STI Wing/GA Prop vs. SS Wing/CS Prop

[jiott]

SS and ground adjustable for me too.
If I could afford it, and wasn't a Sport Pilot, and wanted to deal with the extra complexity/maintenance, I would go for SS with constant speed. I personally feel that is the perfect combo of backcountry, cruise and short field performance.

[Eric Page]

Mine will have the SS wings (Series 5 kit) and a hydraulic CS prop (Duc Helices FLASHBLACK-M) on a 912iS. My reasons are exactly as @jiott mentioned above: I wanted the most performance I could get in a variety of situations from a reasonably affordable engine/prop combination. This seemed like the best compromise without dropping 50 grand firewall forward. We'll see how it works out...

[dothedr3w]

Pretty overwhelming support for the SS wing, I'm actually a bit surprised, but I guess it is more of an all-around setup.

[Redline]

I'll be the outlier. STi and ground adjustable. Can't speak to how it flies yet though as it's still a few months from completion.

[Eric Page]

I wouldn't take the results in this thread as an endorsement of one wing over the other. The STi wing is a relatively recent development in the life of the Kitfox line, so there are a lot more of the standard wing out there flying.

[Geek]

I wouldn't take the results in this thread as an endorsement of one wing over the other. The STi wing is a relatively recent development in the life of the Kitfox line, so there are a lot more of the standard wing out there flying.

What Eric said. I am a STi with ground adjustable but the two wings are really meant for two different jobs; one to fly slow and one to provide good mid-range performance.

Gary

[Shadowrider]

STI wing and NR prop for me! The only time I have flown in a SS is in Nikk's plane for about an hour, and the demo plane for 15min. Not much comparison, so very little time in a SS. Not only does the STI wing fly slow, it climbs great. The STI wing also does great at high altitude. I have flown multiple times at 17,500' with a density altitude over 19000' and it flies great. Plenty of wing with normal AOA. I am based at 4.5k elevation and routinely fly over 10k. If that is your mission I think the STI is the choice. If your going normally aspirated I would consider a constant speed.