Garry, I do not know, Rob had the flat while on a cross country, and the tube
was
replaced by an A & P.
Jim Brown
---- Garry <garrys@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Jim Brown..........what size nose gear tube did you use?
>
> Garry Stout
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Brown
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 3:42 PM
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mono Inner Tyre Failures
>
>
> Bob;
>
> We had the same problem on our RV-7A that our son flys.It went flat
> after
he had landed...
> No damage, but we also went to different size on the nose gear
> tube....
>
> JimBrown
>
> --- On Sun, 9/20/09, Robert C Harrison <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> From: Robert C Harrison <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mono Inner Tyre Failures
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 9:43 PM
>
>
> Hi! Jim
>
> I have had the problem with failure of the nose wheel inner tubes at
their seams. Especially before I researched slightly different size tubes. The
originals were too large a diameter on the balloon dimension and so always
inflated with a crease in them.
>
> Regards
>
> Bob Harrison G-PTAG
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com ] On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: 20 September 2009 13:11
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa -List: Mono Inner Tyre Failures
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> I have been following this thread on flats, and I have a few
points to make, that have worked for me.
>
>
>
> I have been flying my monowheel almost ten years off paved
> runway's...My
kit included the old "tundra tire" and instructions to use low pressure,(I
don't remember PSI, but the sidewalls rubbed the Landing gear frame.)
The plane taxied like it was runing in mud..
>
>
>
> I changed that tire at about 20 hours to a 700 X 6 and 6 plys
and used 30 PSI. The plane is much easier to taxi, take off's are much quicker,
and in 800 hours I have replaced two tires that were worn out. No flats !!!!
I can't say that the air pressure is the problem, and also I don't fly off
grass,
but I have not had the problems that so many of you are having.
>
>
>
> On another note having made the above change I also changed
> the
outrigger lengths, as the new tire, with higher pressure made the original
outriggers to short. Over the past ten years I have extened the outriggers in
length, to now when the plane is parked, both outriggers touch the ground. For
me ground handling is much better, and in landing with the longer outriggers
the "rocking from one outrigger to the other" is now gone.
>
>
>
> Also another question ? Are the flats limited to the
> Monowheels
??? Are are the tri gears having this problem?
>
>
>
> Jim Brown
>
> XS Monowheel.
>
> --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Paul McAllister <
> paul.the.aviator@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Paul McAllister < paul.the.aviator@gmail.com >
> Subject: Re: Europa -List: Mono Inner Tyre Failures
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 12:32 PM
>
> --> Europa -List message posted by: Paul McAllister
> <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have this happen regularly. I now just change them every
100 hours
> and I never travel without my jacking block and a spare
> inner
tube. I
> have tried inner tube talcum powder and different pressures
with out
> much improvement.
>
> The failure mode seems to be chafing on the side wall due to
running
> such low pressure.
>
> Paul
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Raimo Toivio
> <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
wrote:
> > All
> >
> > I have lost without visible or known reason two innner
> tyres
in my
> > Monowheel.
> >
> > Loosing suddenly main gears air pressure is not a funny
> game
and did not
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