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Tan Chengnian (谭成年)-A man who realized his dreams

One year later, Tan made another attempt. The second plane had an airfoil 12 meters long, 2.2 meters high and weighed 300 kilograms. Though it resembled a plane, it wouldn’t fly, but Tan continued in his attempts, refusing to be defeated by failure. Finally, he succeeded in building the third plane, which named “Chengnian NO.2”. He successfully flew it on July 5, 2005, and gained the title: the first flyer among Chinese countryman.

One notable occasion was August, 18, when, in celebration of his wife’s birthday, Tan and his wife flew over the scenery around their home for about 30 minutes, a gift for which his wife was deeply thankful.

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