Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau
| Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Company with limited liability |
| resolution | 2003 |
| Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
| Seat | Egelsbach |
| Branch | Glider manufacturer |
The Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH was one of Walther Schneider and Wolf Lemke founded glider manufacturers . Since the bankruptcy in 2003, DG Flugzeugbau GmbH has continued to produce some models .
Types of gliders
The first aircraft in 1968 was the LS1 , a standard class aircraft with a wingspan of 15 meters at the time, which was used very successfully in competitions. Helmut Reichmann became world champion in the LS1-c in 1970. The LS2 was designed as a high-performance glider according to the rules of the standard class at the time with flaps , but without airbrakes . However, since this aircraft could not be sold because of the demanding landing characteristics, the LS3 racing class aircraft was designed with 15-meter and 17-meter clip-on wings, as well as with a flap. This played a pioneering role in the FAI 18-meter class. From this the LS4 was derived for the standard class , which developed into a successful model and of which over 1,000 copies were built. The LS5 , a single-seater for the open class with a span of 23 meters, did not go into series production. The prototype is still flying, however. The LS6 was the next racing class aircraft. It was also offered with a span of 15 and 18 meters.
The LS7 for the standard class was very soon replaced by the LS8 , which was derived from the LS6 , after it did not provide the calculated performance. The LS8, an aircraft also produced in several hundred units, was offered in a 15-meter and an 18-meter version, as well as with an auxiliary engine. The LS9 is a self-launching glider with an auxiliary engine, which received the spacious fuselage of the LS4, slightly thickened behind the pilot, and the 18-meter wing of the LS6. Ten of them were built. The LS10 was Rolladen Schneider's latest development. It was the first aircraft that was largely designed by Wolf Lemke's successor Werner Scholz (also called "Micro"). It is again an airplane with a flap with a wingspan of 15 or 18 meters. Although LS actually stands for Lemke-Schneider, the name has also been retained for the LS10, presumably for marketing reasons.
Rolladen Schneider was one of the first companies to install the so-called Röger hook as a standard, and continues to be one of the few companies that produced every single part of their aircraft exclusively in-house.
The LS4 and the LS6 were supposed to be built at AMS-Flight in Slovenia , but only two LS4b were built. The LS10 was and the slightly modified LS8-neo will be continued by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH . The LS11 is a two-seater built by Akaflieg Cologne based on components from other LS types.
Web links
- History of the LS aircraft
- LS types Number of items built / serial numbers (PDF file; 123 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DG Flugzeugbau: Cooperation between DG and LS ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 17, 2009
