US Air Force buys 19 DG-1000 trainiers

DG just published a picture of the first completed trainer doing its
maiden flight:
http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/foto-11-05.html

On Apr 29, 5:53*pm, John Smith wrote:
DG just published a picture of the first completed trainer doing its
maiden flight:http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/foto-11-05.html

One heck of a nicer ride than the Blanik L-23's that they flew
before. I wonder if they are selling them as "military surplus"? ;-)

Originally Posted by ContestID67[_2_]

On Apr 29, 5:53*pm, John Smith wrote:
DG just published a picture of the first completed trainer doing its
maiden flight:http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/foto-11-05.html

One heck of a nicer ride than the Blanik L-23's that they flew
before. I wonder if they are selling them as "military surplus"? ;-)

I would sure as heck try to buy one if they did. The L13 fiasco is going to cost more to repair then the plane is worth. Two place trainers are becoming valuable. 2-33's are selling for 16000, a big jump from their price last year.

Walt

The US Air Force Academy flew the final flight in their TG-10 (Blanik L23) last week. What amazed me is that they accumulated 140,000 flights over 10 years in 12 ships!

http://www.usafa.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123311630

- Barry, USAFA 76