looking for a test pilot, page 1

This young aviator has built a plane in his garage from bits of scrap he has collected.
After watching this video i thought ok good on him for doing something constructive instead of running the streets robbing old ladies,At first glance of his flying machine it doesnt look that airworthy and with a couple of , what looks like whipper snipper motors with some R/C props he will need to go home to Ethiopia for a crash diet if he has any chance of becoming airborne.

Any thoughts on his chances of liftoff or will he crash and burn?
www.abc.net.au...

reply to post by 12voltz

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Former USAF aircrew here.

There's a lot of engineering that goes into getting aircraft to fly efficiently so I have doubts.

Hard to say without a better look at wing design and the power of the engine.

I would say if the craft had an abundance of power, it APPEARS as if this rudimentary craft could achieve lift but not for long. It would be very stupid to try to fly it if for no other reason than the fact that there are no control surfaces evident (ailerons and the like).

All that said, that's one cool kid.

Cool, makes me think of that Chinese guy who built his own air-plane from scratch.

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