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Aircraft type ID NIMB
Manufacturer name [I] Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
Aircraft type name Schempp-Hirth Nimbus /2/3/4
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ICAO aircraft type designator NIMB
Manufacturer country Germany
Category Landplane
Role Glider
Engine type No engine
Engines 0
WTC Light
Seats 1
First flight 1969
Last manufactured
Total # built 538
Info (external) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schempp-Hirth_Nimbus-4
# of aircraft in DB 387
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bali(2016-01-03 10:30:00) :

  TOP: Gliding flight distance record is 3008 km, set by Klaus Ohlmann and Karl Rabeder with Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 on January 21, 2003 with a flight time of 15h 8m giving an average speed of 200 km/h.