I shot a trailer for these guys up in Washington state back in 2006. It was to be submitted to discovery channel as a TV series documentary series following the brothers as they assembled the airplanes as well as kit builders who bought one. I can see little snippets from my video that I made in this RUclips video. 😊
Great video! The issue with the driveshaft is about torsional harmonic resonance. Molt Taylor and the IMP got it figured out long ago. I wish this effort the best!
@shalakabooyaka1480 but you are just not getting anything for your money. Which is mostly likely why it didn't take off "no pun intended" why wouldnt you just get an l39 which is good to go and preforms better. ,proven airframes etc...
You do realize that the T-38 and F-5 are essentially the same plane right? So saying it looks like a mix of the two really doesn't make sense. Choose either of the two and the Folland Gnat and that would make sense.
It's not that simple-- the man with too much money doesn't want to spend $500K and 5 years building a 2 seater. Rich guys want to buy a working rocket. Basic misunderstanding in the original blokes.
It is even less simple than that… The guy with too much money… Has enough mechanical skill to build… Or has even more money to have somebody else build it… Doesn’t want to own the A model. Nobody wants to fly the A model… Few would want to fly the first 10 serial numbers of the B model either… Personally, my preference is to own one that is a decade old, with 1k hrs on it already… Infant mortality of new airplanes is a real thing… having a failure of the engine will cost a mint. Landing in a field at high speeds is going to be uncomfortable…. So Viper team…. Get started! I want to buy one 10years from now…. From somebody that has done the break-in flights…. 😃
I shot a trailer for these guys up in Washington state back in 2006. It was to be submitted to discovery channel as a TV series documentary series following the brothers as they assembled the airplanes as well as kit builders who bought one. I can see little snippets from my video that I made in this RUclips video. 😊
Great video! The issue with the driveshaft is about torsional harmonic resonance. Molt Taylor and the IMP got it figured out long ago. I wish this effort the best!
ahh, okay, thanks for the info! glad you enjoyed the video!
Not worth the cost. You can get an L-39 for the same price or cheaper and it's already built
You make an excellent point. Not to mention the L-39 is a proven airframe. One just has to do due diligence.
Going to guess the guys buying these actually enjoy the building portion as well.
@@shalakabooyaka1480 that's a hefty premium to DIY
@@chrisstaples182 It IS a pretty badass diy jet though. Anything with $100k jet engine and $70k in avionics is going to be expensive though.
@shalakabooyaka1480 but you are just not getting anything for your money. Which is mostly likely why it didn't take off "no pun intended" why wouldnt you just get an l39 which is good to go and preforms better. ,proven airframes etc...
Now go back and look at the BD-10
You can get a L39 for that price. Very cool idea but the market is not going to be there.
Well, at least this pipedream didn't kill people. Unlike the Bede disaster.
A really cool, one jet is the Prescott Pusher.
GREAT ¡ Beautiful plane, looks like the Aermacchi-339.
You do realize that the T-38 and F-5 are essentially the same plane right? So saying it looks like a mix of the two really doesn't make sense. Choose either of the two and the Folland Gnat and that would make sense.
Love to have one
finally found a good channel...who focused on explanation, not bullSh&%It talk...
Wicked Pissah. Dare to dream. One step forward,… in a world of missteps. Someday we’ll get there. :). Thanks for trying
Plenty of jet powered scale versions of this design fly nicely.
I'll take one...thank you :)
Wow, that looks just like the RC model jet also called the Viper. Although the RC version has been around for a lot longer…🤔
So the Viperjet has been around since the mid 90’s?
@@superskullmaster BVM Jets, Bob Violet Models…
No, the model versions are based on the full size aircraft.
Hell yeah
Nice video. Only irksome aspect is that you say "Em Kay 2"...MK2 is short for Mark Two...
Unfortunately two of these had an midair collision during some filming in Australia not long ago.
No, those were Marchetti S-211s, not Viper Jets.
1:23 - So, the researcher didn't look at European Trainers like the BAE Hawk then?
As sexy as a T-45 Goshawk!
It's for the man with too much money. There are plenty of those around.
It's not that simple-- the man with too much money doesn't want to spend $500K and 5 years building a 2 seater. Rich guys want to buy a working rocket. Basic misunderstanding in the original blokes.
It is even less simple than that…
The guy with too much money…
Has enough mechanical skill to build…
Or has even more money to have somebody else build it…
Doesn’t want to own the A model.
Nobody wants to fly the A model…
Few would want to fly the first 10 serial numbers of the B model either…
Personally, my preference is to own one that is a decade old, with 1k hrs on it already…
Infant mortality of new airplanes is a real thing… having a failure of the engine will cost a mint.
Landing in a field at high speeds is going to be uncomfortable….
So Viper team…. Get started! I want to buy one 10years from now…. From somebody that has done the break-in flights….
😃