“Mr. Crack” and His Message for the Nation
Ascending to the presidency to replace Soeharto on 21 May 1998 was truly a moment of triumph for Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie. However, as an engineer par excellence, his personal triumph occurred on 10 Aug. 1995.
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The launch of the N250.
“Do not spend too much time on discussions, do not be a crybaby, and consistently take the plunge into the value-added process, and Indonesia is sure to lead in Southeast Asia and the world.” (BJ Habibie, Kompas, 9/3/1986)
Ascending to the presidency to replace Soeharto on 21 May 1998 was truly a moment of triumph for Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie. However, as an engineer par excellence, his personal triumph occurred on 10 Aug. 1995, just one week before his beloved homeland celebrated its golden jubilee. It was on that day that his brainchild, the N-250 Gatotkaca aircraft, took off on its maiden flight from Husein Sastranegara Airbase in Bandung, West Java.