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Old July 7th 11, 01:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Bell No-Mor Flats in Tailwheel

On Jul 6, 1:31*pm, BobW wrote:
On 7/6/2011 1:07 PM, RL wrote:

Find a local tire place that deals with farm or construction equipment
and have them "foam" the tailwheel. You will never have to pay
attention to it again. The urethane fill has about the same flex
characteristics as a properly inflated tire so there are no issues
with shock absorbtion, etc. *The foam adds about a pound to the
tailwheel, so do a new W&B and enjoy moving the CG back a notch. I
"foamed" my tailwheel about 5-years ago and our entire club fleet of
Grob 103's have been running the foamed T-wheels for at least 3-years
with no issues.


Bob


"What Bob said,"...but mine was done in 1981 and hasn't needed attention
since. I still have a spare tire and tube, should the original tire ever wear
through, and FWIW, my ship has a significantly higher proportion of weight on
the tailwheel than do most single seaters. Ask the right 'heat related'
questions if your wheel is plastic/phenolic. Mine was (is); minor deformation;
fortunately not functionally problematic.

Bob W.


You are talking glider tailwheels, I was thinking tow plane
tailwheels!!
The aircraft weight load on the Pawnee is a lot more than on a glider.
And not too many side loads on a fixed glider wheel and not a
swiveling tow plane tail wheel.

T
 




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