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 Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:28 am Post subject: Jab in KitFox |
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lynn how do you like your jab in your kit fox, was it hard to install, i
just bought a kitfos and want to do the same, thanks bob
| Quote: | From: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>
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Subject: broken tailwheel spring
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:03:02 -0400
I had the main leaf of my tailwheel spring break yesterday during taxi,
just after landing on a grass runway...slightly bumpy surface. Fortunately
I had a spare leaf that my instructor and I changed out rather quickly. Now
I'll be looking for a replacement spring. The plane now has just over 158
hours on it. How are other 'fox owners finding the tailwheel springs
holding up? Mine uses the main spring, and one other "booster" spring leaf.
My main broke just about a half-inch forward of the tapered end of the
booster spring leaf.
Lynn
Kitfox IV Speedster...Jabiru 2200
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: Jab in KitFox |
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I love it, Bob! Not hard to install at all. The biggest problem was
trying to fit the airbox to a suitable location on the firewall. You
are supposed to keep the airflow to the (single) carb as straight as
possible, and I was able to do this without TOO much work...the problem
was to find a suitable piece of radiator hose to act as a
smooth-interior air duct for that purpose, which I did. After that task
was worked out, everything else went almost without a hitch. Be aware
that the Jabiru engine comes with a muffler that is designed to be able
to be inverted so that you have two possible choices of where the
exhaust will exit the cowling. I did not have the Kitfox cowling, so I
bought a Skyfox (Australian knock-off of the Kitfox) cowling, which
required a good deal of fiberglas work to make it fit. See 3 back
issues of Kitplanes Magazine (Dec., 2003, Feb., 2004, and I think,
Mar., 2004) for Dave Jalanti's description of how he did his
installation...I used those 3 articles as a starting point and went
from there.
After getting the engine mount w/engine bolted to the airframe, it's
just a matter of seeing what can fit where...for example, fit the
airbox first, as it's the biggest part, then the battery, then the
smaller parts, etc. Plan everything out before committing to a location
for anything.
Lynn
Kitfox IV Speedster...Jabiru 2200
On Monday, September 18, 2006, at 09:28 AM, bob born wrote:
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lynn how do you like your jab in your kit fox, was it hard to install,
i just bought a kitfos and want to do the same, thanks bob
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Michel
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: Jab in KitFox |
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| Quote: | From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt(at)jps.net]
I love it, Bob! Not hard to install at all.
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Guys, although Lynn and I are separated by a big ocean, our minds and experiences work at unison. Listen to him, he has resumed the installation of a Jabiru engine quite well, I have nothing to add.
Cheers,
Michel
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