Inflatable Airplanes Were A Bad Idea

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Maybe it wasn't as bad of an idea as you might think. In 1956, Goodyear combined their expertise in building inflatable airships and rubber tires, to develop an inflatable airplane. A plane small and light enough to pack up inside the family station wagon, that could be fully inflated and ready for flight in just five minutes. Earlier attempts at building inflatable aircraft had failed because inflated rubber was a poor material choice for aircraft, resulting in planes that were too slow, wobbly and structurally unstable to be of practical use. But Goodyear’s newly developed material called Airmat promised increased rigidity when inflated, while still being lightweight and flexible to be packed up inside a small container With Airmat, Goodyear was convinced that they could develop an inflatable airplane that could help save lives.
With research and writing assistance by Tomas Campos
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  • @MustardChannel
    @MustardChannel3 жыл бұрын

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    @greygray2230

    3 жыл бұрын

    How’d you get into creating documentary work?

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    @kwaivioussankensa3664

    3 жыл бұрын

    How did you get the name Mustard? Do you like the actual stuff, or is it just a cool name?

  • @ikanbilek4651

    @ikanbilek4651

    3 жыл бұрын

    Video suggestion: the IPTN N250!

  • @youeckert

    @youeckert

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will your second channel be called “Ketchup”?

  • @zachatttack3107

    @zachatttack3107

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where do you get the ideas for your videos? Will to ever do a face reveal?

  • @Azeria
    @Azeria3 жыл бұрын

    Soviets: tried and failed Brits: tried and failed Yanks: fuck it we’ll give it a go anyway

  • @TigerChamp99

    @TigerChamp99

    3 жыл бұрын

    We meet again. How are you?

  • @DeandreSteven

    @DeandreSteven

    3 жыл бұрын

    "we'll fuckin do it again"

  • @Azeria

    @Azeria

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TigerChamp99 ey up

  • @localidiot0

    @localidiot0

    3 жыл бұрын

    haha lol

  • @Kalvinjj

    @Kalvinjj

    3 жыл бұрын

    Every now and then it feels like KZread has only like ~500 commenters that you see around all the time

  • @jerrymartin7019
    @jerrymartin70193 жыл бұрын

    This sounds incredibly dangerous, yet never have I desired something so intensely.

  • @TheEDFLegacy

    @TheEDFLegacy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right?!

  • @coolshift6783

    @coolshift6783

    3 жыл бұрын

    they could have sold it to normal people...i would buy it

  • @horatioyen256

    @horatioyen256

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @angelarch5352

    @angelarch5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    The one big difference between this inflatoplane and the thousands of hang gliders and paragliders regular people use... is that the inflatoplane is probably 100 times safer! :D

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@coolshift6783 But can you imagine the lawsuits if one of these things crashed?

  • @josegadon203
    @josegadon2033 жыл бұрын

    "THEY'RE COMING!!" *"WELL THEN PUMP FASTER DAMMIT!!!"*

  • @blanked3

    @blanked3

    2 жыл бұрын

    Omg 69 likes 😂 - 9/28/21

  • @harryv6752

    @harryv6752

    3 ай бұрын

    😆😆😆

  • @IAmAHungryJew

    @IAmAHungryJew

    2 ай бұрын

    @@blanked3 Why did you add a date? How old were you and please tell me you stopped. - 5/2/2024

  • @termin8d
    @termin8d Жыл бұрын

    The way the guy takes the fall and just walks it off at 1:15 is amazing. No way I could've walked it off that easy.

  • @excrubulent

    @excrubulent

    Жыл бұрын

    I rewatched that so many times. Comparing it to his height it looks like a 4-6 storey drop, it's so high. I have to assume something in the seat/nose was made as a crumple zone to absorb most of the impact.

  • @stevenrolon7023

    @stevenrolon7023

    Жыл бұрын

    Not to mention That he also fell slowly Not the speed of natural gravity

  • @excrubulent

    @excrubulent

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stevenrolon7023 True although if you look at the time taken to fall vs the distance compared to his standing height, he still fell very fast. I think if you didn't land just right you could easily get seriously injured or killed.

  • @spacesoup6797

    @spacesoup6797

    5 ай бұрын

    adrenaline is a hell of a drug

  • @AnimeSunglasses

    @AnimeSunglasses

    5 ай бұрын

    Luck, adrenaline, and both the wing impacting first and the tumble out of the seat probably absorbed and spread out the impact energy...

  • @keilerbie7469
    @keilerbie74693 жыл бұрын

    >get shot down >get rescue aircraft air-dropped >get shot down again

  • @SuperCatacata

    @SuperCatacata

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure pilots would rather fly than walk from 300 miles behind enemy lines. No matter the risk.

  • @matthewcaughey8898

    @matthewcaughey8898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperCatacata if you’ve got an artificial horizon and an altimeter you could time out your takeoff at duck and use the failing light to get home. Map and a flashlight can’t hurt either

  • @iharten

    @iharten

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just keep air dropping more rescue aircraft. I don't see the problem here.

  • @irvanray1898

    @irvanray1898

    3 жыл бұрын

    rinse and repeat

  • @angelarch5352

    @angelarch5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    ...keep sending the inflatoplanes-- the pilot will eventually get out! :)

  • @PS-nf3xw
    @PS-nf3xw3 жыл бұрын

    I want this plane. I am that average Joe, and have waited long enough.

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure the patents have expired by now.

  • @nicholasblanchette4293

    @nicholasblanchette4293

    2 жыл бұрын

    For hunting it would be perfect

  • @MatthewSmith-sz1yq

    @MatthewSmith-sz1yq

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nicholasblanchette4293 well yeah, until you realize both the crashes weren't due to pilot error, but the fact the thing had absurdly low rigidity, even WITH the special material. On one, the prop was able to strike the aircraft, on the other a control cable jam caused the wing to fold. In other words, the strength of the pilot pulling on the cable was enough to fold the wing. Maybe with modern technology we could do it, but it's still super dangerous. Just rent a helicopter, it's way easier and safer, probably cheaper too.

  • @titankorellc2937

    @titankorellc2937

    2 жыл бұрын

    Modern update: Small electric with thin panels of solar cells that are attached to sections of an unfoldable frame for the cockpit and can be velcroed to the surfaceindefinitely

  • @NitroniumGaming

    @NitroniumGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    Have a look at ultralights and paramotoring! Basically modern day equivalents

  • @venusiancreative1774
    @venusiancreative17742 жыл бұрын

    I love McDaniel's testing method; just crash the glider into the ground with a pilot aboard. What could possibly go wrong?

  • @TheWinjin

    @TheWinjin

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure it's McDaniel himself. There's the old joke that in Aviation it's tradition that engineers tested their flights themselves, so it weeded out bad engineers pretty reliably

  • @prasanth2601
    @prasanth26013 жыл бұрын

    Everyone appreciate about quality of mustard's videos,but no one appreciate how good is his narration. His voice is one of reason for success of this channel.

  • @venstoma
    @venstoma3 жыл бұрын

    "They slowly let the air out of the program" lmao you got me there

  • @highlander-ch9qt

    @highlander-ch9qt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @foreverprogaming2421

    @foreverprogaming2421

    3 жыл бұрын

    I read this comment at the same time with video

  • @alan8981

    @alan8981

    3 жыл бұрын

    Their high expectations fell flat.

  • @N.S.A.

    @N.S.A.

    3 жыл бұрын

    The engineering team must have felt deflated.

  • @nandinisaha1841

    @nandinisaha1841

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruh

  • @drosera88
    @drosera883 жыл бұрын

    *That moment when you realize you forgot the air pump and you will have to inflate a working airplane by mouth*

  • @MustardChannel

    @MustardChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    The good news is that you should be able to create 7 psi using your mouth.

  • @jefferyepstein9210

    @jefferyepstein9210

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MustardChannel I knew a woman who could perform all kinds of tricks with her mouth

  • @kamel6915

    @kamel6915

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's more effective using a pump bag instead of a pump. It's also more easy to transport and more reliable.

  • @drosera88

    @drosera88

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kamel6915 Yeah but that's not as funny.

  • @outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682

    @outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MustardChannel LMAO

  • @tamasmihaly1
    @tamasmihaly12 жыл бұрын

    I love how he jumps up from the crash like it's a success since he didn't die. 1:20

  • @drew.-

    @drew.-

    2 жыл бұрын

    He landed on his feet too. Man is a different breed

  • @peterldelong
    @peterldelong3 жыл бұрын

    An Inflatoplane in it’s crate sat on the mezzanine in the Air Dock @ Goodyear Aerospace for many years. I found it while working in the Air Dock back in the mid 80’s and I believe it eventually went to a museum. The aerial film of the plane was shot over Wingfoot Lake in Akron, Ohio. Thanks for the memory!

  • @CheeseTruffles
    @CheeseTruffles3 жыл бұрын

    Oh no we’re gonna craaaashhhh~~ *BOING* Boeing: And that’s where we got the name

  • @Oceanic2409

    @Oceanic2409

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess they don't go Boeing any more

  • @angelarch5352

    @angelarch5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    the 737 max needs more inflato, less crasho

  • @GhostOfDamned

    @GhostOfDamned

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @generalelectricmotor9084

    @generalelectricmotor9084

    3 жыл бұрын

    Boeing airliner crash: *BAM!* Pam air: and the name stuck

  • @ariefbudi427

    @ariefbudi427

    3 жыл бұрын

    Boeing are named after the founder, but fucking whatever lol

  • @alt8791
    @alt87913 жыл бұрын

    When you said “puts the air in airplane,” this is not what I was expecting.

  • @stevemc01

    @stevemc01

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like, literally I guess. Lol this could've been a viable concept if the wings didn't head out every few seconds.

  • @ambergris5705
    @ambergris57053 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I think this could really really work. I'd replace the propeller by something blade less or at least with fairing, and maybe include stuff like Chambers in the inflatable body. But it's too much of a great idea to pass on it!

  • @guavaice1

    @guavaice1

    3 ай бұрын

    Bro what, u want a jet inflatable plane?

  • @ambergris5705

    @ambergris5705

    3 ай бұрын

    @@guavaice1 Honestly, why not?

  • @user-nn6wc1vl4m

    @user-nn6wc1vl4m

    3 ай бұрын

    Paramotors left the chat

  • @nis4953
    @nis49532 жыл бұрын

    "So Goodyear let the air out of the program." Thank you sir for preparing a bunch of inflatable jokes for us.

  • @Happy_Shopper
    @Happy_Shopper3 жыл бұрын

    Downed pilot: *inflating their getaway plane Enemy soldiers in distance: we found the crash site! Downed pilot: *inflation intensifies

  • @Moses_VII

    @Moses_VII

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or, he already escaped and the soldiers are punished for lying, while they were telling the truth, but the pilot's gone

  • @dr.coomer789

    @dr.coomer789

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's how that works

  • @cwwwhite

    @cwwwhite

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Moses_VII or the soldiers shoot bunch of holes into a slow moving aircraft

  • @charlesjakesamadan4008

    @charlesjakesamadan4008

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Hurry Blow Harder!*

  • @dsdy1205

    @dsdy1205

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cwwwhite Yeah I don't fancy the guy who has to fly this thing through hostile airspace

  • @timothygeorge5806
    @timothygeorge58063 жыл бұрын

    The only thing I like to see inflating is Mustard's popularity!

  • @Gaffer_Bouncers

    @Gaffer_Bouncers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @ignorantethan656

    @ignorantethan656

    3 жыл бұрын

    preach

  • @JohnDoe-ud3ue

    @JohnDoe-ud3ue

    3 жыл бұрын

    Monthly only uploads on yt are hurting it tbh. I was surprised he's still at 800k

  • @captaincalamari7451

    @captaincalamari7451

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @John.._

    @John.._

    3 жыл бұрын

    I never noticed how small this channel is

  • @UnwrittenNormal
    @UnwrittenNormal2 жыл бұрын

    It blows my mind the crazy things they attempted throughout history. That’s why I love these videos, you learn new things you had no clue about! Love it.

  • @mtnhighs
    @mtnhighs13 күн бұрын

    Your videos are my absolute favorite on KZread by a long mile. Mustard has some incredible aviation videos and the narrator has a great voice. Keep up the amazing videos

  • @mylesspear
    @mylesspear3 жыл бұрын

    4:51 “But taking on enemy fire to an inflatable plane would give a *hole* new idea to depressurization.” I can’t be the only one who thought of that right?

  • @superq3215

    @superq3215

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good one

  • @mylesspear

    @mylesspear

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@superq3215 thanks!

  • @jehoiakimelidoronila5450

    @jehoiakimelidoronila5450

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now that you said it 😜😂.

  • @davidvasquez08

    @davidvasquez08

    3 жыл бұрын

    Noice

  • @whatelseison8970

    @whatelseison8970

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what's known as a silent pun. It's like when I walk into a room but am hiding something and say, "Hey guise!".

  • @scanida5070
    @scanida50703 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like something someone would think of to escape out of East-Berlin...

  • @Eidolon1andOnly

    @Eidolon1andOnly

    3 жыл бұрын

    It truly does, especially considering the escape made by 2 families in a homemade hot air balloon.

  • @tecker7454

    @tecker7454

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sans Handlebars That was exactly what I was about to comment. One of those failed and fell still in East Germany territory.

  • @THESLlCK

    @THESLlCK

    3 жыл бұрын

    But who would want to escape paradise?? /s

  • @adrielsebastian5216

    @adrielsebastian5216

    3 жыл бұрын

    Someone did flew out of East Berlin in a microlight!

  • @spongebubatz

    @spongebubatz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adrielsebastian5216 wasn’t that the story of the three brothers? On escaped as a border guard by swimming through the Elbe (?), the second one built a zip line over the wall and after that the two picked up their brother in an ultra light camouflaged with red stars

  • @k.g.8290
    @k.g.82903 жыл бұрын

    6:24 thx for the wallpaper

  • @Joshimuz
    @Joshimuz3 жыл бұрын

    All of the air puns were brilliant, bravo

  • @avnify
    @avnify3 жыл бұрын

    "rescue missions had gotten far more sophistictaed" 6:48 - Guy fails to board a helicopter in one go....

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    3 жыл бұрын

    Still a work in progress.

  • @davidvasquez08

    @davidvasquez08

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Happy Palpatine noises*

  • @1STGeneral

    @1STGeneral

    3 жыл бұрын

    100 pounds on your back while a movie crew films you could make things difficult

  • @mango9602

    @mango9602

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those back packs are extremely heavy

  • @lanswyfte

    @lanswyfte

    2 жыл бұрын

    lmao

  • @paleoph6168
    @paleoph61683 жыл бұрын

    When I saw "inflatable airplane" I thought of a bouncy castle that can fly and is [jokingly] bulletproof.

  • @taxidriverxdscp4242

    @taxidriverxdscp4242

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because *YES*

  • @bruhinatorwastaken

    @bruhinatorwastaken

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh hey me too

  • @SlickCookie

    @SlickCookie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Flying Fortress

  • @lonestarr1490

    @lonestarr1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, you haven't been too far of. Except for the bulletproofness.

  • @L00PdeL00P

    @L00PdeL00P

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought of walter sache 😳

  • @someonewhoexists1
    @someonewhoexists1 Жыл бұрын

    I love the way you style a lot of your vids. You say how good it would’ve been, and leaves people wondering” Why did it fail?” and then you say the negatives and how if it was introduced, it would be something horrible.

  • @benrosenberg3489
    @benrosenberg34893 жыл бұрын

    Wish I had money to help support KZreadrs. This is one channel that definitely deserves it with the quality they produce.

  • @Mr_Bones.
    @Mr_Bones.3 жыл бұрын

    Considering that a USED 1978 Piper goes for $35,000 with original 6 pack, an inflatable crash resistant single prop would be very good competition. Does it need more testing and developing? YES, but this thing could’ve really taken off if advertised to the public and sold at a reasonable price. It could be developed to have an amazing safety record, think about it, the whole thing is an airbag!!! I imagine Goodyear making millions by simply saying “Own a plane, go flying, all without the hangar fees”. It can also take off from grass strips, so that would make it even more awesome. I have a single and a 3 passenger inflatable kayak from Sea Eagle. I have owned them for about 6 years now and they’re amazingly convenient, especially since my only car is a 2 seater soft top. Never had a puncture either. I’m a huge believer in inflatables. I will say right now though, crosswinds cannot be above 7KTS 😂 You better have ATIS on 25/7. Respect that it’s an ultra light A/C, throw an optional parachute and that baby will sell like a water in the desert. You already got my money Goodyear, make it happen! (All four of my tires are Goodyear, I’m already invested!)

  • @zixx844

    @zixx844

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah honestly, Goodyear is sitting on a goldmine with this thing and they don't even realise it. With some minor modification as well, you could easily make these things be able to take off from or land on water, which would be even more of a game changer. An ultra-light plane that you can store in your garage, be carried in the back of an SUV and only needs a lake or grassy field to take off or land would be a massive hit with just about everyone. I could easily picture resorts lining up around the block to buy two seater versions of these things to offer scenic flights to guests.

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zixx844 That would be nice but there's the real issue that some drunk idiot would kill themselves by doing manuvers that the aircraft can't tolerate. Then their family decides to sue Goodyear for selling a dangerous product even though the crash was the result of stupidity.

  • @slideways8022

    @slideways8022

    Жыл бұрын

    @@twistedyogert surely you could do some contractual gymnastics to avoid such an out come

  • @nicopavvi8494

    @nicopavvi8494

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zixx844 I'm already thinking of a drunk idiot crashing with a 747 during the takeoff

  • @umamifan

    @umamifan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zixx844 You say this like the FAA is just gonna let this slide. Hell no!

  • @NatureXwars
    @NatureXwars3 жыл бұрын

    This actually looks like it could be a great recreational kit plane for the modern time!

  • @davidgwin4540

    @davidgwin4540

    3 ай бұрын

    I agree 👍 For me, I would trust it more than an electric plane.

  • @demonlemon6454

    @demonlemon6454

    2 ай бұрын

    It could easily be made safer with new technologies.

  • @joesmith4222
    @joesmith42223 жыл бұрын

    HEY MR. MUSTARD! This would be a good one to investigate and made public. In 1957 my father showed me a newspaper article where Ford was recalling experimental two door coupe that accidentally got off the assembly line and sold. Ford was offering $10,000 and a brand new '57 Continental Mark 2, to get it back. And they did. It got 80mpg. True story.

  • @thanasisrks4944
    @thanasisrks494411 ай бұрын

    A simple paramotor could work just as well, and a seethrough parachute would make it harder to detect. These things can also take off from shorter distances. But they're also a bit more vulnerable to bad weather.

  • @gasdive

    @gasdive

    5 ай бұрын

    A paramotor is essentially an inflatable aircraft.

  • @_slickerzentertainment6397
    @_slickerzentertainment63973 жыл бұрын

    “This plane blows up” “... very poor choice of words...”

  • @3bigbignig-abandoned

    @3bigbignig-abandoned

    2 жыл бұрын

    ʾallāhu ʾakbar

  • @Fritz_Schlunder

    @Fritz_Schlunder

    11 күн бұрын

    A large number of chemical reactions convert high density solid or liquid phase materials into a large volume of low density gas phase reactant products. Commonly familiar chemical reactions that do this include many types of "explosives", although many less rapid/less vigorous chemical reactions also do the same thing (including ordinary combustion of wood). There is really no good reason for the plane to need any manual inflation, even partially. Such would be a major waste of time and likely dangerous for the downed pilot. It would make far more sense to initially inflate ("blow up") the plane basically instantaneously with a small explosive charge instead. One "potentially interesting" alternative would be to use hydrogen as the inflation gas. There are various chemical reactions that can relatively quickly produce large quantities of hydrogen gas (from common/cheap ingredients like aluminum metal, ordinary water, and an acid or base to dissolve the surface oxide coating on the metal), which could hypothetically be used to quickly inflate the plane. As an added side "bonus", the plane would be extra buoyant in the atmosphere due to the lower density of hydrogen gas compared to atmospheric air. Hypothetically, if the inflatable plane was designed with large enough internal volume, the plane could take off vertically, without needing any forward velocity, landing gear, or initial air speed at all. Alternatively, one could design a blow up plane with ordinary air filling instead (ex: for perceived safety reasons), but with a tether attaching it to a large inflatable balloon that gets filled with hydrogen (ex: from a water + aluminum chemical reaction). After initial vertical lift off from the ground (via the buoyant hydrogen balloon), the hydrogen balloon could be released to cause the air filled plane to drop by gravity and gain air speed sufficient for controlled horizontal flight (without needing landing gear or a powerful/heavy engine necessary for short distance takeoff runs on "improvised" runways, which may not be available anyway in a jungle or other rough terrain). Currently designed military aircraft often come with "ejection seats", whereby upon activation rockets blast the seat and human pilot away from the destroyed plane, and then a parachute deploys to bring the pilot relatively gently to the ground. Conceptually, it is possible to design the ejection seat with a powered fan on the back and to use a paraglider style parachute, to achieve sustained continuous flight to help the pilot escape the hostile territory, without ever needing to touch down on the ground or needing any kind of extraction/rescue operation. One might assume that the ejected pilot may get shot down immediately, but this would not necessarily be true, as modern airplanes are too fast and high flying to be shot down with ordinary guns, and instead anti-aircraft missiles are typically used. However, anti-aircraft missiles are expensive, and not all militaries would be willing to waste an extra anti-aircraft missile shooting down a basically harmless ejected pilot simply trying to fly a powered paraglider back to safety.

  • @_slickerzentertainment6397

    @_slickerzentertainment6397

    2 күн бұрын

    @@Fritz_Schlunder blud wrote an essay 💀

  • @NixodCreations
    @NixodCreations3 жыл бұрын

    One thing Mustard neglected to mention about the inflatoplane is exactly why it was made. Basically, after goodyear had finished making all the blimps that had been ordered, they found themselves with a ton of spare materials and some of the only dirigible engineers left in the world. These guys were going to be let go in a couple of months and they knew it. So, rather than just sit around and wait they decided "fuck it, I'm bored, lets make something out of blimp". The resulting inflatoplane was designed, built and flown within only a couple of months.

  • @Skorpychan

    @Skorpychan

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like what I'd do. 'I like this job and I've got nothing to do. Let's see if I can come up with something to keep me off the dole.'

  • @kartik.o6809

    @kartik.o6809

    3 ай бұрын

    Wow that's really cool, Thanks for letting us know!

  • @SaturnCanuck
    @SaturnCanuck3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I've known about the Inflatoplane for a long time, so it's good to see it chronicled here.

  • @aeronaut1906
    @aeronaut19063 жыл бұрын

    10 seconds in and the animations look so beautiful and real. This channel is insane!

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell23263 жыл бұрын

    I feel like an inflatable airplane would really take off these days.

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    3 жыл бұрын

    😁

  • @kajmak64bit76

    @kajmak64bit76

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh god... imagine all the challenges for TikTok using those... oh fck...

  • @bravoalpha101st

    @bravoalpha101st

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good one!

  • @HowToChangeName

    @HowToChangeName

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait until the internet clout ruin the fun for all with 9/11 copycat

  • @michaelhowell2326

    @michaelhowell2326

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HowToChangeName what are you talking about?

  • @evanbarnes9984
    @evanbarnes99843 жыл бұрын

    Ok, that guy at 1:20 fell from like 45 feet off the ground and just stood up like he had only stumbled going up a single stair. The plane basically impacted open cockpit-first, so he broke the fall for the plane with his face. I'm seriously impressed that he just stood up

  • @fallingwater

    @fallingwater

    3 жыл бұрын

    I imagine him hurting like fuck and with several broken bones, but still making a supreme effort just to show off his idea. There's no way that faceplant didn't damage him.

  • @ZaHandle

    @ZaHandle

    Жыл бұрын

    Pain wasn’t invented back then

  • @thesauce1682

    @thesauce1682

    7 ай бұрын

    back then people were made of steel

  • @jj4791

    @jj4791

    3 ай бұрын

    Alcohol is a helluva drug.

  • @DougsMessyGarage
    @DougsMessyGarage3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. I remember seeing a short film about the Inflataplane back in the 80's and have been curious about it for years. This refreshed my memory and satisfied my curiosity.

  • @Herowebcomics
    @Herowebcomics2 жыл бұрын

    WOW! This stuff sounds pretty good! As long as they are strong and safe enough! No more crashing into the ground with only a leather helmet for protection!

  • @oaka7616
    @oaka76162 жыл бұрын

    This is such an incredible idea and design. I imagine if chemical engineering gets advanced enough, there might be some type of coating that could continuously spread to seal any punctures, kind of like a self-sealing bike tube. That could help it stay going much longer after it takes any fire.

  • @guavaice1

    @guavaice1

    3 ай бұрын

    It already exists and its used in car tires, its in the inside in the walls of the tire, its basically like a super sticky material that doesnt let air escape by quickly patching up the hole

  • @Schrodj1
    @Schrodj13 жыл бұрын

    Can we just talk about how at 0:30 the pilot is right in front of a spinning prop on a non-rigid airframe that will DEFINITELY compress towards the pilot if bumped?

  • @Wildstar40
    @Wildstar403 жыл бұрын

    The Inflatoplane fit in the station wagon but there was no room for the wife, kids and the dog. Sounds like the perfect getaway lol !

  • @twistedyogert

    @twistedyogert

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why use the car? Take off from the street.

  • @bytewolfychu_1461
    @bytewolfychu_14613 жыл бұрын

    If this was developed further, this has potential to be popular in the civilian market for recreational use, cause I mean, I would buy one.

  • @redneckreloader
    @redneckreloader2 жыл бұрын

    Years ago I was at the Goodyear hanger for a sales call. I had seen a video about this. I mentioned it to the engineer. He took me in the back room and showed me one they had packed in a big box. It was very cool.

  • @o-manthehuman7867
    @o-manthehuman7867 Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. I feel like with a bit more time this would be perfect for hobbyists, and it could include rigid structures that snap together to make sure nothing can fold over-- and with an emergency chute, it should be relatively safe!

  • @illustriouschin
    @illustriouschin3 жыл бұрын

    Those 19th century boys tried so hard to invent a flying machine and then in 1956 they're like, "Lemme just fly this air mattress."

  • @jogreatholder673

    @jogreatholder673

    3 жыл бұрын

    *20th century boys

  • @bendu49100

    @bendu49100

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jogreatholder673 no he's right, 19th century

  • @jogreatholder673

    @jogreatholder673

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bendu49100 The Wright brothers first flew on the 17th December 1903 - that is in the 20th century.

  • @VideoDotGoogleDotCom

    @VideoDotGoogleDotCom

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jogreatholder673 He didn't mention those 19th century boys FLYING, but TRYING very hard to fly.

  • @Timbobjr

    @Timbobjr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thoooose magnificent men and their flying machines 🎵

  • @haydenoneil4975
    @haydenoneil49753 жыл бұрын

    There was an Goodyear Inflatoplane on display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Maryland. It was really cool to see one in real life.

  • @kenjames6026

    @kenjames6026

    Жыл бұрын

    The Franklin institute in Philadelphia has an goodyear inflatable plane

  • @rafvanraevels
    @rafvanraevels2 жыл бұрын

    Never knew about this. Great history of aviation. Congratulations!

  • @jonathanscott476
    @jonathanscott4763 жыл бұрын

    I've personally seen one of these in a private air museum in Fortine, MT. Very very cool

  • @user-de4cq6uk6l
    @user-de4cq6uk6l3 жыл бұрын

    The animations keep getting better!

  • @jakuboboza1713
    @jakuboboza17133 жыл бұрын

    I wish they pushed that product into customer market. It is amazing how cheap this plane could be. Especially if they would make 2 seat option in maybe tandem or side by side as the customer version. another good option would be to have it floats and solve. 2 person cheap rubber float plane would sell like crazy.

  • @Myopicvisions
    @Myopicvisions3 жыл бұрын

    I haven't been there in years, but the museum at the naval air test center in Patuxent River, Maryland had one in display. They had a video loop of it being tested from the air drop, to the assembly and inflation, to it flying.

  • @MENSA.lady2
    @MENSA.lady24 ай бұрын

    The GA33 shown in the video N39635 survives and can be seen in the museum at Columbus Ohio. There is also a photo of it on ABPIC. The curator was kind enough to inflate it for me to photograph.

  • @superq3215
    @superq32153 жыл бұрын

    I be like when we need to cross the river without getting wet Me “Bro we need to go over the river” *friend pulls out inflatable plane* Friend “Here” Me “wtf how do you have that.”

  • @lonestarr1490

    @lonestarr1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    Friend: "It fell of a US military plane above the Korean jungle."

  • @noneofyourbusiness9489

    @noneofyourbusiness9489

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lonestarr1490 Korean jungle????

  • @lonestarr1490

    @lonestarr1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@noneofyourbusiness9489 That's what he says (or at least implies) in the video. I guess it's part of the joke ^^'

  • @noneofyourbusiness9489

    @noneofyourbusiness9489

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lonestarr1490 No it doesn't. It says it was envisioned after the Korean war but impractical for the Vietnamese jungle.

  • @lonestarr1490

    @lonestarr1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@noneofyourbusiness9489 Yeah. "Guess his friend sucks at geography" would have been the better response. But you've been too quick for me to edit it.

  • @mikedrop4421
    @mikedrop44213 жыл бұрын

    "The Inflatoplane" sounds like a gag from Get Smart.

  • @3bigbignig-abandoned
    @3bigbignig-abandoned2 жыл бұрын

    7:02 I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!!! 😆😂😂😂

  • @James-kv6kb
    @James-kv6kb3 ай бұрын

    I love the futuristic vehicles at the end pretty much what they've been showing us since the 1960s and we're still waiting

  • @christianzhouzheng
    @christianzhouzheng3 жыл бұрын

    This would've been honestly insane if it had taken off.

  • @gnomsrepnay

    @gnomsrepnay

    3 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @FUELEDNOVA718

    @FUELEDNOVA718

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see what you did there

  • @donutdude5672

    @donutdude5672

    3 жыл бұрын

    Har har

  • @fangabxyfangabxy8563

    @fangabxyfangabxy8563

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, it was never popular

  • @EmbeddedWithin

    @EmbeddedWithin

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fangabxyfangabxy8563 the air around the project was foul

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte71983 жыл бұрын

    The bankrupted inventor probably looked at the failed project and said, “What if I can sexualise this.”

  • @torinsiemering4152

    @torinsiemering4152

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @crazywayne7051

    @crazywayne7051

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would have been a great emergency measure to keep the planes up and inflated. Probably work better with a little blue pills for the pilots

  • @tlshortyshorty5810

    @tlshortyshorty5810

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sexualizing planes can be quite titillating, I can’t blame him.

  • @angelarch5352

    @angelarch5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    boom chakka waa waa...

  • @davidvasquez08

    @davidvasquez08

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bwoah

  • @computername
    @computername2 жыл бұрын

    I mean, the concept is wild but the fact they actually called it INFLATOPLANE takes the biscuit.

  • @novalone3211
    @novalone32112 жыл бұрын

    Just subbed the other day I love these types of channels and this is a great one!

  • @norbertpall9534
    @norbertpall95343 жыл бұрын

    Amazing quality since years. When ever i feel down I come to this channel so I can not concentrate on anything else. Stucked to the screen from the first sec to the last. The animations,the stories,the choosen music,the real footage and even that accent you speak. Please never stop making videos! Love you man

  • @jerrydabear7724
    @jerrydabear77243 жыл бұрын

    “Gets shot by tiny pistol” “You got a hole in your left wing!” Plane literally drops out of the sky

  • @bonstormincorporated72

    @bonstormincorporated72

    3 жыл бұрын

    The entire left half of my B-29 is gone “You’ve got a hole in your left wing!”

  • @jerrydabear7724

    @jerrydabear7724

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bonstormincorporated72 dat be so true tho.

  • @bonstormincorporated72

    @bonstormincorporated72

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jerrydabear7724 it doo bee like that though sometimes tho

  • @jerrydabear7724

    @jerrydabear7724

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bonstormincorporated72 yeah ikr

  • @rocketsmall4547

    @rocketsmall4547

    3 жыл бұрын

    need fix a flat

  • @rlancer8920
    @rlancer89202 жыл бұрын

    1:13 This absolute chad of a man just stood up and smiled. After crashing and facing possible death. Inflatiplanes for the win.

  • @kaungsithusett9017
    @kaungsithusett90172 жыл бұрын

    Mustard needs to do a helicopter episode, say, why the double decker arrangement as seen at 7:15 and in the film FMJ failed while the traditional Huey design succeeded

  • @ministermacro
    @ministermacro3 жыл бұрын

    Notification: Musta- Me: *cliccs

  • @VexifyGaming
    @VexifyGaming3 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a mustard upload

  • @srthebox4946
    @srthebox49463 жыл бұрын

    You deserve more subs man, you’re quality is so good and your videos are informative

  • @teddplays4720
    @teddplays47202 жыл бұрын

    hey Mustard! I love your vids! I am very interested in aviation history and planes in general. just wanted to suggest that you make a video about MXY-7

  • @maxmachac9756
    @maxmachac97563 жыл бұрын

    Thisis the best channel regarding these funky strange vehicles and stuff. I love it, its how i found out about the I-400 and immediately fell in love with it, all thanks to the amazing way you talk about them

  • @harrisonlee9585
    @harrisonlee95853 жыл бұрын

    "The Flying Mattress" sounds like an amazing cocktail.

  • @Cryptic0III
    @Cryptic0III3 жыл бұрын

    Always happy to see your videos in my inbox

  • @brunotredowski8654
    @brunotredowski86543 жыл бұрын

    i love ur content ur content is very high quality and i think u should deserve 20mil for this great editing and stuff and u eduicate people so keep up the good work

  • @Dilly958
    @Dilly9583 жыл бұрын

    Kid imagines his mattress is a plane: What it looks like in his mind: 2:02

  • @whatelseison8970

    @whatelseison8970

    3 жыл бұрын

    But if that kid was Peter Sripol then eventually it's gonna be real.

  • @oadka

    @oadka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@whatelseison8970 OOhhhh can we make it his next project by popular request?

  • @whatelseison8970

    @whatelseison8970

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@oadka I wrote him a request he can easily refuse on the PC fan plane video. Maybe he's making the video now... but just in case, you should ask too. I can't believe Peter wouldn't be subbed to Mustard already.. Unless he just prefers that other aviation channel: Ketchup.

  • @oadka

    @oadka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@whatelseison8970 alright then

  • @oadka

    @oadka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@whatelseison8970 Sir, do you want me to write an email or a comment on his pc fan video?

  • @mixererunio1757
    @mixererunio17573 жыл бұрын

    Damn, with today's ultra light planes one that could be packed into a trunk rally could take off (hehe). As usual, it was way ahead of its time.

  • @SuperCatacata

    @SuperCatacata

    3 жыл бұрын

    It seemed like the only problem was wing rigidity. Too bad they canned it instead of finding a solution

  • @calebdavies526

    @calebdavies526

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperCatacata honestly, i hope to see a civilian version of this with proper application of modern materials

  • @keithw4920

    @keithw4920

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, with modern materials, you could just have a carbon fibre folding frame hang glider and strap the engine on. Might not even need the inflation bit.

  • @skylinesquid

    @skylinesquid

    Жыл бұрын

    @@calebdavies526 woopyfly

  • @thatdude3977

    @thatdude3977

    Жыл бұрын

    You really think modern people can be tristed with planes? Just imagine the stupid shxt that would happen.

  • @Windows98R
    @Windows98R2 жыл бұрын

    2:07 is it just me, or the cockpit looks like a flying hotdog stand

  • @mgabrysSF
    @mgabrysSF3 жыл бұрын

    Ever thought of making your videos 21:9? Your stuff would look so tasty ultrawide. Also - an inflato-plane pod could have easily been attached to a pod on any plane with a high-risk mission profile if the pod was crash resistant. Not 100 percent outcome probable but better than zero and sending another aircraft into a SAM zone.

  • @wood3075
    @wood30753 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit. Does this mean you are uploading once a month now?

  • @wood3075

    @wood3075

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cheapestf1598 What do you mean? Last upload was more than a month ago. His normal schedule was roughly every 3 months.

  • @wood3075

    @wood3075

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh and pardon my french on the actual comment.

  • @llamazing4326

    @llamazing4326

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wood3075 no it was once every two months

  • @wood3075

    @wood3075

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cheapestf1598 Nothing to be sorry about. It's alright mate.

  • @mosesracal6758

    @mosesracal6758

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think its once for nebula and once for youtube but I might be wrong

  • @FiveTwoSevenTHR
    @FiveTwoSevenTHR3 жыл бұрын

    That crash test is pretty crazy to see. People have died from similar stalls.

  • @masboyrc
    @masboyrc5 ай бұрын

    Great video, thank's for explaining and presentations. 👍

  • @SecretVibes
    @SecretVibes2 жыл бұрын

    You always find how to suprise with these amazing videos

  • @cedricye1767
    @cedricye17673 жыл бұрын

    How come amazing designs like these never make it into the air and then sucky designs become really popular?

  • @thepoorliestdrawn

    @thepoorliestdrawn

    3 жыл бұрын

    like every social media

  • @cedricye1767

    @cedricye1767

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Guiep yeah but it reminded me of other things like vtol aircraft and that big german one (which admittedly have flaws but they are cool)

  • @moteroargentino7944

    @moteroargentino7944

    3 жыл бұрын

    All the fails mentioned were in the wings... We could just add two removable crossbars to improve rigidity. Military use is out of question, but I'm pretty sure that there's some civilian market for it.

  • @MemeMarine

    @MemeMarine

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@moteroargentino7944 it furthermore sounds like these inflatable planes could be made very cheaply - even the cheapest rigid body aircraft cost thousands of dollars. If you could lower the price, more and more people could have a chance to fly.

  • @YouMadBro69

    @YouMadBro69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because those "sucky" designs are actually affordable, reliable, and most importantly, they are FUNCTIONAL, something that "cool" designs more often than not aren't.

  • @matirs342
    @matirs3423 жыл бұрын

    I'm always amazed at the quality of your content and presentation. This is such a cool idea, actually. It would be cool to re-invent the inflatable plane with modern materials and design. Even with electric engines. It would give access to cheap recreational flight, like ultralights but more portable.

  • @melajoie9996
    @melajoie99963 жыл бұрын

    This channel is insane! One of the best on youtube

  • @Gazpolling
    @Gazpolling2 жыл бұрын

    You deserve 10 million+ subs , thanks always for the great content, i hope youtube recommend you more often

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon33 жыл бұрын

    1:13 Whatever that test pilot was paid, it wasn't enough...or maybe that was McDaniels himself, bless him

  • @kikivoorburg
    @kikivoorburg3 жыл бұрын

    More than just good content, these videos are legitimately beautiful. You have truly impressive skills!

  • @nacoran
    @nacoran3 жыл бұрын

    This would have been a great project for the Mythbusters back in the day. They could have put remote controls on it and strapped Buster in. I wonder if solar fabric and a really small electric motor could get something like that airborne.

  • @vineetkaddu1214
    @vineetkaddu12142 жыл бұрын

    I must say I am impressed by the idea of the inflatoplane and Airdropping them to save downed aviators. Very Clever!

  • @youeckert
    @youeckert3 жыл бұрын

    Wait is this real life or an animation. It’s so good I literally can’t tell! Well done mustard, well done! Btw. Your second channel if you ever make it MUST be called “Ketchup”

  • @angelarch5352

    @angelarch5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would relish another channel!

  • @oremooremo5075

    @oremooremo5075

    3 жыл бұрын

    He could maybe do some 3d modelling for those of us interested

  • @outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682

    @outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682

    3 жыл бұрын

    a meme and stream channel called "Ketchup" would be amazing!

  • @MatthewPogi-md7oq
    @MatthewPogi-md7oq3 жыл бұрын

    I live in an island and I can’t imagine the amount of money a company could make if they made rent-o-planes for tourists to fly over the ocean. I think with a more advanced version it could be feasible...maybe.

  • @keithw4920

    @keithw4920

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, but the lawyers will be rubbing their hands in glee if this was even proposed.

  • @user-co8uy5rb2s

    @user-co8uy5rb2s

    4 ай бұрын

    You live IN an island?

  • @Johnny-rj9on

    @Johnny-rj9on

    3 ай бұрын

    @@user-co8uy5rb2s Dig a hole and you can too!

  • @Johnny-rj9on

    @Johnny-rj9on

    3 ай бұрын

    You realize that the tourists would still have to know how to fly a plane, right?

  • @Offline_Matrix
    @Offline_Matrix Жыл бұрын

    “ taking fire in a rubber plane would give a whole new meaning to depressurization “ had me dying 🗿🍷

  • @MyKillpro
    @MyKillpro2 жыл бұрын

    concept is amazing

  • @HirokaAkita
    @HirokaAkita3 жыл бұрын

    Now this is a REALLY good day. And... now, i really want a ultralight.

  • @Dilly958
    @Dilly9583 жыл бұрын

    3:40 Music?

  • @MustardChannel

    @MustardChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, see the description for a link to the music

  • @Dilly958

    @Dilly958

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MustardChannel It just came out of nowhere and seemed out of place. I just wanted to know if you put it in on purpose or not.

  • @jasonz7788
    @jasonz77882 жыл бұрын

    Great work Sir thank you

  • @keithbrown2458
    @keithbrown24583 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video I remember those planes very well and unfortunately I’m that old. I even bought the popular mechanics magazine with it displayed on the cover wish I still had it

  • @yournotgully
    @yournotgully3 жыл бұрын

    this is such a cool concept, someone should remake it with newer materials and advances in technology

  • @yournotgully

    @yournotgully

    2 жыл бұрын

    i agree

  • @teoduloaranilla7611

    @teoduloaranilla7611

    Жыл бұрын

    Carbon fiber collapsible wing spars. Kevlar reinforced inflatable airframes. Ducted fans. Polymer controls. Tablet for avionics and radio. One can dream.