ANSWERS IN CAPS > >Of great interest to me in the sideshows, was the > "Taurus" a 15m > >side-by-side trainer, although the rep reckoned > there was only luke-warm > >interest from clubs in purchasing one. Has anyone > seen one live? Are there > >any actually flying yet? YES THE FIRST CUSTOMER DELIVERIES WERE MADE TO ITALY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO > >-------------------------- > > > >A few brief points: > > > >- From the makers of Virus and Sinus. As far as I > know, prototype has flown > >very successfully in Slovenia. TRUE > > > >- Production starting soonish. ALREADY STARTED > > > >- Certified to Ultralight Stds - Not JAR-22 > certified (yet??) > > > >- Looks promising - especially if the makers redo > the design to JAR-22 (not > >likely in the near future?). MADE TO JAR STANDARDS BUT NOT WORTH THE HASSLE AND $$ FOR CERTIFICATION, THEY ARE UP TO 70 ORDERS ALREADY WITH ONLY UL CERTIFICATIONS. WINGS MADE UNDER CONTRACT BY AMS, FUSELAGE SAME DEAL BUT BY ALBASTAR > > > >- Looks very promising if they redo it to JAR-22 > and they produce a kit > >version like the Virus and Sinus. > > > >- Looks down right enticing (for me at least) if > they redo it to JAR-22, > >make it a pure glider without the engine and they > produce a kit version like > >the Virus and Sinus. Almost a poor man's Stemme > S-2.
YOU CAN ALSO GET THE PLANE WITHOUT ENGINE SO IT WILL BE WINCH OR AEROTOW, PRICE IS ALSO CHEAPER BUT HAS NOT BEEN SET BY THE MANUFACTURER YET, ALL CURRENT ORDERS ARE WITH ENGINE ONLY. FIRST PLANE TO AU JANUARY WITH DISCOUNTS TO THE FIRST PURCHASERS. THANKS MICHAEL COATES http://www.mcp.com.au/sinus/models/taurus.html _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
