Denney Kitfox

The Denney Kitfox is a series of small personal kit aircraft with folding wings that was originally designed and manufactured by Dan Denney and his company Denney Aerocraft. The Kitfox is unique in that it was one of the first designs to make popular a quickly folding wing that greatly eased transportation and storage. The aircraft is amateur-built and not type certified and was originally designed to accommodate a Rotax engine.

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Denney Kitfox (G-FOXC), built in 1991.3
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displayed at the tip of this Denney Kitfox aircraft (G-FOXC), built in 1991. Thin Airfoil Theory - A simple mathematical theory of two-dimensional (i.e.5
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Made by Denney AerocraftKitfox AircraftSkyStar Aircraft.

Denney Kitfox is the predecessor of the Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner.

The Denney Kitfox is a popular little kitplane of which several thousand kits have been sold since it first appeared in 1984.7
The Denney Kitfox is a series of single-engine small, American kit aircraft.8
The Denney Kitfox is a series of single-engine small, American kit aircraft. The main design features foldable wings, two-seats, the option of floats or skis, and...9
The Denney Kitfox is a series of small personal kit aircraft from Homedale Idaho with folding wings that was originally designed and manufactured by Dan Denney and his 10
The Denney Kitfox is a series of small personal kit aircraft with folding ...11
Height Main
172.72
Height Alt
1.73 m
Stall Speed Main
37 mph
Length Alt
5.6 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
785 miles
Loaded Weight Main
1200.0
Designer
Dan Denney
Successor
Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner
Loading Main
9
Power/mass Main
15
Introduction
1984
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
one passenger
Max Speed Main
117 mph
Cruise Speed Main
110 mph
Number Built
4500
Crew
one
Never Exceed Speed Main
125 mph
Unit Cost
15995.0
US$$15
995
Loaded Weight Alt
544.0
Cruise Speed Alt
178.0
Area Main
132.0
Useful Load Main
550.0
Useful Load Alt
250.0
Span Alt
9.76 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Number Of Propellers Per Engine
1
Never Exceed Speed Alt
203
Engine(prop)
Rotax 912
Propeller Or Rotor
propeller
Manufacturer
Denney Aerocraft
Kitfox Aircraft
SkyStar Aircraft
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
November 1984
National Origin
USA
Climb Rate Main
1200
Power Main
80 hp
Propellers
1
Production Start Year
1984
Stall Speed Alt
60.0
Climb Rate Alt
6.1 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner
Length Main
561.34
Span Main
32.0
Area Alt
12.28 m²
Range Alt
1272.0
Similar Aircraft
*Aero-Works Aerolite 103*Avid Champion*Beaujon Enduro*Birdman Chinook*Carlson Sparrow*Dart Skycycle*Fisher Dakota Hawk*Fisher FP-606 Sky Baby*Lockwood Drifter*Spectrum Beaver*Wings of Freedom Flitplane
Max Speed Alt
190.0
Related
*Flying K Sky Raider*Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner
Empty Weight Main
650.0
Power Alt
60.0
Category
Homebuilt aircraft
Light-sport aircraft
United States civil utility aircraft 1980-1989
Produced
1984
Empty Weight Alt
295.0
Loading Alt
44

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