Rolladen-Schneider LS-8b
The LS-8 is a high-performance sailplane in the FAI standard class. It
is built on the LS-6 15m-class glider, only without the flaps and with
added winglets. This design has proved very successful and the LS8
become highly popular, and a good competition performer.
Technical Data
| Geometry
|
| Wing Span |
15m / 49.2ft |
| Wing Area |
10.5m² /
113.0 sq.ft |
| Aspect Ratio |
21.4 |
| Fuselage length |
6.72m / 21.84ft |
| Fuselage height |
1.33m / 4.36ft |
| Weight
|
| Empty Weight |
245kg |
| Maximum Weight |
525kg / 1157lbs |
| Waterballast |
190l |
| Min. Wing Loading |
32kg/m² |
| Max. Wing Loading |
50 kg/m² / 10.3lbs/ft² |
| Gliding Performance
|
| Best L/D |
ca 43 |
| Min. Sink |
ca 0.59m/s / 1.58ft/s |
| Stall Speed |
69km/h / 37kt |
| Max. Permitted Speed |
280 km/h / 151 kt |
Further Info