Woodpecker experimental amateurbuilt aircraft the WoodPecker homebuilt aircraft by Brian Austein.

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Woodpecker experimental amateurbuilt aircraft the WoodPecker homebuilt aircraft by Brian Austein.
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www.ultralightflyer.com - Brian Austein of Hernando MS was at the Midwest LSA Expo, held at the Mt. Vernon Airport in Illinois with his Woodpecker. The Woodpecker is a two seat side by side seating, experimental amateurbuilt aircraft made from wood and foam, and covered in conventional aircraft fabric covering material, and painted using standard Sherwin Williams house paint.
The craft has won awards at EAA Airventure convention. The all wood original design “Woodpecker”, was the recipient of the Best Innovative Design Homebuilt award at Sun N Fun.
It features standard aircraft stick and rudder controls, and is powered by a Lycoming 0 235 C, 115 HP engine. Brian built the Woodpecker over a period of three years at a cost firewall back of approximately $3,000. With another $2,000 required for engine etc.
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@onethousandtwonortheast8848 3 жыл бұрын

Man, so sad to hear of Brian’s passing! He was a young man!!! This little airplane had me marveling. You can’t beat the price and performance numbers. May he RIP and condolences to his wife, family and friends.

@anthonyrosa5006 5 жыл бұрын

Sadly Brian passed away from cancer. He left a lovely wife and young son behind. Clearly he was a very talented and creative man. He will be missed.

@jimwagner6260 4 жыл бұрын

Damn. Well at least this video can live on

@multa765 3 жыл бұрын

That is so sad. From England, I salute the best of America. Creative, competent, confident, modest, well-mannered and enterprising. We should all aim to be like him.

@starkkkindustries2998 3 жыл бұрын

Very sad to hear 😢, Brian is very talented. Rip sir.

@myotherusername9224 6 жыл бұрын

".. that jis wadn't the 'Woodpecker way'... so Ah think Ah proved you could get a good finish fer a hunnerd bucks". The way this guy expresses himself is simple, clear, direct, plain and very American. He has a real gift for explaining what he does, too, on top of being such a good technician. This is what makes America great. A real American, this man has done more for the EAA with his work than a lot of slick brochures and imported engines and fiberglass airframes could ever do. The EAA should make a much bigger deal out of this guy's work than they have. This is why Paul Poberezny developed the EAA. This man is a great American, a true real life hero of aviation, and proof that the spirit of EAA, the "Learn, Build, Fly" motto has come down from Pietenpol to Poberezny, to Austein. Amazing what can be done with ingenuity, hard work, and persistence.

@37livesDoc 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, and if the FAA could be removed from GA imagine the progress that could be made let alone benefits. Look at how they have hurt aviation with their stupid weight limits. Even they admit that they should be changed but it has been ten years and nothing. This is why we need to be active in making GA of for and by the Pilots, builders and manufacturers. As it is some Ercoupes cannot be bought by Sport Pilots, many flight schools do not want to teach Sport Pilots because of insurance and tell me who will rent planes to them? More involvement means more innovation. and more plane sales. Think about it and remove the FAA from GA. My conclusion is we need more Woodpeckers and no FAA in GA, send them packing for Commercial aviation. And they wonder why there is a pilot shortage? Duh

@johnnyporker8837 Жыл бұрын

That magnet solution was wonderful!

@apfelsnutz Жыл бұрын

One of your finest interviews... To the family : So Very Sorry for your loss.

@gmcjetpilot 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear of Brian's health issue and passing. He is what makes Aviation special, great people. I'm a member of EAA 182 and met him once. He flew this plane to an EAA meeting at Hernando Airpark. I was so impressed with his scratch built original design. I have been working abroad for a year and did not hear of this sad news.

@sacooper802 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Brian, you left a great mark on us all, seemed like great guy and creative and brilliant, its a gift you gotta be born with and a gift he took with him when he passed away, god bless and watch over Brian in the great blue skys of heaven.

@brianaustein927 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein ( the designer ) here… Let me say Thanks to Dave and Dan for all the work you guys do. Besides going to all the shows and researching so many new products , there is still even more work to edit and publish… Good Job Sir And thx to everyone for the nice comments too…

@bartgoins1782 6 жыл бұрын

I am totally impressed with your airplane, your knowledge of airplanes, and you ability to "think outside the box" when designing and redesigning your airplane. Great job.

@billyvray 6 жыл бұрын

Brian, would you please share pictures (or a video slideshow) of your Woodpecker? Well done

@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 6 жыл бұрын

Humbled...

@johnnyonaboat 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein can you recommend the best books for building?

@usquanigo 5 жыл бұрын

"It doesn't run over me on asphalt anymore. So that's kinda neat." lol! Love the plane and the innovation. And great humor on top of it all.

@praveensharma3456 6 жыл бұрын

Just one of those guys demonstrating what I always look for and appreciate ie. Intelligent, his own guy, very capable, yet keeps a good nice verbal interaction and low voice tone, Unlike most Americans who don't know much and speak out loud and arrogant, intimidating kind of approach. So here's a great example of how people should be

@brianaustein927 6 жыл бұрын

Thx

@neve1064 6 жыл бұрын

Sir, I personally know many Americans who display these characters and dispositions. They span from republican to democratic, too.

@37livesDoc 5 жыл бұрын

You are right Brian is the real deal, a breath of fresh air.

@sickvic3909 6 жыл бұрын

More clever ideas in 1 craft than I've come up with in a lifetime.

@37livesDoc 5 жыл бұрын

You know Vic, I loved his conclusion on whether or not to use flaps on this plane. Just strait from the hip and accurate.

@CrabLouis 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein, my new hero of experimental aviation!

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, I hope all is well. My name is Jon Bailey and I am a very close friend of Brian Austein. Brian has spoken highly of you to me. I am writing you to inform you that the day after Sun N Fun (Monday April 16) Brian was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. I has moved into his brain. Brian is a FIGHTER and he is fighting a tough battle right now. He is currently in Atlanta under evaluation for a second opinion. I will take him to another doc on Tuesday for his opinion. Please keep Brian and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this time. I know that you are well connected in the ultralight world and I know that a lot of ultralight people are amazed at what Brian has done. Can you share the attached Go Fund Me link. (www.gofundme.com/benefitingbrian) We set it up as a great way to give back and help out a man that has given so much to all of us. Please feel free to call or write with any other ideas or questions Thanks for your time, Jon Bailey

@37livesDoc 5 жыл бұрын

Brian may be the modern BH Pietenpol

@nickbayer7847 4 жыл бұрын

Super clever use of the magnets and worm gear👌👌

@zendean5207 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! This guy is an amazing craftsman and intellectual. Awesome plane.

@williamburgos2963 4 жыл бұрын

Thats what Im talking about. Every other light sport out there is cost way too much. But this innovation is awesome. Working with wood is just old school. We have better glues today and a better understanding of aerodynamics. Wish I had a friend like you who wants to build. Everybody I know wants an off the rack airplane. Great job. You got me pumped.

@fbnc11 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, Memphis proud!!

@laprepper 6 жыл бұрын

When you build an entire plane to "promote the sport" and your personal enjoyment. LOVE IT. I WILL build a plane some day.

@JayHeartwing 5 жыл бұрын

Me too, I hope so

@songmaster9308 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I came across this video, what a brilliant, class act gentleman. Amazing innovation!

@earthsciteach 5 жыл бұрын

I am in awe! So very inspiring!

@johnsorber3546 6 жыл бұрын

Great Build, well done . Very awesome and informative .

@brent1041 6 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome. More of your videos should be like this.

@haroldbrown1389 6 жыл бұрын

She is one sweet bird, Conngrits

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

@riverrat4631 4 жыл бұрын

It was guys like this that made America the greatest country on earth. You have a idea and you keep working on it till you get it right. This man has a home built plane running 130mph with autopilot. Burns 3.5gal a hour in fuel. $100 paint job. I bet he don't have $6-$7k with motor and everything. And he flys it to the show. It's not a trailer queen. Great job.

@ednesbit2988 5 жыл бұрын

i love it my best friend has a gift of inventing and putting things together great job man all american ingenuity here and a true american spirit thanks for sharing this great story guys

@chugachocho 6 жыл бұрын

Nice AirPlane!! Top notch innovations.

@idontneednostinkingchannel6848 6 жыл бұрын

Genius. All I can say Brian. Blue Skies old man!

@samualwhittemore228 6 жыл бұрын

BRAVO!!! Awesome build!

@ryoungatlmidotnet 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Level of innovation and detail is great. I just noticed the aileron spades.

@P-CROZIER 3 жыл бұрын

What a Bloody Lovely Aircraft, Wish we could have this in Australia, Well done, what a great job you have done 👍🏼👍🏼

@benherring4959 4 жыл бұрын

What a nice design! Reminds me of a Stinson 108 from the outside - very classic, but lots of innovation inside too.

@lebron3566 6 жыл бұрын

awesome job on that beautyful plane.

@cpfwriter 6 жыл бұрын

In awe.

@ronlafitte6864 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice job! And only $3000 from the firewall back? Amazing!!!

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

@veritas6466 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I would have had a chance to meet Brian. It’s so apparent he was a really good human being. I am certain he was missed. I want a two seater “Woodpecker”!

@ultralightflyer 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing built!!!

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

@ulfnowotny01 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@1STGeneral 5 жыл бұрын

Very saddened hearing Brian Austein died of cancer praying for his wife and family

@gmcjetpilot 4 жыл бұрын

Really.... So young. My gosh... Condolences to family and friends. God Rest in Peace Brian.

@taguillard18 6 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome! I would love to meet him and have a chat!

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 5 жыл бұрын

@@ultralightnews Shocked....

@edwardrichardson4788 3 жыл бұрын

A great aeroplane built by one smart man 🏆

@woodyahh2110 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Build 👍

@sacto56 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein is an amazing guy! Woodpecker experimental amateur built aircraft, sure love to build this in the Philippines.

@JayHeartwing 5 жыл бұрын

That could be awesome^^ I'm a 21 year old Filipino guy and I would love to create one ultralight that I design. But sadly I'm not a guy who can buy anything so my designs are just drawings and can't be a reality. I have my own bush plane design, I called it the Aria: www.deviantart.com/sammfeatblueheart/art/Llevado-ARIA-The-New-Face-760096098 I first designed it as a tricycle geared aircraft last 2017, and now, it's a bush plane with improved shock absorbers and in a taildragger design.

@jeffsanderson1314 6 жыл бұрын

Impressive!, really thinking "outside the box". Weick, Rutan, and now we have Austein.

@BlueJazzBoyNZ 6 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein , looks like a very sharp individual that anyone would welcome to their team

@williamevans2400 5 жыл бұрын

Soren Ingram uuuuuu}🇮🇲q

@chetmyers7041 3 жыл бұрын

The way this man smiles and is so full of joy, I'd believe he was the younger brother to Joel Osteen.

@crissykaleekal21 6 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@MrSamdoe100 6 жыл бұрын

Gold! lol great job, love ur attitude. awesome.

@ellieeverts8189 4 жыл бұрын

RIP, Brian. Gone too soon.

@cluelessbeekeeping1322 3 жыл бұрын

Did the designer pass away? ???? I was going to ask him if he could help me with the autopilot. It's BRILLIANT! I too fly RC and absolutely LOVE the way this guy thinks! It's SO outside the box, but everything he touches works!

@ThomasLeonardSr 6 жыл бұрын

$3k for behind the firewall and $500+k engineering from above the ball cap. Great job!

@FRIENDHORATIO1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@johnwiggs2028 2 жыл бұрын

this man is the goat

@michaelsell6928 6 жыл бұрын

I wish wish wish the plans were available for this aircraft. Well done Sir!

@ultralightnews 6 жыл бұрын

Similar designs using wood construction include the TEAM line of aircraft, they have a two seat unit almost ready to go, and Fisher Flying Products Dakota Hawk. TEAM does offer free plans - I just don't know if that includes the two place. The Ultralight Flyer

@idontneednostinkingchannel6848 6 жыл бұрын

Some "jerk" would ground-loop the thing.. ALL the "blame" would go right on to poor Brian and some Philadelphia lawyer would ruin his happy home. Nope, I agree with his logic - keep the plans under your hat Brian. I designed solutions to the impossible for a living (retired EE) and there's always some Monday morning quarterback to tell you how they (FAA) would have done it better.. never fails.

@nickfury1279 4 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful plane, wish plans were available. Seems like it would be a great first aircraft

@ultralightnews 4 жыл бұрын

The craft was designed using the Fisher Dakota Hawk as a model.

@raydreamer7566 5 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think. I would like to see what you would create with a BIG budget and all your time for creating ( and family ) .

@tupperwaredenisepettitguin7813 5 жыл бұрын

Please pray for Flyin' Brian...hospice has been called, as he has very little time left. We are heartbroken at this news.

@cluelessbeekeeping1322 4 жыл бұрын

Bad ass!

@user-pn3th7gr1x 3 жыл бұрын

This guy should be working at NASA

@Hyperious_in_the_air 6 жыл бұрын

throw in an inav board to get some amazing autopilot systems!

@johnwiggs2028 2 жыл бұрын

i mean what a badass

@haroldbrown1389 6 жыл бұрын

She is one sweet bird Conngrits

@pete365720 6 жыл бұрын

Where can I see more info on your autopilot? What servos are you using?

@williamburgos2963 4 жыл бұрын

That plane is not dead. His memory also will not die if some of you engineer types would contact his wife or family. That plane is now complete can be reverse engineered. Do it in memory of him and then sell the plans. Give the money to his wife and keep him in the air. We all would like to give it a go.

@doranjaffas9645 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely interesting fellow. Puts the home back into homebuilding. That seems to be getting lost in a lot of designs. The price point proves that a person with a minimum income can still achieve their dream of ownership with some labor and love put into building.

@nick-dm3if 3 жыл бұрын

its not really the airplane thats hard to afford ever, they are cheap. its the engines that are 25000 dollars which prices anybody out of them

@grj512 4 жыл бұрын

What's become of Brian's aircraft? Would love to see what grade of materials he used for this project?

@thewyliestcoyote 6 жыл бұрын

Finally an airplane I can afford on a graduate students budget.

@landurearnaud1677 3 жыл бұрын

Steve wittman’s spiritual son with his aircraft.

@Clarence_13x 4 жыл бұрын

What did he say @5:44 ?

@brianaustein927 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, here is a link to the Lightning Bug kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdWFns58mM2wm40.html

@kimog8406 3 жыл бұрын

Dang make some plans and sell them

@ToyManFlyer1100 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Beautiful and well -designed plane that died w/ him...Such a shame, but, I guess he had his reasons.....😕😕😕😟...I think some one should be able to look and reverse-engineer it, tho.....

@margaretchriskurtz3819 5 жыл бұрын

CAN IT BE POWERED BY A VW ENGINE CONVERSION?

@ultralightnews 5 жыл бұрын

Brian Austein of Hernando MS, the designer and builder passed away last month so I will answer as best I can. Since the aircraft is using a conventional 4 cylinder aircraft engine of 100 HP - it should also work with a 4 cylinder VW of the same or similar horsepower. The Ultralight Flyer

@margaretchriskurtz3819 5 жыл бұрын

OH IM SORRY TO HEAR THAT NEWS. HE DIDNT SEEM TO BE TOO OLD. THATS A DANG SHAME. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING.

@hdaviator9181 5 жыл бұрын

@@margaretchriskurtz3819 What does age have to do with anything? He died of Cancer.

@ToyManFlyer1100 5 жыл бұрын

Marg, if it has the power, it can....I think it has a 4 cyl Lycoming.....115 HP...So, if that V-dub has the power...Shouldnt be a prob.....

@ryoungatlmidotnet 4 жыл бұрын

Probably better with a Corvair. 65 Hp is a better measure for a reliable VW conversion. There are other designs better suited to a VW.