Kitfox S7 Super Sport Taildragger

Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - Welcome to Kitfox Aircraft -- a U.S. brand you already know (now LSA producer Number 70) -- and their new Super Sport LSA, Number 97 on the SLSA List. *** Kitfox Aircraft is the current owner of a legacy brand in light aviation. A major success story with more than 4,500 aircraft accumulating more than a million flight hours, Kitfox has been producing aircraft for more than a quarter of a century!

Its moderate price provides basic flight instruments but interesting safety qualities such as an Angle of Attack indicator (a system which compares differential pressure of the upper and lower wing surfaces) and 25 years of history with never a structural failure. Options include the usual glass screens and radios plus 26-inch tires (taildragger only; see photo). If you're interested in buying American, here's a classic choice.

The Kitfox line of aircraft is now available as a ready-to-fly Special Light-Sport Aircraft than can be and is used in taildragger flight schools. This video looks at a very clean example of a Kitfox that does flight training for tailwheel and back country operations. 
We talk with company owner John McBean and the flight school operator, Paul Leadabrand.

Wing Span 32 ft
Wing Area 132 ft²
Cabin Width 43”
Length 19’-8”
Wings Folded Length 22’-7”
Wings Folded Width 8’-0”
Height 5’8” Tail Wheel
Height 8’-0” Tri-Gear
Fuel Capacity 27 Gallons Standard
Seats 2 - Side by Side
Baggage Capacity 150 lbs
Flight Load Limits +3.8g / -1.52 Sustained
(+150% Safety Factor) Ultimate loads +5.7g / -3.8g
Empty Weight  750 lbs
Useful Load 800 lbs
Cargo Area 9 ft³
Gross Weight
1320 on Gear, 1430 on Floats, 1550 optional gear
 
PerformanceTakeoff Ground Roll 290 ft
Landing Ground Roll 270 ft
Rate of Climb 1000 fpm
Vne  140 mph
Top Speed 125 mph
Cruise 120 mph
Stall Vso 41 mph
Endurance 5.4 hours
Range @ 4.8 gph = 612 miles
(with VFR Reserve)
Service Ceiling 16000 MSL

Kitfox, Stick and Rudder Aviation, taildragger flight training. 

John McBean owner of KitFox Aircraft, the first U.S. Light Sport Aircraft manufacturer to install the Rotax 912 iS engine, talks to us about the Rotax 912 iS and about Stick and Rudder Aviation's use of the KitFox in a flight training environment. 

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Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - Welcome to the Ultralight Aircraft News our goal is to cover as many aircraft expositions that host aircraft described as ultralight aircraft, light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt aircraft that fit into the definition of ultralight aircraft in Canada or light sport aircraft, or experimental amateurbuilt light sport aircraft in the United States. 

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Airshows and aircraft expositions that we cover include, the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, E.A.A.'s Sun N Fun, E.A.A.'s Airventure, the Midwest LSA Show, Copperstate, UPAC Convention and Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany. We try to regularly attend regional shows like the Arlington Fly-In, and Rocky Mountain Fly-In. 

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