Bruce's plane is a perfect case study for the Kitfox's ability to switch landing gear configurations too.
I have a bunch of pics of Bruce's plane that I'm referring to as I build mine as an example of "how to do it right".
Bruce's plane is a perfect case study for the Kitfox's ability to switch landing gear configurations too.
I have a bunch of pics of Bruce's plane that I'm referring to as I build mine as an example of "how to do it right".
Bruce very nice build. I have a few questions for you. First I would like to know what the empty weight is and get your opinion of the tailwheel vs. trigear. What kind of speed difference between the two gear setups as you had pants with the trigear and went with the larger tire on the conventional.
What type of paint did you use, and again very nice job. I will agree with the others that it seems like we just keep seeing better and better examples of great Kitfoxes.
Bruce,
I saw your plane at the factory fly-in this year and it is a bute! Nice story regarding the ability to change up the gear. I'm in the same spot as you were with no tailwheel time...I will have a nose dragger when I finish, but I plan to switch up at some point just for a change.
Dan B
Mesa, AZ
Bryon, thanks for the nice compliments. My empty weight is 848# as a tailwheel. Was 838# in the tricycle gear. As far as speed difference, I did not see any noticeable change in my speeds. I would have thought that the bigger tires and no wheel pants would have made a difference. Maybe that nose wheel out front had enough drag that it made up for the difference in the bigger tires on the mains. It is a docile tailwheel and I am loving it. Would not change back to nose gear. The paint is Poly Fiber Aerothane. Hope that answered your questions?
Thanks again,
Bruce
Bruce,
Great Airplane. I am new to the Kitfox world and am interested in purchasing and building after returning from Iraq. I have absolutely zero fixed wing time, for now! I love the Kitfox for many reasons, but the owner/builder aspect and the thrill of just playing around in the sky are a couple of them. You've got a great airplane. Your pride in workmanship shows in every detail. Look forward to getting to know more of the Kitfox Family as the reality of building my own grows closer.
Great Job,
Chris Holaday (CW2, US Army)
Chris,
On behalf of TeamKitfox Forums , welcome.
Glad you are considering a Kitfox for your civilian flying. We're happy and honored to have you as part of our Kitfox Family. A great big THANK YOU to you and all your fellow soldiers doing the hard work over there so we can enjoy the liberties that you guarantee. Please come home safe and let us know what we can do to help. If you've never flown a Kitfox let us know and we will get you a flight in one.
Just be warned. One flight and you will be hooked. The Kitfox has many fewer moving parts than the Blackhawk you currently fly and has a slightly lower operating cost per hour.Thanks again Chris and please keep in touch.
DesertFox4
Admin.
7 Super Sport912 ULS Tri-gear
Beautiful Plane!
I am thinking of building a series 7, because I want a Tri-Gear, mainly because my daughter wants to learn to fly. I have 30+ hours of tail wheel time in a J3 & a C120, but it would be better for my daughter to learn in a Tri Gear. That is the reason I am thinking of getting a Series 7 so it can be convertable. Once my daughter learns to fly I can convert it back to a Tail Dragger.
One question about your plane, what is the Cruise speed, Climb Rate, etc. ?