Many people are surprised that Nepal has become the first country to be interested in the Y-6, and under normal circumstances, Pakistan, which also has highland terrain and needs in this regard, should be more interested.

And Nepal, as a country deeply affected by New Delhi, has to look at the face of the backstage boss.

Paradoxically, Nepal has not given New Delhi any face in this regard.

The reason for this is simply that Nepal is more eager to demand small fixed-wing aircraft for short take-off and landing in complex terrain than most people think.

Because of this kind of complex terrain, short take-off and landing small fixed-wing aircraft can bring great financial revenue and practical benefits to Nepal.

As a small landlocked country, Nepal has basically no industry, handicrafts are also scarce, and agriculture is not developed, only tourism is one of the few economic pillars in Nepal.

As we all know, Nepal is backed by the southern foothills of Mount Everest, the main peak of the Himalayas, and the southern foothills of Mount Everest are recognized as an excellent path to climb Mount Everest, so every year mountaineers from all over the world gather in Nepal to challenge Mount Everest in groups.

Mountaineers who can spend a lot of time, energy and money on equipment are basically not bad at money, and they are considered to be the high-end group of tourists, so although the annual tourist reception in Nepal is not much, the actual income is very considerable.

After all, mountaineering enthusiasts all over the world can't challenge Mount Everest in a month or two, so the food, drink and Lazar in this month or two are all solved in Nepal, and the resulting economic value is self-evident.

Therefore, Nepal really treats those mountaineering enthusiasts as parents of food and clothing, and is eager to build an elevator under Mount Everest, send climbers up in piles, and then lie down and collect all kinds of money.

The problem is that this idea is just like the idea of the richest man in a certain period of time in a large country in the East, blowing up Mount Everest, introducing warm and humid air currents from the Indian Ocean, and improving the climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

However, if the delusion cannot be reflected in reality, Nepal can send mountaineering enthusiasts to the foot of Mount Everest.

So in 1964, with the help of private funding from several foreign mountaineering enthusiasts, Nepal built a simple small airport in Lukla, the last village and town where people must pass to and from the south face of Mount Everest, which is also the last place where people gather before hitting Mount Everest.

The reason for this is also the helpless move of the Nepalese government, they also want to build a direct road or railway to Mount Everest, the problem is that Nepal is small and financially weak, and the terrain of the southern foot of the Himama Mountains is stepping down to the south, which is not only complicated, but also unstable geological conditions, Nepal simply cannot afford such a complex and huge project.

In contrast, a small airstrip is an excellent choice, not only cheap, but also inexpensive to operate, after all, Lukla Airport is only 527 meters long, and the runway is not paved with asphalt or cement, just a layer of sand and gravel on the compacted ground.

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

Yes, you read that right, Nepal's Lukla Airport is actually just a smooth road that is not even a village road, can the price be cheap, and the maintenance cost can be cost-effective?

If this were put in other countries, pointing to this dirt runway and saying that it was an airport, it would definitely be sprayed like a dog, but in Nepal, people generously said that we had built a commuter airport for climbers, and mountaineers from all over the world were excited and cried bitterly.

There is no way, let alone climbing Mount Everest before, it will take the climbers a few 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, mountaineers who want to challenge Everest must carry heavy equipment and walk for several days to reach the town of Lukla before they can think about how to challenge Everest next.

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

Now, with the airport, you can save time for hiking, save a lot of physical strength, and climb Mount Everest more easily.

Therefore, once the Lukla airport was completed, it became lively, especially during the peak season of mountaineering, and it was extremely busy, because there were so many mountaineers who applied to take the plane that the Nepalese government even sent the air force to carry out the transport mission.

Because there is no suitable short take-off and landing aircraft, Nepal has been using helicopters as a capacity carrier at the beginning, but it turns out that helicopters not only have a small capacity, but also have high maintenance costs in the later stage, which is not cost-effective, so they began to introduce small fixed-wing aircraft with short take-off and landing capabilities.

So in the early seventies, four DHC-6 "Twin Otters" small transport aircraft produced by the Havilland company were purchased from Canada to carry out the task of transporting passengers and goods from Kathmandu to Lukla.

The DHC-6 model is an old model produced in the 60s, and the materials, handling and riding environment are very average, which can only be said to barely meet the needs of Nepal, not excellent, so Nepal has been looking for a replacement.

At this time, Havilland, the production of DHC-6, was insolvent, went bankrupt and reorganized, and dismantled and sold DHC-6, resulting in problems in the supply of DHC-6 parts in Nepal's hands, making Nepal's alternative suddenly urgent.

At this time, New Delhi's advertised purely domestic Dornier-228 rolled off the assembly line, and began to sell to Nepal, Nepal at first also felt that Dornier-228 was okay, and was ready to take it to Lukla Airport to test the effect, but before it could be implemented, Dornier-228's poor disaster relief performance in Rugar Town and the two subsequent air crashes immediately made Nepal retreat.

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

So it doesn't matter if Nepal listens to New Delhi about other things, small money, sorry, you have to make your own decisions.

Of course, in addition to economic problems, the support behind Britain, France and Germany is also an important reason why Nepal dares to straighten its waist, because there is really no way to withdraw the reporters trapped in Rugar Town, Britain, France and Germany have no choice but to think backwards, and New Delhi can't point to it, so they simply let Marcelo and others go north, enter China through the border, and then return to their respective countries from China.

The problem is that the media of these three countries were too fierce during this time, and the application was raised, but China's reply was very official, that is: "The relevant departments are studying it, and I hope that all parties will wait patiently." ”

Britain, France and Germany almost didn't cry when they heard it, Marcelo and the others were trapped for more than half a month, waiting, waiting for the daylily to be completely cool.

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

With just needs, money, and people behind them, Nepal, which had long noticed the excellent performance of Yun-6 during the disaster relief period, immediately turned from heart to action.