 The Scimitar was intended to use new aerodynamic technology to achieve higher performance in a competition sailplane.The aircraft mated a Schempp-Hirth Ventus fuselage with a wing of the same planform as the Schempp-Hirth Discus, outfitted with an electronic boundary layer control system.The aircraft was made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and fiberglass with Kevlar wing skins.