RC Flying Rectangle

[@VitaliyKrivoruk]

You could make this into a series and call it "Will it Fly?" :D

[@SammSheperd]

+Vitaliy Krivoruk It would be cool to have viewer submitted ideas to try out

[@Mtron1000]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) Hey if you don't mind me asking how old are you? You look about 17-20 ish. Im 17 here in Singapore and love how you get to do all sorts wacky business with ur gear man. I've built a some things myself but man how much fun u must be having

[@SammSheperd]

+The Spitba11Warrior Sounds messy! +Mtron1000 I'm 21

[@jenicek22]

Amazing idea!

[@MegaMinecraftFan101]

The Spitba11Warrior j

[@EricDalgetty]

Carlee has a really good voice for narration

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

A short 'Master Class' in getting just about any foam shape to fly. Love it...

[@mccc4559]

Rest In Peace 🙏🙌😇💔 Fly In Peace --- You will be missed --- Your wisdom will be cherished forever. Thank Yo Sir!

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Great plane Carlee! Make a big flying disk next.

[@whizzzkid]

You're awesome dude, you can make anything fly. Good job!

[@fancyskull4258]

what receiver is used on this project? and what Receiver to you recommend for starter rc plane makers?

[@flyingweed9671]

I watched this video again. There is always something more to learn. Rest in peace Samm. I hope Carlee has found some happiness.

[@racketman2u]

I love this! Construction instructions: "take one sheet of foamboard."

[@maksynthhouse]

If Motor placed in middle of board, after CG calculations, so it can fly or not ??? Actually, am Beginner in this field, I also build same Prototype with same dimensions 30x20 on cardboard sheet, but am confused where i mount motor, I don't want to mount front side, bcoz i don't want to broke my motor and Propeller:-( so i want to mount middle of the wings, but i don't know it will fly or not. Please, suggest me where I mount Motor?? Thanks in advance ☺️ Regards #maksynthhouse

[@REDROBRCFPV]

RIP Sam

[@grahamrdyer6322]

Foam sheet flying....well sort of, I wonder if a small bit of foam put on the CG point would give it enough lift so you could fly it level.?

[@icarus901]

Thanks for the video -- it confirms I'm over thinking things : The simplicity of the build underscores just how few components are needed to fly these days. Do you have any videos that cover the transmitter, motor controller, battery, motor, etc? I'm interested in a bare-minimum-to-get-started type of breakdown. I'm getting into this maybe 20 years after wanting to (very different world with LiPo, lightweight cameras, etc - FPV?! magic in 1996), but I figure it's about time.

[@SammSheperd]

+icarus901 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGeUgmabbaZ5iJY

[@icarus901]

Excellent, thank you!

[@MrDylman55]

you'll get equal play in the elevons if you put the holes on the control horn completely vertical with the joint

[@keithau.]

Well done Sam and Carlee

[@aSpyIntheHaus]

great video as always guys, if you keep making them ill keep watching them

[@danielliu8802]

almost a flying-wing! this is amazing.

[@calimlimfrancisnoah5352]

Can i get a advise in balancing the cg on this type of rc plane? I put all the electronic part on the front and added some extra weight but it's always tail heavy i also add more weight sometimes it's balance and mostly a tail heavey and i thinks it's overweight.

[@michaelhefner4813]

Question in the last video what school did you go to because I am looking for a school to apply to four aeronautics and engineering and so I can get my pilots license easier I was just curious I do like you work a lot and I'll keep it up you're doing a really good job keeping everybody posted do you think you can do a review on what camera do you use

[@SammSheperd]

+Michael Hefner Hello, I go to Walla Walla University. We are a kind of small private school. But we have a large engineering program and aviation program. I am a pilot, but I am not pursuing an engineering degree. For engineering, we offer Civil, Computer, Mechanical, and even Bioengineering degrees. However not specifically Aeronautical, I think a lot of people do mechanical and then get a masters in aeronautical, but I'm not sure. I primarily use my iPhone or my Mobius camera.

[@AndrewNewton]

Great stuff both of you. More educational entertaining madness.

[@g.p.7880]

Sir, will the motor have to be tilted in this plane also to cancel the opposite torque of the motor?

[@tobangafeufeu]

Do you have the electronics like the motor 'swappable'? Like can you take the motor to another plane or are they permanently sticked to the airplane and you have electronics for every plane?

[@SammSheperd]

+tobanga feufeu I could remove the motor pretty easy. But the rest is stuck on with hot glue so that would be kinda annoying to put on another plane real quick. I plan to fly this plane to its death and then put the electronics back on another plane.

[@EricLaermans]

Some might not like it, but this one flies very well! Still, the design is quite simple. Thumbs up from me!

[@gabedarrett1301]

How does the CG calculator work? How far in front of the center of lift does it need to be for planes in general?

[@FireMoga]

Thanks for the video! Had a free afternoon today and decided to try and build one myself. I also made a short video of it and uploaded it to my channel. Thanks again for the "how to", keep those nice videos coming.

[@SammSheperd]

+FireMoga Awesome I put your vid in my description!

[@DSB1234567890]

How much do you think a plane like this would benefit from a rudder?

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Do you think that I could add some kind of landing gear to this? If so can I have some ideas?

[@SammSheperd]

Sure you can, and that would make balancing much easier. I usually make gear from bending music wire. Or maybe just steel wire from the hardware store

[@apo412]

Where do I get a transmitter receiver like this?

[@jeremycrochtiere6317]

Lol hilarious build flies way better than you'd expect

[@orbit7082]

You are one hell of a so inspiring and neatly explaining guy

[@ag.page.]

Can you please tell us whats the size and model of the engine is ? And what size of prop ? Thank you

[@SammSheperd]

+Alex Gevorgyan the motor that I had laying around to use on this plane is this one: www.headsuphobby.com/Emax-GT2812-06-1550kv-Outrunner-Brushless-Motor-D-706.htm and as you can see, they recommend up to an APC 8x4 prop on a 3s battery.

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

In this model, When the flaps go down, does the plane go up or down?

[@SammSheperd]

Air will go where you direct it. When you direct it down, you push the back of the plane up, which points the nose down.

[@nathanast7036]

Is this simple dollar store foam presentation board?

[@SammSheperd]

Yes

[@carandboatnut2]

Makes me feel good that Sam had that pretty little lady in his life before he left us way too soon. we will miss you Sam Sheperd

[@ahmedking9024]

Beautiful how long its total length and width

[@whyf9902]

I just found out that he passed. This really sucks man. he makes videos that are so amazing and inspiring :(

[@Catalysis1144]

Great videos .. Next maybe a flying circle

[@lukasotey2304]

what type of motor did you use

[@fr3dsky980]

goodbye logic.. I have a question. Flying wing CG calculator is in inches or in centimeters thanks interesting video

[@SammSheperd]

+Fr3DSky any unit you want to use. It's all just a relationship

[@CradyLab]

Nicely done, Carlee! You have some serious build skills. Impressive flying too, btw.

[@mr.k1177]

I enjoy the video. Look like you two had a great time

[@Electobat]

You guys are amazing

[@key916]

when i tried making this my servos and the paper were peeling up and away from the actual foam which rendered the elevons useless what do i do to fix that?

[@SammSheperd]

You can squeeze some hot glue under the peeling foam. Or just take the paper off and put tape directly on the foam. Or do that and also use some glue to keep it from coming up.

[@key916]

thank you :D

[@harshmusicofficial_]

What is its weight

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Can you please provide a link to what Motor you used? Thank you so much😊

[@SammSheperd]

It's an Emax 2812 size, Which is pretty overkill but I like it because it's so durable and the weight makes it easier to get the CG far enough forward.

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Samm Sheperd thx, also one more question- I often get confused on where you have put the CG. Wouldn't it be in the middle of the plane instead of towards the front? Thanks so much!

[@SammSheperd]

See my "engineered mini flying wing" video for a quick explanation

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Samm Sheperd alright, I am going to build this plane soon. It will be done by Saturday. I'll send a video!!

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Samm Sheperd did you use gyro stabilization for this plane?

[@jeffsomebody6463]

Hi can i build this with just elevator and rudder ?

[@BaileyStokes-]

Jeff somebody yah it would be really hard to control though

[@blakeblackbeard9627]

can anyone tell me if i can make one that is compatable with flite tests power pod?

[@Raj_yadav582]

I like your RC plan made

[@ignasanchezl]

Its so funny that actual flat wings are so easy to fly, I remember my first plane was kind of a big stick, with a simple flat wing with a KF airfoil made by simply double sheets in the leading edge and it flew so well and so easy, I was not impressed, but my dad was.

[@hypnolobster]

Speaking of that recent video, do the adverse yaw video!

[@SammSheperd]

+Kirby Weldon gathered some footage yesterday! instagram.com/p/BDkXDrYlqiH/

[@ShrapnelACU]

It's just so floppy... I love it.

[@fenrir834]

is it efficient?more efficient than flying wings?

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

Prakhar Verma kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGayoamqiaZ7nqc

[@dopefpv2308]

what if i put the motor on the back?

[@SammSheperd]

Then it would be really hard to get it to balance where it needs to.

[@didierneeferc]

Cool one tip put the control horn with the hole above the hinge

[@SammSheperd]

+djRC I've heard that I should, but I've never found a reason to care. Having the holes farther out provides more leverage and less torque on the glue joint.

[@didierneeferc]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) but when you want extreme angles on your control surfaces your pushrod (when its long) is touching the surface of the stabilizer or wing (never knew it until i builded a giant boxcar at school and somebody on the forums said that :p) i dont think it makes alot of difference but that little thing was what I recognized (plz check my channel out if you want!) keep up the great work

[@felixfeil7770]

How thick is the foam board?

[@SammSheperd]

Standard poster board thickness. Not very thick probably the same as cardboard but lighter and more rigid.

[@felixfeil7770]

Samm Sheperd Thank you Sam, didn't think you're going to answer :)

[@gordonmilliord9330]

You know that countless airplanes have been designed with rectangular wings or the Hershey bar wing and they fly great

[@G000POINTBLANK000D]

You have a video of items needed? The Intro to RC Electronic video doesn't work.

[@SammSheperd]

Should be fixed now kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGeUgmabbaZ5iJY

[@G000POINTBLANK000D]

thanks

[@brandoncooper4680]

Hi Samm. I tried a trainer and a flying wing. Neither worked. I am starting to think I am seriously under powered. Would you be so kind as to tell me the details of your power system? I am using the cheap combo from Amazon, A2212/13t(1000kv), 30 amp ESC, and a 1500mah 11.1v 3s battery. I can't get off the ground, and I am becoming increasingly frustrated.

[@SammSheperd]

That seems like a fine power system. What kind of propeller are you using?

[@brandoncooper4680]

It says EF8043 on it. It's about 8 inches total width. The guy at the hobbytown said they would work.

[@brandoncooper4680]

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[@SammSheperd]

it's cool that you have a local hobby shop. Sometimes they are overpriced and unhelpful, but hopefully thats not the case for yours. I usually use a 10x4.7 prop on that motor, which would give you much more power

[@brandoncooper4680]

Samm Sheperd Speaking of unhelpful, I've just discovered that I've had the props on backwards. Dude told me "always numbers forward". As a former A&P mechanic, I feel like a total ass right about now!

[@rconger24]

My dad who was a Hellcat mechanic back in 1943 would say that you could fly a barn door if you can get enough power on it.

[@JumpinJellyBeansA]

How big is your prop?

[@SammSheperd]

It is as big as the motor recommends

[@sushanthraj8295]

What's the spec of the motor used??

[@SammSheperd]

Idk something random from the parts bin. It’s better to be heavy to help balance

[@sushanthraj8295]

Samm Sheperd thanks for replying☺

[@eoinjordan3303]

:(( rip

[@markusk.488]

Hey Samm First: could i also use the cg calculator with the metric system? Second: I rebuild this Project in a much smaller version but my CG is in the middle and so i have to put a lot of weight on the front to bring the CG to his point where it have to be. What could i do that i didn't have to do so much weight on it? Is it a big problem if the cg is near to the middle of my first selfemade airplane? Greets from Austria and sorry if there are mistakes in my english Markus

[@SammSheperd]

+Markus Koidl hello! Yes the CG calculator works with any unit that you use, as long as you use the same unit for everything; it's all just a relationship between numbers. You can cut the front of the wings so that they sweep back, that will move the required CG farther back. And/ or you can try and reduce weight from the back. Putting extra weight as far forward as possible is also fine. CG is the most important (and most overlooked) part of building a plane! A properly balanced brick will fly much better than a plane with the bad CG

[@markusk.488]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) thank you for your Answer it will help me a lot i will cut another shape 👌

[@JohnSmith-nh9pm]

man this is awsome !!

[@shubhamtiwari8518]

amazing ,,,,, simple and effective

[@KaffiFlight]

Has this craft been certified by the FAA safety departement?

[@ajlion]

Probably not cause it's home made

[@ajlion]

And it's made of foam

[@derschmittlock1816]

oh wow.. this is the first video with zero dislikes but more than 10000 views :D

[@MCsCreations]

6 dislikes now... Well, haters gonna hate, right? 😕

[@adamh2077]

nah, it's more sort of a tradition for there to always be dislikes, even if the person who disliked loved the video anyways. It's like there's an instinct to make sure every video is disliked. Which in my opinion makes 0 sense lmfao

[@MCsCreations]

@@adamh2077 Yeah, but now that he passed away... I guess it's a bit disrespectful. 😕

[@___echo___]

@@MCsCreations they might not know that

[@MCsCreations]

@@___echo___ True.

[@thatisjake]

TBH that looks better than any of my attemps

[@lorenzoheriberto430]

Saludos, Vuela bien

[@airplaneman7276]

Nice Job Carlee! but i think you the builder should have flown it!. and if she cant fly you need to teach her. in my book good enough to build no matter what it is then should be good enough to fly it. not saying this in at negative or nasty way. been in RC aircraft since the mid 70s and control line way before that, and i taught my wife she is my best friend the best person you can take with you to the field with you

[@wolfenstien13]

Anything can fly if you put enough energy into it.

[@SammSheperd]

+White Coyote actually this thing glides pretty well too, doesn't need much power

[@Tamiwik]

you should make an airliner maby a 737-800

[@christopherbicknell8849]

Love it

[@aslanburnley]

Who is carlee?

[@rcpilot4970]

Savage

[@Raj_yadav582]

thanks u...for helping

[@johnnyj540]

That's what happens when you get on the wrong side of the tracks.

[@electroman1556]

please make heli too

[@Raj_yadav582]

yes I'm impress

[@egekonuk]

ahaha that was funny and educating actually really amazing that hıw a single rectangular sheet to fly like that

[@luanz.9167]

I loved this airplane RC. :v

[@willchi895]

I made this and it flys like a sheet of foam board!

[@traphardgr3335]

MAKE AN FPV VERSION

[@SammSheperd]

+whatuphoe ohwhatuphoe great idea! I also wanna make an autonomous one!

[@traphardgr3335]

You've got some great ideas mate, I'd suggest you started experimenting a bit more with alternative sources of energy on your flying creations.That would be an actual innovation.Keep up with the great job , I wish I had your time and resources to do my own projects ;) Wish you the best of luck

[@SammSheperd]

I've wanted to use Johnnyq90's micro tesla turbine to power a plane

[@neonuser456]

Rest in peice

[@fadoobaba]

attach a fan to a fridge next.

[@Ybw200owns]

i hat laying out paper and precisely cutting foam board. this is my kind of plane. lol

[@Raj_yadav582]

I am also I like your RC Rectangle plane

[@linecraftman3907]

KSP in real life

[@dimitrijenovakovic7942]

Rip

[@bobbylangnardo9417]

Hi, I built this plane. It everyone I crash it my motor or prop breaks.... Is there any way you could put the motor somewhere else than The very front( ANY IDIEAS ANYONE?)

[@SammSheperd]

If cut the leading edge back and made it delta shaped, then you could afford to move the motor back a bit and mount it mid body or even at the very back if you added enough weight to the front. Use the CG calculator in the description to enter the geometry of your wing shape and it will tell you where it NEEDS to balance.

[@arricat5e311]

How long before someone makes a lewd shaped flying machine

[@error.418]

oh, it's been done many times, I remember seeing a penis plane that was built in the 70s

[@arricat5e311]

***** who said anything about penises woah

[@error.418]

ArriCAT5e pretty sure that counts as lewd ;)

[@ml3054]

Here we go guys this prove that the foam board can fly without any engineering and the guys at Flite Test channel is just a hack

[@christouma8067]

i like her

[@a1431k]

it is really cool hhh

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

Yeah carly he broke it ..lol

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

thats Carlee with a Y,

[@BigNameJamesStuff]

first!!!!!!!!!!

[@SammSheperd]

+James H congratulations to you :p

[@stinkysmelly6695]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) is a double engined turbo plane a possibility? The topic has been on my mind and I wanted to challenge you and see if you can do it.

[@stinkysmelly6695]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) also if my previous comment seems pretty hard to do could you try and make a rear engine prop plane like the xp 55 ascender, thank you!

[@SammSheperd]

I will make a twin engine impeller plane just for you. I just wish my other heater was opposite so I could have symmetrical counter rotating blowers. I'm thinking of putting them horizontally into a flying wing. The Conard plane that I make a couple years ago is very similar to the 55 ascender. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooaymJhtishgaMk

[@stinkysmelly6695]

+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'll be looking forward for that video, thanks mate!

[@mansen1414]

I disliked just to be the first one sorry

[@SammSheperd]

+mansen1414 :'(

[@Ybw200owns]

the ONLY one. not the first one. lol