How I Built the FASTEST Drone on Earth

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1st pass | 398.7kmh av 401max | alt +17m
2nd pass | 385.4kmh av 387max | alt +24m
3rd pass | 364.7kmh av 366max | alt +16m
4th pass | 397.1kmh av 400max | alt +7
My whole life I have wanted to break a Guinness World Record. Combine that with my love of drones and going fast, this video was almost inevitable for me to make. The idea started about 4 months ago. I decided I wanted to build the fastest drone / quadcopter / quad ever made and break the current world record. This was the most difficult project I have ever undertaken, but the final result was well worth it. We managed to get a recorded top speed of 401 km/h and an average recorded speed over 100m in opposite directions of 397 km/h or 247 mph. The official record is still pending and needs to be verified by Guinness.
Funded by Insta 360 as part of their Think Bold Project!
Thank you to the following people for helping make this video possible:
My dad, Mike Bell, for designing the frame and helping along the whole way.
/ @mike-bell
Darren Smith for the drone tuning and shooting the follow cam drone footage on both attempt days.
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Hloni Coleman for shooting both attempt days.
/ hlonicoleman
The Worcester Gliding Club for giving me permission to do the world record attempt on their grounds.
cgc.org.za/
Ryan Lademann for setting an epic record to beat and inspiring me to try and beat it for myself as well as making his GPS speed analyser code available to the public which turned out to be very helpful!
quad-star-drones.com/
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Drone V1
3:26 - Drone V2
4:23 - Drone V3
6:08 - The Design and Build Process
7:08 - Tuning
7:29 - First World Record Attempt
9:02 - Further Testing and Rebuilding
10:23 - Second World Record Attempt
11:31 - Analysing the Results
13:17 - Drone Mounted Camera Angle
13:50 - Outro
#guinessworldrecord #drone #fpvdronec

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@DanBowkley 5 ай бұрын

Regarding the instability problem, have a look at rocket design theory. This little monster flies much more like a rocket than like an aircraft. Putting your center of pressure behind your center of mass would get it naturally flying straight as an arrow. I'd basically just put fins on your tailcone which would also be a handy way to take off and land without any special equipment.

@yotu9670 5 ай бұрын

To me the current design looks almost like a rocket^^

@toolbaggers 4 ай бұрын

I say extend the fins on the trailing edge of the motor mount arms.

@robertpawlusiak 4 ай бұрын

I Agree with Dan on the fins they should be mounted a long the bottom !! 4 of them on the green motor covers also you could go with a lighter weight filament ! on the 3 D printer for weight.

@kevpeacock3059 3 ай бұрын

Everything you introduce adds drag.

@Short-Builds-cs4uq 3 ай бұрын

What he meant is flip it so the big pointy part (all the weight) is behind the propellers, keeping it stable. its like balancing a stick on top of your finger versus hanging it@@kevpeacock3059

@codejunkes4607 7 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the names of all the people who have helped you. Any project is not about one person it is about teamwork, it is always a good gesture ( habit) to make sure you have referred everyone who has helped you.

@AdamHowardTravelerdawg 4 ай бұрын

This is such an amazing video! I really enjoyed the technicality of it without getting in the weeds. The cinematography was great and the audio was clear throughout. I stayed engaged the entire video. I feel like Insta360 really got their moneys worth for supporting this video. The way you were able to utilize Insta360 cameras and present them in the video didn't seem like a plug at all, it just felt like you presenting tools in your tool box that made the video possible. Congratulations on your new world record!

@Soniti1324 4 ай бұрын

Agreed, this might have been the smoothest sponsor segment I've ever seen, and I didn't even feel like I needed to mark the time with sponsorblock. Basically everything about this video was great.

@Mike-Bell 3 ай бұрын

Best comment!

@DavidLister-tt2by 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the record dude, that is awesome. I love to see and hear about the trials and tribulations of how people get to this point. It really does make me understand why you want this and how you overcome any failures. so keep up the good works and I hope to see more of these types of vids from you.👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎊👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯

@stevie3126 7 ай бұрын

Congrats Luke and the team, amazing achievement. I like that your dad was involved too, it’s these memories in life that you will never forget that makes it so special 🎉

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I 100% agree. It was made so much better to do it with my dad instead of alone.

@KTPDAILY 7 ай бұрын

@LukeMaximoBell1 -- Hello --- Question - at 11:01 there is something that I didn't recognize --- maybe blowing air? To the left of the drone.....what is that and the function? Thank you. @@LukeMaximoBell1

@simonklingelhofer2302 7 ай бұрын

@@KTPDAILY probably just wanted to keep electronics cool in between runs..I can imagine that his rocket design is completely closed and there is no airflow for the electronics. So he can only fly a couple of mins before he has to come down to cool it the video transmitter, ESCs... The thing you see is for blowing air, usually used to start a fire at a wooden stove ;)

@alacazaba 7 ай бұрын

Love to hear about battery drainage issues, flight time, motor life, flight stability, flight handling characteristics - and decisions in the design of the outer shell structure.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Stay tuned 😎

@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat 7 ай бұрын

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@viktorianxd 7 ай бұрын

hidden military account ???? . just joking (:

@XiaolinDraconis 7 ай бұрын

This is meant to break records, not be practical. Those tend to be mutually exclusive terms and whenever someone says they've achieved both it's usually a car commercial, or someone trying to sell you something. Would imagine the battery life is just long enough to test a run so as to keep the weight down.

@alexandergrimsmo 5 ай бұрын

@@XiaolinDraconis You can see the "low battery" warnings, so he obviously went with the smallest possible.

@mozkitolife5437 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Luke. All that hard work paid off. Inspiring stuff. Subbed.

@prodbydavis 2 ай бұрын

i have a strong feeling red bull took some or even a lot of inspiration from your design in their "drone vs f1 car" video

@erasme1004 2 ай бұрын

it's exactly what i was thinking

@sebastianfranco9190 2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha i came to read abaut this too!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 2 ай бұрын

Haha they sure got a lot more publicity 😂 but red bull has 15m subscribers and they featured a world class athlete so what can you expect?

@MadfishFPV 2 ай бұрын

Quadmovr did the same design a year earlier than Luke though :) Kudos though on the speed record though!

@erasme1004 2 ай бұрын

@@MadfishFPV i'm not sure about that, they are saying that they worked on the project during this last year.

@FPVslayer 7 ай бұрын

You’re Dad just became the coolest guy out there, cooling down batteries with a old school fire flaming device🔥🔥🔥

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Hahahaha, it was 100% his idea 😂 Pretty funny, I'm not gonna lie.

@ketansaart1546 7 ай бұрын

Just one line of appreciation - You have to build a 2nd one to capture flying footage of this one in the air 😎✨

@LetsGetFlyingFPV 3 ай бұрын

no that was a regular FPV drone thats why it couldnt keepo up regular ones go 250 KPH this one went much faster

@braedenfischer6018 7 ай бұрын

banger video man, love how you documented the engineering design process and how failure is just another step to success

@Project-Air-2 7 ай бұрын

Nice one Luke, and congrats! Such a cool story and it came over so well through this super well-made video.☺I can relate to your record attempt in its ups and downs. Such is engineering, eh! All the best.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much James 🙌🏼 I watched your RC jet car record video while making this video and was like wow, I can relate to the pain he is going through right now 😂

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

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@elclay 7 ай бұрын

3d printing files?

@thebeaglebeat3615 7 ай бұрын

Controler type, motors & voltage used, amazing video & well done on the record.

@colebtl 7 ай бұрын

would really like to know what motors and ESC you're using tho.

@Skinnamarink. 7 ай бұрын

Lets try and be specific.. you have he fastest drone, ON KZfaq.. Do you have any clue how many humans build things and dont feel the need to post it? like, its the majority actually... Theres a guy in my town that made a supersonic trebuchet.. youll never hear about it

@Skinnamarink. 7 ай бұрын

what im saying is, theres a guy that has a drone that almost doubles your speed. again...youll never hear about it..

@JevinW 7 ай бұрын

Always love to see fpv drones pushed to their limits. Congrats on the record and great video 👍

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I have to agree. This kind of project is a lot of fun.

@arial_01 7 ай бұрын

Oh well hello there! The YT algorithm decided we would both be interested by this lol

@vikrantsingh3280 5 ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1you are so underrated

@Wings_of_foam 4 ай бұрын

Dude he is fishing for subs. Wake up!@@arial_01

@GordonScottYankeeEngineer 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on some fantastic engineering and even more so your enthusiasm. You are lucky to have had such a mentor in your father and now you being one for others.

@LukeMaximoBell1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🤗 yeh he is great!

@justinblanche4425 7 ай бұрын

Dankie for this video bro! GG WP Hats off to the effort you put into both the project and the video

@blair.nichols 7 ай бұрын

Very impresive. I was spurred on by Ryans record a while back and started my own testing, building and tuning. Your video reminded me of the frustrations of burnt motors, unexplained (at first) crashes and dead batteries. I peaked at 160mph with 6s. I now know motor choice was my issue and have some ideas for a new craft and attempt. Really hope you get the record!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Awesome that you went for it! It's a flipping hard bit of engineering to get around.

@well5423 7 ай бұрын

This was so much fun! Thanks for sharing your journey Luke!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it 🤩

@B01 7 ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1 Hey what's your take on the new propulsion system DARPA is working on? Do you think it could be part of the UAPs we are seeing? Their CRANE program specifically where they are using airbursts for quick/rapid flight maneuvers. The way I understand it is it's like thrust vectoring but from all the surfaces where there would have been flaps of any kind. Pretty incredible

@simonklingelhofer2302 7 ай бұрын

Hi congrats to the new record ! You made it ! But i would love to have a second video with details. For FPV guys like me that know FPV parts and want to exactly know which motors..ESCs you were using..details about the 3D designing/printing part would be dope to :) Maybe its time for another Father/Son video :D

@lew046 5 ай бұрын

yes this would be good!

@paulklem9249 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic, your spirit glows and how freaking cool. The thing sounds like an F1 car and for the size and the ability to drive it is truly impressive. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

@Mike-Bell 7 ай бұрын

The Peregreene is even faster than than Peregrine Falcon. That's epic!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

He is 🤩 excellent drone!

@maxIimI101 2 ай бұрын

Wikipedia says: "A study testing the flight physics of an "ideal falcon" found a theoretical speed limit at 400 km/h (250 mph) for low-altitude flight and 625 km/h (388 mph) for high-altitude flight." But these speeds are only in a dive; this bird will be horizontally overtaken by a swift, whose speed is 112 km/h.

@DR_1_1 2 ай бұрын

@@maxIimI101 Otoh they can fly all day long (and swifts can stay 11 months in the air, sleeping on the wing! coming down only for nesting)... How long can these 300+ km/h drones fly?

@maxIimI101 2 ай бұрын

@@DR_1_1 Bro, there are no universal drones yet, but there are hovering ones, I won’t look for information now, but they are ultra-light, like a paper airplane with a motor, if you attach a solar panel, which also seems to exist, Musk seemed to promote this before Starlink, these can catch wind currents for a long time and make course corrections

@DR_1_1 2 ай бұрын

@@maxIimI101 Cool story, bro... you couldn't answer a simple question, though, how long do these record breaking quads stay in the air. 5 min? 3 min?

@DevinCuevas 7 ай бұрын

Stellar work, great job! A lot of work put in for sure!!

@DigitalJeremy 7 ай бұрын

Very fun, loved the editing. Subbed!

@thashlinnaidoo6450 7 ай бұрын

I live in SA studying electronic engineering and seeing your footage at the start of Table Mountain was pretty awesome. Keep it up bro

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I did mecharonics at UCT

@jrboyles4445 Ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1 is this the drone used in this video? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9Z1pNyjxNu4XZ8.html ?

@kevingeorgiades4879 7 ай бұрын

Congrats! I hope they verify that record for you. Such a cool project and nice video. I really like the end as well how you mounted that camera. Would be rad to see some more footage like that, even if you're not breaking records, but just flying around.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I’m definitely planning on doing more shots like that! I’ll try and do some really low passes so you get a better sense of the speed. I think it will be cool to do it with the follow up video when I get the record officially approved by Guinness.

@BrainstechKnowlogy 7 ай бұрын

really cool!

@steveshoemaker6347 2 ай бұрын

CONGRATS ON THE WORLD RECORD DRONE MY FRIEND.... Old F-4 Phantom 2 fighter jet pilot Shoe🇺🇸

@yevkoro 6 ай бұрын

Congrats Luke and the team, amazing job💪

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

@twosheafilms 6 ай бұрын

Awesome job man! Great video! Great story! Right from the textbooks! Congratulations on the record!!

@camillahazell8474 7 ай бұрын

Well done Team Peregreen! Amazing ingenuity and team work. Loved watching the journey.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Camilla! So glad we succeeded in the end 😂

@Toryh86 7 ай бұрын

You were flying w dji.....why bot use a 03 air and dvr for high speed recording....it's how you flew anyways

@quadstardrones 7 ай бұрын

Congrats! I was just shown this - been so busy doing other things I've been oblivious to anything drone related. I have been reaching identical speeds lately ~ 400 km/h and acquiring components for my winter project 😊 I'm glad that speed calculator helped out

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Oh, that’s awesome! 🤩 keen to see what you post next. I guess I’ll have to start again now with my future plans of even more speed 😜

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Also just wanted to ask. Did you have to get permission form Guinness to use their logo in your video thumbnail? I wanted to use it but don’t want a copyright strike 😂

@blair.nichols 7 ай бұрын

read the terms and conditions on your contract with them. @@LukeMaximoBell1

@samhillebrand 7 ай бұрын

Well done. That's an impressive drone. What I don't understand, that you didn't really explain is how you made revision 3 I think it was, over double the power (and add more weight) and managed to not melt the motors when the previous revision did melt a motor. Did you use different motors or tone down the voltage but still manage to get more speed out of it?

@123456789dbs1 7 ай бұрын

Your ole boys a boss just whipping up the fastest drone ever on the computer!

@dhruvdilip9874 7 ай бұрын

I just love your hard work and perseverance for it. Keep it up bro 🤜🎉❤

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😎

@raph151515 7 ай бұрын

maybe putting the center of pressure more behind the center of gravity will make it stable, for instance, the nose could be a lot shorter and the internals can be shifted towards the back. the nose should be shaped like an egg pointy bit so it doesn't create too much instability when the air angle of attack changes (turbulence, control inputs)

@pauls5745 7 ай бұрын

I think a longer air frame would be more stable in the direction of travel. an example is the fastest planes have really long noses. In effect rear control surfaces have more leverage

@mrCyk0 7 ай бұрын

Exactly this some passive stability from a correct centre of pressure would do wonders. A drop shape is also good from a BC perspective for subsonic applications. Long nose is bad here since it's not supersonic and it would be detrimental from a stability perspective. Though length behind is fine especially if it reduces frontal area. Aerodynamic shaping of the booms could also help.

@Litl_Skitl 6 ай бұрын

Really, he should have just made the shape of the drone reversed, or keep the tail fin.

@MatthiesWesche 7 ай бұрын

That was both entertaining and fascinating! Fingers crossed you get the world record!!! Thanks for sharing!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! 🤩🤩

@jamesmontgomery6304 7 ай бұрын

what were the bellows used for on the stand? cooling ESCs after a run? amazing

@tylerseabook9423 7 ай бұрын

So cool to hang out with your dad like that. My dad is awesome but likes to relax a little too much

@meatpixel256 3 ай бұрын

Tell your Dad you want to do something with him. Or start a project and ask for his help. Dad's can't read minds. They get wrapped up in doing grown up stuff and then just want to shut off sometimes. Signed - Someone's Dad

@R-py6uf 3 ай бұрын

Try to have a 40 hour job, a house, a car, kids and a wife to think about. You will understand one day, why he needed to relax ;)

@tylerseabook9423 3 ай бұрын

@@R-py6uf wtf🤦‍♂️ I work 60-70 hours a week while doing all those things in the list. I’m a grown ass man not a kid. Weirdos man. 🤦‍♂️

@aurimazas001 7 ай бұрын

The drone oscillated since you made a shell that looks aerodynamic, but actually isn't. You should look at how space companies make reentry capsules. They're kind of bulky at the front, and sharp at the end, to smooth out turbulent air. Like a drop of water. Put the blades closer to the bulky part of a 'drop' and the more speed it gains, the more stable the flight will be.

@IroncladInsanity 5 ай бұрын

they do that because they're breaking the sound barrier and creating shocks you donkey, that has little bearing on subsonic flight

@josephmcneese7056 4 ай бұрын

It's still the fastest drone either way it goes

@Brinta3 3 ай бұрын

⁠⁠⁠@@IroncladInsanity “The rounded shape (blunt body) of a capsule forms a shock wave that keeps most of the heat away from the heat shield.” It’s all about heat.

@tippyc2 2 ай бұрын

you're right about the aero being bad, but wrong about comparing subsonic aero to how space capsules work.

@user-yv2qg6cn4v 4 ай бұрын

amazing... loved the way you narrated the entire story..

@jumpingjacks5558 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!! excellent work. I'm sure it won't be long until to break your current record.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🤩 I am planning on breaking it soon 😂

@jeremystone78 7 ай бұрын

Great job congratulations!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@markkalsbeek5883 7 ай бұрын

Very cool! Seems like the stability behavior is because the center of pressure is ahead of the center of mass. If you stick the battery behind it it should do better. Or like the previous record you could add a tail! I wonder also if you could squeeze more performance out of it by selecting a different propeller. I'd be surprised if the propeller is designed for the advance ratios you get flying that fast, although maybe the extra rpms from pushing more power through the motors helps to make up for it.

@Mike-Bell 7 ай бұрын

Prop pitch is the highest available. Moving the battery back moves the c of g back which makes it worse.

@m.d.6649 7 ай бұрын

@markkalsbeek5883 I would agree! Yes the battery would lower the CG but for landing and starting this would be beneficial, also in high Speed cruise Aerodynamik stability is key, the cg behind the Motors would make sense in this case. When done correctly the stress on the FC would be reduced, therefore more usable Forward thrust. Not to forget about the slight angle the craft needs to maintain to generate upward lift. This can offset the "rocket shape'" and will cause a moment around the pitch Axis continously tring to lift the nose up. With an alternativ approach this effect would be ruled out. When placing corresponding oropellers at an slight upward angle to generate some upward thrust it might even ve possible to Have the body oerfectly aligned in flight. I could imagine the body itself to generate some lift based on its shape which is not the case in this shape. Nevertheless stunning work done here!

@Cyber_element_lz 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome, i saw the design on screen and i just had to watch this

@squishynkitty 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations, this video was an incredible watch and look forward to seeing more of your videos

@lifeofmichaeljames 7 ай бұрын

Bardwell sent me here, extremely impressive record bro. You just set the bar, great work.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I’ll make a super technical video as well explaining all of that in the future 🙌🏼

@CraigBurden1 7 ай бұрын

Well done, that is amazing! I'm glad it wasn't a DJI 😉

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Bro 😂 no DJI will ever go this fast. Hahaha

@stevebrown6215 4 ай бұрын

Great work on the design. Congrats on your record!😊

@SECRETCREEKPROSPECTING1776 3 ай бұрын

Well done mate, exciting sharing of your passion with us.😆✌️👊💪⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️

@jasmijnariel 7 ай бұрын

And then gliders enter the chat.... dynamic soaring without ANY engines is the real magic!

@Mike-Bell 7 ай бұрын

100

@Gglp 7 ай бұрын

Don’t tell this guy about quadmovr

@Mike-Bell 7 ай бұрын

Don’t tell quadmovr about Luke Maximo Bell…. He even has maximum in his name, quadmovr should be worried

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Hahaha I love quadmovr! But as far as I know his quads haven't come close to these averaged speeds.

@danilofilipe8894 7 ай бұрын

You must be the only one joker get lost that dound like a bord compared to is quads 😂😂😂

@danilofilipe8894 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@HzOo007 7 ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1watch better 😂

@FilipForexTrader 5 ай бұрын

Great job! Good luck with further projects!

@MegaMike7 5 ай бұрын

Incredible! Congratulations as well! Keep putting out videos, the production is great.

@LukeMaximoBell1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! More coming soon

@PiDsPagePrototypes 6 ай бұрын

Would love to see a flat out drag race between this drone and the ones built by QuadMovr. Just from the sound of the props, I think his turn more rpm, but with a smaller prop. He flies line of sight, madness to watch.

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 ай бұрын

Yeh it would be very cool. His would have faster acceleration but slower top speed. His do spin at a higher RPM with lower pitch I believe. Higher pitch and higher RPM required A LOT of power

@JamesDBuzzard 7 ай бұрын

Nice job Luke! Sick project forsure

@BonesFPV 6 ай бұрын

That was really enjoyable. Well done and cheers. :)

@andrewnitin 7 ай бұрын

Soo good! The last insta360 follow shot was really cool to see... Congratulations! Hope to see your Guiness WR plaque soon! 😃🙌

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 🤩 glad you enjoyed yet. Yeh I want to do more of the follow shots. Maybe in the follow up video 😎

@anklebiterwoodworks2818 3 ай бұрын

So awesome seeing individual engineers accomplish what governments cannot. We truly are living in the age of innovation. Your drone was a marvel of skill, thought, technology, and drive. Never stop innovating.

@LukeMaximoBell1 3 ай бұрын

What an epic comment, thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼 version 2 is coming soon 😎

@anklebiterwoodworks2818 3 ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1 It really is ironic: I HATE heights. Freeze on the third rung of a ladder. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, when I put my house on the market back in 2017, I had to scrap and paint the eves. Was not a problem until it came to the face of the garage when it came to above what I could reach standing on the third run of the ladder. That moment was yet another example of why my mom is absolutely awesome: I froze and she didn't even consider laughing at me and talked me back down on the ground. Told me to give her the paint brush and the can of paint. Like a straight up Titan, momma lept up the ladder and painted the the upper half of the face of the garage, standing on her tiptoes one rung below the top to get the peak. Momma got it done and did not make me feel...well...all the feelings and pride and ego being bruised that any man would feel. Momma got it done. Came back down from the ladder like it was nothing. Me, 37 year old "man" at that point, hoping beyond hope my wife and son did not see that; well, let's just say that I did not really feel like a man. Mom, God love her, just pulled me into a momma bear hug and promised not to tell anyone. That is why it is so ironic I am so fascinated with flight and stuff. Going on 8 years now: mom kept her word about not telling the missus and junior.

@Crush0819 3 ай бұрын

I don’t thing the government has time to focus in minuscule details

@VirtualArcades 5 ай бұрын

Great work and congrats on your record !

@lille3417 3 ай бұрын

Well done mate. Keep at it mate and life will bring great things

@MattWarburg-qj6be 7 ай бұрын

Nice video.. 👌

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 🙌🏼

@fpvosman 7 ай бұрын

I do crazy experiments with my own drone setups but this was an epic journey. Congratulations man. On most stuff I come up with, people say it is crazy and even ask why I try them. Well, I learn best when I fail. Wish had more time and budget to try more. These days my aim is to build a 8 motor 2.5 inch cinewhoop to carry a 150gram action camera over 7 minutes without burning anything 😂 Seriously man, good job.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Whoah that sounds epic! 😂 let me know if you succeed! Yeh failure is the only way to learn man 🙈 but I really appreciate the kind words 👊🏼

@fpvosman 7 ай бұрын

@@LukeMaximoBell1 just followed you on instagram and sent a dm. Hard to find people with crazy ideas and it is inspirational.

@MysteryD 7 ай бұрын

More motors isn't going to give you more flight time, brother.

@fpvosman 7 ай бұрын

@@MysteryD I am researching it. We will see about that. I saw examples of similar attempts. Most famous one is axisflying x8 since it is still on a lot of websites to buy. And you are right, it flies 3 minutes with full gopro. My 4 motor 2.5 inch cinewhoop can get 4 already. But it is gutted and everything is moved to the center of gravity of the drone including the gopro. It even has cool motors after 4+ minutes flight with gopro. After calculating the weight, I think I can make a x8 similar to axisflying x8 100 grams lighter than theirs. I want to see if their tiny cinelifter is really ineffective since the top motor is pushing the air on the bottom one and the prop guards are making it worse. I got some ideas to tackle but lets see. If you have some knowledge and want to chat, you can reach out and we can brainstorm maybe? I dont think I will stop anytime soon until I carry a full gopro with a 2.5inch footprint more than 6 minutes.

@MysteryD 7 ай бұрын

@@fpvosman they current and Amps drawn by the extra motors are going to drain the lipo faster, and like you said, the motor orientation creates a lot of drag. If you want longer flight times, focus on reducing weight, and if you aren't worried about speed, use lithium ion instead of lithium polymer batteries. Chris Rosser has some good videos about motor efficency. I have been flying fpv quadcopters for about 5 years. I also build, repair, and tune as a service.

@ncgunrunner2588 5 ай бұрын

The most impressive thing in this video is the fact this young man has actual real books! Good on you mate. Best wishes

@JK-qu7nm 7 ай бұрын

Seeing the drone fly with some smoke pyro on it would be amazing:) Nice Work!

@x13xmonkey 7 ай бұрын

This guy should be in Ukraine ❤

@scottaseigel5715 3 ай бұрын

I teach an Engineering Design and Development class at a tiny, rural high school in northern Montana, USA. I plan to use your video in class because it demonstrates so much great practical engineering. Well done!

@LukeMaximoBell1 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I hope they enjoy the video 🤩 V2 of this drone is in the works and it’s going to be a lot more improved and faster

@infocusaerialmedia8041 7 ай бұрын

Great video Luke When are you going to post a list of the parts you used? Thanks

@Zeaiclies Ай бұрын

Great job Mate. Keep learning and experimenting.

@cryptokids3760 4 ай бұрын

Great job. You had a goal, stuck to it, and saw it through. Thanks for the vid

@j4yl4o 6 ай бұрын

Im glad for your achievement bro, congrats to you hopefully Guinness book of world records will notice this :) keep up the good work!

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I hope so too 😂

@getinthespace7715 5 ай бұрын

This looks like a bunch of fun. I need to get back into RC flying and start making some drones.

@SmasherFPV23 7 ай бұрын

Like Your passion. Great job man. Keep the flow going. Make some crazy stuff! Hi5!🖐

@mikevanin1 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant work, Luke! Congratulations!

@reubenbroadfoot 2 ай бұрын

super cool - congrats on the record - appreciate the well done and informative video!

@3rdjrh Ай бұрын

Really cool seeing what you’ve been up to since the sandlot ❤

@GeeCeeAte 3 ай бұрын

That first test flight at 2mins gave me some flashbacks! haha. I stand on my drone with one foot now for the first test flight or any time i change settings in betaflight. One time I accidentally had it setup to "resume last command" when it lost telemetry. That thing took off full speed indoors, hit me, and literally cut me over 40 times within a second. I put my hands out to stop it and my hand looked like a cooked hotdog all sliced up.. There were about 4 cuts that went through tendons and muscles almost to the bone. That was only with 2204 1960s running 4s on older tech about 10 years ago. I couldn't imagine getting eaten by this thing!!! Congrats on the record too!!

@markjones4034 5 ай бұрын

flipping awesome! ..... great to see "home" 3D printed parts used in a situation like that...what a Dad! great filming m8, all the best ITF!!

@_garebear 7 ай бұрын

Voltage drop at 8:00 around 12 frames in (use your < and > to advance 1 frame)

@Sp1der44 7 ай бұрын

I loved this video! Great drone. It seemed like the trailing camera actually gave it stability - maybe your drone needs a tail with some genius control surfaces to give it more stability at ridiculous speeds? Brilliant stuff though indeed.

@Antobarbunz 7 ай бұрын

WOW how did you make the transparent part of the drone??

@sicariussss 7 ай бұрын

Great project and video editing! thanks for sharing!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ByRdBeAtErS-hb3uo 3 ай бұрын

Awesome job dude. Cheers & Flysafe.

@DennisRichardH 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work on both the drone and the video. Thanks for sharing you achievement and congratulations. I enjoyed the video.

@chestergt7765 7 ай бұрын

What fc, esc, battery pack and KV motors?

@zaco-km3su 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations! This was an interesting story! I get the feeling there will be some contracts coming your way.

@jean-marcducommun8185 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Excellent work, result and presentation!

@tommyboy824 3 ай бұрын

Well done, man! Congratulations!

@dhoser9296 3 ай бұрын

Totally awesome! Looking forward to more.

@robertowens7771 7 ай бұрын

Wow awesome great video, outstanding 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉I love it

@SnerdeyCo 7 ай бұрын

Balcony workshop was the best part! Congrats on your success 👍👍

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😂 I’m so stoked for my own massive workshop one day!

@STAR_MINHAJ 7 ай бұрын

congratulation for your amazing success❤

@shalmai5311 6 ай бұрын

Woah!! cool project Luke! what shocked me was finding out you're from south Africa capetown man my home town! the cinematography and editing is truly crazy dude like I was thinking this guy is like from Canada or USA!!!! Your work is amazing I just watched a few more and this is awesome dude you've earned another sub from me man!

@eamonshields2754 20 күн бұрын

Awesome stuff, great work

@Balazs_Pk 6 ай бұрын

Congrats man!!

@DavidStarkdyvarg 3 ай бұрын

Breh! That is awesome! Don't ever quit.

@alexmatthews9536 7 ай бұрын

Great content, thank you for the hard work

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🤩

@csabafarkas6738 7 ай бұрын

Amazing! Whats the setup? Props motors, batteries, etc? Great Record!

@klaymoon1 7 ай бұрын

Wow, this is amazing. Actually, the first thing I wondered is if you received an offer for a military contract yet. 😅

@christiantoste9904 6 ай бұрын

I wish I was this skilled at making things I aspire to be and do what you do ❤️

@jasonfox6013 4 ай бұрын

This is great congratulations on the WR much love from New Zealand

@LukeMaximoBell1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🤩 faster drone coming soon!

@aaronlandry3947 5 ай бұрын

Tail fins! That silver circle coming off the bottom/back of the previous record holder was their solution to the instability you were experiencing. There is literally decades upon decades of research into flight dynamics at speed. A streamlined shape does not give you stability, only reduces drag for more speed. Glad you were able to overcome the issues with software though.