I just love his simplicity of endeavor. Totally awe inspiring. You have pushed man flight to another level. Thank for your bravery, courage and just fucking do it attitude.
Wow that must be so fun. I feel like the sheer loudness of the engine would take away from some of the enjoyment, but then when I see the low flying above the river I get it. Just wow!
Welcome to our jet pilots family. Great machine! Congratulations to the team. Greets from the Boeing 747-8 jet cockpit. I started my flying on hang gliders in Switzerland, back in 1981... ✈
Great to see Jet powered hang gliding revived once again...this was also done by Flylight years ago using the Doodlebug powered harness and performed in the display circuit in the UK and France.
The humility in Matjaz voice is so inspiring. I have been working on what humility is. I know this, it is not weakness. In Matjaz we see strength, wisdom and humility. Just Beautiful. Gods Speed friend.
Ooooooh wooooow, i didnt know this movie or this project, it is really spectacular. You are a Monster, you are a hero....wow, cool Action 😄 great Matjaz
Watching you fulfilling your (and mine) dream makes me feel almost fulfilled myself. Hats off to your humble appearance and wild dreaming man. Hats off.
he may have to do some center of pressure, center of lift calculations before attempting a big climb, the current config does what he want's from the setup now, but a lot of testing is gonna have to be done with someone with an aeronautical design background.. remember as speeds/weights, and AOA increase/ decrease it has an effect on the air frame.. they may have to close that gap between thrust and lift before attempting serious altitude.. it's ok with the weight on the back (on calm days), but dealing with thermals and high winds well probably see the engine mounted above the wing.. about 1/4 down the chord, and a small fuel pump added.. maybe a small vert stab as well .. will be interesting to see what they come up with..
Great for taking off from a flat area, getting altitude and then shutting the engine down. Perhaps the same could be done with a ducted fan, with just enough battery to get up to height with a little in reserve. My biggest fears from the jet engine would be a fire starting under the engine and the engine stopping for some reason. I have a feeling your powered hang glider will become a common thing in the future.
My god that was awesome. I wish like hell I was your age lol. What wonderful memories you have given yourself and the people involved with the project. Keep living life my friend. 😊👍
Splendid! I love to watch, but those river-boulder fields are just a bit close to my knees and nose for that king of flying. Thanks for the show ... keep it safe, Man!
I fly river beds like that with a gyrocopter so I know that ground effect buzz. I expected them to end up with it on that tail boom of the glider! It just seems like it would be better to have the thrust on the wing centerline than waving around behind your body but I have never flown any type of weight shift craft.
We thought about that, but in the end, with thrust on the wing and weight shift below, you quickly end up with the wing going in front. This would bring very strange sensations. Our setup is well-tested and provided a safe and joyful ride.
@@MatjazKlemencic Yeah I get it mate. Your theory is more in line with a trike than a weight shift ultralight which is where my experimental mind was going. Boring holes in the sky & buzzing the earth is our goal🤓.
luar biasa !! penemuan yang sangat mengagumkan. alat terbang satu-satunya yang bisa terbang sangat rendah secara terus-menerus, halus dan tenang. keren !
Matjaz Klemencic = Fantasities! Prima! Sehr good!. I will not ask questions. They all being infra. The leg-down was a good effect. James Bond se Moses!
@@pjrobins6008 ⚠️ God has said in the Quran: 🔵 { O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous - ( 2:21 ) 🔴 [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. ( 2:22 ) 🔵 And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. ( 2:23 ) 🔴 But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.( 2:24 ) 🔵 And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. ( 2:25 ) ⚠️ Quran
Freaking epic. Now add water to cool the bearings and flash boil in the engine to extend fuel. With water cooler bearings, can try pushing the rpm till sound frequencies go ultrasonic for a quiet flight
I wonder why the jet engine was not mounted closer to the wing, aft enough to not interfere with pilot movement. The pitch-up moment due to the very low thrust line in this installation is quite evident.
In hindsight my comment was incorrect. In the early days of hang glider towing the towline was connected to the glider structure, which could overcome the pilot command inputs (lockout). By attaching the towline to the pilot harness this problem was overcome (they figured this out after I stopped flying hang gliders regularly so I have no practical experience with this and thus did not think of it). It is obviously OK to have the thrust line at the pilot's low position.
- Let's make a video about our crazy experiment! Do you still have your Nokia with 640x480 which can do 15fps? - yes! What about the sound? - dunno, just put jet engine sounds over everything and turn them as loud as possible. Even over narration, just over everything - ok cool, that will work. But what about our sponsor? - oh they will know who that is, don't worry
Its incredible that the wing is so stable with such power, it must be adding a tail that makes it more responsive(dangerous).....not having any idea of wing surfaces!
Great work Matjaz. Can I make a suggestion? Mount the jet on the boom but make the mount for the jet able to change its pitch as thrust increases. At full thrust the engine pitches slightly downward to compensate for the downward thrust quotient. That way you overcome the thrust/pitch problem and the awkward harness / jet set up.
@@MatjazKlemencic Hello my friend. Yes, I built and flew my first hang glider in Quito Ecuador. the 1984 Clubman was my favorite. After hang gliders I took GA flying lessons in California. Now I live in Lima, Peru and fly paragliders. I wish i had access to a jet like yours.
@@jenserickson1268 Then you will understand why your proposal wouldn't work :) The keel is not in the position of the airflow. If I would have it on the keel, I would be nosing in...
@@MatjazKlemencic There is already restricted intake airflow behind the pilot, where you have it presently. It is in the pilot's wake. Moving it to below the aft keel increases direct airflow. The pitch setup I described reduces the thrust/pitch problem. Perhaps I can send a sketch. I wish you the best in your efforts. You are a lucky man to be able to be on the cutting edge of technology with flight. The rest of us are in office cubicles dreaming about it.
Hang glider means someone is hanging from the wing down. So putting the engine on the glider would create some exciting delays between the mass of the wing and the pilot. Not that I say it is not doable, but far more manageable it is the way we did it.
Interesting. But why not place the jet engine on the keel? That would help getting the thrust line perfectly in line with the wing's aerodynamic center. Currently the thrust is generating a lof of moment, which it seems you have to counter by shifting your body all the way forward.
Madness - beauty of handgliders is silence when fly. If you want to fly loud so use UL trikes even they can retract gears and turn off engine - more comfortable sitting position. If you want start to fly from legs and a plane surface use winch
Being an environmentally friendly hang glider / Mosquito pilot, it is difficult not to have very mixed feelings about this project. Awesome and obnoxious at the same time. But being a one-off thing, you get away with it (and I am even a bit envious!). I hope the locals read your apology note at the end!
honestly people give me shit for flying a paramotor cause it's "so complex" and "too much to handle" Then I watch powered hang glider vids and get reminded of how easy we have it on a paramotor, haha.
@@MatjazKlemencic Thank you for your answer🙏🏼 great the Moyes is constructed by Gerolf Heinrichs who is an Austrian speaking my language 👍🏼 BUT honestly I meant the Beanie or (half) hoodie you wear over your head, which will suit well for motocycling 😉 Best wishes and have a nice day >Lutz
Awesome,Of course in that beautiful location you could gain enough altitude to soar some ridges and not use the jet until you need to........................
The fulfillment of many children’s dreams. The Soca River Valley and Slovenia in general are a fairyland, one of the most beautiful places.
I just love his simplicity of endeavor. Totally awe inspiring. You have pushed man flight to another level. Thank for your bravery, courage and just fucking do it attitude.
It's incredible how much thrust such a small jet can produce.
Wow that must be so fun. I feel like the sheer loudness of the engine would take away from some of the enjoyment, but then when I see the low flying above the river I get it. Just wow!
Excellent camera work and super interesting craft.
Thanks!
WoW makes me miss my days of hangliding. Awesome project, well done!
So happy I found this. I absolutely loved the original production. Thank you for the behind the scenes. Excellent skills sir...much respect!
Thanks man :)
@@MatjazKlemencic hello saludos desde Costa Rica 🤗🇨🇷
@@eddyfernandezsolobueno3623 Saludos Eddy! :)
Tenga cuidado y soy de Costa Rica 🤗🇨🇷🤝 y tenga cuidado con los huracanes 🌀 y los rayos en seco🌩️
You thinking what I’m thinking?
Welcome to our jet pilots family. Great machine! Congratulations to the team.
Greets from the Boeing 747-8 jet cockpit. I started my flying on hang gliders in Switzerland, back in 1981... ✈
Thanks! :)
Great to see Jet powered hang gliding revived once again...this was also done by Flylight years ago using the Doodlebug powered harness and performed in the display circuit in the UK and France.
Stew hope you are doing well in oz mate we all miss you
Matjes you legend you are nearly at my crazy level hope to see you at the next hang gliding comp !
Hearing it from the legend himself 😊 thanks. I will be absent some time more, new crying package in arrival.
The humility in Matjaz voice is so inspiring. I have been working on what humility is. I know this, it is not weakness. In Matjaz we see strength, wisdom and humility. Just Beautiful. Gods Speed friend.
Your comment shows me that you are practising what you preach. All the best to you!
@@lebasson Best compliment ever. Thank you.
Čestitam ! Zavidim ! Srce zakuca brže kad to gledam... Želim ti PUNO uživanja u najljepšem sportu ....
2:30...I love it - such a simple idea and philosophy which ended in a mega rad project.
From idea, via improvements to final product. Inspiring!
You ARE a jet pilot, 100%.
That was a very safe approach to building an awesome flying machine, a jet.
Tutto il video è una meraviglia.
Ma a pelo di acqua WoWwww è spettacolare..
Bellissimo!!!👍🏻❤️❤️❤️
Ooooooh wooooow, i didnt know this movie or this project, it is really spectacular. You are a Monster, you are a hero....wow, cool Action 😄 great Matjaz
:D Haha Mario :) Thanks!, see you soon in snow ;)
That guy fly fishing wouldn't have been expecting to be buzzed by a jet powered Hang glider ! beautiful river and scenery .
never thought I would see anything like that,,,, amazing
This had been happened in my dream and you did it.
Watching you fulfilling your (and mine) dream makes me feel almost fulfilled myself.
Hats off to your humble appearance and wild dreaming man. Hats off.
Thanks!
That's sooooo cool! Next project maybe? Launch from mountain, then near the bottom - light up the engine and go back to the launch point!
he may have to do some center of pressure, center of lift calculations before attempting a big climb, the current config does what he want's from the setup now, but a lot of testing is gonna have to be done with someone with an aeronautical design background.. remember as speeds/weights, and AOA increase/ decrease it has an effect on the air frame.. they may have to close that gap between thrust and lift before attempting serious altitude..
it's ok with the weight on the back (on calm days), but dealing with thermals and high winds well probably see the engine mounted above the wing.. about 1/4 down the chord, and a small fuel pump added.. maybe a small vert stab as well ..
will be interesting to see what they come up with..
Thanks you did my research, now you can become a consultant, I enjoyed the whole video, thanks for sharing
Amazing. This is one of my dreams too, to have a toy like this.
OMG, THAT'S AWESOME!!! :OOOO FINALLY SOMEONE DID THIS!!! DREAMS COME TRUE!
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this is one i did several years ago
Exact same reaction. I'm salivating.
@@waspsnest cooool.
Great for taking off from a flat area, getting altitude and then shutting the engine down. Perhaps the same could be done with a ducted fan, with just enough battery to get up to height with a little in reserve.
My biggest fears from the jet engine would be a fire starting under the engine and the engine stopping for some reason.
I have a feeling your powered hang glider will become a common thing in the future.
Now this is something worthy of watching, well done bro..
My god that was awesome. I wish like hell I was your age lol. What wonderful memories you have given yourself and the people involved with the project. Keep living life my friend. 😊👍
:D Thanks man!
@@MatjazKlemencic you are more then welcome 🙂
Those little jets are really cool. They all seem to have centrifugal/radial compressors. I want to build one with axial compressor section one day.
What an awesome project 😲
So impressive. Thanks for the very nice footage 👍
Magnifique, merci. Attention à vous !
Watching again 3 years later, amazed again.
Splendid! I love to watch, but those river-boulder fields are just a bit close to my knees and nose for that king of flying. Thanks for the show ... keep it safe, Man!
Man...GREAT STUFF...No doubt. Well done. Fly SAFE Always . God Bless
Thats very nice adventure. I like this plane and I hope to get some one for me
Amazing whooow, thank you. Hvala za video i ljepi pozdrav!
Extremely cool project. Thanks for the nice video!
I fly river beds like that with a gyrocopter so I know that ground effect buzz. I expected them to end up with it on that tail boom of the glider! It just seems like it would be better to have the thrust on the wing centerline than waving around behind your body but I have never flown any type of weight shift craft.
We thought about that, but in the end, with thrust on the wing and weight shift below, you quickly end up with the wing going in front. This would bring very strange sensations. Our setup is well-tested and provided a safe and joyful ride.
@@MatjazKlemencic Yeah I get it mate. Your theory is more in line with a trike than a weight shift ultralight which is where my experimental mind was going. Boring holes in the sky & buzzing the earth is our goal🤓.
@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 :D (y)
Man this looks So fun!
luar biasa !! penemuan yang sangat mengagumkan. alat terbang satu-satunya yang bisa terbang sangat rendah secara terus-menerus, halus dan tenang. keren !
Nice! Can you put more details about the wing and harness?
Matjaz Klemencic = Fantasities! Prima! Sehr good!. I will not ask questions. They all being infra. The leg-down was a good effect. James Bond se Moses!
Congratulations foa all!!!
Greetings from Brazil!!!
Pura calidad de equipo saludos desde Costa Rica
Super project bring it in Africa eps TANZANIA
Amazing!! A take off from flat surface!!!
Nice to see a sense of happiness, even a smile would be good.
Dude RedBull should totally sponsor you!
sponsored by shart in wallmart
@@pjrobins6008 ⚠️ God has said in the Quran:
🔵 { O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous - ( 2:21 )
🔴 [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. ( 2:22 )
🔵 And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. ( 2:23 )
🔴 But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.( 2:24 )
🔵 And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. ( 2:25 )
⚠️ Quran
The quicker picker uper! Pepsi
@@1islam1 God never said anything.
@@1islam1 go fly a plane, thus sayeth the lord.
Freaking epic. Now add water to cool the bearings and flash boil in the engine to extend fuel. With water cooler bearings, can try pushing the rpm till sound frequencies go ultrasonic for a quiet flight
Awesome mate.
Cool trial..you better get a fill aerodynamic matrix sailcoloth skinned harness..Good job
THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL. FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION. A MAN WITH A VISION. SHALL NOT PERISH. BUT LIVE FOREVER.
Офигеть, как здорово! И звук двигателя приятный.
Beautiful! Respect, bro!
I wonder why the jet engine was not mounted closer to the wing, aft enough to not interfere with pilot movement. The pitch-up moment due to the very low thrust line in this installation is quite evident.
9:16 should answer this question
Make the frame completely unstable. Not a good idea.
In hindsight my comment was incorrect. In the early days of hang glider towing the towline was connected to the glider structure, which could overcome the pilot command inputs (lockout). By attaching the towline to the pilot harness this problem was overcome (they figured this out after I stopped flying hang gliders regularly so I have no practical experience with this and thus did not think of it). It is obviously OK to have the thrust line at the pilot's low position.
THAT looked amazing!
Amazing. Great video.!!!
Beautiful! U are lucky man gettin g to fly that baby! 👌 Soo cool man! 😎 Safe flyin 🍀 ✌
Very nice and fun project! Maybe time for you now to try paramotors.
- Let's make a video about our crazy experiment! Do you still have your Nokia with 640x480 which can do 15fps?
- yes! What about the sound?
- dunno, just put jet engine sounds over everything and turn them as loud as possible. Even over narration, just over everything
- ok cool, that will work. But what about our sponsor?
- oh they will know who that is, don't worry
Does anyone know the name of the tune at 1:25? Aside, amazing project and beautiful shots, well done.. keep it up!
Its incredible that the wing is so stable with such power, it must be adding a tail that makes it more responsive(dangerous).....not having any idea of wing surfaces!
13.7 m2 with about 140 kg all up.
So cool without the prop, and the jets sound making me crazy.
Ariff Basry ikr
It's just a bit too noisy ....
@@istra70 naaaa..its the sweetest sound i ever heard
Great work Matjaz. Can I make a suggestion? Mount the jet on the boom but make the mount for the jet able to change its pitch as thrust increases. At full thrust the engine pitches slightly downward to compensate for the downward thrust quotient. That way you overcome the thrust/pitch problem and the awkward harness / jet set up.
Have you ever flown a hang glider?
@@MatjazKlemencic Hello my friend. Yes, I built and flew my first hang glider in Quito Ecuador. the 1984 Clubman was my favorite. After hang gliders I took GA flying lessons in California. Now I live in Lima, Peru and fly paragliders.
I wish i had access to a jet like yours.
@@jenserickson1268 Then you will understand why your proposal wouldn't work :) The keel is not in the position of the airflow. If I would have it on the keel, I would be nosing in...
@@MatjazKlemencic There is already restricted intake airflow behind the pilot, where you have it presently. It is in the pilot's wake. Moving it to below the aft keel increases direct airflow. The pitch setup I described reduces the thrust/pitch problem. Perhaps I can send a sketch.
I wish you the best in your efforts. You are a lucky man to be able to be on the cutting edge of technology with flight. The rest of us are in office cubicles dreaming about it.
@@jenserickson1268thanks Jens. It was a one time try. A project. Now the jet is already elsewhere 😊
Amazing.Great stuff.
So cool … i recommend a heat shield behind the jet engine ….. also what was that black goo drop on the fabric ?
These small jets always leak a bit of kerosine when they start running.
Great and unique performance.
Why not mount the engine on the glider. There’s a lot space….. awesome ideas coming to
Mind about your setup.awesome job man !!!!!!
Hang glider means someone is hanging from the wing down. So putting the engine on the glider would create some exciting delays between the mass of the wing and the pilot. Not that I say it is not doable, but far more manageable it is the way we did it.
Brilliant
Great video! We know exactly how you feel.
Количество редбула зашкаливает.
Спасибо за видео.
Dear Matjaz Klemencic what music is in the beggining? 1:20
Amazing! Can you tell the turbine model or the trust?
Needs more jetcats, I want to see the hangglider flutter almost to failure point.
Unbelievable! Beautiful
Felicitaciones! Excelente y que ganas de aprender a volar en ala delta
Interesting. But why not place the jet engine on the keel? That would help getting the thrust line perfectly in line with the wing's aerodynamic center. Currently the thrust is generating a lof of moment, which it seems you have to counter by shifting your body all the way forward.
Perfectly? Ask yourself again 😁
Madness - beauty of handgliders is silence when fly. If you want to fly loud so use UL trikes even they can retract gears and turn off engine - more comfortable sitting position. If you want start to fly from legs and a plane surface use winch
Bill Moyes flew a pulse jet engine on his hang glider in the 70's Maybe he can tell you how it's done.
Those are so loud must have shook his entire body with the vibration.
@@Mike-01234 They stopped him from doing demonstration flights at the Easter Show because the noise was scaring all the horses!
AWESOME! Have you tried wearing a pair of inline skates, so you wouldn't have run so hard during your takeoffs?
Then you need an empty airstrip to land and takeoff ;)
Nice idea. How much do you spent to do that?
Being an environmentally friendly hang glider / Mosquito pilot, it is difficult not to have very mixed feelings about this project. Awesome and obnoxious at the same time. But being a one-off thing, you get away with it (and I am even a bit envious!). I hope the locals read your apology note at the end!
It was a one time thing so no worries :)
Just WOW living my dream
honestly people give me shit for flying a paramotor cause it's "so complex" and "too much to handle"
Then I watch powered hang glider vids and get reminded of how easy we have it on a paramotor, haha.
Amazing 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Amazing!!! Where is this Beauty river?
Slovenia
@@suirni Best regards from Bulgaria dear guys! Come to Sopot - best place for gliding. Cheers! :)
Fantastično Matjaž!!!
Kojom brzinom si letio, i koji je vmax mašine?
What is top speed for jet powered hang glider vs propeller powered?
Amazing !!!
Wow, Wouldn't like to ignite midflight O.o Looks amazing though
Electric will be the way to go my friend... Electric!!! Well done though. Thanks for posting
One day...
Dwight Bernheimer as soon as batteries can come anywhere close to the energy density found in liquid fuels.
Electric? Then it's not a jet anymore... Jet is cool!
@@Renato.Stiefenhofer.747driver yeah, E.D.F doesn't sound quite as cool as jet
James Spingola electrics are for people with foresight.
your privat summerjet. just a bigger tank for more fuel and lets a have a ride to the coast. fantastic
Hi Matjaz,
what Hang Glider is this?
And what Hoodie do you wear?
Thank you for this great video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Best wishes from Wuppertal/ Germany >Lutz
It's a Moyes Litespeed Rx 3.5, hoodie..? Maybe you think about the harness? It's a mosquito harness normally used for 2 stroke engine and prop trust.
@@MatjazKlemencic Thank you for your answer🙏🏼 great the Moyes is constructed by Gerolf Heinrichs who is an Austrian speaking my language 👍🏼
BUT honestly I meant the Beanie or (half) hoodie you wear over your head, which will suit well for motocycling 😉
Best wishes and have a nice day >Lutz
That's kinda how I feel with FPV, but no G forces..... Or the fear of death lol.
Great stuff . Hope you can commercialize it
Very cool👍👍
Very creative but an advert for redbull is much vibrant
Great job,guys! Amazing result....probably a first !
Awesome,Of course in that beautiful location you could gain enough altitude to soar some ridges and not use the jet until you need to........................
Fantastic