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2. 04:04 PM - Re: Trailering Kitfox assistance (Andy Fultz)
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| Subject: | Trailering Kitfox assistance |
OK guys, a little help please.
I do forums at S N F, OSH, Sebring and Copper State among others on having
fun combining touring the US by motorhome and Kitfox, I also usually
dispaly the set-up, plane, trailer and conversion van that I tow, tour and
fly with.
Some of you have probably attended one or more forums that I have done or
seen my display of the plane, trailer and conversion van.
Here is the deal, An A&P buddy is rebuilding a Fox that went over on its
back and commented that the tube steel in the fuselage behind the cabin is
thin and was kinked in several places. This reinforced One of the points I
harp on in the forums which is to drain weight/fuel from wings, use a soft
riding trailer, and make sure the Kitfox factory brace is in place between
the vertical stabilizer and wing strut in order to transfer some shock to
the stronger tail area rather than thru the fuselage when trailering the
plane long distances and on rough roads. There have been many reports of
bent fuselage tubes while trailering a kitfox from not doing these things.
Are there serious problems that others have had when trailering a Kitfox
(Avid, Just, Aerotrek, etc) that I should include in my forums? What went
wrong and how do you prevent it?
I know of course not to strap or wrap over the wings or attach straps to
the wings to hold the plane still or hold the folded wing up. And I show
the forward braces between rear float attach points and leading edge spar
where it would connect to the tubular steel cabin structure when the wings
are in flying position. But there may be other things that other folks
know about that I have not heard about.
I have learned a lot of little tricks over 95,000 miles and 12 years of
traveling all over the US each year with my BABY PLANE inside a trailer so
I've got my act together but it never hurts to pick the brains of the
group.
Love to hear good stuff to share with others and hope to see some brother
Kitfox owners at Sun N Fun, OSH, Copper State, Sebring etc.
This is an aside but may be of interest. I will not have the plane,
trailer and motorhome on display this year like I usually do at Sun N Fun.
I constantly hear from folks who see the display that they are delighted
to see that touring the US by motorhome and plane can be done so
successfully. The display really opens their eyes to something of a pilots
dream. However, since Sun N Fun is no longer run by EAA, the policy is now
to charge volunteers who are sharing info and technical assistance but not
selling anything, like me, $1,500 or more for outdoor display space. Good
news is, Air Venture is still delighted to provide space at no charge as
are the other events I listed.
BJ
Kitfox IV 912, enclosed 9 foot wide trailer/hanger
443-480-1023
bjones@dmv.com
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| Subject: | Re: Trailering Kitfox assistance |
And this is the very reason I don't go to Sun-N-Fun anymore.
Andy F.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2015, at 1:49 PM, bjones@dmv.com wrote:
>
>
> OK guys, a little help please.
>
> I do forums at S N F, OSH, Sebring and Copper State among others on having
> fun combining touring the US by motorhome and Kitfox, I also usually
> dispaly the set-up, plane, trailer and conversion van that I tow, tour and
> fly with.
>
> Some of you have probably attended one or more forums that I have done or
> seen my display of the plane, trailer and conversion van.
>
> Here is the deal, An A&P buddy is rebuilding a Fox that went over on its
> back and commented that the tube steel in the fuselage behind the cabin is
> thin and was kinked in several places. This reinforced One of the points I
> harp on in the forums which is to drain weight/fuel from wings, use a soft
> riding trailer, and make sure the Kitfox factory brace is in place between
> the vertical stabilizer and wing strut in order to transfer some shock to
> the stronger tail area rather than thru the fuselage when trailering the
> plane long distances and on rough roads. There have been many reports of
> bent fuselage tubes while trailering a kitfox from not doing these things.
>
> Are there serious problems that others have had when trailering a Kitfox
> (Avid, Just, Aerotrek, etc) that I should include in my forums? What went
> wrong and how do you prevent it?
>
> I know of course not to strap or wrap over the wings or attach straps to
> the wings to hold the plane still or hold the folded wing up. And I show
> the forward braces between rear float attach points and leading edge spar
> where it would connect to the tubular steel cabin structure when the wings
> are in flying position. But there may be other things that other folks
> know about that I have not heard about.
>
> I have learned a lot of little tricks over 95,000 miles and 12 years of
> traveling all over the US each year with my BABY PLANE inside a trailer so
> I've got my act together but it never hurts to pick the brains of the
> group.
>
> Love to hear good stuff to share with others and hope to see some brother
> Kitfox owners at Sun N Fun, OSH, Copper State, Sebring etc.
>
> This is an aside but may be of interest. I will not have the plane,
> trailer and motorhome on display this year like I usually do at Sun N Fun.
> I constantly hear from folks who see the display that they are delighted
> to see that touring the US by motorhome and plane can be done so
> successfully. The display really opens their eyes to something of a pilots
> dream. However, since Sun N Fun is no longer run by EAA, the policy is now
> to charge volunteers who are sharing info and technical assistance but not
> selling anything, like me, $1,500 or more for outdoor display space. Good
> news is, Air Venture is still delighted to provide space at no charge as
> are the other events I listed.
>
> BJ
> Kitfox IV 912, enclosed 9 foot wide trailer/hanger
> 443-480-1023
> bjones@dmv.com
>
>
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>
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>
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