VertiPod 2 First Flights

[cooleb]

It would be a fun way to cut the grass

[zestydude87]

yeah, looks stable alright.... gay...

[bmister50]

Ficking pin it!!!!! I want to see it actually FLY!!

[gabrielirlanda]

wowwow that thing is very unsecure, I wonder what happen if that thing collapse or landing in a wrong way, I'll say we'd have the first human mash potato.

[hardieboy76]

looks too dangerous thou would rather the acon a5 over this thing

[Tricyklist]

The moment the motor cuts out the device drops at 1G. No motor is perfectly reliable. It has poor directional stability. Human beings are crap at driving. You'll give them 3 dimensions to get badly wrong? Insurance would be astronomically expensive! Even hovercraft haven't caught on. Because of excessive noise and poor directional stability and despite much greater safety.

[macromadia]

saw 6. personal saw.

[daveyc46]

Wow! that's shit

[FiEctro]

Roflcopter :).

[diamony123]

groundmeat

[RedLottes]

get that muther in the air

[insanity54]

Make a WASP!

[jtp0321]

That just looks scary.

[KestrelPete]

One of the applications is Bridge Inspection - for which it would be perfect, especially as a heavy-lift UAV, which is what we are working on now.

We also patented a wind-turbine design from the transmission!

Regarding human flight, I tend to agree, which is why we are developing a more conventional, co-ax helo design for people. The biggest issues were training and safety, which the new design addresses. Still, we learned a lot from this exercise...

[KestrelPete]

depends on the application....

[MyCatChuck]

worst design ever.

[prunt500]

Great lawnmower, maby a height adjustment to cut the grass at specific lengths and some wheels would be fine;-).

[leviterande]

there is obvious hidden factors to why oldies worked better;. the test pilots had much much bigger balls

[ragonamuffin]

I would have put the motor under the blades, MUCH more stable.

[trashbuster]

if this thing gets more than some feet of air its gonna turn upside down cause of the center of gravity. all thats keeping it upright is this massive leg system.

i seriously doubted if any this kind of "aircraft" gets a permit without huge modifications that will result in not being the same aircraft ;p . anyway commenting 2 years after without looking it up may make me look like a fool but i just came across the vid and am too bored to google it ;p

[HOAXKiller1]

Also, they need a duct around the blades to get more lift. the open blade idea is a failure. Cross winds will destroy it's flight.

[HOAXKiller1]

You are better off making a helicopter. This thing is just an upside down helicopter. Or a lawn mower. I see this guy crashing and those blades landing on top of him. Ouch.

[bhay3s]

this thing has no future....if you look at it it lacks any engineering scalability and just from the design standpoint this is archaic. We had better designs in the 50's. This is called backwards engineering.

[zimzum13]

What the hell is that this guy dont know anything about the "WASP" or the "x-jet " i think

[schlusselmensch]

You're not crazy in the least. You're crazy in the most! Good stuff, keep it up! The world is short of high class comendy.

[1965ace]

I can see a design flaw, its top heavy. With a weight shift control it needs to be inheritantly stable.The weight should be hung from below the lift not on top of it. I hope no one gets killed.

[Petsku333]

@1965ace Yup.. They just prob wanted to be something special with this design..

[candr]

@1965ace the counter rotors create a gyro affect, its very hard to flip, much like the Hiller in the mid 50's.

[ksvillani]

at last a feasible explanation for the circle crops

[4245047]

Insanity is repeating the same exact projects over and over and expect different results. Hiller flying platform, De Lanker, solotrek, how did the imagination and ingenuity of humanity dried out like that why cant someone come up with a real safe flying device that help us improve the way we live why no matter how much money R&D labs spend they never come up with something new My eyes hurt from watching this stupidity please turn your machine into a lawn mower the video will make more sense.

[leviterande]

@4245047 I think I know the reason. There are two reasons , because  the two kinds of people that control earth are either:

1 evil

2 stupid

[leviterande]

@4245047 I think I know the reason. There are two reasons , because  the two kinds of people that control earth are either:

1 evil

2 stupid

[Nndankn]

@4245047 it is a lawn mower, thats what youre missing, the sweetest lawnmower ever!

[good2btheking]

WHat a piece of crap. I cant believe the guy said "very nice" when the thing up. This is embarrasing to watch thats why i paused it.

[KestrelPete]

Clearly, someone who has never run a flight test program... Easy to snipe, isn't it?

[good2btheking]

Niether do i care to. You see, i am intolerant to mediocrity nor do i have time to reinvent the wheel.

[KestrelPete]

and you think perfection is expected on the first flight test? Ridiculous...

[good2btheking]

No. Dont you see how primitive a device this is? Its seems to me a complete waste of time when you already have a perfectly working machine such as the W.A.S.P flying platform. This thing might work better as a lawn mower...or not. Some one put it out of its misery!

[KestrelPete]

The Williams WASP was never meant for production, and the engine is not produced anymore. So, "you already have a perfectly working machine...." is wrong. nobody "has" a WASP, nor can you ever get one.

This has its applications, but it's not for your fun. Sorry to disappoint, but we are working on a few other designs, including an all-electric VTOL. Nevertheless, lessons learned from the VP2 are very valuable, and there are specialized applications for this technology we are developing. Thx.

[Velet66]

XD HAHAHAAA

How medieval of you.

[webdoggboy]

cause its very hard to make it's flying stable

[good2btheking]

Yes, because its an exercise in futility. If people have money to throw, throw it at the poor, not waste it on rubbish like this. Sorry i could not digress.

[KestrelPete]

One interesting point you bring up: one application is for mine-field detection, flying low and slow about 2 feet off the ground in perfect control. This is doable, and could help relieve the minefield scourge on poor countries and people whose best farmland is often inaccessible due to mines. It is not futility, it's just not what you preconceived this to be, nor the solution to the problem you seem to have...

[webdoggboy]

I dont think they throw the money away, they are using scrap and building better scrap^^

I know this vehicle is not very important, but it may fly with a simmilar control system of the segway^^

but: its far too dangerous, everyone would crash after 10 mins flight over 50feet and die...

[Velet66]

Wrong. Add to this fly-by-wire and it will be a successful prototype.

[Velet66]

Then Go back to your mundane toil and sweat. Leave the fun to the inventors :)

[good2btheking]

@Velet66 How in the name of anything sacred is this fun? Are you joking me? Unless you are the inventor of this contraption, i feel sorry for you and your fellow "INVENTORS" if this is what you consider fun. It was fun when the Wright Brothers attempted it, this is just sad.

[Velet66]

@good2btheking lol troll

[VideoAudio777]

He was being careful because it is so dangerous, right? One flip and he's dead.

[twcpilot]

No it wouldnt flip, just look up the physics of the vertical column of air. This type of design has been proven to work since the 1950's

[candr]

Talking about the Hiller platform I assume, always liked those machines.

[twcpilot]

Yes, really quite an interesting invention it was, made of metal and really a platform/disc!

[nra4everusa]

looks dangerous as fuck flying cuisinart

[toktorill]

You have spent HOW much time and money figuring out how to build a helicopter upside down?

[KestrelPete]

About $250,000 in direct and indirect expenses, over just the past 2 years. Add to that the 20-years prior that the originators worked on it, and it gets ridiculous...

However, we do have a few major applications that it is very good for, and we are pursuing that.

Also, it will lead to some new designs. One, with the props "above" the pilot, is on the drawing board: an all-electric, VertiPod 4. If we get the money together, we might be able to prototype it next year.

Stay tuned!

[808wiz]

The blades need to be just a bit lower to get a clean cut!

[LIGHTRONIX]

nice! that would save me some time mowing my lawn.

[ratface111]

Ya, "sure" these kind of vehicles will be available soon. We've been hearing that since the 1950's!! So, when will it happen? Another 60 years from now? This thing doesn't appear to be able to fly half as well as the 1950's version. Hasn't modern technology helped stabilize this thing? It's tiresome to see these things "always" in the experimental stage. Next time post a video of it actually performing well. And--good luck.

[mitchelitis12]

modern tech has helped make people think it is a long way off, so that someone can look smart when theres a "break through"

[mykovn]

@ratface111 Tell that to the gov. They are the one making us unable to get flying cars and use water as fuel. All part of the plan.

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

If you fall out you dont die from hitting the ground, you die instantly by getting chopped up by the blades.

[nikolai5857]

Согласен.Нужно ограждение беопасности для винтов.

[vasco1983]

LOL!! I Thought the same!

[Airbuoyant]

No, the VP2 is going to sell for around $70-80,000 and is a licensed aircraft, requiring a Sport Pilot license, and able to carry two people. The VP1 will be a surface effect vehicle and may sell for around $10,000. Stay tuned, and thanks for the comment.

[nikolai5857]

Идея мне очень нравится.Но нужно ещё продолжить разработку.

[ratface111]

@Airbuoyant

Hey Airbouyant! No adult is going to spend money on a flying machine that does not fly as high, as far, or as long as the Wright Brother's "very FIRST flight".

[TakeLife2TheExtreme]

AWESOME!!!! So the new one is going to be priced around 10,000? I WANT ONE!

[Airbuoyant]

No, the VP2 is going to sell for around $70-80,000 and is a licensed aircraft, requiring a Sport Pilot license, and able to carry two people. The VP1 will be a surface effect vehicle and may sell for around $10,000. Thanks

[utn]

That looks extraordinarily dangerous, but fun.