Self-flying Heli takes UAE innovation to skies

Hybrid autonomous cargo aircraft carries out maiden flight over Abu Dhabi

- BY ABDULLA RASHEED Abu Dhabi Editor

Sheikh Zayed Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday witnessed the maiden flight of Heli, a hybrid autonomous cargo aircraft launched by Emirati company LOOD. This is the first civil aircraft fully designed, developed and manufactured in the UAE by Emirati engineers, capable of carrying medium-range heavy cargo.