Graham,
Yes, I think that is why Kim Prout recommended the narrower McCreary tire an
d higher pressure
when I flew with him many years ago now.
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 11:58 AM, GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
wrote:
> Tim
> my dilute memory tells me that some of us concluded that the low pressure r
ecommended allowed the tire to slip circumferentialy too much which steadily
wore out the inner tube. I used a higher pressure for that reason.
> Graham
>
>
> From: Tim Ward <ward.t@xtra.co.nz>
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 July, 2011 21:38:46
> Subject: Fwd: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
>
>
>>
>>
>
>>
>> I keep the tyre pressure between 28-30 psi. No problems with the tyre aft
er 250hours 464 cycles. Only disadvantage with the higher pressure is one ha
s 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 for
um...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 a
re flexing due to low air pressure...this is probably "pinching the inner tu
be" and then the tire goes flat....
>>>>
>>>> I have always kept 32 PSI in the tire. IN 10 years, and two tires and t
ubes, 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
think
>>>>> 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 l
ast
>>>>> longer then they would be so worth it!
>>>>>
>>>>> I do recall when I mentioned on the forum that I was losing inner tube
s
>>>>> 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 g
et
>>>>> small splits in it due to chafing. I typically run my tire at about 2
4 psi,
>>>>> which is higher than the recommended by Europa. BTW I do use talcum p
owder
>>>>> when I install the inner tube.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had 3 blow outs on a hard surface and fortunately I was able to
keep
>>>>> directional control. The challenge I found is that with a flat tire t
he
>>>>> mono is nearly impossible to move. It happen to me at a large airport
once
>>>>> which got the airport authority excited because they had to shut the r
unway
>>>>> down and divert all of the 737's to a shorter runway. I now carry a j
acking
>>>>> block, tools and a spare inner tube with me and I can now do the chang
e 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
and I
>>>>>> got an Europa Energy Burst (aka ENB) to write on the list. I think th
is
>>>>>> could be useful info for most of you Europa (or any GA plane) operato
rs. Let
>>>>>> me tell you what was it and how it went:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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