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The Nimbus-3T version has a sustainer engine. Nimbus-3s took the first three places in the Open Class in the 1981 World Gliding Championships although there were only 12 entrants. In the 1983 World Championships it took the top six places, and it won again in the 1985 Championships. The D-model (Nimbus-3D) is the two-seater version.
The Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus was a prototype glider built by Klaus Holighaus. The HS-3 Nimbus was a high performance single-seater. Holighaus designed and built this prototype glider in his spare time with assistance from Schempp-Hirth. Strictly speaking, it is not a Schempp-Hirth glider but rather a glider built at Schempp-Hirth. [1]
Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa sailplane, 1936; Göppingen Gö 4 two-seat sailplane, 1938; Göppingen Gö 5 Hütter H 17 sailplane, 1938; Göppingen Gö 6 Minimoa Mo 2a two-seat sailplane, 1937; Göppingen Gö 7 two-seat sport aeroplane (not built) Göppingen Gö 8 scale model test airframe for Dornier Do 214, 1939
Sortable List Of Significant Glider types; Model Manufacturer / Designer Origin Image Year Class Seats Span A/R L/D VL/D max Min sink Vne Empty Maximum Built Air 100: Arsenal: 1947 1 18 m (59 ft) 18 30:1 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn) 0.6 m/s (1.2 kn) 220 km/h (140 mph; 120 kn) 284 kg (626 lb) 374 kg (825 lb) 43 Arcus: Schempp-Hirth: 2009 Two Seater 2 ...
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The Nimbus-4DM is a model of the "Nimbus-4 Family," which consists of single-seat and two-seat gliders and motor gliders. The engine in each motor glider retracts into the fuselage, behind the cockpit. The different models are (production data as of 1999): Nimbus-4: a single-seat glider, type certified in Germany January 1, 1994.
The BD-3 is a six place, low wing pusher configuration aircraft with tricycle landing gear. The aircraft is powered by two engines driving a single shrouded pusher propeller connected with V belts and overriding clutches. The aircraft uses STOL Boundary layer control devices. The fuselage was built using aluminum honeycomb. Bede intended to ...
It first flew in 1954. [3] The Nimbus III, introduced in 1956, employed an FX-05-191 airfoil and this greatly improved performance. The Nimbus III is constructed entirely from wood and incorporates a three-piece wing, with a center section and removable wing tips. Rib spacing is 6 inches and the plywood leading edge extends to 83% of the chord.