FS: Ventus C

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

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
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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:

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

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

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
roups.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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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

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

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

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

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