"Vorsanger1" wrote in message
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Mike,

Classic economic theory suggests that you are absolutely correct: the very
weak
dollar would also lead to additional exports of US-manufactured
sailplanes.
But by the time a manufacturer would have developed the plane, gone
through all
the hoops for certification, etc...to satisfy a fairly small domestic
demand,
who knows if the greenback will not have bounced back, and rendered the
initial
plan moot and incorrect? Besides, given the flak which comes up
everytime the
PW-5 is mentioned, who would risk come up with a "modern" sailplane design
and
satisfy all the inevitable criticism. Few companies would be willing to
invest
that much $$$ for a questionable return.

Cheers, Charles

Ah shucks, I was figuring DG would outsource LS-4 production to US.

Frank