Jet engine ultralight

[sphinxx187]

Dope! I want one. thanx for sharing.

[nowskii]

achei muito legal o seu avio e gostaria de saber qual e a envergadura do aviao e a area e o motor quantos cv ou hp sao precisos para que possa avoar.

[superjaysimmons]

What class is this ? could you mount floats on one of these ?!!

[blake2go]

Where would you find that engine and the cost?

weight? thrust and fuel consumption please

very cool, me want one.....

[tberg323]

Thank you for posting the version without the song so I can hear the engine. I almost bitched until I read the info and saw the link LOL! ;)

[stev1212]

Imagine if your engine cut out.........

[69NOMAN69]

ya could have to glide down and land,very dangerous.I love it when people think its the engine that holds u up.lol.

[Piratewuver]

is bad to the bone not playing fractalkemist

[FractAlkemist]

i thought ultralites were limited by law to 2-stroke recip engines? you can get jets now? i gotta git one!!!

[TakeLife2TheExtreme]

It looks like a homebuilt turbine. I'm not sure, but, it looks like some ive seen photos of.

[hanghang71]

this to me is true flying,like aviators of old linberg ect...

[sgtlabar]

awsome. how about a scale model b-25 you lay in

[agentfazexx]

This technically isn't an ultralight anymore since it goes over 70mph, unless it can't.

[dbrain78]

It won't go over 70 if you put a limiter on the throttle like we did. Which makes it perfectly legal.

[leapoffaith20]

So if some nefarious person were to unbolt the limiter before evry run and then bolt it back on in case anyone "offical" came round........

[superjaysimmons]

What kind of wing is this ? Would I be able ot find one in Canada ? Piston version..

[ke4lyy]

It looks like a Mitchell Wing.

[iloverush123]

Where'd you find the engine?

[m93sek]

now its not light anymore

[dbrain78]

nope, it was a starter engine for an A-7 Corsair. We removed the turbine from it and turned it into a pure jet.

[silvester59]

awesome

[MeinataR]

how much gas does it chu?

mean lil envention

slap a copyright if i was u

set up shop

[RoboTekno]

my favorite ultralight yet.  AWESOME JOB! :D

[maffi007]

What is song?

[sk8erboi66ericko]

hahaha...good song bro

[jimnrel]

Bad to the bone G thorogood

[applesweeter]

Does anyone know the name of this music in the video?

[njones420]

It's "bad to the bone" who doesn't know that????

[inventhead]

george thurogood bad to the bone

[RoboTekno]

jet powered ultralight flying wing. what could be better :D

[jkyet]

although it sound "cool" to put a jet engine, at those speeds a jet engine is not as efficient as a propeller engine would be.

[Richey2009]

ah, under part 103 your UL have a max level flight speed of 55kts.....cool, but legally not a ultralight.

[dbrain78]

I had that wrong, it could do more than 90 , but to comply with the FAA throttle stops were put in to keep it under 55mph. it also carried less than the 5 gallon limit of fuel on board.

[dbrain78]

on another note, this video is over 10 years old and the ultralight was grandfathered in before the FAA changed some of the restrictions. It was a true legal ultralight and even won a technical innovation award from the EAA in 1996.

[JUKIO01]

how fast does it go? and in case of a complete egine failure, can you glide it down safely?

[johnathenbates]

what was the run time on the turbine!

[dbrain78]

on a full tank of kerosene with little wind it could stay up for 30-40 minutes.

[seau2007]

This is great. Where do i get one??

[dbrain78]

Well unfortunately it was one of a kind.

[accordv6er]

dang man... I thought i would've been the first jet powered UL, but apparently not. Nice job!

[shadowace421]

that looks like torture to your ears, th jet engine must be loud

[dbrain78]

With a helmet on only a faint whine of the turbine could be heard. Standing behind it is another story.

[creeperreaper71]

woo, how much does that thing cost??(the ultratrike with a propeller, not the jet engine)

[Gregusan]

Can you turn the damn music off so we can hear the plane?

[JeverHuelse]

You are absolutely right !

[FSXpilot6]

IS is it it safe SAFE??

[eldudeny]

If it is too safe then it isn't any fun.

[BOXER299]

that is crazy how much would on of those cost

[av8777]

Fu@#ing awesome! How much does something like that (Just the turbine unit) cost? Where do you purchase one? How much does it weigh and how much thrust does it make? Rough fuel consumption? And was it difficult to convert the engine to thrust?

[flmason]

What engine is the jet?

[dbrain78]

Its a garrett JFS-100. It was originally a starter engine from an A-7 Corsair.

[dewbydo]

while i enjoyed the video, i could not help but laugh at seeing an ultra-light video set to "bad to the bone"

[Steve181]

It takes a braver man to fly an ultralight than a mainstream aircraft with it's expert engineering, safety systems etc.

[hardcoded]

AND it has a jet engine, no less

[dewbydo]

i dont disagree...

[casey28888]

Wow , love it...I think. Seems like the whole point of showing off jet is to let us hear the hiss and rev and explosion of the jet. The music is appreciated for the thought but would like a sound au natrual version. So how fast will it go? Can you put a bullistic chute on it? If so Ill take one.

[rockcity94]

did u make tht

[LkOutMtnMan]

Which plane are you flying? We are looking at a very similiar plane with folding alum wings except has fiberglass pod around pilot, 277 Rotax. We (A&P friend of mine) had thought it needs winglets to stablize it. Did you add yours or came on plane? thanks! Mike

[georgitushev]

Awesome, like strate from "Mad Max" 5****!

[faircopters]

To bad the jet don't fly

[helicopterR22]

haha very cool nice work :)

gotta lover the thuro and good george that is

[P0werwise]

Should make a somewhat more advanced plane with that engine. Maybe something with an enclosed cockpit and a snazzy paintjob.

[acharad]

you should convert it to a turboprop...

[stprimeflyer]

pretty cool, Id never fly in one of those things tho :)

[aceflyer89]

Correct me if I'm wrong but is that the type of jet engine that some people build model jets (commercial type)?

[dbrain78]

that would be one big model jet. this was actually a starter turbine for an A-7 Corsair. we dropped off the turbine and converted it to a pure jet.

[ferrarifan33]

It's like putting a V8 in a go cart. Super power in a light frame. Great idea!

[jodywallace]

I found this late of course...but all I can say is "You never cease to amaze me". The Wright brothers would be proud of you. Keep that inventive spirit alive my friend.

[kinglopez2]

yeah man, im makin one of those , think ill just use 10 model plane engines instead of the jet bit too complex that is. Wouldnt like to find myself inverted in that thing think id crap meself to be frank.

buzz up :)

[CaptMoo]

Excellent Toy!

[hecklovetch]

Wow, that's some fantastic backyard engineering, i am envious of you sir!

[jerryh64]

That is an awesome plane, have you tried a rotax motor and if you have how does it compare with preformance and time of flight with the same fuel consumpion ?

[BLEACH01Z]

what type of jet engine is that please

[dbrain78]

Its a JFS-100 (jet fuel starter) from an A-7 Corsair. It was originally a starter turbine for a larger engine but we converted it to a pure jet. Thanks!

[patrickbuch]

wicked video man. How much thrust does that engine put out? what's one cost? How fast does that ultralite go? sorry for all the questions but that thing rocks!

[dbrain78]

to keep it in the ultralight category we had to limit the engine to 90 mph. any faster and it would have been classified as a light plane and would require a license. Thanks for watching!

[routhoula]

so its the speed and not the size that matters? how fast does it go without the limit?

[LTF85199]

ba babab ababa baaaad X{)

[kappa619]

good

[ssrc30]

What kind of turbine are you using on that? Great video.

[renxxx1981]

wich ultralight is it??looks like an old swift hang glider..it's nice..

[dbrain78]

its a mitchell b-10 and it was originally a prop driven ultralight.

[oeuptis]

the most amazing plane i saw on utube! biggest respect!!!! oeuptis (snowbike builder)

[Ultracharger90]

Nice vid but the music sucked ass...

[AirDude1213]

Man, thats one of the greatest songs...

[derinliktutkunu]

this is a great song .... but tell me the name of it please

[Charles2337]

Does it have less of a chance to stall?

[dbrain78]

its stall rate is still the same. it actually provided the same power as the prop version because we put a limit on the throttle to keep it under 90mph. but the wing itself has a lower stall rate than a conventional style aircraft because its all lift.  thanks for watching!

[dbrain78]

this was a "just for fun" promotional for the ultralight itself. i did post another video of entirely jet footage. if you search mitchell b-10 you should be able to find it.

[kevininidaho]

WOW! This jet ultralight is one of the COOLEST things I've ever seen!

When I was a kid I made 4-wheel "gocart" sorta things using a 12V starter motor from a car & a 12V battery. Amazing... and this thing uses a starter turbine from an A7 Corsair, eh? Same sorta thing. hehe Only bigger. And a WHOLE lot more fun, I'm sure!!

TONY - Did you build this? Do you know the approx cost of the jet assembly that I presume could simply be added onto an ultralight wing?

[deauzie]

is it true they only make 100lbf of thrust

[dbrain78]

i think its only 80lbs of thrust

[masterchicken11]

do u have to have a special licence to make one? and fly it of course? because i want to be an aircraft engineer when im older and i would so make an ultralight and fly it to work lol

[dbrain78]

ultralights are special because you don't have to have a pilots liscence. with this one we had to limit its speed so it could still be classified as an ultralight.

[dogfoxtrot]

i didnt know there was a speed limit just a weight limit. i had a big lifter dad and bro had a rally 2b. dad died in one im thinking of getting into it again. did you build that yourself?

[flyfish]

crazy, looks like fun!

[deauzie]

what engine is it using

[dbrain78]

its a garrett jfs-100. its a starter engine from an A-7 Corsair.

[RobertGary1]

Ah, so its an APU engine.

[geneland]

Really Cool,... check out my ultralight videos

[franktorresa]

I´like to hear how it sounds intead of the music, , congrat, ,

[Outdorsman]

Now that's the way to have fun...and I like the music.

[youngsinfo]

Nice! where did you find the jet engine?

[jokeingkider]

Wow that is cool with the jet, im about to start flying ultralights, and u dont see hardly any of those with a jet engine. That must be a heck of alot of money to fuel and up keep?! But very cool!

ALL PLEASE REPLY!

[Spedphotoman]

what's the max time you can stay in the air ?

[skipjackbj]

Great idea. No torque effect.

Where can I get the engine?

[guitarguy950]

omg the best sound is at :10 to :12

[rusak24]

You should strap a bunch of egg cartons to wings and egg bomb neighbor houses.

[LkOutMtnMan]

Wow! What guts, jet engine attached to Mitchell flying wing! Did the wing mods eliminate the slip problem? I had a chance to buy one of those here locally.

[roelofzo]

D'like to hear the engine

[paraglenner]

love the ASI at one min 20,I use those to measure windspeed.

[danzig3248]

coffin with wings

[Parubhi]

Some would say the same about your car.

[nrwhd]

That's silly, my car doesn't have wings.

[Parubhi]

In the hands of an idiot, it doesn't need wings to kill you.

[Enjjpt0508]

Did you log that as "Single Engine Turbine" time???

[Aviation95]

holy crap. That looks like the JFS in our F-15s.

[dbrain78]

yup its a garrett JFS 100

[LTF85199]

b ba baa bab baba babaa  baaad

[jbird38]

fuel efficiency must drop. Isnt most of the gas wasted in taxi?

[jetkrazee]

JFS 100 converted to thrust, cool job!!!

[sixSICsix2277]

Lol. 0:11--the engine blows something behind it away.

:) Nice vid

[flyguy26]

That is the coolest thing I've seen all year. I'm sure the Jet cost mucho dinero... Very much worth the coolness factor. Plus it seems the performance is improved for climb etc. Jealous of you guys!!!

[mikepeavler]

That's Nobesville airport correct? Larry Jacobi's place "23II"

Mike Peavler

[murohazzard]

hahaahah thats funny shit

[bluelaser2000]

Good work. Any problems with getting the CG correct?

[flashoptimist]

Break wind and the C of G changes, I suspect

[bluelaser2000]

LOL awesome machine. When does commercial production start? I have no doubt you could sell quite a few. I have been around ultralights and sailplanes for years. This one blows them all away. Have you contacted the military. I bet they could find a use. google "bat wings" and look for the special ops turbo batwing. I wonder what kind of bids u would get on yahoo?

[jhagen20042000]

does the prop pusher exert p-force? and is the performance worth the GPH ...{ um ok that`s a givin WOO HOO ! } I`m thinking of building a b10 are they good for slow and low ?

[AnotherGlenn]

What is the difference in power from the prop to the jet? What is the difference in performance of the ultralight? You gone from piston driven prop to jet. Are you going to try making a turboprop?

[poweredparagliding]

Awesome!

[XCraftllc]

dont lean your head back or youll get stuck on the intake

[airgunsniper]

Where'd you get the jet engine? is it an APU or something?

[dbrain78]

its the starter engine from an A-7 corsair, but it was converted to a pure jet. thanks for watching!

[dawg1157]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen. :P

What's fuel consumption like? And what's the top speed? just curious

[dbrain78]

the jet can fly for about 30 minutes on kerosene using 10 gallons of fuel (depending on wind and air quality), but the prop engine could go for hours. the faa imposed a speed limit of 65mph but the wing can probably do over 100mph.

[JetJockey87]

kerosene? try Jet A-1 and some FSII. that might make the engine run without that whole "oops-i-put-diesel-in-an-elect­ric-car" notion.

[dbrain78]

nah, kerosene is way cheaper and easier to get at a tiny airport way out in the country. it'd burn basically anything flammable, but kerosene burns pretty clean.

[parafan]

Jet-A1 IS kerosene... and I seriously doubt he's flying high enough to need FSII (Fuel System Icing Inhibitor)...

[dbrain78]

i checked on the fuel consumption and i was way off. it was more like 2 and a half gallons for 30 minutes of flight for the jet. with the prop it could usually go for somewhere around 4 hours. thanks again for watching!