Will a avid a model firewall forward fit on a mark-4

[959 11]

I'm thinking about buying a A model Avid.

It supposed to have a Mark-4 upgrade firewall forward 582 engine kit.

Engine will have to be rebuilt.

Just want to know if it will bolt onto a Mark-4 with out any modifications.

 

Also what is a set of full Lotus floats for an Avid worth.

 

Thx marv

[1avidflyer 1983]

The A model Avid had a welded in place motor mount. That may have been redone when they put the 582 in??? Jim Chuk

[959 11]

I will find out.

[dynomike 91]

this must be the yellow one with blue floats .looked like a great deal

[marksires 484]

If they are amphibs, and they look like the are, a new set is more than that airplane is listed for.  Here is the link to the Lotus pricing page:  http://www.full-lotus.com/prices---floats-sets.html

 

Mark

 

Also what is a set of full Lotus floats for an Avid worth.

 

 

[959 11]

this must be the yellow one with blue floats .looked like a great deal

It is but the fuselage has rust issues,

No windshield.

Engine has not been started in 3 years.

I would be buying it for a core engine and probably selling the rest as parts. 

Seller doesn't have current N number.

He will sell the plane at that price,just not sure I'm ready to let go of the money.

Edited 29 Oct 2014 by 959

[959 11]

Will the wings off a A model fit a Mark-4

[Av8r3400 1178]

I believe they will physically fit, but their internal structure is different. Your gross weight will drop to that of the A model. (850 pounds?)

[1avidflyer 1983]

I believe the gross weight on an A model Avid was 756. Odd number, but that's what I remember. A friend of mine has one. B model was listed as being 911 lbs, another odd number. I think the spars are the same as later models on the A, but the internal stiffeners are different, or not there at all. Just to clarify, the Heavy Hauler wings used .083 wall thickness tubes for spars, the regular wing used a .065 wall thickness. Jim Chuk

[EDMO 1078]

And, Kitfox still uses the same .065 wall spars and rib spacing on the 1550 lbs Gross Weight models 5 thru 7 as they used on the Kitfox 1 with 850 lbs Gross Weight. The only thing that changed was adding the spar inserts because they could no longer get the spars with the internal I-beam, and they went from aluminum drag tubes to steel, and went to 1 inch diameter struts, and larger, heavier wall crossover tubes.

I would like to see some engineer come up with the comparisons between that and Avid???

EdMO

Edited 30 Oct 2014 by Ed In Missouri