FanWing a new type of aircraft

[ANTUK4]

its not new its bloooody old stufffffffffffffffffffffffffff­fff i had one of these when i was a kid30 yrs ago

[Odziz]

@ANTUK4

Any chance of a link to the original ?

[mb01269]

I want one..

[rodswebdesign]

Very enjoyable thank you

[TheCdnDomer]

if you like this version, check out the aircraft of the future version... at

popsci dot com/science/article/2012-01/ho­w-d-dalus-flies-nothing-else

[watcherman65]

Cutting the grass has never been so fun.....

[CAmeramanbob]

it looks like a lawn mower

[TheFanwing]

FLYING LAWN MOWERS

[MadFrapser]

@TheFanwing OF DEATH!

[transdrole]

@TheFanwing WOW YOU'RE COOL

[jameshoffmandude]

awesome

[ThinkStage]

Very cool

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[raycod84]

Yeah, and if you spin a toilet paper roll fast enough, it will lift off the ground too. The issue has always been drag, not lift. That type of craft will yield greater lift, but at the cost of enormous drag (compared to traditional craft of the same size).

[vladdrac88]

Its not all that new. Back when I was a little kid there was this 'plane with wings that were spun rapidly by any sort of wind. One held it from a stick attached to a long string. It had no wing like this particular model. One thing I recall was that it was amazingly stable and liked to 'hover'.

[silentbob656]

Looks stable...

[gemerekli]

what t f :D



[Tylerandtwins]

omg

[danger0usbeans123532]

Flying combine harvesters are not what the world needs :[

[Patadude100]

@danger0usbeans123532 Insert bird through front, protein shake out the back.

[EVISEH]

@danger0usbeans123532

Didn't they say that about Helicopters when they were being developed?

[kmarinas86]

Why does it sound like a dentist drill?

[astrialkil]

@kmarinas86 To terrorize the enemy!

[wait4itandwait4it]

I had a toy like that in the early eighties. It was made of styrofoam and flew on a string like a kite. I remember thinking its wing looked like a push mower blade.

[wait4itandwait4it]

@wait4itandwait4it ...or did I throw it? Now I have to hunt that thing down on the internet.

[zlozlozlo]

how come this bulshit has half a million views?

[EVISEH]

@zlozlozlo Alas a small minded comment from someone clearly envious of what this poster has so far managed to achieve

BTW bullshit is spelt with two "l"s

[GlassEyeProject]

That is really quit ingenious actually, I wonder how difficult if at all, it is to fly.

[stevecoterell9]

seconds before it crashed?

[Taildragger2411]

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES ,Comes to mind looks fun though.

[WildoTheRubberFist]

Proof of concept, YES! Congrats.

Proof its practical, not even close.

kill the engine in flight, dose it glide?

Dose is carry 2ic its weight?

[cool5tuff]

emm... what the fuck did i just watch? heh. confusing.

[championsanubis]

Bet it drops like a brick when the engine stalls...

[giggimax]

It will trim your hair too if it flies too low!

[zRev1983]

WTFun!!

[cjh134414]

any idea of what its payload is?

[MrCrimeandLaw]

This is quite an amazing idea! Old, and unconventional. One thing that I was thinking about was a safety issue. Not only are the blades not covered but are wide open for anything to be shredded that comes in close...I know that there are the jet engines that could suck up an object if close enough. But still, good idea...if only practical on a large scale model...

[peuterschmidt]

With one large object spinning in one direction aren't there going to be unwanted gyroscopic consequences?

Making it difficult to control and possibly causing stress on a larger/full scale model.

[sammair]

not new! very old concept.

[beedylove]

right! for everyone sending hate mail to me for what i said about this idea,

i know it works, but i thought in full scale this design may need alot more energy to fly than a conventional aircraft, this would increase the price of fuel costs ect, believe it or not but i have been flying for 12 years now, i have studied aircraft and i can tell the version, in this state will not be a viable and cost effective aircraft. not im not say you cant take consepts of the design and use them to learn

[jwboll]

@beedylove I completely agree, It's a cool toy, but no practical application. (except maybe a Stephen King movie)

[danwes10]

This appears to be an incredible example of the magnus effect. Impressive!

[searchoverload8]

interesting... although looks kind of unstable

[SolwayRenewables]

was the guy making the noise for the plane? lol

[candr]

This was considered back in the 30's as well, durning the time there seemed to be a lot of crazy ideas were coming out.

[ramicaza]

genious



[g0sth4ck3d]

nice concept, might be harder on a larger scale, but looks good !!

[yoshyoka]

On a larger scale aircraft wouldn't the airfoils be too large a moving part on order to mantain efficiency? What I mean is that, compared to traditional aircrafts, a larger part of the engine's pover will be needed to mantain the airfoils moving.

[SOWHATIMADEIT]

i was wondering when i see one of those yet the sound was left ear only an bother sum sound it was odd most things never bother me

[sirbata]

Loanmower LMAO

[NoobyRC]

Oh dude you have got to show more of that! Really really cool!

[rcboatdriver1234]

it works like a tower fan

[8literbeater]

@beedylove stuped

[krap101]

@beedylove Learn to spell and you will have the right to call things stupid

[SKUMMASBAGGUS]

@beedylove have you made anything better??

[flexyco]

@beedylove Creativity is never pointless. Posting such remarks like your own is.

[pingpongpung]

@beedylove Have you never looked in the mirror?

[bradsblack]

we had kites back in the 80,s similer to that

[worldwildwest]

Nice try, that 'll never make it to the skies, How about getting back to the drawing Board & Roll another another joint

[hoverdays]

My mom made one of these when she left school, from evaporated milk cans and flux, stained with ribena for effect.

[giovmari]

Kutta Jukosky

[mrcharromx]

that is so cool and so original

[menahunie007]

wow a flying lawn mower

[Perktube1]

VTOL could be a possible use for this...

[Perktube1]

If you flip it over you can cut grass. But it looks cool.

[drizzts11]

...how does it fly... i mean how does the spinny thingys make the wind push

[evillutionskate]

@drizzts11

...Kindergarten science?

No. Just common fucking sense.

"How does the spinny thingys make the wind push"

Stupidity these days..

[TheDarkone1111]

WOW ... That was different !!! ... the propeller system looks like the blades on an old fashion "push-powered" Lawn mower ... LOL, with a few modifications to your plane, i bet you prob could MOW YOUR YARD as you fly your plane !!! =D

[IPlayWithFire135]

Doesn't this just take advantage of the Magnus effect?

[breinbproducts]

that is really scary :O

[thechoosendude]

Cool design, but very pointless to pursue in terms of what we can accomplish with it.

[TheSFCRetired]

I remember seeing this idea when I was a boy waaaaay back in the early fifties. Looks like it would take more energy to fly.

[Thizlamic]

So does the wing still generate lift it the motor dies?

[fredb3]

Very ingenuitive

[douhnutz]

Turn it upside down and it could mow the lawn....

[1906199118]

original idea

[jamess999]

the video is this short because it tanks just after they end stop the recording

[thekiwicanuck]

I'm no rocket scientist, but wouldn't the sheer bulk and drag of this system be prohibitive in a full-size aircraft? The cross section is enormous when you compare it with any other aircraft. I think someone is trying to re-invent the wheel and failing badly...

[CBKillas]

That is a trip.

[viikisgay]

Hamsters can now power aircraft.

[ninja2monkey3]

lol it sounds like the drill at the dentest

[L00NGB00W]

Wow Very nice.

Kind of odd though. It reminds me of a Marvel "What If?" comic. What if mankind never discovered corkscrew propulsion?

It's kind of like a steampunk version of aircraft.

But with Hydrodynamics anyway, a corkscrew provides more effective propulsion than a paddlewheel. I would assume that the same holds true for Aerodynamics. The CFM difference between case fans and blowers would seem to indicate this.

Still it's awesome. You should make an ornithopter next!

[Odziz]

@L00NGB00W its not a paddle wheel it a multi aerofoil design, visit the website and take closer look.

Thanks for the comments

[L00NGB00W]

@Odziz

It is an interesting tech. Perhaps it could assist with shorter takeoffs with heavier aircraft, and then be sheathed for high speed flight.

[MrBaby021]

@Odziz how do you make the fanwing?

[Brok3nC4rrot]

@Odziz Em, dude, I looked at your website and yes, that is effectively a paddlewheel aircraft

[blinginlike3p0]

@L00NGB00W

COMPLETELY different than a paddlewheel. this concept actually has potential to be more efficient than gas turbine engines, because it has a greater area for intake. whats happening is the inside of the "paddlewheel" is building up pressure, which is preferentially released at the stern of the craft. this gives it both lift and propulsion.

[reeding]

i've always wanted to know if you could use bernoulli effect to fly i guess so

[hydrobot2003]

Great Now I can fly and cut my grass at the same time WTF? LOL!!!

[deejayedwards]

haha @ gayness

[fairyheli2]

wow, its a retarded inbred aeroplane

[vangoch999]

I cannot see this idea getting of the ground. LOL

[gs455stg1]

it looks like the rotory blade from and old push mower

[squirrelspown]

what does this have over any other airplain

[Makemyday0126]

@squirrelspown ...it sounds like the coming of the anti-christ....thats what ;-)

[TheJake3]

my lawn needs trimming.

[blinkvirus]

cool concept

[DrPilotRedC]

Way cool, kinda like a heli.

[Shleeshtak]

Flying Snow Plow coool

[fruitysqueezer]

@Shleeshtak LOL

vroeoeoeoowowoeoeowoeoe

[belltollable]

Амазинг!

[GutpileCharlie]

Looks like a damn lawn mower!

I don't see much future.

[vitorfray]

ahahahHH, creepy

[69NOMAN69]

fags stole my idea,fuk off!

[cuboos]

imagine if that crashed into some one? it'd be like taking a lawn mower to the face.

[player1diao]

problem is that this thing can not fly if engine or 1 fan dies

[spacecadet404]

wow! i am actually way more impressed then i thought i would be and i am excited to see more videos of it!

[bleachworthy]

high lift at low speeds... SWEET

[FreonRose]

lol someone needs to catch their lawn mower  before ti flies into a church.

[jackypackypoo1234567]

u rote that on the last video nob

[walikai]

LOL

[Norcalflat]

Pretty cool, sounds like an electric toothbrush though.

[electronicmedium]

short clip because it crashed 2 seconds later

[Unrealshade]

lawl, funny like hell! :DDD

[rem6a]

No more bird strikes worries with that setup.

[satanstoolshed]

@rem6a haha oh man

be afraid

[planefreak3]

i always needed a flying lawn mower...

[mowgli2071]

@planefreak3 lol

[supressorgrid]

It can fly and groom the landing strip at the same time.

[Heppingen1]

Congratulations, I think it is the first phototype in the world of this type, which has ever been able to fly!

Kind regards from a prototype constructor in Germany!

[Heppingen1]

Gut realisiertes Modell !! Es gab ca. 1930 einen manntragenden Prototyp der nach meiner Kenntnis aber nie flog. Kompliment für dieses Experimentalmodell !!!

[endlessnameless16]

Cool, but, I don't see any advantage over conventional aircraft in terms of range or speed, perhaps power though if you could address the stability issues.

[MrOmniscient]

Read the description.

[ninadbhatt]

@endlessnameless16 what do you thin you are einsteine and you can foresee all the advantage of a new mechanical design?

[kalish86]

I thought about something very close.

[Fromanttodugong]

Out of the box thinking, nothing ventured - nothing gained, good luck!!!

[wind4watts]

Any -all prototypes have flaws, the controllability problems could no doubt be addressed by larger surfaces dihedral surfaces at sides and gas-air vectoring the thrust as in a Harrier, did it survive the test ok?,very interesting aeromodeling project either way !.

[smeelokilo]

Dude thats really cool, id like to see more videos of it!!

[10tonvideos]

hahahahahashahahaha thats all i can say

[benlawr2000]

spinning cylinder generating lift...

[ballores]

would add the fun element to cutting the lawn if i could master inverted i'd be laughing

[Riokushinaku]

It's a unique design but it's got some pretty big flaws in just the 7 seconds of video. If you notice, before take of the wings flop around and the right even hit the ground. Then in flight the nose was constantly forced downward. This would cause some severe problems if it was actually flown as a real aircraft. The fans creat to much downward force as they operate. Causing the nose of the craft to be forced downward. Although its a unique design, I highly doubt the government is jumping on it.

[envisage150]

I guess a canard design will help with such an aircraft to create negative pitch at nose.

[robelicit]

h3y now Riokushinaku : u seem to be making LOTS of negative decisions---sure it might not work BUT it might ALSO work too--it all depends on

RESEARCH, testing, etc...

AND such things can be done almost for free if interested parties have time or perhaps are teachers/students at universities w/ good science departments & smart attitudes towards efficiency & progress..

So many things we need / use / enjoy in daily life, were originally NOT so efficient or utilitarian, eh?

[Thumanator]

It was an RC plane, it's a prototype, the cylinders started so fast that the gyroscopic effect caused a nose down charactoristic, and the wings flopping around is a common charactoristic in almost all RC planes taking off on grass.

[candr]

Actually its close to the one designed in 1934.

[smartererer]

what a great idea. this thing's inventor is sure to end up locked in a vault along with tesla's secrets never to be seen again

[gabydewilde]

Jep this 7 seconds video will be all we will see of it.

Better save it to disk before it gets deleted.

Should check out the mechanical and physical requirements before you may fly in anything. It is worth a good laugh. Fascism at it's finest.

[darkeyce02]

well, not very practical but cool

[jjswimmer2014]

very very cool i like it

[m14g]

reminds me of a lawn moar sry for my spelling damn keyboard

[capnjonas]

My exact thought! Turn it over & cut lawns to get rich!

XD

[urnzwayzmoove]

Do a Barrel Roll!

[stargater94]

To Barrel Roll press Z or R Twice!

[flash2303]

the plane looks like it's retarded.

cool though.

[ThreeCheersForBryan]

There is actually a British company doing a lot of work with these things,and their versions fly much better than this one. They could actually have a lot of applications if developed. When the wright brothers first flew, people said that they were just toys with no real applications.

[Odziz]

Actually this is the same company, its one of their early prototypes.

[SuperAncientmariner]

@Odziz Back in the 50s we had tot aircraft that flew with spinning wings.

[SuperAncientmariner]

@SuperAncientmariner Thats toy not tot :o)

[SplitFireProductions]

it looks retarded but cool

[keeevan]

cool but imagine what happens when your engine dies, those wings dont look very glider friendly.

[brezneve]

rotor blades in helicopter doesn't look much glider friendly either ... and it is possible to make auto-rotation. Don't know if it is the case in here

[keeevan]

i guess its a possibility, im a rigid wing pilot, only have 100 hours but i wouldnt want to fly one of those things. I think autorotation is possible because the blades maintain their inertia owing to the weight of their blades. Im no heli pilot like i said just a guess.

[Curicua]

holy shit wtf that is cool

[calito0010]

WOW, that was a nice invention.

[ricande]

What was that thing. I love it!!! :D

[theusedish]

like it's drunk

[theusedish]

lawl flies like a piece of crap

nice design though

[frankensteinmoneymac]

VERY COOL!!!!! Id seen pictures of quite a similiar thing being tried in the past.....but Ive never seen one in actual flight.

Thanks for posting!

[AXHEJAZ]

that was creative and cool

[rommelfcc]

cool!

[haros540air]

pretty amazing

[DanytheK1d]

Thats cool!

[super6plx]

like someone else said, it's freakin awesome, just that it's unstable :P

still, great for RC planes xD

[ultra4delux]

its a cool idea but the sounds it makes leads me to believe that it will cause death and disaster if used commercialy

[diseaseddragonfly]

interesting way of using the leading edge as the method of propulsion

[2rhx]

WOW!!!!!!!!

:D

[Helge129]

The incredible BIRDMOWER! :P

[Rokkoko]

Haha ROFL