Any idea how much the new Stemme S2 will cost?

For the same reasons, the new Taurus looks very interesting (their July
newsletter):

http://www.mcp.com.au/sinus/newslett...letter-21.html

Assuming that it shows good reliability, this could be my idea of an ideal
advanced dual XC machine.

Kemp
9J


A side by side two seater is just the sort of thing I'm looking for. The
social aspect on one hand and the fact that if I fly with either of my young
children I can get to them in flight is just so attractive. Add to that 1:47
performance, folding wings, and new, composite construction, and it's the
perfect solution. If they were to say they were coming out with a
'traditional' ( ie folding motor in the fuse ) sustainer version I'd send
'em a deposit tomorrow!

I really wish DG and Schempp would come up with optional side-by-side
fuselages for their ships.

Ian

(Andreas Maurer) wrote in message ...
Three years ago (in March 2001), when I asked them when the S2 was
scheduled to fly, the answer was "this summer" (the summer of 2001).

Last year (March 2003), the answer to the same question was "this
fall" (the fall of 2003).

Go figure.

Sailplane manufacturers seem to be overly optimistic on delivery dates
in general. It happened with my Stemme S10VT (ordered 12/86, initial
delivery date summer 87, actual delivery May 88), but the problem is
not Stemme's alone.

When I was at the 1997 SSA convention, I heard a song "Honey we need a
new glider, the one we've got's obsolete." The song, not oriented to
Stemme, went on with several verses that went something like:

"The man called today and said they really are going to ship next
month."

The final verse concluded,

"The man called today, and they really are going to ship next month --
because the next model is coming out the month after... so guess what?
Honey, we need a new glider, the glider we're GETTING's
obsolete."

So it seems like an industry wide problem. If one is cynical, he could
say sailplane manufacturers lie. I prefer to see it as highly
unrealistic optimism.

Mmmmm, more expensive than the DG1000. That's a bit of a problem. I'm
beginning to think that the current crop of 2 seater a/c are perhaps to
expensive. Would this be a fair assumption or are these realistic
prices for what would be basic/advanced trainin a/c?


--
jorgie
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jorgie wrote:
Mmmmm, more expensive than the DG1000. That's a bit of a problem. I'm
beginning to think that the current crop of 2 seater a/c are perhaps to
expensive. Would this be a fair assumption or are these realistic
prices for what would be basic/advanced trainin a/c?

If you think these are expensive prices for two-seaters, you clearly
haven't been paying attention to the prices of single-seaters! Check
what a D2 will cost you. Be sitting down when you look at the price of
a V2cx.

GC

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:57:03 +1000, jorgie
wrote:


Just wondering if anyone knows how much the new Stemme S2 will cost?

They always say "if you´re asking for the price, you probably won´t be
able to afford such a ship" ;-)

http://www.stemme.com/

Hmmm....

TOTAL
Total Cost of S10-VT ex factory in Strausberg Germany
E 244,156.00


Euro today: 1.23674 USD

Cost new: 301,969.31 USD

Let's all rush out and buy one!

Allan


"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
http://www.stemme.com/

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:57:03 +1000, jorgie
wrote:


Just wondering if anyone knows how much the new Stemme S2 will cost?

They always say "if you´re asking for the price, you probably won´t be
able to afford such a ship" ;-)