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1. 05:23 AM - Re: Brakes little to none (Tom Jones)
2. 06:51 AM - Re: Speedster features giving it higher speeds (Guy Buchanan)
3. 09:10 AM - Re: Re: KitFox IV wing questions (George Michaels)
4. 09:23 AM - Pitot/Static tube ()
5. 09:28 AM - Re: KitFox IV wing questions (Tom Jones)
6. 12:49 PM - Re: Pitot/Static tube (Lynn Matteson)
7. 01:01 PM - Re: Re: Brakes little to none (Barry West)
8. 03:22 PM - Re: Pitot/Static tube ()
9. 03:37 PM - Re: Pitot/Static tube (Lynn Matteson)
10. 07:01 PM - Kitfox V in Cameron Park California Area (Steven Janicki)
11. 07:28 PM - Re: Kitfox V in Cameron Park California Area (jdmcbean)
12. 07:37 PM - Re: Pitot/Static tube (A Smith)
13. 07:52 PM - Re: Brakes little to none (Noel Loveys)
14. 08:17 PM - Re: Pitot/Static tube (Noel Loveys)
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| Subject: | Re: Brakes little to none |
Is the problem soft peddles or do the brakes just not hold well? New brake pads
need to broken in by applying a little pressure to them while taxing. I can't
remember the specifics so maybe someone can help here.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV, Phase one
503, Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Re: Speedster features giving it higher speeds |
At 04:39 PM 5/14/2007, you wrote:
>Here is something I scanned that offers a good description of what
>differs between the Speedster and the rest of the earlier airplanes.
Paul,
Thanks for this post. When I get my "Kitfox Flying Guide"
back I'll try to put together a Matronix Wiki entry covering the
various models and history which people can update at will.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Re: KitFox IV wing questions |
When you state cut 18" off the wings are you meaning 18" off each wing or??
George
Tom Jones <nahsikhs@elltel.net> wrote:
Don, there are only two different Kitfox wing designs. The model 1, 2, and 3 used
the under cambered wing. Starting with the model 4 the wings are the Harry
Riblett airfoil. It is pretty close to flat on the bottom. To make it a speedster
you clip 18 inches off. It has been refered to as laminar flow. Avoid that
debate like the plague.
It is builders choice on the airfoiled tail surfaces. Some do all, some do some
and some do none.
The IV 1200 airframe has larger tubing than the 1050. Mostly in the spar carry
through tubes in the fuselage.
The kitfox marketing materials of that time period stated the kitfox in the aerobatic
video did not have a modified airframe. They also made a point of recommending
you not try this at home.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV, Phase one
503, Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Pitot/Static tube |
Has anyone out there replaced or originally install a pitot/static tube instead
of the original one supplied by Skystar? Also, what would be the best way to
install my speedster wing tips so I could easily remove themnut plates or anchor
nuts a good idea? What are Pk screws? Ref e-mail on wings and speedster, my
classic model 4 speedster does not have any elevator trim at all. Wish it did,
not an option. -- Leon
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| Subject: | Re: KitFox IV wing questions |
> When you state cut 18" off the wings are you meaning 18" off each wing or??
18" off each wing which is one rib bay. The standard (long wing) wing span is
32 ft. The speedster is 29 ft.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV, Phase one
503, Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot/Static tube |
I used the pitot tube from Spruce...p/n 15135...the L-shaped
one...works fine. I had to glue a wider piece of wood under the
capstrip in order for the mounting screws to have something to bite
into.
I installed my wingtips with two-lug anchor nuts, flat head machine
screws and tinnerman washers...8-32's as I recall...10 screws on top,
and 10 on the bottom.
Lynn Matteson
Grass Lake, Michigan
Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
flying w/275+ hrs
On May 15, 2007, at 12:22 PM, <l.morris@tx.rr.com> wrote:
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> Has anyone out there replaced or originally install a pitot/static
> tube instead of the original one supplied by Skystar? Also, what
> would be the best way to install my speedster wing tips so I could
> easily remove themnut plates or anchor nuts a good idea? What are
> Pk screws? Ref e-mail on wings and speedster, my classic model 4
> speedster does not have any elevator trim at all. Wish it did, not
> an option. -- Leon
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Brakes little to none |
Tom, if your Kitfox is a taildragger you might not want too much brakes. My
brakes won't hold for a mag check, I have to do it on the run, but I am less
worried about going over on the nose.
Barry West
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Jones" <nahsikhs@elltel.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:23 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Brakes little to none
>
> Is the problem soft peddles or do the brakes just not hold well? New
> brake pads need to broken in by applying a little pressure to them while
> taxing. I can't remember the specifics so maybe someone can help here.
>
> --------
> Tom Jones
> Classic IV, Phase one
> 503, Warp
> Ellensburg, WA
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=112909#112909
>
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot/Static tube |
Thanks for the info.How do you like the Jabiru 2200? Thinking about using it for
my project. Leon Morris/Classic 4 Sptr/50%/Flower Mound ,TX
---- Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt@jps.net> wrote:
>
> I used the pitot tube from Spruce...p/n 15135...the L-shaped
> one...works fine. I had to glue a wider piece of wood under the
> capstrip in order for the mounting screws to have something to bite
> into.
> I installed my wingtips with two-lug anchor nuts, flat head machine
> screws and tinnerman washers...8-32's as I recall...10 screws on top,
> and 10 on the bottom.
>
> Lynn Matteson
> Grass Lake, Michigan
> Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
> flying w/275+ hrs
>
>
> On May 15, 2007, at 12:22 PM, <l.morris@tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Has anyone out there replaced or originally install a pitot/static
> > tube instead of the original one supplied by Skystar? Also, what
> > would be the best way to install my speedster wing tips so I could
> > easily remove themnut plates or anchor nuts a good idea? What are
> > Pk screws? Ref e-mail on wings and speedster, my classic model 4
> > speedster does not have any elevator trim at all. Wish it did, not
> > an option. -- Leon
> >
> >
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot/Static tube |
I love it, although I'm having some minor problems that nobody else
seems to be having. Search the archives for the last 7-10 days on the
Matronics JabiruEngine-List for the details.
I especially like the simple, no coolant, no prop adjustment, slow-
turning, direct-drive, single carb, features of the Jabiru. It might
come up a bit short on power, but for flying and building simplicity,
you can't beat it.
Lynn Matteson
Grass Lake, Michigan
Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
flying w/275+ hrs
On May 15, 2007, at 6:22 PM, <l.morris@tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info.How do you like the Jabiru 2200? Thinking about
> using it for my project. Leon Morris/Classic 4 Sptr/50%/Flower
> Mound ,TX
> ---- Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt@jps.net> wrote:
>>
>> I used the pitot tube from Spruce...p/n 15135...the L-shaped
>> one...works fine. I had to glue a wider piece of wood under the
>> capstrip in order for the mounting screws to have something to bite
>> into.
>> I installed my wingtips with two-lug anchor nuts, flat head machine
>> screws and tinnerman washers...8-32's as I recall...10 screws on top,
>> and 10 on the bottom.
>>
>> Lynn Matteson
>> Grass Lake, Michigan
>> Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
>> flying w/275+ hrs
>>
>>
>> On May 15, 2007, at 12:22 PM, <l.morris@tx.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Has anyone out there replaced or originally install a pitot/static
>>> tube instead of the original one supplied by Skystar? Also, what
>>> would be the best way to install my speedster wing tips so I could
>>> easily remove themnut plates or anchor nuts a good idea? What are
>>> Pk screws? Ref e-mail on wings and speedster, my classic model 4
>>> speedster does not have any elevator trim at all. Wish it did, not
>>> an option. -- Leon
>>>
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| Subject: | Kitfox V in Cameron Park California Area |
Hello,
I am in the Market to Purchase a Kitfox V Vixen to fly under LSA Rules and I am
hoping to find someone near the Cameron Park, California (O61) area with whom
I can take a flight with.
I also work in the Bay Area and can fly out of San Carlos (KSQL) if someone in
that area can accommodate my request.
Regards,
Steven
http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469
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| Subject: | Kitfox V in Cameron Park California Area |
Hey Steven,
Come on up to Idaho.. Not too bad a drive or flight
Fly Safe !!
John & Debra McBean
208.337.5111
www.kitfoxaircraft.com
"It's not how Fast... It's how Fun!"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Steven Janicki
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Kitfox V in Cameron Park California Area
Hello,
I am in the Market to Purchase a Kitfox V Vixen to fly under LSA Rules and I
am hoping to find someone near the Cameron Park, California (O61) area with
whom I can take a flight with.
I also work in the Bay Area and can fly out of San Carlos (KSQL) if someone
in that area can accommodate my request.
Regards,
Steven
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| Subject: | Re: Pitot/Static tube |
I used a static/pitot tube from Sprue. Seems to work fine.
Albert Smith
Mod5 TD, NSI T, Cap140
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| Subject: | Brakes little to none |
Lynn that is the most efficient way to bleed any brake system including
those with integrated reservoirs.
Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
<mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca> noelloveys@yahoo.ca
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
> Lynn Matteson
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:17 AM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Brakes little to none
>
>
>
> Just filling them SHOULD be enough, but the bottom line is to
> be sure
> there are no air bubbles in the lines...this is what causes the
> weakness, in my opinion. If you ever run out of fluid while pumping,
> you have just pumped in some air and will have to start pumping
> again. Do you have clear/translucent lines? The bubbles will
> be white
> and the fluid red, so it should be easy to tell where the air is. As
> far as the overflowing goes, just stop pumping and check
> occasionally, and if getting too full draw some fluid out of the
> reservoir with a syringe. I have an oil can that I use for
> filling my
> system, and when I have pumped in about 45 squirts, it is time to
> dump the reservoir, load up the oil can and go at it again.
> And every
> time you take the flex hose off the bleeder nipple (if you ever have
> to), make sure that when it goes back on, there is no air...only
> fluid...at the end of the hose, or you will be putting that air into
> the system. From that standpoint, using as large a pumper as you can
> find, will eliminate that problem.
> One more thing...if you can see the entire brake line circuit when
> you are pumping the fluid into the bleeder nipple, you will be able
> to tell when the system is free of any bubbles. And don't
> forget that
> when a bubble disappears into the master cylinders, that's not the
> end of your job. It must leave the master cylinder and continue it's
> way up to the reservoir before it will return to the atmosphere and
> leave you with a "solid" hydraulic system.
> The preceding assumes that you have the Cleveland cylinders which
> utilize the single separate fluid reservoir. I don't know anything
> about the master cylinders with the integrated reservoirs.
>
> Do you have dual brakes?
>
> Lynn Matteson
> Grass Lake, Michigan
> Kitfox IV Speedster w/Jabiru 2200
> flying w/275+ hrs
>
> On May 14, 2007, at 7:56 PM, pilotpat wrote:
>
> >
> > I have little to no brakes now. pumped in fluid from bottom up
> > twice till overflowed and still very weak. any suggestions
> on problem
> >
> > Also forgot to mention a while back that N821PK had 1st flight on
> > April 10 2007
> >
> >
> > --------
> > Pilotpat
> >
> >
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| Subject: | Pitot/Static tube |
Pk screws are the coarse thread sheet metal screws they sometimes use in
duct work. Some guys use them to hold the inspection plates in the
floors
or their Cessnas. There are tinnerman nuts that give a pretty good hold
with
PK screws. I wouldn't consider structural use for them. Go with anchor
nuts or tinnerman nuts with structural screws for the wing tips. What
would
you say if you saw one or your wingtips deplane before coming to a
complete
stop in front of the hangar??...at 5000'agl???
Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
<mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca> noelloveys@yahoo.ca
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
> l.morris@tx.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:53 PM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Pitot/Static tube
>
>
>
> Has anyone out there replaced or originally install a
> pitot/static tube instead of the original one supplied by
> Skystar? Also, what would be the best way to install my
> speedster wing tips so I could easily remove them-nut plates
> or anchor nuts a good idea? What are Pk screws? Ref e-mail on
> wings and speedster, my classic model 4 speedster does not
> have any elevator trim at all. Wish it did, not an option. -- Leon
>
>
>
>
>
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