The Pegasus was also a success because of the lessons learnt when producing
the ASW20 under licence.

The Pegasus is clearly an unflapped version of the ASW20, just as the LS8 is
an unflapped version of the LS6.

W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.).
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"Michel Talon" wrote in message
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Pilot Bald wrote:

This business of 3000 hour lifespan limitation is,
undoubtedly, a major hurdle.


Yes.

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Clearly Centrair treats its American customers in an indecent way, and
this is a major problem for them. Am I surprised of this lack of
seriousness? Not really, knowing all those stories about the Marianne
and other Centrair fiascos. To extend the discussion one of the main
problems in France is the poor state of small industries (what we call
PME). Conversely Germany has a very strong net of such small industries,
which innovate, export, etc. The Pegasus was a success, not because of
Centrair, but because of the wing studies by public researchers, and
subsidies by the French glider associations. When all that run out, so
did Centrair.

Michel TALON