Short Nimbus

The company supported this venture by providing drawing-office and workshop facilities free of charge, assigning to the Nimbus one of its constructor's numbers (S.1312).

The landing gear comprised a single, central, partly recessed landing-wheel below the rear pilot and a tail-skid below the fin.

Plans and Short Kit are available from Laser Cut Sailplanes here: https://lasercutsailplanes.co.uk/product/shorts-nimbus-short-kit-and-plan-from-jilles-smits/ Although great interest was shown wherever the Nimbus was flown, only one provisional order was received, making it unviable as a commercial proposition.

It took part in the SBAC's second air show in 1947 at Radlett[2] and was placed second in the 1947 British Gliding Association's two-seater design category.

After many years of service for various gliding clubs, including taking part in many competitions, it was acquired in 1985 as an exhibit by the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra, Holywood, nr.