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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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 Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: Kitplanes Magazine question |
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On the cover of the latest issue of Kitplanes magazine is a picture of
what looks like a Kitfox airplane. If you look real closely at the
picture on the left side of the cover, about halfway up as I recall (I
loaned my mag out), the Kitfox logo can be seen on the fin of the
red/white plane, along with the word "turbo." I'm wondering what model
this is, and why doesn't the plane show up in any of the articles
inside...as far as I could tell, that is. Usually when a magazine shows
something on its cover, there is a followup inside. Maybe they were
just using the picture as "filler."
Lynn
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jimcarriere
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Kitplanes Magazine question |
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Lynn, that was one of the original Series 7s that Skystar built. It had a Rotax 914 engine and two-blade Hoffman CS prop (hydraulic governor). Apparently it could really go when it got up high (up high as in around 18,000 feet or maybe even higher).
There was also a blue VFR taildragger with a 912, built much lighter (IIRC it didn't have a turtledeck skylight, wing strut fairings, or wheel pants) with a fixed-pitch three-blade Warp Drive prop. Later on a green one (I don't know many details about it) built later on in the months before they went bankrupt. I think the significance of the green one was the long range fuel tanks (4x13 gallon tanks taking up the inner 4 bays in each wing... a LOT of gas!) and extended cargo area.
The red one wasn't there when I visited the factory in April 2004, but the blue one was there and I flew in it. I should have been more suspicious when Ed Downs didn't have much explanation about the whereabouts of the red turbo, or the whereabouts of my fully paid for firewall back kit that he had promised me to be delivered that month (they "sold it to another customer" and somehow forgot to mention that let alone ask if I minded). I was pretty naive then, thanks again for the costly lesson Ed Downs.
Jim in NW FL
Series 7 in progress
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: Kitplanes Magazine question |
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Thanks for the info, Jim. While I am enjoying the use of my model IV, I
sometimes forget the people who got screwed by the former Skystar
company. Hope you folks are getting on with your projects as well as
can be hoped.
Apparently the magazine just had some old pictures laying around and
decided to use them, disregarding the fact that they might not fit in
the scope of the issue which is, I believe, new *available*
kits....something about "poetic license", I guess. : )
Lynn
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On Saturday, November 4, 2006, at 12:00 AM, jimcarriere wrote:
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Lynn, that was one of the original Series 7s that Skystar built. It
had a Rotax 914 engine and two-blade Hoffman CS prop (hydraulic
governor). Apparently it could really go when it got up high (up high
as in around 18,000 feet or maybe even higher).
There was also a blue VFR taildragger with a 912, built much lighter
(IIRC it didn't have a turtledeck skylight, wing strut fairings, or
wheel pants) with a fixed-pitch three-blade Warp Drive prop. Later on
a green one (I don't know many details about it) built later on in the
months before they went bankrupt. I think the significance of the
green one was the long range fuel tanks (4x13 gallon tanks taking up
the inner 4 bays in each wing... a LOT of gas!) and extended cargo
area.
The red one wasn't there when I visited the factory in April 2004, but
the blue one was there and I flew in it. I should have been more
suspicious when Ed Downs didn't have much explanation about the
whereabouts of the red turbo, or the whereabouts of my fully paid for
firewall back kit that he had promised me to be delivered that month
(they "sold it to another customer" and somehow forgot to mention that
let alone ask if I minded). I was pretty naive then, thanks again for
the costly lesson Ed Downs.
Jim in NW FL
Series 7 in progress
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Jim in NW FL
Kitfox Series 7 in progress
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