I was going to put this in the "Redneck Engineering" thread, but those projects actually work.
Kenyan Aircraft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujU1DjaYfs4&feature=player_embedded)
Just eyeballing it, the CG is spot on! :D
Pat
NoTime89
10-15-2010, 00:56
http://somalilandpress.com/three-somaliland-nationals-build-the-first-ever-helicopter-10733
He needs a helmet and some band-aids...
Reminds me of drawing chalk schematics with my brothers trying to fly post PCS cardboard boxes off of Ft. Rucker housing...my dad and a couple of pilots had to talk to us about how things fly after that..
We had em all taped up and ready to go to...
Those wardrobe boxes seemed sturdy enough! :eek:
Sometimes people need to be sat down and told no. But, then again--half the stuff we have wouldn't have been invented if it weren't for the brave folks.