Todd,

Looking at Mike Newgard's C last weekend I noticed it has the external
aileron drives, I believe he said that arrangement was peculiar to the C.
Does your have the internal geometry drives (like my N3)?

Jim
"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
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"Marc Ramsey" wrote:

The C has a different root fairing which improves performance and
handling
at slow speeds.

Also makes it much easier to tape (the little things are so
important :-)

There are actually C/A and C/B variants. The C/B has the same cockpit as
the B, whereas the C/A has the shorter, narrower cockpit of the A. CMs
and
CTs use the C/B fuselage.

Surprisingly, the Carl Herrold handicap rates the Ventus C
with the B fuselage (what I own) as performing better (dry)
than the Ventus C/A. It's presumably due to the slightly
higher weight.

Having owned a B and flown a C a few times, I'd say that, at best, the C
handles slightly better than the B.

I've never flown a B, but those who have that I've asked
have all agreed with "slightly better" One who owned a B
felt there was a larger difference that he noticed when he
lost some weight and flew it near the rear CG.

I was also told there was an airfoil difference, but I don't
know if that is true. Can anyone confirm or deny?

The C is a bit more stable in the roll
axis (particularly at thermalling speeds), and requires less control
force
in roll. Ptich and yaw stability are pretty much the same. The C is
probably easier to land for the uninitiated, but can't match the Bs
outstanding short field landing capability.

The C has excellent large dive brakes that produce a steep
over-the-trees descent to the start of your short field,
but I suspect you are right that the flaps of the B provide
a slightly lower energy landing.

I believe some earlier B models cannot be retrofitted to the
17.6 tips.


Todd Pattist - "WH" Ventus C
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