Rolladen-Schneider LSD Ornith

LSD Ornith
General information
TypeTwo-seater class sailplane
National originGermany
ManufacturerRolladen-Schneider
Number built1
History
First flightMay 1972

The Rolladen-Schneider LSD Ornith is the first two-seater sailplane to have been built from plastic composites. The single exemplar was designed by Wolf Lemke and Karl Pummer and first flew in May 1972, a few weeks before the Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-10 Schirokko.

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