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Bandit added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?
EW 480lbs.
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TJay added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...
walmart has them in the cooking section. there the white cutting boards i think they are either the 1/8th inch thick ones or the 1/4 inch thick ones.
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William Davis added a post in a topic Trailing edge ribs glued in the wrong position....Thoughts?
Thanks all for the responses. The Flaperon has not been drilled in place yet and is clamped in place. Making a scarf joint may work but not sure I feel comfortable making it strong enough. I may do more damage. Is it possible to heat the trailing edge ribs up with a heat gun and reposition then reglue in proper position. I could cut holes on the covering to get the heat gun in and then re patch the wing when finished? I would have to of course reposition the ribs and I wonder what this would do to the covering on the bottom of the wing. Think it would develop a large wrinkle? Think the top covering would stretch enough?
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Bill
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EDMO added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?
So, what is your empty weight / usefull load?EDMO
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Bandit added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?
The factory told me my Bandit's GW would be 950lbs with the stol wings.
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William Davis added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...
Perfect! That helped me really visualize where they go. My kit is also missing the pieces that mount inside the turtle deck and fuse that captures the Flaperon tube. Do you know what material and diameter they are made from?
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Bill
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C5Engineer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Broken Kitfox Drag BraceLogtruck driver sent me these pics. He recently acquired a Kitfox and noticed that one wingtip seemed to twist rather easily. The previous owners had been flying it this way. Variable washout...cool! Kinda scary.
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C5Engineer added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...
Here's a few pics hope they help.
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C5Engineer added a post in a topic Almost made it to Maho...
Sweet!
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EDMO added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670
Warp might do it - Believe the IVO has pins in the blades, and they might not work reversed in the hub?
EDMO
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wypaul added a post in a topic Bush Gear Update
They are the yellow springs supplied by HighWing LLC with this gear. I am waiting to hear your report with the springs that you are trying.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Almost made it to Maho...
Lifestyles of the rich and famous - enjoy!
MO-SNO-ED
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akflyer added a post in a topic Bush Gear Update
good report. What springs are you using on it? I am hoping to beat up my gear a bit when I get home, but 40 and raining with 35 MPH winds are in the foreseeable forecast.. hope it clears up next week and I can test out the gear and the wind generator more!
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akflyer added a post in a topic Almost made it to Maho...
Dont let the eye candy stop you from taking pics.. dont let it stop you from posting them either
Looks like a sweet vacation mr! enjoy it!
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akflyer added a post in a topic Trailing edge ribs glued in the wrong position....Thoughts?
one other though, I am sure you did it though.. are your struts rigged correctly?
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akflyer added a post in a topic Trailing edge ribs glued in the wrong position....Thoughts?
1st thing. With the flaperons in place, do they move smoothly or do they "cam" over center. My ribs were a little out of align and my flaperons would cam over center and flop one direction or the other. I expoxied dowels in the holes and redrilled the flaperon mounts.
you could makes a scarf joint on the rib tail and glue another piece of ply on it and glue / bolt aluminum on each side of it to extend the hangar. If you do the last rib only your probly going to have to do the dowel trick and redrill the remainder of the hangars to keep the flaperon from "caming" over and getting a bow in it.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Trailing edge ribs glued in the wrong position....Thoughts?
Not having but a few minutes to think about this, I have two thoughts:
1. Modify your flaperon hangers.
2. Modify your ribs.
Got to think some about HOW?
Maybe someone else has a cure for your problem so you don't have to tear up your wing?
EDMO
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William Davis added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Trailing edge ribs glued in the wrong position....Thoughts?This forum has been great helping me through the final build of my newly acquired avid flyer model c. I purchased the plane already built and covered with the wings rigged but flaperons yet to be installed. The manual calls for the Flaperon control horn tube to be 3/16" above the welded fuselage tab. Well I got my right side to about 1/2" above the welded tab. This is 5/16" higher then the manual states but is still fine as when the turttle deck in installed the Flaperon control horns don't hit until the very extreme position. Now the left Flaperon is a totally different story and he is where the problem is. My left Flaperon control horn tube is 1 3/16" above the welded fuselage tab, this is 1" higher then it should be and when the turttle deck is installed the Flaperon control horn hits the turttle deck. I tracked down the problem to the first 3 root trailing edge ribs; they are NOT in trail with the other ribs. Since both of my wings have fuel tanks the tanks take the place of 3 main ribs, but have you glue 3 trailing edge ribs that run from the rear spar to the trailing edge wire. The position of these ribs at the furthest aft point is to be determined by clamping a long aluminum tube to the other remaining ribs, that are full length so the trailing edge of these ribs are set by the rib design, then one by one glue in the 3 trailing edge ribs clamping them to the aluminum tube to set the proper height of the end of the rib I relation to the rest of the ribs. If my wing wasn't already covered and painted beautifully i wouldn't be so apprehensive of what I'm pretty sure is the only fix; to strip the wing of covering, re position the 3 trailing edge ribs, then recover and re paint. Anybody have some advice you could give me, would be much obliged.
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Bill
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William Davis added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...
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dholly added a post in a topic Almost made it to Maho...
Oops wrong way! Stopped here for the free wifi and Prez. -17F at home WHOA!
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dholly added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Almost made it to Maho......then I ran into the Presidente of Dominica! Was going to represent AFF on the worlds craziest airport approach beach and hold the sign under as the 12:40pm KLM 747 heavy from Amsterdam passed over 30' up but the sand, surf and sights on the famous Orient Beach Naturist Resort screwed with my plan. Maho or mammories, Life's a Beach eh this is gonna have to do!
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wypaul added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Bush Gear UpdateI have about 240 hrs. on the HighWing bush gear now. After re-enforcing the fuselage everything is working well. I have bounced it in several times without any problems and no sign of being able to bottom out the springs. Very happy with the setup.
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EDMO added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?
I agree with that, but I don't know how the Bandit compares with the Avid HH 1200 on that.You can also add, the engine and the Cahunas!
EDMO
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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Avid Heavy Hauler 1200 lb GW?
The current Kitfoxes (5 through 7SS) can be built to 1550 gross with .063 wall spars, using a 60" long extruded insert.
Spar wall thickness has zero to do with gross weight. Landing gear, fuselage fittings,struts, etc. I believe are the difference.
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