Don’t apologize for being excited! Anyone who sets such a record for themselves would surely feel the same!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

I set out in 2016 with a radian glider on a 3cell 2200 to do my longest flight, it was over 4 hours. It was extremely painful the last hour or so. I was in a lawn chair and got the worst sunburn I ever got. I kept getting thermal after thermal and hungout with birds most of the time but I pretty much used only servos the entire time. I’ll never forget that day.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome! (except the sunburn, haha)

@AviationAngler

Жыл бұрын

Bro that's crazy I just got my radian yesterday and I'm gonna fly it on Sunday hoping for a long flight time but not that long XD I've got 4 1 cell batterys

@Navigator777777

10 ай бұрын

Radians are fun.

Don't apologize for feeling joy! It's the most beautiful emotion and I petty the one's who judge people for that!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😄

Hi: full scale planes can drop their empty tanks in the military. I believe your plane can be more efficient if after a battery is depleted, the dead weight is dropped. The space shuttle has the same idea. Rocktes also utlize the same principle

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, haha I’ve thought about this too. I’d love to have several batteries and safely drop them as they are depleted, but it seems tricky, managing the voltage and battery connections

@idiotequedwaal

Жыл бұрын

Dropping LiPos around might be very, very dangerous unfortunately.

@franciscoe.9989

Жыл бұрын

You can drop off package as long as you have an autonomous flights controller such as pixhawk You ser up the waypoint ( specific location) and the pixhawk will send a signal to the servo to release the package

@DIProgan

Жыл бұрын

Rc Bomber

@terpsquirter7107

Жыл бұрын

@@idiotequedwaal good thing it’s not a lipo😏

Holy moly! I did not think that was possible. It even flies pretty slow for such a heavy plane. Very impressive.

Crazy man. Almost 340 miles on a single flight. Good stuff

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

@j.s3612

8 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t it be cool to send it at a general heading towards another city 150 miles away where you have it land and drop off a usb and fly back . This would be supper cool . Probably 😢illegal

@xxxtrib

8 ай бұрын

@@j.s3612i don’t think it would be illegal if you register the flight

@atw98

3 ай бұрын

Isn't 300 miles 482 KMs? That's more then this flight. Great flight but 2019 with an old Disco did over 300 miles. Good to see there's people striving to do long range though.

That is freaking incredible!! Helluva lot of determination to make it through the flight! Awesome Engineering job 🤙🏼

Holy crap! That is fantastic! Congratulations & Hats off on 10h without solar power!

I really like your pragmatic approach. Instead of trying to work on some technological issues, you step back and realize that other (simpler) solutions appear. Well done

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! Thanks!

Under admittely somewhat optimal and given conditions, solar and batteries can already work quite well in planes, like surveillance drones, training and things like that. 10 hours of flight is really wow, when even one hour would have looked good. Cool!

@MatthewHeiskell

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Have you seen the drones that perch on power lines and draw power to recharge?

Ill be honest, when I first clicked the video, I wasn't really impressed. Once I realized how LONG you were flying - I am totally blown away. Really great work.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

incredible! I have no RC fixed wings but this is the motivation i need!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Multirotor can do very special things, but fixed wing is the king of staying in the air haha. I have both and I love both.

Amazing, its look so stable to fly, gliding, and cruising. Love it 👌

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Arduplane flies really smoothly.

@MasboyRC

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell yeahhh.. really is. Greetings from indonesia 🇲🇨

340 MILES!!! That is some serious distance congrats

@MatthewHeiskell

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, a few days later I got on Google Maps and started drawing distance lines to see how far it could have gone on a one way mission.

Excellent guys! What an effort! Excellent video!

Very nice achievement. Great video. Camera pan was awesome upgrade! KEEP EM FLYING!! 🛩

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do! 🛩🛩🛩

This is an amazing channel! Nice video with very high production quality and great effort! This video taught me that putting solar cells on aerofoils is not a very good idea unless done properly! The bird chirping noises in the background is also nice to hear Thank you and all the best for your future endeavours!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your encouragement! I plan to film a couple new videos this weekend. One about my Talon 250g and the other about my nano goblin. Both of them squeak in under the 250g limit. The nano goblin actually has HD recording too. Both of them are very amazing for their size and weight. I’m talking hour+ flight times if you’re cruising and 30 minutes of ballistic ripping.

Cool flight, very nice! Thank you!

Fair play to you staying out in a field all day, takes some dedication!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

One of the best videos I have seen in a while. Really inspiring. Would love to see a video about the auto pilot components you used

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The autopilot is nothin’ fancy, just a Matek F405-wing running arduplane 3.9.11

@M-H433

2 жыл бұрын

F405 wing is a fantastic product by maytec,I still use them with inav,great achievement there.

Not embarrassing at all man, congratulations!!! You did a really nice job!!!!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pedro! 😄

...Great Endeavor! I keep watching certain sections over and over. Impressive!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄 Glad that you enjoy this stuff too!

@Swimfinz

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell yes!

Great achievement. Will be a great success video or videos series you show how to use, configure and tips and trick with the Arduplane

I have watched your video several times and I have to say, You did such a great job with this mission. I think I am going to go out and purchase the same plane just for soaring out in the desert. I subscribed for sure.

@MatthewHeiskell

12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! It’s a fantastic plane!

Congrats for this, you make me and my kids dreaming !

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄 that’s awesome! It’s a great skill set to teach to future generations!

You’re one patient dude. What a cool project. Congrats man!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Wow that's amazing

Spectacular. Congratulations!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

fantastic! Getting that sort of flight time takes a lot of effort

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tried iNav at first, then I flashed arduplane onto the FC. What a difference!

@sarantis2

3 жыл бұрын

Did you tried to fly with inav?

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarantis2 Yes, iNav is more user friendly, but Arduplane is better in every other aspect, especially efficiency.

@sarantis2

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell I cannot agree more. After this video I order the same plane

@Ozzy3333333

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and money (~$300 battery). Congrats!!! Comparing to gtrick90's 4h 100 mile flight on 4s-7000 with the z84, 7 times the Wh to travel 3.4 times the distance.

Amazing accomplishment!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to write your nice comment!

Dude, you make some high quality videos. Incredible.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s fun to make them, and pretty easy when I’m stoked to share the results of this cool project. Cheers! 😄

@brintros

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell now you need to buy a 03 airunit by dji digital camera or add a gopro on your plane and your videos are perfect !

Transatlantic flights soon. Phenomenal endurance and all nicely calculated and organized.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks haha 😆

Great project!

Awesome! I really like your flight!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄

Now that's a calming hobby! Great.

@MatthewHeiskell

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it was very relaxing to watch and check everything. 😄 thanks!

@weltvonoben

Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking us with you! ​@@MatthewHeiskell

Now THATS a battery!!! Amazing job dude

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Ahhh. The sweet smell of success. FYI. My throw......It would have nailed the fence. Love the wing insert design. Great vid. 🏞

What a fantastic job! 😘👍

That is the best video I have seen in years!Impressive!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

wow! great stuff!

Great video! What a long flight. Super!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Incredible!

@MatthewHeiskell

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😄

Great to see a different perspective on endurance flight. I had assumed solar is the only option. But you proved otherwise

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yeah, battery power is nice because it still works at night, or when it’s cloudy, or when the days are short. It is also pretty simple and cheap.

Great flight and project. Subbed.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Yes, they can carry a lot of extra weight, especially with a high aspect long wing.. WOW what a result! would be neat to make a video talking about all of the arduplane settings, and why you chose each one. I see you have comment from Andrew Tridgell. He's the lead dev. for arduplane. Having his compliment to your work is amazing. Great Job!

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Spike! Thanks! I bet that you noticed the square APC prop 😁. I've gotten a lot of use out of that info that you taught me (among the many other things)! Thanks again! That's a good idea to explain my arduplane settings. I figured that Andrew Tridgell was a dev, but I didn't know he was the lead dev! Very cool! How are your projects going?

@bashkillszombies

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell You should join Aerorozvidka fren. You will enjoy it.

@robertgittings8662

7 ай бұрын

​@@MatthewHeiskell*arduplane works with American military questionable human right record ... droning people in the middle east comminuted a lot of war crimes stop supporting baby - killers*

In 1990 I found a model plane magazine from the 60s with a description of a 14 hour record flight, it was a huge glider with a 1.5cc motor.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s awesome! I’ve heard of an RC place that flew across the Atlantic too! Amazing!

You are a star. Very good video! I'll pass it on!!!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

Incredible job

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Amazing.Thenks

We take it for granted that 1) we have the technology today to build flying machines, and 2) remotely control them and 3) film them, and 4) remotely view them in real time as well, and 5) share the footage on a globally accessible platform, 6) almost for free. Praise God for this level of control over his creation.

@MatthewHeiskell

Ай бұрын

For sure!

I congratulate you!

Outstanding!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

Absolutely sick video.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank! 😄

This is amazing! I’m gonna build I li-ion pack for my phoenix s 1600

@MatthewHeiskell

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, switching to Li-Ion basically doubles your flight time for the same battery weight.

Good job!

That's amazing.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😄

Awesome effort. Well done

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

Fantastic, with this type of planes

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Yeah, I think that’s about as good as I can do with a 2.4 meter wingspan. Pretty amazing that you can just buy one off the shelf, swap the motor and prop and add a big battery and you’re good to go.

@EhsanAlnazi

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell yes, I see, and thanks for sharing this.

Crazy I just found this.. I'm gonna have to get back into this someday.

damn that is so amazing! loved the video

@MatthewHeiskell

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Absolutely brilliant man fantastic job congrats to you and your team

nice flight

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Excellent accomplishment! Excellent video! This is how you edit together 10 hours of flight video into something interesting and compelling. Thanks for sparing us the 10 hours of footage at high speed with a terrible sound track.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brendan! I really appreciate hearing that! Cheers! 😄

BADASS..........

A significant accomplishment. Historic note, the League of Silent Flight accomplishment program required an UNPOWERED 8 hour flight.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Wow! The only way I can think to do that is to slope soar somewhere with really consistent winds!

Awesome job man 👍🤘

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love your work too!

Nice project!! Do you mind sharing more detail as to fc placement and battery cutout ? Trying to add fpv gear as well !!!

Superb!!!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Matthew: This was a stellar accomplishment, extremely well photographed and explained. Truely a milestone to reset the bar for everyone. I would appreciate a little more background on your system, perhaps with pointers to resources for the design of your Arduplane coding. What is your next project from here? Thanks. - Jim PS: I just subscribed so I don't miss any more of your stuff!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! I didn’t write the arduplane code. It is free and open source. It can be flashed to many different flight controllers. Just do a google search for “arduplane”. There is tons of info about it. I’m not sure of my next big project, haha.

great job pilot

*** RESPECT - GREAT JOB

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

congratulations!!!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄

Amazing!

I loved and learned alot from this video

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Excellent excellent!!!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄

Super cool stuff

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

Very cool. How do you setup the waypoint and flight plan? That would be a great video to see.

Congrats, I never though this very long flight could be possible only with batteries.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😁

Great job! This airplane is very good. I have one my version is 2000.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, they made a fantastic design!

Wow amazzingg

Try adding solar cells to the wing to see if it improves flight duration. Try adding ground object recognition via live video feed. Then add ground object location coordinate triangulation from the aircrafts GPS co-ordinates.

@MatthewHeiskell

7 ай бұрын

Very cool idea!

@JoeyBlogs007

7 ай бұрын

Not sure how you would do it, but with live video data you could capture the video frames as step 1. Then analyse the video frame image using some open source algorithm or even write something to analyse the pixels in the image. Might require some AI image recognition component. Step 2 use multiple image frames from multiple drone GPS locations, to try to triangulate the image GPS location based on the image pixel count distance from the edge of the identified image. If you can calculate the centre of the image ( after finding its edges ), even better. This might also need to take into account the orientation, direction and altitude of the drone. If the image is moving it would be more complex, but start with a stationary image. Some trial and error trigonometry might be required. You could use a test object with known GPS co-ordinates for your test image. Say for example start with something large like a small shed etc... Depending on your skills, you could possibly simulate the entire process in a 3D software environment or even in Microsoft Flight Simulator, using the the API programming functionality.

Hey man. I m completely new to the UAV world. I was wondering how you managed to create such efficient aerodinamics. This is amazing. Keep up the good work!

@MatthewHeiskell

5 ай бұрын

It was not especially efficient, half of the endurance came from the Li-Ion cells that I used to build the battery pack. They have twice the energy density of a standard LiPo RC battery.

@envyem3743

5 ай бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell oooh I get it. Do you think optimising the airplanes shape could have a major impact on flight duration?

Awesome

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

I'm surprised brother It's unbelievable 👍😍🤩

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😄

Insane

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! 😄

Epic!

What do you think about making the battery shape fit into the fuselage? It's probably very complicated, but it would be interesting to know how it would affect efficiency. Or make some fairings on the back of the battery to minimize turbulence. By the way, where is the stats table at the end of the video? It would be very interesting to compare with your previous setups!

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

Good ideas! I bet a fully internal battery would improve the efficiency. Yes, even a faring would help too. I didn't update the data table because this is a different battery (4S 50Ah vs 3S 45Ah).

Would love to see some videos on building the battery the specific programming and also exactly which 2400 frame it is, there are several variation of the phoenix 2400 and I want to replicate your current design, I think it would be a great starting point for mounting a 360 pivoting camera underneath been looking at finding a design platform to start from to build something close to the capabilities of the militaries surveillance drones to use during paintball matches

@MatthewHeiskell

5 ай бұрын

That's RAD! That would be a really cool recon RC plane. There's an open sources HD FPV system called "ez wifibroadcast" I think there's a newer version now, but basically it uses two raspberry Pi and webcam and USB wifi dongle to do HD wireless video. The only catch is that it uses 2.4GHZ, so you'd need to use a different frequency like 915MHz for RC control.

Liked all your RC videos and subscribed! Question about the battery if you would be so kind: I have researched all your replies to other people regarding the battery. I have seen your XUAV Talon battery overview. As a beginner, do you have a couple videos you could recommend to BUILD a similar battery? Or maybe a step by step with parts? So far I have gathered 1. Spot welder 2. Proper batteries 3. Connectors? 4. Load balance? Thanks for your awesome work, it’s inspiring.

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Here's a good video about pack building. The only difference for us RC people is that we don't need a BMS (battery management system). We just need the main positive and negative and the balance lead for balance charging the battery. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pn-bj8yCotXFeqg.html

Nice one!

@MatthewHeiskell

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil! 😄

That was pretty awesome, thanks for that video. I’d be interested in your tail camera pan until set up.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is just a cheap FPV camera glued onto a servo. And the servo is glued into the upper edge of the vertical stabilizer.

@Joneszee1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewHeiskell Awesome, very simple thanks for the response. Happy flying

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joneszee1969 I show the pan servo in another phoenix video. Here is a link that will start you at the exact moment, but You might enjoy the whole walkaround section: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f2Geks2hc5PeaJM.html

Excelent fly.

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you! 😄

Dunwell mate good on your buddy

@MatthewHeiskell

12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😄

Beautiful setup! Can you please share the details of the current sensor that you've used? Is it the one that you get with cube?

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was using the Matek F405 wing flight controller's built-in current sensor.

this is insane

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Haha

its good to know that flight can be achieved with such weight the next challenge is custom made solar panels that will compliment the wing span then the next challenge will be the regenerating system whereby the solar panel charges the battery when the voltage drops to a certain level the system will require one main battery and one redundant battery when the main battery is low it triggers the solar panel charger and the redundant battery is activated when the main is fully charged the redundant battery is deactivated and also begins to cool while the main takes over i believe this system than bring about limitless flight time in the future i am very busy now trying to settle other projects however i will hope to realise this project in the future sincerely ejike

wow, only 70% throttle can launch successfully. kudos, amazing job.

@MatthewHeiskell

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! To account for the decreasing pack voltage throughout the flight, starting at 16.8V and landing at 11.3V, I had to over-prop the motor. So I had to limit the take-off throttle to 70% to prevent the motor from pulling too many amps and burning out.

Nice.. Well Doone!

@MatthewHeiskell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

"Noiiiice". Good job mate

@MatthewHeiskell

12 күн бұрын

Haha, many thanks! 😄

Congratulations, pretty impressive. If you are going for highest efficiency, I highly recommend changing the prop. A GM - folding prop (Georgi Mirov Propellers) is an affordable solution. More efficient than APC, Aeronaut Cam Carbon or any random prop solution. Between appr. 10 - 20% better efficiency. Keep on flyin ♥