Update from SIGGY .ng

Usman Abdulzahir Okinobanyi and Adeniyi Israel Oluwagbemi, both 500 level students of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the Kwara State University (KWASU) have teamed up to build a locally made aircraft, Siggy reveals.

These young men who have shattered religion and ethnic barriers to team up and think out of the box to fabricate an ultra-light aircraft, have revealed that if their locally-made aircraft hits the market, it will drastically reduce the cost of pilot training in the country.

However, the lofty dream, as fascinating as it is, is plagued with a number of bottlenecks, chief among which is the funding needed to launch them, their university and the country at large into the global aircraft manufacturing map.

Okinobanyi, who hails from Kogi State, said the idea is to use it for aerial surveillance, agriculture and short distance travel and also to show that research and development has actually come to stay in Nigerian institutions.

On how realistic the project is, Okinobanyi said “We are sure of completing it 100 per cent and get it airborne like a real aircraft. Every step we took before we got to this point met international standards and requirements.

“Every material that goes into it is calculated and accounted for using engineering software to get it to this point. This means the integrity of the aircraft is 100 per cent in terms of flight performance and materials integrity among others.”

He said with adequate funding, they hope to complete the project in February 2022, adding it is now at 50 per cent completion stage.

He explained that they started building the ultra-light aircraft before they got admission into the university and that fate has brought them together again.

“We came in to get more knowledge about Aero Astro. What we did was to now come together and join our settings and ideas to get to this point.

“My colleague is in charge of the airframe, integrity of the materials and software while I am in charge of the power plant and also part of the airframe”.

Adeniyi Oluwagbemi also solicited funding for them to enable them to complete the aircraft.

He said, “We have a lot of challenges getting up to this point especially on the issue of funding and we still need more funding to make progress.

“We have spent about N1.2 million and we currently need N6 million to complete it. Presently we have approached the university authorities to assist since they have also taken interest in it and I feel it will also be a good thing since not only them but Nigeria will benefit greatly from the success of this project.

“With the success of this project, short distance travel will be a lot safer and easier and it will ease the burden of road transport system.

“In advanced countries, they have private individuals who have aircraft of this size. In Nigeria, we can adopt this same style which will also help in reducing accidents on our roads.

“It will also make pilot training a lot cheaper. In the engineering society, it will encourage people to pick interest in this area of engineering and do more research.

“The advancement in aerospace engineering started with something less than this and today, we can all see the result. Technology advances and this is a good place to pick it from. This is just a single-seat aircraft.

“In case of landing, it has short-field capability and can land on any area of land. We don’t need a special or long runway to take off,” he noted.

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Nice effort

Better than nigeria airways

Private jet. It will be able to land in their villages. Good job.

Carry buhari for the test running

Their startup funding is waiting at MMIA.

We just need them to fly that plane from Ilorin to Lagos and collect it.

this is something one well mannered private individual should invest in.

but enter with patience and expertise. things like this are not as successful as you'd believe.

duro4chang:
Private jet. It will be able to land in their villages. Good job.

fuckingAyaya:
Carry buhari for the test running

KillIgbohoN0W:
Their startup funding is waiting at MMIA.

We just need them to fly that plane from Ilorin to Lagos and collect it.

donbachi:
Better than Air Peace

nice job

What a brilliant students

donbachi:
Better than nigeria airways

Have you taking your drugs

fuckingAyaya:
Carry buhari for the test running

Buhari will not gree enter.

He would rather commission it

Hahaha Nigeria airline

Although i no get clothes and foodstuff for this festive period that is not my major concern



I need cash to repair this laptop that someone dash me(battery and keyboard needs to be changed) so i can join the virtual web development training that will commence by January



I really wish I'll see help so i can aquire this web development skill..

They should use it and carry Buhari and Osibanjo.

Nice one

duro4chang:
Private jet. It will be able to land in their villages. Good job.

Hilarious

Lol...each man with his own perception
That would-be craft up there looks like it's specially designed to convey cows
Cows' humps meticulously factored in...lol

20 m for who gree fly/ test run this craft