Ethiopian man told he was too short to be pilot builds own plane using YouTube(Photos)

 An Ethopian man has built his own plane after he was told he couldn't be a pilot because he was too short.Asmelash Zeferu did not want to let being too short stop him from flying a plane,so this weekend, the 35-year-old, plans to take his handcrafted K-570 light aeroplane to the air near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and marry his fiancé Seble Bekele when he lands.

 He has never flown before and he hopes the attempt will be more successful than five months ago when a broken propeller thwarted his dream.He learnt every aspect for aircraft manufacture from youtube videos and tutorials.

 Taking off at 90 mph, he will aim to reach an altitude of 10 meters which is not no mean feat considering he has 'no parachute or anything to protect me.'To fly an aircraft is not a big deal,' he explains.The greatest danger will be in landing.'

Despite support from his family, he says:

 'the biggest challenge in building my aircraft was the people around me... people calling me mad. People were asking 'How can you build an aircraft in Ethiopia? In Africa?'''My dream is to become an aerospace engineer at NASA. And I will be,'

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