a true scratch build

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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Now this is what I call a scratch build helicopter.

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=071021050644.f7wwe84w

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I have a new hero. Hmmmm, what kind of parts can I find sitting around Cincinnati…

Semper Fi,

Chris

3

I must say, the boy’s got guts.

But there’s a reason you don’t see many aircraft built from car parts flying more than 7 feet off the ground… heck, even the Wright brothers had to fabricate their own lightweight engines!

He may have talent, but I think he’s living on borrowed time. Hopefully his story gets out and he can get a scholarship to some sort of aeronautical university before his luck runs out building jalopies.

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Gee, I’m having zero luck tonight on posted links. Is the link still valid? What is the article title on the site so I can search for it?

Thanks