Looking for Info on Enclosed Trailer for Kitfox 7

[enyaw]

Has anyone out there gotten an enclosed trailer for a KitFox 7? I've run into issues w/the 8 foot (96") width (wings folded) and the Max legal width (outside) of 102".

Thanks.

Wayne

[chipper2128]

Wayne,

Take a look at a thread I started with a similar question on 5/27/09 on this forum. Your concern is exactly what I ran into. I saw a Kitfox 5 and a custom built trailer for it in Utah and the trailer was over 9 feet wide and had only an inch or two clearance from the wings on both sides. I don't know how you could make it much smaller. It would require an Oversize Load Permit for every trip.

Mike
(970) 361-6659

[SkyPirate]

I plan on building my own custom trailer,..I'll use 1 inch square tubing for the side walls with some formed 16 guage wall sections for stiffeners and put 3 on each side plus the square tubing.
Make the exterior dimension 102" the interior will end up 99.875" (99.7/8") or 8'3.875" just shy of 8'4",..this is with .0625 (1/16") thick skin on each side of the exterior,..probably fiberglass sheet or aluminum sheet,..


formered wall siffeners below

[Wiley]

Is 8' width an accurate measure for a Series 7 with the wings folded, or is it a little more or less?

[enyaw]

From KitFox Site

Wings Folded Length 22’-7”
Wings Folded Width 8’-0”
Height 5’8” Tail Wheel
Height 8’-0” Tri-Gear

[Wiley]

Thanks, but I've read the published specs, I was wondering about what actual aircraft measurements were. Appreciate the response though.

[SkyPirate]

I just priced up materials for an enclosed trailer ,.. 24 foot main deck with 7 foot gooseneck deck...$3910.00 for all materials except lights,..so for less then $4000.00 I'll have a 102" wide trailer with a 99" inside wall to wall and 99" drop ramp door on the back,..1 passenger side 3 foot door 2 roof vents all aluminum covered steel framed trailer.
I priced a trailer like this thru a local trailer dealer for $10,000.00 and the rear door was only 96 inches wide .
I think I'm going to build it myself and be done with it.

Chase

[SkyPirate]

I will build something like this to put on the plane for loading/unloading and transporting,..it should keep the plane free of any trailer /road rash

[SkyPirate]

a rough sketch of the completed trailer

[DesertFox4]

Chase, great looking "mobile hangar". Maybe keep track of your labor just in case someone else wants one.