Aircraft carriers in real life steam into the wind at a speed that is a significant fraction of the landing speed of the aircraft, and also align their heading to any existing wind. For a fighter jet coming in at 120-130 kts, having 25-30 kts of carrier-made headwind and anything from 0 to 30+ kts of additional headwind from winds, removes a large amount of relative speed. Looking at the scaling here, it is a bit like trying to land an 737 on a stationary Nimitz/Ford carrier in real life...
On a semi related note, the largest plane landed on an aircraft carrier was a C130 Hercules (roughly the same size as a 737) on the USS Forrestal (about 30 metres shorter than a Nimitz class)
@@atToebiscuit Yes, but a C-130 flies much slower on approach than a B 737. Probably 40-50 kts slower, which makes a huge difference. They also had a combined ship and wind headwind of 40+ kts. Landing roll decreases as the reduction in landing speed squared, so going from 100 kts to 60 kts reduces landing roll to just over a third.
unless headwind is about the same speed as the landing velocity. though i agree that reaction time is reduced drastically. 1m/s side-wind (component) bursts will throw you off instantly.And they didnt even have a weather vane. Also: the elasticity is slightly better at that scale... so the word "landing" can get stretched a little. In fact if would have been easier to just hit a fishing net to fly into. at least if bouncing off obstacles on deck is counted as a successful landing.
Hey, I'm a 12 year old who loves aircraft, and have an rc plane of my own. Me and my grandfather build stuff for it, repair it and its really fun! I was inspired by you to make bigger scale projects even though I don't have the biggest area to do these things. I also don't have a major budget, so watching your videos makes me really happy as it allows me to get the joy of having a really big rc workshop. Have a good day
Enjoy the time with your grandfather. They're special memories that you'll never forget, and they're good for the soul. I used to make box kites with my grandfather and I still feel warm and fuzzy inside everytime I remember us giggling together and being silly while we made them. If you want something quick and easy to build with your granddad, then have a look at depron rc planes you can make yourself. There are thousands of plans online, you can build an entire plane out of one sheet of depron (foam) and a sheet costs around £5. Add some carbon rods and some cheap rc gear and you have yourself a homemade plane for under £50. The rc gear can be used over and over again, along with the carbon rods, so in effect you have unlimited depron rc planes for £5 each plus some hot glue! Once you've built a few you can start to put together your own designs, it's really quite easy. I'd be happy to make some plans I designed available online somewhere for you if it interests you? Here's a biplane I did years ago, inspired by the Pitts S-2 Special: watch?v=ALy-dYU7yro Forgive the quality of the video. Phone cameras weren't what they are today way back in 2009! The red and white pixels are the plane!
@@----.__ I appreciate it, and I cherish every moment with my grandfather. I appreciate the advice too, I'll try it out and see if we can make it happen using that kit!
I'm a 70 year old kid. It was y dream come rue - I had a 28' old wooden inboard I was planning to convert into an aircraft carrier but the engine blew on it so I scrapped the idea.
As a military enthusiast, I saw something you forgot, that if you do another project like this, you should include. The object in question is the OLS, or optical landing system. A series of lights on the side of the flight deck that will look correct only if the plane is positioned correctly. Also, for such vessels that sit that high in the water, add a keel, preferably a folding one. That way you can sail without too much worry about wind, but you can still sail in relatively shallow waters. Also, just a suggestion, make everything heavier, the ship and the planes. This would increase the stability against many things, such as turbulence, even if it meant increased inertia. A heavier plane also means a much more firm landing, and less bouncing. Give it a try next time you attempt something like this.
Thats right...the entire airframe was almost scrapped for this reason. It wasn't until the Brits figured it out. Making a shallow continuous banking turn from downwind, base, to final was the technique...helped to keep the carrier in sight until landing.
You found exactly the visibility problem found in WWII with that warbird. The Fleet Air Arm solved it with landing immediately from a sharp left hand turn as finals so the carrier was visible out to the side.
@poiujnbvcxdswq the corsair could not be landed on a carrier if it werent for that landing technique, it was quicky adopted as standard for all corsair pilots due to less risks with it.
@@charlestonianbuilder344 Well, it _could_ be landed on a carrier without the left hand turn approach. The actual facts that made the Corsair "dangerous" to land were the tendency to stall the left wing first at slow speed (solved by adding a stall strip to the _right_ wing so both wings stalled at the same time) and the landing gear being very 'bouncy' so that the aircraft couldn't be set down properly (solved by adding bleed valves to the gear oleo struts). What helped as well were changes to the cockpit, with the seat being raised quite a bit and the switch to a more bulbous canopy, both useful to give the pilot better visibility over the nose. However, the left hand turn approach did help to keep the deck in view for most of the descent towards the carrier. Pilots levelled out only for the last part of the landing procedure, being guided in by the deck landing officer.
I walked into the room to find my son was watching this. I stopped and watched like a zombie; totally enthralled. I'd imagined doing just this when I was a small boy. You made it look easy - great work 👏
They never found the carriers, and sunk More by kamikazee than they did with their own ships or genuine air attack. At the end of the war we had 90 + carriers to japans 4 they had left
私は日本の偉大な天皇のために、そして先の大戦で戦った祖先のために戦います。私は先祖のために犠牲になります！神風！i will fight for our great emperor of japan and for our ancestors who fought in the great war. i will sacrifice for our ancestors! KAMIKAZE!私は帝国空軍と私の名誉ある先祖の名誉のためにこれを行います!バンザイ！
I just spent half an hour watching a guy build an aircraft carrier - and enjoyed every second. damn these likes are coming in faster than a wildfire spreading
For easier landing you need to install ,,Arresting cable"(If you don t know what is it, it's a cable that catches plane wheels for instant landing). You need to be rewarded for that hard work👍🤝
I'd love to see a revisit of this idea and maybe some improvements to the carrier. Maybe you could add a pair of deployable anchors so it can be steadied in the stream. Setting ship anchors will probably require some practice of it's own though. It honestly makes me want to make a huge RC ship that uses an electric trolling motor more than anything. That sounds like a fun winter project to be honest.
Honestly what would help better is a more decent FPV camera, and not having half of your view obscured by the cockpit Even Pilot's vision's aren't that bad.
Keel all these RC guys think flat bottom=stable. But actually it doesnt. Make it twin keel or catamaran style if u want stability. And u can use sea anchor flaps under water/bow thrusters. That a slightly larger scale landing deck and elevators for storage is a must
Nicely done! I think repainting the deck with a matte darker paint, would help with the sun glare. Ballast would probably also help the carrier be more stable and drift less. If possible a lower FOV on the FPV cameras, while setting them higher and more forward in the cockpit, would help with spotting and recognizing the position of the carrier deck when approaching. Also, adding rubber bands to the arrestor wires could help avoid damage to the plane from a very sudden yank in the tail.
Also moving the wires forward could help since the plane is far more likely to touch down i the middle of the carrier compared to the end where the wires currently are
I agree. There's a reason the flight decks are painted matte black with white markings. Also, the glideslope used is FAR too steep! Also, the faster the carrier is moving, the slower the apparent approach speed.
A lot can be done to improve the carrier. Thrusters on the ship would help alignment. A tunnel from port to starboard both aft and stern with a reversible turbine. Maybe even have the plane and ship communicate through some sort of data transfer that I have no idea exists or not.
He's also flying without ANY instrumentation and still managing to hit the deck with relative consistency, and the deck isn't even configured with a properly dedicated landing path. Real aircraft overcome the cockpit visibility issues with lots of additional sensors, like alignment beacons and GPS/INS to match heading to the runway. These models are so hard because they're fully manual, but you could probably butter this with an ardupilot plane.
You were able to effectively build suspense from landing “fake” planes on a “fake” aircraft carrier That’s impressive Also the shots on the aircraft carrier and from the cockpits of the planes were really cool
Very cool build! Along with your friend’s idea of an LSO, it would be fairly simple to build a “ball” glide slope light system. They use lights and fresnel lenses to give an indication of on slope, high, or low that you would be able to see in the FPV view. Might be worth a try?
These models are too susceptible to wind that simulating a glide slope assist would be pointless. The plane would be bobbing up and down from the turbulence of those trees and draft from the lake, and you won’t be able to maintain a steady glide slope
@@rcskybums It would still give direct visual indication of being on target. He doesn't need the beacons for descent control, he needs them to know when he's aligned to the landing strip.
Brilliant all around! The epic video was an appropriately awesome documentary and conclusion for this one-of-a-kind massive project. As a filmmaker/editor, I can fully appreciate the level of dedication and skill it took to produce a 31 minute video. I love the extended format and would love to see more videos like this one.. With all that's happening in the world right now, it's a very welcome relief to know that I have one place where I can always look forward to projects (and people) that are as enjoyable and entertaining as they are educational.
Well done! Congratulations to you for completing this huge construction project, developing the controls, and doing an excellent job flying the planes.
Greetings from the Papaplatte community. Even though your landing skills don’t match the ones from our german pilot Rüdiger, it is a great video. Keep up the good work, it’s looking awesome mate 🤝
I am an RC aircraft pilot since 1986 till todate. I have never seen anyone make that kind of flying skill and land and build the large RC aircraft carrier. Well done!
This was one of the most wholesome videos I’ve seen in a while - I was so invested in seeing you try to stick those landings! Well done, and great piloting! 😅
I know right? It’s always been my dream to make a to scale rc aircraft carrier and land rc planes to scale on it. I’d love to see a historically accurate one too
@@Jazz-Man1910 I just remembered the name of the lake from the Top Gear episode. At the time I believe it was Rudyard Reservoir but it’s identified here as Rudyard Lake. I also recognized the boat launch.
Since RC planes are a lot lighter than real ones, they are a lot more susceptible to wind. You could allow your carrier to adapt to this by utilizing a net instead of the wires, which would have more tolerances (depending on how large you make it)
@@matthewwilson5019 they're used in emergency procedures all the time. It catches the aircraft from the front and is used when the arresting wire is unavailable for some reason
Found your channel from the TV this morning. This project was amazing!!!! Hat's off to you and your team. Stuff like this is the best of RUclips. Bravo.
My advice would be 2 separate cameras and a FPV switch. One of the cameras pointed from, for flying, and the other next to the landing gear, pointed a bit down... Then you're golden! The issue would be to do the same with digital FPV... Walksnail or DJI... Because then I don't think it's possible. 😕
That Carrier is crazy awesome, I would have made a few tweaks, 1, drop the aft trolling motor or get a long shaft trolling motor so that it can better run the carrier forward. 2, add bow thrusters to help stabilize when the wind acts up. (Tieing them together with bow and stern motors can prolly be hooked up to a fishing spot lock that most fishermen use, allowing it to stay put automatically) 3, the spotter was crazy helpful, just like a real carrier you can add a HD camera facing aft for aiding in lands when the main boat isn't in line with the deck. Really really cool and prolly one of the best RC designs I've seen LOVE IT!
Then faster your Carrier is going (Always into the wind) the more wind you have going over the deck, you could say that the more wind you have going over the deck the longer your carrier deck gets! Would it be that hard to add glide slop indicator lights “Call the Ball” Cool project, stay with it you are going to get it!!
I like the feedback people are giving you. This is a great video. I feel this deserves a retry with a bigger carrier, and maybe jet rcs. Also taking into consideration what some said about air speed relative to carrier speed in the water.
That was really impressive! Really ambitious project! It might be easier if the FPV camera was slung under the belly? I guess the obvious extension is adding bombs or torpedoes! Can't wait to see what you come up with to outdo this. Is this an official Guinness record?
If you had a few of these, a few of DIY perks submarines, and some rc battleships you could throw together an rc navy. Combine that with a very calm lake and dozens of your closest friends and you could have some very fun rc naval activities. I'd love to see a community built for this
Bro, this project was incredible and it was well put together, kept me on edge right through and I was cheering like a madman when you landed it! Amazing achievement! Didn't even realize it was 30 min! Keep it up man!
Oh man, you make different stages of engineering in one video. Idea, development, simulation, electronic, verification and validation. I take off my hat of admiration about your video.
good job with the carrier! I know that it has been said already, but a problem you have is the arresting wires are to close to the back of the ship. If you look at a picture of a U.S. carrier, they are farther towards the center of the ship, to give the airplane a chance to touch down before even getting to the wires (the pilots shoot for the 2nd wire on the deck). Good job flying the planes!
You want that prop about 4-6in under water. It'll give you a bit more "purchase" than if it's breaking the surface. Bow thrusters would help with "tracking" to keep vessel lined up while the aircraft are on approach. As well as steering. The camera may need to be under the cockpit. Such a fun project.
I am getting back into RC Aircraft after 22 years. When I was in a club, we would have competitions of landing in areas marked out on the field as an aircraft carrier!
I’ve been wanting to see this type of thing done for many years. A controlled anchor in bow and stern, set with the wind, would give you to stability in any proper position you require.
Could you please do a follow-up video sometime when you take off and land your model F-14 on the carrier? If the wings don't swing out I understand, but if they did, I think that would be really cool. I really enjoyed the video, and want to make a smaller version myself.
This is probably the most sick aviation video I’ve ever seen. Especially it being on a small scale. I love planes, specifically RC planes, so I can fly them, so just felt super realistic, and I like that. Amazing job!
Epic video, you really pulled it out of the bag with this one! 255k views and only 12k likes, come on people, show this channel the appreciation it truly deserves.
for the next time you fiberglass something you can use the "dry method". You lay out the fiberglass first and then you soak it with resin in sektions to avoid the resin from hardening before you are done rolling until it is transparent🙂
I've waited forever for someone to try something like this and I'm so glad someone had done this. Also it might've helped with glare on the t28 and corsair if the cockpit plastic glass was removed and the camera were moved more towards the nose. Also i hope we can see more videos of the carrier put into action. Maybe even see a edf jet take off and land from it
you should add a ramp to the rear of the carrier so that your possible approach angle becomes a bit wider, with some slight mods im sure you could make the carrier far more stable and controllable in the water, maybe even a small bow screw and an automated system to keep it in a straight line. maybe some long flat planes under the boat to make it drift less relative to the wind. this is a really cool project and i would love to see a part 2 on this, it was a rather fun watch
James, great vid mate! For a project like this, the length was perfect. Having marked off a carrier deck on the runway and attempted landings, I think you did well. I used a 1.4m Corsair in some attempts, and it is tough. Cheers! FYI, I always raise the FPV cam, it's easy to get the panel with the wide angle lens.😉 I got decent Stearman footage that way.
Awesome project. Think there's room here for improvement and a follow up too. Looks like you still need to work out the FPV camera positioning for attack angle to sight the deck! How about using flaperons to reduce the approach speed on the planes without flaps? Maybe move the arresting wires and tower forward on the deck too to improve landing success without hitting the tower.
That was pretty cool. But keep improving it. I think your carrier needs to be 2 to 3 times longer. Probably with someone aboard piloting it. The arresting wires (cables) should be connected to some sort of inertia reels that will pay out some wire…easily at first but then rapidly increasing resistance…so that they more gradually drag your aircraft to a halt. The carrier may need larger and multiple rudders to maintain direction. And maintain a speed of 5 knots, into the wind. The Sun and wind can’t be coming from the same quadrant of the sky. You need to get the best quality FPV cameras and work at placing them in the best position in the cockpit for visibility. And the very best windshield or no windshield. The camera’s optics can’t be wide angle. You have to be able to see. Then build a practice field on shore with your carrier deck, with arresting gear, flat on the airstrip. And then make dozens of practice landings until you can routinely catch a wire. That Corsair seemed like the most stable at approach. Maybe because of its large flaps. WWII-era carriers had a different landing philosophy than modern carriers with angled flight decks and jet aircraft. Both types fly a fairly flat, low pattern. The WWII planes would fly low over the end of the deck and then cut power to crash onto the deck and either catch a wire or take the barricade net to avoid hitting planes parked forward or running off the front of the deck and into the water. Modern carriers use an angled flight deck and the jets fly onto the deck and apply full power to take off again. If an arresting wire is caught, the jet will be dragged to a stop on deck. If no wire is caught, the jet will fly off the forward end at full power and climb back into the air to make another attempt. The small scale, low speed and light weight of the r/c aircraft make this all much, much more difficult.
Been subscribed for some years now and this video is by far the greatest milestone you have ever achieved. You deserve every single subscriber for this :) You can tell the sheer fucking effort you and your team put for just building the carrier is unmatched, I am frankly jealous I can't get to participate in these projects, but the videos pay them justice.
The funniest part is that he never tipped up the nose of each plane when he went to land because that’s actually how your supposed to land an aircraft because the hind wheels are meant to hit the tarmac first to make sure that you can maintain control when you make contact with the front wheels on the tarmac Hope this fact helped 👍 Edit: the fact I’m young and know this
(A) I love the long-format video. (B) I'm a devotee to the American CATOBAR carrier. But this was amazing! Great work. What happens if you run your jet car off that ramp?
I have flown both the AeroScout and the 1.1 Trojan; I found the AeroScout to be surprisingly fun to fly, and the Trojan to have very low wing loading vs. other Trojans. Great choices!
Yes, this is the ultimate 'wouldn't it be cool if' childhood idea on learning about RC boats and RC planes. And while you didn't exactly stick the landings, they WERE landings, on the deck, and being able to use the plane again makes it a good enough landing. With more practice, some tweaks to the camera, and some training to your staff, you could probably do a lot better.
That is very cool, well done! I do think it would be beneficial for you to add a net around the outer deck for another additional safety measure just like the real ones have (although that is for used for the crew in case they fall off the edge) but I think it would help to have like a 12 inch net to help with any missed landings or close calls.
I think it would help the carrier track straighter with the addition of a keel (which will also make it harder to turn). To get full advantage of the carrier’s prop, it needs to be fully submerged otherwise you are getting cavitation and slippage. Cool video!
Ya, the moment he said he decided to make it flat bottomed, I knew that he was going to struggle with the carrier slipping one way or another in the water
I was just about to say exactly this. You wouldn't need a deep keel, just a strip about 3-4cm deep running from about 1/4 the way back from the bow to near the stern, and get that prop in the water! In fact, the whole thing is too tall, you could lose 1/3 to 1/2 of the depth of the hull which would reduce the windage and make it look a lot better.
You should do a part 2 . And add some small thrusters on the sides to help with steering. You could then have a separate person keeping the carrier steady. Thanks for the fun!
Sorry, you got carrier power. Convert conning tower into captains seat ( you ). You can land planes with cockpit camera and visual from your ship. Name of carrier [ Amazing Grace ]. Dave
Wow! Just randomly found this, really enjoyed it, had my heart pounding on a few of those landing attempts, I just subscribed, so I hope there's some other interesting vids in the library, thanks for posting..awesome job 👍
Congratulations on an absolutely spectacular project. To take it one step further, had you thought of a spin off project. Landing is everything. Had you thought about building a landing system where you can use visual aids the same way Navy pilots do, eg the landing lights on the PORT side of the flight deck. Through FPV, this would be impressive. Congrats again, really great video. 🙂
I have to say that's a little more difficult than landing on a real carrier due to the scaling issue, as the size of your carrier was tiny compared to the size of the planes. Also does not help that you forgot the paint the deck black or grey so it didn't reflect so much light. Enjoyed watching nonetheless. Hope to see this project evolve more.
Man, you are very smart and talented. And this looks like a blast.. What about building a carrier to the same scale as the planes? I know it was already a huge project, but it might have been easier to land the planes.
I spent 4 years on the USS Midway CV-41 Air Craft Carrier. I thought this was absolutely awesome! I am now 60 years young and only wish you might build another ship maybe twice or "three times bigger" because that tiny flightdeck is way too small for those planes. Also, next ship, you need to have the "Arresting Gear" (the strings you had on the aft of the ship to ctch the planes) so they pull out - a little bit so it will slow down the plane, not just stop it cold or probably boomerang the plane backwards off the back off the ship, which is what would probably happen with them tight like that. If you make one three times longer and wider, make an angle deck, other words, the shape of a real air craft carrier. Your Island Structure was very good - but to have a STRAIGHT deck like that is so 1980 UK - LOL! I'm just messing with you, I was really amazed that only one plane went into the water! I worked on the USS Midway as an Aircraft Director (Yellow Shirt) V-1 Division, I also drove a tracktor - towing the jets and starting them with the Huffer Unit on the tracktor. I was on 1980 - 84. We were stationed in Yokuska, JP. Anyway, you did great! All you need to do now is to build a bigger (3X) boat (anything under 100 Feet in length is considered a boat, anything > 100'+ is a SHIP - but if it's bigger - it will be easier to land and take off from. So, 3X bigger, better cameras in the cockpit, and better Arresting Gear - have them so they will pull out about 6" to 1 foot each. Now that would be awesome! Come to think of it, you might want to put a Rudder also on the back of the ship too so you don't have to toe it and you can be on the side of the boat, in another boat. If there is a little wind, you want the ship to be heading INTO the wind on launch but especially during "Recovery" of planes - you don't want the "Air Boss" to yell at you ---- right? Carry on Captain! You can launch the Alert Alpha jets since the Russian Bears & Badgers are on their way with those Exocet Missiles -- gotta go deter them from coming close. Oh, btw, if you build a 3X bigger Ship/boat please designate the number of the ship in larger numbers, whether you make it an HMS or a USS. The Midway had the number 41 on the Bow, and on both sides of the Island structure, much larger though. I subscribed - so maybe that's worth something 🔱🏴☠🎌🏅🛩
Sticking a landing must mean something different where you are from 😝 Very cool, RC on top of RC = dream! I was really shocked at how stable the carrier was with your weight on it, that's pretty impressive.
I have actually mixed feelings watching these clever and creative young makers pulling off such projects I was long dreaming about (RC plane FPV carrier landing, 3D printed model rocketry, DIY robot lawn mower, high altitude balloon chasing, etc.). On one hand I enjoy every second watching it and it is great that we have free access for such content! For me it is the majority of feeling. I'll probably never pursue such things in my life and I can at least feel being part of or being able to see how it would look like. And these makers make it look fun and entertaining. On the other hand though, I kind of feel bad about the amount of time, money, raw material, creative energy put into these projects. The boat was used only once and most probably will end up never be used again. There are videos out there doing the same stuff, and the conclusion is always exactly the same: it can be done but is damn difficult and there is no point in doing it regulary. I get it that it is the "largest" so far but... Sorry, I don't want to be nay sayer, and I DID enjoy the video but c'mon, you could solve real world problems with your creative talent!
Thanks for your comment. 🙏I appreciate your concerns and have done my best to try and address them after recognising them myself. With this particular project (and all of my projects as I now have room to keep them) this ship has been saved for future use and stored away. It is definitely not just a one use thing to go straight into landfill. In reference to your final point, I hope that these videos will be a force for good in the world, through inspiring young engineers to study engineering and work on solving the big issues of our day - it might look like messing around, but it hopefully these projects show how much fun working on engineering problems can be!
And these video's will compliment a future cv quite well I'd assume if you added a link to this channel your future employer would be able to see all the good qualities a person needs to be a good R&D engineer or Tech...so either way this could lead you into many interesting opportunities to turn your hobbies into an amazing and fulfilling career! P.s. this video came to me in autoplay and was the 1st video of yours I have seen, so I hope my assumptions of you will carry into your other video's aswell!
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Hope you enjoyed this longer style of video!
Really good, Thanks!
Always happy to use some time on quality content such as this. 30 mins of quality is better than 15 mins of pure fluff
I love the longer videos
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It worked well - it didn't feel long. And a lot of your projects could do with a bit more time to show them off.
Aircraft carriers in real life steam into the wind at a speed that is a significant fraction of the landing speed of the aircraft, and also align their heading to any existing wind. For a fighter jet coming in at 120-130 kts, having 25-30 kts of carrier-made headwind and anything from 0 to 30+ kts of additional headwind from winds, removes a large amount of relative speed.
Looking at the scaling here, it is a bit like trying to land an 737 on a stationary Nimitz/Ford carrier in real life...
That damn inverse square law is probably ruining them from running something more to scale!
Agreed! It absolutely helped flying/sailing into the wind with our test flights!
On a semi related note, the largest plane landed on an aircraft carrier was a C130 Hercules (roughly the same size as a 737) on the USS Forrestal (about 30 metres shorter than a Nimitz class)
@@atToebiscuitPoor passengers - if there were any. 😬
@@atToebiscuit Yes, but a C-130 flies much slower on approach than a B 737. Probably 40-50 kts slower, which makes a huge difference. They also had a combined ship and wind headwind of 40+ kts. Landing roll decreases as the reduction in landing speed squared, so going from 100 kts to 60 kts reduces landing roll to just over a third.
Landing a 1/10 scale plane on a 1/100 scale aircraft carrier is MAD SKILL!
Are you telling him to make the aircraft carrier 10x bigger? Or u just complementing
@@dinodakker9644 both
unless headwind is about the same speed as the landing velocity. though i agree that reaction time is reduced drastically. 1m/s side-wind (component) bursts will throw you off instantly.And they didnt even have a weather vane.
Also: the elasticity is slightly better at that scale... so the word "landing" can get stretched a little. In fact if would have been easier to just hit a fishing net to fly into. at least if bouncing off obstacles on deck is counted as a successful landing.
Hey, I'm a 12 year old who loves aircraft, and have an rc plane of my own. Me and my grandfather build stuff for it, repair it and its really fun! I was inspired by you to make bigger scale projects even though I don't have the biggest area to do these things. I also don't have a major budget, so watching your videos makes me really happy as it allows me to get the joy of having a really big rc workshop. Have a good day
What a lovely comment. Keep following your passion and you'll have your bigger workshop and budget in no time!
Enjoy the time with your grandfather. They're special memories that you'll never forget, and they're good for the soul. I used to make box kites with my grandfather and I still feel warm and fuzzy inside everytime I remember us giggling together and being silly while we made them.
If you want something quick and easy to build with your granddad, then have a look at depron rc planes you can make yourself. There are thousands of plans online, you can build an entire plane out of one sheet of depron (foam) and a sheet costs around £5. Add some carbon rods and some cheap rc gear and you have yourself a homemade plane for under £50. The rc gear can be used over and over again, along with the carbon rods, so in effect you have unlimited depron rc planes for £5 each plus some hot glue! Once you've built a few you can start to put together your own designs, it's really quite easy.
I'd be happy to make some plans I designed available online somewhere for you if it interests you? Here's a biplane I did years ago, inspired by the Pitts S-2 Special: watch?v=ALy-dYU7yro
Forgive the quality of the video. Phone cameras weren't what they are today way back in 2009! The red and white pixels are the plane!
@@TheXshot Thank you for the wishes!
@@----.__ I appreciate it, and I cherish every moment with my grandfather. I appreciate the advice too, I'll try it out and see if we can make it happen using that kit!
I'm 9 ._.
I appreciate that there are people brave/crazy enough to do stuff like this for this 65 year-old kid to enjoy. Cheers, guys!
I'm a 70 year old kid. It was y dream come rue - I had a 28' old wooden inboard I was planning to convert into an aircraft carrier but the engine blew on it so I scrapped the idea.
more like completely stupid. obviously it's not to scale.
@@riskinhos No imagination huh?
@@riskinhos you are very fun at parties huh
@@samgamerx9172we should bring him to party
As a military enthusiast, I saw something you forgot, that if you do another project like this, you should include. The object in question is the OLS, or optical landing system. A series of lights on the side of the flight deck that will look correct only if the plane is positioned correctly. Also, for such vessels that sit that high in the water, add a keel, preferably a folding one. That way you can sail without too much worry about wind, but you can still sail in relatively shallow waters. Also, just a suggestion, make everything heavier, the ship and the planes. This would increase the stability against many things, such as turbulence, even if it meant increased inertia. A heavier plane also means a much more firm landing, and less bouncing. Give it a try next time you attempt something like this.
He can’t see it with the camera he doesn’t need it with girl helping him
The difficulty for pilots to see directly in front of the Corsair made carrier landings challenging during their use in WW2.
Thats right...the entire airframe was almost scrapped for this reason. It wasn't until the Brits figured it out. Making a shallow continuous banking turn from downwind, base, to final was the technique...helped to keep the carrier in sight until landing.
did you watch devotion?
@@xbpbat21x That is how I do it in Flight Simulator and it works a treat! The Corsair is a mighty bird!
Ww2 is on still in 2024
You found exactly the visibility problem found in WWII with that warbird. The Fleet Air Arm solved it with landing immediately from a sharp left hand turn as finals so the carrier was visible out to the side.
wow I didnt know that
@poiujnbvcxdswq the corsair could not be landed on a carrier if it werent for that landing technique, it was quicky adopted as standard for all corsair pilots due to less risks with it.
@@charlestonianbuilder344 Well, it _could_ be landed on a carrier without the left hand turn approach. The actual facts that made the Corsair "dangerous" to land were the tendency to stall the left wing first at slow speed (solved by adding a stall strip to the _right_ wing so both wings stalled at the same time) and the landing gear being very 'bouncy' so that the aircraft couldn't be set down properly (solved by adding bleed valves to the gear oleo struts). What helped as well were changes to the cockpit, with the seat being raised quite a bit and the switch to a more bulbous canopy, both useful to give the pilot better visibility over the nose. However, the left hand turn approach did help to keep the deck in view for most of the descent towards the carrier. Pilots levelled out only for the last part of the landing procedure, being guided in by the deck landing officer.
they have every cool thing equipped on the fly, except the most important one: ILS.
hello genius.
Это было невероятно! Прекрасный полёт, и посадки, даже неудачная, тоже прекрасны! Я впечатлён. Люблю самолёты, и всегда мечтал о чём-то таком.
I walked into the room to find my son was watching this. I stopped and watched like a zombie; totally enthralled. I'd imagined doing just this when I was a small boy. You made it look easy - great work 👏
Try something like this with your son, you obviously have a shared interest. He's still a kid./
THAT WAS FANTASTIC!! Loved So Many moments of this!
Omg, is that really you, I’m such a big faannnnnnnnnn
@@totallynotanoob9244 Thanks brother! Love you guys too!
3hrs ago hi Sparks!!
He needed some aviators and Danger zone to complete the ensemble
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Just wait till a Japanese airplane see it.
That crazy 😝
Nah what hell
They never found the carriers, and sunk
More by kamikazee than they did with their own ships or genuine air attack. At the end of the war we had 90 + carriers to japans 4 they had left
BANZAI!!!
私は日本の偉大な天皇のために、そして先の大戦で戦った祖先のために戦います。私は先祖のために犠牲になります！神風！i will fight for our great emperor of japan and for our ancestors who fought in the great war. i will sacrifice for our ancestors! KAMIKAZE!私は帝国空軍と私の名誉ある先祖の名誉のためにこれを行います!バンザイ！
I just spent half an hour watching a guy build an aircraft carrier - and enjoyed every second.
damn these likes are coming in faster than a wildfire spreading
167 likes no replys? let me fix that
Pro tip: If you increase the speed to 2x, it only takes 15:54.5
But the 'carrier' isn't even CLOSE to the right scale compared to the aircraft??
The carrier probably needs to be 5 times bigger for it o be scale to the planes. However it was all well done.
@@g54b95 Just speed it up to 4x, and it only takes 7:77.25 minutes.
What a riot! Great fun. And properly narrated. Hanna, your LSO, deserves a medal!
For easier landing you need to install ,,Arresting cable"(If you don t know what is it, it's a cable that catches plane wheels for instant landing). You need to be rewarded for that hard work👍🤝
He _did_ install arresting cables though?
I'd love to see a revisit of this idea and maybe some improvements to the carrier. Maybe you could add a pair of deployable anchors so it can be steadied in the stream. Setting ship anchors will probably require some practice of it's own though. It honestly makes me want to make a huge RC ship that uses an electric trolling motor more than anything. That sounds like a fun winter project to be honest.
Keel. A flat blade down the middle would be a help
maby adding a fps camera on the deck could help with the landing
Can you make more larger a
Honestly what would help better is a more decent FPV camera, and not having half of your view obscured by the cockpit
Even Pilot's vision's aren't that bad.
Keel all these RC guys think flat bottom=stable. But actually it doesnt. Make it twin keel or catamaran style if u want stability. And u can use sea anchor flaps under water/bow thrusters. That a slightly larger scale landing deck and elevators for storage is a must
Nicely done! I think repainting the deck with a matte darker paint, would help with the sun glare. Ballast would probably also help the carrier be more stable and drift less. If possible a lower FOV on the FPV cameras, while setting them higher and more forward in the cockpit, would help with spotting and recognizing the position of the carrier deck when approaching. Also, adding rubber bands to the arrestor wires could help avoid damage to the plane from a very sudden yank in the tail.
Also moving the wires forward could help since the plane is far more likely to touch down i the middle of the carrier compared to the end where the wires currently are
I agree. There's a reason the flight decks are painted matte black with white markings. Also, the glideslope used is FAR too steep! Also, the faster the carrier is moving, the slower the apparent approach speed.
A lot can be done to improve the carrier. Thrusters on the ship would help alignment.
A tunnel from port to starboard both aft and stern with a reversible turbine.
Maybe even have the plane and ship communicate through some sort of data transfer that I have no idea exists or not.
He's also flying without ANY instrumentation and still managing to hit the deck with relative consistency, and the deck isn't even configured with a properly dedicated landing path. Real aircraft overcome the cockpit visibility issues with lots of additional sensors, like alignment beacons and GPS/INS to match heading to the runway. These models are so hard because they're fully manual, but you could probably butter this with an ardupilot plane.
Shut up know it all after the fact do nothing keyboard stroker
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You were able to effectively build suspense from landing “fake” planes on a “fake” aircraft carrier
That’s impressive
Also the shots on the aircraft carrier and from the cockpits of the planes were really cool
There's nothing fake about those planes. They aren't full scale. They are scale models. Real scale models.
@@lamarw7757 bro takes everything literally 🤡
There's nothing fake about an RC plane. They're real flying models
fake? an rc plane is an aircraft there is nothing fake about it.
@@lamarw7757I think what he's trying to say is he made cool scenes just by using rc planes.. I guess thats why he quoted fake...
Very cool build! Along with your friend’s idea of an LSO, it would be fairly simple to build a “ball” glide slope light system. They use lights and fresnel lenses to give an indication of on slope, high, or low that you would be able to see in the FPV view. Might be worth a try?
These models are too susceptible to wind that simulating a glide slope assist would be pointless. The plane would be bobbing up and down from the turbulence of those trees and draft from the lake, and you won’t be able to maintain a steady glide slope
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@@rcskybums It would still give direct visual indication of being on target. He doesn't need the beacons for descent control, he needs them to know when he's aligned to the landing strip.
It’s fun and stuff until your enemy sends out a f35
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flying rc airplanes myself, I know how hard it is to aim for such a small target. truely astonishing, well done mate!
Brilliant all around! The epic video was an appropriately awesome documentary and conclusion for this one-of-a-kind massive project. As a filmmaker/editor, I can fully appreciate the level of dedication and skill it took to produce a 31 minute video. I love the extended format and would love to see more videos like this one.. With all that's happening in the world right now, it's a very welcome relief to know that I have one place where I can always look forward to projects (and people) that are as enjoyable and entertaining as they are educational.
Thanks for the lovely comment 🙂
@@Project-Aircan you use bombers on the aircraft carrier in the near future vids?🤔
ProjectAir is officially The first RUclips channel with a navy
Well done! Congratulations to you for completing this huge construction project, developing the controls, and doing an excellent job flying the planes.
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He did not fly the planes very well
I'm glad y'all figured out to drive the boat forward when trying to land, plus to be fair that makes it more realistic.
I think if they increased the speed of the carrier a bit, it would have helped so the plane wouldn't stall
Greetings from the Papaplatte community. Even though your landing skills don’t match the ones from our german pilot Rüdiger, it is a great video. Keep up the good work, it’s looking awesome mate 🤝
I am an RC aircraft pilot since 1986 till todate. I have never seen anyone make that kind of flying skill and land and build the large RC aircraft carrier. Well done!
Jolly good job, lad. Started RC in the early 70s and I am still at it. This was a real treat - congrats to the entire team!
This was one of the most wholesome videos I’ve seen in a while - I was so invested in seeing you try to stick those landings! Well done, and great piloting! 😅
FINALLY! The first real attempt at an RC carrier operation on RUclips in years. Well done!
I know right? It’s always been my dream to make a to scale rc aircraft carrier and land rc planes to scale on it. I’d love to see a historically accurate one too
This man deserves his own TV show! Something like Top Gear.
Funny thing that the lake this was filmed on is the same lake that the Top Gear lads tested their first amphibious cars in.
@@AirJimInCT Oh yeah, I heard about that in one of the last vids.
@@Jazz-Man1910 I just remembered the name of the lake from the Top Gear episode. At the time I believe it was Rudyard Reservoir but it’s identified here as Rudyard Lake. I also recognized the boat launch.
I’ve been waiting for 10 years to see something like this!! Great job!! 👏
Im envious of your future children man 😭. Keep that passion going!
Since RC planes are a lot lighter than real ones, they are a lot more susceptible to wind. You could allow your carrier to adapt to this by utilizing a net instead of the wires, which would have more tolerances (depending on how large you make it)
If fact aircraft carriers have nets in case like the hook on the end is faulty, doesn’t exist, or has been lost.
@@MichaelWeisbrook i know early ww2 carriers had nets, but im not sure about the modern carriers
@@matthewwilson5019 they do
@@matthewwilson5019 they're used in emergency procedures all the time. It catches the aircraft from the front and is used when the arresting wire is unavailable for some reason
Really? Toy planes are lighter than real ones. Wow. Thanks for the input
Found your channel from the TV this morning. This project was amazing!!!! Hat's off to you and your team. Stuff like this is the best of RUclips. Bravo.
Best use case for stereoscopic fpv vision so far! It'd be really interesting to see how much easier it makes landing 😁
My advice would be 2 separate cameras and a FPV switch. One of the cameras pointed from, for flying, and the other next to the landing gear, pointed a bit down... Then you're golden!
The issue would be to do the same with digital FPV... Walksnail or DJI... Because then I don't think it's possible. 😕
Great 3d view of the cockpit! Just a regular FPV camera mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer would be good enough.
@toolbaggers That would give you almost a 3rd person view of the flight!
Realistic Color Scheme(Change to Black top colors and realistic lighting of the deck and the FPV would POP!) and Viewpoint of a pilot so cool!
That Carrier is crazy awesome, I would have made a few tweaks, 1, drop the aft trolling motor or get a long shaft trolling motor so that it can better run the carrier forward. 2, add bow thrusters to help stabilize when the wind acts up. (Tieing them together with bow and stern motors can prolly be hooked up to a fishing spot lock that most fishermen use, allowing it to stay put automatically) 3, the spotter was crazy helpful, just like a real carrier you can add a HD camera facing aft for aiding in lands when the main boat isn't in line with the deck. Really really cool and prolly one of the best RC designs I've seen LOVE IT!
Then faster your Carrier is going (Always into the wind) the more wind you have going over the deck, you could say that the more wind you have going over the deck the longer your carrier deck gets! Would it be that hard to add glide slop indicator lights “Call the Ball” Cool project, stay with it you are going to get it!!
Thanks for having me on man, and congrats again on pulling it off! Absolutely legendary
Thank you, Brendan! Anytime!
I like the feedback people are giving you. This is a great video. I feel this deserves a retry with a bigger carrier, and maybe jet rcs. Also taking into consideration what some said about air speed relative to carrier speed in the water.
Found you on this video and I can say I'm quite proud I did. That rewarding smile at the end as you sailed back ^-^
That was really impressive! Really ambitious project! It might be easier if the FPV camera was slung under the belly? I guess the obvious extension is adding bombs or torpedoes! Can't wait to see what you come up with to outdo this. Is this an official Guinness record?
If you had a few of these, a few of DIY perks submarines, and some rc battleships you could throw together an rc navy. Combine that with a very calm lake and dozens of your closest friends and you could have some very fun rc naval activities. I'd love to see a community built for this
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*_This looks amazing! Great job!_*
you needed Ultra Micro RC Planes. Also if possible anchor the boat front and rear.
Suggestions for carrier part 2:
Make carrier format long
Add lights
More plane
Do it at night time
Add heli landing
Bro, this project was incredible and it was well put together, kept me on edge right through and I was cheering like a madman when you landed it! Amazing achievement! Didn't even realize it was 30 min! Keep it up man!
I’m really impressed how durable these are RC planes are. Congratulations successful landing! Awesome 🎉
you can make the aircraft carrier remote controled so that it will be easy to control and keep it straight
Oh man, you make different stages of engineering in one video. Idea, development, simulation, electronic, verification and validation. I take off my hat of admiration about your video.
Building a dream so many of us have had 🔥❤️. Awesome video James! And LOVE the longer format.
When’s the TV show start? 😁
Thanks guys! I’ll keep at it!
@@Project-Air You gotta get that prop deeper on the water!!! You’re losing propulsion having the top bit out of the water.
I am LOVING binge watching all your content my friend. This one was especially good! Love it!
good job with the carrier! I know that it has been said already, but a problem you have is the arresting wires are to close to the back of the ship. If you look at a picture of a U.S. carrier, they are farther towards the center of the ship, to give the airplane a chance to touch down before even getting to the wires (the pilots shoot for the 2nd wire on the deck). Good job flying the planes!
So cool! And this is only the beginning, kids will see this and dream of building their own. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love these longer videos becaus not only is it just the process and the final build but the engineering behind it is cool to watch.
You need to have a naval battle with "FliteTest" now!!!! Lmfao.
Awesome project!!!
You want that prop about 4-6in under water. It'll give you a bit more "purchase" than if it's breaking the surface. Bow thrusters would help with "tracking" to keep vessel lined up while the aircraft are on approach. As well as steering. The camera may need to be under the cockpit. Such a fun project.
I am getting back into RC Aircraft after 22 years. When I was in a club, we would have competitions of landing in areas marked out on the field as an aircraft carrier!
I’ve been wanting to see this type of thing done for many years. A controlled anchor in bow and stern, set with the wind,
would give you to stability in any proper position you require.
Could you please do a follow-up video sometime when you take off and land your model F-14 on the carrier? If the wings don't swing out I understand, but if they did, I think that would be really cool. I really enjoyed the video, and want to make a smaller version myself.
That was sick
This is probably the most sick aviation video I’ve ever seen. Especially it being on a small scale. I love planes, specifically RC planes, so I can fly them, so just felt super realistic, and I like that. Amazing job!
Epic video, you really pulled it out of the bag with this one! 255k views and only 12k likes, come on people, show this channel the appreciation it truly deserves.
for the next time you fiberglass something you can use the "dry method". You lay out the fiberglass first and then you soak it with resin in sektions to avoid the resin from hardening before you are done rolling until it is transparent🙂
Awesome work! Glad this video was recommended. Look forward to seeing your other projects.
I was not expecting this video. Did not expect this will be this good 10 out of 10.😂
3:02 Mascot!!!
I've waited forever for someone to try something like this and I'm so glad someone had done this. Also it might've helped with glare on the t28 and corsair if the cockpit plastic glass was removed and the camera were moved more towards the nose. Also i hope we can see more videos of the carrier put into action. Maybe even see a edf jet take off and land from it
you should add a ramp to the rear of the carrier so that your possible approach angle becomes a bit wider, with some slight mods im sure you could make the carrier far more stable and controllable in the water, maybe even a small bow screw and an automated system to keep it in a straight line. maybe some long flat planes under the boat to make it drift less relative to the wind.
this is a really cool project and i would love to see a part 2 on this, it was a rather fun watch
super cool fun man
James, great vid mate! For a project like this, the length was perfect. Having marked off a carrier deck on the runway and attempted landings, I think you did well. I used a 1.4m Corsair in some attempts, and it is tough. Cheers! FYI, I always raise the FPV cam, it's easy to get the panel with the wide angle lens.😉 I got decent Stearman footage that way.
Awesome project. Think there's room here for improvement and a follow up too. Looks like you still need to work out the FPV camera positioning for attack angle to sight the deck! How about using flaperons to reduce the approach speed on the planes without flaps? Maybe move the arresting wires and tower forward on the deck too to improve landing success without hitting the tower.
That was pretty cool. But keep improving it.
I think your carrier needs to be 2 to 3 times longer. Probably with someone aboard piloting it.
The arresting wires (cables) should be connected to some sort of inertia reels that will pay out some wire…easily at first but then rapidly increasing resistance…so that they more gradually drag your aircraft to a halt.
The carrier may need larger and multiple rudders to maintain direction. And maintain a speed of 5 knots, into the wind. The Sun and wind can’t be coming from the same quadrant of the sky.
You need to get the best quality FPV cameras and work at placing them in the best position in the cockpit for visibility. And the very best windshield or no windshield. The camera’s optics can’t be wide angle. You have to be able to see.
Then build a practice field on shore with your carrier deck, with arresting gear, flat on the airstrip. And then make dozens of practice landings until you can routinely catch a wire. That Corsair seemed like the most stable at approach. Maybe because of its large flaps.
WWII-era carriers had a different landing philosophy than modern carriers with angled flight decks and jet aircraft. Both types fly a fairly flat, low pattern. The WWII planes would fly low over the end of the deck and then cut power to crash onto the deck and either catch a wire or take the barricade net to avoid hitting planes parked forward or running off the front of the deck and into the water. Modern carriers use an angled flight deck and the jets fly onto the deck and apply full power to take off again. If an arresting wire is caught, the jet will be dragged to a stop on deck. If no wire is caught, the jet will fly off the forward end at full power and climb back into the air to make another attempt.
The small scale, low speed and light weight of the r/c aircraft make this all much, much more difficult.
The fact that it actually works is amazing! Now you just need to bb guns
Been subscribed for some years now and this video is by far the greatest milestone you have ever achieved. You deserve every single subscriber for this :)
You can tell the sheer fucking effort you and your team put for just building the carrier is unmatched, I am frankly jealous I can't get to participate in these projects, but the videos pay them justice.
The funniest part is that he never tipped up the nose of each plane when he went to land because that’s actually how your supposed to land an aircraft because the hind wheels are meant to hit the tarmac first to make sure that you can maintain control when you make contact with the front wheels on the tarmac
Hope this fact helped 👍
Edit: the fact I’m young and know this
(A) I love the long-format video. (B) I'm a devotee to the American CATOBAR carrier. But this was amazing! Great work. What happens if you run your jet car off that ramp?
I have flown both the AeroScout and the 1.1 Trojan; I found the AeroScout to be surprisingly fun to fly, and the Trojan to have very low wing loading vs. other Trojans. Great choices!
Yes, this is the ultimate 'wouldn't it be cool if' childhood idea on learning about RC boats and RC planes.
And while you didn't exactly stick the landings, they WERE landings, on the deck, and being able to use the plane again makes it a good enough landing.
With more practice, some tweaks to the camera, and some training to your staff, you could probably do a lot better.
That is very cool, well done! I do think it would be beneficial for you to add a net around the outer deck for another additional safety measure just like the real ones have (although that is for used for the crew in case they fall off the edge) but I think it would help to have like a 12 inch net to help with any missed landings or close calls.
The netting on the real aircraft carriers is for personal safety, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to use it for the planes
@@lawrencejneuser8801Personnel safety..
I got to say your projects are really inspirational for me! Absolutely love them!
Happy weekend everyone, and congratulations 🎉✈️🇹🇹🇬🇧
I think it would help the carrier track straighter with the addition of a keel (which will also make it harder to turn). To get full advantage of the carrier’s prop, it needs to be fully submerged otherwise you are getting cavitation and slippage. Cool video!
Ya, the moment he said he decided to make it flat bottomed, I knew that he was going to struggle with the carrier slipping one way or another in the water
I was just about to say exactly this. You wouldn't need a deep keel, just a strip about 3-4cm deep running from about 1/4 the way back from the bow to near the stern, and get that prop in the water!
In fact, the whole thing is too tall, you could lose 1/3 to 1/2 of the depth of the hull which would reduce the windage and make it look a lot better.
You should do a part 2 . And add some small thrusters on the sides to help with steering. You could then have a separate person keeping the carrier steady. Thanks for the fun!
Part three should be adding airsoft defence systems
you're a wizard at making detailed topics accessible and fun!
Man, even if it wasn't conventional landings, that was so sick. Good job, man. Looks like it took so much damn skill
Sorry, you got carrier power. Convert conning tower into captains seat ( you ). You can land planes with cockpit camera and visual from your ship. Name of carrier [ Amazing Grace ]. Dave
Wow! Just randomly found this, really enjoyed it, had my heart pounding on a few of those landing attempts, I just subscribed, so I hope there's some other interesting vids in the library, thanks for posting..awesome job 👍
Bless your sister she seems so sweet
Congratulations on an absolutely spectacular project. To take it one step further, had you thought of a spin off project. Landing is everything. Had you thought about building a landing system where you can use visual aids the same way Navy pilots do, eg the landing lights on the PORT side of the flight deck. Through FPV, this would be impressive. Congrats again, really great video. 🙂
I have to say that's a little more difficult than landing on a real carrier due to the scaling issue, as the size of your carrier was tiny compared to the size of the planes. Also does not help that you forgot the paint the deck black or grey so it didn't reflect so much light. Enjoyed watching nonetheless. Hope to see this project evolve more.
Wow, painting the deck black is somethign that had never occurred to me... Makes so much sense...
1. Landed by hitting the wall
3. Landed by hitting it the tower
Modern problems require modern solutions.
Man, you are very smart and talented. And this looks like a blast.. What about building a carrier to the same scale as the planes? I know it was already a huge project, but it might have been easier to land the planes.
Im an aerospace engineer and you are one of my idols!
You are his idol i guess, hehe.
I spent 4 years on the USS Midway CV-41 Air Craft Carrier. I thought this was absolutely awesome! I am now 60 years young and only wish you might build another ship maybe twice or "three times bigger" because that tiny flightdeck is way too small for those planes. Also, next ship, you need to have the "Arresting Gear" (the strings you had on the aft of the ship to ctch the planes) so they pull out - a little bit so it will slow down the plane, not just stop it cold or probably boomerang the plane backwards off the back off the ship, which is what would probably happen with them tight like that. If you make one three times longer and wider, make an angle deck, other words, the shape of a real air craft carrier. Your Island Structure was very good - but to have a STRAIGHT deck like that is so 1980 UK - LOL!
I'm just messing with you, I was really amazed that only one plane went into the water! I worked on the USS Midway as an Aircraft Director (Yellow Shirt) V-1 Division, I also drove a tracktor - towing the jets and starting them with the Huffer Unit on the tracktor. I was on 1980 - 84. We were stationed in Yokuska, JP. Anyway, you did great! All you need to do now is to build a bigger (3X) boat (anything under 100 Feet in length is considered a boat, anything > 100'+ is a SHIP - but if it's bigger - it will be easier to land and take off from. So, 3X bigger, better cameras in the cockpit, and better Arresting Gear - have them so they will pull out about 6" to 1 foot each. Now that would be awesome! Come to think of it, you might want to put a Rudder also on the back of the ship too so you don't have to toe it and you can be on the side of the boat, in another boat. If there is a little wind, you want the ship to be heading INTO the wind on launch but especially during "Recovery" of planes - you don't want the "Air Boss" to yell at you ---- right? Carry on Captain! You can launch the Alert Alpha jets since the Russian Bears & Badgers are on their way with those Exocet Missiles -- gotta go deter them from coming close. Oh, btw, if you build a 3X bigger Ship/boat please designate the number of the ship in larger numbers, whether you make it an HMS or a USS. The Midway had the number 41 on the Bow, and on both sides of the Island structure, much larger though.
I subscribed - so maybe that's worth something 🔱🏴☠🎌🏅🛩
Sticking a landing must mean something different where you are from 😝
Very cool, RC on top of RC = dream! I was really shocked at how stable the carrier was with your weight on it, that's pretty impressive.
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I have actually mixed feelings watching these clever and creative young makers pulling off such projects I was long dreaming about (RC plane FPV carrier landing, 3D printed model rocketry, DIY robot lawn mower, high altitude balloon chasing, etc.).
On one hand I enjoy every second watching it and it is great that we have free access for such content! For me it is the majority of feeling. I'll probably never pursue such things in my life and I can at least feel being part of or being able to see how it would look like. And these makers make it look fun and entertaining.
On the other hand though, I kind of feel bad about the amount of time, money, raw material, creative energy put into these projects. The boat was used only once and most probably will end up never be used again. There are videos out there doing the same stuff, and the conclusion is always exactly the same: it can be done but is damn difficult and there is no point in doing it regulary. I get it that it is the "largest" so far but...
Sorry, I don't want to be nay sayer, and I DID enjoy the video but c'mon, you could solve real world problems with your creative talent!
Thanks for your comment. 🙏I appreciate your concerns and have done my best to try and address them after recognising them myself.
With this particular project (and all of my projects as I now have room to keep them) this ship has been saved for future use and stored away. It is definitely not just a one use thing to go straight into landfill.
In reference to your final point, I hope that these videos will be a force for good in the world, through inspiring young engineers to study engineering and work on solving the big issues of our day - it might look like messing around, but it hopefully these projects show how much fun working on engineering problems can be!
And these video's will compliment a future cv quite well I'd assume if you added a link to this channel your future employer would be able to see all the good qualities a person needs to be a good R&D engineer or Tech...so either way this could lead you into many interesting opportunities to turn your hobbies into an amazing and fulfilling career!
P.s. this video came to me in autoplay and was the 1st video of yours I have seen, so I hope my assumptions of you will carry into your other video's aswell!
Now imagine a pilot in WW2 trying to land a damaged plane during bad weather on an aircraft carrier.
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Alles cool und so aber kennt ihr schon den noty