But he kept the gearbox hoping to build a new dragonfly and, using some brass rod, he did just that. The dragonfly’s circuitry uses a solar panel for power and a couple of flashing LEDs.

The website had already reported on a submission from the Russian Federation to replace the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly model still in service and the IA-58 Pucarás already decommissioned. The Russian ...