RC FRANKENPLANE RISES FROM ASHES! | VLOG0122

We have tons and tons of wrecked RC airplanes that will never see the skies again. We figured we would take all the broken planes and slap them together to make one awesome FRANKEN PLANE! This DIY scratch built monstrosity actually flew pretty well and we were even able to chase it with a mini race quad until it met it's demise.
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[@PeterSripol]

Idiotic laughter... check Some sort of hot glued together flying contraption... double check Making it fly and then crashing it! Now that's the FT I remembered! Nice job Alex! 10/10 would totally fly that in combat or load up with fireworks.

[@FliteTest]

PeterSripol thanks dood! The sripol spirit was Def flowing at the shop here:) We gotta fly paramotors and your sketchy plane soon! Pretty sure they are the same speed:)

[@RedDestroyer4]

100% right

[@PeterSripol]

You know it! 2018 should be a blast!

[@chadhiggins8397]

PeterSripol I always loved your designs, and out of the box problem solving.

[@suicidekwad4468]

PeterSripol My thoughts exactly. Couldn’t have said it any better. Reminded me of their first vids that got me into the Rc hobby. Thank you for this FT!

[@TheFurriestOne]

'This was a triumph, I'm making a note here, huge success!' The one wingtip-chassis ejecting just before impact was great! XD

[@mrpaulkennedy]

The fact these guys seem completely oblivious to the snow falling around them because they’re having so much fun is awesome!

[@buttersr]

I love this stuff! I have to be honest, the goofy, inventive, off the wall creativity is something that David and Peter were prolific at, and I miss frequently seeing this type of shenanigans on the FT channel!

[@bepowerification]

come on, you still find it in most vlogs :) the episodes feel too sterile and everyone misses Josh S. :(

[@buttersr]

True, fair point! :)

[@chrissugg968]

Watching Stefan get wildly excited about everything is the highlight of my day.

[@andytaylor1588]

The world needs more videos like this one. When the first landing happened at zero airspeed, I instantly thought that a couple of drone lift motors on the wingtips would completely make it into a VTOL plane, to be landed anywhere.

[@arenaissanceishman6689]

YES Alex! Had a smile on my face the whole time hahah EPIC! Loved the cheer leaders in the background jumping and cheering hahaha. You guys have one of the best jobs in the world for sure!

[@victorgigante5374]

Always good to see a return to FliteTest's roots, and the crazy shenanigans that made me decide to subscribe to the channel.

[@AndyRCchannel]

you guys really make me smile

[@SpaceKingDinosaur]

That final toss glide was priceless! What an awesome craft.

[@FLYHIGHFPV]

I felt like I was watching one of the first FT videos... EPIC!! More of it please. Thanks guys for everything you do for the hobby.

[@MrGpse]

Oh how Spoctra,s chimp must be so jealous! More of these "will it fly" episodes please! Excellent job thank you!

[@wakethemountain9467]

Easily the best flite test video I've seen in a long time! Brings me back to the old days of messing around with planes. Keep up the good work guys!!

[@bobosixxii9415]

OMG! Flite Test MUST patent this design and PRODUCE it for public sale! Wonderful! Namaste.

[@ernestrodriguez4659]

Epic!!! Absolutely epic!!! I also fell off my chair with laughter when I realized “George” was actually looking right at the GoPro and sending a greeting gesture with it’s left hand. Priceless!!!

[@SycamoreRCSpeedway]

I love how one of the small planes ejected right before the crash. Like, it said, F this, I'm out! Lmao! And I agree with Peter Sripol. This is the flite test we all remember!

[@vidskitkid]

So much fun to watch and a wonderful example of "out there" build engineering! Good stuff INDEED, thanks for posting this!

[@crashalot63]

Fantastic episode guys and as a Swede, I do really appreciate the fact that you keep on flying even if it is snowing!

[@andrewziegler2608]

Bixler would be proud of that landing. Awesome video guys

[@HuskyStudios]

great video guys! It reminded me of the good old days where you guys just messed around haha! :)

[@Lanzbik]

That laugh is the pinnacle of childhood excitement!

[@Qromer]

Wow, that was a fun video. I was laughing right along with you guys. The glide off the top of the mountain at the end was just amazing too!

[@wamplertube]

Big thumbs up on this one! Getting back to those flight test roots!

[@HowieAustin]

Thank you! You guys rule. I will always love a Frankenplane. I love how the Mig separated and kept flying. What are the chances of a Mothership? A big ol' kraken with several mini planes that separate off and can be flown. Or a large plane made up of 3+ smaller planes. You flip a switch and separate them to fly each separately.

[@kingpotatoman9180]

This is one of my favorite videos you guys have put out, I shared it with my family and they loved it too. Make more of these type of videos

[@ryan3859]

Vlogs have gotten better than normal episodes, who doesn't love 20 min. of flite test?

[@USWaterRockets]

That toss off the mountain at the end was just the most amazing thing ever. I was laughing as hard as you guys! Nice!

[@fiskfarm]

Well that was amazing and so much fun but the guy on that chase drone is even more amazing. That must take years to get that good. Well done guys.

[@bryanmadewell8896]

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Looks like fun just creating unique aircraft. Those two smaller planes, I would make them up to look like WW2 classics and just fly them around, if for nothing else other then just the beauty and enjoyment of flying a WW2 fighter. Awesome video.

[@pnorgate]

I love how the mighty mini mig 3 saw the impending doom and bailed before impact!! I laughed so hard at this episode! 😂 18:18

[@johnh.2033]

Craziness, and outrageous fun! I love the creativity you guys have. I quit the RC flying club I was involved with because I just wanted to have fun with the hobby, they made it a drag. You guys have fun and that counts more than a million dollars worth of flying replicas. Thanks for doing what you do guys.

[@TheAlmightySnobDog]

I realy liked that 1st design, without all the topings, it looked like a steampunk flying machine :D

[@jamesrostie4784]

This was so good, you guys got to more “will it fly” builds so entraining when something doesn’t look like it will fly but does always brings a smile to your face....Alex I think that is the hardest I seen you laugh 😆 awesome....

[@jagwathney]

Classic FliteTest! Thanks for bring back Frankenplane "V2".

[@jaywilkes3416]

The first version looks like something Burt Rutan at scaled composit skunk works would have come up with. Nice job and fun video.

[@metlhed7]

That first version would actually be really cool

[@xC4N4D14NB4C0Nx]

These flying monstrosities are what makes FT great! all it needs now is tactical GI Joe paratroopers!

[@brandon3345]

I could watch an hour long video of just Stefan laughing.

[@TrentonPalmer]

HAHA! That was epic! Thing was a STOL beast, landed going 2mph!

[@AaronBlake]

Well Done! I love how the mini mustang ejected before crashing.

[@brianartillery]

Like the real Frankenstein monster... IT LIVES! Great video, gents.

[@davejenbarnes]

Texan here and I can't stop watching the snow, which we hardly ever get and never like that...

[@benjaminbrown4813]

18:19 I like how the tiny planes ejected when the main one was crashing

[@zfotoguy71]

That is the Frankiest Franken-Plane I've ever seen. hahahaha! Thanks for being awesome!!

[@UncleManuel]

What a way to start my day! My face is hurting from all the laughing and grinning - awesome and wild video! Way to go, Alex! ^_^

[@derMusicSlasher]

This is awesome!! It amazes me every time to see what things are actually capable of flight ;) Thank you for this Vlog. It was hilarious and you really cheered me up ;) Awesome content guys, keep it up!!

[@armandolopez580]

Great fun guys. You've proven that creativity and inventiveness has no limits. You had me laughing so hard my jaws ached and my eyes in tears. Curious George just kept smiling and waving :-). Keep the ideas coming. And thanks for sharing.

[@warrenadams1388]

I have a great Idea for your your next collosal build .lol.listen to this:build a pretty reasonable size Hot wire ,one that will get really hot .set it up outside and have a contest to see how many times you can fly into the hot wire ,each time slicing off sections of each plane until you can't fly any more .the last one still flying with most damage WINS.Your Welcome ;) one ky hillbilly who loves watching flight test.

[@fuckyouguys9819]

I was so skeptical on V2. Amazing. You guys really know your stuff

[@BooleanOperator]

"That will buff right out." Great video. I was grinning the whole time.

[@chriscrawford1958]

You guys have ENTIRELY too much fun!

[@LACCALIFORNIA]

Awesome.. I couldn't stop laughing!! Love the way the war birds bailed before crashing.. nice!

[@navigator902]

Excellent ... I laughed until tears... you guys .... it was like I was there.... these are the things I did with my friends long ago... and it still feels good....Genius has its own path....thanks for sharing it with me.

[@Shredderof_POWDA]

How many bowls of MaryJ do you think were roasted in the making of this video!?!?!...LMAO. laughter is food for the soul!

[@Lizlodude]

18:22 Escape plane, Go! Can't tell if it's snowing or if that's just the plane slowly chopping itself in half XD

[@JohnFleshman]

That thing reminds me of an assassin bug. Plane carcasses everywhere! LOL

[@BNGFilms]

I like how right before it crashed, the wingtip plane bailed 😂 18:29

[@juanramirez5472]

OMG this was so enjoyable to watch. I would love to see this plane fly on a flite fest combat. Alex you da man! Please make a follow up episode.

[@OreoNixon]

I didn't think that beast would fly at all. Awesome work, I was lmao, too!

[@BirdRunHD]

18:19 the left wing ejects before impact LMAO!

[@AlexJoneses]

I laughed so hard because of this, such an amazing vlog, Casey neistat got nothing on you! Great way to bring back the Franken plane! Hope y'all will make a turkey plane... or jet, come thanksgving! Rip those batteries tho lol

[@PKMartin]

In case you haven't already seen this and were just saying turkey plane as a suggestion... check this classic episode from 2011, featuring a very baby-faced Josh, the other Josh, everyone's favourite mad Swede and a flying turkey kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKXKpZaQbahqi7s

[@sparrowlt]

hahahaha amazing! This proves the old RC saying "you can make a guitar fly"

[@EJ-74]

Dang that 1st landing was like 2ft CRAZY COOL 👍✌️

[@ryantonytonytony]

The A-10 motors had me rolling haha

[@warrenadams1388]

The Hot Wire contest .yes must see.hotwire big and hot ! Three foam planes try to see how much plane parts can be removed and still fly ***Wins.

[@kevin-sawmill-lx25]

That is the way of the old Flite Test . Great video. Enjoyed it guys.

[@blackdog-ei9bw]

I'd love to see you guys take a fully functional rc tank that can shoot bb's / pellets and make it fly, while still keeping all of the tanks original functions, and then maybe attempt to use the tanks gun in the air to shoot down another plane or something

[@Johnfly8]

It is nice to see so many persons enjoying this sport.

[@steby123]

Hard core RC'ing in the snow!

[@Will_Walsh]

Dats one funky lookin airplane

[@fuckyouguys9819]

My bucket list will be coming to spend one day with you guys

[@FlyersDistrict]

the look on Alex's face during taxing 😂

[@niniliumify]

I'm in stiches! Great Build ~Looks like we need a follow-up on the Cessna Gear~

[@elijahf111]

Lol, the mini mig 3 just said NOPE! to that crash

[@pseudotasuki]

It bailed out!

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

I'd do the same

[@johnvalencia2711]

Damn! That V2 extra thrust love it :)

[@evelasq1]

One of the best experiments yet.

[@JaredElliott1]

This has got to be one of my fav FT vids!!!

[@kdobson83]

My cheeks hurt from smiling for 20 minutes. Love videos like this!!

[@PaperPilotGamer]

"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself."

[@navigator902]

Killin it once again,Love Flite Test adventures, live for this stuff

[@adambomb42x]

This might be your best VLOG yet.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

Y'all need to do a regular segment called "Will It Fly?"

[@ChiliConCarnage]

Can't kill the Frankenplane! GJ Alex.

[@connermeloche9272]

franken plane! yess! nest time you should do a scrtch build contest

[@necro_infernus]

The most Kerbal Rc plane I've ever seen :D

[@omni5ive739]

Couldnt help but laugh when he added those extra A10 motors and think of kerbal, ADD MOR BOOSTERS

[@AkerCW]

looks like something id build xDdD

[@milkhbox]

And for your next project: a space elevator! Hey, if you can make that crap fly with that little power, then I'm fully confident in your abilities.

[@boomfiziks]

I cannot wait to see the Frankracken as one of your build kits. Will this still be in the water resistant foam board? 😜

[@benfelland]

Boomfiziks ha the comment I was gonna make

[@milkhbox]

This DID NOT disappoint at all!

[@alexchapman1055]

First episode that I've properly laughed at for a good long while. Good job!

[@Project-Air]

I love how the mig ejected before impact - it was like "nope!"

[@martinlagrange8821]

You guys could go slope soaring now.....The hill definitely cuts the mustard !

[@DoubleA_AMAfpv]

That's some tight formation flying there Alex!

[@DoubleA_AMAfpv]

And in the snow fall, how ridicules. Loved it!

[@afterburner2869]

This gives a whole new meaning to parasite drag.

[@fuckyouguys9819]

Holly crap flawless landing

[@sloperacingscotland]

It looks like with the wind blowing straight onto the dirt-pile you could probably slope-soar back and forth along the edge. The free flight model at the end definitely lifted as it flew out from the slope but once it got out of the narrow lift band it started to lose height. Great fun video :)

[@zachogdahl210]

Glad to see alex has managed to fill the shoes of resident flite test mad scientist

[@mattmcguire348]

Pure gold every minute. Best build ever!

[@julian5535]

This plane looks like it would win a spot on the blue angels

[@herbertfortner2687]

Man love the video that was crazy I'm trying to build my first film airplane from scratch you give me some inspiration

[@garrykennedy5484]

Krakenstien!!!!