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  1. dholly added a post in a topic DIHEDRAL????   

    I've never seen a reference to dihedral in my Avid (Mk-IV and Plus) or KF manuals (model 3 and 4-1200) either. This snip from a another forum in response to a KF5 rigging issue may provide a clue. Dunno if it's specific to KF5 only or dihedral the same thru all models. I believe twist is consistent thru all KF 4-7 models.


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  2. EDMO added a topic in Technical tasks   

    DIHEDRAL????
    Just spent the day rigging the wings on a J3 - Came home thinking about Dihedral on Kitfox/Avid - Been thru 4 builders manuals and cant find a thing on it, except Avid Magnum says, "Dihedral is set at the factory"..,..Duh....Anyone got any answers?
    ED in MO
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    So you got the lights cheaper because my internet went down and I would have run you up to $50...LLOL !!!!! GOOD FOR YOU. Actually, I never got to bid on them. Now you can order the LED bulbs and start wiring.......What was cost of Kitfox mounts? Dont know about buying wiring. Need to know someday myself.
    Good building,
    ED in MO
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  4. High Country added a post in a topic wiring ?   



    So you were biding me up on the lights LoL. I won those grimes lights for 32 + 8.50. Still waiting for the standoffs from KF they are only 2hrs drive from me so I figured they would be here by now but I don't think they were in much of a hurry to get them mailed. also got some other parts as well. Where is the best place to purchase Aircraft grade wiring at? I still have to figure out how much I need. Mostly concerned with getting the wings all ready for fabric at the moment.
    -Robert-
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  5. EDMO added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    KITFOX 1 FOR SALE
    If anyone is interested, I just got a notice of a KF1 for sale for $6500 - needs recovering. Can give you the phone number and you can do your own research on it. Dont know what Rotax it has. Didnt check to see what state it is in, but can do that.
    ED in MO

    edit: Ad says, "stored in dry place for last 5 years" - California phone number
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    FYI: The Grimes Model E position lights I was watching went for $32 + 8.50 shipping. Unfortunately, the storm or something took away my internet and I didnt get in on the last of the bidding.
    ED in MO
    P.S. Guess we had a good talk about lights - For other wiring, I would use Aircraft grade for CRITICAL wiring, and auto-wire for lights and non-critical stuff. I have the remains of a KF1 because the builder used a too small wire for the fuel pump, and that put him into a tree..........If you know amperage and length of run, I can look up the AWG in AC43-13.
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    Robert,
    I am watching a set of Grimes E model pos lites on Ebay - they are $32.50 now, but sure they will go for $50 or more.
    SUGGESTION: For your "twilight" flying, you can get a new set of ultralight LED pos lites P/N 11-01356 for $36.75 from Spruce. These should work for you. If you buy Grimes for $50 plus shipping, and pay $44 plus shipping for 2 LED bulbs, you will have about $125 invested. If I didnt have my Grimes with the strobe attachment, that is the way I would go.
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  8. EDMO added a topic in Hangar Talk   

    THANK YOU CANADA - and ALASKA
    Best present we ever got from Canada was the shot of cold air and rain today. It was 95F (105 Heat Index) today, and no rain since June - in an hour it had dropped to 75F with lots of rain, and probably down in 60's tonight. What a relief...
    Extemem drought has corn prices going sky-high, and shortages....But good old "green" government is still going to take 5 Billion bushels of corn from food supply and make subsidized ethenol gas out of it to soften our tanks and hoses !!!!!!!!!!!
    ED in MO
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    I haveent been to Autozone in about a year - last time I was there I picked up some cool-looking LED streamlined lights, and a package of LED strobe buttons with a 12 volt battery-powered controller - sure they can be wired into a 12 volt system. Saw some other options there, but got to check them out again. Not spendy - by comparing aircraft prices.
    ED in MO
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    I have never seen any photos - but you might contact Kitfox - I know they have lights on the McBean plane there. Since you ARE Experimental - and want to be "sort-of" legal, how about going to the autoparts store and scrounge around for something that would work? I have a Grimes tail light on my bench, but no mount - I have seen the mount welded to plain rudders like on the Champ. You just stretch your fabric over it and form a little streamlined bump. You also need a short tube or some provision thru which your wire will pass thru on its way to the rudder. A soft tube, epoxied, works. I am still looking for alternatives for my tail light, so let me know if you find something. LEDs would be great....
    ED in MO
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    You are talking to a lifetime night-shifter - I rarely get up early, but chase the sun as it goes down, and want lights to appear legal, and not get hit - I am now Light-Sport licensed because dont want to take another medical - so not legal anymore for night flight. Guess I may have a touch of Epillepsy, as flashing lights really bother me - Take-down lights on patrol car used to be a bitch......
    ED in MO
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  12. High Country added a post in a topic wiring ?   



    Anyone have pics of this being done on an Avid or KF (without the speed fairngs) before covering is on so I can see what i'm getting into.
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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    Robert,
    believe you should weld-in mount,or make provisions for a tail light before you cover. (Night-legal)
    Whenever you go from day flight to night flight, you are in the FARs the same as a certified plane.
    ED in MO
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  14. High Country added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    I'm not too concerned with legal night flying as I don't plan to go out at night but may occasionally make an early (before sun up) departure but would be planning to land in day light, or if I accidentally stayed out a bit too late uhh again... it would be nice to have some sort of lighting. because I don't plan to use them all the time one thought I had for a landing light was to get one of the stream light flashlights that are made to mount to a rifle, they have butt cap switches with wires made to be mounted remotely, this way I would have a minimal landing light that is self powered and I don't have to worry about drawing off of my very limited power supply, This will be added after phase 1 complete so nobody gives me any trouble. Im'm mostly concerned with having the nav lights on the wingtips at the moment as everything else would be a pretty easy install after its all complete.

    -Robert-
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  15. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    You read faster than I can edit and type my original post - please read it again - Check out your Spruce catalog for "LEGAL" strobe setups - there is a chart by Whelen, and you may have a different approach - I would not want a strobe where you had it - and almost sure it will not be legal alone for night flight. Probably OK in daylight if it dont bother you.
    ED in MO
    P.S. I tried to buy a pair of Grimes model E, pos. lites on E-bay this week - but dropped out when the bid went to $60. Thought maybe you or someone would want themn at cost - not over $50 - someday.
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  16. High Country added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    I knew about the shielded wire for strobes I haven't decided where I want to put strobes I'm thinking just one on just behind the turtle deck or on the top rear of the skylight (that is how my skyraider was and I liked it) . I was thinking a small gauge automotive wire should work fine for in the wings for the nav lights..?. I'm definitely going to replace the bulbs with LED's as you have suggested also I did order the wingtip standoffs from kitfox that you mentioned as well. Thanks

    Robert

    Edit: here is a pic of my old skyraider notice the strobe on top of the skylight.

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  17. EDMO added a post in a topic wiring ?   

    If you add strobe lights, you will need sheilded wire, and ground the sheild at each end. Usually, the alternator output is also sheilded. AC43-13 has a wire chart according to load and length, but you will probably get more help from Avid builders and the manuals for your engine. If you put LED bulbs in position lights, you can run a very small wire to them, probably 20 or 22 AWG, unsheilded. I dont know how particular an Inspector will be about whether the wire is "aircraft" or Autozone? Each wire should be numbered and tagged at each end - any kind of marking which you think will last is good enough.
    If you use powerful (like 100 or 250 watt) landing lights, make sure your switch is rated about 5 times the amperage draw, because of the huge inrush to the bulb when you turn them on. They use a lot of juice, so.........? One builder I know used one of the Million-candlepower portable lights as his landing light - now, I see that they have 3 million cp with 2 blubs - something to consider is if they have their own battery, rechargeable, and run off of 12 volt power and set up a remote switch in cockpit for them.
    ED in MO
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  18. High Country added a topic in Technical tasks   

    wiring ?
    I'm going to add lights to my project and was just curious what type/ gauge of wire everyone was using. Also for the engine install as well, the wire that came with my kit (in 1986) is the four strand trailer wiring.
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  19. FoxDB added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    WTB (2) Matco MC-3 Master Cylinders
    I am interested in adding brakes on the passenger side of my Model 1. Please let me know if you would like to sell your MC-3 master cylinders.
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  20. Russ. added a post in a topic One of my boys and my C build.   



    Dour you are a .
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic One of my boys and my C build.   

    Lost it for now, but somewhere in these 3 pages about your building, Doug, (I think) or someone mentioned about checking the Kitfox 4 and later for wing bracing. Just wanted to let you know that I have the manuals for the 4 and 5 and Magnum. If you have any questions, I may be able to help.
    BTW: The later Kitfoxes have a much better diagonal brace setup than earlier Avid/Foxes - instead of bending the ends of the braces, they use a bracket with a small section of tube welded to it, then the brace fits the bracket. Believe they also went to steel braces instead of aluminum ones. Dont know if you can still buy the brackets, but think so. I have pictures - these could be made at home.
    ED in MO
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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic One of my boys and my C build.   



    X2 But I totaly "got it"

    Doug, you crack me up!


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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Mk IV with wing extensions - specs\p0   



    Was it a standard speed wing MK IV that they put extensions on or was it a full length wing that was extended? I have flow an extended speed wing and it was a pleasure to fly! very light and sporty on the controls, yet I could get it in and out of every place I bring my "C" Heavy Hauler. If they were full length wings that were extended, I would LOVE to know what they did. Were the struts extended also? I would love to put extensions on mine, but I am afraid the washout in the wings would kill any performance increase I would have seen for STOL.


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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic Mk IV with wing extensions - specs\p0   

    I will have to check my design books, but believe the standard ratio for wingspan / landing gear is 4:1, so your landing gear with 35 foot wings would have to be about 9 feet wide.
    ED in MO
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  25. C150L added a post in a topic One of my boys and my C build.   


    I almost understand that reply. Understand or not, I had to laugh.
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