Kitfox change

1995-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

SkyStar Aircraft is ready to make Teledyne Continental O-200 and IO-240B and Textron Lycoming O-235 engines available on its Kitfox family of kitplanes, now powered by uncertificated Rotax engines.

Source: Flight International

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