How is this possible to fly this slow and still have full control? It doesn't even go fast straight down..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGhlx4m7ZB8
How is this possible to fly this slow and still have full control? It doesn't even go fast straight down..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGhlx4m7ZB8
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
Harlan - what is it that shows above and below the wing panels about mid span? Dive brakes of some sort? If so, maybe that is how the down line is kept so slow. What ever the answer, pretty impressive.
See my build log at:http://www.mykitlog.com/lowandslow/
Extremely light weight and controllable power. Skilled pilot brings it all together.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
Really cool. At first I thought, eh, gonna fly around the gym. Wait a full, choreographed routine? Really cool.
Eddie Forward
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Garmin G3X
3D RC planes have been around for a while. There are many options for electronic mixers for control surfaces in the controllers, many have a gyro system and they are usually over powered with the motors or engines, hence slow controlled vertical performance. At Oshkosh 2019 in the ultralight area there were 3 national championship demos.
Now how can I make my kitfox do this?? hahaha
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
EAA, AOPA
KF5 (N49FK & N36KJ)
Phoenix, AZ
Years ago, during the time I ordered my IV, I visited the Skystar factory.
They showed me around and I even saw my fuselage being built, that was cool.
Anyway I was taken on a demo flight in their demo aircraft.
Flying around the area the pilot showed me it's slow flight characteristics. Facing into the breeze of that day and slowly pulling power back we almost came to a no ground speed situation.
He said, keep your eye on that farm building, but not quite slow enough for no movement.
He said with no passenger, that with enough headwind he has experience rear movement.
This is the airplane that day.
Completed my Classic 4, May 2003. It had std wings. speedster tail.
912 UL Rotax. Sold to a person in Spain.
Completed a Skybolt December 2018
Is that the same buildings they are in today or have they changed locations?
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
Skystar was located on Caldwell, ID airport. Kitfox Aircraft is located on Homedale, ID airport. When I was building my first KF5 I went to Caldwell to pick up my FWF kit. I took my first flight in a different airplane than the one below but I got the same type of orientation to the Kitfox's slow flight capability. I was advised that because I was going with a C-O200 instead of the R912ULS that my performance would not be as good but, I never felt like I'd made a mistake going with the O200 because even at a hundred pounds heavier, slow flight was impressive. With this build and a R912ULS, it is amazing.
EAA, AOPA
KF5 (N49FK & N36KJ)
Phoenix, AZ