Repair of flapperon hangers on a Kitfox

[james miller 3]

Anyone familiar with repairing the flapperon hangers on a Kitfox 2

Wanted to buy 12 ft flapperons for the Kitfox 2

Thanks

Contact Jim @ 404-409-5308

 

[1avidflyer 2011]

I've never done a Kitfox, but the Avid is almost the same.  Here are some pics of rib tails I built to Avids.  With the repair parts in the pictures, you remove everything of the rib behind the spar, and part of the cap strip ahead of the spar.  Glue in the new part, and that fixes it.  Another method I used on my Avid MK IV is shown in this bunch of posts.  Maybe this will answer some of your questions, or produce more of them..... :-)  JImChuk

PS  it seems I've answered this same question earlier in the week.  Did your read my reply?  

www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/3373-broken-rib-tail-repair/
 

[Krispyxxx 0]

Jim,

im looking to replace the rib tails in my avid and also reinforce them with metal. Do you know what kind of wood and metal that should be used? Also, do you know if there is a template out there? Thanks

[1avidflyer 2011]

Sorry for the delayed response.  The wood I used is Finish Birch plywood from aircraft spruce.  Finnish Birch 24X48 X 6Mm | Aircraft Spruce    Use the 6mm thickness for center section of the rib, and 3 mm for the cap strips.  I did not add metal to the rib tails, they are strong enough if they are not rotted.  But it would not be to hard to epoxy some .030" or so thick aluminum to the last 6" or 8" of the rib tail if you wanted to.