The Selawah plane on display at the Blang Padang field at the western corner of Banda Aceh City, Baiturrahman Subdistrict, the airplane is a replica of the first aircraft in Indonesia and the original is in the mini park of Indonesia. Purchased from the Acehnese donations. When Soekarno ended his visit in Aceh on 20 June 1948, the funds raised for the purchase of the plane totaled 120,000 Singapore dollars and 20 kg of gold. The funds were collected from the Aceh community by the Dakota Fund (Dana Dakota) Committee in Aceh led by HM Djoened Joesof and said Muhammad Alhabsyi.
President Soekarno then managed to raise the patriarchism of the people of Aceh to buy an airplane named Dakota R-001 Seulawah. Selawah means "Golden Mountain". The Seulawah aircraft known by RI-1 and RI-2 is a clear proof of the support given by the people of Aceh in the travel process of the
Republic of Indonesia in defending its independence, the Seulawah Aircraft that became the embryo of Garuda Indonesia Airways Airlines was donated through the collection of private property of Acehnese society and merchants so that President Soekarno called "Aceh Region is the Capital Region for the Republic of Indonesia, and through the struggle of the people of Aceh the entire territory of the Republic of Indonesia can be recaptured". This aircraft is very big in the initial struggle of the formation of the state of Indonesia, and is the history of the establishment of the first commercial airline, Indonesian Airways.History Author, Tgk AK Jakobi recorded the event in his book "Aceh Daerah Modal" (Seulawah Foundation RI-001, 1992)
The Seulawah Dakota RI-001 aircraft has two engines namely Pratt & Whitney with a weight of 8,030 kg, whose body length is 19.66 meters and the wingspan is 28.96 meters, and capable of flying at a maximum speed of 346 km / h.
