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[Canis lupus]

As Iraq buys up foreign arms and aircraft one man in a province northeast of Baghdad has taken an alternative approach to the billion dollar deals.

The Associated Press reports Hatim Kadim Salman is building the first Iraqi handmade helicopter to patrol the country's borders and he's doing it for just $24,000.

Salman is from Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles from Baghdad and the backyard helo effort is taking place in hat Foreign Policy and Army officials have called the "Nastiest town in Iraq".

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[ComputerMKII]

It doesn't look like much.

 

[Danis]

roflcopter.

 

[Dennis]

I can't see how this could go wrong.

 

[WarMacheen]

Looks like it was built in District 9, before the prawns moved in.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Sierra's 3D Helicopter Simulator looked better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20O6QVPWXY

roflcopter.

Should have bee first response.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Fallout will include helicopters from now on.

 

[Nevasleep]

Looks like one of those stealth helicopters.

 

[Acheron]

If it can't fly yet, who gives a shit?

That thing won't fly.

 

[injurai]

That doesn't fly with me.

 

[Fusion Pizza]

The rotors look like the blades you put into the engines in HL2 to make the spinning deathtraps.

Maybe he's a gamer?

 

[Grimm Fandango]

I'd laugh but the guy will probably die in the test flight

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

If it can't fly yet, who gives a shit?

That thing won't fly.

Oh it will fly.

Once.

 

[Dark Octave]

Oh boy.

Looks...ah...looks great, man...

 

[Canis lupus]

I respect him for trying.

 

[Count Dookkake]

The flight of Iraqus.

 

[Fusion Pizza]

I respect him for trying.

Yeah, it is admirable to try such a feat.

But does his country really need a homegrown helicopter?

 

[Stet]

I painted it blue, like the sky. For stealth.

 

[prelude514]

Let's see the helicopters you built, GAF.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Yeah...........not getting in that.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Uh-huh.

 

[Secret Fawful]

I want a ride. If I survive, I'll forever have the respect of everyone ever.

 

[Chet Rippo]

I wanna see it in the air next.

 

[Blair]

preemptive RIP

 

[Dark Octave]

That field and that half building (wtf?) kind of reminds me of the South Park episode when they go to Iraq and every house is blown up but they still use the doors.

 

[Jacob]

The Daily Mail wrote up the news comparing the low cost effort to the $20 million Apache and points out there is no word yet on whether the aircraft will actually fly.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

I painted it blue, like the sky. For stealth.

rainy days should be a blast

 

[Diablos]

Roflcopter comes to life. lol

 

[darthbob]

If he gets it to fly, the U.S. Govt. will shoot it down with a Tomahawk missile.

 

[Azih]

I don't know, cheap shit for scouting seems like it would make sense. Though morale for the pilots assigned to scout would be pretty low I imagine.

Abdul: Hey Hamid, Maybe you could borrow my car for your next assignment on the Syrian border. After all it cost more than your HELICOPTER!

Hamid:

 

[Sethos]

If he gets it to fly, the U.S. Govt. will shoot it down with a Tomahawk missile.

or a BB gun

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

The flight of Iraqus.

*Thumbs up*

 

[Lamel]

You know for a one man effort with scrap supplies, that is fucking amazing.

 

[Dark Octave]

I have a dream of building my own sports car someday from the engine to the frame, everything. I will hang this picture in my garage next to the CAD design of my future exotic racer as extra incentive to get every detail perfect.

 

[Trick_GSF]

I'd sooner cut of my penis with the intent of ingestion than fly in that thing.

 

[KHarvey16]

There's a reason helicopters don't cost $24k.

 

[Canis lupus]

I have a dream of building my own sports car someday from the engine to the frame, everything. I will hang this picture in my garage next to the CAD design of my future exotic racer as extra incentive to get every detail perfect.

I wish you good luck! I will refer to this image whenever I need to be inspired and ambitious.

 

[mnannola]

I'm not sure those shoddy propellers would last one rotation before falling apart. I would love to see a video of this thing flying.

 

[ruxtpin]

Doesn't it get hot in Iraq? If you were going to work in Iraq, standing around outside, building something... Wouldn't it be better to wear something other than a dark suit?

 

[UnluckyKate]

The flight of Iraqus.

9/10

 

[xbhaskarx]

How many rolls of duct tape did he use

 

[Gully State]

Meanwhile in China...

 

[Dark Octave]

I once spent a week builing a sound proof studio recording booth with a buddy. By the end of the build I stood inside of the booth and he stood on the outside. He asked if I could hear him and I responded.

This is much worse.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

No amount of money could get me in that thing.

 

[andycapps]

That's no helicopter. That's a glorified erector set contraption.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

That looks... more than unsafe. It's like a flying list of FAA violations.

 

[Veritas_]

The rotors look like the blades you put into the engines in HL2 to make the spinning deathtraps.

Maybe he's a gamer?

I was gonna say that it looks like something slapped together in Garry's Mod. But you've hovered over that topic already.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

looks safe enough for me LOL

 

[triplestation]

anybody else thinkin mad max: road warrior

 

[phosphor112]

Hahaha, oh wow. This sounds like home to me... Jerry rigging whatever the hell you can. I'll have to stop by and see it next time I go down there.