Vogt Lo-100

Lo-100
D-0546 Bitburg Airfield 2007
Role Aerobatic sailplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Homebuilt
Designer Alfred Vogt
First flight 1952
Number built ca. 45
Variants Vogt 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.

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

245 kg (540.1 lb) aerobatic flight

Performance

290 km/h (180.2 mph; 156.6 kn) aerobatic flight
225 km/h (139.8 mph; 121.5 kn) aerobatic flight
225 km/h (139.8 mph; 121.5 kn) aerobatic flight
140 km/h (87.0 mph; 75.6 kn) aerobatic flight
24.3 kg/m² (4.98 lb/sq ft) aerobatic flight

See also

Related development

Vogt Lo 150

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Vogt Lo 105

Related lists

List of gliders

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. 

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