Thursday, February 27, 2025 - The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced that the first Made-in-Nigeria helicopter is nearing completion and will soon take its maiden flight.
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
recognised 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
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