Not to put too fine a point on it, John, but the Aircraft Spruce catalog
describes the nose wheel tire as filling "...the gap between the 5.00-5
aircraft tire and the 3.40-5 industrial tire" which I take to mean that it
is not a "real" aircraft tire. Having pinched the tube on my first attempt
at assembly, I found that the same size tube is also available from garden
supply shops and from Sears for riding lawn mowers (but I bought one from
ACS).
The mains are unquestionably real.
More importantly, Gary's response put my mind at ease. (Thanks Gary.)
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Europa Aircraft
Subject: Re: Mainwheel punctures
Rob,
We only supply "real" aircraft tires with our tri-gear kits, and all current
mono-wheel kits.
John Hurst
Europa Aircraft
Lakeland, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Re: Mainwheel punctures
Gary,
Having "tested" the tires on several Cessna 152s while learning to land
during primary training (and I'll admit to a few additional "tests" later
on), and having never damaged any tires or aircraft, I find your experience
quite worrisome. Were these tire failures with the factory supplied tires
and tubes from the third world, or with real aircraft tires and tubes (on
the mains, anyway)? And, were the failures during normal landings on paved
runways?
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of STOUT, GARRY V, CSFF2
Subject: Re: Mainwheel punctures
In my trigear, I have experienced a tire blow out on both the nosewheel, and
one of the maingear wheels. The nosewheel blow out was quite severe with a
violent shimmy that I thought would shake the plane to pieces. No problem
maintaining directional control however, as I used the rudder effectively
until the plane slowed down and then used differential braking to maintain
directional control. With the landing blow out on the right main gear tire,
I had already slowed down to about 15 kts when the blow out occurred.
Maintaining directional stability was a real struggle. I shudder to think
what would have happened if it blew out right at touchdown speed. In either
situation, it's not a fun experience.
Garry V. Stout
District Manager, AT&T Business Services
Phone: 813-878-3929 Fax 813-878-5651
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-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Mainwheel punctures
> Alan, raises a good question about the monowheel - can anyone who has
> experienced a monowheel puncture on touch-down say what happened please?
I experienced a monowheel (G-GBXS) puncture on arrival at last years North
Weald Aerofair.
I landed on the concrete runway with, what must have been, a completely flat
tyre. The experience was strange but I can honestly say that it wasn't a big
deal - the aircraft tracked straight and true with a very short ground roll.
The prop was never in any danger of striking the ground (though I was
concerned at the time) and the culprit turned out to be a stiff piece of
lock wire that (I assume) must have been picked up at my departure airfield.
Regards
Mark Waite
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