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Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2

Sailplane · Cold War (1970–1991)

Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 — Sailplane
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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.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Sailplane
Domain
Civil
Era
Cold War (1970–1991)
Length (ft)
24
Wingspan (ft)
67
Empty Weight (lb)
772
MTOW (lb)
1279
Max Speed (mph)
168