Bolivia's garage built helicopter

Helicopters for Bolivia, a family project Cancari

In Mercury urbanization of El Alto is built the first helicopter to fly Bolivian estimate this year is the challenge of an enterprising family to develop the domestic

PRODUCTION. The father and the two sons of the family are riding Cancari gradually Bolivian first helicopter to be built in his small workshop in El Alto. Photo: Alejandro Alvarez

The Reason / Edgar Toro Launches

00:00 / January 22, 2012

"In Bolivia there is not an automobile or needles," he said Hugh, the eldest son of Jaime Cancari, as the main motivation for realizing the dream of "Cancari, helicopters to Bolivia" factory in urbanization Mercury on the slopes of Huayna Potosi. 

Jaime Cancari (53) is the father of Hugo and Franklin, all chemicals cromadores niqueladores and last year produced 50 Cancari mountain bikes sold at a price of Bs 500 and Bs 1,400 in Fair July 16 in El Alto. "We have made every part of the bike, the tires only tire we bought" recalled the entrepreneur on his first play that generated confidence in the new challenge.

The three employees work at home of Urbanization Mercury alteño District 4, which became a small workshop. That's an area away from all the hustle of the city, where they dream of installing a giant helicopter factory, for now work only on a small scale in an area of ​​300 square meters outdoor albeit with own tools .

The manufacture of the helicopter like a dream, but the three men are convinced. "We're gonna make. This year will be the first flight and we will be the drivers. "

They note that this is an experimental pilot project, a first job that will work even manufactured the engine, but do not discard that can be purchased for this experiment. "This helicopter will be used for the relief of flood, accident, transfer of patients, to fumigate fields up to fetch water," says Cancari on future functionality of the motor.

Hugo explained that the whole structure is made of aluminum, with a capacity for only one person with a leather seat and recliner. The material being used in the design has national workforce, because the decision is to take the options out there in the market alteño. The helicopter rotor have a main and tail rotor. The cabin doors, the fuselage, the roof, the housing and the engine will be manufactured lace fiberglass. The convex tempered glass windshield will. "We also know curving glass," said Franklin, the youngest son. The entire structure of the tail and the tail rotor transmission is aluminum.

Neither side of this helicopter has been neglected. The skids are already built and also painted themselves. "We almost have all the parts (parties), we only need to assemble them and assemble the engine", detailed the technical alteños. Hugo must still be defined precisely horsepower that require the engine to fly. Cancari say the issues studied fluids and aerodynamics to fulfill his dream. They work in small workshop where black sand based brick and color extracted from the rivers of this area, make their own grinders and other tools. "It will be the first helicopter manufactured in Bolivia and El Alto", the Cancari dream.

The project requires investors

The family has set Cancari that the aim of manufacturing helicopters in Bolivia, invites all institutions or government agencies and private organizations interested in funding this project. "We just want a capital of U.S. $ 250,000 to start and hopefully help us," is the order of the Cancari.So far, only equity financed work with nickel and chrome bumper of vehicles and every piece of iron. The workshop is located at Av Calacoto (against police Module) Mercury area of ​​El Alto.