I wonder if the anhedral causes that. In this plane according to Bert you have to pick up a wing in the steal with aileron, not rudder. First makes it spin.
@@myotherusername9224 Yes, I was thinking if he'd built it with some dihedral it would have made it more stable than it is. Maybe later. Clever engineering, though. Good luck to him.
Absolute BOOM! I just came here to say the exact same thing, with a little tweaking of the design, and perhaps replace the motor with a turbine or two, it could come closer to looking like one, I think air display patrons would go nuts for it (not that they wouldn't/don't already, it's a cool and quirky little machine) 🤝
@@matycee lol what? Even a confident, licensed pilot would agree with this statement. Thats is "experimental". Don't speak for pilots when you clearly aren't one.
The Delta is actually a very stable airplane. Listen to the wind noise in the vid... any airplane is going to be tossed around with wind like that, no matter what configuration it's in. The big fat wing gives it very gentle stalls, too, with no tendency to do flip-flops like some delta wing aircraft. With a whopping 50hp, the thing scoots along with a VNE of 270k[h (167 mph) and stalls at 85 kph (52mph). It's actually a very nice airplane with a good safety record. It's also rated at +/-6 g. But yes, some RC planes do have a larger wingspan! They also have a 2 seater. Cheers, jc
@@ayokay123 167 mph is its Vne speed. (maximum airspeed before it is unsafe to go any faster in stable air) any plane that flies can nose toward the ground and reach a maximum speed. It's the cruise speed that is what really matters when you're trying to go somewhere.
This Video was taken two days before the airshow , it must leave to another airport ,that is why you don't see the landing .To please me he made a few runs over the airport .More info of the designer you can find Here www.verheesengineering.com/
I was thinking the same. Looks like it would be very tricky considering there's such little clearance between the wing tips, the tail, and the ground. Cool plane though.
I think the anhedral is an illusion. When looking at it from the front, it's at a positive angle of attack, making the swept leading edge appear to slant down. Similarly, when looking at the rear, the center nonmoving part of the trailing edge is also swept back, making IT look like it slants down. But if you look at the rear of the straight flaperons, they look straight across. I'm not 100% sure, but I can't think of any good reason to have used anhedral in the wing. Also, in the very rare head-on shots, it's completely flat.
Looks like a UFO from a distance. I'm sure the prop noise kinda gives it away though. Love it and appreciate what went into building the craft. And that engine purrs like a kitten. 10,000 thumbs up.
The way it constantly rocks in flight shows me that the design of the Aircraft makes it a task to fly and and maintain stability! It fly's like a "crash waiting to happen!"
Interesting plane and many thanks for doing this in 4K! It allowed me to do testing with a regular monitor and BOY, IS THE PICTURE MORE DETAILS - and THIS IS NOT A HD MONITOR!!! But it sure looks like it on your clip!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!
@@KingDadNC to bad there is no way to set it up with a gyro like the use for rc planes, aileron, elevator and rudder controls run through the gyro and it counteracts unstable air so flying in the wind is not an issue
@@blackbirdxx928 With a strong enough gyroscope, it could even keep the landing gear with only two wheels and replace the tiny wheels in each wing with a small rubber shield.
you are absolutely right Cruise speed 220 km/h or 120 Nmiles/hour and uses only 13l/hour or 3.45 gal/hour Read more on :www.verheesengineering.com/gb/delta.html
Many compliments for the original but functional aircraft !!! the pilot has courage to sell! !! who built the plane really has a lot of brain ☺☺☺☺☺👍👍👍👍👍
As usually happens with makers of such planes, he tried his hardest to make it tail-less, then went with wing-tip fins, and finally the best versions became tractor prop with a fin right in the prop blast. Canova, Cheranovsky, Fauvel, Arup and others went the same route, eventually dispensing with tail-less and all putting a fin on it and solving all problems. Lippisch made several long swept-wing deltas and then some short aspect ratio. Most famous is p-13a , and partially completed test glider, which was captured and became much-studied -by Vought and Convair especially. czcams.com/video/rQNPl5DdS5I/video.html See Lippisch Delta-IVc(DFS-39c) Then Messerschmitt put a rocket into the eventual longer-wing development for the Me-163 which he worked on while others built the little DM-1 glider. The little propeller planes looked nice, and all scooted along on tiny engines like this or as small as 30hp for 90mph in his Delta-1. czcams.com/video/BNQJRIwKzTE/video.html Note the one moment where it seems to fall sideways while in a steeply-banked turn. The center tailfin/rudder and tractor prop cures that kind of problem on a plane with no fuselage or tail-less planes. It's sometimes called brushless, when it has a fin but no separate tailplane. The Arup was quick and nimble and better-behaved than anything we see today, simple cheap and rugged, ignored by the markets like these other tail-less, lifting body, or all-wing planes. Sush designs are starting to make a come-back due to fuel economy awareness, as well as making designs which are smaller and more prone to being stealthy.
@@56squadron Actually it looks a lot like a Lippisch P.13A or it's predecessor, the Lippisch DM-1 which were German "all wing" delta aircraft that was experimented with during WW2
HELPFUL NOTE FOR THOSE WITH OTHER THINGS TO DO TODAY: The plane doesn't move an inch until 2:20. Video is actually pretty good AFTER THAT POINT! Way too much lead-in. Seems like a fun little bird.
Here you go Airwolf, I mean stringfellow. Here is the same plane landing. I was wondering how easy it would be to land them too. Actually they sort of "float in" czcams.com/video/rEwIv2jX08c/video.html -Bill
I’m no aircraft buff, but I seem to remember way back in the 1950’s “yes that long ago “ The Americans had a huge nuclear strike bomber called the flying wing of almost identical design. I watched with awe film of this marvel wondering in my childlike way how the hell it could fly. Anyone else remember this?
I heard of the saying, don't come a knocking if the van is rocking, but I'm not sure what the rule is when your Delta wing is a rocking.....don't go a flopping??? That thing is would make me sea sick. I wonder how unstable it is at stall speed?? ....stall speed 140 ? Lol
It’s kind of ugly, but clever in so many ways. Such as low drag landing gear requiring only the nose gear to actually retract. The craft is low to the ground, but high in the front for propeller clearance, and they takeoff roll is at high angle of attack, ideal for a short field type scenario. The cockpit and the vertical stabilizer are part of a single aerodynamic unit. I think it works like an F106, what are used to work on when I was a young man, where the Delta wing trailing edge, the ailerons and horizontal stabilizer are combined. I think he could really have something refining it to a much higher aspect ratio wing, and a wing not so fat. I mean I really admire what has been done here. Truly remarkable. Great to see it fly, a little wobbly, but looks like so fun to fly.
Maintaining control even in the stillest weather looks challenging… but I imagine equipping it with a parachute wouldn’t be too difficult. It‘d be of no help during takeoff or landing, but I’d still buy two if I knew I could push a big red “PARACHUTE” button during a higher altitude emergency. It looks like a rollicking good fun airplane to fly! Any idea if the inventor has plans to bring it to market?
It's great to see someone fulfilling their childhood dream of flying a lawn dart...
hahahaha, good one...I'll be chuckling about this for the rest of the day, oh man, ya, hahaha
La taille des arbres fruitiers
I thought the 737MAX's were the lawn darts:(
Jart!
@MichaelKingsfordGray Well, that escalated quickly.
If a Reliant Robin became a plane- it would look like this.
Didn’t they do that on TopGear? It kind of did look like this. They made it like the Space Shuttle LOL.
Then it could be called a Flying pig Vs Plastic Pig !
I thought it was a reliant robin 🤣
Yeah, but if the plane could perform a roll it would actually look cool.
The Robin is a poor performing driver while this has actually pretty decent flight characteristics for a homebuilt aircraft.
Looks like a handful to fly.
Seems unstable doesn't it? Maybe pilot is not experienced/skilled?
It's supper windy you can hear and see it in the beginning of the video
I wonder if the anhedral causes that. In this plane according to Bert you have to pick up a wing in the steal with aileron, not rudder. First makes it spin.
@@myotherusername9224 Something appears to have been 'lost in translation': 'in the steal with aileron'.
@@myotherusername9224 Yes, I was thinking if he'd built it with some dihedral it would have made it more stable than it is. Maybe later. Clever engineering, though. Good luck to him.
Looks like the aliens aircraft from independence day.
Absolute BOOM! I just came here to say the exact same thing, with a little tweaking of the design, and perhaps replace the motor with a turbine or two, it could come closer to looking like one, I think air display patrons would go nuts for it (not that they wouldn't/don't already, it's a cool and quirky little machine)
🤝
I have GOT to get me one of these!
General characteristics
Crew: one
Wingspan: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
Empty weight: 210 kg (463 lb)
Gross weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Subaru EA71 four cylinder, liquid-cooled, four stroke automotive conversion, 37 kW (50 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 270 km/h (168 mph; 146 kn)
Cruise speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Stall speed: 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
Wing loading: 34.0 kg/m2 (7.0 lb/sq ft)
Least you know itd be reliable with an ea71. The subaru ea series engine with ohv are bulletproof.
Why do I feel like there are several ways to easily get this aircraft in to uncontrollable and unrecoverable scenarios?
the fact that it sounds like it has a 700 cc honda shadow engine in it?
because you're not a confident, licensed pilot perhaps?
No he’s right. Likely unrecoverable in a spin. And it looks twitchy as hell.
because there are.
@@matycee lol what? Even a confident, licensed pilot would agree with this statement. Thats is "experimental". Don't speak for pilots when you clearly aren't one.
Amazing craftmanship.
The out of the box design really impressed me.
A big salute to the designer and the engineers❤
Thanks for watching
Great flying wing project. Fast, small and simple. Great job! Congratulations!
And we all know the fate of the flying wing...
@@zulu0219 Yeah, it grew into the B-2.
Looks like something Peter Griffin would fly.
"To the PeterPlane!"
Ten seconds later at Cleveland's house...
"No no no no noooo!"
ugh
I'm amazed this little plane had enough lift to get this guy's GIANT Balls off the ground...
it let me think on a folded paper aircraft
I absolutely love the engine sound!
Sounds like a Model A.
Extraordinary, so comfy sat here in front of my computer.
Talk about "A wing and a prayer" that looks sketchy, as fuck.
It is obviously unstable. Wings rock back and forth. So does a Cessna and virtually all similar airplanes, but not as much as this delta wing example.
wonderful looking coffin.....
are you reading my mind?)
Man I haven't been able to post da F word for years.
How you getting away with it?
@@Bocbo It is so fucking easy, just try!
The Delta is actually a very stable airplane. Listen to the wind noise in the vid... any airplane is going to be tossed around with wind like that, no matter what configuration it's in. The big fat wing gives it very gentle stalls, too, with no tendency to do flip-flops like some delta wing aircraft. With a whopping 50hp, the thing scoots along with a VNE of 270k[h (167 mph) and stalls at 85 kph (52mph). It's actually a very nice airplane with a good safety record. It's also rated at +/-6 g. But yes, some RC planes do have a larger wingspan! They also have a 2 seater.
Cheers,
jc
167 mph??!! Unbelievable.
Those are some decent specs for that airframe.
Like UFO!
@@ayokay123 167 mph is its Vne speed. (maximum airspeed before it is unsafe to go any faster in stable air)
any plane that flies can nose toward the ground and reach a maximum speed. It's the cruise speed that is what really matters when you're trying to go somewhere.
Excellent comment
Looks like an accident waiting to happen.
reason why landing part is cut off
That is EXACTLY what I was going to post! So true.
No shit! Damn thing is bouncing around big time!
My thought exactly.
@@ankushzap there was no "landing part", it's not able to land safely, it's still flying
It looks a little " tender" in flight, like wobbly as if there were too much control surface & stability is on a knife edge? Looks cool, sounds great
Yep, that's exactly the right word.
Kind of like trying to balance a marble on a pice of plywood.
I was thinking the same thing... one fart and she's in a flat spin.
It naturally wants to be upside down with that reverse dihedral. Someone’s going to die in that plane.
It needs fly-by-wire computer control.
The Manual reads:
If you push the canopy too far forward you can find the part numbers for a new propeller and canopy on page 173.
Hahahaa I thought the same
Rodrigo Ruff
Hahaha true story
XD
I doubt the manual has that many pages unless the disclaimer is located there.
Would have loved to have seen the landing.
This Video was taken two days before the airshow , it must leave to another airport ,that is why you don't see the landing .To please me he made a few runs over the airport .More info of the designer you can find Here
www.verheesengineering.com/
I was thinking the same. Looks like it would be very tricky considering there's such little clearance between the wing tips, the tail, and the ground. Cool plane though.
Wasn't one !
Probably couldn't show the crash landing. First and Last flight for little crash test.
Beautiful little mothwing. Love it!
"How much airplane will this much money get me?"
"Just an engine and possibly a tail section."
"Well then bag it up, let's go, I've got flying to do!"
Old lawnmower engine.
I bet the designer of this plane got sick of people telling him "you fool it will not fly". lol
With enough power and speed anything can fly.
The delta wing is very structurally efficient. Extremely cool too.
Always nice to see a successful new design that stands out from the crowd. Of course I've always liked deltas.
Inferalanding, of course you do.
Lovely design by a great engineer. I got meet and fly Bart a few years ago and he’s a really nice guy, I got great air to air of his 2 seat version.
All I can say is, "No, thank you!".
This looks more dangerous than one
Of those "wing suits"!
It isn't.
That is some quality sheet metal work. Nice job
What a beautiful piece of aviation art in motion
The reverse dihedral makes it look really unstable.
Do you mean anhedral?
It looks kind of not very stable
It seems noticeable, a little shaky in roll. I thought it was a brilliant design though.
i think the huge vertical stabilizer compensates the anhedral. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anhedral
I think the anhedral is an illusion. When looking at it from the front, it's at a positive angle of attack, making the swept leading edge appear to slant down. Similarly, when looking at the rear, the center nonmoving part of the trailing edge is also swept back, making IT look like it slants down. But if you look at the rear of the straight flaperons, they look straight across. I'm not 100% sure, but I can't think of any good reason to have used anhedral in the wing. Also, in the very rare head-on shots, it's completely flat.
So this is how that B-17 tail gunner survived, he just built it into a plane during freefall
More than one, from what I've read.
Legend has it, he's still up there....
Looks like a UFO from a distance. I'm sure the prop noise kinda gives it away though. Love it and appreciate what went into building the craft. And that engine purrs like a kitten. 10,000 thumbs up.
The way it constantly rocks in flight shows me that the design of the Aircraft makes it a task to fly and and maintain stability! It fly's like a "crash waiting to happen!"
Benjamin Stephens tell us more about why delta wing instability is going to result in a crash? Thank you for warning us with your knowledge.
Put a sock in it you "expert"
As deathtraps go, this one is most interesting!
It's a very stable and well performing machine, as war as home-builds go.
looks like a metallic paper plane , awesome, the design looks like its gonna be unstable and contrarily it flies superb.
It looks like "Independence day" spacecrafts
It's like a flying wing! Amazing!
Someone either has HUGE balls, or never felt the pain of having them punched.
Interesting plane and many thanks for doing this in 4K! It allowed me to do testing with a regular monitor and BOY, IS THE PICTURE MORE DETAILS - and THIS IS NOT A HD MONITOR!!! But it sure looks like it on your clip!!!!! MANY THANKS!!!!
I know it's windy but it looks like a handful to fly.
That's what you get when a Colonial Viper and a Cylon Raider have intimate relations without protection.
Well spotted. Obvious DNA from both.
That would be a handful to fly any distance. Twitchy as hell. And landing in a crosswind???
It's got a ton of anhedral. Probably makes it responsive but crazy twitchy. Not for me.
@@KingDadNC to bad there is no way to set it up with a gyro like the use for rc planes, aileron, elevator and rudder controls run through the gyro and it counteracts unstable air so flying in the wind is not an issue
@@blackbirdxx928 With a strong enough gyroscope, it could even keep the landing gear with only two wheels and replace the tiny wheels in each wing with a small rubber shield.
Sweet ride!
The wings look like they are walking a tightrope, looks very unstable and difficult to keep in level flight, but it does look like a lot of fun.
This was literally designed AFTER a paper airplane
I'd have to say a flat stone. The cavemen discovered if you throw them across water at a high rate of speed they'll almost fly.
You mean like a Mig?
Watched it fly overhead a couple of years ago flanked by what looked like a couple of RV's . Jaw dropping
Looks like the tail section of a larger aircraft outfitted with a engine and prop...interesting concept...
She's quick, turns well but bet it's those large ailerons that make her a bit twitchy
It does to look twitchy in flight , a strong gust may flip it in air , but I'm not into turning myself into freefall !
They are actually elevons
Some radio controlled planes are larger than this :)
you are absolutely right
Cruise speed 220 km/h or 120 Nmiles/hour and uses only 13l/hour or 3.45 gal/hour
Read more on :www.verheesengineering.com/gb/delta.html
A lot of the enjoyment of flying for me is being able to look down at what's below, and this craft severely limits that.
The USAF back in the 50s experimented with nearly identical full size deltas. Apparently they flew rater well.
Looks like a stealth bomber someone tried to sell to a country that couldn’t afford a stealth bomber.
It doesn't need to be stealth. It's so small nothing can hit it.
Don't say that out loud.... GCHQ and the RAF might be listening!
I’ve seen Ex model aircraft larger than this plane. Be safe out there!
bad ass .i want one . all the best from denmark
Luv how the canopy is a separate piece. I was waiting for it to slide on tracks, so when he just picked it up I thought "dayum"!
Made me think of that single seat B-17 guy, less stable😁
Seems wobbly and underpowered. I wonder if it has decent glide ratio.
Wind = Turbulence.
probably worse then a Piper TriPacer lol
I'm thinking rock.
That was my first thought when it flew.
i'm not a pilot, but I do know that the smaller the plane the less stable it is.
Amazing !! 👍👍👍
What an adorable, derpy little derpster.
Boy there's not enough room in that cabin to cuss a cat without getting hair in your mouth!
reminds me of a Messerschmitt Me 163 komet~! a little slower and a little better gas mileage I would guess.
Many compliments for the original but functional aircraft !!! the pilot has courage to sell! !! who built the plane really has a lot of brain ☺☺☺☺☺👍👍👍👍👍
Very well done.!
" 911 What's your emergency?"
" I'd like to report a UFO."🛸
There is an ME-163 flying around.
Too loud, way too loud
Thought u were going for a 9/11 joke. This thing would have had the window washers out rather than the FDNY if it hit a building.
Its a copy of a German
Conzept Lipisch Fighter Airplane from 1944....
Yes, the one that was going to burn coal! I thought that too.
As usually happens with makers of such planes, he tried his hardest to make it tail-less, then went with wing-tip fins, and finally the best versions became tractor prop with a fin right in the prop blast. Canova, Cheranovsky, Fauvel, Arup and others went the same route, eventually dispensing with tail-less and all putting a fin on it and solving all problems.
Lippisch made several long swept-wing deltas and then some short aspect ratio. Most famous is p-13a , and partially completed test glider, which was captured and became much-studied -by Vought and Convair especially.
czcams.com/video/rQNPl5DdS5I/video.html
See Lippisch Delta-IVc(DFS-39c)
Then Messerschmitt put a rocket into the eventual longer-wing development for the Me-163 which he worked on while others built the little DM-1 glider.
The little propeller planes looked nice, and all scooted along on tiny engines like this or as small as 30hp for 90mph in his Delta-1.
czcams.com/video/BNQJRIwKzTE/video.html
Note the one moment where it seems to fall sideways while in a steeply-banked turn.
The center tailfin/rudder and tractor prop cures that kind of problem on a plane with no fuselage or tail-less planes. It's sometimes called brushless, when it has a fin but no separate tailplane. The Arup was quick and nimble and better-behaved than anything we see today, simple cheap and rugged, ignored by the markets like these other tail-less, lifting body, or all-wing planes.
Sush designs are starting to make a come-back due to fuel economy awareness, as well as making designs which are smaller and more prone to being stealthy.
German engineering ! Salute !
which concept was copied from a french design (they had the engineer, Mr Payen, working for them during the war)
It looks somewhat like a Horton prototype.
I think it could do with upturned wingtips to stabilise it. A bit of dihedral.
Great little aircraft though
Thank you for posting. Very interesting.
I'd call it a flying coffin, but coffins are bigger.
It looks like an ME 163. Very curious, but it seems to have really poor pilot visibility. You can only see up and forward.
@@56squadron Actually it looks a lot like a Lippisch P.13A or it's predecessor, the Lippisch DM-1 which were German "all wing" delta aircraft that was experimented with during WW2
Looks like a big RC UFO plane and it looks a bit too twitchy for me. I would not feel comfortable flying in that aircraft.
Look at the wind blowing in the trees behind the first camera angle as the pilot was boarding. The wind is at least 10 knots maybe more.
I love the sound of that massive engine.
that engine is probably pretty small. the sound you're hearing is the prop
It's a converted automotive flat-4
Wow. A plane you wear.
No seatbelts or Helmut necessary . 1 way trips only , no refunds available , all monies tied up in death claim's.
I way trip to the afterlife
From a distance, you might mistake it for an Avro Vulcan. A long distance...
Very very longitud distance
These are small, those are far away
its fly.. thats enough 👍🏻 enjoy it
Uauuu nunca vi coisa igual, até duvidei que voasse...Parabéns ao corajoso piloto. Marcio from Brazil
good one
How does it land dead stick?
Very-quickly, I'd imagine...
That was incredible, Thank you:)
congrats to him for getting it to fly.. id have stepped off of it the second i stepped on it but to each his own
A BABY VULCAN!! Thats actuallty like something out of Star Wars!!
"Welcome to my top 7 secret Luftwaffe aircraft..."
Lippisch P13 HAHAHAHA well done getting there ;)
It is a flying wing
HELPFUL NOTE FOR THOSE WITH OTHER THINGS TO DO TODAY: The plane doesn't move an inch until 2:20. Video is actually pretty good AFTER THAT POINT! Way too much lead-in. Seems like a fun little bird.
Was looking forward to seeing the landing.
Here you go Airwolf, I mean stringfellow. Here is the same plane landing. I was wondering how easy it would be to land them too. Actually they sort of "float in" czcams.com/video/rEwIv2jX08c/video.html
-Bill
Take it to Beggar's Canyon and bullseye some Womprats!
Nah, you'd be mental to try flying a T-16 through there with those mods... Where's the dorsal stabilizer? You'd corner right into the rock face.
Just don't try to beat the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
I’m no aircraft buff, but I seem to remember way back in the 1950’s “yes that long ago “ The Americans had a huge nuclear strike bomber called the flying wing of almost identical design. I watched with awe film of this marvel wondering in my childlike way how the hell it could fly. Anyone else remember this?
Northrop YB-49?
Avro Vulcan is basically that. A giant flying triangle.
@@howdareyou41 Victor and Valiant too. Known as the V bombers. Also some test V aircraft existed. Swallow I think.
@@chrismartin3197 Spot on Chris that’s the beast I still think it’s an incredible sight.
Looks like something you'd see on the Thunderbirds puppet show. There are shots where it looks like it's, literally, on wires.
Its unsteadiness does indeed have that effect.
Looks like if you're watching this in 2021 you can give this a thumbs up like all those other mindless comments.
Doesn't look very stable. Looks difficult to fly.
Looks like heavy wind tho
Coorect wind 25 a 30 knts , 5 a 6 Beaufort , 25 a 40km/h
If Lorne Greene could see Starbuck now
I kinda noticed the same similarity.
Folks talk about fighter pilots having balls of steel, but to get in that thing you need balls of titanium.
That is the wobbliest thing I've ever seen.
Everything you want in a fun airplane...except a view of the ground.
It reminds me of the Messerschmitt 163 Komet
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Super cool!
I love it !
Looks like the alien fighter from Independence Day.
wobbly little thing - horrifying really - pilot required expert
Compared to the Nigerians I'd say this is like star wars. I bet anyone can fly it.
I heard of the saying, don't come a knocking if the van is rocking, but I'm not sure what the rule is when your Delta wing is a rocking.....don't go a flopping??? That thing is would make me sea sick. I wonder how unstable it is at stall speed?? ....stall speed 140 ? Lol
Very cool!
cool
It’s kind of ugly, but clever in so many ways. Such as low drag landing gear requiring only the nose gear to actually retract. The craft is low to the ground, but high in the front for propeller clearance, and they takeoff roll is at high angle of attack, ideal for a short field type scenario. The cockpit and the vertical stabilizer are part of a single aerodynamic unit. I think it works like an F106, what are used to work on when I was a young man, where the Delta wing trailing edge, the ailerons and horizontal stabilizer are combined. I think he could really have something refining it to a much higher aspect ratio wing, and a wing not so fat. I mean I really admire what has been done here. Truly remarkable. Great to see it fly, a little wobbly, but looks like so fun to fly.
Indeed very clever , you are someone with knowledge of Aerodynamics and planes
I wonder what Vsi and Vm are and how much separation there is between the two.
Maintaining control even in the stillest weather looks challenging… but I imagine equipping it with a parachute wouldn’t be too difficult. It‘d be of no help during takeoff or landing, but I’d still buy two if I knew I could push a big red “PARACHUTE” button during a higher altitude emergency. It looks like a rollicking good fun airplane to fly! Any idea if the inventor has plans to bring it to market?