Rolladen-Schneider LS4 [SEP] manufacturer
Rolladen-Schneider LS4
The Rolladen-Schneider LS4 is a Standard Class single seat glider manufactured by Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH between 1980 and 2003.
Development.
The LS4, successor to the LS1 in the Standard Class, made its first flight in 1980. It is the fourth most produced non-military glider (after the Grunau Baby, Blaník, and Schleicher K 8 trainers). A total of 1,048 were built until Rolladen-Schneider entered receivership in 2003. Its long production run is comparable only to
docile enough for beginners and its performance is only slightly below the latest standard class sailplanes. Given the continued interest in the type, the LS4 may be put back in production by the Slovenian manufacturer AMS-Flight.
The LS4 was succeeded by the LS7.
Design.
The design of the LS4 was influenced mainly by the experience Rolladen-Schneider had gained with the LS2 and LS3 flapped gliders. Wolf Lemke returned to a double-tapered wing planform, giving it a larger area comparatively to the LS1 and LS2