«HELICOPTERE» ARTISANAL DE TAMBACOUNDA : comment le maçon Mamadou Sow a trompé son monde
Dispatched to the scene, Air Force inspectors denounced it as a circus. Experts from Renault and the Aviation Authority almost landed in Dakar.
A 57-year-old Senegalese bricklayer, Mamadou Sow, claimed to have built and flown a homemade helicopter in Tambacounda, generating considerable media attention in Senegal and internationally. He presented himself as a self-taught engineer who had accomplished this feat with rudimentary means.
However, the investigation revealed that it was actually a hoax: the device was merely a motorized model incapable of flight, simply vibrating on the ground. The images showing a helicopter in flight were taken from a real aircraft manufactured in Hungary, and were inserted through video editing to deceive the public.
Experts from the Senegalese Air Force confirmed that it was not a genuine helicopter, highlighting the absence of essential systems such as hydraulics. The incident, reported by some media outlets, nevertheless misled many observers, even attracting the attention of foreign experts.
In summary, this alleged feat is a media stunt and a scam that has succeeded in fooling a part of the public and institutions.
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