Aircraft from Scratch: Kenyan Tinkerer aims to test fly

A Kenyan backyard tinkerer could go on to become the World's second version of the Wright brothers next week. 😉

Gabriel Nderitu, an I.T. worker with no background in aviation or engineering, put together a hand-built airplane and is planning a test run above the city of Kitengala.
In the video below, a rooster crows as Nderitu and some friends work in a dirt yard to put on the airplane’s finishing touches.

Nderitu, 42, spent six months doing research on the Internet and about a year building his two-seater plane from scratch. It involves a Toyota engine driving a 74-inch wooden propeller. The engine turns up to 4,000 rpm and works through a reduction belt drive, according to AVWeb, an aviation site.

He is aimed at becoming the Kenya's pioneer in aircraft manufacturing. 😀 😀

Have a look at him with his super-cool machine i.e. his innovation - the aircraft from scratch.

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