On 15-Aug-2004, Jim Weir wrote:

B. Watch CAREFULLY if you use them on a retractible gear aircraft. The
rubber is just enough thicker that them may jam in the well if it is a
particularly tight fit.


Very true! And if the gear does jam there is no assurance that you will be
able to get it down again in flight. Makes for a very expensive tire
change.

We recently had to change main gear tires on our Arrow. I wanted to
consider retreads, but our mechanic nixed it because of the possible wheel
well fit problem.

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-Elliott Drucker