SubSonex September 2014 Test Flights

SubSonex Personal Jet JSX-2: A video compilation of a series of extensive test flights in late September, 2014. Test pilot: Bob Carlton

[@luvstruck2733]

Bob Carlton is indeed a very good pilot. He set the airplane down like he has flown it for years. I got a little nervous when he started doing the stalls, but he corrected so quickly, there was not even a hint of him getting into any trouble. What a great airplane. I was remember when Jim Bede first started taking down payments for the Bede 5, and it has taken 40 years to get a finished product. Congratulations to SubSonex. Once again, this airplane is not one for low time pilots, even though they all seem to think they can handle it.

[@txflyguy0076]

I'm glad that everything is going well for the sonex team, I've been following your videos on KZbin from the beginning and your boys are doing great things thank you for the insperation for all home built and experimental pilots​, this is one of my favorite video thanks again.

[@calmlife1a]

Thanks Bob for taking us for a spin in your Little Subsonix plane nice flight sir.....

[@Red_Dawn_Radio]

I love how simple the cockpit is!

[@davidolie8392]

This aircraft seems to share a lot of concepts with Jim Bede's BD-5J of the 1970s. Nice to see.

[@justingallegos1941]

David Olie it looks like the original prototype

[@paulsuprono7225]

I was thinkin the same !

[@jimfowler5930]

Wonderful video! Having been a part of FLY NAVY years ago, this brought back many memories, thank you!!

[@StellarBlue1]

That main monitor screen really makes the pilot's job look a lot easier. So many functions monitored, it really is a game changer, isn't it?

[@jean-mariejm7404]

yes, and cheap ! only an android tablet :-)

[@xevious2501]

upon stalling the aircraft destabilization comes on quick but just as well the stall recovery time it excellent.

[@wbuttry1]

@@SonexLLC I like the way it warns of a stall with it shaking like it does

[@drguffey]

I enjoyed this video very much. Especially glad to hear the sights and sounds without any music added as some do,

[@ajdoe4922]

What a awesome video! I felt like I was inboard for that take off roll!

[@electronicsNmore]

Looks like a very nice, smooth flying plane.

[@andrewlavey6992]

A very good little craft and good airmanship. Well done the team.

[@marciooppido206]

Great pilot and great aircraft.

[@Audfile]

oh, that cockpit view. Must be a joy to fly.

[@coriscotupi]

18:14 - What's with the awkward hand angle to pull significantly back on the stick? Is it small for a tall person? Looks like there wasn't enough elbow room to pull back with a more natural hand position?

[@ifell3]

You know your doing well in life when you can fly something like this!!

[@courage1st]

This jet is super cool. My first purchase after winning the lottery! Second purchase is an AeroVee turbo for my Onex. Great job Sonex!

[@TOM-xo4gn]

courage1st I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!

[@pureledkit2059]

get a viperjet

[@spoada]

Winning the lottery, as if that is really a thing.

[@NiCKnSC]

Have you seen the BD-10 yet?? It is bad ass and very fast.

[@computerbob06]

@Fuzzy Butkus You won't be getting to the airport in a gyrocopter. They get their power from a pusher prop and yheir lift from the non-connected rotor, that spins with the forward motion of the aircraft. You need a runway of some sort to take off from!

[@ThirdDegreeWitchExplores]

That's a fantastic airframe ! respect

[@P51]

Looks like a blast to fly!

[@NoFeeRE]

What amazing flying and PERFECT landing!

[@josemarino4270]

One word: beautiful!

[@kennethjohnson6223]

I thoroughly enjoyed the entire flight and sounds awesome. Keep on Flying !!

[@QuantumMech_88]

Retractable landing gear and a measly 75 MPH landing speed . Respect sent from Vector Technologies .

[@patman0250]

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen. And that's one of the coolest jet engines I've ever seen super awesome. I would love doing maintenance on that thing it wouldn't even be a chore for me.

[@apxpandy4965]

great flight - loved the landing - smooth as .. Great vid - thanks!

[@luvstruck2733]

First of all, Bob Carlton an excellent pilot. What no flaps? Touch down @ 75 mph. I totally love this airplane. This is a lot of peoples dream come true. IMO it is for a seasoned pilot, and not appropriate for a low time pilot. That doesn't stop me from saying someone has finally done it. A personal jet that will work well for personal use, and for business. One of the great things is, you can fly your own jet, and doesn't have to cost a million dollars.

[@The762nato]

Need to do one as a Heinkel He 162

[@BrunaOliveira-mo8lt]

A M A Z I N G! Absolutely fantastic!

[@piloto5248]

Wow how much power this jet engine have great job.

[@rungcox4823]

I like the paint scheme and the v shaped tail wings.

[@Peter.Jensen]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful moment.

[@aprianto1985]

Great flight test

[@kadirkorkmazoglu8696]

the front right door of one of the lowering wheels of the jet to the ground remains open five centimeters, vibrates at high speed or at high altitude and disrupts the control of the jet .. I wish you good agriculture and good model flying successes sonex

[@MrPlamor]

Great I love it thank you for sharing this experience guys

[@MarkWaples]

very impressive - thank you for sharing :)

[@ahmham6368]

imteresting !!!!!

[@nancybader9555]

Nice what yuh our as

[@brucemckenzie1837]

Heinkel 162 from Germany ww2 is similar design concept, good to see it worked out years later

[@hnlute]

Note the windscreen is not completely closed and right landing gear not fully retracted.

[@iguanaamphibioustruck7352]

Last year I flew in a P51 doing barrel rolls at 350 mph. It would do 425 but would burn 50 gallons per hour. I think the configuration is revolutionary however the wing could use some work. Certainly I can picture a cabin with two passengers behind the pilot and the landing gear needs to be a little more beefy. Dave Hansen

[@shreddder999]

Why does the N-number keep changing between 12" and 3" ? 18:49 It looks like perhaps the flaps were forgotten in the down position. This means that armed intervention is requested per FAA order 7110.49D.

[@rafficatalan9798]

Thanks for the ride.

[@andreybatyaev8989]

Супер самолет, просто мечта, получил огромное удовольствие от просмотра.

[@usupov1]

Почему его на высоте 1200 потряхивает?

[@roma_aviator]

пилот проверял минимальную скорость сваливания, несколько раз. гдет в пределах 70mph

[@wolfsyr8604]

Fuck Russia

[@tassja141172]

great work!!!!! TOP!!! best regards from Spain

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video thank you for sharing Australia

[@stephenrumer6953]

Amazing aircraft, and very well demonstrated

[@mtlassen1992]

11,200' and no oxygen? I am not a pilot, but I thought over 10,000' hypoxia was an issue?

[@Audfile]

..awesome! I hope within ten years I can do a microjet of some type.

[@jtkent28]

Looks like a lot of fun!

[@peterjohnstaples]

Just Awesome! enjoyed every second.

[@enviro1001]

Just awesome and very brave too... thanks.

[@peterowens290]

A few more facts would be of interest: 1 Fuel consumption 2 Engine model & power rating. 3 Rotation speed on take off. 4 Stall speed. 5 Landing speed 6 All up weight limit. 7 Room for parachute (it is an experimental) Thanks for the video.

[@Manonsilvermountain]

A2: TJ100 Turbojet Engine

[@shin-i-chikozima]

We are on ‼️

[@prasenjitdey4222]

Amazing aircraft, amazing "Pilot", amazing views, amazing flying stunts, "Amazing" Sir!! 😯😲👌👌👍👍👏👏

[@titoblanco3233]

Excellent flight pilot and flying machine !! I want an aircraft like that !!

[@zacmuturi4522]

The size comparison between the engine and body show just how powerful jet engines are.

[@samyqks3988]

Bravo sir you assured, magnificent flies and when a small two-seater plane? In your company 😉

[@rkornilo]

Now THATS what I call a "good time"

[@cdurkinz]

Does that little 40lb jet engine have reverse thrust by any chance for a wet runway? Such a beautiful little airplane, I want one.

[@jaimes350]

ha ha love the intro, ok waiting for the pumps and .... stuff.

[@markferguson1124]

So cool wishlisted

[@andywells397]

superb landing old chap.

[@flexairz]

at 6:00 the pilot enters a stall, the aircraft rolls left and he uses right aileron... geez.. that' s wrong man..unless looking for a spin.. Right rudder, stick forward and aileron neutral is the correct procedure. And he keeps on doing it wrong.

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

It's testing and he is purposefully testing the aircrafts limits

[@pjhudson5344]

unless he is doing a test flight and testing various control inputs to test characteristics. In a stall if alieron is used incorrectly in can help the airplane depart into a spin. Base to final turn, X controlling has been known to happen. The biggest problem with this aircraft is teaching pilots how to stay ahead of aircraft as it lacks any torque or instant power which if you are landing with some X wind component with gusts - a sudden gust that you normally could power out of and execute a go around with a typical prop plane, could be a bit of a white knuckler in this little hotrod. The general pace of stuff happening at 200mph is quite different than farting around in a old C172/152. When are we going to have 3/4 scale manned foam warbird replicas flying with giant electric powerplants? Can I preorder a Fw190A4 tyvm!

[@JohnS916]

I want one of those! Nice flying.

[@alejandrojorgeraush4372]

Sencillo y hermoso avión!

[@fenazirabie2925]

fantastic

[@computerbob06]

Nice warning before actual stall!

[@Acecool]

Airflow going from laminar style flow to turbulent air...

[@maxhill5025]

Just a couple of observations: the TO roll seemed long to me. What are specs? It appeared to be a gap between the canopy and the windshield. Was there? Excellent video. Enjoyed it greatly.

[@maxhill5025]

sweet

[@hfletcher6472]

Max Hill I

[@ThePaulv12]

TO roll probably is long. One of the the holy grails of VLJ engines is to get similar TO performance to props, the other is to get good fuel economy

[@truthteller1914]

The canopy gap might be for a ram air effect at 16K fy. THe right main gear did not seem to be retracting quite as far as the left.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

If it was up to me, it'd technically be a turboprop. The turbine engine would be mounted axial to the 12-bladed, ducted variable pitch propeller but would not drive it directly (you're probably thinking, "Great, she's reinvented the geared turbofan and added variable pitch"). Throttling up with the "reverser" stowed would result in prop pitch going from forward beta to an automatically determined optimum pitch, dependent on altitude and estimated power produced. Throttling up with the reverser active would cause the prop to revert through 0 degrees (at which point the leading edges would have about a wallet thickness of clearance between them) into reverse pitch. All this is normal turboprop so far. How do you get air to the engine if the fan in front of it is actively sucking air backwards? Auxiliary air intakes of course. The engine would have a bit of a snorkel sticking out over the cowling, and this would be the main air intake for the compressor when reverse was selected or when separators were selected (since the aux snorkel would have a simple inertial separator). To prevent the exhaust getting recirculated into the propeller and potentially melting a blade or getting into the intake again... I'm thinking the sides of the duct would ramp into the air stream, mostly blocking off the direct intake route but requiring the side intakes to be equipped with inertial separators (or more likely just coarse mesh filters) to prevent FOD to the prop. Or maybe I'd mount the turbine backwards and have the exhaust exit out the side of the cowl like normal turboprops do (but with a longer stovepipe). The idea behind all this unnecessary complexity is to make powerbacks possible and safe. Tell me how stupid I am. Go.

[@gaflyer6895]

Is there a reason for the canopy gap at 5:15?

[@davidlegg9690]

Fsntastic little aircraft, an exterior shot of the high speed pass and steep climb out would have been good.

[@joemasello519]

Very cool but I was hoping to see some fly over video from the ground

[@dantefiveofdeadmj1532]

Very nice!

[@madaboutbrens]

Absolutely amazing ! Balls of steel ! What is the re start cycle time like ? Just thinking if you were to flame out

[@joaocardoso6092]

Excepcional voo ...

[@Sfogia12]

Impressionante voo!! Airport? Country?

[@mahankali15]

Test Pilot Bob Carlton looks to be a veteran in Test Pilot job. Such a confidence level he is got.. Wwaahh..!!

[@eliteflight900]

What is funny he is wearing something different in every Sean a few landing in between ? A few weeks of recording?

[@granskare]

I have a bunch of old EAA mags so I was surprised this airplane had a jet engine mounted where it is :)

[@robertopaula9515]

bye life Grandpa pilot is in very good health. 16000 ft acrobatics and low passages on the runaway with this beautiful jet. I liked it a lot Congratulations old pilot

[@zachj3483]

do you think you could design a two seat virsion? if you do, heres a tip... if you use 1 engine try an engine from a citation mustang. if you use 2 engines, try using the tj100 still. if you use 2engines, maybe you could use a t tail design

[@PWDOUBLEWASP]

Here is a tip: you are an idiot! The P&W engine produces between 900 and 3000# thrust. Completely different engine than the TJ series.

[@安安-d3p]

The gyro went wrong at 10:10, thankfully the visibility was good that day.

[@安安-d3p]

Wonderful mini-jet anyway, keep on working guys!

[@Mr01jamie1566]

Great video!

[@jaypaint4855]

The aerobatics portion is more unsettling when you realize that he’s in the same compartment as the fuel tank

[@pepecohetes492]

Loved it. How many hours for private pilot are suggested for flying this?

[@v1_rotate638]

pepe cohetes 1000 required for type rating

[@pmp2559]

Looked like some serious turbulence, good flying

[@manojpatil7897]

Very good

[@harvhoward6423]

At 16,000 feet without oxygen mask he was risking his life in a secondary aspect beyond testing an experimental plane. It appears that the cockpit canopy leaves a good-sized gap at the windshield so that is fresh 16,000 foot air he is breathing.

[@simplyexisting1125]

I still want to see a twin engine version with a H tail configuration that looks like a mini A10 . If you are listening sonex it would be popular i promise.

[@alexscamell4520]

What are the running costs for something like that? Looks amazing!

[@sandyfraser100]

Takes a lot to impress me, but this has done just that, Its the power unite that impresses me the most, yes, the pilot was good to.Working for a fiberglass company for many years and working a lot on Defence projects, it has eaten through my chest for years to design and make a craft which is similar, but at 68 years old and retired, I think I might have left it a little too late for myself.though I could do it for someone else, I dont think it would be quite the same though.

[@Statist0815]

What scale is it ? ;o)

[@GoranKraljevicKoehlerAribeca]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@abigaelfolaranmi1558]

Good flight

[@TerenceLim121]

Wonderful plane.

[@handsomeyasir]

when will this be available in the market for sale ??

[@ubermench1000]

cool stuff,thanks

[@sagh38]

Wow, nice jet plane

[@neilkushner2706]

you are really brave people, to work with that kind of thing, thanks for the video, be well

[@jamesbower8269]

amazing vid- cheers

[@darringoodbrand6603]

Cool wee thing

[@briananthony4044]

Mini V-1 lol. Reminds me od the Bede BD-5 jet. How reliable is that engine. Would their be a twin engine version one day, for safety?

[@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160]

Now THAT looks fun!

[@thomasleemullins4372]

I think that is really neat.