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  1. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    Seen an HKS on barnstormers yesterday for $4000. Would be a good engine on a real light plane I would think. Jim Chuk
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  2. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    I've seen two in the last couple of years. You need to look around and talk to people. Barnstormer ads are good, but not the only place.

    My friend Dave paid $4500 for his.

    Join an EAA chapter or four. Go to the meetings and ask around. They are out there.
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  3. BryceKat added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    I can't believe ethanol didn't make it into the discussion above 😜! Larry, where can the used $4000 912 be found? Bryce
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  4. wolves200 added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    there is a guy in France who installed a simonini victor 2 in his avid flyer, he has a blog, http://avidsimonini.blogspot.se/2012/08/i-will-be-at-blois-2012.html
     
    I don´t think he burn half of the fuel of a rotax 582; eventhough he seems happy with the engine, he ran into some issues with the exhaust installation, nothing big in my opinion, but still he is not sure about the fuel burn advertised on that website.  One engine you want to consider is the GEO Suzuki-
     
    G13BB   16  valves SONS about 100 HP naturally aspirated
    G13GTI 16   valves DONS 110+HP naturally aspirated
    G16       16   valves SONS NA about 115HP
     
    there is this website  http://www.airtrikes.net/engines.shtml 
     
    he have conversion kit, is little bit heavier than the 912; but lighter than the soob, he recommended a 45 degree installation to match the gear box  and fit the engine in the cowling, but in my opinion, vertical with a belt drive will do the job just fine.
     
    I`m not doing any advertising here nor connected to any business, however, we should all push for cheaper and more reliable aircraft engines,  they are around us since ealry 80´s running in our cars/bikes.
     
    I would have already this engine installed in my avid if it would be because I need to use a ridiculous amount of money to get engineering company approving the engine conversion; just because nobody else has that engine on a plane here yet.
     
     
    Regards
    Dimi3
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  5. 6320012s added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    110 hp at 114lbs and half the fuel burn of a 582 is pretty interesting to me!  I'd rather pack the extra pounds in the cockpit than in the engine.  Hence the question, has anyone heard anything about this motor? 
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  6. Av8r3400 added a topic in Jokes   

    Need to Know Information
    Gentlemen, Please share this with all of the younger men you associate with.  It is need to know information and will save millions of men from unnecessary trauma.
     
    This has been seen by millions, maybe even you, but must be shared with more...
     

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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic PLASTIC STRUT FAIRINGS?   

    http://www.quadcitychallenger.com
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic PLASTIC STRUT FAIRINGS?   

    Larry,
    Any way to get a price or supplier for those Challenger fairings - Might be cheaper/lighter than Kitfox?
    EDMO
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    I consider Brett a friend.  I truly wish he would accept some of the help offered by so many people...
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic PLASTIC STRUT FAIRINGS?   

    I was looking at a Challenger II in a buddy's hangar the other day and noticed some fairly cook plastic (PVC?) farings over the lift struts.  Might be something worth looking into...
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic PLASTIC STRUT FAIRINGS?   

    Leni,
        As I said, " I plan to use aluminum sheet on my struts".
    Thanks,
    EDMO
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  12. akflyer added a post in a topic PLASTIC STRUT FAIRINGS?   

    Ed,
     
    Time and again, no matter the prep, unless you live in the desert, it has been proven that these struts do corrode and do have issues when you put the wood fairing on them.  Mine were HAMMERED and I think I have pics of them on the site some place. 
     
    I used the kitfox plastic fairings and they are just snapped on and I have a few wraps of gorilla tape at the lower end to hold them from twisting for the most part.  This was meant to be a quick fix when I put them on just to see if the weight gain of the heavy plastic fairings was worth it... I have been too damn lazy to put on the aluminum sheet that was supplied with the kit to fix them right.  One of these days I may clean it up and get rid of the gorilla tape
     
    A few dabs of silicone or 5200 was my plan for permanently holding them in place as EZ suggested.
     

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  13. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    A 912 will weigh 165-175 pounds installed with all accessories, radiator, coolant, exhaust, etc.
     
    You can find used 80 hp 912 engines fairly often.  I've seen them as low as $4000.  Install a big bore Zipper kit and you have new pistons and cylinders, with 100+ HP.
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  14. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?   

    I just finished this mod. Worth every penny. EZflap in response to your reply in my thread this was not a random size increase that I dreamnt up it's an exact match to the Avid MK4. The Avid and Kitfox both made the tail feathers bigger in the later models to improve handling. You will understand why John riveted extensions onto his after you fly one.

    http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/3038-avid-b-model-to-mk4-elevator-upgrade/
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  15. Goldendale-flyer added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    Well that thread degenerated quickly. I am currently looking for a 4 stroke engine that will deliver 100 hp. I am not opposed to trying something different, but I want to fly not tinker. Weight is a big deal. The viking engine looks good but it is heavy. What does a rotax 912uls really weigh installed? I mean radiator, coolant, oil, exhaust, everything.
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  16. EZFlap added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    Sorry to hear that, but I understand completely.
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  17. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    THe unfortunate situation, I believe, is that he gets little support for the business at home. From what I've seen its as though his wife doesn't see this as a real business only playtime in the shop for him. Brett is deathly afraid to grow the business at all, which is what is required in order to make it work for real.

    He does what he does and that's all he wants to do.
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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Painting the cargo bay   

    Heck yeah its looking good.  I am liking the forward progress.  Maybe seeing your getting closer ChrisB will get fired up and get back to working on his
     

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  19. akflyer added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?   

    If you get the CG back to around 17-18" there is no need to increase the elevator size.. and the plane flys faster and better all the way around.
     

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  20. High Country added a post in a topic Painting the cargo bay   

    looks great, no one is ever going to notice a little "texture" in the cargo bay anyways. keep up the good work
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic Painting the cargo bay   

    Ron,
    There was an article written about following the roller with a foam brush to smooth the bubbles - But I imagine there would be more paint on my arms and elbows than on the cargo bay. Looks like a storage tube behind it?
    EdMO
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?   

    My model 1 and 2 both measured smaller than the IV-1200. I also increased the VS and Rudder to same height as the 1200 and increased the cord on both when I built the Foxy.
    EDMO
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  23. LSaupe added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?   

    Hi EDMO.  Its a Model III (which measures the same as a friends Model IV-1200)
     
    I see Kitfox sells a larger elevator for the Lite2 (trigear) and offers it for the others.  Anyone familiar with this one?
     
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    Enlarged Elevator Model 3, 4 and Lite2 (squared)   Designed for the tri-gear version of the Kitfox Lite2, but suitable for earlier Kitfox’s this new  Elevator improves flare authority with a full flap, forward CG condition.      Part #: Part #51018.201 
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    Being a small businessman myself, I've offered to help him several times pro-bono on messages, phone work anything he needs.  I know Brett and he knows me and I live 20 miles from him.
     
     
    He said no, thank you.
     
     
    I invite you to follow up on your offer.  Maybe he would be interested in help from someone from your neck of the woods...
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  25. EZFlap added a post in a topic Simonini Victor 2   

    US car companies are the ones who gave us "planned obsolescence", selling an expensive car that was known to fall apart within five or ten years. Craftsman and Snap-On wrenches never did that. 
     
    I'm old enough to remember the poor reliability of 1980's Chrysler cars, the Ford Pinto explosions, and other historical tidbits. The quality and reliability of the five Honda cars I've owned is unmatched. The US automobile industry had a 50 year lead on the Japanese auto industry... they should have been so far ahead in quality that cheaper import cars were just not desirable.
     
    But the car companies didn't squander their monopoly all by themselves... our labor unions helped drive nails in the coffin too.
     
    I'm sure this is getting too far off-topic, so I'll shut my pie-hole
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