Orlican VSO 10
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The Orlican VSO 10 Gradient is a Czechoslovakia
n club-class sailplane designed by Orlican Národní Podnik as a replacement for the VT-116 Orlik II.
was granted on 15 May 1979, with the first production gliders entering service with Czechoslovak aeroclubs soon after. In 1990 the company ceased production when they started to build Schempp-Hirth gliders. Schempp-Hirth are the current holders of the VSO 10 Type Certificate.
VSO 10C Gradient Club
The Orlican VSO 10 Gradient is a Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n club-class sailplane designed by Orlican Národní Podnik as a replacement for the VT-116 Orlik II.
Development
Development of the VSO 10 started in 1972 and the first prototype flew on 16 September 1977. The Type CertificateType certificate
A Type Certificate, is awarded by aviation regulating bodies to aerospace manufacturers after it has been established that the particular design of a civil aircraft, engine, or propeller has fulfilled the regulating bodies' current prevailing airworthiness requirements for the safe conduct of...
was granted on 15 May 1979, with the first production gliders entering service with Czechoslovak aeroclubs soon after. In 1990 the company ceased production when they started to build Schempp-Hirth gliders. Schempp-Hirth are the current holders of the VSO 10 Type Certificate.
Design
The VSO 10 is a single-seat cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear. It has a two-piece wooden wing, a T-tail empennage of aluminium alloy structure, a glass composite forward fuselage and an aluminium alloy rear fuselage. The VSO 10C has a fixed landing gear.Variants
VSO 10B Gradient- Retractable landing gear variant
VSO 10C Gradient Club
- Fixed landing gear variant