I'm Cutting Up My Carbon Fiber Airplane Cowling | Scrappy #45
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- The time has come, I'm splitting my carbon fiber cowling! I'm also working to adding in lights, a night vision camera, and a NACA duct for airflow. The cowling has been one of the most labor intensive projects of Scrappy, but we are making progress!
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That’s one helluva bird you’re building there! Beautiful! My daughter got a call from Mike letting her know she won a R/C DRACO. We just want to say Thank You to the Patey Family and their employees, what a wonderful experience this has been for us!Thank you Mike!
P.S. Im looking forward to building a 1:4 scale Scrappy! 🤠
She was an absolute delight to talk to and so excited. She made me want to give away more DROCOS. So much fun. So, I’m getting more DROCOS on the way now so many more can win. I was smiling for hours. She was so great.
@@MikePatey RESPECT.
@@MikePatey huge respect for you mike keep doing you.
Giving back to the community making aviation interesting for our future aviators. Mike Patey is definitely one of a kind. Blessings everyone
When I was young, Saturday morning was fun because of cartoons... Now I feel the same with Mike Patey videos in the morning when I have breakfast 🍳!!!! 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
All of this plus Marcus House puts out his weekly update focused on SpaceX and the Starship. Saturdays mornings rock again! But instead of Froot Loops and milk it is coffee. Whoop!
@@lbh002 I didn’t know about Marcus House... will have to check! Thanks
Now we just need to convince Mike to put out 1 hour long videos instead of 30ish minute videos.
Tom and Jerry ...Thomas catch that mouse "Patty catch that scrappy"
Definitely a look forward to moment!!!
I love how Ron is more in the videos shows the teamwork y’all have best friend goals
I just got finished speaking to you at Sun n Fun!! You're a super nice down-to-earth guy Mike. Congratulations on all your hard work
Great to meet you Donald 🤠
@@MikePatey I would love to show you my rotary powered Breezy some day .... you gave me so much inspiration during the building time !
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I’d give up a kidney to spend an afternoon learning from Mike to be honest
@@that_puffsley_guy you dont meed mike to learn to be honest
I really don't know if people on RUclips realize how valuable some of these vids are. You have guys have amazing talent!!
WHOA!! Ron has gotten dirty??!! Seriously, Ron, I look forward to each and every video Mike puts out and I thank you for all you do to help make it happen. You are number three on my all time tuber list. Sorry but Chandra beat you out for number two. Thanks again.
Gary
Mr. Patey--- I do not know anything about aviation but the day long time ago I ran across this channel. Your enthusiasm and love for what you do I am very sure you have a great amount of young people that will take that step into air ways. You are a very smart man that has looked death in the EYES I am sure. Thank you for so much detail in your projects Sir
I've heard WINGS are really handy on an airplane...🤣. Great job, Mike. Thank you
Mike I’ve learned so much just watching the building of this plane. Thank you
With that much power to weight wings are optional.
@@gpaull2 Scrappy totally could take off without wings, but might have a slightly tougher time landing...
At one point ... I was like ..."When is it going to complete!" ...
Now I'm like ... I don't know how I'm going to handle the completition!!
Yeah, you’ll go through withdrawals a bit as he plays with Scrappy while it’s a new toy, but we all know Mike doesn’t have an off switch, and DRACO X will be under the scalpel before the table is cold.
Don't worry he has like 10 more projects lined up!! LOL Well maybe not 10 but Draco II will be coming soon!
Completion means Draco II comes into play. ;)
Mike has mentioned the race plane will probably be next. Remember the 1200 hp PT6 sitting in the case? I am hoping he builds the race plane and Draco X so he can swap that engine back and forth between the two. 1200 hp race plane? Awesome! 1200 hp Draco X? Boggles the mind!
Build it, break it, build again. That's the mantra.
Thanks for showing all the detail of what you are doing to make this cowling work the way you want it. Your creative genius is certainly enlightening.
Man you're an engineering god! There are companies with hundreds of people doing the work you do by yourself or with 1-2 people helping. Incredible.Because of you I now dream of flying myself
I bet Cessna would pay BIG money to get this guy as the lead engineer. They really need some new modern designs. We really need newer and more capable 2 seat tri-gear airplanes
@@Ichibuns Mike is a talented engineer and fabricator. I am sure he could help Cessna or whoever. But you have to understand that production aircraft need to be designed for cost of manufacture. Mike does not care about that at all in his builds. The planes he builds could never be produced in an economically viable way. That is not the point.
I was thinking more on the line of how many YEARS and BILLIONS of dollars our too big to fail (or succeed it seems) defense contractors would have spent on that cowling design.
@@mckenziekeith7434 That doesn't mean he isn't capable. That's the literal job of an engineer. To design something that fits a specific purpose in the best possible way
@@Ichibuns Agree. But I am not sure he would enjoy it or be as fulfilled. They would never let him make or fly a Turbulence or Draco or Scrappy.
Was a boy in New Zealand in the 1950’s my dad assembled Tiger Moths out of crates and converted front seat into crop duster hopper. Piper Cubs and Tripacers, Austers, Fox Moths...everywhere! Am thrilled watching all your work. Imagine back in those days Mike Patey landing scrappy onto that field!!
The Fastens Indian In The World that probably still holds the Bonneville Flats motorcycle racing record for over 200MPH using a Indian Scout 1920 motor cycle frame also came from your country back in the 50's and 60's another Mike Patey from earlier times!
Love your videos mike. There is no one I think that can compare to you and your work. Watching you build scrappy and draco takes me back watching strega being built from ground up. Brings back a lot of good memories. Thank u
*_“Hope that makes sense” No Mike... It doesn’t... but I can’t stop watching!_*
Your attention to detail and commitment to perfection is incredible.
I feel like Scrappy is becoming everything that Draco was and more. It is an absolutely beautiful machine and I hope it will fly as good as it looks.
And awesome start on a Saturday morning!!
Other people at the beach: "ah I'm so relaxed, what a nice view"
Mike at the beach: "sand, sand! Sand!! SAND!!!!! SAAAAANNNNDD!!!!!"
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lol good one
Always impressed, but I am in awe of the amount of thought and prep you put into this cowling alone.
As a "normal" human being I am honored that you explain every step of your work and the mods. If you keep going you will be the first carbon cub to land on the lunar surface, you'll figure out a way I'm sure.
YOU NEVER HAVE dumb TIPS thank you for all your SMART TIPS!
Tremendous attention to detail and patience! Thanks for sharing your hard-won lessons and techniques with all of us! : )
Cripes-a-Mighty! Why is this taking so long?!?! You'd think you were like building a whole airplane from scratch or something 🤔
There is hardly a thing in that plane that hasn't had a lot of thought put into it. The thoughts have everything to do with solving or avoiding some problem. I think Scrappy is going to work well, be easy to work on, and perform extremely well. A world class machine built as one man's toy. Because he can. While he and his brother run other businesses full time.
You're an amazing dude, Mike. Nothing but respect.
Nice editing with the split screen showing the talk and build action side-by-side.
That’s not just a beautiful airplane, it’s a work of art! So nice to see that it’s not right till it’s right. An 1/8” off is too much! Screws have to line up!! That’s why I love watching!!
Thanks for the tip on keeping the screws in a line. I always get one or two a little off and no one will ever notice but it drives me crazy.
No such thing as a dumb tip. One of many reasons why we look forward to your videos, learning something on everyone. Thanks for bringing us along your build process!!
Your ability to think 10 steps ahead of your work is incredible. I end up making several versions cause I didn’t see things. Thanks for all the tips!
The split screen video showing both the process and your typical finger-pointy narration is a great idea. Coupled with the time-lapse and music, it's starting to get a bit professional in here! Kudos to whomever is editing this.
Hey Mike! I've been following along for the last few years now, and I have to say your technical breakdowns and live demonstrations are invaluable. It just goes to show that you don't need multi million dollar auto-claves and pre-preg to make quality parts. Everything you've shown us over the years has helped me go from making small parts, to replicating almost every body panel on my race car in CF. I wanted to say thank you for all the time and effort it takes to make these videos, and to say thank you to your family as well. The hours and hours in the shop away from them is hard, but the end result is worth it! Looking forward to the next video!
Excellent update, and very motivating. Now off to my hangar to work on my build. Cheers from Winnipeg.
Yay Whip-an-egg!
I love the format of this video. The split Screen and the fast forwarding and all the explanation! Keep it up!!
As always I love your enthusiastic zest for life and boundless energy, can hardly keep up just watching your great videos.
Amen!!!
Thumbs up for showing the trick of putting two lines of tape down, to keep the drill bit from wandering. Super simple, super effective. My toolkit of tricks just grew. Thanks so much for sharing your tips, they are very much appreciated.
Mike has a brain that will put a mainframe computer to shame. The attention to detail and the brilliance of execution of even the smallest part is just mind-boggling. You leave me speechless, Mike!
When properly implemented, a NACA duct allows air to flow into an internal duct, often for cooling purposes, with a minimal disturbance to the flow. The design was originally called a submerged inlet, since it consists of a shallow ramp with curved walls recessed into the exposed surface of a streamlined body, such as an aircraft.
This type of flush inlet generally cannot achieve the larger ram pressures and flow volumes of an external design, and so is rarely used for the jet engine intake application for which it was originally designed, such as the North American YF-93 and Short SB.4 Sherpa. It is, however, common for piston engine and ventilation intakes.
I like the design of the removable top cowling Mike. It’s the attention to small details and the willingness to spend the extra time to make things happen that pushes your planes over the top.
I would work for free just to be near the Patey brothers!! They are both great men! I can not wait for new videos!! Can’t wait for the next project!! I stay amazed and I am a great home brewed engineer myself and now want to fly so bad!! Thank you very much Mike!! Scrappy is a bad ass plane no doubt! Now back to work!!
Just as I flinched from the Nails on Chalkboard scraping noise, in comes the gif. Nice acknowledgement there!
Ain't a dumb tip if it works. And yes, thanks for all the detail!!
these are the only videos on youtube i can watch from beginning to end without getting distracted or bored. i'm sitting here with my legs on the table, just enjoying the 20 minute show and the flow i happen to get into. can't wait for that first flight, and i expect at least half a dozen gopros to document this very special endeavor!
"You said it, There must be hundreds if not thousands that feel the same, Oh well 3 is a start?
You and your brother have changed my life...a complete 180...my boss gave me a huge cash bonus today after working with me this morning...I told him my differences are a direct result of putting your ideas into action in my life...thanks guys...
I think it is col that RUclips has a like button, but I really think they need to add the super like or heart button because that cowling is super cool. Can't wait to see this plane flying. Amazing work Mike. I love watching your videos.
Wow this was released early....that means Mike was up all night last night toying with this (and probably other engineering projects we don't know about)! We're not complaining Mike!!! 😁
Mike doesn’t sleep!
Mike! I have been in aviation, my entire life! I am an A&P mechanic. I have built several homebuilt aircraft from plans. You are truly the best inspiration, and the best breath of fresh air in aviation since the orval.
I appreciate the way you explain your techniques more than once and in more than one way. A few videos back you explained how you marked the bolt locations with Torque Seal. I didn't quite get what you were doing or why, but this time around it makes perfect sense. Thank you. Not only is the project fascinating, but the sharing of tricks of the trade really does advance the whole world.
Mike Patey. Great to see you today at Sun and Fun. My shirt said “I stop EVERYTHING to watch Mike Patey” Finally got home to watch. You have as much excitement and energy as on your videos. Keep up the good work teaching us all.
Just want to say : THANK YOU ! !
Always need to watch the videos at least twice as there is so much going on, we loose some of it the first time.....
Cheers Mate 🇦🇺
I just rewatched the whole Draco build. Scrappy is documented so much more thoroughly! Also...Draco was a "minor" modification. Scrappy is practically built from scratch by comparison.
AT 2:02 "I think I got lucky...". I don't think that is true anymore, that is purely the culmination of all your experience working with the craft. You have literally become the Yoda of plane building my friend. Love watching your videos, although I don't fly I do appreciate the thought and engineering that goes into building anything and you certainly are very thorough and excellent at explaining concepts that even us ground lovers can understand. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and aeronautical wisdom with us. BR -jim-
Thank you for including more of the fine details, Mike. I really do appreciate the detail in your videos. Your videos are never ever too long. I savor every little tidbit. Thank you.
Mike-"Get back to work!". Me- "Hell no! There is a new Scrappy video!"
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Breakfast with MP! 👌
Mike, consider designing the top surface of the plenum with a slight upward angle toward the air inlets when on the ground, the reason for this is to allow the hot air from the engine to escape after shutdown. Most aircraft cowls and plenums trap this hot air at the very top with nowhere to go, and in some cases it'll literally cook the paint if it's hot outside, take a look at some of the older cowlings and there's a good chance you'll see bubbling or discolored paint. Allowing the heated air to naturally flow up and out of the cowling alleviates this problem. It's a lot easier to incorporate on a taildragger, especially one with massive air inlets like this.
Mike, it was a real pleasure meeting and speaking with you Thursday night at the CubCrafter event. What you shared about the wing design and build requirements was stunning. It'll be ground breaking and a monumental leap forward. So looking forward to it!
Oh, and the cowling, a brilliant piece of engineered art!
This will probably set a new standard for cowling designs! The Comanche I flew sure didn't have that kind of thought go into the design of its cowl. You've obviously put in a lot of computer time into getting the most out of the airflow! 👍🇺🇸🌬
The only way I can try to describe Mike is OCP................Obsessive Compulsive Perfectionist....................and it still seems to fall short. LOL I love your videos Mike!
Nothing better than a new Mike Patey Scrappy video after I come home from hours of Saturday morning Overtime! Woot! 🤠 Cheers!
I really liked how you made this video with the double screen. It’s nice that you were still able to explain everything and be able to show it while keeping the video not to long!!
Mike, this entire build keeps getting more, and more amazing. I enjoy watching, and learning, so very much. Thank you.
Love watching you build stuff. You always go for perfection on things that most people would not even notice. My OCD soul thanks you.
What you think are "Dumb Tips" are still helpful and give me ideas for my projects.
16:09 i usually put a thin stainless washer around the screw holes which has been thinned out at the edges (think donut saucer). It's extremely robust. I even crashed my bike twice, and the screw holes didn't rip as they usually do when you have factory or aftermarket CF.
TIP: on the multitool, you can get an old (or new) blade, and cut it, centered, to a thinner profile, then if you twist it in the lock at 90 degrees from the tool, you can use your palm as a rest on the part you cut, and you get extremely precise control over the cut. I mean, surgery grade control. Source: as we all know, these machines came the medical grade bone saws. I actually used a bone saw before i had a multi tool and it worked best in that orientation (because of the half moon blade, look like a saw tooth scythe, i think it's for cutting between ribs or something) so i figured i should try it with the multitool as well, and it does.
Mike, I'm an experienced builder, and thought I was a perfectionist, but the quality of your build makes mine look like crap!! You're my inspiration, to say the least!! You make me a better builder! Thank you, thank you, and THANK YOU!!
Mike, I now have a tip to drill eggs instead of cracking them.. 🤣lol the tape idea sure does work so you don't have index marks directly on part, & the soft tape allows the point of the handheld drill to center w/out slipping & skipping.. I have done this before, of course used width of tape to measure spacing too, using a strip of tape as a template to properly phase drill holes, then tape strips perpendicular.. looked like railroad tracks### (or plaid sometimes)but gave me absolute "visual security" in the process.. what I call "I see what I'm doing before I cut insurance" 🤠👍
Still the highest wing loaded, most powerful STOL aircraft build to date (until you put some wings on top, you will need all that power to get off the ground with teh mini UC wngs). I hope the wings divelopment is progressing, that is one big design task. I do love the build videos as I think they inspire others to have a go.
2:25 I suddenly thought I was watching a Bad Obsession Motorsport video when you got the funk out...
Ok I lolled hard at that!!
oh man its even coming up to about that time they upload again lol
Hey! What happened to those guys?
@@shcaskey Still building. Binky's painted and looks fantastic.
@Captain MufDyven Slowed 'em down quite a bit, but Binky's still chuggin'!
Awesome, nice tease with Mark's cowling. Scrappy is beyond words.
Mike! Thanks so much for being the awesome guy you are! I was so exited to finally meet you in person on Saturday at sun n fun. Keep up the good work!
I love the outro so much. The shot where you adjust your mic, there is this smile you have that we can all just see the joy in :) I dig the music and makes me look forward to the next one!
17:26 that's such a useful little tip... wish I knew this one before... Thanks Mike!!! :) (now I only hope I remember it when I drill holes next time :D)
Awesome, looking good. Hope you, family and friends are having a blast at sun and fun... wish I could have gone!
I've been watching this build since the first piece of metal was cut from the factory Cub frame. It's hard to believe at this point that there is any factory parts left in this build. Very excited to see this get off the ground for the first time.
I'm really happy that I invested in blue painter's tape futures before Mike started Scrappy. Now I can afford to buy Scrappy when he's all done!
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Question for you Boss. What are your goals as far as low speed and high-speed capability for Scrappy?
Always look forward to Mikes videos. Just wish we didn’t have to wait so long in between each video! Great work!
She's coming right along! I love how everything is so meticulously well thought out. Thanks for sharing these updates.
Mike Patey is single handedly making America look smart again. Love ya work Mike.
You make it look like anyone can do what you do, I think it’s rubbing off and thanks so much for that.
It’s fantastic your expanding into a more in depth videos of the processes of making Scrappy‘s Cowl it’s awesome I’m lovin this Carbon Fiber.
What a great contribution you guys make.
I think it would be great to see in depth videos of the design and mould making, I know I’d save those videos to watch over and over which I do now anyway trying to get a handle on your work.
Hangin out for the next video.
Mike does the best composite work I've seen on the internet especially considering every part is a hand made one off part.
When Scrappy is finished can we start a Go fund me to ship Mike over to Bad Obsession Motorsports to help finish project Binky and the Escargot...lol
Binky project and scrappy are the best videos ever.
That is one nice looking cowling so far! Great work! Scrappy is going to be one sharp looking plane when you get it finished! (or at least ready to fly)
You are such an inspiration, great work. I learn so much from watching you build, thank you for sharing your adventure.
Love how you did the side by side videos of you talking about it and doing it at the same time!
There is no part of any build of yours I've seen that is not simply astounding. Exceptional engineering (I'm an engineer, so I'd know, okay?), phenomenal attention to detail, staggering work ethic, devoted family man, and killer skills in every necessary discipline. Mike, you are THE MAN!! Even though I'm many years older than you, I think you're who I'd like to be when I grow up. Or if, maybe. :)
Mike, if you want smooth curves in parts you're sanding, you need sanding splines. Double-back tape sanding paper to flexible strips - sheet metal, pressboard, composite, whatever. Make long, wide, stiff ones for gentle curves. Make short, narrow, flexy ones for tight curves. Make whatever you need, you'll figure it out.
Mike, the more I watch your videos, the more I'm impressed with you. Genius, I don't think, is an apt description of you. You leave 'genius' in your propwash. Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, Roy LoPresti and Burt Rutan are all in the same league as you, but you're the leader, I think. You are a maniac, but a pleasure to watch your creativity. I wish you the best in all you do, and I can't wait to see Draco II, but I want too see Scrappy fly first.
If you have a forward looking night vision camera, you could fit two infra red spotlights under your aircraft, one at the back, one at the front, which could be angled such that they would shine ahead of your aircraft and the two lights would coincide (overlap) only when you reach, Say 50 feet AGL. A line on your screen could then show 30,20,10 feet to contact.
When I saw the hot glue. I said to myself "Now you're speaking my language" Then I saw the disclaimer. If I were tasked with building a plane, it would be mostly hot glue.
Are you in a holding pattern currently?
Hot glue and Flextape
@@russellsmith3825 Just finished the video. About to land.
@@ronjohnson9507 Exactly.
All my model aircraft are 90% hot glue, best glue ever
Sure Glad you are documenting all this. I used to build fiberglass race car bodies back in the 60's and 70's pretty much the same way. (Carbon Fiber came later.) I''ve been trying to teach my Son, the Drag Racer, some body building tricks. I have bought him a lot of tools and tricky stuff, Clecoes, Camlocks, panel clamps, bead rollers... ECT to help him with his latest 1800 HP, 200 MPG Drag Car. Your videos help me explain the processes to him. And I'm an airplane nut as well, so I'm like the guy said, "Watching this as my Saurtday Morning Cartoon/ Entertainment. You ever need to land that thing in North Central Texas come see us. 7TS0 airport is in my back yard. We have a big talent pool of Experimental Plane Builder as Neighbors.
Mike, you are simply a great person, thanks for making the effort to share your adventures with us normals
Please either use a shotgun microphone on top of the camera (or external audio recorder), or even better, have Mike wear a body pack transmitter with lavalier microphone on his shirt. The reverb from the hanger as well as he is quite low compared to the music and audio from B-roll / cut scenes is significantly different. I have to turn my system up quite a bit to clearly hear his speech but the music is very loud in comparison. I LOVE THE VIDEOS (other than the mic levels)!!! I VERY much look forward to the weekends so I can catch the new videos. THANK YOU. I tell every engineer, builder, plane guy I see about these videos as it is refreshing to have Mike talk through his ideas and logic behind what he does and why he does it. So much talent, knowledge, and work ethic.
I’m really interested in your controlled pressure/airflow in the cowling, a variable compressible fluid flow analysis. Excellent video as usual Mike.
Asking as a current aerospace engineering student could you do a video or 2 on the calculations you do in the design phase, especially for Ballistic?
It’s about time you got Ron to do some work! This thing is going to be gorgeous when you’re done. I know you won’t settle for less.
Mike,
There is always someone out there who is better at something than you are, that’s life. But I just cannot imagine who that person could be to compete with your carbon work! Really enjoy the videos, thanks for sharing.
Nothing like getting a Mike Patey video at day break before getting out of bed. Let's get to work.
Another great video Mike! Just laying it out there for when Scrappy is up and running. How about you set sights on setting a speed record for electric powered flight? Should fall right into your wheel house with slippery light weight aircraft construction and battery power. Would make a great project and video series and broaden your reach of viewers. Who knows, may lead to a whole new class of aircraft at Reno Races. Love your work and hope to see more of it.
Just that cowling is a masterpiece, but what makes this so, so great is your passion about what you do and to share it with us! I am super stoked (...) to watch the rest, keep'e'em comin', please!
I wouldn''t mind more time lapses of work being done but whatever you do it's so much fun and inspiring to watch so that's the main thing!
Like the color scheme om the masking tape ! 👍 Sweden ✌️😂