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My Kitfox7 SS Project (ZU-FIB)

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:36 pm
by Goose
Hi Guys

I am Building a Kitfox 7 Super Sport

I will post pics and Progress

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:56 am
by Morph
Excellent

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:57 am
by Goose
The kit at the factory

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:33 pm
by Morph
I built my own Bush Baby Explorer, which I suppose is very similar to this aircraft. It would be great to compare the differences while you are building. So far except for that suspension, it looks remarkably similar.

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:33 pm
by Goose
Yes the BB is ALMOST a Kitfox vhpy

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:41 pm
by Goose
The landing gear fitted

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:59 pm
by Oupa-G
Glad to see that the 3rd wheel is in the right place.

Good luck with the project a new aeroplane is always exciting

Cheers Oupa-G

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:10 pm
by German
Goose you got pm.

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:53 am
by Morph
Goose wrote:Yes the BB is ALMOST a Kitfox vhpy
At half the price :wink: 8)

Actually the Kitfox and the Bush Baby are derivatives of the Avid flier. Further development of both models occured completely independently

have fun

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:15 pm
by MYR
And I suppose Avid Flyer is derivative of TailorAircraft.

After Edit :
I beg your pardon : it was Tailorcraft.

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:43 pm
by Morph
MYR wrote:And I suppose Avid Flyer is derivative of TailorAircraft.
Can't find anything on Tailor Aircraft. I can on Taylor Aircraft, which was started in 1929 and became Piper, so if that is the case then yes they are all derived from these planes, especially in the sense of metal frame and fabric construction

The first Avid Flyer was built in the early 80's but only named Avid in 1989 (http://www.avidflyeraircraft.com/avid.php)

Anyway, let's not detract from this beautiful aircraft's build

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:42 pm
by Goose
The first Kitfox was produced by Denny Aerocraft in november 1984 and over 4 500 Flying world wide. vhpy

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:01 pm
by MYR
Sorry, it is Tailorcraft
Not TailorAircraft.

http://www.taylorcraft.org/index.html

It looks like very much all the series of Fox ...

http://alliancememory.org/cdm4/browse.p ... =%2Ftaylor



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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:04 am
by cap232
hallo goose, het jy self die "stukke jakkals" ingevoer of kom hy van nelspruit af?
Andre

Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:45 am
by Morph
MYR wrote:http://www.taylorcraft.org/index.html

It looks like very much all the series of Fox ...
These are the original Piper Cubs

The cub was a tandem aircraft, i.e. pilot at back, pax in front,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Piper_Aircraft