The raceplanes of the Red Bull Air Race

[@bndahi8251]

the engine and propeller explanation was literally the summary of my Propeller system aircraft mechanics class.

[@cefb8923]

This, I was thinking the same and then we never used it because if you want any real money you work on turbines.

[@letskeepearthgreen]

Your school must have sucked

[@ethanwild3301]

@@letskeepearthgreen oof

[@anonymousejr]

B Ndahi further proving my theory that most new skills can be taught by the use of youtube despite shushan wabbajacks leadership of the platform... (also shushan is to be read in the voice of mister bean in that spy movie called ummm... i forget) Edit: @Anmol reminded me that its Johnny English.

[@dennist.8018]

You are now ready for your PhD bro.

[@gmcjetpilot]

I found the explanation to be excellent. They clearly tried to simplify it but still technical and accurate. As pilot and mechanical engineer for 30 years, including building experimental kit planes, who knows these principles, I found the content and presentation to be excellent.

[@mbrunnme]

Agreed, this was a good portion of groundschool presented digestibly in 6 minutes. Impressive.

[@2hedz77]

Yeah...couldn't quite get the air oil inversion thing but rest was great. Not too dumbed down.

[@gmcjetpilot]

@@2hedz77 1:56 Google Christian inverted oil system, look at images. Instead of just having one oil pickup in the bottom of the engine that feeds the oil pump, which provides lubricating oil to the engine, it adds a second pick up, to the top of the engine. When you fly "negative G's" (being thrown out of seat), oil goes to the top of the engine. A flip flop tube (reacts to gravity) diverts the oil pump pickup source from bottom of engine, to the top of the engine, so the oil pump has a constant supply of oil. Airplane goes right side up (positive G's), the flip flop tube flips back to select the bottom pickup. There is also an air oil separator that keeps the engine vent from burping oil overboard while allowing crank case gases to vent. Pressure would build in crankcase without a vent. Reason some compression gases blow by pistons into crank case. Without this separator you would lose all oil eventually. You probably know this, but you can be upside down and still be pulling positive G's where the oil is in the bottom of the engine. That's like at the top of the loop you have centrifical Force still providing positive G's, even if you're upside down with one G gravity. However whenever you have negative G's, say your inverted and level, then the oil pickup flips to the top of the engine, which is now at the bottom (where all the oil is).

[@TheAefril]

I totally agree with you. Just enough physics/engineering to maintain the interest of nerds like me, but simple enough to keep my those like my wife from swtching channels.

[@kazsmaz]

What was refreshing was it wasn't dumbed down too much.

[@seanboland4671]

Ok can this guy with the beard make a channel please he's awesome

[@nathanb3273]

He explains it all very well doesn't he

[@keaton1283]

Yeah he's awsome

[@merxellus1456]

@@nathanb3273 hes saying we need more videos of him cos hes damn good at presentation

[@nathanb3273]

@@merxellus1456 yeah I got that but thanks 👍

[@ZZZ333]

agreed

[@pinkdispatcher]

That was surprisingly simplified and still correct, which is not a thing you could say about many youtube videos. Excellent job, thanks!

[@TheAefril]

Agree totally with you '

[@Markus-zb5zd]

besides that they compared them to fighter jets badly, fighter jets can pull even more with modern vectored thrusters, but they don't do that due to safety regulation in peace times

[@BlueZirnitra]

"Most KZbin videos" doesn't really mean anything. If you see mostly poorly researched and incorrect videos then you're subscribed to the wrong channels. KZbin is an open platform, you can always find good content if you can be bothered. Try complimenting the video without disregarding literally everything else on the platform out of ignorance.

[@Hornet135]

@@Markus-zb5zd no

[@nomadben]

@@BlueZirnitra I think you took his statement way to seriously.

[@igkgigoh]

5:57 This plane looks really alarmed about what it's doing.

[@MineNSleep]

He was lile O O 0

[@chen_plays4173]

O O o

[@fishsauce2221]

It flew over a nudist beach.

[@gormauslander]

O O o

[@kleddyo]

⁰o⁰

[@laihela]

0:40 It's probably worth noting that a symmetrical airfoil design is not a requirement for inverted flight, it simply increases the effectiveness of the wing in the downwards direction. However, a symmetrical airfoil is less efficient in level flight, which is why most aircraft designs have cambered airfoils.

[@Draculapin]

people who know nothing about aviation don't need to know that. People who do know about aviation already know that

[@laihela]

@@Draculapin Oh, so learning new things is bad? Well, I hope that attitude has served you well in life.

[@Draculapin]

​@@laihela this video is clearly entry level aviation for general public so there's really no need to brag about all your knowledge in the comment section

[@xX1GuNNy1Xx]

I for one appreciated this more in depth answer. Thank you Laihela

[@ctrevino8]

@laihela I also appreciated the more in depth answer. As someone fascinated by mechanics and physics who does not know much about aviation, i found the clarification interesting. I always appreciate the opportunity to learn new things. Thank you!

[@RyanMeaux]

Jimbo AKA “The Bearded Jony Ive” needs to narrate more shows. TV and KZbin. He made me listen. I didn’t want to miss a word he said. LOL.

[@ribaaz]

Voice is a good part of it, and also because he knows his stuff he's speaking with comfort and that makes everything he says much motr interesting

[@directive0]

I think we've all become weary of presenters or promotional representatives and are always happy to hear information from someone with practical or first hand experience.

[@KlaximumSkroeft]

I kept trying to figure out his accent

[@Limescale12]

Red Bull - it gives you winglets

[@Poop-nu1so]

Logged in just to thumbs up this comment

[@fishsauce2221]

Remember a woman skyjumping naked and the camera zoomed in on her vulva. Those lips was flapping like crazy. In the comments Someone made the joke: "Red bull gives you wings." LOL! I swallowed my coffee wrong when I read it. Still cracks me up when I think about that joke.

[@salmiakki5638]

Nope, just motor and propellers 😄

[@peterawsome]

From the animations to the verbal explanations, that was very well done. People usually either dumb it down far to much or go overly technical; and this was neither of those, perfectly balanced. Please do more videos exactly like this on say trophy trucks or wing-suits or any other action sport! It reminds me of watching modern marvels as a kid.

[@OpForMusic]

This may be the most well-explained technical motorsport video I've ever seen. Kudos to the gentleman with the tremendous beard, excellent work, thanks.

[@carlosparacio5679]

Wow. You covered so much technical information in just 6 minutes!!

[@KryzMasta]

It’s amazing to me that apparently the most reliable, cost-effective and maneuverable airplane follows the basic shape invented in pre-WWII times. They really hit a sweet spot then, very impressive.

[@NGC1433]

There's not much leeway between too much drag and not enough lift anyway.

[@marcusm5127]

Trial and error works every time. Today we call it machine learning and let computer algorithms do it.

[@KryzMasta]

@@marcusm5127 Right... but that' doesn't quite capture the reason I'm so amazed. The Wright Brothers' "Wright Flyer" performed the world's first powered sustained flight in december 1903. The designs for the Supermarine Spitfire and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk were designed in the 1931-1936 period, so around 30 years after that first flight. If you look at the design of those airplanes and compare them to the current Red Bull planes, you will see there is hardly any difference. So, in around 30 years, they came to a design that in the following 80 years - the era of the information revolution - hardly needed to change to come to an affordable, reliable and manueverable airplane. Let's all take a moment and thank people like R.J. Mitchell and Don R. Berlin.

[@janeymers7154]

@@KryzMasta better thank lilienthal. the wright brothers planes where super unstable.

[@KryzMasta]

Jan Eymers ? I’m not thanking the Wright Brothers. Did you actually read what I wrote?

[@bradcogan8588]

This is everything a KZbin video should be. Short, informative and straight to the point.

[@kturbo504]

Man, this was such a awesome watch. Gives you so much appreciation for the pilots and the planes! 👌🏾

[@belgianfried]

"Not even fighter jets can pull up this quick" Sukhoi: Am I a joke to you?

[@TheNicestPig]

Flankers are built to withstand 15Gs but are usually limited to 9 due to saftey reasons so technically it can pull up faster. The plane wouldn't fall apart, but it would drastically reduce the life expectancy of the airframe without a major overhaul. Another thing Flankers can do is supermanueverability. Flankers have always been able to pull extreme AoA manuevers due to their inherent instability, but newer versions such as the Su-30 and Su-35 are capable of post-stall manuevers because of their engines, which has thrust vector controls. This allows them to control the aircraft even with no airflow over the wings.

[@belgianfried]

@@TheNicestPig yeah ik, that's why I mentioned sukhoi jets, even the su27, without a pair of add on canards still work wonders

[@polygorg]

*climbs at the speed these planes go on deck*

[@thetreblerebel]

The old barnstormers and air racers, would of loved to have these planes in the 1920s. These racers are carrying on their tradition. And that's fantastic!

[@Anii6969]

Wow Redbull!! Major props to you guys for making this. Not big into plane races I do watch them every now and then but always wanted to know how the planes worked. And you guys just nailed it with the explanation of how everything works. The editing is on another level. Great music. 10/10 one the best videos I've seen this year so far

[@dominicsblack]

Brilliantly explained, I have zero knowledge of aviation, thoroughly enjoyable.. 👍

[@deeranfoxworthy6069]

Jim Reed looks like a guy who has some fantastic stories to tell from his interesting life. Would love to hear them!

[@BradBo1140]

That propeller is a work of art. I finally see how the counter weight works. As long as you have oil or hydraulic pressure you can control the pitch. It’s almost like failsafe air brakes on a truck. You lose air you stop. I wonder if a helicopter uses the same simple principle?

[@JonasMarcinko]

This is an awesome video! Great information. Thank you.

[@william9385]

We just got done with our propeller portion at my school. 3 to 4 more weeks and ill be testing out! Excited.

[@davecrupel2817]

Just finished mine last month! Taking my written tommorow and my O&Ps in a few weeks! Wish me luck :)

[@william9385]

@@davecrupel2817 Goodluck!! Got my A&P already :)

[@sebykos]

Excellent explanation, easy to understand even without being an engineer. Everything makes sense and it's well structured and logical.

[@pootube45]

man Jimbo is a pro at technical explanation! let that man talk!

[@peterzingler6221]

Very very good explanation with a very good voice , thanks for this

[@pastrie42]

This was such an incredibly made educational video. Every single part of it makes the information just flow so easily and stick so we'll. The analogies and delivery, the editing and graphics, the music, and the flow of the information was eloquent and concise.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

These planes are simultaneously more advanced and far simpler than an F1 car. Schrödinger's plane.

[@gobblefunkfrothbungler8948]

Wow...

[@KitingDev]

I dont think they are more advanced , a decent f1 car costs around 100 million to build and mantain

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

@@KitingDev - Yupp and they can't attain 265 Mph or 12 G there's a lot of technology in an aerobatic airframe and in the engine just to keep fluids flowing properly under those G loads

[@Jester123ish]

Pablo Gonzalez Not as advanced, these planes are standardised, whilst F1 cars are continually honed to gain infinitesimally small advantages, they're an engineering masterpiece.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

@@Jester123ish - Standardized engines make sense they use constant speed props anyways, all airframes are speed limited and they already operate close to top design speed the sport is about technique but a Zivko Edge is significantly different in design from an MSX-R they just look the same. There's nothing low tech about an airframe rated to +/-14G and 265 mph that's more G than an F-35 and practically all other fighter jets

[@GeorgeWBush-gx3zy]

I dont thumb up YT videos too often but this was a really informative yet simple video that I'll definitely be coming back too. Great stuff

[@saltysillynanny3201]

I've never been so intrigued and captured by something that I don't understand whatsoever, amazing video!

[@BalanceSingh]

What a surprisingly simple explanation to a rather complex procedure......well done red bull....your videos are really educational

[@BigTee612]

Jimbo should be an "on-air analyst/commentator" during the races. The explanations of all the technical and mechanical aspects of the planes were precise and simple to understand - and I am definitely a novice when it comes to raceplanes. It was nice to see the majority of the components are mechanically engineered and not just computers and software 'flying' the planes.

[@kjasghi2364r9sdfnkj]

I want that guy to narrate every engineering video on KZbin. Imagine how awesome it would be

[@roderickmacgregor4867]

Thoroughly enjoyed that explanation of the A/C and the systems thanks guys

[@f1n98]

This is awesome. First class work of many people.

[@arielaye3648]

The Technical Director is a very awesome man

[@henry6232]

Sehr interessant, ich liebe diese Videos. Und schon bin ich wieder richtig heiß auf das nächste Air Race.

[@ericduncanson6354]

I'm learning German. I got most of what you said.

[@erichighsmith7299]

eric duncanson I took German in middle school (I’m 30 now), never learned it... here is my go without google I swear lol...; “Very interesting, I love these videos. And please can I.............. the....... air race” lol

[@henry6232]

Your translation is mostly right. The second Part is a german " speak art ". It means that i am can't wait until the time to next race. My english is not so great. :-))

[@paulofreitas2142]

Very Interesting...I always wonder how those guys manage 'crosswind' it's landing or takeoff altitude all the time...Great job the Best Racing Series!!!

[@index7787]

They are going 400 miles an hour. The cross wind component is marginal. It matters a bit for getting through gates, they will lead a tiny, tiny bit. But that's it.

[@620sly]

Thanks for the content Redbull! Absolutely my favorite race series out there! Dreaming to get into the challenger class but I’ve got a long way to go.

[@andrestreaming]

This is an excellent video. It's amazing how a complex subject was put accurately in a so simple explanation. Well done!

[@joshevans8132]

Very well done explanation of the technology utilized in these planes!

[@atomicvette86]

I learned so much from this video whoever made this did a very good job and the people speaking knew exactly what they were talking about Way to go

[@Amibdmanush]

Respect for the pilots, man u guys inspire me to achieve the impossible!

[@lukasjuszczak1664]

Now I want to see a dogfight between race plane and a late WWII fighter.

[@abramo7700]

The race plane would pull a real version of Red Tails and destroy it lol jk

[@jacksonledford6874]

@@abramo7700 but the ww2 fighter would have guns

[@abramo7700]

So what will the stuntplane do, crash into the plane Kamikaze style? Pull a WW1 and shoot out of the cockpit with a pistol?

[@Kapik1081]

Oh, sooo civilian race prop vs something like big bad fucking jet aka me-262 or Bf-109 K-4 thats over 250kph faster than this plane. That masacre would be even worse than Battle of France and Invasion of Poland combined .

[@mho...]

the racepilot would pull a colonell100 move, jump at the enemys canope & kill the pilot with his bipod knife!

[@milkman3797]

Honestly what a great video hands off to whoever made it. They didn’t dumb it down too much but were still very detailed and technically accurate, their media team is excellent

[@visionshader6549]

This is the content I've been looking for.

[@Anii6969]

Amazing video! I don't think I've seen a engineering video so well made and simplified!! amazing job Redbull

[@JohnDoe-oe8gm]

Wow he explained it well. He just compressed some of the things I've learned in college in just a short video. Great job. 👍

[@stogieyogi9373]

Really well made and presented. The explanations and graphics were so simple and intuitive. I hope for more videos like this.

[@Ticonderoga444]

I’m hooked! I was never interested enough to watch these races. This is so cool, way different from regular every day planes of similar size

[@zuestoots5176]

Excellent presentation. Short and straight to the point

[@smokeypillow]

Jesus the presentation in this video... on point!

[@skyak4493]

The only surprise in this for me was that the wings have a symmetric profile. That would make perfect sense for acrobatic planes that racers are based on, but because the race is primarily upright -specifically the major turns are "upright", there is a big advantage to be had with an asymmetric profile.. You could gain a 20-30% advantage on all the important turns and only lose 20-30% on a small percentage of non-critical maneuvers. I suspect they don't do it because it requires re-certification.

[@RobinFPVflights]

What an amazingly cool video that was crazy well created and easy explained

[@doomdani]

Hands down best outro I've ever seen !

[@Pillowcase]

Amazing stuff - Red Bull sponsors the coolest stuff.

[@jeromesdream132]

They really want you to like them and buy their stuff

[@pma8806]

Thanks to the narrators this was easy for me to understand what they were talking about. 👍 also very surprised to hear these planes only need 320 hp. Wow ! What can they do when you tune them to the max ?

[@jmr0411]

Excellent video as a mechanical engineer I enjoyed it very much

[@Drofthing]

Happy to say that I learned something new today.

[@aj-2savage896]

Hats off to Red Bull for this and more!

[@palexnard]

Those 5 who disliked desperately wanted to see the engine test cell seen from the video thumbnail! :p

[@BrandonHall916]

You aren’t wrong

[@joeypoppyseed]

Well this was informative AF. RedBull really does give you wings.

[@TARider2]

Never knew any technical details about these planes, so I found this incredibly interesting

[@fpvlegion]

Such a good informational video!!! well DONE guys!!!

[@richardromero8049]

Whoever chose the background soundtrack is awesome

[@silentblackhole]

Bring back Red Bull Air Race!! I never saw one in person :(

[@stephenhill1716]

I’ve just now started to get into air racing (despite having a love of aircraft since I could walk) and my god is this interesting. A car is one thing to build. But when you have a whole other axis of travel things get amazing.

[@dennis8445]

Thanks for sharing the best of the best. It's good to be on top even when it changes every moment of your flight. Being on the edge is the high light of a plane.

[@MektoTHC]

That was very simple and interesting video. Thank You.

[@irreversiblyhuman]

Just want to repeat the main reaction to the clip: Really impressive explanation. Thank you guys

[@mattball7074]

Very informative video! Congrats people you now know much about how planes work

[@scottlincoln6286]

WOW, what cool video, very informative and professional.

[@ezra9256]

That was extremely well explained

[@oldajtap1361]

This was an easy to watch video that i thoroughly enjoyed. Would absolutely subscribe for more of this kind of content

[@freddiehandley278]

great video

[@crazypete3759]

I would like to see a part two to this topic with an in depth look at these planes

[@bigblocklawyer]

Right. Like "sealed" circle track engines, at this level, builders get into the engines. No one is going to rely solely on talent and allow winning or losing to come down to an equal playing field. That's part of what makes racing so interesting.

[@cottie101]

Great video. Simple, yet informative

[@Katana50cc]

Simply love the animations! : ) Wonder which software can do that?

[@michaelneely4851]

Bad ass aircraft. Damn I need a red bull. Awesome

[@valeniusthekat]

It blows my mind as to what these little planes can do 👍

[@flo0079]

Great! Please more of this videos

[@williamschwan207]

Among everything else in the video, the shot of a guy using a leatherman to work on a race plane was super cool.

[@cmay878]

Why did I have to see this? A new obsession - geesh 😊

[@ralphrashly189]

Well presented and explained! great work.

[@AlphaMachina]

Very informative. Thanks for the awesome video. I'd be interested in seeing a documentary about how this whole race series got started. Or, more to the point, I suppose how aerobatic or aerodyne evolved into Red Bull Air Racing. I think that would be fascinating.

[@Bubbleman2k]

Jimbo was great! More of his explanations please.

[@catwithabat7163]

I’m still pissed hey stopped doing this though, I really enjoyed it..

[@j0sefpv514]

This is like FPV drone racing in real life. I'd love to try it!

[@jademan132]

Things i dont need to know but it all sounds amazing

[@1asdfasdfasdf]

Really miss the air races. 🛩️

[@brycering5989]

5:56 The look of concentration on that Airplanes face 0o0.

[@WanganTunedKeiCar]

5:57 O o O O I cannot unsee this.

[@Aero360Aviation]

Fantastic video!

[@africanexplorermagazine]

I like Jimbos Vibes... Looks and sounds like a very cool person to hang around.

[@PaulGondras]

Very intresting and beautiful video

[@SteveWrightNZ]

Aircraft racing that pushes the technical envelope, instead of destroying vintage planes...

[@Falcobird01]

Awesome! Now I might be able to get some more designs off the ground in simple planes with this info. I always wondered what symmetrical meant, now I know. Well done. 👍🛩

[@littled758]

This type of engineering is art

[@Flying90]

Incredible!! Also please come back to San Diego

[@a1aviation612]

No plane ever: Red Bull aircraft: 😮