Most numerous sailplane type and model in the world?

On Feb 6, 2:58*pm, Bob wrote:
A more pressing problem for the soaring "powers to be" to address is to
come up with an economical 2 place glider to replace all of the grounded
L-13s.

I wonder how "economical" the available glass trainers are in
comparison to the cost of the older trainers used in the US. What did
a new 2-33 cost?
A new L-13?

Bob

Production of the L-23 Super Blanik, the succesor of the L-13 Blanik,
was suspended in 2007. The base price new I have for 2006 was about
USD 50,000. By comparison the ASK-21 base price new in 2008 was about
EUR 68,000. The current base price for a new PW-6U is about EUR
54,000, for the SZD-54-2 Perkoz, successor of the SZD-50-3 Puchaz, the
base price new was about EUR 66,000 in 2008. The base price for a new
fixed gear 18m DG-1000 Club was about EUR 77,000 in 2008.

Markus

On Feb 7, 9:30*am, Markus Graeber wrote:
Production of the L-23 Super Blanik, the succesor of the L-13 Blanik,
was suspended in 2007. The base price new I have for 2006 was about
USD 50,000. By comparison the ASK-21 base price new in 2008 was about
EUR 68,000. The current base price for a new PW-6U is about EUR
54,000, for the SZD-54-2 Perkoz, successor of the SZD-50-3 Puchaz, the
base price new was about EUR 66,000 in 2008. The base price for a new
fixed gear 18m DG-1000 Club was about EUR 77,000 in 2008.

To turn that around, and assuming the USD and EUR were about the same
in 2006 (where can you find historical data?), if for some reason you
had EUR 1,156,000 to spend you could get:

15 DG-1000 Club
17 ASK-21 or Perkoz
21 PW-6
23 Blanik L23

It's notable that only one glider in that list has an L/D over 40 and
flies like a modern single seater.

Actually, it's the only one over 35 too! Even the late 1970's Twin
Astir was at least high 30's.