Size of a Kitfox (wings folded)

Andy Kennedy · Post by **Andy Kennedy** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:13 am

Just out of curiosity, can you get a wing folded Kitfox in through the door of a standard UK single garage?

Anyone tried it?

I know it was a part of the design brief for the Europa series aircraft.

Andy Kennedy

Steve Brown · Post by **Steve Brown** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:08 pm

Depends on the door - seems std UK single door is 7ft but they can vary significantly bepending on builder generosity. That size is insufficient for even some wider cars.

Kitfox folded is approx 7ft 10ins wide so....

........it depends.

Regards
Steve

Gaznav · Post by **Gaznav** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:21 am

Also depends on garage length and height. My advice is to measure one and then your garage!

Bill McCarthy · Post by **Bill McCarthy** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:12 am

If you tow anything that wide (although legal) there is significant danger of writing off the aircraft on road signs and other traffic "furniture".

Jonathan Holland · Post by **Jonathan Holland** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:16 am

This might help with your question.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfPJGJeW ... ata_player

ian herdis · Post by **ian herdis** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:42 am

Great video thanks for posting and an excellent way to help sell an aircraft.
Ian

Andy Kennedy · Post by **Andy Kennedy** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:35 pm

Seems the answer is no, but thanks for the help with the dimentions.

My garage door is only 2.1m (6' 10) wide at the narrowest point and about 1.8m (5' 11) high, so a kitfox is too wide.

I liked that video, I learned to fly at Strathaven, nice to see I'm not the only person that bounces down the runway....

Shame I'm too poor to buy a Dynaero MCR01

Andy K

Nigel Hitchman · Post by **Nigel Hitchman** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:29 pm

perhaps you are lucky you didnt have enough money to buy an MCR01 with all the problems they have had lately!
Have you looked at the Escapade I wonder if that is a bit narrower?

Nick Allen · Post by **Nick Allen** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:02 pm

Groppo Trail?

Ian Melville · Post by **Ian Melville** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:32 pm

about 1.8m (5' 11) high

That's quite a small garage door, and I would suspect you will struggle to find anything that will fit under that.
Can you change the doors to give more height/width? I replaced my up-and-over with hinged doors. Actually I cut the up-and-over in half with a angle grinder and hinged it each side