Nimbus 3D winglets

[Ventus_a]

Does anyone have any info about fitting winglets to a Nimbus 3D they can share with me? I'm interested in fitting them at both 23m as well as 25.6m span.

TIA
Colin

[2KA]

Colin,

I know some folks that just completed a project on a singleplace Nimbus 3, and have done several other gliders as well with good results. Contact me using the webmaster link at http://www.soaringdata.info, and I'll put you in touch.

Lynn Alley
"2KA"

[Alexander Swagemakers[_2_]]

Peter Masak had winglets on his Nimbus 3 at the 1989 WGC. There is a Nimbus 3 F-CFUN flying with what looks like Maughmer Winglets. There are some examples with Borowski winglets which have a swept back shark fin type design. There are also some Nimbus 3 with swept back wingtips (Nimbus 4 style) but without winglets. All these examples are installed on the single seater. I have not yet seen or heard of a Nimbus 3D with winglets. Since the wing is basically the same, all these mods should also work for the 3D.

I would also be interested in further information on the topic...

[Peter Purdie[_3_]]

880, a Nimbus 3D at Lasham has winglets. They slide over the factory
wingtips and tape in place

Pic at

http://tinypic.com/r/10eejo1/5

At 19:17 02 September 2013, Alexander Swagemakers wrote:
>Peter Masak had winglets on his Nimbus 3 at the 1989 WGC. There is a
>Nimbus=
> 3 F-CFUN flying with what looks like Maughmer Winglets. There are some
>exa=
>mples with Borowski winglets which have a swept back shark fin type
>design.=
> There are also some Nimbus 3 with swept back wingtips (Nimbus 4 style)
>but=
> without winglets. All these examples are installed on the single seater.
>I=
> have not yet seen or heard of a Nimbus 3D with winglets. Since the wing
>is=
> basically the same, all these mods should also work for the 3D.
>
>I would also be interested in further information on the topic...
>

[Chris Nicholas[_2_]]

Pete, did they get EASA mod/STC approval for those, and if so, how?

(Not that that is of interest to USA readers, I suppose - no doubt comes under experimental over there)?

Regards - Chris N

[Ventus_a]

I've been told that Carl Herold had a 3D that had winglets. Does anyone know anything about that setup?

:-) Colin