Aviation in Thailand started in 1913 with only 8 aircraft imported from France which in constant use in daily operation. Wear and tear in plane parts quickly was apparent. Airplane being of new technology required spare parts only through import, costly and time consuming , Lieutenant Colonel Phra Chalem Akas, Commander of the Amy Air Division, and his people were acutely aware of the situation and painstakingly sought solution; an aspiration was formed. “We shall make our own aircraft.”
They started to acquire carpenter and welding tools, imported workshop tools and equipment, and airplane engines in order to assemble the fuselage, wing, tail, and propeller. Non-commission officers and privates with carpentry, welding, or engine skill were trained for aircraft mechanic.
The capability to repair, and later design and build aircraft by our own mechanic, besides a great budget saving rendered a leap of development for the Thai aeronautical engineering, and by itself gained a national pride.
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