(CNN) — An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter. The man, a resident of the Omutninsky district ...

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We’re back on the Homemade 4-seat helicopter build, and it’s starting to look like a real aircraft. Since the last video, we’ve made significant progress: - Built and fitted the fiberglass doors - ...

An 88-year-old amateur aviator from Russia was killed during an attempted takeoff of his homemade helicopter on Friday, according to reports. Vladimir Trapeznikov, locally famous in his native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The DIY aircraft was one of five made by Vladimir Trapeznikov, according to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. - Volga ...