How Does This Fly With Only 1 Wing?

Your English is just fine. Certainly beats the hell out of my Swedish.

Dude, don't worry too much about your translations. They get the message and details across. Good stuff!

That one flight where it skipped off the ground and recovered was my favorite 😅 that thing is terrifying

Nice one Simon 😊 So cool to see someone else trying these one winged helicopters! I also based by designs on that original Charybdis design and found the extra stabiliser unnecessary. If the wing has a positive angle of attack, it works just like a flying wing (with no tail). I’ve also found other designs work without the counterweight (again, like a flying wing).

I love that you show the failures along the way, it makes the successes that much sweeter.

Those 9:50 minutes until you mentioned the leading edge of the wing was facing the same way as the prop were Excruciating man...I did not see anyone in the comments mentioning it at a glance...I was screaming internally ! And then...FINALLY !

You humor is matchless. I don't really care which project you pick, your sense of comedic rhythm and involvement rivals the all-time greats, like Buster Keaton. I am a fan!

I like how you said it spins the right way and then you used a left-hand propellor.

when having issues translating, dont be afraid to just say the word or phrase in your native language. Laura Kampf has said "Geil" so often, im sure everyone understands it now

The weight on the stick isn't to offset the centre of gravity, but to provide pitch stability of the wing. Without getting too deep into the dynamics, the weight on a stick increases the moment of inertia along the wing spar axis which, once spinning, creates a stabilising gyroscopic force that prevents the wing from pitching.

it's definitely one of the most hilarious flying contraptions I've seen.

I love how the noise it makes is comically cartoonish, nice work dude!

Why didn't you stick the pole into the ground to run these first tests so that you didn't have to be in the line of fire 😂

Great video! I love how people are rediscovering the .049 models we use to build and fly 50 years ago...

I've heard native English speakers do worse. No need to worry at all. Besides, sometimes it helps the goofy tone of your videos and makes them that extra bit unique and fun. Thanks for always putting a smile on my face!

Your English is fine. When the wing is free to move, the center of gravity is going to be directly below the center of lift; that is just physics. If that orientation of the wing is then such that the thrust vector is not pointing straight down, the wing is going to spiral off at random. The problem is, the center of lift tends to be halfway down the length of the wing, while the center of lift is much closer to the motor, so the wing will yaw (or bank, depending on how you look at it) severely, trying to get the COG directly below the COL. I don’t see how to overcome this.

I loved your video and especially that you are not afraid to show the whole creative process including some mistakes! Kudos!

Always happy and thrilled to see your content!!

Love your work. Always super fun to watch.

I've been watching your videos for awhile now, always top notch! Keep having fun with it and you'll continue to thrive 👍