This is one of the most concise and informative videos I've ever seen on youtube. I really appreciate the detail and depth you cover about even small features!!
I dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
This helicopter looks incredible. Finally a light helicopter with a parachute system! 500k for a turbine, seemingly safely and quality-focused design, impact absorbing seats and most importantly a parachute and the potential for enhanced range is superb.
Meanwhile the Guimbal Cabri G2 flies everyday (and a drone version for the french navy is on his way...). But the parachute is a really nice improvement.
@@codmott286 Indeed it also changes pitch! But the reasons a helicopter flies is the basics of flight school, let's not let reality get in way of a good joke about perception. We all know magic keeps the things up.
Hey Sky, that's another great video you've produced ! I liked the metric to English conversion tapes you put at the bottom of the screen. I think going forward from here you should do this on all of your videos. It will save you vocal time just listing the metric qualities. Thanks for producing this. You are one of my favorite youtube creators and I never miss a new episode !
10:20 "A piston engine with the same performance would weight twice as much". Wankel engines might have a unusual pisons, but they're still pistons. That's what "Kolben" in Felixes "Rotationskolbenmotor" stands for.
Price point seems decent, almost the same as a new Cessna 172. The real big hitter probably will com after the purchase, insurance and fuel. It looks quite promising. Hope to be able to fly it someday.
A brand new time tested and reliable Robinson R-22 costs half of that. That will make the $500K a difficult sell for any corporation or individual in the USA. It looks fantastic though. I like all the innovations.. But... THAT PRICE! OUCH.
But turbines are more advanced, and much lighter for the power produced. Also R22s have to be sent back to California for a complete rebuild after a certain amount of hours or time. Its not cheap to do.
BSFC of the turbine is 548g kw/h. An equivalent 4 stroke piston engine may weigh twice as much but its fuel consumption is also only about 225-250g kw/h so you use a lot less fuel and require less fuel on board. 100kg of fuel on board for turbine, or 40kg on board for piston engine.
Very well done & I think well presented. The cost, I feel should be much less. I can tell you that this is one GREAT LOOKING 2 Seat Helicopter - and looks better than the Rotorway Exec 162 F. And as far as I understand - not a kit. Personally, I cannot stand the Robinson for many reasons. The "TEE" handle, the tall rotor mast, etc. The Rotorway is obviously a kit - and like they say - "a water cooled aircraft engine make as much sense as an air cooled boat motor.... Not that anybody cares, I am a huge fan of the Schweitzer 300 series.... If and when the time and money comes - I would seriously consider this beautifully engineered machine. Again, very well done. Unlike others, I appreciate the history of the company. This does matter to me....
Skyships Egg, Thanks for the review! Just one point: The PBS turbine is not "brand-new". It comes in uncertified, and certified version, and has been used for many years - amongst other - in self-launching performance gliders, and most notoriously in the SubSonex personal jet.
Bottom Line, new company and an ultra-light helicopter at that... I'll wait for this thing to be flying a couple years before I'll get in it thank you very much...
Your comment reminds me of that old Pilot's phrase, "Don't fly the 'A' model of anything!". However, someone's gotta fly 'em or they'd never evolve into the 'B' model!
Nice helicopter. They should make the parachute automatically disconnect from the helicopter once the vessel hit the ground so it won't be topple by the parachute which was dragged by the wind.
I'd buy 2 Mosquito helicopters and a Raptor aircraft all new for that money and have enough money left to buy a sports car. There's even some change left after that,...aka they've priced themselves way outside the ultralight airframe market.
There exists no market for 2 seater turbine helicopters right now. I could see this working for people who dont trust a reciprocating engine and also want the parachute.
@@kerbalairforce8802 i think the use of "ultralight" wasnt meant literally. Nothing about this aircraft looks like it would be in the ultralight catagory. Compared to its obvious competitors like the R22 or the cabri g2, it seems to match up closely. The turbine gives it an edge in my opinion, but not everyone would think so. I think with a max gross weight of 700kg, a turbine is less attractive and a luggage compartment is pretty optomistic, but no mention was made of the empty weight so who knows what youd be able to do with it
So the turbine engine is light but burns more fuel... which is heavy.. so hmm.. maybe that option of an extra fuel tank will come in handy. Funny how they say the turbine engine made it possible to have the luggage compartment before they say it uses more fuel than a piston engine. Just sales pitch speak!
To improvements that I would make on this design would be one a little bit of a larger parachute and for the drivetrain removing the belts and replacing it with a drive chain system
Belts probably are seven more reliable than chains nowadays and weighing a whole lot less. Seems you never asked yourself how a washing machine lasts 20 years and how it is powered.. It has a small diameter wheel at the engine side and a large one on the trommel. Both move on the same frame, and between the two there's a belt. The engine does like 40 times the number of rotations the trommel is doing even in high speed centrifuge mode when the trommel can do 1000+ rpm AND the belt continuously gets deformed..
@@harrickvharrick3957 With improvements in technology. Steel chain used far outlast belts. As for a washer machine.... I remember an old Hover washer spin dryer that the belts always broke. I installed a chain drive assembly and it still works 40 years and still going strong 💪. I understand weight ratio but it can be done
@@NYRM1974 how much would the quite hefty, double, super strong type of chain they would use for this weigh compared to about half a pound? Remember, in this lightweight copter they have attempted (and succeeded) shaving off several hundreds of pounds when compared to a conservative design. It matters a lot of of course, given this special chute system. And about their life expectancy, is that actual data or your interpretation and idea about how it stands?
Thanks for taking the time to do the conversions from kilometers to miles per hour and kilograms to pounds. For us Americans, the metric system is still a mystery, and those presenters that don't bother to do the conversions usually lose us pretty quickly!
Curious about rotor inertia and comparative safety with R22. But the parachute system certainly mitigates what could be a major safety shortcoming. Generally I'd say bravo, and full steam ahead.
I dunno $500k for an ultra-light?? Pilot and passenger...limited cargo..very limited I’m thinking if ya have the half mil for a toy, you can come up with the other half for the Bell 505 JR X 500 shp, almost 400nm’s, 1500lbs of payload, 4 passengers and 125knots
Jaxon Mattox one is more for pleasure and very limited where the other has at least the potential for commercial applications, bringing in revenue to offset any extended costs...but I agree there is quite the difference $$$ value between the two..
PLEASE READ THIS, THANKS. As a former Commercial Helicopter Pilot, I like so many things about the design BUT I almost peed myself laughing at a half a million dollar price tag, OBVIOUSLY an absoultly huge lack of market research done there. GOOD LUCK to the manufacturer is all I have to say.
@RAMOF niente, l'elicottero è italiano, e almeno sta volta possiamo vantarci di aver creato il primo elicottero con paracadute integrato, c'è gente che non conosce certe manovre di sicurezza in caso di perdita di controllo quindi penso che aver creato una cosa del genere sia un vanto.
Love this aircraft. I have always loved helicopters since a child and have always wanted to pilot one. Unfortunately life for me, as with many people in this world had not gone in the direction that as a child we fantasized it would head, and finances and family life has taken it in a completely different direction. Fortunately I will go to my death bed with the fantasy and love for helicopters and piloting one but will never regret the direction and choices I took in life.
I flew an R22. The flight was only €125 (Sabadell, Barcelona) and since I told the pilot I was thinking of getting a PPL(H) he offered to take this opportunity to give me my first practical flight lesson, which of course I was more than happy to accept, so after some advice I was given the controls and hoovered, landed, took off,... I'm sure you could do the same and fulfill your dream for little money.
@@xavichuvy9047 To be honest, here in Australia it is not cheap, not in the slightest. Many years ago, actually 95' I was in Belgium and through friends in the military I was offered to join the service where I would be trained as a rotary pilot and regain my dual citizenship ( I was originally Belge ) and after my training it would be entirely up to me if I resigned for another 3 yrs. I chose not to stay as my return air ticket back to Aus was just about to expire and at the time just couldn't afford to buy another air fare... See this is what I meant by the choices we make in life. Maybe fingers crossed if I ever win the lotto lol
@@jacquesjackcoomans2295 Oh well, same here. I started studying for my PPL(H) when I was young and had money but other things got in the way and never went through with it. Now I'm 47 and skint, lol, but I don't regret any of if, had a great life so far. But I haven't given up on it yet ;)
Yet again excellent .. but please look into r22/44 by Robison. . Last I heard they were in development with rolls royce to install a turbine in one of Thier airframes.. and from the looks of this it would r22/44 be a direct competitor
Interesting but NOWHERE can I find ANY information on the USEFUL LOAD capability of this helicopter. I guess it is built to sit in the hanger and look at the beautiful Italian designing.
In any countries Ultralight Helicopter category this machine's price point rules it out completely! The brand new, uncertified turboshaft engine and the brand new, uncertified composite airframe and Ballistic Recovery System make this helicopter a very procedurally complex, expensive and time consuming machine to obtain US and European certification on! Being that this helicopter's natural competition are the Cabri G2 and Robinson R22, it needs certification in order to fly in the same categories, yet even with certification the price hugely exceeds that of it's competitors! I expect that AC will be an available option, eating into the luggage compartment space, like the additional fuel tank would, and adding additional weight. I remain unconvinced about the supposed benefits of having a mast mounted BRS on a light, two seat helicopter. A polycarbonate, impact resistant windsrceen, longer range, and a cargo hook capability would be higher on one's list of preferences instead of the expensive, heavy, questionable BRS! Thank you for this interesting, informative and entertaining video with excellent narration and good details. The attention to detail and weight saving designs can clearly be appreciated at 10:26 on the video where the camera captures the beautiful engine mounts attaching the engine's anti vibration mount to the airframes hard point. This component is the perfect example of lthe ightweight strength designed into this helicopter! I don't doubt that the manufacturer is going to see this type fully certificated, they are a hugely respected aviation component manufacturer, about the best to set about designing the next generation of light helicopters, benefitting from new, light, turboshaft engines specifically designed for this type of aircraft! It will be very interesting to view operating figures once some experience and history is established and I think that it's fantastic that this helicopter incorporates the benefits of new technologies, materials and manufacturing techniques. The manufacturer has clearly invested in this project with the intention of seeing it certified worldwide!
Looks pretty nice , even though I hope the build quality is better than with Italian made cars.. *cough*Fiat*cough* The idea of adding a parachute is cool. Even though I never wish for anyone to get in danger, I hope that when it comes to that point lives will be saved. I wonder how high the hourly operating cost of that thing is. Given the turboshaft engine with its tigher and more expensive maintenance + the additional thirst I assume it is more expensive than *the* reference model for 2-seaters, the Robinson R22.
Colaholiker i don't see why some quality issues about one particular italian car brand should ever affect every single italian brand or product. They're a global helicopters major manufacturer. Forget about Fiat.
Yes. Turbo fan engine is far superior to piston engine. Piston engine has been creating more job creating for repair shop. In USA they hopefully eliminate all the piston engine over 200hp. Turbo fan engine is far superior to piston engine . Far safer. That looks very good
