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Pat Reilly

Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Posts: 345

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:44 am Post subject: Tailwheels and Towing (was: RE: Kitfox-List Digest: 6 Msgs

Dave, Great looking rebuild! Are you running tubes in those tires?

  

 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 Rebuild

 Rockford, IL

 On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 5:10 AM, dave <dave(at)cfisher.com (dave(at)cfisher.com)> wrote:

 [quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "dave" <dave(at)cfisher.com (dave(at)cfisher.com)>

 

I just brought back yet another Kitfox for a customer a few months ago.

I put some pics together for you here

http://cfisher.com/trailer/



Plane is a Kitfox 2 and never on wheels till now. Was always on floats.

 it flew for 16 years and had 431 TT and Rotax 582 never was taken apart. Finally the ring gear broke and took out the rear of crankcase, part of firewall and fuel line.  Owner landed on a lake safely and lost medical soon after os it got mothballled for 2 years.  The plane is now flying again with a  brand new Rotax 582 and cllimbs like a home sick angel. These lightweight Kitfoxes sure do perform well.

 

These are the first time I used the Nankang Tires  21"  --  They handle great on ground and land fine on grass. The info is on the site  http://cfisher.com/trailer/ where to buy them for 30 to 35$ each direct .

 

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dave

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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Tailwheels and Towing (was: RE: Kitfox-List Digest: 6

negative ,  No tubes in those tires.  I have never had any reason to out them in yet .  Tires great deal at 35$ each or less. 



I got 6 hours on those tires in last 2 days, and about  hour dual shooting approaches with the owner. The bounce nicely off grass.  <snicker> 



Plane handles well with the stock gear and the owner it getting the hang of it quickly.  He is IFR mutli rated commercial pilot..



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Pat Reilly

Joined: 06 Aug 2009
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject: Tailwheels and Towing (was: RE: Kitfox-List Digest: 6 Msgs

Dave, I have those tires on Lowell Fitt bush gear. I put tubes in mine. I sure could use less weight with no tubes. I don't know what the tubes weigh. Must be a couple of pounds each. It cost me $60 to have them mounted so I guess I'll leave the tubes in. Haven't had the plane inspected yet, so I haven'd had it up yet.

   

 Pat Reilly 

Mod 3 582 Rebuild

 Rockford, IL



 On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:39 PM, dave <dave(at)cfisher.com (dave(at)cfisher.com)> wrote:

 [quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "dave" <dave(at)cfisher.com (dave(at)cfisher.com)>

 

negative ,  No tubes in those tires.  I have never had any reason to out them in yet .  Tires great deal at 35$ each or less.



I got 6 hours on those tires in last 2 days, and about  hour dual shooting approaches with the owner. The bounce nicely off grass.

 

Plane handles well with the stock gear and the owner it getting the hang of it quickly.  He is IFR mutli rated commercial pilot..



Dave



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 Awesome *New Forum *

http://rotaxaircraft.com/forum/

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dave

Joined: 22 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Tailwheels and Towing (was: RE: Kitfox-List Digest: 6

Pat, I have never used tubes yet. If you had a hole maybe a consideration but I have mounted dozens of sets of these tires and not had any issues.  I use tire goop for the beads to help seal them and run them about 10 lbs or so.



Name of game is less weight ,  This Kitfox 2 I just finished, I have not weighed yet but I gonna guess 500 ish  lbs.  IT will clear a 75 foot obstacle solo and zero wind in less that 500 feet. 

one of my runways is about 2300' long and it 500 to 600 agl at the end of it.  Works well so  far. I really like the IV handling better than the KF 2  though. Plus a better aileron control and quicker roll rate.

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