Interesting for sure! I'm a skydiver, wingsuiter, and wingsuit instructor with ~1500 jumps. Happy to help you figure some of this out. Currently, you're missing a key input on the tail, but for your purpose you may not need it. One thing to think about for your parachute -- what way is the model flying and what is the parachute going to do when the servo opens the parachute? With enough forward speed, the parachute will likely snag the bit that goes under the servo horn as the parachute moves towards the feet and not directly towards the sky.

@miniwarrior7

6 жыл бұрын

Nikko Mamallo I can't find the flight video so I'm assuming it didn't work out too well 😂

@artpolo1867

4 жыл бұрын

1500 jumps , WOW

@jacintashand7033

4 жыл бұрын

Cool

I thought I was the ONLY person that had one of these!! LOL I built mine 6 years ago, it's a great way for kids to learn flight without the prop dangers. I used a batman stuffed toy for my diver and 2 9g metal gear servos. 2s 300mah lipo. CG just below the divers neck. Instead of a parachute I used Halloween batwings from a costume store, they deploy with the flaperon switch. It's a sweet bank and yank flyer, and best thing is it could nail you in the face from the sky and its completely painless lol.

Can't wait to see how this thing flies!

@jacintashand7033

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@GrAyyan00

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacintashand7033 iii7⁹

to get rid of the white on the 3d print use a heat gun, it will melt the little micro fractures back together

@haberdasherv

6 жыл бұрын

It also helps to sand the PLA under running water

great idea but maybe you like to make the legs into an elevator?

@charles_1523

6 жыл бұрын

How To DIY Rc what?

@mattthebat3581

6 жыл бұрын

He's Saying make the legs control the height instead of them being a solid piece.

@croyce7699

6 жыл бұрын

And another thought I immediately had would be to allow them to pivot like hips do, to act somewhat like a rudder. My prediction however is, this thing is more than likely going to fall like a stone.

@questionablethings6995

6 жыл бұрын

The legs do pivot at the hips. Did you watch the video?

@dire_chinchilla4503

6 жыл бұрын

yeh but I don't think they're controlled by a servo.

wow, I absolutly love your video's this is amazing!

Awesome, looking forward to seeing the flight testing!

Thats gonna be BANANAS if it even comes close to working!

This has been a inspiration for me to build a scale plane, and the plane flies

They also cup their arms as well. They point their toes down/back, completely extended. Legs bent at knee for “elevator” but it’s really a combo of upper and lower body movements and shape.

You need legs to control roll/yaw, just like a skydiver would!

Hey Tom, so you can smooth out those rough surfaces by using acetone. Yup, it's that simple. :) You place the model on a "stand" of some sort, inside a dinner plate or what ever. Then you take tissue towel and soak it in the acetone, put it in the bottom of a vase (make sure to wedge it so it doesn't slide down onto the model) and then you place the vase (upside down) over the model. And pour some water in the bowl or plate to stop any fumes from escaping. And voila! You will have a smooth model. Just be sure to keep an eye on it, I think it only takes like 30 minutes to 2 hours to do, so don't walk away from it once you've started. :)

I love this kid, he makes our entire species better. Best of KZread. Bob Ross loves you.

Nice project. This parachute raiders with an FPV system will be a new rc sector.

As a skydiver I think this is so cool. You could take it to a skydiving center and tell them to drop it from about 300mts. Best of luck.

Love the idea of an RC wingsuit. Next you should make a ridged airship

You seriously have to keep going with the hovering rocket project. There is nothing like that project in youtube, and it is A W E S O M E

You always make interesting stuff!

Since it's not aerofoil shaped, this is more like an old-school bat suit than a wingsuit. I'm a professional wingsuiter and would love to answer any questions. The planform you chose is more like a beginner's suit and will have far less lift than the more advanced planforms that have a lot more wing surface area.

You need a 25mW vtx/cam combo for the front and you can fly it FPV! Awesome project.

The fabric works exactly like a ram air parachute. Also the roll axis is done by actually twisting your body. Using your own torque.

You're freakin' awesome Tom. Can't wait to see part two!

kwik maffs

You could build an air balloon to lift it, 2 air crafts in one project ;D. I really like the different air crafts you build, it differs from all the drone videos! Keep up the good work!

If you want to turn the sanded plastic back to it's original color, just take a torch to it from a distance and slowly warm the surface till the white re-assimilates. You could do it with a lighter too, you just have to be more strategic not to burn yourself or your piece.

@karlcarrigan4451

6 жыл бұрын

Derek Troberg - almost the same tech as flame polishing....

this is going to be incredible! i hope it works :)

Well, you don't see anyone else as dedicated to engineering one of these from scratch on KZread. Well done Tom! Cheers!

Cool Idea. Pumpt to see how it works in the air.

I'm always floored by how much you do in a week! I think wingsuit people use their "tail" as a control surface.

So interesting, I look forward to the following video

I love your videos as well. Especially the bicopter

That sure looks great. Though I think it will glide... fall really fast and would be hard to control. You could launch that with a catapult. Will probably be more convenient than attaching it to another vehicle someone has to control. What I was thinking about for a while is a wingsuit made of carbon tubes and a "space blanket". Can make it really lightweight, which, in theory, would mean slower flying, more controlability and flight time. At cost of really bad wind penetration.

In all honesty, I'd be surprised if that worked, but even more awesome!

So you're essentially building everything that's missing in the Graupner catalog? How about a scale Caspian sea monster?

@yustinj.6792

6 жыл бұрын

AlfonsoB now that would be something

Interesting project! Can’t wait to see this guy in action!!

This is the coolest thing ever!! Can’t wait to see it fly!

Love that you (like I) use Spektrum!

Someday i really want to go wingsuiting. Probably the closest we can get to actually flying so i feel like that would be really awesome. Ive always wanted to be able to fly somehow so yeah.

Brilliant I can't wait till the next one

You are a smart man. I like your ideas!

Always looking forward to your videos, thumbs up!👍👍

Genious mate. You know you have to FPV the head right 😉

that's the coolest build this year very original can't wait for the next vid

Very imaginative, good skills. Maybe add a small spring to chute release arm?

That Is so cool. This is something that I just hade to see.

Awesome build! Thank you for the detailed video :) Looking forward to see its behaviour.

I have been waiting for someone to make one of these forever, Thanks! :)

Well! This is just remarkable awesome! 👍🏻 what a great creative content tribute you are!!

Just when i think you cant build anything better then the last vid 😁👊✌

Cool video! You may know this, but you can put a dab of hot glue on the voltage regulator before heat shrinking. So it will not changes voltage on you, after crashing a bunch. Can't wait to see it fly!

Looking forward to the test flying day! Awsome idea!

Part two! Can’t wait!

Love your channel and your prints!

You totally rock at explaining stuff (and 3D printing)

Can't wait for part two!

So good!

Good job! Let see how it flies

Awesome idea Tom!

Fascinating video and concept. I really hope this works out. I do think there are two or three "control" elements missing from this design. For more accurate replication of wing-suit flight you would need to consider - controllable "Shoulders" (to allow you to independently tuck either arm in close to the body to more effectively control roll, and to tuck them in simultaneously to control pitch an airspeed) - controllable "elbows" (for fine pitch and some yaw control) - controllable "hips" - controllable "knees" Of course a wing-suit is far more difficult to accurately replicate in RC as this form of flight is controlled far more like that of a bird or other flying animal which means that every bone and muscle is used to finely control some aspect of the flight. Even the head! I love this project. All the best

Looking forward to seeing part 2!

You should have a fpv camera on it so that you can see where the rc wingsuit is flying.

@MrUnder30seconds

6 жыл бұрын

and a roll stabilizer atleast

This is impressive. Really cool. Scaling aerodynamics is REALLY hard, and the acute and very mixed control of wing suits is, from what I understand, really really complicated and would take some serious actuators and surface bending/billowing to replicate with any accuracy. I don't think any computer TX could replicate accurately the intricacies of what a human brain and a few hundred muscles can figure out to steer a suit, not to mention the sensors that humans come standard with (touch,joint position, wind on face, force on arms,legs, etc) but, If accuracy/scale is the goal, you did exactly what I would have recommended for a 2-servo ship. I can't wait to see you fly it!

HECK YEAH!!! My dream come true!!

Looks nice there

Great Design, I watch your videos in amazement, every time!

This is so sick

I've had an idea for a future build challenge. I thought designing a craft for self sustained flight with out using propellers, fans, rockets, or any conventional means would be fun. This would leave open ideas like flapping wings, Da Vinci's airscrew, thermal lift, and anything else you can think of. The vehicle should have some means of moderately quick forward movement and control (eliminating hot air balloons) and be able to maintain flight for at least a couple of minutes. If your up for a challenge maybe consider an upscaled rc honey bee that shows why the don't actually break the laws of physics. It sounds like a proper pain but that's what makes it fun.

Great project, looking forward to seeing the drop :D

I think this is a great idea but sadly I don't think it'll work in its current form - for full control you'll also need to bring the hips and legs into play. You've got the right idea for roll control with the arms though. To turn right you'd either drop the right shoulder or straighten the left leg more than the right (or do both for tight turn), turn left do the opposite. To go forward faster your straighten the legs at the knees, slowdown or backslide bend the knees. Stability in flight comes from the fabric between the arms curving higher than the body CofG and acts like a shuttlecock - heaviest bit at the bottom. Hope this helps a bit, and looking forward to Pt2 regardless of whether it'll work or not :)

You can control both arms with one servo then use the other to change the angle between the legs and body, is tricky though because the whole body is used to control the flight, for example your hands can control direction, it's a very complex thing you're trying to replicate, you'll obviously simplify things though, I'm sure you can do it tom, i have faith in you, it'll be interesting to see how you do this. Cool idea.

thats awesome

Looking great already! Great work!

Your idea was crazy😉😉👍👍

I get pretty exited every time you upload a video and you upload a lot

Super original!

Dude 3D printz must’ve given you like 1 roll of pla to deserve that 6 second shoutout

Hey man good luck. I hope this works after all the effort you put in. Thanks

YES ! That was something missing in the hobby!

Awesome!

roll control: if the diver pulls their right arm in, they lose wind resistance on their right which causes them to bank right. Your implementation of moving the arm back should also work but keep in mind that humans arms cannt rotate back quite like or as much as your model.

Legs should be independent for roll and pitch control as per a birds tail and wingsuit. Mix it as elevons tied in with arms as ailerons. Then construct from carbon fibre and use ripstop for wing surface. Maybe double skin it for a proper ram air aerofoil.

Just found your channel. Where has it been all my life!? Amazing work, keep it up!

I believe the white is from microfractures, a hot air gun should fix that because it'll remelt the surface material and it'll turn blue again.

Pretty damn awesome! Can’t wait to see it fly, errrrrr, i mean fall with style!

Great project Tom, can't wait to see the results. I agree, 3D Printz filament prints very well and gives outstanding results, especially for the price. I met them at TCT last year, they are very nice people too. I use their filament on both my MK2 and Sigma with consistently great results.

Wingsuit requires surprisingly little input. It's pretty much just the movements of the head and shoulders for most maneuvers.

Another ingenious creation. Lovely videos Tom! Great show off of your quick maths right there!

as always! epic work!

I’m predicting this thing to fly about as good as a rock.

eager for part 2

The sanded surface finish can be improved by adding a thin layer of olive oil, after sanding.

So Nice

Simple water wash will remove the white dust on the blue sanded wings.

Quick heat gun treatment for the white from sanding. Get it right back to original color quickly. Wouldn’t go as far as trying to smooth it that way tho

You have really cool ideas

quick maths! :D

@neaksy6824

6 жыл бұрын

2+2=4-1

@yustinj.6792

6 жыл бұрын

Gandalf the White that's 3 quick mafs

@randomnessx3597

6 жыл бұрын

2+2=4-1 that's 3 quick mafs

@neaksy6824

6 жыл бұрын

U guys are good men. U wil serfive the drogon!

@erlinghagendesign

6 жыл бұрын

2+2=3.999999999999909

Even in 2020 these projects are so interesting

Nice work. Might want to paint the back a different colour for orientation if it spirals

Looks very cool dude

Nice project! If it works I can easily see the RC wingsuit as a toy for the mass market.