The Humming Bird (Philippines First light Helicopter)

July 11, 2019

The Humming Bird (Philippines First light Helicopter)

When i was in college a friend told me that were making and designing aircrafts and helicopter. Got to skeptic when he said about the helicopter PADC was developing it. Now just to see it real close and touch the Philippine made helicopter was a hair raising moment got to picture this and show the young ones how were to close making our own aircrafts, hope they will inspired how far we can go if we just continue where we start.

Attaching here are from other sites, ctto to the original uploaders!

In the 1980's the Philippine Air Force (PAF) attempted to reduce its dependence upon American second-hand aircraft by starting two "indigenous" aircraftprograms: a single-engine trainer plane, the "Defiant,"; and a light utility helicopter, the "Hummingbird." In July 1997 President Ramos authorized spending for the projects, and the Philippine Aerospace Defense Company (PADC) undertook the development effort. But a year later, once Ramos was succeeded by President Estrada, the Defiant and Hummingbird programs were terminated. Dornier Technology, a Philippine company, announced plans in 2008 to set up the first aircraftmanufacturing plant in the Philippines.

Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) was established in 1973 as the government's arm for the development of the Philippine AviationIndustry. PADC is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). The driving motives for its establishment are self-reliance, national security and technology transfer.

The Corporation, by itself or through its subsidiaries, undertakes business and development activities for the establishment of a reliable aviation and aerospace industry. To do this, it engages in the design, manufacture and scale of all forms of aircraft; it develops local capabilities in maintenance, repair and modification of all equipment related to air flight; and it operates an air transport service for domestic or international flights.

During the 1980's the Philippine Air Force (PAF) attempted to reduce its dependence upon American second-hand aircraft by starting its own indigenous aircraftprograms. The first program was a single-engine trainer plane, called the "Defiant," that could also be armed and used in the counter-insurgency role. The second was a Philippine-made light utility helicopter named the "Hummingbird." The two aircraft programs were supported by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but were not allowed to proceed by the government until July 1997, when President Ramos authorized spending for the project. The Philippine Aerospace Defense Company (PADC) undertook the development effort.

Ramos was succeeded shortly thereafter by President Estrada, whose government immediately conducted a review of the Defiant and Hummingbird programs. The review concluded that the two projects, which were only a year old at that point, were likely to be unjustifiably lengthy and expensive. As a result both were immediately terminated. Another factor was that the Hummingbird was in fact essentially an unlicensed copy of the MBB/Eurocopter Bo-105C and Eurocopter had threatened to sue the Philippine government. PADC had been involved with the assembly and maintenance on the helicopters, first acquired during the 1970s. To avoid the impending legal battle the PAF destroyed the prototypes. As of 2012, no attempt had been made to revive the Defiant or develop another helicopter program.

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https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/industry-aerospace.htm

I think this is one of the reason why they shutdown the program..

In the 1980s and 1990s, the PADC also developed the PADC Hummingbird helicopter prototype, which was considered a copy of Eurocopter's MBB Bo 105, but the project was also discarded as too lengthy and expensive.

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https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/100229945/aerospace-agency-in-the-philippines-to-be-shut-down-as-no-plane-design-in-45-years