Yes, that’s a man sitting inside of a giant floating banner. Those fast-moving propellers? Attached to motorcycle engines. Is he flying? Technically, I would say yes. Mostly, I’m very concerned as to how high he might go if it weren’t tied down.
The man is Chinese farmer Shu Mansheng, and this creation is all his doing. Apparently the contraption, which is 5.48m in diameter, can only stay in the air for 10 seconds at a height of 1m. So I, and indeed Shu, have very little to worry about in terms of bodily harm.
Parts came in at $3000-odd, which is significantly cheaper than, say, an A380.
I don’t think we’ll be posting a DIY guide on Lifehacker in the near future, though we’d welcome a few tips on Shu on getting started…
Our ten-second in-flight movie will be… [Reuters]
Ryan
Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 10:01 PMNice only 3gs and you could have your own ufo! ill wait till they build one with a cover so i dont get attacked buy bugs and birds!!
RonC911
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 2:27 AMHow can it be a UFO? We know who the owner is, where it is from, how it functions and most important it doesnt fly it hovers beiefly. It should be designated a BFO “briefly hovering object”.
WELL SAID RON
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 3:11 AMWELL SAID RON
Jackson Bison
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7:53 AMBHO, but we know you meant that.
EckyThump
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7:54 AMNo sense of irony then, eh! #]
R.W.Peacock
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 3:19 AMMaybe if he got out of it….it would fly?
Jackson Bison
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7:53 AMAh, safety first… I mean last. No first… Aw forget it – who needs safety anyway…?
chugs
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:19 PMjust another sign of China’s military dominance over the United States. I think this calls for another $100b in a Anti-UFO Airborne Littoral Aggregaton Thermal Induction Laser Combat Effectiveness Systems (AUALATILCESs)
Quick waste more money before you lose your testicles to the Chinese.