Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 production list


Nimbus-3 - Initial version; 22.9m span, first flown 21.2.81
Nimbus-3/24.5 - Span increased to 24.5m. Several earlier models converted retrospectively.
Nimbus-3T - "Turbo" self-sustaining Solo 2350 engine
Nimbus-3MR - One-off with self-launching Rotax 535B engine. First flown 9.7.83
Nimbus-3/25.5 - Modification with span increased to 25.5m

Nimbus-3D - Two-seat version using 24.5m wings and modified Janus fuselage
Nimbus-3DM - 3D with Rotax engine for self-launching
Nimbus-3DT - 3D with Solo 2350 engine


Type Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 / Remarks
3; 3/24.5 1 D-2111 EC-EBP D-5052 BGA 5187; G-CKLT
3; 3/25.5 2 D-2148(1) BGA 2759 S5-3068 HA-3174; Crashed on take-off, Papkutapuszta 11.8.24
3/24.5 3 D-2149 LV-EJV

3 4 D-7032


3 5 D-2148(2)

W/o, South Africa 17.12.81
3; 3/24.5 6 D-8291 VH-GAA N4427M Crashed, Montague, CA 23.6.01
3 7 VH-IUE

Crashed near Narrandera, NSW 14.1.88
3; 3/24.5 8 D-1788 BGA 4420 D-1788 OK-1788
3 9 BGA 2820 G-EENN
Crashed on launch, Portmoak 4.9.12
3 10 BGA 2821 OO-YAF D-7083
3 11 D-3089


3; 24.5 12 D-3051


3 13 D-6330 RAFGSA R26 BGA 2898 RA-3484K; G-DERU; D-0773
3/24.5 14 HB-1676 F-CNNN

3 15 HB-1638

Crashed on take-off, Sion 26.6.16
3 16 D-8291

W/o with Ventus bT D-KADR, Weilheim-Egelsberg 22.10.83
3; 3/24.5 17 D-1106


3; 25.5 18 N2737F VH-VJS N34ZS
3; 3/24.5 19 N49JD LV-EGQ

3 20 N3127Q


3 21 21 (France) F-CARB

3 22 N3GZ N253SK

3 23 N67LB


3/24.5 24 D-3235 HB-3532

3/24.5 25 D-5896

Crashed, Weserbergland, Schleswig-Holstein 2.5.15
3 26 N111KG


3 27 OO-ZLB VH-IIX

3T 1/28 D-KEHK

W/o, Tannheim 22.04.88
3/24.5 29 HB-1661


3/24.5 30 D-3151


3; 24.5 31 BGA 2868 G-DEON

3 32 N33WU N32BN

3/24.5 33 N17UF BGA 3102 F-CFTO
3/24.5 34 N88SA D-1151 F-CFUR
3/24.5 35 F-CFUA


3/24.5 36 D-3175 HA-3175 D-6175 Crashed near Hinterbuchholzhütte, Gerlitzen, Austria 14.7.13
3/24.5 37 D-3176 BGA 4822 G-CJED
3/24.5 38 F-WFUB F-CFUB SE-UUN
3/24.5 39 OE-5310

Crashed on take-off, Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary 13.6.13
3/24.5 40 D-3190 F-CITF

3/24.5 41 D-3531 OK-3531

3/24.5 42 N254E OY-XPR D-2814
3/24.5 43 D-2518 N697L BGA 3468 Cancelled
3T 2/44 D-KHIA N806MD N45U OY-XTA
3MR 1/45 ? D-KERF


3/24.5 46 N68Z


3/24.5 47 N24DA


3/24.5 48 N429Z VH-XJR

3T 3/49 N141V


3/24.5 50 F-WFUN F-CFUN OK-0330
3; 3T 4/51 VH-GAA D-KAPE HB-2147 D-KTFP; G-LYDS; D-KTTM
3/24.5 52 PH-736 BGA 3334 PH-736 VH-MMD
3/24.5 53 N4562N


3/24.5 54 OE-5334 D-5330

3T 5/55 D-KOWS OE-9364 PR-ZXX
3/24.5 56 D-5327


3T 6/57 D-KHXB OY-KHX D-KUPA BGA 5119; G-CKJC
3/24.5 58 N54AC


3; 3T 7/59 D-3111 D-KHRG OO-ZKG PH-1361; D-KHRG; G-CLSO
3T 8/60 D-KHIF BGA 4263 D-KHIF PH-1590; VH-GCG
3/24.5 61 D-4591


3; 3T 9/62 D-1418 D-KEPE
W/o, Deckenpfronn 02.05.87
3/24.5 63 HB-1716


3/25.5 64 OE-5348 D-5348

3/24.5 65 N245AB BGA 2967 N245AB Crashed on aerotow take-off, Wallis, TX 6.6.14
3/24.5 66 D-8811 CC-PYO

3T 10/67 D-KHIA 4X-GHF

3T 11/68 D-KHIH HB-2144 D-KADS
3T 12/69 D-KIHZ HB-2257
Cancelled
3T 19/70 D-KHIC BGA 3100 D-9011 D-KIXX; VH-GFF
3T 14/71 D-KAHA BGA 3648 D-KAHA D-KJCB; PR-ZHP
3/24.5 72 D-6094


3/24.5 73 BGA 3130 G-DFBM G-NMBS
3/24.5 74 N3245 VH-XQE

3/24.5 75 N771DB


3T 15/76 D-KHIJ BGA 2981 G-DEVF
3T 16/77 D-KOTT OO-YEN BGA 5083 F-CPML; SE-UUS
3/24.5 78 HB-1774 D-9896

3/24.5 79 BGA 3106 G-CFAM

3T 17/80 D-KMIN


3T 18/81 D-KJUN

Crashed in trees on approach, Terlet, Netherlands 4.9.22
3T 13/82 D-KCMA OO-YMA HA-4551 F-CIII
3T 20/83 N74SL


3/24.5 84 D-7011 CC-PYW
Cancelled
3T 21/85 D-KMIG


3/24.5 86 ZS-GRU


3/24.5 87 BGA 3224 G-CFFK F-CLFK
3T 22/88 D-KILO BGA 4344 G-OJNE
3T 23/89 D-KMHF BGA 4932 D-KMHF
3T 24/90 D-KHSS


3T 25/91 BGA 3244 G-CFGF

3T 26/92 (OO-ZJT) OO-ZTN PH-1222 OY-TAX
3T 27/93 D-KIWE

Crashed on take-off, Fürth-Seckendorf 27.8.05
3/24.5 94 SE-UFO BGA 4324 G-CHZA hit power lines on approach near Lasham 6.7.10
3/24.5 95 OE-5409 HB-3310







3T "192" ? BGA 3788 VH-ZBV
3 ? RA-1784G



Type Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 / Remarks
3DT 1 D-KCJC VH-GAA
First flight 2.5.86
3DT 2 D-KEXX


3DT; 3D 3; 1/3 D-KAYY D-1032

3DT 4 D-KFJM F-WFUD F-CFUD Crashed on mountain, Dent de Perroc,
Valais, Switzerland 22.6.94
3DT 5 D-KGZT


3D; 3DT 1/6 D-7695 HB-1921 OO-ZOZ BGA 4458; G-OZOZ
3DT 7 D-KOBG


3D 2/8 D-1973 HB-1953

3D; 3DT 3/9 D-4444 D-KKYY BGA 4853 G-CJXL
3DT 10 D-KFUE F-WFUE F-CFUE BGA 4735; G-CJSC
3DT 11 D-KMGD BGA 4835 G-CJWG
3DM 1/12 D-KICA ZS-GTK LV-ESA
3DT 13 D-KHIA N52LB

3DM 2/14 D-KCMM


3D; 3DT 4/15 D-0962 OE-5445 OE-9345 D-KPWG
3DM 3/16 D-KEML HB-2218 V5-GBA
3DM 4/17 D-KHIA N14KG XB-EPO N3KG
3DM 5/18 N57JW VH-ZAF VH-XXF
3D 5/19 PP-ZZB PP-XZB
Crashed after failed launch, Formosa 19.9.14
3DM 6/20 D-KAJM F-CHJM D-KHIF VH-ZBI
3DT 21 D-KAFA RAFGSA R26 BGA 4322 G-CHYY
3DT 22 D-KALT


3DM 7/23 G-BPMH D-KPMH

3DM 8/24 D-KFUH F-CFUH SP-3822
3DT 25 D-KEPE BGA 5116 G-KEPE
3DM 9/26 N374AM

Accident, Genoa, NV 16.6.07
3DT 27 D-KOGM


3DM 10/28 D-KCUF F-CFUF D-KFUF
3DM 11/29 D-KEJK


3DT 30 HB-2160


3DT 31 BGA 3610 G-CFZO

3DT 32 BGA 3581 G-CFWK

3D 6/33 D-1753 F-CFUG

3DM 12/34 D-KEMH


3D 7/35 F-CFUJ


3DM 13/36 D-KFUK F-CFUK D-KLES SE-SLG; D-KSLC
3DM 14/37 D-KJWW ZS-GTX

3DM 15/38 N73AB LV-ECK

3DM 16/39 D-KEBV


3DM 17/40 D-KFUL F-CFUL EC-GKB PH-1485; D-KWEV
3D 8/41 D-4518 F-CFUI

3DM 18/42 OH-840 D-KTTT

3DT 43 D-KBFG


3D 9/44 D-4346 HB-3222 D-3224
3DT 45 N567L PH-1295

3DM 19/46 G-MOAK V5-GAK D-KIBE
3DT 47 BGA 3827 G-EHCB

3DM 20/48 ZK-GZZ VH-XOZ

3DM 21/49 OY-XTU D-KBGG

3D 10/50 D-2872 F-CFUT

3DM 22/51 F-CFUM

W/o 4.8.96
3DM 23/52 N11ZQ

Crashed, Alamogordo, NM 24.5.01
3DM 24/53 N125HL N5821 V5-GCL D-KGLC
3D 11/54 N33YB ZK-GYB

3DT 55 F-CFUO D-KBAG

3DM 25/56 CC-PWW LV-EPA

3DT 57 V-25 (Chile)


3DT 58 HB-2232 D-KGFF

3DM 26/59 LX-CHJ D-KPHJ

3DT 60 F-CFUP D-KEUP

3D 12/61 D-6312


3DT 62 F-CFUQ OO-YRJ D-KYRJ
3DT 63 BGA 4008 G-NYMB

3DM 27/64 LV-ELO


3D 14/65 JA2526 N603AK









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