tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post1704787062136642486..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: women's dayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-89789367044710248842016-03-11T11:12:35.818-08:002016-03-11T11:12:35.818-08:00Thanks very much, Terry.
The helicopter builder -...Thanks very much, Terry.<br /><br />The helicopter builder -- his name is Felix Kampwiri, age 45 -- has put his dubious craft together in his garage, there in Malawi, using bits of scrap metal and fibreglass. He's been at work on it four months, so far. It has yet to be licensed much less elevate from the ground, but indeed I take that latter fact to be good news for the health of the clever Felix.<br /><br />There's been a minor craze in cottage aircraft construction in Africa of late. I've seen a half dozen news stories over the past year or so -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria. To my knowledge none of this homemade potting-shed fleet has yet become airborne; again, probably good news (see above).<br /><br />On the other hand... Igor Sikorsky didn't walk on water while autorotating, then, did he, if he was so smart?!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-65440301907097899462016-03-10T05:15:50.154-08:002016-03-10T05:15:50.154-08:00Lovely poem, Tom. It would be great to have a book...Lovely poem, Tom. It would be great to have a book of your poems from BTP along with their corresponding images. Also: I'd like to see that helicopter actually fly. tpwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909239000589253931noreply@blogger.com