Flite Test - Viewer Request Speed Challenge

Josh and David respond to viewer requests and go head to head in a speed challenge with their scratch built planes!
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Thanks for watching!

[@micahramsingh]

How about the slowest (of your own design) airspeed possible without stalling?

[@ryano.8768]

Yesssss

[@tack9571]

@Ben Neptun ?

[@tack9571]

@Ben Neptun get off of your mom's iPad lmao 😂

[@Louis-lu5wh]

The buskwacker would have this

[@archiemilo6023]

You all prolly dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!

[@luckyxero3]

I love how David is holding an electrical fire, and all he wants to do is read how fast the thing went. AWESOME!

[@spiffyvidz5898]

I just can get over how satisfying it is to see an airplane just gliding through the sky! It’s unbelievable and awesome. I love ww2 dogfighters those planes are my favorite and you guys are my absolute biggest inspiration for every second of it!

[@lightningfastrc]

They should make a kit for David's "Cool Hat" and sell it. No joke, dead serious, I would buy that.

[@unixrevolution]

LightningFast Rc I'd buy at least two. Though I'd prefer mine to have a brushless motor :)

[@alex-ir9uq]

unixrevolution Why? So your head rips off and flies around until the battery dies?

[@WatchmakerErik]

alex scott Because brushless motors have to be replaced less often and make better use of the battery's juice to turn it into wind. I didn't mean a HUGE brushless motor. Just a little one. My direct experience with brushed motors is in little quads like the Nano QX, and I know they need to be replaced after ~2 flight hours. I'm not sure if that's just because their repsonse slows down too much to fly, or if they are truly roached after that point...but I would imagine letting a brushed motor run all day as a hat fan would wear it out after only a few uses, at most.

[@Phyde4ux]

Erik Warnes Looks like somebody didn't get the joke. I bet you're a blast at parties. :)

[@WatchmakerErik]

Phyde4ux nobody commenting on this youtube video is going to be a blast at parties. Wed be partying instead of surfing KZbin if we were.

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

*CLASSIC DAVID!!!* His Battery EXPLODED from a high speed nose dive, Lipo fire 🔥 Raging.... And David is HOLDING it, so he can check how Fast he went!! That's the good stuff right there. Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@iosxbetax]

Davids laughing at the end is so awesome!!!!! :D

[@prestonsterling7454]

Hey Flitetest, I'd like to see a video on the slowest plane possible. Maybe something with huge wings for a ton of lift or something. :)

[@rickclaussen902]

Custer Channelwing?

[@jjb3point14159265358]

"Do we have a fire extinguisher?"

[@masterflight]

FT is the best RC youtube channel! I've been doing RC since 1982 and you all are tremendous ambassadors for the hobby!

[@oogalook]

The Swede is so great. I love the Flite Test team.

[@shender944]

Theirs something special about these older episodes that the past couple years of content just can't seem to capture

[@DavidSmith-dm8ew]

Davids laugh is so funny when he's cracking up!

[@MrMatVids]

I miss these episodes, they not the same any more.

[@slightlyokvideos]

+MrGyro FPV Ever since David left they have lacked the energy (and the challenge videos) that they hap before.

[@satinderdhindsa835]

I can't believe this comment is 3 years old. The content is so much worse nowadays. I would gladly take the content from 3 years ago over the content of today....

[@Bleeto]

same

[@konstantinosmparmpounis6464]

It seems like I am the only one who enjoys the new videos as well. The only thing that bothers me is that sometimes they have to make them emotional for no reason

[@Bleeto]

@@konstantinosmparmpounis6464 yeah they're alright, it's just the nostalgia of flite test's roots

[@DaedalusProps]

I want to see...a flying SPOON

[@nabzim]

+DemonWeasel1990 I think you could get lift with the curvy part of the spoon, and the handle could be the tail

[@allaboutthatphatbass2968]

nabzim wings would be necessary. not a problem with aerodynamics, just not enough lift.

[@edward6488]

Wtf🤣🤣🤣

[@willpolson7457]

Fork

[@kingjoebail7300]

I want a cat tree plane!

[@BrassThunder]

Another great Video guys! I really like the fact you guys have fun. I find myself smiling right along with you. That was worth viewing just for the Fire at the end

[@chessienewbold1731]

Honestly I think this is a contender for the best flight test episode of all time. Not only is it the first time we saw the versa wing, but it's also genuinely really funny, and you still kind of get the feeling that its just some friends messing around, trying to make their planes go dumb fast no matter the cost. I'm super happy that these guys have been as successful as they have been, but sometimes I miss the old days.

[@Rcurry86]

Would it be possible to put two motors on the Josh's wing? Like a pusher and a puller. I love what David did with the Spitfire design. That really made it look race worthy.

[@DandSCreations]

please revisit the speed challenge with single blade props..yes that'd a real thing.

[@AllenSunnyD]

Wow, For how hard that thing hit, It looks almost unscathed!!!

[@Mr1zachary]

i really miss the good old days! These episodes with josh josh chad and david were the whole reason i started watching your channel. please do more like these!!!!!!

[@icin4d]

Search the Flite Test videos for the F22 (originally from RC Groups). It flies like a kite (very floaty and forgiving), but can be a real screamer. I've built several with the 32" wingspan and 2200kv motor. A great beginner plane that's easy to build, with killer looks in the sky.

[@MrJdsenior]

I designed and built an RC flying wing as a kid using my own reflex airfoil drawn from scratch. I had a lot more optimism than capability. Amazingly enough, if flew OK UNTIL it stalled, then it would INSTANTLY tuck the nose so far over that it was effectively "flying" upside down and backwards. Never once recovered from one of those, but if you were VERY careful not to let the angle of attack get to high, it flew OK. And it was a real flying wing, not a delta dart, with a pretty high aspect ratio, about 7 or 8:1. Probably I was lucky it flew at all. Oh, and it was also ULTRA CG sensitive, just a BIT to far aft and it was TOTALLY pitch unstable. That first plane was impressively fast. And the vertical performance of that dart was pretty darned awesome too.

[@leonardvanvliet7479]

"96 miles an hour!" (holds burning plane) awesome :)

[@bentpipe90]

I like the way you laughed and didn’t panic during the LiPo fire. Word of caution to everyone when a LiPo batt starts to burn it will shoot out a large blue flame as each cell heats up and starts to combust. few seconds after the first cell has finished burning the next cell might flame up and so on until all cells have burnt up. This caught me off grad once at an RC car race track when I thought the fire was out started cleaning up and the next cell ignited shooting out a large flame.

[@ablrcklnthewall]

BUILD OFFS!!! Peter Vs Josh, Josh vs Alex, Alex vs Peter, all kinds of project types, but specific head to head challenges.

[@lejink]

You (or someone) should make a FPV turbine plane!! I've seen some awesome turbine plane videos but they travel so quickly it's almost silly trying to fly them without fpv

[@yellowbluerc5047]

yep but just put fpv on one because if u make a fpv plane for it a point of fpv was lost good video without vibrations

[@Brainwashed101]

They're so expensive though... a turbine will set you back $2000 easily.

[@Schuler1970]

yeah

[@GAMRMNTS2]

@@Brainwashed101 stank Dookey

[@globalsuperbike]

I think it would be cool to make a foam/coroplast hybrid, with the wing being foam and the power pod being the corrugated plastic for durability. I really love the videos and the work you put into them, thanks a lot guys

[@neilsaeroadventures1116]

could you do a flying wing biplane?

[@THEfromkentucky]

I'd love to see those big motors on the FT Cruiser.

[@wgoulding]

With the same engine and power source, it came down to drag. Josh's plane had a long wingspan, while David's was short.

[@MichaelKGizzonimo]

Thanks for yet another great video Folks. The fire was a bonus with fire crew technique!

[@kellysankale82]

Try a castle mamba monster in the spitfire!

[@normrubio]

I know I'm late and this thread prolly isn't read anymore, but what about a stability challenge where you build easy to fly craft and grab someone who has never flown before to launch, fly, and land.

[@williamsprague4664]

Nice flying guys, alot of fun watching you fly.

[@therookienomore88]

I second the amphibious plane!!! I've been looking around for some inspiration for a home build for some time. You guys rock!

[@MauricioMazuera]

I want the FT Vera Wing plans!!!! It looks really great!

[@VoylinsLife]

I've got a challenge that I haven't seen before, Get an rc car and use the internal components and that remote to build a plane :p

[@tobiasjaggi7908]

I just thought about this today. The biggest problem would probably be the one heavy motor and that you only have one servo. You could build a 2 channel plane with differential thrust and a rudder but in this case you need 2 motors. It would however be great to see what flitetest comes up with🤔😅

[@uncleputes]

HAHA! the Eagle tree gag left me in stitches!

[@skyhawk551]

you guys should make an episode going over the fundamentals for proper flying wing design for stable flight.

[@offbeatrobotics]

What we've been using in to combat robot world for putting out lipo fires is CO2 fire extinguishers to get the temp down and slow down the reaction then throw the battery into a bucket of sand. This has a couple of advantages, first off the CO2 fire extinguisher does something vs. an ABC fire extinguisher or even a Class D fire extinguisher. Second the rapid cooling of the pack allows it to be safely removed (hopefully saving some of your electronics)and containing the fire to just the battery

[@snezstar]

My suggestion is to create rockets that either detach from an F-18 or staged that would fly to the moon if it wasn’t a model. The rockets are powered by sugar rockets. If that’s not possible, make an airplane that runs off of a sugar rocket.

[@danb.9713]

Those were two FAST planes! (smokin'!! LOL)

[@xorizon7654]

You know what is awsome about this show? Its just people are so positive! I get so much happy feelings when watching you guys! :) Keep it up!

[@frogfrog7006]

I was not saying make just a pusher or puller but incorporate both into one plane. The Dornier Do 335 from WW2 had engines in front and back.

[@fcass]

Tighten the control linkages and / or cut down the elevons (I used to have a killer fast gas Gremlin and at those speeds the elevons would shake unless you angle cut them down.) Fun video.

[@STRK3R1234567]

Mine was the same way with the pusher setup. I had a real hard time getting the CG right. I ended up converting to a tractor setup in the end and it was a lot easier. I was able remove about 100 grams of weight by running smaller batteries and removing dead weight in the nose...

[@analog56x]

a quad engine plane would be spectacular! like an old bomber style plane

[@viniciovp4ever]

"Oh it's burning" kkkkkkkkkkk amazing ending!

[@TralfazConstruction]

I admire most the videos of stately and ungainly aircraft alike loafing through the air. I'll put in another plug for the B-52 you fellows inherited a while back.

[@junkyardrc]

I would love to see a jet speed buld kit like a learjet or something along tose lines and keep the great videos coming

[@nitroneal48]

Liked how Dave was so calm and then started laughing his butt. That was a funny video. Keep up the good work.

[@CRCarp]

David's laugh at the end is priceless...

[@Mattymoneyboy276]

You guys should try to make an fpv using as many lego blocks as you can or use lego props to fly a micro plane :D

[@crosbymason1790]

These old ft videos are the best

[@GruntyGame]

I love it how as the spitfire burns David just can't stop laughing.

[@salkeld17]

Awesome episode. So funny, but that was too close of a crash for me at the end! Wow! Be safe guys.

[@karlp.9171]

Hey guy's, I know this is a little off the topic of this video but my grandson was glued to the TV watching your KZbin channel just because of the bullet bill that you made fly, so one of his other KZbin heroes is Ryan from Ryan's toy review . Now Ryan has these eggs that are stuffed with mystery toy's , he's also a You Tube sensation, I thought I wonder how many views you would all get if you took one of his flying saucers from an egg and put some wings on it!..... When I am watching him on the weekends, we try to get outside as much as possible. I love airplanes and so does my grandson, we go to every show at our local airport. We trade off watching Flite test and Ryan and yes I have just recently purchased some of your flite test products.. Keep up the good work it Awesome !

[@CJVideoProductions]

What an epic crash at 9:20! I could almost feel it.

[@azgarogly]

If You've seen a smile in my message, I was half serious. The serious half is, when You are on a field, crashed You plane bad way and see a smoke, can You do anything about it really? %) Pull the pack out of a plane and not burn Your hands? Bucket of salt water would be handy for sure... Concerning wings, yes, noseheavy wing lasts longer than a tailheavy. But there might be some optimal CG position giving more speed with a sufficient stability. It's just 8 mph needed to beat SuperSpit record :)

[@statesmanls1]

The smoke/fire is from the cells short circuiting. You can only spray the outside of the cells not inside where the heat is being generated. While there is still energy in that battery it will continue smoking. Put it under water and it will still smoke.

[@Trexpass]

I just found you guys out, I love the video's you make, but please add more fails, it makes it more like we're there.

[@EthanKRETA]

depends on the type of extinguishers. some are used for chemical fires only

[@LordDelicious]

One of the best episodes. Made me laugh so hard when the Spit went full speed and also when it went up in flames. Still waiting for mine to arrive here

[@melvinwagner3989]

Kite makers use some carbon fiber tubes now in their construction. I think using those tubes as wing reinforcement would work. They come in different sizes and they are very light. well.

[@ThePuzzlefigure]

Love this episode! Would be nice if you tried making a BF-109!

[@AdamDemas]

Woah! I've never seen a Spitfire actually Spitting Fire!! @ 9:18

[@ScottElder]

Totally awesome guys. - Congrats David - Both planes were excellent. love the speed!!! Too bad about the fire. Great show!

[@DAS-Videos]

I destroyed my Versa, but today I made a new one, Versa II. I set it up as a pusher again. I cut the back about 2" so I could mount the motor closer to the CG. But I also moved the battery compartment back to protect the battery. Versa I dented up two lipos. Anyway I still have to add nose weight, moving the battery counteracted moving the motor. Versa II I put a slight dihedral instead of having it board flat. Versa I was a hand full.

[@Migueldeservantes]

I'm in love with the wing! that was an awesome plane! Hope they sell the plans and parts!

[@austinwhitmire9377]

I miss when flight test Filmed this way. Still love you guys but I don’t care for the vlogs. It felt like a sitcom back in the day now just feels like a Vlog channel. It was nice to see David too!

[@davidsmedberg2131]

I would like to see more Discus Launch from David!

[@SVELFARO]

I think this wins best flight test destruction video

[@matthewkingston9914]

Dave should put the wing conversion instructions up as he’s pretty much just made a Spitfire MK XII

[@JetJockey87]

Yes you can extinguish a LiPo fire. Immerse in Salt Water or fully in sand or dirt. Lithium ignites upon contact with oxygen... ie When the pack's integrity is compromised. With my experience with Wings, being so CG critical, it is better to be nose heavy than tail heavy.

[@krystalbrooks6869]

Do a forward swept wing design challenge. Forward swept wing is great for slow speeds, very agile, and great for high speed if you use gyros. If interested, I have a forward swept wing design you can use.

[@jackalnerf6230]

I CHALLENGE YEE TO CREATE A SUBMARINE PKANE!!! Seriously, I’d love to see y’all attempt a plane that can enter and go underwater and a sub and then takeoff and fly!

[@ammo193]

Lol... Such a thing would require ALIEN technology 😁

[@barend5509]

Anyone here in 2018 and still miss these old videos?

[@yucannthahvitt251]

I want to see David's top speed power pod in one of nerdnic's speed wing spitfires.

[@nickfury1279]

The Spitfire looks cool with its clipped wings!!

[@dzuy12]

I think you guys need to attach some model rocket motors to those and remote fire them during your speed challenge!

[@l0af_o]

Holy Crap David's build sounds like a whole scale fighter jet!!!

[@rogerturner5504]

Blimey!! That was just like Jimmy Leeward's Galloping Ghost crash At Reno.

[@wilianamaral]

boy I miss the Swede....

[@Android8890]

David should add some tx/rx to his SSS hat and measure the speed it does :D Anyway another awesome video!

[@gascan]

Challenge: perform a catapult takeoff and a carrier landing with arrestor cables and hook. Bonus points if you do it on an actual boat on a pond or lake.

[@Kezat]

Great challenge, but guys do be careful! We want the videos to keep a coming.

[@TheAdkFlyer10]

Great stuff, as always! A couple of requests: I'd love to see a serious swappable wing design for an fpv platform (this one showed some very stable flight characteristics!) also, seeing this speed challenge made me think of... Swappable EDF pod?

[@aaronbaxter9935]

Omg you should fly fpv with them that would be so cool

[@FDV12]

Just found you guys. I love how much fun you guys have doing something you obviously love . Great videos very informative.

[@Kimballgoss]

That was.... AWESOME! You guys really know how to have fun!

[@bill7575]

Great Job! I love the smoke system!

[@ilanmagen]

Cool challenge, I like the smell result from the Spitfire.

[@twlramz]

Do a video on how to fly 3D one were you show the basic stuff like rolls, loops and more advanced were you show things like hovering, knife edges

[@jcims]

Totally agree. I'd never seen it before but now I want more, lol.

[@rcplanesjohnreap2777]

strengthen wings with pallet strapping... externally a strip either side to make a sandwich will make the wing much stronger.. or build it in by putting strips on top and below the spars... see rcgroups for more info

[@Trainedn00bdotcom]

You guys should make a long range, nice looking, cargo plane that holds a lot of weight and if you make it you should go deliver or pick up something from at least 2 miles away.

[@bigthorgus4357]

i challenge you guys to build a HORTEN HO-229 flying wing

[@beaudidlyno1]

Its almost been 2 years and techs moved on. Time for another revisit and see if the speed can be beaten? Also use the micro fpv set up this time? Great channel keep up the great work..

[@pdj26]

That was great! David takes the show to new heights!

[@tristancorboy8978]

Ok I know I'm like 3 years late :) but you release chopping off your wing tips made the plane a MK16 spitfire:)