As per its responsibility towards the upgrade of Nigeria's National Research and Development (R and D) endeavors just as the support of youth interest in inventive undertakings, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 20 October 2020, facilitated 4 gifted adolescents from Ilorin, Kwara State, who had manufactured an airplane model equipped for ground movement. The endeavors of the 4 young people; Mr Musa Aliyu, Mr Abdulateef Anafi, Mr Abbas Jamiu and Mr Jimoh Ahmed; became exposed after a video of them navigating the model airplane they assembled was flowed by means of online media. The talented young people, who were carried from Ilorin to and from Kaduna by a NAF airplane, were taken on visit through the Air Force Research and Development Center (AFRDC), Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) just as 401 Flying Training School (401 FTS) and 431 Engineering Group (431 Egr Gp) in NAF Base Kaduna to additional open them to airplane designing, airplane R and D and airplane activities.
At the AFRDC, the youthful pioneers were gotten by the Principal Director of the Center, AVM Austine Imafidor, and indicated the cycles associated with R and D as it identifies with both monitored and automated airplane. They likewise had the occasion to associate with Aerospace Engineers and different Specialists engaged with a portion of the R and D endeavors of the Service. At AFIT, one of NAF's conspicuous Research Fellows, Group Captain Osy Ubadike (PhD), informed them on what they have to concentrate so as to be acceptable upkeep or configuration engineers for airplane frameworks, while at 401 FTS and 431 Engr Gp, the adolescents were indicated the essential instruments of airplane flying just as its parts, support and fixes. To give them a vibe of flying an airplane, the youngsters were allowed the chance to direct a guided taxi of the NAF Diamond DA-40 coach airplane.
Talking during the function, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was spoken to by the NAF Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Remigius Ekeh, noticed that, as partners in the Nigerian Aviation Industry, the NAF has consistently energized nearby ability in science and innovation, particularly in avionics related developments. This, he noted, was in accordance with 2 of the Key Drivers of his Vision, in particular; Reinforcing a Culture of Self-Reliance and Prudent Management of Resources, just as Strategic Partnership with MDAs for Enhanced R and D. The CAS featured that the NAF had, on numerous events before, distinguished skilled people and encouraged the tackling of their ability for expanded limit and the advancement of the Nigerian culture on the loose. He further expressed that, having been informed of the unprecedented energy and endeavors of the 4 adolescents towards airplane improvement, the NAF had welcomed them to Kaduna with the end goal of empowering them, while likewise investigating roads to best outfit their possibilities. "The goal is to open the refined men to airplane designing, airplane R and D and airplane tasks. By this, they will have a decent origination of how an airplane is planned, made and worked", he included. He declared that, with the experience of the visit and presentation, the refined men were more ready to settle on choices about their future. "The NAF stays ready to help them in at any rate conceivable", he said.
Additionally present at the function were the NAF Director of R and D, AVM Paul Jemitola, just as the Representatives of AFIT Commandant and Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command, alongside other senior NAF officials.
The NAF has, in the course of recent years, made it an arrangement to energize the individuals who have a pizazz for R and D. In such manner, the NAF allowed grants to skilled and innovative people who meet all requirements to go through different courses of study at AFIT. One of such people is Mr Armstrong Buba, a capable youthful specialist, who has made critical commitments to the NAF's R and D endeavors. Grant was comparatively granted to Ibrahim Dogo, the child of a resigned NAF faculty, who is as of now learning at AFIT. The NAF likewise offered grants to some youthful creators from Sapele, Delta State. Notwithstanding, they are yet to take up the offer. The present offer of help to the 4 Ilorin young people is subsequently the fourth of such mediations by the NAF.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Head of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
20 October 2020
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