Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Homemade Flying Saucer

A former Chinese farmer with little formal schooling who later worked as an automobile mechanic has designed and built at least one ultralight that briefly flew (before crashing) -- he has now moved on to a flying saucer. Shu Mansheng's project is a structure powered by eight motorcycle engines mounted vertically. They drive individual fixed-pitch wooden propellers. The engines are arranged in an inner and outer group of four engines each. An open cockpit located in the center is mounted above spokes that both support the engines and extend to an outer circular ring. Supporters will be hoping for a more positive outcome than the innovator's last attempt.

Shu Mansheng built his first aircraft in October 2010. It was saved by an inadequate powerplant that failed to lift it off the ground. A second effort was aborted when the innovator determined it would be too heavy to fly. This April Shu built another aircraft in a span of about 15 days. He managed to fly that one over approximately 30 meters at an altitude less than seven meters above the ground before he crashed. Shu Mansheng has been able to focus on his aviation exploits after some advances in his career led him to a financial windfall. He retired from his day job and now works full-time on his aviation adventures. His latest scheme has consumed the equivalent of nearly $10,000. His dream is to create a school "where kids can learn things not taught in regular school," he told WorldTourist.com.

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Mansheng (in red) tests the engines of his flying device ahead of his first test flight. The round steel flying device, which cost more than 20,000 yuan, was the fifth model made by Shu, a junior middle school graduate. It measures up to 5.5 meters in diameter, and is powered by eight motorcycle engines. (Jason Lee / Reuters)

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer

Former Chinese Farmer Builds Homemade Flying Saucer




Handmade Chinese Submarine

Handmade Chinese Submarine

Handmade Chinese Submarine: A worker polishes the surface of an unfinished miniature submarine at a workshop of Zhang Wuyi, a local farmer who is interested in scientific inventions, in Qingling village, on the outskirts of Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei province. Zhang has successfully tested his self-made miniature submarine “Shuguang Hao”, which is 12 feet long, 6 feet high, has a maximum diving depth of 65 feet, can travel at a speed of 20 km per hour for 10 hours underwater and is shaped as a dolphin. “I hope to sell my submarine as a civil product with the price of about 100,000 yuan ($15,670) after safety tests, and a merchant has decided to order one in this month”, Zhang said. (Jason Lee / Reuters)

Handmade Chinese Submarine


Handmade Chinese Submarine

Handmade Chinese Submarine

Handmade Chinese Submarine

Handmade Chinese Submarine

Monday, August 29, 2011

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte
This Extraordinary Fascinating Lamps, Gourd Lamps by Calabarte. Calabarte is an artist from Poland. He sculpts elaborated patterns on gourds which come from Senegal. When the lamp is switch on, the light amazes us with the fairy atmosphere created. How this lamp can create something beautiful and amazing with your room check out these pictures after jump...

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

Beautiful And Amazing Lamps by Calabarte

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