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Russian Man, 88, Dies After Homemade Helicopter Falls Apart on Takeoff | News Channel 3-12

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By Darya Tarasova and Amarachi Orie, CNN (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 of western Russia’s Kirov Region, attempted the flight in the self-built aircraft on Thursday, the Volga Region Transport Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release Friday. However, the helicopter self-destru…

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Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff

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