Dynamic Factory Tour

Yesterday afternoon we were invited on a tour of the Dynamic factory. It is an interesting story. After the revolution (when Slovakia was formed), a group of glider pilot friends formed a company to build aircraft. They started by building trailers to raise funds, then they got some contract work with Schemp Hirth painting Discus gliders and building winglets and stabilizers. Finally they had enough money to start building Dynamics around 1993.

The Dynamic wings each weigh 20kg (with control surfaces), the fuselage is 40kg. The finished aircraft is between 260 and 340kg, with a maximum payload of 600kg.

They can tow gliders up to 750kg using 18.5 litres of fuel per hour (23 l/hr on the way up and 5 to 6 on the way down).

So far they have built over 700 Dynamics. 95% of them have an emergency parachute system built in. The most popular engine and the one used for tow planes is 100hp. The cost of the base model is 75,000Euros but if you want one with bells and whistles it will cost you over 200,000Euros.

We finished the day with a BBQ at our pension.