---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 10/13/08: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:05 AM - Re: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts (Lowell Fitt) 2. 08:12 AM - test - disregard (fox5flyer) 3. 11:15 AM - Looking for a model IV water radiator (nick4853) 4. 12:43 PM - Re: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts (Tom Jones) 5. 02:18 PM - Re: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts (Lynn Matteson) 6. 05:12 PM - Kitfox items for sale on ebay (Rick) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:05:28 AM PST US From: "Lowell Fitt" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts Guy, I recall, and I think it was a IV where a guy had the strut break on short final and was able to make the landing with minimal effects. The discussion began then. There was talk about purchase points when moving the aircraft, lifting, and I think infight stresses - aerobatics, etc, but the real concern was that Skystar and Denney were using Socket head bolts for the threaded portion of the stab struts and the stresses induced into these pieces during the weld process. Soon after that the factory began offering the 1/4" fitting. I don't recall discussion on whether they went to different threaded ends. I think there was at least one other instance where a broken end was found on a preflight. My 900 hours was with the original 10-32 ends, but checking these before each flight became part of the preflight and I paid particular attention to what I held onto when moving the airplane. Lowell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Buchanan" Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 6:36 PM Subject: Kitfox-List: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts > > All, > Anybody remember a requirement for increasing the size of the > horizontal stab struts from 10-32 to 1/4-28? Bob did it for my aircraft > based on ? but I can't find a reference in the SBs or SLs. It might be a > series I - III issue that Bob translated to the IV. (I'm asking for > another IV owner who has the small struts.) > > > Guy Buchanan > San Diego, CA > K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar. > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:23 AM PST US From: "fox5flyer" Subject: Kitfox-List: test - disregard ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:15:56 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Looking for a model IV water radiator From: "nick4853" I need to replace my radiator was just checking to see if any one had one to sell. Thanks Nick W. -------- kitfox !V-1200 Rotax 912ul Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 8540#208540 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:43:41 PM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts From: "Tom Jones" Guy, My memory is the sane as lowell's about the horizontal stab struts. Also, a service letter or bulletin was not issued. The struts with the 1/4 inch threads were offered as an upgrade. Mine are the original 10-32 threads and I give them special attention with each preflight and never lift, sit or push on the horizontal stab. -------- Tom Jones Classic IV 503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp Ellensburg, WA Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 8552#208552 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:18:57 PM PST US From: Lynn Matteson Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Series IV Horizontal Stabilizer Struts Mine were small, until I got the proper studs and rod end bearings, and welded the studs into the existing struts. I was shocked to see that Skystar used a socket head cap screw for a "stud", when I cut the old one off. Lynn Matteson Kitfox IV Speedster Jabiru 2200, 562 hrs, temporarily grounded as one-half of ignition system was declared bad, and is being replaced. On Oct 12, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Guy Buchanan wrote: > > All, > Anybody remember a requirement for increasing the size of > the horizontal stab struts from 10-32 to 1/4-28? Bob did it for my > aircraft based on ? but I can't find a reference in the SBs or SLs. > It might be a series I - III issue that Bob translated to the IV. > (I'm asking for another IV owner who has the small struts.) > > > Guy Buchanan > San Diego, CA > K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar. > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:12:58 PM PST US From: "Rick" Subject: Kitfox-List: Kitfox items for sale on ebay Just a heads up. I just placed a few more items on ebay from the old model 5 Kitfox. Will be listing some NSI and EA-81 stuff soon. 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