Pre-Transition Test Flight - Cavorite Prototype

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Ай бұрын

Horizon Aircraft completes a series of flight tests on the large scale Cavorite prototype leading towards full transition flights. Over the past several months, the team has made incredible forward progress.
Tests include validation of the yaw control system, a key component of the patented HOVR Wing technology. This system enables precise hover and performance in strong crosswinds, providing a smoother and more comfortable ride for passengers as well as enhanced stability and control for pilots.
Credit to the talented Vince Whiteman @slightlyhuman for all video and editing work.

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@jacobdavidcunningham1440 24 күн бұрын

lol until I saw the ducted fans I was like how tf

@GinnyGlider 23 күн бұрын

Same! They pulled an uno card on us!

@ebrandonrobinson410 13 сағат бұрын

LOL. Great feedback! That was not our intent but I sincerely appreciate all of the positive feedback this has generated. More cool videos and tech progress coming soon! - Brandon

@thatguy7085 19 күн бұрын

Very cool, was not expecting the vertical take off

@glenorr3387 28 күн бұрын

Congratulations Horizon! It's great to see you take the next step towards a full-size machine.

@ebrandonrobinson410 26 күн бұрын

Thank you. We are starting to build full-scale aircraft parts now, so definitely an exciting time.

@snorttroll4379 23 күн бұрын

Perhaps you could swivel the main rotor in stead or does thag not make sense as the in wing ones are so light?

@domd17 28 күн бұрын

That was a nice stable flight, congrats! Looking forward to the next bits!

@bozhidarmihaylov 14 күн бұрын

That vertical lift caught me.. 😂

@revolutionhamburger 23 күн бұрын

They solve the battery problem with an extension cord. Brilliant!

@TJLi-dev8 21 күн бұрын

Double check your vision... That is a chain hanging from a carabiner near what appears to be the CG of the aircraft!

@genephipps6421 20 күн бұрын

@@TJLi-dev8 Pretty sure he was being sarcastic--hard to be sure these days I know.

@terrarecon 19 күн бұрын

@@TJLi-dev8 You're kidding right? The sarcasm of an aircraft flying around with an extension cord as normal escaped you??

@spiritzweispirit1st638 19 күн бұрын

@@terrarecon _ Actually there's So much Hatred toward any battery powered vehicles lately _ Absolutely nothing surprises me in what is posted negatively toward this or similar type of Electric Test Flight! _

@christopheranderson2158 18 күн бұрын

It was a joke, people.....🤦‍♂️

@neon_Nomad 25 күн бұрын

Brb gotta strap radiator fans to my new vtol cessna

@peterrowntree8 21 күн бұрын

looks incredible. Well done to the Cavorite team!

@karlfriedrich7758 21 күн бұрын

This is a really cool concept! A little concerning (at least visually) with how much wing flex there is for such light flight testing.

@tex.7242 17 күн бұрын

You say light flight testing, but the wings are taking the full mass + whatever z acceleration. A bit of flex is of course not always a bad thing at all! Encouraging to see an embedded lift system work at this scale.

@karlfriedrich7758 17 күн бұрын

@@tex.7242 I understand your point, but it's only descending at around 0.5m/s at a guess and at a constant rate, also not in turbulence or trying to arrest a faster decent with aggressive control inputs which would all place much more g load on it. Of course I'm not questioning its strength; I'm sure it's been designed to accommodate the forces encountered in flight and more, it's just rather unnerving to see.

@mh5694 7 күн бұрын

Congratulations team! One step closer!

@gerrybeylerian5290 29 күн бұрын

Great work, congratulations! Looking forward to the transition!

@bluemarlin105 29 күн бұрын

Well-done love this design

@bobbyduke777 20 күн бұрын

That is one beautiful aircraft!

@jasonobrien2929 20 күн бұрын

Great job. Nice planes on that aircraft.

@zounds13 16 күн бұрын

Great name for a VTOL

@_BL4CKB1RD_ 16 күн бұрын

Wow so sleeky! It’s cool how u guys incorporated the ducted fans into the wing for less drag!

@DavidAllen-hc2pf 4 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@GT47179 19 күн бұрын

Most impressive 😮

@cabecaquim 21 күн бұрын

Congratulation, from Brazil.

@pumarolz 21 күн бұрын

Well I hope they get the wing flex corrected, unless is part of the design just like the 787

@andymunnings9109 18 күн бұрын

"Hey! You win all the awards A? Very good job. It hovers respectfully due to function. An excellent design. I would like a gas turbine version and an amphibian prototype. Your on to something futuristic and pleasing to the general public and civilian flyer." You have my full support. Do not forget the introduction of the fuselage parachute system. It seals marketing production as an authorized and approved safety feature for operator and passenger alike." 👍

@williamk5998 16 күн бұрын

Cool RC drone.

@ramiroguerrero6331 13 күн бұрын

Im a heli Pilot, this was a great step forward, Good job, If you need a test Pilot Im available

@kevincaruthers5412 22 күн бұрын

Stall proof! :)

@LoudRC 2 күн бұрын

Interesting concept. Though that's all it really seems to be. The fan-in-wing design is very nice though. I'm interested to see the transition, closing off the fans, whilst having sufficient aero lift, and then suddenly reducing the wing area by >50% as the LE and TE are retracted is going to be a careful balancing act. Re: the flappy wings, unless that is sorted ASAP I'm predicting 'loss of prototype' once they attempt a transition into high-speed forward flight. It's usually relatively easy to build a wing with sufficient bending stiffness into a wing - it's torsional rigidity that is more difficult to achieve, and that will become more dominant in forward flight once the aerofoil starts doing it's job. I suspect the large moving sections of the wing, plus the fans robbing a lot of usable surface area from the 'wing box' has given the designers a lot of headaches and led to a really compromised design structurally.

@sailor5026 16 күн бұрын

Great

@johnfranborra 25 күн бұрын

Cavorite? I can only assume its service ceiling is something like 238,000 miles.

@kbjerke 20 күн бұрын

He had such a terrible cold.

@johnfranborra 20 күн бұрын

@@kbjerke And the Selenites, too!

@confuseatronica 18 күн бұрын

i wonder how many people even get the reference

@johnfranborra 18 күн бұрын

@@confuseatronica Indeed. It's an oldie but goodie! Gotta love Harryhausen, too!

@kbjerke 17 күн бұрын

@@confuseatronica Yes, I wonder. But the important people do, LOL!

@weatheranddarkness 5 күн бұрын

The fuselage reminds me of the Carter Copter

@americano6029 5 күн бұрын

Hi, what about cord that dingels from it is that a control cord or power cord? As an investor what time frame full scale will be up? Do you have orders? Are you planning on a R/S stock since it’s below $1 now ?

@trs4u 20 күн бұрын

Seems wrong to criticise EV designs based on battery shortcomings. The same efficiency gains that eg Nissan e-Power takes advantage of probably aren't available to planes (are they?) but are there plans to fly this with a genset?

@danko6582 18 күн бұрын

Reminds me of the Icon A5. Will it have the same fate?

@LeslieMatheson 18 күн бұрын

BD-5, Vari-Eze genes in that one.

@dsan2910 15 күн бұрын

To pre transition did they give it hormone blockers?

@jimmyadair1850 16 күн бұрын

What electrical cord?

@DragonWolf2099 16 күн бұрын

Well after seeing some of the funnier comments I'm afraid of saying something constructive but here goes. I can see the wings are to heavy or not stiff enough holding all of those fans.

@Feintgames 15 күн бұрын

Very cool. First time seeing this. Cavorite? Like Favorite? Or like Cavort? Or like Cav Or Ite? Cool concept. Bad name. Maybe call it the Wasp. It looks like a wasp.

@md4449go 4 күн бұрын

More of the electric pipe dream. My this go the ways of the electric car.

@bobbyduke777 20 күн бұрын

Pre-Transition? Do you mean it still has it's weener?

@DragonWolf2099 16 күн бұрын

Oh Shit! LOL! your killing me that's good one. 🤣😂🤣

@shop970 13 күн бұрын

More elaborate Toys with plastic music. We are really gaing on world peace plans here.

@user-px8ro9gj6n 23 күн бұрын

The wings may need support rods.

@manuelpiston 21 күн бұрын

Is not 1917 😑

@whoanelly737-8 26 күн бұрын

Look an Icon with a bunch of fans and a V-tail

@kranson8514 20 күн бұрын

Oddly beautiful I do wonder the price tag and stats 👍👏

@ebrandonrobinson410 13 сағат бұрын

It will be priced similar to a helicopter of similar personnel carriage capacity (7 people). We anticipate it will have a maximum speed of 250 mph and be able to travel 500 miles with fuel reserves at medium loads.

@LozzaTurbo 12 күн бұрын

Must be some horrible drag over the wing surface at higher forward speeds.

@StonyRC 25 күн бұрын

This is an AMAZING toy aircraft - but is it the future of aviation? Without an incredibly lightweight power source that can rival hydrocarbons ... I don't think so.

@bogdanivchenko3723 23 күн бұрын

It’s not real aircraft, ok. It’s just not peer reviewed Disney lore accurate aircraft, ok. You should quit having fun with that because, because it doesn’t have a power source, ok?

@GinnyGlider 23 күн бұрын

@@bogdanivchenko3723 Nah, it's not "Ok" It's "Mkay" 🙊

@ebrandonrobinson410 13 сағат бұрын

Excellent comment. Our full-scale prototype aircraft will by hybrid-electric, so an extremely efficient internal combustion engine leveraging traditional fuel (that still has 30X the energy density of even the best batteries!)

@mehere8-32 Күн бұрын

Brilliant but, will it ever do anything usefull? Maybe Uber Eats can use it for deliveries. Good luck anyway guys.

@rossnolan7283 24 күн бұрын

Floppy wings and no forward flight equals test of fans with no payload etc what is proven? Complexity and failure modes are huge...

@TheWidebody747 2 күн бұрын

Cool video. Too bad they felt they had to include such annoying music.

@janosserafimdepina6612 7 күн бұрын

Show

@gerard4444 Күн бұрын

I bet, the army will come soon…. Too bad…

@Watson1 19 күн бұрын

That bloody music spoiled the entire experience. Why do so many videos have crappy music on them. Do it again without the music.

@PhantomP63 10 күн бұрын

Often I would agree, but this is a promo piece. It’s fine.

@oldergeologist 6 күн бұрын

Completely agree. Annoying and completely unnecessary.

@jamesjohn9460 Сағат бұрын

Clicked off after one minute, came for aviation news not bloody techno noise

@bobbyduke777 20 күн бұрын

No pilot?

@Soshstar999 16 күн бұрын

What a breakthrough in battery consumption, with a total of 5 full minutes of total flight time and cost a mere 3 million dollars to build, put in your order today and get ready for the worst investment of your life

@timmothy58 18 күн бұрын

has a battery, but can't carry anything else...

@EricMcguinness-kf9ts 16 күн бұрын

Wow .dam that thing is wasted time money 👎👎👎👎👎👎

@jedibusiness789 2 күн бұрын

Complete crap. Nothing more than a tax write off for investors. He’s the problem to upscale, power requirements are exponential…requiring more weight, bigger fans and more power. And for giggles think downstream, what is the endurance? How much weight can it carry.