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KeysFox

Joined: 05 Jan 2009
Posts: 137

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:41 am Post subject: Trailering Kitfox assistance

OK guys, a little help please.



I do forums at S N F, OSH, Sebring and Copper State among others on having

fun combining touring the US by motorhome and Kitfox, I also usually

dispaly the set-up, plane, trailer and conversion van that I tow, tour and

fly with.



Some of you have probably attended one or more forums that I have done or

seen my display of the plane, trailer and conversion van.



Here is the deal, An A&P buddy is rebuilding a Fox that went over on its

back and commented that the tube steel in the fuselage behind the cabin is

thin and was kinked in several places. This reinforced One of the points I

harp on in the forums which is to drain weight/fuel from wings, use a soft

riding trailer, and make sure the Kitfox factory brace is in place between

the vertical stabilizer and wing strut in order to transfer some shock to

the stronger tail area rather than thru the fuselage when trailering the

plane long distances and on rough roads. There have been many reports of

bent fuselage tubes while trailering a kitfox from not doing these things.



Are there serious problems that others have had when trailering a Kitfox

(Avid, Just, Aerotrek, etc) that I should include in my forums? What went

wrong and how do you prevent it?



I know of course not to strap or wrap over the wings or attach straps to

the wings to hold the plane still or hold the folded wing up. And I show

the forward braces between rear float attach points and leading edge spar

where it would connect to the tubular steel cabin structure when the wings

are in flying position. But there may be other things that other folks

know about that I have not heard about.



I have learned a lot of little tricks over 95,000 miles and 12 years of

traveling all over the US each year with my BABY PLANE inside a trailer so

I've got my act together but it never hurts to pick the brains of the

group.



Love to hear good stuff to share with others and hope to see some brother

Kitfox owners at Sun N Fun, OSH, Copper State, Sebring etc.



This is an aside but may be of interest. I will not have the plane,

trailer and motorhome on display this year like I usually do at Sun N Fun.

I constantly hear from folks who see the display that they are delighted

to see that touring the US by motorhome and plane can be done so

successfully. The display really opens their eyes to something of a pilots

dream. However, since Sun N Fun is no longer run by EAA, the policy is now

to charge volunteers who are sharing info and technical assistance but not

selling anything, like me, $1,500 or more for outdoor display space. Good

news is, Air Venture is still delighted to provide space at no charge as

are the other events I listed.



BJ

Kitfox IV 912, enclosed 9 foot wide trailer/hanger

443-480-1023

bjones(at)dmv.com

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B Jones
N154K
443-480-1023

andynfultz(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:04 pm Post subject: Trailering Kitfox assistance

And this is the very reason I don't go to Sun-N-Fun anymore.  



Andy F. 



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 	  Quote: 	
		   On Apr 17, 2015, at 1:49 PM, bjones(at)dmv.com wrote:

 

 

 

 OK guys, a little help please.

 

 I do forums at S N F, OSH, Sebring and Copper State among others on having

 fun combining touring the US by motorhome and Kitfox, I also usually

 dispaly the set-up, plane, trailer and conversion van that I tow, tour and

 fly with.

 

 Some of you have probably attended one or more forums that I have done or

 seen my display of the plane, trailer and conversion van.

 

 Here is the deal, An A&P buddy is rebuilding a Fox that went over on its

 back and commented that the tube steel in the fuselage behind the cabin is

 thin and was kinked in several places. This reinforced One of the points I

 harp on in the forums which is to drain weight/fuel from wings, use a soft

 riding trailer, and make sure the Kitfox factory brace is in place between

 the vertical stabilizer and wing strut in order to transfer some shock to

 the stronger tail area rather than thru the fuselage when trailering the

 plane long distances and on rough roads. There have been many reports of

 bent fuselage tubes while trailering a kitfox from not doing these things.

 

 Are there serious problems that others have had when trailering a Kitfox

 (Avid, Just, Aerotrek, etc) that I should include in my forums? What went

 wrong and how do you prevent it?

 

 I know of course not to strap or wrap over the wings or attach straps to

 the wings to hold the plane still or hold the folded wing up. And I show

 the forward braces between rear float attach points and leading edge spar

 where it would connect to the tubular steel cabin structure when the wings

 are in flying position. But there may be other things that other folks

 know about that I have not heard about.

 

 I have learned a lot of little tricks over 95,000 miles and 12 years of

 traveling all over the US each year with my BABY PLANE inside a trailer so

 I've got my act together but it never hurts to pick the brains of the

 group.

 

 Love to hear good stuff to share with others and hope to see some brother

 Kitfox owners at Sun N Fun, OSH, Copper State, Sebring etc.

 

 This is an aside but may be of interest. I will not have the plane,

 trailer and motorhome on display this year like I usually do at Sun N Fun.

 I constantly hear from folks who see the display that they are delighted

 to see that touring the US by motorhome and plane can be done so

 successfully. The display really opens their eyes to something of a pilots

 dream. However, since Sun N Fun is no longer run by EAA, the policy is now

 to charge volunteers who are sharing info and technical assistance but not

 selling anything, like me, $1,500 or more for outdoor display space. Good

 news is, Air Venture is still delighted to provide space at no charge as

 are the other events I listed.

 

 BJ

 Kitfox IV 912, enclosed 9 foot wide trailer/hanger

 443-480-1023

 bjones(at)dmv.com

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