Vogt Lo-150
{{Short description|German single-seat glider}}
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The Vogt Lo-150 is a West German high-wing, single seat glider that was designed by Alfred Vogt and produced by the Wolf Hirth Company.{{Cite web|url = http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?PlaneID=202|title = LO-150 Wolf Hirth|access-date = 16 July 2011|last = Activate Media|year = 2006|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120819220012/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=202|archive-date = 19 August 2012}}Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 91, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
Design and development
The Lo-150 was developed from the {{convert|10|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wing span aerobatic Vogt Lo-100 as a performance cross country sailplane.
The Lo-150 is constructed from wood, including its wooden monocoque fuselage. Its {{convert|15|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span two-piece wing employs a Clark Y airfoil and incorporates flaps for glidepath control. Early examples use a take-off dolly and land on a fixed skid, while later ones use a fixed monowheel landing gear.{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |access-date = 1 July 2011|last = Lednicer |first = David |year = 2010}}
Operational history
Several Lo-150s were imported into the United States. A.J. Smith won the US Nationals flying an Lo-150 in 1961. Harold Jensen flew an Lo-150 {{convert|700|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} in 1962, winning the Barringer Trophy.
Specifications (Lo-150)
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See also
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References
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- {{cite book|last=Shenstone|first=B.S.|title=The World's Sailplanes:Die Segelflugzeuge der Welt:Les Planeurs du Monde|year=1958|publisher=Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) and Schweizer Aero-Revue|location=Zurich|pages=68–72|edition=1st|author2=K.G. Wilkinson |language=en, fr, de}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050502234032/http://vintagesailplanes.de/Lo150.htm Lo-150 photos] on Archive.org
{{Alfred Vogt aircraft}}