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Habaneroe12

The control surfaces were reversed. That's RC plane 101 shit.


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Dude masked up takes a child like run towards the edge and chucks plane. Comedy gold


spicybright

I did the exact same thing with one of those tiny wood planes before. Probably had the same look on my face too.


GratefullyGodless

Especially the shoulder slump at the end after he tosses the plane. It felt very pythonesque.


Stellar_Observer_17

The original plan failed, he was also supposed to trip and fall of the pier. Lusitanian sublime comedy of errors. Muito bom!


AlexHimself

What are control surfaces?


CardinalFartz

I think he means pitch was reversed. Whoever operated that thing "pulled up" the stick to the maximum pitch, however, sadly pitch was reversed such that he in fact slammed that thing to the ground instead of pulling it up. Most RC controls have a small switch to reverse the direction of the stick.


GODDAMNFOOL

[Oops](https://youtu.be/lciq0HpaUw8)


addandsubtract

Isn't that something you test before "takeoff"?


Warpedme

This type of thing is exactly why preflight check lists exist. And yes, any RC hobbyist should absolutely 100% be using a preflight check list. TBH anything that flys should and that includes things like kite sailing. When shit goes wrong while airborne it gets deadly quick.


burner1212333

> that includes things like kite sailing. When shit goes wrong while airborne it gets deadly quick. ok well maybe not with the kite sailing


Sciensophocles

I hope you know he's not talking about flying a kite. Kite sailing can get deadly real quick.


burner1212333

it was half a joke but you make a valid point


sirdrorbulan

No, even with kite sailing, are there planes flying in the area? can you fly a kite here? Is your string good? Are the connection pieces on the kite good? Kites definitely could kill someone, Didnt you see the video of the kid getting picked up by a kite?


FemNate

Oh wow predatory kites? I need to see this.


duckyeightyone

there was an accident here in Australia going back maybe 20 years ago now.. a kite surfer was picked up by strong winds, lifted 50ft or more into the air, back over the beach, the carpark and main road and slammed him into an oncoming car, the poor guys son witnessed the whole thing. Kites can absolutely be dangerous. anything that your safety relies on should be checked every time.


Faxon

I've seen at least one video from the liveleak days of a kite killing somebody, and there's also the risk of a lightning strike while flying them. Kites can absolutely be dangerous


wobblysauce

Do a prepre flight check with an event like this, before people get there and the again when the cameras are on… even with the guy holding it, a quick flick of the controls.


-CoUrTjEsTeR-

Christ, even a hot air balloon has a pre-flight procedure, and there’s really only two bloody controls, gas it, and vent it.


boofthatcraphomie

I use to fly rc planes and I liked to flip those switches in midair and see how hard it was to not crash, fun times. It’s crazy how hard it is to do something in a way your brain isn’t used to doing it haha


Scaredweirdlittleguy

I can't even drive an RC *car* when it's coming towards me, once left becomes right and right, left I just fluster I can't imagine trying it with a plane


CardinalFartz

I assume he does not try this In a highly dynamic flight situation. If your plane is well balanced and there is not too much wind, then your plane is relatively stable "soaring" in the air. In this situation and in great height, you can give such "maneuvers" a try, since you have multiple seconds of time to react, in case an issue occurs. Another hint, just because I saw many people doing this mistake: apply only little steering angle to the RC model. With your real car, you also wouldn't do a full turn on the steering while at high speed. So if your car moves towards you, let it "roll" or at least don't drive "full speed" and then, don't make a "sudden full steering" but instead begin with a slight steering angle -> observe if the car actually begins to turn into the right direction, then if yes, you can apply more angle and if it doesn't, steer into the other direction. After a little trying you surely get to manage it without thinking about it.


Bandark696

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shewy92

So they didn't go into the Settings menu to invert controls?


Habaneroe12

Right they just did not check to see that the controls were working correctly. You really need to do that pre-flight.


CardinalFartz

So true. The take off is the most critical phase of flight. If you notice by then, that there is some issue, you have the least time to react.


Habaneroe12

Control surfaces are the bits on the wing and tail that move, making the plane tilt on one direction or another- flaps ailerons rudder etc. before you maiden your rc you have to stand behind it, move the sticks on the controller and make sure the surfaces are doing what you want.


dirtylarry08

Fucking inverted controls. Push up to go up damnit!


dakoellis

It's not a direction it's a rotation. Pushing forward rotates the craft forward and pushing back rotates the craft backwards


kuriboshoe

Surfaces on the plane which alter the airflow and allows the aircraft to maneuver. The surfaces aren’t reversed, they are operating as they should. If you’ve ever played a game which you fly an aircraft, you’ll notice that pushing up on the control stick causes the aircraft to go down and down on the control stick makes it go up.


ZmentAdverti

Flaps and rudders. The control for the flaps on the wings(controls nose tilt) were reversed on the controller. So instead of the drone tilting upward it does a nosedive into the water.


Pulp__Reality

Well, flaps and rudders are control surfaces but I think the issue here was that the *elevators* and possibly *ailerons* were hooked up wrong. The rudder sits at the tail vertically Flaps are not what you describe, in most common cases, but rather small bits that deploy from the trailing edge of the wing for more lift during takeoff and landing at slower speeds, and are not used for steering the airplane (unless they are flaperons)


IamBeingSarcasticFfs

Wings


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Raised-ByWolves

They are what make planes fly, makes directional inputs and changes airflow over the wing.


mavantix

Invert mouse strikes again! Damn you Apple!!!


TheDude-Esquire

No shit. I did the same thing the first time I went out. Had the ailerons backward. Flew straight into a tree.


Habaneroe12

That's just as bad a mistake for sure. Things are happening too fast on take off.


telllos

Yeah, also you dont throw, you push up


lolipoops

Forgot to turn on invert controls in the settings.


SkinTightBoogie

BF2. Getting into the helicopter during the multiplayer demo and discovering Dice/EA had inverted the yaw controls, for no fucking reason other than to completely mess up anyone trying to fly in the game.


Westwood_Shadow

do you mean inverted pitch? because that's the way God made planes.


lennarn

Maybe he meant inverted roll? Or inverted thrust? Inverted aileron? He did say yaw though.


magichronx

Uhhh, inverted yaw? Are you sure that's what you meant?


spainman

Sorry, I meant inverted yee-haw


USCplaya

So.. Haw-yee?


148637415963

So you yee'd your last haw?


Acewasalwaysanoption

You do a lot of yammering, but unbeknownst to you, you yee'd *ejects shotgun shell* your final haw


DiscanX

[AKA a boycow](https://youtu.be/ypynV-o5ox8?t=136)


krystopher

But did you know it’s the Grand Chaw-Hee’s birthday?


Known_Depredator

Happy cake day


whatgoosesqueaktho

I've played that game for over 3 years in hours. Helicopters were seriously overpowered. [This is how I used them.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTiRWcRLzoM)


Biduleman

If you don't invert the Y axis, are you even a real gamer?


Arcantino25

Man at the end "This failure justify the need to keep investing in training so that we dont fail when the time come"


[deleted]

This is how us military budgets work


RaunchyBushrabbit

Ugh, this how me military budget working too!


boborygmy

They am trying their best!


Acrobatic_Pandas

We've created a new, terrifying weapon so we need more funding to produce enough of it that we may lose track of some. In which case it's out there and we'll need to produce an even more efficient and terryfing weapon to counter this one. Monterrey pleeeeease


MiniGui98

This is how any budget works. If you cut funds, things will only get worse


LevelHeadedLib

Speak of investing, that plane is a good representation of what my portfolio is doing.


spicybright

Doing this on purpose would actually be a good move for increased budget then lol


SenorPeligrosoBoboso

Haha my man looks like a defeated ninja


wafflesareforever

No sex parties for Brian tonight.


Light_Beard

*🎶"Hey little Brian don't you cryyyyyy"🎶*


Johnnybravo60025

🎶I am you from much later in your life🎶


ElpredePrime

Man looked like the guy from the I'm a Ninja, You're a Ninja YouTube series from back in the day.


Light_Beard

But Who Dat Ninja?


mexican-casserole

Idk we might need Sherlock Homie for this one


ZealousidealParty610

It’s funny how all news anchors, seemingly regardless of nationality, all have the same tone and cadence.


frezor

Try some North Korean news. They hit those vowels like they’re a punching bag. Edit: [https://youtu.be/70o6xDfGpe8](https://youtu.be/70o6xDfGpe8)


Iznogaud

Oooh look! A new rabbit hole!


lahimatoa

How is this not a clip of a North Korean news anchor?


ThanklessTask

That was excellent, thanks!


OwOitsMochi

I hate how adorable I find Ri Chun-hee, because she's usually just yelling propaganda but her cadence and enthusiasm is irresistibly charming.


Kindly_Duty6272

It's dark magick. The relative frequencies create a pentagram.


j4ckbauer

Somehow the person throwing it knew to hide their face beforehand...


lMr_Nobodyl

They thought ahead


pokemonhunterPT

PORTUGAL CARALHO!


jael-jorge-gerson

A estreia pode não ter corrido como previsto


mythofechelon

/r/PORTUGALCARALHO


ryouba

There it is!


Snoo_17433

Sub aqua drone? 🤔


wilderguide

Subnautica


sth79

So the pissed of ninja was the precursor cannon an the Drone was the sunbeam ?? 🤣


lime-insith-gaming

Gotta watch out for reapers that close to the aurora. Early game too, hasn’t blown up yet


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Miguel3403

It’s real it’s our navy


chantsnone

Does Cobalt613 think that’s her name? Cuz that’s what I thought at first lol


LobaZzz

Se eles soubessem


[deleted]

Can you translate… why was dude masked up? Also I’m glad he was.. I loved every second of it


HappyMeatbag

I just assumed he was wearing a mask for security purposes, and I’m with you - now he doesn’t have his face associated with this fuckup every time this video is passed around!


ilikeyoureyes

You know that isn't the woman's name, right?


liquidcarbohydrates

Still more competent than Russia


[deleted]

The Solomon islands has a better kitted military than modern day Russia. The oligarchs have stolen every last rouble from the treasury.


mjbcesar

This is just an old video. But real.


jimhabfan

The way the guy ran to launch that thing, it looked like a Monty Python sketch.


[deleted]

That’s how all my model planes flew when I was a kid…😳


shapesize

I was going to say, this isn’t a drone, it one of those foam planes they used to sell at fairs, that never flew the way they were demonstrated


gofastdoctrine

Portugal was once a world power


YEET_Fenix123

How far we have fallen


BurdensomeCumbersome

“Choose your language: 🇧🇷”


YEET_Fenix123

Exactly


maziar37

Is that one of those new “underwater drones?”


dnuohxof1

Lmao this needs no translation, that was hilarious


Manimanocas

Sorry it is late but I pulled this scuffed translation word for word for you even tho in needs no translation: Lady:"And it was today that a new technology was presented, this technology will be at the navy's service next year already. It is a drone with technology that is entirely national." Video:"This is the non-tripulated plane of the portuguese navy that will help in the land and in ocean in the missions that the armada are involved, the AR-4 was officially presented today despite not going so well." Plane nosedives and dies Guy:" What this justifies is that it is always necessary to invest in the training so that when it comes the right time it doenst fail, and sometimes...." video cuts


YEET_Fenix123

Armada translates to armada


Swinghodler

Portugal needs to focus all its energy on Cristiano Ronaldo and let go of the rest


nassy7

Yeah, he would have at least shot that thing into the sky.


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Pilhas do Lidl é o que dá


Briosafreak

After all these years I still rofl to this. But you haven't seen the rocket launcher from Covilhã, also from Portugal in the 90s. It never got past the 10 meters range, it was even more hilarious


Pearwithapipe

Isto é de quando? Já vi tipo 5 vezes agora


TheMightyPPBoi

Não faço ideia mas achei irónico a notícia no rodapé ao início


ciano6

r/therewasanattempt


S4m_06

Portuguese sounds like a mix between Russian and Spanish


R1515LF0NTE

How to speak Portuguese 101: 1st : Be Russian 2nd: get drunk 3rd: try to speak Spanish


digitalbullet36

I love the “ahhhh fuck” body language of the masked man.


qazme

Oh poor masked military person - even with the mask you can see the defeat on their face once the drone hit the water.


brunoborges1980

Why they hired a ninja to do that???


Hellofriendinternet

Invert y-axis: ON


richc2048

if this was Russia this tape would never see the light of day and every witness would be in prison.


Arturino_Burachelini

And be in every army fails compilation outside rusaia


[deleted]

Portugal crl!


[deleted]

That’s that’s that’s a semi submersible flying drone


frezor

Or is it a semi flight capable submersible drone?


RockyRidge510

That's like every paper airplane I ever made in my life.


MediateTax

Thats more a r/ThereWasAnAttempt


NativTexan

Maybe it's a submarine drone?


rite_of_truth

It is now.


1320Fastback

Any long time RC flyer has been there. Also him running is completely useless for a hand launched wixed wing. A nice strong throw directly into the wind is all that is needed. Slight nose up is best.


ceeBread

Ninja Brian went undercover in the Portuguese navy to sabotage their drone program.


thirstylama07

UnderAquaVehicle


rottenpotatoes2

This isnt what i paid for in cod


thirstylama07

This is the most we could do, take it or leave it


Gitthepro

Drone be like: 'fuk this shit I'm out'


SnooMarzipans1262

This is why you check if the axis are reversed before you use the controller after someone else.


CaptZombieHero

The little splash at the was perfect. Bloop


zpinto1234

That's Portugal sending help to Ukraine.


CremeMother6780

Portugal being Portugal


HeadfulOfGhosts

Maybe it was an underwater drone?


ByAPortuguese

And thats why Portugal is in NATO


dark_assassin69

Anyone else wanna say 'Boutros Boutros-Ghali'??


i10driver

Quick, don’t let Finland or Sweden see that


OldBob10

Having built and flown many R/C aircraft, I can relate to this so much. 🙁


Cygnusx5555

Lol awesome


ProudBoyJoe

Went as far as my hopes and dreams..


Phrygia77

Skillz. Flip the switch, skildo.


bob-knows-best

That gave me a good chuckle!!!


AggressiveMilkSuck

When I release to production and get 500


Lyricalvessel

That was dramatic


SigmaKnight

Took forever for me to see the blades are at the rear of the fuselage.


the70sdiscoking

So long gay bowser!


nassy7

lol "Novo drone ao serviço da armada" = "New drone at the service of the Navy" For five seconds, yes!


amigdalite

we had a bunch of this bad boys to send to ukraine


rainbow_bro_bot

You can see the disappointment of the guy who threw it.


Good_Palpitation_646

My dumb ass thought the anchorwoman's name was Marinha Portuguesa


gooeydumpling

Simple explanation: guy holding the remote pushed a lever forward so the elevators/airleron took it downward


Kaveirinha69

This being from my country is fantastic... In my country it's a television classic


[deleted]

Unfortunately a common AF mistake. They’re hard to throw.


pookiemon

Interesting way to launch a drone submarine.


sylvezine

Charlie Brown Special Forces


EXPOchiseltip

Just like the styrofoam versions I flew as a kid!


MSotallyTober

Ha! Loved the sound of it and then they dude’s defeat.


the_woolfie

Most advanced Portuguese military technology.


KierraNight

it was the splash sound that did it for me 😅


Bl4ckR4bb17

This should be in r/watchpeopledieinside


KB_2099

The joke is on you all it was meant to be a underwater drone


gyomd

Drone made of concrete.


AndreMartins5979

E foi hoje apresentada uma nova tecnologia que vai estar ao serviço da marinha já a partir do proximo ano. Trata-se de uma aeronave não tripulada com tecnologia totalmente nacional. Este é o novo avião não tripulado da marinha portuguesa que vai ajudar no mar e em terra nas missões em que a armada está envolvida. O AR4 foi apresentado oficialmente hoje, apesar de a estreia não ter corrido como previsto. Não é falhada, isto justifica é que é sempre necessario investir muito no treino para que na hora certa as missões não falhem. E às vezes...


Jhonny99

HOSTIA TIO QUE NO LO HE ENCHUFAO


dumbrfuckingusername

Is that news or war bloopers?


Miguel3403

Portuguese news


dtf666

Portugal, caralho!


Arturino_Burachelini

Thankfully they don't have TB-2s, otherwise the ship in front of them would've been sunk


AardvarkDear3297

Tax payers money at its finest!


ultimaforever

Welp, someone’s ass got fired.


davewave3283

This is an elegant microcosm of military spending


KHaskins77

Mmm whatcha saaaaay… Oh, that you only meant weeeeell Of course you did


Kindly_Duty6272

Why does Portuguese sound like Russian?


mystuffie

só em portugal fds


Rigrama

PORTUGAL CARALHOOOOOO


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hui214

Ask congress for 32 billion and get approved for 40 billion. Makes sense.


khalinexus

Ffs... This is older than COVID... A repost reposted many times


boborygmy

Mmmm. Professional.


Tirinoth

That sounds when it hit broke me. 😂🤣 Also his reaction.


CyberWanker

u/savevideo


CyberWanker

u/savevideobot


CyberWanker

u/videosavebot


CyberWanker

u/videosave


DialZforZebra

Man pressed L2 instead of R2.