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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LS8-finish-met-water (cropped): Reinier044· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. LS8-18 D-0442 Flugzeug: selbst erstellt· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 3. LS8-finish-met-water: Reinier044· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Rolladen Schneider LS8: Jelle Vandebeeck from Heverlee, Belgium· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Rolladen-Schneider LS8 is a Standard and 18 metre class single-seat glider developed by Rolladen-Schneider and in series production since 1995. Currently it is manufactured by DG Flugzeugbau.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 32 years ago, in 1994.
- Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1994
- number built
- 491
- role
- standard-class and 18 metre-class sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- DG Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.7 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 525 kg
- top speed
- 280 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2163993, Wikipedia: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.