But part of the whole purpose of the WCG was to provide a reasonably priced
entry level ship!

I'm not saying that thats the way it should have been. I think that a ship
like the Discus perhaps should have emerged as the world class. The cost
aspect should have been given lower priority in the selection process.
People then would have wanted to compete in a class that leveled the playing
field performance wise but still was an optimum performer at the time. In
sailing the olympic class boats are far from veing the cheapies!

Perhaps the IGC could come up with a brief that allowed the entry into the
selection process on the basis that the manufacturer would share design info
after a period of time allowing all other manufacturers to produce an
identical ship after the initial period.

This would have got ships like the Discus and LS8's into the process. Who
knows by the time the process starts again maybe one of the manufacturers
will give up their exclusive rights and allow this to happen with an
existing ship?

With several manufacturers producing ships to varying levels of finish
state, Kit, part assembled, complete, there would be natural price
competition as well as some preference for a particular manufacturers
product.

Ian



"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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tango4 wrote:

How about all the current LS-4 or 101D owners who would just love to see
their ships value dive because a brand new one could be bought for
fraction
of their current value?

Would the new manufacturer be so foolish as to sell new gliders for less
than the price of an old one, when he could easily get a higher price?
It would be more profitable to sell them for more than the price of a
used one, and set the price for enough sales for a suitable production
rate.

The used prices might drop a bit, but the owners of the used gliders
would be pleased to know that parts are available.

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