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 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: Folding wings - Was Actual Build Time |
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I too unfold and fold mine for every flight. It's great! I'd also mention draining fuel post-flight as an important consideration. There's already alot of weight on the tailwheel with wings folded and tanks empty.
P.S. Real nice article in Sport Aviation, Guy. Beautiful airplane. Can you ID the people in the photo for us?
Guy Buchanan <bnn(at)nethere.com> wrote:
[quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan
At 05:36 PM 9/4/2007, you wrote:
| Quote: | Also, how practical is the folding wing feature? Is it as quick and
easy as stated on the website? It would be nice not to have to pay
hangar fees.
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It CAN be very practical. I fold every time I fly, usually
3-4 times per week, and store in a toy box. However I was very
careful to make it as [quote][b]
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Float Flyr
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: Folding wings - Was Actual Build Time |
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I fly on floats. The road,trail make that path into the pond where I launch the plane is quite rough.
I keep the plane in my garage and trailer it round a mile on a low trailer each time I want to go flying. the plane is towed head on at 20km/hr and never more than 40km/hr (25 mph). Because of the access to the foot of the pond I always empty my tanks before trailering the plane.
I would advise, if you are going to do a lot of trailering, the following:
Empty the wing tanks
Use wing spar supports which attach between the lower longeron and the front spar when the wings are folded.
Get some kind of protection for your vertical stabilizer. When the wings are folded the ailerons can chafe the vertical stab and rudder.
Tie the ailerons together when towing, especially in reverse. The supports that hold the wings in the towing position are almost famous for popping out of place.
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Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
noelloveys(at)yahoo.ca (noelloveys(at)yahoo.ca)
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kitfoxmike
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:24 am Post subject: Re: Folding wings - Was Actual Build Time |
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Money is not an issue with me, so i have a nice T-hanger. I don't even want to think of folding wings. I fly every day, sometimes twice a day. I get to the airport and open the doors, 5 minutes later I'm in the air. Damage can happen with the kitfox if you get sloppy opening and closing the wings. I guess it would be ok if you had to do an off field and need to trailer it. I closed the wings once in 4 years. What a pain in the back side.
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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject: Folding wings - Was Actual Build Time |
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At 09:47 PM 9/4/2007, you wrote:
| Quote: | I too unfold and fold mine for every flight. It's great! I'd also
mention draining fuel post-flight as an important consideration.
There's already alot of weight on the tailwheel with wings folded
and tanks empty.
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I built a special vent system so I wouldn't have to empty the tanks.
It's been working great. Note that I don't trailer with full tanks, just store.
| Quote: | P.S. Real nice article in Sport Aviation, Guy. Beautiful airplane.
Can you ID the people in the photo for us?
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Thanks. Unfortunately the two pictures of Bob I submitted were not
very good, as they were scans of bad film pictures. I doctored them
as much as I could, but obviously they didn't make the grade. It was
unfortunate, as I had before and after pictures which I thought
really helped make the story. In the group shot are: in addition to
my two kids, my father on the right, then me, then Ken and Stan, a
couple of local RV builders and my ground crew, and then one of Ken's
friends, whose name I don't remember. I couldn't get any local Kitfox
people to help out. Sad.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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