{"id":156294,"date":"2024-11-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=156294"},"modified":"2024-11-11T20:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:30:19","slug":"jack-of-all-trades-a-serbian-man-masters-over-100-crafts-as-he-constructs-his-own-helicopter-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jack-of-all-trades-a-serbian-man-masters-over-100-crafts-as-he-constructs-his-own-helicopter-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"JACK OF ALL TRADES: A Serbian man masters over 100 crafts as he constructs his own helicopter! (PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Ljubi\u0161a Mileti\u0107, a self-taught master and craftsman from the village of Skorica near Ra\u017eanj, is known throughout the entire Ni\u0161ava district and beyond. His skilled hands know over 100 trades, and these days, he is finishing the construction of a real marvel \u2013 a helicopter. It has been his dream since his military days.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been building it for twenty years, and I think it will be operational in a year. It\u2019s a labor of love, and I made the frame from thin-walled pipes, specifically from car exhausts, because they\u2019re a millimeter thick to make it as light as possible. I used the gearbox from a Mi-8 Russian military helicopter that I found at a scrapyard, and it was brand new,\u201d Ljubi\u0161a told the RINA agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This hardworking, self-taught master from Ra\u017eanj managed to create a real aircraft that many engineers and pilots would envy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN SERBIAN:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-nFfSLiLkLLH5'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0KPgDkUHWLnQDuMRfrQm8949DHayDqLwFWB415kSiFmRAXkyLw21oseTngQQfBaB5l'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-nFfSLiLkLLH5\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cI learned a lot by reading literature and through advice from engineers, and everything was done according to the blueprint. I have drawings that I followed, except for the frame which I made as I imagined it, according to my own idea,\u201d said Mileti\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ljubi\u0161a doesn\u2019t hide the fact that finished parts were found discarded at landfills as secondary raw materials, so the pilot\u2019s seat was taken from the famous Fiat 600. However, even though he\u2019s been building it for two decades, he hasn\u2019t yet taken off with it and soared into the heights. The last time he turned on the propellers was two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t lift it because of the friction I had. Besides, it\u2019s not the same when you turn on the propeller above your head, and you get a creepy feeling. So even when I do fly, I don\u2019t want to fly high, just enough to lift a meter off the ground to be at a safe height,\u201d added the man from Ra\u017eanj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/helikopter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158971\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Foto: RINA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was known from a young age that Ljubi\u0161a would be a great craftsman when he made an entire wooden tractor at just 12 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI first started making engines, then cars and other vehicles. Later, I went to the army until I first saw a helicopter in 1972, and since then, it has been in my head every day, and I started dreaming about it,\u201d concluded master Ljubi\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SIMILAR TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/they-save-serbian-lives-in-america-association-of-doctors-from-the-diaspora-celebrated-their-patron-saints-day-in-chicago-photovideo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THEY SAVE SERBIAN LIVES IN AMERICA: Association of doctors from the diaspora celebrated their patron saint\u2019s day in Chicago! (PHOTO+VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-are-migratory-birds-who-will-never-forget-where-we-came-from-the-largest-serbian-folk-dance-ensemble-from-chicago-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cWE ARE MIGRATORY BIRDS WHO WILL NEVER FORGET WHERE WE CAME FROM\u201d: The largest Serbian folk dance ensemble from Chicago celebrates its 20th anniversary! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/exclusively-we-were-at-trumps-headquarters-on-the-night-of-the-election-we-serbs-were-welcomed-as-heroes-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">EXCLUSIVELY, WE WERE AT TRUMP\u2019S HEADQUARTERS ON THE NIGHT OF THE ELECTION: \u201cWe Serbs were welcomed as heroes!\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Izvor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rina.rs\/item\/22345-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RINA<\/a><br>Foto: RINA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ljubi\u0161a Mileti\u0107, a self-taught master and craftsman from the village of Skorica near Ra\u017eanj, is known throughout the entire Ni\u0161ava district and beyond. His skilled hands know over 100 trades, and these days, he is finishing the construction of a real marvel \u2013 a helicopter. 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