This is my favorite rooftop airplane:
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A man who built a plane on his Mumbai rooftop
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Re: A man who built a plane on his Mumbai rooftop
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Presumably he means "not well connected or from the right family / caste". It's a very class-driven society.
Its not class-driven, but caste-driven society.
That's quite a black and white view of things, which may have been true >100 years ago. Today there are wealthy people in the lowest castes and poor people in the highest castes. Money and power takes precedence over caste.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
He should publish his schematics online. They should allow him to test it. If he dies, so be it. That Virgin Galactic pilot died – testing aeronautical prototypes is dangerous. Just because it is dangerous doesn't mean you have to prevent every maverick from trying. Of course, he should fly it himself and not get someone else to test it. Also, he should just fly it surreptitiously, if he's that confident.
It's not just himself he is putting in danger. There are people surrounding the airport that could be hurt in a crash. If he were able to go to an airport with no people around then it could be safe. I'm not very familiar with India's geography, but I doubt he could easily find an airport that isn't surrounded by people. The Virgin Galactic crash was during an approved test flight from the FAA. That means that the FS…
> I'm not very familiar with India's geography, but I doubt he could easily find an airport that isn't surrounded by people.
It is currently parked at Mumbai airport, which is surrounded by Dharavi: an extremely densely populated area. According to Wikipedia, Dharavi has a population density of over 277,136 people per sq km.
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#54Has this plane ever flown?
This plane cannot fly until the DGCA (aviation regulatory authority of India) registers it. The PM of India has urged the DGCA to to clear this project expeditiously.
> This plane cannot fly until the DGCA (aviation regulatory authority of India) registers it.
It is permitted to fly it under 20 feet without DGCA registration.
Re: A man who built a plane on his Mumbai rooftop
#55> He has spent about $800,000 of his own, and his family's money, and has sold properties and pawned family jewellery to fund his dream. > "In India, innovation by commoners like me is not taken seriously. [...]"
> A local newspaper and a news channel picked up the story. The throng turned into a flood of visitors taking selfies with the plane. India's aviation minister came visiting, as did senior officials and a bevy of businessmen. > Mr Yadav says he's now ready to commercially build India's first indigenous planes. Investors have shown interest. The local BJP-led government has promised him 157 acres of land to set up a f…
That is, in fact, what I mean.
He is claiming he is a commoner, and he is claiming he is not being taken seriously; I do not think either of those claims hold water.
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
For that money you can purchase several safe planes.
Can you really get a functioning single prop with new or decent functionally usable used parts that is completely flyable and safe enough for regulations for under 100k?