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My Maule, I have recently changed the wheels for 26" tundra tyres
N3110J Maule, Scone | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
N3110J Maule, Scone | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Nice Maule Piperboy. Take care with 26" tudra tires on pavement runways, they are surprisingly grabby, and demand even more precise directional control. I used to fly a taildragger C150 with such tires. Magnificent on grass, extra challenging on pavement...
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[quoteNice Maule Piperboy. Take care with 26" tudra tires on pavement runways][/quote]
Thanks, I just got then 26" Alaskan's on this week and have done a total of 4 grass landings and am somewhat dreading my first tar landing for the reason you mentioned.
What would you estimate the pressure should be on them as a compromise for landing on both grass and ta? the manufacturer lists a minimum of 8PS and a MAX of 20PSI, i have them at 14 right now for no other reason than i figured that was about in the middle of the range. I usually fly the Maule at 400 under gross for most flights
[quoteNice Maule Piperboy. Take care with 26" tudra tires on pavement runways][/quote]
Thanks, I just got then 26" Alaskan's on this week and have done a total of 4 grass landings and am somewhat dreading my first tar landing for the reason you mentioned.
What would you estimate the pressure should be on them as a compromise for landing on both grass and ta? the manufacturer lists a minimum of 8PS and a MAX of 20PSI, i have them at 14 right now for no other reason than i figured that was about in the middle of the range. I usually fly the Maule at 400 under gross for most flights
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The winds were very differnt today, and allowed me to land at offshore islands previously not possible to access by seaplane. It was worth it!
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Jan, my understanding is this. Tailwheel aircraft are generally much easier to land on grass because the little wheel at the back provides quite a lot of braking on the rough grass and the big tyres at the front tend to run over the grass quite easily. So it adds stability on the ground roll.
Transfer that to hard tarmac and the opposite becomes true, the big wheels at the front want to slow down quicker than the little trolley wheel at the back.
The net effect is that the back is much more inclined to want to be ahead of the front
groundloop here we come.
Increase the size and squishyness of the front tyres then you make the situation more exaggerated because on rough ground the front will skip over much more quickly but in return on the hard ground the front tyres will be very slow indeed.
Transfer that to hard tarmac and the opposite becomes true, the big wheels at the front want to slow down quicker than the little trolley wheel at the back.
The net effect is that the back is much more inclined to want to be ahead of the front
groundloop here we come.Increase the size and squishyness of the front tyres then you make the situation more exaggerated because on rough ground the front will skip over much more quickly but in return on the hard ground the front tyres will be very slow indeed.
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I'm a partner in N8035G, an excellent example of the finest high wing single that Cessna ever made:
1946 C140 restoration
My glider picture was deleted because I didn't size it down. Hopefully this should be better. This is my hobby, hope to fly it next year.
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And from the ground
These at Seething taken beautifully by John Allan. Loads more plus videos on our website: Aerobatic Display Team | Wildcat Aerobatics
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This I (co)piloted the other day.......quite an extreme little runway right at the beach:
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How to make a Turston Teal look pretty....
What does one do to make a fairly ugly plane look pretty? Put a gorgeous bride in front of it!
I'd left the plane parked in the middle of the runway, simply to prevent anyone dropping in on wedding day in August. Apparently the wedding photographer did not realize that a Teal is not pretty, and used it as a background for one of many photographs of my daughter looking the the most beautiful that she ever has...
Photo credit to Ingrid Cochrane,
I'd left the plane parked in the middle of the runway, simply to prevent anyone dropping in on wedding day in August. Apparently the wedding photographer did not realize that a Teal is not pretty, and used it as a background for one of many photographs of my daughter looking the the most beautiful that she ever has...
Photo credit to Ingrid Cochrane,
