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    Ive always wanted to attach rocket engines to a styrofoam plane, so I went to the hobby shop and bought all kinds of rocket engines! They come in sizes A, B, C, D, and E. Each step up is 2x as powerfull as the last. I also made my own F class sugar rockets based on Grant Thompsons design, but I must have done something wrong because they kept exploding :(
    Music: Halcyon Days- Mokhov

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  • @styrasod5907
    @styrasod5907 4 года назад +231

    For some reason, the entire atmosphere of this video is so iconic to me. Everything about it just yells old RUclips now a days, and I love it.

    • @Maffoo
      @Maffoo 3 года назад +1

      This video was only a few years back...

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 2 года назад

      🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @novagd7520
      @novagd7520 2 года назад

      💀

    • @cvspvr
      @cvspvr 2 года назад +1

      @@Maffoo just because a video is new doesn't mean it's can't be old youtube

    • @kingsethofpinecone
      @kingsethofpinecone 10 месяцев назад

      Me too

  • @astronaut6418
    @astronaut6418 6 лет назад +69

    2:51 that was freaking amazing. Best video i've ever seen

  • @SuperTylerMan11
    @SuperTylerMan11 4 года назад +98

    2:51
    I don’t think anyone was expecting that at all.....

  • @TypicalBlox
    @TypicalBlox Год назад +5

    4:22 I don't know why but this scene is very calming and is incredible, it's either the time of day, the music, or the orange exhaust. Or maybe all three.

  • @misoSoup26
    @misoSoup26 5 лет назад +414

    2:47 "maybe this will provide more lift"
    Rocket: bye

  • @woodster1119
    @woodster1119 8 лет назад +61

    For those bigger rockets your issue was not predictability or lift but the pitching moment induced on the CG due to the fact that your thrust line isn't centered. For the smaller motors the horizontal stabilizer is able to counteract the pitch well enough but at the higher thrusts the force turning the aircraft's pitch was too great. This is why when the larger motors were on top the aircraft pitched down rapidly and why when they were below the aircraft pitched up and looped! I think you should give it another shot with the big motors (maybe not the homemade sugar bomb-- I mean motors) but put the motors closer to the center of gravity and they might do better, or maybe the thrust is just too great even without the pitching moment. Either way, there is a lot to learn and science to do for a video! Keep up the good work!

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 лет назад +18

      Thanks for the insightful comment! Remember, I was still trying to use a camera, that makes balancing the plane a little bit trickier. As the Rockets burned they would lose mass altering the center of gravity. I totally agree about the angle of thrust though, but duct taped wasn't enough to perfectly aligned the engines, they had so much force they could stretch the table just a few degrees and that would cause erratic behavior of the plane :/
      ps LOL about the sugar bombs! I made my motors based on the king of random's tutorial, maybe he was just trying to eliminate the competition ;)

    • @LawrenceJohnson16
      @LawrenceJohnson16 7 лет назад

      TheBackyardScientist song ??

  • @psychoh13
    @psychoh13 8 лет назад +176

    You were aiming at the water! Of course it's going to go in the water!

    • @Alderite
      @Alderite 8 лет назад +7

      Right?

    • @warmiceUT
      @warmiceUT 5 лет назад

      I believe the plane setup should be flying in to circle, if without the rocket.....
      This video is great

    • @ethanwild6192
      @ethanwild6192 4 года назад

      Nah that should increase the flight due to the thermals coming off the sea

    • @xx._.xxgameplays6775
      @xx._.xxgameplays6775 4 года назад

      Bish

  • @gabrielpatel5182
    @gabrielpatel5182 5 лет назад +188

    Alright I know this video came out like 3 years ago but can I just say the transition at 1:12 is perfect.

  • @TheBackyardScientist
    @TheBackyardScientist  7 лет назад +1027

    I have to say this is my own personal favorite video. It was just so much fun I was so happy when they worked!

  • @Angela-wo8wd
    @Angela-wo8wd 5 лет назад +235

    2:39 lv. 1 Crook
    2:51 lv. 100 boss

    • @trollfacegaming1111
      @trollfacegaming1111 3 года назад +7

      Mafia city, play now

    • @bordisbordboi3337
      @bordisbordboi3337 3 года назад

      @@trollfacegaming1111 ur not funny

    • @Elite.868
      @Elite.868 3 года назад +5

      @@bordisbordboi3337 stfu

    • @TheGlitch93
      @TheGlitch93 3 года назад

      @i don’t know what to do here I dunno what to do here either

    • @biko9824
      @biko9824 3 года назад

      I remember this meme so well. 2 years was a short time ago... right?

  • @leeuwarden2161
    @leeuwarden2161 7 лет назад +2266

    didn't know that you had a beach in your backyard

    • @genericusername6644
      @genericusername6644 7 лет назад +62

      Leeuwarden The whole point of the name "backyard scientist" is to show that you could do these in your backyard if you wanted.

    • @itstriplem2069
      @itstriplem2069 7 лет назад +60

      He's rich lol

    • @fakew1l50nn
      @fakew1l50nn 6 лет назад +40

      I thought that meant there was a scientist living in his backyard

    • @andersonolivo1623
      @andersonolivo1623 6 лет назад +6

      There isn't. he just went there

    • @RacingChannel32
      @RacingChannel32 6 лет назад

      Leeuwarden lol

  • @whyismaltehere
    @whyismaltehere 4 года назад +282

    3:12 rare footage of the world’s first spaceship

  • @themoon5279
    @themoon5279 5 лет назад +866

    2:51 *Rare footage of Elon Musk trying to go to Mars*

  • @miniroi6386
    @miniroi6386 6 лет назад +19

    4:39 that was one of the funniest things I have seen all day!

    • @xerneds
      @xerneds 2 года назад +1

      Yes lol

  • @ajeshkamartin318
    @ajeshkamartin318 8 лет назад +54

    I want to see another one of these tbh

  • @thejoker2087
    @thejoker2087 4 года назад +181

    2:51 Plane:Ight imma head out

    • @mannamedjared
      @mannamedjared 4 года назад +8

      Plane:i must go,my people need me
      *flashes out of existence*

    • @thejoker2087
      @thejoker2087 4 года назад +4

      Hazem Nassar Clever joke

  • @countdooku6907
    @countdooku6907 5 лет назад +153

    4:16 Stuka dive bombers over Dunkirk, 1940, colorized

  • @modelrc9500
    @modelrc9500 5 лет назад +62

    3:47 this flight looked almost rc controlled

  • @colemanbinyon7063
    @colemanbinyon7063 4 года назад +24

    I can already see the headline- "Florida man decapitates beach goer with rocket-powered toy airplane"

  • @shutdahellup69420
    @shutdahellup69420 5 лет назад +172

    3:12 **Rare footage of North Korea's Space program**

  • @polarjet1833
    @polarjet1833 6 лет назад +60

    4:10 rare footage of German Stuka dive bomber crashing after getting shot down (CIRCA 1944)

    • @luki188
      @luki188 5 лет назад +4

      Im German and that Joke you made was funny ;)

    • @ZayTheSailor
      @ZayTheSailor 5 лет назад +2

      They hit the Bomb bay

    • @banananoodles
      @banananoodles 5 лет назад +2

      Lol

  • @north6660
    @north6660 5 лет назад +191

    2:27 >>> Hunter Killer Drone Ready For Deployment

  • @MrWeaponlord
    @MrWeaponlord 7 лет назад +236

    this guy and demolitionranch should do a collab!

  • @chunkychankychonkychunk6210
    @chunkychankychonkychunk6210 4 года назад +6

    “So I got a whole box of rocket engines...” 0:28
    The coolest sentence ever

  • @KazumaSatouReal
    @KazumaSatouReal 5 лет назад +16

    4:15 perfect landing

  • @megam3028
    @megam3028 6 лет назад +316

    4:04 nuclear drop

  • @markykulit28
    @markykulit28 4 года назад +172

    2:30 Me everytime I throws a paper plane

  • @panzie131
    @panzie131 4 года назад +23

    1:04 The way that perfectly curves and lands in the grass though.

  • @ironman727
    @ironman727 Год назад +4

    even after 6 years this vid is still amazing, i miss the old youtube days, keep up the good work and great content!

  • @Herom2006
    @Herom2006 5 лет назад +40

    2:04
    *this is going to dangerous we’re going to the park*
    2:38
    *plane crushes harder*

  • @imperialism7780
    @imperialism7780 6 лет назад +128

    *Rare footage of V1 Rocket firing into London*

  • @therifler5308
    @therifler5308 2 года назад +2

    This video never gets old

  • @egeo8429
    @egeo8429 6 лет назад +100

    0:47 sand = water
    Grass = Island
    It landed on the grass!

  • @cubeminx7115
    @cubeminx7115 5 лет назад +7

    3:28 gets me every time. The "Where is it?" With it crashing in the background and Kevin's face just makes me laugh everytime

  • @MonteFleming
    @MonteFleming 8 лет назад +36

    You probably figured this out already, but when the engines ejected from the housing, it threw off the center of gravity. You could fix this by using booster engines (no ejection charge). Also, as the engines get bigger, the tolerances get smaller, making it difficult to build good F and higher engines at home. I finally got some Gs to work after blowing many of them up, but I had to mix epoxy into the nozzles and end caps (clay alone wouldn't work--I don't have an arbor press) and experiment with half a dozen nozzle diameters (even a 64th of an inch can make a big difference).

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 лет назад +9

      Great comment. The center of gravity issue goes beyond the ejection charge. Half of my b and c engines were boosters. The Rockets also lose mass as they burn changing the center of gravity, and in the case of a D or E engine that could be a couple ounces lost. The sugar rockets I made were built to F class specs, and I totally agree that the clay nozzles have to be absolutely perfect or you can blow them out from overpressure (or sub par thrust). I thought about making epoxy end caps, but then the motor failure might be an actual explosion rather than just blowing out the end cap. I stuck with Clay nozzles because I don't have that much experience building rocket engines. I've had good success with sugar rockets in the past, but maybe I didn't hammer them enough, or there was something wrong with my mixture or clay, because literally all 12 Rockets failed.

    • @MonteFleming
      @MonteFleming 8 лет назад +1

      Yeah, I blew up several engine casings in testing. Another problem is that as the PVC heats up under pressure, the epoxy end cap or nozzle can shoot out like a large, soft, but nonetheless destructive bullet. So you really have to scour some deep grooves into the PVC where it contacts the end cap, or find some other secure way of attaching it all together. I also found out the hard way that small differences in the moisture content of the rocket fuel effect the burn rate significantly. So if you build an engine using certain specs and let it sit for a couple of days, and it works fine, and then you build another using the same specs and launch it on the same day, it may blow out the end cap.
      Thanks for the great video!

    • @zentycraft7809
      @zentycraft7809 8 лет назад

      Basement Lab Productions k

    • @zentycraft7809
      @zentycraft7809 8 лет назад

      Basement Lab Productions The.

  • @xaenoz7496
    @xaenoz7496 4 года назад +197

    "At least I'm not the only one with rocket problems
    Everyone at NASA: I spent 5 years in college to be compared to a dude with a $2 Styrofoam plane
    It's not a hate comment, it was meant as a joke

  • @randomplus9281
    @randomplus9281 7 лет назад +36

    I laughed so hard at 2:51 it was just normal then flew straight up super fast

  • @connorelliott1295
    @connorelliott1295 7 лет назад +1255

    3:12 North Korea tested another missile

  • @shakur4648
    @shakur4648 5 лет назад +8

    4:43
    Him “dont ask, just go”
    Her:

  • @gyanumayaadhikari5396
    @gyanumayaadhikari5396 4 года назад +33

    4:24 I can't see anything Kevin.

  • @duds5099
    @duds5099 8 лет назад +99

    2:32 lol, it's a fucking hunter killer drone from BO2!

  • @Frost_bite-nv2vr
    @Frost_bite-nv2vr 5 лет назад +21

    That was awsome its like it where to go 2:55

  • @legendofthecommentsection6513
    @legendofthecommentsection6513 6 лет назад +266

    2:36 Japanese kamikaze pilot fails to hit target (1943, colorized)

  • @styrasod5907
    @styrasod5907 5 лет назад +1

    This may be one of my favorite vids on RUclips and I have no idea why

  • @sidelinx7873
    @sidelinx7873 6 лет назад +124

    2:45 “puts rocket on front”
    2:51 *lift*

    • @random_things1684
      @random_things1684 5 лет назад +2

      Thegaminguy 1724 it just takes off like a rocket

  • @user-cf8me6io8g
    @user-cf8me6io8g 6 лет назад +205

    4:10-4:20 Such a Ryanair landing.

  • @FBIAGENT-cw9sh
    @FBIAGENT-cw9sh 5 лет назад +131

    2:51 it just was like *I'm gonna get some food bye*

  • @caseyvint
    @caseyvint 4 года назад +112

    2:36 it looks like the missile from cod

    • @unbreakablediamond6982
      @unbreakablediamond6982 4 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @caseyvint
      @caseyvint 4 года назад +2

      @@unbreakablediamond6982 hunter drone right?

    • @bounty123
      @bounty123 4 года назад +5

      The Hunter Killer or The Warthog

    • @caseyvint
      @caseyvint 4 года назад +2

      @@bounty123 wasnt warthog from halo

    • @IVBigGuys
      @IVBigGuys 4 года назад

      Pretty sure its tritney rocket

  • @sandrokapellen9064
    @sandrokapellen9064 8 лет назад +1583

    stick the rocket engine under the wings of the plane so that it is balanced

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 лет назад +94

      +Sandro Kapellen but then the camera

    • @flashpoint4846
      @flashpoint4846 8 лет назад +6

      True.

    • @flashpoint4846
      @flashpoint4846 8 лет назад +7

      Also I think it would go too far up, or too far down

    • @ezradelsman6743
      @ezradelsman6743 8 лет назад +7

      But he would need a fair amount of fiuse

    • @fpvkernow2652
      @fpvkernow2652 8 лет назад +16

      Why not cut out a hole in the tails section of the fuselage and have the camera towards the nose?

  • @SquareSquidStudios
    @SquareSquidStudios 8 лет назад +58

    More rockets!~

  • @Joserider123
    @Joserider123 4 года назад +108

    1:11 Ryanair wants to know your location

  • @yea9745
    @yea9745 5 лет назад +122

    4:23 what my toilet sees after Taco Bell

    • @Latte_Feline
      @Latte_Feline 4 года назад +4

      Funny, best joke I’ve heard

    • @depdarcsoft7648
      @depdarcsoft7648 4 года назад +2

      Nice joke but disgusting

    • @dakshbarot1035
      @dakshbarot1035 4 года назад +2

      Lmaoo

    • @twig4661
      @twig4661 4 года назад +5

      for about 10 years i never ate fast food, then one day i bought a 12 pack of regular tacos, of course i ate them all at once bc they were soo "good." two days later i got the shits and it lasted for hours

    • @drabberfrog
      @drabberfrog 4 года назад +5

      Stolen comment

  • @richardlane6696
    @richardlane6696 8 лет назад +100

    put remote control long distance propellers on it and maybe steel wool on the back

    • @richardlane6696
      @richardlane6696 8 лет назад +3

      like if it must happen

    • @jakekistler4669
      @jakekistler4669 8 лет назад +5

      It's a fuse...

    • @tanmang42
      @tanmang42 7 лет назад +8

      +Richard Lane Then it's just a RC plane with rockets strapped on...

  • @handsomeharold4698
    @handsomeharold4698 4 года назад +3

    we need a longer version of the planes flying, it's really satisfying for some reason

  • @faezkun
    @faezkun 5 лет назад +12

    3:47 wow that's a cool throw😍😍😍

  • @hollieisonyt4459
    @hollieisonyt4459 5 лет назад +11

    Petition To Make A Part Two Of This

  • @johntedesco4066
    @johntedesco4066 5 лет назад +90

    1:58 WHERE LANDING IN THE HUTSON

  • @KingInky13
    @KingInky13 8 лет назад +12

    Cool video, but I have a few suggestions for a possible re-do.
    1.) It looks like the engine mount on top of the plane is pointed at a downward angle with respect to the body line. This is why the planes tend to nose-dive as soon as the engine goes off. Vice versa for why it flew upward once you moved the mount from the top to the bottom.
    2.) Your sugar engines seemed to be an incorrect mixture. There's no way they should have been that weak.
    3.) Instead of throwing the planes, why not use the rocket launch stand at an angle? That would allow for a more consistent launch to compare to rather than adding a human element. This would also allow you to hook up the electronic ignitions rather than using those fuses. Additionally, you could even try mounting an engine under each wing and re-wiring the launch controller to ignite both simultaneously for an extra experiment.
    This is the first video I've seen of yours and you've got a new sub! Pretty excited to see what else you've got!

    • @blizzy78
      @blizzy78 8 лет назад +2

      For 1) It doesn't have to be mounted on a down/upward angle. Mounting in a way such that the thrust vector is not going through the center of mass is enough to make it nosedive or loop.

    • @KingInky13
      @KingInky13 8 лет назад +1

      blizzy1978
      Yeah, I'm pretty sure we're both saying the same thing here. I was pointing out that it was mounted on an angle when it shouldn't be, and should be mounted parallel to the body line (so it would thrust through the center of mass). Cheers!

    • @TimeChanger103
      @TimeChanger103 8 лет назад

      blizzy1978 -

    • @julianwaters3946
      @julianwaters3946 8 лет назад +2

      Since the thrust line is counter to the natural angle of attack of the wing the aircraft behaves initially nose heavy when the rocket fires. However, with increased speed the minor correctiveness of the fixed elevator becomes more influential on the aircraft attitude and thus counters the down thrust.

    • @marvettestewart8453
      @marvettestewart8453 8 лет назад

      Balance

  • @-delta-2608
    @-delta-2608 6 лет назад +50

    Such a peaceful video

  • @SebasZitro
    @SebasZitro 5 лет назад +66

    2:35 so that's the perspective of someone who suffers a plane accident ✈

  • @efrenespino7138
    @efrenespino7138 8 лет назад +42

    you should have put one on each wing

    • @manwiththecigar2606
      @manwiththecigar2606 8 лет назад +6

      they won't react at the same time

    • @sammyf4213
      @sammyf4213 8 лет назад +6

      he could ignite them electronically

    • @cottoncandyman8274
      @cottoncandyman8274 7 лет назад +1

      Milky Muscle or have his girlfriend light the second at the same time. Although electronically is more interesting.
      Edit- Girlfriend* because apparently, it matters in this context.

    • @austinany3486
      @austinany3486 7 лет назад

      are you sure its his sister?

    • @Bishmark-nq7ti
      @Bishmark-nq7ti 7 лет назад +2

      its his girlfreind

  • @master074
    @master074 7 лет назад +50

    2:33 When the pilot hates his life

    • @Kiiiell
      @Kiiiell 5 лет назад

      Master 07 lmao

    • @mr.joefran6369
      @mr.joefran6369 5 лет назад

      Master 07 I’m going on. A trip later hope. Y pilot doesn’t hate his life

    • @colinhughes1373
      @colinhughes1373 5 лет назад

      Master 07 lol

    • @hi-ot8kf
      @hi-ot8kf 5 лет назад +1

      Silk air 185

  • @afloridian9758
    @afloridian9758 5 лет назад +281

    2:32 Jake Paul view decline [(2019) colorized]

  • @ordicy3416
    @ordicy3416 3 года назад +2

    I remember watching this video the week it came out, time passes by so fast.

  • @ean627
    @ean627 4 года назад +7

    3:15 footage of the vanguard probe attempting to take off. Literally the space probe rose 3 feet off the ground and sank back down and exploded

  • @ripandtearuntilitisdone5990
    @ripandtearuntilitisdone5990 5 лет назад +80

    4:23 a way to lose a Go-Pro.

    • @lilysmum86
      @lilysmum86 3 года назад +4

      More like distroy

    • @runitsacow
      @runitsacow 3 года назад +2

      Destroy

    • @sea_muffin
      @sea_muffin 3 года назад

      I think I burnt the camera lense

    • @0divide136
      @0divide136 3 года назад +1

      rip

    • @sonicsupersam7793
      @sonicsupersam7793 3 года назад

      Oh you dont know until you own a gopro but those things are literally invincible. mine has fallen of a cliff and survived. Plus thats only really charr from the rocket getting sprayed onto the lens so only some temporary cosmetic damage.

  • @tntdoezgaming1191
    @tntdoezgaming1191 5 лет назад +14

    2:31 Houston, we have a problem.

  • @dabocket445
    @dabocket445 4 года назад +1

    i LOVE how theres a gopro so you can see

  • @Sean_735
    @Sean_735 8 лет назад +21

    3:00
    "totally unpredictable"
    Yeah... no. If the centre of thrust goes over the centre of mass, it faceplants. If it goes under the centre of mass, it starts doing loops. Drill a hole in the plane's ass and add an equal amount of torque in the opposite direction by placing a mass on the nose, and you're good to go.

    • @blizzy78
      @blizzy78 8 лет назад +9

      You'd think that he would be able to figure this out himself. I was pretty disappointed seeing the opposite.

    • @nickmundekis2967
      @nickmundekis2967 8 лет назад +1

      I agree with your statement but need to add that their are many more variables involved. I still agree with what your saying I just think it's a bit more complex then how you made it seem.

    • @sadickess4108
      @sadickess4108 8 лет назад +1

      nick mundekis Eh, there's always more.

    • @Sean_735
      @Sean_735 8 лет назад

      nick mundekis In such a simple model as this, CoT, CoM, and CoL are really the only variables worth considering unless this is for a competition or something and you need absolute peak performance.

    • @jamesfletcher9681
      @jamesfletcher9681 7 лет назад

      Sean James

  • @jenny8110lim
    @jenny8110lim 4 года назад +10

    3:30 like if you see a plane on a tree

  • @SuperCookieGaming_
    @SuperCookieGaming_ 8 лет назад +17

    You should find the center of mass, lift and trust. This way the plane won't be unstable in flight

    • @mattsnyder4754
      @mattsnyder4754 8 лет назад +7

      You're assuming those are even remotely constant on a styrofoam glider? This isn't KSP, it's not that simple

    • @user-bf9nw7ll2t
      @user-bf9nw7ll2t 8 лет назад

      YEAH, try play some Kerbal Space Program, you'll get used to it

    • @alvincay100
      @alvincay100 8 лет назад

      There is a reason real airplanes have control surfaces.

    • @slothFPV
      @slothFPV 8 лет назад

      Centre of lift is 1/3 back from the leading edge of the wing. Centre of mass should be just in front of COL and thrust can be done by eye and common sense

    • @teslatrooper
      @teslatrooper 8 лет назад +2

      Yeah this is more like backyard bored dude with too much time+money on his hands. Zero science (or engineering which would be more useful in this case). Kind of disappointing, I'm sure he could have gotten some good airtime with a little more research and planning.

  • @maehenderson2100
    @maehenderson2100 2 месяца назад

    I don't know why, but the shots of the Go Pro made me feel a beautiful sense of freedom.

  • @then8873
    @then8873 6 лет назад +42

    1:09 Emergency engine failure requesting crash landing and being picked up by people please

  • @X-Gen-001
    @X-Gen-001 7 лет назад +5

    Not sure why but that was incredibly fun to watch lol.

  • @skirmish9245
    @skirmish9245 6 лет назад +9

    This video calms me down 😇

  • @nali19751975
    @nali19751975 3 года назад +2

    This video by far is my favourite. So thank you m8 to you and your partner for making this video

  • @ricardoz5714
    @ricardoz5714 8 лет назад +34

    Try to install two rockets in both wings,it would be more stable.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 лет назад +3

      +飞龙在天 hard to ignite both at the same time

    • @yiuyeungkan157
      @yiuyeungkan157 8 лет назад +2

      make the fuse meet somewhere

    • @teutonieth
      @teutonieth 8 лет назад

      use an electronic igniter. or better yet, make a cavity in the rear of the plane and insert the rocket there.

    • @hermanportoreal7526
      @hermanportoreal7526 8 лет назад

      飞龙在天 I don't think that would work because rocket motors might burn the wings

    • @fwuushy
      @fwuushy 8 лет назад

      but not the body?

  • @kgdeleon1954
    @kgdeleon1954 8 лет назад +21

    if possible I would like to see this again but applying cut out trimmers for the plane correcting the flight trajectory and making it more predictable.

    • @TheBackyardScientist
      @TheBackyardScientist  8 лет назад +3

      that's basically the concept behind rocket powered gliders. It's a proven concept, and a lot of people do that, but it's beyond the realm of most people. Too much upfront money and time . I just wanted to make something simple anybody can try.

    • @cannonexpeditions7306
      @cannonexpeditions7306 8 лет назад

      was that girl your girlfriend

    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 8 лет назад +2

      Actually rocket gliders can be very inexpensive. If you search around on ebay you can still find the Estes Eagle boost glider for a reasonable price, and it flies great (almost no assembly required). Estes is still selling the Tercel kits for less than $15, and Semroc sells a kit for the Hawk, which is another easy to build design that flies extremely well.

    • @bobcota4416
      @bobcota4416 8 лет назад

      They're doing it for the heck of it, nerd.

    • @joshuawfinn
      @joshuawfinn 8 лет назад +1

      +Bob Cota So it's nerdy to help people actually achieve their goal? Good to know. Sorry for being helpful.

  • @MT-xu7dh
    @MT-xu7dh 7 лет назад +88

    2:28 That airplane wasn't the only thing that got thrusted by a d rocket that day.

  • @Booming-letsplays
    @Booming-letsplays 4 года назад

    Hello, student pilot here. If you strap the rockets under the plane, at the center of gravity it will get a) more stable and b) pitch up while thrusting, but should be cruising at the normal speed when gliding. It has to go a bit faster, because it is heavier, but all in all, it should work better. You might want to move the rocket a bit in front of the center of gravity, then the nose pitches up more while thrusting and also the gliding speed is higher which would result in less stalls. Maybe you might want it to fly slower though, because then you have less problems when crashing into the ground.

  • @TheBestGrapefruitGuy
    @TheBestGrapefruitGuy 6 лет назад +112

    At 3:29 you can see the plane come out of the trees.

    • @havishdhanasekar9577
      @havishdhanasekar9577 5 лет назад

      Trico Turkey bacon is the only thing that would make it a lot of fun to use the term of office of a sudden urge to the point of of view is that the a team good luck to for to with the same time as I have to no avail the same time and I money the only first government and the its not that I good to me and that he was had a dream great good to be able to see the first half of and I have no to a I don't know think I can get it to right field goal

    • @bertollisorganicextravirgi5604
      @bertollisorganicextravirgi5604 5 лет назад

      No shiD

    • @joshuasumner2397
      @joshuasumner2397 5 лет назад

      Havish Dhanasekar Was was the way I can do this again and again this is my best app ever for a real game play and I have to get it started with it haha was a great day to get it to the next week or next year lol I don't think it is the same thing but it's just a good idea for you to the game you can get a good year and play with a little one and a little while playing it for the next week and a lot more than you play with the other one is the time

  • @rachelremix7799
    @rachelremix7799 8 лет назад +7

    3:27 Jurassic Park 3

  • @princelachica2290
    @princelachica2290 6 лет назад +194

    4:03 did anyone noticed something

  • @wolfgamingtv8128
    @wolfgamingtv8128 3 года назад +1

    Airplane: aboard Mayday Mayday!
    Thebackyardscientist: There you go

  • @watericesalt5798
    @watericesalt5798 5 лет назад +6

    Add a rocket to a remote control plane, you can launch the plane in to the air, then rocket it, just my opinion I think it would look cool. Btw love your channel.

    • @warmiceUT
      @warmiceUT 5 лет назад +1

      This sound like the Durafly ME 163 by HobbyKing

    • @watericesalt5798
      @watericesalt5798 5 лет назад +1

      Warm Ice never heard of it

    • @Syclone0044
      @Syclone0044 5 лет назад

      Estes had one of these about 15-20 years ago. Really a slick kit.

  • @karenglasgow1215
    @karenglasgow1215 5 лет назад +33

    3:49
    Duolingo Owl coming to your house after you miss a lesson.

    • @Cursed_Baljeet
      @Cursed_Baljeet 3 года назад

      Then it get shot out of the air

    • @icbm1206
      @icbm1206 3 года назад

      I missed like 34 lessons and me and my family are all alive.

    • @Cako1000
      @Cako1000 3 года назад

      Duolingo intercontinental ballistic missile

    • @Thegaminglechonk
      @Thegaminglechonk 3 года назад

      @@icbm1206 r u sure I think they r fake

    • @icbm1206
      @icbm1206 3 года назад

      @@Thegaminglechonk Yes they're fak- **gets sniped by Duolingo owl**

  • @rocklover48
    @rocklover48 7 лет назад +4

    by far his best video! Love it!

  • @SwiftScouty
    @SwiftScouty 2 года назад +2

    This video is so cozy with the atmosphere and the music, I would love to see another rocket plane video again :)

  • @immoronicisdead
    @immoronicisdead 7 лет назад +19

    Scene at 4:08 was filmed so perfectly.

  • @kushalcg67
    @kushalcg67 5 лет назад +4

    it's d most amazing idea u ever had.It was so neat...complete craziness

  • @pryzm1698
    @pryzm1698 4 года назад +26

    Florida Man: “So i have a box of rocket engines...”
    😐

  • @TexasNEV
    @TexasNEV Месяц назад

    I've had a ball converting these into rc airplanes that RIP and I don't mean "rest in peace".. They fly EXCELLENT.

  • @JDFelda
    @JDFelda 8 лет назад +25

    i wish you wouldve done one with a rocket on the top and bottom to balance it out

    • @nerys71
      @nerys71 8 лет назад +3

      never get them to light at the same time. what he needs to do is attach "fins" to the rocket engine. balance the glider without the engine for proper glide. now adding the rocket motor will make it nose heavy (a good thing actually) also add some "wings" to the rocket motor to try and force the glider to pull up to counter the rocket engine trying to force the nose down.
      once it burns out the ejection charge will kick the motor free BOTH restoring proper glide CG (balance) AND removing the added up force of the add on fins. with a little trial and error you should be able to get it to work.
      also quest has some D2 motors. really "weak" but long burn d engines. idea for gliders. you probably won't even need to add up force fins with that little thrust.

    • @JDFelda
      @JDFelda 8 лет назад

      even if they didn't ignite at the exact same time itd still be more balanced

    • @squach6239
      @squach6239 8 лет назад +2

      +JD Felder maybe weight wise balanced but you would have asymmetric thrust. when which ever one fired first changed the attitude of the glider the second one to fire would either compound the attitude change or violently oppose it and prolly cause a catastrophic departure of control,or structural integrity.

    • @JDFelda
      @JDFelda 8 лет назад +1

      +squach623 !!!!! i didnt mean weight wise balanced.. i meant thrust and i still think it'd work much better

  • @leob7395
    @leob7395 4 года назад +6

    2:30 I can’t stop watching this.
    Or this 4:39

  • @Thewaterspirit57
    @Thewaterspirit57 2 года назад +3

    Seeing this, is making me wanna go get one, and just fly one for hours XP

  • @woozy7405
    @woozy7405 Год назад +2

    We've gotta see 1 rocket under the plane and 1 above the plane so it doesn't just go straight up, oh and with rockets at the edges of both wings so the plane doesn't bank to a side

    • @Jambo_Neo
      @Jambo_Neo Год назад

      Imagine the speed of it falling down though one gust sends it to hell

  • @benjaminmaniac1745
    @benjaminmaniac1745 8 лет назад +10

    try it with Roman candles, it might be more dangerous but I think it shooting the flaming balls will cause it to fly longer and further!

  • @tariq5027
    @tariq5027 4 года назад +11

    “We’re not aiming for the truck”

  • @abhinav6222
    @abhinav6222 4 года назад +4

    2:38 self-destruct activated

  • @cinematictoaster4338
    @cinematictoaster4338 4 года назад +2

    2:37 rare footage of kamikaze pilots vaporizing them selves colorized