In the last couple years, amateur engineers from Africa have built DIY planes and helicopters out of recycled parts. These rigs look undeniably bad-ass, even if it's unclear whether they can get off the ground.

In Kahawa West, Kenya, Gabriel Nderitu is building an 800-kilogram aircraft using a Toyota engine and other aluminum pieces over the course of a year. Nderitu has no engineering experience, but he claims to be building the plane as an inspirational gesture to children. Local news has been following his progress recently — there's no word on whether it'll ever get off the ground, but it takes a steel resolve to build a plane with detachable wings.