The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced that Nigeria’s first indigenous helicopter is nearing completion and preparations for its maiden test flight are underway.
According to NASENI, the Made-in-Nigeria helicopter is on the verge of being completed and will soon take to the skies.
The Project Manager at NASENI’s Aeronautics and Air Vehicle Development Institute, Engr. Kareem Aduagba, who disclosed this said significant progress has been made on the indigenous helicopter which would soon be officially recognized as the “Nigerian Chopper.”
“What we are doing now is not reinventing the wheel. We have one of our projects that started from the ground up, including the Made-in-Nigeria helicopter and some Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Additionally, we have acquired some aircraft components from developed countries in Semi Knock Down (SKD) and Complete Knock Down (CKD) forms. Using scientific and engineering expertise, we are working on assembling and modifying them.
Very soon, we will conduct the first test flight of the Made-in-Nigeria helicopter as we approach the final stages of development,” he said
