Venture 60

manufactured by Bruce Tharpe Engineering*

Bruce's web site: www.BTEmodels.com. Check it out!

* This site is not affiliated with BTE. It is owned and maintained by a Venture60 enthusiast.

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Venture60.com came to life July 21, 2000, at 5:15 p.m. It is hoped that owners of the Venture60 will submit photographs to be presented on these pages. Send electronic photos to webmaster@venture60.com. Pictures of the tail wheel, wing bolts, landing gear, canopy, servo mountings, and other close-up shots are particularly welcomed.

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The following information is provided for the convenience of Venture60 enthusiasts:

Bruce Tharpe Engineering
8622 E Evans Creek Rd.
Rogue River, OR 97537
(800) 557-4470
Bruce [at] BTEmodels.com
(replace [at] with @ - done to defeat SPAM scans)

Pictures, Pictures, and More Pictures ... keep 'em coming!

More pictures of the Red plane shown at the top of this page.

International

Dan and his maroon-on-red beauty from Saudi Arabia & this site's first contributor!

Jim, from Ontario - it floats!

Arkansas (is mine the only Arkansas Venture60?)

A few pictures of my Venture60 from Arkansas (spring, 2000)

A few pictures of my Venture60 after its 1st crash

A few pictures of my Venture60 once repaired

Pictures of Bruce and Yours Truly at the Toledo, 2001 R/C Exposition

    Another engine failure, another botched landing. (August, 2001)
        fuselage damage
        wing damage (and photo of my workshop in Conway)

The fuselage is now back together (it broke in two just behind the canopy).

At last - my Venture60 flies! (September, 2002) Terrible piloting skills and a not-quite broken in Fox Eagle IV kept it on the repair bench for two years. But the plane is stable in flight, I can stay ahead of the plane, and landings are no longer a heart-thumping ordeal.

OOPS!

The saga of my Venture60 came to an end the summer of 2003. Something happened, a radio hit, a glitch, we don't know, but the plane lost control at the bottom of a loop (just 6 feet off the ground). It nosed down and found the only hole in a tree through which the fuselage could go. Wings, landing gear, and tail feathers were demolished. Aside from the fuselage, which made it through the hole mostly undamaged, the largest piece of the plane is a 6-inch wide center part of the wing, servo included. Everything else is in sticks.

It was a fun plane to fly. I've still the Flyin'King, a 60 sized Stik, and a P-47 Thunderbolt. But someday I'll call Bruce and order my 2nd Venture60. It was a great flying plane.

LOOKING TO REJOIN THE WORK FORCE

Oh, one last thing. I was laid off in June, 2001. Anyone know a hiring manager willing to take on one of those fabled Techno-MBAs? (an MBA backed by a Master's in a technical field - in my case, Computer Science) See my resume on www.CohenBrothers.org for details.

California

    Jim, from California

    Don, from California

Colorado

   Randy from Colorado

   Don from Colorado

    Don (again) from Colorado - the blue beauty is improved!

Florida

Bill, from Florida

Georgia

Jim, from Georgia

Illinois

    Elmer, from Illinois. Another family portrait!

    Kerry, from Illinois. Only his 2nd plane!

Louisiana

Bill (shameless commercial plug here - he offers the best value for vinyl graphics) Fulmer, from Louisiana

Maine

Dan, from Maine. Note the engine cowl.

Massachusetts

Paul's Pretty Piped Plane from Massachusetts

Michigan

    Gary, from Michigan

    Curtis, from Michigan (this is the first thumbnail)

Minnesota

Neil's cowled front end - before & after crash! From Minnesota

Missouri

    Dave, from Missouri. Note: dual aileron servo close up photos

    Giancarlo, from Missouri

Nevada

Bill, from Nevada.

North Carolina

Tom's "Ole Winchell" from North Carolina. Two planes!

    Allen, from North Carolina (note modified wingtips). See his DeltaVortex (also with modified tips) and Flyin'King.
    Allen (finished product)

Ohio

    Gene's "impossible" Gentle Giant, from Ohio

    Tom, from Ohio (chrome wings)

    Dave, from Ohio

    Robert, from Ohio (note the wing graphics)

Oklahoma

Kevin, from Oklahoma

Oregon

    Some pictures from Bruce Tharpe, himself! from Oregon

    Mike's American Beauty from Oregon

    Tony, from Oregon. With floats! Now with crash pics!

Bob's twin engine V60 (from Oregon)
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Pennsylvania

    Bill's yellow bird from Pennsylvania

    Kevin, from Pennsylvania

    Zack, from Pennsylvania

Texas

John from Texas (a LOT of photos here)

Washington

    Dave's Red Baron from ? (note the pilot figure!) See his Flyin'King and DeltaVortex. See all three!

    Jeff, from Washington. Nineteen detailed photos, many construction shots. Four pages of pictures.

    Patrick, from Washington. Note detailed close up shots!

    Merle with his favorite plane from Washington

    Mark's Graphics are Great! from Washington