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NOVEMBER 2025 |
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21, 2025 BLANIK AMERICA ANNOUNCEMENT BLANIK AMERICA, INC., the distributor of gliders and parts in the United States serving glider customers on a full-time basis since 1988, offers until the end of 2025 as part of its HOLIDAY SALE a wide variety of new original spare parts, already physically located in the United States. Send your inquiry to BLANIK AMERICA requesting a quote, specifying the parts that you need and would like to purchase.
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November
21, 2025 BLANIK FACTORY PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Customers, We would like to clarify the situation that has arisen at Blanik Aircraft CZ following the suspension of our Part 145 activities. This means that we are no longer performing modifications, repairs, or inspections of Blanik gliders. However, we continue to manufacture and supply spare parts for Blanik gliders and we remain fully committed to supporting their operation through documentation (service bulletins, manuals), lifetime calculations, and, where required, by preparing repair procedures based on reported findings. Our sales and engineering departments remain at your disposal to ensure continued support for Blanik aircraft in service. We are also offering rental of manufacturing jigs and fixtures for the repair of your gliders. You may therefore use our facilities equipped with these tools and carry out the repair yourselves. If needed, we can provide one of our technicians for riveting work, and of course we will supply all necessary parts. As you can see, the scope of our support for Blanik aircraft remains extensive, and the operation of your gliders can therefore continue without interruption. In addition, we offer spare parts at a discounted price until the end of December 2025. Blanik Aircraft CZ s.r.o. Beranových 65, 199 00 Praha 9 In Prague, November 21, 2025 |
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3, 2024 Two L-13 Blanik gliders are in transit from the Blanik factory to two customers on the U.S. West Coast. Here are photos from their journey. |
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are no used or refurbished L23 Super Blaniks available at this time.
However, you can order a brand new L23 Super Blanik again! For order contact BLANIK AMERICA. Technical details are HERE. |
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OLDER NEWS |
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from the owner of miniLAKfes self launcher, Justin Shaw. This is what he shared in March of 2022: I have been VERY HAPPY with the mini-LAK FES. The ship has had minimal "mechanical issues" and is extremely sturdy, well built and reliable. She is relatively easy to assemble and disassemble and the Sportine Aviancja manufactured trailer has been also very reliable, well constructed, sturdy, and fits the ship well. The FES system has also proven to exactly meet my needs and to provide what I had hoped for when I ordered the ship. I am able to self launch all by myself and fly anytime the weather is cooperative and my schedule permits. I rarely have to use the FES to "save" from an outlanding by the few times I have done so (less than 5 times in 300 hours!) it has worked flawlessly. I wish I had the larger battery packs to provide a little more reserve capacity and climb performance but the standard packs and the FES systems works great for me. All in all, I'm very pleased with this glider. You as well as the S.A. and FES people should know that! miniLAK flown over 1,000 km Look here for maps, statistics, and more. |
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launchers come to America BLANIK AMERICA has started delivering the long-awaited eighteen- meter wing span electric self launchers LAK-17CFES to America. VIDEO of miniLAKfes self launch from grass. 10 feet AGL after 1,000 feet roll. Video courtesy of Jamie Shore and Jeff Banks. How are the L-13 Blaniks modified to lift the A.D. grounding? Click here for a report by Flying Revue taking the peek at the backstage of Blanik Aircraft CZ manufacturer. |
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