EVOLUTION AND HISTORY OF THE INDONESIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY

EVOLUTION AND HISTORY OF
THE INDONESIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY

I. INTRODUCTION
The aircraft is a means of transportation which has a very important meaning for economic and defense development, especially realizing that Indonesia being an island-state with a geographical condition which is difficult to penetrate without adequate means of transportation. From the above mentioned condition, comes the thought that as an island-state Indonesia is in the position to have maritime and aviation industries. This has led to the birth of an aircraft industry in Indonesia.
II. NATIONAL EFFORTS OF AIRCRAFT BUILDING
A. PRE-INDONESIAN INDEPENDENCE
Since mithology of Indonesians puppetry developed in the cultural life of the Indonesians and the figure of Gatotkaca became a legendary figure as the ‘flying hero’, the desire of the Indonesians to have the ability to fly had ever since urged motivated.
In 1937, eight years prior to the Indonesian Independence, due to the request of a lo...