Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH was a major glider manufacturer. It originally made rolling doors and shutters and was run by Willi and Walter Schneider based in Egelsbach near Frankfurt, Germany. Walter was a keen glider pilot and recruited a sailplane designer Wolf Lemke. The company built its first glider in 1967.
Because of difficult economic times, the company went into receivership in 2001. In 2003 DG Flugzeugbau GmbH took over the assets of the company including the LS brand name and designs. The LS8 is now being produced by DG which has also refined the LS10 and production has started. The LS4, LS6 and LS11 are currently scheduled for production by AMS Flight.
Rolladen-Schneider LS4
The Rolladen-Schneider LS4 is a Standard Class single seat glider manufactured between 1980 and 2003.
The LS4, successor to the LS1 in the Standard Class, made its first flight in 1980. It is the fourth most produced non-military glider (after the Grunau Baby, Blaník, and Schleicher K 8 trainers).
Rolladen-Schneider LS4-a, registration PH-888, built ????, serial number 4771 Flugplatz Asperden (EDLG)Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6 August 2020
Rolladen-Schneider LS4-b, registration D-1123, built 1999, serial number 41029 Flugplatz Asperden (EDLG), Asperden, Germany, 4 June 2017
