Shu Mansheng, who has only a basic school education, taught himself mechanics and electronics to build the flying saucer which is powered by eight engines attached to propellers.
Shu, of Wuhan, Hubei Province, spent £6,000 on his first flying saucer last year but that failed to take off. Shu went back to the drawing board and started work on the second version this year which he has now successfully flown.
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He now plans to further refine his flying saucer and also hopes to set up a school for children interested in similar projects. "My dream is to establish a special school where kids would be able to learn all sorts of things they don't teach in ordinary schools," he explained.
3 comments:
death-trap-tastic! I don't think I'd want to be anywhere near that many spinning blades let alone hand-start them though.
Heh heh, I'm sure it's perfectly safe!
(homemade hovercraft) does NOT equal (flying saucer)
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