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582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox

 
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mikePuyallup



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:02 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I have been thinking of buying a Kitfox or Avid and can't decide if buying a plane with a 912 is worth the extra cost.

Does anyone know what is the difference in engine failure rates? (Everyone who tells me that two strokes are bad seems to be quoting motorcycle engine stories.)

Is there a gearbox /engine (blue/grey head?) combination to avoid?

What about tbo's. Do 582's make it to 300 hours?
Any help is appreciated


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:56 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

The 912 is a far superior engine, both in terms of reliability and
cost. By the time you get 1500 hours on a 582 you will have rebuilt it
5 times, and burned much more fuel than a 912. The 912 has a 1500 hour
TBO and if you compare the cost of the two engines over 1500 hours you
will find that the 912 is less expensive. The 582 may be reliable as
long as you keep up on maintenance, but the 912 is surely a more
reliable engine. I have one with 100 hours and it has earned my trust.
Maintenance is easy and not expensive. You also get much more power
than with any two stroke. Your Kitfox will perform far better with a 912.

Jack
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I have been thinking of buying a Kitfox or Avid and can't decide if buying a plane with a 912 is worth the extra cost.

Does anyone know what is the difference in engine failure rates? (Everyone who tells me that two strokes are bad seems to be quoting motorcycle engine stories.)

Is there a gearbox /engine (blue/grey head?) combination to avoid?

What about tbo's. Do 582's make it to 300 hours?
Any help is appreciated


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:46 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I am not using a 582 in a Kitfox but I would venture to say that the 582 is
a very resiliant engine.
I think a 300 hour is a more of a recommendation and it depends if these are
all cruise hours or hard climb hours.
The hardest thing on an engine is letting it sit and then running it hard. I
have seen 582s with 1000+ hours on them that didn't need a re-build yet.

The trick, fly often, watch your EGT temps (1050-1150F)!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:55 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I would agree with every point except the statement that you will have to
rebuild five time in 1500 hours. Perhaps two times would be a more accurate
statement.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:17 am    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I've had a 503 and a 582 and now a 912 none of them quit on me. I love the
912 the 81 hp is great, it's worth it to pay more. You get to fly at least
twice as long. And if you get the 912 you don't have to fly wondering what
it would be like if I did what I should of done. I do wonder what the 912 S
would of been like Wink


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:26 am    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I think first you want to insure you have a match of engine and plane. The
earlier Kitfox models I,II and III were really meant to be powered by the 2
stroke 532, 582 with the later models powered by the 582 or 912.
I have a Kitfox III with a 582 (older version-non bluehead) with 400 hours
on the plane. I do believe in maintenance and rebuids as specified by
Rotax, so I did have it rebuilt at 300 hours. The engine has been
completely trouble free for 400 hours. It does require you to pay attention
to EGTs whille flying and every 50-100 hours to decarbon the pistion/rings.
The 582 will require more attention than the 912 and in a longer term cost
evaluation will probably cost a little more, however the money is spread out
over time.
I currently have a 912uls on another plane that I just finished building
so no long term report yet. The reason I choose the 912uls is that it is
just about bullet proof. I've been to a number of seminars by Phil Lockwood
and was very impressed with the abuse the engine can withstand.

George May
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Subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:02:06 -0700


<mikePuyallup(at)hotmail.com>

I have been thinking of buying a Kitfox or Avid and can't decide if buying
a plane with a 912 is worth the extra cost.

Does anyone know what is the difference in engine failure rates? (Everyone
who tells me that two strokes are bad seems to be quoting motorcycle engine
stories.)

Is there a gearbox /engine (blue/grey head?) combination to avoid?

What about tbo's. Do 582's make it to 300 hours?
Any help is appreciated


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:11 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

At 07:02 PM 9/19/2006, you wrote:
Quote:
I have been thinking of buying a Kitfox or Avid and can't decide if buying
a plane with a 912 is worth the extra cost.

You can do a direct cost / benefit using info from the web and here. One
item to consider, though, is that you'll easily get the extra $6k back on
resale. 582's don't sell well. So I guess that solves the cost / benefit
question right off the bat!

Quote:
Does anyone know what is the difference in engine failure
rates? (Everyone who tells me that two strokes are bad seems to be
quoting motorcycle engine stories.)

From what I can tell, 582's require a lot more attention. You have to
watch EGT's, CHT's, and water temperatures diligently. (I use a GRT EIS.)
You have to de-carbon. And, of course, you have to keep up with the oil.
(This is probably the largest PITA, since literally no FBO's sell 2-stroke
oil. If I go on a long cross-country, not only do I have to carry a case of
oil, I'll have to have some shipped to strategic locations to get back!)

912's appear even more bullet-proof than Lycomings, et. al. once set up
correctly. All you have to do is watch max RPM.

Quote:
Is there a gearbox /engine (blue/grey head?) combination to avoid?

I have a grey head and watch water temperatures carefully. I understand
that using silica-free coolant solves the problem with the grey-head's
rotary valve seals, as well. Make sure you get the "newer" crank, though,
as a replacement is about $800 in parts alone.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:05 pm    Post subject: Re: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

Wow, thanks for the replies so fast.

I am going to buy in the winter or spring, not build, so the differnece in cost seems to be worth it.
It seems that catastrophic engine failure is really not that big a worry, it is more of an issue of constant rebuilding and poor fuel burn.

Any props to avoid? Someone told me not to use IVO's in the rain due to abbrasion(I live near Seattle)


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:52 am    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

In re: composite props in the rain

Ivoprop uses a stainless steel leading edge strip for erosion protection.
Although electroformed nickel is preferred for this, that is no reason to
avoid a composite prop protected with SS. The protection is still real and
the only difference for light aircraft, if any, would be how long the
leading edge lasts.

Nickel is the choice of most but not all propeller manufacturers primarily
because it offers the best compromise between protection from rain erosion
and sand erosion (with the emphasis on compromise - there are other
materials that are better for rain or sand but not for both). Another
advantage of electroformed nickel is that the thickness of the nickel
abrasion strip varies from leading edge to trailing edge, and from tip to
root, with the tip and leading edge considerably thicker than the trailing
edge and root end. This permits a lower mass abrasion strip with longer
life than that which is possible with a piece of constant thickness
stainless steel bent into the approximate shape of an airfoil.

My former employer was the exclusive supplier of abrasion strips to a very
well known propeller manufacturer. Abrasion strips for turboprop aircraft
sold to that manufacturer for over $200 in fairly high volume. A piece of
stainless steel sheet cut to size and bent into a U cross section would cost
a small fraction of that, so it's obvious why a prop blade that sells for
not much more than $200 has a SS leading edge.
Best regards,

Rob Housman
A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:55 am    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I have an Ivo prop on my 912, and though it is OK, I have not been able
to get the SS leading edge tape to last more than 10 or 15 hours. If I
were to buy another prop now it would not be and Ivo because of this.
Take a look at:

http://www.ultralightprops.com/gsc_systems/gscsystems.htm

Jack
Rob Housman wrote:

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In re: composite props in the rain

Ivoprop uses a stainless steel leading edge strip for erosion protection.
Although electroformed nickel is preferred for this, that is no reason to
avoid a composite prop protected with SS. The protection is still real and
the only difference for light aircraft, if any, would be how long the
leading edge lasts.

Nickel is the choice of most but not all propeller manufacturers primarily
because it offers the best compromise between protection from rain erosion
and sand erosion (with the emphasis on compromise - there are other
materials that are better for rain or sand but not for both). Another
advantage of electroformed nickel is that the thickness of the nickel
abrasion strip varies from leading edge to trailing edge, and from tip to
root, with the tip and leading edge considerably thicker than the trailing
edge and root end. This permits a lower mass abrasion strip with longer
life than that which is possible with a piece of constant thickness
stainless steel bent into the approximate shape of an airfoil.

My former employer was the exclusive supplier of abrasion strips to a very
well known propeller manufacturer. Abrasion strips for turboprop aircraft
sold to that manufacturer for over $200 in fairly high volume. A piece of
stainless steel sheet cut to size and bent into a U cross section would cost
a small fraction of that, so it's obvious why a prop blade that sells for
not much more than $200 has a SS leading edge.
Best regards,

Rob Housman
A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:42 pm    Post subject: 582 vs 912 Safety in a Ktifox Reply with quote

I have been Flying in the pouring rain with My IVO and it didnt bother it but You might have a problem if you use it on a seaplane and really try to use it as a Submarine

Ellery

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