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The Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 is an Open Class glider built by Schempp-Hirth during the 1970s. The Nimbus-2 first flew in April 1971 and a total of over 240 examples of all subtypes have been built until the beginning of the 1980s.
Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH is a glider manufacturer based in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany. ... Nimbus; Nimbus-2; Nimbus-3; Nimbus-4; Mini-Nimbus; Janus; Duo ...
After only a few days to become acquainted with the prototype Schempp-Hirth Nimbus he flew it in the 1970 World Gliding Championships at Marfa, Texas. He had to modify the aircraft's cockpit to fit in, and became the first person to sample its spin characteristics when, in mid-competition, the glider departed from a steep turn into autorotation.
The Nimbus-4 family is a direct derivative of its predecessors at the highest performance end of the Schempp-Hirth product range, the Nimbus-2 and Nimbus-3. In total as of 2010, 44 single-seat and 100 two-seat models have been produced. The wing taper varies along the span, which is increased to 26.5 metres. The aspect ratio is 38.8. The ...
Nimbus Mini: Schempp-Hirth: 1976 15 meter 1 15 m (49 ft) 23 42:1 0.57 m/s (1.1 kn) 250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn) 235 kg (518 lb) 500 kg (1,100 lb) 159 Nimbus 2 ...
Knauff has set the following records: [4] Single-place glider Out-and-return distance: 1,646.68 kilometres (1,023.20 mi), 25 April 1983, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 Distance over a triangular course: 1,362.68 kilometres (846.73 mi), 2 May 1986, Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4; Schempp-Hirth Quintus; Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2; Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3; Schleicher AS 33; Schleicher AS 34Me; Schleicher ASG 32; Schleicher ASH 25; Schleicher ASH 30; Schleicher ASH 31; Schleicher ASK 14; Schleicher ASK 16; Schleicher ASW 20; Schreder HP-21; Schweizer SGM 2-37; Shenyang HU-1 Seagull; Shenyang HU-2 Petrel ...
Schempp-Hirth Discus-B: 1995 Omarama: Open Ray Lynskey Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4: 15 metre Eric Napoleon Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2: Standard Markku Kuittinen Schempp-Hirth Discus-a: 1997 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: Open Gérard Lherm Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4: 15 metre Werner Meuser Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a: Standard Jean-Marc Caillard Rolladen ...