Thursday 25 June 2015

Video:Kenyan Man who built plane using online videos attempts take off and it doesnt end well

This is the moment a man unveiled his home-made plane in front of crowds and television crews - only for it to crash down seconds after take off.
Gabriel Nderitu, from Othaya, in central Kenya, assembled the aircraft himself and was making a sixth attempt to get it off the ground...
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Chocks away: Gabriel Nderitu's home-made aircraft trundles across the make-shift airstrip as it prepares to take to the skies
The 48-year-old's invention set off and roared up a specially-made wooden ramp - only to nosedive seconds later just metres after take-off.
Crowds watched on and filmed the plane as it trundled across a make-shift airstrip before making its brief flight.
Fortunately nobody was injured because Mr Nderitu, who has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from the University of Nairobi, was controlling the craft remotely.
Onlookers could be heard laughing as the plane dipped out of sight beyond the ramp, which was installed at Kiawara in Kieni West Sub-County.
But Mr Nderitu, who hired a team of five to help realise his dream after developing an interest in aeronautical engineering, is determined to build a successful model.
Lift off: The aircraft is airborne - but only for a second or two as it crashes down out of sight behind the ramp
He is now beginning the task of piecing the broken parts of the wreckage together - a process that will take some time after the plane sustained heavy damage.
The Nation said he was set to ask the Ministry of Roads and Infrastructure to let him use one of the country's airstrips to improve the chances of take-off.
Describing his motivation for the project, he told the Nation: 'Interest drove me, and I am trying to encourage local innovation and research.
'I used the Internet to do my research and for over five years now and the progress is good. Much of what I have done is private research and experimentation.'
DailyMail

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