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 Topic: site action |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 5 Views: 3594 |
 Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 5:18 am Subject: Re: site action |
| Most people have outgrown the "email list" style format - they don't like getting all the unwanted email - and moved on to the forum style chat boards where they can view what they want when ... | |
| Topic: Video - Tricycle Kitfox II in Puerto Rico |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 10 Views: 8992 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:27 pm Subject: Re: Video - Tricycle Kitfox II in Puerto Rico |
| What a great video. Beautiful scenery!
I've never seen landing gear like that. Is that a modified Grove or total custom job? |
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| Topic: 912s carb leak |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 7 Views: 7512 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:53 pm Subject: Re: 912s carb leak |
| If you extend the vent tubes, take care they will siphon fuel out of the float bowls. A friend had this happen on his RANS S7. Once they cut the vents back, draining them into a drain pipe (larger d ... | |
| Topic: Thunder Aviation Engines |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 3 Views: 5716 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:51 am Subject: Re: Thunder Aviation Engines |
| Looks like a snowmobile motor with a Rotax gearbox attached.
I see they are also marketing an Avid Flyer clone, too... |
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| Topic: KitFox Radial |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 8 Views: 10684 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:09 am Subject: Re: KitFox Radial |
| John told me that it served it's purpose as an advertizing bed and they moved on. Lycoming offered the 233 motor to test and they went ahead with that.
Unconfirmed stories are that the radial wa ... |
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| Topic: Oshkosh AirVenture |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 18 Views: 15902 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:04 am Subject: Re: Oshkosh AirVenture |
| Don't forget lunch at the Seaplane Base on Thursday, sponsored by Airdale for all of us flapperon flyers... | |
| Topic: Oshkosh AirVenture |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 18 Views: 15902 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:02 am Subject: Re: Oshkosh AirVenture |
| Flying out of north central Wisconsin (KRRL). Wheels up here at about 10.30 am or so...
CHI looks crappy today, sorry... |
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| Topic: Oshkosh AirVenture |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 18 Views: 15902 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:32 pm Subject: Re: Oshkosh AirVenture |
| Leaving tomorrow. My Kitfox will be parked at the Ultralight field and my lovely bride is pulling the camper over. We camp with our EAA chapter just across the street from the Red Barn by the Ultral ... | |
| Topic: osh |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 3 Views: 2676 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:31 pm Subject: Re: osh |
| See you at the Thursday lunch. I'll be parked in the Ultralight Field and camping across the street all week... | |
| Topic: Oshkosh AirVenture |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 18 Views: 15902 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:27 pm Subject: Re: Oshkosh AirVenture |
| I'll be there all week, down on the Ultralight farm. | |
| Topic: RPM/912 |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 4147 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:41 pm Subject: Re: RPM/912 |
| Altitude was never specified during the seminar that I got that information from. Pressure differential from inside the combustion chamber versus the ambient pressure surrounding the engine is where ... | |
| Topic: RPM/912 |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 4147 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:12 am Subject: Re: RPM/912 |
| less than 5200 rpm with full throttle in a 912 leads to excessive cylinder pressure and could seriously damage your engine.
FYI |
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| Topic: Lexan sheet |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 3142 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:18 pm Subject: Re: Lexan sheet |
| I'll concur with Taildragon! Well worth the money for the molded plexiglass windshield. | |
| Topic: Prop settings |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 4424 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:37 pm Subject: Re: Prop settings |
| Another important thing to note on a 912 is that you must have a minimum of 5200 rpm at full power. Less rpm than that and you are getting too high of cylinder pressure and risk blowing seals. | |
| Topic: Mod for strech |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 3801 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:34 pm Subject: Re: Mod for strech |
| I've got a IV-1200 going through a full rebuild right now, it's down to the bare tubing at the moment. Airdale is just 25 miles down the road from me.
However I do have a 912 for it so the weight ... |
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| Topic: Mod for strech |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 4 Views: 3801 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:24 pm Subject: Re: Mod for strech |
| Airdale offers an extension (15") of the Avid airframe, I have never heard of a stretch for a Kitfox, though...
It could be an interesting mod, though. |
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| Topic: Wood Fairings |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 9 Views: 10620 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:27 am Subject: Re: Wood Fairings |
| Brett at Airdale has this wood faring material on hand.
http://www.airdale.com/ |
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| Topic: 6 gal Gas Tank for Kitfox II |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 6 Views: 4972 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:15 pm Subject: Re: 6 gal Gas Tank for Kitfox II |
| Airdale - http://www.airdale.com
Telephone: 715-369-1343 Email: sales@airdale.com Email or call and leave a message. Brett is a one man operation and often times can't answer the phone. |
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| Topic: Gascolator |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 72 Views: 44910 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:34 am Subject: Re: Gascolator |
| Both of my IV's have a header tank behind the seat.
My flying model 1050 has a custom aluminum tank that has a fitting on the bottom, connected to an aluminum line going to a drain valve mounted to ... |
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| Topic: Classic IV Weight and balance Sheet |
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| Av8r3400 Replies: 9 Views: 10285 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:55 pm Subject: Re: Classic IV Weight and balance Sheet |
| Here's mine I use for my model IV... | |
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