World's Slowest Aircraft! Factory Tour - Chinook by Aeroplane Manufactory - How it's Made

[@drewharteveld9874]

I am 95% complete on my Chinook Plus 2 build, executed in my 1.5 car detached garage in Northern New Jersey. The project has been an ABSOLUTE joy and exactly the learning experience I was looking for. Kit components are precise and professionally fabricated. Instruction manual is clear, beautifully illustrated, and parses the project into achievable chunks. Support from John, Kim, and the rest of the team at AmPlanes is just phenomenal. They are knowledgeable, patient, and enthusiastic. Mine has been a long, slow build due to a busy life with many commitments, and over that time I have grown to think of both John and Kim as friends and mentors. The little flying paradise they have built with Gloster and AmPlanes is truly inspiring - well worth a visit. If you have an enclosed space with 18' of depth and about 12' of width buy yourself a kit and begin living the dream. Feel free to DM me with any questions.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

Which engine have you selected?🌏🇭🇲

[@JoshWeaverRC]

Stop talking, start building. 5 percent left.

[@alanlutz8373]

​@@JoshWeaverRC 😂

[@comprasnashopee8660]

Olá vc tem ou consegue me enviar por e-mail uma cópia do manual , gostaria de estudar sobre esse avião,, sou do Brasil , estado de Santa Catarina, aqui não temos muito acesso a essas coisas preciosas, desde já agradeço sua atenção.

[@cybair9341]

The Chinook WT-II was my first airplane. I flew it for over 400 hrs and It was really good to me. I am glad it is still on the market so that people can still enjoy it. I have fond memories of the bird.

[@Zeller-t5w]

Where to get drawings

[@cybair9341]

@@Zeller-t5w - There are no drawings. The Chinook was always sold as a kit which comes with an assembly manual.

[@Zeller-t5w]

@@cybair9341 where can buy

[@loftsatsympaticodotc]

Lovely little video featuring such a lovely couple doing their own manufacturing. Great small business success story, accomplished by steadfast, long time, diligence and hard work. Please keep it up, as long as possible. I know the feeling as our 1 man start-up also grew over 50 years, from a tiny rented shop to 15 industrial, commercial and residential properties, including all the machines seen here (benders, milling machines and lathes, shears, etc.) ,

[@bishopdredd5349]

They’ve retired and sold the business. Retirement is well deserved.

[@Chris-gc1hw]

I was impressed by the manufacturing here. I wish I wasn't broke because this old Marine aircraft mech would have the time of his life!

[@twistedpixel2558]

Priorities mate. If you want it bad enough you can have it. Most of the young guys going into aviation live skint broke for years waiting for the paycheck of the captain's seat on a commercial air liner. No sacrifice, no glory.

[@prof.heinous191]

Great to see a tour of the factory and see John in person! The SJ is badly in need of a thorough review on YT, and also a side by side comparison with the DR. The SJ design spec sounds just what the doctor ordered, and great to see it's good to go!

[@dh-flies]

If I could get one pre-built, I'd love to add one of these to my hangar. Looks like a lot of fun to fly. Foldable wings, so I could trailer it anywhere, would be a plus as well. I wish this company great success.

[@skyerider7007]

Is this where the expression, “time to spare, go by air” was born?

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Quite possible. But it also has a very good usefull load. You could go hunting in the back country, and actually bring home game in your back seat! Dan Reynolds has done this. :-)

[@rob379lqz]

Yabut, the spare-time I get, my more time for naval (bellybutton) gazing.

[@davisrs1]

No, that was born at airports. My wife and I flew Newark to Detroit one time and it took 24 hours. Our son drove Charlotte to Detroit in 10 hours and beat us. 😢

[@foesfly3047]

What a very cool property/facility.

[@subsurfaceirrigationllc5822]

Great work. Fair honest people

[@portnuefflyer]

I like the fact that they freely admit that Reynold's plane is heavily modified for STOL, not a stocker. Some companies with modified STOl hot rods kinda leave that point out, even better, they have a DR model! That's upfront and great marketing, Dan must be proud!

[@gmcnelly2468]

does the DR model have the revised wing and flaps that Dan runs??

[@subsurfaceirrigationllc5822]

Wow awesome story of how they built the airport.

[@mikercflyer7383]

Great interview, What a great and inspiring family.

[@dudieland]

Love that airplane! Perfect for the bush.

[@steveblayer342]

Just wonderful , Thank you .

[@evopwrmods]

I want one of these, would be the start of something very grand indeed....I think it's the best plane to haul you into the deep back country and get you back home again...thats what I am looking for....

[@majorchungus]

I like to see that the owner isn't a 170lbs nerd, we need more planes that can carry tall/big people.

[@robertlafnear7034]

I've thought long and hard about this plane... NICE tour !👍👍👍 NICE LITTLE PLANE.

[@Ivan-pl2it]

Me too

[@stevecarlisle3323]

AGAIN Great video, And Best Wish's for the Chinook company.

[@NorthFloridaOutdoorsman]

Like always , something great to watch !

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Thank You! Hope you and your family are doing well in 2023! :-)

[@jamesengland7461]

"Attack chicken on duty " Lol

[@robertlafnear7034]

MEAN little guy with attitude.

[@rob379lqz]

Very appreciated!

[@tvideo1189]

I was putting in some time on a friends clipped wing Cub, just messing around... hammerheads, stalls... and I commented on how that thing would really slow down before the buffet. He said "yeah, flies barely fast enough to kill ya".

[@jeanrobertwongtitshing8227]

slowly but surely

[@craigsanders6925]

Would have liked to see more info on the SJ, not much info available on that model.

[@jamiecaudill5915]

Great video

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

Hello from Sydney Australia. Thank you for "enlightenment" about the Gloucester STOL kit plane. Is it Ultralight or with part 103 FAR/AIM. Nice station flow factor "I'd like to get my teeth into the manual, that's for sure!!! 🌏🛩️

[@crawford323]

Hot Damn! Fantastic!

[@LeviNoguess]

Yee Haww!.... I may have to get me a Chinook just to fly with Dan!

[@michaelspunich7273]

I have always liked the chinook. Some performance numbers would have rounded out this nice factory tour though.

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

This is just the "TOUR" of the factory. Entire episode dedicated to the fine details on the Chinook coming up in a future episode. Can't fit it ALL in under 20min! :-) Thanks for watching!

[@michaelspunich7273]

@@ExperimentalAircraftChannel Awesome! Keep the content coming.

[@straightchad8059]

🛩 🛩 👍 👍

[@user-ut7cj8do6k]

Экскурсия!

[@myotherusername9224]

You can make a DIY steadycam with only a tiny bit more effort than it takes to make a monopod

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Thanks for the "tip!" :-)

[@posys5140]

sounds like she runs the show !!!

[@nelsondoan8271]

Id say definitely runs her part, she’s logistics, he’s tech.

[@littlehills739]

Q and a open to all galvanic corrosion with alum to s-steel?

[@riverrat4631]

I was seriously considering a Chinook DR model. I was waiting to finish my LSA training. I talked to them last year about a kit. But they made a big price jump. I wanted a plane to fly out of my home base. I will always be flying along. I will have to go with my second choice the all Aluminum Merlin PSA. They offer it in a tail wheel model to build a very capable mini Bushplane with the 582 Rotax. They also offer a new V-twin 4 stroke model now. They are a true aluminum aircraft. Not a cloth wing. I like the Chinook and what it can do, but for this new price I can get a Merlin PSA. They have a 2 week work shop and the plane is done, with a build shop in Florida and Dayton Ohio. Great video, but I’m afraid Chinook will really hurt business with this big price hike.

[@MegaBob222222]

Are we considering some of the new toroidal prop designs?

[@WillBarstow-nq1vc]

Are the any in the uk ?

[@patrickk1966]

I e been there wow who knew!!!?

[@barnyardbrio7597]

I want one!

[@Zeller-t5w]

Where to get drawings

[@Rinto-MacGyver]

I want buy from Indonesia, how to buy it

[@lynwoodjones]

🤗

[@Truther00]

The Missis looks very eager to join into the conversation

[@nelsondoan8271]

Looks like he was tech, she was logistics, seamless transfer response to questions.

[@fastmankim1]

What happened to affordability??

[@utuberagain18]

Let’s go Brandon! Thank him.

[@marksmith867]

Welsh flag spotted, wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@candidoalcantara6718]

hi I like your video please how much will cost me a airplane like dan REno plane, because I dont have a gig place for landing and take off.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

I note a Welsh flag on the wall, is there a connection with Wales?

[@jimmyhaley727]

WOW!!@@! and only 45-50K,, what a deal haha

[@David.-_-]

They are beating the cadets?!?!?!?

[@jjongke6]

Can I buy one and import it to India?

[@robertlafnear7034]

YES

[@CaptainCurt07]

*I didn’t hear anything about BRS for those who’d like that peace of mind added?*

[@claycoates5056]

TOO MANY ADDs

[@davida.4933]

Hope you will address the big question, will the factory provide the materials and instruction to duplicate Reynolds modifications from stock DR model? I'm sure this is what many will be interested in. Secondly, do they have builders they can recommend to assist?

[@zen8791]

I’m sure they won’t as Dan Reynolds probably wouldn’t wanna give up his secrets

[@DeadRoman]

No, they will not

[@barnyardbrio7597]

the name Chinook is already taken

[@TheRahul282]

I purchase air cart so help me

[@zen8791]

Lol their prices for all the kits have jumped up at least 10 grand each that’s a bit more then just cost of materials increasing

[@dragon2knight]

Seriously, the last time I looked at this aircraft on their website, less than 6 months ago actually, it was around $18,000 for the two stroke and under $20,000 for the 4 stroke non DR. I'm guessing all they're selling now is the DR version and this new SJ which is quite expensive for a light aircraft with like zero information available for it (they really need to fix that, you charge that much you need to show as much info on it as possible!). This is a nice plane and these seem like nice folks, but the latest prices are out of line for what this is (well, was): a low cost, decent 2 place-ish (the rear seating area is hard to get into/use) aircraft. I wish them luck regardless.

[@zen8791]

@@dragon2knight yeah it was those prices at least a month and a half ago. It sucks cause at that price it was a great deal now, it’s not so much. Especially when there ain’t a lot of info like you said.

[@christopherpardell4418]

Its not the slowest. The slowest was the human powered plane that crossed the English Channel.

[@Chris-uo2vs]

I think Steve Henry. Might tell yah His plane is the slowest...

[@77Avadon77]

Basically VTOL lol

[@adobedoug2564]

I don’t think announcing that your welding team works on no sleep is a positive.

[@johnmichaels4330]

You worry too much.

[@walkertongdee]

Not exactly a bustling business...

[@timthatshim8037]

Everything is aluminum riveted, that is terrifying. Because I know how weak those things are

[@myotherusername9224]

I once met a good ol' boy airline captain / homebuilder who cut the nose off his Kolb, mounted the engine there and wound up with a MUCH better flying aircraft. This is the _EXPERIMENTAL_ Aircraft Association, remember ? Putting the engine and prop in dirty air behind the cabin is NOISY, loses at least 100 pounds of thrust right off the bat, puts all that mass behind you in a crash, anything you lose goes through the prop, tires fling gravel into the prop... this obsession with pushers started with Burt and it's always been a ridiculous idea. Ed Lesher's TEAL and Burt did it correctly; I'm saying it's ridiculous to use it in impractical places and ways simply because everyone else is doing it. It started in trikes and Quicksilvers/clones only because it was structurally simpler *on airframes that should have been completely redesigned as tractors* in the first place. It's just monkey-see, monkey-do fashion, indulged in by people who aren't thinking straight. Oliver Wendell Holmes said "if all you want is to be different, you can come down in the morning with a sock in your mouth." [edit: there's a note below this comment that says there was one reply but I can't see it. Please repost if possible]

[@DeadRoman]

This aircraft is literally in a constant battle for the number 1 STOL aircraft on the planet. You are FOS.

[@Veteran_Aviator]

There is absolutely no reason for the Chinook to be $40k. Greed! Also, if you go to Gloster make sure you have bush gear. It is incredibly rough.

[@waynegilchrist3535]

I fully agree. I've been a machinist most of my life now and there is no way you would have close to that cost in materials. I would prefer if they would offer a set of plans like Hummel aviation and give you the option to source materials and fab yourself!

[@kennyg1358]

Do it yourself for less then you 🦃

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

6000 series aluminum for an aircraft? Are you high? I come from the competitive Mountain Biking world, where we engineered and decided on on the 6/7 series of Aluminum for point of contact engineering.... handlebar stems, pedal spindles, crank arms, and crank arm bottom brackets... IE, things that would be fatal, (point of contact failures) if they went south. You are using this for stress points on aircraft? I won't fly your aircraft.

[@mcmdrpiffle447]

I received exactly 3 responses, none of which have shown up on the thread yet. In a nutshell: 6000 series aluminum cracks and breaks. 7000 series bends, then cracks, then breaks. 7072 series cracks, bends, cracks again, then finally breaks. It gives you some warning before failure. My experience? Two of you asked. I'm a trained aerospace engineer, and a pro bicycle racer. I'm involved in testing numerous components on bicycles as they relate to everyday hard riding. Think racing. This was all 20 years ago, but science and metallurgy hasn't changed . cmdrpiffle

[@claycoates5056]

ADDs ON ADDS simple TOO MANY ADDs