Most Powerful RC Car on Earth

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[@KevinTalbotTV]

Epic project! I think foams are the only tires that have halve a chance of holding up

[@alexjoseph8597]

I am your subscriber

[@Project-Air]

Thanks Kevin! Yes I think I’ll have to do some experimenting!

[@ramonellince2424]

@@Project-Air you should try trust vectoring some time 👍👍👍👍

[@Donuts_random_stuff]

@@Project-Air you guys should do a collab once please please please please 🙏

[@dwagiplayz2136]

I want too see a 200 mhp run ok promise

[@graealex]

I think PCBWay is one of the best sponsors the maker scene has ever seen, because it's actually useful.

[@kiiiisu]

yeah i noticed same, and i actually might use them at some point!

[@juusojuuso9214]

Actually blends in the video unlike the insufferable ones do

[@MiscDotGeek]

I agree. They've even sponsored my very small channel for some projects, and it was quite welcome.

[@R.Daneel]

Is the 'B' supposed to be bold and not the 'PC'?

[@graealex]

@@MiscDotGeek Even if the sponsoring is literally just allowing a maker to get their PCBs related to the project for free, it is still useful.

[@PCBWay]

This is so SICK! Thanks so much for bringing us this, James 🥳🥳🥳

[@goincommando3612]

For sure.. Yes Thanks for bringing PCBWay to us.. very cool service along with a very cool project That design is a record breaker woo. Good luck!!

[@steprockmedia]

We viewers appreciate the sponsorship.

[@Some-Random_Idiot123]

Wait, his name is James?

[@Tjo-]

@@Some-Random_Idiot123 exactly what i thought

[@PCBWay]

@@goincommando3612 You just made our day! ✌✌

[@acidxero]

We don't necessarily like to see the crash --> repair --> crash --> repair cycle. I think many of us appreciate the iterative process, the clever design(s) you come up with, and the reward of seeing the larger goal eventually accomplished. Keep up the good work.

[@engineeredlifeform]

I would buy "crash --> repair --> crash" on a T-Shirt though ;-) Maybe like the 'recycle' logo?

[@nunyabisnass1141]

You saying you don't like how my relationships function?

[@fluffsquirrel]

@@nunyabisnass1141 Those don't sound like relationships... just sayin

[@goatskip]

I enjoy those build-up videos! This is real engineering and design!

[@MikeStallone]

We come for the crazy builds, and stay because of your top tier storytelling James! Always a pleasure to be featured in these master pieces. One day we’ll have a race with my wheel driven car 🔥

[@tomg721]

Well done. I was a little nervous that your poly rope would melt on full power test. Looking forward to part 2 and a speed run record.

[@TheBrucifer]

I was rather nervous a stone or two got yeeted through the cars windscreen.

[@uavr1286]

Looks very cool. PLEASE make sure you have configured and tested your radio failsafe this time so if you lose radio signal it goes to zero throttle and brakes on!

[@Project-Air]

Don’t worry I shall be!!

[@HawkerFury]

Hey dude. A lot of great engineering and time going into this. Its really cool. However …. please don’t use those printed plastic joiners to hold your ribs to the chassis plate. I would almost guarantee they won’t be strong enough. The threads are inserted from the same side as the piece they are secured to by the look of it, so they can pull out. You would be much better off getting some aluminium 90deg angle (it’s a stock extruded material). You could drill and tap the angle to bolt it together or drill right through and bolt through. Seriously, it would be a much stronger solution. At 200mph the pressure in the body will be huge. I wouldn’t be surprised if that alone ripped it apart. Good luck mate 👍 look forward to seeing it run.

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

I was shocked at that too. Also the flat bottomed box shape. Will take off. I'd use a jetplane fuselage with outrigger wheels.

[@HawkerFury]

@@ThomasPCGuruENGINES that’s a good point about the flat bottom. Potentially used correctly though it could produce a suction onto the road. But yes if air gets under it, its game over man. I just don’t want to see all this work fall apart around the chassis 😊.

[@thatguy1806]

I really hope he sees this but the comment doesn't have nearly enough likes as one would hope

[@dries-pederjanse6249]

That would only be a concern for the test he already succeeded at, while driving it's gonna have much less stress on that point.

[@HawkerFury]

@@dries-pederjanse6249 I fully disagree with that but we are all entitled to our opinions. I just don’t want to see all his heard work fall apart. A printed part with a thread hot inserted into it on such a joint really isn’t very good. I’m sure the fact he could draw it and print it nice and accurately was the most appealing part of the decision to do it that way, but for the structural integrity of the chassis I’m afraid it needs more work put into it than that.

[@clayre839]

I love how much this demonstrates communities coming together for the sake of creative science. Between the RC company the CNC company the jet engine company putting forward parts to make this happen is cool as hell

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

Great „Bloodhound“ project! You probably can’t imagine how it rejuvenates me! Youngsters like you make me hope that not all is lost and your father can be proud of you! Good luck!!

[@Shake12.12]

I love ❤ jet engine

[@georgivanev7466]

Jet is love. Jet is life.

[@future-matze-35]

I love the content ❤

[@altraigovender5900]

I'm not

[@MR_stone69]

Why?

[@leGringoo]

4k for a jet engine sounds like a solid price. I’d be shaking to have that thing roaring up while it’s still a loan. Great ongoing project, really looking forward to the next part.

[@simonabunker]

Your dad's comment it exactly the reason to keep watching this series! Looks ambitious - so many potential engineering challenges.

[@rockaholictom]

I am always so blown away at what we can do at home now. I have maybe intermediate 3D modelling skills and I still feel like a mad inventor when I print what I designed. Love the videos James!

[@six_twentythree]

I'm glad to see all these companies working with you to get this project on the road!

[@rocketcello5354]

So, you have a few options for wheels: something similar to the Bloodhound SSC, which are solid aluminium-zinc alloy disks, which can deal with 10 200 RPM. You could coat the rims with latex or something to give it something akin to tyres. You could also do foam based stuff (as some other people have suggested), which could deal with the heat really well due to the air pockets, but they might have too much give. Personally, if I was making this, I'd do aluminium disk for the main wheel, with layers of rubber and foam. But I don't know how that'd be made. But hey, experiment and have some fun! For all I know what I've just said is utterly useless and can't be done.

[@sevenravens]

Maybe Goodyear or Perrelli would sponsor some special rubber tires like F1 race cars. 😜

[@ThomasPCGuruENGINES]

Aluminium disks spun up with spray on ruuber from a can. Yesss then check they lathe true

[@tm5123]

Bro coulda integrated the shocktowers into the jet engine mount so he could mount the shocks and upper wishbones into that, and gotten that jet exhaust a LOT lower down. Still looks quite nice already.

[@TheOrdinaryCarper]

Please feel free to do longer videos if you're able, I'm sure people would like the idea as much as I would.

[@speed_story]

You can use tether car wheels (hard rubber with aluminum rims). They are easily good for 200mph+

[@LEGOCY_au]

This is why U r the best of the best! Creating great projects about RC cars and other things!

[@hakimchannel]

Thank you JetCat for sending

[@benwillcox2246]

Been in the rc world for years and the most helpful thing is always local advice. The guys out there running them where you are will be able to give you the most applicable advice for you, especially regarding wheel/tire choice and suspension settings.

[@benbikerboy20]

As a heat shield use a thin paper card on the plastic then put the metal shield on and that will give a barrier of insulator between hot metal heatshild and plastic. Or just wack some exhaust wrapping on the plastic bit. Hope this helps.

[@dylancross695]

actually just got hooked on watching an hour or 2 ago with the rc car actually crazy i get to follow up with this letsss gooo

[@axelburt5839]

bro this video was posted 5min ago, how the hell did u comment 16hrs ago

[@dylancross695]

@@axelburt5839 it was unlisted in a playlist

[@MrCheeseWT]

Cant wait for part two. im sure you will break the record twofold, the sound of the jet engine wirrring up to throttle is amazing!! 🤩

[@Tsopni]

I wish that your videos were little bit longer and more detailed. Great work, can't wait to see jet car in action :)

[@dan725]

absolutely and delightfully mental! What you’re doing is just way too cool! Glad you got your dad to join in to help. And wow, a nice Jimny and a super clean Mini!! You have amazing taste in cars :).

[@nateolmsted22]

I had a horrible feeling that rope was going to get cooked on the full throttle test 😅 glad I was wrong! Epic project! Can't wait to see where it goes

[@LimabeanStudios]

It looked to be nylon or something like that amazed it didn't melt then stretch and break

[@althejazzman]

Wow the confidence with which you're taking on the records of the RC world is relentless!

[@magicblockcraft]

This is true engeniering ❤❤❤

[@James-wb1iq]

I think it needs a cockpit containing a Race Rabbit. Will make it 15% faster for sure.

[@PaulBloomlittledevil]

Amazing project!! I would suggest some heat resistant tile material at the back, covering the plastic, rather than foil. You can buy kiln bricks for about £10 uk, and cut them by hand, as they are very soft and light.

[@majorhavoc]

Very cool project, can’t wait to see it perform on the runway 👍

[@Imperial_Rc]

Great job. I noticed 2 things . One is the idea of the front wheels and rear wheels being independent. Run a shaft from the front to the back so that when you bake the front or rear doesn’t lock up. Also just use foam tires .

[@lexusuk7901]

Great to see someone taking a different approach. Feels like all the electric guys have reached the limits of motors/batteries so perhaps jet is the way to go. Wishing all the best for future speed runs. Would love to be involved in the project.

[@FutureEon]

This project is absolutely mind-blowing! I believe foam tires could be the only ones with a fighting chance of handling the power. I'm curious to see how they hold up against the intense speed and force. Keep pushing the boundaries of RC innovation! 🚀🔥🏎

[@chloehennessey6813]

I use JetCat as well. Great company. Whenever I’ve had a problem they’ve always been a call or an email away. I fly an A-4 Skyhawk with a JetCat P-60. Well, it started as my dads. But he moved on to an F-14 with TWO JetCats 😮

[@ali-faizyab]

I have been watching these series since the beginning. Nice work James! Huge support to you and I hope you will break that speed record 💓

[@jonathanm9436]

ALWAYS a thrill when your next video comes out. I make sure I'm undisturbed to really enjoy it all. You and your projects are an inspiration young man.

[@sidojensvanderveer6615]

love to see people learning and progressing eventhough you have setbacks and that the companies want to help you is amazing and this is why i love engineering. love

[@az_pit_viper4270]

I absolutely love your cool videos of things you design and build. I can't wait for the video of this going down the track.

[@ltdees2362]

Dude...I love this stuff 😛 I'm just an old-fart retired Air Force C-130 driver...that machine you built is just beautiful !! I Can't wait to see the beast going full throttle 😎

[@sureshkumarkp8802]

I love your dad's wisdom!

[@maddrialan]

"As long as I don't damage them, I don't have to pay" - has crashed the car twice before 😂

[@Ofca_PL]

Thanks Arma and Pcbway

[@linecraftman3907]

another amazing project! I really loved the shots on 10:31 and 10:32 of the heat diffraction! As you pointed out, aluminum tape should help with the engine heat as it'll just reflect the heat away! For the wheels, maybe worth considering making them out of aluminium? Since RC car tires love to separate from wheels at high RPMs (much like the Thrust2 car or the new bloodhound SSC)

[@theoagrc]

Love the engineering on this and your aspirations to get this going! Good luck with the next phase 😎

[@jediklem]

Love all your projects! Really can’t wait to see some more of this 1! 🔥🔥🔥

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, James! It's looking crazy! 😃 Looking forward to the test run! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Pablo668]

This is an absolutely fantastic project. I'm really looking forward to seeing it run. Love the design and the workmanship. I think real life speed record Jet cars had their wheels made entirely out of aluminium. This could possibly be a path to follow. Perhaps you could get someone to dynamically balance whatever wheels you do end up using.

[@axelusul]

You need to watch Raz Shifren, he uses an airfield and "perfect pass" software to get battery powered brushless motors to over 200mph. Beware your Thrust 2 mega machine are capable of breaking legs and ankles as they lose control at high speeds. Raz develops his own components and if you got in touch might impart some valuable information. From what I gather the speeds a few guys are trying to reach are at such a stage dependant upon very small but essential margins and settings. He would love to see your work. Respect

[@kmorris180]

Every time you post a new video I drop whatever it is I'm doing so I can watch. It's always entered and informative.

[@christopping5876]

Excellent project! Looking forward to the next video.

[@MightyCalves]

That looks great! Can't wait for part 2!

[@otisjenkins8071]

Well done, that looks amazing!

[@T3chpat]

This is awesome, can't wait to see a great series abt the jetcar. Smashing work young sir!

[@chemicaljuice3078]

Almost exactly what I dreamt of doing many years ago, but never did. Well done

[@planker]

Oh boy! When I was young my Challange was to bolt an old Cox .049 to anything that might move. You get a Jet turbine to terrorize science, how cool is that? Nice work.

[@courageouscuber9278]

This is actually so cool! I can definitely see the improvement in your design!!!

[@travisolander4749]

Years ago, I first saw one of JetCat's engines on a table being spooled and I immediately wanted someone to do this. Props for making it happen. For traction and straight line, consider 'fan car' downforce (a la Chaparrel 2J, BT46B). You'd need an esc/li-ion/FPV motor, or two.

[@davecooper5951]

Hi - nice project. I have a wind tunnel at home that I used to design my full-size Le Mans sportscar. The tunnel takes 1/10th scale models (10%) and runs at up to about 100mph or so, scale speed. Our camera shoots at 11 frames per second and, at the moment, I only measure drag and do flow visualisation tests - smoke and cotton tufts mainly. It's a fixed floor tunnel but I may upgrade to a moving floor next winter. The 'sting' and sensors could be also be upgraded to measure centre-of-pressure movement, downforce and general stability. You are welcome to use it. I live in the North Wiltshire area. You could also consider using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). Once very expensive but, nowadays becoming more affordable....

[@braedenfischer6018]

I love your channel man, its a beautiful engineering based channel that does not even close to have enough recognition, your going to go far

[@AdityaPramodJayakar]

Please Check the distance between the tail cone of the Turbine and entry of the Thrust Tube as this will make a significant difference to this project!! There is a very specific Sweet Spot for this that gives the maximum thrust and lowest thrust tube heating. Many people measure the thrust of this setup and change the distance to get different readings to find the best gap (sometimes the tail cone overlaps the thrust tube also. There is more information on this in the last pages of the Jet Cat catalog. This will make a significant difference to this project!!!

[@brianthesnail3815]

Fantastic stuff. In real life, I work out the financing together that puts 500 tonne industrial gas turbines in power stations but I have never seen one in real life. Naturally I was fascinated seeing a tiny but real jet turbine doing something amazing.

[@samuelp7116]

I was thinking that some ground effect would help with the floor stability, then I thought about bottoming out and porpoising or bouncing at high loads at speed, some stiffer suspension would help this and I think would help the car without ground effect. Some C cups on the springs is a simple way of doing that (I think you know about this anyway with your experience). Drag is also a concern with ground effect too but would be less than traditional wings. This is quite interesting to me to get thinking about this, I'm an engineering student and one of my projects was building an rc f1 car with aerodynamics incorporated so I can't wait to see this progress.

[@brianiswrong]

Watching it straining the rope at full thrust took me back to being a teenager at Santa pod in the late 70's The first of the twin jet cars (unpainted so I don't know which 1 it was) was being ' tested" in the right hand lane behind the start line at Santa pod. It was physically chained to the base of what would become the control tower over the start area. Anyway, my father was race director at the time and we spent every weekend at the pod, race or no race, so I witnessed Allan herridge stood on the seat of the car, facing the rear while using 1 hand on the throttle, the noise and trust got higher and higher Then with almost no drama it broke its chain and off it went with Allan still stood in it Fortunately Allan was only small and had driven everything from a road car to a top fuel funny car and dragster, so he turned round,slid into the seat and turned it off. When we got to were he stopped he had a big smile on his face and obviously enjoyed the drama and drive.

[@minnesotatomcat]

Gotta love dads words of encouragement 🤣

[@Upuauta]

A thumbs up for you saying Aluminium correctly. ;-) And of cause for the video.

[@Doughtinator]

absolutely incredible!! love it

[@mannythehunter]

"An Accident waiting to happen" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great video! It's awesome seeing these projects. Keep them coming.

[@crazylarryjr]

The way you set that engine in the tube, is actually smart, not only will it bring in cool outside to cool that pipe, but said cool air will provide further thrust allowing you to gain more output than the engine alone, In the US in the mid to late 1990's they did a similar thing to the exhaust zoomies to drag outside air to make even more downforce than the typical exhaust pipes wound. it was even shown to pull something through the pipe (A rag I think) and shoot it like 50 ft. into the air at one race. Not sure if this was the intention by you, but very smart

[@Argosh]

Aluminium tape is your friend. Cheap, comes with its own adhesive and actually intended for shielding melty stuff from hot stuff! Also, consider biasing your breaks, you probably want a bit rear biased to have a centering force while breaking. And next time use a steel cable XD

[@metatechhd]

🔥🚀🏎 What an epic project! Building the world's most powerful jet RC car is truly mind-blowing. I can't even imagine the speed and power it will have. When it comes to tires, I agree that foams seem to be the best option for handling the intense forces and maintaining stability. It's fascinating to see how technology is pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the RC world. Can't wait to see this beast in action!

[@jessedupreez]

I would love to get a jet engine like your to make a RC rocket with it😊 I would suggest you use wheels made from solid resin coated in rubber.

[@user-wp1hi4cp8n]

I think this channel is just so skillful and creative. Keep up the good work!

[@hetconaviation2624]

As always... Brilliant! Much of what I would have said has already been covered by comments below. So.... Crack on! The record is yours for the taking!

[@pierreselenne6761]

This was so SICK! I loved the projet thanks for showing us, James.🎉

[@MiscDotGeek]

Very, very cool. I think you'll want to make wheels that are much much larger so that they can turn at far lower RPM.

[@boltonky]

Wicked project, i would def be more geeky on testing. I would be interested myself to know how much thrust it actually makes and what effect thrust tube has (as in theroy its sucking air too which can create cavitations and other weird ground effects + how much flex the steel struts to the chassis under power. SUre your having fun and i enjoyed watching it instead of working haha

[@andrewsupernova]

Foamies are probably your way forward as Kevin mentioned, I see a lot of speed runners using them, they don't expand unlike traditional wheels and tyres do. I cant wait to see the progress of this series! From Stoke I wish you luck

[@LimabeanStudios]

Do they not expand because their mass is so low?

[@andrewsupernova]

@@LimabeanStudios Yes possibly, I honestly don't know the physics behind it, would be a fun project to investigate though!!

[@user-ml4xh9fh7q]

Can't wait to see this thing run!

[@HenryAugustAmadei]

I love all of these video, Thankyou! I’m so exited for more

[@ominousnefarious5919]

Diffusers? Front & Rear? Basically smaller find like you have on each side topside, but attached to the underside. This can make the air beneath your car flow smoothly instead of just a lot of chaos. This reduces drag, the first law of thermodynamics is friction and drag is friction of the air against your car. You can reduce this drag by setting some diffusers. Forgive me if you have already done this. I hope you break the record! I'm positive you will ! Good 🤞 Luck!!!!!!!!

[@evanbarnes9984]

You're almost certainly pulling a bunch of extra air into the thrust tube with the Venturi effect, I wonder how that changes the overall thrust and final exhaust gas velocity. Super cool project!

[@matiasanzorena3566]

bro was very confident over that lil rope

[@Simonize41]

Marvellous. I’m loving this!😈 Here’s to part two!👍🏻

[@blechnik]

nice project! about the engine mount melting: if you build an airduct around the engine and conncet it to the thrust tube, there should be enough air getting sucked around the engine to cool the mount

[@khoatran-sv7je]

Such a dope project! I sincerely hope your car hits 200 miles! Honestly, like all past legends and absolute genius masterminds, the ideology lives on, Not Fast Enough :)

[@griffinballfish]

i love your vidoes s much seriously the things you create are amazing

[@jman145]

This thing is a beast I love it.

[@BizBazBoz2007]

Damn! That's amazing! Have you considered making it even faster by modelling it by the Bloodhound SSC instead of the Thrust SSC? Can't wait for the next episode!

[@JohnyG29]

It's modelled on the even older Thrust 2, not Thrust SSC.

[@Termuellinator]

I was just waiting for the rope to melt and snap at the full throttle test... ^^ Pretty cool project in any case, good luck with the record!

[@myshorts6974]

you and kevin two of the absolute legends

[@danieltitcumb6306]

wow. this is realy cool, and yes, as kev said, foam tyers are the only thing that will hold. good luck!

[@air-headedaviator1805]

This is looking fantastic! Hoping great success. When it comes to highspeed RC getting enough grunt and making it strong always seem like the most fulfilling part of the design. It gets more tricky like you mention killing lift, and ensuring at whatever attitude these very fast cars don’t become very fast planes. Its interesting how Arma’s body design handles lift pretty well with its reflexed shape, I wonder if their guys could offer some data!

[@andymuzzo8568]

Damn man it looks wild. Nice work.

[@stratos2]

I noticed that the real Thrust2 you modelled your car after has a bottom that raises up slightly infront of the rear wheels. I assume this is to suck the rear end of the car down through expanding the air under the car, creating low pressure. This would make the car more stable as the rear wheels get more traction. You may want to replicate this on your car for more stability.

[@Tjo-]

Damn its sick we need more plane and car vids 😅

[@namespolicy7747]

Amazing build, can't wait to see what it can do. I think there are much better options for range instead of spektrum.

[@AdamZinAlabdin]

You should make a rc plane with 2 jet engines Awesome video! I hope to see more of these kinds of videos