Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but before that it was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During the Yugoslav Wars, which led to the breakup of the federation in the late 20th century, Sarajevo was a war zone, particularly during the Bosnian War which included the Siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to '95. Constant shelling by enemy forces left thousands of holes in the city's streets and buildings.
Many of the explosive craters left behind by the shelling were filled with red resin to mark the casualties suffered at the spot. The explosion patterns reminds some of a flower leading to the memorials being named “Sarajevo Roses.” However many of them also resemble giant bullet wounds lest anyone forget their violent origins.
See more Sarajevo roses at Atlas Obscura. -via Nag on the Lake
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Plus, the materials he used (car seats, etc...) are quite heavy and with only 133 hp I seriously doubt this would get off the ground.
As an example, a Robinson R44 helicopter (also a four seater) uses a 245 hp engine. Also, if you look closely at the gimbal (the area where the rotors are attached to essentially the vertical shaft) there's a lot of stuff missing such as the parts that change the pitch of the rotors.
Plus, I don't know what he would have used from the old car and crashed 747 to build those specific parts.
Creating something from junk parts is all well and good (I go to Burning Man every year) and sure, he can even call it a helicopter. But the reality is that this thing doesn't fly like a helicopter. Show me a picture or even better, a video of this thing actually flying and I'll gladly eat crow.