Hope you all like the video and it inspired you to make your own foam gliders! I would also like to give a shoutout to ua-cam.com/users/flitetest for basically pioneering the folding foamboard glider design. instagram.com/backyardscientistofficial/ twitter.com/ChemicalKevy
Yeah we Murican's got those "fully SEMI automatic assault weapons(=AR15, has to be black AND scary)" on lock... wouldn't be too much of a stretch to have another gun that shot out planes instead of bullets ;)
@@matanpepperstone4594 sorry for a late reply, but couldn't leave this question hanging: What Peter is suggesting, is adding a solid rocket booster that will activate at the peak of the initial launch. This method is used in ground based rocket and missile launchers, and in submarine-launched missiles.
@@TheBackyardScientist I laughed so hard at the doggo part. We love our goofballs, didn't we? :D Btw: very nice vid, as always. The shots at the river: WOOOOW!
@@matthewgardner3259 Arrows like a lot of things vary in price depending on the use. expensive ones for hunting or super cheap ones for a low lb bow like for kids, that will work fine for this potato gun.
One of the only youtubers that dosent want to drill his videos out to 10 min just to get a another ad placed. He gets to the building process making it easy for everyone to build and not make it impossible for everyone to afford. Good job, love the videos and always will.
Looks like most of your launches were with planes that were still a bit tail-heavy. Lots of mild stalling resulted. Also, adding deheidral (upward angle at the root of the wing, like a big, wide, almost flat V) to the wing would enhance stability, and get you longer, straighter flights with no "wing-over" in the middle. Great video! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!
His cannon looked weak to me.....I used to send golf balls across my road growing up. 1/4 - 1/2 mile away. We never found them. Trick is to use a large pill bottle as wadding to create a seal. Think my barrel was 2 inch PVC coupled into 4 inch combust chamber. Barrel was 3-4 feet. Grill igniter spark. Good times.
@@223justo we used the hair spray method and had someone give us like 300 old beat up golf balls...we found the wax rings for toilet seals really cheap(80 cents I think) and a little of that on each ball would prevent the need for a wadding.
@@TheBackyardScientist that's ed! He made the wing type that you made for your plane. He got me and a bunch of people into rc aviation!!! Him and flite test are true innovators!
there was even a flite test logo briefly visible during the dropbox segment! its such a natural fit i was surprised at their otherwise complete absence
I can’t believe this video only has this many likes and views, this video is absolutely amazing, the production is so clean and high quality, and it does beautiful watching the plane fly! Good job dude!
I come back to this video every couple of months because the GoPro footage is so soothing...would love it if you made a follow up video, possibly shooting them off of really tall things 👍👍
It seemed like the one that almost went into the water was stalling, try doing less elevator or moving the center of gravity back. It will go much farther if it can go straight, not going tip and down. Love your videos dude!
Wouldn't moving the CG back worsen the issue of it initially doing a back flip after launch? From my understanding, this flipping behavior indicates the center of lift is too far in front of the CG, but I mainly deal with rocketry related stuff rather than airplane stuff so correct me if I am wrong.
Not if you move it back a little bit. I would only move the cg back if less elevator doesn’t affect it. You are right that too much tail heavy would make it do backflips, so make subtle adjustments to it if at all.
I recognize a few of the parks in the video because I actually cut the grass at them, I didn’t realize you were so close but anyway, keep up the awesome videos appreciate the insight!
Thank you backyard scientist!!! Me and brother decided to follow the tutorial and we had a blast, the instructions were easy to follow and everything worked out super well! Quick question, what pressure did you put your air cannon at for launching the plains?
Hope you all like the video and it inspired you to make your own foam gliders!
I would also like to give a shoutout to ua-cam.com/users/flitetest for basically pioneering the folding foamboard glider design.
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Hi I'm sans
You have an awesome brain sir!!
*sees fusion 360*
*cringes in engineer*
(the autodesk education community has way better software like inventor)
That is so cool :D build a rocket
Florida Man: “of course they have a cannon, why wouldn’t they?”
Florida man quotes are always entertaining
A bunch of people have high power assault rifles,a cannon doesnt seem so unreasonable to have
Yeah we Murican's got those "fully SEMI automatic assault weapons(=AR15, has to be black AND scary)" on lock... wouldn't be too much of a stretch to have another gun that shot out planes instead of bullets ;)
As a Floridian, can confirm
@joexlb How much pressure does it have? If it at least has 80psi it will work. 100psi plus is preferable but not a deal breaker.
those were super dope! next challenge, at apogee of the pneumatic launch, ignite solid rocket motors for more height!
Was really hoping you'd be here Peter. Was not disappointed 😁
Nice Peter
omg it is the god peter
Can you not science so much please and explain it in simpler terms?
@@matanpepperstone4594 sorry for a late reply, but couldn't leave this question hanging:
What Peter is suggesting, is adding a solid rocket booster that will activate at the peak of the initial launch.
This method is used in ground based rocket and missile launchers, and in submarine-launched missiles.
that Finish... with the dog.... that's hilarious and seeing him chase after makes it more funny
you had me so confused
@@migueldorado7690 he's definitely not Finnish, I think he's American
It's so cute
Agreed
I was about to close the video but I’m glad I stayed now thanks to this comment
Those shots of the plane flying from POV were absolutely stunning.
The cinematics of this are amazing just saying 9/10
*200 years later:* "Mankind has just launched the first potato-powered plane!
If you ferment potatoes and brew them into alcohol, they can power ANY plane. ;)
@@unlokia Soviet problems require soviet solutions.
@@unlokia
Or your self.😁
More like in 2 years
The V2 rockets were potato powered
I like the dog running away w the plane
my fav part
@@TheBackyardScientist Anyone who downvoted the video didn't watch long enough to see that!
@@TheBackyardScientist I laughed so hard at the doggo part. We love our goofballs, didn't we? :D
Btw: very nice vid, as always. The shots at the river: WOOOOW!
Citizens demand more Backyard Scientist Dog content!!!
“You can make all of these with like.. 3 dollars”
*cries in inflation*
Basically Venezuela
@@depressionchan8394 well i had my country in mind but sure that works too
@@fran-wk3nq Lebanon?
@@player-8740
Argentina
Franz Hands makes sense
7:03 actual footage of a minecraft player using elytra
So True,......and So Pure!
That is so true
Can confirm
This is so accurate, it even did the swooping near the ground to lose speed thing.
@@theraccoonasaur3282 to earn speed you mean
Your friend Joe could probably start his own youtube channel, he's got a good way of explaining things and a good personality for presentation.
Him: it’s only three dollars
Also him: take a carbon fiber arrow
those arrows are really cheap
Erik Johnson what?... Carbon fiber arrows are sold in usually 6-12 for around 60-200$...
Ikr
Matthew Gardner you clearly are buying your arrows in the wrong places, like $10 for 12 pack at Walmart
@@matthewgardner3259 Arrows like a lot of things vary in price depending on the use. expensive ones for hunting or super cheap ones for a low lb bow like for kids, that will work fine for this potato gun.
Imagine being able to hook a secondary small model rocket charge, see how far you can really take it.
Perhaps an Estes model rocket engine (a C6-4 or something) and hook up an electrical ignition system on a three second time delay.
Chris Arroyo or a fuse
@@chrisarroyo1431 C6 has a lot of power but if you are really looking for some power G-80 will work but might rip it to part cause of how fast it went
One of the only youtubers that dosent want to drill his videos out to 10 min just to get a another ad placed.
He gets to the building process making it easy for everyone to build and not make it impossible for everyone to afford.
Good job, love the videos and always will.
Looks like most of your launches were with planes that were still a bit tail-heavy. Lots of mild stalling resulted. Also, adding deheidral (upward angle at the root of the wing, like a big, wide, almost flat V) to the wing would enhance stability, and get you longer, straighter flights with no "wing-over" in the middle. Great video! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!
Potato cannons I messed with were powered by hairspray and igniter...
That has to have packed a punch
That just becomes... A regular cannon that just happens to fire potatoes
Thats how most do it tbh it makes it easy but loud
His cannon looked weak to me.....I used to send golf balls across my road growing up. 1/4 - 1/2 mile away. We never found them. Trick is to use a large pill bottle as wadding to create a seal. Think my barrel was 2 inch PVC coupled into 4 inch combust chamber. Barrel was 3-4 feet. Grill igniter spark. Good times.
@@223justo we used the hair spray method and had someone give us like 300 old beat up golf balls...we found the wax rings for toilet seals really cheap(80 cents I think) and a little of that on each ball would prevent the need for a wadding.
8:21 nobody going to talk about how high up he climbed?
Spider man left the mcu and moved to Florida
Nope, should hv fallen and gotten some brains
It was like 10 ft....
And no PPE required..... errrrr, used rather.
Really wasn't that high, I climbed trees twice as tall as a kid for fun.
*You lied to me. You’re now the FieldScientist*
He's also "out standing in his field"!😂🤓
I think he needs a filed cause he would have more space to test stuff
@@saibakookami Bruh r/whoosh
@@ımarkovı r/itswooooshwith4o's
Roken Ssj3 4 r/itswoooshwith3o’s
We call that an “Armin Wing”.
Hey if it isnt the man himself thanks for what you did for the rc community you're a gentleman and a scholar!
@@kenpai2 fill me in who is he?
kenpai ya I wanna know too
@@TheBackyardScientist that's ed! He made the wing type that you made for your plane. He got me and a bunch of people into rc aviation!!! Him and flite test are true innovators!
@@kenpai2 wait.. hes tesla details??
8:25 When the teacher catches you on your phone
so true...
His evil look when he said gotcha was so funny
the gopro videos are soooo relaxing to watch, the going up and down faster etc. i love that style !!!
Backyard Scientist: "My friend Joe"
Everyone waiting for him to say joe mama:
Lol true
Michael Martini joe?
jeff mama
Candice
Ur Mom
☝🏻
I feel like a collaboration with Flite Test could result in possibly the most awesomeness the internet will ever see.
Came here to say just this!
there was even a flite test logo briefly visible during the dropbox segment! its such a natural fit i was surprised at their otherwise complete absence
It also would have resulted in a very good flying glider!
that would be sik
Love the ending when the dog ran away with the plane 🤣
I can’t believe this video only has this many likes and views, this video is absolutely amazing, the production is so clean and high quality, and it does beautiful watching the plane fly! Good job dude!
Hey excuse me sir do you have the “Really thin Annoying stuff?”
Cashier: *Of course we do!*
Blondes?
The filming in this video is so awesome. That first drone shot was beautiful
0:01
Me: why did he piss himself?
*oh.. shadow*
Lol
Me too 😂😂
Cannons are just... a little too exciting.
Really excellent music choice at the end. Really cool inspiring stuff. Love it!
This is so beautifully made . . . the music, the flights, such a sweet diversion from quarantine.
Nerds rule.
Damn, this video seems much more... friendly than all the others. I smiled wide open at the end, love the montage.
Hope we see a flitetest collab soon!
Dante Cusolito i was gonna day that to!!
This project is perfect for them to expand upon together ..
that would be crazy
Me at 10:00 pm: Ok I need to get some sleep.
Also me at 2:50 am: *watching some dudes build a plane and launch it using a potato cannon*
Same rn but at 1:06 am
Same here
it's 2:30 am in my country
12 AM... Its lacking.
6:40 beautiful scenery
RothenBach park. Ironically it’s an old landfill lol.
I come back to this video every couple of months because the GoPro footage is so soothing...would love it if you made a follow up video, possibly shooting them off of really tall things 👍👍
It seemed like the one that almost went into the water was stalling, try doing less elevator or moving the center of gravity back. It will go much farther if it can go straight, not going tip and down.
Love your videos dude!
Wouldn't moving the CG back worsen the issue of it initially doing a back flip after launch? From my understanding, this flipping behavior indicates the center of lift is too far in front of the CG, but I mainly deal with rocketry related stuff rather than airplane stuff so correct me if I am wrong.
Not if you move it back a little bit. I would only move the cg back if less elevator doesn’t affect it. You are right that too much tail heavy would make it do backflips, so make subtle adjustments to it if at all.
The best part was at the end, the doggo running :D
you should've said "its plane to see, I've been making concepts all week"
We have the leading edge of comics here folks.
Paul Trappiel you must be a lot of fun 😂
@@Mopar_Turtle Lol
@@Mopar_Turtle If you have too much flooding rain I can always be relied on to provide dry humor.
This is such an awesome pov. I'd just love to see more launches!
The absolute difference in chaos in the newer, but still cool vids compared to these old gems just reminds of how time flies💫💫
0:38 Definitely thought it was a Joe Mamma Meme
blue mlg I did too and I instantly started scrolling threw the comments
Yep aame
Me: Paper aeroplanes are fun!
Backyard Scientist: Hold my glider.
You should do a collaboration with flite test!
Potato cannons are awesome. Nice job. BTW...Sandra should be in every vid. She's adorable.
I love seeing all the local areas I grew up around in your videos brings me back to good memories!
This was seriously a great video. It was simply a joy to watch. Especially the flight footage, and the doggo, that was great! 😂
Work with FliteTest and make it RC
SuperEngie that be pretty cool, he can use the potato gun as the launcher for the RC plane
Those fly shots are so relaxing to watch
Great ending your dog with a very custom selfie stick lol
7:38 that face when you pause! She was never going to catch that plane :'D
I remember the times where lawn darts were lethal. They had a nice long needle attached. Man, good times!
I imagined a potato riding an airplane when I saw the title lol
The king of random would have loved this
☹️
You're very right Michael, being a pilot this is so in his wheelhouse.
R.I.P Grant
This made me smile... reminds me of when I was a kid playing with rockets and kites
It’s so wholesome how excited he gets.
I didn't get the notification but found it on the homepage. nice.
He or she was first
Just so everyone knows. This guy was 1 second ahead of 2nd comment so yeah he’s first.
I'm a he, thanks.
I wasn't even attempting.
I was the same way except 3 minutes late
The dog at the end 💛
As a matter of fact i do actually already have a homemade air cannon lol :D
Make glider also ☺️
Fred Dummimhirn I’m a 12 year old and I have one
What you make it out of? Copper?
That last flight is the best one - I even like the cheeky 'smile' the dog gives :D
AH MAN, Kevin, wish I could've gotten to this video sooner! They flew SO well!! Nicely done on the tutorial, btw.
And Beautiful flight footage!!!
6:39
I thought there was a car advertisement.
“My friend joe”
Oh yeah, it’s all coming together
1:03 “Oh it’s pretty simple just follow the formula” Yeah, okay.
if this guy does his own editing and camera angles I applaud him with everything I've got
“U can build this with dollar store items”
Uses carbon fiber arrow
You can, doesn’t mean he would
InfinityGaming "or a dowel"
InfinityGaming you don’t have carbon fibre at your dollar store?
Kevin: my planes are going to be better
Joe😂😂laughs
Joe *laughs in PhD*
@@TheBackyardScientist Yeah, we saw that bit about how finding CG is "easy, just follow this equation".
8:27 meme format? “Gotcha”
Just don't ever fly that glider over my woods please, I don't want to find it stuck in one of my trees
or dont fly a biplane over mine cuz the last person who did that got chased down by a fighter jet
im not kidding
newjersey.news12.com/story/34866268/low-flying-fighter-jet-startles-morris-county-residents
@@UMinecr wow
@@UMinecr Jesus! I wonder what the U.N was hiding?
I thought you were just a Reddit lurker
This entire video was freaking beautiful.
This is one of your prettiest vids for sure
"I love doing projects you can do at home"
Me: what kinda home do you live in
"Anybody can make this"
Uses 3-D printer...
you dont need it, tape and hot glue work just as good!
I'm just messing with you. I love your channel and enjoy showing them to my boys.
_backyard scientist peter sripol edition_
I recognize a few of the parks in the video because I actually cut the grass at them, I didn’t realize you were so close but anyway, keep up the awesome videos appreciate the insight!
You are an inspiration for you younger viewers. Building young engineers, keep it up!
No one:
BackyardScientist: we are going to science the crap out of this
No! That's not how you're supposed to play the game
"Interative engineering". We used to call that trial and error :-P
Its like trial and error but intuitively using the results to improve
@@Giyga Actually no, that's not what 'trial and error'/'iterative engineering' is.
Interactive? Iterative? Imperative?
Shrek likes your 🎂pb
Yes! Another plane montage with Halcyon days playing in the background
The beauty of the flying and the view.. tis beautiful
This is my favorite video of yours yet Very beautiful video. Keep up the good work and keep going in this direction!
I will supply the army in Antarctica with potato cannons once I've turned it into a nation
The name goes with it too lol
Dope! Now attach some servos and fly them.
I appreciate the love man. Always feel special when my random comment gets liked.
Should be done though, if you know how to fly (I dont) you should be able to get quite some airtime.
3:25
Backyard Scientist: I told you I like projects you can make at home
Me: Mom can I get some molten aluminum?
My Mom: wut?
Dude that glider footage is amazing. Give us more!
I just have to say. I love how smooth your videos look
WOW you talk fast...
Also, I'd love to see a design that makes it into a remote-controlled glider. That'd be super sweet.
Thank you backyard scientist!!! Me and brother decided to follow the tutorial and we had a blast, the instructions were easy to follow and everything worked out super well! Quick question, what pressure did you put your air cannon at for launching the plains?
I finally know who joe is.
Happy doggo makes me feel better, thank you.
that is fantastic scenery. and a great way to watch it. thanks for an awesome video, backyard scientist.
7:05 this is so satisfying😍
at 7:49 this almost looks like a romantic love scene.
Viewers
Who’s joe?
Backyard scientist
JOE MAMA
River Alexander yes very good
Joe Biden
Those flights look amazing in the sunset
The dog plane was awesome! 🤣🤣
Next video:
"I got bored of these small scale versions, so I rebuilt a Lockheed U-2 spy plane"
7:21 whats the music
7:42 I thought this bounced...
Who knew Ray Romano was so academic. Great Project 😉👍🏼
Super fun video. Pretty scenery and fun doggo.