of a plane to fly.

[@rektrc1142]

Can you tell me a little bit about how are you paint your planes. I have tried with the white foam board with limited success. Does the brown foam board warp as much?

[@stephenbeck6410]

I’m curious why the shape of the fuselage is like an upside down wing. Is there a reason, or did it just happen?

[@tsviper]

Nice vid, but please bye a windsock, that fluffy thing that take out the wind noise.

[@JayJay-ki4mi]

This looks very similar to the UAV's Ukraine are building on the battlefield. Except theirs are home made. I was very impressed by them and I'm currently hunting the internet for a build project.

[@jimmytiler5522]

Blimey mate good job well done I hope you dont mind me copying your plane goes quite fast.

[@didierneeferc]

Did you slope sore on that hill before? It looks great for it!

[@Luka-g3n]

Hey, could you tell me what fpv camera module did you use and how do you wire it up? It would help a lot.

[@Michael-yn7iu]

Nicely done. I like the looks of the drooping wingtips. Did you make plans or templates to share?

[@declanhohls7028]

Would it work to have the edf inside a circular fuselage (like the Mig 21( I think))?

[@singularity844]

Could the vertical tail fin be minimized because of the effect amplification by being in the EDF blast?

[@s2s_parrotfan236]

Sweet!

[@benellis6589]

Your wing tips seem to have created good ground affect?

[@bryrobson5863]

would a double tail help the yaw authority? Great job dude.

[@mattdumbrill8324]

Hey James, do you have any ideas on how to make a balsa plane faster? Stuff like how to get around wood glue taking ages to dry.

[@aaccount7616]

Use foam and hot glue screw balsa

[@SohailKhan-yw3np]

Hi Sir. What is the best battery to run two motors in a plane at a time? Motor type 2845 KV 2750 EDF

[@brucetenhave6952]

That plane performed really well! That seaplane idea sounds really cool. I've never heard of an EDF seaplane hotliner! Do you know how much power your 25mw FPV camera draws? I just bought one, but it browns out the reciever the second I move one of the 5 gram servos. My ESC has a built in BEC of 5v 1A, and I thought that would be enough power. Any suggestions would be great. Keep the cool projects coming!

[@tin2001]

The cheap eBay FPV camera I bought a few months ago draws roughly 100mA at 5v.

[@brucetenhave6952]

Is it a tiny whoop style camera, or like the one in the video? Either way, that is incredibly low!

[@iantoblinman]

you could herd sheep with it 😀

[@djacob7]

Is it spray paint at 2:03 ?

[@dronepilot260rc]

What's the plans for this glider? 😍

[@tamermericketen9638]

Does the motor have any thrust angle?

[@michelleb3931]

also, maybe could you try for a VTOL jet sometime?

[@yayayayya4731]

These wings are called "cranked anhedral wings"..... Btw.....england pastures are beautiful.....

[@balsamidis]

Have you an other link of the edf? This does not work. Or a give us the motor type and the number of blades

[@sufysprojects2689]

awesome!!!! How heavy is it??

[@charlesmcguire9711]

Do you have a website where the plans to this plane would be available? TY

[@oliverestrada7141]

Great job mate! Can you try making a VTOL F35? I saw your video as you tried making one but if you just try to look at di Moreno Lippi's video. He did an amazing job in making his custom F35 wich hovers really stably and transitions to a horizontal flight just as nicely... Im looking forward for that video of yours. I hope you can share on how you made it too!!! Thanks! I subscribed to your channel.

[@GaryFlymore]

is it a foamy? or wood? do you sell a kit . wood I hope not much on foamys

[@ShakeelBashir]

Nice

[@fredraketfpv]

nice job on the video and also the plane but when i make a video finding good music is like the hardest part where do you find your music from 😜🎼

[@Project-Air]

Check out Sound Cloud for music by Lakey Inspired :)

[@UKVoodooUK]

10:27 managed to capture 3 fighter contrails in the background going cross country 😊

[@DonDegidio]

Wing resembles a Heinkel HE-162.

[@everythingforyou8188]

Can you fly if with the motor off?

[@amw4736]

Where can I get plans to make that airframe? please/

[@willparry]

Why climb over a fence when you're right next to the gate? Nice plane though!

[@rolandeckmeier8961]

Do you make a plan or a Video how to build this plane?

[@nigelbooth8002]

Make a cardboard plane plz and good vid😊

[@moffepolle]

what about a turbojet for the next project ;)

[@michaelacker4010]

Googlies eyes !!! Spit out my soup

[@williiamtorreselera9667]

Velocidad máxima de vuelo

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

can you make a 4 wing biwing edf like an x88 with 2 biwings and a tail

[@bowenbrown]

Do you have plans for this?

[@henryofskalitz2228]

Edf quadcopter?