Aus S7 Kitfox

[Mcgaero]

Ross, no it wasn't quite that long.. It's just for looks, i polished the fire wall in my last aeroplane so i thought id try something different, you know me... This is why im still building and your almost flying!
Yes I look fwd to catching up again!

[Mcgaero]

I have made some progress the last few weeks with fitting the boot cowl, doors , making carbon fiber panels and trial fitting my extended baggage bag I had modified at the local trimmers.

I Finnish my working week tomorrow with 7 days off so I hope to finish making the carbon fibre panels I started (pictured are the seat pan panels being vacuume baged with a foam core) I have the baggage bay floors, cabin floors and wing strut fairings left to keep me busy this week!
The last bit of composit work will be the engine cowl as I would like to get away from using the big 3" propeller spacer on the 233 lycoming for obvious weight reasons but I need to do some more reserch on that one....!image.jpg

[rosslr]

Hey Ben, what a surprise!

Great looking, innovative work as usual from you! It is going to be a stunner when finished Ben - Cant wait to get flying and come over to look at it!

cheers

r

[Mcgaero]

Ross, I needed a little push to make a post!

I'm looking fwd to the day I see your Kitfox in the air... And at West Sale!

[Esser]

I would keep your heavy spacer. You can read why I think that here:

http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=6556

[Mcgaero]

Thanks for the info Esser!
Thats the kind of info I need..
Ive played around with a few weight and balance charts lately and the 233 lycoming really shifts the CofG but I'm kind of wishing I hadn't rigged the wings with the 1 degree fwd sweep now...
I think the plan of attack is to almost finish the aeroplane less propeller and cowling and then weigh it and see where I'm at.

[Esser]

Sorry Ben, I missed that you had a 233 up front.