The flexibility of the wing that John mentioned is also the reason that aluminum leading edges have been unsuccessful, because of oil-canning.
Re: Metal Wings For Kitfox?
The flexibility of the wing that John mentioned is also the reason that aluminum leading edges have been unsuccessful, because of oil-canning.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Re: Metal Wings For Kitfox?
Why add so much weight to the aircraft for no benefit? Nothing lighter than fabric! I have stripped a kitfox 3 of all fabric, wings fuselage and tail (all) and weighed it. Very surprised it only weighed 6.5 kg including paint! I love fabric.
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