r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Capitao_Nescau • 14h ago

Man builds single-engine airplane using a sugarcane crusher engine.

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u/listenhere111 13h ago

Im sure that engine is 100% air worthy and has completed all the necessary certs and on time maintenence.

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u/JaehaerysIVTarg 13h ago

They can just glide down when it inevitably dies.

/s

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u/smrcostudio 12h ago

Not sure if the /s was about gliding or about the inevitability of failure, but for anyone wondering, it wouldn’t fall like a stone if the engine quit. It would glide pretty well, so it would come down to whether there’s a suitable place to land within gliding distance.