Poland is also becoming a threat
> On 14 Dec 2016, at 7:46 PM, Harry <[email protected]> wrote: > > The major German manufactures are cooperating with government help to > investigate means of producing gliders more economically. They are concerned > about South Africa’s lower labour costs. As Jonkers have produced 100 high > performance gliders that otherwise might have been produced in Germany, > pretty understandable. The German manufacturers have until now steadfastly > refused to incorporate ideas proven successful by other manufacturers. Just > think about Hotelier fittings and self connecting devices to connect wing > functions to the fuselage. > Harry Medlicott > > From: Mike Borgelt <> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:23 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. <> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] JS3/production techniques > > It all comes down to money. > > Gliding isn't large enough to support the large capital expenditures to > automate the manufacturing processes and I'm not sure making gliders a fair > bit cheaper would actually increase sales by all that much as the sport > appeals to a limited number of people, including a limited number of people > who are already pilots. > > Mike > > > > > At 12:58 PM 12/14/2016, you wrote: >> >>I do believe though that for the wings at least most have gone to CNC >> >>aluminium moulds. >> >> The German ones I saw were resin and about 7 years ago. >> >> However, two years in Dubai, I saw keels being machined out of solid >> steel billets inside machines which were large enough to fit a truck >> and other even larger CNC machines being used to machine one piece >> moulds for one-off 60' boats. There were also autoclaves as large as >> factories for cooking the parts. >> >> D >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring>Borgelt Instruments - >> design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 > www.borgeltinstruments.com > <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/>tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: > int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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