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The
Nymphale is a two-seat development of the double World Gliding Championships (WGC) winning Br 901 Mouette. It is larger all round, with a 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) increase in span and 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) longer, but is built of wood and fabric like the single-seater.
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Nymphale made its first flight on 26 May 1956; two more prototypes followed.
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with one seat empty. With this disadvantage it could gain only 17th place.
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of the later 801s - are very much alike in appearance, with a tapering
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but has mostly been used in small numbers by gliding clubs.
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in the 1950s. A direct development of the successful
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