Rolladen-Schneider LS 3

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LS 3

Rolladen-Schneider · LS 3

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built: 284
Active: 284
Origin: Germany

Certifying authorities

FAA

Variants

Per-variant specifications

Variant	Engine	MTOW	Range	Cruise	Pax
LS 3-A LS 3-A	—	—	—	—	—
LS-3 LS-3	—	—	—	—	—

Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS G37EU · Rev 2

The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G37EU), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.

Read the TCDS (PDF) →

Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Rolladen-Schneider LS 3 market & fleet intelligence

Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Rolladen-Schneider LS 3 fleet — updated daily.

Fleet age

48 yearsmedian age

70s

80s

Of the 64 registered Rolladen-Schneider LS 3 with a known build year (23% of the 284 we track), the median age is 48 years.

Registration activity

2changed registration in 12 months

2 of the 284 registered Rolladen-Schneider LS 3 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (1% of the fleet), across 2 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.

Registered LS 3 aircraft

Individual LS 3 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.

See all 284 registered LS 3