Vogt Lo-100

Lo-100
D-0546 Bitburg Airfield 2007
General information
TypeAerobatic sailplane
National originGermany
ManufacturerHomebuilt
Designer
Number builtca. 45
History
First flight1952
VariantsVogt Lo-150

The Lo-100 is an aerobatic glider of classic wood and fabric construction well suited to amateur building methods. The designation Lo was bestowed by the designer Alfred Vogt in memory of his brother Lothar Vogt, with whom he had developed the predecessor model Lo-105 Zwergreiher ('dwarf heron'). The first flight of the prototype took place in 1952 at the Klippeneck. An example is on display at the Gliding Heritage Centre.

The single-piece wing has a main spar built from laminated beechwood in order to achieve the strength needed for aerobatics. The glider has no spoilers and must be landed using side-slip.

Specifications

Data from The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 10.9 m2 (117 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 9.2
  • Airfoil: Clark Y
  • Empty weight: 150 kg (331 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 265 kg (584 lb) normal flight
245 kg (540.1 lb) aerobatic flight

Performance

290 km/h (180.2 mph; 156.6 kn) aerobatic flight
  • Rough air speed max: 150 km/h (93.2 mph; 81.0 kn) normal flight
225 km/h (139.8 mph; 121.5 kn) aerobatic flight
  • Aerotow speed: 150 km/h (93.2 mph; 81.0 kn) normal flight
225 km/h (139.8 mph; 121.5 kn) aerobatic flight
  • Winch launch max speed: 125 km/h (77.7 mph; 67.5 kn) normal flight
140 km/h (87.0 mph; 75.6 kn) aerobatic flight
  • Rate of sink: 0.8 m/s (160 ft/min) at 72 km/h (44.7 mph; 38.9 kn)
  • Lift-to-drag: 25 at 85 km/h (52.8 mph; 45.9 kn)
  • Wing loading: 24.3 kg/m2 (5.0 lb/sq ft) normal flight
24.3 kg/m2 (4.98 lb/sq ft) aerobatic flight

See also

Related development

Related lists

Notes

  1. ^ Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1958). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 68–72.

References

  • Shenstone, B.S.; K.G. Wilkinson (1958). The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde (in English, French, and German) (1st ed.). Zurich: Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue. pp. 68–72.

Further reading

  • Dietmar Geistmann, Die Segelflugzeuge in Deutschland, ISBN 3-87943-618-5
  • Georg Brütting, Die berühmtesten Segelflugzeuge, ISBN 3-613-02296-6
  • Martin Simons, Sailplanes, Vol. 2 1945-1965, EQIP
  • Peter Mallinson and Mike Woollard, Handbook of Glider Aerobatics
  • Eric Müller, Upside Down Faszination und Technik des Kunstflugs, ISBN 3-517-01212-2
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