Flight of fancy?
, November 30, 2012
Zhang Xuelin sits inside his self-made aircraft during its test flight in Jinan, Shandong province, November 29. Zhang, a farmer who dropped out of primary school in his early years, spent around 2,000 yuan ($321) to build a plane around a motorcycle, using wood and plastic boards. The plane, which took 11 months to build, failed in its test flight. Reuters/China Daily