reading the Flight International of 1971, i didn't know Disnerbal also had MiG-19 and MiG-21, i thought only the airforce.
Mig 19 already read it long time ago from Jane's Fighting Ships edition in 70's (I read it on CSIS library during finding data on my dissertation). However I'm bit surprised on Mig 21. Perhaps they have slight miss information. Jane's shown Indonesian Navy operate Mig 19 and IL-28. While the Flight International put IL-28 operate by Air Force only. However I did see old pictures on TNI-AL IL-28 of maritime strike version. So I tend to agree with Jane's that TNI-AL on that period operate Mig 19 and IL-28.
thats why you know so much what happen in the past, details you can't find on the internet,
He,he.. already put it actually in this thread or other Indonesian threads. I'm coming from generation that in 1986 Indonesia Air Show being told by school to cut class and coming to Air Show. In 1996 Air Show I already work as entry level Junior Officer in a Bank that accompany my Boss entering the Air Show on non public day.
I accompany My Bos on N2130 session, where I ask him why we were there. He simply say, all the Banks being asked to find money to support the project. Can you imagine if that continue happen ? Means the overall Indonesian Financial Industry has to leverage themselves to finance it. That's one of good thing the financial crisis happen. It's stop that kind of unfeasible Project (from Financial perspective).
This's why I said that on one of my previous post, that it's not IMF and World Bank that killed N250 and N2130, as many local forums, blogspot and media put it. IMF and World Bank simply say that IPTN has to find their own funding and Investors to finance the project.
Our own technocrats and Financial Industry simply has no appetite to finance the project, because they don't see Financial Feasibility on the projects. IPTN already try to find Investor for N250, but no serious Investors want to join. Those Investors own study from raise doubt if N250 will be able to compete well with ATR and Dash 8. Not because it's quality, but because it's too sophisticated for turboprop market.
That's why I said in my previous post, Habibie is brilliant Engineer, but not a good commercial CEO.
In that meeting at 1996 Air Show, we also see all the ambitious project that Habibie's plan. Including Light Helicopters, 1200 ton Submarine, Minehunters, National Corvettes (with Fincantieri) and Missile projects in form of SSM and even 300km cruise missiles. Those projects being scheduled to be ready in 5-10 years time from 1996.
I remember My Bos muttered and saying "how the heck this country can finance those in such short period" ?
What being envisage for Domestic Defense Industry, is actually following the blue print being prepared from Soeharto era. I just wish now being plan more realistically and with more market Feasibility. You can't build Defense Industry that only can depend on continuous Government Injection. While in the same time still don't shown independent financial capabilities to compete commercially.
