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
Sold Piper Archer
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5A...oCVUP15G0uB-Yw
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.
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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
That's fantastic.
I recon it was around October 1996 when I went for that demo ride at Skystar.
What motor is in it, a 582UL ? Probably been replaced by now.
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
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
This is making me remember other visuals of that visit to Skystar.
Across from the main Kitfox buildings was another hangar where they showed me the Biplane Kitfox. Photo below.
I also was introduced to Dan Denney, he had the Thunder Mustang in that hangar. So cool!
Strange! I can't upload photos. Team Kitfox states upload has failed.
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
Photos are now available.
The biplane and the results of my couple of years of building.
I didn't take a photo of the Mustang.
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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
It has a Rotax 618 in it. I plan to replace it with a 912 at some point, but it does fly great as it is.
(sorry, I realize I am getting off thread topic a little)
Hi Mark,
That Classic IV was a beautiful aircraft to fly, superb hands off cruise and nice a slow if you wanted it. It had reasonably good speed, if I remember it could go about 115 mph, with that 912 UL up front.
Many times I would let Jeff (in his Zenith 701) leave first for Covington airport and then I would follow. I would get and follow a little higher (maybe 500 ft.)and the on a downward slope feel like I was really cranking some speed as I passed him.
I was on the radio announcing my intentions. I didn't tell him I was coming down hill. Later I told him my method of zoom and we laughed.
I hope all is well with your latest project.
Eric.
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