Glenn Flies Bloop 2

Mike Sandlin's Bloop 2 prototype in a randomly spliced flight video demonstrating the ease of handling this slow flight invention known as a motor floater.

[@qwertyuio2758]

Great video! How long can this thing stay airborn?

[@commentatron]

Is this the original Mike-built Bloop, or one of your own construction (can't tell from the Sandlin Bloop News page)? I'm 6'3" 220lbs and Mike says he's in the 150lb range. Where do you fit in and has that required any adjustments that you can share? Thanks, enjoyed the video.

[@glennfrehafer1576]

This is a video of the original Mike Sandlin built Bloop 2. I am 5' 11 1/2 " and weigh on average 185 to 190 Lbs. I added a small 7 Lb. battery in an aluminum box at the end of the bottom tail boom against the forward end of the vertical stabilizer to balance the airplane for me, and I also added Vortex generators to the leading edge of both wings. What you want to do is level the airplane and sit in it with the forward end sitting on a scale. Add weight to the tail until you have no more than 10 Lbs. pressure resting on the scale in front. You will need to have a helper to add the weights and read the scale for you while you sit in the cockpit. Mike designed the Bloops to be a little bit nose heavy for the front skid to be effective as a brake for the aircraft. I found that the vortex generators made the Bloop 2 handle much better in the air and lowered my lift off speed to 17 miles per hour. I can take off in 79' of runway and cruise is at 25 MPH and 6500 RPM.

[@commentatron]

@@glennfrehafer1576 www.vortex-generators.com/installation-of-vortex-generators.html They talk about putting the VGs 7-9% of the chord (48" ?) off the leading edge. That comes to about 3.36" to 4.32" from the leading edge to the front edge of the VGs. Does that sound close to where you installed them?

[@glennfrehafer1576]

I measured the vortex generator placement on Bloop 2 last week. From the leading edge of the wings to the leading edge of the fins is 4.25 inches on a horizontal plane that intersects perpendicular to each leading edge.

[@jbl7092]

I really liked this video. Probably wise to keep the turns shallow since he's flying on the edge of a stall. Wonder what the stall speed is? Great view of pilot inputs to keep it in the air. Probably the closest you can get to flying a Curtiss pusher. Not for the novice pilot.

[@neelonghunglow]

According to the designer, it is easier to fly than a regular plane.

[@robertestes3826]

Do you have plans for your bolo 2

[@miraetfattaev6581]

Отлицно!

[@miraetfattaev6581]

Хорошобы показали как изготовит этот самолет.