Daiyrbek Orunbekov, Head of the Information Policy Service of the Kyrgyz Presidential Administration, stated on his Facebook page that Kyrgyzstan has begun production on ultralight small-size two-seat helicopters.
Describing the helicopter, he wrote: “It is a two-seater, can hold 70 liters of fuel, and flies 600 kilometers in 3 hours; pricing starts at around 60 thousand dollars.” He also added that automobile, helicopter, and other manufacturing plants would soon be opening in the country.
The production of helicopters in Kyrgyzstan, assembled from components supplies by Poland, is the country’s first foray into the market.
The helicopters can be used for various tasks, from pilot training and aerial photography to police patrols, power line control, medical personnel transport, and aerial agricultural work, and according to Orunbekov, interest has already been expressed by UAE companies in the test models.
The Times of Central Asia previously reported that the German company “Linding Group” plans to invest some 10 million dollars in assembling aircraft in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
