How Many Wings is too Many???

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[@PeterSripol]

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[@FJB2020]

Pay to win games should be banned.. Shame on you

[@yrev28]

@@FJB2020 its almost completely p2w but not all of it is, it just takes sooo long

[@Techy93]

@@FJB2020 please explain how exactly it is p2w? there's the odd premium that could go up in br but even then, a lot of premiums actually are crappy vehicles.

[@Averagebloxy]

War thunder is fun but I think they should make it more easy to unlock stuff since it takes a lot of grinding if you don’t have so much money to spend on a game

[@Techy93]

I'd argue almost all of it is pay to PROGRESS. you can buy a premium top tier vehicle which can help you research but if you're not good, you're gunna get clapped. honestly I think the only potentially p2w part is crew skills don't get me wrong gaijin are money hungry bastards that make the game as frustrating as they can to make you pay but it doesn't stop you winning.... just makes you want to smash your head against the wall when you get your 5th consecutive uptier 😂

[@jak199527]

"We are gunna use this ratchet" cool, some kind of system that adjusts where a weight sits, probably on a long bolt throughout the body. Wait, no, he just taped it to the front. I forgot who I was watching.

[@Yugemostsuj]

The exact same thought went through my head

[@Spaceman0025]

​@Yugemostsu same too! lol

[@nooblyss]

Same

[@liamplunkett5100]

Yeah, I also thought about how the ratchet itself isn’t balanced and is probably heavier on one side than the other

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

I had the same thought!

[@ECHOAircraft]

I'm sorry for taking you down Peter, that combat was a blast! 😁 I was flying the red striped plane that stuck in your wing. Got some good footage from the onboard camera too!

[@MrBob8490]

Post it! Would love to see the other angle!

[@komitadjie]

SUPER second the "post it!" I'd love to see that perspective!

[@andreyansimov5442]

thanks for fun 🎉

[@Sumaleth]

Next time: a transparent plane. Made with perspex or something so it just looks like some electronics flying around.

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

Wonder woman's invisible jet type of thing

[@Sashazur]

Yeah but that’s just a cosmetic thing, not as interesting as making something fly that you think shouldn’t.

[@Sumaleth]

@@Sashazur If it's very, very large and what's inside it is interesting then it could look pretty surprising.

[@_BL4CKB1RD_]

Didn’t the Germans in WWI make a plane with all glass panels to be stealthy, but it ended up being super flashy in the sky or something.

[@jaqummh]

Sorry it will not be transparent cause the total reflection after certain angle

[@JohnJaggerJack]

Yes the Cg is at the center of the air craft, but the Center of Lift, Cl, is not, its all the way in the front. Im a Msc mechanical engineer with a Bsc in aerospace and my guess of what is happening is: the rear most wings are not generating as much lift as the front ones because as the air passes through each wing set it becomes more turbulent, which causes less lift being generated. Another explanation using continuity theorems is: the delta speed between the air and the wings decreases as the air passes through each wing set, in order to keep the Center of lift near the Cg, in equilibrium, the air would need to be increased after each set of wings in order to maintain the same air speed through the whole of the plane. Another solution would be to increase each wing set length in order increase surface area and get more energy from the "spent air". In a delta configuration.

[@tonyhussey3610]

It's funny..when an engineer talks about details...everything just makes sense and obvious.. I build boats and always interested to hear the navel architects explain how the dynamics work..

[@LightAndSportyGuy]

The middle / rear wings are in the downwash from the front / middle wings - lower aerodynamic angle of attack as you move back.

[@TheRattleSnake3145]

The simple way to look at it is: they are all equal wings spaces equally so they are effectively one square wing. In standard wings, the CG is 1/4 to 1/3 from the leading edge , so the CG should have been 1/4 - 1/3 of the total cord from the leading edge. Just like a normal wing.

[@SynchronizorVideos]

Exactly what I was thinking. By the time the airflow gets to the middle and especially rear sets of wings, it's probably so chopped-up that those wings are producing very little effective lift. It would also help explain why the pitch authority was so garbage.

[@TheRattleSnake3145]

@@SynchronizorVideos pitch was garbage because of how long the effective cord is.

[@brianhiles8164]

_“More wings is more lift!“_ Ah, the aviation the twenties -- the pantheistic era of aviation science! My favorite illustrative example of naive aspiration of the time was the shaping of _everything_ into an airfoil section. In some models, even the _door handles_ were shaped like airfoils. Adorable...

[@yashizuko]

Fun fact in italian Ca 60 can be roughly translated to "cago" wich is "im shitting", that caproni was a master troll

[@notenoughmemes1847]

lmao that’s perfect

[@IActuallyLackABetterName]

Pretty sure it has a similar meaning in Spanish as well

[@genespell4340]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kibukun]

I thought it translated to CALX?

[@triumphbobberbiker]

It reads "casessanta" and what you wrote is...well...male bovine manure

[@ryano.6137]

“Airplanes are beautiful, cursed dreams, waiting for the sky to swallow them up…”

[@spelright6370]

My favorite movie - the wind rises -

[@CubeAtlantic]

Airplanes are wonderful & relaxin' on the sky it depends too. 💜🎻✈️

[@Threetails]

Le vent se léve, il faut tenter de vivre

[@Minus_bf_but_freaky]

Goated movie ngl

[@agiliteka]

Brilliant film

[@r6yamirider]

Hows the boat coming along? We need an update video

[@Kestral_FN]

Regular plane model makers: I like to build jets and regular planes Peter:

[@jacklewis117]

Part of this plane now sits on my shelf.

[@ronboe6325]

Some planes can absorb damage. Yours absorbed airplanes!

[@RaccoonRevolution]

The absolute behemoth sent multiple other planes bouncing off of it to the ground, made a sick recovery, and only went down when two other planes got stuck to it. Only Peter could intend to end up with a wreck but instead accidentally create the flying gigachad.

[@nickolaswilcox425]

and then deemed it a failure, that was a firm win by most metrics, took out everything that tried to down it and then only finally went down after having its already pitiful aerodynamics completely wrecked by having other planes tangled in its structure... and then it was still mostly flight worthy after the resulting crash

[@janeenschultz8502]

My kids recognized the plane design right away because The Wind Rises is one of their favorite movies.

[@RampageRok]

This was a fun adventure!

[@wise_lynx]

How did you comment 10hrs ago when the video was uploaded 5 mins ago?

[@potahharry]

@@wise_lynx yeah how

[@Orangethemartian]

@@potahharryhe’s rather a patron or a member

[@RampageRok]

I am a time traveller. I was supposed to be an original passenger on the CA-60 but, alas, it was never to be.

[@PerseidArchimedes]

unlisted vid???? maybe

[@davetremaine9688]

There's a lot of future engineers in that field

[@bot_jonah]

They are outstanding in this field.

[@fikluk4118]

10:44 that thing landed like a VTOL

[@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662]

That is what i thought

[@booghosta]

I bought your Boooeing 737-9000 Supermax shirt

[@chrismayer8990]

1:25 Is it an airplane? Is it a helicopter? NO it's a ....??? 🤣

[@ChrisRollins]

“What are you sinking about?…” one of the best commercials of all time 😂

[@couchpotato1297]

“It’s not pulling up that fast” Plane: splat!

[@elementneon]

When Peter mentioned the "giant demolition derby in the sky" I half wondered if he was describing his own personal heaven.

[@crispy_338]

Would love to see a series where you make scale RC models of failed experimental planes

[@ITSHIM11Aviation]

Due to the amount of sticks holding up the wind the sticks cause a lot of drag reducing the speed of the aircraft. This is a real factor of old time fighter air craft in ww1 planes, the planes didn’t fly as fast as intended because of the bar holding up the upper wing/wings on the plane.

[@JeffryDahmer-fc2kc]

“We’re going to exploit child labor to build this plane” caught me off guard 💀

[@SanoKei]

The Wind Rises has a great scene of it flying

[@tack_dog]

That thing looks like 36 box kites with a motor and cardboard hotdog holder on the bottom. Great job! I love watching your stuff.

[@Nathan93Baker]

Michael was flying a sealing fan.😂

[@blaircox1589]

"what are you zsinking about" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aurigo_tech]

Hello, yes, zis is ze german coastguard.

[@blaircox1589]

😂 the best commercial.

[@vosechu]

I appreciate you working with the community and building something together. I wish you did more things like this!

[@Gunbudder]

10:45 this landing was impressive as hell! some VTOL action with some help from the strong headwind

[@nefariousgremlin7554]

What a wonderfully strange airplane design. Really cool to see it in action, albeit at a smaller scale.

[@joshua10pool]

The call of duty zombie screams when destroying the plan is hilarious! Love your crazy builds Peter!

[@CapnPink28]

Bro was carrying 2-3 planes in the air!!! That was awesome!!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@motor_misc]

I saw a Mustard video about this ages ago and I thought you should try to build one, so glad you did I love you’re videos Peter 😃

[@gabedarrett1301]

I have a few experimental ideas: 1) omnidirectional aircraft similar to ADIFO (can fly in any direction, even side to side) 2) A quadcopter that's as quiet as possible 3) A plane that maximizes payload while minimizing thrust (blended wing body?) Also, that landing at 10:42 was beautiful

[@Jeremy_Adams]

The zombie sfx while they tear apart the plane is iconic!

[@NicholasRehm]

Man everyone got more hits on your plane than I thought! Pleasure sharing the airspace with you during the final sendoff🫡😎

[@zombiekinggamer]

That plane is an absolute unit

[@zmortis111]

More lift surface also equals more drag. This means you can generate more lift as slower speeds. But you have a reduction in efficiency and top speed.

[@Radm0bile]

Back in the day they didn't have high tech wind tunnels or super powerful computers to calculate loads when making planes...they just winged it.

[@slothfulcobra]

seems like a really safe design. When it stalls it just plops down peacefully.

[@slyfawkes7772]

It's been something like five or six years since I last visited the channel, and while I certainly miss the excess of wood and brass steampunk shenanigans, I'm glad to see that this is still the place to come for engineering and electro swing with a side of homebrew aviation. You guys were part of the reason I opted to pursue a career in engineering myself, so it's good to see you're still going strong.

[@TeresaCook-d4f]

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

[@walk4718]

The resilience was remarkable. It took multiple hits and still kept flying. Just couldn’t keep flying with two planes catching a ride Great job👍

[@jemjem8902]

Reminds me of "The Wind Rises"

[@baconsarny-geddon8298]

That's what I thought. That scene where he's walking across the wings in his pyjamas, soaring above farmland, talking to Caproni. I love that movie.

[@breadybeans5427]

It’s kinda funny how it’s like a crossover with the spinny thing and you, I know both channels. Lol.

[@megatronyeets]

This and the ceiling fan are the most ridiculous things in the air and it's absolutely beautiful and hilarious.

[@gremio3293]

man these events will be such a core memory for those kids

[@CaptainC597]

landed like a harrier jet :D

[@mrsmith4662]

As someone at Flightest commented, Peter is expert at flying contraptions that just shouldn't fly! This one had more success than the original.

[@zealousie]

if this had more wings it probably would have been the last one standing.

[@KidsKorcek]

I challenge you to make a steampunk airship!!!

[@ImmortalAbsol]

Plane³ was actually awesome, so many wings that it kept recovering from collisions.

[@HoangNGuyen-y6t]

этого мужика видела на передаче "по делам несовершеннолетних"

[@LoganLigsay]

that thing flies like a blimp. great job building my favorite plane! your content is awesome. also that thing got demolished.

[@LucasSilver-ks8sd]

The way you come up with the craziest ideas that most people think is impossible, and still make it work is amazing. Your videos are so entertaining!

[@BeelzeRobert]

The cheering from those children nearby was so adorable

[@uskrti]

"its actually not pulling up very fast" 15:14

[@CobraDBlade]

I love those early inter-war airplane designs where they're still trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. Stuff was so creative albeit terrible.

[@Bryanpaulallen1]

Black ops 2 zombie sounds. 😂

[@portnuefflyer]

As a single wing pilot, I've never given much thought to biplanes, UNTIL I helped rig a biplane ultralight. I'm also a builder, and savvy how roof trusses "work", and when the final cable on the biplane was tensioned, I couldn't believe hadn't realized the inherent amount of strength in a biplane design. Top and bottom wing 4' apart? Thats a 4' deep truss, and wire brace is very strong with min weight.

[@theawesomer]

Looks like a literal bus with wings.

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

"Tell me, Japanese boy, is the wind still rising?"

[@eveypea]

"Looks like Caproni's back on the menu boys!"

[@JurassicJ_1234]

Who loves mustard and Peter sripol videos 👇

[@lloydrmc]

I think Rex's Hanger covered it too Same designer built smaller, similar planes that actually flew.

[@SocksWithSandals]

Just a tiny smear on one slice of bread in a ham sandwich. The mustard, not Peter Sripol!

[@klalrinchhana5680]

"She was beautiful...just like the wind"

[@MusicHavenSG]

Surprisingly it actually flew well.

[@xxSgtXioXxx291]

The sky shot at 11:44 was epic this looks like a awesome event, plus you let the kids help that was pretty cool

[@OzAndyify]

The combat gets better every year. Good fun.

[@robertstark3326]

Peter, you never fail to deliver at Flite Fest. That was truly epic. I love the way you get all those kids to build these crazy planes with you and then watching them hack them up at the end is so satisfying. Can't wait to see what you bring to Flite Fest 2025.

[@Robert-ni6ut]

This plain was like a magnet for other plains to stick to lol 😂 great combat pilot skills Peter 👍

[@johntello8904]

The COD zombie noises during the destruction of the plane LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@FallLineJP]

Middle wings, to back wings: “Caution, wake turbulence”

[@StarK1ll3r187]

It’s funny to me how in the aerial combat that they treated this like a big final boss to beat

[@zachmaster426]

That spinny copter makes me want Peter to build a flying ceiling fan so bad

[@MacStrange]

The Terminator, it succeeded where a company failed. Well done

[@TheLobstersoup]

Ah yes, the Italian elegance. A flying house with many wings.

[@itsskip]

Fun fact: The caproni ca60 had two pilots to control the front and back of the aircraft and they communicated via a complex system of lights.

[@CircuitBored]

I am increasingly certain that "everybody stands in a field and flies their model aircraft into each other" is the greatest sport ever conceived by mankind.

[@janhanchenmichelsen2627]

I remember the Caproni from a book I had as a child. Fun seeing a recreation. It flew better than the original!

[@wilco3588]

It's like a flying brake shoot! Great job making it work

[@fdenton0310]

Peter, your content is always amazing! Your grasp of all things technical and physical seems vast and growing with every post. I have enjoyed your knowledge of RC's and your interaction with Flight Test and other web entities. Thank you for your insights!!! Live long and prosper....

[@Deck777-w7h]

Oh my God I swear this God can make anything fly !!

[@mechanical_rizz]

Peter, I know you’ve been messing with ur video formula and spacing so I just wanted to explain: something about this formatting sent shivers as a long time viewer. The slo-motion footage of your model flexing around 3:00 was really well complemented with the scenery/ electro swing vibes, I think these scenes should be a main staple!!!

[@chiparooo]

Awesome! Always happy to see you back with the FliteTest crew! Thanks for sharing!

[@kazumahoshizora5175]

peter " it flies horribly" well ive never seen a bookshelf fly before so its flying pretty good i reckon

[@aaronsorensen5165]

I would like to challenge you to make a 4 rotor plane with tiny drone motors attached to each of the 8 total blades, and that would be its propulsion. Have each of the blade mounts be able to rotate 180 degrees fore and aft and some software for flight controllability. Have the aft props be pushers for better capabilities.

[@pinzgauernorcal]

video idea::: make an airplane with reaction wheels instead of control surfaces??? you will need a separate reaction wheel for each axis of rotation.

[@RepRapper]

Flitetest hasn't been the same without you Peter. Keep um flying!

[@komitadjie]

I love how you just kinda floated down with two other planes lodged onto your plane. XD

[@PaulHikes22]

Love a Peter video. Anyone else wanting more boat videos?

[@angelabieber6719]

i love that you do not say bad whords and you teach about history

[@Red_Snapper]

(High pitched electrical engine sounds in the background) Someone: "Ouch, I think a wrench just fell on my head" Peter: "Oh, no! Now its gonna crash!"

[@alfonzo_]

I'm just glad the weird dream plane from The Wind Rises was a real thing

[@sealpiercing8476]

For how bad it was at being an airplane, looks like it did ok in the demolition derby because the other planes weren't really in its weight class lol

[@xovvo3950]

Yeah, it's weird hearing being deemed a failure while it was the rock in the sky other planes dashed themselves against

[@colejosephalexanderkashay683]

Yeah. I had a sneaking suspicion it might go that way. You can't cheat mass, and the redundant wings allowed for good lift after multiple impacts

[@mickmuzzmkmz1628]

Hey Peter, here's an idea for a future video; make a simple, backpack/strap-on (minds out of the gutter!) personal autogyro, using a paramotor engine or even possibly an electric setup. Build a simple frame, with the smallest blade diameter to safely fly, and a lightweight rudder. You could make it RC and test it with a dummy, buster style!😂 That would be super sweet!!!🤩

[@lewisaldredestrada527]

Next:Remember the flamethrowing excavator? You mentioned the killdozer.PLEASE DO KILLDDOZER

[@rubenw1592]

Have you ever done a rc plane that can scoop up water and put out fires? (This one already did a little bit of scooping up water by accident on the lake...)

[@GeomancerHT]

With the engines and props between the two wing sets that would have been a pretty safe flying fortress.