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The Rolladen-Schneider LSD Ornith is the first two-seater sailplane to have been built from plastic composites. The single exemplar was designed by Wolf Lemke and Karl Pummer and first flew in May 1972 a few weeks before the SB-10. As far as possible components from the serially-produced LS1 sailplane were used including the fuselage forms. This resulted in a cramped cockpit where the pedals of the rear seat are almost upon the front seat control stick.