Kit Buchanan Human powered aircraft record triangle flight Icarus Cup Lasham 2019
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Kit saved the best for last with this flight, it’s believed to be the longest (both duration and distance) UK flight by a British pilot in a Human Powered aircraft. The flight is also thought to be the first around a 350 meter triangle in the UK. This flight clinched the 2019 Icarus Cup prize for Kit. Kit’s a keen amateur cyclist and an experienced glider pilot, he’s been involved in building and flying HPA since he was a student.
The Icarus Cup is an annual event held by the British Human Powered Flying Club, this years event was kindly hosted by Lasham Gliding Club, the birthplace of human powered flight. Kits flight took off only yards from where Derick Piggott made the official flight in a HPA back in 1961.
For a great technical documentary on this aircraft see Global Cycling Network's video here.
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Aircraft...........Aerocycle 301, wingspan 24m, weight 39.9kg
Designer........John Edgley
Built by...........John Edgley, Matt and Kirsty Carter + others
Location.........Lasham Gliding Club, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Date................Sunday, 28th July 2019 (Morning)
Pilot................Kit Buchanan (age 27 weight 61kg)
Power…………..300 watts (approx.)
Distance........2636 m
Duration.........6m 22s
Airspeed.........9.8 m/s
The idea of flying with just pedals is the type of dangerous thrill id happily risk my life for. It looks so scary yet so euphoric.
You can't have engine failure
@@ChristmasEve777leg starts cramping
I am thinking of buying a medieval house in an isolated area of Spain. I would like to know two things, I weigh 115 kilos, could I carry two grocery bags in this? And another, would it be possible to install a 2400 cc Kawasaki engine? hahahaha
My goodness
I just can’t believe that he was in the air with pedal power, it’s amazing.
You can probably tell that I feel the same way by my excited shouting on the video!
They already did this 40+ years ago...and better.
@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 how ?
@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 Please post a link where you got this information.
@@PrimoStracciatella
Derek Piggott's 1961 flight at Lasham Field? The Puffin at Hatfield Aerodrome? The Monarch and the Daedalus built and flown by MIT students? The Gossamer Albatross crossing the English channel in the late 70s?
Do you people read? At all? 😐
I am in AWE !!!!
Spent all day imagining if a flying bicycle would be possible, and finally found this!! This is so so inspiring, I'm out of myself wtf wow!!!!!!!!!!!
In terms of cost of materials, it's not very expensive but it takes a lot of time to build one and a fraction of a second to break one but it's great fun flying it!
@@pilotpatty I would very much like to build one! Do you know of some link with construction info, or someone I can contact to ask some basics? Thanks for any answer!! 🙏
Somebody must be extremely fit!
Fuel consumption: two hamburgers per hour..
add two spoonful of chilli or ginger sauce.
And one big Coke 🥤
No, but we can put panel surya on the wings, and small engine to free energy.,
haha
And 3 G-fuel
Why wasn’t this all over the UK news? Why do we have to watch crap about footballer chavs instead? Shame on you UK press!
Media allover the world the same, just showing crap over positive news.
Bang on
our society values being able to kick a ball many thousands of times more than becoming a bird
this plane is really cool but I'm not actually sure if the plane is able to fly without the wind support coming across to plane
Because the record is over 35 km, accross the british Channel, in 1979...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCready_Gossamer_Albatross
This sport need to be in the Olympics! Beutiful 🙏
Making this an Olympic sport is one of the core aims of the British Human Powered Flying Club and I'm sure the Japanese International Birdman Rally
Good comment
I would watch that
first of all many competitor make their own planes witlh different design so is really hard to judge fairness of the "athletic" aspect of this sport.
@@ardinsalim9048 That kind of thing has happened in a lot of sports. That's why standardization is a thing.
leonard da vinci would be happy if he were still alive today
If he were still alive today he would be happy in any case.
2ham burgers per mile
No
Well said, I thought u spoke it earlier... Yeah ure right
👍amazing
Absolutely amazing. Very impressed by the design and execution. Well done to the whole team. Hoping you are all well and improving in 2021. All the best from Panama 🇵🇦
Thanks Jim. We're hopeful that we will get some meaningful flying done this year. We never got off the ground in 2020.
Extraordinary! Something many people have dreamed of. Great device, great flight!
Damn the pilot: he has youth, light weight and a great power output on his side. Well done from this cycling glider pilot, who has passed his SRM on to his son.
Hello! Can I share this video on my youtube channel? I will give you credit of course. I will only share about 20 seconds of video footage. Thank you!
That thing is freaking awesome, the invention is damn near genius! Would love to test fly it
That's some precision flying. Well done.
Great!!This flight encourages us every year.
Congratulations on completing the triangle and slalom.
A Japanese guy flew his self powered plane a distance of 60km a few years ago. It was at Lake Biwa in central Japan.
Check it out. It’s unbelievable.
That's a different category this is ONLY HUMAN POWERED
In 1979 the Gossamer Albatross crossed the English Channel.
That was Yuta Watanabe with team 'BIRDMAN HOUSE Iga' during Japan's Birdman rally. This was a human powered airplane. Everyone is way behind in HPA tech when compared to the Japanese and the geniuses from the late 70s and 80s. The MIT Daedalus 88 still holds the record at 72.4 miles (116.5 Km) in 3 hours 54 minutes.
@@Zalex612 Didn't the replicate Daedalus' flight in the Aegean?
Last year a bird was measured crossing 7,500 miles (12,000 km) flying 11 days without landing.
Just don't show that bird this video.
spectacular performance, congratulations and good luck with further record attempts!
I love that the individual following him and filming is on a bicycle.
Cheating I'm afraid. I was on an electric bike!
Это грандиозно! Молодцы! И конструкция исключительно грамотная
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You guys are fantastic! I would love it if this human pedaled aircraft flying is used for sporting or recreational activities.
There is a Royal Aeronautical Society prize exactly for that purpose (The Kremer Sport Prize). The aircraft must be contained in a road transportable trailer, assembled within 30 minutes flown both directions around a 1500m triangular course in 2 separate flights (30 min rest allowed) then put pack in the trailer 30 mins after completing the second flight. The average wind speed must be above 11mph. The prize is £100,000!
That's a good motivation not to stop the exercise after exaustion
haha indeed!
Healthy long haul travel is to be introduced by BOING, Passenger peddles for all passengers.
@@gingef5197 Imagine a world where the passengers by your side are guaranteed to be sweaty. Bascally a paradise for some kinky comunities, but a nightmare for the other 99% of the population.
OMG!!! That was Kit!!!! He has some power there!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah baby woooooooo!!!!!!!
I honestly thought human powered flight would never happen. I stand corrected! Very well done! Beautiful bird as well! Is the pilot a world-class cyclist? Or is he an in shape, lifeweight guy? Again very well done!
Thanks! Yes I would say that the pilot is a top level lightweight amatuer cyclist. His current power to weight numbers are on the verge of that required for a domestic professional cyclist.
Search for: Daedalus 88. Nearly 73 miles of Human Powered Flight.
If you started from up high I imagine you could actually go a fair distance in this thing
Yes, this is exactly what they do at the Japanese International Birdman Rally. They start from a 30 metre platform. Most of these HPAs have around a 20:1 glide ratio.
I believe there will be an upgrade in the pedaling mechanism and prop design after this flight. It's great to see this historical event become a reality😊😊😊
I just keep watching this... Absolutely stunning! Will we ever see such a huge leap in performance again? I am going to build one in a few years, I assure you!
You should come to the next Icarus Cup. DO you live close to the UK?
@@pilotpatty I live in Belgium. I don't know about the next one, but I will be there in a few years.
Complete?
Now if only you can figure out how to attach a cordless 48volt Ryobi drill to that thing, a few spare batteries and we got us a Teslaplane
Brilliant performance by the pilot and team.
Man, I'd love a go on that thing.
@@robindehood207 probably not 😂 I'd say I'd make it about 5 yards. That's being generous.
I'd love to build one👍
@@Yarp-xj3rd why not, 5 yards in that plane is probably worth the thrill
I’d say I could do better I’m only 14 and excelling in sports
We're probably looking at the future of aviation. Greta the Great approves.
Question; when you stop pedaling does the prop stop as well? For “Gliding” purposes..?
His reply to “Go round again,” was probably short and to the point.
7k views?????? this is absolutely amazing.
Yesterday, i imagined doing this , I was wondering if it could be done since bicycle powered by us can easily reach 30km/hr speed and flapping speed of birds wings is not so high, so thought our muscle power would be enough to flap the wings to create lift and searched for it if it has already been done, and came across this video, impressive!!
best thing about human powered design is there's no risk of fire from fuel leak after the crash! also, the speed of flight is extremely low, the chances of fatal crash is negligible!! I am impressed!!
That is a bike I wouldn't mind renting to go sightseeing.
There should be a record prize for the heaviest person to achieve lift under his own power.
I was thinking of a competition where the person that carries the biggest extra weight across a kilometer or mile wins.
Wonder if this is strong enough to fly in thermals and use the pedal power for in between flying?
If you watch the other videos, it seems like this vehicle is purpose-built for world records and falls apart rather easily. It seems way too fragile to risk using it at any major height.
I'm not detracting anything from this video or vehicle at all, it's amazing, but I don't think even the team who built it wants to try taking it into thermals.
Loved it, one of the best thing I watched on the internet!!
Just flew in, and boy are my legs tired!
Must given nobel prize for such great invention
Wow well done !! That was exciting!
My goodness!! This is even better than the Barney Rubble copter!! His human-powered craft took two people pedaling.
Now fly over a body of water!!
Super perfect landing 😍😍
I’m more amazed by the guy who’s running just behind the propeller in full awareness that if his grip slips he’ll lose his head
That's an aircraft powered by a 25 cc engine...
Those men with their wonderful flying machines. But you still need three more guys to take off.
We do take off unassisted as a separate competition but it's as much for not breaking the machine as it is to conserve energy
Anyone know how many watts he averaged for that effort? Impressive cycling performance!
not that much. Watch the guy in the cyvle helicopter though, he has an outstanding cycling rate
@Jeff C impossible for that long.
Its around 400 to 500 i think
Started in a video recently that it was around 300-350 for sustained flight
@@emmber19 Half a horsepower is very good for an amateur
That's crazy. Pedaling power is carrying the whole weight of himself and the flight itself against gravity.
What an amazing thing.... Does this fly due to ground effect or could it fly higher ?
It has been higher than in this video accidentally a few times and it is very stable. If the regulations allowed I would have no reservations about flying it higher in calm conditions.
"This is your pilot speaking we are having a emergency landing as I have cramps"
That was beautiful!
Thank you!
Boy: I'm flying mom
Mom: Now come down!
Congrats, magnificent man and his flying machine
i would say this is just a slow defending vehicle but i did actually see it go up i gotta check out the progress on this!!!
damn the Flintstones are getting smarter
😲😲😲😲 Oh my goodness no no ways pedal power like that it's so amazing
Большое спасибо. Класс. Супер. Молодцы
coolest aircaft ever. i´ve been dreaming about such machine since I learnt to read and was able to read "Záhada hlavolamu" by Jaroslav Foglar.
i had to google that but it sounds like a great story!
This should be produce commercially. With wing can be retracted.
The wings do retract onto a frame for storage. The design would be possible to reproduce but there have only been 2 made so far.
@@pilotpatty I don't know if i am qualified to say this without knowing the actual design and gear ratio used speed up the rotors.. but seating design should have been like the actual bicycle..so that it gives less stress to pilot who's peddling... Just a thought.... great work...🙏🙏🙏
That would be funny if there was a battery built into it. 😂 but if not, what an incredible man powered flight!!! WOW!!!
It's impressive but if you look up Japanese Birdman Rally they are doing much more impressive flights.
I imagine that you could get a longer, easier flight using a recumbent design.
Feet above buttocks for most output.
Wouldn't that reduce the pilot's view of the ground and surroundings? Preserving field of view might be worth the reduced efficiency.
@@Cimreau You could add side mirrors in the speed wrap to compensate.
Absolutely fantastic performance !!!
That is so cool, wow
Que hermoso!!! Quisiera ser el Piloto y vivir ese instante que el avión deja de tocar tierra...!!! Debió ser MARAVI👍👍👍👏👏
Whoohoo! Fascinating :) :)
Very interesting and exciting to watch. Wow a wonderful achievement. Just really well done
Simplesmente magnífico
Flying man...best of luck!
Put Chris Froome in there. That guy can pedal all day.
Bahut bahut dhuniya .....sasakoie apurba .....asom indiar pora
Это было превосходно!!! Naise!!
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This was an amazing accomplishment!
I'm sitting here thinking why hasn't someone helped you bankrole this novel idea
The idea is actually aircraft designer John Edgley's who also designed the ducted fan Optica reconnaissance aircraft. There are only 2 of this model "Aerocyle" in existence but I do know that John's construction methods are very repeatable and there are a lot of design similarities with John Mcintire's "Airglow" human powered aircraft which is still flying 30+ years on!
It's a bird... it's a plane....
It's the sky biker!
caution, wake turbulence :)
@ Roaming Adhocrat, air turbulence might not happened in low altitude flight.
From proceeding seagull.
@@sahilsardar1237 it definitely does. It's a little different though.
The Gossamer Albatross was a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment. On June 12, 1979, it completed a successful crossing of the English Channel to win the second Kremer prize worth £100,000. So this is nothing new!
*_Muito show!! Parabéns👏👏👏🇧🇷_*
Obrigado
Might be able to cross the english channel with that.
The mechanic wud be pedal-soar-glide, u pedal a while to gain height, then soar then glide and just repeat until u reach ur destination.
The soar and glide phase wud be the rest time of the pilot, then when the time comes the craft is losing altitude then the pilot wud pedal again for height then just soar and glide and repeat.
Peddaling the whole time wud be impossible for a human, so i think things like these wud be partially powered soarer gliders, like soaring birds who doesnt flap their wings all the time, they just flap for height then soar and glide from there and just repeat until they reach their destination.
I meant to say “ certainly doesn’t look overpowered “ before auto correct got at it.
Impressive, I was recently thinking if possibke to build an aircraft human powered...Congrats!
Haja força ! E se o cara quiser descansar ?
essencialmente é um planador (avião sem motor). Se o piloto parar de pedalar ele plainará ("cairá com estilo" - Cowboy Wood de Toy Story) até chegar ao chão.
@@zesegatto ué man , tipo um ultra leve, mas eu não confio naquela asa ! Dá a impressão de que vai quebrar !
I know it's sort of antithetical to the point of this stunning achievement, but I can't help but imagine putting one of those pedal assist motors on this thing. You could probably get it high enough to thermal soar.
I think some teams are using this for flying training. makes sense as it saves you having to think about both parts at once. Some people forget to pedal when trying to concentrate on the flying!
quem veio pelo ibere? kkk
Fiquei sabendo lá que existiam bicicletas voadoras, ai tive que conferir se esse trem funcionava mesmo.
@@condedevilarica muito massa, funciona perfeitamente kkk
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Só eles me fazem ver a Física e química de um jeito divertido! É um um dos melhores canais do RUclips!
é nois
very exhausting way to play 'the floor is lava'
😁😁😁 very good!
Why is her sat like that not very energy efficient as he is not using his full body to power his plane
@Astrocreep 76 either that or they quickly go behind the scenes and quietly edit that feature as if it was always there
Because they aren't intelligent enough to design it. Not trying to be a jerk, it's just true.
that's the most efficient position for sustained power
Absolutely fantastic! I want to fly that thing.
this is way better than writh's brothers aeroplane
"Kep it going!" easy for him to say.
Thank you, you made my dream come true.
Nxt will be a motorised icarus
Congrats
Totally Awesome !!!! Excellent design!!! With better materials in the future performance will improve !!!!!!!!! we need a factory to mass produce those gliders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the only thing i would do different would be placing pedals below pilot more like a bike and have a seat to sit back in when resting. -center of gravity would become an issue however. -might be easier to pedal.
I agree with your observation on the pilot's pedalling position. Most of the team pedal normal bikes for the largest part of the year. i have built a wooden chair to sit over the back of my turbo trainer so that i can replicate this position. The difference in power output is massive but the increase in drag by having a deeper pod is quite significant and I think that is why this model was designed with a recumbent pod.
ok that makes sense. when i was a kid we had a national geographic magazine with an article about a pedal powered glider like that. it was made of carbon tubing and pink foam and clear plastic. i always thought this technology was amazing. would love to try flying one some day.
I thought I was going to injure myself pulling up on my keyboard. WOW!
This is better than spinning in the gym.
super cool flight, awesome machine and a skilled, fit pilot.
Almost 5w/kg effort, good athlete!
Imagine just having a Tour de France aircraft race
A real dream, fantastic
Un bon chili con carne bien pimenté, ça fait un moteur turbo à crottin! Bravo pour le record!
Awesome!
the Human genius continues !
this is bird physics man ! he literally is FLYING WITH NOTHING ELSE BUT HIS MUSCLE POWER !!!!!!! THIS IS CRAZY !
dude we're not built like birds we're not supposed to be able to do that XD
Wow that's amazing! Would love to try it. How does you control this thing?
I guess professional sport cyclist will be the best pilot for this... It this ever becomes a sport... This is very impressive and beautiful. Respect to all engineers!
I recommend this technology must be developed in all commercial flights in case landing gear or engine failure.