Why nope.....they did that about aircraft this missiles and nukes. It would be interesting to hear your logic
I already did at the end of page one, mate,
but you can guess at the amount of work
required by comparing with other lands as
I did with India.
1961-62 First license for production of Alouette III.
1969 Production starts in earnest.
1970 License for Lama.
1976 First locally sourced production
...
Those were made to 330 and 275 units approx.
They are still in service today, selling even and
a local engine was recently adapted to one of
them _Chetak Cheetah Cheetal _ ETC.
1984 MBB helps in Druv design, quite a lot.
1992 First flight.
2002 Entry in service.
From it, LUH & LCH spawn, both light helos.
India still cannot make a heavy helicopter.
Now, spot the delays of 7 and 6 years for the
licences and of 16 years for helped design to
service incl. 10 years of development to prod.
Then ask yourself how much it all cost India.
Now let's suppose Pakistan starts afresh today.
Let's suppose we can do it in half the time and
half the money because Indians are notoriously
slow and inefficient although high spenders.
60 years becomes 30 and gazillions of rupees
become a few tens of billion dollars, maybe at
twenty B$ only as Pakistanis are frugal as well,
which at today's rate is still 2300 billion rupees?
So in 2048, Pakistan will make a decent local
version of an all purpose helicopter platform.
Will we make a Heavy Gunship? That's less
certain even starting with a license for it, at
least not in the full sense of make. Doubtful!
And even then, even if we copied it to a T ...
we'll be getting and worse selling a Mi-35 like
machine 3 decades late?
OH! And BTW, what will the country look like
after splurging 1% of GDP/year for so long?
All for helicopters?
Pakistanis are not less able than anyone but
the nation is not as rich as others countries.
As any modest income household, it means
a more stringent budgetary line that includes
more drastic choices. At PakGovt level, that
means dual projects are the only viable way;
things that benefit the civilian needs as well
as the military's like a SMall transport/trainer
plane or in this case a light helicopter platform
that can be used as ambulances, for emergency
services whereas the sustenance of a fleet of
heavy helicopters would be beyond budget.
And why? As the missiles and nukes guys noted,
it was done once for a duo that effectively puts
the menace away!
The import Mi-35 now acquired will chase a few
mountain illuminatis in Pakistan's rougher hills
and scare the afghans back down their own hills.
Here's an idea : as long as the nukes protect the
nation/state itself and supposing the Indians fools
enough to attack, let's be sport and equip every
Pakistani with a machete, an AK and ... a flame
thrower all locally made and show resilience in
due form? À la Suisse?
T'would still come cheaper than a local CH-47 line.
And much faster!!!
There snow buddy, you had me rant long drawn.
Are you happy?
My original version had less jokes but packed a
bigger punch as Jugger noticed and commented.
Have a great day mate, Tay.
