Asmelash Zeferu
Asmelash Zeferu is an Ethiopian person, who made international headlines after he made his own aeroplane from scratch. He named his aeroplane the K-570, and plans to fly it to become the first North African to fly an indigenously-designed aircraft.[1]
History
He left Alemaya University campus to join the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy, but his application to become a pilot was refused. So in 2001 he decided to build his own plane in order to fulfil his lifelong dream of flight."[2]
The Zeferu K-570A aeroplane failed to fly on its first outing, on 15 June 2015, when the propeller disintegrated.
Following an introduction to René Bubberman, a member of the Dutch Experimental Aircraft Association (NVAV), Zeferu has been offered a scholarship to study aeronautics at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences.
Aircraft
The Zeferu K-570A is a two-seat parasol-wing monoplane of conventional layout and wooden frame construction. The wing is of straight, untapered configuration and is strut-braced. The fixed, fuselage-mounted tailwheel undercarriage is derived from a Suzuki motorcycle.[1]
Power was initially provided by a Volkswagen engine taken from a Volkswagen Beetle motor car. This horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine has a capacity of 1,285 cc and delivers 40 hp at 3,000 rpm.
The engine has since been replaced by a 78 hp model taken from a Volkswagen Transporter.[2]
Design altitude in cruise is 10 metres (33 ft).
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wells (2015)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First-time flier to pilot homemade plane to wedding - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
Bibliography
- Wells, Jonathan (2015-09-09). "Meet the man who built his own plane from scratch, using second-hand parts and YouTube tutorials". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-29.,
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