"Publish this news nationwide in print, and broadcast it across the country as well. The Bulawayo City Aircraft Research Institute is to be commended and given material rewards..."
Ernst still decided to spread the news of the aircraft. After all, within a few years, other countries would develop aircraft as well, so there was no need to keep it completely under wraps.
Moreover, even once aircraft appeared, they would not immediately draw the attention of militaries around the world. East Africa had already accumulated considerable advantages; as long as it continued investing, it could maintain this head start.
Material rewards were even easier to arrange. Besides money, there could be houses, automobiles... This was also a set of procedures East Africa had gradually worked out.
Naturally, honors would not be lacking either. Though they would not be loudly publicized internationally, making the institute a household name within East Africa would be easy enough.
"At the same time, have the Bulawayo Aircraft Research Institute share its data with its sister institutions. Now that the Bulawayo Aircraft Research Institute has produced results, they ought to pick up the pace as well."
Naturally, East Africa had more than just the Bulawayo City Aircraft Research Institute. Such inland industrial cities as Mbeya and Harare also had aircraft research institutes distributed among them.
Of these, Mbeya had two, while Harare and Bulawayo each had one. That Bulawayo had managed to overpower Mbeya and Harare, both of which possessed stronger industrial foundations and research capabilities, truly came as a surprise. But this would also more easily spur the determination of other aircraft-related institutions to press forward with research and development.
With that thought, Ernst continued, "I believe it is very necessary for the various research institutions to organize an exchange for study and discussion this year.