The all-metal, roomy, fast, kit-built NuVenture (formally Questair Venture)
was the winner and fastest plane at the Aircraft Spruce-sponsored 1998
Sun ’n
Fun Sun100 race with an average speed of 303 mph. The NuVenture flies on
a Cont. I0-550-G with empty weight of 1240 lbs. The fuel tank holds 56
gallons. Vso is 61 KIAS. Range 12,000’ is 1,000Nm, VFR w/reservers
or a cruise of 240 KTAS of 138 ph of fuel. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty
Co. is a prime supplier of components for the Nuventure. |