Doe's anyone make a transport kit for Avid's

[959 11]

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.

Edited 1 Sep 2014 by 959

[Av8r3400 1179]

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.

[959 11]

Thx for the reply.

You saved me the $399 kitfox wanted for the kit

                             Marv

[959 11]

Could someone send me pictures of the front braces for the wings.

THX Marv

[tcj 150]

These are 3/4" metal electrical conduit.  You can make two from a 10 foot stick.

 

 

 

 

Edited 19 Nov 2014 by tcj

[EDMO 1078]

tcj, Nice Bird,

     Are those long pins a commercial item? Or, did you just cut the end off of a 5/16 bolt? I have been looking for long eye-bolts with the small eye, but cant find them that long.

EDMO

Edited 19 Nov 2014 by Ed In Missouri

[959 11]

tcj

thx for the pictures I now understand how to make the pieces I will need to make.

                     Marv

[tcj 150]

tcj, Nice Bird,

     Are those long pins a commercial item? Or, did you just cut the end off of a 5/16 bolt? I have been looking for long eye-bolts with the small eye, but cant find them that long.

EDMO

Ed, yes I cut the threads off some bolts to make the pins.   I trailer for each flight.  I don't want to use threaded bolts for the hardware and be inserting and removing threads and waller out the wing fittings.