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  2. Schempp-Hirth Cirrus - Wikipedia

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    The Cirrus was designed by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Holighaus and was the first glass-fibre glider to be built by Schempp-Hirth. The prototype flew in 1967 with a V-tail like the Austria. It won the German Open Class in 1967. By 1971, 107 Cirrus had been built in Germany.

  3. Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus - Wikipedia

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    The Standard Cirrus is a Standard-class glider built in Germany by Schempp-Hirth. The Standard Cirrus was produced between 1969 and 1985, when it was replaced by the Discus . Over 800 examples were built, making it one of the most successful early fibreglass glider designs.

  4. Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 - Wikipedia

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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. It replaced the Schempp-Hirth Cirrus.

  5. Glider competition classes - Wikipedia

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    To be successful, however, an Open Class glider must blend high performance with practicality. "Extreme" designs tend to be failures, of which the Austria of 1931, the Sigma of 1971 and the BJ series are but the most conspicuous examples. Arguably the only [Notes 1] 'extreme' glider that ever won a World Championships was the Nimbus I.

  6. Glider types - Wikipedia

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    Sortable List Of Significant Glider types; Model Manufacturer / Designer Origin Image Year Class Seats Span A/R L/D ... Cirrus Open: Schempp-Hirth: 1967 Open 1 17.7 m ...

  7. Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 - Wikipedia

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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.

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  9. Martin Schempp - Wikipedia

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    Upon arriving in Kirchheim, Klaus Holighaus implemented his ideas in the form of the composite sailplane for the Open Class – the Cirrus. Martin Schempp gave him free rein in this matter, which Klaus Holighaus used to produce the (wildly) successful Cirrus, Nimbus, Standard Cirrus and Janus.