February 26, 201412 yr These guys are having a great time for sure. More here.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2348222/Economy-class-The-remarkable-ramshackle-aircraft-Africas-DIY-aviators.html .
February 26, 201412 yr Moderator I remember that video from when it first appeared about five or six years ago... Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
February 26, 201412 yr Five or six years ago!!!??? They must have fighter jets by now! :lol: Tom, that probably was the funniest video I have ever seen! That Chinese helicopter farmer/pilot actually was very good! Best regards, Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
February 27, 201412 yr I wonder if that was fuel grade alcohol. If so, that stuff may not have enough energy. For the plane, at any rate. I didn't think of that possibility - liquid courage for the pilot. They must have fighter jets by now! I think they are calling them the Wildebeest. Very agile at low altitudes. Best regards to all, Mel
February 27, 201412 yr Did anyone notice that what they seemed to be pouring into the tank looked like water? Yes, I thought that too. So what these guys are doing isn't so much building proper aircraft with the intention of actually getting them airborne for any length of time, but rather their projects are a bit of street theatre designed to capture media attention and perhaps secure them jobs as designers or panel-beaters..or perhaps even actors in a Hollywood movie based on their 'aircraft' construction project. (Steven Spielberg, PM me if you require an idea for your next movie;-) This from the Mail article..... -------------- "It is not known whether it can actually fly - but Mwangi says he has managed to get it a full 'feet off the ground'. ;-) Mwangi said: 'I built (it) to showcase my talent, hoping that people would invest in me and give me an opportunity to build bigger and better things. But shortly after Mwangi unveiled his helicopter earlier this year, his employer fired him claiming the media attention was interfering with his work" ------------- And then there's the African home-built supercar...
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