He made it out of wood and a motorcycle engine:
20 year old Chinese farmer Wu Zhongyuan built himself a helicopter using only — according to the man — what he remembers of middle school physics lessons and "relevant knowledge [found while] surfing the Internet via my mobile phone."
Well, sure looks like things worked out. His single-seater conveyance has blades made from the wood of an Elm tree, a frame reinforced with steel pipes and uses an engine from a motorcycle — all for around $1,600. Wu claims the 'copter can get him as high as 2,600 feet, though it seems he's grounded for the time being as the Chinese government has forbid him to fly because of safety reasons.
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i don't really believe this stuff will fly but i guess there might be some thing going on with the Chinese
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hey, i have this bridge i have been itching to sell.....
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Somehow I doubt the Chinese government is worried about his safety, more likely he's too much of a free thinker.
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After reviewing this case again, I think the Chinese government has every reason to get nervous- This dude is not the first one by a long shot and he certainly won't be the last that builds something to lift off the face of this planet. Especially the Chinese always have been incredibly good at inventing stuff and using it as if it were nothing. Before you know it, every Chinese who ever tinkered with the Chinese equivalents of Lego or Meccano and who has seen even one single picture of the inner works of aircraft, builds one behind the chickens and tries to take off. And if only 10% of 1 billion(?) Chinese do that... Well, immagine the mess that Chinese traffic-control faces then...
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True, but it's a lot smaller! That little engine looks like a 250cc, so 40hp is probably around right.
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