LSA tires
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LSA tires
I attended the Midwest LSA Expo in Mount Vernon, IL last week.
During lunch in the terminal I overheard a conversation about LSA tires.
Without naming specific aircraft it seems that some LSA tires fail with great frequency.
One person called them "wheelbarrow tires".
Have any of you had bad expierence with LSA tires??
Bill
During lunch in the terminal I overheard a conversation about LSA tires.
Without naming specific aircraft it seems that some LSA tires fail with great frequency.
One person called them "wheelbarrow tires".
Have any of you had bad expierence with LSA tires??
Bill
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The tires that come on most LSA's are complete garbage. Upgrade to some decent tires and tubes.
Here links to the two I found there:
http://shop.desser.com/IW_Products.m4p. ... TEM_SUBMIT
http://shop.desser.com/IW_Products.m4p. ... TEM_SUBMIT
Desser is probably the best source for aircraft tires.Cub flyer wrote:Anybody know of a source for 5.00 X 4
PA-11 nose gear is this size
Here links to the two I found there:
http://shop.desser.com/IW_Products.m4p. ... TEM_SUBMIT
http://shop.desser.com/IW_Products.m4p. ... TEM_SUBMIT
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Hi Bill- Did you have a chance to check out the Paradise? I know that on the P-1 they use Condor aviation grade serialized tires with an FAA certificate. Tires are manufactured by Michelin. They seem to work well and no problems have been reported.
Paradise tires
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I did check out the Paradise P-1 and was very impressed with the aircraft.
I did not ask about the tires.
Glad to hear they use PMA tires.
Sounds like more LSA's should switch to good tires.
That's a little scary that the tires are failing.
Bill
I did check out the Paradise P-1 and was very impressed with the aircraft.
I did not ask about the tires.
Glad to hear they use PMA tires.
Sounds like more LSA's should switch to good tires.
That's a little scary that the tires are failing.
Bill
Actually my X air crashed due to the nose rim flying apart. About 100 hours total time. No damage history or rough landings.
The tire did not fail but the cast aluminum rim did.
I'll check Desser for the PA-11 nose tire.
I've had pretty good luck with McCreary Airhawks on the trainers. The Aero trainers were cheap but square every morning.
If you have an 05 CT look at the nose rim and see if it is spun aluminum. there is a machined aluminum rim replacement available that is much stronger.
The tire did not fail but the cast aluminum rim did.
I'll check Desser for the PA-11 nose tire.
I've had pretty good luck with McCreary Airhawks on the trainers. The Aero trainers were cheap but square every morning.
If you have an 05 CT look at the nose rim and see if it is spun aluminum. there is a machined aluminum rim replacement available that is much stronger.
We had at least one flat tire per week last year. We upgraded the tires and tubes (after we got an LOA to do so) but that did not solve the problem. When we brought our new mechanic on board this year he correctly diagnosed the problem as chafing of the tube along the rims and solved the problem by significantly increasing the air pressure above what was originally recommended by the manufacturer. I think we've only had one flat all summer this year.
Helen
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Thanks for the posting, I've been having all kinds of tire problems. I just started over inflating the tires last month and so far have had better results. A little conformation of the theory helps out. I suspected a very similar scenario, except I think it has to do more with the excessive spring gear flexing. Either way the increased pressure is doing the trick.Helen wrote:We had at least one flat tire per week last year. We upgraded the tires and tubes (after we got an LOA to do so) but that did not solve the problem. When we brought our new mechanic on board this year he correctly diagnosed the problem as chafing of the tube along the rims and solved the problem by significantly increasing the air pressure above what was originally recommended by the manufacturer. I think we've only had one flat all summer this year.
Helen
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