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1. 10:08 AM - Re: What gear ratio are you running? (akflyer)
2. 10:17 AM - Re: What gear ratio are you running? (dave)
3. 12:22 PM - WiebeFox Lite? (Bob Brennan)
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| Subject: | Re: What gear ratio are you running? |
you are getting a better burn than me. do you have the speed wing? Thanks for
posting the numbers! Your numbers are alot closer to what I was getting running
the 2.62:1. I have been busy working on everyone else's projects so I have
not had a chance to get my gears changed yet. Hope to get them swapped in the
next few days.
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| Subject: | Re: What gear ratio are you running? |
akflyer wrote:
> you are getting a better burn than me. do you have the speed wing? Thanks for
posting the numbers! Your numbers are alot closer to what I was getting running
the 2.62:1. I have been busy working on everyone else's projects so I have
not had a chance to get my gears changed yet. Hope to get them swapped in
the next few days.
Not a speed wing, just a regular IV wing. Not undercambered but it has the leading
edge cap on it and strut fairings.
My fuel flow comes from navman which has proven to be fairly accurate over the
last 3 or 4 years i had it .
I actually was surprised that with 2,62 gears i slowed down . I likely posted it
a few years ago when I did it and might be some numbers there.
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Apologies if this is old news on the list. Taken from:
<http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090603kitfox.html?WT.mc_id060
5epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan>
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090603kitfox.html?WT.mc_id0605
epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan
Ultralight to fly under new owner and name
Wichita-based aviation enthusiast and entrepreneur James Wiebe and his wife,
Kathy, have acquired the production rights to a previously designed
aircraft, the Kitfox Lite, and formed a new business entity, Belite
Aircraft, to market it. The airplane will incorporate stronger, lighter
carbon fiber components to meet FAA Part 103 Ultralight Vehicle weight
requirements of 254 pounds or less.
The Wiebes, who previously made computer storage devices at their company,
WiebeTech, acquired the tooling, parts, and manufacturing rights to the
Kitfox Lite in March. They agreed to rename the airplane to prevent
confusion with the larger, two-place light sport aircraft Kitfox that shares
many of the same design features but is owned by another company. Kitfox has
recorded more than 4,500 kit sales since its introduction 25 years ago.
By converting spars, ribs, and struts from steel, wood, or aluminum to
carbon fiber, the aircraft's weight is well below the 254-pound limit. Wiebe
is rebuilding a prototype acquired with the company and will unveil it in
late June.
"This project, which combines my passions for flying and inventing, is
exciting on several levels," Wiebe said. "From a business perspective, the
development and application of our proprietary carbon fiber has lots of
potential for other aircraft and in other markets. Its use in this aircraft
provides the weight margin that will allow enthusiasts to build it and enjoy
the fun of flying it safely and economically."
Wiebe added that a factory-completed model may be developed and sold, but
that pricing has not been set.
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