Maiden Flight of the
SOLO-2350 engine, the same as the LS-8. DG make much of this being a high tech glider. It comes with integrated solar panels, bug wipers, aluminium-carbon flaperons as well as a luxury interior. It has a unique water ballast system designed for competition and record flying. – see the details below.
LS and
It is available as a glider or motor-glider with
10-s
DG at their new factory at Bruchsal.
LS
It is the first type completely manufactured by
Data
maiden flight in May this year.
Technical
The LS10-st slipped quietly into the sky on its
10-st
LS -10
span wing area aspect ratio fuselage length fuselage height water-ballast wings water-ballast fin tanks max. weight max. wing loading max. speed VNE stall speed (W=420 kg, 926 lbs) best glide ratio (W=525kg) min. sink (W=420 kg, 926 lbs)
15m (49.2ft) 10.27m² (110.5ft²) 21.9 6.763m (22.19ft) 1.374m (4.51ft) 190kg (50.2US.gal) 10kg (2.64US.gal) 540kg (1190lbs) 52.6 kg/m² (10.8 lbs/ft²) 280km/h (151kts) 71km/h (38kts) 1:45 1:50 0.61 (120ft/min)
LS 10-s empty weight (with min. instrumentation) approx. 268kg wing loading with 80 kg payload 33.9kg/m² LS 10-st empty weight (with min. instrumentation) approx. 313kg wing loading with 80 kg payload 38.3 kg/m² engine power fuel tank (fuselage) climb rate 18 m span
18m 11.45 28.3
(59.06ft) (123.3 ft²)
600kg (1323lbs) 52.4kg/m² (10.7 lbs/ft²) 67km/h
(36 kts)
0.51m/s
(100ft/min)
(591lbs) 275kg (606lbs) (6.94 lbs/ft²) 31.0kg/m² (6.35 lbs/ft²)
(690 lbs) 320kg (705 lbs) (8.17 lbs/ft²) 34.9 kg/m² (7.46 lbs/ft²)
SOLO 2350 b 31 kW/23 hp 17 litre (4.5 US.gal) or 13 litre (3.4 US.gal) on choice 1.3 m/s (256 ft/min) W= 420kg (926 lbs),
Data power on for MSL, 15°C Optional equipment raises the empty mass accordingly
December 2007
23
