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The Altinger Lenticular is an
Argentine
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single-seat
FAI Standard Class
Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. However the classes have not been targeted at fostering technological development as in other sports. Instead classes have arisen because of:
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glider designed and built by
Theo Altinger.
Design and development
The Lenticular 15S was built with financial assistance from the Argentine Soaring Association for use by flying clubs in Argentina.
The glider was built in time to enter the gliding national championship in 1972.
The Lenticular 15S is a cantilever
mid-wing
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing config ...
monoplane with a
glass-fibre
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semi-
monocoque
Monocoque ( ), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell. The word ''monocoque'' is a French term for "single shell".
First used for boats, ...
structure and a cantilever
T-tail
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.
The pilot has a fully enclosed cockpit with a
transparent canopy.
The Lanticular 15S has a retractable
monowheel landing gear with a semi-recessed tailwheel.
Specifications
See also
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I.Ae. 34 Clen Antú
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I.Ae. 41 Urubú
References
Notes
Bibliography
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1970s Argentine sailplanes
Glider aircraft
T-tail aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1972
Mid-wing aircraft