Precursor to Space travel? (2/2)

Vijay was very impressed. "Bala Gangadhar, would you be interested in joining the Gagana Aerospace Research Institute?" He was exactly the type of person the aerospace research institute needed—not theoretical physicists who theorized flight all day long. 

"Wha—" 

Vijay immediately stopped him. "Don't give me a reply immediately, just think about it. You have plenty of time." 

"Just know that if your life goal is to make machines that can fly, this is the research institute for you." 

"You can use the Empire's resources for your research, and once the research is successful, you can buy its patent rights for your design firm. In the future, you can manufacture your own flying machines if they are applicable for the civilian sector, upon which the law that design firms cannot manufacture military products will be invalidated."