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>
>
> I keep the tyre pressure between 28-30 psi. No problems with the tyre afte
r 250hours 464 cycles. Only disadvantage with the higher pressure is one has
to be more diligent on controlling the aircraft path when landing on hard p
avement runways. I did not use the original Europa tyre but use the Mccready
? Air tire, narrower and stronger.
> Tim
>
> Tim Ward
> 12 Waiwetu Street
> Fendalton,
> Christchurch,
> New Zealand.
>
> ward.t@xtra.co.nz
>
> Ph 64 3 3515166
> Mob 0210640221
>
>
> On 7/07/2011, at 6:19 AM, Jerry Rehn <rehn@rockisland.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 10 years, one slow leak, 18 lbs
>> Mono
>> Jerry
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:36 AM, <acrojim@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> All monowheel drivers
>>>
>>> Following this thread today... I have a few commits to throw to the foru
m...I notice that Europa requires very low tire pressure in their manual...
.
>>>
>>> I also noticed today that quiet a few monowheel drivers are having flat'
s....I suspect that with the low air pressure, when you land the sidewals ar
e flexing due to low air pressure...this is probably "pinching the inner tub
e" and then the tire goes flat....
>>>
>>> I have always kept 32 PSI in the tire. IN 10 years, and two tires and tu
bes, I have never had a flat....Yes I know I have been blessed by the good l
uck god..
>>>
>>> Thank about it with 32 P S In the tube the sidewalls are not flexing....
..Just my thought's on this matter....
>>>
>>> Jim Brown
>>> Monowheel.......
>>>
>>> ---- Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have found that the inner tubes on my mono to be an ongoing problem a
nd I
>>>> now routinely change my inner tube every 150 hours as preventative
>>>> maintenance. The tubes I have been using are not very expensive and I t
hink
>>>> that they are from China. Recently Bud made me aware that there is a
>>>> certified inner tube available at about 3 times the cost and if they la
st
>>>> longer then they would be so worth it!
>>>>
>>>> I do recall when I mentioned on the forum that I was losing inner tubes
>>>> regularly that some people were surprised and that they had not had a
>>>> problem so perhaps this can be accounted for by different inner tubes b
eing
>>>> available. The failure I get is that the side wall of the inner tube ge
t
>>>> small splits in it due to chafing. I typically run my tire at about 24
psi,
>>>> which is higher than the recommended by Europa. BTW I do use talcum po
wder
>>>> when I install the inner tube.
>>>>
>>>> I have had 3 blow outs on a hard surface and fortunately I was able to k
eep
>>>> directional control. The challenge I found is that with a flat tire th
e
>>>> mono is nearly impossible to move. It happen to me at a large airport o
nce
>>>> which got the airport authority excited because they had to shut the ru
nway
>>>> down and divert all of the 737's to a shorter runway. I now carry a ja
cking
>>>> block, tools and a spare inner tube with me and I can now do the change
out
>>>> in less than 30 minutes.
>>>>
>>>> Next time around I am going to try a certified inner tube in the hope t
hat
>>>> it will last longer.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:21 AM
>>>>> *To:* Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
>>>>> *Subject:* Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>
>>>>> it is a long time since I have been here. Today it happened something a
nd I
>>>>> got an Europa Energy Burst (aka ENB) to write on the list. I think thi
s
>>>>> could be useful info for most of you Europa (or any GA plane) operator
s. Let
>>>>> me tell you what was it and how it went:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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