Belly pod... finishing touches

Pod finalisation is taking place as Lydia and Emmanuella put the finishing touches to the system.

We are very excited at the potential this new delivery system will open up for the rural communities.

Perhaps the most exciting part of this current development is that the design and construction has been led directly by young West African women. They have only needed guidance on the technicalities during the process. With nearly 700 rivets this really is a work of art!

We are thrilled to see West African problems being solved sustainably by West Africans and to be a part of changing their lives one flight at a time

Belly Pod update

Could these be the doors of opportunity?

Next week we will demonstrate our new drop system. These are the prototype doors for the drop pod.

Watch this space for more details coming soon.

Pelly Pod progress

Work has begun on the aluminium prototype belly pod !

This is a massive step forward in the development and deployment of our future health education programmes.

Work continues....

While we focus on the day to day operations, the ladies of the AvTech academy are continuing to work on the Belly pod.. We hope to see a functional design very soon.

To see their progress stop by the AvTech Blog

From Cardboard to plywood.... progress

Moving on from the card template a wooden structure with pattern parts is undertaken. If this works, then work can commence on the 6061T6 sheet metal product, hopefully sometime next week.

A lot of testing will take place with the wooden structure prior to finalising the pod. It is fantastic to have young people from the very rural areas that this and similar projects will benefit involved with this development.