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occom(at)ns.sympatico.ca
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 Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:57 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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I want to get my new-to-me aircraft home over the next day or so before it starts raining for the weekend again.
I have no trailer or tow-bar. I may be able to rent something suitable. I'm just curious. How well do Kitfox tow on their gear? I'll likely end up building a trailer eventually but the immediate project is to get it home.
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kitfoxpilot(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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A very short distance is ok on the kitfox gear, however, if you can rent a
trailer towing it would be the best way. Make sure you secure the wings at
the attachment point at the tail end! you should have braces designed to do
this when the wings are folded. Also make sure your fuel tanks are not full
of fuel in the folded position.
Ray
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Subject: towing kitfox
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 07:53:57 -0300
I want to get my new-to-me aircraft home over the next day or so before it
starts raining for the weekend again.
I have no trailer or tow-bar. I may be able to rent something suitable. I'm
just curious. How well do Kitfox tow on their gear? I'll likely end up
building a trailer eventually but the immediate project is to get it home.
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dave(at)cfisher.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:24 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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Dave,
I would only trailer it .
You can get a flat bed trailer and load it on. Make sure you use some wing braces from Strut attach to front spar tube or your epoxy joints on first rib at rear could fail.
Also you can use a enclosed trailer 22 to 24 feet long. One wing will have to come off I think but it should fit between wheels on Floor. Your Kitfox with Wings folded is just under 8 feet wide.
How far do you have to go ?
Also a 4 place skidoo trailer flatbed might be suitable as well.
Dave
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Rex Hefferan
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Olney Springs, Colorado USA "NOT a Kitpig"
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:36 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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And use the wing root braces or go very slow!
Rex
Florida/Colorado
RAY Gignac wrote:
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A very short distance is ok on the kitfox gear, however, if you can
rent a trailer towing it would be the best way. Make sure you secure
the wings at the attachment point at the tail end! you should have
braces designed to do this when the wings are folded. Also make sure
your fuel tanks are not full of fuel in the folded position.
Ray
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rliebmann(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:06 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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When I first made my Model 2, I towed it many times back and forth to my local airport using the factory towbar. I towed it at up to 50mph for about one mile and then at 35mph for about 4 miles. The tires and bearings never heated up. It tracked very well and I would readily do it again if necessary.
Ron N55KF
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msm_9949(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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Hi Dave.
If you have to haul it more than just a few miles, I'd strongly recommend renting an enclosed trailer or truck. There's alot of junk out there on the highways that will get tossed up by your tires and those of passing cars. Rag 'n tube construction is fragile on the ground and you'll be patching enough holes as it is from stuff thrown up by your prop on take-offs and landings.
Marco Menezes
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occom(at)ns.sympatico.ca
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:01 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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I have to go about 60 miles. The wings have no covering in their current state, and will come home separately. Looks like I'm renting an enclosed truck.
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bnn(at)nethere.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:37 am Post subject: towing kitfox |
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At 03:53 AM 6/6/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | I want to get my new-to-me aircraft home over the next day or so before it
starts raining for the weekend again.
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Where are you? There may be someone nearby who has what you need.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
Do not archive
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occom(at)ns.sympatico.ca
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: towing kitfox |
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I live in Nova Scotia, the aviation community here is great. But I think for
this particular endeavour I'm on my own.
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