How My New Glider is Manufactured at Alexander-Schleicher - AS33 Me Ep. 2

[@ralfkruse7565]

The quality control seems to be a lot better than in the Boeing factory. Stefan, thanks for showing us. 👍😊🇫🇷

[@lennard4454]

Because it's an engineering company who care about their product and not purely focus on their shareholders.

[@Triple_J.1]

If people haven't figured out, it only takes 2-3 incompetent Boeing employees to omit the bolt, and pencil-whip the inspection form before closing out the interior insulation and trim panel. I suspect this was actually intentional/sabotage by a couple disgruntled employees. Nothing else makes sense. Also, the aircraft is question made 49 successful commercial flights and several additional test flights including all of those pressurization cycles... Without any bolts holding the door in place. That is a hallmark of great design. Not poor engineering as everyone on the planet keeps claiming.

[@gradynace7557]

@@Triple_J.1 True. Haven't thought like that.

[@rubezahl8996]

99% der Kunden haben keinen Plan was in so einer Kiste für Arbeit steckt. Somit danke für die Führung bei einem anderen Flugzeug hersteller.

[@deadmanschest4322]

Tolle Tour, danke an Schleicher für diesen Einblick und natürlich auch Danke an Stefan, dass _er uns mitgenommen hat._

[@SteFly]

Kann ich mich nur anschließen. Vielen Dank an das Schleicher Team für die Möglichkeit!

[@NewSoloPilot]

Thank you Stefan, for your amazing words of wisdom on this channel, you have inspired me to take up gliding early in my youth, and I enjoy it more than anything else. Thank you so much my dear friend, it would be an honor to fly the majestic skies with you one day!

[@nadgeemark]

Thanks Stefan, this was one of the most interesting gliding videos I've seen. Gliders are such a beautiful synergy of science and art. I look forward to seeing your first flight.

[@SteFly]

Thank you so much!

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

Hallo Stefan, find ich gut, daß Du Schleicher unterstützt und nicht nach Südafrika ausweichst. Man merkt noch gut, daß früher hier in Positiv-Bauweise Flugzeuge hergestellt wurden und mit viel Liebe geschliffen und lackiert wurden. Schleicher hat sich's verdient.

[@Fab-oz5hh]

Splendid. So focus on technic, beauty and quality. Many thanks Stefan !

[@gilnemesis3547]

Hi Stef, thanks for this visit, clearly a marvellous shop, with passionate people ! Not so far for your gift!!

[@Johan-ex5yj]

So few things (these days) you can say is *“Hand Made”.* That just makes it even more special. 😍

[@SteFly]

Such a glider is a handmade masterpiece :)

[@KarelZweefvlieger]

Been there, lovely plaines! Tomorrow I have to teach on the ASK 21.... strong plane! Liebe Schleicher !

[@soaruk3697]

I'm sure your 33 will be one of the best made to come out of the factory............... never seen the factory ''so busy' :-)

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

NOTHING BUT AWSOMENESS

[@SteFly]

Felt like a big candy shop :)

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

@@SteFly I can only imagine

[@oshadilakshini2878]

I enjoyed this video well with English subtitles.thank you.this is really best video.Do more videos we all waiting to see all.❤

[@stingray8764]

Schön das du mal ein Film in deutsch machst. Bei AS zu arbeiten wäre noch ein Traum von mir.

[@christofschafer6111]

Endlich mal ein Video auf Deutsch 😊

[@SteFly]

Kommt auf jeden Fall bald nochmal eines vom Interieur auf Deutsch 😉

[@andydunn5673]

Indeed, thank goodness

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Nice sailplanes, I have a lot of hours in the ASK21 at California City, flying with the Golden Eagles and Turkey Vultures, always my fav glider, lots in the Grob, but the ASK always felt like it could read my mind, much more coordinated.

[@SuperReasonable]

Great to see Schleicher still put some wood in their aircraft! Fascinating…

[@k4000]

very cool process!

[@davidritter21456]

Elegance, and purposeful function in design! I maybe ordering a glider soon! 😅

[@knowledgebyte]

Thanks for sharing Stefan. It will be interesting to see how their manufacturing processes improve over the years and how new design techniques and technologies like 3D printing play their part.

[@SteFly]

I know that there are some parts 3D printed in the cockpit area. But I agree, this would be an interesting topic for a video aswell.

[@TommyOlsson]

Very nice film Stefan. And Good Luck with your new glider, looking forward to se you in cockpit! :-)

[@AndrewBashtovoy]

Cooles Video Stefan, der Produktionsprozess von Schleicher ist großartig. Ich freue mich auf As33Me in weiteren Videos.

[@SteFly]

Freut mich! Bin auch sehr gespannt auf die nächsten Wochen und Monate 😄

[@ПавелСилин-ы1м]

Das ist fantastisch!

[@ThorstenKreutzenberger]

Boeing engineer: Write that down, write that down !!

[@oshadilakshini2878]

World champion best of luck.do more inventions.we're waiting to see all.

[@Tannerxcsoaring]

What a great opportunity to tour that factory, and even better to roll out one of those for your self ! How about the Ls-3? I assume you'll keep that?

[@SteFly]

Yes, really great that Schleicher allowed me to film this tour. For now I will keep my LS3 to fly some more club class competitions. Fun fact, the glider is still on the way back to Germany from WGC in Australia.

[@ronaldglider]

Sehr schöner Einblick!

[@chrishamilton4999]

Thanks for the fascinating production. One's life is safe in their hands! Out of interest, I would expect that the company would know pretty exactly how many man-hours go into building an AS33 Me. Would anyone know - even aooroximately?

[@SteFly]

I heard something of 2500 hours

[@dennisk5818]

Did they tell you that you were also picking up my glider at the same time? They look like beautiful sailplanes. I"m sure they perform extremely well.

[@Helicopterpilot16]

If I could, Alexander-Schleicher is where I'd want to work in Germany.

[@junuhunuproductions]

So cool!!

[@jurepecar9092]

Looks pretty much the like I'm building my RC models, just at bigger scale. Btw, are motors still provided by Roman Sušnik (ermax)?

[@SteFly]

A bigger scale and more inspections ;) It should be an EMRAX motor

[@johannes914]

Great content. I learned a lot. My last experience was to show on 35mm...

[@joachimdeschamps4283]

Klasse Video

[@christophostrowski3382]

Obergeil, alles auf Deutsch!

[@davidbowes5915]

Hi Stefan Thanks for the video. I know you flew the factory AS33Me and liked it. How many other 33Me are now flying and what number is yours? When will the glider be finished do you think?

[@SteFly]

Hi David, I don´t know the exact numbers. We will display my AS33 Me at the AERO exhibition in Friedrichshafen, which is in one month. AS offered me their reserved slot for a factory glider, so that I can participate at WGC in the USA. The AS33 Me which I tested in one of my videos, is also a privately owned glider.

[@davidbowes5915]

Unfortunately I can’t get to AERO. Good luck at the WGC, I guess you’ll need to ship the glider in June. I’ll watch with interest how you get on as I too have a 33Me on order. Be good to know how many other 33Me are flying. Cheers @@SteFly

[@eckiger_luki6424]

nice

[@nullteiltalles]

Impressive.

[@ПавелСилин-ы1м]

der Glückspilz)

[@SteFly]

Danke!

[@AndrewBashtovoy]

Da sich die Batterie in den Kotflügeln befindet, ist es besser, während der Überwinterung eine konstante Plus-Temperatur aufrechtzuerhalten, um die Lebensdauer zu verlängern. Ein auf dem Anhänger installiertes Inverter-Split-System kann dabei helfen. Einige Hersteller von Split-Systemen verfügen über eine Funktion zur Aufrechterhaltung einer konstanten Temperatur von plus sieben Grad Celsius und eine Fernsteuerung über WIFI.

[@Wings_of_foam]

I don't know much about helicopters, but wouldn't it be best to build everything as light as possible, since the fuel is pretty expensive and you can fly for longer distances? Or would the heli be too unstable due to the low weight, especially in windy conditions?

[@SteFly]

This is a glider, not a helicopter ;)

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

@@SteFly No this is a sailplane ;)

[@明李-o9c]

太棒了，来自中国的爱

[@mikoaj3539]

Second!

[@tedstriker4278]

Cool, das war immer mein Traum, einmal ne neue (damals noch) z.B. ASG29 zu holen. Leider nix geworden :)

[@SteFly]

Das ist schon wirklich ein riesen Traum, der keinesfalls selbstverständlich ist. Hätte ich mir auch nie erträumt ;)

[@maexmaestermann471]

STARK!!!!

[@georgsteidl2249]

Gleiter, Motor, Brandschutz ?

[@vidgrabarevic6947]

Are u coming to croatia this year?

[@SteFly]

I don’t have the plan up to now.

[@joeob4194]

und WO ist jetzt "Ep. 1" ?????

[@jim_c00per]

how can you afford this?

[@richardbieber9323]

Made in Germany, aber so richtig!👍

[@DanFrederiksen]

Interesting. It's thought provoking what can be done with composites but I'm concerned by the 2000 man-hours. I think it has to be possible to manufacture it in a way much less labor intensive. For instance the typical 2 sided approach where you glue two parts together, why not lay up the complete form on the inside of a closed mold? It might require a specialized motorized rig with a camera on but it must be worth it for the strength and skipped steps. Both for fuselage and wings. Fiberglass hot tubs are complex composite shapes sold for 3000$ retail. I know this is more ambitious but still. When something could possibly be put together with ease then a 2000 man-hour process should be questioned. The cloth and resin can be quite inexpensive so it would be a major revolution to build it faster. Is it a fiberglass plane or carbon? why not carbon. Carbon is more expensive but insignificant to the advantages that pay for themselves.

[@SteFly]

You need all the mechanics for the controls inside the wing and fuselage. Everything needs to be aligned perfectly and inspected, so that it´s safe to fly with this glider. I´m sure Alexander-Schleicher put a lot of thoughts into the manufacturing process and they know what they are doing. Most of the parts are made of carbon fiber and some crash resistant parts of the fuselage in Aramid. And also the raw materials must be certified for use in aviation.

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@SteFly the wing looked quite translucent and many of the insides looked like fiberglass, not carbon. It looks like quality work but I don't think you can assume the process is optimal. Elixir makes their planes as single piece wings and fuselage. Car manufacture seems to be below 100 man-hours including all parts suppliers. I wonder if for instance it could be made with big steel molds that are polished so it has optical finish when it comes out of the mold. They would be difficult to make but it would be a one time thing. 2500 hours is an enormous amount of labor.

[@seamuscashin2606]

show me the money 250,000 then as somebody said it is easier to make a grand piano than it is to play it. and you can play it Stefan

[@SteFly]

Some people also like to have nice looking pianos standing in their living room. 😅 But yes, I‘m looking forward to race this beauty in the sky!

[@seamuscashin2606]

let me say Stefan for a german you have a great sence of humour and you are right, that guy can make the glider, but you can fly it now iam happy

[@flugzeug8143]

Sehr interessant und wirklich tolle und qualitativ hochwertige Flugzeuge. Leider machen die Preise unseren "Sport" immer elitärer, was sehr schade ist. Das ist aber bei allen Herstellern das gleiche Problem. Nicht zuletzt als Folge einer desaströsen Politik in unserem Land und der EU... Einziger Trost - die Gebrauchtflugzeuge bleiben schön preisstabil oder gewinnen sogar an Wert ;-)

[@StudentGoose]

I don't know if it making the sport really more expensive. Compared to the last 30 years, yes. But before that there were much less private owned gliders, and most pilots only flew the club gliders. These days it seems like 75% of the glider pilots with a license have their own private glider

[@klaasdecoster3897]

first

[@vysalon]

Hello brother

[@skavalic]

I don't undertand a thing. What happend here Stefan? Everything in German.

[@SteFly]

Please use English subtitles.

[@extrem55-uo6su]

Meine Fresse...Das sind KEINE BATTERIEN...das sind Akkus..ist das so schwer..

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

I was looking forward to watching this but I am not going to sit and read for 20 minutes 👎

[@jbatlanta]

Oh, boo hoo 😢

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

Continue to watch your narcissist videos and don't bother commenting again you weirdo.@@jbatlanta

[@oshadilakshini2878]

If you wanna something like this in your life please looking & bring something.if you don't wanna sit and watch you can't bring something new.please watch this it's really nice to see.please appreciate what he done not he put time for this.

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

Yes I did want to "sit and watch" which is the reason I clicked to watch the video, stupid🙄 I just don't want to sit and watch a 20 minute video in German that is titled in ENGLISH. I either have the option to watch the video and not understand anything as it's in German, or I can sit and read but miss the video, which is a waste of time. I don't understand how "sitting and watching" brings something new. You make no sense at all. .@@oshadilakshini2878

[@redblack8414]

@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo You could always learn German if you can't read for 20 minutes. You should say thank you to Stefan for all the work he puts in his videos. Another option for you is not watching and remain ignorant.😜

[@blubb9004]

FLUGZEUGPRON incomiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing! :))))