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LAK-9 Lietuva
LAK · Sailplane · Lithuania · Cold War (1970–1991)
The LAK-9 Lietuva was an open-class competition sailplane produced in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It was based on the LAK BK-7 that had been produced in small numbers since 1972. Like it, the LAK-9 was a conventional sailplane design with a high-set cantilever wing and a conventional empennage. The landing gear consisted of a retractable monowheel and a tailwheel, and construction throughout was of fibreglass.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Sailplane
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Lithuania
- Manufacturer
- LAK
- Service Entry
- 1976
- Produced
- 8
- Length (ft)
- 24
- Wingspan (ft)
- 66
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 838
- MTOW (lb)
- 1279
- Max Speed (mph)
- 130