Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: 11 Msgs - 01/27/04

[Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>]

>Gelcoat and laminair wings.
>After 25 years and 2500 hours my motorglider Pik 20E has still his first
>coating and though it may have an ivory gloss, it flies like a laminair
>sailplane without crackings. I will be there to see all the Europa's after
>25 years and inspect them on there first coatings.

PIK were the first glider manufacturer to use paint instead of polyester 
gel coat. (If I'm not mistaken, possible but unlikely on this occasion)
Graham