SG-38 vintage glider from 1942. The glider is towed by Piper PA18 @ the airfield Spitzerberg in lower Austria. This is the first SG38 flight of the 15 year old pilot. Congrats.
The glide ratio of this glider is listed as 10:1. A modern hang glider like a Wills Wing T2 is listed as 14:1. Hats off to the pilot. I hope he goes on to a fun and rewarding life in aviation.
For thousands of years man dreams of flying like a bird. It is amazing to think it is only just over one hundred years since we achieved that dream. This video gives us some idea what it feels like to realise that dream without being enclosed by a cockpit 😮👌🙏🇬🇧♥️
How disappointing the guy who removed the camera didn't have the obvious understanding that probably everyone watching this video would like to see the whole glider at least at end of the video.
a little googling revealed the following Wikipedia articles with pics. and info.: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFS_SG_38_Schulgleiter de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG_38
gut gemacht Jung. I flew an earlier version of the SG about 20 years ago. unlike you we only had a winch launch so you can guess how quickly I was back on the ground. nevertheless an experience never to be forgotten. makes you appreciate the comfort of fibreglass:-) :-) I wish you many many more safe landings.
Einfach nur geil! Ich bin so ein Ding 1x in Aspern geflogen. Werde diesen Flug nie vergessen. Das ist was ganz spezielles. Tolles Video, super Flug. Danke für den upload.
@@equinoxproject2284 This is the sort of thing that most Luftwaffe pilots learned to fly on. Probably that’s why the were not easily intimidated afterwards... 🤔
Thank you very much for sharing this Supermega Video. This one, if he is a real pilot, should be hired by American Airlines, continue to give an example to those pilots who are just pretty children. Do not let the channel die, keep going in these feats.
No, I think it wasn’t mach 2. If you’re listening exactly, you can hear that the afterburner didn’t work. By the way: It was a great landing of this young guy! Schöne Grüße nach Österreich!
Anton Dillét 100 km/h? Is das hier ein WW1 fighter oder noch früher weil es keine Reder hat? Ist die Steuerung extrem empfindlich weil es so wenig Gewicht hat?
No, mach 2 was not that noisy... I flew the F-104 G quite often to mach 2 and little over, on test flights... But I had my helmet on. And: I also flew the SG-38 in 1954 at Celle-Scheuen in Germany, went solo after 15 flights an the Gö-4 and after 20 hops on the SG-38 (started by winch up to 300 m) I stepped up to the "Baby II b". Flew 14 different gliders, got my "Silver C". Became a Combat Ready Pilot for the German Navy after having been trained as Jet Pilot in the USA 1966 - 1968 and was later an Instructor for "Tornado"- Crews at RAF Cottesmore/ England. (1983-1987) My films about my training in the USA 1966 - 1968 are here on RUclips. Find me under wulf beeck - RUclips Please write my name in s m a l l letters. The following films on my RUclips Channel deal with my pilot training: (Comments are in German, sorry...) - Piaggio - T-37 - T-38 - Operation Heulift - Der Witwenmacher (F-104 G German version) or - The Widowmaker (F-104 G English version) - Besuch auf einem Schießplatz - Seasurvival - Überleben auf See - Have fun with my videos... stay away from Corona, FLY SAFE FLY NAVY Wulf "Buddy" Beeck
Super !! Der Mut eines 15-jährigen! Ich selbst bin eine SG 38 vor 45 Jahren ( als 24-jähriger ) bei einer Flugshow geflogen und musste dabei viel Mut aufbringen, obwohl ich damals schon mehr als 350 Stunden auf verschiedenen Segelflugzeugtypen ( KA 8, K 7, K 13 und KA 6 und nicht zu vergessen Doppelraab ) hatte.
fantastic to see flying, I came across these in an aviation book i got at about 11 years old and thought i could build one, so is great to see the old machines being built.
the SG-38 is solid as a rock and very safe. I had the privilege to fly one.. Compared to something like a flying chair, it's build is substantial. I don't think you could break one.
Great video, and this young man is getting a great start to a career in aviation. I started at his age in gliders as well. What I learned there still serves me well today. It really teaches the fundamentals, and there isn't anything with wings much more fundamental than a SG-38. He'll be with Lufthansa in a few short years!
RAF Bister air base in the early 70's, I saw one of these "basic trainers" take flight and, if I recall, one had to have 500 hours flying time in gliders before they'd let you fly it !!!! Unfortunately, I saw that flight end badly as he tried to land but misjudged the wind and ended up in some bushes, nose down! What a hoot! I was learning to fly at the time with the RAFGSA at RAF Wattisham. That's where the CFI, Eric, gave me the nickname of "Spamcan" (because I was in the USAF). Cheers !
Whoa. I only fly closed, powered airplanes, but this looks like some thing I'd like to try.
4 года назад
Great chunk of nostalgia...As a boy in Germany (My dad was with the RAF stationed at Whan, near Cologne) in the 50's and I bought and flew an SG 37. If I remember right it cost me ten pounds from a ground-crew airman due to return to the UK . Great little bird, I flew it maybe six times, then dad banned me. Saw the American U2 when it came to refuel.. nearly shot by the "security" mob long after it left...
His left hand kept reaching for something to grab. :) Can't blame him a bit! lol. So, so, so different than piloting in the cockpit. Holy cow, that looks fun! Good job, young man and congratulations!
My Dad got his RAF glider pilot's wings on one of these just after the war. The ex German Air Force instructor was excellent according to my father and had a small queue of NCO's lined up for instruction.
@@peterweber1174 ...and in a glider, you always know *exactly* how many engines you will have available at the time of your landing. That's not the case in any powered plane you can name.
Notice the amount of forward stick it took to stay down on the tow-plane. We had a primary at Black Forest Gliderport in Colorado and one day after operations had stopped, all the instructors took turns flying it
The same as you have on. Why? He had fun and this wan't a scare thing as he knew what he wanted to do! Now I wonder how his flying life is going? Great control of a basic fly by the seat of your pants aircraft as that thing I thing only had an altimeter! He did better than some adults on their first solo flight!
Only scary for the ignorant. When flying, having more vehicle wrapped around you doesn't equal more safety...just a bigger splat. What safety there is comes from learning to control your craft. Hard to imagine a better platform to learn that. :-)
Eins zu plumps hieß das bei uns 😁 aber die Begeisterung für das Fliegen ohne Drumherum kann ich nachvollziehen. Beneidenswert! Na vielleicht krieg ich auch nochmal die Gelegenheit.
Mit meinem Trike habe ich schon x Mal eine SG38 geschleppt. Da ich langsamer geflogen bin musste der Pilot nicht so drücken. Für längere Überführungen zu anderen Plätzen fliegt man viel entspannter.
I am an old pilot and I tell you this young man flying this glider will make him a top pilot. He is flying by the seat of his pants, and this is whay makes good pilot. Congratulations,
Although this was published about 5 years ago, I hope the kid (20 year old dude now) still flies and enjoys it now just as much as he did back then. Awesome flight ;)
After landing you have to stay seated on the aircraft and wait for help, because the glider is very light weighted , otherwise the wind can turn the glider up side down or blow it over the airfield.
That is the Pressure and Joy inside, that makes him Scream ;-) I think flying with this old Beginner Sailplane is a very Special Feeling, maybe a little Bit like Flying an Hangglider..
How stupid, only pictures from taken from a go-pro out on the wing. Why could there not be also footage from someone's cell phone at least and then spliced in to the rest of the video? Can't see the entire aircraft.
Good night! Your performance is very cool, congratulations. very successful in flights. May God bless you always. Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Up until.
The two main dangers when flying a craft like this is turbulence and woodpeckers.
🤣🤣🤣
Thank you.. I needed that laugh this morning......
Termites
The glide ratio of this glider is listed as 10:1. A modern hang glider like a Wills Wing T2 is listed as 14:1. Hats off to the pilot. I hope he goes on to a fun and rewarding life in aviation.
Finesse or glide ratio: Space Shuttle = 4.5 U2 spyplane = 25.0 modern Eta glider = 70.0 !
For thousands of years man dreams of flying like a bird. It is amazing to think it is only just over one hundred years since we achieved that dream. This video gives us some idea what it feels like to realise that dream without being enclosed by a cockpit 😮👌🙏🇬🇧♥️
Now that is flying! i thought hurling around in a tiger moth was fun, but that's about as raw as it could get. Great job.
try hang gliders you dont even get the seat
How disappointing the guy who removed the camera didn't have the obvious understanding that probably everyone watching this video would like to see the whole glider at least at end of the video.
a little googling revealed the following Wikipedia articles with pics. and info.:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFS_SG_38_Schulgleiter
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG_38
Of course you could just google it and find 100 images of what they look like.
Camera man is egal =0 .Idiot ×100😢😢😢
It's just a green screen. They learnt how to do it from that little Uki CNT Zelensky!
man , you are a BRAVE soul ! hats off to you friend!!!
"Oy mate! I've got an idea!"
"What?"
"Let's tie your deckchair to the back of that plane and see what happens."
"Alright. Go on then."
Very droll -- as well as close to the truth!
A lovely flight and a real greaser of a landing. Congratulations to the pilot and thanks for posting.
gut gemacht Jung. I flew an earlier version of the SG about 20 years ago. unlike you we only had a winch launch so you can guess how quickly I was back on the ground. nevertheless an experience never to be forgotten. makes you appreciate the comfort of fibreglass:-) :-) I wish you many many more safe landings.
SG38 war ein deutsches Produkt. Habe ihn selbst bei der GST Neuhausen bei Cottbus geflogen. Später die "Meise" dann FES
Respect! Great ride guys
I am a glider pilot and it is my dream to fly something like this once.
Ma rk Travner
Einfach nur geil!
Ich bin so ein Ding 1x in Aspern geflogen. Werde diesen Flug nie vergessen. Das ist was ganz spezielles.
Tolles Video, super Flug. Danke für den upload.
Ich habe den SG38 vor etwa 60 Jahren auf dem Flugplatz Neuhausen bei Cottbus-als Mitglied in der GST-geflogen
Like the way his jeans are tucked into the socks. Stops the shit running out!! Lol......
lmfao
Stop the wind goin up ya leg an freezing the balls of your self. ADD MEEE
Lol!! You sure looked at this video in 3D to see all those details,some of us were just wondering if he will be able to nail the landing.
15?? I don't even know you son,, but you make me proud. ( A big Hello from the U.S. )
In the USA, you can solo in a glider or sailplane at age 14.
I wish they would have walked around the plane first so we could see it
You wanna get heart attack before flight ?
Looks sketch af.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFS_SG_38_Schulgleiter
@@equinoxproject2284
This is the sort of thing that most Luftwaffe pilots learned to fly on. Probably that’s why the were not easily intimidated afterwards... 🤔
@@Skyprince27 That would do it for sure. But then again life in general was a hell of allot more risky back in the day.
Thank you very much for sharing this Supermega Video. This one, if he is a real pilot, should be hired by American Airlines, continue to give an example to those pilots who are just pretty children. Do not let the channel die, keep going in these feats.
Totally incredible video great flying and the landing was too... Looks like fun too..Thank you so so much for your videos too..
Great first flight and tidy short landing. Well done.
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The wind noise here made it seem like he was doing mach 2.
+Hal C lol....
No, I think it wasn’t mach 2. If you’re listening exactly, you can hear that the afterburner didn’t work.
By the way: It was a great landing of this young guy!
Schöne Grüße nach Österreich!
Anton Dillét 100 km/h? Is das hier ein WW1 fighter oder noch früher weil es keine Reder hat? Ist die Steuerung extrem empfindlich weil es so wenig Gewicht hat?
No, mach 2 was not that noisy... I flew the F-104 G quite often to mach 2 and little over, on test flights... But I had my helmet on. And: I also flew the SG-38 in 1954 at Celle-Scheuen in Germany, went solo after 15 flights an the Gö-4 and after 20 hops on the SG-38 (started by winch up to 300 m) I stepped up to the "Baby II b". Flew 14 different gliders, got my "Silver C". Became a Combat Ready Pilot for the German Navy after having been trained as Jet Pilot in the USA 1966 - 1968 and was later an Instructor for "Tornado"- Crews at RAF Cottesmore/ England. (1983-1987)
My films about my training in the USA 1966 - 1968 are here on RUclips. Find me under wulf beeck - RUclips Please write my name in s m a l l letters.
The following films on my RUclips Channel deal with my pilot training:
(Comments are in German, sorry...)
- Piaggio - T-37 - T-38 - Operation Heulift - Der Witwenmacher (F-104 G German version) or - The Widowmaker (F-104 G English version) - Besuch auf einem Schießplatz - Seasurvival - Überleben auf See -
Have fun with my videos... stay away from Corona, FLY SAFE FLY NAVY Wulf "Buddy" Beeck
Super !! Der Mut eines 15-jährigen! Ich selbst bin eine SG 38 vor 45 Jahren ( als 24-jähriger ) bei einer Flugshow geflogen und musste dabei viel Mut aufbringen, obwohl ich damals schon mehr als 350 Stunden auf verschiedenen Segelflugzeugtypen ( KA 8, K 7, K 13 und KA 6 und nicht zu vergessen Doppelraab ) hatte.
fantastic to see flying, I came across these in an aviation book i got at about 11 years old and thought i could build one, so is great to see the old machines being built.
He flew some bits of wood and some string. a brave dude.
the SG-38 is solid as a rock and very safe. I had the privilege to fly one.. Compared to something like a flying chair, it's build is substantial. I don't think you could break one.
Cool. We Have one at RAF Manston history museum.
Main Lander It's also from 1942.
Older than I thought.
flying tabouret --- vortrefflich
looks like a blast, nicely done
blue skies!
Can't beat that feeling I bet, he had a good flight! Looks like the young guy is a good pilot!. play safe out there
As a glider pilot, getting endorsed in the SG-38 is on my bucket list for sure!
GLIDER?... Don't you mean a controlled brick, free falling .
First flight and he nailed the landing! Most Excellent o' Sky Puppy...
He did forget to lower the landing gear though...
blue skies!
That’s the craziest looking thing I have ever seen
Oh my god! This incredible! You're awesome
From the looks of what his feet are busy doing, this thing is peddle powered.
Great video, and this young man is getting a great start to a career in aviation. I started at his age in gliders as well. What I learned there still serves me well today. It really teaches the fundamentals, and there isn't anything with wings much more fundamental than a SG-38.
He'll be with Lufthansa in a few short years!
that has got to be the scariest thing ever to fly. "here kid, sit on this railroad tie and but your hoodie on for protection" ......no fcccking way!
Thanks for posting, the pilot on this video is 15 years old.
Greets from Austria!
Can you post a walk around of the plane
Das schon geil
RAF Bister air base in the early 70's, I saw one of these "basic trainers" take flight and, if I recall, one had to have 500 hours flying time in gliders before they'd let you fly it !!!! Unfortunately, I saw that flight end badly as he tried to land but misjudged the wind and ended up in some bushes, nose down! What a hoot! I was learning to fly at the time with the RAFGSA at RAF Wattisham. That's where the CFI, Eric, gave me the nickname of "Spamcan" (because I was in the USAF). Cheers !
Is it just me,or was that some kind of,magical mystery flight.
Whoa. I only fly closed, powered airplanes, but this looks like some thing I'd like to try.
Great chunk of nostalgia...As a boy in Germany (My dad was with the RAF stationed at Whan, near Cologne) in the 50's and I bought and flew an SG 37. If I remember right it cost me ten pounds from a ground-crew airman due to return to the UK . Great little bird, I flew it maybe six times, then dad banned me. Saw the American U2 when it came to refuel.. nearly shot by the "security" mob long after it left...
That was so amazing!!!! Great flight!
This is no aircraft! This is a flying chair! Balls of steel to fly this for sure.
That's a skinny chair
Fake , whts the yarn pulling him front?? It's definitely faje
Now that's a flying lawn chair. This guy got balls
Thank you for the ride.
Talk about letting it all hang out! Realize this is a glider from the late 20s incredible.
Good man nice &: smooth on the landing, excellent
Thanks Mike
Did you see that motorcycle dirt track, sweet.
His left hand kept reaching for something to grab. :) Can't blame him a bit! lol. So, so, so different than piloting in the cockpit. Holy cow, that looks fun! Good job, young man and congratulations!
My Dad got his RAF glider pilot's wings on one of these just after the war. The ex German Air Force instructor was excellent according to my father and had a small queue of NCO's lined up for instruction.
I really miss some more camera perspectives showing the plane as a whole, the towing plane, the scenery.
True, its incredible they dont show the whole machine.
I think they did the whole video in front of a green screen.
It's basically a glorified selfie.
@@williamquilitzsch4174 I thought that was photoshoped
There are other videos of the very same glider - this is about the 15 yr old pilot soloing the SG-38, not the SG-38 itself.
Must be the greatest feeling to fly such open aircraft?!
Absolutely perfect. Good vibration.
you are a very skill full guy , well done first class
You must have balls of steel going in that antique.
i would say death wish in that thing!
True!
I felt the temperature drop from this side of my computer keyboard.
Or a lack of common sense.
I'd love to fly that. 👍😁👌
This gives new meaning to Seat of the Pants!
Wahnsinn! Macht beim Zuschauen schon Spass - und man stellt sich die Frage, ob man selbst die Eier hätte, so zu fliegen. Bin sehr beeindruckt.
The laughter says it all ! Fantastic.
give me a million bucks and i still wont think about think of thinking to think of going on this thing.
Amen!
I would do it for free.
"Those magnificent man on their flying machines!" Молодец парень!
Man that was awesome you go boy nicely do need more of you out there good job
Thanks, blue skies!
Outstanding! Vielen dank fur das teilen von diesen fun!
These Primary Gliders were well thought out, engineered for strength and safe flying qualities and nor more risky than a J3 Cub... !!!
This glider is probably the safest way to fly at all. It can land everywhere.
@@peterweber1174 ...and in a glider, you always know *exactly* how many engines you will have available at the time of your landing. That's not the case in any powered plane you can name.
@@svyt You got it. Did a silver distance flight in '19. Knew I'd never run out of gas. Did have to "fuel up" on thermals, though. (Pilatus B-4)
Хороший планер, красивый полёт. Спасибо за видео.
Notice the amount of forward stick it took to stay down on the tow-plane. We had a primary at Black Forest Gliderport in Colorado and one day after operations had stopped, all the instructors took turns flying it
This has to be the best RUclips video. This lad has balls of Titanium..Respect
Thanks for watching Tony! Blue skies!
Germans have been flying these gliders since the 20s at least.
How many pairs of underpants is he wearing?
+darkmath100 approximately 10!
The same as you have on.
Why?
He had fun and this wan't a scare thing as he knew what he wanted to do! Now I wonder how his flying life is going? Great control of a basic fly by the seat of your pants aircraft as that thing I thing only had an altimeter! He did better than some adults on their first solo flight!
OVER 9000!
The Aviation o
darkmath100 apoyemos a omega el fuerte🌎
mes RESPECT!!!! il faut du courage!! très bien piloté!! bravo
Greetings from USA with love Awesome video CRAZY Pilot is only 15 years old WTF No flight insruments just you and the world BADASS
***** good I was like this kid is HARDCORE, makes sense I wouldn't go up with out it either!
MyWillyboi Hang gliders have no instrumentation as designed, still quite flyable, you trust the speed of the wind on your face and your eyes.
I can't help feeling that of God had meant SG-38s to fly that far off the ground he wouldn't have invented hills and big bungee cords.
Only scary for the ignorant. When flying, having more vehicle wrapped around you doesn't equal more safety...just a bigger splat. What safety there is comes from learning to control your craft. Hard to imagine a better platform to learn that. :-)
Well said
Holy hell! Easily one of the best videos on RUclips.....
Johnny Komatsu thanks a lot!
fantastic landing and flying!
balls of steel.
+Daniel Swift I was about to say, how does that thing stay in the air with the weight of those massive testicles weighing it down at the front?
That's a lady
That's the concensus!
Danke für die Blumen! die Gleitzahl liegt bei 1:9 also wie 1:Stein!
Deutsche 👍
Eins zu plumps hieß das bei uns 😁 aber die Begeisterung für das Fliegen ohne Drumherum kann ich nachvollziehen. Beneidenswert!
Na vielleicht krieg ich auch nochmal die Gelegenheit.
Fliegen pur, klasse Video !!
this is one classy man of flight
During Depression years there was an opportunity for air minded youth to dream of flight and do flight cheaply...!!!
Sorry to inform you but we just entered another depression during the first week of November as the FED tried to head it off by beginning QE4.
And a reminder that between the two World Wars the Luftwaffe trained their pilots on very similar machines.
Oh Lordy,hoody on good to go,respect.
Thanks mate!
amazing take-off and landing
A flying sledge,brilliant.😁👍
thanks!
Flying is actually pretty easy. But crashing is easier.
🤣🤣🤣😮
A flying sled!!!
Amazing skills and courage!
Mit meinem Trike habe ich schon x Mal eine SG38 geschleppt. Da ich langsamer geflogen bin musste der Pilot nicht so drücken. Für längere Überführungen zu anderen Plätzen fliegt man viel entspannter.
Wow you really have to have huge balls to fly this prehistoric contraption. What the hell is it?
Its an actual velociraptor
Hahahoho! Amen! Old wooden glider.
77chonyc A FLYING MACHINE ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
It's called a primary glider. They've been used to train Pilots since the 1930s.
He isn't gay...he just wears skinny jeans for reduced drag
It is a brave boy, maybe he is gay.
he is 15 years old so its a fucking child, stop talking about sexuality you idiots
Well, I'm not Gay, But..I Like Trans guurls...Soooo..Ooohh, and sexy and beautiful Cross dressers...Soo again....
Exciting! Flying at it's most elemental.
Well done! You have guts!
Where did you get the materials to make this?? Home Depot???
***** It was clearly a joke.
I am an old pilot and I tell you this young man flying this glider will make him a top pilot. He is flying by the seat of his pants, and this is whay makes good pilot. Congratulations,
go back to your mom's basement my friend. this guy is brilliant.
PetrovichGaming Yup.
付梦汀 OMG. How did you guess that i live in Moms basement. That is so weird! Are you a psychic?
aka...the most sketchy plane on the planet. huevos mate!
Austtia beautiful country and Hard worker People.I respect you!
Although this was published about 5 years ago, I hope the kid (20 year old dude now) still flies and enjoys it now just as much as he did back then. Awesome flight ;)
+ev3rlastingfaith I think it's a girl
+allisonforfornsed His voice suggests he's a boy ;)
+Jakob von Raumer Wow, I never heard that. I must've missed it.
After landing what was he waiting for a Hardy High O Silver
After landing you have to stay seated on the aircraft and wait for help, because the glider is very light weighted , otherwise the wind can turn the glider up side down or blow it over the airfield.
Nice flying, shame you didn't include a view of all of the plane
ruclips.net/video/TylDFYYqioA/видео.html
Certainly on my bucket list . You learn that the rudder pedals are there to be used.
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gleitet gutmütig wie ein Stein :) tolles video!
Monsieur, Is that the pilote screaming at 04:33 ?
it was the sound of ....... MANHAWK
That is the Pressure and Joy inside, that makes him Scream ;-)
I think flying with this old Beginner Sailplane is a very Special Feeling,
maybe a little Bit like Flying an Hangglider..
the kid is 15
It looks like he's in front of a screen pretending to fly. Just like the making of a movie...Cool
great :-) I have seen the glider several times on Display.
Wow! perfect flight!
Thanks a lot
How would you like to risk your life by hanging from a 2x2 board!
How stupid, only pictures from taken from a go-pro out on the wing. Why could there not be also footage from someone's cell phone at least and then spliced in to the rest of the video? Can't see the entire aircraft.
Mike Mortensen ruclips.net/video/SS4Ks1NE48Q/видео.html
@@singsingsingsong111 thank you it looks quite well built and ridged, the plank base looking part makes it look primitive.
Good night! Your performance is very cool, congratulations. very successful in flights. May God bless you always.
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Up until.
That's "ganz verukt" - a LOT of faith in that old piece of wood holding him up not cracking!