Comments on: Mubarak Abdullahi’s home-made helicopter takes Nigeria’s Kano Plains by storm

By: DIY | akallander.com

DIY | akallander.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:33:11 +0000

[...] has a brief on check out the profile of a Nigerian who built a working helicopter out of scrap metal and car parts. If someone could start a relief organization to get serious [...]

By: Houssam

Houssam — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:12:04 +0000

hey i live in kano nigeria and i would really like to meet mubarak if he would agree i would really like to c the heli he build
its really amazing wat he did b4 i saw wat he did on the internet i was looking aroung around 4 rc helicopters and i have been study closely how they work and i draw some draft sketches of the steering control and construction of a homemade helicopter. so Mubarak if u agree to meet me i’ll be glad to and plz contact me at me email …..thnx

By: The Chaos Cascade - Afrigadget blog

The Chaos Cascade - Afrigadget blog — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:44:43 +0000

[...] and parts from a Honda Civic, an old Toyota and from the remains of a crashed Boeing 747":http://www.afrigadget.com/2007/10/22/mub….lains-by-storm/ Link to Post – Back to Top Logged Elliot KaneMister Emember is offlineLife Is [...]

By: Peekaboo

Peekaboo — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:56:23 +0000

Yeah Yeah We’ve heard all this before, but why no pictures of it actually flying? Who has actually see it fly?? Show some pics but please no ingenius Nigerian photoshoppers getting into the act now!!
An acredited journalist from a TV Station must do an outdoor live recording. No Chroma Key (Green Screen)either Please!

Thanks

Peekaboo Mdalangi

By: If Thomas Edison Were Alive Today… « The Everyday Idealist

If Thomas Edison Were Alive Today… « The Everyday Idealist — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:49:00 +0000

[...] I particularly like the helicoptor. It has never flown higher than 7 feet off the ground, and looks like something my sisters might build with an Erector set, but it has flown (!) so the principle is sound. [...]

By: Christian Filmmakers • View topic - AfriGadgets!

Christian Filmmakers • View topic - AfriGadgets! — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:50:52 +0000

[...] in Africa, where money and resources are scarce.But if you really want to be amazed, check this out:http://www.afrigadget.com/2007/10/22/mu … -by-storm/…yup, it’s exactly what the link says it is! Cheers,Calix(…a tribute to the ingenuity of the [...]

By: Good news out of Africa - The Heathen Hub

Good news out of Africa - The Heathen Hub — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:53:53 +0000

[...] news. There is a very interesting site called AfriGadget.com, and it’s well-worth a visit. See a home-made helicopter built out of scrap, for [...]

By: queen anne's lace: AfriGadget - African Ingenuity

queen anne's lace: AfriGadget - African Ingenuity — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:32:41 +0000

[...] I love this photo of a typical village:More on this picture here.Read about:the bamboo bike projecta homemade helicopter ( yes you read that correctly. . .homemade!)fuel replacement from palm nutswater buoy as a water [...]

By: Usabilidade | human-computer interaction: Empreendedorismo Africano

Usabilidade | human-computer interaction: Empreendedorismo Africano — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:54:43 +0000

[...] mas o blog AfriGadget foi uma agradável surpresa para mim hoje à tarde.Lá pude ler que um empreendedor construiu um helicóptero de peças suplentes de um Honda Civic e de um velho Toyota, mais algumas chapas de alumínio… [...]

By: Anton

Anton — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:42:03 +0000

Where can I find a video of flying of this machine? Or it has never been above the ground?