Thx Rob,
But I only refer to parking, hangaring and trailering.
Sven den Boer
PH-SBR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Housman" <RobH@hyperion-ef.com>
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Experience with towing an Europa XS Trigear from
NLG
>
> If you mean towing great distances on a public road with the aircraft's
> landing gear on the pavement, that is a really bad idea. Aircraft tires
are
> not designed to tolerate the heat buildup that road vehicle tires tolerate
> so well, and about the only thing the two types of tires have in common is
> color and that they are both made of rubbery stuff (but not the same
stuff).
>
> My primary flight instructor insisted that I keep my taxi speed at about
the
> pace of a fast walk because even the normal taxi distance from the ramp to
> the runway could tax the tires at any faster pace.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
> Airframe complete
> Irvine, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Sven den Boer
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Experience with towing an Europa XS Trigear from NLG
>
<svendenboer@quicknet.nl>
>
> Does anybody happen to have experience with towing an Europa from the Nose
> landing Gear.
> Is this allowed anyway?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sven den Boer
> PH-SBR
>
>
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