Large cargo pod

[wannafly]

I found this post from back country pilot. My question would be how much would my Kitfox IV mid strut attachment points hold? They look big and weigh 8 lbs empty but look like they would hold a lot of stuff. What do you think?


https://www.backcountrypilot.org/for...8?p=247913#top

[colospace]

Building a S7 with its huge cargo area, I don't anticipate needing anything external, but those really look cool.

[happiestflying]

Not sure at all about how much the mid-strut attachment points would hold, but I'd rather have balanced cargo pods there than under the belly. Interesting, and I'll have to follow up a bit on these.

[Dorsal]

Building a S7 with its huge cargo area, I don't anticipate needing anything external, but those really look cool.

True but when you put two folding bikes in the baggage area one might still needs room for a back pack or two
I currently use the belly pod but those wing pods look pretty handy.

[jrevens]

Not sure at all about how much the mid-strut attachment points would hold, but I'd rather have balanced cargo pods there than under the belly. Interesting, and I'll have to follow up a bit on these.

I don't think that those strut attachment points/fittings are designed for that kind of load on a Kitfox. They are basically there to just stabilize the lift struts & keep them from starting to curve & bend when under compression, so they are really not that strongly attached to either the spar or the struts.

[Esser]

I would say the weak point on that would be the aluminum brackets that the jury strut attaches to the main struts. After that the attach points on the wings. I think the jury struts themselves would be quite strong.