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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 ......
Presumlbly yes, but not only. There are much more factors that make Poland a
good place to move the production, or moreover services like accounting,
call centres (generally so-called back office). Just consider a few:
1. Low labour cost, that we had made clear previously. By the way I believe
that the SZD staff is still here, and could be contacted and hired again by
the production of gliders or other glassfibre products, as they're skilled
and know the technology. Add to this lower cost of property, office space
rent (e.g 8$/month in a A class office building in Breslau (Wroclaw) - one
of the most dynamic cities).
http://paiz.gov.pl/index/?id=f457c54...ecee47145a72c0
2. Well educated workforce with lots of university/polytechnic university
graduates on the job market. There are almost two million students now in
the UNIs, just like at this faculty:
http://www.pwr.wroc.pl/eng/files/w_chemia.htm
3. Lower than in the Western Europe "additional cost of labour". I mean
social security fees etc. We also work more hours than e.g. Germans. When
they enjoy the 36h/week, we work average for some 48-50h/week. A Boston
Consulting Group report linked below:
http://paiz.gov.pl/index/?id=b2dd140...087a29b2e66034
4. LOTS of tax incentives. First, the 19% flat rate corporate income tax:
http://paiz.gov.pl/index/?id=a8f15ed...71943adc8015cf
Plus... add to this lots of other incentives in Special Economic Zones /
Economic Activity Zones, just like these:
http://paiz.gov.pl/index/?id=43dd49b...3e94468ff8df1e
http://www.ksse.com.pl/index-eng.html
http://www.invest-park.com.pl/
http://leszno.pl/leszno2/gospodarka/...al_zone_en.ppt
By the way, this one is located at Leszno, which is well known in soaring
community.
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.
Well, it is hard question to me, as I don't have much experience with
airworthiness authority, but I believe it's still the producer to make the
flight tests, which are then base to the issuing of the certificate. So I
believe this is still included in the cost.
The body which is issuing certificates is Urzad Lotnictwa Cywilnego:
http://www.ulc.gov.pl
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 ...
I don't have such an document, but I believe is has to comply with JAR-22
requirements.
Does Poland have any bilateral agreements to facilitate certification in
other countries once polish certification is achieved ?
I belive yes, but this is rather a kind of question which should be asked
either to ULC, or one of the producers, just like the SZD, or Marganski
works.
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.
It's for 99% hands off, they're just sending the papers, and make the maiden
flight.
Finally I got a reply from one of the guys who are well oriented in the
production of gliders, and they say that the production of Jantar Standard
2, of the late 12'th serie involved some 760hrs of work. It was in 1982, so
I believe some things have changed. Take the worker's productivity and newer
materials for instance.
On the other hand, I have been said that production of Junior takes only two
days, so the production process could be completed in one day (involving two
working shifts) topping at some 150 a year.
The materials used now are mostly made by Interglass and Conticell,
Schneufler L-285 resin, however still the locally produced Epidian 52&53
resins can be used instead which are much more affordable.
With kindest regards,
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Janusz Kesik
Poland
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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 ???