On Jul 27, 8:17*am, GK wrote:
On Jul 26, 10:42*pm, Frank Whiteley wrote:

About a week and a half ago, I was in Colorado Springs looking over
the SZD-54 Perkoz prototype. *The owner and another pilot from the
Netherlands mentioned the design was finishing certification in Poland
and that three more had been built and would soon be offered for
sale. *I checked the web site a couple of days later, but couldn't
take much time then, other than to note that 20m tips were offered
(maybe as an option). *Today, the web site resolves to computer
support, so I suspect an unpaid hosting bill or some such. *Can
someone comment on the status of the project (and maybe the web site)?

TIA,

Frank Whiteley

- Last time I checked their website to download a szd55 sales
brochure, week ago it worked... According to a advertisement Perkoz
will have 20 meter extensions, increasing LD to 41. I found this
article, its in Polish, but you can at least look at the pictures of
the first produced Perkoz.
*http://www.pikniklotniczy.pl/gliders_perkoz.htm

Thanks for the link. The payload on the prototype was a little low,
but looks like the production model will be a full 220kg.

Frank