Cockpit Instruments of a Red Bull Air Race Plane

[sycova]

this stuff is exciting but honestly after flying myself the average flight i found to be quite un-exciting. Without the earth as a close referance point to speed and movement the feeling is simply not there....

[michaelbron]

R.I.P alexander

[Allexxx96Reloaded]

can you tell me redbull how your eyes feel when you're moving them in high G maneuvers?

[sizenevermatters]

Honestly...I don't think they are looking at the ASI at all...Who needs when you fly almost at full throttle...

[lastsmallfry]

R.I.P ALEX! You will be dearly missed!

[CaliforniaXlivin]

how much does a basic model of these planes cost? like millions ?

[bullseatpizza]

I myself am a glider pilot and i have to say its more or less similar as to the cockpit layout, just without all that fancy gear inside :)

[andreabgn1]

Great explanation,Mr. Maclean. I'll never forget your sympathy.  Andrea from Italy

[jak9200]

How old do you have to be to enter?

[TheDudeFrom0Z]

matt hall is a fighter pilot like me

[jorgemdllin]

R.I.P. Alex...........my respect

[Anthony3DHeli]

R.I.P. Alejandro!! ='(

[daydream91]

I LIKE!

[DjGambit1]

I just want to say thanks for posting this video. It nice to be able to see whats in the cockpit of some of the most extreme pilot's aircraft.

[fastuada]

where can i find more information about the instruments of this kind of aircrafts? I'm doing a project for my university that is about this planes.

Many thanks

[Morisson555]

@fastuada ask me in an email ;)

[Narbification]

GLOC is based on onset rate and number of Gs. Short people with high blood pressure have a higher resting G tolerance, but you have to be in shape enough to hold a g strain for the duration of the maneuver. If you run marathons, maybe then you have super low blood pressure and it's a factor, but it's not usually a player in the high-g environment.

[Yamahaphone]

I wonder what their reaction time is compared to the average persons

[azmanntoz]

if we ever need to race against aliens....these guys should represent the Earth

[rogancor]

Sweet races! Anyone know what the song is that they close the video out with?

[jinxed071202]

i have reached 9.5 g's but passed out momentarily

[WeDieYoung1083]

well I reached 157 g's, and managed to unbelt myself and do the moonwalk across the wings.

[dataguttene]

They should have a HUD (Head Up Display)

Would be much easyer

[Navinajr]

they don't look down much, lol

[zizikelizike]

this extra stuff on your head...

in 11 G turns...?

not so smart :P

[Ramster211]

I have to agree, thats not a bad idea

[dacodatwen]

How do you get use to the +Gs and the

-Gs.

[vgotnofingers]

Basically + you get when you pull your aircraft upwards, - when you push it downwards. VERY simply speaking.

[ugstimmy]

get in shape and just fly. it's amazing how not pulling Gs for a couple of months can change how your body handles it. some people black out at 4 some people who are in shape black out at 13... it all depends on how long you sustain the high G maneuvers. Aerobatic flying is VERY tiring. when i'm not in shape after 45 minutes i just take a nap ;)

[mitgolden76]

from what i've heard being in shape will cause you to be more likely to black out than an overweight person with no workout plan or diet. Since healthy people have lower blood pressures, it is easier for them to lose blood from their head, whereas out of shape people have more blood pressure, and the blood is more likely to stay in their head. Again, just from what i've heard. Anyone with a personal account on this?

[pedalz1115]

This is correct to an extent. Some lucky fighter pilots have naturally high blood pressure and therefore have less of a chance to black out in similar circumstances to those with lower blood pressures, this is why short, stocky blokes (in general) can handel g's better, but this is not a cover all rule of measure.

[aaron8862006]

Not true at all. While high blood pressure helps, that's not what keeps your eyes open when things get dark. All the fighter jocks I know will tell you good AGSM is more important than your body type.

[Tyler2908KU]

13? so by black out you mean die?

[ziomdk]

no black out means that you loose your eye sights and cant see anything.

[Bmoney4206]

@Tyler2908KU there are plenty of people that have hit 13G's its for how long you sustain the G's thats the limiting factor. people that arn't used to it will black out alot sooner than that, you can die from high G loads but its usually a black out that results in a loss of control and the crash is what kills you. Also negative G's are far more dangerous that positive G's Pilots that can do 10 positive all day usually can't do more than 4 or 5 negative.

[surplusagent]

anyone know who makes the helmet he is wearing? its not Gentex , looks more like CGF Gallet? anyone?

[SickAudi]

look at that crosswind landing, great job

[critter63boy]

Haha, thats not realy a crosswind landing, in sports aircraft such as the Extra 300, MXS, Pits Special and the One Desgin, there is little visibility while taxing or landing due the angle of the nose. To see where you are going, you have to go from side, to side and in landing suddenly kick the tail round when you are about to land (like in the video)

- James

[gbogh25]

I wanna be an air race pilot ,show them how its done, but I need a plane first.

[PuertoPoland]

lol

[Steppeee]

Are there any trim wheels for pitch and rudder? Didnt see them in the video.

[therockersroc]

might be some trim selectors on the stick for the elevator, not sure

[critter63boy]

No, there actually isn't. In these planes, to save weight there is no trim or flaps

[Flyawaywithme11]

whats the name of the song at the beginning?

[deadlydarren]

is it ture that if you pull 10 G's it would feel like ten times your body weight?

and how many G's would the redbull pilots pull?

[Muril02]

Yes its true.

Red bull pilots pull 10 , 11 G's

[critter63boy]

I saw on in san diago, some guy pulled 12G

[pliniojnunes]

It's right, he was Paul Bonhome.

[machineman9]

You wouldn't just feel it, you would be.

10G is 10 times body weight... Everything is pulled down so the blood is yanked from your brain into your feet.

-10G is 10 times your body weight, in the other direction. Blood is pulled from your feet into your brain which can make your eyes bleed.

[robNZ1987]

am an aerobatic pilot from NZ wat sort of steps would i need to take to become a red bull air race pilot?

[BlastedNation]

Wow...in the race with all that speed they get time to check the velocity and have conscience on how much G's they can pull and how tight the turn will be, all of this in a fracction of seccond...simply perfect.

[dcccapfan]

Okay I have a question. In playstation home they just added this new Red Bull Air Race game. I would like to know what is the best way to cut my time down? I like to run full throttle and tight turns. I think I lose speed in the turns. What should I be doing to go faste?

[Redbullairrace]

Press the knife edge buttons when you turn.

[FunkyCustard]

great vid

i cant watch this video 9q

[slickshoesken]

what plane is this? every plane in the race looks like an extra 300M

[Redbullairrace]

Alejandro Maclean flies an MXS (MX Aircraft).

[eazytv]

What helmet cam do you use during race?

[ludocrat]

a b s o l u t e lunatics! Looks like fun though :)

[alishanmao]

wow, on such high speeds, do you have time to look at those instruments. I understand a quick glance at airspeed or altitude is ok but do you have time to read messages on that redbull digital instrument? That is simply amazing that these pilots can keep their concentration on race, and all that equipment too. cheers to them

[baggasingh01]

Nice video! 5 stars!

[Redbullairrace]

Thanks!

[drgatk]

man..i learnt pro skating slalom and thought it was the coolest thing, i watched soccer and keepers dive and touught it was the most coolest thing ever.. then i watched the f1 night race in singapore.. and thought that was the coolest.. now i see this.. and i have nothing to say.. im to stunned by everything.. now im gonna be a pilot ^^

[Blacksheep02102]

Another Questcion. Whats the Name of the Track in the Background?

[imbojohnson2]

go to pie123

[sufa256]

It so simple Thanks for the amazing video I love RedBull AirRace I wish that I was a part of the pilot !

[Jojoairbus]

Nice video! 5 stars!

[Redbullairrace]

Cheers

[BrettVisionSLR]

I think you mean Vs - not Vn.

There are more specific subscripts for different aircraft configurations, such as Vs0, and Vs1 etc. however an aircraft such as those you find in RBA do not have flaps, and retractable landing gear etc so Vs0=Vs1=Vs, and this is simply the +1G stall speed.

[BrettVisionSLR]

Oh, and The Extra 300s have very similar Vs of 55 knots (though in the ones I fly the airspeed indicator shows Vs as 60 Knots).

Perhaps the more important thing to know is that at any G loading other than +1, this speed doesn't mean much. Look at what are called "v-g diagrams" to see the available G for a given aircraft at a given speed, and understand that when you are below Va (maneuvering speed) which is 160 knots in the Extra300L, a stall is still possible.

[Redbullairrace]

Yes, you're right, Vs not Vn. Thanks!

[veldman37]

When you are turning your stall speed increases greatly. Read about stalls on Wiki and you'll have a better understanding that stall speeds listed for aircraft are only for straight and level flight. Once you bank a plane past 60 degrees you can stall much easier.

[Redbullairrace]

Totally right. That's also a reason why pulling 12g is not necessarily the best option.

[yourcptspeaking]

Wow...I thought fox sports was just BS-ing about having the times in the cockpit...I had no idea they actually had some sort of interface for messages and times from RBAR race control, much less on some semblance of an MFD with what seems to be an integrated backup AI and HSI...impressive!!

[plane15man]

how fast is a knot in miles per hour?

[N137LA]

1 knot= about 1.15 mph

[plane15man]

thank you

[mastersniper13]

cool. i never knew that

[popear1937]

what about the mxs?

[Redbullairrace]

According to manufacturer (MX Aircraft) stall speed of the MXS is 58 knots (67 mph)

[Miatintin]

nice:)

[TheSheiban]

I had a chance to look in on a RBAR cockpit before. It was Bonhomme's aircraft, and if I wasn't so tall, I would probably try to climb in, but I'm sure that Paul and his technician would hate me :)

[PTKilowatt]

Whats the typical stall speed of one of these machines anyway? I didn't think airspeed was a massive issue at the kinds of speeds the Red Bull Air Race maniacs fly at.

[mikearuba]

I'd think it's around 40kts.