Post by Soutpeel on Jul 12, 2017 16:06:56 GMT 7
The Cambodian making airplanes from YouTube tutorials
Paen Long is building an aircraft from scratch using second-hand parts and YouTube videos, determined to see it fly.
Prey Veng Province, Cambodia - In March, after a year of hard work, Paen Long's creation, an eye-catching machine that he built from scratch, stood facing down a long straight dirt road, wider than most in rural Cambodia.
On the sidelines, dozens of neighbours from the nearby villages waited in ever-growing expectation, to see a handmade plane, built by a Cambodian car mechanic, fly.
It was a chance for Paen Long to prove that he could build a plane that could fly and also, fulfil a childhood dream, the pursuit of which has permeated the lives of those around him.
At his house in Prey Veng province, east of the capital Phnom Penh, after entering a metal sheet garage where old engines, pistons, and chains coexist with chickens, dogs and his second son's baby walker, the 30-year-old mechanic talks about his background and the series of events which led to this important day.
www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/cambodian-making-airplanes-youtube-tutorials-170531081629338.html
Paen Long is building an aircraft from scratch using second-hand parts and YouTube videos, determined to see it fly.
Prey Veng Province, Cambodia - In March, after a year of hard work, Paen Long's creation, an eye-catching machine that he built from scratch, stood facing down a long straight dirt road, wider than most in rural Cambodia.
On the sidelines, dozens of neighbours from the nearby villages waited in ever-growing expectation, to see a handmade plane, built by a Cambodian car mechanic, fly.
It was a chance for Paen Long to prove that he could build a plane that could fly and also, fulfil a childhood dream, the pursuit of which has permeated the lives of those around him.
At his house in Prey Veng province, east of the capital Phnom Penh, after entering a metal sheet garage where old engines, pistons, and chains coexist with chickens, dogs and his second son's baby walker, the 30-year-old mechanic talks about his background and the series of events which led to this important day.
www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/cambodian-making-airplanes-youtube-tutorials-170531081629338.html
