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	Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH
		The elevator trim is the typical Schempp Hirth construction, a gear segment on the left side of the cockpit, basically the same construction as on the twenty five year old Janus.
		The Wolf was named after Wolf Hirth, partner with Martin Schempp in the then new firm of Sportflugzeugbau Goppingen (now Schempp-Hirth).
		in the U.S. First flown in 1935, the Minimoa established a number of records, including the world altitude record in 1938 (using lift in cumulo nimbus cloud) of 6,687 m./ 21,939 ft. The name was an abbreviation of its original nickname, Mini-Moazagotl, as it was a smaller successor of Hirth�s earlier 20 m.
	www.sailplanedirectory.com /schempp.htm

	GGC - Schempp-Hirth Janus
		The Janus M prototype, D-KIBO, first flew in 1978 and is a motorised version with a 55hp Hirth O-28 engine mounted on a pylon aft of the cockpit end retracting into the fuselage.
		First flown on 15th October 1977, the SL-2 differs from the Janus chiefly in having provision for 30.8 Imp gallons (140 litres) of water ballast in the wings and a fixed tailplane with elevators instead of a one-piece all-moving tail-plane; a more comfortable cockpit for the two pilots is provided, with provision for back-type parachutes.
		Rodger Druce originally imported this glider into Australia in 1981, flying as a syndicate glider with VMFG until it's sale to Wimmera Soaring Club.
	www.gliding-in-melbourne.org /janus.htm

	M&H Soaring - Schempp-Hirth
		Schempp- Hirth has issued a technical note for the elevator mass balance weights for the following models:
		For more information read the report on the Schempp-Hirth website.
	www.mandhsoaring.com /schempp-hirth.html

	The Virtual Aviation Museum - Schempp Hirth Mini Nimbus
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		The Virtual Aviation Museum - Schempp Hirth Mini Nimbus
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	www.luftfahrtmuseum.com /htmi/itf/shmni.htm

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