Rolladen Schneider LS7
The LS7 is a single-seat glider for the standard class.
History
The LS7 was designed for roller shutter Schneider with the objective to offer a competitive grade LS4 successor for the standard class. The first flight of the LS7 was held in December 1987, the series production has been resumed in 1988. In the context of the product were available from 1991, winglets, which significantly improved the rate of climb in thermals. Compared to the competition pattern Schleicher ASW 24, however, the competition successes took rather modest. Production was stopped after 164 copies in 1993.
Construction
The LS7 has compared to the LS4 a smaller wing. The wing area is 9.73 m², as much as in the LS1. The LS7 has a newly profiled double tapered wing in Kf K - sandwich construction. The ailerons and elevator are made of Kevlar. Hull and fin made of GfK. The glider - index is 106, with winglets 107