Today's Message Index:
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1. 03:30 AM - SV: Jabiru engine oil cooler (Michel Verheughe)
2. 05:58 AM - S5 Tailwheel leaf springs (Kerry Skyring)
3. 07:59 AM - Re: in flight Elevator trim (Napier, Mark)
4. 08:14 AM - Re: Return Springs (Johannes Czernin)
5. 09:43 AM - Re: in flight Elevator trim (John Stoner)
6. 11:27 AM - Re: Return Springs (Don Pearsall)
7. 11:35 AM - Re: Re: in flight Elevator trim (Brett Walmsley)
8. 12:25 PM - Re: Return Springs (Johannes Czernin)
9. 12:25 PM - Re: Return Springs (Johannes Czernin)
10. 01:07 PM - Re: Re: in flight Elevator trim (David Savener)
11. 01:13 PM - Re: Jabiru engine oil cooler (Jose M. Toro)
12. 01:45 PM - Re: Return Springs (Michel Verheughe)
13. 01:52 PM - Re: Jabiru engine oil cooler (Michel Verheughe)
14. 02:58 PM - Re: Return Springs (John Anderson)
15. 04:17 PM - Apollo Loran (Jimmie Blackwell)
16. 04:55 PM - tailwheel for sale (N53dw@aol.com)
17. 05:34 PM - Exhaust Manifold Interference (Guy Buchanan)
18. 06:42 PM - Re: Return Springs (Lynn Matteson)
19. 06:50 PM - Re: Re: in flight Elevator trim (Gill Levesque)
20. 07:30 PM - Re: Exhaust Manifold Interference (jareds)
21. 10:16 PM - Re: Return Springs - fluff (Bruce Harrington)
22. 10:18 PM - Re: New Rotax 912 Installation VideoNew Rotax 912 Installation Video (Brent E Bidus)
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| Subject: | Jabiru engine oil cooler |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
> From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt@jps.net]
> I saw the "bad installation" on the Jabiru USA site,
Oops! Right, on the Jabiru USA site! No wonder I couldn't find it on the Australian
site. By the way, what was the first name of Doctor Alzheimer again? :-)
Cheers,
Michel
do not archive
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| Subject: | S5 Tailwheel leaf springs |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Kerry Skyring" <kerryskyring@hotmail.com>
Turning to the list for help once more... We are planning to replace the
standard 2 leaf spring with something stronger. Some time back it was
mentioned that Aircraft Spruce sold a leaf spring set for another plane
(Cub, Champ?) that went straight into the Maule tailwheel and the bolt
positions
matched up to the Kitfox. Can anyone say which of the AS three leaf spring
sets fits the S5 with
standard Maule tailwheel? We realise we will need longer bolts etc...
Also Skystar was rumoured to be developing a replacement leaf spring set but
I can find no evidence of it on the website. Has anyone heard anything?
Kerry
>
>
Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search!
http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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| Subject: | Re: in flight Elevator trim |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Napier, Mark" <Mark.Napier@sciatl.com>
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X10942&key=1
Time: 03:58:25 PM PST US
From: "Cudnohufsky's" <7suds@Chartermi.net>
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: in flight Elevator trim
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Cudnohufsky's" <7suds@chartermi.net>
Gil,
I'll bite, I wanted to add a trim tab after I had already completed the
build on my Model IV. I made it out of a piece of aluminum about .060 x 3.5"
x 20" then riveted an aluminum piano hinge on and then riveted to the
trailing edge of the left side elevator aft tube. I made a standoff on the
tab to mount a cable to, running it under the elevator and through the
fuselage fairing for the horizontal stab, I then used a push pull cable like
used on a lawn mower that I purchased in bulk from a hardware store. Then
made a small lever from aluminum that was mounted just in front of my flap
handle on the fuselage support structure. It was simple, quick and cheap but
most of all very effective. (Didn't look to bad either) Could easily set for
level flight and once finding the best setting for landing, I could set by
feeling it's location in reference to the mounting hardware so I never had
to look at it.
Lloyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gill Levesque" <canpilot03@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Kitfox-List: in flight Elevator trim
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Gill Levesque <canpilot03@yahoo.ca>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does any one out there have a good ,simple design for a cockpit
> adjustable elevator trim tab for a model 4.? With all the great minds on
> this list there must be some thing!!!
>
> Gil Levesque
> Model 4 1050
> C-IGVL
>
>
> ---------------------------------
>
>
>
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
Hi, John & Lowell Fitt,
Here's the "gentleman from Austria", and he's still alive and kickin' and
lurking on the List.... though since I haven't got an airplane anymore most
of my interests have gone in other directions these days.... :-)
Anyhow, you got almost everything correct. Indeed the cable from one of the
pedals back to the rudder broke on my Kitfox and thus in fact BOTH pedals
became unuseable. It didn't matter whether there were any springs connected
to the pedals or not - as soon as that cable gave up its ghost all that
remained was the possibility to apply LEFT pedal, but with no means to
change the direction other than to release that left pedal and let the
rudder try to find back to its neutral, straight-ahead position on its own.
Hope this helps, and if there should be any further questions please do not
hesitate to yell and I'll try to respond as quickly and as well as I can.
Kind regards to everyone here, and do enjoy flying your 'Foxes!
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> KITFOXZ@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:38 AM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: KITFOXZ@aol.com
>
> The fellow from Austria is Johannes Cernen (spelling not correct). His
> rudder pedal failure was due to a broken strand of cable that
> frayed/bound over
> time at the bushing mentioned and finally let go when he needed
> it most. It
> was a model IV. Great fellow on the list. He decided that
> time/finances were
> not right for him to rebuild.
>
> John P. Marzluf
> Columbus, Ohio
> Outback, (out back in the garage)
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: in flight Elevator trim |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "John Stoner" <john@dakotacubaircraft.com>
Hi Gill,
I see no one has waded in yet, so I'll toss in my $0.02 worth.
On my model III, I built a small tension adjustable friction pad that is
connected to a coil spring that is connected to the elevator control. By
moving a short lever on the friction pad the coil spring (made from a lawn
mower thatching blade spring) 'pre-loads' the elevator control to stay
centered in any position. Small control movements return to the pre-set
center when pressure is released. Large control movements, as in a landing
flare, simply overpowers the friction pad and move the trim to a new
'centered' position.
The trim does not need to be set for take-off or anything as the large
control movements just push it around. When cruise flight is stabilized
trim for level flight.
The entire mechanism including mounting bolts etc. weighs barely one pound.
Regards,
John Stoner
KF III, 582
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall" <donpearsall@comcast.net>
Hello Johannes! I thought you dropped off the face of the earth. It is nice
to see you still reading the list. Tell us what your other interests are!
Don Pearsall
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Johannes
Czernin
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
Hi, John & Lowell Fitt,
Here's the "gentleman from Austria", and he's still alive and kickin' and
lurking on the List.... though since I haven't got an airplane anymore most
of my interests have gone in other directions these days.... :-)
Anyhow, you got almost everything correct. Indeed the cable from one of the
pedals back to the rudder broke on my Kitfox and thus in fact BOTH pedals
became unuseable. It didn't matter whether there were any springs connected
to the pedals or not - as soon as that cable gave up its ghost all that
remained was the possibility to apply LEFT pedal, but with no means to
change the direction other than to release that left pedal and let the
rudder try to find back to its neutral, straight-ahead position on its own.
Hope this helps, and if there should be any further questions please do not
hesitate to yell and I'll try to respond as quickly and as well as I can.
Kind regards to everyone here, and do enjoy flying your 'Foxes!
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> KITFOXZ@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:38 AM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: KITFOXZ@aol.com
>
> The fellow from Austria is Johannes Cernen (spelling not correct). His
> rudder pedal failure was due to a broken strand of cable that
> frayed/bound over
> time at the bushing mentioned and finally let go when he needed
> it most. It
> was a model IV. Great fellow on the list. He decided that
> time/finances were
> not right for him to rebuild.
>
> John P. Marzluf
> Columbus, Ohio
> Outback, (out back in the garage)
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: in flight Elevator trim |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Brett Walmsley" <n93hj@numail.org>
Very impressive, Mr. Stoner
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Stoner" <john@dakotacubaircraft.com>
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: in flight Elevator trim
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "John Stoner"
<john@dakotacubaircraft.com>
>
> Hi Gill,
> I see no one has waded in yet, so I'll toss in my $0.02 worth.
>
> On my model III, I built a small tension adjustable friction pad that is
> connected to a coil spring that is connected to the elevator control. By
> moving a short lever on the friction pad the coil spring (made from a lawn
> mower thatching blade spring) 'pre-loads' the elevator control to stay
> centered in any position. Small control movements return to the pre-set
> center when pressure is released. Large control movements, as in a
landing
> flare, simply overpowers the friction pad and move the trim to a new
> 'centered' position.
>
> The trim does not need to be set for take-off or anything as the large
> control movements just push it around. When cruise flight is stabilized
> trim for level flight.
>
> The entire mechanism including mounting bolts etc. weighs barely one
pound.
>
> Regards,
> John Stoner
> KF III, 582
>
>
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
You're right, Don..... we all know Earth is a flat disk, don't we? So of
course I should have dropped off the edge a long time ago. The only problem
is I'm the only one who had never been told it's flat.............. and
that's why I'm still lurking! :-)
Kind regards to you,
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Don Pearsall
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:26 PM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall"
> <donpearsall@comcast.net>
>
> Hello Johannes! I thought you dropped off the face of the earth.
> It is nice
> to see you still reading the list. Tell us what your other interests are!
>
> Don Pearsall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Johannes
> Czernin
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
>
> Hi, John & Lowell Fitt,
>
> Here's the "gentleman from Austria", and he's still alive and kickin' and
> lurking on the List.... though since I haven't got an airplane
> anymore most
> of my interests have gone in other directions these days.... :-)
>
> Anyhow, you got almost everything correct. Indeed the cable from
> one of the
> pedals back to the rudder broke on my Kitfox and thus in fact BOTH pedals
> became unuseable. It didn't matter whether there were any springs
> connected
> to the pedals or not - as soon as that cable gave up its ghost all that
> remained was the possibility to apply LEFT pedal, but with no means to
> change the direction other than to release that left pedal and let the
> rudder try to find back to its neutral, straight-ahead position
> on its own.
>
> Hope this helps, and if there should be any further questions
> please do not
> hesitate to yell and I'll try to respond as quickly and as well as I can.
>
> Kind regards to everyone here, and do enjoy flying your 'Foxes!
>
> Johannes
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> > [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> > KITFOXZ@aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:38 AM
> > To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
> >
> >
> > --> Kitfox-List message posted by: KITFOXZ@aol.com
> >
> > The fellow from Austria is Johannes Cernen (spelling not correct). His
> > rudder pedal failure was due to a broken strand of cable that
> > frayed/bound over
> > time at the bushing mentioned and finally let go when he needed
> > it most. It
> > was a model IV. Great fellow on the list. He decided that
> > time/finances were
> > not right for him to rebuild.
> >
> > John P. Marzluf
> > Columbus, Ohio
> > Outback, (out back in the garage)
> >
> >
>
>
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
You're right, Don..... we all know Earth is a flat disk, don't we? So of
course I should have dropped off the edge a long time ago. The only problem
is I'm the only one who had never been told it's flat.............. and
that's why I'm still lurking! :-)
Kind regards to you,
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Don Pearsall
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:26 PM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall"
> <donpearsall@comcast.net>
>
> Hello Johannes! I thought you dropped off the face of the earth.
> It is nice
> to see you still reading the list. Tell us what your other interests are!
>
> Don Pearsall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Johannes
> Czernin
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
>
> Hi, John & Lowell Fitt,
>
> Here's the "gentleman from Austria", and he's still alive and kickin' and
> lurking on the List.... though since I haven't got an airplane
> anymore most
> of my interests have gone in other directions these days.... :-)
>
> Anyhow, you got almost everything correct. Indeed the cable from
> one of the
> pedals back to the rudder broke on my Kitfox and thus in fact BOTH pedals
> became unuseable. It didn't matter whether there were any springs
> connected
> to the pedals or not - as soon as that cable gave up its ghost all that
> remained was the possibility to apply LEFT pedal, but with no means to
> change the direction other than to release that left pedal and let the
> rudder try to find back to its neutral, straight-ahead position
> on its own.
>
> Hope this helps, and if there should be any further questions
> please do not
> hesitate to yell and I'll try to respond as quickly and as well as I can.
>
> Kind regards to everyone here, and do enjoy flying your 'Foxes!
>
> Johannes
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> > [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> > KITFOXZ@aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:38 AM
> > To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
> >
> >
> > --> Kitfox-List message posted by: KITFOXZ@aol.com
> >
> > The fellow from Austria is Johannes Cernen (spelling not correct). His
> > rudder pedal failure was due to a broken strand of cable that
> > frayed/bound over
> > time at the bushing mentioned and finally let go when he needed
> > it most. It
> > was a model IV. Great fellow on the list. He decided that
> > time/finances were
> > not right for him to rebuild.
> >
> > John P. Marzluf
> > Columbus, Ohio
> > Outback, (out back in the garage)
> >
> >
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: in flight Elevator trim |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "David Savener" <david_savener@msn.com>
WOW! A picture of that would be golden!!
----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Walmsley<mailto:n93hj@numail.org>
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com<mailto:kitfox-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: in flight Elevator trim
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Brett Walmsley" <n93hj@numail.org<mailto:n93hj@numail.org>>
Very impressive, Mr. Stoner
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Stoner" <john@dakotacubaircraft.com<mailto:john@dakotacubaircraft.com>>
To: <kitfox-list@matronics.com<mailto:kitfox-list@matronics.com>>
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: in flight Elevator trim
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "John Stoner"
<john@dakotacubaircraft.com<mailto:john@dakotacubaircraft.com>>
>
> Hi Gill,
> I see no one has waded in yet, so I'll toss in my $0.02 worth.
>
> On my model III, I built a small tension adjustable friction pad that is
> connected to a coil spring that is connected to the elevator control. By
> moving a short lever on the friction pad the coil spring (made from a lawn
> mower thatching blade spring) 'pre-loads' the elevator control to stay
> centered in any position. Small control movements return to the pre-set
> center when pressure is released. Large control movements, as in a
landing
> flare, simply overpowers the friction pad and move the trim to a new
> 'centered' position.
>
> The trim does not need to be set for take-off or anything as the large
> control movements just push it around. When cruise flight is stabilized
> trim for level flight.
>
> The entire mechanism including mounting bolts etc. weighs barely one
pound.
>
> Regards,
> John Stoner
> KF III, 582
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Jabiru engine oil cooler |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Jose M. Toro" <jose_m_toro@yahoo.com>
Michel:
This the kind of advice that I was looking for. I
will follow your advice, and do the horizontal
installation, keeping the original Skyfox cowling's
small air intake. Should the rubber sleeve have a
"funnel" shape, smaller at the air intake, and
covering the complete oil cooler at the opposite end?
Gracias!
Jose
--- Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no> wrote:
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Michel Verheughe
> <michel@online.no>
>
> Lynn Matteson wrote:
> > In this case I'd just box the hole out around the
> cooler, but like you
> > said, maybe leaving it open would help the
> cooling, especially in your
> > climate.
>
> Well, Lynn and Jose, there was a web page at Jabiru,
> Australia, explaining that
> the lower hole for the cooler should be as small as
> possible. Unfortunately it
> looks like they have changed their layout and I
> can't find again that page. But
> it showed "bad" installations, saying that those
> guys had problems with much
> too high CHT.
> The idea is this: Have a high pressure on the top of
> the cowling, and a low
> pressure at the bottom. If the hole at the bottom is
> too big, it is impossible
> to create a low pressure there.
> Then comes the other idea: How to cool enough the
> cooler with the smallest
> hole? Without being an expert, it seems to me that
> all the air that gets in
> that hole should be forced to pass through the fins
> of the cooler, right? Then
> it seems to make sense to have the cooler as close
> as possible to the hole.
> Which is what I did. It works for me. Even in the
> hottest day of the summer
> (35C, while in Belgium) I had a long climb and the
> CHT never exceeded 120C
> and the oil stayed at 90C.
> If I was to fly e.g. in Puerto Rico, I would would
> improve my actual
> installation with a rubber sleeve between the hole
> and the cooler, making sure
> not one molecule of air can pass on the side of it.
>
> Cheers,
> Michel
>
>
>
> browse
> Subscriptions page,
> FAQ,
>
>
>
>
>
>
Jose M. Toro, P.E.
Kitfox II/582->Jabiru 2200
"A slow flight in the Caribbean..."
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| Subject: | Re: Return Springs |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
Johannes Czernin wrote:
> You're right, Don..... we all know Earth is a flat disk, don't we?
Well, actually it is more shaped like a banana but since we got your story
first hand, Johannes, I'd like to ask again: Has anyone considered having rods
instead of wires?
What appealed to me when I decided to buy a Kitfox was its simple push-rod
concept. While having no prior knowledge of aviation, my good sense told me
that e.g. wires controlling ailerons, inside a wing, could be a source of
problems. I like the ease of inspection of the flaperons. The only weak control
was the rudder. But does it have to be?
Cheers,
Michel
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| Subject: | Re: Jabiru engine oil cooler |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
"Jose M. Toro" wrote:
> Should the rubber sleeve have a
> "funnel" shape, smaller at the air intake, and
> covering the complete oil cooler at the opposite end?
I don't know, Jose. It was an idea given to me by my Scandinavian Jabiru
dealer. Obviously, the hole is smaller than the cooler so it should be,
somehow, funnel shaped.
I was thinking of maybe a section of a tyre's inner tube. Maybe one can stretch
it enough to fit the cooler.
Cheers,
Michel
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "John Anderson" <janderson412@hotmail.com>
Great to hear from you again Johannes, I for one used to enjoy your posts
very much indeed.
John A. New Zealand
From: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Johannes Czernin" <jcz@chello.at>
Hi, John & Lowell Fitt,
Here's the "gentleman from Austria", and he's still alive and kickin' and
lurking on the List.... though since I haven't got an airplane anymore most
of my interests have gone in other directions these days.... :-)
Anyhow, you got almost everything correct. Indeed the cable from one of the
pedals back to the rudder broke on my Kitfox and thus in fact BOTH pedals
became unuseable. It didn't matter whether there were any springs connected
to the pedals or not - as soon as that cable gave up its ghost all that
remained was the possibility to apply LEFT pedal, but with no means to
change the direction other than to release that left pedal and let the
rudder try to find back to its neutral, straight-ahead position on its own.
Hope this helps, and if there should be any further questions please do not
hesitate to yell and I'll try to respond as quickly and as well as I can.
Kind regards to everyone here, and do enjoy flying your 'Foxes!
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> KITFOXZ@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:38 AM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Return Springs
>
>
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: KITFOXZ@aol.com
>
> The fellow from Austria is Johannes Cernen (spelling not correct). His
> rudder pedal failure was due to a broken strand of cable that
> frayed/bound over
> time at the bushing mentioned and finally let go when he needed
> it most. It
> was a model IV. Great fellow on the list. He decided that
> time/finances were
> not right for him to rebuild.
>
> John P. Marzluf
> Columbus, Ohio
> Outback, (out back in the garage)
>
>
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Jimmie Blackwell" <jablackwell@ev1.net>
We are moving and getting rid of some stuff that I do not use anymore. Have a 1991
vintage Apollo Loran that does not function. Antenna appears to be ok. Anybody
that wants it gets it for the shipping price.
Don't expect a lot of response, but will mail it to the first person that email.
Jimmie
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| Subject: | tailwheel for sale |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: N53dw@aol.com
I have an 8" pneumatic Maule tailwheel with about 125 hours on it. If
anyone would like to have it, $150 dollars will send it out the door. PM me.
Danny Williamson
Pride, LA
_n53dw@aol.com_ (mailto:n53dw@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Exhaust Manifold Interference |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
Hi all,
I've finished up the electrical system, sealed the firewall,
re-installed the engine and mount and all ancillary gear. Now I'm trying to
get the exhaust to fit better. I've got a round-cowl IV with a 582 and
stock exhaust. (I think.) My problem is that the cowl is hard up against
the exhaust on the right side. I'd say there's over 1/2" of interference.
Is it possible I've got a "long" exhaust manifold? Mine sticks out pretty
much horizontally and has two welded EGT bosses. The elbow outside of it is
quite tight; indeed I don't see how I could pull the exhaust in to clear
the cowl without making it a right angle and ruining the exhaust flow. I'm
afraid that the lateral motion of the exhaust manifold, it being above the
mount, will vibrate the cowl to death if I let it rub. Does anyone else
have a similar clearance problem? Any solutions?
Thanks,
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99% done, thanks to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Re: Return Springs |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt@jps.net>
Wouldn't have to be,Michel....it could be like model planes do and have
a long rod (like the elevator on the Kitfox) actuate a horn on the side
of the rudder, but a lot of model guys (me included) like the idea of
pull-pulls, and toss the rod and horn and use kevlar thread on their
models attached to two rudder horns, just like our 'foxes. The geometry
gets a little involved sometimes, but no biggie.
Lynn
On Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at 04:43 PM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
>
> Johannes Czernin wrote:
>> You're right, Don..... we all know Earth is a flat disk, don't we?
>
> Well, actually it is more shaped like a banana but since we got your
> story
> first hand, Johannes, I'd like to ask again: Has anyone considered
> having rods
> instead of wires?
> What appealed to me when I decided to buy a Kitfox was its simple
> push-rod
> concept. While having no prior knowledge of aviation, my good sense
> told me
> that e.g. wires controlling ailerons, inside a wing, could be a source
> of
> problems. I like the ease of inspection of the flaperons. The only
> weak control
> was the rudder. But does it have to be?
>
> Cheers,
> Michel
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: in flight Elevator trim |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Gill Levesque <canpilot03@yahoo.ca>
John,
Sounds very interesting!! Can you post a drawing or pics!!!
Gil Levesque
John Stoner <john@dakotacubaircraft.com> wrote:
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "John Stoner"
Hi Gill,
I see no one has waded in yet, so I'll toss in my $0.02 worth.
On my model III, I built a small tension adjustable friction pad that is
connected to a coil spring that is connected to the elevator control. By
moving a short lever on the friction pad the coil spring (made from a lawn
mower thatching blade spring) 'pre-loads' the elevator control to stay
centered in any position. Small control movements return to the pre-set
center when pressure is released. Large control movements, as in a landing
flare, simply overpowers the friction pad and move the trim to a new
'centered' position.
The trim does not need to be set for take-off or anything as the large
control movements just push it around. When cruise flight is stabilized
trim for level flight.
The entire mechanism including mounting bolts etc. weighs barely one pound.
Regards,
John Stoner
KF III, 582
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| Subject: | Re: Exhaust Manifold Interference |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: jareds <jareds@verizon.net>
I have the same round P51 looking cowl with two positions up against.
Right side elbow and left side barrel of exhaust.
P put a small sheet of aluminum rivited to the side to deflect and
dispate the heat. Paint doesnt flake or fade at all. I also bought
header wrap that i use on harley exhausts to wrap around the links to
keep exhaust from leaking out connectors and keep the spots close to
cowl from heating and burning the fiber.
Jared
Guy Buchanan wrote:
>--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
>
>Hi all,
> I've finished up the electrical system, sealed the firewall,
>re-installed the engine and mount and all ancillary gear. Now I'm trying to
>get the exhaust to fit better. I've got a round-cowl IV with a 582 and
>stock exhaust. (I think.) My problem is that the cowl is hard up against
>the exhaust on the right side. I'd say there's over 1/2" of interference.
>Is it possible I've got a "long" exhaust manifold? Mine sticks out pretty
>much horizontally and has two welded EGT bosses. The elbow outside of it is
>quite tight; indeed I don't see how I could pull the exhaust in to clear
>the cowl without making it a right angle and ruining the exhaust flow. I'm
>afraid that the lateral motion of the exhaust manifold, it being above the
>mount, will vibrate the cowl to death if I let it rub. Does anyone else
>have a similar clearance problem? Any solutions?
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Guy Buchanan
>K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99% done, thanks to Bob Ducar.
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Return Springs - fluff |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Bruce Harrington" <sonex321@msn.com>
Hi Johannes,
I was glad to see your name as I was scanning the kitfox messages.
I also mostly lurk here since my Sonex made first flight in June, 2003.
I still fly to Lowell's Annual Cameron Park Kitfox Fly-In in June.
Cheers, bh
> You're right, Don..... we all know Earth is a flat disk, don't we? So of
> course I should have dropped off the edge a long time ago. The only
> problem
> is I'm the only one who had never been told it's flat.............. and
> that's why I'm still lurking! :-)
>
> Kind regards to you,
>
> Johannes
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| Subject: | Re: New Rotax 912 Installation VideoNew Rotax 912 Installation |
Video
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Brent E Bidus <brentbidus@juno.com>
Thanks to all who responded. Appears it may be a good choice for someone
like me with very limited knowledge in these matters.
Brent Bidus
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:13:44 +0930 "Rex & Jan Shaw" <rexjan@bigpond.com>
writes:
> --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Rex & Jan Shaw"
> <rexjan@bigpond.com>
>
> I bought the two-stroke DVD's and thought they were worthwhile
> although
> perhaps more info could have been supplied for the dollars. What
> they did
> was supply a DVD each for air cooled and water cooled in the one
> deal
> assumedly to offer better value for the money but this was rather
> pointless
> as you only need the one applicable to yourself. Not much can be
> gained by
> viewing the other. However as I said I thought it was worthwhile and
> what
> there was was well done.
>
> Rex.
> rexjan@bigpond.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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