Dang, that last post should be put into the builders hints and tips Guy.
Dang, that last post should be put into the builders hints and tips Guy.
Eddie Forward
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Garmin G3X
I received some photographs sent privately from a couple different reliable sources, and trimmed mine as they had done. Here is a picture for anyone else wondering what these should look like.
--Brian
Flying - S7SS
Thanks for posting Brian. I'm working this area within the next couple weeks so good to see what others are doing. The tight forming of the w/shield in this area has bothered me since the day I match drilled it at fit-up.
David
SS7 Builder
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
I ordered the new ss7 style windscreen and install kit from kitfox a few years back and it came with all the hardware. I ended up using double the amount of the seal tape to clear the wing.
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
Caution about the black seal tape, especially double layer: A number of folks have seen the tape soften up in hot weather and squish out of position to the side.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
That's not good...thanks for the heads up Jim!
My windscreen fasteners are just snug with very little pressure, so I hope that's not the case for me. I do have some gray uv stabilized tape that's 3/32 thick if the summer heat does the stock tape in. That black tape would be a serious pita to remove now or after the heat distorted it.
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
Yes, this is me. I hangar my kitfox in the desert where the hangar gets 140F in the summer. My black tape is halfway out and I am not quite sure how I am going to deal with it. Attempting to remove the windscreen and redo the seals would almost certainly result in cracking it. My current plan is to simply caulk it using the same type that is recommended to seal it to the boot cowl.