Archived African-Kenyan tries to start the local aircraft industry (f169bbs.com)
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Archived African-Kenyan tries to start the local aircraft industry (f169bbs.com)
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[–] GermanicJedi 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
This isn't an inventor trying to build an aircraft, this is an expression of cargo cultism. He has no understanding of what an aircraft is but he can identify it's parts. The basics of aerodynamics are available in books, online, or via word of mouth by having an educational discussion with a pilot. If there are no libraries available to him then he could ask a foreigner of a religious mission trip to aquire and provide him with documents related to aerodynamics, in fact, they would be ecstatic to have someone approach them about learning something.
The frame is welded steel which means he or someone else knows how to weld, yet somehow this welder seemingly knows nothing about aluminum and it's aircraft grade variety and why it is called such.
[–] DinduNuffinNohow 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
There's enough info on line to build your own remote controlled fucking drone with video telemetry if you want to. For fuck's sake.
Hell you can get plans for a glider or ultralight and make the fucking thing from fiberglass and resin.
Ya don't even have to understand the physics initially. "here, make this fucking shape, that makes it go up"