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Thread: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

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    Default Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Well after a solid 18 month push some good ground runs and taxi runs, I mustered the strength to line up the run way and pull the trigger!

    Up she went, It hardly started rolling and I was air born. Amazing, I had about 2/3 throttle and was seeing 1500 FPM. Leveled off and circled the airfield at 3500' AGL for around 30 mins then landed. It was a non even and aside from the flap position wandering in flight everything went better than I could possibly have imagined, Ive since added a flap ratchet locking system and now have 25 hours TT, what a blast to fly. I have more power than I'll ever need and I can air speed redline (100MPH) with just 22" power. I cruise at around 90 MPH with 19" power.

    I gotta tell you I just love this little plane.

    See a nice start up here, turn up the sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVn4b49KWPs
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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Huge congrats Paul. She's a beauty. Long journey but what an incredible machine. Enjoy.!!!


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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Sweet! How beautiful...
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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Ahh! There it is again. Im envious. How beautiful is that airplane. So Cool.
    Congrats on the completion.
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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Love that radial sound!

    Congratulations on a very, very good looking airplane!
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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Congrats! It's beautiful.
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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Congrats!!! That thing now is known to fly as great as it looks. You and your masterpiece are truly an inspiration.

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    Default Re: Radial Kitfox mini coupe, she flies!

    Dang right he is. I sit here watching that clip and find myself wanting to build one like that. Im not even done with this one!. Thanks A Lot.

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