I am curious to know if there are any Kitfoxes currently flying with the Franklin engine? I have no experience with those engines. I Currently have a Kitfox 3 with Rotax 912, a Baby Ace with Continental A65 and I know the M14P engine well having operated a Yak52 for 8 years.

I ask because I’m very interested in purchasing and completing a beautiful Kitfox 5 that has a new (never been run) 125 HP Franklin engine. I’m trying find out what I can from the Franklin factory, but the experience of all the people on this forum is invaluable. Any information would be appreciated. Weight and balance concerns for example? The airplane in question is a taildragger configuration. That’s all I know so far. Not sure if it’s a safari, Speedster, Voyager or Outback. I need to find that out. How can I tell? Thank you in advance.