Schempp-Hirth Ventus

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Ventus
General information
Type	15 metre-class sailplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Schempp-Hirth
Designer	Klaus Holighaus
Number built	ca. 611
History
First flight	1980
Variants	Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2

The Schempp-Hirth Ventus is a sailplane produced during 1980–1994 by Schempp-Hirth, a German sailplane manufacturer.^[1] It was designed by Klaus Holighaus and replaced the Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus. Schempp-Hirth manufactured 613 Ventus sailplanes.