Inflatable Airplanes Were A Bad Idea

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Maybe it wasn't as bad of an idea as you might think. In 1956, Goodyear combined their expertise in building inflatable airships and rubber tires, to develop an inflatable airplane. A plane small and light enough to pack up inside the family station wagon, that could be fully inflated and ready for flight in just five minutes. Earlier attempts at building inflatable aircraft had failed because inflated rubber was a poor material choice for aircraft, resulting in planes that were too slow, wobbly and structurally unstable to be of practical use. But Goodyear’s newly developed material called Airmat promised increased rigidity when inflated, while still being lightweight and flexible to be packed up inside a small container With Airmat, Goodyear was convinced that they could develop an inflatable airplane that could help save lives.
With research and writing assistance by Tomas Campos
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How’d you get into creating documentary work?

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Where do you get the ideas for your videos? Will to ever do a face reveal?

[@jerrymartin7019]

This sounds incredibly dangerous, yet never have I desired something so intensely.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Right?!

[@coolshift6783]

they could have sold it to normal people...i would buy it

[@horatioyen256]

yes

[@angelarch5352]

The one big difference between this inflatoplane and the thousands of hang gliders and paragliders regular people use... is that the inflatoplane is probably 100 times safer! :D

[@twistedyogert]

@@coolshift6783 But can you imagine the lawsuits if one of these things crashed?

[@keilerbie7469]

>get shot down >get rescue aircraft air-dropped >get shot down again

[@SuperCatacata]

I'm sure pilots would rather fly than walk from 300 miles behind enemy lines. No matter the risk.

[@matthewcaughey8898]

@@SuperCatacata if you’ve got an artificial horizon and an altimeter you could time out your takeoff at duck and use the failing light to get home. Map and a flashlight can’t hurt either

[@iharten]

Just keep air dropping more rescue aircraft. I don't see the problem here.

[@irvanray1898]

rinse and repeat

[@angelarch5352]

...keep sending the inflatoplanes-- the pilot will eventually get out! :)

[@termin8d]

The way the guy takes the fall and just walks it off at 1:15 is amazing. No way I could've walked it off that easy.

[@excrubulent]

I rewatched that so many times. Comparing it to his height it looks like a 4-6 storey drop, it's so high. I have to assume something in the seat/nose was made as a crumple zone to absorb most of the impact.

[@stevenrolon7023]

Not to mention That he also fell slowly Not the speed of natural gravity

[@excrubulent]

@@stevenrolon7023 True although if you look at the time taken to fall vs the distance compared to his standing height, he still fell very fast. I think if you didn't land just right you could easily get seriously injured or killed.

[@spacesoup6797]

adrenaline is a hell of a drug

[@AnimeSunglasses]

Luck, adrenaline, and both the wing impacting first and the tumble out of the seat probably absorbed and spread out the impact energy...

[@josegadon203]

"THEY'RE COMING!!" *"WELL THEN PUMP FASTER DAMMIT!!!"*

[@blanked3]

Omg 69 likes 😂 - 9/28/21

[@harryv6752]

😆😆😆

[@IAmAHungryJew]

@@blanked3 Why did you add a date? How old were you and please tell me you stopped. - 5/2/2024

[@venstoma]

"They slowly let the air out of the program" lmao you got me there

[@highlander-ch9qt]

Same

[@foreverprogaming2421]

I read this comment at the same time with video

[@alan8981]

Their high expectations fell flat.

[@N.S.A.]

The engineering team must have felt deflated.

[@nandinisaha1841]

Bruh

[@PS-nf3xw]

I want this plane. I am that average Joe, and have waited long enough.

[@twistedyogert]

I'm sure the patents have expired by now.

[@nicholasblanchette4293]

For hunting it would be perfect

[@MatthewSmith-sz1yq]

@@nicholasblanchette4293 well yeah, until you realize both the crashes weren't due to pilot error, but the fact the thing had absurdly low rigidity, even WITH the special material. On one, the prop was able to strike the aircraft, on the other a control cable jam caused the wing to fold. In other words, the strength of the pilot pulling on the cable was enough to fold the wing. Maybe with modern technology we could do it, but it's still super dangerous. Just rent a helicopter, it's way easier and safer, probably cheaper too.

[@titankorellc2937]

Modern update: Small electric with thin panels of solar cells that are attached to sections of an unfoldable frame for the cockpit and can be velcroed to the surfaceindefinitely

[@NitroniumGaming]

Have a look at ultralights and paramotoring! Basically modern day equivalents

[@venusiancreative1774]

I love McDaniel's testing method; just crash the glider into the ground with a pilot aboard. What could possibly go wrong?

[@TheWinjin]

I'm pretty sure it's McDaniel himself. There's the old joke that in Aviation it's tradition that engineers tested their flights themselves, so it weeded out bad engineers pretty reliably

[@prasanth2601]

Everyone appreciate about quality of mustard's videos,but no one appreciate how good is his narration. His voice is one of reason for success of this channel.

[@drosera88]

*That moment when you realize you forgot the air pump and you will have to inflate a working airplane by mouth*

[@MustardChannel]

The good news is that you should be able to create 7 psi using your mouth.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

@@MustardChannel I knew a woman who could perform all kinds of tricks with her mouth

[@kamel6915]

I think it's more effective using a pump bag instead of a pump. It's also more easy to transport and more reliable.

[@drosera88]

@@kamel6915 Yeah but that's not as funny.

[@outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682]

@@MustardChannel LMAO

[@Azeria]

Soviets: tried and failed Brits: tried and failed Yanks: fuck it we’ll give it a go anyway

[@TigerChamp99]

We meet again. How are you?

[@DeandreSteven]

"we'll fuckin do it again"

[@Azeria]

@@TigerChamp99 ey up

[@localidiot0]

haha lol

[@Kalvinjj]

Every now and then it feels like KZbin has only like ~500 commenters that you see around all the time

[@tamasmihaly1]

I love how he jumps up from the crash like it's a success since he didn't die. 1:20

[@drew.-]

He landed on his feet too. Man is a different breed

[@peterldelong]

An Inflatoplane in it’s crate sat on the mezzanine in the Air Dock @ Goodyear Aerospace for many years. I found it while working in the Air Dock back in the mid 80’s and I believe it eventually went to a museum. The aerial film of the plane was shot over Wingfoot Lake in Akron, Ohio. Thanks for the memory!

[@alt8791]

When you said “puts the air in airplane,” this is not what I was expecting.

[@stevemc01]

Like, literally I guess. Lol this could've been a viable concept if the wings didn't head out every few seconds.

[@CheeseTruffles]

Oh no we’re gonna craaaashhhh~~ *BOING* Boeing: And that’s where we got the name

[@Oceanic2409]

I guess they don't go Boeing any more

[@angelarch5352]

the 737 max needs more inflato, less crasho

[@GhostOfDamned]

😂

[@generalelectricmotor9084]

Boeing airliner crash: *BAM!* Pam air: and the name stuck

[@ariefbudi427]

Boeing are named after the founder, but fucking whatever lol

[@ambergris5705]

Honestly, I think this could really really work. I'd replace the propeller by something blade less or at least with fairing, and maybe include stuff like Chambers in the inflatable body. But it's too much of a great idea to pass on it!

[@guavaice1]

Bro what, u want a jet inflatable plane?

[@ambergris5705]

@@guavaice1 Honestly, why not?

[@user-nn6wc1vl4m]

Paramotors left the chat

[@nis4953]

"So Goodyear let the air out of the program." Thank you sir for preparing a bunch of inflatable jokes for us.

[@scanida5070]

Sounds like something someone would think of to escape out of East-Berlin...

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

It truly does, especially considering the escape made by 2 families in a homemade hot air balloon.

[@tecker7454]

Sans Handlebars That was exactly what I was about to comment. One of those failed and fell still in East Germany territory.

[@THESLlCK]

But who would want to escape paradise?? /s

[@adrielsebastian5216]

Someone did flew out of East Berlin in a microlight!

[@spongebubatz]

@@adrielsebastian5216 wasn’t that the story of the three brothers? On escaped as a border guard by swimming through the Elbe (?), the second one built a zip line over the wall and after that the two picked up their brother in an ultra light camouflaged with red stars

[@timothygeorge5806]

The only thing I like to see inflating is Mustard's popularity!

[@Gaffer_Bouncers]

Agreed

[@ignorantethan656]

preach

[@JohnDoe-ud3ue]

Monthly only uploads on yt are hurting it tbh. I was surprised he's still at 800k

[@captaincalamari7451]

Ok

[@John.._]

I never noticed how small this channel is

[@UnwrittenNormal]

It blows my mind the crazy things they attempted throughout history. That’s why I love these videos, you learn new things you had no clue about! Love it.

[@mtnhighs]

Your videos are my absolute favorite on KZbin by a long mile. Mustard has some incredible aviation videos and the narrator has a great voice. Keep up the amazing videos

[@avnify]

"rescue missions had gotten far more sophistictaed" 6:48 - Guy fails to board a helicopter in one go....

[@twistedyogert]

Still a work in progress.

[@davidvasquez08]

*Happy Palpatine noises*

[@1STGeneral]

100 pounds on your back while a movie crew films you could make things difficult

[@mango9602]

Those back packs are extremely heavy

[@lanswyfte]

lmao

[@mylesspear]

4:51 “But taking on enemy fire to an inflatable plane would give a *hole* new idea to depressurization.” I can’t be the only one who thought of that right?

[@superq3215]

Good one

[@mylesspear]

@@superq3215 thanks!

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Now that you said it 😜😂.

[@davidvasquez08]

Noice

[@whatelseison8970]

That's what's known as a silent pun. It's like when I walk into a room but am hiding something and say, "Hey guise!".

[@k.g.8290]

6:24 thx for the wallpaper

[@someonewhoexists1]

I love the way you style a lot of your vids. You say how good it would’ve been, and leaves people wondering” Why did it fail?” and then you say the negatives and how if it was introduced, it would be something horrible.

[@Happy_Shopper]

Downed pilot: *inflating their getaway plane Enemy soldiers in distance: we found the crash site! Downed pilot: *inflation intensifies

[@Moses_VII]

Or, he already escaped and the soldiers are punished for lying, while they were telling the truth, but the pilot's gone

[@dr.coomer789]

Yes, that's how that works

[@cwwwhite]

@@Moses_VII or the soldiers shoot bunch of holes into a slow moving aircraft

[@charlesjakesamadan4008]

*Hurry Blow Harder!*

[@dsdy1205]

@@cwwwhite Yeah I don't fancy the guy who has to fly this thing through hostile airspace

[@NatureXwars]

This actually looks like it could be a great recreational kit plane for the modern time!

[@davidgwin4540]

I agree 👍 For me, I would trust it more than an electric plane.

[@demonlemon6454]

It could easily be made safer with new technologies.

[@benrosenberg3489]

Wish I had money to help support KZbinrs. This is one channel that definitely deserves it with the quality they produce.

[@SaturnCanuck]

Thanks. I've known about the Inflatoplane for a long time, so it's good to see it chronicled here.

[@paleoph6168]

When I saw "inflatable airplane" I thought of a bouncy castle that can fly and is [jokingly] bulletproof.

[@taxidriverxdscp4242]

Because *YES*

[@bruhinatorwastaken]

Oh hey me too

[@SlickCookie]

Flying Fortress

[@lonestarr1490]

Well, you haven't been too far of. Except for the bulletproofness.

[@L00PdeL00P]

I thought of walter sache 😳

[@Mr_Bones.]

Considering that a USED 1978 Piper goes for $35,000 with original 6 pack, an inflatable crash resistant single prop would be very good competition. Does it need more testing and developing? YES, but this thing could’ve really taken off if advertised to the public and sold at a reasonable price. It could be developed to have an amazing safety record, think about it, the whole thing is an airbag!!! I imagine Goodyear making millions by simply saying “Own a plane, go flying, all without the hangar fees”. It can also take off from grass strips, so that would make it even more awesome. I have a single and a 3 passenger inflatable kayak from Sea Eagle. I have owned them for about 6 years now and they’re amazingly convenient, especially since my only car is a 2 seater soft top. Never had a puncture either. I’m a huge believer in inflatables. I will say right now though, crosswinds cannot be above 7KTS 😂 You better have ATIS on 25/7. Respect that it’s an ultra light A/C, throw an optional parachute and that baby will sell like a water in the desert. You already got my money Goodyear, make it happen! (All four of my tires are Goodyear, I’m already invested!)

[@zixx844]

Yeah honestly, Goodyear is sitting on a goldmine with this thing and they don't even realise it. With some minor modification as well, you could easily make these things be able to take off from or land on water, which would be even more of a game changer. An ultra-light plane that you can store in your garage, be carried in the back of an SUV and only needs a lake or grassy field to take off or land would be a massive hit with just about everyone. I could easily picture resorts lining up around the block to buy two seater versions of these things to offer scenic flights to guests.

[@twistedyogert]

@@zixx844 That would be nice but there's the real issue that some drunk idiot would kill themselves by doing manuvers that the aircraft can't tolerate. Then their family decides to sue Goodyear for selling a dangerous product even though the crash was the result of stupidity.

[@slideways8022]

@@twistedyogert surely you could do some contractual gymnastics to avoid such an out come

[@nicopavvi8494]

@@zixx844 I'm already thinking of a drunk idiot crashing with a 747 during the takeoff

[@umamifan]

@@zixx844 You say this like the FAA is just gonna let this slide. Hell no!

[@rafvanraevels]

Never knew about this. Great history of aviation. Congratulations!

[@Joshimuz]

All of the air puns were brilliant, bravo

[@_slickerzentertainment6397]

“This plane blows up” “... very poor choice of words...”

[@3bigbignig-abandoned]

ʾallāhu ʾakbar

[@Fritz_Schlunder]

A large number of chemical reactions convert high density solid or liquid phase materials into a large volume of low density gas phase reactant products. Commonly familiar chemical reactions that do this include many types of "explosives", although many less rapid/less vigorous chemical reactions also do the same thing (including ordinary combustion of wood). There is really no good reason for the plane to need any manual inflation, even partially. Such would be a major waste of time and likely dangerous for the downed pilot. It would make far more sense to initially inflate ("blow up") the plane basically instantaneously with a small explosive charge instead. One "potentially interesting" alternative would be to use hydrogen as the inflation gas. There are various chemical reactions that can relatively quickly produce large quantities of hydrogen gas (from common/cheap ingredients like aluminum metal, ordinary water, and an acid or base to dissolve the surface oxide coating on the metal), which could hypothetically be used to quickly inflate the plane. As an added side "bonus", the plane would be extra buoyant in the atmosphere due to the lower density of hydrogen gas compared to atmospheric air. Hypothetically, if the inflatable plane was designed with large enough internal volume, the plane could take off vertically, without needing any forward velocity, landing gear, or initial air speed at all. Alternatively, one could design a blow up plane with ordinary air filling instead (ex: for perceived safety reasons), but with a tether attaching it to a large inflatable balloon that gets filled with hydrogen (ex: from a water + aluminum chemical reaction). After initial vertical lift off from the ground (via the buoyant hydrogen balloon), the hydrogen balloon could be released to cause the air filled plane to drop by gravity and gain air speed sufficient for controlled horizontal flight (without needing landing gear or a powerful/heavy engine necessary for short distance takeoff runs on "improvised" runways, which may not be available anyway in a jungle or other rough terrain). Currently designed military aircraft often come with "ejection seats", whereby upon activation rockets blast the seat and human pilot away from the destroyed plane, and then a parachute deploys to bring the pilot relatively gently to the ground. Conceptually, it is possible to design the ejection seat with a powered fan on the back and to use a paraglider style parachute, to achieve sustained continuous flight to help the pilot escape the hostile territory, without ever needing to touch down on the ground or needing any kind of extraction/rescue operation. One might assume that the ejected pilot may get shot down immediately, but this would not necessarily be true, as modern airplanes are too fast and high flying to be shot down with ordinary guns, and instead anti-aircraft missiles are typically used. However, anti-aircraft missiles are expensive, and not all militaries would be willing to waste an extra anti-aircraft missile shooting down a basically harmless ejected pilot simply trying to fly a powered paraglider back to safety.

[@_slickerzentertainment6397]

@@Fritz_Schlunder blud wrote an essay 💀

[@michaelhowell2326]

I feel like an inflatable airplane would really take off these days.

[@twistedyogert]

😁

[@kajmak64bit76]

Oh god... imagine all the challenges for TikTok using those... oh fck...

[@bravoalpha101st]

Good one!

[@HowToChangeName]

Cant wait until the internet clout ruin the fun for all with 9/11 copycat

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@HowToChangeName what are you talking about?

[@aeronaut1906]

10 seconds in and the animations look so beautiful and real. This channel is insane!

[@DougsMessyGarage]

Thanks for this. I remember seeing a short film about the Inflataplane back in the 80's and have been curious about it for years. This refreshed my memory and satisfied my curiosity.

[@NixodCreations]

One thing Mustard neglected to mention about the inflatoplane is exactly why it was made. Basically, after goodyear had finished making all the blimps that had been ordered, they found themselves with a ton of spare materials and some of the only dirigible engineers left in the world. These guys were going to be let go in a couple of months and they knew it. So, rather than just sit around and wait they decided "fuck it, I'm bored, lets make something out of blimp". The resulting inflatoplane was designed, built and flown within only a couple of months.

[@Skorpychan]

Sounds like what I'd do. 'I like this job and I've got nothing to do. Let's see if I can come up with something to keep me off the dole.'

[@kartik.o6809]

Wow that's really cool, Thanks for letting us know!

[@Wildstar40]

The Inflatoplane fit in the station wagon but there was no room for the wife, kids and the dog. Sounds like the perfect getaway lol !

[@twistedyogert]

Why use the car? Take off from the street.

[@jonathanscott476]

I've personally seen one of these in a private air museum in Fortine, MT. Very very cool

[@Myopicvisions]

I haven't been there in years, but the museum at the naval air test center in Patuxent River, Maryland had one in display. They had a video loop of it being tested from the air drop, to the assembly and inflation, to it flying.

[@bytewolfychu_1461]

If this was developed further, this has potential to be popular in the civilian market for recreational use, cause I mean, I would buy one.

[@Cryptic0III]

Always happy to see your videos in my inbox

[@SecretVibes]

You always find how to suprise with these amazing videos

[@evanbarnes9984]

Ok, that guy at 1:20 fell from like 45 feet off the ground and just stood up like he had only stumbled going up a single stair. The plane basically impacted open cockpit-first, so he broke the fall for the plane with his face. I'm seriously impressed that he just stood up

[@fallingwater]

I imagine him hurting like fuck and with several broken bones, but still making a supreme effort just to show off his idea. There's no way that faceplant didn't damage him.

[@ZaHandle]

Pain wasn’t invented back then

[@thesauce1682]

back then people were made of steel

[@jj4791]

Alcohol is a helluva drug.

[@illustriouschin]

Those 19th century boys tried so hard to invent a flying machine and then in 1956 they're like, "Lemme just fly this air mattress."

[@jogreatholder673]

*20th century boys

[@bendu49100]

@@jogreatholder673 no he's right, 19th century

[@jogreatholder673]

@@bendu49100 The Wright brothers first flew on the 17th December 1903 - that is in the 20th century.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

@@jogreatholder673 He didn't mention those 19th century boys FLYING, but TRYING very hard to fly.

[@Timbobjr]

Thoooose magnificent men and their flying machines 🎵

[@jasonz7788]

Great work Sir thank you

[@MyKillpro]

concept is amazing

[@user-de4cq6uk6l]

The animations keep getting better!

[@redneckreloader]

Years ago I was at the Goodyear hanger for a sales call. I had seen a video about this. I mentioned it to the engineer. He took me in the back room and showed me one they had packed in a big box. It was very cool.

[@masboyrc]

Great video, thank's for explaining and presentations. 👍

[@haydenoneil4975]

There was an Goodyear Inflatoplane on display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Maryland. It was really cool to see one in real life.

[@kenjames6026]

The Franklin institute in Philadelphia has an goodyear inflatable plane

[@mikedrop4421]

"The Inflatoplane" sounds like a gag from Get Smart.

[@srthebox4946]

You deserve more subs man, you’re quality is so good and your videos are informative

[@brunotredowski8654]

i love ur content ur content is very high quality and i think u should deserve 20mil for this great editing and stuff and u eduicate people so keep up the good work

[@superq3215]

I be like when we need to cross the river without getting wet Me “Bro we need to go over the river” *friend pulls out inflatable plane* Friend “Here” Me “wtf how do you have that.”

[@lonestarr1490]

Friend: "It fell of a US military plane above the Korean jungle."

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

@@lonestarr1490 Korean jungle????

[@lonestarr1490]

@@noneofyourbusiness9489 That's what he says (or at least implies) in the video. I guess it's part of the joke ^^'

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

@@lonestarr1490 No it doesn't. It says it was envisioned after the Korean war but impractical for the Vietnamese jungle.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@noneofyourbusiness9489 Yeah. "Guess his friend sucks at geography" would have been the better response. But you've been too quick for me to edit it.

[@christianzhouzheng]

This would've been honestly insane if it had taken off.

[@gnomsrepnay]

no

[@FUELEDNOVA718]

I see what you did there

[@donutdude5672]

Har har

[@fangabxyfangabxy8563]

Sadly, it was never popular

[@EmbeddedWithin]

@@fangabxyfangabxy8563 the air around the project was foul

[@o-manthehuman7867]

That's awesome. I feel like with a bit more time this would be perfect for hobbyists, and it could include rigid structures that snap together to make sure nothing can fold over-- and with an emergency chute, it should be relatively safe!

[@joesmith4222]

HEY MR. MUSTARD! This would be a good one to investigate and made public. In 1957 my father showed me a newspaper article where Ford was recalling experimental two door coupe that accidentally got off the assembly line and sold. Ford was offering $10,000 and a brand new '57 Continental Mark 2, to get it back. And they did. It got 80mpg. True story.

[@mixererunio1757]

Damn, with today's ultra light planes one that could be packed into a trunk rally could take off (hehe). As usual, it was way ahead of its time.

[@SuperCatacata]

It seemed like the only problem was wing rigidity. Too bad they canned it instead of finding a solution

[@calebdavies526]

@@SuperCatacata honestly, i hope to see a civilian version of this with proper application of modern materials

[@keithw4920]

Well, with modern materials, you could just have a carbon fibre folding frame hang glider and strap the engine on. Might not even need the inflation bit.

[@skylinesquid]

@@calebdavies526 woopyfly

[@thatdude3977]

You really think modern people can be tristed with planes? Just imagine the stupid shxt that would happen.

[@jakuboboza1713]

I wish they pushed that product into customer market. It is amazing how cheap this plane could be. Especially if they would make 2 seat option in maybe tandem or side by side as the customer version. another good option would be to have it floats and solve. 2 person cheap rubber float plane would sell like crazy.

[@teddplays4720]

hey Mustard! I love your vids! I am very interested in aviation history and planes in general. just wanted to suggest that you make a video about MXY-7

[@UpenShenoy]

Amazing representation and illustrations!!

[@norbertpall9534]

Amazing quality since years. When ever i feel down I come to this channel so I can not concentrate on anything else. Stucked to the screen from the first sec to the last. The animations,the stories,the choosen music,the real footage and even that accent you speak. Please never stop making videos! Love you man

[@ministermacro]

Notification: Musta- Me: *cliccs

[@novalone3211]

Just subbed the other day I love these types of channels and this is a great one!

[@thanasisrks4944]

A simple paramotor could work just as well, and a seethrough parachute would make it harder to detect. These things can also take off from shorter distances. But they're also a bit more vulnerable to bad weather.

[@gasdive]

A paramotor is essentially an inflatable aircraft.

[@harrisonlee9585]

"The Flying Mattress" sounds like an amazing cocktail.

[@maxmachac9756]

Thisis the best channel regarding these funky strange vehicles and stuff. I love it, its how i found out about the I-400 and immediately fell in love with it, all thanks to the amazing way you talk about them

[@melajoie9996]

This channel is insane! One of the best on youtube

[@ikemanreed]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen

[@Dilly958]

Kid imagines his mattress is a plane: What it looks like in his mind: 2:02

[@whatelseison8970]

But if that kid was Peter Sripol then eventually it's gonna be real.

[@oadka]

@@whatelseison8970 OOhhhh can we make it his next project by popular request?

[@whatelseison8970]

@@oadka I wrote him a request he can easily refuse on the PC fan plane video. Maybe he's making the video now... but just in case, you should ask too. I can't believe Peter wouldn't be subbed to Mustard already.. Unless he just prefers that other aviation channel: Ketchup.

[@oadka]

@@whatelseison8970 alright then

[@oadka]

@@whatelseison8970 Sir, do you want me to write an email or a comment on his pc fan video?

[@VexifyGaming]

Nice to see a mustard upload

[@keithbrown2458]

Excellent video I remember those planes very well and unfortunately I’m that old. I even bought the popular mechanics magazine with it displayed on the cover wish I still had it

[@Gazpolling]

You deserve 10 million+ subs , thanks always for the great content, i hope youtube recommend you more often

[@wood3075]

Holy shit. Does this mean you are uploading once a month now?

[@wood3075]

@@cheapestf1598 What do you mean? Last upload was more than a month ago. His normal schedule was roughly every 3 months.

[@wood3075]

Oh and pardon my french on the actual comment.

[@llamazing4326]

@@wood3075 no it was once every two months

[@wood3075]

@@cheapestf1598 Nothing to be sorry about. It's alright mate.

[@mosesracal6758]

I think its once for nebula and once for youtube but I might be wrong

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The bankrupted inventor probably looked at the failed project and said, “What if I can sexualise this.”

[@torinsiemering4152]

lol

[@crazywayne7051]

That would have been a great emergency measure to keep the planes up and inflated. Probably work better with a little blue pills for the pilots

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

Sexualizing planes can be quite titillating, I can’t blame him.

[@angelarch5352]

boom chakka waa waa...

[@davidvasquez08]

Bwoah

[@Herowebcomics]

WOW! This stuff sounds pretty good! As long as they are strong and safe enough! No more crashing into the ground with only a leather helmet for protection!

[@dieselhead24]

Beautiful segway into a plug. The second best one I've ever seen.

[@cedricye1767]

How come amazing designs like these never make it into the air and then sucky designs become really popular?

[@thepoorliestdrawn]

like every social media

[@cedricye1767]

@Guiep yeah but it reminded me of other things like vtol aircraft and that big german one (which admittedly have flaws but they are cool)

[@moteroargentino7944]

All the fails mentioned were in the wings... We could just add two removable crossbars to improve rigidity. Military use is out of question, but I'm pretty sure that there's some civilian market for it.

[@MemeMarine]

@@moteroargentino7944 it furthermore sounds like these inflatable planes could be made very cheaply - even the cheapest rigid body aircraft cost thousands of dollars. If you could lower the price, more and more people could have a chance to fly.

[@YouMadBro69]

Because those "sucky" designs are actually affordable, reliable, and most importantly, they are FUNCTIONAL, something that "cool" designs more often than not aren't.

[@jerrydabear7724]

“Gets shot by tiny pistol” “You got a hole in your left wing!” Plane literally drops out of the sky

[@bonstormincorporated72]

The entire left half of my B-29 is gone “You’ve got a hole in your left wing!”

[@jerrydabear7724]

@@bonstormincorporated72 dat be so true tho.

[@bonstormincorporated72]

@@jerrydabear7724 it doo bee like that though sometimes tho

[@jerrydabear7724]

@@bonstormincorporated72 yeah ikr

[@rocketsmall4547]

need fix a flat

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@oaka7616]

This is such an incredible idea and design. I imagine if chemical engineering gets advanced enough, there might be some type of coating that could continuously spread to seal any punctures, kind of like a self-sealing bike tube. That could help it stay going much longer after it takes any fire.

[@guavaice1]

It already exists and its used in car tires, its in the inside in the walls of the tire, its basically like a super sticky material that doesnt let air escape by quickly patching up the hole

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

That crash test is pretty crazy to see. People have died from similar stalls.

[@kikivoorburg]

More than just good content, these videos are legitimately beautiful. You have truly impressive skills!

[@3bigbignig-abandoned]

7:02 I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!!! 😆😂😂😂

[@vineetkaddu1214]

I must say I am impressed by the idea of the inflatoplane and Airdropping them to save downed aviators. Very Clever!

[@matirs342]

I'm always amazed at the quality of your content and presentation. This is such a cool idea, actually. It would be cool to re-invent the inflatable plane with modern materials and design. Even with electric engines. It would give access to cheap recreational flight, like ultralights but more portable.

[@HirokaAkita]

Now this is a REALLY good day. And... now, i really want a ultralight.

[@Bellringercameron]

Great video as always!

[@James-kv6kb]

I love the futuristic vehicles at the end pretty much what they've been showing us since the 1960s and we're still waiting

[@TheWhiteDragon3]

1:13 Whatever that test pilot was paid, it wasn't enough...or maybe that was McDaniels himself, bless him

[@youeckert]

Wait is this real life or an animation. It’s so good I literally can’t tell! Well done mustard, well done! Btw. Your second channel if you ever make it MUST be called “Ketchup”

[@angelarch5352]

I would relish another channel!

[@oremooremo5075]

He could maybe do some 3d modelling for those of us interested

[@outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682]

a meme and stream channel called "Ketchup" would be amazing!

[@computername]

I mean, the concept is wild but the fact they actually called it INFLATOPLANE takes the biscuit.

[@Windows98R]

2:07 is it just me, or the cockpit looks like a flying hotdog stand

[@fateek2249]

Every mustard video is me going 'huh that's genius why did it fail' immediately followed by mustard telling me why.

[@tituskennedy9355]

this one: "a whole new meaning to depressurization" Baha!

[@Joshimuz]

I think I woke some people up laughing at that one

[@Schrodj1]

Can we just talk about how at 0:30 the pilot is right in front of a spinning prop on a non-rigid airframe that will DEFINITELY compress towards the pilot if bumped?

[@anngo4140]

Quality stuff yet again!

[@neunundfuenfzigposition]

That gives a whole new meaning to „Airplane“