kitfox 3 vs 4

[Av8r3400]

Kitfox never offered a III-1200. History

The 1200 didn't appear until the model IV, and then it was the later variation.

[Av8r_Sed]

Hi Kevin,
Your III's are most certainly Model IV's, one 1050 and the other 1200 gross.

The Model IV wing is more desireable than the undercambered III wing. You'll probably want to update your sale posting and put up some pics to go with it.

[hannakt]

I Humbly stand corrected.
Chalk it up to age and that it has been to many years since I have spent any time working on it. Sometimes it is nice to be just flat wrong. In this case, I have a IV-1050 instead of a -III. Not a bad way to be wrong.

I also concede on the "under cambered" wing.
I have not worked with other wings and there is a "slight" (1/2" ) of under camber in the wings I have. ( Along with the plastic nose extension ). But it clearly is not deeply under cambered like many of the Avids that I have seen.

Thanks for the corrections,
Sincerely,
Kevin Hanna

P.S. Thanks Av8r-Sed for the corrections.

[tinturtle]

I have N505KF which was built in 1993. It says it is a Kitfox 3 but has the Kitfox 4 flat bottomed wings and has the shaped (not flat)horizontal stabilizers in the tail feathers. I hear talk of short and tall rudders. I will measure mine tomorrow but meanwhile can somebody give me the dimensions of "Tall and Short'? Do I have a 1050 gross or 1200? A Kitfox 3.5?

[cap01]

I have model IV sn 1563 was delivered in November of 1991 and is a small tailed 1050. The construction manual is a mix of III and IV instructions . Sorry , don't have the measurements handy

[HighWing]

My 1992 Model IV-1200 rudder is 53" tall at the hinge.

[cap01]

i had failed to mention that there are some pictures in my album of the mod i did to the tail to install a 1200 rudder that show the difference in vert stab .