Kitfox Light Sport
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Kitfox Light Sport is the factory-built S-LSA version of the Kitfox Series 7 Super Sport, built by Kitfox Aircraft of Homedale, Idaho at the 1,320 lb light-sport weight with a 100 hp Rotax 912: a 31 ft folding wing, a 43-inch cabin, 123 mph true cruise, a 42 mph flapped stall, 1,000 fpm and 290 ft of take-off roll.
It is the same aeroplane as the Super Sport kit built by the factory, which means consistent workmanship, a manufacturer's maintenance manual and sport-pilot eligibility, and in exchange the 1,320 lb gross weight is a legal limit the kit version does not have: 570 lb of useful load with 27 gallons aboard leaves about 400 lb for people and bags. As an S-LSA it must be maintained to Kitfox's instructions by an A&P or LSA repairman, and modifications need the manufacturer's approval unless it is converted to E-LSA. Tailwheel or tricycle gear were both offered, and most are fitted with large tyres. Kitfox is in production and supports the type well.
Variants of the Kitfox
- Kitfox Model I · 1984 · 34 active
- Kitfox Model II · 1989 · 82 active
- Kitfox Model IV (4-1200 / Classic IV figures) · 1991 · 370 active
- Kitfox Series 5 · 1994 · 111 active
- Kitfox Series 6 · 2000 · 21 active
- Kitfox Light Sport · 2004 · 30 active · this page
- Kitfox Series 7 Super Sport · 2004 · 236 active
- Kitfox Model III · 115 active
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tailwheel |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 912ULS / 912iS (100 hp) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | LSA |
| Production start | 2004 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 107 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | — |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | 1,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 36 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 570 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,320 lb |
| Empty weight | 750 lb |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 30 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 30 |
| Median year built | 2015 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 11 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 36.67 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 30 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 30 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 30 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 2.4 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 9.3 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 7 · scores Sep 30