AV-8 Harrier R/C Turbine Powered VTOL Prototype

[Pringles352]

if it could fly forward and backwards like a plane it would be cool. otherwise, its just basically does the same job as a helicopter.

[wikeroy]

That is very impressive!

[7249xxl]

polio camera man/woman/manwoman

[VTOLKits]

I like to see it finished...

[420choky]

awesome is it ready?

[arcdirect]

How do hit your channel , still i see what i saw before .Dont get me wrong , what you doing is great ,you found the recepie . I know how the Harrier VTOL , And frankly you have done it . But you got make it look like AV-8 not just a stick ,lol

[b101aa2]

@arcdirect um, click on my name. it goes to my channel.

[arcdirect]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, where is the AV-8 ? It seems you got what you got do

but have not yet made the AV-8 yet .Looking forward to see one .None yet as i know .

[b101aa2]

@arcdirect um, says in the description, that is skymaster's prototype. want to see an AV-8 flying, hit up my channel. there's one flying right there as my default video. and it's not made by skymaster. cheers

[expatscot]

This is incredibly impressive. One only has to understand how much development the flying bedstead took to get it half stable to understand what these guys have done.

[SuperCh53]

when is it going to be sold as a kit?

[frackcha]

daaaam.. that is cool as all heck!!! great work, and thanks for sharing..... brilliant!!

[waynerd23]

That funny, you build a model and make it fly for under $300... The gov kills a bunch of pilots trying to make one fly after spending millions.

[Kwago1]

Cool, are the specs available anywhere, I sure would like to try and build one. I'd like to know the weight balance frame specs and the speed of it's forward thrust for flight conversion? How would you even control the conversion? Would you need a whole new cicuit board for it, and whens is that gonna be available?

[andyharg2]

Very good!

[ruruandbennydoo]

great job. i agree with whitecollarcriminal but dont give up thats an amazing prototype!!

[pantala1m0n]

That really is suprisingly stable...

[cosminx2003]

wow it's so stable

[wayne4622]

that is exellent!!! dont give up and leave it at that just because it flies, make it happen, it could make you a lot of money as a kit or a one off????????????

[jbnj71]

That is soooo cool! I would love to see someone build a twin turbine Terminator Hunter/Killer scale kit based on seeing this.

[shadowdemonofdeath]

really nice! i cant w8 to c the rest of it when its done

[bowser515]

Any updates on this project? id love to see this thing with the airframe attached.

[FAZER00432]

They made a real plane do it a rc plane is a scale down version of it so yeah they can

[zebadee277]

will the final 1 be able to convert to fixed wing flight tho? and will it use 4 nozzles like the real thing?

[whitecollarcriminal]

There is no way in hell they will be able to make an R/C harrier that can do a vertical takeoff, transition to forward flight, slow down and then land verticaly.

[JoseKagan]

Well if the plane is big enough then I'm sure they can make an R/C harrier. Problem is their gonna have to really calibrate everything well otherwise its a bust!!!

[whitecollarcriminal]

NO WAY ITS GONNA HAPPEN.

When the airplane attempts to slow down for a Vertical landing, The drag combined with the low airspeed entering the props is going to cause a stall which will drop this thing like a rock.

I think what needs to happen is the puffer jets on the windtips need to be rotatable - this way, the aircraft only has to maintain vertical flight abilities and the wingtips will provide a small amount of stability as well as forward thrust - maybe even backwards too.

[scant6681]

any word on how this project is comming along?

[oicurageologist]

Great Job! I agree about the Gyros. With a bit of practice, it looks like you've got it down, but with gyros you would not have to constantly make the small corrections your having to now. Just a thought. Good Luck! would love to see the skinned, rotating, model.

[picklesdoodleydoo]

I think you should scrap the Harrier idea and build a LEM. Use that platform for practice. When you're done with that call NASA and thell them you want to go to the moon.

[Sharma17]

GYROS. chuck a few on it, and you'll be set mate. Nice powerplant though! Best of luck!

[Langfordc]

very cool...but next time get somebody to work the camera who knows how to hold it steady!

[cablebeach1]

They should try to make the F-35B. I'm pretty sure It will make a killing. Though it takes a little bit of planing to do it.

[bluedog1976]

Well done on that. Quiet eerie I reckon, you could be looking at the flying bedstead/testbed for the rolls royce kestrel all those years ago. Keep it up.

[phippsa3]

Wow the precise control those puffer ducts give you is pretty amazing.

Cant wait to see those mechanics inside the finished airframe.

[RCSuperPowers]

WOW!

[bellbalace]

Cool! its a show stopper for sure. good luck man on this prototype

[blazian1011]

wow good luck on that

[b101aa2]

kit is already in production. looks like luch worked out.

[Scarlancer]

@blazian1011 the vtol seems to be worked out but you have not demonstrated any transition to normal flight. I know you can't do that without some aerodynamics but it would be nice to see this done with that feature.

[ZuhairAli83]

is this the flying bedsted

[MisterCoqui]

WOW you can decorate it as a Pelican Dropship from HALO and it would look real cool!

[b101aa2]

your an idiot. rude comment from someone who doesnt know his head from his ass it looks like.

[MisterCoqui]

Sorry man! I didn't mean to offend. I recognize that your prototype looks great. I was just trying to give some ideas. Sorry again.

[b101aa2]

This is Skymaster's prototype. It is the first prototype "airframe". The kit is already ready to go into the market. They were just working out teh turbine dynamics. But note, I get a lot of rude comments from stupid people on a lot of my video's. So I have to filter them. The dumbest one's are Where can I buy these. Answer is simple to even stupid people, go to an RC hobbie shop. So, i was quick to think your comment was one of those.

[Dudeness21]

@b101aa2 i.e. you're an irrascible ass-hole...you should work on that. HALO may be "for kids" but they command the market of the future.

[scant6681]

hi I was woundering if you can make a video on assembling a turbine engine? this will be very helpfull for new comes like myself.

[scant6681]

Hey am on to buying a lathe now lol. any advice will be greatly be appricated.

[scant6681]

The thing is am not sure on what to do when it comes to mechanics.

[scant6681]

Very true, but I don't have a lathe. Was looking for 1 a few weeks a go, also said to myself buying a lathe and then building a turbine from scratch is a plus, but am not sure on the specs and electronics is another thing. The truth is am not so experienced with the turbines. I needed a book on them and yes did find 1 but, back to buying the lathe the ones I found was a bit big and would take to much room. Even watched some videos on building 1. Thanks again.

[scant6681]

Hi i did go the the sky master site and some very impresive Jets there. So I guess EDF is a no no for now. Man Turbine is the go I know but cant afford it right now, wish I could though. Anyway thanks for your fast responce and will keep in touch for up dates and hope to see the final AV-8B Harrier in flight...

[b101aa2]

you can build a turbine for rc jets for just a few hundred dollars. the main thing you need is a lathe, and the stainless steel needed. a good mechanical aptitude is needed though. it's not difficult if you already know what your doing.

[scant6681]

can this be done with a EDF model?

[b101aa2]

the batteries it would take to power a severely over powered electric motor, would make it not possible at this time. you are talking more then a 1:1 thrust ratio. even the most advanced edf's cannot come close to it at all, except for the midget park flyers.

[junglist1soldier]

This does not look like any Harrier I've seen. Isn't this supposed to fly, instead of go up & down? It just hovers, huh?

[b101aa2]

evidently you do not know how to read a description. ty

[dds504]

Do you know what a prototype is? What you are seeing is an airframe they are testing before they build the actual model.

[GavinSimmons]

Wow. Are the engines fully articulately or the ducts? Do you think they will sell the servos for the articulation? I'm working on a TurboKat project which would need two independently articulated ducts (two in the front and one in the back). Eitehr way I look forward to seeing the fuselage completed. Ooh Rah!

[GavinSimmons]

I meant to write 'articulated' not 'articulately'

[b101aa2]

if you go to skymasterjet. com / news.htm and go down towards the bottom of the page, you will see the kit they are developing. the kit itself is done and ready to go. only thing left, is perfecting the flight control systems, as you see in this video. it is 1:6 scale, 94" length, 65" span. caio

[thegarlands04]

what is it?

[b101aa2]

the frame, turbine system in an r/c harrier that is about to go into production.

[cosminx2003]

fake?

[b101aa2]

nope, not a fake. it's being made by Skymaster. This aircraft itself is already done and ready for mainstream production. The turbine mechanics had just been being fine tuned.

[fuckyoda]

so is that basicly all it doesn no high speed stuff?

[ssouthur]

It doesn't have any wings yet - how's it going to fly? It's a prototype of the thrust vector system.

[BKLeft]

Wow!!! Use the force Luke, before you speak.

[brolyss4]

Hi, very nice, but I think it is toooooo BIG, nevertheles, I wish to have one, when will be for sale the complete model?

[b101aa2]

actually, that is the average size of an rc jet. as for available, dunno. i know 6 months ago the aircraft kit itself was done and ready for production, and they were just work on what you see here.

[StephaneJulien]

wonderful!

10/10

[MINIGIGIBuffon]

umm excuse me nice helicopter if you reilize the back it has a motor!!!

[b101aa2]

look more carefully. on the front and back are micro edf's.

[MINIGIGIBuffon]

whats and edf?

[broggyr]

EDF stands for Electric Ducted Fan. Basically, it's a propeller in a form-fitting tunnel to concentrate airflow.

[sillysaml]

if anybodys interested in is what is known as a 'flying bedstead' built and tested in Hucknall Notts in the UK (its at the science museum now) paved the way in vtol technology

[Syd1940]

That was 'flying' over 50 years ago. We could hear it running in our school classroom about 3 miles away :)

RR favoured separate lift engines but Bristol Engines (now part of RR) produced the Pegasus vectored thrust system which powers the BAE Harrier.

This is very impressive. Hats off to the pilot and the designer. I'm looking forward to see the completed model in the air.

[poriruadude]

now, all you neeed is to incase that in a fabricated chrome disc and then take a trip to the rural country. farmers will shit their pants!

[ssrc30]

LMAO You got that right lmao...... Crop circles, here we go again..........lol

[b101aa2]

rofl. true true. I am pretty sure someone's going to do it too. and some sucker is going to believe it. :)

[j4cko56]

LMAO! make sure they take a video cam!!! LOL

[wmcneal42]

Very Cool. Reminds me more of the Apollo Lunar lander than a Harrier.

[KidwithTechnology]

did you make a full body harrier?

[j4cko56]

does any one ever read the description?

it says they have got the kit done!

[bartekr12]

cool

[POPWELLMAN]

great video