SD-1 Minisport homebuilt ultralight aircraft

The aircraft conforms to FAI UL and LSA definitions. MTOM is 240 kgs (533 lbs). Maximum payload is 130 kgs (289 lbs). More infos on www.sdplanes.com.

[@vince1609]

Im so happy I found this video again. I remember watching this on my wii in 2009 as a kid and absolutely amazed that someone could build an airplane. Im now a commercial pilot.

[@francispenaflor2436]

Same here brother, I remember this is one of the first videos I have watched as a kid. Funny thing is it lead me to where I am right now and now enrolled in a course of being an aircraft mechanic

[@pimp8067]

Damn bro this made me soo happy,I'm looking forward to joining our airforce,I'm Kenyan,and for sure I'll build myself one of these birds.

[@pabloandrioli2662]

Yes I remember this video too, it inspired me so much. Now I'm an astronaut.

[@liberalboi]

The fact that you can run an airplane on a 22 HP engine is mind-blowing. Great vid!

[@PatricioBridges]

One of the nicest looking ultralights I've seen and it performs great too.

[@davidbergaragonzalez5653]

I don't see why people are complaining about the music, it's great.

[@la_old_salt2241]

We want to hear the airplane, not the music.

[@nickfury1279]

All you guys saying homebuilt aircraft are death traps: they're not death traps if the builder knows what he's doing. In quite a few cases, homebuilt aircraft will perform just as well as, if not better than, production aircraft of the same class

[@tonyholifield2213]

Nick Fury l imagine more people get killed on ATVs every year

[@bleustalder8717]

They aren’t all necessarily death traps but the potential is there.

[@oliversundstrom1806]

@@bleustalder8717 Then everything is a potential death trap. Lollipops, cars, candles, houses..

[@tjcottam8843]

Nick fury i swear I see u on every KZbin video

[@JakeSnake07]

@@oliversundstrom1806 The difference is that none of those are going 65 mph 200 feet in the air. The danger is that entirely too many of them are built by people who *don't* know what they're doing.

[@78gagga]

Loved it! Top-class engineering.

[@thra5herxb12s]

Beautiful simple and clean. Every single joint finished and stress relieved by hand. I would trust this with no worries.

[@andreiaconceicao5725]

Muito bom gostaria de ter um

[@dukeman7595]

Nice little plane it appeared to handle very well, you did a fine job building her..

[@seangfoster1974]

For those in the USA, per FAR part 103, this is not a legal ultralight. Part 103 states it must not exceed 254 lbs. Every option listed on the website is over 254 lbs. Also, the max speed is too high. That being said, it would qualify as a light sport aircraft.

[@Henry_GamesX]

I've always admired people who can do these things.

[@MusicGodsNFT]

I enjoyed the video and I think these little planes look like they would be a blast to fly. Thank you for sharing. Fly safe! Cheers! It is a shame so many think make snarky comments about the music is more important than the flying. To the one who didn't make it past the takeoff, because of the music...you missed it.

[@DerMartexus]

Great builds! It was fun watching them flying. :)

[@TyCetto]

Beautiful built! The usage of Ash (I think, but please correct me if I'm wrong) and the way the structural work inside is done is a work of art. Congratulations!

[@ENoland8]

I somehow got here from longboarding videos. But flight fascinates me, I can't say I'm disappointed in the least bit. You guys are great, awesome inspiration. Keep it up!

[@Swaggasaurus90]

When i saw the picture i thought this would be a kit plane you just put together... By far the best looking home made plane i have seen :)

[@drfiberglass]

Great job my friend.... You must be very proud of your work...

[@sking0369]

Oh why. Please why do people feel like they need to drown out the engine with a song? The engine makes its own music. Don't spoil it.

[@ColeAviation]

Wow! How awesome! This thing isn't much bigger than my 40% Extra 300 RC plane. Lol. Great job on the build!

[@dsgilljatt]

lol

[@123sheepdip4]

Awesome aircraft...love the sound of the second one...sounds like a Harley....Good job on the building AND the flying.

[@johngabriel3280]

This music is DOPE... I was thinking about watching a different video until that song got going, then I was just pumped up and ready to watch. DOPE VIDEO BRAH

[@NPCSN]

Every time I hear the engine I can almost smell the fresh-cut grass... Lol

[@deadstick8624]

You're right, they sound like flying lawnmowers.

[@WeightlossjourneyAT44]

You ant kidding I got a lawnmower with a bigger motor then this thing has

[@local38on-tv]

Well it's powered by a Trabant Engine, so no wonder.

[@crpth1]

@@local38on-tv - I would swear this is Briggs&Stratton V2 or something from the same engine "family". OHV 4 stroke V2. ;-)

[@rp6523]

That sounds like £15 of fuel per hour to me 😉

[@harpomarx7777]

I find it amazing how some people can completely destroy a good video by superimposing a sucky soundtrack over it. Didn't make it past the takeoffs ... FAIL.

[@ng21644605]

I've got to agree with Harpo.

[@ScootalooGT]

music is more than your preference. i think the soundtrack nailed exactly what they were going for. also, it isnt your video either watch it, or move the fuck on.

[@petersigma]

It sounded like U2. yuck!!! I would have preferred the natural sound of propellers and air and the world.

[@reecezosche1886]

just mute it and listen to whatever music you want to in the background

[@orgisland138]

+Harpo Marx I think the music is good

[@thefbi3688]

This is amazing. If only I had such a large field at my disposal. As if I could build one anyway lol.

[@chiavenato1]

You two guys must have the biggest balls inthe world! Great job! Congratulations!!

[@MasboyRC]

This is awesome, i respect to the builders. Thank for sharing

[@bollyclips30]

I wish I build this plane one day...at my own garage 😍😍

[@bollyclips30]

@R- Series but how?? I Don't have knowledge about a plane✈.. 😔

[@rafagonera3214]

Me two.

[@Mister_Fancypants]

Look what other people are doing and copy that

[@chrisvillareal3624]

Wow that was amazing! :) look like freedom!

[@buntcher]

Dear Santa...

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

I built and flew a Mini-Max from 2003--2005. Lost it in a crash/fire caused by a garbage Hirth engine. I'm now grounded, because I can no longer afford to fly, and watching this thing just makes my heart ache... Enjoy, and be safe...

[@tonyignatious7779]

This is a man, designed with his mind, built with his hands, and the balls to trust his capability to create perfection..

[@Richard-gw7ix]

who cares about the music, it looks amazing it can really fly!

[@jsms1013]

wow thats amazing!!

[@savannahgolemon]

WoW that is amazing i fly rc plans my favorite is the exapade i love your plane great job.

[@brantmartin4469]

Starsailor came on and you got my upvote for it.

[@sidamarali3030]

That professional guy makes it look very easy to build such a plane. It takes a lot of knowledge and experience. If you are not familiar with aerodynamics, stay safe and don't try this at home.

[@77chonyc]

Great job on the build!!! Just one question. Did you have to wear diapers on your first flight??

[@Pandainapandasuit]

I always wonder about how they give themselves a prep talk lol and that first checklist haha.

[@xxmineplanexx8885]

That is absolutely amazing :)

[@noepcampos]

MOST of we, especially pilots, do like planes and flights and the sweet sound of proppelers and engines, BUT we HATE musics instead of their sounds! Who sees a video on airplanes and flights is lover of flights and airplanes, and possibly nothing to do with some idiot songs that have nothing to do with flights and planes! PLEEEEAASE! Erase them from your videos and it will better to us!

[@gabeniklas470]

Yeah. Least that could have been done was putting in music that isn’t utter garbage.

[@endwood]

I use MUTE, God damned awful music is criminal!:-)

[@glennirving5858]

Don’t play this sorry ass music!!!!Why not edit it with cometary describing some of the details of the build and duration

[@Obi1-KenBone-Me]

Who's we

[@kids_toys16]

M] .

[@themegaforce810]

I like how compact it is, easy to bring around and set up.

[@ronlafitte6864]

This is a wonderful little plane! If it were really an ultralight I would be flying it right now. I think it exceeds the 254 pound limit and carries more than 5 gallons of fuel. I read somewhere that it cruises about 98 mph? That’s a lot more than they allow for an ultralight. But wow! This thing is gorgeous. I have a perfect place to fly here, and that’s where I’d be most of my spare time!

[@SnaptrixGaming]

That thing is freaking fast

[@dmithsmith5880]

I would make it remote controlled first, then after practicing flying it i would just sit in the seat and still use the remote controll..

[@americanpatriot3667]

Ya but why would you want to do that you'll have no control of the airplane

[@Marco-nx5tj]

Derp plane lol

[@Justwantahover]

That's called fly-by wire. They do it in modern military aircraft these days. The cock-pit controls are a bit like a radio control except its just wired instead instead of radio.

[@Hongqie]

hmmm....then it was all new system,fly by wireless LOL

[@andrewnorris5415]

Clarence Wu ands if you pass out someone on the ground could take over. patent it!

[@EgbertWilliams]

1983 called. It wants this shitty music back.

[@SuperTechno2012]

1983 had great music!!! BTW this song isnt from the 80s

[@FingerJam12]

Nice! Quick little plane I love it and look forward to starting on my project!

[@wme2488]

BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT

[@deutschlandairsoft5980]

Can you make a video on how you made it

[@SCIFIguy64]

I kind of want to attach a paint ball gun and strafe BB gun wars. I wonder if that'd be legal to do...

[@ritchan1]

Ayyyy lmao

[@beaconrider]

Well now, if you could get full auto paint guns, ad mount two of them, you might have something.

[@ciroramirez8252]

Fergal Murphy

[@friedrichnietzsche2529]

Joseph Stassup I was thinking the same The only problem though is that if the pellets damage the plane causing it to crash

[@Anonland]

That'd be really dangerous in so many ways...

[@phxxr650r]

Steve Wittman Designed aircraft like this in the 1930s and raced against the big names with three times the HP and did well. What a pilot 13ft wings and 200hp

[@masonphillips6605]

That is amazing with the physics not only dose a plane with such small lift fly but it flys well to

[@megatronVS]

wow that's scary. I guess though if you were going to crash, your parachute could save both you and the plane.

[@Ascension1004]

Lmfao!!

[@beaconrider]

That's why a lot of ultra lights have ballistic parachutes.

[@peterkrishadillen2664]

megatronVS miko

[@tillmanxl6914]

What would one of those ultralights cost to build? man that looks like fun.

[@subarublue2658]

I have no clue, but I am guessing around 3-5grand if you do everything yourself and modify some stuff... Like using a kawasaki 450 engine from a kx450, that would run around 1-2 grand alone, but tons of power and torque... Ailerons, elevators, rudder, all mechanical linkage so about 200... all the metal another grand... Seat 200-500, and the frame and fiberglass I am guessing around 2,000.... It would be as good as you build it...

[@raybryant3869]

the whole kit with engine is 10k

[@wompstopm123]

the seat wouldn't cost nearly that much.

[@GamePlayWithNolan]

The seat 200-500? You can put a piece of wood down and call it a seat....

[@subarublue2658]

www.carid.com/cipher/green-4-point-quick-release-racing-harness-mpn-cpa4001gn.html?view=243845&gclid=Cj0KEQiA-_HDBRD2lomhoufc1JkBEiQA0TVMmhElmy3uVptUvuMAwZ977vR1Tt-KoD3NYaDOpK_4Wb4aAuVl8P8HAQ

[@raghavsood6156]

Where did you buy parts from? I want to make one myself. Did you buy a kit or is it just made using your own knowlegde? Its very fun idea. Did you get your license or do you just fly by yourself?

[@raghavsood6156]

do you think if i hook 4 12v batteries to a vaccume cleaner electric motor, will it help the plane lift or not? Say the plane was built by metal or some light metal like alliminium then would it lift with a vaccume cleaner motor or not? I need 4 times 12volt motors to do the job or more.

[@slightlyokvideos]

It's illegal to fly without a license

[@swelch140]

Random Rampage its not illegal to fly an ultralight aircraft such as this without a license however there are several limitations put on this class of aircraft as well

[@flow5718]

yeah.. its not illegal to fly an ultralight. in US its < 55 kts top speed. to be in ul category.

[@ohwell2790]

Oh! hell yeah use vaccume cleaner motors all the time for my airplane. Vaccume cleaners motors are the way to go. Cheap, powerful, create tremendos thrust,reliable, and take very little electricity and only 120 volts. Just make sure you launch off a cliff to gain airspeed in a dive and it will fly just fine.

[@alexceriola6056]

That video rejuvenates my interest in building and flying my very own ultralite aircraft. But there is a set back - I'm acrophobic. But I really love airplanes of any size.

[@bossdog1480]

That's a neat little plane. I bet that's the fastest a Trabby's ever gone.

[@alexsbikesandmotors]

awesome aircraft. although it doesnt look very stable in flight

[@dennisdunford8834]

Engines are beautiful, musical and heartwarming. Cut the socalled singing and vocals and lets just settle for the airplane. The music buffs can find another venue. The stuff that gets thrown in with these products of expertise and heavy committment simply takes away from the beauty of the craft itself and certainly from the video. Can it guys.....take your music elsewhere.

[@davidkennerly]

+Dennis Dunford I've gotten in the habit of simply muting the audio as a matter of routine. For some reason, there is an almost irresistible urge for KZbinrs to apply obnoxious music tracks to videos that would be far better without them.

[@Skwisgar2322]

the fastest a trebant engine will ever go.

[@idleonlooker1078]

A bit faster if it's going down wind too!!

[@mgscarborough]

They make RC planes bigger than that. Amazing.

[@briancritchley498]

A truly beautiful plane, the magic of flight is so special to humanity..

[@DarrylBarnes]

Please post a blueprint.....

[@DarrylBarnes]

#fuckyea

[@ChristopherGaul]

Pretty sweet. Especially at that price point.

[@DarrylBarnes]

Ikr

[@DarrylBarnes]

Will More This is my project for next spring.

[@pshergrant4475]

Cool

[@jimmytiler5522]

Ive seen RC planes bigger than this

[@deanevangelista6359]

Yes, there are videos on KZbin proving that.

[@jimmytiler5522]

yeah in particular theres one of a racer bigger than this plane,amazing isnt it.

[@thegamingstarsgamingchanne446]

+jimmy tiler why not appreciate the builders hard work

[@jimmytiler5522]

read what I said,da!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sam_sulek]

That's not the point but that is true

[@MrSquishedsquashed]

I just remembered they can do that :) the first time I saw it was in a film called "The Gods must be Crazy 2" XD

[@yochivazo]

I think you should add a parachute for emergencies. Very nice! Great Job!

[@ponca622622]

That is a pretty little plane nice job!

[@steven_t_k1068]

it a little baby plane!

[@johnharris7353]

Awesome! I just love white people! They do things like this

[@maneghost822]

Huh so you are black................... Sorry if this is an offense

[@KoolViberz]

I am african and i do agree with u loooool The truth gotta be told sometimes !

[@maneghost822]

mursal kulmiye​ yeah lol im american this random coment came to my head

[@1gigatitan]

That's abit racist

[@ozkanozarslan3201]

+john harris I said: it's sad they thought that kid had a bomb. She said: they didn't think he had a bomb. I said: yes, they thought he made a bomb and even called the police. She said: They just wanted to humiliate a little Muslim boy. They didn't think he had a bomb. I said: Don't be a conspiracy theorist. They might be a little prejudiced, but I'm sure they thought he had a bomb. She said: OK. But they didn't evacuate the school, like you do when there's a bomb. They didn't call a bomb squad - like you do when there's a bomb. They didn't get as far away from him as possible, like you do when there's a bomb. Then they put him and the clock in an office, not like you do when there's a bomb. Then they waited with him for the police to arrive, and then they put the clock in the same car as the police. Then they took pictures of it. I said: Damn.....They never thought he had a bomb

[@smicksmookety]

I came for the plane, I stayed for the music.

[@garrattm]

These homemade planes look like a lot of fun to fly but it also depends on who has the balls to take the risk. I see all kinds of extreme sports events that have just as much or more risk than these big boy toys. I would like to fly one of these any day of the week over other sports!!!

[@nate0031]

Actually it can come with one attached to the airframe from the factory. This way it not only saves you, but your aircraft too. If you google SD-1 Minisport and have a look at their website, you'll see what I mean.

[@conorbryan4718]

Now I don't disagree the plane isn't decently tough but I would not trust a plane thats made out of wood and brackets haha its a beautiful plane and looks fun but also scary wood gets old flexes a lot and if you have an emergency landing and its rough it would be safer to have an aluminum fuselage

[@lupy669]

aluminum gets old too, and cracks. There are a lot of wood homebuilts

[@conorbryan4718]

lupy669 aluminum can get wet and still fly and doesn't get as old as nearly quick and aluminum has a way stronger breaking point

[@jamiefulk]

Conor Bryan Aluminum corrodes faster than wood rots. But all of that aside, they would have treated the wood to prevent that and you would need to do the same with aluminum. there are wood planes much older than aluminum ones that are still safe to fly. some are fast approaching 100 years.

[@jamiefulk]

***** Both of those planes were made of wood, steel tube and fabric construction, but what is your point? and yes i did look it up in case you wondered.

[@sixfoursoul1]

This looks like deaths trap if I ever saw one .

[@obisvanainobis9950]

UH why?

[@MsSomeonenew]

That is what airplanes are in general.

[@dr3wbis]

MsSomeonenew you have more of a risk to die in a car crash than a plane crash.

[@Wallace823]

Music is too loud and irratating.

[@rambler241]

Not only did this guy build his own aircraft, he's being followed by a full symphony orchestra! Wow!

[@gambuthi]

tnx for not losing it. You crushed him. :)

[@TheDarthEmperor]

I'm not getting in that.

[@davidvarela8739]

You are too used to space ships.

[@galatei11]

je jee or BigMacs

[@joker102877]

I'd be afraid to get in an airplane constructed out of wood and glue.

[@pavel1809]

+joker102877 lol lol lol

[@thra5herxb12s]

Like a high speed Mosquito fighter bomber with two Spitfire engines.

[@deanevangelista6359]

Don't forget the Styrofoam!

[@amousecalledlilchef8379]

+thra5herxb12s hell yes

[@martinalfredoburcherivoet6454]

Es que el aluminio es mucho mas pesado.

[@arodrigues2843]

WHY THE FRIGGING STUPID "MUSIC".??? CUT IT OUT.!!!!!!!! The only way to see this VERY INTERESTING video, was to CUT the "noise".!! And lose the real engine sound.!!! Jeeezzzz.!!!

[@carlschmiedeke151]

such a beautiful Aircraft

[@gilenomachadoguimaraes4114]

Home-built and aircraft are two words that just cannot be in the same sentence...

[@hil242s]

About $55,000. It is available for sale on the Skycraft Airplanes website.

[@dichromatic6003]

Love that aircraft and the song playing in the background. It should be where you going. Not where you coming from. Those are true facts period.....

[@Triple_J.1]

Excellent pilot and a neat build.

[@34ENOCH]

I am shocked that somthing that small could fly with that mass, I'm impressed

[@peteacher52]

A nostalgic, well presented video. In my youth I used to dream of having a Druine Turbulent ... ah, if the now-aging body would only allow me to winkle myself into an SD-1 Minisport, I wouldn't call the king my brother!

[@Jeffrey314159]

What's impressive is that thus plane can fly high and fast with that single small two-blade propeller

[@DrewLSsix]

Jeffrey314159 high and fast? as a US ultralight its top speed can only be a touch above 60 mph, one big challenge of this class is designing a plane thats not too fast.

[@Jeffrey314159]

DrewLSsix This thing has a 30 HP Trabant engine? I thought that engine had a a max of 26 HP?

[@evanstroup3082]

The area of the wing he stepped on is reinforced to allow exit from the cockpit.

[@ryanconroy9163]

Gorgeous ultralight!

[@Keravnius]

Very nice modern design i've noticed it is manuverable but the modular construction makes it a bit uncertain if accidently you pull too many g

[@EamonnSeoigh]

Wow. I've built R/C aircraft from scratch that were more complex. This is a wonderful design.

[@RFKFANTS67]

I love your plane! Briggs and Stratton powered great choice. ignore all the negative comments Sir, keep those videos coming.

[@53handyman]

Small engine,small aircraft but great fun! Thumb up from France ! :-)

[@joehall3159]

Why do so many people spoil a good video with insane music? The aircraft is what we want to hear!

[@sweetcheels]

Last time I checked their site it was $54000 for one of the kits. Operational costs are $12/hr. not bad.

[@redwhitentrue]

No need to be so mean Viggo, I think you are a great actor. Truth is there are many more impressive homebuilts available.

[@keybobrob1]

absolutely, at about 9.8m/s/s..ensuring a smooth glide to an instant death.

[@TheSFCRetired]

I love these comments about airplanes made of wood!! Someone has never heard of the DeHavilland Mosquito, which performed so admirably during WWII and was made almost exclusively of wood.

[@ele4853]

Nice project! Congratulations!

[@sandroanteno3374]

Md1sport complimenti per l'opera e conduzione

[@nobodyyouknow222]

for those of you who don't know a Trabant is an East German ( soviet era) 2 stroke auto engine.

[@ImAdapt73]

Nice lil planes! Great job. put a smile on my face.