How I Built the FASTEST Drone on Earth

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1st pass | 398.7kmh av 401max | alt +17m
2nd pass | 385.4kmh av 387max | alt +24m
3rd pass | 364.7kmh av 366max | alt +16m
4th pass | 397.1kmh av 400max | alt +7
My whole life I have wanted to break a Guinness World Record. Combine that with my love of drones and going fast, this video was almost inevitable for me to make. The idea started about 4 months ago. I decided I wanted to build the fastest drone / quadcopter / quad ever made and break the current world record. This was the most difficult project I have ever undertaken, but the final result was well worth it. We managed to get a recorded top speed of 401 km/h and an average recorded speed over 100m in opposite directions of 397 km/h or 247 mph. The official record is still pending and needs to be verified by Guinness.
Funded by Insta 360 as part of their Think Bold Project!
Thank you to the following people for helping make this video possible:
My dad, Mike Bell, for designing the frame and helping along the whole way.
/ @mike-bell
Darren Smith for the drone tuning and shooting the follow cam drone footage on both attempt days.
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Hloni Coleman for shooting both attempt days.
/ hlonicoleman
The Worcester Gliding Club for giving me permission to do the world record attempt on their grounds.
cgc.org.za/
Ryan Lademann for setting an epic record to beat and inspiring me to try and beat it for myself as well as making his GPS speed analyser code available to the public which turned out to be very helpful!
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0:00 - Intro
1:05 - Drone V1
3:26 - Drone V2
4:23 - Drone V3
6:08 - The Design and Build Process
7:08 - Tuning
7:29 - First World Record Attempt
9:02 - Further Testing and Rebuilding
10:23 - Second World Record Attempt
11:31 - Analysing the Results
13:17 - Drone Mounted Camera Angle
13:50 - Outro
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@DanBowkley 4 месяца назад

Regarding the instability problem, have a look at rocket design theory. This little monster flies much more like a rocket than like an aircraft. Putting your center of pressure behind your center of mass would get it naturally flying straight as an arrow. I'd basically just put fins on your tailcone which would also be a handy way to take off and land without any special equipment.

@yotu9670 4 месяца назад

To me the current design looks almost like a rocket^^

@toolbaggers 3 месяца назад

I say extend the fins on the trailing edge of the motor mount arms.

@robertpawlusiak 3 месяца назад

I Agree with Dan on the fins they should be mounted a long the bottom !! 4 of them on the green motor covers also you could go with a lighter weight filament ! on the 3 D printer for weight.

@kevpeacock3059 3 месяца назад

Everything you introduce adds drag.

@Short-Builds-cs4uq 2 месяца назад

What he meant is flip it so the big pointy part (all the weight) is behind the propellers, keeping it stable. its like balancing a stick on top of your finger versus hanging it@@kevpeacock3059

@alacazaba 7 месяцев назад

Love to hear about battery drainage issues, flight time, motor life, flight stability, flight handling characteristics - and decisions in the design of the outer shell structure.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Stay tuned 😎

@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat 6 месяцев назад

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@viktorianxd 6 месяцев назад

hidden military account ???? . just joking (:

@XiaolinDraconis 6 месяцев назад

This is meant to break records, not be practical. Those tend to be mutually exclusive terms and whenever someone says they've achieved both it's usually a car commercial, or someone trying to sell you something. Would imagine the battery life is just long enough to test a run so as to keep the weight down.

@alexandergrimsmo 5 месяцев назад

@@XiaolinDraconis You can see the "low battery" warnings, so he obviously went with the smallest possible.

@codejunkes4607 6 месяцев назад

I really appreciate you taking the names of all the people who have helped you. Any project is not about one person it is about teamwork, it is always a good gesture ( habit) to make sure you have referred everyone who has helped you.

@prodbydavis Месяц назад

i have a strong feeling red bull took some or even a lot of inspiration from your design in their "drone vs f1 car" video

@erasme1004 Месяц назад

it's exactly what i was thinking

@sebastianfranco9190 Месяц назад

Hahahaha i came to read abaut this too!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 Месяц назад

Haha they sure got a lot more publicity 😂 but red bull has 15m subscribers and they featured a world class athlete so what can you expect?

@MadfishFPV Месяц назад

Quadmovr did the same design a year earlier than Luke though :) Kudos though on the speed record though!

@erasme1004 Месяц назад

@@MadfishFPV i'm not sure about that, they are saying that they worked on the project during this last year.

@Mike-Bell 7 месяцев назад

The Peregreene is even faster than than Peregrine Falcon. That's epic!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

He is 🤩 excellent drone!

@maxIimI101 Месяц назад

Wikipedia says: "A study testing the flight physics of an "ideal falcon" found a theoretical speed limit at 400 km/h (250 mph) for low-altitude flight and 625 km/h (388 mph) for high-altitude flight." But these speeds are only in a dive; this bird will be horizontally overtaken by a swift, whose speed is 112 km/h.

@DR_1_1 Месяц назад

@@maxIimI101 Otoh they can fly all day long (and swifts can stay 11 months in the air, sleeping on the wing! coming down only for nesting)... How long can these 300+ km/h drones fly?

@maxIimI101 Месяц назад

@@DR_1_1 Bro, there are no universal drones yet, but there are hovering ones, I won’t look for information now, but they are ultra-light, like a paper airplane with a motor, if you attach a solar panel, which also seems to exist, Musk seemed to promote this before Starlink, these can catch wind currents for a long time and make course corrections

@DR_1_1 Месяц назад

@@maxIimI101 Cool story, bro... you couldn't answer a simple question, though, how long do these record breaking quads stay in the air. 5 min? 3 min?

@stevie3126 7 месяцев назад

Congrats Luke and the team, amazing achievement. I like that your dad was involved too, it’s these memories in life that you will never forget that makes it so special 🎉

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! I 100% agree. It was made so much better to do it with my dad instead of alone.

@KTPDAILY 6 месяцев назад

@LukeMaximoBell1 -- Hello --- Question - at 11:01 there is something that I didn't recognize --- maybe blowing air? To the left of the drone.....what is that and the function? Thank you. @@LukeMaximoBell1

@simonklingelhofer2302 6 месяцев назад

@@KTPDAILY probably just wanted to keep electronics cool in between runs..I can imagine that his rocket design is completely closed and there is no airflow for the electronics. So he can only fly a couple of mins before he has to come down to cool it the video transmitter, ESCs... The thing you see is for blowing air, usually used to start a fire at a wooden stove ;)

@AdamHowardTravelerdawg 4 месяца назад

This is such an amazing video! I really enjoyed the technicality of it without getting in the weeds. The cinematography was great and the audio was clear throughout. I stayed engaged the entire video. I feel like Insta360 really got their moneys worth for supporting this video. The way you were able to utilize Insta360 cameras and present them in the video didn't seem like a plug at all, it just felt like you presenting tools in your tool box that made the video possible. Congratulations on your new world record!

@Soniti1324 3 месяца назад

Agreed, this might have been the smoothest sponsor segment I've ever seen, and I didn't even feel like I needed to mark the time with sponsorblock. Basically everything about this video was great.

@Mike-Bell 3 месяца назад

Best comment!

@mozkitolife5437 6 месяцев назад

Congratulations, Luke. All that hard work paid off. Inspiring stuff. Subbed.

@JevinW 7 месяцев назад

Always love to see fpv drones pushed to their limits. Congrats on the record and great video 👍

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! I have to agree. This kind of project is a lot of fun.

@arial_01 7 месяцев назад

Oh well hello there! The YT algorithm decided we would both be interested by this lol

@vikrantsingh3280 4 месяца назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1you are so underrated

@Wings_of_foam 4 месяца назад

Dude he is fishing for subs. Wake up!@@arial_01

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

If you have any questions you'd like me to cover in my technical breakdown please reply to this comment with the questions! If you are interested in picking up the Insta 360 GO3 or X3 cameras find links to latest pricing below: 📸 Insta 360 X3: geni.us/8P2CBZ4 📸 Insta 360 GO 3: geni.us/IdE4AH

@elclay 7 месяцев назад

3d printing files?

@thebeaglebeat3615 7 месяцев назад

Controler type, motors & voltage used, amazing video & well done on the record.

@colebtl 7 месяцев назад

would really like to know what motors and ESC you're using tho.

@Skinnamarink. 7 месяцев назад

Lets try and be specific.. you have he fastest drone, ON RU-vid.. Do you have any clue how many humans build things and dont feel the need to post it? like, its the majority actually... Theres a guy in my town that made a supersonic trebuchet.. youll never hear about it

@Skinnamarink. 7 месяцев назад

what im saying is, theres a guy that has a drone that almost doubles your speed. again...youll never hear about it..

@DavidLister-tt2by 6 месяцев назад

Congratulations on the record dude, that is awesome. I love to see and hear about the trials and tribulations of how people get to this point. It really does make me understand why you want this and how you overcome any failures. so keep up the good works and I hope to see more of these types of vids from you.👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎊👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯

@braedenfischer6018 6 месяцев назад

banger video man, love how you documented the engineering design process and how failure is just another step to success

@FPVslayer 7 месяцев назад

You’re Dad just became the coolest guy out there, cooling down batteries with a old school fire flaming device🔥🔥🔥

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Hahahaha, it was 100% his idea 😂 Pretty funny, I'm not gonna lie.

@ketansaart1546 7 месяцев назад

Just one line of appreciation - You have to build a 2nd one to capture flying footage of this one in the air 😎✨

@LetsGetFlyingFPV 3 месяца назад

no that was a regular FPV drone thats why it couldnt keepo up regular ones go 250 KPH this one went much faster

@Project-Air-2 6 месяцев назад

Nice one Luke, and congrats! Such a cool story and it came over so well through this super well-made video.☺I can relate to your record attempt in its ups and downs. Such is engineering, eh! All the best.

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much James 🙌🏼 I watched your RC jet car record video while making this video and was like wow, I can relate to the pain he is going through right now 😂

@GordonScottYankeeEngineer 4 месяца назад

Congratulations on some fantastic engineering and even more so your enthusiasm. You are lucky to have had such a mentor in your father and now you being one for others.

@LukeMaximoBell1 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much 🤗 yeh he is great!

@blair.nichols 7 месяцев назад

Very impresive. I was spurred on by Ryans record a while back and started my own testing, building and tuning. Your video reminded me of the frustrations of burnt motors, unexplained (at first) crashes and dead batteries. I peaked at 160mph with 6s. I now know motor choice was my issue and have some ideas for a new craft and attempt. Really hope you get the record!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! Awesome that you went for it! It's a flipping hard bit of engineering to get around.

@well5423 7 месяцев назад

This was so much fun! Thanks for sharing your journey Luke!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it 🤩

@B01 6 месяцев назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1 Hey what's your take on the new propulsion system DARPA is working on? Do you think it could be part of the UAPs we are seeing? Their CRANE program specifically where they are using airbursts for quick/rapid flight maneuvers. The way I understand it is it's like thrust vectoring but from all the surfaces where there would have been flaps of any kind. Pretty incredible

@simonklingelhofer2302 6 месяцев назад

Hi congrats to the new record ! You made it ! But i would love to have a second video with details. For FPV guys like me that know FPV parts and want to exactly know which motors..ESCs you were using..details about the 3D designing/printing part would be dope to :) Maybe its time for another Father/Son video :D

@lew046 4 месяца назад

yes this would be good!

@paulklem9249 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic, your spirit glows and how freaking cool. The thing sounds like an F1 car and for the size and the ability to drive it is truly impressive. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

@raph151515 7 месяцев назад

maybe putting the center of pressure more behind the center of gravity will make it stable, for instance, the nose could be a lot shorter and the internals can be shifted towards the back. the nose should be shaped like an egg pointy bit so it doesn't create too much instability when the air angle of attack changes (turbulence, control inputs)

@pauls5745 6 месяцев назад

I think a longer air frame would be more stable in the direction of travel. an example is the fastest planes have really long noses. In effect rear control surfaces have more leverage

@mrCyk0 6 месяцев назад

Exactly this some passive stability from a correct centre of pressure would do wonders. A drop shape is also good from a BC perspective for subsonic applications. Long nose is bad here since it's not supersonic and it would be detrimental from a stability perspective. Though length behind is fine especially if it reduces frontal area. Aerodynamic shaping of the booms could also help.

@Litl_Skitl 6 месяцев назад

Really, he should have just made the shape of the drone reversed, or keep the tail fin.

@DevinCuevas 7 месяцев назад

Stellar work, great job! A lot of work put in for sure!!

@samhillebrand 6 месяцев назад

Well done. That's an impressive drone. What I don't understand, that you didn't really explain is how you made revision 3 I think it was, over double the power (and add more weight) and managed to not melt the motors when the previous revision did melt a motor. Did you use different motors or tone down the voltage but still manage to get more speed out of it?

@user-yv2qg6cn4v 4 месяца назад

amazing... loved the way you narrated the entire story..

@kevingeorgiades4879 7 месяцев назад

Congrats! I hope they verify that record for you. Such a cool project and nice video. I really like the end as well how you mounted that camera. Would be rad to see some more footage like that, even if you're not breaking records, but just flying around.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! I’m definitely planning on doing more shots like that! I’ll try and do some really low passes so you get a better sense of the speed. I think it will be cool to do it with the follow up video when I get the record officially approved by Guinness.

@dhruvdilip9874 7 месяцев назад

I just love your hard work and perseverance for it. Keep it up bro 🤜🎉❤

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thank you 😎

@justinblanche4425 6 месяцев назад

Dankie for this video bro! GG WP Hats off to the effort you put into both the project and the video

@twosheafilms 6 месяцев назад

Awesome job man! Great video! Great story! Right from the textbooks! Congratulations on the record!!

@camillahazell8474 7 месяцев назад

Well done Team Peregreen! Amazing ingenuity and team work. Loved watching the journey.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Camilla! So glad we succeeded in the end 😂

@Toryh86 7 месяцев назад

You were flying w dji.....why bot use a 03 air and dvr for high speed recording....it's how you flew anyways

@quadstardrones 7 месяцев назад

Congrats! I was just shown this - been so busy doing other things I've been oblivious to anything drone related. I have been reaching identical speeds lately ~ 400 km/h and acquiring components for my winter project 😊 I'm glad that speed calculator helped out

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Oh, that’s awesome! 🤩 keen to see what you post next. I guess I’ll have to start again now with my future plans of even more speed 😜

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Also just wanted to ask. Did you have to get permission form Guinness to use their logo in your video thumbnail? I wanted to use it but don’t want a copyright strike 😂

@blair.nichols 7 месяцев назад

read the terms and conditions on your contract with them. @@LukeMaximoBell1

@thashlinnaidoo6450 6 месяцев назад

I live in SA studying electronic engineering and seeing your footage at the start of Table Mountain was pretty awesome. Keep it up bro

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

That’s awesome! I did mecharonics at UCT

@jrboyles4445 25 дней назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1 is this the drone used in this video? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9pEqyr_uT-k.html ?

@jamesmontgomery6304 6 месяцев назад

what were the bellows used for on the stand? cooling ESCs after a run? amazing

@aurimazas001 7 месяцев назад

The drone oscillated since you made a shell that looks aerodynamic, but actually isn't. You should look at how space companies make reentry capsules. They're kind of bulky at the front, and sharp at the end, to smooth out turbulent air. Like a drop of water. Put the blades closer to the bulky part of a 'drop' and the more speed it gains, the more stable the flight will be.

@IroncladInsanity 4 месяца назад

they do that because they're breaking the sound barrier and creating shocks you donkey, that has little bearing on subsonic flight

@josephmcneese7056 4 месяца назад

It's still the fastest drone either way it goes

@Brinta3 2 месяца назад

⁠⁠⁠@@IroncladInsanity “The rounded shape (blunt body) of a capsule forms a shock wave that keeps most of the heat away from the heat shield.” It’s all about heat.

@tippyc2 2 месяца назад

you're right about the aero being bad, but wrong about comparing subsonic aero to how space capsules work.

@jeremystone78 7 месяцев назад

Great job congratulations!!!

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@jasmijnariel 6 месяцев назад

And then gliders enter the chat.... dynamic soaring without ANY engines is the real magic!

@Mike-Bell 6 месяцев назад

100

@yevkoro 6 месяцев назад

Congrats Luke and the team, amazing job💪

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much 🙏🏼

@BrainstechKnowlogy 7 месяцев назад

really cool!

@steveshoemaker6347 Месяц назад

CONGRATS ON THE WORLD RECORD DRONE MY FRIEND.... Old F-4 Phantom 2 fighter jet pilot Shoe🇺🇸

@tylerseabook9423 7 месяцев назад

So cool to hang out with your dad like that. My dad is awesome but likes to relax a little too much

@meatpixel256 3 месяца назад

Tell your Dad you want to do something with him. Or start a project and ask for his help. Dad's can't read minds. They get wrapped up in doing grown up stuff and then just want to shut off sometimes. Signed - Someone's Dad

@R-py6uf 3 месяца назад

Try to have a 40 hour job, a house, a car, kids and a wife to think about. You will understand one day, why he needed to relax ;)

@tylerseabook9423 3 месяца назад

@@R-py6uf wtf🤦‍♂️ I work 60-70 hours a week while doing all those things in the list. I’m a grown ass man not a kid. Weirdos man. 🤦‍♂️

@squishynkitty 3 месяца назад

Congratulations, this video was an incredible watch and look forward to seeing more of your videos

@Cyber_element_lz 6 месяцев назад

This is awesome, i saw the design on screen and i just had to watch this

@markkalsbeek5883 7 месяцев назад

Very cool! Seems like the stability behavior is because the center of pressure is ahead of the center of mass. If you stick the battery behind it it should do better. Or like the previous record you could add a tail! I wonder also if you could squeeze more performance out of it by selecting a different propeller. I'd be surprised if the propeller is designed for the advance ratios you get flying that fast, although maybe the extra rpms from pushing more power through the motors helps to make up for it.

@Mike-Bell 7 месяцев назад

Prop pitch is the highest available. Moving the battery back moves the c of g back which makes it worse.

@m.d.6649 6 месяцев назад

@markkalsbeek5883 I would agree! Yes the battery would lower the CG but for landing and starting this would be beneficial, also in high Speed cruise Aerodynamik stability is key, the cg behind the Motors would make sense in this case. When done correctly the stress on the FC would be reduced, therefore more usable Forward thrust. Not to forget about the slight angle the craft needs to maintain to generate upward lift. This can offset the "rocket shape'" and will cause a moment around the pitch Axis continously tring to lift the nose up. With an alternativ approach this effect would be ruled out. When placing corresponding oropellers at an slight upward angle to generate some upward thrust it might even ve possible to Have the body oerfectly aligned in flight. I could imagine the body itself to generate some lift based on its shape which is not the case in this shape. Nevertheless stunning work done here!

@CraigBurden1 7 месяцев назад

Well done, that is amazing! I'm glad it wasn't a DJI 😉

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Bro 😂 no DJI will ever go this fast. Hahaha

@stevebrown6215 4 месяца назад

Great work on the design. Congrats on your record!😊

@SECRETCREEKPROSPECTING1776 3 месяца назад

Well done mate, exciting sharing of your passion with us.😆✌️👊💪⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️

@lifeofmichaeljames 7 месяцев назад

Bardwell sent me here, extremely impressive record bro. You just set the bar, great work.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! I’ll make a super technical video as well explaining all of that in the future 🙌🏼

@Gglp 7 месяцев назад

Don’t tell this guy about quadmovr

@Mike-Bell 7 месяцев назад

Don’t tell quadmovr about Luke Maximo Bell…. He even has maximum in his name, quadmovr should be worried

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Hahaha I love quadmovr! But as far as I know his quads haven't come close to these averaged speeds.

@danilofilipe8894 7 месяцев назад

You must be the only one joker get lost that dound like a bord compared to is quads 😂😂😂

@danilofilipe8894 7 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@HzOo007 7 месяцев назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1watch better 😂

@cryptokids3760 3 месяца назад

Great job. You had a goal, stuck to it, and saw it through. Thanks for the vid

@MatthiesWesche 6 месяцев назад

That was both entertaining and fascinating! Fingers crossed you get the world record!!! Thanks for sharing!

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!! 🤩🤩

@MattWarburg-qj6be 7 месяцев назад

Nice video.. 👌

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! 🙌🏼

@Sp1der44 6 месяцев назад

I loved this video! Great drone. It seemed like the trailing camera actually gave it stability - maybe your drone needs a tail with some genius control surfaces to give it more stability at ridiculous speeds? Brilliant stuff though indeed.

@DigitalJeremy 6 месяцев назад

Very fun, loved the editing. Subbed!

@andrewnitin 7 месяцев назад

Soo good! The last insta360 follow shot was really cool to see... Congratulations! Hope to see your Guiness WR plaque soon! 😃🙌

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man! 🤩 glad you enjoyed yet. Yeh I want to do more of the follow shots. Maybe in the follow up video 😎

@PiDsPagePrototypes 6 месяцев назад

Would love to see a flat out drag race between this drone and the ones built by QuadMovr. Just from the sound of the props, I think his turn more rpm, but with a smaller prop. He flies line of sight, madness to watch.

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

Yeh it would be very cool. His would have faster acceleration but slower top speed. His do spin at a higher RPM with lower pitch I believe. Higher pitch and higher RPM required A LOT of power

@markjones4034 4 месяца назад

flipping awesome! ..... great to see "home" 3D printed parts used in a situation like that...what a Dad! great filming m8, all the best ITF!!

@VirtualArcades 4 месяца назад

Great work and congrats on your record !

@anklebiterwoodworks2818 3 месяца назад

So awesome seeing individual engineers accomplish what governments cannot. We truly are living in the age of innovation. Your drone was a marvel of skill, thought, technology, and drive. Never stop innovating.

@LukeMaximoBell1 3 месяца назад

What an epic comment, thank you 🙌🏼🙌🏼 version 2 is coming soon 😎

@anklebiterwoodworks2818 3 месяца назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1 It really is ironic: I HATE heights. Freeze on the third rung of a ladder. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, when I put my house on the market back in 2017, I had to scrap and paint the eves. Was not a problem until it came to the face of the garage when it came to above what I could reach standing on the third run of the ladder. That moment was yet another example of why my mom is absolutely awesome: I froze and she didn't even consider laughing at me and talked me back down on the ground. Told me to give her the paint brush and the can of paint. Like a straight up Titan, momma lept up the ladder and painted the the upper half of the face of the garage, standing on her tiptoes one rung below the top to get the peak. Momma got it done and did not make me feel...well...all the feelings and pride and ego being bruised that any man would feel. Momma got it done. Came back down from the ladder like it was nothing. Me, 37 year old "man" at that point, hoping beyond hope my wife and son did not see that; well, let's just say that I did not really feel like a man. Mom, God love her, just pulled me into a momma bear hug and promised not to tell anyone. That is why it is so ironic I am so fascinated with flight and stuff. Going on 8 years now: mom kept her word about not telling the missus and junior.

@Crush0819 3 месяца назад

I don’t thing the government has time to focus in minuscule details

@fpvosman 7 месяцев назад

I do crazy experiments with my own drone setups but this was an epic journey. Congratulations man. On most stuff I come up with, people say it is crazy and even ask why I try them. Well, I learn best when I fail. Wish had more time and budget to try more. These days my aim is to build a 8 motor 2.5 inch cinewhoop to carry a 150gram action camera over 7 minutes without burning anything 😂 Seriously man, good job.

@LukeMaximoBell1 7 месяцев назад

Whoah that sounds epic! 😂 let me know if you succeed! Yeh failure is the only way to learn man 🙈 but I really appreciate the kind words 👊🏼

@fpvosman 7 месяцев назад

@@LukeMaximoBell1 just followed you on instagram and sent a dm. Hard to find people with crazy ideas and it is inspirational.

@MysteryD 7 месяцев назад

More motors isn't going to give you more flight time, brother.

@fpvosman 7 месяцев назад

@@MysteryD I am researching it. We will see about that. I saw examples of similar attempts. Most famous one is axisflying x8 since it is still on a lot of websites to buy. And you are right, it flies 3 minutes with full gopro. My 4 motor 2.5 inch cinewhoop can get 4 already. But it is gutted and everything is moved to the center of gravity of the drone including the gopro. It even has cool motors after 4+ minutes flight with gopro. After calculating the weight, I think I can make a x8 similar to axisflying x8 100 grams lighter than theirs. I want to see if their tiny cinelifter is really ineffective since the top motor is pushing the air on the bottom one and the prop guards are making it worse. I got some ideas to tackle but lets see. If you have some knowledge and want to chat, you can reach out and we can brainstorm maybe? I dont think I will stop anytime soon until I carry a full gopro with a 2.5inch footprint more than 6 minutes.

@MysteryD 7 месяцев назад

@@fpvosman they current and Amps drawn by the extra motors are going to drain the lipo faster, and like you said, the motor orientation creates a lot of drag. If you want longer flight times, focus on reducing weight, and if you aren't worried about speed, use lithium ion instead of lithium polymer batteries. Chris Rosser has some good videos about motor efficency. I have been flying fpv quadcopters for about 5 years. I also build, repair, and tune as a service.

@123456789dbs1 6 месяцев назад

Your ole boys a boss just whipping up the fastest drone ever on the computer!

@Zeaiclies 28 дней назад

Great job Mate. Keep learning and experimenting.

@x13xmonkey 6 месяцев назад

This guy should be in Ukraine ❤

@3rdjrh 19 дней назад

Really cool seeing what you’ve been up to since the sandlot ❤

@TheMichaelBeck 5 месяцев назад

An amazing job of engineering and flying skills. Mad respect. Cheers from America.

@DennisRichardH 3 месяца назад

Excellent work on both the drone and the video. Thanks for sharing you achievement and congratulations. I enjoyed the video.

@scottaseigel5715 3 месяца назад

I teach an Engineering Design and Development class at a tiny, rural high school in northern Montana, USA. I plan to use your video in class because it demonstrates so much great practical engineering. Well done!

@LukeMaximoBell1 3 месяца назад

That’s awesome! I hope they enjoy the video 🤩 V2 of this drone is in the works and it’s going to be a lot more improved and faster

@FilipForexTrader 4 месяца назад

Great job! Good luck with further projects!

@ncgunrunner2588 4 месяца назад

The most impressive thing in this video is the fact this young man has actual real books! Good on you mate. Best wishes

@infocusaerialmedia8041 6 месяцев назад

Great video Luke When are you going to post a list of the parts you used? Thanks

@mikevanin1 2 месяца назад

Brilliant work, Luke! Congratulations!

@DavidStarkdyvarg 3 месяца назад

Breh! That is awesome! Don't ever quit.

@christiantoste9904 5 месяцев назад

I wish I was this skilled at making things I aspire to be and do what you do ❤️

@charlypower5724 3 месяца назад

2:45 the whistling noise of the drone fits perfect with the music in the background

@MajJokhadar 6 месяцев назад

Man you are insane. Congrats

@captainhypetv2604 21 день назад

Congratulations - great iterative enginerring!! Bravo!!

@jumpingjacks5558 6 месяцев назад

Congratulations!!! excellent work. I'm sure it won't be long until to break your current record.

@LukeMaximoBell1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! 🤩 I am planning on breaking it soon 😂

@MegaMike7 4 месяца назад

Incredible! Congratulations as well! Keep putting out videos, the production is great.

@LukeMaximoBell1 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much! More coming soon

@lille3417 3 месяца назад

Well done mate. Keep at it mate and life will bring great things

@GeeCeeAte 2 месяца назад

That first test flight at 2mins gave me some flashbacks! haha. I stand on my drone with one foot now for the first test flight or any time i change settings in betaflight. One time I accidentally had it setup to "resume last command" when it lost telemetry. That thing took off full speed indoors, hit me, and literally cut me over 40 times within a second. I put my hands out to stop it and my hand looked like a cooked hotdog all sliced up.. There were about 4 cuts that went through tendons and muscles almost to the bone. That was only with 2204 1960s running 4s on older tech about 10 years ago. I couldn't imagine getting eaten by this thing!!! Congrats on the record too!!

@jean-marcducommun8185 3 месяца назад

Congratulations! Excellent work, result and presentation!

@magnoboavista 4 месяца назад

Meus parabéns pelo seu empenho e dedicação no projeto. Ninguém chega até a perfeição sem falhar muito. Seria um produto que eu compraria tranquilamente. A proposta da câmera 360 atrás do drone foi genial! Continue a descobrir! Sucesso! Abraços do Brasil.

@SmasherFPV23 6 месяцев назад

Like Your passion. Great job man. Keep the flow going. Make some crazy stuff! Hi5!🖐

@KM-zw2eg 4 месяца назад

This kind of reminds me of the Coléoptère VTOL. It looks so damn cool and flies awesome. Great job!!

@reubenbroadfoot 2 месяца назад

super cool - congrats on the record - appreciate the well done and informative video!

@shalmai5311 6 месяцев назад

Woah!! cool project Luke! what shocked me was finding out you're from south Africa capetown man my home town! the cinematography and editing is truly crazy dude like I was thinking this guy is like from Canada or USA!!!! Your work is amazing I just watched a few more and this is awesome dude you've earned another sub from me man!

@kevpeacock3059 3 месяца назад

Fantastic perseverance and determination! Well done.

@andrewbaerm.d.3984 2 месяца назад

It is interesting that you were able to accomplish this with the design you implemented. The drone has considerable weight in the cone shaped verticle element. The aerodynamic forces do to air striking it at high velocity are incredible. I would have attempted a horizontral design like many of the commercial drones available today which would make it sleeker and redistribute the center of gravity.