Viking Fox takes to the sky

[av8rps]

Congrats! Nice looking Kitfox. I look forward to learning more about your airframe and powerplant combination.

Paul

[Wheels]

The builder has an intimacy with his ship that mere flyers like me ... envy.
Very well done.

[Flyingsnowdog]

Thanks everyone for the compliments!!!

My empty weight is #870 and CG 10.95 I did forward sweep the wing 2/3 of degree. If I had to do over again I would not forward sweep it.

I do not have fairings on it yet and with 8.50 tires I'm seeing max of about 115 mph at 5200 rpm, I will have to reduce blade angle to get more rpm and see what that does. At 40 F half full of fuel me @ 220 at 60mph I was getting 900 fpm climb. All the other numbers are pretty much by the book.

I'm happy with the 110 and now Viking has the new 130 which I think would be a wonderful combo.

[efwd]

Speaking of CG. If I was trying to consider where I place my 4#s worth of AP servos, push them back or keep them nearest the seats? Does the SS7 have an aft CG inclination? That would encourage me to place them as far forward as possible. Any advice?
Eddie

[jiott]

My SS7 definitely has an aft CG tendency. I have the speedster tail with all those ribs and fairings as well as the Alaskan Bushwheel heavy duty tailwheel, which all adds a lot of weight aft. If I were installing AP servos they would go as far forward as possible.

[efwd]

Thanks Jim. If I didn't have the under seat storage I would put one right at the tubes below your thighs but it looks like I will place them imediately below the forward end of the baggage floor. Have the first mounted right behind the pilot seat.
Eddie

[Flyingsnowdog]

I agree to keep your A/P as far forward as you can, the whole time I was doing firewall forward I was worried about being to heavy and having to move my batteries to the back, as it turns out that was not a problem.

As far as build time goes I had too many other things going on in the shop at the same time so found it impossible to keep track.