Aveo Gliderburst - Maximini

Soartech wrote on 8/21/2015 7:55 AM:
Schleicher should be ashamed to charge $1400 for a 20 inch LED
strobe. The cost of the electronics for this part amounts to less
than $50. If I knew what was inside my vertical stabilizer and how to
run wires to it I would build one myself. Of course this is much
easier during manufacture. Powerful LEDs are getting less expensive
by the month!


I believe it costs them far more than $50 for the strobe they use,
especially when you consider the cost of the 20" custom lens to match
the fin airfoil. It cost me more $50 just install regular LED bulbs in
my RV! The installation requires extra work to modify the fin from the
standard "no strobe" fin, run the wires, and install the power supply.

Included in the $1400 cost is some of the engineering, development, and
procurement costs just to get to the point where it's possible to offer
it as an option. Since these gliders are certified in Europe, there are
likely certification costs in addition to the others I mentioned.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"

https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf