Human Powered Flight

[Danman4000]

Thats Jack Rebney narerating.... Google him he's awsome!!!. Winneba

go guy!

[210482fmj]

what many people forget is that most successful human powered aircraft have only been desinged by small groups of people. imagine if the big name corporations put mass research into this. it is fact that most people spend most of their lives beign hooked on petrol powered vehicles and are totally reliant on them and majority of people will never think outside of that

[daniellaraman]

I think its good

[bigtopbollocks]

it is not so much re inventing the wheel as it is spinning that wheel or fan! I reckon after riding this for a bit you would certainly feel as if your bones were hollow! think of cranking your bike up a bloody steep hill all the time. that s what it needs to stay airborne.

[Exestenz]

We really ARE heavy... look at the wingspan you need to lift one human body.

Birds got it right with their hollow bones damnit,

[SuperAviatar]

I'm too old to pedal, so I cheat and run off a slope into rising air......have you seen foot launched gliders? I've a great respect for the teams that build these ultra light aircraft, but I still use Ryanair to get from A to B. Long live the eccentrics!

[qp12qp]

It's Daedalus 88 and made the latest world-wide record of 71.5 miles (115.11km) between two Greek islands (from Crete to a beach in Santorini) -which still stands!

And that was 22 years ago!

(Aircraft technology is not progressing fast enough, everyone is reproducing what has been already reproduced 1 million times, instead of creating something new... )

[BlueKnightsStudios]

@qp12qp

it's kind of like re-inventing the wheel; it's pretty hard to do it right.

[spencertron88]

I WANT ONE!!!

[Mryairey]

As far as I've seen, this is the real deal. The New Wright Bros. To Improve on this you need bigger sprockets,longer chain & longer crank shaft.More thrust for more lift

[fsxpilot100]

what is the plane name

[newbtuber333]

if i made a plane where you could burn someone and use the remains as fuel it would be considered human powered flight right????

[emforty2]

electric assist is now possible with aircraft of these types with new efficient motors and solar panels on the wings or lithium iron phosphate batteries.

the future of aircraft like this is exciting a hybrid aeroplane

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

i have a question about psychology:

* Why do we want to fly human powered aeroplane while engines is available now?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[586guest2]

if it only taked .3hp to keep him going at 17mph then why not make it a sort of hybrid? throw in a little 20cc weed trimmer engine. it would run for hours on a litter of fuel and could have over 3 times as much power as him. then he can fly and pedal. or start the little motor when he gets tires?

[FueledByTyeler]

@586guest2 or better still, have you seen the electric assist bikes? when you're fresh, you can switch it to generate, and it adds a little resistance, but it charges the battery, and when if the battery gets full, you can free spin so it's actual resistance, then when you need help there are 4 levels of assistance you can use the battery for to give yourself a little rest. on a bicycle its like an old lady thing but i think it woule be very useful in this case.

[sketchupto3drad]

@586guest2 this is supposed to be HUMAN-powered flight not lawn mower-powered flight

[586guest2]

@sketchupto3drad yeah its just that human powered flight is useless at this stage. sure it can be done but its slow and unpractical, engines make everything better!

[sketchupto3drad]

@586guest2 what if you could make a human powered ducted fan - it would create more power with as much weight and therefore you could have much more speed and altitude

[hogril1]

yeah but what happens when you get tired?

[THEJOKEYJOKER]

@hogril1

getting tired is not an option lol

[NeoConSIayer]

Why don't they add a balloon to the machine that counteracts your weight? That way you don't have to work so hard just to keep yourself in the air.

[messerJ4H]

With a balloon it would be slower(?)

[esiosan]

I think a balloon would cause too much drag.

[chimera15]

@NeoConSIayer Adding helium or hydrogen into the wings instead of air might not be a bad idea, since they're so large and have such a huge area, it would probably drop the weight by a few lbs at least.

[sketchupto3drad]

@NeoConSIayer way too much drag even at 17 km/h

[dan2col]

i wonder how is it in crosswinds ha.

[14CPO]

remember this is just early days and nobody has really done masses of research on human powered flight. Also bear in mind that governments have never been fond of free methods of transport which eliminate their power and authority. when sombody develops a human powered helicopter that is efficient as riding a bicycle some scummy polotician will most likey try and make it illegal to aid oil companies profit

[KaneAndersonW]

i completley agree the government will make anything free illegal soon we will all die from polution in the air its already started in China at 50,000 deaths a year from polutiion

[planko13]

are u absolutely out of your mind? Speaking from an engineering perspective it just requires far to much energy to maintain a reasonable speed (~60 mph) to ever make human powered transportation possible (for any reasonable distance). In order to keep up with current automobiles another energy input is needed. I mean I basically hate all politicians as well but you are suggesting is just ridiculous.

[Sidowse]

Human powered Helicopters will NEVER be practical unless humans evolve to have the same density as birds. Think about it, most people struggle to cycle up hills, let alone lift their entire weight.

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about flying:

(1) why do we love flying?

(2 ) what is the feeling of success if we fly by our own power?

(3) How does a human powered aeroplane feel different from a engine jet?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[kaanxxx]

1) We escape all our troubles, you have to personally fly an aircraft to experience it though.

2)Mans dream is to fly like a bird, they use their own power, it just feels more like we are unaided.

3)Human powered is slower, quiter and cheaper and the excersie realeses endorphins that make people enjoy themselves more.

Hope you like my answers...

[sketchupto3drad]

@kaanxxx about that 3rd point

you need to have going for about three or four hours for that to happen and most people are too impatient for that

[steweddamsons]

For me, the main reason would be to re-live my childhood dreams. I could often fly in my dreams just by flapping my arms!

I know a lot of people have dreams about flying when they're kids (and some as adults); maybe that's one thing that puts the thought in our heads and gives us a feeling of how good it would be?

[JonathanBruner182]

@steweddamsons HAha, same here. Thos dreams are the best

[Karakash666]

woow you are brilliant!!!

[Sn0wFreak]

i just wanna know how strenuous it actually is....i mean is it like u have to pedal real real hard just to keep it up? coz if so its pretty useless.. if its not it is amazing!!

[venomousbird]

I would assume that you do because the people they had powering it were ripped, and they didn't make their destination.

[CactusJackSlade]

If he is an in shape athlete, a heart rate of 130 would only be a little above moderate effort (he mentions his heart rate about 1/3 the way through the clip).

I'm sure you couldn't be a couch potato and get away with it though!

[an97an]

It really depends on the aircurrents.

[djeverettwm]

is that shark infested water as i would get cramp knowing my bloody luck,,,,,,cool idea and video thx

[32oz]

What happens if he gets tired or catches a cramp?

[wondersax]

i'm sure there's a backup

[Dorispeed]

Crash N Burn ^^

[taliban0king]

Ejection seat XD

[JUKIO01]

why didnt divinci think of this?

[Grommo]

Because he had to think of carbon fibre, mylar and polystyrene foam first.

[JUKIO01]

he could have used leaves and glue??

[Grommo]

Leaves and glue? That might have been good for nice little off the shoulder number frock, but for a flying machine, starched fabric over bamboo would at least have made an effective glider possible. watch?v=t-XC0dxerYs&NR

Lillienthal of course made hundreds of heavier than air flights before the wright brothers with materials that would have been available to Da Vinci

[joetommany]

haha i love it, cheers man you made my day :) yeah, i agree :D

[LulJam]

cause Icarus would have sued his ass.

[FueledByTyeler]

@JUKIO01 lol divinci didn't have carbon fiber

[Poseidon1919]

if you have kramp in your leg i see what happens

[darinnear]

Stuff of dreams!

[0701223]

this + good thermals = amazing possibilities

[abulmagd3]

good ground speed!!

[drees734]

ok i am lookin to buy one of these--wat are they called and how do i get one?

[TimiFIN]

MAKE ONE OF URSELF!!

[skatetolive101]

funnest work out ever!

[immortal3run]

this inspires me...hella

[456run]

that is sooo very cool...

[RuneScapeSalva]

what if u get tired..and cant pedal anymore...XD

- i dont even wanna imagine how the land will be..

[Yggdrasill4]

It would just glide back down.

[jd426999]

With the right amount of headwind, + olympic class athlete with tremendous endurance who weights probably no more than 150# + perfect conditions , yes maybe. Anyone else under normal conditions, NO WAY. This is equivalent to running a 4 minute mile,or a 26 mile marathon in like under 2hrs 10 minutes, its NOT gonna happen for too many people so don't get your hopes up.

[bikeous23]

The wing span on that is huge. I was thinking about personalizing the human powered flying machine

[1ToNJaB]

so, human powered flight is possible?

Instead of running with that plane to get it started, they should sling-shot it... like a bow and arrow.

[kotleta5]

nice, good job

[decebalone]

the wind did most of the job

[Timrunner07]

that's how any airplane flies. the wind does ALL the job. otherwise it wouldn't fly. that's how it works

[JUKIO01]

get lance armstrong in that thing

[schmalzfaust]

yeha very nice! but you don't need any body energy if you use natures energy... ;)

[goragoragora]

Fantastic

[sotiri04]

can u buy that

[JTAY800]

i would definately buy 1 of those some1 point me in the right direction quick

[logondummy123]

WOW 1st time ever seen a human powered plane work crazy

[NoahXBloodyXNoah]

Most of these human powered flying vehicle's are ridicules, this isn't one of them. This is very cool, does what it says on the box. Class.

[pisscunt]

thats awesome

[RHEAD100]

Took the words right out of my mouth;

AWESOME;;;;;;;;