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  1. efil 01 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   



    salut, je n'en sais pas beaucoup plus, surtout que je suis aussi assez nouveau dans le monde des Avid mais pas de problemes pour en parler. J'essaierai de t'appeler dans la journée...
    sinon, voici le lien du groupe français des avid flyers.
    http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/avid-flyer/
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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Hand lever brakes   


    Mikesk on here makes some way better pedals. They are the ones that Joey bought and put in his.


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  3. Bandit added a post in a topic Hand lever brakes   

    The MC5 works great with the right pedals. I have the factory pedals. Where can I get the new and improved ones?
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   

    That plane is still under construction, so no data yet.

    The builder is a friend of Dean Wilson (the designer of the Avid Flyer) and has gone over his plans with Dean and they believe that the handling will be very spry similar to a clipped wing Piper.
    (Short wing Piper death trap. )

    Like a short wing Piper, they don't expect the stall speed to be drastically higher than the standard wing, somewhere in the 45 mph range. But the roll rate, well...
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   




    Here's some pictures of Dave's Sputzy. The "champ" rudder mod, early phase of the wide body kit (before he cut out and canned the Avid mixer in favor of the Kitfox IV unit), the last picture is Dave, standing in front of his last project, a 150 hp Clipper that stands a very, very good chance of bringing home a trophy from Airventure 2011.



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  6. tileroofer added a post in a topic Avid Construction Manual   

    great stuff well worth the ink and paper
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  7. kinou747 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    24' wing! Do you have speeds for that?

    Do you also know what other mods than the wing what done on the kitfox doing aerobatics on the video? Or what do you think is needed to be modified to do aerobatics?

    Best,

    Jacques
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    Pics Mr. post up some pics! Sounds like she is gonna be a nice machine!


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  9. akflyerbob added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   

    About rollong the muff forward..mine is close to ther firewall
    and the corners of the cowl are cut out to fit the front of the muff.
    Part of the cut out part is not covered up by the ring cowl.
    That all might be because the Kit has more legroom to startwith,
    maybe shorter eng mount???.
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    You guys would be so excited to see the Avid "Sputzy" that my buddy is building now. He did the 15" stretch, a custom wide body modification, larger rudder and tail, Kitfox IV wings, Kitfox IV flapperon mixer, and more...
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  11. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   

    kinou-- In regard to the Kitfoxes, the model 4 and later Kitfoxes all have the same wing rib profile. This profile is a laminar flow, higher speed wing than the earlier Kitfoxes and Avids. This wing CAN be shortened. One friend here is building a Kitfox with a 24' wing. (Full span is 32')

    The videos on YouTube showing a Kitfox doing aerobatics is a model 4, with a 29' wing, Rotax 912UL and very few other modifications.






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  12. efil 01 added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   



    yep, i had that hidden in my brain, assuming rotaring muffle can be done, the firewall must be surely extended only where foot are and leave central part at the same place cause it will hit engine
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  13. kinou747 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    No, really not. The other french guy say the same about the Avid.
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  14. kinou747 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    on peux en parler de vive voix?

    06 01 94 41 33

    jacquessuire@aol.com
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  15. kinou747 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    Thanks for the number and be sure that I am really not offensed for the jokes. With some years in the navy and now in an airline, just think what can people on the ground and crew members can tell about pilots!!!

    And if you want to take a ride with the Bies, you are welcome! And you can do it without loosing something...
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    OK here is an option for you. Cut the bottom of the cowl out and roll the muffler a little further forward. You may have to re-weld the mounts (muffler mounts), but you can probably pull it off, but you will need to move the muffler.

    Come to think of it, that is a great idea, and maybe I will do the same on mine when I stuff that other engine in. I would love a few more inches of leg room! That is the great part about the internet forums. Sometimes the answer is right in front of us and we just cant see it very clearly!


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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    hmmm, why do I get the feeling that some where in there you probably called me an asshole hahahahaha.
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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   

    Damn nice shot! I would give my left nut to take that ride one time!

    Dont take any offense to the jokes part It's just the smart ass in me

    I will see if I can find the number to the guy in Michigan that has the wings.


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  19. efil 01 added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   

    damn, yes it is 582 but i didn't know muffler was so close
    i didn't start fuselage,so i was just anticipating.
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  20. efil 01 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   

    Salut Kinou , wow, wonderfull pilot career !
    As i'm french too and fly in Gers my little ultralight...sorry for US friends mais je continurai en français

    Je construit actuellement un avid C et je possède aussi un ulm prototype
    http://tagazous.free.fr/affichage2.php?img=21753

    En ce qui concerne ton choix, je penses que si tu désires rester avion et non ulm, le kitfox plus lourd que l'avid et plus spacieux peut être plus adapté.
    En ce qui concerne l'avid aérobat, c'est une aile heavyhauler d'envergure racourcie (une travée entre deux attaches de flapperons en moins) avec le profil speed biconvexe dissymétrique. C'est uniquement à la masse max totale de 413kg que tu peux faire de la voltige, ça laisse peu de charge utile pour partager des figures avec passager.

    L'avis d'un humble pilote d'ulm
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  21. kinou747 added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   

    Thanks for your answer!

    Here is some pictures of the Bies TS8

    http://www.hiboox.fr/flash/diaporama/skinDiaporamaPortable.swf?lang=fr&fichierXml=http://flux0.hiboox.com/XMLdiapoforpublic.php?album=3e11f798454fcfaf656c71d68053b065

    Good idea for the wings from Michigan and the 747 at Miami : just need a contact to buy them.

    Here is a copy from an email received from Kitfox :

    Jacques,
    We only ship the standard wing.. but it can be shortened by you to make it a Speedster.

    You told me that the kitfox with the STOL wing cant just be shortened up and made into a "speedster" wing.
    What do I have to order and where to built a speedster wing?

    I supose that with the navy time in we can cut ya some slack on the frenchman jokes You know, we have some on other country, even your's!

    And as I did some landing on your boats, I think I know a lot about that


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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    AHHHH IC, this post makes it alot more clear. Sounds like you have thought it out and are moving forwards nicely! I really wish I had done the stretch when I was replacing longerons tubes in my plane anyway. I am still kicking myself in the ass for not doing it. I should have upgraded the control system to have more baggage like the fat avids or airdale has too.


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  23. MikeRSawyer added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    Hi Leonard, my thought was that in order to get more legroom I'd necessarily have to scoot the engine farther forward. Your mention of the KF seat though reminds me that when I bought the kit I also received the fiberglass seat, which I assumed was the original. I was told it was way uncomfortable, so I rejected using it and stuck in up on a shelf in the shed, and just assumed the sling seat was better. I'm pulling that fiberglass seat down today and trying it out. Just by losing the 2-3" of cushioning I should help myself out quite a bit, then I might only have to move the firewall 3" like John told me he did on the Avid Flyer sight. I assume he has a 582 and had the room to move the pedals and firewall 3" without changing anything in the engine compartment. Both of these websites are extremely valuable to someone like me who is new to airplane building. If you hadn't mentioned the fiberglass seat option I would never have thought to try it. For whatever reason when I bought the kit I got the strong impression that the sling seat was "way better", so I rejected the fiberglass. Many thanks for the suggestion. I've already done the 16 inch stretch, with the help of a friend in my EAA chapter who welds, so I was thinking that if I had to move the engine I had a little leeway. Hopefully now the stock mount will work. The Hirth 3502 has the same mounting as the 582, but the shape of the engine is obviously different. We'll see. If anyone knows of a 3502 in an Avid I'd love to hear about it. Thanks again, Mike
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid or Kitfox?   


    First off welcome to the forum! That is quite the spread, stepping out of a 747 into a kitfox Second, Thanks for your service! I spose that with the navy time in we can cut ya some slack on the frenchman jokes


    The kitfox with the STOL wing cant just be shortened up and made into a "speedster" wing. The STOL wing (both AVID and Kitfox) are under cambered and they are not the heavier spars. You can build the "speedster wing for that model IV and do mild aerobatics. Look on you tube for Jimmy Franklin Kitfox. It shows him doing some pretty decent aerobatics (loop with a snap at the top) Point rolls etc. with a kitfox speedster.

    I think a guy in Michigan has a set of speedster wings for sale right now. Have them shipped to Miami and stuff em in the 747 on your way through.

    The Avid wings all have the same cord. There are 3 basic wings:

    1) The STOL wing. Under Cambered ribs and full length wing.

    2) The Heavy Hauler wing (same under cambered rib as the STOL) but closer rib spacing and heavier spars.

    3) Speed Wing, or Aerobat wing (I think that this is the same wing, people just called it different things over the years). It is shorter and has a semi symmetrical profile. There is a kit to add 18" back on to the speed wing (each side) to make it full length but with the semi symmetrical airfoil.

    That TS-8 looks pretty damn cool, and you just cant beat a radial for cool factor!


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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic More legroom in an Avid   


    Are you using a 582? how far forward can you push the pedals without hitting the muffler? I dont have any room to move the firewall forward on mine due to the muffler being less than 1/4" away from the firewall as it is now



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