16.6m tips wanted for Ventus B

nimbusgb wrote:
Fish wrote:

Me too !! 16.6m tips required

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Ever heard of hens teeth?

16.6 tips collect dust in the US West.

While looking for extensions... if you guys happen to see any Ventus
winglets collecting dust... let me know!



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Enrique
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Shawn wrote:
nimbusgb wrote:
Fish wrote:

Me too !! 16.6m tips required

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Ever heard of hens teeth?

16.6 tips collect dust in the US West.

KO wrote:
While looking for extensions... if you guys happen to see any Ventus
winglets collecting dust... let me know!

Those are golden! If you can find the wreck of #221 (alas, my old
Ventus, lost when it thought it wanted to be a submarine) you might be
able to get that pair.

Shawn

Any hints of where can I star my search?...
Thanks
KO

Shawn,

You must only fly a few months a year. My calculation show my Ventus B
is better with them about 9 months of the year. Plus, the handling is
so much better with them on than without it may be better all year
long.

Tim

ttaylor at cc.usu.edu wrote:
Shawn,

You must only fly a few months a year. My calculation show my Ventus B
is better with them about 9 months of the year. Plus, the handling is
so much better with them on than without it may be better all year
long.

In wave (and rotor) and strong thermals? As for handling I always flew
with winglets.
I fly a Mosquito now. No options unless I want to get out a saw...

Shawn

I just ran the numbers for the Ventus B again. With no water the 16.6M
is better up to about 115 mph. With full water the 16.6M is better up
to about 125 mph.

I fly with winglets on my 16.6M tips and the plane flys much nicer than
the 15M with winglets. I am looking forward to running against an
other Ventus B this summer to compare the polars.

Tim

Ventus B drivers,
I've seen/heard of a few people using the 16.6 tips with winglets. I'd
be curious about how that system works, and who does the mod. Word on
the street is that above about 70kts, the 16.6 tips become drag
devices, hence the lack of use in the west. I've been in thermals with
Shawn near Salida that I thought would break my Sage (that needle kept
wrapping around), thus our enthusiasm for the 15m Ventus. Speaking
with folks at the 2005 convention, it seems like the Maughmer winglets
in 15m configuration is probably the best thing for a Ventus B (at
least in the west). I guess the 16.6 with some sort of winglet would
be good for weaker conditions. Hey, what about turbulator strips? I
took mine off. Any definitive word on that subject?
Bill H, 90 miles NE of Shawn

Bill Hoadley wrote:
Ventus B drivers,
I've seen/heard of a few people using the 16.6 tips with winglets. I'd
be curious about how that system works, and who does the mod. Word on
the street is that above about 70kts, the 16.6 tips become drag
devices, hence the lack of use in the west. I've been in thermals with
Shawn near Salida that I thought would break my Sage (that needle kept
wrapping around), thus our enthusiasm for the 15m Ventus. Speaking
with folks at the 2005 convention, it seems like the Maughmer winglets
in 15m configuration is probably the best thing for a Ventus B (at
least in the west). I guess the 16.6 with some sort of winglet would
be good for weaker conditions. Hey, what about turbulator strips? I
took mine off. Any definitive word on that subject?
Bill H, 90 miles NE of Shawn

Bill,

You coming here this weekend? We have towing Sat & Sun and maybe
Monday. Forcast is looking good too.

Shawn