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.
| Lo-100 | |
|---|---|
 D-0546 Bitburg Airfield 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Aerobatic sailplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designer | |
| Number built | ca. 45 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1952 |
| Variants | Vogt Lo-150 |
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
editData 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
- Never exceed speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn) normal flight
- 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
editRelated development
Related lists
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
External links
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- Sailplane Directory
- Lo-100 "Alfred Vogt" (German language)
- Alfred Vogt, Lo-100 Memories of the development (German language)
- Dusseldorf airshow Lo-100 display and crash