NIMBUS 2B — Schempp-hirth NIMBUS 2B
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Year
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Owner
Schempp-hirth
Last seen
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MTOW
800 kg
Range
160 nm
Seats
2
NIMBUS 2Bhover
Schempp-hirth · NIMBUS 2B
Model overview
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 12
- Active
- 4
- Origin
- DE
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GLID GLID | — | — | — | — | — |
NIMB NIMB | — | 800 kg | 160 nm | 77 kt | 2 |
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Type certification
The FAA paperwork
TCDS G26EU · 3 · issued 2022-02-10
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G26EU), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
Read the TCDS (PDF) →Safety & ops history
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Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
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