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...