Helmi Attia’s 3D Journey through Aviation, Aerospace, Nuclear Fields

By: Ibrahim Eldeeb and Maydaa Abo El-Nadar

CAIRO, MAR.20  (SEE) - Professor Helmy Attia is the Head of the Aviation Engineering and the Space Sciences Metals’ Department at the Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA). His students obtained 70% of the center’s manpower.

Around ten years before Egypt imported the Nilesat’s technology, he had been contributing to the design of four Canadian satellites used in telecommunications. He was awarded “Best Research” from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

In this regard, Attia told SEE, “Canada is considered one of the successful five countries in the field of aviation and aerospace. It is one of two countries that can manufacture an airplane from A to Z. This is the reason behind Canada establishing the CCAA, whose task is supporting small and large-sized companies for high-quality production with low-cost.”

He added, “The center works on designing robots, light metals that are used in manufacturing the airplane’s body, heavy metals, and the metals’ formation.”

Speaking about the satellites’ technology, Attia mentioned that a satellite comprises thousands of small-sized parts that form its very light body.

Worth noting is that Attia worked for about 21 years in the nuclear energy’s field, where he was responsible for the security and the reactor’s non-deactivation.

Regarding the security part, he was protecting the reactors’ metallic parts against corrosion. As for the reactor’s age, under his responsibility, the reactor had to last for 30 years, without breaking down for even a single day as this would cost million dollars.

“To follow in Canada’s and Germany’s footsteps, Egypt has to increase spending on the scientific research’s budget and to prioritize it.”