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Chapter 434 Change from heart to action

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    Many people were surprised that Nepal became the first country to be interested in the Y-6. Under normal circumstances, Pakistan, which also has plateau terrain and has needs in this area, should be more interested.

    ¡°As a country that is deeply influenced by New Delhi, Nepal has to look at the faces of the big guys behind the scenes.

    ¡°The paradox is that Nepal has not given any face to New Delhi in this regard.

    The reason for this is very simple. Nepal¡¯s demand for small fixed-wing aircraft with short takeoff and landing in complex terrain is beyond ordinary people¡¯s imagination.

    Because this type of small fixed-wing aircraft with short take-off and landing on complex terrain can bring huge financial revenue and practical benefits to Nepal.

    You must know that as a small landlocked country, Nepal has basically no industry, handicrafts are also very scarce, and agriculture is also underdeveloped. Only tourism is one of the few economic pillars of Nepal.

    As we all know, Nepal is backed by the southern foot of Mount Everest, the main peak of the Himalayas, and the southern foot of Mount Everest is recognized as an excellent and less difficult path to climb Mount Everest. Therefore, mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the world gather in Nepal every year, in droves.  Challenge to Mount Everest.

    Mountaineering enthusiasts who can spend a lot of time, energy and money to buy equipment are basically people who are not short of money. They are considered a high-end group of tourists. Therefore, although Nepal does not receive many tourists every year,  The actual benefits are very considerable.

    After all, mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the world who want to challenge Mount Everest can¡¯t do it within a month or two, so all their food, drink, and comfort during these two months are settled in Nepal. The resulting economic value is self-evident.  Metaphor.

    ??????????????????So Nepal really treats those mountaineering enthusiasts as their parents. They wish they could build an elevator under Mount Everest, send climbers up in piles, and then collect money while lying down.

    The problem is that this idea is just like the idea of ??the richest man in a certain Eastern country at a certain period to blow a hole in Mount Everest and introduce warm and humid air currents from the Indian Ocean to improve the climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a beautiful delusion.

    But dreams cannot be realized in reality. It is possible for Nepal to send mountaineering enthusiasts to the foot of Mount Everest.

    So in 1964, with the private funding of several foreign mountaineering enthusiasts, Nepal built a mountain in the town of Lukla, which is the only place to pass in and out of the southern slope of Mount Everest. It is also the last village and town where people gather before the impact of Mount Everest.  Simple small airport.

    The reason for this is also a helpless move by the Nepalese government. They also want to build a road or railway directly to Mount Everest. The problem is that Nepal is a small and financially weak country. In addition, the terrain at the southern foot of the Himalayan Mountains drops southward in a step-like manner. Not only does it  Complex and unstable geological conditions, Nepal simply cannot afford such a complex and huge project.

    In contrast, small airstrips are an excellent choice. They are not only cheap, but also have low post-operation costs. After all, the length of Lukla Airport is only 527 meters, and the runway is not paved with asphalt or cement.  Lay a layer of gravel on the rammed ground.

    As for ground guidance, there is no supporting support at all. There is only a bare runway and four or five open-air aprons similar to parking spaces.

    Yes, you read that right. The Lukla Airport in Nepal is actually just a flat road that is not even a village road. Is the price cheap and the maintenance cost not cost-effective?

    If this were placed in other countries, if you pointed at this dirt runway and said it was an airport, you would definitely be criticized as a dog. But in Nepal, people generously said that we have built a commuter airport for mountaineers. Mountaineers from all over the world  They were so excited that one cried bitterly.

    There is no other way. In the past, let alone climbing Mount Everest, it would have taken climbers several days to reach Lukla, the last supply town.

    Because there is no direct road from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to the town of Lukla, mountaineering enthusiasts who want to challenge Mount Everest must carry heavy equipment and hike for several days to reach the town of Lukla before they can think about the next step.  How to challenge Mount Everest in one step.

    Those with stronger wills can grit their teeth and persevere, while those with weaker wills will completely collapse along the way.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Now, with the airport, it saves the time of hiking, saves a lot of physical strength, and can climb Mount Everest with ease. Which mountaineering enthusiast would not applaud and welcome it?

    So once the Lukla Airport was completed, it became very busy, especially during the peak mountaineering season. Because there were so many mountaineering enthusiasts applying to fly, the Nepalese government even sent the air force to perform transportation tasks.

    Because there is no suitable short take-off and landing aircraft, Nepal has been using helicopters as transportation carriers at the beginning.?It turned out that helicopters not only had small capacity, but also had high maintenance costs and were not cost-effective, so they began to introduce small fixed-wing aircraft with short take-off and landing capabilities.

    So in the early 1970s, four DHC-6 "Twin Otter" small transport aircraft produced by Havilland Company were purchased from Canada to perform passenger and cargo transportation tasks from Kathmandu to Lukla.

    The dhc-6 model is an old model produced in the 1960s. The materials, controls and riding environment are very average. It can only barely meet the needs of Nepal and cannot be said to be excellent, so Nepal has been looking for alternatives.

    It happened that at this time, the Havilland Company in the production of dhc-6 was insolvent, went bankrupt and reorganized, and the dhc-6 was dismantled and sold. This led to problems with the supply of dhc-6 parts in Nepal, and Nepal's alternative plan suddenly became  Get urgent.

    At this time, the Dornier-228, which New Delhi advertised as purely domestically produced, rolled off the production line and began to sell it to Nepal. At first, Nepal thought the Dornier-228 was okay and planned to take it to try the effect at Lukla Airport. The result was that it was not bad.  Before it could be implemented, the poor disaster relief performance of Dornier-228 in Rugar Town and the two subsequent air crashes immediately caused Nepal to retreat.

    You must know that Nepal is engaged in the tourism service industry, not the funeral industry. Providing a flying coffin will not only cause trouble to the old man, but also ruin his own job.

    So it doesn¡¯t matter what New Delhi says about other matters in Nepal. I¡¯m sorry, but I have to make the decision on matters involving small money.

    Of course, in addition to economic problems, the support behind Britain, France and Germany is also an important reason why Nepal dares to stand up straight. Because there is really no way to withdraw the reporters trapped in Rugar Town, Britain, France and Germany have no choice but to think in the opposite direction. New Delhi  If you can't point it out, just let Marcelo and others go north, enter China through the border, and then return to their respective countries from China.

    If this were done in the past, Britain, France and Germany could have made such a request to China openly. The problem is that the media in these three countries were too aggressive during this period. The application was submitted, but China's reply was very official, that is:  "Relevant departments are studying it and hope that all parties will be patient."

    English, French and German almost cried after hearing this. Marcelo and others have been trapped for more than half a month, waiting, waiting for the day lily to be completely cold.

    Although they were anxious, Britain, France and Germany were worthy of being established powerful countries. They realized the root cause of the problem and immediately adjusted their strategies and found Nepal to provide support and financial assistance. They hoped that Nepal would act as an intermediary to contact relevant Chinese departments.

    With urgent needs, money, and support from people behind it, Nepal, which had long noticed the excellent performance of Yun 6 during the disaster relief period, immediately turned from excitement into action.

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