✈️ Flying a 14 foot B-52 Bomber Made out of FOAM! ✈️

[@michiganengineer8621]

Ooh! Build a X-15 rocketplane and airlaunch it from this B-52!

[@patfilice]

John Doe was going to suggest the same thing

[@aki.j510]

I agree

[@millhouse1967]

@@christopherleveck6835 That would be awesome!!! Can't beat an X-15 for sheer speed :-)

[@captainTubes]

@@christopherleveck6835 Sure there ISS has a high relative ground speed, BUT it has zero% of the aerodynamic qualities, structural integrity, mission capability, or design intent of an "aircraft". The ISS is basically a giant marble on a track powered solely by it's initial impulse compared to the SR-71.

[@millhouse1967]

@@christopherleveck6835 Wow, I never thought about it needing thrusters before. Learn something new everyday!

[@mathis21]

I worked on the B-52G back in the 80's. My job was flight controls, landing gear, windows, etc. We did all the maintenance that just shy of depot level. It was interesting to see the wings on your BUFF flex like they did. This is behavior is actually a pretty damn close to what the BUFF would do. The wings of the BUFF were made to flex up to 32'! What was impressive about that is that fuel leakage from the wing tanks was practically nil. That old girl was engineered correctly! I spent a total of 6 years working on the BUFF and it holds a place that is near and dear to my heart. I have a ton of stories about the old girl!

[@roberthickman4092]

cool story.

[@dkkids]

Barksdale??

[@BLUEYENKO]

Lonnie Mathis I was just about to comment the same thing. I worked buffs for about 4 years. This didn’t look sketchy at all. I was at Barksdale.

[@mathis21]

@@BLUEYENKO Yep, I was at Barksdale Airplane Patch from 1981 to 1987. I was in 2nd FMS, Repair and Reclamation shop.

[@BLUEYENKO]

Lonnie Mathis I was there 88-91 then crosstrained to F-16 Avionics.

[@jb6027]

AWESOME!!! The real B-52 has a lot of wing flex also. It can be unnerving at first.

[@greg63utube]

You fellows have the most gifted drone videographers. Doing a barrel roll around the b52 and having the camera focused on the b52 the entire time is amazing.

[@Conn653]

Flexibility in the wing is required. Check out the design history of the B-52 to validate this. Beautiful aircraft!

[@rtundlt1]

Amazing model. I flew off a SAC base, but not BUFFs. I flew smaller jets at Blytheville AFB which was built on a swamp. After a B52 would take off, the 24" X 50' concrete slabs on the runway would move around and make the runway unusable for us for several minutes until the runway settled back down. The only thing you guys missed on this model was that Boeing built the BUFF with a high angle of incidence so that the plane climbed out at 2 or 3 degrees nose DOWN. The pilots would unstick the plane off the runway then push the yoke forward and the plane would climb out nose down. With the bicycle gear it would allow a flat approach and landing. Truly an amazing model of an amazing plane that the Air Force plans on flying for an unheard of 100 year life cycle. Keep up the great work guys. Love your channel.

[@RCHeliJet]

Very nice Airplane, thumb up

[@designertags2011]

Why 1 thumb when you have 2 :)

[@floppi7098]

Aeroplane

[@aka_legend_slayer2011]

Yes

[@Varun_underyourspell16]

@@designertags2011 hahaha

[@shanetimberedowl9541]

I was a crew chief for a B-52G. This brought back so many memories for me. I heard about the vertical stabilizer of a D model flying off. I suggested this build about a year ago. Impressed that it happened. EPIC flight!

[@m1a2abrams18]

You should have an airsoft battle with the b-52 and a Mig

[@johnd.ingleson799]

Post-flight combat analysis assignation of kill points using optical LASER weapons tracked/adjudicated via LIDAR - Boss! In 3D? Arrrghh....

[@Cherrypopperland]

That would be such a slaughter! almost impossible to fly evasively with a flying BUS... and it is virtually impossible to make that thing crash with softgun pellets^^

[@johnd.ingleson799]

@@Cherrypopperland Electronic scoring of epic Gladiatorial ariel grappling tournaments! (saves on repairs, can enter multi-round one-on-one tournaments).

[@Cherrypopperland]

@@johnd.ingleson799 still a flying bus VS an acrobat, it's like tying one leg to your arm and running 300m against hussein bolt🤣

[@catherinevaldez8810]

MMaXX M they should drop airsoft bombs

[@Justablokeonaboat]

I’ve said it many times before...you guys have so much enthusiasm for this hobby....I’m always smiling when I watch flite test videos...love you guys.

[@Myrmidon26]

It needs a smoke system running thru the engine pods to complete the effect.

[@TheObsessedGardener]

And a speaker

[@thekehoeshow..]

RC Scale Chemtrails! 😂😂😂

[@Timbobjr]

“Four burning, six turning”

[@keegansponholz9260]

@@Timbobjr Not quite, the B-52 superseded the B-36

[@RainytheNB]

@@TheObsessedGardener The EDF's already make a nice sound

[@pux0rb]

I've been watching this channel for years but never subscribed, but that landing you just pulled off finally convinced me. Absolutely beautiful.

[@ashleyking6743]

I love the excitement and passion you guys have. I’m 31 and only just bought my first plane because you guys made me realise it didn’t have to be an expensive hobbie. Thanks heaps Flitetest from Australia

[@withoutthat3890]

It's not excitement it's ors Paid actors

[@sindeecharlton8857]

guys the B-52 wing tips almost touch the ground but when flying the wings bind up. just as your plane did. watching it fly brought a tear to my eyes. NOT saying how old i am but i was in SAC for 10 years. Thank you for this flight.

[@77bubba00]

Great flight! Wings "flapping" is actually what the real jet does. If they didn't flex, they'd break. :) I was in a KC-135 refueling a Buff and it looked like it was going to shake apart! The engine nacelles were moving all over the place.

[@TheSoundsage]

But with all that flexing in the real B-52 wouldn't you have to worry about metal fatigue?

[@Feliscatis]

The B-52 is one of the most beautiful airplanes ever. its amazing that you build it with foamboard and to see it fly. thank you guys

[@jamesbirch5706]

👍😍😇💯💪🫂

[@FarmerFpv]

Awesome, now can you make a foam board private jet? That way I can fulfill my dreams of flying to the Bahamas! Thanks Rob

[@MCsCreations]

Dude, did you see the one Peter Stripol made? 😂

[@johnd.ingleson799]

@@MCsCreations No - Link?

[@MCsCreations]

@@johnd.ingleson799 This is the last one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKLHpa1pqa-emLs But it's his third airplane... I guess. There are LOTS of videos of them in his channel! 😃

[@NeonBeeCat]

I'd love to see a Cessna Citation.

[@FarmerFpv]

@@MCsCreations yes buddy I did see Peter's, but that is not a private jet that is some crazy flying contraption 😂😂🤘

[@GreyBeards-Garage]

Great job!!! My Father was a B-52 mechanic. He's worked on every one in service up to 1986. FYI.... The real B-52 wing flexes up to 13 feet at the tip while in flight. That's the reason for the tip gears.

[@lvr1028]

Some black paint inside the engine cowlings would be a nice touch

[@mikesquire7731]

Great job and congrats on a successful first attempt. I was an airframe inspector on B52G and H models, the wing flex was designed in for not just survivability but it made it a very stable bombing platform as well, in flight the wings curve up and backwards and have a 6" incidence for added lift. On the ground the tip gear wheel is either on the ground or above your head depending on the fuel load, quite and aircraft and I feel privileged to have worked on them.

[@elektro9564]

what you need to build now is a Convair B-36 bomber.

[@Leonidae]

I approve this. But make it the early one sans the jet pods.

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

even if he scaled it the same size as this 53 it would be huuuuuuuge lmaooo

[@ussdaedalus5058]

Make a nuclear powered b36

[@Intrusive_Thought176]

No a b47 stratojet

[@1993Warbirds]

I've been with you guys since the Swede was a regular, but I will admit I took a bit of a break from the channel. But this episode was awesome. Y'all were awesome. Josh Bixler, thanks for the save with letting me borrow one of your controllers at the 2018 Horizon Hobby Festival in Monticello, Illinois. I'm glad that you all are living by Faith and living the American Dream. Keep flying!

[@neuromercy]

I just continue to be impressed at how generous you guys are with the credit and glory every time you have someone on your channel. You are true servant leaders, and I have so much admiration for everything you do. You also have the best job I can even imagine. Thank you so much for what you do!!!!

[@citizenblue]

I'm fortunate enough to be able to say that I see the real deal overfly my home almost daily. I LOVE THIS!!

[@Tigerwilson88]

Kudos to the drone flyer who flies around this thing mid flight.

[@dylanmcgregor6496]

That is an INCREDIBLE plane! Wow, my mind was blown watching it take off (great landing too).

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Flite Test my Mans, longtime subscriber (yeah!), There is an X-Plane by the designation X-15 that is a rocket powered hypersonic plane air launched from a B-52. Now obviously how the BUFF is right now is a little sketchy, but it is a fantastic size for launching a brand new....say it with me now! ROCKET PLANE! If y'all feel up for it, It would make for a great episode a little down the line!

[@ronfullerton3162]

And bring back Dave for another duet, as well as the mad scientist laugh when the rocket engine ignites!

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

What a beast! Awesome work FliteTest crew.

[@WoooshProductions]

Everybody gangsta till the sky starts speaking flite test

[@ryanstreuli8667]

david ames everybody gangsta til the kv-2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2 speaks

[@MadeRull80]

Yep

[@awesomeaiden5218]

oh no!

[@pilotbaker11]

These big builds you guys do are amazing and watching them fly is more so. Someday it would be cool to see you guys build a scale spruce goose the same size as this b-52.

[@SgtMjr]

Maj Kong: "Did you say Wing Attack Plan R?" "That's how it decodes." "Goldie how may times have I told you boys I don't want no horsin' around on the airplane." Best B-52 movie evar!!

[@TralfazConstruction]

I'd actually seen one at McGuire AFB in New Jersey the year prior to seeing Dr. Strangelove with my parents. I was eight years old in '64. I keyed-in on the flying scenes but I could _not_ figure out that lady in her bathing suit. I eventually grew-in to an understanding about what Gen. Turgidson was up to.

[@mikeupton5406]

What can be said? Another Amazing Project from Flite Test and the community members. Can a Xplane be built in foam board for a air drop from the B-52? Would love to see that. Maybe some of the new structural heavy duty foam board and quad parts to build a giant disk. For that joke that became an "issue" and now is actually a festival out in Rachel Nevada..... Just a thought.

[@ur_pilot_4_2day82]

you guys laughing is one of the most uplifting things I have ever heard!

[@utubecustomer0099805]

Former 93rd Bomb Wing SAC weenie here, I actually got chills watching this. Good work guys!

[@BRIANFORWARD1]

OUTSTANDING....... TRULY OUTSTANDING...... MASSIVE SALUTE TO THE PILOTING Brian London

[@JohnHill-jm7tm]

Awesome flying. You guys still amaze me with the projects you share. Just no way you should be having so much fun while working. Waiting for your next video. Love your passion. ✈😃💝

[@David-s6t3b]

Speechless... I think you guys should do a bunch of paratroopers coming out of their. With there Parachutes being red white and blue for the men & women in the service. Yes I know it's a bomber but still would be nice to do that in there honor.

[@jtuttle11]

Buff's were Bomnbers NOT troop transports. Needs about 25 to 50 'Snakeyes'

[@W4TRI_Ronny]

Slim Pickens riding the bomb down with his hat in the air!

[@David-s6t3b]

You asked what I would like to see.

[@David-s6t3b]

And its bombers

[@rayturner5186]

That is so cool. I was a SAC (Strategic Air Command) engine mechanic on them (C and D models) during the Vietnam War 🇻🇳 and (G and H models) during the cool war. I had the pleasure of running them up after maintenance. My first 8 engine run was when I was 19. I see you chose to do a G model. FYI, the real ones wings moved 11 feet and they will slip out the sky in a steep bank. Good job.

[@tomgeorge3726]

Great video guys. You need to see if you can find a glazing company that will put in a sliding door/window section to your building so you can fully assemble these awesome planes indoors. Its amazing how big your planes are getting for the gauge of material that you are using.

[@water5210]

1:07 Holy crap that sounds amazing I could listen to that all day

[@shloktahlani7028]

The best landing I have ever seen

[@GRPVideoProductions]

duuuuude!!! The plane already looked good when Ben flew it at FF, but now with the paint.... beautiful!!! Reinforce the wings, put FPV in it and fly it far with onboard cameras :D. Well done guys, once again an awesome project. Thumbs up.

[@hussainsallar3355]

By making an exact cad model , you can simulate the flow around the plane at various velocities using Fluid mechanics software like Ansys. It will also help you reinforce the plane where necessary by finding out stress distribution. Anyway congrats.

[@rodgeng3375]

That is one heck of a plane! That is awesome

[@thephantomflanflinger1108]

Mmmmm!. Vulcan b2, same scale!. With a blue steel missile glider!. Great vid guys.

[@jeffmcgrath2202]

Alex when I found this channel there were 2500 of us and I still haven't flown it's the family feeling that's kept me here

[@rngbandit1448]

Josh can literally land anything!

[@cascadeflims7261]

Can he land a submarine?

[@leathalizer121]

@@cascadeflims7261 *Impossible...*

[@modshaman]

Unbelievable , That Buff sounds like the real deal ! COOOOOOL !

[@nickbrick9056]

Do a b-36! Six turning four burning!

[@Shortsircut1]

Now THAT would be truly EPIC!!!

[@jwrockets]

Four burning, two turning, two smoking, two choking.

[@Shortsircut1]

@@christopherleveck6835 Yes a B-1 would be great, or possibly an F-111. I can just see these guys making a swing wing out of foam board!

[@jwrockets]

@@christopherleveck6835 That, sir, is funny, I don't care who you are.

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

That was very cool!

[@wilengle8468]

After watching the flight of the B-52 I've got to say that the builder/designer guy who didn't take it back to California did an amazingly accurate job of scaling the plane. Granted, I'm all about making the actual landing gear as accurate as the real gear (Yes, including retracting the same way! Its possible I know!)

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

You guys and gals are awesome! The aerial camera work is just spectacular !!!!!!!

[@caveman6345]

I want to build a personal jet from that foam. 😂

[@edgarmachado6008]

That was awesome! Those wings were flexing so much I thought they would snap in half.

[@tallymatt65]

I like to see you guys make the U.S.S Enterprise from star trek.

[@mikorojo5741]

@H.M.S Nelson shush up

[@lakshmikota6476]

They did it!!

[@dwaynevenzon643]

USS enterprise from star trek is cool but the Aircraft Carrier might be better

[@fray_117]

The cinematography and pacing of ya'lls vids have come a long way and it's cool to see the improvement

[@scottmcintosh4397]

🎥 Great aerial shots ✈✈✈✈✈ Has anyone made an RC Hindenberg? How about an actual brick with everything held on with the 'Handyman's Secret Weapon', duct tape?

[@siskokidd]

That classic music effect the moment the wheels touch ground... Never gets old.

[@Wickeddemon86]

You guys definitely need to "carpet bomb" something, it's what B-52's do

[@thuytran9228]

Did you mean Việt Nam

[@zacharywyatt261]

Vũ Nick ask the cong commies how they feel about that

[@bootmenow]

Drop firecrackers

[@Lwize]

Looks great in flight. Having a video drone as a chase vehicle makes it that much better, with so many camera angles.

[@stephenkrall7609]

You guys are doing some great things! I would love to see a huge model of that super large Russian cargo plan. That would be epic! I wonder what the limits are for size in a foam board plan?

[@petersharp90]

Nice one - you guys are taking this hobby to the next level.

[@PatBALEX]

That was great.. Nice job guy's.. Before you fly it again, reinforce the wings..

[@Timbobjr]

Most planes with massive wings are designed to flex instead of being rigid. It helps to absorb the load on the wing, as apposed to a rigid wing which would require much more bracing to keep from snapping

[@spiffyvidz5898]

You guys should make a giant ac-130 if you haven’t already. And that plane flys just like a bomber it’s unbelievable! Keep up the awesome work guys

[@Finn-wc2ev]

Yo ima keep asking, AC-130 with remote controlled airsoft shooting out of the left side at ground targets

[@oneeyemonster3262]

I splice a couple pop sticks into wing (vertical) sort of like spar on my modified scale down 30" wing scout...The wing form a crease from 10-15 crash into tree, bushes, cartwheels..ect :-P . It works like a charm becuase the pop sticks are VERTICAL and has more gluing surface INTO the FOAM. Quick , simple and effective. I Do that to all my new builds now. I'll slice a couple pop stick ( 2" long) into the tops sheet of wing.ect ( at wing joint) Even with diehedral ( it dosnt have to be perfect, no one will see it.) The model still flies GREAT. it has red or clear packing tape patches all over it....and holes from the tree's branch sticking into it..It look like a patch up war bird :-P. I tested it....wazooo of snap rolls :-P I love that model..it's on a 2200 mah 3s on 2208 1400KV. So it's on the heaver wingload. but it cuts through the wind better for a smaller model. i can fly it in 10-15 wind. I get great power to wiegth ratio and over 12-15 mins of evasive flying flight time. i practice doing aerobatics with it...that's why I crash it all the time. I can also fly it a park..if I wanted it. Even thou it's slight over 350 grams it's under 200 grams less the battery. A little more than one sheet of foam. I also crash my modify 44" cub :-P.....I used 1mm plywood as doublers for the entire front end. I went in NOSE FIRST.( batteries went out.lmao) Nothing happened to the nose..Just a couple of crease behind the plywood/landing gear. It's FIELD TESTED :-P You can get 1mmplywood from the dollar store. It's a decent size 4 channels trainer only on a 2212 1000kv. It'll do all the basic loop and rolls too...practice doing cuban 8, emuman. split S, snap rolls, 4 pionts rolls, inverted..ect over 850 grams AUW :-P . It would go bullistic on the 2218. FOam board models are great. Cheap, effective, fun. On a balsa model the entire front end would had exploded into hundreds of pieces...Even if I had to build new cubs ( I have plenty) That's why i bash is as JosH suggested . it's under $5 . i used pre coloured cub yellow foam boards :-P

[@Cryomingo]

Can you make a lok head sr71 black bird spy plane

[@urmum7603]

Trend-Theory330 it’s Lockheed

[@andrewtrevor696]

Trend-therely I totally agree

[@caveman6345]

The foam board couldn't hold the awesomeness of a Lockheed SR71 Blackbird.

[@ChickenTandies]

took me forever to figure out your dumbass meant "Lockheed"

[@krisduda7640]

YES! The BLACKBIRD!!!

[@GroundControlRC]

That was fun to watch ;-) You landed that B-52 like a pro! See you in the Air!

[@shutdahellup69420]

1:02 From back and above, looks like Antonov An-124 😂

[@DeadlyDiddly]

Absolutely brilliant. Great to see such an amazing project get a second life. 😁👍🏼👍🏼

[@thedude7726]

Hey guys, im subbed, and am building my first tiny trainer. I got it into a Chuck glider and im saving money to buy the power pod pack. Thanks for everything yall do

[@BadIdeas101]

7:53 makes me like multi motor planes a lot more. That was a great startup song

[@nathanbroski8272]

*buys massive space to build bigger better* 6 months later: gets plane too big to take out in one piece

[@phildiegidio4658]

The truck angle is called "crab angle". Also, the B-52 has a bunch of air flow directors on the wings that are called "vortex generators". The flaps on the B-52 are huge, and the vortex generators straighten out the air flow over the wings. The early B-52's (A-F models) had a large vertical tail rudder. I guess they had a problem with the rudder having too much control because the G and H models have a much smaller vertical tail. All of the other dimensions are the same. Longer wings than the fuselage. But it is not a glider. Duuuhhhhh. Nice job. Brings back memories.

[@nicholasgutierrez7234]

You guys need to bird the Black Bird. The stealth reconnaissance military plane

[@glumpy10]

New FT Vid. Make Coffee, shut door, sit down with feet up ready to enjoy. You NEVER disappoint!

[@Kazwire]

And I’m sitting here with my PowerUp Dart

[@SpoonFPV]

Wait!!!!!!! Today's episode wasn't sponsored by a phone app, or a game, or anything. You just did it for us. That's great. Today's episode is made possible by the fans. Good to see you get back to your roots.

[@danwood1121]

Will there be a video about this year's Flite Fest, like there was in past years?

[@ernburn6340]

That acapella ending tho👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😄

[@michaelkennedy2528]

Drop some baby drones out of it, 5 or 10 minis and they fly off.

[@beaudidlyno1]

OK I should read post more slowly... I read it quickly and thought you said drop baby's out of it!! 😂😂😂

[@michaelkennedy2528]

@@beaudidlyno1 lol

[@williammiller7391]

Guys. Love the videos. Have you ever thought of making a foam plane with adjustable wings? Like a B1 bomber or f18 tom cat. Would be so epic!

[@eagle8184]

I swear, this would look like a Cessna in the sky,

[@SwampFoxOutdoors]

This is my favorite build of the year! Keep up the good work! I’d like to see the B52 drop some water balloons. Heck Halloween is coming up maybe a whole load of baby pumpkins!

[@alexkoch8716]

At full throttle it sounds like the real one too. B-52 screams

[@ghostrunner2138]

This is the flitetest I like. Fly super big crazy stuff like the good days

[@awatt]

Concorde at that size. What could go wrong?

[@Shortsircut1]

Something like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzOhI19j9GJqbc There is also a video of a 10 meter Concord that just maidened a few days ago out there.

[@bgdavenport]

having refueled hundreds of BUFFS in the air, the wings look so right airborne!

[@fuze_1llusi0n47]

Make a plane that drops paratroopers LIKE SO THEY WILL SEE IT

[@johnd.ingleson799]

Like FortNight?

[@martindinner3621]

@@johnd.ingleson799 More like a C-47.

[@MichaelBender-Riker]

Unbelievable that it’s still flying. 😳 Awesome project 👍 And Stephan’s sing off is beautiful and crazy as always. 😂😂😂

[@ruirebelo1893]

Do the "Dr. Strangelove" cene - Cowboy riding the bomb! -

[@MichaelBender-Riker]

😂😂

[@johnleach7879]

I just reviewed your B-52 monster, and it was, for me, and all of you, a joyous foolingaround. (did I invent a new word?) Anyhow, it was a triumph. The only thing missing was my old, now very old, underbody APS radar dish, now a fixture. That proclaims just how old this bird is.... I only saw one bird crash, in 1991, at Diego Garcia, because of an electrical failure which killed the fuel pumps, caused by...I forget. Thank you for being flying maniacs. You're loved.

[@Tenright77]

Fix the Rudder, actual aircraft has larger relative rudder for a reason...

[@TheHarberHangar]

Thanks for flying it again guys! I'm so glad it flew! Great job dealing with those warped wings!!! LOL :P It's totally ready for another flight! XD

[@stormtrooper7895]

NO! PUT TOY SOLDIERS WITH PARACHUTES IN A GOLF COURSE!

[@VictorPoulin]

you guys are sooooo awesome

[@pakratmiz4487]

Fun fact: there is currently a b-52 flying overhe-

[@stephenpiper2052]

Stefan singing in deep-voice was the best part of the video. Don't get me wrong, the plane was cool and Josh did a pro's job landing her... But that singing though!!!

[@bugbug44]

Where can I buy this 4200 mm plane I don’t see it on the website

[@jasongrim2027]

Your channel is what actually inspired me to get an rc airplane of my own