---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/13/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:51 AM - Re: speed (Lynn Matteson) 2. 07:58 AM - Re: speed (Lloyd & Lorrie Cudnohufsky) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:51:30 AM PST US From: Lynn Matteson Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: speed Hi Ed- I would think those circles in a 30 mph wind would be like pylon racing, or at the least they'd be oval circles! I have a friend with a Zenith 701 that he put a Viking in.....a few "growing pains" but he got it going, and it flies well. I got the paper off my side windows (only 11 years on mine, though) by sheer manpower....just pulling....no heat applied. It might be easier to buy new material. I'm no engineer, but going to less surface doesn't sound good....remember they ADDED surface area to the model IV. Lynn Matteson Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger Jabiru 2200, #2062 Prince prop 64 x 30, P-tip Electroair direct-fire ignition system Rotec TBI-40 injection (sleeved to 36mm) Status: flying with 1376 hrs... (since 3-27-2006) On Oct 12, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Ed Gray wrote: > Congrats, Lynn. I want to hear how you do at circles on a point in > 30 mph wind! I cant relate to 2 mph, since I just came from ABQ > to Dallas at 260 (ground speed) in my Lancair 360. OK I admit I > had a 35 mph tailwind. BUT. I am now covering the wings on My Mod > 4 1200 Speedster, with aluminum skin on the upper leading surface. > Expect to have my Viking engine in December and fly it next spring. > > > Question: has anyone found a good way to get the paper off the > Skystar plastic windows after 18 years of storage? Second > question: How would a Speedster handle with the horizontal tail > from a Lancair 320- about 2 feet less span and 40% less surface > area on the stab and elevator? It would surely add some speed, but > would it have enough control landing? > > > Ed Gray, Dallas, speedster building > > ============================================================ _- > ============================================================ _- > contribution_- > =========================================================== ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:58:23 AM PST US From: "Lloyd & Lorrie Cudnohufsky" <7suds@Chartermi.net> Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: speed Hey Ed, How long have you been flying the Lancair? I love the thought of owning a Go Fast, my time has been spent in Kitfox's 150's and 172's, I own a Bede 4 project I am working on, but have often distracted myself by drooled over the fast glass like Lancairs and Glasairs. Lloyd Cudnohufsky Northern Michigan Kitfox 5 912ul IVO-IFA From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Ed Gray Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: speed Congrats, Lynn. I want to hear how you do at circles on a point in 30 mph wind! I can't relate to 2 mph, since I just came from ABQ to Dallas at 260 (ground speed) in my Lancair 360. OK I admit I had a 35 mph tailwind. BUT. I am now covering the wings on My Mod 4 1200 Speedster, with aluminum skin on the upper leading surface. Expect to have my Viking engine in December and fly it next spring. Question: has anyone found a good way to get the paper off the Skystar plastic windows after 18 years of storage? Second question: How would a Speedster handle with the horizontal tail from a Lancair 320- about 2 feet less span and 40% less surface area on the stab and elevator? It would surely add some speed, but would it have enough control landing? Ed Gray, Dallas, speedster building No virus found in this message. 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