Rolladen-Schneider LS3

what is it?

The Rolladen-Schneider LS3 is a 15 metre single-seat glider produced by Rolladen-Schneider from 1976 to 1983.

base stats

• speed 270 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 472 kgmax take-off weight
• built 429made in total

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 50 years ago, in 1976.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× 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

1976-02-04

number built

429

role

15 metre-class sailplane

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Rolladen Schneider Flugzeugbau

engines

none (glider)

passengers

1

length

6.9 m

wingspan

15 m

height

1.3 m

max take-off weight

472 kg

top speed

270 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.