2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Rolladen Schneider LS-1 r: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Rolladen Schneider LS-1, Egelsbach 1971 F 82-37: Uli Elch· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Rolladen-Schneider LS1 is a Standard Class single-seat glider manufactured in Germany by Rolladen-Schneider from 1968 to 1977.
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 58 years ago, in 1968.
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1968
- number built
- 464
- role
- club-class (formerly standard-class) sailplane
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau
- engines
- none (glider)
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 1
- length
- 6.8 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 390 kg
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2163975, Wikipedia: Rolladen-Schneider LS1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.