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Rolladen-Schneider LS5
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| Type designation |
LS5 |
| Competition class |
Open |
| Number built |
1 |
| Crew |
1 |
| Length |
6.96 m |
| Cockpit width |
0.60 m |
| Cockpit height |
0.80 m |
| Wingspan |
22.78 m |
| Wing area |
13.92 m² |
| Aspect ratio |
37.28 |
| Wing profile: |
Wortmann (modified) |
| Empty mass |
ca. 370 kg |
| Maximum mass |
696 kg |
| Wing loading |
33 to 50 kg/m² |
| Minimum sink ratio |
ca. 0.40 m/s at 80 km/h |
| Best glide ratio |
ca. 55 at 100 km/h |
The Rolladen-Schneider LS5 was an Open Class single seat sailplane designed by Rolladen-Schneider of which only a single unit was built.
[edit] History
The LS5 was announced in 1980 as Rolladen-Schneider’s entry into the exclusive Open Class. The economic viability of the design was compromised, however, with the arrival in 1981 of the Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 and Alexander Schleicher ASW 22, both of which outclassed the theoretical performance of the yet-to-fly LS5. Although the moulds had already been completed, Rolladen-Schneider decided not to pursue further development. Klaus Mies from Kaiserslautern used these moulds to produce one glider of the type. This home-built prototype made its maiden flight in 1988, receiving the registration number D-7742. It is presently based at Marpingen in Germany.
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