Laister-Kauffmann LK-10 Flat Top

Immatriculation : xxxx Numéro de série : 122 Année de construction : 1943 Localisation : Australian Gliding Museum, Bacchus March, Melbourne (Victoria, AU) Propriétaire : Museum Statut de la machine : En stockage

It was imported into Australia in the 1950s by Ric New, a member of the Gliding Club of Western Australia. Ric New modified the glider by “flat topping” the fuselage and making other aerodynamic changes. This kind of modification of the LK10A was a well tried strategy in United States for extracting better performance from the glider. It is understood that the reduction in weight and cleaner aerodynamics from the changes could increase the glide ratio from 1:24 to something like 1:30. The LK10A was located at the Gliding Club of Western Australia for many years. Records reveal that it was kept airworthy until about 1975. Victorian Collections

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Id. machine : 897