PADC Hummingbird explained

The PADC Hummingbird was a light utility helicopter that was developed by the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation to reduce dependence on second-hand aircraft for the Philippine Air Force.[1]

Design and development

During the 1980s, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) wanted to reduce dependence on foreign aircraft by starting indigenous programs. This resulted in the "Hummingbird". The project was not allowed to proceed by the government until July 1997, when then-President Fidel Ramos authorized spending.[2]

After then-President Joseph Estrada was elected, an assessment was conducted on the Hummingbird. The review concluded that the project was likely to be unjustifiably lengthy and expensive.[3] Another factor was that the Hummingbird was an unlicensed copy of the MBB/Eurocopter Bo 105C and Eurocopter planned to raise lawsuits regarding the project.[4] [3]

Variants

X-100A:One prototype converted from an MBB/Eurocopter Bo 105C.

Surviving aircraft

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . April 3, 2012 . Philippine Aerospace Industry . live . https://archive.today/20230301025903/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/industry-aerospace.htm . March 1, 2023 . January 21, 2018 . globalsecurity.org.
  2. Web site: 27 September 2016 . The Phil. Aerospace Dev't Corporation & The Indigenous Aircraft Revival . live . https://archive.today/20240307032259/https://www.pitzdefanalysis.net/2016/09/the-phil-aerospace-devt-corporation.html . 7 March 2024 . 7 March 2024 . Pitz Defense Analysis.
  3. Web site: 2017-12-28 . gulftoday.ae Philippines to close aerospace agency for inactivity . 2024-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228172628/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/c7523d74-a4dd-4edf-b3fe-ab0ecdba2008.aspx . 2017-12-28 .
  4. Web site: Javier . Erick Nielson . Opportunities and Challenges facing Philippine Defense Industrial Development . live . https://archive.today/20230626030954/https://www.ndcp.edu.ph/opportunities-and-challenges-facing-philippine-defense-industrial-development/ . 2023-06-26 . 2024-03-07 . National Defense College of the Philippines . en-US.
  5. Web site: Filmer . Paul . December 2011 . Worldwide: Military Aviation in Manila . live . https://archive.today/20240307032329/http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/military-aviation-worldwide-philippine-military-aviation-in-manila/ . March 7, 2024 . January 21, 2018 . globalaviationresource.com.

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