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Old January 4th 21, 02:58 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Christoph Barniske
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Default First glider Nimbus 2 ?

Eric Greenwell schrieb am Montag, 4. Januar 2021 um 14:30:19 UTC+1:
The original poster is looking at a N2, not an N2C. Is there a significant difference in the
thermalling and the general handling of the two gliders?

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The Nimbus 2 series had many changes during the quite short production run. Some are mentioned in the TN/AD list on the Schempp-Hirth website, additional details were given in a Schempp-Hirth book published in the 80s ("Vom Wolf zum Discus"). For example, the N2B introduced a new mixer for flap/aileron deflections (similar to Janus) and changed the all-flying elevator to a conventional one. This should make quite a difference in handling.

Christoph