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It just gave me a little more to clamp to.. more of a feel good thing than anything else probably
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That looks about how mine are routed and I have 175 hours on them and they are holding up fine.
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Not sure if I would use them, its a pretty sharp bend. Water flow likes gradual sweeps for best flow and less turbulence. I used 3/4" copper 45° fitting with a short stub soldered into each end.
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I would be temped to get an aluminum tube bent to go in there. Its lighter than the radiator hose anyways, but I am not a 912 guy, I am a screaming dirty 2 stroke using kinda guy
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I stripped back the outer sheath a bit to get more of the red wire sticking out. it will work fine only wrapped around one plug wire, but then you cant do a mag drop check.
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This Is what I've got now. I started with the fiberglass on the exhaust and a piece of firesleve on the hose, that lasted about 10 hrs. I added the extra piece of firesleve on the exhaust and it's been on there for about 20 hrs now but their still wearing more than I'd like. I just put a bead of silicone between the two firesleve's and I'm hoping that wont cause the hose to rub on the ring mount.
I'm tempted to try having a 1" tube bent up to fit through there
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Has anybody used these nylon 90° fittings in there radiator before? What is your experience with them? I am working on a new cooling system for my avid and want to utilize these, I just don't know if they'll hold up due to the water temp. Thanks, Bryce
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Dimi, With no load the engine is going to fluctuate considerably. I've wrapped mine around one lead and have never had a problem with it. Good luck, Bryce
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I don't have a picture Travis but it is very tight fished thru the motor mount and the exhaust, which I wrapped and also put fire sleeve on the 1" hose where it all but touches the exhaust. I just followed the pictures in the MK IV manual. If you don't get any pxs from others I will try to get some pictures for you. It does work, but it looks like it should go some where else and there just isn't a good option.
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Hey Leni, that makes sense. He was a smart guy to realize who might end up building his planes. Guess I'll think on it a little more, but it helps a lot to get feedback from others.
Oh, and you may have just surpassed joey on the square rooter claim to fame hahahaha
Not sure this is a good thing...
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Does anyone have a photo that shows how the 1" coolant hose is routed to the water pump around the exhaust and through the engine mount? I'm having a clearance issue on mine in several places.
Travis
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I contacted him and offer 50$ right away, he accepted to send it to Sweden but denied to stop the auction...
Regards
Dimi3
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Thanks for the answer guys , but how can you wrap the cable around the two leads? I mean that cable is very small... are you connecting an extra cable to the original red cable??
can anybody take a close pic if possible to the installation?
I brought the wraps very close together and it got better, I mean, now shows 1200RPM while the 2 last digits are very active around 50rpm swing.
Regards
Dimi3
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Not quite the same plane, but I owned and flew a Himax with a 447 and 60" 3 blade IVO on it. It climbed out very well. I have a video on youtube of me taking off on skis. Search for himaxflyer and you will find it. Short takeoff and climbed like a homesick angel. How heavy is your plane. Weight ofcourse is a killer for aircraft performance. What RPM are you turning during full power climbout? JIm Chuk
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Anyone flown or have a kitfox lite? I put a 447 on one but it could use a little more power for quick climb out. Just wondering if anyone had played with these.
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No, the Kitfox parts won't fit. You would have to get the Avid one from Brett, and we all know that's not going to be any time soon.
I suggest making your own. 1/2" electrical conduit works well for the front braces (from lower longeron to front spar when folded) and the rear braces can be fabbed from nearly anything.
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I was looking threw the Kitfox catalog and saw a transport kit for when you trailer your plane and would like to know if either that kit would work on my MK 4 or if one is made for the Avid.
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In talking to dean wilson, he was pretty much trying to make the plane idiot proof with the massive washout and conservative cg range. Hence the aoa making it damn near impossible to get into a deep stall and a forward cg that makes you run out of elevator long before you run out of wing. This was intentional as the original thought was it's a plane that some guy is going to buy, build, then learn to fly in. I think for the most part it's been more experienced pilots flying them, hence the wings gradually getting less and less washout in them. I know I wish I didn't have all the washout in mine.
I guess you could also liken this as the main difference between a pa-12 and an 18... the 18 has about 2deg. More aoa at the fuse than a 12. Better stol, less cruise.
At the end of the day, I'm sure no matter what you do, it's going to fly great!
Oh, and you may have just surpassed joey on the square rooter claim to fame hahahaha
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Ed, believe it or not, I'm trying to keep this pretty simple by not getting into analyzing airfoils, etc. (over my head anyway). I just want to use an existing and proven configuration that I know will work.
I hear you Larry. I can get kind of obsessed with some details at times, and I might need to take a step back to keep them in perspective. I'll think on this one a little more.
One more picture for now and I'll call it good. This (picture below) is basically what I see when I hold a KF rib up to my plane. I can't shake the feeling that the angle of attack is too negative. Measuring a Kitfox seems to agree (this rib on the Avid is almost exactly 3 degrees more negative than the way it's mounted on the Kitfox). Will the plane fly okay? Probably so (with proper adjustment of the HS). Will it be more nose up in cruise than I would like? Will wings fold okay? Still trying to decide those questions... Here's the picture:
Note: please ignore the flaperon hanger. I was just playing with some ideas. Nothing near final. The main point is that it is in the same location relative to the wing as the stock KF flaperon.
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When ever I start getting too wonkey with technical details on my Kitfox build, Dave tells me,
"C'mon man, it's not a church we're building, it's just an airplane."
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Luke,
This topic could even get deeper if I started quoting design book info - incidence, also called "Longitudinal Decalage" can affect the angle of lift for takeoffs, and the loss of lift after landing, as well as cruise and visibility issues.
Not even going there - All these birds fly - maybe a tiny bit differently.
EdMO
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anyone fly or have flown a kitfox lite?
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It is a bit heavy, but not more than the other UL that I have. It is about 40 lb over. The 377 just didnt get me what I wanted so I put the 447 on, I have a 503 fresh and ready to go but thought I would try the 447 first. I have a 60" GSC 2 blade on it. I have played with the pitch several times, no big difference either way except cruise and the darn EGT temps! I it to turn 6200 to 6400! either way it climbs out good on a clear day that is not totally saturated. But at the higher RPM I dont like where EGT run. If I load it up a bit while in the air they do come down, or if I put a half degree more pitch in it they run nice. Timing and jetting is correct. I made the mounts so I could fit the 447 and B box. Had to make them just a bit taller to clear the mount. I do know the GSC unload more than others in flight.
I have flown the hi max and N3 pup, this one out performs them both in all aspects.
When I have it pitched for 6200 tied down it does the best climb and cruise and EGT look good.
This plane is NOT hard to handle on the ground like the AVID flyer I had.
I would also like to put the wingtip strobes on but the wing ends have no place to mount them, it is just covered right at the end of the rib. Stand offs or wingtips would make the job better.
The other thing I like about this plane is it handles a bit more wind and is very sensitive on the controls! If the wing pitches it corrects very fast!
I also can get it in and out of my short strip! No problem landing in either, cross the tree line, hard slip and drop right in and grease it in! Lots of leg room to compared to the avid!
I am just doing small things to customize it to be MY PLANE
It has custom doors but I dont like the way the hinges were made. Very flimsy.
I need to get heat hooked up soon too! I will fly all year as long as I have room to push snow and hope we dont get a bunch like last winter!! I ran out of room to plow it!