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Museum of Flying Art
...For sure an Avid Flyer is needed to simultaneously denote the beginning of the light Rotax and backcountry flying movement, although its Kitfox derivative is no doubt also required due...
What’s In a Name?
...Coyote and even Kitfox represent canines in general. I guess people don’t want to have to confess that their airplane is a dog. Go figure. Star is another name that...
Meeting the Kitfox Aircraft Family
Kitfox Aircraft’s John McBean takes us on a tour of the Kitfox family at AirVenture 2021. While they may look similar, the three core models of Kitfox (Supersport, STI and...
Ryan ST Reimagined
...on the ST. The airfoil was changed from the original NACA 2412 to a Riblett GA30U-612, like that of the Kitfox. The ribs are a bonded aluminum honeycomb, which provides...
Round Fantasies
...small radials. Besides the usual Hatz, Kitfox and WW-I replicas Watrous is finding antique airplane owners are seeking ways to use the larger Verners as the original engines lose viability...
One Piece at a Time
...October 1991, July 1992 and April 1993. The list included the Kitfox, Glasair, RANS, RV-3, Pazmany, and Falco. To winnow the list, he compared his accumulated skills to the airplanes’...
Gray Kitfox S7 STi
I started my Kitfox S7 STi build November 2018 and flew it November 2020. The guys at Kitfox have been extremely helpful along the way answering questions with their heavy...
Kitfox Announces New Model With Stunning New Rotax Engine
Kitfox Aircraft, ever the innovator in the kitbuilt industry, showed early examples of its latest Series 7 STi with the promising new six-cylinder Rotax 918 iS. Kitfox isn’t saying much...
May 2021
On the cover: Photo illustration by Dan Maher. Clockwise from top: Van’s RV-14, Steen Skybolt, Zenith STOL CH 750, Kitfox S7 STI, Sonex Waiex-B, Spectre Radial Rocket RG. Background photo...
The Future of Homebuilding: Industry
...Kitfox designs are hard to find used and new kits are booked toward the end of 2022. Kitfox’s John McBean is, perhaps understandably, bullish on the backcountry airplane category. “It’s...
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Timing
Building an airplane is something that requires not only specific shop skills and experience,...
NPT and Aircraft Fittings–Don’t Get That Size Wrong!
National Pipe Thread is a U.S. standard for tapered threads, which we find on...