Jugadu Paraglider
Let's go to Madurai a small village in Tamil Nadu to make you fly.......A man who is known for his jugadu paraglider A.K. RAJA GNANAPRAKASAM
Let's go to Madurai a small village in Tamil Nadu to make you fly.......A man who is known for his jugadu paraglider A.K. RAJA GNANAPRAKASAM
A makeshift paraglider!!
Being a farmer's son, Raja works as a government contractor. He left his education in 8th standard in school but never stop dreaming high. No knowledge of engineering nor any technical education yet he ventures into the sky that too with his self made paraglider.
Rajaji was in love with machines since childhood his mind being less engaged in books and more in assembling and disassembling mechanical objects.
Rajaji dreamt of flying ever since his childhood opening his arms wide to touch the sky.
After seeing a dragonfly in his childhood, he thought that he can even fly.
Like the dragonfly, today Rajaji also flies not only his mechanical mind and his will power to fly helps him to fly but also his brain which thinks in a makeshift way.
HOW DID HE MAKE A JUGADU PARAGLIDER LET'S SEE:-
His first flight was of only 20 seconds. He flew at around 600-700 feet above the sea level he got scared so he landed quickly and hard which resulted in breaking some parts.
To know the reason, He did some research and improved his flight techniques which have him better results. Now he can fly for 20 minutes.
These 20 minutes in the air gave a push to Rajaji's dreams and now Rajaji is going to bring a major change in his paraglider, Now he is designing a 3 seater paraglider and he has road-tested it and soon he will test in the sky.
He dreams of giving a fly tour to people for free.
Rajaji dreamt of flying in the sky which he completed with his never tiring mind and non-stop ideas 24/7 efforts and his passion to fly
Being a farmer's son, Raja works as a government contractor. He left his education in 8th standard in school but never stop dreaming high. No knowledge of engineering nor any technical education yet he ventures into the sky that too with his self made paraglider.
Rajaji was in love with machines since childhood his mind being less engaged in books and more in assembling and disassembling mechanical objects.
Rajaji dreamt of flying ever since his childhood opening his arms wide to touch the sky.
After seeing a dragonfly in his childhood, he thought that he can even fly.
Like the dragonfly, today Rajaji also flies not only his mechanical mind and his will power to fly helps him to fly but also his brain which thinks in a makeshift way.
HOW DID HE MAKE A JUGADU PARAGLIDER LET'S SEE:-
- He got this 100cc engines in the second hand
- Then he converted pesticide tanks into a fuel tank
- Then used shockers from motorbikes as landing gear
- Made a garden chair into a seat
His first flight was of only 20 seconds. He flew at around 600-700 feet above the sea level he got scared so he landed quickly and hard which resulted in breaking some parts.
To know the reason, He did some research and improved his flight techniques which have him better results. Now he can fly for 20 minutes.
These 20 minutes in the air gave a push to Rajaji's dreams and now Rajaji is going to bring a major change in his paraglider, Now he is designing a 3 seater paraglider and he has road-tested it and soon he will test in the sky.
He dreams of giving a fly tour to people for free.
Rajaji dreamt of flying in the sky which he completed with his never tiring mind and non-stop ideas 24/7 efforts and his passion to fly
- Rajaji can fly at a maximum speed of 60-80 kmph.
- He uses his farm as a runway for his paraglider
- An estimated cost of a paraglide is around 12 lakh rupees. However, Rajaji made his paraglider in just 2.7 lakh rupees
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