IIL IS-10
IIL · Romania · first flew 1960 · glider
The IIL IS-10 was a high-performance, single-seat glider designed and built in Romania in the early 1960s. It was the first Romanian aircraft to use laminar flow airfoils.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.44 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Cantilever shoulder wing with straight-tapered outer panels and small streamlined bodies at the wing tips
- Slender oval-section plywood monocoque with a long single-seat canopy stretching into the wing leading edge
- Semi-reclining pilot, a nose skid and a semi-recessed monowheel
Look for a slender wooden sailplane with a shoulder wing carrying tip bodies, a one-piece side-opening canopy and a straight-tapered, flat-topped vertical tail with a tailplane just above the fuselage.
Specifications
- The IIL IS-10 has a length of 7.44 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15 m (49 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 230 km/h (143 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed by Iosif Silimon for Standard Class competitions as an evolution of the IS-4, and first flew on 6 April 1960. It was a wooden shoulder-wing sailplane.
Variants
The IS-10 was an evolution of the IS-4, the first Romanian glider designed to meet the FAI Standard Class specifications.
Where you'll see it
Silimon was Romania's most prominent glider designer from about 1950 until his death in February 1981.
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