SpeedSpeed
Fastest glider (sailplane)
Record
306.8 km/h
190.64 mph
- Record holder
- Schempp‑Hirth Nimbus‑4DM, Klaus Ohlmann (pilot), Matias Garcia Mazzaro
What to remember
On 22 December 2006, Klaus Ohlmann, with Matias Garcia Mazzaro on board, pushed a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM to 306.8 km/h (190.6 mph), Mach 0.25, a speed ratified by the FAI.
The Nimbus-4 is a family of high-performance gliders in the FAI Open Class. Designed by Klaus Holighaus and built by Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH in Kirchheim, Germany, it first flew in 1990.
For gliders, the speed record is this two-person flight.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of vehicle speed records” (revision used 1372403945). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Juergen Lehle, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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