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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject: Vixen: Nose Dragger Towbar |
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If I am going to push a Vixen backwards I need a tow bar. Do NOT push
down on the horizontal stab as you risk damage to the electric trim, and
the Vixen does not have a handle back there. What I did was modify the
front axle so that I could use a modified standard collapsible tow bar.
I cut the lugs off the tow bar and welded on smaller rods that would go
inside the kitfox axle, then drilled the axle nuts and the yoke so I
could safety wire the nuts and do away with the cotter pins that
prevented the 1/2 inch rods from going inside the axle. For me it is a
must have to steer the plane while backing into the hangar to get it
around other planes. Going forward is simple.
Tom Jones wrote:
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The "How to Fly a Kitfox" book says the Vixen will "Follow you around like a puppy if you pull it by the prop hub. it seems to me a handle on the rear of the fuselage would make it easy to push around on the ground.
I put some wheels on a scoop shovel and I just scoop up the tail wheel of my classic 4 with and pull it around even with the wings folded. That might work on a nose wheel too.
Tom Jones
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