I made a GIANT flying ceiling fan (and battled 100 airplanes)

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@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Hey everyone! A few things: 1. Thank you for 100k!!! This project was for all of you--now I can get back to the unfolding quadcopter project :) 2. The "toilet-bowling" in the air was the result of me actively trying to pitch it over with my implemented control method. But even the 10mph wind meant that every time I did manage to pitch it into the wind to stop the drifting, it would roll right back over ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 3. I actually flew this thing 3 times at the event! I'll be posting the full 3rd flight over on my Patreon page in the next few days along with a discussion on the above wind issues, which arise from the extremely low disk loading of these types of spinning drone designs. It's basically why slow planes have big propellers, and fast planes have turbojets: exit thrust speed & blade "bite" - Nick

@AT_AV_EDITZ Ай бұрын

W vid

@JolanXBL Ай бұрын

I think I just say your propeller on today's Daily Dose! "Stealing From a Thief" at 2m 28s

@mayinjabob9380 Ай бұрын

hey, nice work btw how hard would it be try attemp a bicopter flyingwing with dremflight, taking to mind the cg complexities of the two platforms.

@Leo_the_duck Ай бұрын

you should make an even bigger one

@RPG_Guy-fx8ns Ай бұрын

These Peahat copters are the reason Kokiri stay in the forest.

@hiperfin Ай бұрын

The internet truly has internet-ed. I saw a video from Flight Fest the other day on Tik Tok of someone taking cover while everyone yelled "who's flying the ceiling fan?" and I'm so glad that I was able to see not only your POV, but the built process. Amazing work!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

That's awesome

@tuberroot1112 Ай бұрын

Look at his earlier videos, Nick actually had the proto hung up as a ceiling fan.

@homohumanoperson4565 Ай бұрын

Yeah Im so glad I found this video after I saw the ceiling fan on that video lol

@iainball2023 Ай бұрын

Same ! 😂

@cryptokids3760 Ай бұрын

Same here, but KZfaq shorts

@whatsthematter8767 Ай бұрын

Muahah! So glad our Scout got in the thumbnail! Until next time Nick! PS: Sorry for smacking your head off PPS: Also sorry for absolutely DEMOLISHING you xD

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

I owe you one for making this entire video awesome😂😂😅

@whatsthematter8767 Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehm It was certainly an experience! Though, most of the credit should go to my friend Hank, as he did most of the amazing flying and was really helpful while building it.

@NotAnotherTim Ай бұрын

Great flying both of you!

@jacksonm.3291 Ай бұрын

Nice shots! That was some fancy flying. Did you fly fpv?

@trif55 Ай бұрын

impressive! what plane was it you were flying? we only saw details of it's tail! lol

@michaelrechtin Ай бұрын

Aluminum tape vs the world! Such a cool build!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

I owe you a new roll still lol Thanks man🙂

@siegelink9549 29 күн бұрын

@@NicholasRehm Amazing Build.

@david.e.h. Ай бұрын

"Helicopter supply store", my favorite line of the week!

@nickryan3417 27 күн бұрын

Yeah, I was drinking a drink when I heard that line too!

@ONEFUNFONE Ай бұрын

Goes to flite test with a giant ceiling fan 😂 still a cool build can't wait to see what you do next year!

@Domemilkyrayyy Ай бұрын

I can build a literal flying saucer no props involved! Mini one in this case for that fight , that will be unbeatable.

@cartoon_cat.. Ай бұрын

@@Domemilkyrayyy show

@pauls5745 22 күн бұрын

Love to see something like this! so crazy, everyone having a great time and there's always a couple flying abominations.

@Premier-Media-Group Ай бұрын

The fact that this type of power mapping for motor control is available to most any hobbyist is absolutely amazing.

@jacobthibodeau6685 Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="172">2:52</a> hahah i love how the limitations of the size was based completely off the size of what you can fit it in to get there

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Funny part was it almost didn’t fit because I mis-measured

@eddarby469 29 күн бұрын

This is often a design limitation, such as for bridge girders.

@rctestflight Ай бұрын

So good! I love how the thumbnail makes it look like a manned aircraft

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Flat Stanley counts as a real person!

@mario_hehe1234 Ай бұрын

Flat lives matter!!!

@joshhayl7459 Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehm 🟦…Why do you need the lie??....Regardless of WHAT you Call it, It's still 'Clickbait',..as where it says "This is me", is NOT YOU, but rather an IMAGE of you,... ...(BIG Diff!).

@AlBoulley 19 күн бұрын

Yeah I dislike misrepresentation and usually tell KZfaq to stop recommending such channels.

@Regular_Origamist Ай бұрын

Bro made the worlds largest levitating ceiling fan 💀💀💀

@Redsauceconsumer Ай бұрын

Man I’m alive

@Fishylocker Ай бұрын

Man I'm alive

@user-hr6ii2dh1b Ай бұрын

@@Redsauceconsumerman you copy

@handlemonium Ай бұрын

Man it hovers

@austinwilliams9592 Ай бұрын

Now build the worlds largest quad copter out of 4 of them.

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Now we're talking

@handlemonium Ай бұрын

So a quad-rotor version of the V-22 Osprey?

@MrSatchelpack Ай бұрын

That's like prop inception.

@pauls5745 22 күн бұрын

team effort, 4 independent quads as rotor tip power, takes 2 or 4 people to fly, would be very comical learning how to cooperate to fly it.

@isaiahrohrs2683 Ай бұрын

Seeing you at Flite Fest was a blast, and I'm glad you got to destroy it in combat! Thanks for putting out all this hard work for everyone's enjoyment and learning. Still got a few kinks to work out on the Holy Hand Grenade plane, so hopefully, I'll see you next year for combat again!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Oh sick, yea best of luck with that project! Thanks for hanging out this year

@megatronyeets Ай бұрын

I like how the sponsor segment felt like it was actually part of the video

@djrafaelhulme Ай бұрын

When I was a kid there were these black plastic bags that you can buy and fill with air that would float after it warmed in the sun. We thought that was PRETTY cool.

@beimanuel942 Ай бұрын

solar balloons are cool

@Webshadow 29 күн бұрын

Remember these fondly, my dad called them "Luftwurst" (Airsausage)

@emmyann17 Ай бұрын

Dude, I am not tech-smart enough to understand all the engineering, but I CAN appreciate how much effort went into this. This is sooooo cool. Always so proud of you, baby bro!

@emmyann17 Ай бұрын

Also, "IDIOT ALERT" was hilarious. Love your vibe with these vids.

@runed0s86 Ай бұрын

bro can't even understand how airplane fly (7th grade physics class)

@tardigrademicro Ай бұрын

@runed0s86 All of the complexities that go into creating actual flying machines, especially unique concepts like this, take years to master. It's normal to not understand exactly what he's talking about or referencing.

@paytonconroy7953 Ай бұрын

TBH that was one of the best sponser messages ever it actually felt real and made me want to use it

@eamonia Ай бұрын

_Those_ shots, of _those_ events, were some of the coolest things I've ever seen on KZfaq. Amazing...

@uninsignificant Ай бұрын

Probably the least annoying sponsor add on KZfaq.

@runed0s86 Ай бұрын

It's still an ad. I use sponsorblock.

@StrategicGamesEtc Ай бұрын

Yeah, It brings "work the ad into the video" to a whole new level when the product being advertised is something not just tangentially related to the video, but actually part of the video itself

@gg_sam7847 18 күн бұрын

Oh man that's so cool I can't wait to skip it Jkjk

@mathewblanc9936 Ай бұрын

“Giant pinwheel of doom”, just what I was thinking. Insane project! Congrats on 100k, you definitely deserve all those subs and more!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Many thanks!!

@eddarby469 29 күн бұрын

I expected you to put a lightweight cage around it to protect the important components. Then, with the right exterior decorations you could make it appear to be a death star.

@johntowner1893 Ай бұрын

What I think is a cool little thing - when the plane takes out your cutout, some of its streamers get cut short by your propellers, and you see the pink streamers falling away

@jesseb3307 Ай бұрын

That was amazing! Flying ceiling fan. So cool , keep it up, I wish to be skirmishing the skies with you!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Jwmbike14 Ай бұрын

Ive got a helpful tip. Foam board is used constantly in composites for homebuilt (manned carrying) aircraft. We use it a lot to shape cowlings, fairings, etc. One of the most difficult tasks is a good bond between foam, that is also sandable and shapable at a similar consistency. The trick? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="121">2:1</a> Gorilla glue to lightweight spackle. It foams like pour foam, has a B stage at about 30 min that is easy to tear/cut off, and when its fully cured it sands really easily. Pot life is quick, only about 5-10 min. It yields about <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="241">4:1</a> volume, maybe even higher. Highly recommend for future projects. Edit: I should specify we use a lot of pink insulation foam - not Rc foam board, but it will work similarly. The key take away is that it's sandable.

@putteification Ай бұрын

Sounds good! Do you happen to know any video that shows this in practise?

@Jwmbike14 Ай бұрын

@@putteification No. It's not very well known. I learned from the king of composites in GA and aerospace. I've used it on my own plane, as well as our reno racer. It's not terribly difficult. Give it a shot

@aivkara 27 күн бұрын

Awesome! Do you have a link to your technique? I need save this info in my library for an upcoming project

@Jwmbike14 27 күн бұрын

@@aivkara I don't. But if you follow my instructions, it's super simple. Give it a shot if spare sheets of foam

@cmleong Ай бұрын

Wow it was like a scene from Star Trek when the humongous empire cruiser was taken down by heroic tiny flyers! Thanks for bringing childhood memories back.😆

@miinyoo Ай бұрын

That was possibly the most adorable nerdy thing I've seen all year. Had no idea there was a national RC Flight Club. Really cool!

@jonesmatthew7511 Ай бұрын

Peter to the rescue! Great job and support from the community!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

The very fact that that man could say “I’ve had this problem before” was incredible haha

@StephanBuchin Ай бұрын

That definitely was the boss of the show.

@IARRCSim 29 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1085">18:05</a> the meditative pose of a life size Nicholas is the funniest part of it. He looks perfectly calm as he rides a pile of foam and gets hit by other drones.

@michaelb.42112 19 күн бұрын

I LOVE that there are so many groups of like minded people that exist that I had no idea existed. There's nothing like friendships made at these types of gatherings.

@mikehensley78 Ай бұрын

the battle at the end was EPIC!!!! totally worth it.

@ilkoderez601 Ай бұрын

This is one of the best RC channels ever! Thank you for the video. The camera views from the 'copter were amazing!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Many thanks! 360 cam views generously provided by Noah over at @FliteTest

@Austin_Hart Ай бұрын

Lol, I actually clapped on the landing! Good job man.

@MiguelP-yw4rd 28 күн бұрын

Remember 🫤 use a tachometer to get the most rpm's from different pitch of propellers , it will turn faster w/ more torque and power , also make base longer to stabilize contraption.

@chriskrawczyk2589 Ай бұрын

Great footage, it was a pleasure talking to you at the Flite Fest 2024

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Hey I appreciate you stopping by to chat!

@TucsonDude Ай бұрын

I'm an engineer and I'm humbled.

@nicocesar Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="433">7:13</a> that face is very calm. Outstanding confidence in you own creation. Good job.. If I were you, I would be dress like a hockey goalie

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

hahaha the very first spool up had a bit more distance and some safety glasses involved

@megaflux7144 Ай бұрын

great video. i cried and everything.. but. how could resist making it rocket powered?! it would have been a flaming spiral of hell!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Streamers, rockets, deployable airplanes from the tips were all considered! But only so much time to pull it off

@illygah Ай бұрын

This is one of my favorites. You give Ben Krasnow a run for his money.

@girrrrrrr2 Ай бұрын

How dare you! but you are correct... Next stop Tech Ingredients

@eternalprogression Ай бұрын

Man! That was just awesome, congrats on 100k that is a HUGE milestone!!!!🎉 It was so awesome seeing you there!! (my cameo at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="733">12:13</a> 😂) wish I could have stayed longer to see it fly! Also, just noticed that the wings are offset by a few inches. That was 100% the reason for all the toilet bowling…that definitely hasn’t been disproven by anyone…😂

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by to say hi my dude! Great to see you again

@wordragon Ай бұрын

The get it done attitude and help to do that is so honest and inspiring! Attending next year for sure.

@AbulaSyllabus 10 күн бұрын

Oh dude I love the side-shot of the hub with everything in hahaha amazing idea cool!

@robertstark3326 Ай бұрын

As usual, you have out done yourself. What a great project and video. The way you addressed the problems was just beautiful. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.

@Heneling Ай бұрын

Cant wait to see this channel grow even more! your software has been incredibly useful for my projects, I cant thank you enough!

@davidjester5085 Ай бұрын

It was great getting to hang out a little bit with you at Flite Fest. Thank you for giving us an awesome show!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Appreciate you stopping by to chat!!

@adamhale6672 Ай бұрын

Your projects are unlike any other, Nick. I am always so stoked when you release a video. I appreciate your ingenuity and creativity.

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@ZarlanTheGreen Ай бұрын

Ever since I saw the spinning drone, I've wanted to see you add some kind of solution, for a thing that stays smoothly in the same direction, like e.g. a camera that stays directed in the forwards direction, despite the drone spinning. Now you've made one. The spinning drone got me checking this channel, and whilst I've found some of the other stuff interesting, I'm still _mainly_ interested in seeing further development of the spinning drone.

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

I think there's still plenty more to be explored!

@litterbug4023 Ай бұрын

Epic fun at the BEST SUMMER CAMP EVER! Thank you for another epic build!

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

@@litterbug4023 I can’t thank you enough for all your help making this happen!

@gzahirny Ай бұрын

Next try building a lawnmower for that overgrown yard lol

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Can it fly?

@geekmidget 2 күн бұрын

Awesome! It's really encouraging seeing people doing all kinds of crazy and fun projects which invove solving hard technical problems 😄

@epicdaniel508 Ай бұрын

That's bonkers! Never seen something like this before

@Anthromod Ай бұрын

What do you think of the idea of instead of having an indicator in top, you set up the control inputs to be a global frame of reference rather than local? So basically connect the reference to a compass and then the controller moves it North-South, East-West, or some angles most suitable for the combat area. Is that just a less natural way of control if you're used to normal RC aircraft?

@books96book0 Ай бұрын

I feel like there would be massive issues with getting a compass to work in the presence of the constantly fluctuating magnetic fields created by the power wires.

@Mike-mf3ed Ай бұрын

So you basically made a drone boss battle. Awesome!

@paulkepshire5056 Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="602">10:02</a> No need to roast your soldering job when, by the look of it, you have already done that yourself. 😏

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

oh this is a good one

@paulkepshire5056 Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehm Indeed. Unlike your soldering.

@MostlyPennyCat Ай бұрын

What did you use for those cables you had to shield? In the future if you have a very long cable run, perhaps you could use UTP networking cable, as the twisted pairs ensure a very high signal to noise ratio. If weights an issue, just strip the insulation and just use a single twisted paid (there's 4 pairs in the cable), colour coded too!

@stuartwood7252 Ай бұрын

I've been so looking forward to this one. And it didn't disappoint. It did kinda give me flashbacks, when Skylab was going to hit somewhere in Australia. Awesome job mate. Stu. Melbourne

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@bwest6275 19 күн бұрын

So awesome! I can only imagine the fear of the other pilots seeing such a huge juggernaut up in that battle 😂

@Zhade_12 Ай бұрын

I think I saw this on daily dose of internet.

@Fanatator Ай бұрын

It's all fun and games until somebody screams "fox 2"

@My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am Ай бұрын

@ECLIPSE36521 That's the callout for firing a heat-seeking A2A missile.

@kaden-sd6vb Ай бұрын

That'd just make the games more fun

@Jay-in4fg Ай бұрын

Peter the legend👍😎

@ernestoterrazas3480 8 күн бұрын

I just want to congratulate you, for this great project, you are a real engineer keep working like that the world needs people like you.

@judnichols8041 Ай бұрын

Way too awesome for words

@jeancarloabreu Ай бұрын

so much noise for 2 minutes of action...

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Is that what your wife tells you too?

@flaming_zombie Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehm yikes

@pr1sm55 Ай бұрын

LMAO you got destroyed.. 😂

@trikooo Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehmJESUS CALM DOWN

@Shayamalam Ай бұрын

@@NicholasRehm 🤣😭

@Bata.andrei Ай бұрын

The control logic explanation literally flown over my head😂

@randoliof Ай бұрын

So funny to hear Josh and Stephan laughing in the background of this video, Peter's video and then in their own video lol

@mollylemonk Ай бұрын

genuinely laughed when the fan of destruction whacked that plane on the second blow

@dangerdoberman Ай бұрын

For a split second I thought you were actually on top. I'm dying XD

@yippieyayey Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1315">21:55</a> so no one made a joke how this golf cart is about to take off? 😂

@johnnycaps1 27 күн бұрын

Watching this made me very nervous for you. I can't imagine how worried you were. Great job. Great explanations. Congratulations on getting this "thing" up in the air.

@GeomancerHT Ай бұрын

This is funnier than robot battles, I hope to see more advanced and long lasting planes in the future, with better defenses and attack mechanisms too.

@user-ur4rp3bh1g Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="18">0:18</a> i thought that was the waterphone until i realized it was an rc plane lmao

@RandyAllen702 Ай бұрын

That was awesome! Great job!

@elric5943 28 күн бұрын

The one at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="127">2:07</a> sounded like dr zomboss laughing

@dentonfender6492 10 күн бұрын

The flying Casablanca ceiling fan! Cool project!

@taranmehta6356 Ай бұрын

I think this might be the best Nicholas Rehm thumbnail and title

@HammieBone Ай бұрын

Thats one big fan "You Have A Hole In Your Left Wing".

@pneumaofficial9581 Ай бұрын

Amazing, I came across this on shorts a few weeks back but glad youtube showed me where it came from

@richardmartin3127 27 күн бұрын

Was no walk of shame dude... your a genius. Cheers from New Zealand

@FateGathersStudios Ай бұрын

Nice design an good flight. I've always loved the people over at flite test, and this was just great to watch.

@HesFoset Ай бұрын

This thing transformed from a fan into a flying beyblade. The best air battle I've ever seen in my life.

@timrussell1559 Ай бұрын

Amazingly engineered and executed....literally!

@theoldknowledge6778 Ай бұрын

This is so cool!!! The PID nightmare haha

@Ilovesciencystuff Ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="597">9:57</a> that part with soldering got me rolling

@SirPano85 Ай бұрын

So here you are! I finally found you after many shorts about your destructive creation! 😁

@edpoell2876 Ай бұрын

Gorgeous build under the time line constraints, glad you got some fun in at Flight Fest! Epic filmwork buddy.

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Cheers

@KyleJones734 Ай бұрын

I learned about you in peters video. I just subscribed. Great project.

@bashkillszombies Ай бұрын

This looks like that painting of UFO's and weird stuff in the sky.

@johnnymaynard299 Ай бұрын

Truly AWESOME !

@tonytober 28 күн бұрын

Peter Sripol the legend that saved the project. 👍

@notdavid8175 28 күн бұрын

seeing this on TikTok and then randomly being recommended this video on YT is the universe universing. This was awesome!

@boing7679 Ай бұрын

thats actually insane, how does this only have 10k views

@berlinkozyreva 29 күн бұрын

Farmer is really nice to let an army of people trample his corn.

@TCT2023 23 күн бұрын

It's like it's the Flite Fest raid boss and I love it to pieces

@OmiNope Ай бұрын

Bro did so much!! Im so proud of you my guy! Well done!!

@godlugner5327 Ай бұрын

Can confirm, the thumbnail IS NOT CLICKBAT! SPOILER: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1100">18:20</a>

@rstomahawkty Ай бұрын

I saw this on twitter before it popped up on my youtube, but I bookmarked it because seeing a ceiling fan fly was going to be epic. Thankfully, google on my phone was spying on my twitter and recommended the video!

@ed_anime7550 Ай бұрын

The sound of the plane crashing into the giant levitating ceiling fan was so sick 🔥🔥🔥

@aleks_jones Ай бұрын

LOL... the guy who took out the top of your spinner monstrosity(in a good way) was a top notch pilot lol

@NicholasRehm Ай бұрын

Agreed! He was out for destruction

@krupboom 23 күн бұрын

Why am I watching this madness? Why is it in my feed? What does it say about me? Great video. Loved it!!

@force1253 9 күн бұрын

For combat consider moving motors to trailing edge of rotors and reverse propellers to push rather than pull. This may provide some protection from impact on the leading edges of the wings.