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KeysFox

Joined: 05 Jan 2009
Posts: 137

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: Mistakes

I have seen and heard of a couple of Kitfox airframes bending just ahead

of the tail when trailered WITHOUT the additional towing support struts.

These are the towing support struts that transfer wing weight to the

airframe at the base of the verticle stabilizer.



Without these supports, the fuselage ahead of the tail takes a lot of

additional load from the wings being folded back. (CG really shifts aft)



With the supports, that load is largely transferred directly to the

stronger structure in the tail.



I am one of the guys who trailers his Kitfox in an enclosed car trailer

all over the country, on some pretty bad roads, so this sort of thing

interests me.



But lots of folks have reason to occasionally move a Kitfox on a trailer,

consequently sharing the need for these aft wing supports could save some

folks alot of agrivation as well as cost.



BJ

Kitfox IV 912

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