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colind
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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 Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:26 am Post subject: KF IV Wing Spar reinforcing rings |
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Amongst the bits that came with the part-finished KF IV kit that I bought
was a set of steel rings ( about 1 inch wide). In a note that was in with
the various loose bits of paper that also came with it, was one which
described them as being "wing spar reinforcing rings". It mentioned that
these were to prevent/minimise any elongation that might occur in the spar
attach pin/bolt holes. It seems that these were forwarded to the original
builder after the kit was first supplied.
Does anyone have detailed informnation on how these are to be installed,
and if, indeed, they are needed?
I am also interested in anyone's experience in covering the top of the
instrument panel and the area behind it. I have a thin, fibreglass
moulding which is obviously intended to fit there, but have no information
on how it is supposed to be fitted, and how it interfaces with the bottom
edge of the windscreen (if at all). I have come up with a few ideas of how
to do it myself, but would like to know what others have done.
There was another question I wanted to ask, but as its 1:30am (Sydney
time) it seems to have slipped out of my mind.
Regards
Colin Durey
Sydney
+61-418-677073 (M)
+61-2-945466162 (F)
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rexjan(at)bigpond.com
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject: KF IV Wing Spar reinforcing rings |
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Hi ! Colin,
Rex here from the Riverland in Sth Aust. My MkIV has
always since I have owned it had a very slight and hard to detect
movement about the front pin that you remove to swing the wing on the
left side. Tony that built it said to keep it oiled as they tend to
chaffe in the hole in the spar. Any way it has got no worse in all the
time I have had it but I don't like it. I bought bolts to replace the
pins and thought of using rubber washers next to the spar tube to hold
it but have never been sure if this is the way to go and have done no
more than keep a close eye on it. I understand it is a common problem
and I imagine this is why you have reiforcing rings. Mine has little
pieces of aluminiun rivetted to the spar over the hole. As you probably
know Tony that built my plane was a mechanical engineer so I took some
comfort in that. This is also the second Kitfox he has built so he
should be pretty well on track I hope. As I never swing the wings and am
not likely to I don't mind fitting the bolts if I get convinced it is a
good idea.
That panel in my plane simply is screwed with about eight small
countersunk nuts and bolts to the bottom edge of the windscreen and that
is it. There is slots cut into it back behind the compass from the edge
where it joins the screen so that it can slide over the bars that get in
the way. The cuts don't improve the looks but I guess it's arkward to do
much different.
Re your next question re the wings. My understanding is that at least
as far as the MK I, II, III & IV go that there is two different wings
apart from speedster that are just shortened about 18" per wing I think
and then there is different tips. I have droop tips and personally I
like them. To me it looks like they may afford some protection if you
happen to loop. Anyway as I understand it the later wing is called
Laminar flow and is virtually flat across the bottom and the faster
wing. The earlier wing is cambered up concave. This is a slower wing
with more lift. According to The Kitfox Pilots Guide by Ed Downs the
later wing came with the MKIV 1050 and carried on to the 1200. I don't
know if the later ones [ 5,6 & 7 ] still use the same wing or not but I
would assume they do.
Rex Shaw.
rexjan(at)bigpond.com
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