LCF II
Luftsportclub der Zeppelinstadt Friedrichshafen · Germany · first flew 1975 · glider
The LCF II is a single-seat Club Class glider designed and built in Germany in the 1970s for training, competition and aerobatics. Only one was completed by its builders.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Long single-piece canopy blending into the upper fuselage line |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Straight tapered, square-tipped wings mounted at shoulder height
- Long single-piece canopy blending into the upper fuselage line
- Fixed monowheel partly recessed into the fuselage, with a tailwheel
Look for the shoulder-mounted tapered wings with Schempp-Hirth airbrakes on the upper surfaces and a long one-piece canopy that runs back almost to the wing leading edge.
Specifications
- The LCF II has a length of 6.35 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 13 m (43 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 280 km/h (174 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Design began in 1971 and the glider was built by five air club members in about 4,000 hours. It first flew on 22 March 1975.
Variants
There were no production variants. A second glider was later built by Klaus Roth and finished in 2012.
Where you'll see it
In 1975 it won first prize at the annual meeting of the Oskar-Ursinus-Vereinigung. Scheibe Flugzeugbau planned to build it but no orders came.
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