High Power Rocket Plane

[@Project-Air]

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[@Blufolf3]

You should build a Hydrogen Powered Airplane

[@eriknulty6392]

you should really make at least a couple of those rocket motors have a second stage. it will already be mostly up to speed and a couple of them could really give you some extra alt.

[@Potato-nk4si]

Next video try to make a fat rocket with 5-15 rockets.

[@danjohnson991]

why bother with dinky hobby store rocket motors? E, F, G... much more power for less weight...

[@saltyfish1234]

Hi, I would just like to mention that after the engine burns, the weight is still shifted a bit because the propellant in the engine burns away as it is being fired. Hope this helps a little bit!

[@thercproject9309]

2 stages, one to get off the ground and another to rip the wings off

[@Project-Air]

I like your thinking

[@РоманСимонов-з2у]

Make remote controllable stage separation and re-ignition.

[@alphagt62]

That’s what I was thinking, if there were some way to fire the rockets while it was flying, fire half the engines to take off, and the other half when they die out, won’t go faster but will fly twice as far.

[@paulbertrand8935]

lol

[@mitchmoe6224]

@@alphagt62 your idea would be easy to achieve. Time the burn time of a particular type engine, then program a prototype board like an arduino and a relay to ignite each engine as they burn. I don't think the combination would add to much weight.

[@friendlydispatch6283]

Here’s an idea: Use the C motors (smaller engines) to get it in the air, and then use the D type (larger engines) when it is cruising to speed up.

[@chess_chanter69]

Cant we just use both?

[@Masto_420]

Well it will be much more speedy when crusing

[@wolfaviator01]

Hell yea x-15 time

[@gabrielbertoliniwissenbach797]

was gonna say the same thing lol

[@HRM.H]

Would love a actual scram jet engine for rc planes. Would be insane.

[@cee8029]

You read my mind

[@trentonmukai4779]

*Chuckles in Ohka*

[@Mr3344555]

Not X-15, it's a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka. Do your research.

[@Ghostmanriding]

I was building Estes rockets in 1970, 50 years ago. Its good to see they are still around.

[@EiRA-hiE-x]

this is not even a rocket plane, this is a cruise missile lol

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Yes!!

[@UmmeSalma-hd4uj]

Nope its a rc homing missile

[@douglascaskey7302]

Which makes it against the rules for any NAR or Tripoli sanctioned launch, where the rules state the launch angle can not be more than 20degs off the vertical.

[@douglascaskey7302]

Would have been easier to just use a single bigger composite motor.

[@afrog2666]

It doesn`t really "cruise" though does it..

[@reginaldscot165]

"Why don't we build a rocket-plane?" German Scientists in 1943.

[@vondahe]

Reginald Scot Yahh, vee vill make zat!

[@ukagaka]

LOOK like Japanese rocket plane "ohka"

[@nicov.2151]

@@vondahe Liszen carfully zey only made Einz Jah! ze Vee Einz

[@toshtaggart2510]

I think they actually did build some, but too late in the war

[@nicov.2151]

@@toshtaggart2510 when developing the V1 buzzbomb, they made 1 or 2 version with a pilot seat in it, both pilots died during test flite.

[@DavidRJones82]

This reminds me of flite test in the early 2010s. Great work, man.

[@sprusedgoose162]

Rocket plannnnnnnne!!!!!! I miss the sweed. And old flight test, Maybe it is just nostalgia.

[@Quincypoo11]

No I think flite test was much better than it is now

[@sprusedgoose162]

Yeet man The third I think what hapened is they changed there focus to a larger audience.

[@Quincypoo11]

Yeah that’s true but also constant adds and no I don’t feel like hearing about your baby gender reveal

[@christopherworth1]

The joy and passion that is a large part of video (not mentioning the inevitable frustration) tells me that succeed or fail any one project isn't going to change how much you all love your work. Great vid!

[@Demdere]

7:20 - THAT'S NOT BORING! I love to see well thought out testing done, and I suspect that others don't mind it as much as you might think... Getting to see your entire process is highly valuable to me, and I loved that you included it in this edit :)

[@RCScaleAirplanes]

Nice project. Well done guys 🤙😎

[@Boogie3D]

At 10:34 you say: " Even though we had more than twice the thrust, we didn't have twice the speed" and you wouldn't have. There are several factors, but the main one is that the drag quadruples when the speed doubles (Fd=0,5*ro*V^2 *S*Cd), so if all of the other factors would be omitted you should only go about 40% quicker.

[@kurtmora7434]

My guy just made a cruise missile and didn’t bat an eye.

[@BJETNT]

You think that would be kind of common knowledge for somebody building something like this. Twice the power does not equal twice the speed. He probably just was telling us he already do that is my guess. God if it was that easy we would be able to go light speed pretty easily. I play around with model rockets when I was a kid and now RC cars also. It amazes me how far they come. I've always wanted to do what this guy is doing now I don't have to waste my money and you can just watch this.

[@josephc.9520]

The quadruple effect is a rule of thumb, it doesn't matter for subsonic speeds but damn there's a reason why propeller planes won't legitimately break the sound barrier

[@haostoevsky]

yes!!! while I was hearing that line i was like "don't you need four times the thrust to go twice the speed?? I wonder if someone in the comment section caught that too! and here you go!🤣

[@DIGITALRC]

great project 👍👍

[@Joel_gaming1234]

Pansos

[@edamante7619]

A really great project 😃

[@Pamba07]

I hope soon enough he gets a rocket to an altitude acceding 2,640 km (with a working camera) so we can see the curvature of the Earth. That would be amazing :)

[@corellian6522]

That rc car in the background looks like it could use a rocket.....

[@jelmhoud]

And a toy cowboy and astronaut!

[@doom2507]

Haha but that would probably melt the back of it, that car can reach 100mph! I have a drift version of it

[@doom2507]

@@jelmhoud toy story

[@cristiancassina3459]

Is it an Arrma Limitless?

[@catay_6515]

@@cristiancassina3459 yeah it is although it seems to be missing half of its body lol

[@peraltarockets]

The "Careful Now" decal is the best understatement.

[@crylater1488]

KSP logic = if it doesn't work... add more ROCKETS!

[@enclavegeneral2077]

And thats a fact!

[@johng2502]

Nicely done from the start you get things worked out as well as possible good job.

[@stocky9218]

Now I want to see a computer to accurately control it smoothly

[@AlexJoneses]

BPS space did that

[@beanslinger4616]

@@AlexJoneses They did a rocket plane?

[@LameCorvette]

So basically, a diy missile?

[@Theinatoriinator]

@@LameCorvette javelin missile almost, that's pretty much what it is, uses rocket engine to fire it up and then it glides down, if he can make the wings pop out then he could fire it off of his shoulder.

[@tonywright8294]

Why ?

[@dunodisko2217]

My guy just made a cruise missile and didn’t bat an eye.

[@Crobisaur]

I was thinking the same thing lmao

[@hondacota4rt]

A folding propeller like they use on gliders would be much better suited than a fan, because once you don't need it, it doesn't cause much drag.

[@blitzmakesunevenmm4323]

General.E.Shady YT it please and give channel

[@nathank7989]

Exactly. Once you exceed the pitch speed of the EDFs (compensated for the intake), they're just adding drag. A folding propeller is definitely the way to go, and cut the throttle and let it fold before lighting the rockets.

[@cleitonetheobrinquedosradi9069]

Fantastic, i have this idea now and make a research and know your chanel thanks to shared!

[@tomgeorge3726]

I notice whenever you make a turn it drops like a rock, how about fitting a rudder to stop it slipping/falling and losing altitude on each turn.

[@xaviermoorman6247]

Already has 2

[@unacceptableminority7101]

It has 2 vertical stabilizers but no rudder.

[@HotelPapa100]

On a short span (low aspect ratio) plane a rudder does not do much for better curve coordination. The aerodynamics of this design are pretty crude and the wing loading is high. That's the reason for the poor gliding performance.

[@NorfolkTrailRiding]

Funny that the consistently fastest RC planes, are gliders. closing on 600mph

[@HotelPapa100]

@@NorfolkTrailRiding Not really funny, considering that by their very nature gliders must be aerodynamically efficient designs. Combine that with the more and more perfected use of nature's powers and you get that result.

[@uptop3ent]

That was actually so good 🎉

[@danweecc]

I suspect the GPS is only giving you ground speed - which is only accurate if you were flying horizontally. It looks like in the initial phase, you were flying with a high incline so the actual speed would have been more than the ground speed. If you flew straight up, the GPS would record a very low lateral speed.

[@pRotzkv]

came here to say this. +1

[@lucada32]

actually I think you could calculate ground speed if you knew the angle it started

[@aymericarnaud3437]

Was about to comment on this

[@TheKamiBunny]

Just use a GPS with a accelerometer.

[@danweecc]

@@TheKamiBunny To get velocity, you'll have to integrate the acceleration over time which introduces a lot of errors due to the noise from the accelerometers. In theory yes, in practice this won't work well. If you mean getting the angle of incline - then you'll need some sort of angle estimation, which could work (assuming you include gyros) but due to latency in the process, the computation might be more complex than possible for a cheap small device like that.

[@matthewobregon4803]

OK, I have to say, I have watched a couple DIYer's and this is one of the best flying I've seen so far. I think you have something there.

[@BlaqHawk24]

Try reducing the "flaps" on the flaperons, if you have them down. You'll cut drag and reduce the pitching moment to make it feel less nose-heavy!

[@mahler2112]

Young man, you are executing what I have wanted to do for at least 30 years. Bravo!

[@alexbrewer4570]

Really reminds me of a MXY-7 Ohka piloted missile.

[@hachipanki8634]

You are disturbingly right

[@projectemerdon]

Yeah

[@Frank-il2my]

As an aeroplane engineer,good job first of all,you only had to increase the size of the wings,and youre good

[@vovacat1797]

This is so amazing! Also I kinda want to see some high-altitude vertical runs with this kind of rocked engines. Maybe even some space shuttle style attached boosters.

[@clayre839]

After watching the rocket engines destroy so many of your precious prototypes it really made me smile seeing this one come in for a survivable landing really paying homage to all the work that went into the previous martyrs

[@InfiniteSmasher]

I love your Channel!!! Rocket + Plane = Rocket Plane (Two of my favorite things)

[@captainnerd6452]

You just need that Japanese guy to do your theme song: "I have a plane! I have a rocket! Unh! Rocket-Plane!"

[@InfiniteSmasher]

@@captainnerd6452 Yes! The PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) Dude. That would be so funny lol.

[@scotmhead]

I really enjoyed this. When I was a kid back in the 70's my friends and I designed our own rockets and used the Estes motors, but we only could dream of wonderful projects like this. Super work! New subscriber from Texas!

[@linecraftman3907]

My man James got a sponsorship! love to see the channel growing

[@magapickle01]

That second flight was very awesome !

[@cocofilms5524]

6:41 Riker manuver Sorry if you dont get the refrence.

[@cptfrecell]

Love it

[@terratoilet2]

My goal in life right now is to make one of these either with a jet or rocket Edit: I think many of your videos will help with that, I’m subbed

[@stratos2]

I really want to see this thing airdropped by a B-52 now

[@ianwalker6546]

Could probably repurpose the dambuster lancaster...

[@stratos2]

@@ianwalker6546 didn't they crash that thing?

[@captainnerd6452]

Maybe from this guy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4bHZ596pc2snNU

[@robertcampbell7997]

Thousands of these dropped from a plane, each one having its own target, now that would be terrifying and amazing to watch

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

Find a RC Nut with a B-52 model.

[@krisnadychannel]

This week, James makes an AMRAAM

[@thescientifichacker9399]

0:19 proof the world is round

[@GAMERX-fu7ld]

Lol

[@ThatOrigamiFolder]

The earth isn’t that round, it’s just a fish eye lens but yes, the earth is definitely round

[@robertyoung5748]

Really awesome my neighbor across the pond. You did a great job.

[@CanineDefenseTechnologies]

This is actually really impressive! Usually I see the glider rip apart from the acceleration when other people attempt it

[@michaelcarrier103]

I'm thinking the shorter wing span makes it structurally sound. Thoughts?

[@Spikejones5001]

How the hell you manage to get them to fire at the same time. Seen projects on yt where they struggle to get seamless fire up. Fantastic job, love to see more 👍

[@eskokralik7691]

Nice to see you are getting ahead with aeronautics🤩 it will get more and more interesting further you go! Rocket=go for height, plate=manoeuvre and glide. A general equation using solid fuel propulsion is twice the thrust double the altitude. And with C to G cartridge you were well on your way!! What was you wet weight??

[@thomaslewis7883]

Excellent video. I commend him for doing what most young people don't do. Take a break from video games to do some fun and educational projects. What surprises me is how so many young people aren't in tune with the world around them, yet most have access to the internet.

[@lets_play4288]

Here’s a quick tip- drag can easily be lowered by increasing the angle of the wings. This does lower lift, but at the thrust to weight ratio that you have it should not be too big of an issue. You could also look into specialised aerofoils if you want to pull as much speed out of this plane as possible.

[@glidingamelia2083]

Needs Some wings that fold away and can extend inflight! Would help increase the glider ratio...

[@tommylynch7887]

oooo like the tomcat

[@UNSCPILOT]

But the weight is an issue

[@Alex_Janito23]

Fun fact, when building a smoke tunnel it works better to have a basic straight chamber and to have suction out the back. This results in the smoke being more stable and less turbulent than when blown from the front. Keep up the awesome content! Love watching these projects

[@ivangalantz4927]

Hi, I have a question, where do you get those rocket model engines from? How much do they cost?

[@squadleader1966]

Very nice. Can't wait to see where this project leads. Shuttle booster platform, maybe? More than enough Newtons available to lift the lot'. And, if we're talkin' being cheeky here. You could port the ejection charge gasses from the booster motors to ignite the shuttle motor.

[@ikanberapi2189]

German tried their V1 Jet again in the future Colorized -Edit: well ok fam calm down

[@chickenwings2267]

Lol how about an me 163?

[@richardanderson5109]

Ikan berapi [Ali B.P] The V1 was NOT a rocket,it was a Ram Jet,the Flying Bomb",the V2 was a liquid fueled ROCKET,and the Bachem Ba 349 "Natter",get your history right !!!!!!!!

[@hachipanki8634]

The V1 was powered by a pulse jet, not a rocket

[@SqueekyBums]

Impressive project and well put together video. Well done!

[@AB-nr3vp]

Love the hair.

[@randyeller8139]

Did a very rudimentary version of this back in the late 90’s. A single C-motor with an 18 inch wingspan. Motor was on a nacelle under the nose.The thrust swung the wings back into a delta configuration and after the motor ejected it lightened the nose enough to pitch up as a rubber band pulled the wings out like an F-14. From there it glided back down unguided to a soft low speed landing. Crude but fun!

[@Stealth-Operator]

Here's how many people saw the rocket plane do a barrel roll

[@johnnymaynard299]

Awesome job ! Nice design and great concept . I love anything about planes and Rockets and flight . Thanks for taking us on your voyage, great stuff.

[@an_asian_guy]

This project plane looks like a mix between a v1 rocket ww2 and a Japanese ohka suiscide bomber

[@richardanderson5109]

Canada Ball AGAIN,the V1 was NOT a ROCKET it was a RAM JET,the V2 was a ROCKET !!!! If you don't know go research !!!!!!!!

[@an_asian_guy]

@@richardanderson5109 sorry I know this but I forgot what to type also I have a book about ww2

[@richardanderson5109]

@@an_asian_guy I'm 82,i lived it .

[@an_asian_guy]

@@richardanderson5109 good to know we have a veteran who still knows about this

[@richardanderson5109]

Canada Ball Thank You for your kind words,and Thanks to your country men for their part they played and played well !!!!!!!

[@jaxrcexplorer]

Great video! I thoroughly enjoy all your projects. Brilliant and most educational, thanks so much for sharing!

[@SolarWebsite]

How did you learn of this aircraft design stuff? And how can I go about doing the same? If only there was a platform that pulls together educational resources in one place, so that I can level up my skills and learn about subjects I care about. That would be really helpful!

[@Rocan0]

He said it at the end of the video. Just kidding. Well just find something you want to do and do it. Search on internet to help you and you'll be super proud when your thing will work. Sometime these projects can take months even years but the amount of things you learned at the end is huge !

[@greenmeadows2637]

I've not built an actual RC plane (yet!) but I'm sure watching channels like FliteTest, Peter Sripol, and more of this channel will help you learn stuff, along with looking at forums, and just trying to build it yourself to learn from your mistakes. Most of the skills I've learned so far were about 50% KZbin, 20% forums, and 30% doing.

[@WeatherWorld]

You deserve much more credit and love for this project! Absolutely fantastic!!😌😁

[@nonchip]

"they're building a supersonic unmanned rocket aircraft called project boom" but we already have ICBMs 0.o

[@Anatoli-y]

Nice project. Sincerely it was a my daydream 20years ago) At those days was problematic to find RC and cameras for project, especially in exsoviet country. I maked some rocket planers from balsa with starting rail, with look of german secret planes of ww2 and it was fun! Thumb up!

[@lacroixenjoyer5405]

Amazing! You kinda sound like georgenotfound

[@O.L.D_RC]

That was awesome mate! You did very well with the rocket motor placement, even better on ignition timing. She was not just controllable, she flew pretty well too. You've already gone well beyond other people's rocket planes. Thank you for more righteous content brah! Peace out James!✌👊

[@OG_Zlog]

"Helper" Mike. lol

[@deltajjj]

Smart! Y’all will make the world a better place!

[@evanobyrne7364]

Whoever reads this: Your skin isn't paper don't cut it, Your body isn't a book don't judge it, Your heart isn't a a door don't lock it, Your life isn't a movie don't end it, Your brain isn't a computer don't run it, Your beautiful, Stay safe... Be you😊 (BTW I didn't create this quote I just want to spread positivity🙂)

[@karlsinger4760]

Seems to be a really sturdy design 👍🏻

[@d.b.2812]

Here in the US you can't have controls on model rocket engine's. Then it's called a guided missile.

[@Diniles]

One place where the UK is less restrictive lol

[@98integraGSR]

You are completely incorrect. Stop spreading misinformation. There are even ready-to-fly KITS for this.

[@themadman220]

For your aerodynamics mock test try running the motor blowing air over the body while you contain the smoke. Pipe it out using a thin hose with a needle attached at the end, seemed to work better for me when it came to seeing how the air flows (2:30)

[@2MinutesCraftsPK]

Very good information😘 Amazing project🥰 Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@radiotec76]

I had a 2 engine Saturn IB model that used two C engines that I attempted to fly when I was young back in 1974. It only flew once because only one of the two engines ignited. It somersaulted and landed flat on it's side breaking one of the fins. I couldn't find the part that broke off and didn't dare fly it again. I should have used the one D engine instead. It could use either 1 D or 2 Cs. My hat's off to you for getting all six engines to ignite.

[@RavenRaven-se6lr]

You are the future, design and make things that’s the future.👍 love it .

[@guerrillaradio9953]

Looks like the 60s Dyna-Soar prototype! Remember that there's a significant vertical component to your actual airspeed, not only the speed scrubbed by a high takeoff angle; those simple GPS units only measure your speed parallel to the ground. Think of it like a 30 60 90 triangle with the shortest side against the ground. That is the only side of the triangle the GPS you have measured, which if used on an R/C car is completely fine. However, your airspeed was most likely MUCH higher than that! You need a combo GPS/altimeter with a fast refresh rate (like a Pixhawk 4 or better ~$200) to track your flight path in 3 dimensions with respect to time. Pixhawk also has pitot tubes and modules, although the're likely a bit heavy for that. Awesome stuff, though!

[@stuartgrahamzee]

You deserve a top job with NASA. . Brilliant loved it

[@michaelhartzell9758]

Move front wings back to increase lift. It will be more difficult to fly but that's not what those motors were designed for. Nowadays with all the technology right at your fingertips, sometimes it just takes trial and error to get the best results. You could also use zero delay motors and stage them so the D's fire while in the air. You could also launch directly vertical which should increase your flight time ( if you could control it!).

[@samstone5183]

James, you continue to amaze me with some of these videos 😂👌🏻

[@Project-Air]

Thanks mate

[@expertonnn]

Nice project! Go ahead.👏👏👏

[@abrahambensoussan4150]

This is pure gold. How did i not stumble on this sooner??

[@guyverslab9864]

You need to put a blast plate on the launch rail.. gives the motors way more kick from the start of the launch

[@jeffthomas4246]

I like 👍. Can't wait to see next video!

[@rocketmrvc8066]

Well done! A bit disappointed waiting for the ducted fan to kick in. (maybe eject rocket thrust section?) Good work!

[@adamarmstrong6234]

Print the nose cone in PETG. It is much lighter and more durable than PLA while still being fairly easy to use.

[@bridgetsiabbalo176]

I love this channel

[@ianjones3562]

Could have used the Estes plugged engines that don’t have an ejection charge. Credit to you for the thought that you have put into this , great video 👍

[@johnhoon7069]

Happy New Year from the USA enjoyed your video first time watcher

[@codenamehavvok9752]

I built one 42 years ago. The small wings caused the rocket to spiral in a large circle. I USED C-6 ENGINE. It would glide down after engine burn. I also made the first drag racer using B and C engines depending on the distance available. I would use 10 pound fishing line as the guild. If no guild was used the drag racer would run wild. I used a 2x4 and cut it down and added free wheels on steel axels drilled through the 2x4. Used eyelet screws as guild also tried rocket tube guilds.

[@KarnageKardinalStudios]

This really reminds me of a wwii cherry blossom kamikaze jet used to sink allied ships

[@teknoman117]

Once upon a time, Estes used to produce E and F rocket glider engines which had no ejection charge and were plugged to prevent anything being thrown forward out of the engine. They used a blue label and were labeled E12-P iirc.

[@doutorwho1425]

Oh my God, Nice place, congratulations !!!

[@user-mp3eq6ir5b]

You can remove the loose powder charge -or- get the 2nd stage ones denoted by a "0" as the last number. 1st #= Thrust, 2nd #= Delay, 3rd #= Ejection Charge.

[@jonowigz8242]

FRONTAL AREA - less frontal area = less drag = more speed. Well done so far!

[@MirlitronOne]

Hugely impressed by your enthusiasm, engineering skills and that you are young enough to have the necessary reflexes to control something moving that fast!

[@nali19751975]

Mate you are very smart young man..keep up the good work. 👍

[@carlcunningham7750]

5:57 my dumb ass was like "Is that a crater? Did it make that crater!? I didn't think it was going *that* fast!"

[@martygufler2621]

Awesome hybrid and great skills at the stick!

[@HeavensDemon966]

Brilliant! Thank you! I hope you get to work for NASA some day.

[@sonnyburnett8725]

I’m amazed you were able to ignite all six motors using the electric wire igniters, those things always had a bad reliability issue in igniting multiple engines. Great job.

[@rlh3539]

Wow, NASA. Be calling you soon! Impressive

[@wai-yipchung8606]

Amazing! Keep going!