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treg50
10-23-2007, 11:31 AM
This guy is Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome or the next Howard Hughes.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/071021/oddities/nigeria_helicopter_offbeat
Destinova403
10-23-2007, 11:49 AM
jeez... i wonder how safe those are
ken-gsr
10-23-2007, 12:53 PM
pretty incredible that he built that in his backyard.
LilDrunkenSmurf
10-23-2007, 12:59 PM
LOL @ Civic motor. Too bad it only gets about 7ft in the air.
Intent_Fire
10-28-2007, 02:37 AM
of course its safe.. he learned how to fly helicopters from movies and the internet.
Like seriously who doesn't trust the internet?
Ashers
10-28-2007, 02:42 AM
Originally posted by LilDrunkenSmurf
LOL @ Civic motor. Too bad it only gets about 7ft in the air.

more than it did in the civic it came from...
HondaRice
10-29-2007, 02:11 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by HondaRice
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http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20071021/capt.sge.lzy72.211007224231.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg
QX498
10-30-2007, 10:21 AM
scary scary scary!
SCHIDER23
10-30-2007, 10:24 AM
wow smart guy fo sure :thumbsup:
racin_jayson
10-30-2007, 10:25 AM
I'm a helicopter engineer... and that thing scares me to death.
dreamchaser
10-30-2007, 11:09 AM
Originally posted by Destinova403
jeez... i wonder how safe those are
safer than a 16 year old in a 300zx twin turbo for sure.
Moe Man
10-30-2007, 11:25 AM
Originally posted by dreamchaser

safer than a 16 year old in a 300zx twin turbo for sure.

WTF :werd: