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ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz
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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: Fwd: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident |
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I keep the tyre pressure between 28-30 psi. No problems with the tyre after 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 pavement 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(at)xtra.co.nz
Ph 64 3 3515166
Mob 0210640221
On 7/07/2011, at 6:19 AM, Jerry Rehn <rehn(at)rockisland.com> wrote:
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> 10 years, one slow leak, 18 lbs
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> On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:36 AM, <acrojim(at)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
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>> All monowheel drivers
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>> Following this thread today... I have a few commits to throw to the forum...I notice that Europa requires very low tire pressure in their manual...
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject: Fwd: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident |
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Tim
my dilute memory tells me that some of us concluded that the low pressure recommended 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(at)xtra.co.nz>
To: europa-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, 6 July, 2011 21:38:46
Subject: Fwd: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
| Quote: | --> Europa-List message posted by: Tim Ward <ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz (ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz)>
I keep the tyre pressure between 28-30 psi. No problems with the tyre after 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 pavement 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(at)xtra.co.nz (ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz)
Ph 64 3 3515166
Mob 0210640221
On 7/07/2011, at 6:19 AM, Jerry Rehn <rehn(at)rockisland.com (rehn(at)rockisland.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | --> Europa-List message posted by: Jerry Rehn <rehn(at)rockisland.com (rehn(at)rockisland.com)>
10 years, one slow leak, 18 lbs
Mono
Jerry
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:36 AM, <acrojim(at)cfl.rr.com (acrojim(at)cfl.rr.com)> wrote:
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| Quote: | Following this thread today... I have a few commits to throw to the forum...I notice that Europa requires very low tire pressure in their manual....
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| Quote: | 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 are flexing due to low air pressure...this is probably "pinching the inner tube" and then the tire goes flat....
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| Quote: | I have always kept 32 PSI in the tire. IN 10 years, and two tires and tubes, I have never had a flat....Yes I know I have been blessed by the good luck god..
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| Quote: | Thank about it with 32 P S In the tube the sidewalls are not flexing......Just my thought's on this matter...
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| Quote: | | Quote: | I have found that the inner tubes on my mono to be an ongoing problem and I
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| Quote: | | Quote: | now routinely change my inner tube every 150 hours as preventative
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| Quote: | | Quote: | maintenance. The tubes I have been using are not very expensive and I think
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| Quote: | | Quote: | that they are from China. Recently Bud made me aware that there is a
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| Quote: | | Quote: | certified inner tube available at about 3 times the cost and if they last
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| Quote: | | Quote: | longer then they would be so worth it!
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| Quote: | | Quote: | I do recall when I mentioned on the forum that I was losing inner tubes
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| Quote: | | Quote: | regularly that some people were surprised and that they had not had a
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| Quote: | | Quote: | problem so perhaps this can be accounted for by different inner tubes being
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| Quote: | | Quote: | available. The failure I get is that the side wall of the inner tube get
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| Quote: | | Quote: | small splits in it due to chafing. I typically run my tire at about 24 psi,
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| Quote: | | Quote: | which is higher than the recommended by Europa. BTW I do use talcum powder
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| Quote: | | Quote: | when I install the inner tube.
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| Quote: | | Quote: | I have had 3 blow outs on a hard surface and fortunately I was able to keep
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| Quote: | | Quote: | directional control. The challenge I found is that with a flat tire the
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| Quote: | | Quote: | mono is nearly impossible to move. It happen to me at a large airport once
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| Quote: | | Quote: | which got the airport authority excited because they had to shut the runway
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| Quote: | | Quote: | down and divert all of the 737's to a shorter runway. I now carry a jacking
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| Quote: | | Quote: | block, tools and a spare inner tube with me and I can now do the change out
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Next time around I am going to try a certified inner tube in the hope that
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:21 AM
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | it is a long time since I have been here. Today it happened something and I
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | got an Europa Energy Burst (aka ENB) to write on the list. I think this
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | could be useful info for most of you Europa (or any GA plane) operators. Let
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| Quote: | | Quote: | | Quote: | me tell you what was it and how it went:
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