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LAK-17
Lithuania ·first flew 1992· 15 metre-class and 18 metre-class sailplane
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Szybowiec Lak 17: Kawior· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. LAK-17bt: Winne· CC0
what is it?
The LAK-17 is a Lithuanian single-seat sailplane that was designed at the Lithuanian Aero Club (Lithuanian: Lietuviškos aviacinės konstrukcijos or LAK), and is manufactured by Sportinė Aviacija.
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 34 years ago, in 1992.
- 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
- 1992-07-09
- status
- in production
- number built
- —
- role
- 15 metre-class and 18 metre-class sailplane
- origin
- Lithuania
- makers
- UAB Sportine aviacija
- engines
- none (glider)
- length
- 6.5 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 1.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 500 kg
- top speed
- 275 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2312589, Wikipedia: LAK-17 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.