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akflyer
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 Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: Kitfox I mods |
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A buddy just picked up a model I (stripped and in need of repairs) and while it is apart he wants to do some mods. What needs to be done to get the 1050 gross? What mods are must do's?
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: Kitfox I mods |
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Leonard:
As far as I understand there is no way to modify the model I fuselage in order to increase gross weight. In addition, once an airplane is certified, its gross weight can't be legally changed.
My recommendation is to keep it as light as possible during restoration. With a 582, I would guess it could be kept restored with an empty weight not greater than 490 pounds. With 9 gallons of gas, it would carry a couple of 200 pounders for 1.5 hours with .5 hours reserve. IMHO that's adequate. Of course, forget baggage, it is just a model I.
Jose
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akflyer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: Kitfox I mods |
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Plane has never been registered. I dont think he is too darn worried about legal.. I bet the plane is never registered, he just wants it safe. The guy has 1000's of hours flying up here and has had many other planes. He also does not want to re-invent the wheel so he asked me to find out what mods people had done.
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Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 (147 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1450
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
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thesupe(at)hotmail.com
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: Kitfox I mods |
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I believe the Kitfox 1 has a gross weight of 850 lbs. I know that the stiffeners in the wings were changed as the models changed. I have a set of Kitfox 1 wings and the spar thickness is the same as the ones on a Kitfox 3. Both were .063 if I remember correctly. But like I said, the stiffners were totally different and I suppose that had something to do with the increased gross weight. I just remembered another change, the strut attachment point is closer to the wingtip on the 3 than the 1. About 10" if my memory it right. Hope this is of some help. Jim Chuk, Avid MK IV Jabiru, Chisholm Mn
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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:46:35 -0800
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Plane has never been registered. I dont think he is too darn worried about legal.. I bet the plane is never registered, he just wants it safe. The guy has 1000's of hours flying up here and has had many other planes. He also does not want to re-invent the wheel so he asked me to find out what mods people had done.
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thesupe(at)hotmail.com
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: Kitfox I mods |
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Sorry if that post was a bit confusing, I just reread it and see that I should have said the stiffeners in the spars changed with different models. Sorry, Jim Chuk
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To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: RE: Re: Kitfox I mods
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:31:06 +0000
.ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} I believe the Kitfox 1 has a gross weight of 850 lbs. I know that the stiffeners in the wings were changed as the models changed. I have a set of Kitfox 1 wings and the spar thickness is the same as the ones on a Kitfox 3. Both were .063 if I remember correctly. But like I said, the stiffners were totally different and I suppose that had something to do with the increased gross weight. I just remembered another change, the strut attachment point is closer to the wingtip on the 3 than the 1. About 10" if my memory it right. Hope this is of some help. Jim Chuk, Avid MK IV Jabiru, Chisholm Mn
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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:46:35 -0800
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Plane has never been registered. I dont think he is too darn worried about legal.. I bet the plane is never registered, he just wants it safe. The guy has 1000's of hours flying up here and has had many other planes. He also does not want to re-invent the wheel so he asked me to find out what mods people had done.
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DO NOT ARCHIVE
Leonard Perry
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
95% complete
Read this topic online here:
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