"My plane has several modifications including a shortened wing (66 "span)
with dual aileron servos. I moved the landing gear forward 3/4" for
my grass field. It is powered with an OS 91 FS (4-cycle) spinning a 14x6
prop. The total flying weight is 8 lbs 1 oz. It has impressive
vertical performance and I love the way it
lands. Thanks for a great design Bruce!
"After some 60-70 flights I decided to update my Venture.
I've recovered my Venture to make it more attractive and visible
while flying. I
did make several modifications to the plane to reduce the previous 8 lb
1 oz
weight and improve its flight performance (especially since l live and
fly at
4700'). I moved both the elevator and rudder servos to the rear of the
plane.
This allowed me to remove 1.8 oz of lead for balance and remove the 1.5
oz
pushrods. I switched to 3" Kavan wheels for a .5 oz weight reduction.
Lastly, I modified the RX battery location by building a tray to mount
the
battery in the rear of the fuselage, this moved my CG back to 4" from
the
leading edge. The plane flew better in this configuration and the
inverted flat
spins were improving (closer to being flat).
"I did decide to take this improvement exercise one step further with the
installation of the new Saito 100. This motor is 2 oz lighter than my OS 91 fs
and swings a 15x6 prop at 9200 RPM. I am very pleased with the plane's
performance now. It weighs 7 lbs 12 oz and has very impressive flight
performance.
"The plane continues to exhibit all the Venture characteristics that Bruce has
engineered into it and now has the performance that catches everyone's attention.
"NOTE: My photos show .5 oz of lead added to each side of the fuse for the
4" CG balance to offside the weight of the APC prop. My LHS did not have
any wood props on hand, but I do have some on order and will remove this lead
upon installation of the wood prop. Just FYI, the APC 15x6 prop weighs 2.8 oz vs
.8 oz on a 14x6 wood prop previously used on my OS 91FS engine. Changing to a
wood prop and removing this weight will further reduce the plane's weight by 3
oz."
