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Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA
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 Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:18 am Post subject: Buying a KitFox: When folding the wings, how do you brace |
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At 09:17 AM 10/2/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | Bruce Lina from this list sent me a great "Wing Folding Checklist" that
I used to help learn the folding procedure. In that procedure, it talks
about a "tail bra", "tail tow braces", "forward tow brace", and other
things that weren't clear. So, can anyone send a few photos of what all
these things are, and how they are installed, when a KitFox IV is all
folded-up and buttoned-up and ready to travel?
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Tail bra - Skystar made a cover that dropped over the VS and rudder that
had pads on either side to brace the flaperons when folded against the VS.
It was optional.
Tail tow braces - You already found those. They connect from the bottom VS
leading edge to the rear strut wing attachment bracket and keep the wing
from rotating. (No vertical support.) I believe these were kit supplied.
Forward tow braces - I believe these are strictly custom. I made a set of
folding braces that go from the fuselage strut attachment to the "outer"
wing spar and inboard to the inner wing spar. They support the outer spar
vertically when folded. The outboard component of the load is sheared by
the inboard spar attach bolt, since I didn't want to be pulling the inboard
rib apart. I found, when folding with fuel, that the forward spar sagged
noticeably under the fuel load.
Nick, did you say where you were? There may be others close to you who can
help.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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Richard Rabbers
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 114
Location: Benton Harbor, MI - USA
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Buying a KitFox: When folding the wings, how do you b |
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| Quote: | Tail tow braces - You already found those. They connect from the bottom VS
leading edge to the rear strut wing attachment bracket and keep the wing
from rotating. |
Warning based on experience!!
Add redundency of some sort to the tail (wing) bracing, safety wire, short leash, etc.
............ imagine looking in the rear view mirror and watching a wing unfold (on your trailered Kitfox)..... at night!
It was, more or less OK (far from ideal) until I exited the road, slowed, the angle of the road increased slightly.
Thank the Gnomes there were no poles along side before I was able to slowly come to a stop!
This happened on my trip home after purchase. I felt very lucky!
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