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Speedster Evolution
...other Series 7 Kitfox wings, the clipped Speedster wing has symmetrical flaperons that increase speed and roll rate. Reintroducing the go-fast Kitfox was part of their plan, said McBean, and...
Letters
...fuel pump or primer is on. I have a Garmin G3X Touch in my IO-240-powered Kitfox that has multiple inputs for warnings, including four programmable ones. I have used the...
Buying a Used Homebuilt: Different Types
...to be flown by Sport Pilots (Kitfox, RANS, Zenith, Sonex, and others are good examples). The RANS S-21 is the latest in a line of very successful kit airplanes, many...
Transitioning into the Backcountry
...his experience flying a turbocharged Kitfox in the Idaho backcountry with Paul Leadabrand of Stick & Rudder Aviation (see “Backcountry Fox,” February 2015). Inspired by his enthusiasm, I held the...
Buying a Used Homebuilt: Pre-Buy Inspection
...involved. A Lancair Evolution pre-buy will be, and should be, considerably more expensive than one for a Kitfox. Be sure to have an agreement on what the travel budget will...
Propeller Buyer’s Guide
...resellers include Custom Flight Creations, The Airplane Factory, Kitfox LLC, RANS Aircraft, Kaolin Aviation Services and Arion Aircraft. Airmaster electrically controlled constant-speed prop. Arrowprop Company, Inc. Primarily a builder of...
A Building Epidemic!
...a Kitfox fuselage and a bunch of boxes in to his hangar. Of course, we have our ongoing Xenos project, and the Subsonex jet kit should arrive in just a...
Welcome to the Wisconsin State Fair
...Saturday, lots of folks were dragging their toddlers in wagons and strollers to see the war birds but our friends at the Kitfox, Rans, Sonex, and other kit manufacturers booths...
Timber Tiger Ryan-A-Like
...is all metal, using conventional riveting in the fuselage along with honeycomb ribs. The airfoil is the Riblet GA30-612 (same as a Kitfox, it is believed), and no aerobatic capabilities...
Completions
Dave Armando’s Kitfox Speedster Model V After six years of building, my Kitfox Speedster Model V was flown. It is powered by a Jabiru 3300 120-hp 6-cylinder engine swinging an...
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The $30,000 RV-9A
Two builders helped each other build RV-9As, each employing significantly different outlays of cash. The results are impressive in both cases, but for different reasons. They help us ponder the question as we build: “What is something worth?” By Marc Cook.
Good Fundamentals
I am often asked what it takes to fly many different airplanes, especially when...
