Guy's first time on his human-powered airship | Guy Martin Proper

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  • čas přidán 3. 09. 2019
  • Guy attempts to become the first person to cross the English Channel in a human-powered airship, pedalling a bike suspended from a helium-filled balloon as big as a bus. In this clip Guy gets to grips with his new vehicle. To watch the full show click here - www.channel4.com/programmes/s...
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  • @liammjsmith
    @liammjsmith Před 4 lety +23

    To just sit down and have a cuppa with guy would be a privilege... What a decent bloke 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @steveholmes5207
    @steveholmes5207 Před 4 lety +9

    Guy is a true British legend with ginormous balls of steel he proves that often and time and time again lol

  • @Prometheus4096
    @Prometheus4096 Před 3 lety +15

    I envisioned this back when I was a student. I did the math and it seemed it could work. Still a dream to be able to just pick up some bike and fly around and bike a tiny bit faster than normal, while being unrestrained by roads or bike paths.

  • @P8FPV
    @P8FPV Před 4 lety +35

    Sick 😁 am I the only one who looks for a part 2 when it's not even been recorded yet 🤣

    • @petejones961
      @petejones961 Před 4 lety

      lol

    • @backyardbasher
      @backyardbasher Před 4 lety +5

      You do realize this is old footage don't you ? , its from 2016, everything on this channel is old.

    • @bhew7409
      @bhew7409 Před 4 lety

      @@backyardbasher I always wonder if people make any money from these?

    • @P8FPV
      @P8FPV Před 4 lety

      @@backyardbasher link to this pls

    • @F1ll1nTh3Blanks
      @F1ll1nTh3Blanks Před 4 lety +1

      @@P8FPV They're being uploaded slowly.

  • @mohammadrasoulfard-habibi3066

    I wouldn't have the balls for that. What a legend.

  • @pat4brown
    @pat4brown Před 4 lety +17

    Did anyone notice the little green toy 'frog' (Sharon's good luck charm) being added with the weights?

  • @charleyboon9585
    @charleyboon9585 Před 4 lety +10

    This is such epic content! Awesome Guy!

  • @specialized29er86
    @specialized29er86 Před 4 lety +3

    love a shed that size for all my toys

  • @catmanrescue1
    @catmanrescue1 Před 3 lety

    I thought i saw all the shows ,,, this one is great .....

  • @wthnel
    @wthnel Před 4 lety +1

    Boooaaahhh! I'am excited.

  • @callumhardy5098
    @callumhardy5098 Před 4 lety +1

    Proper Job! Squire!

  • @johnnytopgun6414
    @johnnytopgun6414 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome needs to be able to be streamed

  • @johnwilson1794
    @johnwilson1794 Před 4 lety +1

    That thumbnail 😂 Nice placement.

  • @mybackhurts7020
    @mybackhurts7020 Před 4 lety +2

    This guys got to have sponsors or something I just wanna do everything

  • @thedave7760
    @thedave7760 Před rokem

    Hello from pedantry corner, in this case it isn't lift that is the force makes it go up it is buoyancy.

  • @2010mrbuckley
    @2010mrbuckley Před 4 lety

    Needs to be a TV show

  • @pauli6570
    @pauli6570 Před 4 lety +3

    Why is Guy wearing my gran’s teapot cozy ...........???

  • @advancedpro7608
    @advancedpro7608 Před 3 lety +1

    I Dreamed About this
    Expert blimp was huge like normal one

  • @WhuDhat
    @WhuDhat Před 3 lety +1

    I think we've all seen a Guinness records book of some vintage at some point, some of us owned a copy, most lost theirs over the years, not Guy.

  • @Levina28
    @Levina28 Před 3 lety

    when he was talking the song was like ding don don and it sounded like that meme of like family guy freind dude turns into a toilet

  • @harpercmp
    @harpercmp Před 3 měsíci

    I wonder if it is possible to create a zepplin/airship filled with gas ions in a vessel that were repelled by a centrally located electrode thus creating a artificial gas pressure that exceeds the limits of the ideal gas law in regards to density and displacement. I am not knowledgeable enough to know if it would work though.

  • @golem1373
    @golem1373 Před 4 lety +2

    Quand un buveur de thé rencontre un mangeur de grenouille ... 🤝 "Une belle rencontre" 🤝

    • @andrewhowes7911
      @andrewhowes7911 Před 4 lety

      Translation: When a tea drinker meets a frog eater.. a great meeting.

  • @shondmichael1363
    @shondmichael1363 Před 2 lety +1

    Can you use atmospheric water collectors to balance the weight in flight? The collectors will capture water from the air when more weight is needed, and dump water when the pilot wants the ship to ascend.

    • @kevinmithnick9993
      @kevinmithnick9993 Před 2 lety

      Maybe a peltier-solar panel cells combination

    • @kevinmithnick9993
      @kevinmithnick9993 Před 2 lety

      @Drew Peacock Unfortunatelly i have not a link with details. It is just an idea. Have you heard about peltier cells? well, tose are thermoelectric devices that can turn heat into electricity and viceversa. Are found in small refrigerators they are fed by dc current, are flat and have two faces. When connected to dc current, one face gets cold and the other gets hot. Converselly, if you create a temperature differential between faces, you can have electric potential between terminals. As they are dc elements, can be fed with solar panels wich are dc too. Could be impractical as the water ballast requiered may not be created in a timely manner

  • @martincockings8781
    @martincockings8781 Před 4 lety

    guy in bedford and i missed it !!!!

  • @johnreynolds2055
    @johnreynolds2055 Před 4 lety

    “Highly dangerous” haha have you seen guy on a motorbike??

  • @channelvideostiktok8377

    what is the material for the airship envelope

  • @prophet12360
    @prophet12360 Před rokem

    Mr. G.M. Proper - What business did you hire to BUILD your BLIMP ?

  • @GrandmasterUV
    @GrandmasterUV Před 2 lety

    LETS FLY ONE UP REALLY HIGH AND MAKE IT HAVE VARIABLE BUOYANCY SO WE CAN COME BACK DOWN

  • @miaouew
    @miaouew Před 4 lety

    This is like something out of Pilotwings

  • @SceneArtisan
    @SceneArtisan Před 4 lety +2

    Guy,.. why've you not done a bobsleigh run yet?

  • @brianthomason5022
    @brianthomason5022 Před rokem

    I'm wondering if they can make a really smaller size miniature one..

  • @Rapstiss
    @Rapstiss Před 3 lety

    Someone dropped the 'H' bomb! Still love this! Guy is a hero of mine and the sheds should be saved!

  • @marwerno
    @marwerno Před 4 lety +2

    The ballast: Would it not have been easier to just use water for ballast and release it? Would also be an advantage if he turns thirsty (can drink it) and if he needs to loose ballast, this would also be harmless over the channel to release if needed.

    • @alwebster4092
      @alwebster4092 Před 4 lety

      its testing. with water you need to weigh it once you take it out. with different bags its easier and quicker on the fly. I'm sure when they fly it will be the same so they know exactly how much is lost and just pour out the water. but remember even if he drinks it he's not loosing the weight unless he takes a pee.

    • @marwerno
      @marwerno Před 4 lety

      @@alwebster4092 I know :-), or he sweats it out: Ever taken your weight before you go to bed and in the morning before going to the bathroom again? Amazing that one somehow sweat this all out at night...
      I once did a racing bike trip with 12 other people from LA to Palm springs at 123° Fahrenheit (Still have the newspaper clip to proof it, in the dessert in the sun it surely was even more...). The crew calculated the average of the drinks given (not counting what was in the bottles at the starting or end): we drank about 15 liters of water each....

    • @alwebster4092
      @alwebster4092 Před 4 lety +1

      I live in Costa Rica I lost 10 lbs on the heat diet. @@marwerno between 200 and 500g to be naturally buoyant or..... a steak dinner and a morning dump.

  • @RichardRaueiser
    @RichardRaueiser Před 4 lety +1

    Helium is not inflammable!

  • @WisdomVendor1
    @WisdomVendor1 Před 4 lety +1

    @5:55 The upward force is NOT lift. It is buoyancy.

  • @Stellar148
    @Stellar148 Před 2 lety

    Thanks, but why did you stop? Did you take it for a flight? Is there a part 2?

    • @Stellar148
      @Stellar148 Před 2 lety

      I found it: czcams.com/video/YnNvVnJyDn4/video.html&ab_channel=GuyMartinProper

  • @GrandmasterUV
    @GrandmasterUV Před 2 lety +1

    what is the balloon made of? where do i buy one? whats it called? love the idea.

    • @kevinmithnick9993
      @kevinmithnick9993 Před 2 lety

      I liked it too. Inventor has a site

    • @GrandmasterUV
      @GrandmasterUV Před 2 lety

      @@kevinmithnick9993 sweet bro whats the site?

    • @kevinmithnick9993
      @kevinmithnick9993 Před 2 lety

      @@GrandmasterUV I've found
      czcams.com/channels/wNhDd0FTav9tawQqadZHOw.html
      and
      rousson.org/Stephane_Rousson/Bienvenue.html
      If you ever build something interesting, please share

  • @marknunes8444
    @marknunes8444 Před 3 lety

    Why not have a rubber bladder for expansion? I think I've figured out the purpose of the appendix.

  • @chix0616
    @chix0616 Před 4 lety

    Do the hindenburg

  • @thetruthexperiment
    @thetruthexperiment Před 3 lety

    Sorry. A bunch of liquid helium tanks are far down on the list of dangerous canisters. The only danger is to your bank account.

  • @T-OriginalM
    @T-OriginalM Před 4 lety

    Hi guy

  • @jeremy7383
    @jeremy7383 Před 3 lety

    blimp not an airship? or does it have some rigged structure?

  • @dankgenetics3671
    @dankgenetics3671 Před 4 lety

    You won't proper try truck grand prix racing right up guy's Alley

  • @timwoodward8113
    @timwoodward8113 Před 4 lety +1

    This was in 2016

  • @angus3963
    @angus3963 Před 4 lety

    Love the channel, hate the way you publish the videos though.

  • @AmrothPalantir
    @AmrothPalantir Před 4 lety

    Guy!!! get a Dualtron or some other bad boy and test it out. Do a review. I bet you would fall in love with electric scooters... I'm pretty sure you would start using it on the regular. You love bikes, so an electric beast would suit you just nice 🛴😎🏆
    Join the dark side of speed... 😂🤣😈😈😈🛴

  • @markjennings2315
    @markjennings2315 Před 4 lety

    Not sure Lighter than air balloons create lift! Aerofoils create lift, balloons counter weight by being lighter than air so rise within it it!

  • @delphys75
    @delphys75 Před 4 lety +1

    A great adventure !!! We will lose Guy in the clouds! It does not seem to be a very stable gear, nor very fast, to cross a sea !!

  • @LeeFall
    @LeeFall Před 4 lety +2

    Really annoying how you get into a video but cant watch it all. GRRRR!

  • @deltavee2
    @deltavee2 Před 4 lety

    I am a fan of Guy and I like his can-do attitude and spirit and bravery (TT) but all I've come across are teasers of between 2 to 7 or 8 minutes. To watch the whole program you have to go to Channel 4 in the U.K. and they only have Adobe, which even updated is a danger to your computer, it's so badly designed and it's coming off the market in 2020.
    So Guy, luv ya mate, but the short bits are too much of a tease so I'm going to look you up after BBC adopts a real player. See you then.

    • @alwebster4092
      @alwebster4092 Před 4 lety

      never a problem downloading adobe from adobe.

  • @simondaviesphoto
    @simondaviesphoto Před 4 lety +1

    Sorry what? £25k to fill that balloon?

    • @marwerno
      @marwerno Před 4 lety

      Makes you wonder what it would have cost to fill up the Hindenburg or other serious sized Airships from the past. (They where designed for Helium, but US didn't want to sell, therefore they used Hydrogen. We know the rest of the story...)

    • @simondaviesphoto
      @simondaviesphoto Před 4 lety

      @@marwerno I think the cost these days is a reflection on how rare helium is becoming.

    • @marwerno
      @marwerno Před 4 lety

      @@simondaviesphoto Hmmm, if this is really the case.... we really should stop using it for fun in ballons for kids and stuff. Otherwise an great method of transport (in my opinion) might be getting too expensive or lost. I always wonderred why nobody tries to rebuild one of the large ships from back than with todays materials. The blimps they are building now are miles away from what they already had 90 years ago...

  • @garyjohnson1970
    @garyjohnson1970 Před 4 lety

    land torpedoes...

  • @thetruthexperiment
    @thetruthexperiment Před 3 lety

    Please don’t tell me you’re venting the helium out into space. At least collect it with a pump and canister. Projects like this ruin helium for the rest of us.

  • @the.communist
    @the.communist Před 4 lety +1

    Whos harder to understand, the french or guy?

  • @Johnny-rj9on
    @Johnny-rj9on Před 4 měsíci

    Why spend 20x as much on helium instead of just using hydrogen? Worried about passengers? 🤣

  • @sodalitia
    @sodalitia Před 4 lety

    What a waste of a precious gas that we already have globally shortages.

    • @alwebster4092
      @alwebster4092 Před 4 lety +1

      you're using up more of that precious gas. oxygen thief!

    • @sodalitia
      @sodalitia Před 4 lety

      @@alwebster4092 Spoken like a true bot! Syntax is there, but your words still make no sense.

    • @alwebster4092
      @alwebster4092 Před 4 lety +1

      I bet you're vegan as well

  • @dibble411
    @dibble411 Před 4 lety

    Bored Millionaires in search of the stupidest projects !

  • @sacp2273
    @sacp2273 Před 3 lety

    It;s called Neutral Buyancy.

  • @nomad7412
    @nomad7412 Před 4 lety

    The first time Guy met the "mad Frenchman" was on North One TV in 2016, not now??? I can't understand why Guy has decided to show this as their first meeting. His earlier attempt failed due to strong winds. Not his, or anyone else's fault, so why this charade? I am disappointed to say the least. It would have been much more truthful if he had explained their first meeting and mentioned that fact when they met again 3 years later ( according to the video publish time ). I love what he does , but the truth is important too. Have unsubscirbed. Sorry Guy. If anyone can explain, I would love to re subscribe.

    • @NipponNostalgicTV
      @NipponNostalgicTV Před 4 lety

      Someone said this was filmed in 2016

    • @carlg5838
      @carlg5838 Před 3 lety

      There's also the misleading claim that this is "the only [airship] that's pedal powered", implying that it had never been done before this guy came along. If that was true in 2016 or 2019, it would only be because something happened to Bill Watson's (of 1st English Channel human powered flight fame) White Dwarf, a very similar non-rigid airship (blimp) he built in 1986 for the comedian Gallagher. later sold to a private collector in Oregon. So, Frenchman would seem to be more about self-promotion than honest candor, perhaps to fit the "mad inventor" trope he plays for media attention. You can see White Dwarf being taken out for a test in this CZcams video, dated 2009: czcams.com/video/3D63PK2IyJ4/video.html

  • @SOGHIH
    @SOGHIH Před rokem

    Yea I'm being a prick but "his" is the wrong pronoun here. Dude is just the muscle.