Felix Kambwiri has spent the last four months constructing a helicopter out of scrap metal and fibreglass in his garage, 90km (55 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe, AFP news agency reports.
It hasn't taken off yet, but Felix is optimistic about it taking to the skies, despite its makeshift nature.
"I would like just to fly for even five minutes to show that I am serious about this and that it is not a joke. This helicopter can fly," he told AFP.
Felix hasn't yet demonstrated that the helicopter can get off the ground as test flights have been banned until the civil aviation authorities have completed safety checks.
Felix's wife Anne told AFP: "I was frightened when I heard my husband was developing a helicopter, because he'd never done it before... "but later I accepted it, because everything is possible through God."
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