FS: Ventus C

[KO]

Schempp-Hirth Ventus "C"

1985, SerNo 323, 1600 hours, "B" Fuselage, 16.6 Tip Extensions, 2
more sets of tip plates. Borgelt B-50, Volkslogger, Winpilot iPAQ
6315, Custom iPAQ mount, Becker radio, Blumenauer vario. New interior.
New electric system, dual batteries. Flap Position Indicator lights.
Recently re-profiled and controls re-sealed, very nice finish. Komet
trailer, wing wheel, tail dolly, wing stand. More pictures available on
request. Currently based at Seminole Lake Gliderport, Clermont,
Florida. Great Performance! 53,500

email: kols4-at-hotmail.com phone: 954-385-8523

[Nick Gilbert]

I might be wrong, but isn't this a Venuts B 16.6?

If not, what is the difference between a Ventus B 16.6 & Ventus C?

Nick.


"KO" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Schempp-Hirth Ventus "C"
>
> 1985, SerNo 323, 1600 hours, "B" Fuselage, 16.6 Tip Extensions, 2
> more sets of tip plates. Borgelt B-50, Volkslogger, Winpilot iPAQ
> 6315, Custom iPAQ mount, Becker radio, Blumenauer vario. New interior.
> New electric system, dual batteries. Flap Position Indicator lights.
> Recently re-profiled and controls re-sealed, very nice finish. Komet
> trailer, wing wheel, tail dolly, wing stand. More pictures available on
> request. Currently based at Seminole Lake Gliderport, Clermont,
> Florida. Great Performance! 53,500
>
> email: kols4-at-hotmail.com phone: 954-385-8523
>

[KO]

Nick:

No, it IS a Ventus C with 16.6 Tips. On the C mode you could get 17.7
or 16.6 mts wingtip extensions... mine has the 16.6, ther is a SH kit
to extend those to 17.7 a.

There are quite some differences between the "B" and the "C"... wing
roots, airfoils, spoilers and no trailing edge brakes, dihedral... to
name a few...

Regards
Enrique

[KO]

Todd:

You are absolutelly correct! Mine came out of teh factory as a "B" but
redesignated as "C" soon after... and as you describe... wing roots,
spoilers and dihedral are among the differences...
Best regards
Enrique

[Bob Gibbons]

The same situation with my Ventus C, serial #346. Originally imported
into the US as a B model, shortly therafter re-placarded as a C model.
As Todd points out, the C models are very easy to spot with the normal
Schempp-Hirth dive brakes in liu of trailing edge brakes and integral
wing fairings on the fuselage.

Incidently, this is the reason so few of the US Ventus C models are
listed in the FAA database. Most were brought in and registered as B
models and the FAA record was never updated.

Bob


On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 15:23:45 -0500, T o d d P a t t i s t
> wrote:

>"Nick Gilbert" > wrote:
>
>>I might be wrong, but isn't this a Venuts B 16.6?
>>If not, what is the difference between a Ventus B 16.6 & Ventus C?
>
>I don't know what his is, but I have a slightly later Ventus
>S/N 342 built in 1987. When it was built it was designated
>B/16.6, but it was later redesignated a Ventus C by service
>bulletin and has the Ventus C data plate and the Ventus
>B/16.6 data plate. The manufacturing changes precede the
>model designation change. I was told this could be done for
>a limited number of models so that paperwork delays did not
>interfere with manufacturing and importing.
>
>The B models have trailing edge air brakes, and do not have
>wing root fillets integral to the fuselage. The C version
>has the fillets which makes taping easier and uses
>conventional S-H brakes that rise vertically out of the
>wing.
>
>>"KO" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>>> Schempp-Hirth Ventus "C"
>>>
>>> 1985, SerNo 323, 1600 hours, "B" Fuselage, 16.6 Tip Extensions, 2
>>> more sets of tip plates. Borgelt B-50, Volkslogger, Winpilot iPAQ
>>> 6315, Custom iPAQ mount, Becker radio, Blumenauer vario. New interior.
>>> New electric system, dual batteries. Flap Position Indicator lights.
>>> Recently re-profiled and controls re-sealed, very nice finish. Komet
>>> trailer, wing wheel, tail dolly, wing stand. More pictures available on
>>> request. Currently based at Seminole Lake Gliderport, Clermont,
>>> Florida. Great Performance! 53,500
>>>
>>> email: kols4-at-hotmail.com phone: 954-385-8523
>>>
>>
>
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>T o d d P a t t i s t - "WH" Ventus C
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[Marc Ramsey]

Bob Gibbons wrote:
> Incidently, this is the reason so few of the US Ventus C models are
> listed in the FAA database. Most were brought in and registered as B
> models and the FAA record was never updated.

Were any C models with the A fuselage (C/A) registered as A models, or
does this confusion only exist with the B fuselage (C/B)? Just to
confuse things further, I know of one true B model that was retrofitted
with a newly manufactured set of C wings following an accident.

Marc

[JS]

Marc Ramsey wrote:
> Just to confuse things further, I know of one true B model that was retrofitted
> with a newly manufactured set of C wings following an accident.


.... Which was quite the saga on the highways of Nevada. Something to do
with one wing being run over by a truck. I helped Rick Wagner get that
mixer to work with the new wings. The A/B and the C control linkages
are different, as you might expect.
What we might call a "Frankenglider" (or "Phoenix") B/C is likely
what many of us thought this glider was. It's interesting to see how
many factory B/Cs there are!
Jim

[Nick Gilbert]

Well there you go, I stand corrected.

Nick.

"KO" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Todd:
>
> You are absolutelly correct! Mine came out of teh factory as a "B" but
> redesignated as "C" soon after... and as you describe... wing roots,
> spoilers and dihedral are among the differences...
> Best regards
> Enrique
>

[KO]

More Information and Photos at: http://ventus.elm2.com

[Bob Gibbons]

Minor point, Schempp-Hirth refers to these as 17.6m tips, not 17.7m
tips.

Bob

On 1 Nov 2005 12:25:55 -0800, "KO" > wrote:

>Nick:
>
>No, it IS a Ventus C with 16.6 Tips. On the C mode you could get 17.7
>or 16.6 mts wingtip extensions... mine has the 16.6, ther is a SH kit
>to extend those to 17.7 a.
>
>There are quite some differences between the "B" and the "C"... wing
>roots, airfoils, spoilers and no trailing edge brakes, dihedral... to
>name a few...
>
>Regards
>Enrique
>