Rolladen-Schneider LS8
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The Rolladen-Schneider LS8 is a Standard and 18 metre class single-seat glider developed by Rolladen-Schneider and in series production since 1995. Currently it is manufactured by DG Flugzeugbau.
LS8 finish met water
World Gliding Championships
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The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are al
Rolladen-Schneider LS8
…the lighter and aerodynamically cleaner wing made possible by deleting the flap system. Examples of the LS8 scored second, fourth and fifth in the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama, New Zealand; first, second and third in the 1997 World Gliding Championships at St Auban, France; six out of the first ten positions in the…
Sailplanes at the 1954 Championships with the three Schweizers of the USA team in the foreground
Uvalde 2012 award ceremony