Flite Test | Will it Fly? - Multiplane (Decaplane)

In the tradition of Flite Fest, Peter rallied some volunteers to build this all too famous failure to answer the question, Will it Fly?
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Special thanks to David and Josh for the air-to-air footage. You guys are amazing!

[@TheEshy]

You've made flying curtain blinds

[@jameswhitman3934]

Beat me to it by 2 years.

[@ahmdabdallah5811]

What Is Islam? Islam is not just another religion. It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham. Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God. It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone. It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine. The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as: { “Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.”} (Quran 112:1-4) Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus. Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him

[@jameswhitman3934]

The Islamic state follows the teachings of Muhammad to the letter. Not interested

[@causwayspeedway]

It does not fly, it levitates !!!

[@lastlines09]

@@jameswhitman3934 same here haha

[@jimwilliams1536]

Leonardo da Vinci has some pretty good designs that were impractical or impossible for him to achieve when he came up with them. Pete, can you make any of Leonardo's designs fly?

[@billhenry7213]

They were, in fact, impossible at all. None of them would work without major modification as he had no true understanding of flight principles.

[@rich1051414]

@@billhenry7213 He stole(repurposed) ideas from nature but his designs were too complicated to actually test, so all his designs were simply ideas that never made it to testing. Obviously they couldn't work, but he had no way to test it in his time. BTW, helicopter propellers were called 'air screws'. His designs were not for naught.

[@samuelmatheson9655]

strap on enough propellers and u could make a lead brick fly

[@powellscott8871]

It's crazy and it flies! You guys just get better and batter at making r/c flight (sorry...flite) a fun, affordable, group-participation, wholesome and (don't tell the kids) educational pastime. This project even threw in a little extra puzzling-challenge just to get the thing out the door. Plus, your photography always shows how beautiful flying is from whole new angles. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

[@josedacunhafilho]

Warms my heart that there are people putting intelligent time to build silly objects, the world needs more of this for sure. A classic case of "no form follows no function".

[@ThatHPIGUY]

Here's a challenge... The circle plane... Can you put a circle inside a circle?. Will it produce more lift?.

[@myyotube8497]

ThatHPI GUY they did this already

[@GravitySandwich]

. tell me where then

[@MartyG]

well done peter and the crew!.......

[@tacticalultimatum]

MAKE A PLANE THAT RELYS ON THE MAGNUS EFFECT

[@-Teus-]

Yes please.

[@filippance]

Tactical Ultimatum This thing must be built!

[@Geemeenuu]

Tactical Ultimatum Agreed.

[@guillermopresa3775]

Nice

[@adamcowan391]

So much yes

[@karls5795]

Amazing! Flite test you've done it once again. I couldn't get the smile off my face all day. I had to show it to everyone I could find. Peter you deserve a grateful and heart felt "Thanks" from all of us who stay curious and are willing to give it a try. Thanks, all at Flite Test, you keep me young.

[@kristofferrydquist8384]

Just thanks, that clip felt like two minutes in my head and that thing is mindblowing. Great job Peter to get it to fly!

[@throwsomething]

The original back then actually flew. There are extended frames of that clip. The Proof of Concept was demonstrated, but we all know the results. Nice build!

[@iflystuff1]

Da Vinci's Airscrew

[@hondaxl250k0]

its been done . its called a helicopter

[@ThePostal67]

Yep, put it in the air and you are screwed.

[@nevadie133]

hondaxl250k0 well obviously! But it’d be a lot cooler if it looked like the da Vinci version hahah

[@vijeshkumar692]

@@ThePostal67 🤣

[@TheodoraBrass]

I cheer whenever one of these crazy things flies! Thank you for all the fun. Really enjoy your channel, and I have never flown anything in my life! Keep up the good work bringing joy to people. 😄

[@morgantilford7724]

I am constantly impressed at the professionalism and candor that you guys put out on film.

[@qntt2002]

Love where your channel is going. Congrats! Very nice videos lately.

[@BMSWEB]

You guys have taken crazy insaneness to a whole new level!!! Amazing Amazing work Guys

[@evilbetty9204]

Joshs' laugh was pure joy lol. Love this hobby.

[@Darthwarrior]

Peter is the best addition to the team yet. He makes awesome things and he is creative.

[@nicksurina305]

I challenge Peter to make a Vought v-173 "flying pancake" inspired R/C aircraft!

[@nickc.8814]

Nicholas Surina that would be awesome.

[@redheadsg1]

Nick S. They already done it ... its called Snowball, well at least its similar to it /watch?v=_luVDeU0r2g

[@nickguarcello1321]

Nick C. I agree!

[@nicksurina305]

ReDHeaDSg1 I have seen the Snowball episode, however, the v-173 is not perfectly circular, and the tail assembly is totally different from the Nutball/Snowball. The v-173 also has a symmetrical airfoil, not a flat airfoil as well as being twin engine, and having STOL capabilities.

[@joeabadjr]

Nick S. Like i said before i like the Vought XF5u

[@adhouston99]

That awesome feeling when you see yourself in a flitetest vid.

[@adhouston99]

3:46 In the orange about to walk in front of the camera.

[@Wildstar40]

The Flying Blind Shade ! Major props to the builder,it is cool.

[@nikoterangiita9571]

you guys deserve way more views, that's an amazing feat of engineering.

[@marine280]

Goodyear once developped an inflatable airplane, I kind of like that concept, can you make that a project?

[@nonatobk]

Men!!! you need a museum for all this stuff!

[@ChadKapper]

This is my new favorite episode! The Fowl Flyer has been de-throned.

[@asthalis]

Well done, Peter, I never thought such a thing would fly that lovely !

[@Chiphunk]

Would LOVE to see a plane or VTOL using the Coanda Effect!!!

[@FredBD]

chipmonk434 been watching Bruce's video :P

[@madamurdur6404]

chipmonk434 #

[@chrismillersrcfamily]

Beautiful my friends.. Amazing job Peter :)

[@markhondaturbo]

I like the new instrumental track you used when the plane is flying.

[@user-dc5ti1is1s]

Its great to see that you guys are part of the community.

[@thegreatwarrior1239]

I challenge you guys to make an ornithopter

[@henryscott3276]

YES YES DO THAT!

[@transbianyan]

TheGreatWarrior123 good idea

[@henryscott3276]

Right?

[@lightningfastrc]

Not only that, but a Dumbo the Elephant ornithopter that flies by flapping its ears. I want Peter to make one.

[@thegreatwarrior1239]

That would be amazing :)

[@rosenbaum6976]

Germany : we have one wing ! Also germany : we have 3 wing ! Flite test : we have a but ton of wing

[@phloam60]

Sooo awesome you guys nice work! Excellent camera work on the chase drones too!

[@donaldvincent]

I never would have thought it possible. Congrats!

[@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT]

That was the craziest thing I ever saw flying - looks like a window blind in the air :-)

[@alanmyers4297]

Ideas for future planes 1. Snoopy's dog house fighter 2.F111 with wing controls (dual cam actuated servo) allowing wing adjustment inflight. 3. A plane with unconventional propulsion (Ex.hair-drier, small squirrel cage...) 4. A fixed wing craft capable of forward and reverse flight ( Hint: I was thinking of center mounted helicopter tail rotators as your propulsion source. 5. George Jetsons personal vehicle I have 5 more that I need to refine a little more, but just as challenging. Let me know if you like the first 5

[@droneflightnation310]

I love what you guys do! How you test flight ability is amazing!

[@RR19996]

This is more like it! Need more 'will it fly'! Loved it when David used to create crazy contraptions like the afterburner! :)

[@josebustos4474]

"Props" to Peter. Flight success, just by "Winging" it... no pun intended. 😁😎

[@robo1471able]

make a quad copter... with davinci style screw propellers

[@DieselRamcharger]

Thats awesome the kids that got to be involved, build it, fly it, crash it! My son would love this!

[@adrianpietraru]

you guys have a lot of fun....nice work!

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Amazing!

[@R4V3-0N]

Not an old design- but more of a prototype new design... I want to see you guys make a lifting body. Essentially it is a plane with no wings where the lift comes from the body of the plane. It is usually used for very high speed aircraft in reality but I want to see you guys make one yourself and possible see how fast it'll go with the reduced surfaces for drag.

[@lukegibson2110]

finally! I'v been waiting for this for years I kept seeing it in the background

[@Werkinit420]

awesome video guys! Idea: ditch the fuselage and take off like a multi-rotor. You can switch to wing mode and then fly like a fixed wing.

[@recommit]

Here is your challenge, shall you choose to accept. The "Magnus Effect" has been used with numerous aerodynamic capacities including as an aircraft wing. I would like to see an RC plane built using this principle to generate flight. Research it and see what you think. Cheers.

[@benjaminmarks8765]

Done

[@tomlaidlar4478]

Peter sripol alredy done it

[@waxore1142]

Can it be done? A modified Leonardo Da Vinci's gyrocopter?

[@bdseidler]

Great job on this one guys Aerial coverage was awesome.

[@aidanwansbrough7495]

That is crazy!! Thank you for making these awesome videos!!!

[@paulgracey4697]

This just begs for a 1/8 scale of the Caproni seaplane if you haven't done it yet.

[@bikerusl]

+Paul Gracey The Wind Rises :-)

[@Kimdino1]

The Piaggio pc7.

[@godatlas]

Maybe you could try making a hot air balloon, or a blimp. Preferably hot air balloon, and have it be controllable. Not sure if they did this already since I can't recall if they did, but if they haven't it would be awesome.

[@593iwalkalone]

ChopStix how about an aeroscraft, kinda a mix of dirigibles and planes.

[@eebydeeby69420]

Chad Leach hoverdisk have been put on slowsticks

[@suubierex9396]

Great idea!

[@BrandoDrum]

Peter is the man!!!! I hope to come by and meet you guys some day.

[@whotoinfinity]

You guys amaze me! Asking for challenges, involving kids in the build, making it happen. Too Too Cool for words! Keep on Keepin' On.

[@stephenlittle7534]

I bet the inventer is looking down on you and saying "YES IT WORKS"

[@stevie9361]

fast forward to 4:20 for the flight

[@timtotmooney2886]

twisted1 ,

[@landonhernandez3434]

Blaze it

[@obamayomama8291]

twisted1 trippy dude

[@FirstLast-qz2hi]

It flied so high

[@TrashMutt]

twisted1 smoke weed errrday

[@kungpowchickenwing]

I am so amazed and inspired by this. And it reminded me of something. How about making a Star Trek "Borg Cube" out of wings and struts? Also .. you could make a USS Enterprise fly as well. I think you guys could definitely do it....and it would be epic!

[@Cris-ig8el]

Hey guys , we used to do as crazy things as you do 40 years ago with petrol RC. I was lucky enough to have a dad who was one of Australia's leading RC people. Not just flying. Some of the things we did were similar to you but with petrol planes eg: getting household objects to fly like chairs , lawn mowers. We also did bomb drops , and "Long distance trips" where dad was strapped in the back of a Station Wagon and the challenge was to fly an RC 100kms the fastest. Other challenges were stupid things like flying consecutive loops around a rugby goal post . Dad one by completing 3 after many beers! One you have done as well I think...a sixty second climb , then the longest climb , all with aircraft just like the plane you call a giant:) Dad one the Australian Pilon Race , he built a fuel tank to fit the whole inside of the fuselage , and when others were stopping to refuel , they kept looking at our plane wondering when it would stop to refuel. He never stopped thinking outside the box...God rest his soul...

[@TilmanBaumann]

Foamboard Horten wing perhaps? And no "cheating" with differential thrust on this one please. Because then it's not a Horten.

[@SmoochyRoo]

Soooooo..... Window blinds as wings........ Perfect...

[@jakesky100]

THIS IS AWESOME! Thanks for the inspiration guys!

[@dgretlein]

Loved it....thanks for sharing. Please continue to keep the next generation involved throughout the process.....it’s wonderful to see enthusiasm, imagination, and creativity without boundaries. Instead of remixing ideas from the past ( Wright brothers era ), create something even newer. I’d like to see a flying, spinning frisbee ....

[@Yosser70]

What about a ground effect plane flying over water? One that uses real ground effect would be awsom!

[@MikeAllen]

you guys should make an rc ornithopter

[@FusionAero]

Have toyed with that aviation millstone as the basis for a Red Bull Flugtag entry, had no idea the original was pedal-driven until now. Figured I could improve it's manners with Anthony Fokker's multiplane trick of placing each successively higher wing further forward and with more area. A ginourmous variable-pitch prop made from two surfboard blanks provides the post-launch motivation. It would be a draggy beast, but climbing off of the launch platform, rather than plummeting, would really shake things up.

[@alfnoakes392]

Both Majestic and Surreal ...

[@davesmith5092]

I would like to see a wheel barrow fly. Leave the front wheel, add some skids for the rear gear....yeah, that would be amusing.

[@eebydeeby69420]

Dave Smith no

[@larz0001]

Dave Smith id watch that yee haw

[@Knot_Sean]

GREAT IDEA!!!

[@nicktaylor5868]

make a plane that generates lift with a cylinder. its uses something called the magnus effect

[@jeffbankston8806]

That was one of the most amazing things ever !

[@Patrick-ii7dx]

Hello, I am a fairly new R/C pilot but I love your videos. Before I went into R/C I built models and there is one WWII era experimental Japanese plane called the Mansyū Ki-98 that I built about a year ago. I think it would be very cool to see how this plane might actually fly if put in a small scale form with R/C.

[@TheDutyPaid]

I would love to see the K7 Russian Bomber flying.

[@madinatore]

do rotating drum wings for lift?

[@tacticalultimatum]

Magnus effect

[@simonwhittaker5675]

madinatore there was a plane made that had rotating drums for wings,, not sure if it did fly lol

[@fairguinevere666]

Simon Whittaker It did, but is crashed on landing. Workability, 8/10, repeatability, 0/10, foam may hold up better though.

[@squach6239]

Simon Whittaker yeah it did.

[@abcdef-cf2uk]

Donalbain He did rotating KFC buckets

[@RobertCrowellKnoxville]

"You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn't stop to think if you should."

[@RaulRodriguez-uw6cq]

That was awesome That plane should go to the museum and also it's great they had kids involved in the projects in building the plane Great work

[@ComandanteJ]

Use more struts: Check Use more boosters: Check. Ridicously over-complicated design: Check. Catastrophic landing: Check This airplane is KSP approved.

[@capisceeshorigami3702]

ComandanteJ I was thinking the same thing XD

[@JH-pj3of]

I challenge you to make a 1:1 scale rcplane

[@dynodon427]

Loved this video! Great job Peter

[@Judge_Judy]

Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 - 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward claimed that Pearse flew and landed a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.

[@LSPD1909]

You guys should make a ft plate based of of the PBJ Catalina.

[@Bigdogzq]

mrgrapebutter PBY Catalina.

[@eebydeeby69420]

mrgrapebutter no

[@zach6867]

pbj was a whole other plans, not sure which one you want to see

[@LSPD1909]

thats embarrassing. I meant the PBY Catalina. Thanks for correcting me.

[@Impalamark64]

+Mr Grape Butter I like PB&J. Especially with grape jam. Hungry now, I'm heading for the kitchen.

[@Lanzbik]

LEGO PLANE!!!!!!!!!

[@educatedredneck3342]

Lanzenreiter Galaxis they made that

[@Depronkleber]

You guys are getting better and better - love your shows! EKRANOPLAN next?

[@thompo999]

just found these, awesome. interesting, well made, and people who love what they do.

[@Merecir]

Make Da Vinci's corkscrew helicopter.

[@kristiensrc]

your amazing

[@sherlocktheselective929]

Thank You Peter, for Inspiring the Young up and coming Designers!

[@gammr3227]

if you look at the old footage of the multiplane it does actually take off so if the wings were reinforces could it work?

[@russianbubbawallace8681]

if I saw this flying over my house I would freak the fuck out

[@andersolsen6523]

Make De Vinci's helicopter

[@Mgm_Designs]

It was DINKELBERG wasn't it? You guys are crazy, it actually flew and it lasted! Nice job guys!

[@TheGolfdaily]

Unbelievable!!! Hats off to this dude!🙏

[@jc_nilsson]

Stall speed: probably 7 km/h

[@joho4604]

Break up speed: probably 9 km/h

[@jays_jae]

Next project: How to make a brick fly

[@blm8666]

+Jason Prikken /watch?v=bns5x4pvl5Y

[@ArcherAC3]

+blm8666 no way.....

[@bmh1win]

Too cool! Great accomplishment Peter, and Flite Test! I'll try to come up with a challenge, but it's going to take some serious thought! lol :)

[@BodhiGeraci]

love the quadcopters following the big daddy mouse hahaha

[@MarkWheadon]

If you don't find this at least interesting then you clearly haven't a single aeromodelling bone in your body, and I pity you ;-)

[@benjamindanielson7414]

EKRANOPLAN

[@aerospacenews]

FliteTest Not sure if I'm "entitled" to this feeling but watching this video makes me proud of you all. Really glad you tried this - super happy you got all those people, especially the kids, involved, and elated that you succeeded! Maybe coulda used fewer teeth and a landing skid to smooth out the touch down, but uber thumbs up to you all. Since this was inspired by the crazy collapsed wing multiplane, how about that other hopper thingy you often see in footage from that time? Peter, can you make that fly? Or as one could ask on this one, "should you" make it fly? ;)

[@roxykattx]

Fun! I've seen that old film clip of the collapsing wings plane a lot. Now that poor guy has been redeemed! :)

[@azgarogly]

As You have a differential thrust in both pitch and yaw, You could cancel all the fuselage and tail. It'd be stabilized by the KK board. The same would work with a circular wing.

[@richb313]

Fantastic video guys. Looked like flying Venetian blinds. Try building a scale model of the Flying Bedstead. Look it up, it is the one with the canopy that reciprocates.

[@christophergrove4876]

Okay... I'm effin' impressed!

[@rcmountain7439]

omg make that failed machine that looked like an umbrella getting thrusted up and down really fast to provide some sorta lift.... id be interested to see if you guys could make it work...