gods must be crazy

[bryan chaisone]

What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?

Bryan

[Rick Pellicciotti]

(bryan chaisone) wrote in message >...
> What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?
>
> Bryan

I've never seen the movie so I can't answer your question. What I
have seen is this question come up time and time again so a search of
the archives is probably in order.

Perhaps Ron should consider adding it to the FAQ?

Rick Pellicciotti

[Rick Pellicciotti]

(bryan chaisone) wrote in message >...
> What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?
>
> Bryan

A quick search on Google returned this tidbit of info from 1996:

Message 2 in thread
From: Murray Behl )
Subject: Re: Ultralight in "GODS MUST BE CRAZY II"


View this article only
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt
Date: 1996/03/24


The plane is a two place Lazair. It was originally manufactured by a
company in Ontario, CANADA. In Canada it qualifies as an ultralight.
Although they are no longer in production a dedicated bunch of
people love their Lazairs and have a fly in each year. For more info
contact Mike McKusick, he puts together a Lazair newsletter.

Mike McKusick
Lazair Letter
Box 1061
Brighton, Michigan 48116
USA

(810) 227-6509

Murray

[Rich S.]

"Rick Pellicciotti" > wrote in message
om...
>
> I've never seen the movie so I can't answer your question. What I
> have seen is this question come up time and time again so a search of
> the archives is probably in order.

Yup. 34 times (now).

Rich S.

[bryan chaisone]

(Rick Pellicciotti) wrote in message >...
> (bryan chaisone) wrote in message >...
> > What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?
> >
> > Bryan
>
> A quick search on Google returned this tidbit of info from 1996:
>
> Message 2 in thread
> From: Murray Behl )
> Subject: Re: Ultralight in "GODS MUST BE CRAZY II"
>
>
> View this article only
> Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt
> Date: 1996/03/24
>
>
> The plane is a two place Lazair. It was originally manufactured by a
> company in Ontario, CANADA. In Canada it qualifies as an ultralight.
> Although they are no longer in production a dedicated bunch of
> people love their Lazairs and have a fly in each year. For more info
> contact Mike McKusick, he puts together a Lazair newsletter.
>
> Mike McKusick
> Lazair Letter
> Box 1061
> Brighton, Michigan 48116
> USA
>
> (810) 227-6509
>
> Murray

Thanks guys.

[Darrel Toepfer]

bryan chaisone wrote:

> What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?

Alittle more info:

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097443/board/nest/467131
"I saw your question and must tell you that I do know the aeroplane was
actually custom-made for the movie by the film studios. In fact, it now
hangs in the ceiling of a restaurant (owned by the company) in
Bloemfontein, South Africa. Hope that helps you.
Best regards Dr. Brendan Byrne"

[Darrel Toepfer]

Richard Riley wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 13:30:07 -0600, Darrel Toepfer
> > wrote:
>
> :bryan chaisone wrote:
> :
> :> What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?
> :
> :Alittle more info:
> :
> :http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097443/board/nest/467131
> :"I saw your question and must tell you that I do know the aeroplane was
> :actually custom-made for the movie by the film studios. In fact, it now
> :hangs in the ceiling of a restaurant (owned by the company) in
> :Bloemfontein, South Africa. Hope that helps you.
> :Best regards Dr. Brendan Byrne"
>
> I hadn't heard where it ended up. It never flew, and it was never
> intended to fly. The Lazair answer pops up because it's the only twin
> engine, high wing, tractor ultralight that anyone can think of.

When you mentioned the "Lazair" that threw me because it was my
understanding that the "one-off plane" never actually flew as well...

One that runs on whiskey and can be foot launched might just come back
into fashion someday...

> By the way, N!xau, who appeared as the Kalahari Bushman Xixo in both
> films and several spin offs (like 1994's "Fei zhou chao ren" - The
> Gods Must Be Funny in China) died last year. The movies made him - in
> his terms - a wealthy man, with a brick house big enough for his
> family (three wives and many children) with electricity and his own
> well. His real name was G!kau, but a transcription error in the
> credits on the first film resulted in the unintentional stage name.

Didn't kneaux that either, thanks...

[Ron Natalie]

Darrel Toepfer wrote:

> http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097443/board/nest/467131
> "I saw your question and must tell you that I do know the aeroplane was
> actually custom-made for the movie by the film studios. In fact, it now
> hangs in the ceiling of a restaurant (owned by the company) in
> Bloemfontein, South Africa. Hope that helps you.
> Best regards Dr. Brendan Byrne"
>

"We had a smaller airplane, but we couldn't find it."

[bryan chaisone]

Darrel Toepfer > wrote in message >...
> bryan chaisone wrote:
>
> > What kind of a plane is in The Gods must be crazy part II? Anyone?
>
> Alittle more info:
>
> http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097443/board/nest/467131
> "I saw your question and must tell you that I do know the aeroplane was
> actually custom-made for the movie by the film studios. In fact, it now
> hangs in the ceiling of a restaurant (owned by the company) in
> Bloemfontein, South Africa. Hope that helps you.
> Best regards Dr. Brendan Byrne"


Thank you Darrel.