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Old November 22nd 04, 10:18 AM
smjmitchell
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OK thanks ...

I am just trying to get a feel for which factors influence the lower cost of
the Polish built sailplane. Obviously it is not materials. Presumably mostly
labour ......

The other thing I am curious about is certification costs in Poland ... I
assume that the original certification authority for the SZD gliders is the
Polish Airworthiness Authority ??? (BTW what is this called) Is this
correct ? Do the Polish Authorities try to recover costs by charging
applicants to process glider certification projects or is this a service
provided by the government gratis (free) ... certification costs are of
course a major issue in most other countries. Usually airworthiness
authorities bill for each hour spent which can rapidly up.

What is the procedure for the certification of a glider in Poland ? For
instance can you give use an approximate outline of the process that the
PW-5 another recent certification project would have gone through ...

Does Poland have any bilateral agreements to facilitate certification in
other countries once polish certification is achieved ?

Who controls the production of the gliders ... does Poland have a system
like the FAA Production Certificate where the government airworthiness
authority is hands off or to they still inspect each and every glider
produced prior to issue of an airworthiness certificate.




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Janusz,

Could I ask if you know how many hours it takes the SZD factory to

build
a
Jantar or any of the other composite gliders they produce ? Where do

the
composite materials (fiber, resin and core) come from, the Easter bloc

or
from the West ???


Okay, now I know that the materials, for 99% all of them are made in the
Western Europe. When I'll get the information on workhours, I'll post it
here.


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