FLIGHT TEST AS34 Me - ELECTRIC SELF-LAUNCH GLIDER

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Жыл бұрын

Is this the future of gliding? Electric self-launch glider with a reasonable range.
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@rongendron8705 Жыл бұрын

I'm 76 & took 6 hrs. flight instruction at age 17 in a Piper Cub & Aeronca & later, went on one 'glider flight'! When the glider pilot pulled the cord, releasing us from the tow plane, I couldn't believe how quiet it was compared to the powered planes! This electric model seems like the "best of both worlds"!

@onepalproductions Жыл бұрын

Me too, 30-years ago I flew for the first time in a glider, and I thought the same thing when the tow plane left us - peaceful.

@noclu4u384 Жыл бұрын

My mom had an Aeronca Champ and my dad had a super cub. I had a dragonfly .

@JanPBtest Жыл бұрын

I fly a paraglider so I totally sympathise with the quietness! 🙂But I have never tried a glider plane, all this towing (and other) infrastructure was a bit of a turnoff for me. This self-launch idea is great.

@bryankincaid1912 Жыл бұрын

hi ron , just turning 70 in august and looking at getting back into a powered sailplane here in nz . wish you the best , cheers

@janebates9068 11 ай бұрын

@@JanPBtestno see by

@colinbarnes705 Жыл бұрын

It's so cool how the propeller gently stops in the correct position for folding, the clunk of those doors closing is pretty satisfying too

@phmwu7368 Жыл бұрын

Indeed but what a noise! Solum Volamus

@joshb6993 Жыл бұрын

Am trying to figure out how they managed to get the blade to stop in the vertical alignment

@combinacijus Жыл бұрын

@Josh B one of the ways could be by controlling motor position instead of speed (just like servo motor) which is not that hard if you measure rotor position Or to simplify imagine if you energized 2 motor coils on top and bottom it would attract magnets to it and keep propeller at known orientation

@404NameN0tFound 11 ай бұрын

@@joshb6993 Motors can have a position sensor that gives the current angle the motor is at. The motor controller can say that if the angle of the sensor is not equal to straight up or straight down, keep turning slowly until the angle is straight up or straight down.

@prabhakarkmv4135 3 ай бұрын

How high it can fly?

@mr.zeitmaschine6878 13 күн бұрын

I love it. Just minimal and enough for lots of fun

@ckandrew Жыл бұрын

Saw a glider like this in the air for the first time today and was baffled by what I was hearing and seeing! So cool!

@timwilde4200 Жыл бұрын

Wish I had the money. I learned to fly gliders many years ago in Waikerie, Australia, and much as I appreciated being towed up, the costs and tedium of waiting were something I often wished I could be independent of. The -petrol-driven versions of these offered that independence, but is also seemed a little too close to having a powered plane. These electric versions offer up the perfect solution.

@0my Жыл бұрын

How much does this toy cost?

@lakingboss1045 Жыл бұрын

What u mean toy

@0my Жыл бұрын

@@lakingboss1045 how many dollars does it require to obtain one of those crafts

@lakingboss1045 Жыл бұрын

@@0my idk

@0my Жыл бұрын

@@lakingboss1045 maybe ask your boss. Lol. Jk. Peace bro.

@jondavidmcnabb Жыл бұрын

In 1991 thru 1993 I was stationed in Germany and the Germans truly understand Gliders and Flight training. I should have joined then local glider club and gotten my cert. This is great stuff.

@briangriffin5701 Жыл бұрын

They're crazy about RC Aircraft too. 😳

@rustie4242 Жыл бұрын

That is a fantastic use of technology especially from a safety perspective, being able to climb again if you are not in a position to make a safe landing, and of course to extend flight time.

@enterprise7585 Жыл бұрын

What if the engine stalls on takeoff? Do you think it's safe?

@MrVTeta Жыл бұрын

@@enterprise7585 Electric motors are even more reliable than gas/jet fuel powered ones. Just do proper maintenance of course. And a glider will require less altitude to be able to return to the runaway than a regular airplane due to a much better glide ratio.

@pilotavery Жыл бұрын

@@enterprise7585 less likely to happen than the tow planes single piston engine stalling on takeoff.

@BigRigWA 5 ай бұрын

@enterprise7585 just as safe as a rope break if being towed and far safer than the cable snapping on a winch

@1337Jogi 2 ай бұрын

@@enterprise7585Electric motors do not really break. Never heard of such a thing. It is much more likely to have a failure in the wiring, voltage regulation and especially battery pack. As for the battery pack you could split it to have redundancy - if one breaks you are left with half the capacity. The rest is of the components do not weigh alot and you can easily oversize them by a large factor so even at max power they are way under their tolerance and thus do not wear out.

@4by4squared88 Жыл бұрын

That’s a dream come true. Always wanted a glider with some type of motor to take off and land if you need it. Always thought the ones with the jet engines would be great but I love this one.

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Jet engines are bad at low speeds, so it's not the best for a self launch.

@estebita_lato Жыл бұрын

I believe this is better than the ones using a turbine, because you need at least 4 to have enough power to take off, and as any turbine, specially those very small ones, they don't operate very well below 70% spin speed, mostly because of the size. On the negative side, this glider is probably kinda heavy, because of the batteries .

@MrEnyecz 10 ай бұрын

Actually, there is jet engines too (although not for self launching): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pq-YfqyIt7PIp58.html

@Resinous-Fn2 3 ай бұрын

@@SteFlywhat’s the price for a AS34 ME I can’t find the price anywhere

@brianperry Жыл бұрын

I have an RC controlled model ASW Glider. exactly like your full sized one .Air Brakes, retractable landing gear..and the retracting propeller.....covered with doors when not in use....Ive owned it for quite some time now, had a couple of ...less than perfect landings but it still flys...Interesting watching the real thing... thanks for the trip..

@williamscoggin1509 Жыл бұрын

Airplanes with parachutes, and now gliders with engines. That's the way to do it! 👍🏻🇺🇲

@SniperSnake50BMG 9 ай бұрын

Motors... 👍

@paulw176 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I miss flying so much that looks like a blast!

@robertlock6041 Жыл бұрын

What an amazing machine! Good harmonisation, good performance, particularly the 18m, and this wing span should go some way towards compensating for the battery weight compared with the 15m version. The only problem with this glider is that there isn't one with my name in the log book 🙄... Thank you Stefan for sharing this with us. I can see that you had a really good time. Cheers aus England 😀

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert 🙂

@chrisneu3487 Жыл бұрын

@@SteFly ICH finde es unten immer schöner als open

@arturoeugster7228 Жыл бұрын

Robert, The maximum Lift to drag ratio does not change, it occurs at slight increase in speed, the sinking speed increases in the same proportion. In competition sailplanes a lot of water ballast is carried to substantially increase the cruising speed between thermals. This ballast is drained before landing or in weak lift (meaning thermal or upslope wind vertical component) at the end of the day.

@arturoeugster7228 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisneu3487 Besonders wenn etwas schief geht und man wünscht dass man den Absturz am Boden beobachtet

@robertlock6041 Жыл бұрын

@@arturoeugster7228 I know all that, but all other things being equal, the machine with the longer span has a better performance than one with a shorter span. That's why Open Class gliders generally have a better L/D ratio than 15 Metre Class gliders. I prefer the flying characteristics of shorter span machines, but that wasn't the talking point.

@tadeksmutek5840 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Stefan - very interesting video about this modern glider model. Looks very nice.

@alishanmao Жыл бұрын

what a beautiful aircraft. you are so lucky to have this job. we can only dream of it.

@haraldschevik5213 Жыл бұрын

Stefan, thank you for sharing these wonderful videos, very useful for us trying to keep up with the newer models! AS made an incredibly fast progress in the AS33, 34 and now the 35 it looks like. Fliegen Sie sicher und glückliche Landungen! :-)

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really looking forward to fly the AS33 Me and the AS35, hopefully soon 🙂

@NoobieToob Жыл бұрын

@@SteFly ayo, isn't self launch glider just a plane, dawg? I'm confused cause a glider ain't supposed to have no propulsion dawg

@Resinous-Fn2 3 ай бұрын

@@SteFlywhat’s the price for the AS34 Me

@skylarkman2000 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful little aeroplane.

@mirkoreinl3132 Жыл бұрын

Eines der schönsten Maschinen As34me war schön zu sehen wie sie vom Rumpfbau bis zur Auslieferung immer kompletter wurde wie ein Zeitlupenbau. Einfach super

@wearemany73 Жыл бұрын

Nice elewaiter! 😉 Great video…First ten seconds of video I thought I was watching an RC glider clip, I was very impressed with the scale cockpit until I realised. 😜

@freesk8 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Nice! Things are getting better!

@theeventhorizon-valebridge9512 Жыл бұрын

A superb machine. Thanks for sharing Stefan.

@stuartcarefoot4804 Жыл бұрын

The guy in the red shirt did an excellent job of steering the questions and bigging-up the products

@theblytonian3906 Жыл бұрын

Were I a rich man and a few years younger. This is my type of (crew support independent) soaring. Had it only been available 50 years ago!

@robertschnobert9090 2 ай бұрын

You still need a crew. Gliders can't be used by "lone wolfs" or antisocial rich men. Gliders are perfect to purchase in a gliding club. 🐦🌈

@Freddy456 2 ай бұрын

@@robertschnobert9090Actually you don't need screw. Already more than 30 years we have existing tools for mounting the wings alone and with a self launching glider and a wheel ot the wingtip it's fine.

@dennisliebig7622 Жыл бұрын

Wow, erstaunliche Leistung. Prima Entwicklung.

@markreed9853 Жыл бұрын

Ive done a few duel seat flights in small gliders as a cadet BUT the one aircraft towed glider flight I did in the 90's was amazing! - I recommend everyone try one as its so quiet and such an amazing view ! - hope they make a duel seater version of this which will make is available and easier to operated in more locations.

@nattsurfaren Жыл бұрын

That engine is really powerful. I can feel the vibrations on the computer.

@neehooya Жыл бұрын

Great video Stefan, thanks for sharing with us!

@Sqeptick 2 ай бұрын

The perfect use for electric power in aircraft. Very cool.

@timothyvaher2421 Жыл бұрын

Impressive victory over gravity & the hire of airplanes ✈️ to get cruising altitude! And the ability to get the craft into proper landing 🛬 approachs! Cool 😎!

@charliearmour1628 Жыл бұрын

Wow, definitely on my bucket list.

@forrestallison1879 Жыл бұрын

the part where the blade lines itself up is wild that is some NICE engineering

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Yes, very cool system 👍

@binksterb Жыл бұрын

That is awesome wish I had access to one of those when I was learning in Wales.

@grantsmythe8625 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy yourself and Life itself, young man. Live, Live, Live Life!

@ozarklanding 10 ай бұрын

Now this seems to be the perfect application of electric power in aviation!

@haroldkreye8770 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent. My compliments.

@gkdresden Жыл бұрын

I think, this self-launch possibility makes this glider really interesting. I think some propeller optimization is still necessary to use the power of the motor more efficiently.

@Dzordzikk Жыл бұрын

Hi Stefan, thx for nice video. Electric self launch is future of gliding. But that future in now ...

@Quack62 3 ай бұрын

I like this glider alot, the cockpit looks really finished with the nice finished, cloth interior.. most gliders lack that

@fredford7642 Жыл бұрын

GREAT video! I think everyone would want one.

@claytonpozzer Жыл бұрын

Beautiful glider!!

@patrickfox-roberts7528 2 ай бұрын

I love that despite all the decades of new tech there is STILL a thread on the canopy :)

@redblack8414 25 күн бұрын

@patrickfox-roberts7528 Invented by the Wright brothers. Still the best way to see the direction of the relative wind. Also, It cannot break down like mechanical or digital instruments and it reacts faster (no lag) than the turn and bank indicator to indicate if the aircraft is skidding or slipping. Last but not least, the pilot can watch the string while looking outside for traffic. No need to look at the panel.

@moonobservergilles5730 Жыл бұрын

what a beautiful glider

@knowledgebyte Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Really interesting noise it makes whilst holding the prop in position. The two side struts transmit and amplify the noise. Very impressive power delivery and low consumption.

@BoltRM Жыл бұрын

I thought it was loyd for an electric motor, but suppose that could be the reason. Seems like it shouldn't vibrate so much?

@knowledgebyte Жыл бұрын

@@BoltRM they could program the motor to just pulse, but have chosen to vibrate it constantly so people know it is alive.

@BoltRM Жыл бұрын

@@knowledgebyte I'm guessing pulsing might increase odds of vibration & failure? I have no idea, total speculation.

@knowledgebyte Жыл бұрын

@@BoltRM actually I think it has to lock the prop with a constant signal, so that it doesn’t rotate during lowering and rising. And that’s why it is humming constantly

@thelastninja4825 Жыл бұрын

that is an amazing progress for gliders

@jamesmaybrick2001 Ай бұрын

Or a step back for aeroplanes? lol.

@spinning_cirrus Жыл бұрын

I could get used to a video every day:). They are great

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Great, thank you! But I can't get used to film and edit one video at the same day :D

@jeffreywing6004 Жыл бұрын

Damn, I love this Glider. 👍👍👍

@MilesCobbett Жыл бұрын

I am 68 now but used to dream about building a similar vehicle when I was 16. I took glider flying lessons at the glider port in Hemet CA.

@ThermalWave Жыл бұрын

Wir haben gestern auch bei Schleicher Probeflüge gemacht, und das elektrische Antriebssystem hat wirklich überzeugt. Einfache Bedienung und satte Leistung! Und auch ein sehr nettes und kompetentes Team, das uns alles erklärt hat 👍 Kann ich nur empfehlen, das mal auszuprobieren 😃

@KathrynLiz1 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant concept nicely executed.....

@user-xv1dx8cs7s 11 ай бұрын

Божественно,Фантастика,БРАВО!!!

@hamunami 8 ай бұрын

にこにこしてパワフルと言ってるからパワーがあることが良く伝わった。プロペラの格納の様子も良く分かった。

@flare242 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this thing is LOUD!!!

@vgrof2315 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. What a great toy!

@productguru8323 Жыл бұрын

Awesome aircraft!

@aaronpahler5410 Жыл бұрын

WOW what a glider!!

@bfarm44 Жыл бұрын

Seems like the addition of some small retractable wing tip gear would be a good idea too and eliminate the need for someone to balance out the wing

@robertschnobert9090 2 ай бұрын

I love you, Mr Langer 🌈

@LoftechUK Жыл бұрын

This video is so cool. I love it

@glidingadventures Жыл бұрын

Great video. I definitely prefer the Me to the Es. On a side note are you going to post some more videos of your 7 day adventure, I have been unable to fly for 8 months and am living through your videos. Thanks for all your hard work :)

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

Thank you! There will be one last video about the 7 day travel by glider adventure. Unfortunately I had no time to edit this video up to now because work and other projects.

@AndrewSheldon 8 ай бұрын

What a cool glider. My only bugbear would be 'low or no storage space'. i think ideally you'd want 300kg spare for touring. I'd love to be able to hope around the country. Needing to carry a charger is another I guess. Love the minimalist solution.

@itchy108 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a awesome power system, such simple controls and impressive performance

@JavierRodriguez-zb9ju Жыл бұрын

These are the videos that make KZfaq great. // Estos son los videos que hacen grandioso a KZfaq.

@atom7nine 10 ай бұрын

Textron is absolutely fabulous

@Krankenstein105 Жыл бұрын

What is the battery maintenance requirements? How often do you have to change the batteries and how many charging cycles can be made?

@AndysEastCoastAdventures Жыл бұрын

Very cool piece of kit, I fly an electric r/c model of a similar type too. Done real gliding too, winch launch, tow launch too but never self powered. The winch launch was the most exhilerating thing I've ever done! How many ascents do you get out of 1 charge of this system once in the air on an average day?

@OnerousEthic Жыл бұрын

Wow that is sooo cool!

@mojtabajamal3457 Жыл бұрын

very beautiful and power full . good for you

@kiwijonowilson Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stefan, these look great! Certainly looks simple and quick to deploy and stow (which is good for safety too). Did he mention which chemistry the batteries use? Hoping its something pretty stable like LFP or newer similar variants, which are good for cycle life and stability if damaged (unlikely to catch fire).

@Fastvoice Жыл бұрын

From the AS website: "960 Li-Ion metal-clad single cells connected in parallel and in series with a total capacity of 8.6 kWh, divided into 2 battery strings (one per wing) with BMS."

@argonwheatbelly637 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, this!

@RainytheNB Жыл бұрын

I would LOVE something like this... hopefully one day I'll have the money to own one outside of a simulator

@Mywhtjp Жыл бұрын

Wow... Very nice. You need some solar panels on the wings to recharge while your gliding..

@TheRedRaven_ Жыл бұрын

Omg, 80% battery remaining? I was thinking the battery would be around 15-20% at that point. That's incredible.

@nighthawk0077 Жыл бұрын

Motor was running for only a few mins before shutdown. Like 20-25 mins runtime is possible depending on power setting

@pilotmiami1 Жыл бұрын

Bravo.thenks

@garrykennedy5484 Жыл бұрын

You can get rid of those creaking noises from the canopy by rubbing Irish Spring bar soap on the edges and it shouldn't hurt the longevity of the foam I don't think. Maybe an experiment should be done, but I used it on 4x4 trucks that had the same issue and it worked well. Very annoying and maybe worth a slight degradation in the foam rubber????? It also has a FINE FRESH SCENT! LOL

@robertmatch6550 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the 'ride'. A very good idea for self launching. What is the approximate glide ratio when the motor is folded?

@MuzixMaker 9 ай бұрын

Very cool! Suggest adding wingtip wheels that retract 😊so no wingwalker needed

@Tannerxcsoaring Жыл бұрын

Yeah , Ok, ill take one of those!

@arjaysmithjr9083 Жыл бұрын

That is SO COOL!

@steveanacorteswa3979 3 ай бұрын

Pretty amazing, I am glider rated but having' flown since my California days almost 20 years ago, lots of time in the Grob 102 & 103, really miss those days, don't have the same lift here in Washington, would have liked to hear what the cruise time would be if you were to ferry it back from somewhere.

@ThaSouthMU Жыл бұрын

Don’t know which one I like better, this one or the jet engine propelled one?! The ability to self launch is a game changer!?!? Thank you for the video.

@stanjarmolowicz Жыл бұрын

ha ha ..that smile on your face at the end of the video was telling everything to those who accidentally miss the beginning ... no need to watch in fact and save time ..just kiddin

@JonathanLR160 Жыл бұрын

That look so cool

@MonostripeZebra Жыл бұрын

Super nice aircraft

@williamscoggin1509 Жыл бұрын

I don't really know anything about gliders per se and this may be a dumb question. But have you tried rubbing some armor All on the rubber seal that the plexiglass cockpit seals against to see if that would help with the racket? 🤔

@IgorVolkov Жыл бұрын

Super!

@jeffreywitty3088 Жыл бұрын

neat, moving the prop to a pusher, mounted lower on the tail boom might give better (more nimble) flight characteristics

@siiv7973 Жыл бұрын

Браво! Много красив, много модерен и много икономичен самолет! Добро пилотиране, браво! Каква е цената на един нов такъв самолет?

@PureGlide Жыл бұрын

Looks like they need some fluff in the air vent! I have the creaking in my glider too, I put just a tiny bit of vaseline on the canopy frame and it stopped it.

@nicothien488 Жыл бұрын

Yeah the fluff is good, and/or the 'stack of drinking straws' kind of material. I'll try your canopy frame solution!

@youdoyouplayer8529 Жыл бұрын

Almost a perfect machine.

@nikhilabraham5000 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Stefan.. You are bringing in revolution in the field of glider aviation. By the way how much did it cost for this beautiful bird ?

@SPFLDAngler Жыл бұрын

All I could find was. Brand new with no trailer or instruments, 125,000$ USD. So I assume his was more since it has an instrument panel. Most of what I could find was just people in message boards guessing on price based on what it is. I could not find any actual sales pages.

@SPFLDAngler Жыл бұрын

Or rather I should say that there are no sales pages with prices. You have to order one to be built by the company, and they require you to email them to get a quote based on options you want. The quote of 125,000$ is from a secondary company that sells airplanes from the manufacturer, found in the description of google search results, but going to the actual webpage doesn’t show anything that was said in the search result description.

@panibodo 11 ай бұрын

Neid pur. Ich denke, dass diese Art von Fliegerei ein absoluter Traum sein muss.

@larryg.9187 Жыл бұрын

..... In the early '70's i was in Bamberg, Germany in the Army... A glider club was at a nearby airfield... They offered a ride, in a two person glider, for a reasonable price... A truck was at one end of the field with a huge winch like setup... a driver would tow the cable to the glider and hook it... the truck started the 'winch' and the glider pilot did his thing... about the time the cable was straight up, the pilot disconnected, and away we flew for about 10 to 15 minutes... very interesting as I could hear wind and the flexing of the glider, and related noises... My only regret was not doing it again and again ...!

@johngalloway156 Жыл бұрын

Regarding high aileron forces, it sounds similar to the V3. I wonder if that might be because the most recent aerofoils maintain laminar flow extending so far aft towards the flaperons? If the aileron forces are much lighter on the ground then it is likely to be airflow resistance that makes the difference in flight.

@SteFly Жыл бұрын

I can't remember the forces on the V3M I flew in Namibia. It was not as memorable as at the AS33, that's for sure. Perhaps it's caused by the thinner wings and shorter leverage. The only funny thing is that a South African glider manufacturer is able produce a gliders with light controls.

@sempedagio Жыл бұрын

Um abração aqui do Brasil amigo

@CaptZenPetabyte Жыл бұрын

Two questions please? Id like to fly, are gliders a good way to start? Do you prefer the electric propellor vs. the little jet engines

@zulfchoudhary2746 Ай бұрын

Amazing ❤❤❤

@arnenelson4495 Жыл бұрын

Now THAT is cool!

@raimundoofilho 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful, how much weight is added to the set, the aircraft would have larger dimensions to balance it, thanks. Good flights

@johannesdolch Жыл бұрын

That's awesome.

@oasntet 2 ай бұрын

Amazing how you got up to the thermals with only a fifth of the battery capacity. Very smart design, makes me want to take up gliding. ETA: Reading up on the design. Wing-tip wheels! Duh! So many obvious nice-to-haves in this thing.