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 🤔