DaVinci is famous for being the first person to invent the idea of a helicopter, but his old blue prints don’t really look all that much like our modern choppers. That is until now. 75-year-old Gennai Yanagisawa has created a 75kg (165-pound) one-man aircraft which sets the world record for the smallest helicopter.

The GEN H-4 has two rotors turning in opposite directions to maintain stability, and four engines that enables a 30-minute flight with a top speed of about 56 miles per hour. Controlling the GEN H-4 is very easy.If you wanted to go forward, you would pull the control bar toward you. If you want to go to the right, you would move it to left, and want to go left, move it to right. The rise and descent are controlled by the throttle. It has four twin cylinder engines and can remain in the air even if two of the engines of malfunction. However, they have attached a parachute above the mast just in case. Five GEN H-4s have been sold in Japan and two in the U.S. for recreational use. The helicopters sell for about $57,140. www.gen-corp.jp

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