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Thom Riddle
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 Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
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Kolbers,
Our Allegro had another (6th or 7th) flat tire this week. They are junk tires on good 6" rims with nice wheel pants. We are going to replace the main tires with real aircraft tires. Unfortunately, the stock wheel pants will not accommodate 6.00-6 real aircraft tires because they are too narrow.
I am looking for lightweight wheel pants that are big enough for 6.00-6 tires and won't break the bank. Any leads will be appreciated.
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Roger Lee
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:00 am Post subject: Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
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Hi Thom,
I had flat tire with my Kolb all the time. So I changed my setup.
Use Michelin Airstop tubes and you won't have any more problems.
Good tire sites are Desser and Tires Unlimited. A good 6 ply should take care of your needs and they are about $55. The one tire I used from Desser was called a Monster tread tire. Really heavy duty. I used it with an Airstop tube and went evey where. Never added air for 1 year. It was a great set up.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:09 am Post subject: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
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Thom, Is your Allegro an E-LSA or S-LSA?
If it's an S-LSA you cannot make this change without a letter of authorization from the manufacturer listing your aircraft specifically by its N number. Without the letter of authorization the aircraft's airworthiness certificate is void.
Before someone asks, it's not just this mod, it's ANY mod to an S-LSA that doesn't have a letter of authorization from the manufacturer of the aircraft or whoever holds the certification packet for the aircraft.
Rick
On 8/2/07, Thom Riddle <riddletr(at)gmail.com (riddletr(at)gmail.com)> wrote:[quote] --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com (riddletr(at)gmail.com)>
Kolbers,
Our Allegro had another (6th or 7th) flat tire this week. They are junk tires on good 6" rims with nice wheel pants. We are going to replace the main tires with real aircraft tires. Unfortunately, the stock wheel pants will not accommodate 6.00-6 real aircraft tires because they are too narrow.
I am looking for lightweight wheel pants that are big enough for 6.00-6 tires and won't break the bank. Any leads will be appreciated.
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Thom Riddle
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
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Rick,
Our Allegro is an S-LSA and you are ALMOST correct. There is one big exception to the requirement for authorization from the factory for non-factory parts. One may replace any factory part with a PMA'd or TSO'd functionally equivalent part without written authorization. So far, I've had no problem getting authorization for non-factory parts replacement, such as the gascolator and windshield, neither of which were TSO'd or PMA'd.
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Thom Riddle
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
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I found 400-6 6 Ply Aero Classic Tires for LSA at desser.com. The Allegro factory supplied 2-ply wheelbarrow tires were/are junk. The deep tread 6-ply aircraft tires should do the trick without changing wheel pants.
www.desser.com is a good source, indeed.
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