You are all missing the point.
Schliechers don't need the business - they have a full order book. They are highly profitable - they have a waiting list - they build K21's almost as a sideline compared to their other gliders.......
Many years ago the MoD asked if there was a possibility of licence build by Slingsby to increase delivery rates. This was declined....... Because Schliecher did not want to impact their marketplace going forward (why would you.....)
So all this talk of expanded space and production facilities is pointless. I am told that Schleicher won't even talk about it anymore.
So we need to sort out what we've got.
I fully expect that when we hit the OSD we will be in the same boat with no replacement kit and no supplier to fulfill the requirement in a short timescale or bulk-buy scenario.
Arc