Another idaflieg-2009-image - this could be the second part of those magnificent men, but the German title about "daredevil men" and "flying boxes" would fit better. Ingo Luz starting the right engine of his CriCri, you can see the left propeller through the canopy. The CriCri is most likely the smallest multi engined aircraft ever because it´s simply the smallest manned aircraft possible. It even failed to be an ultra-light as it is so small that wing loading and therefore landing speed is to high. Designed as a kit plane, one could buy only construction plan as well. There are many who did not complete the project and sold it to someone else, who continued and sold again and ... As it is a kit plane and the 175 cc modified two-stroke-Yamaha-engines didn´t prove to be the most reliable, several alternative power plants are in use. There are CriCris equipped with model jet engines. One has even been fitted with four electric motors two - on each pylon with one propeller pulling and one pushing- but the batteries do only last for about 15 min of flight. This time I neglected the full size image. Thanks for viewing Panasonic Lumix FZ-50 (24 aug 2009) ...