Milestone...

[Av8r3400]

A little teaser update bump on the Mangy Fox project...

[jrevens]

Man, that thing looks serious, Larry! Beautiful!

[HighWing]

Larry,
I really like the color scheme and the design. I like the contrasting colors as it will make your Kitfox more visible in the air. I mention this because one of the guys we routinely flew with in our flights of six had a silver airplane with a blue sunburst design. It was almost impossible to see in the loose formation we flew in. We would routinely hear someone on the radio saying, "Rich, turn on your blinkers."

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Lots of interesting stories could be told about this stealthy airplane, but another day.

[jrthomas]

I'll bet he gets good traction with those tires! Maybe keeps him from getting stuck on those soft fields. James Thomas

[Jono]

I'll bet he gets good traction with those tires!

Yeah! I don't think I'd like to land those tires on grass unless I was 100% straight down the runway!...hahahaha

[HighWing]

The story about the tires - Back in the day the factory tires with the ground off tread were for a time unavailable. This was one solution. He selected a tire that had wide spacing between tread segments to help minimize stone throwing. I spend a day grinding off the tread of a set for my own use, but never again. We are living in luxury today with all the tire options available. Remember to give thanks to the pioneers.

A sneak Peek at the resultant tread.

[Dave S]

Larry,

With all that ground clearance....looks like a pretty good off-road vehicle to me!

Curious.......it looks like you have the squared off rudder like the newer Kitfoxes......did you weld that up?

Dave S
KD7 Trigear
912ULS Warp drive

St Paul, MN