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The Nimbus 4 is the world's fastest glider. The aircraft is produced by Schempp-Hirth.

On Dec. 22, 2006 a Nimbus-4DM (DM = double Seat/Motor) set the open class world glider speed record of 306.8 km/h (about 190 mph) over a 500 Km (about 310 miles) out and return course. The aircraft was piloted by Klaus Ohlmann.

A total of 37 Nimbus 4 DM gliders have been built to date.


Nimbus-4DM Specifications

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        First Flight
open class motor glider
two
Rotax
59 h.p.
1,312 lbs.
1,808 lbs.
60:1 max.
25' 8"
87' 0"
4/15/90



Radio Control Airplane
ICARE Nimbus 4DM. The ARF has a wing span of 157" and a length of 53". It has a glass fuse with sheeted foam wings. Typical power can come from a HP 370 motor driving a 22 x 10 prop. Gearing for the motor is 1:1.9 through an ICARE self launch system.
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FOR SALE


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There is a build thread for a rc Nimbus 4 semi-scale in RC Groups by Mike Bogh. It has a 6 meter wingspan and weighs around 17 lbs. ready to fly.

Just email us a picture and description of your rc Nimbus-4 and we will post it here.


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ICARE rc Nimbus 4 in flight.


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HKM Modellbau Nimbus 4 RC.  Wing span is 260" with a fuselage that is 77" long. For easy transportation the 1/4 scale rc airplane has four piece wings. All up weight is about 21 lbs.



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The rc Nimbus 4 from Tangent Model Tech.  It has a wing span of 236" and a length of 70". The fuse is fiberglass and wings are sheeted with carbon reinforcement. It has a HQ 3.0 airfoil and weighs in at about 16 1/2 lbs.