Pursuant to its commitment towards the enhancement of Nigeria’s National Research and Development (R&D) efforts as well as the encouragement of youth participation in innovative endeavours, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on 20th October 2020, hosted 4 talented youths from Ilorin, Kwara State, who had built an aircraft prototype capable of ground motion.
The efforts of the 4 youths; Mr Musa Aliyu, Mr Abdulateef Anafi, Mr Abbas Jamiu and Mr Jimoh Ahmed; came to light after a video of them taxiing the prototype aircraft they built was circulated via social media.
The gifted youths, who were airlifted from Ilorin to and from Kaduna by a NAF aircraft, were taken on tour of the Air Force Research and Development Centre (AFRDC), Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) as well as 401 Flying Training School (401 FTS) and 431 Engineering Group (431 Egr Gp) in NAF Base Kaduna to further expose them to aircraft engineering, aircraft R&D and aircraft operations.
