The last one, where SHE did an amazing work keeping it of the ground for so long. Why does the commentator presume it´s a guy? 8:52 for you that don't want to search for it. (Look at how long HE´S staying up there.)
@@michae8jackson378 yeaah, I guess and many people do seem to like this format. It's difficult to find a perfect mix between too serious and too "playful"
Ive seen this competition so many times, and i always wondered why nobody built a secondary launch system like the last craft, who took advantage of the idea of being on an aircraft carrier and launching like one, the catapult launch was brilliant!
Tbh, before this video, I thought there was some kind of an inside joke with this event. The launching mechanism seems like common sense to me- but then again, these days, it's more like uncommon sense.
@@CalebSalstrom Hi Caleb! First of all, I was simply sharing an honest thought. It does seem like common sense to apply a launching mechanism in this event. (Some might even call the act of problem solving and discussing the concepts therein "fun.") Let's cut to the part that has offended you. I truly believe that the general population has less common sense than generations past. You're right. Common sense is relative- and currently, it is contextually relative to the undeniable and observable fact that as technology evolves, our dependent, "enlightened" species is devolving as a whole. And edgy? Edgy? That made me chuckle. There's nothing edgy about anything I said, Caleb. The writing's been on the wall for decades. Some of us even find it "fun" to ponder and discuss. I'll leave you with this, Mr. Relativity. Are "fun things" not relative as well? Have a wonderful day!
@@Lost_n_Found_1 I never said I was offended. Only that you are taking something that is fun, and making it into a discussion on society, hence the 'edginess'; It's very assumptive of you to claim that others enjoy discussing those concepts and problem solving as if I myself do not, because I do, in the right context. Unfortunately I saw right through your first comment and knew it would lead to exactly what you just said, which is the same old cliche of 'everyone else is stupid except me' thinly veiled behind the 'common sense is no longer common' rhetoric which immediately exposes your lack of experience engaging and listening to the people around us, and instead your opinions are formed from the internet and whatever small social bubble you inhabit for the majority of your time which you interpret as absolute. I don't find folks like you offensive, I find you exhausting.
The idea of a slingshot mechanism for the final launch is incredible! Most planes have a hard time getting off of the ground due to low speed but they solved it!
If I could bring someone back to life, I'd pick the Wright brothers to show them this. It would be so funny to show them how far we didn't get with flight and then be all like PSYCH!
As a pilot that last one was impressive, they spent a lot of time on that design but I wonder if doing away with ailerons entirely might've helped them out a bit. Very cool rod control set up to the control surfaces but it put out a lot more drag than ideal. Especially considering how much money went into it though it ought to fly well! Love the lifting body concept and the washout to the wingtip. They spent a fortune on it.
'Ter land ter zee en in de lucht' is a dutch 70's tv show which stopped in 2010. It had similar activities of contestants who would build their own machines to cross the water.
We had similar in Norway from 83 to 02, but it started in Selsey (England) in 71. I was really curious as to what the origin was. And now you know too.
9:46 As much as it's fun to have the ridiculous ones, it's also fun to see people do a great job and have a good feat of an engineering! It's just as exciting for me when it's mixed in with all the class clowns!
Somehow I totally forget about Regbull Flugtag, my brother and I always wanted to do this when we were younger. Looks like you got your wings. I love you bro, RIP Christopher.
You gotta love he presenter, how to over present a load of entertaining nonsense, worth whatever he gets paid! "Get your duty free in about now" ! Genius !
The last one is a master piece about the launch the air resistance but also the weight, the pilot was a girl quite skinny so about 20kg lighter than a man ! They thought about everything 😎
Pulleys are where it's at. Combine the first and last methods: run up and then body weight driven pulley draw, and I'm sure you'd get an overall record flight!
