This own-design model was made using two sets of old foam veneer wings, given to me by a friend. The ailerons are on the lower wing only to give roll control but also the correct yaw. I was a bit worried about the wings on landing so held them in place with elastic bands, so they had some 'give' in them. However I was able to slow the glider down enough to just flop it in.

@associatedblacksheepandmisfits

2 жыл бұрын

A veritable flying optical illusion!

@associatedblacksheepandmisfits

2 жыл бұрын

Good camera work 👌

@nickholt8036

2 жыл бұрын

Simply stunning do you have plans available or is It a bit of a fee?

@wisedupearly3998

2 жыл бұрын

@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits My thoughts as well.

@simonhewitt9805

2 жыл бұрын

Love this ! Very cool. Looks really stable. Sometimes difficult to judge its orientation when turning though. Is it all-flying front elevator John ?

That's something you don't see, everyday! Excellent

@drexxsuma1749

2 жыл бұрын

Star war has that right?

@anonanon5146

11 ай бұрын

I'm working with them every day now. It's called Lancet anti-khohol drone

@thermalascension

11 ай бұрын

@@anonanon5146 I think I've had enough of beer , and waiting to die. You have been there the whole time. I ..

I am continually amazed, John, not only by the beautiful models you create & the skill with which you fly them, but by the sterling camerawork of your ace videographer! All around excellence!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am very lucky that my wife is good with a camera.

@SuperRnine

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders More like lucky that she let's you play with toys. 🤣

@PhilbyFavourites

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders I would say fortunate not lucky. Please allow me to give her direct praise in her eye for the shot and incredibly steady tracking and composition skills. A great pair who provide marvellous entertainment 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Looks very much like a dragonfly to me and it flies beautifully.

Superb. Not easy to see why it flies so well but evidently it does. So stable and graceful. Wonderful design.

@martinlauer7837

11 ай бұрын

It uses the force 😂! Awesome design Sir and flying

@briannewton737

11 ай бұрын

@@martinlauer7837 Nice one 🤣

Great. May the force be with you. 👍

@evangray3866

2 жыл бұрын

And also with you

Very responsive, fast, and stable. Bert Rutan would love this one.

It looks incredibly stable. I loved the way it would do tail-heavy drifts. I could imagine this being a fun platform for drone races even? I was getting major Wipeout vibes.

Amazing. In level flight there are dihedrals, and in a turn a set of wings are level. Coupled with the canard looks like it is stall-spin proof.

Ha! Mr. Woodfield takes the bottom end of a table assembly and makes it fly!!! lol. Beautiful job!!

Rock solid flight characteristics! Very unusual but looks very good in the air! Thanks for sharing!

@index7787

2 жыл бұрын

If you get the X angle (the wing to wing angle) perfect, it spreads lifting/turning forces evenly in a bank, you can do tight turns and still get one mostly flat wing with max lift. I made a similar design and it thermal'd really, really well bc of that after I found a good angle for it. Not sure if it's quite worth the weight, but mine was ultralight w/ballast anyway so it def works there.

@hersheykiss9500

Жыл бұрын

@@index7787 cool. what would you say the drag penalty is for an xwing (same tip to tip horizontal span)? like 40%?

One of the best parts of the video the reaction of John when he turns to see camera guy… John smile like a kid enjoying his toy. :)

Looks like the Star Wars X-wing fighter! 😉 Very nice.

Luke Skywalker would be thrilled! Very nice John!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Wow! So unique. George at 4-Max sent me this. Great to see something unique and what an epic location to fly. Brilliant work JohnW 😎

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

While other RC pilots avoid windy days to fly, your the only one I know that uses the wind to your advantage when flying any of your models 👍

@pavlovsk

2 жыл бұрын

To fly in wind on a slope is a verry widespread hobby. I also do it.

Quite literally a X-plane. Great flight!

Pushing the envelope out a long way with this one John. X wing and Canard. Looks brilliant!

Astonishing wide envelope! Remarkable!

Looks insanely stable at a broad range of air speed. It is so maneuverable that I assumed the ailerons were on the canard but then there would be no yaw control...

@leonscheepers5350

2 жыл бұрын

The bottom two wings have ailerons - seems the canard is the trim

Wow, now that is cool and very stable….. I was waiting for “the catch” and then there was the gentle landing…. Awesome!

Awesome design! Looks even better in the sky!

Looks so stable in the air! Great design.

Omg its so freaking awsome on how it glides without any sudden drops it just takes advantage of the flow of the wind so elegantly and without hesitation...👏👏👏congrates to the developer and designer of this masterpiece.

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Interesting flight characteristics. A successful design in my estimation.

WoW that is crazy looks like something out of star wars. 👍I got disorientated flying my Candoo god knows how you get your head around that one 🤯

This is the kind of design I would love to see scaled up and be able to fly it sitting in the cockpit.

@fifealganaraz7466

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I only imagine one problem : how to start from the ground level. Long long legs with the wheels ?

You have to paint one up like an X win g fighter from Star Wars. So elegant

Absolutely brilliant, and I'm confident it's Skywalker approved John!! 🙌💖

So maiden flight of a self made prototype and it does a loop in under 2 minutes of flight! Looks insanely stable? I'm guessing the pilot! Thanks again!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@alanwomack5055

2 жыл бұрын

I want one , make that TWO !

@nickmaclachlan5178

2 жыл бұрын

I'm no aerodynamicist, but I think the differing lift directions, from the two sets of wings, cancelling each other out is probably was causes that equilibrium and stability. I may be completely wrong though....... this is the internet, so an expert will be along in a second to belittle me.........

@sledawgpilot

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickmaclachlan5178 🤣

@Saltiumine

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickmaclachlan5178 Actually no, you see the wings actual purpose are to create lift by working in unisom to support the back frame of the aeroplane by using a 4 wing lift system to compensate for the weight and placement of the wings and create stability. It only works due to the position of the front wing as well as the small center body.

Это чудо инжинерной мысли! Автору этого шедевра, низкий поклон.

That one is a definite winner John. You could add twin wire whiskers to the nose as landing gear. As always I am very envious of your flying slope. Uninterrupted smooth ocean breeze.😃😊

WHOA!! With that paint/ covering it looks like a high tech target drone going about the business of aggravating fighter aces.... Really cool design.

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! How? Why? Will it fly? So many questions. Nobody ever asks "Will it fly?" when Sir John is involved! That is a foregone conclusion. But this one is stunning. And fly it does! Exceptionally well. Awe inspiring performance. Brilliantly filmed as we are accustomed to as well. I was initially speechless, but as you can see, shifted into babble mode rapidly. This one is extra impressive!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. To be honest, I was a bit worried as I threw it off for the first time.

@strictnonconformist7369

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders if that was the first time, eek! It’s an acrobatic design, and while fun to watch, I immediately was thinking: yikes, landing seems to be a big reason to worry. Are you considering putting wheels/landing gear on this (which this doesn’t seem optimal to do) or will it remain this way?

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

@@strictnonconformist7369 I’ll leave it how it is. Landing gear wouldn’t really help where I fly as I’m normally landing in thick heather.

@strictnonconformist7369

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders ok, in that case, landing gear seem more probable to get snagged and cause more potential damage, while also negatively affecting flight characteristics. Have fun!

The sky's the limit with this one. Prototype, Full-size, Jets - four perhaps, Test pilot - of Corse. Has Mr Lucas seen this. Outstanding-excellent. Camera work good too

It's magical to see such unusual design flying so well!

X`elent. John, you and your X look good together! That thing really had my directional awareness on overtime. Wauw!

Wow! Amazing maiden flight, awesome design and so cool up in the air!

I am not really into RC planes, but enjoyed watching you fly it. I love the way it can just hover in the wind. Very nice.

Shocked at the take off and stability of this thing. Beautiful work.

excellent, very well the center of gravity of your gliders

Amazing, John! As I said earlier, your videos always make me smile, and this is no exception! Congratulations on the CG calculation!?!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan. I’ll probably upload the 3D printed plane next, then I’ll do the two Ocean Breeze’s. Thanks again for a great day!

Use the Force John. I love your co-pilot at the end!

Wow between the music and how this x wing flies,I was mesmerized, and had to watch it to the end,👌

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Stunning flight John! Thanks for always innovative presentations, always a joy to see them fly so good!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I really wasn’t sure how this one would fly. But it came home in one piece.

Congrats with this one! What an amazing model! It seems to defy all logic and flies brilliantly!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome design. Looks like a perfect design for a cyberpunk/dystopian drone system.

Absolutely stunning airmanship and craftsmanship…the adage “if it looks good, it flies good” certainly applies here. Bravo!

We made these as kids back in the late 50s as gliders. Grandfather showed us the basics. Bala wood was hard to come by though. So not many died in crashes.

I'm seeing something like this fly for the first time, not just as a trick in a movie.

Wow! Master, builder, designer, pilot, you got it going on, an this was a very KEWL build! Thanks for sharing

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Holy schmolies! That Is a Stable mable! Amazing future shape! Great Flying! Thank You !🛩

That's brilliant! Looks and flies superb!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That's amazing,I've never seen anything like this before great design and nice soft landing.

It is absolutely mesmerizing watching that thing fly!

This is so brilliant, it’s beyond words. Cheers!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

well done , looks so smooth and stable .

I would be so mesmerized watching this craft fly, I would probably walk right off of the edge.

This was a stunning view of the wind from that beach front to power a very crisp build with perfect colors. Thank you for sharing this.

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. So glad you enjoyed it.

This craft seems to have some exceptional flight characteristic. I wonder how an aircraft like this would perform if it were scaled up and under powered flight? I wish I could have seen the glider up close so that I could see where the control surfaces are located. This was impressive, well done!

@savagedabs8536

2 жыл бұрын

He said they were on the lower set of rear wings and the front canard as you already know.

@petethewrist

2 жыл бұрын

Who in their tiny little mine would want to scale it it. It is just a very ineficiant bit of fun for the maker. There are some out their making house brick fly. But that all it is is fun

@astralpx

2 жыл бұрын

Nose gear would be like 20 ft lol

@gerstmanndavid

2 жыл бұрын

@@petethewrist; some little minds can't spell or form a sensible sentence. Some little minds have no imagination either.

@gerstmanndavid

2 жыл бұрын

@@astralpx lol! I hadn't thought of that.

The most unusual thing about this design is that with an xwing design, when you are in a rolling turn there are still two wings providing full lift. Very stable. Normally when you are in a 45 degree bank one wing is nearing stall. In this configuration under the same conditions another pair of wings still providing full lift. Amazing.

@leonscheepers5350

2 жыл бұрын

That is def part of the stability, you're right. CoG must be tricky.

@jetplaneflyer

2 жыл бұрын

No, in a banked turn, even in a hard bank both wings (even on a normal plane) still lift equally, but the lift vector is tilted in toward the centre of the circle. that's what makes it actually turn.

@leonscheepers5350

2 жыл бұрын

@@jetplaneflyer yes, but the wing that is not banked gives actual lift (the 'fall out out the sky' kinda lift). That's why she's so stable in turns, even slow turns .....

@jetplaneflyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonscheepers5350 trust me, it really makes no difference in a normal coordinated turn. It will fly the same as a conventional biplane (where the wings are flat and parallel). Only time it would make a difference is in you attempted knife edge flight, but i dont think that would be possible anyway with the control configuration of this model.

@leonscheepers5350

2 жыл бұрын

@@jetplaneflyer mate, at that speed, from what we are all observing, it seems to make a difference

Well that made me smile. Fantastis slow speed flight characteristics. What a beautiful thing you've created. Futuristic, unorthadox and stunning Kit it !

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great flight! Nice X-wings! Seems very stable

Awesome project! This flies as I expected. The tilted wings dampen the lift in level flight, but since there's 4 you're in great shape. In banks, the wings actually are super efficient! Nice smooth transitions too. If evenly balanced, canard planes should all be this well behaved. ...You might be onto something here!

Is there NOTHING you cant design and breathe life into ? Much Respect

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a little beauty! Beautiful in form and function. So graceful...

@SlopeRCGliders

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

That thing is amazing. It's like a helicopter fighter hybrid. I find it hard to believe that was it's maiden flight. You should patent that design immediately.

@kevinmencer3782

2 жыл бұрын

Disney would sue him for calling it an X-Wing.

Unusual craft and beautiful in flight

TBH i didn't think it's gonna come back but it did amazingly well.

Took my breath away. Your smile says it all! 😊

Brilliant! Another unique design.

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

What to do next??

@windy488

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders 🤔 I'm sure there's plenty to come yet!

@marc_frank

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders a flying wing version? without canard

@b0bl00i

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlopeRCGliders ww2 replica of a p28?

I was not expecting that to fly so well! 👍👍

The X~Wing Canard Glider! This is exhilarating indeed! 🙏 Thank You So Much Sir for the efforts & for sharing! 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊

@SlopeRCGliders

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Wow. It's so smooth and stable.

Wow! What a design! And it flies so well! (and you're some pilot, John! Kudos to you!)

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks like it flies beautifully. Very nice :-)

When I read "glider" in the title, I wasn't expecting it to start busting moves 😂

Looks super stable by the maneuverability. Way to go.👍

X-Wing Glider baby...yeah! Big ole loop!

Wow, that is so interesting to look at and watch fly. It looks very aerodynamically efficient too. Thanks for sharing that!

@SlopeRCGliders

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I'm amazed, simply amazed. Thanks for that.

It looks so sweet in the air!!

Oh my…may the force be with you Sir…👍❤️

Es asombrosa la suavidad de maniobra. Es, evidentemente, un "bicho raro" pero su vuelo es magnífico. Enhorabuena a su autor y piloto.

Beautiful plane, looks so graceful.

Your smile says it all, Good job, that was beauty in motion.

Just goes to show you, anything will fly at the slope. Just kidding, it's beautiful. I wish I had one.🙂

Landing Gear is a little unusual, but man that Grace in Flight, spectacular! 👍🤠

the take off and the flight is so smooth

Absolutely awesome can't wait to see (your) life size x-wing

Well, that's a configuration you don't see every day. 👍🙂

Stunning!

Wow! It's amazing in several ways. How nice.

The craft itself is very impressive. But the mans skill with piloting it. Wow!

@SlopeRCGliders

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

👍sehr schön und auch sehr gut vorgestellt 👏👏

Just note everyone, there is no dedicated vertical tail and she flies just fine! John, I can’t see where you put R2? Cannons to be addend on the next flight? That was a lot of fun!

@marc_frank

2 жыл бұрын

i guess the wings have quite a large projected area on the vertical plane and behind the cg

@timgarrett203

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

That flies really well! Good job

Wow that looks so great in the air.

I mean - you're always going to take the ground with a wingtip when landing. But that is a very smooth flyer. Nicely done.

Ok, Wow! Brilliant design, and only rudder and elevator . . . 😉 Those loops look especially interesting with all those wings and angles. I was not expecting to see the roll, but well done. So many questions flooded into my head for the entire length of the video. Thank you for limiting it to 5 minutes, much longer would've likely caused me some sort of cerebral trauma. I'm especially curious about the dihedral effect of that wing set. She appeared especially solid about the roll axis. I'm suspecting copious amounts of aileron differential with very little downward deflection. In a few of those shots I lost orientation. Not so much the "up or down", but definitely the "coming or going". Your camera operator was on her "A game" though, as usual. I anxious to see what you've got lined up next. Perhaps a butterfly style canard with ruddervators.