Sabrina 2006 "Building an Airplane for my Dad"

[RUBENSRANDO]

niiiiceee good jobbbb.



[TheJimmax]

Wow go on girl Im so impressed I dont know what to say! Where did someone so young learn all these skills?

Greetings from Scotland.

[michaelpilot1000]

Good job. Very happy to see a Certified Aircraft Engine. Good choice not waisting a bunch of money and time on some non-certified engine conversion.I see alot project people try to go around that issue and waist time, money and safety.

[omarjnioueh]

woow

[windygorge1]

you are one absolutely amazing kid...........I am even proud of you

[pdutube]

AWESOME JOB!!! FYI - 0:50 there is a stow away in your cowling.

[Ebdan88]

I just love this man....That is what a good familie is about...GOD BLESS YOU, and i do wish for you the best of Luck with what ever you are doing... :-)

[kgmetcalfe]

who taught you the glassing techniques? from what i see, your doing good with the glass.

[Jigor969]

oh god, it's fantastic what you done!!!! It seems so easy on your hands!

I have only one question: Do you think somebody who had never tried something like that could build a kit airplane to? I mean, how did you learn so much to build on your own? Thanks a lot!

[verdemanthe1]

im jealous

[kokal1ful]

BRAVISSIMA

[tonscordova]

You are amazing, awesome, fantastic! You made it with your own hands! Fiberglass, aluminum, electronics, mechanics... At such a young age! Where did you get all that knowledge, you are a precious mind! My jaw hangs loose in amazement!

[uniteamerica1]

what kind of plane is it and is it from a kit?

[chicago2paris]

It is a Sabrina Mark 1, it started out as a Zenith Zodiac 601XL "regular" kit but was modified and continues to be modified from the original design.

[mahnarch]

This was great!

Can you build me one, next?!

Ottawa Executive (Z98) would have another fine example of a home-built to show off!

[azithro8]

This is truly inspirational! It's not every teenager who is a light sport aircraft manufacturer. You are an amazingly dedicated young woman. God bless you and keep you safe as you go forward in life. Keep your sights set high as you build the path to your dreams.

[jas2wind]

Terrific job young lady. Chock those tires before starting the powerplant.

Best wishes for a successful test flight.

[hogsnplanes]

Great to see such a young person tackle such a project, good job!

[deko1973]

Great Job !!!!!!!!!.... Awesome !!!!!!

[xgi36]

Great job!!. You are an inspiration for all of us.

Thanks

[SICRedhawk]

Congratulations!!! Nice job...!! 5*

[groovy67]

A girl after my own heart! I can't get my girlfriend to even watch me build or fly my rc planes.What a lucky father!

[mrsmelzbad]

You have inspired me! in Alaska, wish there was more young people like you............ you go girl!

[LiquidNitrogean]

Dat is awes

[bushpilot50]

Sabrina - you are simply awesome.

[7bikerboy7]

Dont forget the wings!!!

[alex16285]

woow

[zagi2007]

Sabrina: You are so sweet, brilliant and precious! I hope all your dreams come true. José Almeida (pilot and RV builder) from Brazil.

[racrdave]

Super work. Nice to see a comprehensive video showing the countless hours spent forming panels and working with kliecos in these days of pre manufactured one month to build kits. What kind of performance (cruise speed, climb rate, fuel consumption etc.) did you end up with?

[chicago2paris]

Thank you. The fuel burn is 5.5 gallon/hour at 120 MPH. 6+ at 130 MPH. Typical climb on a hot, humid day is 800FPM, over 1000 FPM on a dry cold day in Winter.

[martin2029]

Je suis vraiment surpris du travail accomplie. Vraiment tres bien !!!!!!!

Bravo !

Really really good job Sabrina !

[Nativeboy0]

lolololololololololololoololol­ool LIKE OMFG THIS IS SOOO like zomg cool...hahaha this is like omg....lololol can i have your msn XD ?

[jtorch1116]

omg how do you know how to do that?

[Gernsheimer94]

Hi, I'm an avid flyer (I'm just 15) and I would also like to build an airplane, but in Germany it is not so easily come times cost up to € 5000 to a so .... pleaasssssseeeeee ......Replace our lives ... :D

[trance183]

Wow! Words cannot explain how amazing it feels to build something and watch it work. I'm in love with Sabrina. You are amazing Sabrina. May God bless you and all your dreams come true. :D

[sinfuldavy0]

Is your ultimate goal to become a pilot, engineer or an astronaut?

[chicago2paris]

Physicist/aerospace engineer/spacecraft designer :O) Once the roundtrip design is proven: astronaut!

[johnsenkenn]

@chicago2paris

You want to be an astronaut, do you dream about to be the first outside the VAB, maybe in 30 years be the first to set foot on another body in our solar system.

[vernie4163]

@chicago2paris hi! you are such a great kid. how old are you now? did you designed (modify) it alone?

[lorryt0]

wow a very inspiring and intelligent young woman your parents must be very proud and speaking from experience I have never been able to explain to people how it feels to build an engine from scratch its just metal but when it makes a noise it feels like you have created life!

When your engine fired up and you screamed I told you daddy I had a tear in my eye you know the feeling well done I`m sure you will go far Good luck from uk

[oubeyy]

Nice vid! You are amazing!!

[dendrov]

all i can say is WOW~! your amazing hope you will many more great achievements in the future =)

[abdullaharts]

Cool sabrina......awesome!!!!

[Fyrmedic227]

Absolutely amazing. You should be very proud of yourself. I am sure your dad is. Excellent job!

[JBCessna]

No - she's my idol!! I am so proud of you girl - this made me cry with joy

[snkine]

you are my idol

[jimwisneski]

Impressive and amazing!!! Sabrina...You rock!!

[meatheadthegreat]

Hey i work on airplanes for a living. First off I'd like to congratulate you on doing what looks to be an excellent job assembling your airplane. I have a few questions: Did you use cherry max rivets or what kind of rivets did you use. I noticed on your first engine run that you did not seem to have any baffles on your engine did you add some later? Does your aircraft fall under the owner maintenance category? Does your engine have a TBO? What does the hydraulic system control?

[chicago2paris]

Avex/Yes/No/1800/brakes. :O)

Thank You!

[schweizergoth]

wow. beautiful, intelligent... not too common.

she is one of a kind ( GOOD JOB!)

[cyberteque]

That is great work!

You go girl!!

Clear skys and fair winds!

[bunjit1a]

Picture added to my wall of heroes immediately.

Fantastic! Sabrina you inspire me.

[supergooddeal]

I am blown away.

[sixmagpies]

"What a genius every man's dream girl."

Agreed. You go girl and don't take any wooden nickels.

[laicheehoe]

you r very great

[KTLMF]

you should contact the news and become famous and maybe u could get builders to make you your own A380 airlines called sabrina air XD

[mattchew3951]

What a wonderful way to teach your child about acchieving a goal!!!

[piper4seeformerly]

Congratulations! awesome achievement. The patience it must've took. I hope I get to do something like this someday.

[Tchanche]

Hi,

I'm from Belgium(Europe,French part) I just want to tell you"Bravo" as we used to said to fantastic people!

Keep going,part of the sky is yours.

[AlenKreutz]

yesssss : )

[Adom]

Fanatastic.  Amazing. Inspirational.

Think you can teach my niece to build one for me?

[pope007]

what a genius every mans dream girl.

[madcapromanian]

Excellent work! Do you have the "part 2" video where you finish the plane and test it at the airport?

[iranpilot]

in 2:02 she i wearing ROYAL MAIL's postmen jacket COOOOL

[famy911]

good job girl .,. you are really really great girl.,. your daddy is a lucky man.

wish you will have the right man to get married with.

best wishes

[malanga13]

hell i'm a pp, 55, i thought until tonight i had a lot of talent. after this video, forget it! this girl is everybody's dream daughter :)! good job!

[losttreasurehunt]

wow, she's a real winner.Great show

[mangyjet]

From all of us at Irvine Aero We just want you to know that we are so proud of you Sabrina and Dad! Amazing job, amazing attitude! You proved to yourself that the sky really is the limit, way to go dad for your wonderful support to develop your daughters mind, skills and abilities. A very humbling experience for all of us here.

Kindest Regards,

IAE Team.

P.s: That engine sounds like a beast! Nice job.

[cambo61]

I hope my little girl is as talented and dedicated as you are! Hell, I hope my boy is somewhere close to your skills!

[ChrisPCrunchy]

WOW! You have my respect and admiration. Love the enthusiasm, you go girl you can do anything!

[sfarcus]

Amazing accomplishment that you have achieved. Congrats on the successful completion. I am wondering what the card and scanner was used for. Is it an RFID tag used as a key to start the engine?

[chicago2paris]

Thank you. Yes. There are starter switches on the control sticks, they have green LEDs which illuminate to indicate the starter relay is ready to be engaged. The card completes the starter relay circuit rather than a key. :o)

[rahj8786]

did you use fiber glass in all of your aircraft skin exterior? or just the engine cover?

[chicago2paris]

Just the cowling, wing tips, elevator tips, etc.--wherever it is too difficult to form the aluminum into the required shape.

[vidview99]

just wanna ask but how do u actually learn how to make that ...

[chicago2paris]

As for the engine, I watched an O-200 engine rebuild video about 20 times and then practiced by building and tearing down the engine for my Cessna about a dozen times before my IA overhauled that engine. I then built the same type of engine for my airplane—even so, I was surprised it ran so well.

[chicago2paris]

As for the fiberglass, I learned to dislike fiberglass—no matter how much you clean up, it gets everywhere. Laying up fiberglass is much like Paper Mache except that you have to hurry. My next project will be carbon fiber/Kevlar.

As for the avionics, I designed and cut the panel from flat stock and installed the components but had my father, an electrical engineer, spec all the wiring and circuit breaker sizes.

[chicago2paris]

As for the aluminum, I chose a pop rivet design since I did not have the strength to buck rivet. There are 100s of builders on the internet, many have extensive pictures of their build. By looking over those photos, reviewing the plans over and over again, creating a work bench that held the aircraft in place and asking questions on internet forums, I did pretty well. The key is to use sharp (or new) drill bits early and often. I used a couple hundred drill bits over those 22 months.

[chicago2paris]

As for the interior, I read a book on how to cut and lace leather—the most dangerous part of the entire airplane build was the interior—both in blood let and fires started. Just because the padding is certified as fire retardant, does not mean it will not start fire when you test the claim. Ouch!

[gerox07]

how much it cost you?

[chicago2paris]

$28,000 + $4,000 in tools/equipment

[toose70]

Wow! i am amazed at your passion and abilities!. Congrats on getting the plane airborne. Look forward to some more videos and updates in the future.

[skoumas]

holy fuck. so let's get this straight. This lovely sweet girl spent a year in her garage and she actually ....BUILD A AIRPLANE?

This is amazing.

You did an amazing job , so good, that is hard to believe. hope to see you on air sometime

[skoko1945]

@skoumas clean up your posts to the girl

[eisasss]

damn...your parents should be proud of you. By the way, have you done calculations of empty weight, loaded weight and center of gravity? I hardly recommend you to do that before flight, and also construction stress calculations (including wing construction before producing it). There several aircraft design books (Roskam, Torenbeek) you should study it.

Anyway, congredulation and keep working :)

[drifter503]

Wow. I've never been this jealous of high school girl before.

Congrats.

[jldossey45]

You are amazing. I admire your determination, enthusiasm and attention to detail. You will be a big success in life.

[malanga13]

sabrina, we demand an interview with your dad so we can pick his brain on his secret turning out a daughter like you.

[chicago2paris]

You are so kind! :o)

[peoresnada79]

Buenisima

[aidenm89]

kids these days! don't know there damn place!

[shakaloso83]

you will make a perfect wife someday.

[legomen1]

WOW! that was amazing! im surprised that nasa havent offered you a career yet, i have considered making an aircraft before but where i live in the UK you cant get engine parts and other hardware as easily as you get them in the US, Well done anyway, keep it up ;)

[rkkuhlmann]

marry me?

[MD80landing]

Cool!

-MD80landing

[timfowlertv]

That is unbelievably cool!!! I saw a picture of the finished plane...it's beautiful! What do you plan on building next?

[chicago2paris]

Thanks! No squawks from 86Q yet.

87Q will fly higher, farther and faster...

[RRSENE]

Hey your an AMAAAAAAAAAZING girl could you tell me how did u do that :D

keep going with making planes :P

[Impact2us]

omg

!!!! cool

[Impact2us]

is this fo reel?

[dultra]

amazing girl, unbelievable she is great

[ps3callofduty4]

you have to tell me how you got a piolets licens and were you got that stuff and how much it costed and what club you are in and all that stuff

[ps3callofduty4]

you have to show me were how and all that good stuff on how to make that and tha piolets licence

[mw11322]

wow! amazing

[freshfromthebest]

how old are you

[chicago2paris]

engine@12;airframe@13;solo@14;­wings@14

[coconutmonster]

man making that is as hard as making an airoplane!

[Porfavore]

You r amaizing!!

[upt0106]

very cool! an inspiration! Did you use a quickbuild or standard kit?

[chicago2paris]

Standard Kit

[1veeduber]

Waytago, kid :-)