Kitfox Build

[skippydiesel]

Do you happen to know, which of the three, currently available, Kitfox are you building?

 

If intersted the following may assist with your background knowledge;

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denney_Kitfox

https://kitfoxaircraft.com/our-story/

 

Their claim to "...... 100% USA manufactured." fails to acknowledge the Austrian origins of he Rotax power plants. Not an unusual claim in the current USA marketing psyche😈

[Lyndon]

I sure do. SS7

I think everyone knows the Rotax is not USA made. Not that I took any notice of where all the parts are made, nor do I care. To be fair the engine, no matter what brand is not in the kit. They only sell two kits. Firewall back and firewall forward. Maybe this is the reference to made in the USA. They are suppliers of Rotax, Garmin and lots of other suppliers I'm sure. They can supply or if you wish to buy elsewhere you can and then install into your kit. I took this option and bought the Austrian engine from Bert Flood. 

Lyndon 

[Lyndon]

They do have Finland birch as well in the wings.

With Donnie in charge now I can see them planting Birch trees in the USA.

Also Rotax setting up a line in the USA, I would suggest one to two thousand units a year with the tariff would be substantial. Plus all the other Rotax engines  They produce over 200,000 per year, with the US being the biggest consumer. At 50k an aircraft engine, let's say half is the tariff component. That's 7.5k 

Your Rotax aircraft engine is now 57500. That's 87,500 AUD.

Makes them cheap in Australia 🤔

[Lyndon]

I happy to say it has arrived safe and sound. Take aways are.

Cost to box

Cost to ship to the port.

Shipping

Taxes.

The cost of shipping from Melbourne to Adelaide

Insurance for all of the above

It took 5 months. A bit ridiculous but its here. Now inventory and sort my building area out. I'm hoping for an 18 month build. Not much will happen for a while 

My YouTube if interested is

Kitfox tails 

I will post some pics in the coming days. 

[facthunter]

Not TALES.?  Nev

[Lyndon]

Tails as in a Kitfox 

[facthunter]

Plural? Nev

[onetrack]

Kit foxtails? As in what we used to hang off car radio aerials?  😄

 

[Lyndon]

Arrived in perfect condition.

Unpacked and box dismantled in two and quarter hrs. Now for inventory 

Lyndon 

[facthunter]

It's getting to feel a lot like Christmas. Nev

[onetrack]

I could easily spend a whole day admiring the engineering, the construction work, and the sheer beauty and promise, of just what was in each part of the crate!

 

Now comes the real hard yakka!

[sfGnome]

If you’ve ever watched Grand Designs, one of the questions he asks at the end of the episode is “you said it was going to cost $XXX. How much did it actually cost?”. Be prepared to go over budget, and enjoy the whole process regardless. I’ve just been hit with a budget-buster and it hurts, but it’s still worth it!

[Lyndon]

All within budget. Not my first build.

Lyndon 

[Moneybox]

I think a partly built kit like this is a great way to go but if I was to take on a project like this I'd need to have a time slot to knock it off real quick. Too many things like this never get completed in time to enjoy them.

[facthunter]

It will definitely keep you OFF the streets.   Nev

[Lyndon]

Inventory all done. I've started on a token part. The easiest I think 

Lyndon 

Edited 1 hour ago by Lyndon