Milestone...

[War Eagle]

Ooh 105 zipper, looks like you want to get off the ground quick.

Have you looked or thought about the possibility of a Rotax Turbo from the Canada Rotax? They have a really good price on the rebuilt Preditor Drone engines. I wonder how bad the Canadian Sales Taxes would be, along with import taxes. It may not be worth it, once you attach Uncle Sam & Canadian Government cost to the engine cost.

Air plane parts are a free trade item so you won't pay any Canadian taxes and if you were to pick up the engine yourself there would be no import duties either.

If you have it shipped there would be broker fees associated with the purchase.

At least that was how it worked when I got my engine from Canada.

[Paul Z]

War Eagle that is good info for the entire group. Hell with not taxes, the Taxes could help pay for a nice vacation to Canada. Thanks for the feedback.

[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

[Av8r3400]

Yes, the rudder and elevator (not shown) are extensively modified. I'll do a more in depth write up on the whole plane when it's finished.

…stay tuned.