Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 production list


Nimbus-4 - unpowered version; 26.4m span
Nimbus-4M - Self-launching version with retractable Rotax 505A engine;
- from 2000 replaced by a Solo 2625 fixed in the fuselage, driving a retractable propellor
Nimbus-4T - "Turbo" self-sustaining Solo 2350 engine

Nimbus-4D - Two-seat version using 26.5m wings and modified Janus fuselage
Nimbus-4DM - 4D with retractable Rotax 535C engine for self-launching;
- from 2000 replaced by a fixed Solo 2625 with retractable propellor
Nimbus-4DT - 4D with Solo 2350 engine
Nimbus-4DLM - enlarged cockpit


Type Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 / Remarks
4T 1; 1/1 D-KBXX HA-3176

4 1/2 GG (France)

Broke up in flight near Omarama, New Zealand 2.1.95
4T 3 D-KIXL BGA 4546 G-NIVT OY-LIX
4 2/4 N16LB LY-GOI

4M 1/5 D-KHXX

Crashed near Hahnweide 22.4.10
4; 4T 3/6 (BGA 3784) BGA 3816 VH-VJS VH-YPM; D-KDAG
4 4/7 D-7035


4T 8 D-KHIO HB-2357
Cancelled
4T 9 D-KOYY G-KOYY

4T 10 D-KJAA OY-XUW PH-1515
4M 2/11 D-KOWE

Crashed in mountains, Köttschach-Mauthen, Austria 14.4.06
4T (5)/12 BGA 3920 G-CHFX

4T 3/13 D-KHIA OO-ZGQ D-KHIA To UK
4M 3/14 D-KLXX G-IIOJ D-KIOJ
4T 15 D-KBFO


4T 16 BGA 4001 N224CS N425HH SP-3952
4M 4/17 D-KLAD


4T 18 D-KOLF BGA 4443 G-CJDZ PR-ZHN
4T 19 D-KAWW


4M 5/20 D-KYHF


4T 21 D-KKKL BGA 4413 G-CJCT
4M 6/22 D-KBAA


4M 7/23 D-KPJS


4 8/24 N426M PT-ZGU

4M 8/25 V-27 (Chile) CC-LWE

4M 9/26 D-KOJO HB-2479

4M 10/27 HB-2254

Hit trees on field landing, Giby, near Sejny, Poland 9.8.11
4 9/28 D-6318


4 10/29 N497MH D-9969

4T 30 BGA 4521 VH-YVW

4 11/31 N747V


4T 32 F-CJAA


4; 4M 12/33; 11/33 D-4295 D-KRGA F-CJAR D-KJAI
4; 4M 14/34; 12/34 D-4789 D-KHXL (OO-YXL)OY-XXL
4M 14/35 D-KILO N747JN

4 15/36 N264BM


4 16/37 N444HW N264NB

4M 15/38 D-KEHZ


4T 39 (ZS-GZZ) ZS-GXM

4M 16/40 D-KOZX OK-1000 D-KUBR
4M 17/41 D-KAOL


4M 18/42 D-KWGL

Crashed on landing, Weißenhorn 3.10.13
4M 19 HB-2420


4M 20 D-KBGY


4M 21 D-KTEX


4M 22 D-KDVB RA-3664K RA-2243G OK-2243






4 6 D-9271

Cancelled
4 7 D-1271

Cancelled


Type Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 / Remarks
4D; 4DT 1/1 D-2111 D-KFUS F-CFUS
4DT 2/2 D-KKFM OY-XSX

4D 1/3 D-1211 OH-950 F-CPHR Crashed, Briancon 22.6.16
4DM 1/4 D-KREH


4DT 3/5 D-KHIA BGA 4079 G-CHNU
4DM 2/6 D-KFUU (F-CFUU) HB-2287 V5-GMG
4DT 4/7 D-KPZZ PH-1535

4D 2/8 D-8302


4DM 3/9 D-KBWL


4DM 4/10 D-KNLH OY-JXG

4D 3/11 D-8563 F-CFUV

4DM 5/12 D-KFAF

Crashed, Gerlitzen, near Feldkirchen, Austria 23.5.06

13 -

(Number not used)
4DM 6/14 D-KLUX F-CFUX

4DM (4)/15; 7/15 (D-9153) D-KFHA

4DM 8/16 D-KHIA N142AB D-KAIX
4DM 9/17 D-KDWA

Crashed on take-off, Fuentemilanos, Spain 27.7.97
4DM 10/18 D-KCUC HB-2284

4DM 11/19 D-KWMA PH-1153

4D 4/20 F-CIIT D-KMQB
Converted to 4DT 7/20
4DM 12/21 D-KMLT HB-2371

4DM 13/22 D-KSHA


4DM 14/23 ZS-GTP


4DM 15/24 VH-ZBY


4DM 16/25 D-KKVB


4DM 17/26 D-KAHG


4DM 18/27 D-KGMW


4DM 19/28 D-KHAM


4D 5/29 F-CFUY OO-YZY PH-1522 Converted to 4DT 8/29
4DM 20/30 N807BB

Broke up in flight near Minden, Nevada 13.7.99
4DM 21/31 D-KLHM


4DM 22/32 G-ROAM G-HJSM

4DM 23/33 EC-GNL

Cancelled
4DM 24/34 D-KCGG D-KYXL

4DM 25/35 D-KPTZ


4D 6/36 F-CFUZ ZS-GFP

4DM 26/37 D-KBTB


4D 7/38 MM100057

Italian Air Force "VV1"
4D 8/39 D-8157 (F-CIJZ) F-CJAZ
4DT 9/40 BGA 4482 G-CENK PH-1615
4DM 27/41 VH-GXY


4DM 28/42 PH-1120 D-KWMW

4DM 29/43 D-KJMM


4DM 30/44 ZS-GKP D-KGKP

4DM 31/45 D-KKPE


4D 9/46 N142K


4DM 32/47 N888V

Cancelled
4DM 33/48 ZS-GUI D-KRAV
Broke up in flight, near Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa 23.11.07
4DM 34/49 VH-YGL


4DM 35/50 (OO-NDH)OO-NKD D-KZOB
4DM 36/51 LN-GDM


4DM 37/52 OO-FPJ PH-1340

4D 10/53 F-CJAB

Collision with LS8-18 F-CIRJ, Notre Dame de Londres 22.5.09
4DM 38/54 HB-2339


4DM 39/55 D-KABV G-IVDM F-CJPL D-KKLG
4DT 10/56 (BGA 4798) BGA 4808
Broke up in flight near Campillo de la Jara, Spain 31.7.00
4DM 40 D-KGHB


4DM 41 D-KCHJ


4DM 42 OO-PAA D-KPAI N13XC D-KKCM
4DM 43/60 JA24DM D-KKKK

4DM 44 VH-ZBS


4DM 45/62 HB-2372 D-KIIE

4DM 46/63 HB-2384


4DM 47/64 D-KTOH


4DM 48/65 D-KCAT


4DM 49 PH-1262


4DM 50/68 D-KCGM SE-UXL

4DM 51/69 PP-XZG


4DT 12/70 D-KHAG


4DM 52/71 OM-7777 D-KCIT
Abandoned after control lost, near Pokweni, Namibia 11.1.16
4D 11/72 YR

French Air Force
4DM 53/73 MM100059


4DM 54/74 D-KIDX


4DM 55/75 OH-948 D-KRCM
Burned out after engine fire, Bitterwasser 6.1.13
4DM 56/76 D-KCHA


4DM 57/77 UR-USD


4DM 58/78 D-KUPR


4DM 59 VH-IHY PT-ZVX

4D 12 D-1380


4DM 60 D-KOGH

Crashed in mountains near Paraje Buta Mallin, Neuquen, Argentina 19.11.06
4DM 61 D-KBJL


4DM 62 D-KFPI


4DM 63 D-KLLK


4D 14 F-CJAC


4DM 64 RF-00797 D-KMEU

4DM 65 G-CDTH


4DM 66 HB-2430 OK-5151

4DM 67 D-KRME

Crashed, Goetsenhoven, Belgium 8.8.20
4DM 68 F-CJAD


4DT 14 D-KTMT


4DM 69 D-KFGD


4DM 70 D-KDTI


4DM 71 D-KXXY OY-XXY D-KXXY
4DML 72 D-KRRI HB-2448

4DT 15 D-KZCX N264DT

4DLM 73 D-KFIA RA-04301
Broke up in flight, near Vinon, France 1.8.09
4DT 16 D-KFRR


4DLM 74 D-KVWR


4DLM 75 CC-AAE


4D 15 D-5606 F-CPIC

4DT 11? D-KXXX










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