Photos: Kenyan unveils his home-made plane in front of crowds and TV crew… and everything goes bad

This is the moment a man unveiled his home-made plane in front of crowds and television crews - only for it to crash down seconds after take off.

Gabriel Nderitu, from Othaya, in central Kenya, assembled the aircraft himself and was making a sixth attempt to get it off the ground.

The 48-year-old's invention set off and roared up a specially-made wooden ramp - only to nosedive seconds later just metres after take-off. 

Crowds watched on and filmed the plane as it trundled across a make-shift airstrip before making its brief flight.

Fortunately nobody was injured because Mr Nderitu, who has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from the University of Nairobi, was controlling the craft remotely.

See photos below..