Tanel wrote in message ...
Think a little bit. Do you call Lak-17/19 and Genesis2, HPH produced
Glasfluegel 304CZ and ELAN/AMS gliders DG-505/1000 eastern-block
manufactured crap? Lak-17 showed its perfomance at Lezsno last summer
and it wasn't bad at all.

Tanel (flown Blaniks Jantars and Laks- all so called eastern-block
manufactured crap)

John wrote:
The LAK 17/19 and Genesis gliders made at the LAK factory are all very
well manufactured products with a high degree of workmanship. They
also use (at least the Genesis) parts and raw materials which come
from USA, Germany, England and Sweden. Carpenter steel, AN hardware,
Cleveland wheel and brake systems and hydraulics; springs from Century
Spring. Resin and glass/carbon/kevlar cloth from Germany; bearings,
bellcranks, pushrods, hinges, pivots etc. from Germany and the USA.
Foam from Sweden springs and gas struts from England. What the LAK
17/19 and Genesis gliders DON"T have is tinkertoy wing spars which
have to be bonded blindly and then aren't/can't be inspected for bond
continuity after assembly. If the LS gliders get transferred to LAK
they shgould let the LAK engineers redesign the wing so it has a good
strong well glued spar instead of a maybe so maybe not upper spar cap.