I have a BlackFly in my carport

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9 ай бұрын

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@josemarin6979 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see you having a blast with your Blackfly Tim. Had an awesome time making the drive up for delivery. Beautiful country up there. Hopefully we see each other again sometime. Be safe. Jose Marin

@nazur72 2 ай бұрын

Imagine living on an island and a city is within range of the blackfly. You had a cheap house in the city with a car. You can fly in, land in your backyard, and run whatever errands you need then when done go back to your island.

@meofnz2320 6 ай бұрын

I live on an island…commuting ten miles to the mainland by ferry is an expensive chore. I’d buy this thing all day long.

@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy 5 ай бұрын

I am not sure about landing but I think they should give it a trolley base for movement on the ground and take off. Naturally the trolley would not be attached and just be left behind with take off. This would minimise the wear and tear on the bottom of the craft when on the ground and especially when lifting off because I note a slight forward movement on take off that would grind the bottom of the craft. Just a though.

@theodorehaskins3756 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Do I envy you or what? Thank you for posting this video. I have been wondering when the first customer will get their black fly VTOL aircraft, you are a true pioneer in every sense of the word, and I can’t wait to get a chance to fly one myself. Thank you. Cheers 🥂

@adrianlane4256 6 ай бұрын

A great start for things to come. I’m sure there are many wealthyish people out there who this would appeal too just as an occasional “toy”, but their purchases will help drive more serious development into other potential uses.

@restorator7 5 ай бұрын

That's exactly right, I always appreciate when the well-off handle the introductory prices whether it's technology, medicine or what have you.

@portnuefflyer 6 ай бұрын

You ARE the perfect early adapter, as am I! 50 years a pilot, HG's UL's, now fixed wing. I hope you have a large solar array and are grid tied, as do I, to fly for free, at least out of pocket. Not a pipe dream at all but reality, your video is the best I've seen in all the recent hype.

@robertw.1499 6 ай бұрын

it's Early Adopter not Adapter 👍

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

I hope you end up with one, please make a video!

@johngjacobi 9 ай бұрын

This thing flew at OSH last year. Crowd was silent in underwhelming amazement. Appreciate the update aopa

@TONYPARAMOTOR 8 ай бұрын

when the blackfly flew. how long did it fly for?? at osh?

@johngjacobi 8 ай бұрын

@@TONYPARAMOTOR it flew at OSH 22. A few minutes….there must be footage on KZfaq

@theodorehaskins3756 7 ай бұрын

@@johngjacobi So yes, there is footage on KZfaq.

@jakerazmataz852 6 ай бұрын

@@TONYPARAMOTOR Website says 20mi. range. An hour to charge at 120V, or 5.5 hrs. at 240V

@cre8tvedge 6 ай бұрын

@@jakerazmataz852 Really?

@thefamilythatfliestogether 9 ай бұрын

I guess I could use it to take me to the airport where my real plane is 😂

@joetolopino7126 9 ай бұрын

Only if it's less than 10 mins away. It's unlikely there's a supercharger for it at the airport. Well, unless you were going to walk back home after your flight.

@RileyRad333 7 ай бұрын

Lmao damn, can't even do that 😂

@user-ke9yk5qp3u 6 ай бұрын

This is so awesome! Dude, you rock!

@parker73724 6 ай бұрын

I feel like for every year of my life I have been told that a large scale production personal flying vehicle is coming to market soon. All from different companies, all forgotten about in a year or two.

@robertjones8598 6 ай бұрын

I think that every time I see a flying car concept. I’m nearing 59 years old and remember flying cars were coming soon when I was in second grade and about every year since then. All I’ve ever seen are contraptions I wouldn’t want to fly or drive, but the dream never seems to die.

@clive373 5 ай бұрын

@@robertjones8598 the advances in brushless motors, and battery technology means this time it will happen.

@knowledgebyte 6 ай бұрын

Early prototype, but cool as a cucumber. Once we have solid state batteries, we’re looking at flight times of up to an hour.

@michaelbibby8636 5 ай бұрын

It seems to me that one obvious risk besides a power failure of some kind in mid flight (does it have a parachute?), is the crafts PID controller freaking out, for any number of reasons, like, for example, if the plastic sheets used as a makeshift landing pad gets caught up in the props on take off or landing, so that it crashes violently, with the full force of the motors at maximum throttle (experienced drone pilots know what I am talking about), or pieces of a broken prop damage the craft or the pilot through the thin canopy.

@skyloveglobalnelsonbarbonc8009 26 күн бұрын

❤nice fly sir 2:31

@SimonAmazingClarke 6 ай бұрын

This is an excellent aircraft, I've been following it for a while. It is certainly the future for aviation. As battery technology increases, the things that thus craft can do can only increase. Things like the paramedic, law enforcement, and searchvand rescue rolls, as well as military posibility is endless. I am somewhat jealous that you have one.

@gzman1 6 ай бұрын

how far can u got in 20 minutes? to the allsups and back?

@kenfinney7642 4 ай бұрын

Don't know where in North Central Washington you are, but we'd love to have you show up at the Tonasket Father's Day Fly-In!

@maxmeh2342 6 ай бұрын

Can it glide without power, or does it have a parachute for emergencies?

@colecoley3473 2 ай бұрын

Both

@scottsouder6450 Ай бұрын

@@colecoley3473 Wrong, no gliding whatsoever and the parachute is worthless below 200'.

@colecoley3473 Ай бұрын

@scottsouder6450 hi Scott, what makes you believe there's no gliding whatsoever? A ballistic parachute is optional where an emergency may occur in close proximity to the ground...... my father owns part of the manufacturing plant for Comco Ikarus and we have had 3 blackflys

@deemo5245 6 ай бұрын

He means they found someone willing to sign the disclaimer

@robertw.1499 6 ай бұрын

What's the approximate, total flight time?

@petersimms4982 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant 😊

@ky42 5 ай бұрын

Awesomeness!!!

@scottreynolds4591 9 ай бұрын

So cool! I don’t see electricity ever replacing fossil fuels for any appreciable distance/weight but it definitely has it’s place in fun flying!

@mcblaze1968 8 ай бұрын

Solid state batteries when they become economical will improve things a lot. 2x capacity, 1/2 weight, charges a lot faster.

@DarkDay2012 7 ай бұрын

Ever is longer than you expect. Appreciable distance and weight wasn't even a thing until like 100 years ago. Long haul trucking in America didn't start until WWI, and 10 years ago batteries were definitely not powerful enough to keep a car going for 100+ miles, much less a truck. Batteries WILL eventually replace things. They just need more time to get better. Depending on your health/age, you might even live to see it.

@velocity2654 6 ай бұрын

@@DarkDay2012 Initially, consumers were staying away from electric cars because of "range anxiety". Now that range has increased, and charging stations are more available, battery lifespan has taken over. Batteries are a very significant cost in the manufacture of electric vehicles and can easily exceed the value of a few year old vehicle. If we can not drastically reduce the cost, and increase the longevity, we will have millions of late model cars headed to the recycler.

@paradiselost9946 6 ай бұрын

@@mcblaze1968 delusional advertising hype. there is no "solid state battery", and sadly, physics and chemistry dictates we have pretty well much reached the limit of what corroding metals can achieve when it comes to producing a potential difference. batteries will not be replacing ANYTHING in the foreseeable future no matter what the advertising gurus and profit driven government advisors want you to think.

@sprky777 5 ай бұрын

What will change the EV future is to be able to convert nuclear directly to DC power. Currently, nuclear power goes through the thermal cycle of heat to water to steam to drive a turbine to turn a generator. Steam power! The company that economically generates DC power directly from nuclear fission (or fusion) in a small package will own the earth.

@EricThompsonClimber 6 ай бұрын

Cost? Flight time? Usable load? Charge time?

@DownsouthMan 6 ай бұрын

WOW! One step forward! It’s still a long way to go before the average car driving cellphone Joe takes to the sky’s. Lots of rules and one should own a PP certificate.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

Using drone technology that has been available for years already, a version of this made for commuting would be self flying and self navigating. As it is in this video it's covered under FAR Part 103, which means "not a lot of regulations, and no license required." I invite you to look up Part 103, it's very short and not a lot of jargon.

@ratlips4363 4 ай бұрын

I have yet to see any conversation about price. I've registered with Black Fly, but still nothing about what it would cost me to buy one

@jeffarp7409 6 ай бұрын

I could never afford one, but would damn sure like to try one out.

@erniekelly2479 9 ай бұрын

This is a great new intro to aviation. Yeah, it’s expensive. But it’s less expensive than any other NEW electric flying vehicle, I think. Single passenger/pilot, 20 minutes, daylight only. It’s not a lot more dangerous than a motorcycle. And if you run out of juice, you only have a 20-mile walk home.😉

@lordvaldivia 6 ай бұрын

It's also less useful than any other flying vehicle, by a lot.

@parker73724 6 ай бұрын

I feel like you just said it's an expensive toy without acknowledging that it's an expensive toy. There are definitely far more affordable, practical, and safe ways to get into aviation.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

With a top speed of 62 MPH and flight time of 20 minutes, it can get you a lot further than a 20 minute walk home... unless you walk reeeaaallllllyy fast!

@Name-ps9fx 5 ай бұрын

It's the altitude that makes it a LOT more dangerous than a motorcycle. It's a beautiful vehicle, but I'd like to have 60 mins airtime and a backup parachute "just in case."

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

@@Name-ps9fx If the altitude makes it more dangerous, then how did commercial aviation become the safest form of travel, MUCH safer than a motorcycle?

@nickmaclachlan5178 6 ай бұрын

I quickly read this title as: "I have Blackfly in my carpet" and instantly thought "why would someone watch a video about some sort of infestation problem"? Then I looked a little closer.......

@ScottsSynthStuff 9 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but with a usable load of only 230 lbs, a maximum flight time of 20 minutes at maximum airspeed of 62 mph, for close to $100,000 - this is not the future of aviation, it is a rich person's playtoy. Battery technology needs to progress by at least an order of magnitude before this sort of vehicle has even the slightest chance of supplanting conventional internal combustion powered aircraft. That's decades away.

@willardbulger6642 9 ай бұрын

Did they give him this joke of an aircraft for publicity

@aarondoty2210 9 ай бұрын

But it's a start!

@aarondoty2210 9 ай бұрын

@@willardbulger6642 probably.

@craigking391 9 ай бұрын

Agreed. Electric vehicles are a joke at this point, especially one that uses more power such as this.

@teslascoop2177 8 ай бұрын

First plane flew for 12 seconds in 1903..

@TeddyLeppard 8 ай бұрын

A good investment for someone in that state because the ferries are so unreliable. Would be terrific to take one out to Whidby Island or Orcas or what have you. What is the actual range for one of these and how long does it take to recharge?

@ryanolsen8316 7 ай бұрын

They were saying it's about a20 min battery life, but I'm not sure on the recharge.

@timlum1114 6 ай бұрын

I'm getting 80-90 min for 20 min flight recharge. 40 min for a 15 min flight

@ironjohn5914 5 ай бұрын

Is there a bathroom facility on board?

@scottthejeepguy7499 6 ай бұрын

Wow, pretty cool

@timehaley 6 ай бұрын

Will the price come down? What's it's range and flight duration? Things that everyone interested wants to know yet nobody seems to want to give an answer.

@keefrasputin634 6 ай бұрын

I grew up with the rotary phone, black and white TV, vinyl records, clothes mangles, cash, film in cameras, no aircon, 1 car per family, hand wind windows, and this was less than 55 years ago. The pace of technology is extraordinary - battery vehicles will surpass ICE engine capability very soon.

@Kommander_Rahnn 6 ай бұрын

LOL...wrong

@keefrasputin634 6 ай бұрын

@@Kommander_Rahnn Actually it’s already happening. So….lol while you still can.

@Kommander_Rahnn 6 ай бұрын

@@keefrasputin634 LOL...they sold exactly ONE, old man...LOL

@keefrasputin634 6 ай бұрын

@@Kommander_Rahnn I wasn’t referring to this aircraft, it was a comment on Battery v ICE vehicles in general…. Seems that the wisdom of age beats the ignorance of youth!

@Kommander_Rahnn 6 ай бұрын

@@keefrasputin634 Battery powered vehicles are a pipe dream. Stop believing the propaganda.

@Zuckerpuppekopf 6 ай бұрын

So is the mission of this eVTOL an hour joyride every day or does it have any practical range and payload?

@ysesq 6 ай бұрын

it has the same 20 mile range as my ebike and same 5.5hr charge time. good for grocery runs, office commutes and going around the park.

@DrJohnnyJ 6 ай бұрын

That is all most people need to commute, IF it were legal in cities.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

It's purpose is to joyride, to make your own rollercoaster in the sky, to see things from a higher altitude, etc. It's in the same class as paramotoring, and has about the same utility.

@geoffgreenleaf 5 ай бұрын

It looks like my shaver in the thumbnail. Glad I watched though.

@mikesarahmccourts6509 6 ай бұрын

What happens when you run out of battery,you hit the ground? It doesn’t look like it was built to glide in an emergency

@grejen711 6 ай бұрын

The batteries don't just stop working. In an emergency you'd be able to drain them below the specified limit to get down relatively safely. The batteries would then be bricks but you don't fall out of the sky. Even with those stubby wings it can probably manage a reasonable glide ratio.

@paradiselost9946 6 ай бұрын

ssssh! dont talk about redundancy when you have "space age technology" to lead you by the nose! mmmm. vtol. the most inefficient way to get off the ground. where ALL youre power has tyo go towards directly displacing an equal mass of air to the vehicle mass simply to stay aloft. rather than to gain velocty and let the basics of airflow do the majority of the work. (stick the same battery pack and motor output equivalent on a glider, for instance, and see just how FAR it can fly then...) mmmm, reliance on electronic systems to be 100% reliable. no magic brown smoke allowed. no bad solder joints or fractured SMD capacitors. like any multi rotor aircraft besides helicopters and other variable pitch designs... no ability to auto rotate when ONE engine fails. i dont know what this modern urge to be stupid is, but yeah. throw lots of propellors on, some carbon fiber, a few batteries and everyone thinks its the best thing since sliced bread. probably has a touch screen interface as well? because we all know touch screen is the epitome of superior technology and usability! human race ius going backwards at an alarming rate.

@utrak 6 ай бұрын

@@grejen711 "Even with those stubby wings it can probably manage a reasonable glide ratio." about the same as a rock

@coops4896 6 ай бұрын

Ok boomer @paradiselost9946

@bigrobsydney 5 ай бұрын

@@paradiselost9946 Planes, etc have been around a long time. They're not disappearing, so all THIS is doing, is adding more to the list of options of what we can choose from. I dont understand that hate, when all it means is more choice. And, these will be refined further, I'm sure.

@NixDeGraves8888 5 ай бұрын

“The flight training is very VERY thorough.” (3 days later you get an EVTOL and a complimentary body bag)

@tghoran0369 5 ай бұрын

Very similar to the Batwing in the Justice League movie. Pretty cool. 😎

@farkhodkhikmatov4738 6 ай бұрын

Nice tailsitter

@sundancer7381 6 ай бұрын

Wondering......what does this plane weigh??

@iplanes1 6 ай бұрын

Want one

@randygreen007 6 ай бұрын

I couldn’t help but think of Maggie O’Connell from Northern Exposure when she and Maurice bickered about building her airplane. This looks fun but too unstable for me. Enjoy!

@Stroopwaffe1 6 ай бұрын

E makes it Sound like it's like a motocross bike off the start.

@gappleton8255 6 ай бұрын

What happens in a power failure? Is there a parachute?

@utrak 6 ай бұрын

gravity happens

@tcolondovich2996 5 ай бұрын

Interesting how they designed the body like a flat disc, but turned it sideways to not get any advantage from the flying wing design, such as lift, or controllability when it loses power. In my opinion it's just as dangerous as a helicopter, which requires a pilot's license that is beyond the standard one needed to fly a plane. Except this requires no license, right? Great idea. At least make the wings and wing body useful by rotating the body 90 degrees into the correct orientation, changing the orientation of the wings, and increasing their size. Not only would that increase safety by potentially adding the ability to make a controlled landing, but it would also lower power consumption if you don't have it shaped like a lawn dart vertically.

@derekelliott3971 5 ай бұрын

What's the flight time on a full charge?

@wizrom3046 5 ай бұрын

12 minutes ascending, but only 12 seconds descending (when the battery fails) 😎

@bensmith7536 6 ай бұрын

i'd love to live in a time where personal aircraft like these had hours of flight time. I wouldnt get out of mine.

@sac78008 6 ай бұрын

What’s with the super nose-high takeoff and landing?

@daemn42 6 ай бұрын

It's best to compare this to a conventional quadcopter where the four motors are pointed straight up perpendicular to the frame. In that configuration you are level when you take off, but to go forward requires pitching forward to vector the thrust rearward. If a conventional quadcopter were manned, then you'd take off sitting level, but be pitched forward out of the seat and looking down at the ground all the time whenever you wanted to go fast forward. So these guys angled the body back relative to the motors so that when it takes off (motors still pointing straight up) your seat is angled back, but as you go fast forward, the body of the aircraft, and your seat now become relatively level.

@PapaSchlumpf78 6 ай бұрын

can this thing swim?

@inkiquii 5 ай бұрын

So, I really want one now. Two seater please.

@chichomancho1791 6 ай бұрын

I want it now!

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

Then you should've paid for it a couple of years ago! Seriously though, I hope that you can get one some day.

@freesk8 6 ай бұрын

Wow!

@esan57 6 ай бұрын

Looks like a flying hair clipper!

@Heatherstone 8 ай бұрын

How much does it cost to Replace the Batteries when they are Degraded ? Heatherstone

@lapin46 6 ай бұрын

nothing he will loose his sleep over. Aviation spec 8 kWh are worth a few k. This thing costing between $100k and $200k, it won't matter.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

It'll probably be 5 years or so before he would need to replace them, and that's with quite a bit of flying. It's hard to predict what batteries will cost that far out.

@brightymcbrightface 7 ай бұрын

This is an appealing ultralight EV, but for practical GA purposes, It's going to need: * 200 miles' range with 200 reserve at 10,000ft, at 100knots * (retractible) landing gear * seat 2 plus minimal cargo * trailerable Preferably with some aero lift and some glide, so it's not 100% powered lift.

@TheShadowSlayer007 7 ай бұрын

There’s no reason for this thing to have such high speed or range. It’s a skipper meant for short hops to local destinations 200 miles and that speed is overkill for something like this. 100 mile range with a 25-50 mile reserve is about the most you would honestly need with a speed of 75-80 knots. All your other points either substantially increase weight (therefore reducing range/speed) or reducing capacity. It’s an ultralight vtol, these things have strict weight and power limits otherwise they fall into a much stricter category of powered aircraft and become significantly more difficult to get a license for.

@noosebrother 6 ай бұрын

i'd want a parachute recovery system at least.. this thing doesn't glide or autorotate..

@BMOX1Z 5 ай бұрын

3 days training to be a pilot. What could go wrong?!

@nateking174 5 ай бұрын

this looks like oceangate but for the sky

@nrakma 5 ай бұрын

A 25” color tv with a cable remote was $ 925 in 1961. It required regular repairs by a person referred to as T.V. Repairman. Drug stores had Tube Test Machines for the diy. So I’m guessing that this type aircraft will only improve and become more affordable. Nice to say goodbye to the miserable sound of a slow moving ice plane, hello future. How soon before Costco is selling these as adult Christmas Toys?

@senortroncoso1898 5 ай бұрын

Pero si yo tengo uno de esos desde hace 20 años.

@nagaster 6 ай бұрын

Same problem as the Jetson - single seat, can't share the fun with anyone

@utrak 6 ай бұрын

when you say "fun" you mean "fatal crash"?

@wecanallski 7 ай бұрын

I would like to see the calculations for the 2dollar per hour cost. Not sure what the cost of electricity is in US but here about £0.30 per KWh. That would mean You'd use 10KWh in charging to fly for an hour (approx.) I really would love to see the numbers on that. If it's true, then the future of flying EV's is very bright. ;)

@DavidCAdams 7 ай бұрын

Right now where this guy lives (in my state) electricity is $.0979 per kWh, which converts to. £0.078 per kWh. We get most of our electricity from hydroelectric.

@DavidCAdams 7 ай бұрын

Right now where this guy lives (in my state) electricity is $.0979 per kWh, which converts to. £0.078 per kWh. We get most of our electricity from hydroelectric.

@timlum1114 6 ай бұрын

20 min flight= less than 8kw 60 min(3 flights)= less than 24 kw 1 kWh costs less than $0.06 24 kWh = $1.44 It's all hydro and solar in our county.

@richr909 6 ай бұрын

God I want to go to work in this thing so bad. I friggin hate traffic.

@dondouglass6415 6 ай бұрын

I want one.... 😊

@douglasashby4349 6 ай бұрын

Try buying any VTOL for 100k let alone the maintenance and fuel cost!

@timscroggins2345 7 ай бұрын

Great job

@TONYPARAMOTOR 8 ай бұрын

iam a paramotor pilot. how long does the battery lasts. how much does the blackfly cost? does the blackfly fly for a hour?

@WhatsAl2k 7 ай бұрын

$100k, 20 miles @ 62 mph air speed is ur range

@TONYPARAMOTOR 4 ай бұрын

no answer. That says alot?

@espido 6 ай бұрын

2 dollars an hour is very nice but it can only fly for about 20 or so minutes per charge..

@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418 5 ай бұрын

yea i would want this thing to have enough power to fly on only half its props just for safety.

@KingKatRider 6 ай бұрын

its a flying beard trimmer lol. J/K great job guys.

@BahnstormerUK 8 ай бұрын

Superb ❤

@HQBergeron 5 ай бұрын

Sorry, this thing needs to fly twice as fast with 3 times the useful load and 6 times the time, for maybe double the price. Then you have something. Add navigational equipment and you really have something. Yes, this is a start I realize. Someday there will be battery technology to do what I ask, but not for quite some time.

@scupking 6 ай бұрын

What is the actual point of this thing?? What happens if/when (it will happen eventually) you have an electrical failure?

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

1). Recreation. 2). It has redundant systems making a total power failure that leaves it unlandable unlikely.

@scupking 5 ай бұрын

@@Logan4661 Maybe unlikely but still a possibility.. I wouldn't take my chances in that thing..

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

@@scupking Of course it's a possibility, as it is with every other form of transportation, plus slips, trips, falls, and poisoning, faltal accidents are always a possibility. Fortunately we live in a place that allows some of us to choose our own risk profile, and no one will ever force you to fly one.

@scupking 5 ай бұрын

@@Logan4661It seems like an unnecessary risk.. I will stick to flying 172s.. At least if I have a failure I can glide and have a chance.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

@@scupking As I said, you are free to assess and take risk however you see fit, but "It seems like..." isn't always a great indicator. A motor failure in a 172 not only allows you glide, but FORCES you to glide to a one shot landing. If an entire power bus on the Blackfly fails, you're going to want to land very soon, but you will have time to find a spot and set it down slowly, and since it doesn't need a runway or road, you would have a lot more options for putting it down, right here, right now... slowly. Besides, you said that it was simply the possibility that put you off, but surely you are aware of the possibility of fatal crashes in GA??

@erickborling1302 6 ай бұрын

That guy's days are numbered flying that pilot error.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

So are your's, no one gets out of life alive.

@bradhobbs6196 6 ай бұрын

UAV, but with the controller onboard.

@georgevelguth6439 6 ай бұрын

20 min flight time, at what cost? If you're truly passionate about flying, yet for some reason don't want to become a certificated pilot, you'll get a whole lot more bang for your buck from an ultralight. I also have no understanding of the desire to fly in a vehicle that cannot be controlled following a power failure.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

Some things in life have nothing to do with practicality. The man decided to spend his money to satisfy his desire to have an aircraft that looks and performs exactly like that one. Fortunately for people that don't have the desire to own one for whatever reason, all you have to do is not buy it.

@stanlevox2291 5 ай бұрын

I wonder what the specs would be if someone hypothetically converted it to gasoline out of curiosity?

@CH-vh8kg 4 ай бұрын

Great for a 20 mile range .

@meofnz2320 5 ай бұрын

Awesome. And this is just the early stuff. The usual naysayers in the comments section but they entirely miss the point.

@kevinnielsen1356 6 ай бұрын

This machine is a prime example of the limitations of present battery technology. The batteries do not have enough storage capacity compared to the weight of the batteries. This is also why electric cars and pickups are obscenely heavy and therefore inefficient. In order for batteries to become viable for large vehicles they must have the energy density of liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Present li ion batteries are usable for small vehicles such as bicycles or motorcycles.

@XenonJohnD 5 ай бұрын

The weight does not make a wheeled electric vehicle especially inefficient if you have regenerative braking and an aerodynamic shape. At speed the aerodynamics matter much more than the extra weight with regard to the range of an EV. For aircraft things might be very different though.

@kevinnielsen1356 5 ай бұрын

@@XenonJohnD Hmm, if that where true why are performance vehicles as light as possible? A light weight EV also has regen braking and an aero shape.A lightweight vehicle will always be more energy efficient then a heavy vehicle when the payload remains constant.

@LygerTheCLaw 6 ай бұрын

good for you bro, im so proud that you have an expensive death machine that probably cost as much as my house in your driveway.

@utrak 6 ай бұрын

all work and no play makes rich kid a dull boy

@stefanmargraf7878 5 ай бұрын

1:41 Just imagine he blew up the "carpet" and that get sucked into the propellers. And at 2:28 he smiles after smashing 250kg of carbon into the ground....

@bernardthefourth 6 ай бұрын

Want.

@terryhawkins2324 7 ай бұрын

AND Black fly COST HOW MUCH TO PURCHASE I COULD USE THAT FIR ERRANDS TO A GROCERY STORE to Hardware stores and such in a town I frequent 13 miles away or so round trip 26/27 miles round trip. Can it make that no sweat?

@utrak 6 ай бұрын

Can I be in your will?

@Bear-kr3gr 5 ай бұрын

Unless you are IFR certified you are required to land well before sunset (20 mins) or thereabouts. Don’t admit to violating FAA rules on public video it tends to cause problems, and makes a case for requiring a pilots license to operate an airborne vehicle. Enjoy!!

@aviatorjoe4153 5 ай бұрын

You're required to land before civil twilight, which is usually about 25-30 minutes after sunset. You can take off at the start of civil twilight, again about 25-30 minutes before sunrise. The times vary and it's based on Sun position, not actual time, but those numbers are in the ballpark. The aircraft must have and use navigation lights during the time before sunrise and before sunset.

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

Did you know that it's incredibly inexpensive to look up the actual rules before you comment, thus saving others from having to spend time correcting you? It is, and now you know.

@burnthecandleatbothendz 6 ай бұрын

id hate to be his neighbors listening to that thing .the wildlife probably moved as well.

@markpasquarella3223 6 ай бұрын

Make it a little bigger and a hybrid then you really got something

@larrycostas5727 6 ай бұрын

Let the world know. Now you are somebody. 😁😁😁

@Osentalka 5 ай бұрын

Flight times still only 20 minutes, they'll have to extend that considerably before it's anything other than an expensive toy.

@henryl5174 5 ай бұрын

“Feeling bulletproof” …uh oh.

@dankashkovsky4243 5 ай бұрын

I’m the owner of the same hair trimmer

@vigilantobserver8389 5 ай бұрын

Why would they market it if it can fly for only 20 minutes? Great proof of concept, however...

@Logan4661 5 ай бұрын

Because there are people that will buy it as it is for that price.

@robbyfiveboy4862 6 ай бұрын

Those damn horseless carriages were a joke... once As we gaze from the space station its only 120 years since Kittyhawk. Luddites scoff.

@jerrebrasfield4231 6 ай бұрын

The funny thing is that the just made advances in batteries that get rid of the need for rare minerals and increases the charge time dramatically. Too bad all these companies pushed electric veh8cles too early and damaged the economy and reputation of such things.