JS3 chatter

What amazes me is the extent of the intellectual and financial investment committed to the JS3 (clearly targeted at the new Ventus) all on the back of the proceeds of only a little over 100 JS1s. There was also the major contribution to the development of the M+D jet system and the impressive new factory building 3 years ago. They must have total confidence that their design and manufacturing teams will ensure long term sales success.

On Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:57:28 AM UTC-5, wrote:
What amazes me is the extent of the intellectual and financial investment committed to the JS3 (clearly targeted at the new Ventus) all on the back of the proceeds of only a little over 100 JS1s. There was also the major contribution to the development of the M+D jet system and the impressive new factory building 3 years ago. They must have total confidence that their design and manufacturing teams will ensure long term sales success.

As long as it takes in development of a new glider, do you think any manufacture knows of another is beginning development of their new glider, or any particulars? Or is it a coincidence that new Ventus and JS3 come out in same year?

On Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:57:28 AM UTC-5, wrote:
What amazes me is the extent of the intellectual and financial investment committed to the JS3 (clearly targeted at the new Ventus) all on the back of the proceeds of only a little over 100 JS1s. There was also the major contribution to the development of the M+D jet system and the impressive new factory building 3 years ago. They must have total confidence that their design and manufacturing teams will ensure long term sales success.

The new Ventus is and 18 meter glider. i've seen nothing on 15 meter tips. the JS3 can be targeted at the new ventus specifically, because it's being advertised and flown as a 15meter glider. probably they will have 18 meter tips for it, but for right now, it seems like it was designed to be a 15 meter glider.

The new Ventus design 15/18 - they have just introduced it with 18m tips first. The JS3 is also a 15/18m design (I have the pricelists and 3-view specs for both spans) and the 18m version will use the same tips as the 21m JS1c - just as the 15m version uses the tips designed for it but that were first used as the 18m JS1 EVO tips.