Aero-TV Catches Up With A Classic: The Kitfox

It's been well over twenty years since we first started playing in the skies, courtesy of the first generation of Kitfoxes... and since then, the little airplane that launched thousands of pilots toward aircraft ownership has been through great times... and not so great times... but above all, it has survived. It seems "not so long ago" that Denney Aerocraft conjured up the first Kitfox to compete with Dean Wilson's Avid Flyer. Starting out in November of 1984 in Boise, Idaho, the original 'Fox was a very lightweight, two-place sport bird with two-stroke power and excellent STOL manners. From the beginning, the bird featured folding wings, was easily trailered, and set new standards in affordability. While only six Model 1 Kitfox's were delivered the first year, over 4000 Kitfox kits have since been delivered to builders throughout the world. With Dan Denney at the helm, four versions of the Kitfox were offered to the flying public... and when the company was bought and re-emerged as SkyStar Aircraft Corporation in 1992, SkyStar soon followed suit with a new Kitfox, the Series 5. This was a larger aircraft that opened up the mission profile of the breed a bit to allow for serious cross-country flying while still retaining the STOL and playful abilities of the previous generations. Available in both taildragger as well as trike-gear, a sixth generation appeared in 2000 when an employee group acquired the company. A Series 7 bird was eventually offered but the excitement ...



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