Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's the world's first pentacontakaitetracopter: a self-made helicopter powered by 54 drone rotor blades.
Created by inventive YouTuber gasturbine101, the makeshift craft managed to hover nearly three feet off the ground, despite weighing 148kg. But that's not all the impressive copter is capable of: it can also carry a further 164kg and can stay airborne for around ten minutes.
In order to stay in the air the Swarm-manned aerial vehicle's 54 18-inch propellers need to spin at a rate of 5000rpm, though its inventor insists it's safe enough to ride.
However, the pentacontakaitetracopter's plastic dome doesn't just function as a handy rain shelter for Britain's predictably drizzly skies. As the propellers are exactly aligned with the pilot's head, it's also designed to make sure the flier returns to the ground with all body parts firmly intact.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
