Well I figure that if BM can rebuild MeMi from scratch then he has a good chance of making something like this work, and if not we can warn LL in advance so she knows to hike up the life insurance... 
On a serious note....
If the little black fella had developed the plane in Ethiopia with no access to the outside world the story might have had some
wings legs...
As it is, he has access to a vast library of information on how to build an aeroplane - the VW engine has been used for years to power home-built aircraft for instance - yet he has built a pile of shit that not only doesn't fly but doesn't even look as if it will fly...
If he'd have been white they would be taking the piss out of him.
