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Flight Review: Return of the Ultralight
...Wiebe bought the Kitfox Lite assets from somebody who bought the assets at a bankruptcy court, including hard tooling for welding the fuselages and assembling the flaperons. He also bought...
Zen Four a Day
...main wing. (The gap here is less than you see in a Kitfox, though.) Finally, the CH 750, as the newest member of the clan, represents the family’s latest thinking...
Kitfox with a Rotec
...Nissan Altima inevitably tailgating you on the highway. Kitfox introduced a new smooth wing that no longer uses the scalloped leading edge. This one is composite under the fabric. Kitfox...
Safety Is No Accident: Glasair and GlaStar
...fuel system—both the GlaStar and the Kitfox are higher here. That’s a little unexpected, with gravity providing at least part of the fuel head. However, keep in mind the small...
Down to Earth
...Airline Transport Pilot rating, multi-engine and single-engine flight instructor ratings, as well as glider and rotorcraft (gyroplane) ratings. She’s helped with the build up of her Kitfox IV and RV-10....
Down to Earth
...about a year after the kit arrived from SkyStar (now Kitfox) Aircraft, then located in Nampa, Idaho. It is one of the first of the clipped-wing Kitfox IV aircraft. Really....
Around the Patch
John and Debra McBean, owners of Kitfox Aircraft, sat across the dinner table from me at Oshkosh, sharing stories of the trip out from Idaho and generally just, ah, discussing...
An Aussie Take on Throttle-Body Fuel Injection
...owns Advanced Aviation in Bend, Oregon. He removed the carburetor from a specially built O-200 to install the Rotec TBI on his Kitfox Series 7 SuperSport. I wasn’t happy with...
Safety is No Accident: Avid and Kitfox
...designator. Models from “Kitfox 1” to “Kitfox 7” are included, plus the Kitfox Light, Kitfox Outback, Kitfox Speedster, etc. While there isn’t as much variation in the Avid ranks, the...
Down to Earth
...Airline Transport Pilot rating, multi-engine and single-engine flight instructor ratings, as well as glider and rotorcraft (gyroplane) ratings. Shes helped with the build up of her Kitfox IV and RV-10....
In Case You Missed It
Progress Report: Bits and Pieces of HOG
OK, so we’ve got that 100-watt solar panel firmly bolted to the hangar roof....
Flying Qualities of an Airplane Are Important
The author explains how the characteristics of an airplane affect pilot ability to complete tasks, response factors, stability and damping of the airframe to changes in angle of attack, basic stability, trim, control forces, and control power. He also addresses the controversy behind the design of airplanes, their characteristics and the resultant suitability for various types of flying;