On 2/7/2012 8:49 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?

What would be your goal for doing that? Have you had a lot of flats?

A few years ago, I switched from the typical 500 x 5 tire to a Goodyear
Flight Custom III Kevlar belted tire for my ASH 26 E motorglider. It and
it's tube are at least twice the price of similar tires, but it's much
better for my application:

* It doesn't lose air during the season, while the others needed air at
least once month
* It's lasted over twice as long, and going on three times as long. With
the taxiing I do in the glider, the other tires were worn out in 2 1/2
years.

It may not be as good a value for unpowered gliders that are pushed
around level and empty, instead of taxied, wing down, at full flying weight.

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