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 Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-10 Schirokko.

Separate actions for the nose-hook and centre of gravity hook are the only control oddity in this pleasant-flying design.

The Ornith achieved some notable gliding records flying from Switzerland and South Africa.

Only one LSD was built and is today in the German Gliding Museum on the Wasserkuppe mountain.