Vortex generator testing on a Bearhawk 5 Bush Plane.

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  • čas přidán 14. 07. 2023
  • In this video we tested Vortex generator placement and found the optimal location.
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Komentáře • 57

  • @justinglick7628
    @justinglick7628 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Great video. I'd enjoy seeing your work in Africa too!

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks for the feedback.

  • @Grand_Kanyan
    @Grand_Kanyan Před rokem +6

    Dude these vids are awesome! I originally started watching just out of curiosity of the Bearhawk 5 and after hearing your story and what you plan on doing with it, I can't wait to see the ministry side of all this. Anything you post I'll support. God bless you man!

  • @edkincheloe5930
    @edkincheloe5930 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Yes! Show us the ministry side of it.

  • @brendonpeterson91
    @brendonpeterson91 Před rokem +2

    Great video! Would love to see the other projects as well!

  • @berniebrown9115
    @berniebrown9115 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Yes show us what your up to in Africa. It will help us in our prayers for you. If it gets bad I will let you know. Lol

  • @ibiufos
    @ibiufos Před rokem +1

    Appsolutely Awesome 👌
    Your content is great and easy to understand and educational
    Its great to see you are putting your heart and sole into what you are doing.
    And that yourself and your wife , plus team are going to help people that don't have the privileges that we take for granted.
    I myself are a Pilot and wanted to do a similar thing here in outback Australia 🇦🇺
    But unfortunately my health at the moment won't allow me to do so at this time.
    Most people have forgotten that life should be about helping others less fortunate than ourselves.
    Much love and light to you and your family and may Gods Angel's watch over you and your team and keep you all safe on your project ahead.
    Much love from Australia
    Dean ❤️ 🇦🇺

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem +1

      Thanks, I’m glad you enjoy and we have definitely enjoyed the ride.

  • @walnut_trail_farm
    @walnut_trail_farm Před rokem +1

    Thanks for figuring this all out for me Virgil. I’ll just copy you when I start my model 5. 😂

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      Just doing my civic duty. Lol

  • @truckpilotnate2972
    @truckpilotnate2972 Před rokem +1

    I’d be interested to see your other content. Also, how the Bearhawk does in Africa. I’m sure those would be awesome videos, too. Also, don’t stop making S-7 videos. I love those. I’m an okie, too. Just a couple of hours NE up the turnpike from you. Trying to talk myself into tackling an S-20 project.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem +1

      The s7 is almost ready to go back together and be good as new. I will get a video out soon. 👍🏼

  • @ronfrostman8011
    @ronfrostman8011 Před rokem

    Yes, let us see it all. And keep it flying!

  • @EricSimoneau
    @EricSimoneau Před rokem

    Id like to see all your content, businesses, etc. Nice content.

  • @JeffWhiteIV
    @JeffWhiteIV Před rokem

    Enjoy your channel and would appreciate a variety of content

  • @clarencehopkins7832
    @clarencehopkins7832 Před rokem +1

    Excellent stuff bro

  • @Bearhawk_Life
    @Bearhawk_Life Před rokem

    Wow, great video and info. I am all for Aviation on the channel

  • @WayneMeador
    @WayneMeador Před rokem +2

    BAM 👌🏽🙌🏽💯💥

  • @NimblyJimbly
    @NimblyJimbly Před rokem

    Love the aviation content, but would definitely be interested in other project content - particularly fabrication projects showing cool solutions to problems (aviation or not) with the same style of techniques/tips/tricks that you've included in previous videos. 👌

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem +2

      Thanks for the feedback. We have some hangar building solar projects and other stuff to do in Africa so I think I will cover a lot of that.

    • @NimblyJimbly
      @NimblyJimbly Před rokem

      @@The-virg That would be awesome! I'm doing a hybrid (on/off-grid) 7.6kW of solar install on my detached garage right now. I love watching hangar builds and solar projects. Can't wait!

  • @criffeyjr
    @criffeyjr Před rokem +1

    Love the aviation content. Ordered a bearhawk 5 also. Appreciate all the helpful info in your build series. Looking to put a grass strip on our farm. Any advice on doing so? Also minimum length you would safely reccomend for that plane? Our setup would be very similar in build.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      Obstacles are your enemy. With clear approaches you can get buy with very little. No obstacles 1000 would be good and usable in almost all wheather conditions. Much less than that and it might start to get tight. Bearhawk honestly doesn’t need much. 500ish takeoff and landing at gross.

  • @alimoradi1195
    @alimoradi1195 Před rokem +1

    You should do the test with the same fuel amount (not sure if I saw you refuel in the video). If you spent a lot of fuel in the clean config, your numbers won’t be the same.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem +4

      I Refueled in the middle. Fuel was within a gallon or two for both tests.

  • @sirnewton6874
    @sirnewton6874 Před rokem

    Great Video!

  • @craigfelpel7793
    @craigfelpel7793 Před 9 měsíci

    Well done, excellent video! I didn’t catch what your cruise speed was? Thanks, I’m building the Bearhawk 5 the slow way

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před 9 měsíci +1

      This one with big gear, 31,s and a belly pod is seeing about 135. Stock are seeing 145ish indicated.

  • @Captndarty
    @Captndarty Před rokem

    Nice! I’m thinking about doing them in my plane. I absolutely cannot loose any cruise speed tho.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      With proper placement you will not loose any cruise speed.

  • @wilsonchamp4711
    @wilsonchamp4711 Před rokem

    Great to see you found the sweet spot! I agree it's not just about lowering stall speed. With vgs it flies like a different wing even well above stall speed. Curious if you installed across the skylight? That squeezed a little more performance out of the low end on a wag aero wagabond I fly. I'd enjoy seeing more content about your other endevors. God bless!

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      Interesting on the vg’s across the skylight. I may have to try adding them.

    • @butchmartin2447
      @butchmartin2447 Před 5 měsíci

      If you do I’d like to hear the results

  • @MrAjtellier
    @MrAjtellier Před rokem +2

    Build another Bearhawk 5 and make it an in depth how to. Cover everything that it takes to build one. Or build a Bushliner and compare the two.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      The bush liners are cool airplanes but I think they are gonna be about twice the price to build. We will see but they look like great airplanes.

    • @MrAjtellier
      @MrAjtellier Před rokem

      @The-virg they are ski high, $300k just for the fuselage. $500 - $600k for everything ready to build. But 40ft wing and 112 gallons of fuel with a solid 1000 mile range is impressive.

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      @@MrAjtellier yeah that is hold them back a bit. Bearhawk 5 can be completed for 150-300 depending on what you want.

  • @f.n.schlub2269
    @f.n.schlub2269 Před rokem

    Real value testing would use a camera on yarn strips all over the ring to record laminar flow separation. This is the best method for VG placement evaluation.
    btw ... what's the NACA number of the Bearhawk 5's wing ?

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      The bearhawk is a ribblet airfoil.

  • @notpoliticallycorrect

    Excellent channel!
    I want to buy a Bear Hawk Model 5
    What would happen if you put a canard on the front of the airplane?
    Would a canard give you and even slower landing speed?
    Would you consider experimenting with a canard?
    I really want to know!

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před rokem

      Canards have mixed results. The wren 460 and katmai series had good results. I think there is much lower hanging fruit for performance. Probably won’t mess with it.

  • @brettgerber795
    @brettgerber795 Před rokem

    Just clarifying that your speeds are MPH and not knots? I heard ya say at the end it probably helps lower the approach 10mph but may have missed it in the beginning of the video. Thanks for sharing what ya do.

  • @hartlandaerialsolutions2567
    @hartlandaerialsolutions2567 Před 5 měsíci

    Tell me about that little tug!

    • @The-virg
      @The-virg  Před 5 měsíci

      That’s classified lol. But there may be a bear paw on the market soon. 👍🏼

  • @greket1
    @greket1 Před rokem

    I’d like to see it but maybe on a 2nd channel. Then people can subscribe to the content they want and not get “turned off” by what they don’t. Better for you according to CZcams algorithms.

  • @MrCargoflyer
    @MrCargoflyer Před 4 měsíci

    Just stick to aviation please.