and a new pilot/engineer is born.

Here are a few more pictures of the guy.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig

And here is a statement from the same link page:

Although some government officials got very excited when they saw him
conduct a demonstration flight in neighbouring Katsina state,
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has so far shown no interest
in his aircraft.

On Jan 15, 8:09 pm, wrote:
Here are a few more pictures of the guy.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig

From the photos its amazing simplicity - he's got a front-wheel car
driveshaft running the rotor and implementing rotor tilt. Hey if he
only gets it off the ground thats flying. Don't forget helicopter
ground effect, valid for height of one rotor length. Thats probably
where he could get the 7? feet. Less power needed to hover near ground.

wrote:
On Jan 15, 8:09 pm, wrote:
Here are a few more pictures of the guy.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig

From the photos its amazing simplicity - he's got a front-wheel car
driveshaft running the rotor and implementing rotor tilt. Hey if he
only gets it off the ground thats flying. Don't forget helicopter
ground effect, valid for height of one rotor length. Thats probably
where he could get the 7? feet. Less power needed to hover near ground.

He could still have a tether at up to 10 feet negating the need for a
tail rotor until it's ready for solo flight.

Tony

On Jan 15, 9:14*am, Bob Moore wrote:
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote

North American Aviation took the P-51 from doodles on a napkin to
lifting off the tarmac in 117 days.

Mortimer...Do you know what the "Tarmac" is?

From Wikipedia:

snip

While the specific Tarmac pavement is not common in some countries
today, many people use the word to refer to generic paved areas at
airports, especially the airport ramp or "apron", near the terminals
despite the fact that many of these areas are in fact made of concrete.
This term seems to have been popularized when it became part of the news
lexicon following live coverage of the Entebbe hijacking in 1976, where
"Tarmac" was frequently used by the on-scene BBC reporter in describing
the hijack scene. The Wick Airport at Wick in Caithness, Scotland is one
of the few airports that still has a real Tarmac runway.

It was in the lexicon long befor 76. I was taught it in the USAFSS
(intelligence service) back in 54 when I was studying Russian.

Harry K

On Jan 15, 8:09*pm, wrote:
Here are a few more pictures of the guy.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5...7tMmr2zeQmiRig

Now that's a story that's more believable.

Maybe there are some pictures of it flying.