There's nothing to hit in the sky where you are legally allowed to fly. The most biggest risk is pilot error. Motorcycles are still more dangerous, sorry. Also it's not the motorcycle that's dangerous, the thing that kills you is a girl on her cellphone driving her husband's SUV.
You guys ROCK!!!! I work at ZF, the next time I am in Germany I am looking you up! Great to see Flite Test in the hangar and on the tarmac with you. Let's take this to the next level, I am totally on board!
a new way for smuggling xD , nice concept , must be a lot of challenges to make it to this point , can't wait to see people racing in one of those , good job team ^^
the name of this sport will change in the future. having a huge drone with a pilot inside it makes it a regular aircraft. 4 rotors = Quadcopter, 12 rotors = DOZOCOPTOR!!! Dozocoptor Champions League! I guess the name doesnt have to change that much...
One of the best quad pilots in North America , Matt Nowakowsk is in this video so I'm watching . Good job guys !! I'm looking forward to what the future brings .and great idea getting Flite test involved . Matt , josh and Alex are pioneers to this great hobby/ sport
As a name of this kind of machines "manned drones" I'd go with just ev-copter from electric vehicles or ez- copter as easy to fly. Multi- copter suggest that many people can fly, so rather no until it's gonna happen. We can also go back in the 50' the first one and only VTOL Bensen B-10 "Propcopter" .
€1000000 I would like it to fly from Netherlands to Aruba in 1hour. Looks awesome but to expensive... So far it's the best one I've watched on UA-cam, Great concept
Was trying to listen for the specs. Did they say anything? Motors? Power supply? Flight computer? I think they mentioned the battery but i couldn't make it out.
@Rogue Mentality... don't be so negative, every designer relies on the knowledge of those that came before them, this is how development works, this is how ideas evolve and become more refined in order to become a commercially viable product. Hats off to them I say :)
Video is up at flite test 24 batteries with what looks like XT90 plugs. Maybe higher, i don't know if there are bigger XT's. Looked like 7S batteries, paired up in series so they'd be 14S. And they're just strapped inside a bucket stowed in the back. Yeah, it's a hobby build alright. XD I still don't know what computer they're using as a flight controller tho.
@@veganautfpv1237 Probably that. XT90's are kinda high for our hobby builds, but something like this is well beyond that. Jeez, all those batteries and it only has the flight time of a racer. The amount of power going through those connections... Rather than plugs, I was half expecting these things to have the batteries bolted together =P
It is amazing the innovations coming from the hobby. I would love to see a Red Bull manned-multirotor race. Imagine being chased by a cop in one of these.
@@tgregi Not all drone is a multi-rotor machine. A drone is a umanned autonomous ariel craft. No human control. It could be like a plane, helicopter, anything even on land and sea.
@@MSaleh-vy8rr yeah i understand the official difference. but. how many people nowdays know what multirotor is and how many know what drone is? Most people when you say drone imagine quad..... words are not fixed with meaning, sometimes they shift by time. that is lenguage:)
@@freezatron You sure it's not click bait though? They are calling it a historic moment but all that happened was a guy flew in a multirotor, it's been done before. Aerobatics with a person in it would be a whole other level! I would have felt less cheated if they called it 'the worlds largest aerobatic multirotor'.
Ok but I think you need to put yourself in their shoes for a moment, if that was a project I had been working on I would feel pretty elated too & might be forgiven for some hyperbole :) Bear in mind it's the first multi rotor capable of carrying a man to do aerobatics, it's their first video demonstrating their first test flights and you can see the exciting potential for this beast that lays ahead and represents a remarkable step forward in man carrying multi rotors. Of all the ones I've seen thus far it is easily the coolest machine by some margin. Also as a test pilot you would have to be very foolish to jump straight in to it and start doing back flips when your life is on the line, typically most test programs require about 500 hours of flying before you can start pushing the limits in a new aircraft, especially if you intend to sell them :) I say be patient and positive for them, it's only going to get better :) I doubt they've even had 1 whole hour of flying it yet, it's going to take them a while to build up confidence in their machine to the point where they will climb in and starting flying it like they stole it !! :D The alternative of course is to put a team together and have a go at designing, building and flying your own, which I would encourage you to do, not only would it give you a greater insight to the challenges of such a project but it could be really rewarding :) If you happen to live near me I'd be happy to join your team as I know how to build things, aircraft included plus I am a reasonably good pilot, helicopters, fixed wing and aerobatics both full size and RC, I a;so taught myself to fly paragliders too :)
Yeah after reading a huge thread arguing about what "drone" means, I guess we should just call it a Pod. NOW THIS IS PODRACING. (Inb4 some nerd comes along like "But a pod is an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant")
VERY cool! What kind of controls are you planning to put in it? (helicopter setup?) if you're looking for someone that isn't afraid to actually be the pilot IN it.. I'd fly it :)
@@peterzingler6221 hard to imagine what would and wouldn't work well :) Keep in mind the G-forces will now also pull on your hands / body.. almost impossible to keep your hands in place.. :)
Sooooooo.... is this a human occupant/passenger in a drone piloted by someone on the ground OR is this a full scale multi rotor craft piloted by the pilot INSIDE the craft?
Such a ridiculous idea. Such an amazing project. Can't wait to see what they're going to do with this. It's still a shame they made the music way too loud so it's hard to understand what they're saying......
Awesome, truly awesome! One thing that wonders me is the boom loading, what kind of structural analysis have you done for the motor booms and their loading? And what kind of safety margin do they have on full G loading. What is the max +-G loading of the aircraft?
"groundbreaking" in this context could have a double meaning, As when it falls out of the sky due to an ESC or Battery blow out it would Break the Ground on impact! I would hope that if an one prop failed, the software can compensate to level and land the craft. As for racing in competition...well that would be scary...i can see many collisions.
Everyone would be... "Generalizing". If everyone used this basic formula to understand reality, this world would be a better place. "What you think you know?" compered to "What you actually know?" compared to "What you should know?". That would be truly ground breaking for most people! And of course many would think they "Know Better!".
Very excellent. But what I can't understand is why didn't they get to this stage way quicker after the first one (a decade ago). Surely multicopter technology was advanced enough back then. I suppose scaling it up must have BIG problems (that's all I can say). It must be way more difficult then we think. The weight and the heavy forces must make it so much more difficult, even just to get one to hover, even.
From the Flite Test video it looks like it doesn't have good yaw authority. Maybe work on redesigning the 4 rotors on the middle 2 arms so that they gimbal like a bi-copter.
Nuts. This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while.
LETS GOO!!!! WHAT an experience and what a great group of people!! ;) Crushin it! Love it!
Everybody needs to check out the FliteTest video coming soon, it is even better! Was awesome to have you in Europe guys!
I thought the point of having a drone is so you can fly without putting yourself in danger lmao. We're going backwards.
What a bunch of stupid idiots wasting time and money in senseless entertainment
😍☺️☺️☺️
These guys are conquering the future! Good luck folks!
Should show this to my wife as proof that riding a motorcyle isnt THAT dangerous..
Hahah, well - rethink that. So far, there is hardly other drones in the Sky you can crash into.
I like your way of thinking. I might investigate this myself.
There's nothing to hit in the sky where you are legally allowed to fly.
The most biggest risk is pilot error.
Motorcycles are still more dangerous, sorry.
Also it's not the motorcycle that's dangerous, the thing that kills you is a girl on her cellphone driving her husband's SUV.
Meme Machine As a disabled biker I can guarantee it was the road that messed me up not the bike 😂🤷🏻♂️
Awesome!! Needs a roll cage tho. 👍
Already shaped like a coffin so thats handy. :)
Just remove the arms:)
No, the arms are required for six men to lift, carry, and lower the coffin in the hole in the ground
Cowards need not apply, only for the brave among us !
I'd fly it :)
😂😂😂😂😂
@@freezatron me and you, would love to try to rip a real one. I want to see a punch out, seems to catch itself pretty good.
Totally mind blowing that it has got this far. And this must be the first time a game becomes reality. EPIC!!!
Congratulations DCL! We´ve seen this incredible drone at the very beginning and what finally made it´s way into the air can`t compare. Well done guys!
You guys ROCK!!!! I work at ZF, the next time I am in Germany I am looking you up! Great to see Flite Test in the hangar and on the tarmac with you. Let's take this to the next level, I am totally on board!
ZF as in ZF that makes gearboxes etc?
@@wheresfuninthat I helped build and start a new facility in SC, USA. It is over a decade old now.
a new way for smuggling xD , nice concept , must be a lot of challenges to make it to this point , can't wait to see people racing in one of those , good job team ^^
This is EXACTLY what i've been dreaming since i was a child. Thanks for making my dream reality.
the name of this sport will change in the future. having a huge drone with a pilot inside it makes it a regular aircraft.
4 rotors = Quadcopter, 12 rotors = DOZOCOPTOR!!!
Dozocoptor Champions League!
I guess the name doesnt have to change that much...
Ich habe nur darauf gewartet! Es ist jetzt die Zeit! Ein neues Zeitalter ist angebrochen. Gut gemacht und Respekt.
Coolest thing I've seen this year so far
One of the best quad pilots in North America , Matt Nowakowsk is in this video so I'm watching . Good job guys !! I'm looking forward to what the future brings .and great idea getting Flite test involved . Matt , josh and Alex are pioneers to this great hobby/ sport
"Manned drone"? That is the very definition of what a drone isn't.
Came here just to say that. Thanks, i'm out.
depends if the mans driving.
I agree. We need a new name for these things. Multi-copter?
@clint skyblade
As a name of this kind of machines "manned drones" I'd go with just ev-copter from electric vehicles or ez- copter as easy to fly. Multi- copter suggest that many people can fly, so rather no until it's gonna happen. We can also go back in the 50' the first one and only VTOL Bensen B-10 "Propcopter" .
I'm so pleased that test flights are done in Croatia! Make me wanna move back 😎
Great job guys, I would really love it if you get Thomas or Chad to take it through it's paces once its had a few hundred hours of flight testing !!!
€1000000 I would like it to fly from Netherlands to Aruba in 1hour. Looks awesome but to expensive... So far it's the best one I've watched on UA-cam, Great concept
Music is so loud, It's hard to hear the commentary!
Was trying to listen for the specs. Did they say anything? Motors? Power supply? Flight computer? I think they mentioned the battery but i couldn't make it out.
@Rogue Mentality... don't be so negative, every designer relies on the knowledge of those that came before them, this is how development works, this is how ideas evolve and become more refined in order to become a commercially viable product. Hats off to them I say :)
Video is up at flite test
24 batteries with what looks like XT90 plugs. Maybe higher, i don't know if there are bigger XT's.
Looked like 7S batteries, paired up in series so they'd be 14S. And they're just strapped inside a bucket stowed in the back. Yeah, it's a hobby build alright. XD
I still don't know what computer they're using as a flight controller tho.
@@Hajile_Ibushi there are XT120 connectors out there.
@@veganautfpv1237 Probably that. XT90's are kinda high for our hobby builds, but something like this is well beyond that. Jeez, all those batteries and it only has the flight time of a racer. The amount of power going through those connections...
Rather than plugs, I was half expecting these things to have the batteries bolted together =P
This decade's gonna be awesome!
It is amazing the innovations coming from the hobby. I would love to see a Red Bull manned-multirotor race. Imagine being chased by a cop in one of these.
F♤.king sad that no one from croatian news didn't spoke a word for this.. great job guys and regards from sad sh♤tty Zagreb!!!! 🤗🤗🤗
Why am i not driving this to work yet its been 3 years get it to the production line already..
That is absolutely mental!! Hats off the the people behind the tech and build 👍 well done 🤙🤙👌😁
Can you please give this thing to Quadmovr? 😁 Well done guys!
yeah put someone in there and give itto quadmovr ;)
@@t0tobi The poor soul. XD
That would probably kill the person inside...
YES
I can see this becoming a whole new sport....awesome!
0:58 Did that dude actually just call this a quad...? Awesome build regardless. The sort of thing we dreamed of only a couple of years ago.
quad, drone, multirotor... does it matter? everybody know what he means....
@@tgregi
Not all drone is a multi-rotor machine. A drone is a umanned autonomous ariel craft. No human control. It could be like a plane, helicopter, anything even on land and sea.
@@MSaleh-vy8rr yeah i understand the official difference. but. how many people nowdays know what multirotor is and how many know what drone is? Most people when you say drone imagine quad..... words are not fixed with meaning, sometimes they shift by time. that is lenguage:)
how many minutes does it fly with full charge battry
????
It's not a manned aerobatic multirotor until you have someone man it while doing aerobatics...
Don't be a pedant, they are still in the testing phase :)
It's a protoype for a ... etc...
Duhhhh.
@@freezatron You sure it's not click bait though? They are calling it a historic moment but all that happened was a guy flew in a multirotor, it's been done before. Aerobatics with a person in it would be a whole other level! I would have felt less cheated if they called it 'the worlds largest aerobatic multirotor'.
Ok but I think you need to put yourself in their shoes for a moment, if that was a project I had been working on I would feel pretty elated too & might be forgiven for some hyperbole :) Bear in mind it's the first multi rotor capable of carrying a man to do aerobatics, it's their first video demonstrating their first test flights and you can see the exciting potential for this beast that lays ahead and represents a remarkable step forward in man carrying multi rotors.
Of all the ones I've seen thus far it is easily the coolest machine by some margin. Also as a test pilot you would have to be very foolish to jump straight in to it and start doing back flips when your life is on the line, typically most test programs require about 500 hours of flying before you can start pushing the limits in a new aircraft, especially if you intend to sell them :)
I say be patient and positive for them, it's only going to get better :)
I doubt they've even had 1 whole hour of flying it yet, it's going to take them a while to build up confidence in their machine to the point where they will climb in and starting flying it like they stole it !! :D
The alternative of course is to put a team together and have a go at designing, building and flying your own, which I would encourage you to do, not only would it give you a greater insight to the challenges of such a project but it could be really rewarding :)
If you happen to live near me I'd be happy to join your team as I know how to build things, aircraft included plus I am a reasonably good pilot, helicopters, fixed wing and aerobatics both full size and RC, I a;so taught myself to fly paragliders too :)
@@hOZish7 I never saw any multirotor capable of lifting a person doing flips and corkscrews ;)
That's a good first to me :)
Seeing this is seeing one of my earliest dreams come true. This will change the future. Great job 🤝🏆
Now _this_ is podracing!
Congratulations on such incredible achievement! I would’ve loved to see the GoProMax footage.
1970: In 2020 there will be flying cars.
2020: Well, yes.
(kind of.)
It needs to have flight control in the cockpit, unless it's a push button operation thing. Push button, go to work. Push button, go home.
We also have cyberpunk dystopia and streets on fire.
So amazing DCL This is the future!
Will the crash gate stay for the manned version of drone racing? :-)
Of course!
Just the thought has me ..let alone .watching. CANT WAIT..A MUST HAVE..PLEASE SOON
This thing has a Tatooine vibe to it hahaha
Yeah after reading a huge thread arguing about what "drone" means, I guess we should just call it a Pod.
NOW THIS IS PODRACING.
(Inb4 some nerd comes along like "But a pod is an elongated seed vessel of a leguminous plant")
Excellent engineering, well done to all.
That moment when you realize this is faster than a helicopter little slower than a plane and hovers
So cool. The drone's body bears an uncanny resemblance to a Feisar from the Wipeout games. And that's a very very good thing.
VERY cool! What kind of controls are you planning to put in it? (helicopter setup?)
if you're looking for someone that isn't afraid to actually be the pilot IN it.. I'd fly it :)
I guess a normal stick control wouldn't work also helicopter would be difficult mhm. Maybe just a radio like pilots from the games are used too
@@peterzingler6221 hard to imagine what would and wouldn't work well :) Keep in mind the G-forces will now also pull on your hands / body.. almost impossible to keep your hands in place.. :)
I'm down too. Let's race already!!!!!! We'll figure out the safety thing along the way.
Wow a big dream come true! I hope one time to sit in a drone like this! Good job guys ❤️🙌
"Manned drone racing" - it's not a drone, though... if a person is in it and flying it... it's not a drone lol
Bixler said it "Manned multi rotor"
If it’s remotely piloted....it’s a drone. If it’s piloted by a human onboard it’s a multi rotor.
Starting Good,,,
@Rogue Mentality It may be a Multi rotor, but it identifies as a Drone LOL!!
Manned Made Multirotor Drone
a sta to raditeeee!!! respect!!! pozdrav vas komso iz Crne Gore
1000 ways to die just updated its title for 2020... “1001 ways to die”
Iam asking me why dies this still works with Hobby elektronics
Not 1001, but 1002: Coronavirus.
raymondgoubet, there are NO confirmed cases according to honorable Chinese gov’t. 🤣😂
@@WIDGET738 Aha LOL. Just take an old crazy Kamikaze shouting "Banzai!". I trust no governments...
You just revolutionized flight and transport.
You should call it the MAD-Hornet
MAD stands for Manned Aerobatic Drone
Andrew Cavallo I was thinking “Vomit Copter of Doom” or “Doom Copter” for short.
Cypress Van Horn I do like Doom Copter haha
I vote for Hexa-Coffin
You very humourous 🤔
its not a drone tho
A Racing Drone You Can Ride In Is SICK! 💖💖💖💖👍🏆
Would love to fly with that multicopter from my house to the airfield :D
Me too, I would say this is the Ferrari of Taxi Drones;)
I would love to drive one that's freaking awesome you guys just made one of my dreams come to now I just have to fly one!!!!!
any sensible person would think this is some sort of PR stunt, with their game being released the day after this video lol
yeah so what ?
what do you expect them to do, sit quietly and do nothing to promote their product ??
Does pr stand for positive recognition?
usually it mean Public Relations but given the low caliber of some of the comments to this video it could easily mean Plebeian Reply ;) :D
And they said gaming was a waste if time.
Do your thing. Cant wait to see the real racing start.
Christ, imagine crashes. If you thought actual racing was dangerous... Dang.
I want in. Lol
Did it have full human weight ballast for the flight?
That’s pretty cool when is this coming out in the market?
I’m pretty sure FAA going nuts on this and regulations.
Mike Apila No worries, it’s already regulated. It’s called and experimental aircraft.
still early days . like the plane. will get more adventurous. who cares what you call it .fly it . good work . Keith Australia
I'd love it if there was a Tiny Whoop flight controller in the middle of all that 😅
just a Naze32..
I was thinking it would probably fly better. It seems super sketchy in its tune and ability to maintain attitude.
Lol
Bravo DCL!!! My hat is off to you guys!
Holy shit that's freekin awesome
Congratulations on your record breaking flight
Needs more dubstep
Is it possible to get some additional info? F.e. which electrical motors are used and who is the manufacturer?
Maybe add a plexiglass cockpit to protect the pilot :p.
be like a raw egg in a tupperware. Still gonna smash from any real height
They need some kind of crash pod, like they use in hydroplane racing.
Ejecto seato cuzz! Lol.
Those last seconds will make for a great gif
Would have been way cooler if the "man" in it was actually flying it.
The stability that makes Ｉ want to ride.
It's a very advanced technology.
乗りたいと思える安定性
すごい進化です
Serious? Manned drone? We’ve called that an aircraft for over a century. Duh.
Someone else remote control the aircraft
This will be the new game of the future.
At First I thought you were scared to get in it and fly. Even Peter Sripol built one and got in it. But at the end you did. a little.
Now, that guy really have balls. He dares to fly on things he made in his garage with his bare hands. Not big sponsored shit like these clowns.
Sooooooo.... is this a human occupant/passenger in a drone piloted by someone on the ground OR is this a full scale multi rotor craft piloted by the pilot INSIDE the craft?
Such a ridiculous idea. Such an amazing project. Can't wait to see what they're going to do with this. It's still a shame they made the music way too loud so it's hard to understand what they're saying......
Awesome, truly awesome! One thing that wonders me is the boom loading, what kind of structural analysis have you done for the motor booms and their loading? And what kind of safety margin do they have on full G loading. What is the max +-G loading of the aircraft?
Another UA-cam engineer...sheeeez
Love this! Not sure you should say “groundbreaking” when referring to your flying project...🤣
"groundbreaking" in this context could have a double meaning, As when it falls out of the sky due to an ESC or Battery blow out it would Break the Ground on impact! I would hope that if an one prop failed, the software can compensate to level and land the craft. As for racing in competition...well that would be scary...i can see many collisions.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Hehehe Earth Shatteringly good.
@@billden4901 ah, here is the guy to explain jokes that everyone easily understands
Everyone would be... "Generalizing". If everyone used this basic formula to understand reality, this world would be a better place.
"What you think you know?" compered to "What you actually know?" compared to "What you should know?".
That would be truly ground breaking for most people! And of course many would think they "Know Better!".
impresionante !! felicitaciones!! pero puede ser pilotado realmente por un humano abordo?
Manned multi rotorcraft. MMR. Or even the MMaR, instead of car
“Hey dude, where’s my mmar” lol
So flipping loud, nothing could bear it without hearing protection. Real fun
Let's see what Alex Vanover can do with this :)
Meh. Let's see MinChan Kim in it.
@@amalgamxfpv8348 +1 for minchan :)
@@amalgamxfpv8348 Who?
@@williwonti MCK, the young pilot that kicks Vanover's ass left and right.
Vanover has nothing on MCK, and he knows it.
One word. INCREDIBLE
*This is hilariously idiotic... but I wanna see more!* 🤣😂
This is Great ! The future of racing.
*LOUD MUSIC* *indistinct mumbling*
Me: what? WHAT?
excellent workmanship to all.please make dreams of flight come true.... thumbs up. ;0). dreams can come true....
MIND BLOWN!!! CONGRATS GUYS 🔥🔥🔥
🤯🚀
@@DroneChampionsLeague not Impressive at all....how much money was invested in this ? Complete waste...
They need to make it safer by making more powerful downforce to handle extra weight,...I can't wait to see the advanced version!!
Very excellent. But what I can't understand is why didn't they get to this stage way quicker after the first one (a decade ago). Surely multicopter technology was advanced enough back then. I suppose scaling it up must have BIG problems (that's all I can say). It must be way more difficult then we think. The weight and the heavy forces must make it so much more difficult, even just to get one to hover, even.
From the Flite Test video it looks like it doesn't have good yaw authority. Maybe work on redesigning the 4 rotors on the middle 2 arms so that they gimbal like a bi-copter.
Just remind me again how often drones wipe out during races??
What happened to this thing since 2020? It's kinda gone silent
they realised they made a helicopter
Finally. Been waiting for someone to do it.
I like where this is going, a future with WipEout is a good future.
Best PS1 game, hands down.
The aerobatics of that size drone is quit impressive, any update to this project?
It looks like all big drone projects were closed. Too noisy and dangerous
*This is the future boyyy*
This thing is insane! A lot of trust in the flyer...
Any guesses at how long before this is weaponized?
What sort of batteries and motors does it use?
What brand and type of motors did they use on that drone, I have been using T-Motor U15xxl. Thanks for your attention, good day
Seriously righteous, a video worth paid promotion...get this news to the world!!!
I'm guessing this racing on drone with no form of protection will be flown over water, in case it malfunctions ?
This is really amazing work guys.
AWESOME. Congratulations !