Rolladen-Schneider LS7 WL VH-XJB, Information For Pilots

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LS7 WL, VH-XJB
INFORMATION FOR PILOTS
John Hudson
(Revised April 2017)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
General Information/Specifications
2. Handling Notes
3. Technical Details
4. Daily Inspection
5. Water Ballast System
The LS-7 is a T-tail, Standard Class, single seat sailplane with winglets. It is capable
of carrying water ballast in the wings and tailfin. It has a retractable, sprung landing
gear and upper wing surface airbrakes. The LS7 was designed by Walter Lemke
and produced by Rolladen-Schneider GmbH. Carbon fibre was used extensively in
its construction. The LS7 was manufactured from 1988 to 1993 with 164 aircraft
produced.
1. GENERAL INFORMATION/SPECIFICATIONS
VH- XJB Serial No. 7069
Wing Span 15 m (49.21 Ft)
Length 6.66 m (21.84 Ft)
Height 1.33 m (4.36 Ft)
Wing Area 9.73 m
2
(104.8 Ft
2
)
Wing Aspect Ratio 23.1
Empty weight 235 Kg
Max Gross Wt 486 Kg (1071 Lbs)
Max Wing Loading 50 Kg/m
2
(10.2 Lbs/Ft
2
)
Aerofoil Wortmann modified.
Glide Ratio 43:1 at 57 Kts
Electronic Audio Vario Borgelt B100
Mechanical Vario Winter
Radio Xcom VHF Radio
Air Speed Indicator Small Winter
Altimeter Winter
Water Ballast 50 L (each) wing bags / 5.5 L tail tank
1.1 Undercarriage Warning
This aircraft is not fitted with an undercarriage warning.