On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 14:00, Jason Armistead wrote: > If you are still considering metal aircraft, the LET factory is still > producing Blaniks (LET are now LZ Aeronautical Industries, still at > www.let.cz) , and IAR may still be producing IS28s (www.iar.ro).
Apart from other issues already mentioned with the IS28, all metal gliders tend to be more expensive to maintain (as I understand it) compared to GFRP. There is also the issue of looks - in an operation where 'marketing' is important (and gliding clubs generally have to market themselves, some more than others), the looks of an all metal glider are more difficult to maintain than GFRP. > At Southern Cross we are very happy with our DG-1000, but of course that > might be more $$$ than you are looking for (still, a great top of the fleet > ship). The DG-505, which Bathurst already has, and VMFG has on order, is now > being produced under license by AMS in Slovenia (rather than going to DG for > final assembly), so its price has dropped a bit, which may make it more > appealing. From all reports, Bathurst are very happy with the DG-505. Tom > Gilbert is the DG and AMS agent in Australia (see > http://www.tjsailplanes.com/) The DG505 looks interesting - and I have emailed Tom Gilbert and am waiting for more info. -- Robert Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 (0)438 385 533 Brisbane, Australia http://www.hart.wattle.id.au _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
