RC Ground Effect Vehicle - Ekranoplan

This GEV is based off the flying sled: • RC Flying Sled - RCTES...

[@3zuli]

The ducks in this lake really don't give a shit.

[@RWSBrowning]

3zuli They give a shit alright they are protecting their defenseless baby.

[@theroskyyyy]

+RWS Browning hahaha oooh okay hahaha makes sence both ways

[@gabelsv4245]

Talk about missed oppurtunities. They dont give a duck!

[@ImeanFFS]

Lol those ducks at 2:36 completely not arsed about a ground effect vehicle whizzing by! 😂

[@djbis]

Those damn ducks are hella confident!

[@ashurean]

I mean, the thing does look like a duck coming in for a water landing.

[@3D_Printing]

"Quack, quack, that a fast duck,"

[@ahmdabdallah2132]

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[@mmdirtyworkz]

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[@discovolante6624]

@@ahmdabdallah2132 NO.

[@banditulnoptii]

I'd try to exploit 2 things: 1. the quality of the forward swept wings to not drop a tip at stall. 2. the "box effect" of sponsoons placed at wing tips, that prevents the air to escape laterally over the wing tip, from underneath to the top of the wings due to the pressure difference. Preventing that pressure loss greatly enhances the efficiency of the air cushion trapped between the ground and the wing. You need your vehicle to be penalised, by stalling, every time it wants to gain height. So you give it just enough throttle to sustain lift in ground effect, and when it tries to rise, it will stall immediately. But only the roots of the wings will stall (because they're swept forward), and the tips not, thus keeping the wings level. It will not drop a tip, it will not touch ground (or water). The nose will gently bob down, and the vehicle will lay on its cushion of air again. Basically, there are two negative feedback processes at play: when it tries to rise, is penalised by stalling, and when it tries to land, is penalised by the sudden increase in the air cushion's efficiency.

[@TekAutomatica]

Its the way the centre of pressure moves as the wing leaves ground effect - not quite the same as a wing stalling in freestream air.

[@Lucas-fo8ci]

This made me want to try to build one

[@larrywhalen127]

Good catch on installing a fin on the underside of the wing at the tips to enhance the "ground effect".

[@elams1894]

Nice camera work, the dog footage is gold!!

[@60viking]

Or is it Golden? Ha.

[@slysparkane808]

0:46 ok... play from this point and hum the theme to Star Wars... :) Great craft and vid!!

[@MrAtarifreak]

+Sly Sparkane I thought the same :-)

[@trevorzamora87]

It totally looks like Luke's speeder!

[@realflow100]

OMG IKR??? ITS FLYING SO SMOOTHLY WOW! I thought that as soon as i saw that!!!

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

Thought the same.

[@CautelousOne]

These aren't the droids you are looking for. We're free to go. Move along.

[@hendrickclawson9413]

Always interested in what you come up with next. Really enjoy your videos.

[@fuffoon]

The dog probably slept 12 hours straight after chasing that around. Really nice. So simply designed yet stable and multipurpose. Imagine that with a seven meter span, seating for four, glass bottom, cruising around the Maldives with tourists that want to visit every nice reef in a day...

[@alishanmao]

sweet. what a smooth flyer it is :)

[@houstontravis4326]

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[@fletcherenrique6136]

@Houston Travis Lately I have been using flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@mordechaifrancis73]

@Fletcher Enrique yea, I've been watching on Flixzone for since april myself =)

[@houstontravis4326]

@Fletcher Enrique thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it !!

[@fletcherenrique6136]

@Houston Travis you are welcome :D

[@robertemmons2260]

Four years later this video comes up on my feed. I like this idea! Looks like something that I could build out of stuff that I have sitting around my house. Looks to be a great project for the snow season.

[@CuervoRC]

Nice ekranoplan! ;)

[@firetime75]

экраноплан)

[@IgorYegorkin]

Экранолёт же

[@claudehebert3131]

It's not the Caspian Sea Monster, it's the Duck Pond Monster :-)

[@plagueless9829]

those birds in the water didn't give a duck about the plane

[@aperson-pq6cl]

Thats not an ekranoplan. Its a plane boat that uses ground effect to fly

[@mandoreforger6999]

Came for the vehicle, stayed for the eager doggie! So adorable to see such pure joy.

[@ShaneMatthews27]

Can you do a tutorial on how you waterproof your electonics?

[@hyperhektor7733]

use kitchen plastic boxes, the ones with rubberseals. Also Silicone/Acrylmass/Hotglue can be handy.

[@hyperhektor7733]

@David M yes that silicone type that can be poured is platin based , expensive but useful when the prizes is worth the cause (and often you dont need much) There is a company from the US which has worldwide local supliers i can recommend its called www.smooth-on.com Click on find distributor (I bough mine from www.kaupo.de)

[@statelyelms]

Love what seems like your neighbour giving a nice friendly wave there

[@ishigamiyu1991]

It floats so smooth on the ground that it looks fictional :D

[@Daniel-jw3of]

Those ducks were like "who's this hooligan messing around on our turf" 😠🐤✈. !!Cool Video!!

[@christopherreads7282]

That is so incredibly satisfying to watch. Great video!

[@JWSmythe]

I've been wanting to make one for a while. From previous reading, there are a couple things you can do to improvement performance. First, the ground effect height is directly related to wingspan. Making a wider wingspan will increase the ground effect altitude. Also, the wing tip height in relation to the body make a significant difference. The tips lower the effective overall height. Look at the Boeing Pelican, Caspian Sea Monster (Ekranoplan), and Flarecraft. Their wingtip pontoons weren't only for floation, they were to increase the height of the effective ground effect height. To operate best, you should design for an altitude where the body/fuselage is as high as possible, while still in ground effect. For this kind of application, aim for keeping everything off the snow, ground, or water. If you need a 20 degree roll for turning, make sure that won't put the wingtip into the ground. Look at the "Flarecraft". Their pontoons are inboard about half way, and low. When turning, the entire outboard part of that wing is parallel to the ground, again creating ground effect lift. If you were feeling *really* ambitious, you could actuate those outboard wing segments, keeping them at the same angle relative to the ground, regardless of the aircraft's attitude. Look at the XB-70 Valkyrie, specifically the articulating wingtips. It was doing the same thing, but riding the supersonic shock wave. There is a ton of exploring that can be done with that. I'm honestly surprised that we don't have more ground effect vehicles, considering how much is saved while operating them. They don't need a robust buoyant fuselage, full size airplane wings, nor anywhere near the same required thrust.

[@icehatfpv5856]

You have to FPV that thing.❤️ Aquaplaning at its best

[@jeremyelphick-pooley-desig4405]

Fantastic! What a great, practical, demo of GE and you live in such a beautiful place! Well done and thankyou!

[@Padeir0]

if the padding below the plane was in a V shape just like ekranoplan and boats it may easy the drag while keeping the craft close to the surface, it may easy the drag on land too

[@JackBoii]

I find this very satisfying.

[@HONGYANG-my8ko]

I love the dog。

[@Asend1ng3]

☺️☺️☺️

[@dkhallal]

Man Daniel, I am always happily surprised when I see a new video for you. Aside from the great rc adventures and experiments, the cinematography adds all the more to videos. Multiple camera setups, onboard shots, great editing, and really cool venues. I built Daniel Madigal's Gamera hydroplane and it flies very well in ground effect, but not quite as good as yours, great job and keep the vids coming.

[@zman97211]

Yeah, in all the comments I've read, kudos on the shooting/editing. Makes the videos all that much better.

[@derlyriker8784]

Peter Sripol made one Ground Effect Vehicle today. Have a nice day!

[@grahamrdyer6322]

I must admit it was nice to see it or the idea flying again.

[@MohitDewan]

Very nice RC ekranoplan!

[@pyrofalcon146]

Not gonna lie, that is impressive. It has great evasive ability against naturally occurring tamed arctic wolves, and has impressive stability and dosen't look like it stalls easily. It is also great at crashing, driving, flying, boating, or submarining.

[@peterdarlow1131]

You've just given me a great idea for pizza deliver in areas with snow.😉

[@melvinjansen2338]

Have fun with your worthless idea lmao you didn't think of shit

[@giornogiovanna3446]

@@melvinjansen2338 no need to be rude man.

[@melvinjansen2338]

@@giornogiovanna3446 then how to say it? Obviously he did nothing with the idea cus he's 14 and the idea sucks. Watching a video where basically the same fucking thing is beeing shown is not getting an idea.

[@melvinjansen2338]

@@giornogiovanna3446 with the wink emoticon at the end.. You think he doesn't deserve to be struck down?

[@DaedalusCommunity]

@@melvinjansen2338 You're an asshole. Especially if he's 14. "How to say it" - don't. No need to be a dick. If he has an idea let him explore it, maybe he'll find out it's not a great idea if it is not, but the only way to gain experience is to fail. I've failed many times, you surely have too. And if you don't change your attitude, I just hope you're never gonna have children. NOBODY deserves to be struck down.

[@Muzunguking]

One hell of a good way to excercise your dog!!!

[@GavinRemme]

Reminds me of the speeder from Star Wars

[@giggling_boatswain]

It reminds me of Russian designer Alekseev. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmOVn4l8iclrpKs&lc=z22ut1rpjrmksdrxp04t1aokgmov2u4sdaimce4ev41cbk0h00410.1558770812827668

[@geezer4444]

this is the first time i have seen something so BRILLIANT IT'S CRAZY AS well done .

[@DutchRC]

Awesome man! And well done. I've seen a lot of people trying to make WIG's work, and fail :) Cheers and thanks for sharing :)

[@TOMTOM-yu5ej]

Nice:)

[@midliferc1165]

That , my friend.... Was cool!

[@gregoryschift9324]

Someone gives that man a cookie. He deserves it.

[@RFDarter]

2:35 Those docks were like, we don't give a fuck :D

[@captarmour]

I cant stop looking at this video, really awesome GE flying, prob the best I've seen

[@alanjohn9121]

are you taking your Dog for a walk or are you playing with your model plane ????

[@12gauge_shawtyy]

So satisfying to watch it hover fly over the snow like that

[@ВладимирДенисов-у1о]

Наши модели над Каспием летали. Только размером поболее.

[@DaveMerc]

Great vid. I love how still the water was. Usually when I go to our float and fly the waves are up making things difficult for take-offs. If I made something like this it would have to be much bigger to handle the waves.

[@jeronimomurruni]

0:30 "Where we are going, we don't need roads"

[@계산기-q1x]

Jeronimo M how old are you.....

[@quadcoptervision]

Great work - better than a tv channel any day!

[@martysk8r]

This is like the Russian ekranoplan. It was a 500 ton 'craft' that flew a few feet above water.

[@IgorYegorkin]

Yeah kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJvcimZ7e9-LgKs&

[@delayed_control]

Ekranoplan is literally the Russian word for a Ground Effect Vehicle. They build more than one, though the Caspian Sea Monster is the most famous.

[@musikekul]

Really cool craft and very exciting footage. What a nice view over the mountains!

[@PatriotPaulUSA]

Looks like it would be fun on the snow or sand or maybe a golf course grass. Nice design!

[@nootaboot7042]

Do a vid where the dog follows a plane for 5 minutes

[@aheckers]

I hate typing. You LOVE a good review.... Its worth the time on the keyboard to to discover that you can't find words that express how impressive your device works! It started ouut in the snow. Then INTO the water! From there, what next? Wow, right into the air...!! reallly, Mr.Lucky >>> you have gained many accolades for all of your FUN WOORKS!!1 ; Thanks for taking us all along with you! Arn

[@nathanast7036]

PLEASE REVISIT THIS IDEA!!!!!

[@wimwiddershins]

Quite graceful at times, skimming about.

[@nicolaimedbo]

this was soo cool!

[@antoniocosta5223]

There must be an unimaginable frustration trying to get this to work in public and everyone watching it like wow that’s cool and you knowing it’s not even half way there

[@lilbigyell]

make a snow speeder from Empire Strikes back.

[@giggling_boatswain]

It reminds me of Russian designer Alekseev. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmOVn4l8iclrpKs&lc=z22ut1rpjrmksdrxp04t1aokgmov2u4sdaimce4ev41cbk0h00410.1558770812827668

[@mbladeakita9173]

You know, thank you for making this video. It has reminded me of my ground effect project I did back in Grade 5 in like... 1993... I think. It was a fully built nitro aircraft (No electric then) that had a t-tail with two booms, similar stubby fat wings with 'wing tip scoops'. I even entered it into the science fair then. lol. Wish I could find pictures and video of it. Your craft reminds me of a model I had years later... maybe 2005. Which was a RC 'boat' that looked like a hydrofoil, but was just a foamy with lots of power. It flew like a box, but was fun... very fragile! It was kinda like that 'Airship F4'

[@ElectricRCAircraftGuy]

You said the electronics were waterproof. How'd you do that?

[@SaureHefePegorino]

+eRCaGuy i think he submerged/coverd the electronics in somesort of epoxy

[@terrybyrd5105]

My first inclination was two sticks slung below the sponsons; just as you did! I dare say the instability issue with ground affect vehicles has been solved. Now it can move on to more widespread commercial use

[@OutdoorFreedomDk]

Nice vid. Funny dog. ; ⩘ )

[@Bullochman]

YES BRO YES! You are taking advantage of a very very neat aerodynamic ground effect!!!! Keep up the good work!!! I bet something like this will revolutionize snow/sled travel!!! Keep up the good work!! Mad Props!

[@drainscholar]

Its called an ekronoplan

[@EscapeMCP]

+Julius Nyangoro That's the Russian ground effect vehicle they made for the Caspian Sea, not the name for this whole class of ground effect vehicles. The Russian one is very cool though.

[@carlosandleon]

cant we find an english name for it? plan is just lirerally plane.

[@billflynn6903]

Thanks for keeping up with this project. You have me working on a project using spare airplanes.

[@MasterMayhem78]

So this is how Star Wars speeders do it.

[@RalphDratman]

Real live action dogfight -- I could not help imagining myself flying a Spitfire, having that collision and seeing the ground come up to meet me in the last instant of life.

[@maxprentice6962]

Who else was watching the dog and not the plane?

[@timyandow]

It's cool to see your process for improving it.

[@gregtoman7678]

Outstanding creativity. I have seen some of your other videos and you never fail to impress me with your ideas. I started as an RC modeler myself, and it lead to a career as an engineer that has been very rewarding. Keep up the good work.

[@sashaanufriev9181]

нормальная копия Советских экранопланов) Респект))

[@meiklepets7414]

That flies so smoothly! Wow!

[@peterlyons2000]

Best RC video I've seen in a while. Nice build.

[@caseMasterxL]

Try introducing a small amount of under-concavity [under-cut] to the wing. Design the under-cut from the wing tip and back in as far as you can manage with materials. A good rule of thumb is maintaining a 1/10 ratio of under-cut to cord. Make sure there is NO under-cut near the pontoon as measured from wing-tip-outboard within a ratio of ~5/8 the cord as measured at the middle of the pontoon. Undercutting a wing too close to the pontoon can result in unwanted tip-stall characteristics at ground-effect-cruising speeds. In terms of pontoons, try introducing a step design. The general rule of thumb is 1/3 to the front, 2/3 step up in the rear. Based on experience, if you're trying for a high efficiency skimmer, start at 1/3{}2/3 and slice off some material (incrementally). Your prop angle looks very good for a start. NOTE that as you decrease surface drag (with under-concavity and pontoon stepping) you will need/want to decrease your prop angle to achieve maximum ground effect loft and efficiency.

[@ZentoranoTM]

AWESOME!!! The camera mounted on the sled and the quad copter is really cool

[@EthPilot]

Just so everyone knows... Ground effect is not when an aircraft glides on a cushion of air. Ground Effect occurs when the ground disrupts the wingtip vortices and therefore less drag and downward force is applied to the aircraft.

[@pyrodoll2422]

Great vid, my favourite bit was the completely oblivious ducks. Well done.

[@daveminecraftian8196]

I once made a small flying wing with the gear from a Parkzone Ember 2. It didn't have enough power to haul it properly into the air and so it took advantage of the ground effect. Planes like these are called ekranoplans I believe.

[@Underpantsniper]

Its an ekranoplan. Made one of these out of cardboard and hot glue with no motor no movable control surfaces. It would glide all the way across my friends long garage just under an inch off the ground. Try putting a large horizontal wing pointing slightly up on top of the rudder. helps keep the nose down which is very important in optimizing speed and stability in a ground effect vehicle.

[@TechSeller]

Its like a snow speeder...very cool!!!

[@newmanfam9]

Awesome video!! Their are a couple shots that look like a land speeder! Nice!!

[@JuanVanSteyvoort]

Fantastic tries... Thank you for all those explanations... Brilliant!....

[@GivesNoFuxFPV]

Weird! I didn’t even realize airplanes had ground effect like a heli or drone would. That’s trippy!

[@firstladt8787]

This thing is relaxing to watch.

[@eliotgillum]

thanks! ground effect is awesome and underutilized.

[@raydreamer7566]

Great build and good test flight.

[@nomusicrc]

It flies so good thank you for making the video without music

[@codemiesterbeats]

dude the stuff you make is awesome... I used to want to be an aerospace engineer. I used to have a wind-tunnel at school that we could put models into and I came up with a "perfect" airplane/glider I just called it the X wing and well I made it out of balsa wood and some jack#### stepped on it on purpose while we were testing it lol

[@purepresident8139]

this is the best video of the ground effect i've seen so far

[@soplim8632]

Awesome video I came here from a skirtless hovercraft video and guess what I learnt something new and interesting today. All my rc stuff are cars. This video certainly tickles my curiosity on the concept 👍👌👏💡🤓 Thank you

[@MatsNorway]

It "leaks" as you probably know. From the ends when it does the gradual turns. Having "skis" or bigger endplates fixes that probably. Keep it up, fun to watch

[@gabrielsierra865]

On the bigger crafts, I have seen they bend the wings inward, trapping more air and giving it more stability when close to surface

[@fredtedstedman]

very graceful performance . Wales UK

[@patrickmertz2426]

A very versatile model, it does everything including exercising the dog. Nice video.

[@AkikoMakiOfficial]

That's very cool. it almost looks like it's hovering.

[@goodvibes9821]

great stuff ! my grandfather would have loved that ..

[@phatkid6811]

This is an old video - but the principle of "wing in ground effect" is you're leveraging high and low pressures created by LIFT. It would appear that your airfoil is just a flat piece of wood which supplies minimal lift; most of opposition to gravity being the angle of thrust of the propeller. It would had more of a traditional airfoil creating some lift - you'd probably have a better effect. Just thinking.....

[@lucywucyyy]

ground effect vehicles are really fascinating to me, i really wanna get into diy rc planes so il definitely try making mow own ground effect thingy some day

[@Hebdomad7]

Nice, an ekranoplan! :D I actually learned to fly my quad in ground effect... Fun, but also great way to chew up props.

[@zendell37]

It's interesting to see these vehicles in operation. I was fascinated by the Russian experiments with it decades back. It's funny seeing something with a bunch of big engines and tiny wings designed to barely lift off the ground.

[@waynerainey2606]

looks like the dog was having fun chasing it around..... neat!

[@ccbphot11]

Terrific camera work.

[@BallDogBoi]

You are the most creative rc man i seen

[@rcfunfly9369]

Sehr cooles Gerät. Klasse, für jedes Gelände.

[@RozelyLindim]

I love ur RC..can fly, can move on ground & water

[@osanshouo1684]

I would definitely get a ring tone w quak quak when on the lake, would be a plus