A group of eight enthusiasts designed and built a seaplane from scratch
Three months ago, Drithi took to the skies, gliding over the serene waters of the Shambhavi, in Hejamady village in coastal Karnataka.
Sleek and shiny, the lean, mean, human-made machine was Pushparaj Ameen’s decade-old dream come to life.
Pushparaj developed Drithi, a lightweight five-metre-long micro seaplane, with seven other aeromodelling enthusiasts. All the work was pretty much done in his backyard.