Rolladen-SchneiderLS7 WL
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Average Price |
€27000
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Average Flown Distance
(source: OLC 2016) |
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Competition | |
Handling | |
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Aerobatics | |
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Our editors' review up to date on Dec 28 2016
The LS7 did not enjoy the commercial and sporting success its advanced features seemed to warrant. Its intrinsically higher thermalling speeds proved to be a handicap in the gaggling environment typical of competition gliding.
Based on LS7, winglets were introduced in 1991, yielding the LS7-WL. Many earlier LS7s were converted to this standard to cope with these flying characteristics.
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General characteristics
Class | Standard |
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Crew | 1 |
First flight | 1991 |
Built | 164 |
Technical characteristics
Height | 1.33m |
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Length | 6.66m |
Wingspan | 15m |
Wing Area | 9.7m² |
Aspect Ratio | 23.1 |
Flaps | No |
Empty Weight | 234Kg |
Gross Weight | 486Kg |
Retractable Gear | Yes |
Retractable Propeller | No |
Self Launching | No |
Performance
Min Sink | 0.63m/s |
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Glide Ratio | 43 |
VNE | 270Km/h |